An Experimental Study for the Evaluation of the Environmental Performance by the Application of the Automated Venetian Blind

Venetian blind can have a major impact on building energy use and occupant's comfort. Butmanual or motorized Venetian blind has limitations in meeting occupants needs and inreducing energy consumption. These limitations can be overcome by the automatic control ofthe Venetian blind. This study aims to analyze the control method of commercially usedautomated Venetian blind and to evaluate the environmental performance of this type of blind.The environmental performance of an automated Venetian blind was evaluated by a real-scaleexperiment and occupants response in summer. The enhancement of environmentalperformance by the application of an automated Venetian blind was confirmed.