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Lighting technology
FEKT-LSVTAcad. year: 2010/2011
Photometric and radiant quantities and its mutual relations, spectrum of optical radiation, human eye properties and vision, color measurement, electrical light sources, incandescent lamps, discharge lamps, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps, induction, xenon and sulphur lamps, luminaires and its functions, basic classification of luminaires, illuminance calculataion, discomfort glare calculation, interiors and exteriors lighting.
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Relations between quantities, basic laws of light propagation
Light and vision, human eye, limits of vision, vision defects, glare
Color properties of light, Color rendering index Ra
Principles of light generation, electric lamp classification
Incandescent lamps, classical and halogen
Discharge lamps, low presure discharge, fluorescent linear and compact lamp
High presure dischrage lamps, other lamp types
Luminares and its function and classification
Lighting measurement, laboratory luminance intenzity and efficiency measurement
Lighting design, calculation methods
Evaluation of illuminance distribution in interiors and exteriors
Operation and maintenance of lighting systems
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Measurement of color properties of light
Measurement of illumination uniformity
Measurement of intenzity by comparing method
Evaluation of luxmeter cosine correction
Measurement of intensity curves in C planes system
Measurement of efficiency of luminaire
Measurement od color properties of materials
Measurement of illumination on working area
Measurement of voltage to flux dependences
Measurement of display devices and its color properties
Measurement of light chromasity and voltage influences
Measurement of reflection properties, spectral and integral characteristics