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[TRNSYS-users] Climate reference year: illuminance



Dear Trnsys-users,

 

I’m looking for a method to define the illuminance (lux) in a zone. The purpose is to know when people put on the lights in a space.

 

I thought to use an output of type 89b: TMY2 Data Reader.

 

But I don’t find some explination about some outputs. So I don’t know for sure what the difference is between the output ‘direct normal illuminance’ and ‘global horizontal illuminance’.  Or does anyone suggest to use another output or method ?

 

Further when I plot these outputs the results seem to be extremely low : the maximum value over one year is 935illuminance for the direct normal illuminance and 970illuminance for the global horizontal illuminance.

 

To end a question to be sure : the unity illuminance is equal to lux ?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance,

  Joke De Beuckelaer   
  project engineer