A model for estimation of daylight factor for skylight: An experimental validation using pyramid shape skylight over vault roof mud-house in New Delhi (India)

Arvind Chel, G.N. Tiwari and Avinash Chandra

Applied Energy, 2009, vol. 86, issue 11, 2507-2519

Abstract: A model to estimate daylight factor was investigated and validated using experimental hourly inside and outside illuminance data of an existing skylight integrated vault roof mud-house in composite climate of New Delhi. The daylight factor model was found in good agreement with experimental value of daylight factor. This model was modified for different practical horizontal surface levels inside the big and small dome rooms and validated using experimental measured data. The yearly average value of percentage daylight factor for big and small dome skylight rooms was determined as 2% and 6%, respectively. The total annual average artificial lighting energy saving potential of the skylight illuminance in the existing building was estimated as 973Â kWÂ h/year; corresponds to 1526Â kg/year of CO2 emission mitigation. Hence, the annual carbon credit potential from skylight mud-house building is [euro] 15.3/year.

Keywords: Lux; Skylight; Daylight; factor; Energy; saving; CO2; mitigation; Carbon; credit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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