• KIEAE Journal
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2010

The use of natural light has the potential for improving both the energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality in buildings. A light-pipe system can introduce daylight to spaces that would otherwise not be able to benefit from the advantages of daylight penetration. For the light-pipe system to be widely used in Korea, it is important to quantify its daylighting performance with due consideration regarding the effects imposed by the local climate conditions. This paper presents the evaluation results of existing semi-empirical models to predict daylighting performance of a light-pipe system. The evaluation of the existing models was based on the monitoring data obtained from a underground parking lot in which the light-pipe system was installed. Comparisons were made between the predicted and the monitored data obtained from the study. The results indicated that semi-empirical models which was developed using the experimental data obtained under the Korean climatic conditions had a good prediction performance. We also quantified the effects caused by sky conditions, solar altitudes, room dimensions, and the aspect ratio of a light-pipe system on both the daylighting performance of the light-pipe system and the indoor illuminance distributions of the space using the semi-empirical model. Finally, this paper provides the design guideline of the light-pipe system for its application to an underground parking lot space.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.97-100
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• 2008

The daylight responsive dimming system is an energy saving system that automatically controls lighting output of artificial lighting according to available daylight in inside, as well as keeps uniform workplace illuminance. The basic three components of the daylight responsive dimming system consist of a photosensor, a controller and a dimming ballast. This paper is a fundamental study of photosensor modeling for the daylight responsive dimming system. The correlation between photosensor illuminance on the ceiling and workplace illuminance is an important factor to accuracy of system performance, so that the purpose of this study is to improve accuracy for daylight responsive dimming system. This study performs to derive the optimized conditions of photosensor using the RADIANCE.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2013

Light environment in the school building is one of the most important elements of the plan in order to improve student's ability to learn and the healthy growth. Thus, the window plan of the school building is a great addition to improve environmental-friendly performance through the daylight control. Daylight is highly beneficial for improving the indoor environmental quality and reducing building energy consumption, daylighting applications are scarcely considered, especially during the school building design process, because of lack of previous studies on the light environment of student and complex simulation process. Therefore, daylighting process were performed using ECOTECT, which has various advantage such as easy user interface and simple simulation processes. ECOTECT simulation were performed using weather data. As a result, ECOTECT simulation are performed for daylight autonomy and useful daylight illuminance. Using this data, Window planing is to propose and effective method in the early stages of design.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2017

Purpose: This study questioned the efficiency of daylight factor as a daylight adequacy and investigated a method of how to complement its weakness by considering a direct sunlight component under a clear sky condition. Method: The Snowdon visitor centre cafe was chosen as a case study building and various techniques such as BRE formula, BRE sky protractor, Pilkington dot diagram and mock-upscale model under the artificial sky simulator were used to analyse and compare daylight factor values. An analysis of direct sunlight component under the clear sky condition was carried out by Climate Consultant 5.5, sun path diagram, and the artificial sky simulator. Result: The result of daylight factor analysis differed by the adopted techniques and it was also contradictory to the results on a direct sunlight penetration. The result not only showed the limitation of daylight factor as a metric but also suggested an improvement by combining it with direct sunlight analysis. The techniques used in this study had a merit of being applied in the early design stage and thus be beneficial to many design professions in order for early daylight performance analysis.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2004

Illuminance and luminous levels in a small office space due to daylight were calculated to analyze the impact of daylight on contrast and lighting energy savings. Computer simulations were performed for four blind conditions under a clear sky condition. The blind conditions significantly impacted the illuminance an4 luminance level. Visual performance scores were calculated according to the transfer function that uses absolute contrast between target and background surface. The blind condition that had 45 tilted angle toward ground provided good contrast and performance scores. Using a control algorithm of an automated daylight dimming control system lighting energy sayings were predicted. For all blind conditions minimum lighting energy was consumed.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2011

An atrium space, unlike ordinary office rooms, accommodates variety of activities such as moving and resting of people and usually houses variety of vegitation to improve amenity and indoor environment. Many atrium buildings in Korea have been designed by considering the environmental criteria for human beings, not for the vegitation in the atrium space. Especially the daylighting designs are mostly focused on the required illuminances for various visual tasks of the occupants and glare controls. As a result, some atrium spaces do not provide sufficient light to the interior plants. Consequently, these atrium spaces require a high level of electric lighting to compensate the deficit of natural light for the photosynthesis of the vegitation. The purpose of this study was to suggest design guidelines for 4-sided atrium spaces having different well indices (WI), plan aspect ratio (PAR), and cardinal orientation. The findings from this study might be referenced by building designers when designing or selecting canopy systems by considering the daylight performances of the uncovered atrium spaces. In the study, the daylight performance was evaluated in terms of daylight autonomy (DA).

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2003

광센서 조광제어시스템은 실내로 유입되는 주광량에 따라 자동으로 광속량을 조절하여 설정조도를 유지시켜주는 에너지절약 시스템이다. 이 시스템의 성공여부를 결정하는 여러 요인들 중, 광센서의 측광값이 작업면 조도를 얼마나 정확히 나타내는가가 중요한 포인트가 된다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 실험을 통해 광센서의 여러 측광방향 형태를 결정하고, 각 측광방향별 광센서의 반응신호를 측정하였다. 그리고 광센서의 적절한 위치를 찾기 위해 실제공간에서 서로 다른 위치에 광센서를 설치하여, 작업면 조도와 광센서 반응신호의 관계를 측정하고 분석하였다. 분석된 결과를 토대로 광센서의 적절한 위치와 측광방향성을 제시하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.522-528
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• 2012

Currently, the energy consumption of electric lighting in an office building is accounted for more than 30% of the total energy consumption. In order to reduce the energy consumed by the indoor lighting, the daylight as a natural energy resource can play an important role in energy savings. The daylight can have positive impacts on improvement of work efficiency and productivity, and also make people feel more psychologically stable. Moreover, by using the daylight, we can definitely reduce the energy consumption in office buildings. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the LED dimming ratio depending on the ratio by calculating the amount of artificial illumination required according to the change of daylight by using the light simulation software that can quantify and visualize the performance of daylight. As a result, the energy savings could be obtained up to 30%.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.231-242
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• 2011

This study examines influences of a daylight dimming control system on the variation of indoor illuminance and lighting energy savings in a small office space. Field measurements and a series of computation were performed for typical types of sky conditions in summer. Results indicate that the daylight illuminance under clear and partly-cloudy sky were close to the target illuminance during a majority of time due to a higher ratio of window to wall. However, the target illuminance was not kept successfully due to the variation of photosensor signals which were strongly influenced by desktop illuminance. The system with partially-shielded conditions succeeded to keep target illuminance under clear sky conditions. The system failed under overcast sky conditions since the electric light output from fixtures caused excessive signals to photosensors due to insufficient daylight on a desktop. Unshielded and fully-shielded conditions were not recommended for effective controls of the systems. The influence of lighting fixtures on photosensors should be minimized to achieve successful lighting controls by daylight dimming systems.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2005

채광과 직사광 제어라는 자연조명의 상반된 목적을 동시에 충족시키기 위하여 본 연구에서 기존의 유리 창호를 용도와 기능에 따라 채광창과 조망창의 두 부분으로 분리한 이중분할창호시스템이 설계되었다. 채광량을 극대화하기 위하여 고창부의 채광창은 투명유리를 사용하며 조망창은 제어를 위한 다양한 기능성 유리를 적용하였다. 부가적으로 물리적 광제어 및 조절장치인 광선반, 수평 및 수직형 블라인드가 내장된 일체형 이중분할창호를 포함한 포괄적인 광제어 기법의 양적$\cdot$질적 조명효과를 통합적으로 평가하여, 제안된 창호시스템의 적용성을 평가하였다. 조망창과 채광고창의 경계부에 수평형 광선반을 설치하면 일차적인 직사광 유입으로 인하여 극심하게 높은 조도를 나타내는 창면 관접부의 조도를 완화시키는 차폐효과와 아울러 광선반의 반사 능력으로 인하여 채광성능면에서 불리한 실내측 후면부의 조도를 증가시키는데 현격한 효과를 2차적으로 기대할 수 있다. 실내바닥 수평면의 평균조도는 차광기능에 의하여 균제도가 2배 이상 향상되며 수평 슬릿의 반사에 의하여 $16(\%)$ 이상 증가하는 효과가 있으며 태양고도가 낮고 방위각이 정남향이 아닌 경우 수직 차광재를 사용하면 광제어 기능으로 인한 균제도의 향상과 $10(\%)$이상의 후면부 조도의 증가 및 조망이 확보되는 상대적인 장점이 있다.