Electrical Engineering Department

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

De La Salle University- Dasmariñas

DBB-B, 4115 West Ave,
Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines

EEET511a – ILLUMINATION ENGINEERING

MEASURMENT AND CALCULATION OF OUTDOOR ARTIFICIAL

ILLUMINATION LEVEL- STREET LIGHTING

December 2019

Prepared by:
Bautista, Charlene V.
EEE51

Submitted to:
Gener G. Restubog, PEE, MEEE
 Instructor
i. OBJECTIVE
1. TO DETERMINE THE AVERAGE ILLUMINATION LEVEL OF
STREETLIGHTS ON MAIN ROADS OF DLSUD.
2. TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LUMINAIRES TO BE USED
FOR A STREETLIGHT.
3. TO BE FAMILIARIZE ON THE DESIGN OF ARTIFICIAL LAMPS IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE STANDARD ILLUMINATION LEVELS OF
STREETLIGHTS.

ii. INTRODUCTION
STREET LIGHTING PROVIDES A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BENEFITS. IT
CAN BE USED TO PROMOTE SECURITY IN URBAN AREAS AND TO INCREASE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY ARTIFICIALLY EXTENDING THE HOURS IN WHICH
IT IS LIGHT SO THAT ACTIVITY CAN TAKE PLACE. STREET LIGHTING ALSO
IMPROVES SAFETY FOR DRIVERS, RIDERS, AND PEDESTRIANS.
STREET LIGHTING IS AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE THAT
PROVIDES A SAFER ENVIRONMENT AT NIGHTTIME TO COMMUTERS AS
WELL AS PEDESTRIANS. PROPER USE OF STREET LIGHTING CAN BE
CONSIDERED AS A PROTECTIVE METHOD WHICH PROVIDES ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL BENEFITS TO THE PEOPLE INCLUDING: ELIMINATION IN
NIGHT TIME ACCIDENTS AND ECONOMIC LOSS, AID TO POLICE
PROTECTION AND ENHANCED SENSE OF PERSONAL SECURITY ,
FACILITATION OF SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW, PROMOTION OF BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES AND THE USE OF PUBLIC INTERACTIONS DURING THE NIGHT
HOURS. THE LACK OF ADEQUATE LIGHT AT NIGHT HAS GIVEN RISE TO
POOR LIVING CONDITIONS AND AS SUCH, STREET CRIMES, AND OTHER
MISHAPS ARE COMMONPLACE.
THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF STREET LIGHTING
CONSTITUTES AN IMPORTANT PART OF TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
SAVING ENERGY IN STREET LAMPS IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT FOR TOTAL
ENERGY SAVINGS. IT IS KNOWN THAT STREET LIGHTING LEVELS ARE
EXCESSIVE IN MANY CASES. FOR INSTANCE, IN THE CASE OF LOW TRAFFIC
VOLUMES, THE LIGHTING LEVELS ARE EXCESSIVE AND COULD BE
REDUCED SO THAT ENERGY SAVINGS CAN BE ACHIEVED. ON THE OTHER
HAND, IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS AND FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY REASONS,
LIGHT LEVELS SHOULD BE INCREASED EVEN IN THE CASE OF LOW TRAFFIC
VOLUME.
 REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION THROUGH THE
INSTALLATION OF MODERN LIGHTING EQUIPMENT, CONTROL AND
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE LEVEL OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM STREET LIGHTING. REDUCTIONS IN
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO REDUCTIONS IN
ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HENCE THE POTENTIAL SAVINGS ARE OF THE
SAME ORDER AND VICE VERSA.
THE RECOMMENDED AVERAGE LUX LEVEL FOR STREET LIGHT IS 10
LUX.

iii. MATERIALS
1. LUX METER
2. PAPER AND PENCIL
3. TAPE METER
4. CHALK METER

iv. PROCEDURE
1. PREPARE THE NECESSARY MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE SAID
ACTIVITY.
2. MAKE A SKECTH IN YOUR PAPER THAT CAN REPRESENT THE
STREET AREA TO BE MEASURED.
3. USING THE LUX METER MEASURE, THE AMOUNT OF
ILLUMINATION LEVEL THAT STRIKES THE AREA BEING
MEASURED.
4. RECORD THE DATA IN YOUR PAPER
5. DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE STREET LIGHT WHICH WILL
BE NECESSARY FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE ILLUMINATION
LEVEL.
6. CALCULATE THE ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN EACH AREA PORTION
THAT HAS AN EQUIVALENT MEASURMENT.
7. COMPUTE FOR THE PERCENT DIFFERENCE.
v. LOCATION, PHOTO AND MEASURMENT POINT
1. LOCATION PLAN OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- DASMARIÑAS
STREET LIGHTING
(De La Salle University- Dasmariñas Street Lighting: DBB-B,
4115 West Ave, Dasmariñas, Cavite)
2. SITE PHOTO OF OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- DASMARIÑAS
 3. POINT MEASUREMENT PLAN
(KABALIKAT-POLCA ROAD)
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X

Table 1. Road 1

TABLE 2: LIGHT DISTRIBUTION PROFILE

0-1 Lux
1.1- 2 Lux
2.1-3 Lux
3.1-4 Lux
4.1- 5 Lux
 vi. DATA AND RESULTS
LIGHT DISTRIBUTION PROFILE: ROAD 1

4.4 0.7
0.7 0.5
1.7 0.8
0.3 0.7
2.2 0.7
0.2 0.6
1.7 0.6
0.1 0.5
3.3 2.1
0.1 1.6
2.8 2
0 1.2
1.9 1

Table 1. Road 1
DATA AND RESULT

vii. OBSERVATION
AS OBSERVED, ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN THE DE LA SALLE MAIN
STREET HAS AN AVERAGE LUX LEVEL OF 1.25 LUX. THIS LUX LEVEL HAS A
PERCENT DIFFERENCE OF %
THE MEASUREMENT OF ILLUMINATION DIRECTLY BELOW THE STREET
LAMPS ARE 4.4 LUX, 1.7 LUX, 2.2LUX AND 1.7 LUX, 3.3 LUX, 2.8 LUX AND
1.9 LUX.
 IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT THE DE LA SALLE MAIN STREET FOLLOWED
THE STANDARE REQUIRED ILLUMINATION LEVEL SET BY THE IESNA.
THE HEIGHT OF THE SAID STREETLAMP IS 0000m.
THE AVERAGE CALCULATION OF THE MAIN STREET IS 000 LUX.
THE PERCENT DIFFERENCE OF THE MEASURED AND CALCULATE IS
% AND ITS DIFFERENCE TO THE SUGGESTED ILLUMINATION IS %.THE
RECOMMENDED AVERAGE LUX LEVEL FOR STREET LIGHT IS 10 LUX.
viii. CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THAT THE QUALITY OF LIGHT
IS ALSO INFLUENCED BY QUANTITY OF LIGHT OR MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRIGHTNESS OF A LIGHT AND ONE,S
DISTANCE FROM IT. LIGHT BECOMES MORE DIFFUSE FARTHER AWAY FROM
THE SOURCE, SO FOR A GIVEN BRIGHTNESS, THERE IS A RANGE OF
HEIGHTS WITHIN WHICH THE SOURCE SHOULD BE LOCATED TO CREATE
THE DESIRED QUALITY OF LIGHT.
LUMINAIRE MOUNTING HEIGHTS HAVE TYPICALLY INCREASED
OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES AS LAMP TECHNOLOGY HAS ALLOWED FOR
HIGHER AND BRIGHTER ROAD LIGHTS, THE RESULT IS OFTEN LIGHTING
DESIGNED FOR THE CAR OR THE PARKING LOT, NOT FOR THE PERSON
WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. REDUCING THE LUMINAIRES,
HEIGHT, AND ADJUSTING IT TO THE SCALE OF THE PERSON ON THE
SIDEWALK, CALLS FOR MORE FIXTURES, WHICH IN TURN MEANS THAT THE
LUMINAIRES, THE POLES, AND THEIR PLACEMENT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON
THE STREETSCAPE.
THE MEASURED VALUES ARE QUITE SMALLER COMPARED TO
THE RECOMMENDED VALUES; THUS, THE REASON BEHIND THE SAID
PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE,THIS IS BECAUSE, SOME OF THE LUMINAIRES
HAS NO WORKING LAMP OR ARE NOT MAINTAINED.
MEASURED LUX LEVEL AT THE POSITION BETWEEN THE LAMPS
MAY BE ALMOST SIMILAR OR HAS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. THE
BETWEEN AREA WHO HAS A LOW LUX LEVEL COMPARED TO OTHER
BETWEEN AREA IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT THE OTHER END HAS NO
LAMP.
FROM ALL THIS, IT CAN BE CONCLUDED THAT THE RANGE OF
THE LUX IN STREET LIGHTNING IS 50 TO 1200 LUX. THE LUX LEVEL OF AN
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTNING IS VERY SMALL COMPARED TO THE NATURAL
LIGHTNING.
ALSO, THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE LUX LEVEL OF THE
STREETLIGHT IS DEPENDING ON THE SIDEWALK WIDTH, PATH WIDTH (IN
PARKS OR PLAZAS), TYPICAL HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, NUMBER,
PLACEMENT, AND TYPES OF TREES, TYPES OF PAVED SURFACES, ROADWAY
GEOMETRIES, AND LENGTH OF THE BLOCK.
THE RECOMMENDED AVERAGE LUX LEVEL FOR STREET LIGHT IS 10
LUX.