The SW530 light guide is a hollow tubular light guide (Spotlight) of the SW series designed for rooms with an area of at least 20 m2 with a ceiling height of at least 3 m. It is applicable in training rooms, operator rooms, warehouses, laboratories, classrooms, offices, halls. Diffuser model SW530 is suitable for any type of ceiling.
Technical parameters table:
The efficiency of the light guide is at least 82%. At the same time, such positive qualities of natural lighting are preserved as a continuous spectrum of light, the natural rhythm of illumination corresponding to a person's "bioclock", the natural dynamics of natural light, which makes it possible to judge the weather outside, i.e. provide maximum communication with the external environment.
SW530 SERIES LIGHT GUIDE PROVIDES LIGHTING AT LEAST 30 m2
The light guide SW530 is designed for lighting large rooms- audiences, classrooms, laboratories, conference rooms, classrooms, offices. The solar tunnel replaces 6 armstrong lamps in summer and 2 armstrong lamps in winter. Gives out at least 5000 lm in cloudy weather and about 11000 lm in sunny weather. The heat of the sun will not pass through the light guide, which means there will be no heating of the room. And also the light guide will prevent heat loss and preserve the thermal integrity of the building.
APPLICATION OF SOLAR WELLS ALLOWS TO PROVIDE:
Efficient, healthy lighting on the upper floors of buildings and in deaf spaces;
Safe lighting of fire and explosion hazardous premises;
Safe lighting in rooms with high humidity, where there is a risk of electric shock;
Natural diffused lighting prevents objects from "burning out" and does not distort colors;
Safety for children;
Illumination of garages, pantries, toilets, bathrooms and other small spaces.
LIGHT TRANSMISSION SCHEME
MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE LIGHT TUNNEL
Dome The Solarway roof-mounted light duct receives light from the entire sky from dawn to dusk with the help of an active light-collecting dome.mirror mine
mirror mineThe Solarway fiber optic guides light through the floors to any point in the building, away from the roof or outer wall. DiffuserDark places will be flooded with sunlight from the Solarway light guide. DiffuserThe Solarway light guide evenly distributes sunlight throughout the room, maintaining its dynamics.
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comparison of SW530 light guide and sources
artificial light
| Sources of artificial light (IIS) | Light Guide Solarway SW530 | ||
| Positive Factors | Photo | Photo | Positive Factors |
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1. Lighting in the daytime and in the evening | |
| 2. No heat loss | 2. No heat loss | ||
| 3. Possibility of installing lighting in any room | 3. Possibility of installing lighting in any room |
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| 1. Ripple | 5. No ripple | ||
| 2. Shine | 6. Lack of shine | ||
| 3. Presence of heat gains | 7. No heat gain | ||
| 4. Not uniform lighting | 8. Uniform illumination | ||
| 5. Electrical and fire hazard | 9. Electrical and fire safety | ||
| 6. High operating and energy costs | 10. No energy costs for lighting | ||
| 7. Discrete spectral composition does not correspond to the spectral composition of natural light | The total cost of a roof window with installation is at least 25,000 rubles. (With a lighting area of at least 22 m2) | The total cost of a hollow mirror light guide with installation is no more than 22,000 rubles. (When the lighting area is not less than 22 m2) | 11. Full preservation of the spectral composition of natural light |
| 8. Lack of visual contact with the external environment | 12. Maintaining partial visual contact with the external environment | ||
| 9. Negative impact on environment | 13. No impact on the environment | ||
| The light tunnel has 13 positive factors in contrast to artificial lighting. |
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Artificial lighting - created by electric light sources. Sources of artificial light (AIS) are able to illuminate the target room around the clock, with one condition - in the presence of electricity. Those. in the absence of electricity in the network, there will be no lighting, which means that it will not be possible to use the room for its intended purpose. |
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The light guide is a hollow annular mirror (mirror tube), which is completely hermetic; the possibility of convection of air masses is excluded in it due to the Thermal Barrier built into it. |
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Possibility of installing lighting in any roomIt often happens that it is not possible to conduct light into a room that is located inside the house and does not have access to the outer walls. sources of artificial lighting cope with this problem just like light guides, which are capable of conducting natural light at a distance of up to 20 meters deep into the buildingThe light guide can easily illuminate any room remote from the roof or outer wall. |
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Illumination uniformity.Modern lighting sources (LED lamps) have a very low uniformity close to one. The light guide has a high uniform illumination closer to three. |
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Pulsation.Any artificial light source has a stroboscopic effect - in other words, there is a pulsation. Many have already experienced the non-visual impact of pulsing artificial lighting, which manifested itself in the form of a feeling of discomfort, fatigue, and even malaise that occurs under conditions that at first glance are good, brightly lit rooms or when working at a computer.The light guide is essentially a window or a spotlight, and like a periscope, it transmits sunlight without distortion and pulsations. |
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Glitter.Glare has a negative effect on eye function. Eyes do not have protection against glare. In the presence of high brightness, the functions of vision decrease, and a kind of temporary blindness occurs, which is called glare. A high degree of brilliance can cause visual disturbances, headaches. Glitter in production conditions is completely unacceptable. The presence of gloss in the workplace can lead to work injury.The diffuser of the light guide does not have a blinding effect, the light is evenly distributed over the entire area of the room. |
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Heat inflows.Heat dissipation from the IMS is not so great, however, in accordance with normative documents they must be taken into account. The total heat input from IMS is no more than 3%.The light guide transmits heat less than 0.5%, raising the temperature in the room by no more than 0.003 ° C |
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Electrical and fire safetyThe light guide is electrically and fireproof. The light guide does not require electricity to perform its main function - lighting. |
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No energy costs for lightingThe main advantage of the light guide is its direct economy. IIS do not have direct savings and can only be content with indirect ones. |
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It is recommended to wipe the surface of the dome with a damp cloth 2 times a year.
It is forbidden to exert physical influence on the product.
For installation of light guides it is necessary:
Prepare holes in the roof and ceilings. (In accordance with SNiP 2.01.07-85 "Loads and impacts").
Prepare a box for a light shaft on the roof. The height of the shaft depends on the thickness of the snow cover in winter (SNiP 23-01-99 "Construction climatology"; SNiP 41-01-2003 "Heating, ventilation and air conditioning").
Assembly of light guides:
First, the tubes are assembled according to the installation instructions.
Pipes are placed in the opening and fixed in floors(if the light guide passes more than one floor)
With a long length of the light guide, the pipes are assembled in segments and attached already in place. With a small length of the light guide (2-3 tubes), you can assemble the entire pipe and mount it as an assembly.
Familiarize yourself with the technical data sheet of the product
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS and ACCESSORIES
DimmerInstalling a device such as a dimer (dimmer) will allow you to change the intensity of the general light in the premises.
light coronaThe light corona is designed for additional lighting of premises with the help of light guides in the dark.
Heliostat "Peresvet"Heliostat technology "Peresvet" (developed by Solarzhi) is a fixed panel. Sunlight at low angles during sunrise and sunset, falling on the heliostat, is redirected to the mirror tube. The efficiency of the device is not less than 90% at angles from 0 to 15 degrees.
The elimination of existing contradictions in the organization of natural lighting of large public facilities is possible by using the innovative technology of natural light transmission Solatube Daylighting System. Thanks to their technical properties, daylight lighting systems create an atmosphere of comfort in the premises, and also significantly reduce energy costs for lighting, heating and air conditioning of the buildings in which they are installed.
Natural sunlight is vital for ensuring the physical and psychological health of a person. If there is not enough natural sunlight in the premises, then excessive use of artificial lighting can cause a serious imbalance in energy consumption, caused by the need to cool office and domestic premises already overloaded with heat emitted by traditional lamps.
Traditionally, side lighting of premises with sunlight through standard light openings (windows, skylights, atriums) is used, but this solution has a serious drawback: in wide and large areas of public buildings and structures, when moving away from windows, an exponential decline in illumination is observed, forcing the use of illumination of remote areas artificial light sources. Vertical windows can provide normal daylight at distances of approximately 6 m from the window. Since the level of daylight decreases with increasing distance from the window, it is necessary to increase the amount of sunlight entering through the window located in the front of the room. This can be achieved by increasing the area of the window opening. This will achieve a slight increase in illumination of the back of the room. Such a solution leads to the saving of electrical energy due to the reduction of electric lighting. However, an increase in the light opening will simultaneously lead to an increase in heat gains in summer and heat losses in winter, which will negate the resulting savings in electrical energy for lighting. Atriums, skylights and skylights placed on the roof can illuminate areas away from vertical windows, but they cannot be used to illuminate deep main areas.
Innovative room lighting system with daylight
The elimination of the existing contradiction in the organization of natural lighting of large public facilities is possible by using the innovative technology of natural light transmission Solatube Daylighting System.
This technology was created in Australia about 20 years ago. Initially, the purpose of using hollow fibers was to remove the source of radiation - too bright, hot, flammable, from the illuminated object without loss of radiation intensity. In fact, the goal remained the same, only if earlier a light source was understood as an exclusively man-made object, for example, an electric arc, then in order to apply this idea in relation to a distant “star named the Sun”, several long years had to pass. Thereafter
a romantic idea of delivering light through pipes - like water or gas! - in the minds of architects and builders, it began to play with new facets. It turned out that with its help it is possible to organize an ideal ecologically impeccable living space under a "green" (and not only!) roof.
The main components of this natural lighting system are a light-receiving element, a device for "transporting" light to the required distance, and a light-distributing (light-scattering) unit. The light-receiving device looks like a transparent dome located outside the building: on the roof or facade. It concentrates even the smallest streams of sunlight (direct or reflected) and serves as a kind of "optical funnel" that fills the fiber with natural light.
Photo 1. Light-collecting domes on the roof of the building
The dome is integrated into the overall structure of the roof, the element of interface with the roof (flashing) protects it from moisture and does not violate the harmony of the overall appearance of the building. The light guide is a set of joined aluminum tubes of a straight or curved shape, coated on the inside with a polymer film consisting of more than four hundred optical layers, which provides a reflection coefficient close to unity even when turning sunbeam by 90 degrees, as well as the almost complete absorption of its infrared component by the aluminum base. The loss of light energy with a path length of 12-20 m does not exceed 0.03%. In winter, in conditions of a perfectly clear sky, approximately 3 times less heat is lost through the light guide than through the light aperture at the same level of light flux. The exit of light into the illuminated room is carried out through a light scattering device - a diffuser, which is made of a polymer material and has a round or square shape, various structures and sizes, however, its main properties are 100% non-glare light scattering ability and brilliant non-glare brightness.
Photo 2. Scheme of the daylight system
This daylighting system has additional options (light intensity control - dimmer, light kit for night time, ventilation kit), the use of which significantly expands the practice of its use in innovative construction.
Fields of application for daylight lighting systems are wide and varied:
- healthcare institutions and recreational centers;
- educational institutions (universities, schools, kindergartens and nurseries);
- housing construction objects;
- business centers;
- shopping centers and supermarkets;
- sports facilities and facilities;
- production shops and warehouses;
- livestock, fur farms and poultry houses;
- tfi much, much more.
Implementation examples
Over 100,000 hollow fiber systems have already been installed in Europe, and the demand for them is steadily growing, as the creation of more comfortable conditions for people and energy savings during the day are obvious. In Russia, such solutions are still exclusive. The first large public facility, the lighting of which was entrusted to daylighting systems, was the Krasnodar GAZ auto center. Typical architectural solutions of modern car centers do not allow traditional way, through the glazing of the walls, illuminate the areas where employees and customers are located with natural light. With the help of an energy-saving daylighting system, it was possible to illuminate areas previously inaccessible to sunlight, as well as reduce energy consumption and heat load on the building. The system transmits light without heat gain, which means it reduces the required air conditioning power. Light intensity is the same throughout daylight hours and does not depend on the orientation of the building to the cardinal points.
Daylight lighting systems, having firmly entered the world architectural practice, have also found application for equipping the Olympic venues in Beijing. The sports hall, owned by Beijing University of Science and Technology, is equipped with 148 systems (21 inches or 530 mm in diameter) that do an excellent job of providing daylight to the 2,400-meter sports arena that can accommodate more than 8,000 spectators. The high light transmission of the light guide material made it possible to bypass the attic barriers and ensure the transmission of the light flux for more than 8 m. The diffusers included in the systems evenly scatter light inside the room. All 148 systems are equipped with dimmers that allow you to adjust the natural lighting of the building, providing the required comfort modes for the audience and the event scenario.
Photo 3. Autocentre GAZ, Krasnodar
Photo 4. Olympic venue in Beijing
conclusions
Due to their technical properties, daylight lighting systems create an atmosphere of comfort in the premises, as well as significantly reduce energy costs for lighting, heating and air conditioning of the buildings in which they are installed.
The payback period for lighting large objects: supermarkets, indoor stadiums, industrial premises is from 3 to 5 years.
Daylight systems, having a 10-year warranty and an unlimited service life, are among the capital elements of structures and can be installed at any stage of construction or reconstruction.
10. The roofing element is carefully, without breaks, glued to the surrounding bars and rafters
11. Before mounting the first corner part of the light guide pipe, remove the inner protective film
12. Then they screw it in corner detail. Green sealing tape strengthens the vapor barrier
13. The missing thermal insulation is carefully laid around the pipe of the light tunnel.
14. Other parts of the pipe are made from aluminum sheet. It is unfolded, fastened and ...
15. ... screwed with screws. This is how pipes with a slight conical expansion are formed ...
16. ... allowing them to be inserted into each other. The correct direction of the light tunnel is determined by a tightly glued corner piece.
17. The second part of the pipe of the light tunnel is first connected to the first temporarily in order to fit it in length, and at the same time accurately outline ...
18. ... a hole in the ceiling, lined with structural particle boards
19. Having accurately marked a hole in the floor, it is carefully cut out with
20. View from the bathroom through a hole in the hardwood floor to a section of pipe through which sunlight enters
21. The last pipe segment with a ceiling plug fixed to it is inserted from the side of the bathroom ...
22. ... and fasten with screws to wood paneling ceiling. The outer end of the pipe segment looks from the side of the attic ...
23. …in this way. In this case, the cable is intended for electric lighting.
24. Frosted glass is used as the final part of the light tunnel
25. To complete the design, it remains to insert the last piece of pipe
26. Pipe joints are glued to prevent light leakage.
27. Finally, tiles are laid again around the frame.
Read 28. Outside finished construction light tunnel resembles a small
29. The pipe passing in the center of the pantry can be decorated if desired.
To help the master:
hole center
After a place has been found for a new roofing element and a cutout has been made in the roof, a nail is hammered into the sheathing of the slopes (here it is a profiled board), which will protrude from the side of the room, marking the center of the future hole.
Rainwater drainage
To drain rainwater, a rail with a slight lateral slope is built in over the structure of the light tunnel in such a way that it is cut across in this place and glued onto the rail.
Two in one: combined lighting
In the space equipped with a light tunnel at night, you will have to use and artificial lighting. To do this, the light tunnel and electric lamp can be combined into one design using a special lighting kit with a tripod and an E-27 socket, suitable for both conventional and energy-saving lamps.
- A tripod on four supports is carefully mounted to the ceiling element.
- The electric cable is pulled through holes pre-drilled in the wall of the pipe.
- The base of the tripod is glued with reflective adhesive tape, masking the joints.
- During daylight hours, a lamp is screwed into the cartridge so that it is light in the bathroom at night
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Able to turn a gloomy dark attic into a well-lit room. Usage skylights- this is an excellent solution in order to reduce the cost of electric attic lighting. However, there are rooms in the house where it is impossible to install any windows. In this case, the problem is solved by tubular light guides.
Tubular light guide system was invented in Australia in 1991. It consists of three parts: transparent dome- solar light concentrator, light guide, diffuser. Sunlight passes through a transparent dome made of shock-resistant polycarbonate, installed on the roof of the building, and is directed into the room through a pipe, which is a light guide. With the help of a diffuser mounted on the ceiling, the room is illuminated with a surprisingly soft diffused light. natural light. Daylighting has been proven to have a positive impact on human health and increase productivity.
The dome is a concentrator of light and allows you to collect light even in the case of a low position of the sun in the morning or evening hours. Light guides, the length of which is from 1.5 to 3 m, are installed at intervals roof structures and ceiling beams. Two types of light guides have been developed: a flexible light guide and a rigid tube with a reflectivity of up to 98%. Through a diffuse diffuser, natural light is directed to problem areas: the hallway, bathroom, kitchen, cabinets. System Solatube blocks up to 99% of ultraviolet radiation, which adversely affects human health.
The manufacturer recommends using flexible light guides up to 3 m long, and rigid light guides up to 6 m. However, you should be aware that as the length of the pipe increases, the light transmittance decreases, regardless of the materials used.
Diffuser 25 cm in diameter, installed in a room of 14 sq. m., gives illumination equivalent to three 100 - watt incandescent lamps, model with a diameter of 36 cm can provide with adequate lighting, a room twice as large. The diffuser looks like a regular ceiling light.
Models with a remote control allow you to change the lighting, for example, in rooms such as a bedroom. There are systems equipped with an additional electric lamp, which turns on at night.
Some models are equipped with a fan installed in the branch of the light guide.
System efficiency Solatube depends on the time of year, time of day, diameter and length of the light guide, on the orientation of the dome-concentrator on the roof.
The system is easily mounted in just 2 hours on any roof. The cost of installing one guide is about 15 thousand rubles.
It is very difficult to design and arrange lighting in the steam room. After all, high humidity, an abundance of steam and high temperatures are not entirely favorable for the use of electricity. Despite this, fiber optic lighting has become increasingly popular. Its use is relevant not only for a bath, an optical harness is used even in an apartment and a house. This is due to the fact that such light is much more economical and safer than standard light sources, moreover, it allows you to make decorative lighting rooms. In this article, we will tell you how to make fiber optic lighting with your own hands, providing a system connection diagram, as well as installation instructions.
What does the system consist of?
As a rule, such systems are sold as a set, in which everything you need is already included. But in addition to the main components, you can add additional elements which will help to create an individual interior. This is, for example, a special backlight using led strip or special lenses or crystals.
Fiber optic lighting includes the following components:
- Projector. Of the entire system, only he is connected to electricity. The amount of light emitted depends on the power of the device.
- fibers. Thanks to these elements, you can also regulate the amount of light that is released and distribute it around the entire perimeter of the bath at your discretion. When choosing a tourniquet, it is better to give preference to the glass model, as it is more resistant to temperature changes. There are two types of bundles: side glow (creation of light patterns using fiber interlacing) and end glow (starry sky is created).
- Lenses and lamps. Fiber optic lighting with the help of such elements acquires a directional glow. After all, it is these lenses and crystals that regulate the dispersion and direction of the light flux.
When choosing a fiber optic system, you should pay attention not only to the length and number of fibers, but also to which lamp is used. Both halogen and discharge lamps require cooling, and since some cooling systems have noisy fans, this can ruin your holiday.
Side glow method
Such lighting can be done by hand, as it does not require complex compilations. electronic circuits. Installation is simple: just install the projector outside the sauna. This is done as follows:
- A projector is installed in the room in front of the bath. The place where it is mounted should be next to the steam room (have a common wall). If the projector is installed in the same room, it should be away from the heat source.
- If you wish, you can install additional accessories on the device, for example, color discs.
- According to the diagram, mark the places where the fiber will be placed.
- Installing fiber optic lighting.
- If you wish, you can install color nozzles (lenses or crystals). Connecting this effect can be either automatic or manual.
Important! When installing fiber optics, it is necessary to take into account the allowable bend of each optical fiber. It depends on the diameter. Therefore, the focal length of products should be more than 85%. All this is thought through when the system diagram is drawn up.
Edge glow method
It is better to carry out the installation of such a light before carrying out interior decoration. First, you should draw up an exact layout of the point elements.
Installation of fiber optic lighting should be done in the following order:
- Cut the ropes to the required length. And in order to find out the length, you should measure the distance from the projector to all points of the glow.
- Lay the fibers in place, first secure them with tape.
- In order to preserve the pattern and fix the bundles vertically, it is necessary to install dowels in certain places to which fibers are attached with the help of a wire. To attach it was convenient, the dowels should protrude three centimeters outward.
- The surface is sheathed and all unnecessary tape and dowels are removed.
- Then you need to cut the fiber bundle. This is done according to the level of the skin. Next, sand the ends of the bundle with fine-grained sanding paper.
- The other ends of the fiber are connected to a connector and connected to the projector.
During installation, it is necessary to carefully monitor the bends of the light guides. Upon completion of the installation, various lenses and crystals can be added to the system, if desired.
This fiber optic lighting connection scheme is also suitable for washing department. Especially if there is a pool there, then such lighting will look very good at its bottom. In a lounge, living room or bedroom, fiber optic luminaires can be combined with standard lighting fixtures. The atmosphere created in this way will help to relax.
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