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(3) Lux:
Luxisametricmeasurementoflightonasurface.
TheilluminationoflightfluxisexpressedinLuxhenceunitofluminanceisLux.
Theluminousfluxperunitareaof1squaremeteronasphereofradius1meteriscalled1Lux.
1Lux=1LumenpersquareMeter.
Lux=Lumens/Area(sqmeter).
1Luxequals0.0929footcandle
DierencebetweenLumensandLux
OneLuxisdefinedasbeingequivalenttoonelumenspreadoveranareaofonesquaremeter.
Measurementoflux(lightintensity)tellsushowmanylumens(totallightoutput)weneedinthegivenareaofillumination.
Lightingalargerareatothesamemeasurementofluxrequiresalargernumberoflumenswhichisusuallyachievedbyincreasing
thenumberoflightfixtures.
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meterinaspace.
ThisquantitycalledLightFluxDensityisthecommontermFootcandle(fc).
Footcandle=Lumens/Area
Example:A40wattfluorescentlamp120centimeterslongproduces3,200lumensoflightinaroomhavingageneraldimensionsof
10x20ft.Findtheilluminationonthefloor.
Footcandle(fc)=Lumens/Area
Footcandle(fc)=3,200lm/1020ft=16footcandle
Thefootcandleisanimportantunitofmeasureincalculatingthedesiredilluminationandlayoutoffixtures.
(6) Luminance:
Luminanceindicatesthedegreeofbrightnesswithwhichthehumaneyeperceivesalightsourceoranilluminatedsurface.
L=E/A(cd/m2)
Theluminanceisexpressedincandelapersquaremeter(cd/m2).
Theamountoflightreflectedfromasurface.Itissortofthebrightnesswesee,i.e.thevisualeectoftheluminance.
Itdependsontheamountofluminanceandonthereflectivepropertiesofthesurfaceaswellasontheprojectedareaontheplane
perpendiculartothedirectionofview.
Theunitiscandelapersquaremeter(cd/m2),orcandelapersquarefoot
CoecientofUtilization
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MaintenanceFactor
Enclosedfixture,cleanroom
0.8
Averageconditions
0.7
OpenFixtureordirtyroom
0.6
(14)ColorRenderingIndex(CRI):
Itisabilityofalightsourcetorendercolorsandmakethemappearnormal.
Theindexscalerunsfrom0100.ACRIof100meanscolorslooknormal,alowCRImeanscolorslookdistorted.
CRIof60meansthesourcerenders60%ofthecolorswelland40%poorly.
HalogenandIncandescentlampsgenerallyhaveaCRIof100.
IlluminationUnitComparisons
Term
English
Metric(SI)
Length
Feet
Meter
Area
Squarefoot
Squaremeter
LuminanceFlux
Lumens
Lumens
IlluminationFluxDensity
Footcandles
Lux
Luminance
Footlamberts
LambertorMilliLamberts
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IlluminationLevel
Area
LuxLevel
VeryBrightSummerDay(Max)
Upto100000Lux
VeryBrightSummerDay(Min)
20000Lux
NighttimeCarPark
1Lux
NighttimeUrbanStreet
10Lux
NightLightonaBuilding
60Lux
Machineshop
400Lux
Oces
500Lux
Kitchens(foodpreparationarea)
400Lux
Counters
240Lux
Machineshop
700Lux
Canteens
300Lux
WaitingRooms
80Lux
Foyers
200Lux
Entrancehalls
160Lux
Stairs
40Lux
Warehouses
80Lux
Passageways
80Lux
Corridors
40Lux
IlluminanceforVariousRoadwayTypes(ANSI/IESRP8)
RoadType
IlluminaceLux
UrbanFreeway
10
FreewayInterchange
14
CommercialArterial
20
ResidentialCollector
Local
LightlevelsasperIS1944
Classification
ofroad
Typeofroad
Averagelevelof
illumination
(lux)
Min:Avg
Min:Max(%)
GroupA1
Importanttracroutescarrying
fasttrac
30
0.4
33
GroupA2
Othermainroadscarrying
mixedtrac,likemaincity
streets,arterialroads,
throughwaysetc
15
0.4
33
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GroupB1
Secondaryroadswith
considerabletraclike
principallocaltracroutes,
shoppingstreetsetc
0.3
20
GroupB2
Secondaryroadswithlight
trac.importanttracroutes
carryingfasttrac
0.3
20
MinimumLevelofilluminationinLux
Road
Residential
Industrial
Commercial
ArterialRoads
10.0
13.0
17
CollectorRoad
6.0
10.0
13.0
LocalRoads
4.0
7.0
9.0
Walkways&Pathways
4.0
Lanes
4.0
2.0
2.0
RecommendedLevelsofIllumination(BIS,1981)Table6
RoadCharacteristics
AvgIllumination
(Lux)
Min/Avg
Illumination
(Lux)
TypeofLuminaries
Preferred
Importanttracroutescarrying
fasttrac
30
0.4
Cuto
Mainroadscarryingmixedtrac
likecitymainroads/streets,
arterialroads,throughways
15
0.4
Cuto
Secondaryroadswith
considerabletraclikelocal
tracroutes,shoppingstreets
0.3
Cutoor
semicuto
Secondaryroadswithlighttrac
0.3
Cutoor
semicuto
RecommendedAverageHorizontalIlluminationlevelinLux
VehiculartracClassification
PedestrianTrac
Verylight
Light
Medium
HeavytoHeaviest
Heavy
9.68
12.91
16.14
12.52
Medium
6.46
8.61
10.26
12.91
Light
2.15
4.30
6.46
9.68
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Pleaseexplainwithyourexample:
CalculateSpacebetweenTwoPoleofStreetLighthavingFixtureWattis250W,LampoutputoftheLamp(LL)is33200lumens,
RequiredLuxLevel(E)is5lux,Widthoftheroad(W)=11.48feet(3.5M),Heightofthepole(H)=26.24feet(8M),Coecientof
utilization(CU)=0.18,LampLumenDepreciationFactor(LLD)=0.8,LuminariesdirtDepreciationFactor(LDD)=0.9
Solution:
LuminariesSpacing(S)=(LLxCUxLLDxLDD)/(ExW)
LuminariesSpacing(S)=(332000.180.90.8)/(511.48)
LuminariesSpacing(S)=75feet(23Meters)
WithequationS=(LLxCUxLLDxLDD)/(ExW)
W=3.5(m)inSIsystemthenS=242(m).IthinkvalueS=242(m)istoofar
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ifthetotallumensrequiredare7200andcoecientofutilizationis0.3,calculatelamplumensrequired
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