POWER GENERATING MODULE AND LIGHT GUIDING FILM THEREOF

• US 20140301110A1
• Filed: 10/21/2013
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inoma Corporation
• Original Assignee: CHI LIN Technology Company Limited (CHI MEI Optoelectronics Corporation)
• Inventors: CHIANG, YI-HSING, CHANG, TE-HUNG, TSAI, JUNG-LIEH, FAN, CHO-HAN
• Application Number:
  US14/058,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20140301110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/627
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0231 the surface having microprismatic or micropyramidal shape macroscopic prism arrays G02B5/045
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0278 used in transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/045 Prism arrays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0038 Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/52 PV systems with concentrators

Abstract

The present invention relates to a power generating module and light guiding film thereof. The light guiding film includes a film base and at least one microstructure. The microstructure is disposed on a side surface of the film base. After the input light beams pass through the light guiding film, the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 70 to 110 degrees is more than 40% of the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 0 to 180 degrees. Therefore, most of the output light beams emit in the normal direction.

Claims

1. A light guiding film comprising:

a film base, having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface; and

at least one microstructure, disposed on the first side surface or the second side surface of the film base;

whereby a plurality of incident light beams become a plurality of output light beams after passing through the light guiding film, an output angle is defined as the angle between the output light beam and the light guiding film, the output angle is defined as 0 degree when the output light beam is downward and parallel with the light guiding film, the output angle is defined as 180 degrees when the output light beam is upward and parallel with the light guiding film, the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 70 to 110 degrees is more than 40% of the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 0 to 180 degrees.

2. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microstructure comprises a first surface and a second surface above the first surface, wherein a first inclination angle is between the first surface and a reference plane, the reference plane is perpendicular to the film base, a second inclination angle is between the second surface and the reference plane.

3. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cross section of the microstructure is substantially triangle.

4. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 1, wherein an incident angle is defined as the angle between the incident light beam and a reference plane, the reference plane is perpendicular to the film base, the incident angle is defined as positive when the incident light beam is downward, the incident angles of the incident light beams are from 10 to 80 degrees.

5. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 2, wherein the value of the first inclination angle is between 25 to 60 degrees, and the value of the second inclination angle is between 0 to 15 degrees.

6. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 2, wherein the value of the angle between the first surface and the second surface is between 25 to 75 degrees.

7. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microstructure faces the incident light beams.

8. The light guiding film as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guiding film is made of a light transmissible material with a refraction index of 1.35 to 1.65, and the light transmittance of the light transmissible material is between 0.75 to 0.95.

9. A power generating module, comprising:

a light guiding film, comprising;

a film base, having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface; and

at least one microstructure, disposed on the first side surface or the second side surface of the film base, whereby a plurality of incident light beams become a plurality of output light beams after passing through the light guiding film, an output angle is defined as the angle between the output light beam and the light guiding film, the output angle is defined as 0 degree when the output light beam is downward and parallel with the light guiding film, the output angle is defined as 180 degrees when the output light beam is upward and parallel with the light guiding film, the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 70 to 110 degrees is more than 40% of the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 0 to 180 degrees; and

a photoelectric conversion element, disposed adjacent to the first side surface or the second side surface of the film base to receive the output light beams from the light guiding film.

10. The power generating module as claimed in claim 9, wherein the photoelectric conversion element has a light-receiving surface substantially parallel with the film base.

11. The power generating module as claimed in claim 9, wherein the incident light beams are sunlight beams.