The central sunlighting system: Development and validation of an optical prediction model

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-226

  Laouadi, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central sunlighting system; Daylighting; Optical model; Solar canopy system; Sunlighting

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; CALCULATION TIME; CENTRAL SUNLIGHTING SYSTEM; DESIGN TOOL; ENERGY SIMULATION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FULL INTEGRATION; INTERIOR SPACE; LIGHT GUIDES; LIGHTING SIMULATION; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MODEL PREDICTION; OPTICAL MODELS; PREDICTION MODEL; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; SOLAR CANOPY SYSTEM; SOLAR HEAT GAINS; SUNLIGHTING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION RESULTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DAYLIGHTING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAY TRACING; SUN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79960475204     PISSN: 19401493     EISSN: 19401507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2010.524710     Document Type: Article

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