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DAYLIGHTING CALCULATIONS Mike Kroelinger ABS 731 Spring 2006 Methods for Calculation Lumen Method Daylight Factor Method Overcast sky Clear sky BRE Protractors Flux transfer Method Lumen Method Provides simple way to predict interior daylight through skylights windows. Similar to the zonal cavity method for electric lighting. Assumes an empty, rectangular room with simple fenestration shading devices, including light shelves. Lumen Method Four basic steps: Exterior illuminances at window or skylight are determined from daylight availability materials. Net transmittance is determined. CU’s, or ratios of interior to exterior illuminace, are determined. Interior illuminance is calculated. Lumen Method Available daylight Overcast sky Lumen Method Available daylight Clear sky - summer Lumen Method Available daylight Clear sky – fall spring Lumen Method Available daylight Clear sky – winter Lumen Method Basic equation E = E NT CU (8-27, IES Handbook) i x Where: E = interior illuminance in lx i E = exterior illuminance in lx x NT = net transmittance CU = coefficient of utilization Formula for toplighting differs Lumen Method Daylight Factor Low precision procedure for determining illuminance at any point in an interior space. Direct sunlight excluded. Uses sky with known luminance distribution. Daylight Factor DF is ratio of illuminance at a point on a plane to the illuminance on a horizontal exterior plane produced by a hemisphere of the sky. Has three components that are summed: Sky component (SC) Externally reflected component (ERC) Intern