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Indoor light balancing

  • US 8,132,938 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2007
  • Issued: 03/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Illumination system, comprising:

  • a window having controllable transmittance,a light guide system arranged for transferring light from at least one light guide input to at least one light guide output;

    said at least one light guide output being located in a same space as said window, but at a distance from said window,wherein light passing through said light guide system does not pass through said window and light passing through said window does not pass through said light guide system, said light guide system being arranged for illuminating said same space by light passing said light guide system; and

    balancing arrangement having a control unit arranged for balancing said transmittance of said window and a light throughput of said light guide system,wherein said balancing changes an amount of light passing through said light guide system relative to an amount of light passing through said window.

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