A daylighting panel for integration into a building or larger vehicle comprises a translucent facade element (800) containing a glass sheet and a light transport channel (801) for guiding light about horizontally into an interior of the building, the light transport channel comprising one opening attached to the interior side of said facade element and at least one opening towards the interior of the building equipped with a luminaire (807), characterised in that the inner walls including the rear end are covered by a reflecting layer (808).

A daylighting panel for integration into a building or larger vehicle comprises a translucent facade element (800) containing a glass sheet and a light transport channel (801) for guiding light about horizontally into an interior of the building, the light transport channel comprising one opening attached to the interior side of said facade element and at least one opening towards the interior of the building equipped with a luminaire (807), characterised in that the inner walls including the rear end are covered by a reflecting layer (808).

A daylighting device according to an aspect of the present invention is a daylighting device for a building construction including an eaves that blocks solar radiation on an outer side of a window. The daylighting device includes a daylighting member and a support member. The daylighting member includes a first base member that is light transmissive, a plurality of daylighting portions that are light transmissive and disposed on a first surface of the first base member, and a gap portion disposed between the plurality of daylighting portions. The support member supports the daylighting member. The daylighting device changes an orientation of light incident thereon and causes the light to emit to a space shaded by the eaves.

An optical device and systems using an optical device are provided, where the optical device may be configured for collimating incoming light rays. The optical device may include a host medium substantially comprised of a transparent material and an array of substantially transparent structures embedded within the host medium. The structures of the array each include a convex side presented to the incoming light rays and a concave side that passes light rays through toward the output face of the host medium, collimating the rays. Multiple stages of arrays may be provided in the optical device, typically with lengthening aspect ratios and increasing indexes of refraction in a direction from the input face toward the output face. The systems may use the optical device for using an exterior light to illuminate an interior space in a building or to generate power.

An electromagnetic radiation collecting and directing apparatus is described herein. The electromagnetic radiation collecting and directing apparatus facilitates directing light from an exterior of a structure to an interior of a structure. The directed light is then distributed as necessary within the structure for heating, illumination, or is stored for use at a later time.

A daylighting device includes: a translucent base material; a translucent daylighting layer disposed on a first face side of the base material, the daylighting layer including daylighting sections and gap portions provided between the daylighting sections; and a translucent warping-restraining layer disposed on a second face side of the base material, wherein the daylighting layer and the warping-restraining layer have approximately equal linear expansion coefficients. Another daylighting device includes: a translucent base material; a translucent daylighting layer disposed on a first face side of the base material, the daylighting layer including daylighting sections and gap portions provided between the daylighting sections; and a translucent warping-restraining layer disposed on a second face side of the base material, wherein both the daylighting layer and the warping-restraining layer have either a greater linear expansion coefficient or a smaller linear expansion coefficient than does the base material.

Provided is a daylighting film (10) including: a base (11) having light-transmissive performance; a plurality of first protrusion portions (12) that have light-transmissive performance and are provided to be adjacent to each other on one surface (11a) of the base (11); a gap portion (13) provided between the first protrusion portions (12); and at least one second protrusion portion (14) that is provided in at least one gap portion (13) to be adjacent to the first protrusion portions (12) on the one surface (11a) of the base (11) and that is formed of the same material as that of the first protrusion portions (12), in which a height of the second protrusion portion (14) from the one surface (11a) of the base (11) is smaller than a height of each of the first protrusion portions (12) from the one surface (11a) of the base (11).

Provided is a daylighting film (10) including: a base (11) having light-transmissive performance; a plurality of first protrusion portions (12) that have light-transmissive performance and are provided to be adjacent to each other on one surface (11a) of the base (11); a gap portion (13) provided between the first protrusion portions (12); and at least one second protrusion portion (14) that is provided in at least one gap portion (13) to be adjacent to the first protrusion portions (12) on the one surface (11a) of the base (11) and that is formed of the same material as that of the first protrusion portions (12), in which a height of the second protrusion portion (14) from the one surface (11a) of the base (11) is smaller than a height of each of the first protrusion portions (12) from the one surface (11a) of the base (11).

An illuminance obtained by light passed through light diffusion type skylight windows is affected by the weather. This is to solve such problems by polarization of lighting devices and control technology in addition to improvements in the quality of skylights themselves, and the advantages of the high natural lighting offered by light diffusion type skylight windows are now being utilized. A set value that is the result of associating a required work surface illuminance for indoors with the work surface illuminance obtained by light passed through light diffusion type skylight windows and the generated power of a photovoltaic power generation panels is set as a reference for a light adjustment signal. In situations such as winter sunsets and rainy weather which are in a range equal to or less than the set value, light adjustment of lighting devices is performed by a signal transmitted from the photovoltaic power generation panels.

A daylighting device including: a transparent base material; a plurality of daylighting sections disposed on a first face of the base material; and gap portions provided between the daylighting sections, wherein: the daylighting device has daylighting areas in which light is transmitted through the daylighting sections and light-transmitting areas in which light is transmitted through the base material without passing through the daylighting sections; and the daylighting areas and the light-transmitting areas are arranged so as to alternate in at least one direction in a plane of the first face.