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RUDY T. ELAM
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Calspan CorporatiodAEDC Operations
Arnold Engineering Development Center
Arnold Air Force Base, TN 37389
INTRODUCTION
The selection of illuminating systems and equipment for industrial control rooms should be based on
criteria set forth in previous lead papers for the
project. Therefore, a brief review of the most important criteria would be in order.
We might also qualify the term control room,
since it can be subject to much conjecture. The industrial control room is really a process control room
that houses monitoring instruments, programmable
controllers, switching devices, VDTs, printers, PCs
and maybe office furniture components. Satisfactory
illumination is a key component of this environment
in which operators or station keepers work to ensure
high productivity, safety, and overall effectiveness of
the operation.
CRITERIA FOR ILLUMINATION OF
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL ROOMS
The ratio of the ceiling luminance between luminares should preferably not exceed 4 to 1, and should
never exceed 10 to 1. Since a maximum luminance of
850 candelas per square meter is recommended for
the ceiling, the same recommendation is made for
any downward luminous components of the luminare.
BASIC ILLUMINATING SYSTEMS
FOR LARGE ROOMS
There are four basic systems in common use for
large room environments; however, each of the systems has drawbacks as discussed in the following
text.
Ceiling-Mounted Fluorescent Lighting
Illumination Levels
This type of lighting fills the entire ceiling with
closely spaced lamps behind louvers, plastic or glass
sheets, i.e., the so-called luminous ceiling. This system is no longer a reasonable alternative in todays
energy-conscious society. Further, a luminous ceiling of sufficient brightness to provide adequate task
illumination will produce an undesirable image or
vei1on the VDT.
T h e research reported herein was performed by the principals noted in the reference section. Applications and analysis were
performed at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Air Force Materiel Command by personnel of Calspan Corporation/AEDC
Operations, technical services contractor for the AEDC aerospace flight dynamics facilities Further reproduction is authorized to satisfy
needs of the U. S. Government.
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CONSIDERATIONS O F SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS F O R T H E
LUMINARES
From the above, it can be concluded that ceilingmounted systems simply do not work well for the
control room-type environment. It is also evident
that conventional lighting systems and commercial
luminares do not meet the flux distribution requirements for industrial control rooms.
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REFERENCES
Keating, Roger M. Indirect Lighting for CRT
Environments, LD & A , Illuminating Engineering Society, April 1992.
CONCLUSIONS
In a typical industrial control room with control
boards and surrounding desk-type VDT setups,
either cove lighting with directional lighting following the general contour of the boards, or a coffer
lighting system would be a good choice.
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