Patent ID: 9392757
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A01G,C12M

Claim Text:
1. A sun-tracking light distributor system for use in a closed photo-bioreactor for a photosynthetic culture having an aqueous liquid, the distributor system comprising: two light distribution walls made of a transparent material allowing sunlight to pass therethrough, the two light distribution walls being facing sidewalls of adjacent sections of transparent tube, the tube being adapted to contain the aqueous liquid, the two light distribution walls creating an elongated channel with an interior space being provided by a spacing between the adjacent sections of tube and adapted to receive the sunlight; a displacement system operatively connected to at least one of the two light distribution walls, the displacement system being adapted to change an orientation of said at least one of the two light distribution walls to track a solar position with respect to at least one axis.