probably a daft question

Apologies for not reading up on the subject before posting, but I'm hoping someone will give me a short response to say whether the project I'm thinking about is at all viable. What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance). Obviously I don't need to store the energy in a battery, just deliver as much of it as possible to another location. Any pointers as to how this might be achieved would be appreciated

stuart_noble@ntlworld.com wrote:

What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance).

The short answer is a reflector. Why is this not practical in this instance?
Anthony

On 24 Jan, 16:39, Anthony Matonak wrote:

stuart_no...@ntlworld.com wrote: What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance).The short answer is a reflector. Why is this not practical in this instance?

On this north facing fence, the nearest source of light is the other side of the same fence, so it seems logical to take it from one side and deliver it to the other. I realise it would be inefficient compared to reflection but I want to avoid fixtures on adjacent walls if I can.

On 24 Jan 2007 06:17:09 -0800, "stuart_noble@ntlworld.com" wrote:

Apologies for not reading up on the subject before posting, but I'm hoping someone will give me a short response to say whether the project I'm thinking about is at all viable. What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance). Obviously I don't need to store the energy in a battery, just deliver as much of it as possible to another location. Any pointers as to how this might be achieved would be appreciated

Optical fibers may be your solution.
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stuart_noble@ntlworld.com wrote:

anthony...@nothing.like.socal.rr.com> wrote: stuart_no...@ntlworld.com wrote:
What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance).
Why is this not practical in this instance?
On this north facing fence, the nearest source of light is the other side of the same fence, so it seems logical to take it from one side and deliver it to the other. I realise it would be inefficient compared to reflection but I want to avoid fixtures on adjacent walls if I can.

Let me see if I understand this. You have a fence that is shadowing an area you want lit. You are looking for a way to take the light that strikes one side of the fence and have it come out the other.
The obvious answer seems to be to remove the fence, or at least replace it with one that doesn't block as much light. If privacy is an issue then you could use translucent greenhouse film or the like to block the view but keep the light.
The technological answer would be a heliostat array on one side of the fence that would reflect the light upwards and a fixed mirror on the top of the fence. An alternative would be some version of those light tubes they use as mini-skylights.
Anthony

Optical fibers may be your solution.

Thanks. I'll have a look

The obvious answer seems to be to remove the fence

Not mine to remove unfortunately.

The technological answer would be a heliostat array on one side of the fence that would reflect the light upwards and a fixed mirror on the top of the fence. An alternative would be some version of those light tubes they use as mini-skylights.

I had wondered about tubes. Mylar lined plastic drainpipes maybe. Not pretty though.

On Jan 24, 9:17 am, "stuart_no...@ntlworld.com" wrote:

Apologies for not reading up on the subject before posting, but I'm hoping someone will give me a short response to say whether the project I'm thinking about is at all viable. What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance). Obviously I don't need to store the energy in a battery, just deliver as much of it as possible to another location. Any pointers as to how this might be achieved would be appreciated

Something like this?
http://www.sun-dome.com/
DJ

Something like this?
http://www.sun-dome.com/

Maybe, but not pretty on a fence! I'm still wondering about leds and solar panels, and maybe optical fibres, but I have no idea how efficient either system might be, or how they would be put together.

Hi Stuart;
stuart_noble@ntlworld.com wrote:

Apologies for not reading up on the subject before posting, but I'm hoping someone will give me a short response to say whether the project I'm thinking about is at all viable. What I'm trying to do is capture sunlight in the garden and deliver it to a point a few feet away (reflection is not practical in this instance). Obviously I don't need to store the energy in a battery, just deliver as much of it as possible to another location. Any pointers as to how this might be achieved would be appreciated

What is it you are actually trying to do? What are you going to do with the light?
Duane
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