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Exploring Asymmetric Lens–Total Internal Reflection (AL–TIR) Optics for Uniform Ceiling Illumination in Interior Lighting

Applied Sciences
This study presents a significant advancement in LED interior lighting through the development and application of Asymmetric Lens–Total Internal Reflection (AL–TIR) optics, with a focus on enhancing lighting uniformity and indoor comfort by simulating ...
Duong Thi Giang, Pham Hong Duong, Tran Quoc Khanh   +2 more
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Development of an adaptive window-opening algorithm to predict the thermal comfort, energy use and overheating in buildings

, 2008
This investigation of the window opening data from extensive field surveys in UK office buildings demonstrates: 1) how people control the indoor environment by opening windows; 2) the cooling potential of opening windows; and 3) the use of an ‘adaptive ...
Clarke, Joseph Andrew, Tuohy, Paul Gerard, Humphreys, Michael A., Nicol, J. Fergus, Tuohy, P., Clarke, J., Rijal, H. B., Rijal, Hom B., Samuel, Aizaz, Humphreys, M. A., Samuel, A., Nicol, F.   +11 more
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Spaces in-between impacts on indoor environment and energy efficiency in dwellings [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
Throughout history, it has always been recognised that the spaces in-between in dwellings have the advantage of working as environmental buffer spaces.
Ribeiro Catarina F. T., Ramos Nuno M. M., Flores-Colen Inês   +2 more
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Twenty first century standards for thermal comfort : fostering low carbon building design and operation

, 2010
Nearly 50% of energy consumed in the developed world is consumed in buildings. Despite regulation intent, many new buildings are energy profligate. Thermal comfort standards are partly responsible for this increase in consumption. In this volume, Roaf et
Touhy, Paul, Tuohy, P.G., Nicol, Fergus, Humphryes, Michael, Boerstra, Atze, Boerstra, A., Roaf, S., Roaf, Susan, Nicol, F., Humphreys, M.A.   +9 more
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Physical Environment Study on Social Housing Stock in Italian Western Alps for Healthy and Sustainable Communities

Land, 2023
Climate change has reduced the comfort of community environments, and there is an urgent need to improve the health and well-being of low-income residents through design and technical measures. Therefore, this paper conducts research in the context of an
Yuqing Zhang, Bin Li, Luca Caneparo, Qinglin Meng, Weihong Guo, Xiao Liu   +5 more
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Visual Comfort and Indoor Environmental Quality in a Workplace Setting; A Case Study in Ankara, Türkiye

Prostor
Workplaces are occasionally specified in locations where learning environments are placed together, and they are also found in common areas with various functions. Individuals need light, which is an essential element for modern living, promoting a sense
Ayşe Nihan Avci
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Development of a Dimming Lighting Control System Using General Illumination and Location-Awareness Technology

Energies, 2018
As part of ongoing research into saving lighting energy, studies on lighting control integrating location-awareness technologies have recently been increasing, but these have led to the indoor illuminance imbalance problem by controlling only the ...
Heangwoo Lee, Chang-ho Choi, Minki Sung
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Optimizing Indoor Lighting With CNN and LSTM Enhancing Comfort and Efficiency

International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence
This paper presents an intelligent indoor lighting control system based on deep learning. The system employs a convolutional neural network to optimize the layout and positioning accuracy of indoor visible light communication sources and integrates a long short-term memory network with a backpropagation neural network to build a smart lighting ...
Kun Yu, Guangda Dong, Xuesi Li
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Study on Improving the Energy Efficiency of a Building: Utilization of Daylight through Solar Film Sheets

Energies, 2023
Daylight can contribute to substantial reductions in the energy consumed by artificial lighting applications. However, issues such as visual comfort, illumination intensity, and availability represent major issues when daylight is relied upon to ...
Mohamed Alzarooni, Abdul Ghani Olabi, Montaser Mahmoud, Safaa Alzubaidi, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem   +4 more
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Intelligent illuminance control in a dimmable LED lighting system [PDF]

, 2017
The dimmability of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) offers lighting designers great flexibility in illuminating an indoor environment. However, even for experienced lighting designers, it is not easy to achieve both comfort and energy efficiency using large ...
Linnartz, J.P.M.G., Linnartz, JPMG Jean-Paul, Linnartz, J.P.M.G.; id_orcid, Wang, X., Wang, X Xin   +4 more
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