Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (100) for light exposure regulation of agricultural goods and energy production, in particular electrical energy production, by converting or transmitting a highly-directional component (81) of incident light (80) and by transmitting a diffuse component (82) of incident light (80), comprising: #an optical arrangement (40) comprising a first optical layer (41), wherein the first optical layer (41) comprises a plurality of primary optical elements (47); #a light energy conversion layer (50) at least partially transparent to light and comprising a plurality of distant light energy conversion elements (51) capable of converting light energy in an output energy; #a shifting mechanism (60) for moving the optical arrangement (40) relative to the light energy conversion layer (50) or vice versa; and #a frame element (10) to which either the optical arrangement (40) or the light energy conversion layer (50) is attached, wherein the shifting mechanism (60) is arranged to displa

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optomechanical system (1) for converting light energy, comprising an optical arrangement (40) comprising one or more optical layers (41, 42), wherein at least one of the optical layers (41,42) comprises a plurality of primary optical elements (47) to concentrate incident light (80) into transmit ted light (90), wherein the primary optical elements (47) are arranged in a two-dimensional rectangular or hexagonal array; a support layer (50); a shifting mechanism (60) for moving at least one of the optical layers (41, 42) of the optical arrangement (40) relative to the support layer (50) or vice versa; and a frame element (10) to which either the optical arrangement (40) or the support layer (50) is attached, wherein the support layer (50) comprises a plurality of primary light energy conversion elements (51) arranged in a two-dimensional array corresponding to the arrangement of the primary optical elements (47) and a plurality of secondary light energy conversion elements (52

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optomechanical system (1), for dynamically controlling the photometric distribution of a luminaire, comprising a static frame (10), a light emitting substrate (50) with one or more light emitting elements (51) capable of emitting incident light (80), an optical layer (40) comprising one or more optical elements (41) capable of capturing incident light (80) and transmitting transmitted light (90), and a shifting mechanism (60) for translationally moving along at least one direction a movable element, which is chosen from either the optical layer (40) or the light emitting substrate (50). The shifting mechanism (60) comprises further one or more guiding elements (61), capable of maintaining the inclination angle between the light emitting substrate (50) and the optical layer (40) while moving the movable element (40,50).

Abstract: An optomechanical system for absorbing light or emitting light, comprising as static frame element, an optical arrangement, a light absorbing/emitting substrate and a shifting mechanism. The shifting mechanism moves at least one layer of the optical arrangement relative to the light absorbing/emitting substrate or vice versa, wherein the movement is through one or more translation element relative to the static frame element in such a way that the transmitted light can be optimally absorbed by the light absorbing/emitting substrate, or that the incident light emitted by the light absorbing/emitting substrate can be optimally transmitted by the optical arrangement. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a corresponding method for absorbing light or emitting light with the aforementioned optomechanical system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optomechanical system (1), for dynamically controlling the photometric distribution of a luminaire, comprising a static frame (10), a light emitting substrate (50) with one or more light emitting elements (51) capable of emitting incident light (80), an optical layer (40) comprising one or more optical elements (41) capable of capturing incident light (80) and transmitting transmitted light (90), and a shifting mechanism (60) for translationally moving along at least one direction a movable element, which is chosen from either the optical layer (40) or the light emitting substrate (50). The shifting mechanism (60) comprises further one or more guiding elements (61), capable of maintaining the inclination angle between the light emitting substrate (50) and the optical layer (40) while moving the movable element (40,50).

Abstract: Disclosed is an optomechanical system (10) for capturing and transmitting incident light (40) with a variable direction of incidence to at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), with an optical arrangement (20) able to capture a beam of the incident light (40), concentrate the captured beam of the incident light, and transmit one or more concentrated beams (50) of the incident light to the at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), and a shifting mechanism for moving the optical arrangement (20) with respect to the at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), wherein the moving of the shifting mechanism is controllable in such a way that, for any direction of incidence of the incident light (40), the one or more concentrated beams (50) of the incident light can be optimally collected by the at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), In this optomechanical system (10), the optical arrangement (20) comprises a first optical la

Abstract: Planar optical module (100, 100?) for capturing, converging and collimating incident light (3, 3?) with a variable incident direction comprising: —a first optical arrangement (10) with an optical layer able to converge the incident light-beam (3, 3?), forming thereby a converging light-beam (4, 4?) and —a second optical arrangement (20) placed downstream said first optical arrangement (10), said second optical arrangement (20) having an optical layer collimating said converging light-beam(s) (4, 4?), forming thereby a collimated and concentrated beam (5, 5?), wherein the first and second optical arrangements (10, 20) are movable one relative to the other such that the relative position of first and second optical arrangements (10, 20) allows said collimated and concentrated beam (5, 5?) to have an orientation which is, in a plane perpendicular to the main plane (P) of the planar optical module (100, 100?), predetermined, fixed and independent from the direction of the incident light (3, 3?).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optomechanical system (1) for absorbing light or emitting light, comprising a static frame element (10), an optical arrangement (40) comprising one or more optical layers (41, 42) capable of capturing incident light (80) and transmitting transmitted light (90), wherein the optical arrangement is arranged to be able to accept the incident light (80) from an internal side and an external side of the static frame element (10), a light absorbing/emitting substrate (50) capable of absorbing the transmitted light (90) or emitting the incident light (80), a shifting mechanism (60) for moving at least one of the layers (41, 42) of the optical arrangement (40) relative to the light absorbing/emitting substrate (50) or vice versa, wherein the shifting mechanism (60) is arranged to move at least one of the layers (41, 42) of the optical arrangement (40) or the light absorbing/emitting substrate (50) translationally through one or more translation element (65) relative to the static fr

Abstract: Disclosed is an optomechanical system (10) for capturing and transmitting incident light (40) with a variable direction of incidence to at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), with an optical arrangement (20) able to capture a beam of the incident light (40), concentrate the captured beam of the incident light, and transmit one or more concentrated beams (50) of the incident light to the at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), and a shifting mechanism for moving the optical arrangement (20) with respect to the at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), wherein the moving of the shifting mechanism is controllable in such a way that, for any direction of incidence of the incident light (40), the one or more concentrated beams (50) of the incident light can be optimally collected by the at least one collecting element (31, 31?, 31?, 31??, 31A, 31B), In this optomechanical system (10), the optical arrangement (20) comprises a first optica

Abstract: Planar optical module (100, 100?) for capturing, converging and collimating incident light (3, 3?) with a variable incident direction comprising: —a first optical arrangement (10) with an optical layer able to converge the incident light-beam (3, 3?), forming thereby a converging light-beam (4, 4?) and —a second optical arrangement (20) placed downstream said first optical arrangement (10), said second optical arrangement (20) having an optical layer collimating said converging light-beam(s) (4, 4?), forming thereby a collimated and concentrated beam (5, 5?), wherein the first and second optical arrangements (10, 20) are movable one relative to the other such that the relative position of first and second optical arrangements (10, 20) allows said collimated and concentrated beam (5, 5?) to have an orientation which is, in a plane perpendicular to the main plane (P) of the planar optical module (100, 100?), predetermined, fixed and independent from the direction of the incident light (3, 3?).

Abstract: A method of making a current sensor is described. The method includes providing a leadframe having a current conductor portion comprising two sections shaped such that a current to be measured flows in directions oriented obliquely or oppositely with respect to each other. Further, the method includes deforming the leadframe to lower the current conductor portion, and mounting an isolator on the current conductor portion. The method also includes mounting a semiconductor chip having a thickness of at least 0.2 mm and comprising two magnetic field sensors composed of four Hall sensors and magnetic field concentrators on the isolator, connecting the semiconductor chip and sensor terminal leads by wire bonds, packaging the semiconductor chip and parts of the leadframe in a plastic housing, and cutting a frame of the leadframe from current terminal leads and the sensor terminal leads.

Abstract: A method of making a current sensor comprises providing a leadframe having a current conductor portion comprising two sections shaped such that a current to be measured flows in directions oriented obliquely or oppositely with respect to each other, deforming the leadframe to lower the current conductor portion, mounting an isolator on the current conductor portion, mounting a semiconductor chip having a thickness of at least 0.2 mm and comprising two magnetic field sensors composed of four Hall sensors and magnetic field concentrators on the isolator, connecting the semiconductor chip and sensor terminal leads by wire bonds, packaging the semiconductor chip and parts of the leadframe in a plastic housing, and cutting a frame of the leadframe from current terminal leads and the sensor terminal leads.

Abstract: A device for current measurement comprises a substrate with a first current conductor and a current sensor with a second current conductor. The current sensor is mounted above the first current conductor on the substrate. The second current conductor is formed with integrally attached first and second terminal leads through which the current to be measured is supplied and discharged. The current sensor further comprises a semiconductor chip with a magnetic field sensor mounted on the second current conductor on the side of the second current conductor facing the substrate. The magnetic field sensor is sensitive to a component of the magnetic field extending parallel to the surface of the semiconductor chip and perpendicular to the second current conductor. The second current conductor extends above and parallel to the first current conductor.

Abstract: A current sensor comprises a housing of plastic, a current conductor with integrally shaped first and second electrical terminals, through which a current to be measured is supplied and discharged, third electrical terminals, and a semiconductor chip having at least one magnetic field sensor, which is sensitive to a component of the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the current conductor running perpendicularly to the surface of the semiconductor chip. The first and second electrical terminals are arranged at a first side of the housing, the third electrical terminals are arranged at a side of the housing opposite to the first side. The semiconductor chip is mounted as flip chip. The semiconductor chip comprises first bumps, which make electrical connections to the third terminals, and second bumps located above the current conductor and electrically separated from the semiconductor chip by an isolation layer.

Abstract: A device for current measurement comprises a substrate with a first current conductor and a current sensor with a second current conductor. The current sensor is mounted above the first current conductor on the substrate. The second current conductor is formed with integrally attached first and second terminal leads through which the current to be measured is supplied and discharged. The current sensor further comprises a semiconductor chip with a magnetic field sensor mounted on the second current conductor on the side of the second current conductor facing the substrate. The magnetic field sensor is sensitive to a component of the magnetic field extending parallel to the surface of the semiconductor chip and perpendicular to the second current conductor. The second current conductor extends above and parallel to the first current conductor.

Abstract: A current sensor comprises a housing of plastic, a current conductor with integrally shaped first and second electrical terminals, through which a current to be measured is supplied and discharged, third electrical terminals, and a semiconductor chip having at least one magnetic field sensor, which is sensitive to a component of the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the current conductor running perpendicularly to the surface of the semiconductor chip. The first and second electrical terminals are arranged at a first side of the housing, the third electrical terminals are arranged at a side of the housing opposite to the first side. The semiconductor chip is mounted as flip chip. The semiconductor chip comprises first bumps, which make electrical connections to the third terminals, and second bumps located above the current conductor and electrically separated from the semiconductor chip by an isolation layer.