Light & Engineering 26 (1)

Volume 26
Date of publication 03/30/2018
Pages 99-104

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Daylighting Performance of Manual Solar Shades. L&E 26 (1) 2018

Articles authors:

Jian Yao

Jian Yao, Ph.D. and Associate Professor at the department of architecture of Ningbo University. Dr. Yao has many years of experience in studying solar shading performance, daylighting and occupant behaviour

Abstract

The daylighting performance improvement of manual solar shades was compared with two conventional window scenarios. A developed stochastic model for manual solar shades was used for co-simulation by BCVTB. Results show that manual solar shades increase useful daylight illuminance by approximately 160 % compared to conventional windows with less significant daylight illuminance fluctuation. In addition, occupants operate solar shades effectively during the late spring and early summer and the manual control during other periods can be further improved to enhance daylighting performance.

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