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WHAT IS THE
SUN?
WHAT IS THE
SUN?
Brightest star in the Earths solar system.
WHAT IS THE
SUN?
Brightest star in the Earths solar system.
WHAT IS THE
SUN?
Brightest star in the Earths solar system.
WHAT IS THE
SUN?
Brightest star in the Earths solar system.
WHAT IS THE
SUN?
Brightest star in the Earths solar system.
25% of
Americans
dont know
the Earth
revolves
around the
Sun
From the heliocentric point of view, the Earth rotates and revolves around the sun in a counter
clockwise direction. However when we look at the Sun on earth, it appears to be moving in a
clockwise direction.
A sun path diagram is a tool that helps you read the movement of the
sun throughout the day and during the seasons.
The path of the sun changes gradually throughout the year between
summer and winter and also differs depending on the region that you
live in.
PARTS OF A
SUN DIAGRAM
Azimuth angles
run around the edge of the
diagram in 15 increments. A
point's azimuth from the
reference position is measured
in a clockwise direction from
True North on the horizontal
plane. True North on the
stereographic diagram is the
positive Y axis (straight up) and
is marked with an N.
ALTITUDE angles
are represented as concentric
circular dotted lines that run
from the center of the diagram
out, in 10 increments from 90
to 0. A point's altitude from the
reference position is measured
from the horizontal plane up.
DATE LINES
represent the path of the sun
through the sky on one
particular day of the year. They
start on the eastern side of the
graph and run to the western
side. There are twelve of these
lines shown, for the 1st day of
each month.
DATE LINES
The first six months are shown
as solid lines (Jan-Jun)
DATE LINES
The first six months are shown
as solid lines (Jan-Jun)
whilst the last six months are
shown as dotted (Jul-Dec) to
allow a clear distinction even
though the path of the Sun is
cyclical
HOUR LINES
represent the position of the sun at a
specific hour of the day, throughout
the year. They are shown as figure-8
type lines (Analemma) that intersect
the date lines. The intersection points
between the date and hour lines give
the position of the sun.
Half of each hour line is shown as
dotted, to indicate that this is during
the latter six months of the year
FACTORS THAT
CAUSES CHANGE IN
SUN PATH
BENEFITS OF A
SUN PATH
DIAGRAM
can determine the times of the day and year in which the sun will be
available on a particular site
Ways to Avoid
Direct and Diffused
(Solar)
Components
BUILDING ORIENTATION
SHADING DEVICES
There are three basic types of external shading
devices: horizontal, vertical and egg-crate. A
horizontal device will always give a segmental
shaped shading mask, and its performance is
measured by the VSA. Some sub-types are:
eaves overhang
jalousie shutters
INTERNAL
EAVES
EXTERNALEA
VES
ADJUSTABLE
SHUTTERS
VERTICAL AND
HORIZONTAL LOUVERS
PURPOSE OF SHADING
DEVICES
VISUALIZATION OF
THE SUN PATH IN
THE TROPICS
REGION
REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_Sun_angle_on_climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_path
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics
https://sites.google.com/site/khavrus/public-activities/SolarEng/solenghunt
http://
www.slideshare.net/BryllEdisonPar/case-study-of-tropical-design-of-an-architect
https://www.educate-sustainability.eu/kb/content/sunpath-diagrams
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/gem-projects/hm/0304-1-66sun_and_architecture.pdf
http://www.newlearn.info/packages/clear/thermal/climate/sun/sunpath_diagrams.html
http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/buildings/reading-sun-path-diagrams
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