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Abstract
The present invention relates to a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens capable of improving condensing efficiency of sunlight received using a dual condenser lens.
More specifically, the outer surface 110; A ball lens 120; A main body 130; And a control unit to detect the position of the sun, the solar spectrum sensor comprising: a dome lens (111) for primarily focusing sunlight incident from the outside; And a cover connector 112 which allows the ball lens 120 to be attached to the main body 130. The ball lens 120 secondarily condenses the sunlight condensed by the dome lens 111, And a light receiving module 131 for receiving the sunlight that is secondarily condensed by the light receiving module 120 and outputting an optical signal. The control unit analyzes the optical signal output from the light receiving module 131 and outputs a set control signal To a sun tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens.
The present invention also relates to a solar tracking sensor having a dual condenser lens for analyzing the amount of light received by a sensor to determine the ambient illuminance and outputting a predetermined control signal accordingly.
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The present invention relates to a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens capable of improving condensing efficiency of sunlight received using a dual condenser lens.
More specifically, the
The present invention also relates to a solar tracking sensor having a dual condenser lens for analyzing the amount of light received by a sensor to determine the ambient illuminance and outputting a predetermined control signal accordingly.
Generally, the solar tracking sensor is used for analyzing the incident angle of sunlight through the sunlight received by the sensor to determine the position of the sun and to output the signal so that the solar panel always faces the sun. Such a solar tracking sensor is attached to a solar power generator and outputs a signal for moving the solar panel according to the change of the sun's orbit, thereby enhancing the light-condensing efficiency.
Furthermore, since the sun tracking sensor receives the light and determines the altitude and azimuth of the sun, it can be used as an illuminance sensor for grasping the surrounding illuminance by utilizing the fact that the amount of received light is analyzed in addition to the function of tracking the sun .
The conventional solar tracking sensor has a lens at its upper end and is designed so that sunlight reaches the optical sensor through the condenser lens and the position of the sun can be tracked by the optical signal generated through the sunlight received by the optical sensor .
However, in the conventional solar tracking sensor having such a structure, since the condenser lens is located in the vertical direction to the optical sensor, there is a limit to the sunlight that can be incident on the condenser lens, and when the sun is covered by the cloud, It is difficult to distinguish the case where the sensor is terminated, so that a malfunction of a device linked to the solar tracking sensor may occur.
That is, the conventional solar tracking sensor has a limitation of the incident angle of the sunlight incident on the condensing lens, and the accuracy of the sun tracking sensor deteriorates depending on the surrounding environment.
On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0017048 discloses a high-precision solar tracking sensor having a quadrant method.
This technology is a solar tracking sensor for enhancing solar light condensing efficiency. The solar tracking sensor includes a
However, the above-described technique does not describe a configuration that condenses sunlight by the first to fourth photodiodes 123a to 123d, which are the optical sensors 123, and when the solar light is weak, A malfunction may occur.
In addition, since the first through fourth photodiodes 123a through 123d are disposed on the side walls of the first through
Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the optical sensor should be able to receive sunlight coming into various directions regardless of the altitude and the direction of the sun. In addition, it is necessary to detect the weak sunlight to increase the precision of the sun tracking sensor, It is required to develop a technique capable of increasing the light condensing efficiency.
Furthermore, it is required to develop a technology that can be used for various purposes by using sun tracking sensor as a light intensity sensor in addition to the solar tracking function.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sun tracking sensor capable of detecting sunlight incident on a multifaceted surface regardless of the altitude and the azimuth of the sun, And to provide a sun tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens capable of increasing the light condensing efficiency in order to reduce the malfunction.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens which can be used for various purposes by using a sun tracking sensor as a light intensity sensor in addition to a solar tracking function.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a solar tracking sensor having a dual condenser lens for analyzing the amount of sunlight received by a light receiving module to determine the ambient illuminance and outputting a control signal set accordingly.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a dual condenser lens comprising a dome lens and a ball lens, wherein a dome lens of a dome shape is used to facilitate the incidence of sunlight in many directions and the sunlight is condensed through a hemispherical ball lens It is possible to enhance the detection efficiency according to the incidence of sunlight and to increase the precision of the sun tracking sensor by concentrating the light collecting area with the weak sunlight receiving module through the double collecting lens, And a sun tracking sensor provided with a dual condenser lens for reducing malfunction.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar tracking sensor including a dual condenser lens, A ball lens; main body; And a control unit for detecting a position of the sun, the solar spectrum sensor comprising: a housing (110) having a dome lens for primarily condensing sunlight incident from the outside; And a see-through
The sun tracking sensor provided with the dual condenser lens according to the present invention is capable of inputting sunlight in many directions and condensing the sunlight with a weak light receiving module through the double condenser lens to increase the detection efficiency according to incidence of sunlight, Thereby increasing the accuracy of the tracking sensor, thereby having a remarkable effect that the malfunction can be reduced.
In addition, the present invention analyzes the amount of sunlight received by the light receiving module to determine the ambient illuminance, and controls the apparatus by outputting predetermined control signals to the ambient illuminance in conjunction with the apparatus to be operated according to the change in ambient illuminance ≪ / RTI >
1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a solar tracking sensor having a dual condenser lens according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a light receiving module of a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a simplified view of the path of sunlight received by a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a change in the condensed region generated in the solar tracking sensor provided with the dual condenser lens according to the present invention in accordance with the change of the position of the sun.
5 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional solar tracking sensor.
The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor can properly define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in accordance with the principles and meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.
Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents And variations are possible.
Before describing the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that the present invention is not described or specifically described with respect to a known configuration that can be easily added by a person skilled in the art, Let the sound be revealed.
The present invention relates to a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens and equipped with a double condenser lens capable of improving condensing efficiency of solar light received by a sensor.
The structure of the solar tracking sensor having the dual condenser lens according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a solar tracking sensor provided with a dual condenser lens according to the present invention; FIG.
According to FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings, a solar tracking sensor may include a
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The structure of the light receiving module of the solar tracking sensor having the dual condenser lens according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 of the accompanying drawings.
2 shows a light receiving module of a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens according to the present invention.
2, the
A photodiode is a type of optical sensor that converts light energy into electrical energy. It is characterized by high response speed, wide sensitivity, and good linearity of photocurrent. In addition, since it is utilized for accurately measuring the intensity of light, the photodiode in the light receiving module of the present invention can analyze the collected sunlight.
FIG. 3 is a simplified view of the path of sunlight received by a solar tracking sensor equipped with a dual condenser lens according to the present invention.
3, when external sunlight is horizontally incident on the
At this time, it is designed to be condensed by the
The sunlight incident on the solar tracking sensor differs in the light collecting area CA that is converged by the
FIG. 4 is a view showing a change in the condensed region generated in the solar tracking sensor provided with the dual condenser lens according to the present invention in accordance with the change of the position of the sun.
The angle and azimuth of the sunlight incident on the solar tracking sensor varies depending on the altitude and azimuth of the sun, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C.
4A, sunlight incident from the west is received by the
FIG. 4B shows a case where the sun is vertically positioned on the solar tracking sensor, and the incident sunlight is condensed into the light-collecting area CA located in the center of the light-receiving
FIG. 4C shows a case where the sun is located on the east side, and the incident sunlight is condensed in the light collecting area CA near the west corresponding to the sun position in the
At this time, the light-collecting area CA partially includes four
The control unit includes a database capable of determining the position and the surrounding illuminance of the sun according to the received optical signal.
At this time, the control signal is a signal that can control the operation of the device linked to the sun tracking sensor and can be used for various purposes.
For example, when the solar tracking sensor according to the present invention is interlocked with a solar cell, a control signal for operating the solar cell to face the sun can be output to increase the light collecting efficiency of the solar cell, The
5 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional solar tracking sensor.
1 to 4 are merely the main points of the present invention, and various designs can be made within the technical scope thereof, so that the present invention is limited to the configurations of Figs. 1 to 4 It is self-evident.
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The inner surface 110 may be formed,
A dome lens 111 for primarily focusing sunlight incident from the outside; And
And a cover connector (112) for connecting the dome lens (111) to the main body (130)
The ball lens 120 may be,
The second lens 113 condenses the sunlight condensed by the dome lens 111,
The main body (130)
The ball lens 120 receives the secondary sunlight,
And a light receiving module (131) for outputting an optical signal for the received sunlight,
Wherein,
Analyzes the optical signal output from the light receiving module 131 and outputs a control signal,
The gap 113 is formed by coupling the surface 110 and the main body 130,
The sunlight incident from all directions outside is first refracted and condensed by the dome lens 111 and is incident on the gap 113. The sunlight passing through the gap 113 passes through the ball lens 120 And the light is incident on the light receiving module (131) after being subjected to second refraction and condensation.
The ball lens 120 may be,
And the focus of the light receiving module (131) is changed according to an incident direction and an incident angle of sunlight incident on the ball lens (120).
Wherein the light receiving module (131) is formed of photodiodes (131a, 131b, 131c, 131d) having the same shape.
The control unit may include a database capable of detecting the position of the sun and the ambient illuminance according to the position of the light-collecting area CA located in the light-receiving module 131 and the amount of sunlight to be collected. Sun tracking sensor.
Wherein the controller is able to determine the ambient illuminance by analyzing the amount of light received by the light receiving module and output a control signal according to the ambient illuminance.
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