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PHOTOFUNNEL
Mohammad Izzat Mohd Aliyas, Aini Arifah Abdul
Karim, Ashraff Khan Fairuz Khan,
Selangor Science Secondary School
Patent Pending
This project is to introduce PhotoFunnel as an
alternative to the conventional use of artificial lights. We
want to address specific needs of homes worldwide. Our
proposal might not feature future sophisticated
technology but most importantly, we can response to the
pressing needs with available and feasible solution now.
Homes contribute significantly as the shelter of the
community. However, during the day, most houses turn
on their lights because the sunlight outside cannot enter
the insides of the house due to windows that are mostly
installed at the sides of the house and not on top of the
house. These lights run on electricity and incur cost of
every day and night usage. PhotoFunnel is the perfect
alternative for the lighting problem in houses. Our
solution so far is to use Photofunnel as the alternative
source of light from artificial lights. With PhotoFunnel,
people can now reduce the amount of electricity used for
lighting purposes and reduce carbon dioxide emission. It
consists of a large transparent dome with its insides
tinted thickly to trap sunlight outside the building, a
convex lens that works as a light receiver to concentrate
the light trapped into one point, mirrors are used to
reflect and redirect the propagation of light into the
building , dull carbon black coloured tubes that is used
to absorb the heat brought by the sun rays, solar cells as
another source of energy to power up the lighting
appliances when there is no sunlight and a concave lens
to diverge the light rays throughout the whole room.
With sunlight as a primary energy source, users can
enjoy a livelier environment in their buildings during the
day without even spending a single cent, and yet can
reduce the emission of excessive carbon dioxide
production. Therefore, people worldwide can implement
greener yet cheaper ways to provide lighting in their
houses.
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