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Lighting Design Calculation in A Building
Lighting Design Calculation in A Building
Lighting Design Calculation in A Building
So it is important to first understand few basic terms about lighting design before beginning the calculations.
Room Index- It is based on shape and size of the room. It describes the ratios of the room’s length, width and
height. It’s usually between 0.75 to 5.
Table of Contents
Maintenance Factor:
Room Reflections
Utilization Factor
Space to Height ratio
Lighting Design Calculation for Classroom
Lighting Design Calculation for Conference Room
Lighting Design Calculation for Hall
Lighting Design Calculation for Stair case Wiring
Lighting Design Calculation for Toilet WC
Lighting Design Calculation for Toilet Washroom Area
Maintenance Factor:
It is ratio of the lamp lumen output after a particular interval of time as compared to when it was new. The
lumen output of a light fitting decreases with time because of aging of many of its components by internal
(saturation of elements) or external factors (dust deposition). For example maintenance factor of a light fitting
used in a cool dust free area will be better than the light fitting used in hot and dusty area.
Room Reflections
The room is considered to consist of three main surfaces:
1. The ceiling
2. The walls
3. The floor
The effective reflectance’s of these 3 surfaces affect the quantity of reflected light received by the working
plane. Light colors like white, yellow will have more reflectance compared to dark colors like blue, brown.
Utilization Factor
Utilization factor (UF) is the ratio of effective luminous flux to the total luminous flux of light sources. It is the
measure of the effectiveness of the lighting scheme. It depends upon
Where,
Hm = Mounting height
A = Total floor area
N = No. of Luminaires
It should not exceed maximum SHR of the luminaire as provided by the manufacturer.
For ease of the calculation all the light fittings and their ratings taken into account are of Phillips make. You can
check the various fixtures and their specification here provided by Philips.
The below table is a reference table for calculating Utilisation factor for light fittings. It differs from model to
model and make to make. For just understanding the concept we are using a single reference table for all the
light fittings. The actual table is provided by the manufacturer and can be little different from the one below.
Room Reflectance Room Index
0.70 0.50 0.20 0.43 0.49 0.55 0.60 0.66 0.71 0.75 0.80 0.83
0.30 0.35 0.41 0.47 0.52 0.59 0.65 0.69 0.75 0.78
0.10 0.29 0.35 0.41 0.46 0.53 0.59 0.63 0.70 0.74
0.50 0.50 0.20 0.38 0.44 0.49 0.53 0.59 0.63 0.66 0.70 0.73
0.30 0.31 0.37 0.42 0.46 0.53 0.58 0.61 0.66 0.70
0.10 0.27 0.32 0.37 0.41 0.48 0.53 0.57 0.62 0.66
0.30 0.50 0.20 0.30 0.37 0.41 0.45 0.52 0.57 0.60 0.65 0.69
0.30 0.28 0.33 0.38 0.41 0.47 0.51 0.54 0.59 0.62
0.10 0.24 0.29 0.34 0.37 0.43 0.48 0.51 0.56 0.59
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.23 0.27 0.30 0.35 0.39 0.42 0.46 0.48
i.e. 70% reflectance for ceiling, 50% for wall and 20% for floor (General standard for white/light coloured walls)
For R.I. = 1.8 and reflectance code = 752, Utilization Factor(U.F) = 0.66
For R.I. = 1.8 and reflectance code = 752, Utilization Factor (U.F) = 0.66
M.F. = 0.8 (Standard)
If we use Philips Ultraslim Round LED Panel Light 22 W
Lumen/Watt: 1760 lm/22 W
Lighting Design Calculation for Hall
For R.I. = 1.82 and reflectance code = 753, Utilization Factor (U.F) = 0.66
M.F. = 0.8 (Standard)
If we use Philips MASTER TL5 High Efficiency ECO 35 W
Lumen/Watt: 3650 lm/35 W
For R.I. = 1.26 and reflectance code = 752, Utilization Factor (U.F) = 0.55
So we can use single LED tube in sharing for both the bathrooms.
Note: The luminaires should be placed equidistance to each other for uniform distribution of light in the room.
The actual number of luminaires used in the classroom will be less than what we have calculated since the
utilization factor of LED lights is better than what we have taken in the calculation although steps will be the
same.