Daylight Harvesting Control Systems: Design recommendations based on a literature review

Niko Gentile; Marie-Claude Dubois; Thorbjörn Laike

doi:10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165237

Daylight Harvesting Control Systems: Design recommendations based on a literature review

Niko Gentile, Marie-Claude Dubois, Thorbjörn Laike

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Abstract

In indoor spaces, lighting control systems are highly effective to reduce electric lighting use. Daylight harvesting systems (DHS) promise to deliver the greatest energy savings. This article presents a review about DHS based on recent scientific and technical literature. The review shows that the energy saving potential of DHS lies between 20-60% in comparison with non-dimmed installations. However, many studies outline serious limitations of these systems such as e.g. limited user acceptance. The review suggests that, during the design and commissioning of a DHS, the following aspects deserve attention: technical robustness, architectural integration and human acceptance. The review concludes that, while further research in the technical area is still needed, the architectural and human aspects have been so far insufficiently studied. The review emphasizes that competent designers and installers, as well as post-commissioning are mandatory to ensure the success of DHS installations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC)
Publisher	IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	632-637
Number of pages	2305
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-7992-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165237
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering - Rome Duration: 2015 Jun 12 → …

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Conference	2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Period	2015/06/12 → …

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Architecture
Civil Engineering
Applied Psychology
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

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daylight harvesting system
daylight-linked system
photoelectric dimming
lighting control system
review
photosensors
energy efficiency.

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1 Doctoral Thesis (compilation)

Lighting Control Systems to Save Energy in the non-Residential Sector: State-of-the-art, Field Studies, and Simulations
Gentile, N., 2017 Oct 27, Lund: Lund University. 298 p.
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)

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Robust control systems for electric lighting: inventory of existing technology, laboratory tests and field studies
Dubois, M.-C. (Supervisor), Laike, T. (Supervisor) & Gentile, N. (Researcher)
2013/01/01 → 2015/10/31
Project: Research

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Gentile, N , Dubois, M-C & Laike, T 2015, Daylight Harvesting Control Systems: Design recommendations based on a literature review. in 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 632-637, 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, 2015/06/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165237

Daylight Harvesting Control Systems: Design recommendations based on a literature review. / Gentile, Niko ; Dubois, Marie-Claude ; Laike, Thorbjörn.
2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 632-637.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review

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Lighting Control Systems to Save Energy in the non-Residential Sector: State-of-the-art, Field Studies, and Simulations

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Robust control systems for electric lighting: inventory of existing technology, laboratory tests and field studies

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