componentsdaylight
Componentsdaylight is a term used in daylighting design and environmental architecture to describe the decomposition of natural light into its constituent components for analysis and design. In practice, it treats daylight as the sum of several components: direct sunlight from the sun, diffuse skylight scattered by the atmosphere, ground-reflected light from surfaces, and interreflected light within an enclosure. Each component has distinct temporal and spatial behavior and spectral characteristics, which helps designers evaluate visual comfort and energy performance.
In modeling workflows, componentsdaylight provides a framework for separating and quantifying these contributions. Direct sunlight is
Applications include daylight autonomy assessment, glare management, solar heat gain estimation, and lighting energy saving. The
See also daylighting, solar radiation, sky models, and energy performance of buildings.