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Electric Power Utilization and Illumination

Lighting Schemes Design

Before Designing assume following things clearly.
Assumptions are required for illumination.
Assume Maintenance Factor = 0.8
Utilization Factor = 0.5 to 0.9
Assume illumination is free from glare
Assume illumination is free from dark shadows
Assuming lamps are arranged to give uniform illumination.
Space to height ratio along the length and breadth is less
than or equal to 1.5
Assume Height of mounting of Lamp ( as per area)

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 Example -1
A classroom measuring (20 m (L) X 15 m (b) X 5 m (h) is
to be illuminated.

a. State the design considerations for the lighting of above

class room
b. Calculate the no. of lamps required.
c. Draw the lighting layout.

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Design considerations
An average illumination of 250 lux.
Maintenance factor 0.8
Utilization factor varies from 0.6 to 0.9
Assuming illumination is free from glare
Assuming illumination is free from dark shadows.

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Design considerations
Assuming lamps are arranged to give uniform
illumination.
Reflective index of wall and ceiling is maximum.
Space to height ratio along the length and breadth is
less than or equal to 1.5
Selecting a fluorescent tube light
Selecting utilization factor of 0.86

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 Calculation of No. of lamps required
For the lamp wattage of 36 with Lumen output = 3250

AE
No. of lamps =
Flux /fitting M.F U.F.

(20 15) 250

=
3250 0.8 0.86
= 33.54
= 34 lamps

So, total no. of lamps required are = 34

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Calculation for Layout
Taking arrangement as
No. lamps in one row = 8
No. of rows = 4
2 lamps for black board
Distance along the length, a = 20/8 = 2.5m
Distance along the width, b = 15/ 4 = 3.75m
Side Length = a / 2 = 2.5 / 2 = 1.25m
Side Width = b/2 = 3.75 / 2 = 1.875m

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 Layout

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S Ratio = Spacing Between Lamps
H Height of mounting of Lamp

2 .5
Along Length
0.625
4
S
Ratio 0.625
H

3.75
Along Width
0.9375
4
S
Ratio 0.9375
H
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Example -2
An office room measuring (43 m (L) X 18 m (b) X
5 m (h) requires average illumination of 165 Lux.
Assume Coefficient of utilization =0.6 and
Depreciation Factor = 1.2

a. State the design considerations for above

lightening scheme
b. Calculate the no. of lamps required.
c. Draw the lighting layout with reference to
layout of centre.

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Design considerations
Required average illumination is 165 lux.
Depreciation factor = 1.2 i.e.. Maintenance factor
0.833
Utilization factor = 0.6
Assuming illumination is free from glare
Assuming illumination is free from dark shadows.

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Design considerations
Assuming lamps are arranged to give uniform
illumination.
Space to height ratio along the length and breadth is
less than or equal to 1.5

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Calculation of No. of lamps required
lamp selecting wattage of 36 with Lumen output = 3250

AE
No. of lamps =
Flux /fitting M.F U.F.

(43 18) 165

=
3250 0.833 0.6
= 78.6
= 80 lamps
So, total no. of lamps required are = 80
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 Calculation for Layout
Taking arrangement as
No. lamps in one row = 16
No. of rows = 5
Distance along the length, a = 43/16 = 2.6875 m
Distance along the width, b = 18/ 5 =3.6 m
Side Length = a / 2 = 2.6875 / 2 = 1.3475m
Side Width = b/2 = 3.6 / 2 = 1.8 m

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Layout

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S Ratio = Spacing Between Lamps
H Height of mounting of Lamp

2.8675
Along Length
0.6718
4
S
Ratio 0.6718
H

3.6
Along Width
0.9
4
S
Ratio 0.9
H
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Example-3
A drawing hall of 40 m 25 m 6 m is to be
illuminated with metal filament gas filled lamps to an
average illumination of 90 lm / m2, on a working plane
1 meter above the floor. Assume coefficient of
utilization of 0.5,depreciation factor of 1.2 and space
to height ratio of 1.2.

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Sr No Size of Lamps (Watts) Luminous
Efficiency
(lm / w)
1 200 16

2 300 18

3 500 20
Estimate suitable number, size and mounting height
of lamps. Sketch spacing layout.

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Design considerations
An average illumination of 90 lm / m2. i.e. 90Lux
Depreciation factor = 1.2 i.e.. Maintenance factor 0.8
Space to height ratio = 1.2
Utilization factor varies from 0.6 to 0.9 here 0.5
(Given)
Assuming illumination is free from glare
Assuming illumination is free from dark shadows.

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Design considerations
Assuming lamps are arranged to give uniform
illumination.
Reflective index of wall and ceiling is maximum.
Space to height ratio along the length and breadth is
less than or equal to 1.5
Selecting a fluorescent tube light
Selecting utilization factor of 0.86

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 Calculation of No. of lamps required for each Type:-

Formula, Gross Lumen Required = A X E X DF

UF
A E DF 40 X 25 X 90 X 1.2 S Size of Luminous Lumen
216000 r Lamps Efficiency
UF 0.5 (Watts) (lm / w)
N
No of lamps required = GLR___ o
Total Lumen 1 200 16 200 X 16 =
For 200W type, 3200
No of lamps = 216000 2 300 18 300 X 18 =
3200 5400
For 200W type , we required 68 Lamps (app.) 3 500 20 500 X 20 =
Similarly, 10000
For 300W type , we required 40 Lamps (app.)
For 500W type , we required 22 Lamps (app.)
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Given, Space to height ratio is 1.2 and a working plane 1
meter above the floor i.e Height of mounting of lamp is
(Height 1) = 5m.

S Ratio = Spacing Between Lamps

H Height of mounting of Lamp
S a
Ratio 1.2
H 5
a 1.2 X 5 6
Spacing between the lamps is 6m.
Distance along the length, a = 40/ p = 6m
Distance along the width, b = 25/ q = 6m
No of lamps required = 6 X 4 = 24 lamps required.
Therefore, selecting 500W
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Layout
Taking arrangement as
No. lamps in one row = 6
No. of rows = 4
2 lamps for black board
Distance along the length, a = 40/6 = 6.66m
Distance along the width, b = 25/ 5 = 5m
Side Length = a / 2 = 6.66 / 2 = 3.33m
Side Width = b/2 = 25 / 2 = 2.5m
NOTE:- DRAW LAYOUT

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S Ratio = Spacing Between Lamps
H Height of mounting of Lamp

6.66 NOTE:-
Along Length
1.332 Given S/H is 1.2
5 And we got less than 1.5.
This is right illumination.
S
Ratio 1.332
H

5
Along Width
1
5
S
Ratio 1
H
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Example-4
A big hall of (30 m (L) X 12 m (b)) is to be
illuminated and illumination required is 50m candles.
Assuming a suitable data and calculated space height
ratio, a utilization factor of 0.5, depreciation factor of
1.3, Estimate the no. rating and disposition of lamps.

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Five types of lamps having lumen output as given below,
Sr. No Watts Lumens
1 100 1615
2 200 3650
3 300 4700
4 500 9950
5 1000 21500

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Design considerations
Illumination required is = 50 lux.

Depreciation Factor = 1.3

Let Mounting height be 5m

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Calculation of No. of lamps required
From Table on Lamp Data (Given)
We have, AXEXDF 30 X 12 X 50 X 1.3
Gross Lumen Required = 46800
UF 0.5
Number of lamp required,
For 100W 46800
29
1615
For 200W 46800
13
3650
For 300W 46800
10
4700
For 500W 46800
5
9950
46800
For1000W 2
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Layout
Taking arrangement as
Let suitable type of lamp will be 300W (take any lamp)
i.e. No of lamp = 10
No. lamps in one row = 5
No. of rows = 2
For hall illumination, no black board.
DRAW LAYOUT

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