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Figure 6-2 Workplane level illuminance distribution model.<br />

Illuminance model generator<br />

The room is first geographically discretized into a grid of squares with<br />

predefined resolution, <strong>and</strong> utilizing RADIANCE Synthetic Imaging System [98], the<br />

workplane level illuminance at the center of each small square is calculated with respect<br />

to each luminaire. This process requires basic knowledge of the room’s configuration,<br />

including room dimensions, luminaire locations, surface reflectance, etc., <strong>and</strong> only has<br />

to be done once as long as there is no change to the room configuration. The procedure<br />

of generating the illuminance model is inspired by SPOT [99], a sensor placement<br />

software that helps designers to optimize photosensor locations <strong>for</strong> better daylight<br />

harvesting per<strong>for</strong>mance. The model generated is represented in a matrix where each of<br />

the elements is the workplane level illuminance corresponding to each square. Take an<br />

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