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BASIC LIGHTING  Instructor Doug Avery Issues Proper Illumination to perform the task Occupant Comfort Energy efficiency Dispatchable and controlled loads Overview Lighting Theory Technology Lamps and ballasts Retrofit Options Controls Field Trips for practical experience Lighting Theory Lighting Fundamentals Definitions ? Candela: The international unit of luminous intensity. This term has evolved from the consideration of a standard candle as a basis of evaluating the intensity of other light sources ? Candlepower: A term used to describe the relative intensity of a source Definitions Lumen: This is the international unit of luminous flux. One lumen is the amount of light striking a one-square-foot area, all points of which are 1 foot away from a point source of 1 candela intensity. ? Footcandle: This is the unit of measure of the density of light striking a surface. One footcandle = 1 lumen striking 1 square foot. 1 Footcandle ? Footlambert: This is the unit of measure of light exiting a surface. ? Frequency : The number of complete cycles a wave makes in one second ? Hertz: Cycles per second Average illuminance: This calculation predicts the average foot- candles in a space. FC = Lm/Sq.Ft. Example: 5,000 lumens of light evenly spread over an area of 100 sq.ft. 5,000 Lm/100 sq.ft. = 50 fc. Inverse Square Law: This calculation is used to predict the illuminance at a specific point in space. FC = I/D2 or FC = Candlepower/distance2 If intensity is 2,000 candelas at a distance of 10 feet, the illuminance will be: FC = 2,000 CD / 10 ft.2 = 20 fc Light is a form of radiant energy that is capable of exciting the retina and producing a visual sensation. The color of a light wave is determined by its length A wave 380 Nanometers long is violet A wave 500 Nanometers long is green A wave 580 Nanometers long is yellow A wave 620-760 Nanometers long is red White light is: A relatively balanced combination of wave