Title
Determining Critical Points To Control Electric Lighting To Meet Circadian Lighting Requirements And Minimize Energy Use
Abstract
Designing electric lighting systems to meet circadian lighting requirements may raise light levels and consequently energy use compared to existing practices. To reduce energy use, electric lighting can be controlled to be dimmed or turned off when sufficient daylight levels are available in space. This requires input from one or a few critical measurement points. However, it is unclear how critical points can be determined to ensure that all occupants receive the needed light levels while reducing electric lighting energy. This paper discusses three approaches for selecting critical points and utilizes annual daylight simulations modified to account for sky spectra and coupled with spectral electric lighting simulations. Among the three evaluated approaches, the use of continuous daylight autonomy (modified to use EML measured at eye positions) is helpful for estimating electric lighting energy for dimmable electric lighting systems, and for identifying energy-saving strategies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.23919/ANNSIM55834.2022.9859378
2022 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM)
Keywords
DocType
ISBN
electric lighting,critical point,energy use,circadian lighting
Conference
978-1-6654-7314-9
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Belal Abboushi100.34
Sarah Safranek200.34