A Study of the Lighting Control System for a Daylit Office

Increasing user comfort and reducing operation costs have always been primary objectives of lighting control strategies in a building. This paper proposes an architecture of the lighting control system for a daylit office. The system consists of the lighting controller, A/D & D/A converter, dimmable LED lights, and the lighting management software. Verification tests are conducted using the proposed system specialized for the interior lighting of a open-plan office. The results showed the proposed architecture of the lighting system would improve the overall system reliability, lower the system cost, and provide ease of installation and maintenance.

Authors:

• Chih-Jian Hu
• Chung-Chih Cheng
• Hsiao-Yuan Wu.
• Nien-Tzu Chao

Keywords:

• control
• dimming
• LED
• lighting.

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