Designing and optimizing an edge-lit led lighting panel luminaire for illumination application
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Authors
Mou, Xi
Issue Date
2020-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Architectural sciences
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Abstract
This dissertation work started with an extensive literature review to understand what past studies exist and thei approach addressing such criteria. Based on the findings a sample light guide panel was used for implementing promising designs and performed analysis. One of the criterion is high luminaire efficacy, that results from high coupling and high extraction efficiencies. The research question addressing luminaire efficacy is answered by addressing the coupling efficiency first. In doing so a theoretical model was developed and optimized for light coupling from an array of LEDs into the light guide using etandu matching theory. The model was validated using ray-tracing analysis and by conducting laboratory experiments. The theoretical model was developed using a cylindrical light guide as the base case and equating it to a square light guide, and stacking several such guides to form the rectangular light guide. The experiment results showed that the ray-tracing simulation results, and the laboratory experiment results agreed well with the results obtained using the developed mathematical model.
Description
May 2020
School of Architecture
School of Architecture
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY