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THE HONG KONG
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
EMT AO
BSE 511 Lighting Engineering
Week 12 Tutorial
1 Use the solar path diagrams to figure out the azimuth and alitude angles of the sun at Hong Kong.
sep2tespm AS = +60 Age or?
Jun2tnon As= joo? Ag= got
2. Calculate the profile angles
‘Oct 27 noon uaa PM.
‘Azimuth =10"_T atude 58° ‘Azimuth tee" | Alitude 457
Solar elevation angle | Profile angle Solar elevation angle | Profile angle
South le" Sha? Joo x
* [East +80 e gee re
South west 30" =45" aa? To" Te
South east 60° +50" pe 1 bo" x
Figure out these profile angles using solar path diagrams
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(2) How far wil the sunlight penetrate into a space at 1:00 PM on Aug 21? The top ofthe window is 3 meter and the
window faces southwest 30°?
As=+28° Age14° oeet3e° Aze-2° Ap=74 Be
(b) Ifthe space having a Ameter overhang, how wil this affect sunlight penetration? tan 74
os osm
a ° o
« a= 0.5¥ tan 74°= 2.64
= oat 7
‘toma’ = 0.08 m
4. Use te Solar path diagrams o show what ete tines the folowing pint in the space wl have dec sunigh?
‘Space: Facing south west 60°
Window: 3 meters high, 6 meters wide
Point 0.8 meters above the for, 1.2 meter rom the window, athe center ln ofthe window
le Angle é
E) 1 &
re Be ta ! Be = 662°
hus, Aes ~ ase. 40987
iO Fe