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.TH GENDAYLIT 1 4/12/94 "RADIANCE ISE/ADEME EXTENSIONS"
.SH NAME
gendaylit - generates a RADIANCE description of the daylit sources using Perez models for diffuse and direct components
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "gendaylit month day hour [-P|-W|-L|-G] direct_value diffuse_value "
[
.B options
]
.br
.B "gendaylit -ang altitude azimuth [-P|-W|-L|-G] direct_value diffuse_value "
[
.B options
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Gendaylit
produces a RADIANCE scene description based on an angular distribution of the
daylight sources (direct+diffuse) for the given atmospheric conditions 
(direct and diffuse component of the solar radiation), date and
local standard time. The default output is the radiance of the sun (direct) and the sky (diffuse)
integrated over the visible spectral range (380-780 nm). We have used the
calculation of the sun's position and the ground brightness models which
were programmed in
.I gensky.                                              

The diffuse angular distribution is calculated using the Perez et al.
sky luminance distribution model (see Solar Energy Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 235-245, 1993) which, quoting Perez,
describes "the mean instantaneous sky luminance angular distribution patterns for all sky
conditions from overcast to clear, through partly cloudy, skies". The correctness of the 
resulting sky radiance/luminance values in this simulation is ensured through the normalization of the modelled 
sky diffuse to the measured sky diffuse irradiances/illuminances.

As described below, the radiation can be defined with the pairs direct-normal and diffuse-horizontal irradiance
(-W option), direct-horizontal and diffuse-horizontal irradiance (-G option) or direct-normal and diffuse-horizontal
illuminance (-L option). The direct-normal radiation is understood here as the radiant flux coming from the sun
and an area of approximately 3 degrees around the sun (World Meteorological Organisation specifications
for measuring the direct radiation. The aperture angle of a pyrheliometer is approximately 6 degrees). 
To simplify the calculations for the direct radiation, the sun is represented as a disk and no   
circumsolar radiation is modelled in the 3 degrees around the sun. This means that
all the measured/evaluated direct radiation is added to the 0.5 degree sun source. 

The direct and diffuse solar irradiances/illuminances are the inputs needed for the calculation.
These quantities are the commonly accessible data from radiometric measurement centres or from the
Test Reference Year. The use of such data is the recommended method for achieving the most accurate
simulation results.

The atmospheric conditions are modelled with the Perez et al. parametrization  
(see Solar Energy Vol. 44, No 5, pp. 271-289, 1990), which is dependent on the values for
the direct-normal and the diffuse-horizontal irradiances. The three parameters
are epsilon, delta and the solar zenith angle. "Epsilon variations express the transition from 
a totally overcast sky (epsilon=1) to a low turbidity clear sky (epsilon>6); delta 
variations reflect the opacity/thickness of the clouds". Delta can vary from 0.05
representing a dark sky to 0.5 for a very bright sky. Not every combination of
epsilon, delta and solar zenith angle is possible. For a clear day, if 
epsilon and the solar zenith angle are known, then delta can be determined. For intermediate or overcast
days, the sky can be dark or bright, giving a range of possible values for delta
when epsilon and the solar zenith are fixed. The relation between epsilon and delta
is represented in a figure on page 393 in Solar Energy Vol.42, No 5, 1989. Note that the 
epsilon parameter is a function of the solar zenith angle. It means that a clear day 
will not be defined by fixed values of epsilon and delta. Consequently the input
parameters, epsilon, delta and the solar zenith angle, have to be determined on a graph.
It might be easier to work with the measured direct and diffuse components (direct normal irradiance/illuminance
and diffuse horizontal irradiance/illuminance) than with the epsilon and delta parameters.

The conversion of irradiance into illuminance for the direct and the diffuse
components is determined by the luminous efficacy models of Perez et al. (see 
Solar Energy Vol. 44, No 5, pp. 271-289, 1990). To convert the luminance values
into radiance integrated over the visible range of the spectrum, 
we devide the luminance by the white light efficacy factor of  
179 lm/W. This is consistent with the RADIANCE calculation because the luminance
will be recalculated from the radiance integrated over the visible range by:

luminance = radiance_integrated_over_visible_range * 179   or
luminance = (RED*.263 + GREEN*.655 + BLUE*.082) * 179    with the capability
to model colour (where radiance_integrated_over_visible_range == (RED + GREEN + BLUE)/3).

From 
.I gensky
, if the hour is preceded by a plus sign ('+'), then it is interpreted as local solar time instead of standard time.
The second form gives the solar angles explicitly. The altitude is measured in degrees above the horizon, and the
azimuth is measured in degrees west of South. The x axis points east, the y axis points north, and the z axis
corresponds to the zenith. The actual material and surface(s) used for the sky is left up to the user.
In addition to the specification of a sky distribution function,
.I gendaylit
suggests an ambient value in a comment at the beginning of the description to use with the
.I \-av
option of the RADIANCE rendering programs. (See rview(1) and rpict(1).) This value is the cosine-weighted
radiance of the sky in W/sr/m^2.
.PP
.I Gendaylit
can be used with the following input parameters. They offer three possibilities
to run it: with the Perez parametrization, with irradiance values and with illuminance values.
.TP 10n
.BR \-P 
.I epsilon 
.I delta  
(these are the Perez parameters)
.TP
.BR \-W 
.I direct-normal-irradiance
(W/m^2), 
.I diffuse-horizontal-irradiance
(W/m^2)
.TP
.BR \-G 
.I direct-horizontal-irradiance
(W/m^2), 
.I diffuse-horizontal-irradiance
(W/m^2)
.TP
.BR \-L 
.I direct-normal-illuminance
(lm/m^2), 
.I diffuse-horizontal-illuminance
(lm/m^2)
.PP
The output can be set to either the radiance of the visible radiation, the solar radiance (full spectrum) or the luminance.
.TP 10n
.BR \-O [0|1|2]  
(0=output in W/m^2/sr visible radiation (default), 1=output in W/m^2/sr solar radiation, 2=output in lm/m^2/sr luminance).
.PP
.I Gendaylit
supports the following options.
.TP 10n
.BR \-s
The source description of the sun is not generated.
.TP
.BR \-w
Suppress warning messages
.TP
.BI -g \ rfl
Average ground reflectance is
.I rfl.
This value is used to compute
.I skyfunc
when Dz is negative.
.PP
The following options do not apply when the solar
altitude and azimuth are given explicitly.
.TP
.BI -a \ lat
The site latitude is
.I lat
degrees north.
(Use negative angle for south latitude.)
This is used in the calculation of sun angle.
.TP
.BI -o \ lon
The site longitude is
.I lon
degrees west.
(Use negative angle for east longitude.)
This is used in the calculation of solar time and sun angle.
Be sure to give the corresponding standard meridian also!
If solar time is given directly, then this option has no effect.
.TP
.BI -m \ mer
The site standard meridian is
.I mer
degrees west of Greenwich.
(Use negative angle for east.)
This is used in the calculation of solar time.
Be sure to give the correct longitude also!
If solar time is given directly, then this option has no effect.
.TP
.BI -l \ min_angle
If gendaylit is used with weather files, the specified instantaneous points of time may be incorrect. This error occurs
due to the fact that measurement results are frequently defined for time intervals, not for specific points of time.
Although gendaylit is working correctly, this may lead to wrong outputs especially at low sun altitudes.
The -l option avoids these errors by returning zero values if the sun altitude is below
.I min_angle
degrees over the horizon. The default value is zero; the recommended number for
.I min_angle
in the case of using weather files is 1 degree.

.SH EXAMPLES
A clear non-turbid sky for a solar altitude of 60 degrees and an azimut of 0 degree might be defined by:
.IP "" .2i
gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 6.3 0.12 or gendaylit -ang 60 0 -W 840 135
This sky description corresponds to the clear sky standard of the CIE.
.PP
The corresponding sky with a high turbidity is:
.IP "" .2i
gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 3.2 0.24 or gendaylit -ang 60 0 -W 720 280 
.PP
The dark overcast sky (corresponding to the CIE overcast standard, see CIE draft standard,
Pub. No. CIE DS 003, 1st Edition, 1994) is obtained by:
.IP "" .2i
gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 1 0.08
.PP
A bright overcast sky is modelled with a larger value of delta, for example:
.IP "" .2i
gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 1 0.35 
.PP
To generate the same bright overcast sky for March 2th at 3:15pm standard time at a site
latitude of 42 degrees, 108 degrees west longitude, and a 110 degrees standard meridian:
.IP "" .2i
gendaylit 3 2 15.25 -a 42 -o 108 -m 110 -P 1 0.35
.PP 
.SH FILES
/usr/local/lib/ray/perezlum.cal
.SH AUTHOR
Jean-Jacques Delaunay, Jan Wienold, Wendelin Sprenger, Fraunhofer ISE (Freiburg i.B., Germany) ([email protected])
.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The first work on this program was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research
and Technology (BMFT) under contract No. 0329294A, and a scholarship from 
the French Environment and Energy Agency (ADEME) which was co-funded by Bouygues. 
Many thanks to Peter Apian-Bennewitz, Arndt Berger, Christian Reetz, Ann Kovach, R. Perez, C. Gueymard and G. Ward for their help.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
gensky(1), rpict(1), rview(1), xform(1)
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1	.\" RCSid "$Id: gendaylit.1,v 1.2 2009/06/06 20:22:49 greg Exp $"
2	.TH GENDAYLIT 1 4/12/94 "RADIANCE ISE/ADEME EXTENSIONS"
3	.SH NAME
4	gendaylit - generates a RADIANCE description of the daylit sources using Perez models for diffuse and direct components
5	.SH SYNOPSIS
6	.B "gendaylit month day hour [-P\|-W\|-L\|-G] direct_value diffuse_value "
7	[
8	.B options
9	]
10	.br
11	.B "gendaylit -ang altitude azimuth [-P\|-W\|-L\|-G] direct_value diffuse_value "
12	[
13	.B options
14	]
15	.SH DESCRIPTION
16	.I Gendaylit
17	produces a RADIANCE scene description based on an angular distribution of the
18	daylight sources (direct+diffuse) for the given atmospheric conditions
19	(direct and diffuse component of the solar radiation), date and
20	local standard time. The default output is the radiance of the sun (direct) and the sky (diffuse)
21	integrated over the visible spectral range (380-780 nm). We have used the
22	calculation of the sun's position and the ground brightness models which
23	were programmed in
24	.I gensky.
25
26	The diffuse angular distribution is calculated using the Perez et al.
27	sky luminance distribution model (see Solar Energy Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 235-245, 1993) which, quoting Perez,
28	describes "the mean instantaneous sky luminance angular distribution patterns for all sky
29	conditions from overcast to clear, through partly cloudy, skies". The correctness of the
30	resulting sky radiance/luminance values in this simulation is ensured through the normalization of the modelled
31	sky diffuse to the measured sky diffuse irradiances/illuminances.
32
33	As described below, the radiation can be defined with the pairs direct-normal and diffuse-horizontal irradiance
34	(-W option), direct-horizontal and diffuse-horizontal irradiance (-G option) or direct-normal and diffuse-horizontal
35	illuminance (-L option). The direct-normal radiation is understood here as the radiant flux coming from the sun
36	and an area of approximately 3 degrees around the sun (World Meteorological Organisation specifications
37	for measuring the direct radiation. The aperture angle of a pyrheliometer is approximately 6 degrees).
38	To simplify the calculations for the direct radiation, the sun is represented as a disk and no
39	circumsolar radiation is modelled in the 3 degrees around the sun. This means that
40	all the measured/evaluated direct radiation is added to the 0.5 degree sun source.
41
42	The direct and diffuse solar irradiances/illuminances are the inputs needed for the calculation.
43	These quantities are the commonly accessible data from radiometric measurement centres or from the
44	Test Reference Year. The use of such data is the recommended method for achieving the most accurate
45	simulation results.
46
47	The atmospheric conditions are modelled with the Perez et al. parametrization
48	(see Solar Energy Vol. 44, No 5, pp. 271-289, 1990), which is dependent on the values for
49	the direct-normal and the diffuse-horizontal irradiances. The three parameters
50	are epsilon, delta and the solar zenith angle. "Epsilon variations express the transition from
51	a totally overcast sky (epsilon=1) to a low turbidity clear sky (epsilon>6); delta
52	variations reflect the opacity/thickness of the clouds". Delta can vary from 0.05
53	representing a dark sky to 0.5 for a very bright sky. Not every combination of
54	epsilon, delta and solar zenith angle is possible. For a clear day, if
55	epsilon and the solar zenith angle are known, then delta can be determined. For intermediate or overcast
56	days, the sky can be dark or bright, giving a range of possible values for delta
57	when epsilon and the solar zenith are fixed. The relation between epsilon and delta
58	is represented in a figure on page 393 in Solar Energy Vol.42, No 5, 1989. Note that the
59	epsilon parameter is a function of the solar zenith angle. It means that a clear day
60	will not be defined by fixed values of epsilon and delta. Consequently the input
61	parameters, epsilon, delta and the solar zenith angle, have to be determined on a graph.
62	It might be easier to work with the measured direct and diffuse components (direct normal irradiance/illuminance
63	and diffuse horizontal irradiance/illuminance) than with the epsilon and delta parameters.
64
65	The conversion of irradiance into illuminance for the direct and the diffuse
66	components is determined by the luminous efficacy models of Perez et al. (see
67	Solar Energy Vol. 44, No 5, pp. 271-289, 1990). To convert the luminance values
68	into radiance integrated over the visible range of the spectrum,
69	we devide the luminance by the white light efficacy factor of
70	179 lm/W. This is consistent with the RADIANCE calculation because the luminance
71	will be recalculated from the radiance integrated over the visible range by:
72
73	luminance = radiance_integrated_over_visible_range * 179 or
74	luminance = (RED.263 + GREEN.655 + BLUE.082) 179 with the capability
75	to model colour (where radiance_integrated_over_visible_range == (RED + GREEN + BLUE)/3).
76
77	From
78	.I gensky
79	, if the hour is preceded by a plus sign ('+'), then it is interpreted as local solar time instead of standard time.
80	The second form gives the solar angles explicitly. The altitude is measured in degrees above the horizon, and the
81	azimuth is measured in degrees west of South. The x axis points east, the y axis points north, and the z axis
82	corresponds to the zenith. The actual material and surface(s) used for the sky is left up to the user.
83	In addition to the specification of a sky distribution function,
84	.I gendaylit
85	suggests an ambient value in a comment at the beginning of the description to use with the
86	.I \-av
87	option of the RADIANCE rendering programs. (See rview(1) and rpict(1).) This value is the cosine-weighted
88	radiance of the sky in W/sr/m^2.
89	.PP
90	.I Gendaylit
91	can be used with the following input parameters. They offer three possibilities
92	to run it: with the Perez parametrization, with irradiance values and with illuminance values.
93	.TP 10n
94	.BR \-P
95	.I epsilon
96	.I delta
97	(these are the Perez parameters)
98	.TP
99	.BR \-W
100	.I direct-normal-irradiance
101	(W/m^2),
102	.I diffuse-horizontal-irradiance
103	(W/m^2)
104	.TP
105	.BR \-G
106	.I direct-horizontal-irradiance
107	(W/m^2),
108	.I diffuse-horizontal-irradiance
109	(W/m^2)
110	.TP
111	.BR \-L
112	.I direct-normal-illuminance
113	(lm/m^2),
114	.I diffuse-horizontal-illuminance
115	(lm/m^2)
116	.PP
117	The output can be set to either the radiance of the visible radiation, the solar radiance (full spectrum) or the luminance.
118	.TP 10n
119	.BR \-O [0\|1\|2]
120	(0=output in W/m^2/sr visible radiation (default), 1=output in W/m^2/sr solar radiation, 2=output in lm/m^2/sr luminance).
121	.PP
122	.I Gendaylit
123	supports the following options.
124	.TP 10n
125	.BR \-s
126	The source description of the sun is not generated.
127	.TP
128	.BR \-w
129	Suppress warning messages
130	.TP
131	.BI -g \ rfl
132	Average ground reflectance is
133	.I rfl.
134	This value is used to compute
135	.I skyfunc
136	when Dz is negative.
137	.PP
138	The following options do not apply when the solar
139	altitude and azimuth are given explicitly.
140	.TP
141	.BI -a \ lat
142	The site latitude is
143	.I lat
144	degrees north.
145	(Use negative angle for south latitude.)
146	This is used in the calculation of sun angle.
147	.TP
148	.BI -o \ lon
149	The site longitude is
150	.I lon
151	degrees west.
152	(Use negative angle for east longitude.)
153	This is used in the calculation of solar time and sun angle.
154	Be sure to give the corresponding standard meridian also!
155	If solar time is given directly, then this option has no effect.
156	.TP
157	.BI -m \ mer
158	The site standard meridian is
159	.I mer
160	degrees west of Greenwich.
161	(Use negative angle for east.)
162	This is used in the calculation of solar time.
163	Be sure to give the correct longitude also!
164	If solar time is given directly, then this option has no effect.
165	.TP
166	.BI -l \ min_angle
167	If gendaylit is used with weather files, the specified instantaneous points of time may be incorrect. This error occurs
168	due to the fact that measurement results are frequently defined for time intervals, not for specific points of time.
169	Although gendaylit is working correctly, this may lead to wrong outputs especially at low sun altitudes.
170	The -l option avoids these errors by returning zero values if the sun altitude is below
171	.I min_angle
172	degrees over the horizon. The default value is zero; the recommended number for
173	.I min_angle
174	in the case of using weather files is 1 degree.
175
176	.SH EXAMPLES
177	A clear non-turbid sky for a solar altitude of 60 degrees and an azimut of 0 degree might be defined by:
178	.IP "" .2i
179	gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 6.3 0.12 or gendaylit -ang 60 0 -W 840 135
180	This sky description corresponds to the clear sky standard of the CIE.
181	.PP
182	The corresponding sky with a high turbidity is:
183	.IP "" .2i
184	gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 3.2 0.24 or gendaylit -ang 60 0 -W 720 280
185	.PP
186	The dark overcast sky (corresponding to the CIE overcast standard, see CIE draft standard,
187	Pub. No. CIE DS 003, 1st Edition, 1994) is obtained by:
188	.IP "" .2i
189	gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 1 0.08
190	.PP
191	A bright overcast sky is modelled with a larger value of delta, for example:
192	.IP "" .2i
193	gendaylit -ang 60 0 -P 1 0.35
194	.PP
195	To generate the same bright overcast sky for March 2th at 3:15pm standard time at a site
196	latitude of 42 degrees, 108 degrees west longitude, and a 110 degrees standard meridian:
197	.IP "" .2i
198	gendaylit 3 2 15.25 -a 42 -o 108 -m 110 -P 1 0.35
199	.PP
200	.SH FILES
201	/usr/local/lib/ray/perezlum.cal
202	.SH AUTHOR
203	Jean-Jacques Delaunay, Jan Wienold, Wendelin Sprenger, Fraunhofer ISE (Freiburg i.B., Germany) ([email protected])
204	.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
205	The first work on this program was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research
206	and Technology (BMFT) under contract No. 0329294A, and a scholarship from
207	the French Environment and Energy Agency (ADEME) which was co-funded by Bouygues.
208	Many thanks to Peter Apian-Bennewitz, Arndt Berger, Christian Reetz, Ann Kovach, R. Perez, C. Gueymard and G. Ward for their help.
209	.SH "SEE ALSO"
210	gensky(1), rpict(1), rview(1), xform(1)