EP-21012

Illumination Engineering
for Architecture

Presented by
Daw Su Myat Htet
Lecturer
Discussion

• What is Light and how relate the electromagnetic radiation?

Nature of Light

Light
Frequency, wavelength, velocity, magnitude

Wave consists of Photon

Kinetic energy

Light Energy Photon- electric charge

Electromagnetic wave
Electromagnetic Energy

Electromagnetic Radiation
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 What is Light

• Light is the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Light radiates and can travel unlimited distances through space.
• Light rays can however, be reflected, transmitted or absorbed when they strike an
object.
• The visible spectrum is only a small part of the full electromagnetic spectrum
• The visible spectrum is the frequency span between 380 nm and 720nm.
• Figure shows a graph of electromagnetic energy transmitted by a black body at
6000 K across the frequency spectrum.
• Black body>> An ideal body which absorbs all the electromagnetic radiation that
strikes it so that all incident radiation is completely absorbed.
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 Electromagnetic Radiation and Light
• The electromagnetic spectrum is the classification of the electromagnetic waves according to
their wavelength. Only a small part of the light spectrum can be perceived with the human eye.

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White Light

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Why do morning and evening sunlight produce less energy than afternoon sunlight?

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Color and Emotion

Color Temperature(CCT) - Color temperature is a measure of the apparent color of the light source (color appearance). It is expressed
in Kelvin(K) The lower the color temperature, the warmer the apparent color, and the higher the color temperature, the cooler the
apparent color. For example, a 2800K source will be cooler than a 600K source. The chart shown illustrates the color of light as it is
emitted from both natural and artificial light sources.

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 Basic Parameters used in Lighting and Illumination
1. Luminous 10. Visual Task
2. Luminous Flux 11. Maintenance Factor
3. Luminous Intensity 12.Uniformity
4. Lumen
5. Candela (Luminous
Intensity)
6. Luminance
7. Illuminance
8. Reflection of Light
9. Refraction of Light
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