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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorTorres, Edgar
dc.contributor.authorRedondo, Jorge G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-21T17:45:16Z
dc.date.available2020-07-21T17:45:16Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationRedondo, J. G. (2012). Design and implementation of daylight harvesting illumination system in a retail environment [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/451
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract - The study was conducted within a Retail Store Chain. The main objective of this project was to reduce energy consumption in a retail environment. An illumination design was performed. Light intensity level is measured in foot-candles (fc). The required level of foot candles according to the Illumination Engineering Society (EIS) Lighting Handbook for a retail environment should be between 50-120 fc. The established design guideline for the retail store which this analysis is based on is 50 fc. The focus was on introducing new technologies that would reduce the amount of electrical lighting necessary, while keeping the projects simple payback period under five years. Daylight harvesting was the technique used to reduce energy consumption. This term refers to a control system that reduces the use of electrical lighting in buildings interiors by the use of natural daylight. With the techniques used it can be shown that the energy consumption was reduced, from a monthly average of 492,485.73 KWh to 453,688.43 KWh. This reduction translates to yearly savings of $116,391.89. These techniques are easily transferrable to many other types of environments where lighting energy reduction is necessary. Key Terms – Daylight Harvesting, Full Dimming, Step Dimming, Foot Candle.en_US
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dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofManufacturing Engineering;
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpring-2012;
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshSix sigma (Quality control standard)en_US
dc.subject.lcshLean manufacturingen_US
dc.subject.lcshBuildings--Energy conservationen_US
dc.subject.lcshStores, Retail--Energy conservationen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.titleDesign and Implementation of Daylight Harvesting Illumination System in a Retail Environmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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