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Split-pane electrochromic window control based on an embedded photometric device with real-time daylighting computing

Wu, Yujie  
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Wang, Taoning
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Lee, Eleanor S.
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August 15, 2019
Building and Environment

Well-designed electrochromic (EC) glazing control can improve the energy performance of buildings and visual comfort of occupants in highly glazed buildings. This paper designed and demonstrated a compact integrated EC glazing automation system to control tint states of a split-pane EC window according to variations of sky conditions. The control is based on monitoring the luminance distribution of the sky and real-time lighting computation for a building interior, using an embedded photometric device (EPD). It optimizes tint states of EC glazing to offer sufficient daylight provision and temper discomfort glare for occupants, which potentially mitigates excessive solar heat gain. ’In-situ’ experiments were conducted in a full-scale testbed to demonstrate the daylighting performance under various sky conditions. Experimental results showed 83% of the working time for work-plane illuminance (WPI) and 95% of the time for daylight glare probability (DGP) were constrained in comfort range (WPI[500, 2000] lux, DGP 0.35) by the automated EC glazing (controlled by EPD) under clear skies; 68% of the time for WPI and 94% of the time for DGP in confined range under clear skies with thin clouds; 62% of the time for WPI and 85% of the time for DGP in confined range under partly cloudy skies.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106229
Web of Science ID

WOS:000476711100023

Author(s)
Wu, Yujie  
Wang, Taoning
Lee, Eleanor S.
Kämpf, Jérôme H.
Scartezzini, Jean-Louis  
Date Issued

2019-08-15

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Published in
Building and Environment
Volume

161

Article Number

106229

Subjects

Electrochromic window

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Real-time lighting simulation

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FPGA

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Embedded photometric system

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Visual comfort

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HDR imaging

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REVIEWED

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EPFL

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LESO-PB  
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CTI/Innosuisse

CTI.2014.0119

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