Occupant use of manual lighting controls in private offices
Occupant use of manual lighting controls in private offices
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DOI:
10.1080/00994480.1999.10748274
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发表时间:
1999-06-01
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Morrow, W
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作者:
Maniccia, D;Rutledge, B;Morrow, W
Lighting controls are the next frontier in lighting energy-efficiency research. The benefits of static tech nologies such as T8 lamps and electronic ballasts are well documented, but the benefits of lighting controls are not widely recognized. These benefits include both the hardto-quantify benefits of occupant satisfaction and produc tivity, and the more easily quantified benefits of energy savings. All of these benefits may not be fully recognized because there are few comprehensive, objective studies mat document both energy and user benefits for com monly used lighting control technologies such as window blinds, photosensors, motion sensors, manual switching and dimming, and time scheduling. 1 Some studies show the energy savings potential of motion sensors, time clocks, photosensors, and even manual switching, while some cover various aspects of window blinds. But few studies exist that compare the incremental benefits of the various strategies. 2-8 In addition, few empirical stud ies have ever compared the related benefits of manual and automatic controls. 9. 10 A research study that compared the incremental benefits of manual and automatic controls by documenting energy savings and occupant behavior and response was conduct ed on one floor of an office building located in a 23,234 m2 (250,000 ft2), three-building complex of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO. The facility is unique for studying the benefits of lighting controls because it incorporates manual dimming and switching, mo tion sensors, and photosensors. Furthermore, the control sys tem is integrated with both a building automation system (BAS) and a data acquisition system (DAS) which enable the building facility managers (and researchers) to acquire data on the performance of the HVAC and lighting systems.