An open-loop venetian blind control to avoid direct sunlight and enhance daylight utilization

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 860-866

  Zhang, Shenqiu ^a   Birru, Dagnachew ^b  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Daylighting; Glare; Open loop; Shading control; Venetian blinds

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; BLIND CONTROL; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; OPEN LOOP CONTROL; OPEN LOOPS; SHADING DEVICES; VENETIAN BLIND; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

DAYLIGHTING; GLARE;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; CONTROL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REAL TIME; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84856626448     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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