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Sun Angle Calculator Friday, January 19 Baker Lab (235 Pacific) 12:00 -12:30 Dianne Ahmann
Courtyard in Cambridge, UK
DECLINATION
+23
-23
LATITUDE
Latitude is related two angles, measured in degrees, "minutes of arc" and "seconds of arc" denoted by the symbols [ , ', " ]
Eugene 44 7' N
LONGITUDE or MERIDIANS Earth rotates about axis in 24 hours (360o/24 hrs), 15o/hour
Eugene 123 13' W
GREENWICH
TRIVIA QUESTION
How can someone on an east coast state call a person on a west coast state and it be the same time?
ALTITUDE
AZIMUTH
Sunpeg diagram
If you are located on the WEST side of magnetic variation zero (Michigan) - the compass will point to the EAST of true north.
SOLAR SOUTH
Defined by the position of the sun at solar noon Marks the center of symmetry for the daily solar path Differs from magnetic South by the magnetic deviation value Plan South is totally arbitrary
EQUATION of TIME
38 separate exposures (and 1 foreground exposure) were recorded on a single piece of film between January 12 and December 21 at 6:00 am
The Solar Cat Book, by Jim Augustyn Ten Speed Press, 1979
CONVENTIONS
Azimuth angle is usually measured from South (in architecture) but sometimes from the North South is always solar South (not magnetic South or plan South) Altitude angle is measured from the horizontal Times are always solar times
PROFILE ANGLE
Shadow Angle Architects Angle conceptual
The angle cast by the leading edge of an exterior shading device at particular times of the day, in a plane normal to the building.
SHADING PERFORMANCE
Historic (and useful) performance metric Shading Coefficient (SC)
SC = solar heat gain to a building through glazing x solar heat gain to a building through reference glazing
SC
SC is dimensionless (percent or decimal value) SC applies only to glazing (not frame) Reference glazing is single, clear glass SC may be found in manufacturers literature, from handbooks (ASHRAE), or derived from calculations Overall SC may be assembled
SC total = (SC1)(SC2)(SC3)
SHADING PERFORMANCE
New (and also useful) performance metric Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
SHGC = The fraction of solar radiation admitted through a window or skylight, both directly transmitted, and absorbed and subsequently released inward
SHGC
SHGC is dimensionless (percent or decimal value) SHGC applies to glazing and frame/mullions SHGC is a measured value (National Fenestration Rating CouncilNFRCtests products) Overall SHGC is a problematic issue SHGC SC SHGC (SC)(0.87)
NFRC