Southern Leyte State Unive rsity - Main Campus

College of Engineering

EE 512 (Illumination Engineering Design)

Module 2
Illumination

Course Outcome:
 Determine the proper illumination on a certain space.
 Understand the importance of proper illumination with respect to efficiency of
work done when proper illumination is applied, as compare to non-compliance
with the standard illumination.

Intended Learning Outcome:

1. Design Lighting System for residential, commercial and industrial
establishment.
2. Perform a life cycle cost analysis (LCC) to determine the total cost of a
lighting system including all expenses incurred over the life of the system.

Enabling Learning Outcomes:

1. Solve for the proper illumination of a given area.

2. Use the laws of illumination to determine the proper
illumination.

Overview
In this module, you will be able to understand the laws of proper illumination
and use these laws to determine the illumination. Design a lighting system for
residential, commercial and industrial establishments with proper illumination in
accordance to the PEC.
Access the self-placed learning material entitled “Illumination Engineering
Design SPLM # 2” together with this module and also uploaded on our Moodle Platform
or Facebook group chat.

Activity # 1

Direction: Solve the problem, write your solutions on an A4 bond paper.

Emphasize your final answer by writing it inside a box and write the
appropriate unit of your final answer. (10 pts each)

1. A room 20 ft x 30 ft is illuminated by five 200 watt, 3700 lumen incandescent

lamps. The average illumination intensity at the working plane as measured by a
footcandle meter is 10 lumen per sq. ft. Calculate the utilization factor of the
lamps?
2. A room 12.2 m by 6.1 m is illuminated by twelve 300 W lamps each having a
mean spherical candle power of 340. Taking the coefficient of utilization to be
0.45 and depreciation factor 0.769. Find the average illumination.

3. A 45 candela standard lamp is 135 cm from the screen of photometer. The field
view of the photometer is of uniform brightness when a second lamp is 65 cm
from the screen. What is the intensity of this lamp?

4. A 40 ft by 20 ft office is to be illuminated by duplex fluorescent luminaries at a

level of 50 fc. The maintenance factor and the coefficient of utilization are
estimated to be 70% and 60% respectively. Each fluorescent lamp produces
3300 lumens. Approximately how many luminaries are required?

5. A lamp 500 cd power is placed at the center of the room, 20 m x 10 m x 5 m.

Calculate the illumination in a point on the middle of a 10 m wall at a height of 2
m from the floor.

6. A room 30 m x 15 m is to be illuminated by 15 lamps to give an average

illumination of 40 lm/m2. The utilization factor is 4.2 and the depreciation factor
is 1.4. Find the MSCP of each lamp.

7. A hall 35 m x 20 m is to be provided with a general illumination of 130 lux. If the

depreciation factor is 1.4 and the coefficient of utilization is 0.5, determine the
number of fluorescent lamp required. Assume luminous efficiency of the
fluorescent tube as 50 lumens per watt for 80 watt lamp.

8. Four lamps are suspended 8 m above the ground at the corners of a square of 3
m side. Each lamp gives 250 candelas uniformly below the horizontal plane.
Calculate the illumination at the center of the square.

9. An office 17 m by 18 m is illuminated by 8 lamps and each lamp has a luminous

intensity of 200 cd. Allowing an absorption loss of 4000 lm for the reflectors,
walls and ceilings. Calculate the average illumination on the working plane.

10. Two lamps having intensities of 140 and 230 cd respectively are hung at a
distance of 20 ft between their centers and 10 ft above the ground. At what
distance from a point directly below the 140 cd lamp will the two lamps give
equal amount of illumination?
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Requirements on answering:
1. Write your solutions and answers on a A4 bond paper.
2. On the upper left of the bond paper, write your full name and under it is your course.
Ex. JUAN DELA CRUZ, JR.
BSEE
3. On the upper center, write the Module number and title
Ex. Module 1 – Basic Principles, Concepts, and Definitions
4. On the upper right, write the date you have started the exercises and affix your
signature right next to it.
5. Bottom center, write the page number (applicable to two or more pages only)

Methods on sending your answers (Online)

1. Take a clear picture of your output per page.
(For clearer results, use “CamScanner” app available on Google Play/App Store)
2. If you have many pages, please organize on sending your outputs.
(Page 2 should be sent after page 1)

3. Send (via PM) your outputs on my Email & Google Classroom at:
Gmail: rojrogero@gmail.com

3. Leave a message “My Outputs – Title of the Module – Full name – Time sent”
Ex. My Outputs
Module 1 – Basic Principles, Concepts, and Definitions
Juan Dela Cruz, Jr.
7:59 pm

4. Deadline: 10th Day of November

Methods on sending your answers (Offline)

1. Compile all your outputs accordingly and place it on a Long brown envelop.

2. Write your full name, course and section, and instructor’s name at the back.
Ex. Juan Dela Cruz, Jr.
BSEE 1-A
Engr. Josaphat F. Rogero
3. Send your outputs thru LBC or JRS Express address to SLSU-Main, Brgy. San Roque,
Sogod, Southern Leyte.

4. Or any other means to drop it by SLSU guard house.

4. Deadline: 10th Day of November