Evaluation of Four Artificial Lighting Simulation Tools with Virtual Building Reference
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چکیده
There are number of software environment available to conduct lighting simulations to support researchers and designers. This paper compares and analyses performance of four lighting simulation programs (AGI32, DIALux, RADIANCE and RELux), which are dedicated to provide physically accurate lighting calculation. Along with the evaluation of modeling ability and software features two significant aspects focussed in this study are accuracy in calculating illumination level and luminaire number for interior spaces. Illumination level calculation is validated by Commission International de Eclairage (CIE) recommended methodology known as CIE test cases. Another virtual space is used to evaluate luminaire number calculation capability. Modelling and simulation were conducted by all four packages. Validation were done by comparing simulation results with analytical and manual method calculation.
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