INVESTIGADORES
PATTINI Andrea Elvira
artículos
Título:
A new type of daylight passive collector: The shaped refractor
Autor/es:
FERRÓN LEANDRO; PATTINI ANDREA ELVIRA; LARA, MIGUEL ANGEL
Revista:
LIGHTING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Editorial:
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: London; Año: 2011 vol. 43 p. 309 - 319
ISSN:
1477-1535
Resumen:
In order to satisfy the requirements of energy-saving and lighting comfort in
places which have no direct access to daylight through windows, it is possible
to set up an optical rod daylighting system. However, there is no information as
to how efficient such a system might be for the passive collection of daylight.
This paper explores the possibility of increasing the passive collection of
daylight through modifications to the shape of the acrylic rod at the collection
area. As a result, an equation for the calculation of a shape that optimises the
passive collection of daylight through refraction into the optical rod is
developed. The shape depends on the latitude where the system is installed.