Daylight Savings Calculation Technique for Smart Buildings.docVIP

Intelligent Control and Automation, 2013, 4, 102-107 /10.4236/ica.2013.41014 Published Online February 2013 (/journal/ica) Daylight Savings Calculation Technique for Smart Buildings Dariusz Kacprzak , Ioan Tuleasca 1 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Lower Hutt, New Zealand Email: Ioan.Tuleasca@openpolytechnic.ac.nz 1 2 Received September 14, 2012; revised November 5, 2012; accepted November 12, 2012 ABSTRACT This publication presents a technique of quantifying energy savings due to daylight. The technique is designated to be used in smart buildings or similar applications where daylight harvesting is welcomed. The technique is divided into three stages. In the first stage an optical sensor is evaluated for its P (power)-E (illumination) response characteristics. In the second stage the calibration of room properties is carried out. In the final stage photometric calculations are per- formed, and energy savings are calculated. The major advantage of the proposed approach is to determine energy sav- ings during the design stage of a building, not after the building construction or retrofitting. The information obtained from the calculations is useful for investors, future tenants and environmentalists. Keywords: Interior Lighting; ELS Sensor; Energy Savings; CO Emissions; ETAP Appliances 2 1. Introduction cient paradigm of including daylight harvesting calcula- tions in electrical lighting designs. An example is pro- vided where the Electrical and Computer Engineering ECE Department of the University of Auckland is chosen for performing measurements due to its accessibility, familiarity and, most important, due to the availability of software modelling files “.DWG”. These files offer the layout of given locations and are appropriate for use with It is common knowledg