Smart transformable shading system with adaptability to climate change
A smart transformable shading system with adaptability to expand and retract in response to solar radiation comprises, in one implementation, a housing unit, a plurality of structural cells, and a plurality of modular units. The structural cells are within the housing unit, and are aligned in first and directions with respect to the housing unit. Each modular unit is placed within a corresponding structural cell, and includes a plurality of structural rings, a plurality of deployable shell panels, a plurality of control units, and a plurality of circuit units. Each circuit unit is connected to a corresponding control unit, which in turn is connected to a corresponding deployable shell panel, the combination of which is placed within a corresponding structural ring to transform into different geometries in response to light.
1. A transformable shading system comprising:
a housing unit having portions aligned respectively in first and second directions;
a plurality of structural cells distributed in an array aligned with respect to the first and second directions; and
a plurality of modular units, each positioned within each of the plurality of the structural cells of the housing unit, and configured to expand and retract into different geometric transformations in response to electromagnetic radiation;
wherein:
each structural cell includes a structural frame, a plurality of connections, and a structural frame cover, and surrounds a corresponding one of the modular units,
each modular unit includes a plurality of structural rings, a fastening connection, a plurality of deployable shell panels, a plurality of control units, and a plurality of circuit units, wherein:
each structural ring includes a first connection, a second connection, and a surrounding rail,
the fastening connection is configured to connect the plurality of the structural rings together,
each deployable shell panel includes a plurality of connections and a plurality of deployable pipes, wherein each deployable pipe is configured to define a margin of the deployable shell panel,
each control unit is configured to control movements of a corresponding one of the deployable shell panels, and
each circuit unit is configured to command motion in response to a corresponding one of the control units.
2. The transformable shading system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the structural rings includes six structural rings that are positioned within each of the plurality of the structural cells such that each of the first connections of the six structural rings is attached to a corresponding one of the connections of the structural frame of the structural cell, and each of the second connections of the six structural rings is attached together by the fastening connection.
3. The transformable shading system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of the circuit units includes a plurality of actuator sensors, a timer unit, and a plurality of electrical switches in which the plurality of actuator sensors is connected to the timer unit, and the timer unit is connected to the plurality of the electrical switches, and each of the electrical switches is connected to a corresponding one of the control units.
4. The transformable shading system of claim 1 , wherein each of the structural frame covers is made of compressible stiff materials.
5. The transformable shading system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the deployable shell panels is further configured to form a first group and a second group, wherein the first group and the second group each includes six deployable shell panels.
6. The transformable shading system of claim 5 , wherein one of the deployable shell panels forming the first group and one of the deployable shell panels forming the second group are positioned within each of the plurality of the structural rings.
7. The transformable shading system of claim 5 , wherein:
the six deployable shell panels within the first group of the deployable shell panels are configured to move together, and to transform into same geometries, and
the six deployable shell panels within the second group of the deployable shell panels are configured to move together, and to transform into same geometries.
8. The transformable shading system of claim 5 , wherein:
the six deployable shell panels within the first group of the deployable shell panels each includes a first material, and
the six deployable shell panels within the second group of the deployable shell panels each includes a second material.
9. The transformable shading system of claim 8 , wherein the first material and the second material are flexible materials.
10. The transformable shading system of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of the control units includes:
a first end and a second end,
a gear box having a first rotatable gear, a second rotatable gear, and an actuator motor,
a cylindrical unit having a first rotatable cylinder, a second rotatable cylinder, and a rotatable belt, and
a rotating wheel unit having a first rotatable wheel and a second rotatable wheel.
11. The transformable shading system of claim 10 , wherein the first end of each of the plurality of the control units is configured to connect to each of the plurality of the connections of the deployable shell panels, and the second end of each of the plurality of the control units is configured to position within the surrounding rail of each of the plurality of the structural rings.
12. The transformable shading system of claim 10 , wherein the first and the second rotatable gears include a cone gear.
13. The transformable shading system of claim 10 , wherein:
each of the gear boxes is configured wherein the actuator motor is connected to the first rotatable gear, and the first rotatable gear is configured to be in contact with the second rotatable gear,
each of the cylindrical units is configured wherein the first rotatable cylinder is attached to the second rotatable gear, the second rotatable cylinder is attached to the rotating wheel unit, and the first and the second rotatable cylinders are surrounded by the rotatable belt, and
each of the rotating wheel units is configured wherein the first and the second rotatable wheels are connected together via the second rotatable cylinder.
14. The transformable shading system of claim 13 , wherein:
the actuator motor is configured to rotate the first rotatable gear causing the rotation of the second rotatable gear, which in turn causes the rotation of the first rotatable cylinder,
the rotation of the first rotatable cylinder causes the rotation of the rotatable belt, which in turn causes the rotation of the second rotatable cylinder, and
the rotation of the second rotatable cylinder causes the rotation of the rotating wheel unit, which in turn causes the first and the second rotatable wheels to move around the surrounding rail of each of the structural rings.
15. The transformable shading system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of the gear boxes is further configured to form a first group and a second group with each group having six gear boxes.
16. The transformable shading system of claim 15 , wherein each of the first and the second groups of the gear boxes is configured to work with a dc power supply of 12 v and a rotational frequency of 50 rpm.
17. The transformable shading system as in claim 15 , wherein:
the six gear boxes within the first group of the gear boxes are configured to function together, and to move the six deployable shell panels within the first group of the deployable shell panels, and
the six gear boxes within the second group of the gear boxes are configured to function together, and to move the six deployable shell panels within the second group of the deployable shell panels.
18. The transformable shading system of claim 1 , wherein entire of the plurality of the modular units of the housing unit is configured to simultaneously function, and to transform into same geometries in response to an amount of solar radiation entering the transformable shading system via using a smart timing system.
19. The transformable shading system of claim 18 , wherein the entire of the plurality of the modular units of the housing unit is configured to adapt to different climate change, to control electromagnetic radiation parameters including Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI), Daylight Glare Probability (DGP), and Daylight Glare Index (DGI), and to optimize annual energy consumption of a subject unit.
20. The transformable shading system of claim 19 , wherein:
the housing unit is installed as an adjoining system to a façade of the subject unit during a construction of the subject unit,
the housing unit is installed as the adjoining system to the façade of the subject unit after the construction of the subject unit, and
the housing unit is configured to be expanded depending on a size and a surface area of the façade of the subject unit in which the subject unit includes different varieties such as a residential and an educational building; an office and a commercial building; and a factory and a service building.