Lighting

Sample Problems
 Sample Problems
1. A room 8 m × 12 m is lighted by 15 lamps to a fairly uniform
illumination of 100 lux. Calculate the utilization coefficient of the
room given that the output of each lamp is 1600 lumens.

Solution:

𝜙𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 = 15 1600 = 24,000 𝑙𝑚

𝜙𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 = 𝐸 × 𝐴 = 100 (8 × 12) = 9,600 𝑙𝑚

𝛷𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 9,600
𝜂= = = 𝟎. 𝟒 = 𝟒𝟎%
𝛷𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 24,000
 Sample Problems
2. The illumination in a drawing office 30 m × 10 m is to have a
value of 250 lux and is to be provided by a number of 300-W
filament lamps. If the coefficient of utilization = 0.4 and the
maintenance factor = 0.9, determine the number of lamps required.
The luminous efficiency of each lamp is 14 lm/W.
Solution:
𝐸×𝐴 250(30 × 10)
𝛷𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = = = 208,333.33 𝑙𝑚
𝜂 × 𝑀𝐹 0.4 × 0.9

𝛷𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑝 = 300 × 14 = 4,200 𝑙𝑚

208,333
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑠 = = 49.60 = 𝟓𝟎 𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒔
4200
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3. A football pitch 120 m × 60 m is to be illuminated for night play by similar banks of equal 1000 W
lamps supported on twelve towers which are distributed around the ground to provide
approximately uniform illumination of the pitch. Assuming that 40% of the total light emitted
reaches the playing pitch and that an illumination of 1000 lux is necessary for television
purposes, calculate the number of lamps on each tower. The overall efficiency of the lamp is to
be taken as 30 lm/W. Assume unity maintenance factor.

Solution:
𝐸×𝐴 1,000(120 × 60)
𝛷𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = = = 18 × 106 𝑙𝑚
𝜂 × 𝑀𝐹 0.4 × 1

18 × 106
𝛷𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = = 1.5 × 106 𝑙𝑚
12

𝛷𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑝 = 1,000 × 30 = 30,000 𝑙𝑚

1.5 × 106
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑠 = = 𝟓𝟎 𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒔/𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓
30,000
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4. Design a suitable lighting scheme for a factory 120 m × 40 m with a height
of 7 m. Illumination required is 60 lux. State the number fittings to be used
for 40 W fluorescent tubes giving 45 lm/W. Depreciation factor = 1.2 ;
utilization factor = 0.5. Twin tube fittings are to employed.
Solution:
If twin tube fittings are employed,
𝐸×𝐴 60(120 × 40)
𝛷𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = = = 691,200 𝑙𝑚
𝜂 × 𝑀𝐹 1 384
0.5 × 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 = = 𝟏𝟗𝟐 𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔
1.2 2
𝛷𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒 = 40 × 45 = 1,800 𝑙𝑚
691,200
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒𝑠 = = 𝟑𝟖𝟒 𝒕𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒔
1,800
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5. A school classroom, 7 m × 10 m, 4 m high is to be illuminated to 135 lux on
the working plane. If the coefficient of utilization is 0.45 and the sources give
13 lumens per watt, determine the total wattage required, assuming a
maintenance factor of 0.8. Determine also the number of fittings required. Use
light fitting of 200 W.

Solution:
𝐸×𝐴 135(7 × 10)
𝛷𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = = = 26,250 𝑙𝑚
𝜂 × 𝑀𝐹 0.45 × 0.8
26,250
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 = = 𝟐, 𝟎𝟏𝟗. 𝟐𝟑 𝑾
13
2,109.23
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 = = 𝟏𝟎 𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔
200
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