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5. Design and construction issues I Luminaires Luminaire design and construction Luminaire Design Luminaire Testing Luminaire Photometry 6. Design and construction issues II Utilization factors Calculation of utilization factors 7. Design and construction issues III Daylight Designing for daylight 9. Lighting Design in practice I Lighting Application Studies [gd] 10. Lighting Design II Designed appearance 11. Lighting Design in practice III Case Studies
International IEC responsible for electrical and mechanical safety standards ISO non-electrical standards e.g. building and ergonomic issues; daylighting CIE Art & Science of lighting daylighting, electric lighting, photometry,
colour, photo-biology, vision systems At the European level, there are bodies that duplicate some of those at the international level, CENELEC IEC CEN ISO CIE also works at this level
All of these bodies produce standards documents, attempting to harmonize standards across Europe. An EN standard is an agreed technical text, which carries with it the strict obligation to be implemented as a national standard. A HD standard shows technical equivalence throughout Europe (??). There are several EC directives that are relevant for lighting related work, Workplace This is embodied in the Health & Safety 1992 regulations. It covers, Daylight levels Maintenance issues of glazing systems Suitable and sufficient lux levels in the workplace Advises that as far as possible, natural lighting should be used Suitable & sufficient emergency lighting should be present Use of Work Equipment this discusses things that are used by people in the
workplace, i.e. luminaires, which are covered by BS4533 Luminaires. In summary, it states that luminaires should be safe and healthy Display Screen Equipment This is covered in Health & Safety DSE 1992. It
states that employers need to do risk assessments for health & safety. It gives minimum standards for disturbing reflections. It is codified in CIBSE LG3.
This provides limits for luminaire angular cutoff for areas of constant/ intermittent/ occasional DSE use. This takes into account age and type of equipment (white on black, or black on white). It states the main areas that cause problems are High luminance reflections in screen Static imbalance in far field Dynamic imbalance in near field
It is the employers responsibility to consider working patterns and to provide Adequate screen technology Mini-breaks to give visual rest Eyesight tests for employees Safety signs at work this covers self-illuminated emergency signs
Machine safety localized lighting fitted to machines e.g. lathes. Must provide independent task illuminance from environment. Constructions products (CE mark) - It is an offence to sell non-conforming equipment within the EC Electromagnetic compatibility Luminaires should not suffer interference or interfere with other equipment OPUS lists all relevant standards. Current activities in European Standardization (From Lecture 5) Voltage harmonization Pre 1995 240V 6%
Jan 1995 230V + 10% / - 6% By 2003 230 10% No change in the supply voltage
Voltage harmonization agreed by DTI against wishes of lighting industry who cited safety problems if no change in supply voltage Testing of Lighting products Products marked 240V tested at 240V 6% Products marked 230V tested at 230V 6%
UK input to standards w.r.t. luminaire testig based on 6%, so UK had better safety than 10% countries. Importing 230V tested products can therefore give problems All UK products now to be marked 230V GLS Lamps 230V lamps on 240V life reduced from 1000 hr to 560 hr temperature increase of 5% increase in accidents while chaging lamps increased fire risk
Standard GLS lamps cause the worst problems if 230V lamps used on 240V supply Increase in accident rate
Market penetration 1% - Deaths 0, Hospital treated injuries 26, fire brigade call-outs 6
Market penetration 15% - Deaths 1, Hospital treated injuries 400, fire brigade call-outs 100 Based on ERA study
Construction, Design & Management Regulations (CDM) The CDM regulations plan, design and manage health and safety at construction and post-construction stage. It covers all design work, and all construction work which last for over 30 days.
Principal Parties
The main parties in CDM are Client Designer Principal Contractor(s) Self Employed Contractors Planning Supervisor
Each must do two things, Health & Safety Plan This takes input from the designer and contractor Health & Safety File This consists of a logbook which is handed over to
the client. It contains all the risk assessments and procedures developed during the build process. The client appoints Planning Supervisor who Controls designer, re. Health & Safety Responsible for creating plan and file
The responsibilities of the designer include Site analysis to identify main hazards during construction, maintenance and disposal e.g. mercury lamps Where you can avoid hazards, come up with a method statement in the form of a procedure which then goes into the logbook. The designer may need to have chartered status, or be supervised by one. Building Regulations, Part L Part L is concerned with the conservation of Fuel & Power. It states that a scheme must be designed and constructed to use no more than reasonable power and fuel. It also must provide provision for reasonable control. This applies to new build and change of use. There are two ways to comply with part L, OR The lighting designer must demonstrate that the average efficacy of the installation > 50 lumens per circuit watt Exemptions are given in certain cases Exterior, Display, Domestic, Emergency Lighting. Judgement is required in Churches, Cinemas, and other low use Either 95% of installed lighting circuit watts of lamp types listed SON MK Induction Tubular Fluorescent (25mm diameter with HF ballast only) Compact Fluorescent (all ratings > 11W)
buildings. If you work to the CIBSE Code recommendations, you will satisfy Part L. Construction and Safety of fittings (BS 4533) There is an agreed international document for Luminaire specification produced by the IEC, IEC 598 Luminaires. This provides much of the basis for the British Standard BS4533 Luminaires. The corresponding European Standard is EN60 598-1. The main functions of the luminaire are: To redirect light from the bare lamp in the preferred direction with the minimum of loss To reduce glare from the source To be acceptable or contributory in appearance
Other important aspects are, Lamp Protection The lamp must be mechanically supported and protected
Electrical safety The lampholder, control gear and associated wiring must be protected and supported Heat dissipation Heat from the lamps and control gear must be conducted away from heat-sensitive parts and surfaces near the luminaire It is unlawful to make, or hold in stock, or offer for sale any electrical apparatus that is unsafe. With regard to luminaires, BS4533 is accepted by HM Government as a safety specification. Manufacturers can give assurance that luminaires are safe by marking them with the BSI safety mark.
Luminaire Markings
Mark of Origin Rated Voltage(V) (For GLS, no mark unless different from 250V) Rated max ambient temp, if other than 250C Class of luminaire 0 luminaire relies on basic illumination (not permitted in UK)
I Functional insulation throughout with earthing terminal or earthing cable and plug II - Double and/or reinforced insulation
III - luminaire protects against electric shock by running on a supply at safety extra low voltage (< 50V) IP number (ingress against foreign bodies/ingress against moisture) Makers model number Rated wattage(W) of the lamps Classification of the material of the supporting surface Non-combustible/ no ballast, flammable surface/ ballast, flammable surface Information concerning special lamps
Symbol, where luminaires use lamps similar in shape to coolbeam, where this might impair safety Terminations should be clearly marked earth and live Minimum distance of spotlight from lit objects
2. Polar curve 3. SHR NOM 4. Utilization factor 5. Glare index 6. Room surface brightness
daylight is clearly noticeable of walls and other interior surfaces. It is also necessary to achieve sufficiently bright interior surfaces to avoid glare from contrast with the sky.
Daylight for general room lighting
If daylight is not normally used during daytime hours, the average daylight factor should be not
less than 5%. The internal reflections and positions of windows should be such that the interreflected light is strong and even. When the shape of the room causes the daylight distribution to be uneven, supplemental electric lighting may be required. If daylight is to be used during daytime the average daylight factor should not be less than 2%. In a room with less than 2% average daylight factor, the appearance will be that of an electrically lit interior. When daylight alone provides the task illumination, the illuminance should not fall below that
given in the specific recommendations for the interior type. The uniformity within the immediate task area should be similar to that provided by electric lighting although there may be variation in daylight in different part of the interior. When there is a significant amount of daylight, electric lighting may be needed to reduce the
contrast between internal surfaces and the exterior view. It needs to fall on the walls and other surroundings of the window opening. The brighter the view, the higher the required surrounding luminance. If electric lighting is required to increase the illuminance in areas distant from the window, the
average working plane illuminance due to electric lighting should not be less than 300 lux. If lower levels are used there may be noticeable contrast between areas near windows and other parts of the room, causing an impression of gloominess or harshness. In general room lighting, apparent discrepancies between the colour of electric lighting and daylight can be reduced by using lamps of intermediate colour temperature (3300-5300K) and screening lamps from the view of the occupants, using opaque louvres rather than translucent diffusers.
General recommendations for electric lighting These recommendations form the foundation for the specifications and design of all electric lighting to ensure visual comfort and satisfaction.
Illuminance
The recommendations given for specific applications are consistent with the rule that working spaces, which are to be occupied for long periods, should have a maintained illuminance of not less than 200 lux on the working plane. We assume
the people who are working have normal vision. If a significant number of people occupying the space have some degree of visula impairment, the maintained illumnance could be increased. The recommendations generally assume a viewer age of 40-50 years.
Illuminance Variation
For the task area, and the immediate surround, uniformity is important. If the precise size of the task area is not known, calculations can be based on an area measuring 0.5m x 0.5m located immediately in front of the observer at the edge of the desk or working surface.
It is recommended that the uniformity of illuminance (minimum to average illuminance) over any task area and immediate surround should not be less than 0.8.
We must try and avoid excessive variation of horizontal illuminance across the space: the diversity of illuminance expressed as the ratio of the maximum illuminance to the minimum illuminance at any point in the core area must not exceed 5:1. The core area is that area of the working plane having a boundary 0.5m from the walls. Installations lit by ceiling-mounted arrays designed by the lumen method following the usual layout and spacing criteria will normally satisfy the uniformity requirements.
In a localized or local lighting scheme, the normal design method is to establish the highest recommended task illuminance, and then to set the ambient level at one thrid of this value or to the requirement of the non-task areas (whichever is greater). The illuminance at the task is then topped up with localized or local lighting to the apropriate task level.
Luminance and illuminance ratios
Luminance differences may be specified or measured in terms of the ratio between one luminance and another. Suggested targets are task-to-immediate surround 3:1, and task-to-general background 10:1.
Ceilings
The recommendation for general lighting with a predominantly downward distribution is for the ratio of average illuminance on the ceiling to the average illuminance on the horizontal working plane to be within the range 0.3 to 0.9. In general the ceiling cavity reflectance should be as high as possible, at least 0.6.
For indirect lighting, the average luminance of all surfaces forming the ceiling cavity should be not more than 500 cd/m2. However small areas of luminance up to 1500 cd/m2 will generally be acceptable, provided sharp changes from low to high luminance are avoided.
Walls
Higher reflectance of wall and partition surfaces will increase the perception of lightness in the interior. Walls with windows are a particular case. The walls surrounding a window should have a reflectance not less than 0.6 in order to reduce contrast. The ratio of the average illuminance on the walls to the average illuminance on the horizontal working plane is related to the average vertical plane illuminance throughout the space. This has been shown to give good correlation with visual satisfaction for office lighting. The recommendation is for the ratio of the average illuminance on any wall or major partition surfaces to the average illuminance on the horizontal working plane to be within the range 0.5 to 0.8. In general the effective reflectance of the principal walls should be between 0.3 and 0.7.
The reflectance of the floor cavity plays an important part in visual appearance of a room. With most lighting installations a proportion of the light on the ceiling will have been reflected off the floor. Low reflectance bench and desk tops should be avioded since these surfaces have a major effect on effective floor cavity reflectance.
In general it is undesirable for the average floor cavity reflectance to exceed 0.40 or fall below 0.20. The reflectance of the area surrounding the task should not be less than one third of the task
itself. In the case of office tasks involving white paper this will require desk tops to have a reflectance of at least 0.30.
Colour appearance
Some general rules to help with the selection of lamp source colour are, For rooms lit to an illumination of 300 lux or less, a warm or intermediate colour temperature is preferred; cold apparent colour lamps tending to give rooms a gloomy appearance at lower illuminances Where it is desirable to blend with daylight, intermediate CCT sources should be used Different colour lamps should not be haphazardly used in the same room
Colour rendering
Where work involving accurate colour judgement is required, electric light sources with high CIE colour rendering indices (Groups 1A or 1B) should be used. In general, light sources with good colour rendering properties (Group 1B) make objects appear more colourful than do those with medium colour rendering properties (Group 2, 3 and 4).
Modelling & Emphasis
Illumination which falls on an object from all directions, enables the object to be seen, but does not reveal much of the form or texture because there are few, if any shadows. The relationship between the intensity of the directional lighting and the diffuse component is known as the vector/scalar ratio. A vector/scalar ratio of 1.2 to 1.8 will prove satisfactory in normal general lighting conditions where perception of faces is important. Under such conditions facial modelling will usually appear balanced and natural. Display lighting tends to call for greater impact and emphasis. The Display Iluminance Ratio (DIR) is that between the general horizontal plane illuminance and the value of local illuminance in the plane of the object to be displayed. Greater degrees of emphasis are likely to require lower vaues of general diffused
lighting to avoid the need for excessive values of local display illuminance.
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency can be achieved in two ways By using the most efficient lighting equipment By using effective controls so that lighting is not in use when it is not needed
The recommendations state that an average initial circuit luminous efficacy of at least 65 lm/W for the fixed lighting equipment should be achieved. Recommendations for specific types of interior and activity These provide Quantitative guidance on the maintained illuminance, and limiting glare index for a wide range of interiors and/or activities. Qualititative advice on the aspects of the interior/activity which should influence the selection of lighting equipment and design of the lighting installation Notification of statutory and advisory documents relevant to each interior/activity Maintained Illuminance The maintained illuminance, Em, is the average illuminance over the reference surface at the time maintenance has to be carried out by replacing lamps and/or cleaning the equipment and room surfaces. The Design Maintained Illuminance is the illuminance to which the interior should be lit after modifying factors have been taken into account departures from the assumed typical conditions, The visual demands of the task The duration of the work The consequences of any erros
Energy considerations
Luminaire design and construction In Design for the Real World, V. Papanek describes a product design methodology which balances practical considerations with aesthetic ones. We can apply these criteria to the design of a luminaire by asking the following questions, Need Do we need a new it? Use How is it to be used? Aesthetics Is it beautiful? Materials, Tools, Processes How do they interact? Telesis Which culture gave rise to it? Association What does it remind you of?
Luminaire Design The function of the luminaire is: To redirect light from the bare lamp in the preferred direction with the
minimum of loss To reduce glare from the source To be acceptable or contributory in appearance
Other important aspects are, Lamp Protection The lamp must be mechanically supported and protected
Electrical safety The lampholder, control gear and associated wiring must be protected and supported Heat dissipation Heat from the lamps and control gear must be conducted away from heat-sensitive parts and surfaces near the luminaire Finishing Attention must be paid to the protection of the luminaire finish to corrosion and degradation Maintenance Ease of cleaning and relamping
As a luminaire designer, one must appreciate the range of materials and surface finishes it is possible to use in a luminaire, Metals Ferrous sheet steel Non-ferrous Aluminium alloys Finishes Stove enameling Electrostatic spraying Dry powder spraying Plastics Thermoplastic - Polystyrene, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, PVC, ABS, Nylon, PBT,
Nylon 66 Acrylic General Purpose PVC High Temp PVC High Temp EVA Silicone Rubber PTFE Polycarbonate
Reflectors
Material
Flammability
Material (all 3mm) Flint glass Clear Acrylic Opal Acrylic Polystyrene Polycarbonate Luminaire Testing
Electrical Safety
Transmittance (%) 92 92 50 - 80 92 88
Test finger no live parts touched accidentally Check creepage and clearance distances Insulation resistance Electric strength high voltage flash test
Mechanical Safety
Fixing and suspension must be sufficiently strong to withstand overload conditions Nut and screw fixings tested using torque tools Corrosion testing in saline atmospheres Impact testing by impact hammer ( or large prison officers )
Thermal Safety
Temperature endurance tests Subject the luminaire to on/off switching cycles for seven days in ambient temperature, +10 degrees above ambient and at over voltage Temperate tests take place in draught free enclosures using thermocouples placed at relevant positions with luminaires operating at 110% voltage. No point on external surface should be hot enough to burn in normal use
Components should be heat resistance each given a max operating temperature Mounting position is important distance from adjacent surfaces?
Luminaire Photometry BS 5225 gives details of measurement techniques for obtaining photometric data for luminaires, including laboratory conditions, and procedures for simple luminance and illuminance measures. A goniophotometer is used to measure the intensity distribution of a luminaire. It uses a photocell which has a spectral sensitivity which corresponds to the V() curve. We use calibrated lamps, which have been run for 100 hours to allow them time to stabilize. Certain characteristics are required for the goniophotometer to produce accurate results, Minimize stray light by light baffles Control air temperature Avoid errors due to Non-linear photocell Voltage fluctuations Mirror sagging Mirror reflectance
The goniophotometer maintains the luminaire in the desired attitude. You measure in the position of luminaire use. To achieve the desired optical path length, mirrors are often used; the path should be at least five times the largest dimension of the light fitting. The mirrors should be optically flat, and have a
uniform surface finish. Readings are taken in the azimuth and altitude of the luminaire. In a luminaire that is nominally symmetrical, azimuthal readings are taken every 400. For all other luminaires, including asymmetrical luminaires, readings are taken every 300. In altitude, readings are taken every 100, in the centre of the spacing e.g. 5,15,25 If the luminaire is light concentrating, take measurements every 50.
A non-rectangular room can be broken down into a series of adjoining squares rooms. OCalculation of utilization factors The procedure can be broken down into a series of discrete steps, each of which TM5 provides a worksheet for, Calibrate of raw photometric data Determine spacing of luminaires on which to base the UF table
Calculate proportion of bare lamp flux received directly by surfaces of room for each Room Index
Find the contribution from inter-reflected light for each set of room reflectances
The calculation of Zonal Flux and Light Output Ratio (Worksheets 1a & 1b)
We assume that the luminaire has been photometrically tested in accordance with BS5225: Part I. A table of intensities will be available from this measurement. For symmetric luminaires (usually incandescent), we require azimuth readings every 450. For all other luminaries, we require readings every 300. In order to calculate Zonal Flux, e only need readings at 50,150,250, etc. Values at 100, 200, 900 are required for drawing polar curves, and calculating uniformity. The results of this worksheet are, Scale Factor ( ratio by which uncalibrated results must be multiplied to calibrate them per 1000 lamp lumens) ULOR, DLOR and LOR Calibrated axial and transverse intensity distributions
Zonal flux ( i.e. amount of lamp flux falling in each 100 axial band in all directions from the luminaire
The selection of Spacing to Mounting Height Ratio
The uniformity ratio is defined as the minimum to average illuminance over the task area. The code recommends this should not be less than 0.8. The UF tables should be based on a spacing to height ratio (SHR) close to the maximum spacing to mounting height ratio at which this uniformity is achieved. This will enable the most economical lighting installation to be planned. In practice, the spacing may be closer to avoid shadowing or to increase the illumination. Two simplifications are made for the purposes of the calculation, A standard layout of 16 luminaires is adopted
The first simplification has little effect since adding more luminaires only marginally affects the illuminance at the centre. The second simplification tends to slightly underestimate the uniformity that will be achieved, since inter-reflected light is more evenly spread than direct light. A uniformity of 0.8 is normally achieved over the central region if the ratio of the minimum to maximum illuminance is greater than 0.7. Two spacing to height ratios are calculated, SHR MAX the widest spacing at which a ratio of minimum to maximum illuminance greater than 0.7 is achieved SHR NOM the greatest value of SHR in the preferred series 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, etc. that will achieve this criterion. Utilization factors are based on this value.
Distribution Factors
The distribution factor is defined as the fraction of bare lamp flux that reaches the reference surface directly (without inter-reflections). For the purpose of the calculation, the room is considered to consist of only three surfaces, the horizontal reference plane, the luminaire plane and the walls in between these two.
The space above the luminaires (for suspended luminaires) and the space below the horizontal reference plane are designated the ceiling cavity and the floor
cavityrespectively. The distribution factor DF(F) for the floor cavity is the proportion of bare lamp flux that reaches the floor cavity directly. Similarly for DF(C) and DF(W). To calculate the distribution factors, we use the zonal multipliers, which give the fraction of flux in each 100 band.
Utilization Factors
We now have the amount of flux reaching the surfaces directly. Now we calculate the inter-reflected component by using transfer factors. The Transfer factor TF(S1,S2)from one surface S1 to another surface S2 is the ratio of the total flux falling on S2 as a result of the flux illuminating S1, to the direct flux on surface S1. The Transfer factors from the ceiling, walls and floor onto the reference surface for a range of room indices and surface reflectance are given in TM5. The Utilization Factor UF(F) is given as follows
There is a standard form for the publication of utilization factor data, which is shown overleaf.
Campus Lighting Standards Campus Lighting Standards: The goal of the lighting plan is to provide strategies that help to ensure a consistently well-lit, safe and attractive campus. In addition, specific products and practices will be specified to help reduce light pollution and energy consumption campus-wide. This lighting standard is intended to reduce the problems created by improperly designed and installed outdoor lighting. It is intended to limit problems of glare, sky glow, minimize light trespass, and help reduce the energy and financial costs of outdoor architectural and landscape lighting. The following guidelines shall be followed. Lighting products should minimize up-light and illuminate only the subject area. Any and all exterior illumination on new buildings shall require consultation with Campus Planning and Construction. Respect standard light levels and contrast ratios in determined settings. For instance, a parking area will always require less overall candlepower than a
building entry. In addition to the requirements stated above lighting levels are of great concern. With this in mind the following levels are required for new fixtures that are to be installed on the campus. Pedestrian walkways shall be designed for an average of 1.0 foot-candle horizontally and 1.0 foot-candle vertically, as measured 6- 0 above ground, and shall maintain a uniformity ratio not to exceed 5:1. (This means that if the average number of foot-candles at the ground plane is 1.0, the minimum foot-candle level shall not be lower than .2 foot-candles.) These numbers are in accordance with the IES Handbook, Ninth Edition. All parking lots on campus shall be illuminated in the same way. Maintain an average light level of 1.5 foot-candles at the ground plane and a uniformity ratio of 6:1 (this means that if the average is 1.5 fc, the minimum foot-candle level shall not be lower than .25 fc.) These numbers are in accordance with the Ninth Edition of the IES Handbook. Campus roadways shall be designed for an average of 1.0 foot-candle and shall maintain a uniformity ratio not to exceed 3:1 avg./min. (This means that if the average number of foot-candles at the ground plane is 1.0, the minimum footcandle level shall not be lower than .33 foot-candles.) These numbers are in accordance with the IES Handbook, Ninth Edition. Main roadways shall be designed for an average of 1.5 foot-candles and shall maintain a uniformity ratio not to exceed 3:1 avg./min. (This means that if the average number of foot-candles at the ground plane is 1.5, the minimum footcandle level shall not be lower than .5 foot-candles.) These numbers are in accordance with the IES Handbook, Ninth Edition. Building entries shall be designed for an average of 3.0 foot-candles. Gateways into the campus should be emphasized through lighting. If a campus
gateway contains structural features, such as brick or stone walls or portals, designers should refer to the lighting guidelines listed in Section o Architectural Lighting. If a campus gateway includes landscaping such as trees, flowers, or shrubs, designers should refer to the lighting guidelines. Landscape Lighting. If street lighting is desirable at campus gateways, fixtures shall be appropriate for their location within the campus and shall follow the specifications. Roads listed in Section Street Lighting. Fixtures and banners shall be installed perpendicular to the orientation of the roadway so they will be easy to read while driving into campus. Fixtures illuminating signage shall be controlled so as not to throw light beyond the sign. Whenever possible, signage should be illuminated from above, using shielded metal halide lamps or shielded incandescent bulbs.