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http://dx.doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2012.23.1.027

Optimum Blind Control at the End of Operation Time Zone for Preventing Glare on Work-plane and Maximizing Daylight and Solar Heat Gain  

Seong, Yoon-Bok (한국건설교통기술평가원)
Yeo, Myoung-Souk (서울대학교 건축학과)
Koo, So-Young (서울대학교 건설환경종합연구소)
Kim, Kwang-Woo (서울대학교 건축학과)
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Journal of the Korean housing association / v.23, no.1, 2012 , pp. 27-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to develop the blind control strategy and method which reduce negative effect of incoming daylight on visual comfort of occupants, minimize psychological anxieties caused by frequent motions of a blind, and maximize positive effect of incoming daylight and solar irradiation by opening/closing of a blind. As previous researches on blind controls have limited outdoor environmental conditions to those in specific regions, orientations and dates, these resulted in problems at various conditions for general-purpose application. Major problem is that the time interval and amount of blind movement do not meet the control objective at the end of control zone and discontinuous curve. To overcome these limitations revealed in the previous researches, following tasks were performed in this study. 1) To establish the control objective to accomplish the goal of this study. 2) To develop the control methods and algorithms which prevent glare on the work-plane at any time and which control the time interval and amount of blind movement to follow the control objective at various profile angle curves. 3) To validate the general-purpose applicability and performance of the developed control methods and algorithms by simulation and its data analysis at various conditions. It was found that the proposed methods and algorithms can prevent the direct glare on the work-plane at all the time and also increase the incoming daylight and solar irradiation.
Keywords
Glare; Daylight; Solar Irradiation; Blind Control; Solar Profile Angle;
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