ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION
    12.
    发明申请
    ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION 审中-公开
    照明系统,设备和生物质生产方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090148931A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-11

    申请号:US12184164

    申请日:2008-07-31

    摘要: Illumination systems, devices, and methods for cultivating biomasses. A bioreactor system is operable for growing photosynthetic organisms. The bioreactor system includes a bioreactor and an illumination system. The illumination system includes one more optical waveguides configured to light at least some of a plurality of photosynthetic organisms retained in the bioreactor. In some embodiments, the one or more optical waveguides include a plurality of structures configured to direct light energy from a solar energy collector, and a plurality of artificial light sources, along the interior of the waveguide. In some embodiments, the one more optical waveguides include a plurality of light-diffusing structures configured to guide at least a portion of the light from the solar energy collector and a plurality of artificial light sources directed along the interior of the waveguide, to the exterior of the waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 照明系统,设备和培养生物质的方法。 生物反应器系统可用于生长光合生物。 生物反应器系统包括生物反应器和照明系统。 照明系统包括另外一个光波导,其被配置为点亮保留在生物反应器中的多个光合生物体中的至少一些光合生物。 在一些实施例中,一个或多个光波导包括多个结构,其被配置为沿着波导的内部引导来自太阳能收集器的光能和多个人造光源。 在一些实施例中,多一个光波导包括多个光漫射结构,其被配置为将来自太阳能收集器的光的至少一部分和沿着波导内部引导的多个人造光源引导到外部 的波导。

    Immersible Bioreactor Illumination System
    13.
    发明申请
    Immersible Bioreactor Illumination System 审中-公开
    浸没式生物反应器照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US20130045531A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-21

    申请号:US13646656

    申请日:2012-10-05

    IPC分类号: C12M1/42

    摘要: An immersible bioreactor illumination assembly is provided. An immersible bioreactor illumination assembly includes an optical waveguide with a cylindrical structure that possesses a known refractive index and causes light within the optical waveguide to longitudinally propagate through a length of the optical waveguide at a reflective angle of incidence upon meeting an inside surface of the cylindrical structure. A non-reflective surface is formed on an end of the optical waveguide for the light from an external light source propagating to that end of the optical waveguide. Diffusing structure is formed with an outer surface of the optical waveguide that alters the reflective angle of incidence. A bioreactor medium with a different refractive index than the known refractive index causes the light within the optical waveguide to diffuse at the diffusing structure through the inside surface of the optical waveguide and into the medium at a different angle of incidence.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种浸入式生物反应器照明组件。 浸入式生物反应器照明组件包括具有圆柱形结构的光波导,该光波导具有已知的折射率,并且使得光波导内的光在遇到圆柱形的内表面时以反射入射角纵向传播通过光波导的长度 结构体。 在光波导的端部上形成有来自传播到光波导端的外部光源的光的非反射表面。 扩散结构形成有改变反射入射角的光波导的外表面。 具有与已知折射率不同的折射率的生物反应器介质使得光波导内的光在漫射结构处通过光波导的内表面扩散并以不同的入射角进入介质。