Lighting 2

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Department of Electroenergetics

Synopsis:

Physiology of vision process. Daylight, artificial and combined light. Types, properties and application of luminaires.

Principles in indoor and outdoor lighting. Discomfort glare and its evaluation. Flow and point method of lighting computation. Technical and economical evaluation of lighting systems.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Physiology of vision process. Light micro-climate

2. Daylight, artificial and combined light

3. Types and properties of luminaires

4. Computation of efficiency and luminous intensity of luminaires

5. Principles in indoor lighting

6. Discomfort glare and its evaluation

7. Lighting in working spaces

8. Artificial light in social spaces

9. Principles in outdoor lighting

10. Lighting systems in public places

11. Architecture lighting

12. Specific power of lighting system. Flow method of light computation

13. Point method of light computation

14. Technical and economical evaluation of lighting systems

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Daylight interior project

2. Verification of daylight in interior

3. Computation of limiting photometrical distance

4. Computation of efficiency and luminous intensity of luminaires with diffuser

5. Computation of efficiency of luminaires with diffusive reflector

6. Computation of luminous intensity of luminaires with diffusive reflector

7. Artificial light project

8. Computation of discomfort glare index

9. Computer verification of lighting project

10. Computer lighting design and lighting software

11. Design of street lighting

12. Measuring of lighting parameters on street surface

13. Computation of luminance on street

14. Computer verification of street lighting design

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. IES Lighting Handbook, Illuminating Engineering, New York, 1981

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Heavy-current Engineering - Electroenergetics- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Heavy-current Engineering - Technological Systems- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Heavy-current Engineering - Electric Drives- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Heavy-current Engineering - Electrical Engineering Applications- structured studies (compulsory elective course)