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A Solar Plug in Every Room

Imagine every home built with a universal sunlight outlet — real sun piped from the roof to any room, any plant, any solar panel. When clouds roll in, LEDs take over seamlessly. One collector. Whole house. Zero electricity for daytime lighting.

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DayLux solar light collection and distribution system — universal solar plugs delivering real sunlight to every room in a modern home

Energy demand is exploding.
Solar is falling behind.

AI data centers, electric vehicles, and growing populations are driving electricity demand to record highs. Solar is our best answer — but millions of panels and buildings can't capture the light they need.

38%
US Electricity Growth by 2030
AI and data centers alone will consume more electricity than most countries. Demand is accelerating faster than generation capacity.
25%
Solar Output Lost to Shade
Trees, buildings, and poor roof orientation rob solar panels of up to a quarter of their potential. That's billions of watts wasted.
75M+
Buildings Can't Use Solar
Apartments, row houses, north-facing roofs, and shaded commercial buildings have no viable path to solar generation — until now.
$0
Electricity From Sunlit Walls
Sunlight hits every building's facade, but it's wasted. Only rooftop panels generate power. DayLux captures light from any sun-facing surface.

Solar light plumbing for buildings

DayLux works like electrical conduit — but carries concentrated sunlight instead of current. Small tubes, standard fittings, installed by electricians with tools they already own.

1

Collect

Polycarbonate Fresnel lens array on a sun-tracking mount concentrates sunlight into a powerful, focused beam. Wind sensors auto-protect the array in storms.

2

Route

The beam travels through small (1-2") reflective-lined conduits routed through walls and ceilings — just like running electrical wire. Fits through standard stud holes.

3

Turn

Precision mirrors at 90-degree junctions redirect the beam around corners. Smart servo control enables programmable light routing to different rooms on a schedule.

4

Focus

Inline relay lenses refocus the beam at intervals — like camera optics — preserving intensity over long runs. Installer-adjustable, no electronics needed.

5

Deliver

Output diffusers distribute natural light to rooms, plants, or solar panels. A pan/tilt mechanism can mimic the sun's arc for optimal plant growth.

Every home deserves a solar plug.

Every room in your home has an electrical outlet. In the future, every room will also have a solar plug — a universal port that delivers real sunlight from a single rooftop collector. Plug in a lamp, feed a greenhouse shelf, or light your kitchen with the full spectrum of the sun.

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Real Sunlight, Any Room
Full-spectrum sunlight delivered through the wall — vitamin D, circadian health, and plant photosynthesis. No LED can replicate what the sun provides for free.
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Universal Plug Standard
One standardized wall port accepts any fixture — room lamps, greenhouse feeds, decorative lights. Roughed in during framing, just like electrical and plumbing.
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Hybrid Sun + LED
Real sunlight when the sun is shining, seamless LED fallback when it's cloudy. Auto-switching. Your lights never flicker, your bill stays zero.
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One Collector, Whole House
A single rooftop array distributes sunlight to every room through small conduits in the walls. One light source replaces dozens of fixtures.

Every watt matters. Four markets. One technology.

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Solar Panel Supplementation

Boost output from shaded, north-facing, or poorly positioned solar panels by routing concentrated sunlight directly to them. No rewiring, no relocating panels. Just more photons where they're needed.

Recover up to 25% lost panel output
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Greenhouses, Nurseries & Agriculture

Deliver full-spectrum sunlight including UV to shaded growing zones, lower shelves in vertical farms, and high-value crops. Real sunlight outperforms LED grow lights — the spectrum plants evolved for.

Reduce grow lighting electricity costs
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Health & Wellness

Natural sunlight with UV-B enables vitamin D synthesis, regulates circadian rhythms, and improves mood. 10M+ Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder. DayLux brings real sunlight to windowless spaces.

UV-B for vitamin D + circadian health
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Buildings That Can't Do Solar

Apartments, row houses, historic buildings, and commercial spaces shadowed by high-rises. Collect light from any sun-facing surface and distribute it throughout the structure.

75M+ underserved buildings in the US

Built to install. Built to last.

Every component is designed around one principle: an electrician with standard tools can install this in a day.

Small-Diameter Conduit

1-2" tubes route through walls like electrical conduit. Standard hole saw, standard fittings, invisible in finished buildings.

Smart Mirror Junctions

Servo-controlled mirrors at standardized 90-degree turns route light to different rooms on a programmable schedule. One collector, many destinations.

Inline Relay Optics

Camera-style refocusing lenses maintain beam intensity over long runs. Installer-adjustable, twist-to-focus like binoculars. No electronics.

Wind Protection

Anemometer-triggered auto-rotation turns the collector edge-on in high winds. Resumes tracking when safe. The system protects itself.

UV-Transmitting Optics

Polycarbonate Fresnel lenses and UV-grade relay elements preserve the full solar spectrum — including ultraviolet wavelengths critical for plant growth.

Feedback Optimization

Light sensors at every output auto-tune mirror angles for maximum throughput. Self-calibrating at sunrise. The system gets smarter over time.

Proving the physics on the bench

Malus's Law governs how polarization controls light intensity. This bench experiment demonstrates real-time polarization measurement — the foundation of DayLux's beam combining technology.

ESP32 microcontroller + phototransistor + polarizing film — custom firmware measures light intensity as the polarization angle changes.

DayLux measurement station with laser and automated polarizer
Measurement station: laser, belt-driven polarizer, ESP32 sensor array
Automated polarizer sweep rig with stepper motor
Automated sweep rig: NEMA 14 stepper + timing belt (1.8°/step precision)
View full experiment roadmap in the Lab →
Jonathan Swanson — Inventor of DayLux

Jonathan Swanson

Portland, Oregon inventor with a B.S. in Chemistry, physics and optics coursework, and a background in embedded systems engineering. Two-time OMSI Science Fair featured inventor. EPA-certified HVAC technician.

DayLux is one of Jonathan's engineering ventures, alongside StabilityCore — an active seismic isolation system for earthquake protection.

"Every building has sunlight hitting it that goes to waste. DayLux captures it and puts it to work."

Energy is needed for everything.

Every watt counts. DayLux captures sunlight that's already hitting your building and puts it to work — no new panels, no new wiring, no new grid capacity.

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