RT Journal Article
T1 Mathematical Model Applied To Improve The Natural Lighting Design
A1 García Fernández, Berta
A1 Vázquez Moliní, Daniel
A1 Álvarez Fernández-Balbuena, Antonio
AB Daylighting must be considered as the greenest way to illuminate any space and one of the most important architectural design challenges and opportunities. Human life is strongly influenced by natural lighting, and nowadays we have to add to this factor the importance of energy conservation and pollution reduction objectives. The development of hollow light guides offers people the advantages of natural lighting and the benefits of reduced energy consumption systems, providing changes in architectural form of spaces where sunlight does not have direct access. Hollow Cylindrical Prismatic Light Guides (CPLGs) are transparent optical components able to transmit high diameter light beams in daylight buildings applications without relevant losses. The goal of this paper is to show a novel lighting design based on hollow prismatic light pipes, which let daylight to be introduced inside of buildings. An improved mathematical modelling to predict light transmission efficiency based on realistic software simulations and experimental models is presented.
PB WIT Press
SN 1743-7601
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18177
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18177
LA eng
NO This paper is part of the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Eco-Architecture 2016)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 30 abr 2024