Journal article
Simulation of annual electric lighting demand using various occupancy profiles
Section for Building Physics and Services, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark3
Dynamical Systems, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark4
This paper describes an investigation of the effect on electric lighting demand of applying occupancy models of various resolution to climate-based daylight modelling. The lighting demand was evaluated for a building zone with the occupant always present, with occupancy corresponding to absence factors, based on an estimated annual mean occupancy, based on estimated 1-hour mean occupancy, and based on 2-min occupancy intervals.
The results showed little difference in the annual electric lighting demand when the same occupancy profile was used every day, as opposed to when profiles were used where occupancy varied every day. Furthermore, the results showed that annual electric lighting demand was evaluated slightly conservatively when a mean absence factor was applied as opposed to using dynamic occupancy profiles.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Year: | 2013 |
Pages: | 538-549 |
ISSN: | 14770938 and 14771535 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1177/1477153512461495 |
ORCIDs: | Svendsen, Svend and Nielsen, Toke Rammer |