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Energy and Daylighting Evaluation of Integrated Semitransparent Photovoltaic Windows with Internal Light Shelves in Open-Office Buildings
Table 13
UDI thresholds in cardinal orientations under clear sky condition (Riyadh city).
| Orientation (Riyadh) | South | East | North | West | South | East | North | West | South | East | North | West | Configuration (STPV) | UDI <100 | UDI 100–2000 | UDI >2000 |
| R. model | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 82 | 99 | 73 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| STPV 10% | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STPV 20% | 88 | 89 | 100 | 82 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STPV 30% | 66 | 76 | 96 | 66 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STPV 10% 75% | 32 | 59 | 81 | 47 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STPV 20% 75% | 40 | 62 | 91 | 52 | 60 | 38 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STPV 30% 75% | 16 | 47 | 59 | 30 | 84 | 53 | 41 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STPV 10% 50% | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 92 | 83 | 80 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | STPV 20% 50% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 95 | 85 | 85 | 89 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | STPV 30% 50% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 96 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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