Ciralight Global Inc. is the only active sun tracker daylighting products capable of turning off artificial lights for up to 10 hours a day.
Unlike passive skylights, the Ciralight SunTracker uses solar-tracking technology and mirrors to follow the sun throughout the day and drive natural light into buildings.
The result is a bright, healthy, glare-free light, just as Nature intended.
1. GPS Controller – Solar-powered GPS controller tracks the position of the sun and ensures the maximum light. Upto 64,000 lumens. No electrical hookup required. 100% off the grid solar powered natural lighting.
2. Diffusion and Thermal Barrier – State-of-the-art prismatic lens provide evenly dispersed light thoughout the day. Thermal barriers prevent heat gain associated with typical skylights.
3. Mirror Array – Dynamic triple mirror tracking array continuously tracks the sun across the sky even in winter’s low sun angles providing an abundant source of free light.
4. Plastic Dome – A clear, thermally formed, high impact resistant acrylic or polycarbonate dome providing superior strength and UV resistance. Easy Installation. Cirailght SunTrackers are AAMA A440-05 Certified.
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Retail Sales go up 10% – 40%, depending on the products sold and the inefficiency of the current artificial lighting system.
Worker Performance measured in productivity, absenteeism, error rates and accident rates. All improve dramatically under Ciralight.
Student Performance improves from 7% to 26% when compared to classrooms without daylighting.
Office Performance overall morale, team performance and the ability to cope with stress show measurable improvements.
Patient Recovery has been proven to speed up dramatically when patients are exposed to diffused daylight over artificial lighting.
Source: An Investigation in the Relationship Between Daylighting and Human Performance, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, August 1999.
The potential adverse effects of allowing natural light into a building must also be considered.
For example, if measures are not taken to prevent it, solar heat gain from direct sunlight, can increase the temperature inside the building and impact thermal comfort. Taking measures to reduce the energy consumed by lighting has the potential to make a significant impact on the overall energy consumption of commercial buildings.
A good lighting strategy can help reduce the amount of energy used, without sacrificing comfort or functionality. A reduction in energy consumption goes hand-in-hand with a decrease in carbon emissions.
In addition to delivering energy savings and lower carbon dioxide emissions, day lighting has also been shown to provide a better occupant experience, which often translates to measurable financial benefits for building owners.
The data that supports day lighting as a strong contributor to occupant satisfaction ranges across multiple sectors:
The Energy Advantage in the Middle East with Ciralight Suntracker
The MENA region is abundantly blessed with bright sunlight for over 11 hrs a day on every day of the year, but we ignore this natural free lighting energy and depend on electricity to provide lighting to the interiors of our building, which is also adding heat load to the interiors from the artificial lights. The irony of this situation is, we are wasting the abundant free solar daylight and suffering from energy shortages.GCC is under electricity crisis, with loads shooting up during the peak summer mainly from cooling needs.
The potential for Energy Saving in the Middle East by Ciralight
If Ciralight is deployed on all warehouses, Shopping Malls, Workshops, schools and halls it will reduce the electrical load from lighting during the day time. By freeing the electrical load from electrical lights It reduces the requirement for more power during the daytime when the grid is on high load, and creates surplus capacity on the grid which can be used for other applications like cooling.
This a total change in the way we look at lighting and electricity saving. n UAE there is a dual slab for consumers who exceed a set amount of electricity consumption per day. The electricity that exceeds the limit are charged at a very high rate. Industries can utilize the Ciralight to offload their lighting load and reduce their electricity consumption, while staying below the limit.
One of the main advantages of Ciralight is it’s ability to be deployed in new as well as existing buildings, and generate savings, which is not possible, with most green building products. This is a product that till recently was not available in the market that could be installed in a Auto workshop to an aircraft Hanger, so the possibilities are immense. We are giving the best tool to utilize the sunlight to light our buildings.
Countries like UAE, have invested massively in industrial estates, Ports and free zones which has hundreds of thousands of buildings that can be fitted with the Ciralight Suntracker and cut down on their electricity usage. During the daytime when electricity is at a shortage Ciralight will lightup the interiors and reduce the need to use artificaial lights.
Health benefits of Ciralight Suntracker in Middle East
Energy Saving Potential is only a part of the benefit of the Suntracker. When you consider the performance enhancement due to the effect of natural lighting on the occupant , it is of more value. Hospitals report better recover rates, Schools report better attention and retail stores report better sales , this is due to the fact our body has been designed by God for the Sunlight. The Circadian rhythm of a person is affected by the amount of sunlight he receives, which will affect his moods , attention span and other cognitive actions. Many international studies show buildings can negatively affect health via ‘sick building syndrome’ and creates a range of health impacts including headaches, reduced immune system function, lowered concentration, allergies and other negative impacts. This is mainly due to the disruption of the Circadian rhythm., which can be restored with proper daylight and ventilation.
The Middle East region has the highest levels of Vitamin D deficiencies that stand at around 80-99% as per a recent study. In spite of the large sunlight in the region we shield ourselves from the sun due to the heat, but we miss the healthy UV in that way. Ciralight lets 10% of the UV in the Sunlight that passes through it , so that even if the occupants are exposed to the daylight for a long period in the building , they get exposed to a small healthy dose of UV. The Suntracker will be able to increase Vitamin D levels of occupants in the building and help towards getting rid of the Vitamin D deficiency .
In a Oil refinery in Turkey , they were earlier lighting up the warehouse using meta Halide lamps , even during the day time .The refinery went for Ciralight suntrackers so as to liteup the interiors naturally and cut on the eleticity used in the meta Halide lamps.
Before, You can notice that the lights are switched on but still the floor is not bright enough.
After Ciralight is Installed.
After 4 units are installed you can notice the place is well lit and the electrical lights are switched off.
After the Ciralight was installed the place has brighter and healthier light , and did not need the electrical lights to light up the interiors during the daytime, now you have a building that is brighter indoors and also saving electricity, which is a double WIN for the occupants.
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Large industrial buildings can also be lit using the sun .The brightness will depend on the number of units installed .If a brighter interiors is needed the spacing between them will be closer.
Bringing in daylight into the building interiors is good, but it should not endup in bright islands , running around the building as the sun moves.In the above photo you can notice that there are many skylights on the top of the roof but since the light is not difussed the lights get focused into spots which keep moving around as the sun moves, while the other areas are not Brigit .This daylighting is useless since it does not evenly distribute the light.
In the below sports center , which is lit up by Ciralight, you can notice that the electrical lights are switched off.The light is difussed in the building giving a glare free lighting. One key factor to notice in every building lit using Ciralight is the light color which is undistorted by the skylight, keeping it natural as possible.
