Development and Performance Evaluation of Light Shelves Using Width-Adjustable Reflectors

In recent years, there has been an increase in the consumption of energy for lighting purposes, which has led to an increase in the number of studies being conducted on this subject. Most studies have focused on light shelves, which are daylighting systems used for reducing the lighting energy requi...

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Published in:Advances in civil engineering 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-9
Main Authors: Lee, Heangwoo, Seo, Janghoo, Park, Seonghyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Civil engineering
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Engineering
Geometry
High rise buildings
Light
Light shelves
Lighting
Performance evaluation
Reflectors
Studies
Systems design
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Summary:In recent years, there has been an increase in the consumption of energy for lighting purposes, which has led to an increase in the number of studies being conducted on this subject. Most studies have focused on light shelves, which are daylighting systems used for reducing the lighting energy required for the interiors of buildings. However, the existing light shelves cannot actively deal with external environmental factors, which often lead to an infringement of the right to light during the night when the performance of the light shelf deteriorates. Therefore, in this study, we propose a light shelf with a width-adjustable reflector and verify its validity using a testbed. The reflector of the proposed light shelf system is modularized so that the length can be adjusted in stages. The optimum width of the light shelf is calculated in terms of the energy reduction and uniformity ratio improvement, and the obtained optimum width is varied depending on the season. We find that the width-adjustable reflector can save 20% and 21.6% more lighting energy than light shelves with fixed reflector widths of 0.3 m and 0.6 m, respectively.
ISSN:1687-8086
1687-8094
DOI:10.1155/2018/2028065