Test bed and sensor platform for building usage profiling

In this thesis, a complete procedure of internal daylight auditing with wireless sensor network was introduced. There are three stages involved: In the measurement stage, internal daylight intensity is measured by wireless sensor network for 4 to 6 weeks. In the analysis stage, a methodology was introduced to conclude internal daylight intensity from outside global radiation, based on the data collected in measurement stage. In the simulation and extrapolation stage, internal daylight availability for a complete year was determined. With the methodology introduced in this thesis, annual internal daylight intensity can be concluded from short-term measurement results collected by wireless sensor network and long-term global radiation records. Recommendations on how to perform an audit to determine the available daylight within a building was given based on the analysis of the measurement results