A method to estimate the daylight efficiency of round skylights

Authors
Tsangrassoulis, A Santamouris, M
Citation
A. Tsangrassoulis et M. Santamouris, A method to estimate the daylight efficiency of round skylights, ENERG BLDG, 32(1), 2000, pp. 41-45
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Engineering & Energy
Journal title
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
ISSN journal
03787788 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
41 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-7788(200006)32:1<41:AMTETD>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The present paper presents a practical methodology to estimate the round sk ylight efficiency and hence the amount of daylight that reaches the interio r of a room equipped with these devices. The methodology is based on flux t ransfer approach to model the distribution of the luminous energy inside th e round skylights for various height-to-width ratios, wall reflectances and transmittances of the glazed cover under diffuse skylight and sunlight. (C ) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.