METHOD OF MANAGING LIGHT ENERGY AND SYSTEM OF THE SAME

• US 20100241473A1
• Filed: 03/17/2010
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Open Minder Group Limited
• Original Assignee: Open Minder Group Limited
• Inventors: Huang, Hsueh Cheng
• Application Number:
  US12/725,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20100241473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A system and method of managing light energy are provided. A detecting apparatus detects input information related to input light energy and environmental information related to efficiency of inputting light energy. Then, an analysis and management apparatus calculates, analyzes, classifies, manages or optimizes the input information and environmental information by predetermined parameters or rules, and determines whether to take a corresponding action according to results of analysis or management. Accordingly, drawbacks of prior arts, that the source of light energy cannot be handled accurately and difficulties in controlling and optimizing light energy persist, can be solved.

Claims

1. A method of managing light energy, comprising the steps of:

(1) detecting input information related to coordinate positions and input light energy, and environmental information related to efficiency of inputting light energy by a detecting apparatus; and

(2) analyzing or managing the input information via the use of predetermined parameters or rules by an analysis and management apparatus so as to determine whether to take a corresponding action according to results of analysis or management in the form of matrix/scale.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the light energy is a form of energy transmitted or utilized in form of light, and the input information related to the input light energy include sources, positions, distance, time, intensity, and environmental parameters of the input light energy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the light energy is solar energy.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (2) the analysis and management apparatus performs detection of a light source according to the results of analysis or management, so as to determine a relative positions and/or intensity of the light source.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein in step (2), the analysis and management apparatus outputs information related to evaluation of industrial value, information related to profit and loss of business, and/or information related to optimized utilization of light energy according to the results of analysis or management.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein step (2) further comprises:

(2-1) analyzing, evaluating or processing solar energy input data and environmental data related to the solar energy acquired by the detecting apparatus; and

(2-2) installing at least one energy guiding device for the solar energy according to the input data and the environmental data, the energy guiding device being capable of guiding-in, guiding-out, refracting, reflecting, intensifying, dispersing, and collecting the light energy.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the energy guiding device is a solar energy guiding device, and the solar energy guiding device is adjustable according to an sunlight incident angle so as to track the sun for thereby adjusting and controlling sunlight guided by the solar energy guiding device.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein step (1) further includes:

(1-1) guiding the solar energy by an energy guiding device; and

(1-2) converting the solar energy by a conversion device so as to produce energy or utilize the energy thus produced;

wherein step (2) further comprises;

analyzing and managing the input information related to the coordinate positions and the solar energy, and the environmental information by predetermined parameters or rules so as to adjust, maintain or control the energy produced by the conversion device in accordance with the results of analysis or management.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the conversion device is a temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln or photovoltaic panel or optical and/or utilization device, and another energy is used to increase the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln up to a predetermined value when the energy converted from the solar energy is not sufficient to provide the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln with the predetermined temperature.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the energy guiding device is controlled or adjusted to guide in more solar energy, in order to increase the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln to the predetermined value, so if the solar energy is insufficient in amount, another accompanied energy device supplies thermal energy, plasma and/or induction heat source so as to maintain an operating temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein, if the energy converted from the solar energy renders the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln higher than the predetermined value, the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln is lowered down to the predetermined value by reducing the temperature of the energy guiding device or abating efficiency of the energy guiding device in guiding-in the solar energy.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln is lowered down to the predetermined value by flow-based gas cooling, increasing contact surface area between thermoelectric material and the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln to convert heat power into electric power, increasing volume of process materials by adding more materials, or increasing an open surface area of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the environmental information related to input efficiency of the solar energy is sunlight incident angle, distribution of sunlight, weather conditions, air quality, corresponding time, operational status of the energy guiding device, refractive index, or light transmittance.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein in step (2), the energy produced by the conversion device is adjusted, maintained or controlled by turning on/off the energy guiding device, or by adjusting a direction and an angle of the energy guiding device.

15. A system of managing light energy, comprising:

a detecting module for detecting input information related to the light energy and environmental information related to input efficiency of the light energy in real time or at preset time intervals; and

an analysis and management module for analyzing or managing the input information and environmental information via the use of predetermined parameters or rules so as to determine whether to take a corresponding action according to results of analysis or management.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis and management module evaluates profit and loss of business of a related light energy industry by predetermined real or simulated parameters.

17. The system of claim 15, which is implemented with computer software stored on a storage media.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis and management module performs detection of a light source according to the results of analysis or management, so as to determine a relative positions of the light source.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the light energy is solar energy.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the analysis and management module outputs information related to evaluation of industrial value, information related to profit and loss of business, and/or information related to optimized utilization of light energy according to the results of analysis or management.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

an energy guiding module for guiding the solar energy; and

a conversion module for converting the solar energy guided by the energy guiding module so as to produce energy,

wherein the analysis and management module analyzes or manages the input information related to the solar energy and the environmental information related to the input efficiency of the solar energy via the use of predetermined parameters or rules so as to adjust, maintain or control the energy produced by the conversion module in accordance with the results of analysis or management.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein input data and environmental data related to the solar energy acquired by the detecting module in real time or at preset time intervals are analyzed, evaluated, or processed so as to determine directions, locations and quantity of the energy guiding modules.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the energy guiding module is a solar energy guiding device, and the solar energy guiding device is adjustable according to a sunlight incident angle, so as to track the sun for thereby adjusting and controlling the sunlight receivable by the solar energy guiding device.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the energy produced by the conversion module includes electrical energy, thermal energy, and energy of other forms.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the conversion module is a temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln or photovoltaic panel or optical and/or utilization device.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein another energy is used to increase the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln up to a predetermined value when the energy converted from the solar energy is not sufficient to provide the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln with the predetermined temperature.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the solar energy guiding device is controlled or adjusted to guide in more solar energy, in order to increase the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln up to the predetermined value, so if the solar energy is insufficient in amount, another accompanied energy device supplies thermal energy, plasma and/or induction heat source so as to maintain an operating temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein, if the energy converted from the solar energy renders the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln higher than the predetermined value, the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln is lowered down to the predetermined value by reducing the temperature of the energy guiding device or abating efficiency of the energy guiding device in guiding-in solar energy.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the means to lower the temperature of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln is lowered down to the predetermined value by flow-based gas cooling, increasing the contact surface area between thermoelectric material and the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln to convert heat power into electric power, increasing volume of process materials by adding more materials, or increasing an open surface area of the temperature-controlling boiler/furnace/kiln.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the analysis and management module instructs, according to the information acquired by the detecting module, the energy guiding module to turn on, partially turn on, turn off, and partially turn off, so that the energy produced by the conversion device is adjusted, maintained or controlled.