Lighting system bioinspired by Haworthia obtusa

被引：1

作者：

Gonome, Hiroki ^{[1
]}

Watanabe, Kazuya ^{[2
]}

Nakamura, Kae ^{[3
]}

Kono, Takahiro ^{[2
]}

Yamada, Jun ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Yamagata Univ, Dept Mech Syst Engn, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 9928510, Japan

[2] Shibaura Inst Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Koto Ku, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Tokyo 1358548, Japan

[3] Nihon Univ, Dept Precis Machinery Engn, 7-24-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba 2748501, Japan

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2020年 / 10卷 / 01期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

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D O I：

10.1038/s41598-020-68196-8

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Electricity plays an important role in modern societies, with lighting and illumination accounting for approximately one-fifth of the global demand for electricity. Haworthia obtusa has the remarkable ability to collect solar light through a so-called 'window' which allows it to photosynthesise in the dark. Inspired by this unique characteristic, we developed a novel lighting system that does not use electricity. The 'window' of H. obtusa is replicated using a scattering medium that collects solar light and guides it to an optical fibre. The optical fibre then carries the light indoors, where illumination is needed. The efficacy of this unique lighting system was confirmed both numerically and experimentally. The developed system should help in lowering energy consumption.

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