Course detail

Lighting technology

FEKT-NSVTAcad. year: 2011/2012

This course introduces into the wide field of lighting technology and acquaints students with the most important aspects of this field. Students will learn the basic quantities and their relationships, properties of vision, which is in lighting technology primary aim pursued. Other topics include anatomy of the eye and visual functions, discomfort glare and its evaluation, limit states of vision, the colour theory, importance of light spectrum and spectral assessment of the light. From the perspective of electrical engineering is particularly important the part of electric light sources, where the students are familiarized with virtually all of today's lighting source technologies with an emphasis on the perspective ones, such as LEDs.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic set of knowledge about physical properties of light, principles of light generation, basics of vision, knowledge from colorimetry and spectroradiometry, discomfort glare evaluation, overview about electrical light sources, principles of light generation and properties of all today used lighting sources. Earned knowledge is important for each lighting engineer.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor's degree level is requested. Optimal is graduation from course Energy Use.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Laboratory protocols, home works, final exam with example and theory parts.

Course curriculum

Introduction to lighting theory, basic quantities and their relations
Relations among quantities, basic laws of light propagation
Light and vision, human eye, limits of vision, vision defects
Contrast, critical detail, eye recognition ability
Discomfort glare and its evaluation
Colour properties of light, colour theory
Normalized light sources, Colour rendering index Ra
Properties of material, principles of light propagation, principles of light measurement
Principles of light generation, electric lamp classification
Incandescent light sources, classical and halogen lamps
Discharge lamps, low pressure discharge lamps, fluorescent linear and compact lamps
High pressure discharge lamps
LED sources and other lamp types

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce students with basic theory of light, including needed photometry theory, basic information about light measurement and evaluation principles, types and properties of electrical light sources.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

IESNA Lighting Handbook 9th edition, Reference & Application, IESNA New Yourk, USA, ISBN 0-87995-150-8

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC-MN Master's

    branch MN-EEN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Introduction to lighting theory, basic quantities and their relations
Relations among quantities, basic laws of light propagation
Light and vision, human eye, limits of vision, vision defects
Contrast, critical detail, eye recognition ability
Discomfort glare and its evaluation
Colour properties of light, colour theory
Normalized light sources, Colour rendering index Ra
Properties of material, principles of light propagation, principles of light measurement
Principles of light generation, electric lamp classification
Incandescent light sources, classical and halogen lamps
Discharge lamps, low pressure discharge lamps, fluorescent linear and compact lamps
High pressure discharge lamps
LED sources and other lamp types

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Measurement of luminance and its distribution
Measurement of luminous intensity with comparing method
Evaluation of properties of illuminance meter cosine correction
Verifying of inverse square law
Measurement of light spectral properties
Measurement of colour properties of materials
Measurement of luminous intensity curves of small light sources
Measurement of voltage to luminous flux dependences
Measurement of display devices and their colour properties
Measurement of light chromaticity and voltage influences
Measurement of spectral properties of light-guide fibres
Measurement of directional reflection of materials for miniature luminaires
Measurement of luminous flux oscillation