Solar Control

Solar Control is a building performance strategy within the domain of environmental design that regulates solar radiation heat gain and daylight penetration through architectural envelope elements to optimize thermal comfort and energy efficiency.

310

Publications

12.1K

Citations

873

Authors

326

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Building Envelope DesignFacade DesignPassive Design

Children

Building Skin PerformanceFacade Self-shadingOperable Shading SystemsPassive Solar ControlSolar ComfortSolar GainsSolar Heat Gain CoefficientSpectrally Selective GlazingThermochromic Glazing

Publications

310

Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics, and Mission Applications

John E. Prussing · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 2000 · 341 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics +13

All-weather thermochromic windows for synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation

Chongjia Lin, Jun Hur, Christopher Y.H. Chao et al. · Science Advances · 2022 · 259 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Electrochromic dynamic windows for office buildings

Neil Sbar, Lou Podbelski, Hong Mo Yang et al. · International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment · 2012 · 225 citations · Full text

Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Building Science +17

Design and construction of a system for sun-tracking

Pedro Roth, Aleksandar Georgiev, H. Boudinov · Renewable Energy · 2003 · 196 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Machine Vision +6

Climatological uses of plants for solar control and the effects on the thermal environment of a building

Akira Hoyano · Energy and Buildings · 1988 · 193 citations

Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Building Science +16

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Authors

873

PK
P. K. Nair
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
15 publications · 737 citations
12
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MT
M. T. S. Nair
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
12 publications · 696 citations
11
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GÁ
G. Álvarez
Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Mexico
9 publications · 269 citations
9
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JX
J. Xamán
Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Mexico
8 publications · 279 citations
8
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CA
Claudio A. Estrada
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
6 publications · 132 citations
6
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Institutions

326

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Venues

Solar Energy
27 publications · 1K citations
21
h-index
Energy and Buildings
17 publications · 1K citations
14
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Energy Procedia
12 publications · 288 citations
12
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Building and Environment
11 publications · 499 citations
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Renewable Energy
10 publications · 581 citations
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