WO1999009350A1

WO1999009350A1 - Day and night global solar lighting grid

Info

Publication number: WO1999009350A1
Application number: PCT/SG1997/000034
Authority: WO
Inventors: Seng Kong Chuan
Original assignee: Seng Kong Chuan
Priority date: 1997-08-20
Filing date: 1997-08-20
Publication date: 1999-02-25
Also published as: AU4038197A

Abstract

A Day and Night lighting network encompassing the entire earth and the utilization of Sunlight energy incorporating an unmanned global optic fiber grid and/or system connected to numerous solar collecting stations and automatically transmitting the said sunlight energy continuously 24 hours everyday from several locations in the Day Time Zone on Earth to all the regions in the Night Time Zone on Earth thereby lighting-up the night via optic fiber.

Description

Title of Invention: Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid

SOLE INVENTOR : MR. KONG CHUAN SENG

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid relates to the collection and harnessing of Sunlight energy from the Sun and utilizing the said Sunlight energy as lighting. The said Sunlight energy has numerous other applications, which also includes the conversion of Sunlight energy into electrical energy. This invention offers lighting to the whole world regardless of the time of Day or Night. This invention of interior illumination of buildings offers a viably clean and pollution-free substitute to electrical or fossil energy.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Present Day's Perception is:

"Got electricity, got light."

"No electricity, no light".

A complete lighting system deriving natural Sunlight energy and transmitting the said Sunlight energy from country-to-country via optic fibers.

With this invention of Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid, Sunlight energy can be directed anywhere on Earth via optic fiber transmission to: -

• locations above ground level

• on the ground

• below ground level and

• under the sea OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

Features and Benefits of this said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid:

1. Underwater Cities / underground Human Habitation

2. Solar Farming - On Land and Underwater

3. Limitless Electrical Energy

4. Abundant Supply of Clean Drinking Water

5. No combustion and use of fossil fuel thus pollution free Energy

This said invention would be very helpful to countries situated in or near the North and South Pole regions of the Earth because of the 6 months of darkness, which hampers economic activities.

This Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid literally brings Sunlight to these said regions on Earth.

Countries not situated in the "Sun Belt" regions of the Earth will also benefit most from this invention.

Installing and connecting optic fiber from the Day and Night Global Solar Optic Fiber

Grid to a location and/or building to provide a permanently "switch-on" lighting within the said location and/or building.

Due to the ever-changing positions of the Sun, certain consequential periods such as Summer and Winter Equinox must be noted in the site design and planning of locating the said Solar Collecting Station/s.

This Solar phenomenon of Long Days and Short Nights affect all locations on Earth.

The length of Long Days or Nights is dependent on the global latitudinal locations situated at the Northern and Southern Hemispheres on Earth. This said Solar phenomenon though crucial is seasonal.

Daylight collecting hour's changes with this said Solar phenomenon thereby affecting the Sunlight collection times of the said Solar Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid. Another Solar phenomenon to note is the occasional Solar Eclipses of the Sun and/or Moon. The Solar phenomenon will affect the Solar Collecting Station/s capability and effectiveness during those said periods of Solar Eclipse.

There is a big disparity of Solar Collecting countries as compared to the Solar

Receiving countries situated in the various Time Zones of the World i.e. the demand for transmitted Sunlight energy is more than the collected Sunlight energy at certain

Time zones.

This is due to the fact that there is a large concentration of major cities in certain

Time Zones as compared to other Time Zones.

Such huge population densities located in these Time Zones will require more

Sunlight energy than other Time Zones, which has fewer cities.

A smaller population density requires less Sunlight energy transmitted from the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Thus the optic fiber of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must have a bigger light transmission capacity to these said concentrated Time

Zones. Multiple cables of optic fiber must be laid so as to fulfill adequate Sunlight energy to said Time Zone.

It will be a massive task to design, plan and build the necessary infrastructure for the set-up and effective operation of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

The foremost critical and important aspect of the said Day and Night Global Solar

Lighting Grid is the initial laying of optic fiber which will need to run through such densely populated regions of the World and to supply and transmit said Sunlight energy.

Transmitted Sunlight energy can be directed to accelerate the growth of plants.

Transmitted Sunlight energy can be use to convert seawater into pure drinking water.

Transmitted Sunlight energy can be converted into electricity to power vehicles, motors, crafts, engines, etc. When the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid becomes operational, the said invention not only supplies Lighting Energy but also Pure Electrical Energy through the conversion of Sunlight energy into Electricity by Photovoltiac cells.

All vehicles on the road will be solar powered instead of using fossilized fuel.

All industries, factories, etc will be solar powered.

The said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid will provides a clean and free-flow of Sunlight to a location that is in darkness, continuously and automatically for 24 hours everyday un-interrupted.

Unlike current day Nuclear or any Electric Power Station, no human required in its day-to-day operation. This invention of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid automatically transmits Sunlight Energy from the Daylight region to the Region in

Darkness all over the World 24 Hours a day and every day for life.

No combustion of any kind therefore no pollution of any kind.

Light being what they are, is harmless to human as compared to electricity and/or nuclear materials.

This invention of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid offers the user absolutes control as to when and where lighting is required.

Lighting is permanently "switch-on" and free.

Regular maintenance needed to clean up the lens in the Solar Collecting Station.

Regular inspection for breakage of optic fiber needed after warranty period.

Regular testing and/or the gauging required of "light flow" at receiving end of all optic fiber.

This invention of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid will help overcome the current worldwide food shortage.

The continuous and uninterrupted supply of abundant Sunlight energy will provide the growth impetus to all the important cash crop of the world with a new method of farming called Solar Farming.

Present day farming methods are restricted by and extremely dependent on favorable climatic conditions. Present day farming under such constraint conditions,

2-3 crop yields per acre can be expected in a good year. This invention of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid will revolutionize present day farming methods by directing Sunlight energy to the plant 24 hours a day until harvesting.

Instead of harvesting the said crop in one year's time, Solar Farming will accelerate plant growth by multiples of 24 times in a "seed-to-harvest" period of only a few days.

With this invention of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid, the Solar farmer is no longer control by the environment but he control and provides the most suitable climatic and growth conditions as required by the crops he is cultivating.

The high production cost of present day greenhouse farming methods makes 24 hours lighting even more prohibitive.

All lighting and climatic temperature control within the said greenhouse utilizes electrical power derived from fossil fuel, which makes present day farming methods uneconomical.

No more wastage and spoilage of food through shipment because with this invention of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid, all kinds of food can be grown locally instead of importing from temperate to tropics and vice versa.

Any kinds of fruits and flowers can be grown locally and rapidly through this method of the said Solar Farming.

Complete permanent and prolong Human habitation underwater or under-the-sea i.e. home in the sea will become necessary due to the following factors:

1. Population explosion

• Due to limited land area and continued human propagation, underwater living is the next recourse.

2. The Rising Sea

• Countries situated in low-lying regions of the World risk being submerged underwater during high tides, climatic changes, monsoons, tidal waves, floods, etc. . Economic

• Aqua-culture such as fish farming, sea foods farming such as lobsters, abalone, oysters, crabs, shrimps, prawns, etc

• Pearl cultivation

• Mining of minerals on the ocean floors

• Agriculture products such as vegetables, wheat, rice, etc could be cultivated underwater to cater to the needs of "local" underwater residents

• Underwater animal farms could supply fresh meat, diary produce, etc

4. Social and Leisure

• Scuba diving and underwater sports

• Underwater holidays

• Underwater Hotels, Cinemas, Entertainment complex, etc.

5. Exploration and Research

• Deep-sea exploration, underwater experiments and research can be conveniently carry out.

• On site underwater close-up with daily observation and monitoring until conclusion of experiment and/or research is now possible.

There will be several stages of development before sustainable prolong Underwater Living becomes an acceptable long term alternative as compared to living on land. Complete underwater Modular dwelling Unit are individually design and constructed on land. Upon completion, a set of procedural non-destructive tests will be conducted before they are transported to the underwater site and attached to a cluster of dwelling units with link-ways to adjacent units and / or complex and/or structures. These link-ways are walkways in-between units.

Initial sites for such dwelling cluster will be located near sea level due to the need for fresh air supply. Fresh air must be continuously pump into the dwelling unit from sea level and polluted air expel and/or re-cycle.

Buildings and structures cannot be integrated together as a single unit due to the need to control individual atmospheric conditions within each unit. Structural Safety standards, lateral space constraints and water pressure are factors to be considered during design and planning stage. Apart from optic fiber specialists, persons skilled in the art of designing, planning and building such dwelling units include submarine designers, naval engineers, naval architect, aircraft engineers, aircraft technicians, aircraft artisans, oceanographers, fresh air and atmospheric control specialists, fire and safety specialist, acoustic engineers, water control specialist, corrosion engineers and many others.

Underwater Infrastructure from seabed to sea level with Total and Territorial underwater City Planning is within the purviews of the United Nations Laws of the

Seas.

Prior design and underwater city planning must be undertaken in advance before dwelling sites and designs are actually approved by the governing bodies of a country.

All dwelling units will include Escape pods for instant evacuation and transportation from underwater to sea level or to the safety of underwater caverns, tunnels, etc.

A set of stringent Underwater Code for the Design, Building, Constructing, Siting,

Maintenance and Repairs Procedures will be drawn up. Regular Inspections and

Safety Checks must be carry out by the underwater Building authorities to ensure compliance.

Entertainment complex especially opera houses must be soundproof to prevent

"bringing-down the roof as sound is a very potent force in enclosed environment especially underwater.

Transportation between land and sea or between points will be by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) crafts, helicopters, ships, submarine or any other underwater crafts, scuba diving suits and/or underwater transporter.

All individuals once going below sea level will carry on them a small portable emergency breathing apparatus (life support system) with direction finder and/or homing device to the nearest "shelter".

Underwater City Planning must also take into consideration "unsafe and hazardous areas" such as active land and underwater volcanoes, tidal waves, earthquakes, sea currents, under currents, underwater land slides, sea bottom soil formation, etc.

Fish and Sea Animal migratory routes must also be taken into consideration. Methods and procedures of Anti-Pollution controlled measures for the supply of constant and un-interrupted flow of fresh clean air, clean water, matter and Waste

Disposal methods will need to be plan in advance.

The continuos supply of Sunlight energy could convert seawater into pure drinking water through Solar Underwater Desalination by the membrane distillation process or any other suitable processes using Solar Energy. This drinking water production will produce insufficient quantities for prolong underwater living.

Building a complete multi purpose Seaport with full facilities for Commerce,

Transport, Communication and Industrial will develop and sustain extended underwater living making such habitation attractive and economically viable.

This proposed underwater city could be located in any strategic sea routes in the world where certain vital and/or essential services are required.

Industries such as Ship building, maintenance and repairs, Ship supplies, etc.

Underwater exploration, mining for gas, minerals, etc. will provide this Seaport a hive of activity.

Commerce include operating the Seaport complex like a World Trade Center concept for businesses, off-shore banking and finance, conventions, trade fairs, etc. with support amenities and/or facilities such as hotel, entertainment, recreation, etc.

Due to the potentially immense benefits of the said invention, the collection, harnessing and application of Solar Energy will become a worldwide reality

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The total system of illuminating the interior of a building and/or one and/or more locations all over the world through the transmission of natural sunlight energy via optic fiber or any light transmittable medium from a region in Daylight to a region in

Darkness.

A person skilled in the art of optic fiber lighting design and technology could set-up the entire said Solar Lighting System and/or Grid. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings constitute part of the description of the said invention, illustrate embodiments of the invention and serve to explain the principles of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed for purposes of illustration only, and not as a definition of the limits of the invention for which reference should be made to the claims appearing at the end of the description.

Fig. 1 shows how the said Solar Collecting Station/s is connected to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid on Earth which re-transmit the said collected

Sunlight energy to a city at a remote location on Earth which is in darkness or at night.

Fig.2 to 7 are Satellite Views of Earth with Day and Night Time Zones clearly demarcated.

Fig. 8 is the Side View of a cluster of Solar Collecting Stations.

Fig. 9 is the Top View of a cluster of Solar Collecting Stations.

Fig. 10 is a proposed Solar Farm/s on land and underwater connected to the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Fig. 11 is a proposed underwater city connected to the said invention Day and

Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In detail now and referring to the drawings, FIGS. 1 shows how Sunlight energy is collected and transmitted by Solar Collecting Station from a location in the Day Time Zone from one side on Earth. The said Solar Collecting Station is connected to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid which receives this said Sunlight energy and re-transmit the said Sunlight energy to a remote location which is at the Night Time Zone on Earth. Sites for Solar Collecting Stations

Fig. 2 to Fig. 7 are actual Satellite pictures of the Earth showing real time

"moving" Day and Night Time Zones of the entire Earth at Six (6) different time

(UTC) during the Earth's Rotation.

This said clear demarcation of Day and Night Time Zones at various locations on

Earth offers a complete picture on all the possibilities, limitations and suitability of a selected location on Earth for the possible siting of one or more Solar

Collecting Station/s.

These Satellite pictures show that every country situated in a time zone has a

"fixed" or limited amount of Daylight hours.

It is the amount of available Daylight hours that can be easily and readily collected from a said location that determines the site being selected as a suitable Solar Collecting site.

Depending on the said country's location and topography, Solar Collecting

Stations can be build on such proposed or selected locations within the said country to harness and collect Sunlight energy.

The collected Sunlight energy can be utilize for own local consumption and onward transmission to another remote location which is in darkness and requires these said Sunlight for their lighting needs via the said invention of the

Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid

At Time: 22:51 UTC in Fig. 5 shows that a cluster of Solar Collecting Stations located in Australia that has just began collecting and harnessing Sunlight energy.

The said collected Sunlight energy will be transmitted via optic fiber to a network of optic fiber called a Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Just like an electric power grid, this said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid is continuously transmitting Sunlight energy in a westward direction via optic fiber. Upon receiving the said Sunlight energy from the Solar Collecting Stations in

Australia, this said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid transmit the said

Sunlight energy to several locations which at that moment in time are in darkness such as Europe and the Middle East.

A country in Europe such as England has its own local Solar Lighting Grid built within its borders.

This said local Solar Lighting Grid in England being connected to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid receives the said Sunlight energy from the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Through the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid, all consumers in

England could receive the said Sunlight energy that was earlier transmitted from those Solar Collecting Stations in Australia.

All through the Daylight hours, the Solar Collecting Stations in Australia will be collecting and transmitting the said Sunlight to England via the said Day and

Night Global Solar Lighting Grid as illustrated in Fig 5 and Fig 6.

Simultaneously, as the Earth continues its rotation as illustrated in Fig 5 and in

Fig. 6, another cluster of Solar Collecting Stations located on the plateaus of the

Himalayan Mountains also began operation i.e. the collecting and harnessing the

Sunlight energy.

The said Solar Collecting Stations from the Himalayan mountains will at the said time commence supplying the said Sunlight energy to the said Day and Night

Global Solar Lighting Grid for onward transmission to remote locations which are now crossing over from evening to night.

These said places that are in darkness are countries found in Africa, North and

South America.

Note that the Time Zone difference between Central Australia and the Himalayan regions is "about 2 to 4 hours distance apart".

Whilst the said Solar Collecting Stations from Australia was in the "still-in- operation" mode, the coming on-line by the cluster of Solar Collecting Stations from the Himalayan mountains will provide the required continuity so vital to the continuous and uninterrupted transmission of Sunlight energy to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Just hours before the said Solar Collecting Stations in Australia cease Sunlight energy collection as illustrated in Fig. 7, another cluster of Solar Collecting

Stations located in Saudi Arabia will join-into the network and comes on-line by commencing the collection and harnessing of Sunlight energy and supplying the said collected Sunlight energy to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting

Grid.

Note that there is a "no break" of Sunlight energy transmission to-and-from the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid, which continuously receives

Sunlight energy from all Daylight regions on Earth.

This said "no break" of Sunlight energy transmission is the result of strategic site planning and locating the Solar Collecting Stations at the various Time Zones so that Sunlight energy collection times of one location will extend over the transmission time of another remote location.

This overlapping of Sunlight energy transmission times between both locations remote from each other is to establish a state of consecutive continuity condition incorporated into the systematic operation of the said Day and Night Global Solar

Lighting Grid.

Implementing a buffer of ample Daylight hours for Sunlight energy collection, transmission and the overlapping of transmission times is a vital safeguard of ensuring that the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid will continuously transmits Sunlight.

Therefore determining the precise distance of each location from one another must be carefully calculated taking into considerations together with other numerous consequential factors such as weather, topography, population density, economic and industrial activity, availability of the number of Daylight hours, etc. 4 to 8 Hours-Distant Location

Note that all the said Day and Night regions illustrated in Fig. 2 to Fig. 7 are not permanent or "fixed" due to the ever-changing position of the Sun at various times of the year such as the Summer and Winter Equinox.

No one location gets a "fixed" amount of Daylight hours in a given year.

Regardless of the availability of collecting Sunlight energy during Daylight hours, every Solar Receiving countries will receive a full measure of transmitted

Sunlight energy from the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Thus all Solar Receiving countries are dependent on the transmission of Sunlight energy from locations in the East which is only 4 to 8 hours ahead of the said consumer countries.

Time Zones

Every country on Earth falls within a certain Time Zone.

The function of the Satellite pictures illustrated in Fig. 2 to Fig. 7 display the complete overview of the Day and Night regions of the World which set the basis for the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid to determine the exact amount and the location to transmit the said Sunlight energy.

However when all the Time Zones of the World are taken into consideration, there is a noticeably huge disparity of Solar Collecting countries as compared to the number of Solar Receiving countries situated inside the various Time Zones of the World.

Before the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid could be plan and build, cross border co-operation and support is necessary.

The building of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must be regarded as a common National project on the premise that the said project is crucial not only to other countries but also to themselves.

Even if the said country is not participating in the said Day and Night Global Solar

Lighting Grid, a simple and basic optic fiber infrastructure is still required to be set in place. The complete laying and connecting all the optic fibers together forming a network is mandatory for the effectiveness of this invention of the Day and Night

Global Lighting Grid

Laying and connecting a whole network of optic fibers through such densely populated regions will need careful planning and lengthy seasonal on-site testing and trials.

Multiple secondary re-routing of optic fiber will be required for these Solar optic fiber Sunlight energy transmission routes.

Multiple clusters of secondary Solar Collecting Stations must be sited at these said 4 to 8 hours-distant-locations.

Solar Collecting Stations

Solar Collecting Stations are tall elongated skyscraper structure shaped like an open flower with the various optical lens embedded on the top surface.

Sunlight is collected and transmitted within said core of optic fiber for onward transmission as mentioned herein, see US Patent No: 4246477 and US Patent

No: 5467564.

At all times during Daylight hours, most of the optical lens are facing the Sun and collecting the Sunlight for onward transmission via connecting Optic Fibers. See Fig. 1 and Fig. 8.

Ideal sites for building these said Solar Collecting Stations are areas with Sunshine all year round and with little or no clouds, haze, dust storms, etc. These suitable locations with vast land and/or shallow sea area could site a whole cluster of Solar Collecting Stations to take full advantage of having a full Day for Sunlight Collection.

In regions with cloudy skies, then Solar Collecting Stations should be built tall enough that it stands above most of the dense low passing cloud, haze or even dust cover so as to receive the full beams of Sunlight at all times during Daylight. Regular cleaning ensures that the optical lens' surfaces are clean and dirt-and- dust free so as to permits the full 100% Sunlight collecting efficiency. The problem could be rectified with the installation of remote-control or automatic pre-timed wiper with water sprout just like present day car wind screen wiper during rainy weather and /or air blowers installed with jets of water spraying and washing away the elements from the lens surfaces.

Unobstructed rooftop of multi-storey house, tall building or any tall structure could be design and build as mini Solar Collecting Stations.

These mini Solar Collection Stations could be connected to the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid for onward transmission of collected Sunlight energy. Thus not only they collect Sunlight energy for their own consumption but also provide whatever small area for the collection of Sunlight.

A person skilled in the art of Optic Fiber Lighting installation will be able to design and plan the construction, installation and the laying of an elaborate Solar Lighting Grid for a country's total and complete lighting requirements and the retransmission of Sunlight via Optic Fiber to another country. These Optic Fiber Lighting experts will know how and where to place and install the optical lens and/or accessories at certain pre-determined points on the Global Solar Lighting Grid to overcome and compensate attenuation for light transmitted via optic fiber over such great distances. See US Patent No: 5140598 and US Patent No: 5553177

Upon reaching its intended destination, the Sunlight energy is transmitted to connecting local Solar Lighting Grid and utilizes by consumers. See US Patent No: 4389085; US Patent No: 5408795; US Patent No: 4329021 ;

A chain of Optic Fiber linking country-to-couπtry will eventually connect all the countries in the various Time Zones around the Globe together forming a network, thus, one complete Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid. Thereafter, every country connected to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid could receive the said Sunlight energy, day or night irrespective of the Time Zone they are located in. Countries in the tropics and near the Equator are more suitable to the transmission of Sunlight because of abundant Sunshine all the year round. Sites selected for Solar Collecting Station of the said Global Solar Lighting Grid must have the following criteria: -

• Flat open and clear spaces

• Atoll

• Shallow waters

• Deserted sparsely low forested islands

• Hill-tops

• Tall unobstructed buildings and structures

• Flat open and clear Desert lands

Countries in the temperate regions with 4 Seasons can only be Solar Collecting countries for 4-11 months of the year with the remaining period becoming Solar Receiving countries.

A person skilled in the art of laying optic fibers will design and install the entire network for the transmission of Sunlight energy through these optic fibers of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

A set of universal and uniform Rules and Regulations will be drawn up for the design, building, installation and connection of all transmitting and receiving optic fibers to and from this said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid. During the design, building and construction of the local Solar Lighting Grid and its connection to the Global Solar Lighting Grid, it is the duty and responsibility of cross border Regulatory authorities and officials to ensure compliance and enforce the adherence of Solar Lighting Grid Design and Building Guidelines. Globally, every country is dependent on all countries adhering to these Solar Lighting Grid Building Guidelines in order that when nightfall, they will definitely receive 100% Sunlight transmitted from the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid. LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES

Certain countries may not function efficiently as Solar Collecting countries but remain as Solar Receiving countries because they are situated in regions whereby they do not have enough Sunshine all the year round or sufficient Sunshine hours for the collection and harnessing by the Solar Collecting Stations. Certain countries may not function fully as Solar Collecting countries because of the frequency of natural calamities such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, monsoons, flood- prone areas, snow-storms, hazy, cloud covered, earthquakes, active volcanoes, etc. Any hazardous mishap, natural, accidental or incidental occurrences that will affect and damage, dis-connect or dislocate the optic fiber connection or cause the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid to be disintegrated must be avoided.

SUITABLE COUNTRIES

Most countries located in the Tropical regions on Earth, especially those with large desert lands, shallow lakes, shallow seas, flat mountain top, etc. are most suitable.

The only setback are the occasional sand-storms, snowstorm, dense clouds which reduces the efficiency of the Solar Collecting Station to collect sufficient Sunlight energy for transmission.

Due to the inhospitable living conditions, it is easier and faster to install and maintain the said Solar Collecting Stations in these said locations because of minimal human activity.

The almost flat topographical terrain of the desert are ideal sites for the installation of

Solar Collecting Stations. Unlikelihood of trees or forest springing up to "shade" the

Sunlight thereby blocking and reducing the efficiency of the Optic Fibers from

"collecting the full 100% Sunlight".

Such locations offer the Solar Collecting Station the full 6-8 hour day of un-interrupt collection of Sunlight energy for transmission thenceforth. Important Ground Rule:

Due to the Earth rotation, it is better and more efficient to lay all optic fiber from East to West and the Sunlight must be transmitted one-way i.e. in a East-West direction within said core of Optic Fiber of the said Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Solar Lighting Grid Design and Building Guidelines and Standards Rules and

Regulations should include some of the following: -

Optic Fiber Specifications,

Description,

Dimensions,

Performance,

Usage, Load, Function and Parameters,

Do's and Don'ts,

Warranty Period,

Reliability,

Recommended Expiry Date of Optic Fiber

Efficiency,

Rate of Light Transmission,

Optical Output,

Extinction Ratio,

Methods and Standard of Optic Fiber Connection, Termination, Amplification,

Routing, Interface, Transfer, Controls, Recovery, Overload,

Set up, Operation, Maintenance and Repairs Manuals

Testing Methods and Standards

Measurement Terms, Methods and Standards

Optic Fiber laying and routing Guidelines As this Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid involves only a one-time construction, great care, consideration and sacrifice must be made by all parties and/or governments for the long-term benefit of present and future generations. Government bodies must be generous and compromising towards the allocation of land area and spaces and /or sea area for the building and laying of Optic Fibers of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid running through the territory of any and/or all country/s.

These said land parcel ear-marked for the development of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must remain permanent. These said land parcel cannot be compromise into allowing any other future developments and/or constructions of building and/or structures on or in the vicinity of the allotted said land that will ultimately affect the efficient transmission of Sunlight energy by the optic fiber running therethrough.

Optic fiber of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid can be laid above ground, at ground level, underground or even underwater.

Guidelines will include the stringent granting of permits for construction work of any sort to be carry out in the vicinity of the said and laid Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

Efficiency of the said optic fiber to transmit Sunlight will be affected and could even damage or cause the optic fiber to deteriorate, breaks or disconnect. Sites selected must be easily accessible for regular monitoring, inspection and maintenance.

It is apparent that this said invention of Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid has immense long term benefits and possibilities to present and future generations, thus an international custodian comprising representatives from all nations is required. An International Committee may either be appointed, elected or nominated with powers to administer jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid to ensure and safe-guard its continued operation in the long term.

Guideline of any Optic Fiber Connections and Operations to the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must include the following:

• there must be an internationally agreed uniform optic fiber connection guidelines with clearly defined technical drawings and charts. • connection, splitting and diverting must be based on agreed method/s of Testing and Evaluation for its operational effectiveness before installation

• any alteration, amendments to optic fiber connections must be agreed/approved by the International Committee and/or Custodian/s of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid before actual work is to be carry out.

• Countries that maybe affected must be forewarn of such work being carry out at the said remote location so as to prepare them for any impending disruption of Sunlight transmitted to said countries.

• All connections in the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must have at least one Secondary Optic Fiber Sunlight Transmission Re-Routing By-pass incorporated in the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid.

This is a very important safeguard against Optic Fiber "disconnection" as a result of accidental breakage and/or natural calamities.

These fail-safe measures ensure a continuous and uninterrupted transmission of Sunlight energy in the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid from point- to-point and to all points on Earth.

Maintenance Schedule

Optical lenses of said Solar Collecting Station/s need daily or even hourly cleaning to ensure the full harnessing of Sunlight energy for transmission via optic fiber.

Dusts and other elements will cloud and impede the rays of Sunlight from being transmitted.

Mechanical means such as air blowers, windscreen wipers or any cleaning devices maybe required to ensure a continuous clean, dirt-and-dust free lens.

Optic Fiber Monitoring Schedule

Regular and schedule monitoring routine must be drawn up to determine the condition of the main optic fiber and monitor its ability to transmit 100% of Sunlight from end-to-end and whether replacement of the optic fiber is necessary or not. The invention of the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid is not to be limited to this basic design. However the main intention of this invention is to bring Sunlight energy to all Night Time Zone locations on Earth via whatever medium which is capable of transmitting Sunlight energy.

While a few embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated, it is to be understood that many changes, modifications and variations could be made to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention i.e. free Sunlight energy - Day and Night.

Claims

1. A Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid comprising: a global network of interconnecting optic fibers collecting, transmitting and receiving sunlight energy therefrom comprising:-

(i) a network of optic fibers connected to multiple Solar Collecting Stations which collect and transmit said Sunlight energy from multiple locations with daylight to several remote locations which is then in darkness,

(ii) The said optic fibers must be "Sunlight energy transmittable" over entire said distance from point-to-point.

(iii) the optic fiber claddings must be layer substantially surrounding said optic fiber to confine the sunlight energy being transmitted through the core of said optic fiber

2. Sunlight energy must be transmitted from a region in the Day Time Zone to a region in the Night Time Zone.

3. All said Sunlight energy transmission must be transmitted from point-to-point on Earth.

4. Presently, Optic Fiber is widely recommended as the medium of Sunlight energy transmission in the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid. However it must be noted that at a later date and as technology advances, improved alternative medium/s and/or method/s of transmitting Sunlight energy efficiently from point-to-point maybe utilize in the said invention.

5. The collection and harnessing of said Sunlight energy is mainly utilize for all lighting applications and for conversion into electrical energy. For the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid of Optic Fibers to transmit and supply the natural Sunlight energy from country/s in the Day Time Zones to country/s in the Night Time Zones, the following criteria is necessary:-

i. Solar Collecting Station/s must be build at several remote locations scattered all over the Earth; ii. the said Solar Collecting Station/s are connected to the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid via optic fiber or any light transmittable medium and/or method; iii. the said Solar Collecting Station/s transmit the collected said Sunlight energy to the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid; iv. a local Solar Lighting Grid must be built in place within the boundaries of a country i.e. just like the network of electric power cables found in an electric power grid of a country supplying electricity to each and every house, offices, buildings, etc., a local Solar Lighting Grid consisting of a network of optic fiber laid and connected to all homes, offices, buildings, etc. and transmitting Sunlight to the said locations; v. local means within the territorial boundaries of the said country; vi. the said local Solar Lighting Grid must be inter-connected at all points and transmitting said Sunlight energy to the receiving end of the connecting optic fiber i.e. to the consumer which will utilize the said transmitted Sunlight energy for lighting application/s and/or converted into electrical energy for various other applications; vii. connected means the joining together of all optic fiber cables; viii. Optic fiber or optic fiber cable/s mentioned herein refers to any clear transparent medium/s, which conducts Sunlight, and transmits optical energy. It can either be made of glass, plastic, etc. The sole function of said optic fiber is to transmit Sunlight. ix. operational ready means the optic fiber cables are laid in place and ready at all times to transmit Sunlight from end-to-end and/or to a plurality of locations in said building where distribution of said Sunlight is to occur i.e. it is continuously operational 24 hours everyday and/or in open spaces, above land surfaces, on land, below land and/or at sea level or underwater; x. Sunlight energy or Solar energy refers to the Sun rays or beams of light from the one source i.e. the Sun; xi. Solar collecting/collection and harnessing mentioned herein refers to the gathering of Sunlight energy by one or more and/or the combination of one or more optical lens and/or devices and/or instrument/s and/or accessories.

Such said optical accessories, lens, devices, instruments must be sunlight transmittable and/or perform the work of gathering and transferring sunlight from end-to-end and/or from point-to-point, xii. Lighting/iight-up mentioned herein refers to the application/s of Sunlight illumination to any interior and/or exterior location/s and /or space/s. xiii. Daylight mentioned herein refers to a period of time where the Sun is present and beaming sunrays and sunshine occurs for the entire duration of the said period of time.

7. The said Solar Collecting Station of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid is a structure configured for the collection and harnessing of Sunlight energy and the transmission of said Sunlight energy via Optic Fiber or any light transmittable medium to the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid which re-transmit said Sunlight energy to multiple remote locations in the Night Time Zones on Earth;

8. The said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid and the said local Solar Lighting Grid in a country is an elaborate network or system of optic fiber cables all laid out, connected and operational ready to transmit said Sunlight energy to any remote and/or local locations at all times;

9. The said Solar Collecting Station of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid can be located on top of tall unobstructed structures and buildings and/or any one and/or more location/s where Sunlight energy can be freely harness,

The said Single or whole cluster of Solar Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must be sited in a plurality of locations,

The said Single or whole clusters of Solar Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid can be sited on any locations such as open land area, shallow sea, mountain tops, plateaus, etc

The said single or whole clusters of Solar Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must be sited in a manner that are spread out all over the entire Sunlight Harnessing and Collecting area so as to fully utilize all available Daylight/Sunlight hours for the collection and harnessing of said Sunlight energy,

The said single or whole clusters of Solar Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must be sited on location/s that could provide the maximum period of time for the collection and harnessing Sunlight energy ,

The said single or whole clusters of Solar Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must be sited on location/s which could provide suitable conditions for the collection and harnessing of Sunlight energy and they are as follows -

• complete / comprehensive and total collection and harnessing of Sunlight energy during Daylight/Sunlight hours

• effective collection and harnessing of Sunlight energy during Daylight/Sunlight hours,

• uninterrupted collection and harnessing Sunlight energy during Daylight/Sunlight hours, • stable and reliable "sunny" weather forecast all year round or most of the time.

15. Solar Collecting country/s refers to country/s which has one and/or multiple Solar Collecting Station/s located within the boundaries of the said country/s;

16. The said Solar Collecting country/s having such Solar Collecting Stations located within the said country/s could collect and harness the said Sunlight energy and supplying the said Sunlight energy to the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid;

17. Solar Receiving country/s means country/s receiving the transmitted Sunlight energy from the said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid via optic fiber or any light transmittable medium;

18. The said Solar Collecting Station also transmit Sunlight energy to Solar receivers locally i.e. within the said country for own local consumption such interior illumination of buildings and/or other applications;

19. Sunlight energy maybe utilize for conversion into electricity for application in the various industries such as transportation, communication, telecommunications and every operation that need electrical or solar power etc.

20. This said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid once installed and commissioned is unmanned indefinitely but remains operational at all times.

21. The said Optic Fiber Grid of the Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid must permit the uninterrupted and continuous transmission and receiving of Sunlight energy within core of the said Optic Fiber;

2. The said Day and Night Global Solar Lighting Grid of Optic Fiber as defined in claim 1 , must be interconnected and link with all participating countries all over the world;

i. the said participating countries must be located in all the different Time Zones on Earth and; ii. all participation countries' local Solar Lighting Grid must be interconnected to one another i.e. the local Solar Lighting Grid of the said country must be able to collect Sunlight energy and transmit the said Sunlight energy and to receive the transmitted Sunlight when the said participating country turn from Day to Night i.e. when the countries in the Day Time Zones becomes the Night Time Zones as a result of the Earth's rotation and the same said countries in turn becomes the "Solar Receiving" countries and vice versa when the said countries in the Night Time Zones turn to the Day Time Zones, they become the "Solar Transmitting" countries;

23. Certain periods to note are the positions of the Sun at the Summer and Winter Equinox.

This Solar phenomenon of Long Days and Short Nights and vice versa is seasonal.

Daylight collecting hour's changes from location-to-location with this said Solar phenomenon thereby affecting Sunlight collection times of the said Solar

Collecting Stations of the said invention Day and Night Global Solar Lighting

Grid.

24. Occasionally, the Solar Collecting Station/s' Sunlight energy collection effectiveness maybe hampered for a short period of time due to Solar Eclipse. This said Solar phenomenon will affect some locations to certain variable degree where the said Solar Collecting Station/s are sited.