Johns-Manville

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Holophane Percepta'II luminaires.

Designed to decrease glare and increase useful,

comfortablelight.

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fre!

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sits is important
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ESI.

It'sthe realistic measure

of illumination.

History of ESI
It has long bccn knorvn that task

visibilit) is affected by tr',o vaIiables the chariicLerislics of the tas k anal t he ell'ect of rhe lightiJrg s)stenr on the task. Lntil a few years ago. irr rcscarch on the task itscll $'c macle onlr (luanli1111i\e mersLrrements of I he gross arnount of light on Ihc task. Wc did not iake into accollnt glare and other lactors that havc an aclver se eflect on lhe "seeability" ofa task. (See Figulc 4)

To solve lhis problern. the Illunrinating Engineering Societ) proposed Llsing thc ' : dr. r'rl-U',., ,. , lr,rr irr,'.r,. Trr, . r sphcrc (Frgrlrc 5) as I stitfdird. and published thrs conccpt ir IllUnrirrating Engir-reer ing magazine in 197{1. This

Practical ESI measurement & techniques

A recenl clcvclopnrerlt in the e\ oluLion ol l-Sl is a Holophanc instrLrnre t that
JrcasLlres Lrollt acLLrill task contrast tnd thc ccluivalent r,alue in a spherc ancl thcn converLs thc rcrdinlis to IlSl values

r'erc.r.. e.lro lre:.1ilir\ t. t:r(cr.:r'.

r.

tlsk contrlst nreasurenlenls in aclual

installxtions anclalso in tesl spheres. Measurement proccdu fes $er e lll sl ourlined in I{QQ Report No.5 in the JoLunal of the lllLrrinating Ensinccring Societ) in JanLrar-v, l9?l-

l.igure 6). P.Y. Ngri. R.D. Zcllcrand i.W. Ciriflllh inrroduced the mctcr in thcir article ESI-Mcrcr Theot) ind I'racticill
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ESI measurement in a sphere

Light ra) s introduced into rhe sphcre are split by a conical dcliector, then ricochct
fronr all points u,ithin the while inner
shell.

Enrboclinrcnt. published in the OcLober. I975..lournal of thc lllunrinating Enuineerinr Socict\.

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II \ ic re- \'crc tc luok..r il L-r\1, .rr Lllc " spherc at a typical 25" \'iewirEl angle, thirt task would. olcourse, be lighled partiall) fronr the offencling zonc. BLr! the illunrinat ion from thc o11'ending zone rvoulcl be such a small pcr-ccntagc of the lotrl lighr rcaching rhe rask rhitl therc
w

ould

lt

Yer'y

little loss ofcontrasl.

rCt C.. O is kno\\ n as its FqLl ivalent
F

Tl'le.legree lo \l'lich an actual lightifg

\\.lerlr..pTr'rtC re lrrcct-cit
splrere li!ll'l
r

i11g

Sphere Illumil]al ion. or ESl. Ell'ectivcncss is evaluated b) measurinq and conrpar-ing thc contrasts lliven by the two sl s1efis. I l l hey irrc cqLral. lhe s) slent bein-c lesicd i! said lo have a Conlrast Rcndition Factor (C'R F) ol l .00. Thu:,. if a classroorn had 70 tbotcxndles

!r!r. i ES ir.t.r.

chara.ters on ..n:o e b!11ons. Ert characiers are snnrp eid .!l lr e \rliln ,,r|ird b\r

i! ref.r.l.rs ob:.!re

P.rc'jpla

!|rinairc:i

Also, allhough we knew that light distribution and the viewer's position couid alter task visibility. rve had no prirctical standard of measLlrement and

(calclrlated in the classical \\ay. but inclucline body shadow), it rvould have an ESI of 70 ibotcandles only if it had a

The meler mersurenrents arc casil) iaken and un(ler slood. and agree closcl) \\'ith conrputer progrllm mcasutements. ThLls the engincer can now usc calculaled ESI tables in the design stagc and then check lhe actual !alues in the finishccl installation using the ESI meter.

CRF ol

How does CRF affect ESI?

Mathemalically, in a rather startling wa].
From a series o1-aclual case stLldies.* thrcc classroonrs \\'ere loul]d which hacl points nrcasuring 90 "classical lbotcantlles" (inclr.rding body shadow) of r:sk illr.n in:rr o r. Unc hxd - L Rl o 1.00. one ha.l .915 and onc had .766. Thcir ESl s were respectively 90.0,46.7 ancl 16.4.

1.00.
e

evalualion.

Or, to pLr! it another wa), it would ha\ T0 "eflecti\,e footcandles. "

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Early mcasurcment techniqucs and instrumcnts wcrc cLrn'lbersome. ho\!e\,er, and led to computcr prograIns that simulalecl real situations and comparcd thenl to sphere conditions. Inlot ftlltion on computer compLltations of Equivalent Sphcrelllrrrrirrrtin r'l Sll r. rrr.lr.dc.l . David DiLaura's article "On thc a o rrnut.rlnr) ol FSI t.r ' r.lr.,r r\c Januaq', 1975 Journal of the I llunrinating Enginccring Societ).

In the abovc t\!o

exper ienced.

cases, a loss

of48.1t;

and El.8q; in ellectivc footcandles rvas

'Educallon Facilities Laboraiorles Report:

Contrasi Rend iion n School Light by Fosier K. Sampson.

g!re 5. Lufr nous d fius o. sphere

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Perceptall luminaires also minimize direct glare.

BecaLrse

It is not easy to conlpensate for this Ioss. in nrcrclf increasing tootcandlcs

to achicvc bett,:r sLrrroLlnd lighting. the intensily ol the offending zone would also bc incr-eased. As a i-ule of thun'rb. a 1.6 loss ofcontrast nra)' reclLrire an]\\'herc

veiling reflections. Pcrccpta II gooc 1ob ui getting rjd of direct glare, which is
Besicles

lirm

rlire. do nl eoLJll\

Typical Percepta II 5'x 5'coffer IES Visual Comfort Probability

Wa I Rel

ft-orrabout

l0';

to l5r'; increasein

\no\\n J. J-\co rjor.3lu"e. cl,.e rn ir\ harmflrl effect on visual comlort. As yolt can see in the IES Visual C omlbrt Probability (VCP) dala, thc Pcrccpta I I
lurlinairc cxceeds recor'nmenclccl lcvcls of 70 for virtually all standard classroont
and ofllce sizes. it is in visual conrfort and econonical operation. \ ,e nrLlst not lorget its primary lunclion: provicling unifo|nr and high le\,els of ESI foolcandles lor hanclwriting and printcd tas k s. And il-lhere is one reason for Percepta II
Bu1 as good as

C.i

nq Ca! iy Rel ectance 80% Floor Cav ty Fei e.lance 20",; Work P

-.clan...-so%

ane !m ..ll.n-100 F..1.:n.l

ec

cases. as above. it can

lirotcandlcs (See Figure 7). BLrt in sone fequire even a

lar-ger incrcasc.

(in

11.)

Ceiling Heighl (in leel)

8.5 '10
20

The moral: witll a bacl CIIF, yolr don't get the visibility you pay for.

,r;3
60

20 30
60 80

1% os3 ol

contrast

rquresl0!:ro15.; n.rease n,6lcand

vsualperlomance

luminaile popularity, it s ltcausc it makes for good readine.

20
30

''
,r!rhlfe$ nLl rron lask
001

50 80 100
30

Can a 1.OO CRF be achieved in practice?

'\ltrlerrri r':r. r:rr'r!or-.r.urt^.t ro glttlrg. it is possible 1(] match the luminous
diffr,rsion sphere. jLrst what Pcrccpta Il lLlnrinaires do. lnstead of projecting nlost

25

40 60x60 80 100 40

\ c.. B\ rcduclr!. olierdi

rguor e rr.:htirr;

100

89 88 88 89 89 87 87 88 88 89 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 87 88 88 88 88 88 88

93 91 9r 9t 92 90 89 89 89 92 90 89 88 89 89 90 88 88 88 88 e9 88 88 88

13 97 95 94 93 96 93 92 9l 91 96 93 91 90 90 90 92 90 89 88 8e 90 88 88 88

16
99 97 96 95 98 96 95
93 93

3s

10 13
8.1

16

79

78 79 80 80 82 86 79 81 80 80 8t 8l 83 82

i7

69

9t
9 86

aa

8l
8l
90

85
a2 80
81 91

86
83 95 90 a1 a2 91 87 83 a2 82 83 82

98 95 94 92

8r 8t

82

86
81

91 91 95 92 90 90 89 92 90 89 8E

84 83 85 84 83 8l 82 82 83 82 8r 83 85 8,1
8,1

82

8l 8l

8l
87
81

8l
85 a2

85 86 a6

83
83 8.: As

Coefficients of Utilization, Zonal Cavity Method.

,cc 80 percenl ,w 50% 30% 9r 91 80 .77 70 65 62 55 5.1 ,i8 .18 4l t2 .35 .38 3l 33 .26 .29 23
10%
.91

ln fact, that's

of thc light fronr potential ollending

zones, when Percepta

or.enred par dll(l t,'

are r're,, icu in-- Jirccr ion.

II luminaires

T1

75

6l
51

thc twin-bealn distribution dirccts Iight

from non-oli'endins zones

43 36 30
211

.51

.45 36 .32 28

Fiqure l0

9 10

22 .18

.85 .13 62 53 16 39 31 .30 22 20

85
71

59 49 12

.35
.30

.25
.18 .16

Fig ! re 8.

Con!e.tional

Fl!l!re L
lig ht

valr,res lor Percepla ll luminaires are always closc to 1.00. And

This is why CRF

sonletimes even exceed

i1

So you r/o get the \,isibility you pay for.

However you measure Percepta II luminaires, you'll find effectiveness and uniformity.

Typical Conventional 1' x 4' fixture

30

ActLral neasLrrelnenls on test installatrons confir'm Percepla ll lrrnrinaire superior perlbrmancc in conrparison with convcntional fluoresccnt Iighting systenrs.

The 36-lanrp Perccpta ll llrminaires achicved an average illumination level 01' 99 classical lbotcandles in the core area measured (Figr.rre 11). This compares to an average iiiunrination of 11 1 classical footcandles rvith,l2 lamps in the conventional system (FigLrre 12). When usir-rg the zonal cavity nlethod to calcLrlate the crllrc room, tbe average classical footcandlcs arc lorvcr. This is bccause the lowcr footcandle valLres near thc walls are not ir-rclLlcled in the computer'measurcd corc areas-

Figures 1l thru 16 are conplrter readolrts that compare Percepta II luminaires mounled in 5'x 5'coffers with a systen using conventional I'x 4',2-lamp fixtr.Lres.

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36

25

0'

5'

r0

15

2Q

fixiures 1.72 waits/sq fi.' Room:30'x 30'x 9'

F

2l fixlures, 2.00 walls/sq. lt.' Roonr:30'x 30'x 9' qlre

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Reileclances: 80%, 50%, 20% Work pla n e: 2.5'

Rellectances: 80%, 50%, 20% Work p ane:2.5'

Fiqure

T2.

lnitial classical footcandles

Dislance lrom Dislance lrom wesl wall (tt.) 7 9 11 13 soulh wall (ll.) 5 15 9.1 9 97.4 102 8 103.9 103 2 106.,1 13 95.2 97.6 103.3 104 1 103.6 106.6 11 94.2 96.7 102 3 103.2 102 4 105.6 9 93.6 96.1 101.5 102 6 101.9 104.8
7

lnitial classical footcandles

I sollh wall (ll.) 5 7 11 13 15 9591132 118 4 119 8 122.3
13
11 7 5

oistance

ttom

Distance lrom wesl wall (tl.)

1s
122 8

96
9,1

113.1 111
,1

187I198122.3 122I
119 D 121.3 114

95.3 112.4 117.7

9t

37n a94 9.14 953

99, Max.

93.5 98.8

99

946 975

99 0 142.2

91.5 108.0 113 1

f67118012041208
5 1166 1172

1224

8,1.5 100.0 10.1.6 105.5 107.7 l08 5

Co.e area ioolcandles:'

Avg =
Avg.

Unir. or

llum. =
88

107, Min. 96%

87,

Avg.
Lln

Zonal Cavity l,,lelhod ioolcandles:

i. oi I lum. = 9270 Zona Cav ly Melhod Iooica.dles:

Core area iootcand es:' = l1l, Max. = 123, M

f. =

8s,

Tl e Jecrcr.e'n the..rcruqe's .:reirte' with the conventiol'ral system I I I to 84 lbotcandLes, or 24r;..

Avg =

8,1

Equivalent sphere illumination

south dnec- Distance lrom wesl wall (lt.) I 11 13 wall (ll.) lion 5 7 N 69.2 67.2 79.2 81.3 78.0 15 E 52I 61.6 59.0 58.9 62.0 s 68 4 66.3 TA.4 40.5 TT.1 52.2 54 3 5S.1 13 N 69.9 67.9 80.6 82.2 79.3 E 53.4 62.1 60.5 59.3 63.0 s 68 2 65.7 781 7S5 76.1 w 45.7 52.2 53.1 54.7 59.8 11 N 69.8 67.8 80.2 81.8 78.4 E 51 8 603 58 6 57.7 60.9 s 66.0 63.5 75.5 77.0 73.2 w 443 507 51.6 53.4 58.1 N 695 67.9 80.1 8t I 78.8 9
15

Equivalent sphere illumination

soulh
wall

With the Perccpta

88 footcandles,

ll

llrminaircs, the

decrease in the average is

or

llti.

smaller

99 to

(lt.) lion 5
N

direc. Dislance hom wesl wall (tt.)

11

13

15

Uniform illumination
Howcvcr, a high avcragc classical illuminatiorl level is not al$,ays a good measure ofe1'lectiveness. Like all averages, it can be derived by combining very high po'nt n cr..rrcn cr'ts rritl rcrr l,'u ln.nt rlled\ll-er'reIl\ an(1. n r,re inlfoIl"nll]. il is nor a nreasure of the qLlaLiiy (ESl footcandles) of the li:ht. A better measure of lighting effectiveness is tl're unilbrmity of illr,rmination rvithin a room. Figurcs l7-20 take the data |-on tlle computcr conrparison oi the Percepta ll lunlinaire and conventional systems (Figlues l5 and 16) and illLrstrate it in graph lbrm shoq'ing the number of points of equal ESI lbotcandle mcasurenlents. The top two graphs comparc thc ESI values looking lengthwise, parallel to the rows ol6xtures. ln a typical classroom or ofllce, this is the way desks would be orienled to the rows of fixtures.

87.9 56.9 86.5 55.8 89.0

s
N E

576
86.0 56.8

s
N E

886
55.8

834
55.1

s
N

7 5

E s w N E s w N E s w

57.5 56.7 648 624 13 9 76.0 ,13.5 50.1 5AA 52.6 OZ.g OSS 77.3 79.3 47 4 55.1 53.2 52.7 62.7 59.7 71.2 73.0
59.5

50.9

59.8 72.1 5T.4

76.1

407

463

466 489

55.3 69.2

87.9 54.6 81.8 53.9 85.6 50.7

s
N E

790
50.0 78.5

s
N E

529
71.4

62.3 61.6 71.5 73.3 42.7 54.4 48.2 47.7 60.9 57.8 68.8 70.6

5D3
66.

459
76.4
.15 3

370
73 58 90

422

8 61.3 30I 39.4 41.4 141 624 1126 23.0 67.6 9t 3 424 40.3 14.0 61.3 |0 8 94 7 61.5 31.1 39 4 40.6 r4 4 6r.8 112 I 22.4 66.4 A9.A 41.4 39.4 13.7 59 8 109.2 92.9 60.5 30.2 38.5 40.6 14.2 62.1 1128 21.9 65 3 87 7 40.5 38 I 13.4 58.9 108 2 91.s 595 29.6 37.7 38.6 14 0 59.0 108.0 20.2 61 2 42.4 37.4 38.1 12 9 57.9 105I 86.7 55.3 27.2 3,1.8 33.3 13.7 50.8 g,l.t 17.2 54.4 72.9 31 0 39.4 13.7 59.0 101.,1 TTA 49.Q 22.8 28.8
93

407 14.,1 61.8 112.5 67.A 2a.1 224 A7T 94.2 42.4 34.9 69.8 404 142 61 3 1117 6ri4 19A
89.3 69.1 67.3 203 35.1 70.1
65

19 6

89.,1 69.6

66.6 20.2 34.1 689 64.2 l9.l 87.6 68.3

670

20.0

33.4 67.3 63.5 18.5 86.2 66.7 63.4 l9 6 30.6 62.8 62.1 17.9 81.1 62.3
sq

256

Je e

63.3 71.8

556
19.0
55.1

Lenglhwlse ES (Looking Norih)"

Lenqthwise ES (Lookino North)

54
13

Average N4in mlm Maximum Unil. oi i lurn. Average M n nium Maximlm llnif of lllm

"'

92% Crosswise ESI (Lookins East)"

53 37 63

Unlf.

ol lum.

111 52Y, 55

crosswise Esr (Lookins Easi)'r

91%

F gLrre 15.

Nlaximlm Lrn I .1 il um

17

94

61%

Flgure

16.

'Wl1h Advaice Mark I 2-lamp baLlasis. "Summar es are based upon resu ts of values al 2/ incremenls lhroLrghoul lhe room as show. on lhe drawinq. Values at spec iic po n1s are lor one q!adra.t ol the room

Perceptatr 5 x 5' Coffer Lenqthwise {Lookinq Nodh)

lin
:S
t-:

Avs
ESI

Better ESI rating \otc !lrr! thc Pcr'ccpLl ll lLLnrinairc s)\l!1r1 r.lri!\cs il 9l'; rinilarnlii\ ()l_ illLrnrinlLlion \\ jlh x niirrorr ri1]rgc ol
llrclr\LL|crlcfl5 ff(inr 5S to 110 FSI, itnd ltn it\crirge (il ll I Sl. Thc conrcnrirrnel s)slcrn hirr lL rt]lrclr \!i(lef Ixrllle ()l

:,r .:
i.
I

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rxlirls. ll
o\c|nll
tLn

1c' l l-1

I SI, errrl hes rn

tl
1t:l

lirrrfl\ ol rllr rrrirriLLioir lc\cl ol_{)nll )lrI. \\ th ln lt\eluge tSl o1 5,1. Thc Lr()Lr()nr t\() srrplrs illt:sLrrte ESI
LLfilrjrrrri{} cr(jss\\ i\c. lookins
LLlrr 1r)

llrc to\\\ !)1 li\LL rcs. Ag;Lin- rltc I'crccl)lx II lrrrrri ririrc sr:lcnr dcnr()f:lrlltcs x nruclr grellter (legrcc of
LrnLlirrnrit\
I hc

Far }-.cr)ilLc

llrrI I lr!' con\ eltLtoltxl \\sLcJI.

oJ'

Conventionall lin
:Sl

Lengthwise ILookinq North)

Avs.
ES

,,.1'.'rt...,1
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Specification & Ordering Data.

of lhe f xt!re cho ce, ayout and room specif cat ons.
Catalog

Percepia lluminaires are aval abe in several variations ES andVCPvaLreswll varydependinq

Options and accessories

Calaloq number

suffix
Dimensions in inches

Description
For 277V ballast, substitLite

Length

Widlh

Height

' 2"

''2" for' l" as lasl diqit

oi calalog number Externa fusing.

Surtace Mounled Units

62018111

6201ElMl
6201E1i|1
6201E211 6201E2M1

1-F40/RS 1-F48/t-lO F96/HO 2 F4O/BS

48-5/8 48 3/4 97-3/8

97-111
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6 7/8 6-7l8
6-718

6-3/r6
7

-114

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06125

1,1t1
6 3/16

97-3/8 2 F48tHA Noter Slems Jor pendant mounting (06125) are optiona

6-7/8 6-7/8

11t4

avarlab

Collers lor lnve'ted T-Bd, Ceiling<

For

4'x 4'I-Bar

Sides and Ends (Heal Exchange & Slalic Unils)

Dimming ba Last Premium P ballast. Super Premium P ballast. 24" stem hanger (2 req!ired per i xture), lor suriace unlts only.

HPLlPEl
HP I!'I1P E1

I F48|AS
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SPLl PEl
SPNI1PE,l

F48/HO 1-F,18/RS -F48i HO

48
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48

48

48 48
48

48

For 2' x 4'T-Bar Sides and Ends {Heal Exchanse & Static Unils) 48 HQLl PE'1 1-F,18/FS 48 1-F48/HO HOMl PE'1 48 1-F48/RS SOLl PEl 48 I F48/HO SQMl PEl

24
24 24 24

Percepta II luminaires are easy to install... Tlle unilized construclion of I'erccpta ll

luminaires lacilitates easy inslallalion fi rtLrrc alignnrent alircct onto a ccilins ol suspcndcd lronr slems- For continLroLLs row rroLlntin!:, irtL[es less end plates are bolted togclher \\'ith sell--aligning holes. No exlra parts are rccluired lirr throrLgh wiring.

9
9

wilh straight-cdgc

lnlegraled Cerlrnq Syslems Fot 2r;' x 5'.4' \ 4' and 5' x 5' Availab e as niegrated ceiling system incorporaling suspens of acoust cs, lixt!res and air distr bLrtlon. For Iufther detai s, consu t the Johns Manv e lntegrated Ce ng Systems calalog

...and easy to maintain

Convenienl snap latching fr-onr either-side of tlre ii\ture simplifles lamp replacement and allows the Percepta II Controlens' 1o be easily acnroved for cleaning.
Percepta II lcnses arc availablc in fixturcs made by Holophane and olher leadint

manufacturers.

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For mole inlorination on thc usc of Pcrcepta Il llxtLtrcs in integrated ceiling systeIns, refer to J-M lntegrated Ceiling Systems catalos. C-ontact your local H olophane lightirrg sales represeDlalive

for more inforlnalion, applica!ion

assistance. conlputer-aided design and

cost-studies. and samplc units for trial instalLation. For inforrration on othei J-M products and svstems, call the Producl Infolnalion Cerlter at 103-979-r000.

Irfi
Johns-Manville
The phys.a prop.n e5 ol the Fo ophan. p.r..pla um na res ,.prcsnl lyp.a average v: u.s .bta'ned a.co,dance w lh a..cPI.d ie

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Eng and

/ Holophane S.A. de C.V., Aparlado Postal

J.hns Nl.nv I e Sa .s C.,Fo,at !n

75 415, Mexico 14, D.F., Mexico