Lumen Method Calculation Worksheet

Project Information

Project Name: Type of Activity:

1 Target Illumination Value: 350 lux
Fixture Type: # Lamps/Fixture:
Lamp Type: Initial Lamp Lumens:

Room Data

Ceiling Reflectance (Ρcc): 80 Length * Width = Area

2 Wall Reflectance(Ρwc): 50
Floor Reflectance(Ρfc): 20 40 * 20 = 800 m2

Room Cavity Ratio (RCR)

Ceiling Height - Work surface = Cavity Height 5 * Cavity Height

3 4.0 - 0.8 = 3.3
Area

5 * 3.3
800

With RCR, Calculate the Coefficient of Utilization (CU)

Low RCR: 1.00 CU1: 0.6190 CU1 -

Actual RCR: 1.22 Actual CU: 0.6190 2
4 High RCR: 2.00 CU2: 0.6190 0.6190 -

Actual RCR - Low RCR CU1 -(

=X= 0.22
1 High RCR - Low RCR 3
0.6190 -(

Light Loss Factors (LLF)

Luminaire Ambient Temp: 1.00 Luminaire Dirt Depreciation:

Voltage Variation: 1.00 Room Surface Depreciation:
5 Luminaire Surface
Depreciation:
Ballast Factor:
1.00
1.00
Lamp Lumen Depreciation:
Lamp Burn Out:

1.00 * 1.00 * 1.00 * 1.00 * 0.95 * 1.00 *

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 Calculations

Target Average Illuminance Level * Area

# of Fixtures Required =
# of Lamps / Fixture * Lamp Lumens * CU *
6
# of lamps per Lamp
Illumination due to # of fixtures * fixture * Lumens * CU *
specific # of fixtures =
Area

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# Lamps/Fixture: 2
Initial Lamp Lumens: 2800

m2

* ( Length + Width )
= RCR
Area

*( 40 + 20 )
= 1.22
800

CU2 = Y

0.6190 =

X * Y )= Actual CU

0.2188 * )= 0.6190

0.95
1.00
0.95
1.00 Total LLF

0.95 * 1.00 = 0.90

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Area
LLF
= 89.75 = 91
LLF
= 354.87 lux

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Project Information

Project Name: ABC Inc Type of Activity:

1 Target Illumination Value: 500 lux
Fixture Type: 20cm recessed downlight # Lamps/Fixture:
Lamp Type: 42w compact fluorescent Initial Lamp Lumens:

Room Data

Ceiling Reflectance (Ρcc): 80 Length * Width = Area

2 Wall Reflectance(Ρwc): 50
Floor Reflectance(Ρfc): 20 12 * 6 = 72 m2

Room Cavity Ratio (RCR)

Ceiling Height - Work surface = Cavity Height 5 * Cavity Height

3 3.0 - 0.8 = 2.2
Area

5 * 2.2
72

With RCR, Calculate the Coefficient of Utilization (CU)

Low RCR: 2.00 CU1: 0.6100 CU1 -

Actual RCR: 2.75 Actual CU: 0.5800 2
4 High RCR: 3.00 CU2: 0.5700 0.6100 -

Actual RCR - Low RCR CU1 -(

=X= 0.75
1 High RCR - Low RCR 3
0.6100 -(

Light Loss Factors (LLF)

Luminaire Ambient Temp: 1.00 Luminaire Dirt Depreciation:

Voltage Variation: 1.00 Room Surface Depreciation:
5 Luminaire Surface
Depreciation:
Ballast Factor:
1.00
0.98
Lamp Lumen Depreciation:
Lamp Burn Out:

1.00 * 1.00 * 1.00 * 0.98 * 0.78 * 0.97 *

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 Calculations

Target Average Illuminance Level * Area

# of Fixtures Required =
# of Lamps / Fixture * Lamp Lumens * CU *
6
# of lamps per Lamp
Illumination due to # of fixtures * fixture * Lumens * CU *
specific # of fixtures =
Area

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# Lamps/Fixture: 1
Initial Lamp Lumens: 3200

m2

* ( Length + Width )
= RCR
Area

*( 12 + 6 )
= 2.75
72

CU2 = Y

0.5700 = 0.0400

X * Y )= Actual CU

0.7500 * 0.0400 )= 0.5800

0.78
0.97
0.85
0.98 Total LLF

0.85 * 0.98 = 0.62

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Area
LLF
= 31.28 = 32
LLF
= 511.43 lux

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