Basic terminologies related to lighting design and

basic formulas used for designing

Lamp Flux :
luminous flux or luminous power is the measure of the perceived power of light.

Room Index:
The room index is a number that describes the ratios of the rooms length, width and height.

Formula:
K = (L x W) / [Hm (L+W)]

Utilization Factor: (Uf)

This is a value between 0 and 1 that represents the percentage of total lamp lumens in the
room that fall on the work plane. It takes into account the room reflectances, room shape,
polar distribution and light output ratio of the fitting.

Maintenance Factor: (Mf)

A maintenance factor (MF) is applied to a lighting design to take into account a reduction in
the output of the luminaires used within any lighting installation and ensure the correct level
of light is delivered at the ‘end of life’
Lighting power density

Lighting Power Density (LPD) is defined as watts of lighting per square foot of room floor area (W/sf).

Uniformity Ratio

Uniformity is usually defined as ratio of the minimal illuminance over the area weighted average
illuminance:
u = Emin / Eaverage