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rec = MF UF inst
where
MF = Maintenance factor (Light Loss Factor LLF)
UF = Utilization factor
= Total Lumen
Vijay Balu Raskar (BE Electrical)
Maintenance Factor
Gives an estimate of how lighting conditions
will deteriorate through use.
Some factors are dust and dirt inside luminaire
surfaces.
Aging of light bulbs emitting less light
Cleaning of room surfaces, e.g. ceiling
Without detailed knowledge of a maintenance
plan, MF is assumed to be = 0.80.
Vijay Balu Raskar (BE Electrical)
Depreciation factor
Light emitted by source reduces due to dust or dust
decomposition on light.
So, quantity of light reflected from ceiling also get
reduced.
This reduction of light can be minimized by cleaning
the light fittings or white washing.
But absolute cleanliness is not possible hence we
need to consider depreciation factor.
D. F. = 1/ M. F.
Illumination under ideally clean condition
D.F. =
Illumination under normal working condition
Vijay Balu Raskar (BE Electrical)
Utilization Factor ()
Is the ratio of effective luminous flux to the
total luminous flux of light sources.
Always less than one
Fn
Effective luminous flux
U.F.= =
F Total luminous flux of all the sources
Reflectance
75-90%
30-60%
10-20%
5-10%
U. F. Depend on the
following
Light
70-90%
50-70%
Floor
20-50%
U. F. Depend on the
following
The geometric shape of the room i.e. length,
breadth and height of a room will affect the
UF.
A factor called the room index (RI) is defined
from the horizontal vertical areas of the room.
Room index
The horizontal areas are
Area H = 2 Length Width
= 2 L W
The vertical areas are
Area L = 2
=2
No. of lamps
required
rec = MF UF
inst
rec
EA
inst MF UF MF UF
inst
So, No. of lamps required =
Lumen o/p
So, No. of lamps required =
EA
Lumen o/p MF UF