Daylight Transport Systems for Buildings at High Latitudes

摘要

This paper is a literature study of daylight transport systems aiming at selecting the most appropriate ones for application at high latitudes.It is limited to the systems that transport light at a long distance from the fa?ade and distribute it either in the building core or at a rearplace in a room adjacent to the fa?ade. The literature is spanning from the 80s’ to the present. It covers the theoretical background anddevelopment of the systems from their infancy, through technical development of the design elements and to the adaptation of thesystems to different climatic conditions. Since the most literature comes from equatorial and tropical climate, a short contextualizationwith high latitudes climate is included. Findings are systematized and presented in tables for easier comparison of efficiency, visualcomfort, design efficacy, maintenance need, cost and/or availability on the market, and energy-saving potential in different climates.Conclusions confirm that the daylight condition at the location is the main prerequisite when deciding on the type of collector while thebuilding structure and room functionality are the basis for choosing the type of the transport element. Finally, the distribution elementshowed to be the key factor when discussing applicability in a functional space where the final success depends on human acceptance.This paper can be useful to get an overview of performance characteristics and application preferences of different daylight transportsystems or just their components in daylight conditions at high latitudes.