An automated device to assess light redirecting properties of materials and perform sun course simulations: the Heliodome project

• Presented at: ISES Solar World Congress 2005 - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, August 6-12, 2005
• Publication date: 2005

In this paper, the development of an original and time-efficient measurement device is proposed for the detailed investigation of the daylight distribution within buildings. It is meant to be used for two kinds of applications: - to assess the sunlight distribution inside scale models in an automated way so as to serve as a design and educational tool for architects and students and help them find solutions to improve the sunlight distribution within their building projects. - to achieve time-efficient bidirectional goniophotometric measurements of materials, typically used for innovative fenestration systems such as solar blinds, advanced glazing or coatings and daylight-redirecting devices, as well as energy-efficient artificial lighting components like luminaires reflectors e.g. The functioning principle of the device in both configurations is explained here and its early stages of development are presented: design and construction of the mechanical platform, command interface prototype and characteristics of the light detection system.

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Reference

• EPFL-CONF-153424
• URL: http://www.swc2005.org/

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