Optical scatter measurement and analysis of innovative daylight scattering materials

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 505-519

  Mohanty, Lipi ^a   Yang, Xiaoming ^a   Wittkopf, Stephen K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

BRTD; Daylighting; Facade; Glazing; Goniophotometer; Redirection

Indexed keywords

ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; BRTD; BUILDING FACADES; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; DOUBLE GLAZINGS; FENESTRATION SYSTEMS; GLAZING; GONIOPHOTOMETER; INCIDENT LIGHT; LASER-CUT; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; OPERATION COST; OPTICAL SCATTER; REDIRECTION; REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION; SCATTERING MATERIALS; SEMI-TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAIC; SUN POSITION; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS; DAYLIGHTING; FACADES; GLAZES; MEASUREMENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

COOLING; HEATING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REFLECTANCE;

EID: 84855195664     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.027     Document Type: Article

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