Misamis University

Ozamiz City

College of Engineering and Technology

EE 521L
Subject

Name : Jesrel M. Delantar Rating :

Course & Year : BSEE-5 Due Date : 01/23/2017
Instructor : Engr. Isidro M. Dalis Jr. Plate No. : 2

Floodlight Design for Open Football Field

Title

Bian Football Field

334.65 ft

216.55 ft

Details:
Field Size: 102 x 66 meter or 334.65 x 216.55 ft.
Number of lighting poles/towers = 5 towers
Accepted Illuminance = 1400 lux
Number of Floodlight used in each pole/tower = 22 as projected from the picture
Floodlight wattage = 1000 W (usually used for football field)

Source: http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/101761-binan-laguna-artificial-pitch
 Required: The number of floodlights needed for the football field

Solution:

Step 1: Solve for the aiming angle and the spot area
The floodlight is to be placed on both the longer lengths of the football field dimensions.

L = Assumed floodlight height = 52 ft.

x x = Assumed perpendicular distance from floodlight to area lighted = 26.25 ft.

Cross-Section
Figure 1: The projected aiming angle of the floodlight to the center of the field.

a). The aiming angle is based on figure 1:

x 82.02 26.25 82.02

tan 2.082
L 52
1 o
tan (2.082) 64.35
b.) For the spot area:
2

Spot Area L 2
spot area (at 100 ft distance) ...eq.1
H
Where:
L = perpendicular distance from floodlight to lighted surface = 52 ft.
Beam spread for football field = Narrow (Based on Table 26-43 between broad and medium)

Source: STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

H = 100 ft. (as in Table 26 26, for medium beam spread)

Source: STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

 Since the aiming angle is = 64.35O, the interpolation method of calculating the spot area is used.

Inter Aiming Angle Spot Area (sq.ft) polation:

60 64.35 4,720 X
60 4,720
60 65 4,720 8,165
64.35 7,717.15
X 7,717.15
65 8,165
Spot area (for 100 ft. distance) = 7,717.15 ft.2
So, substituting all values to eq. 1
2

Spot Area 52
2
2
7,717.15 2,086.717 ft
100
Step 2: Solve for the floodlights needed for coverage
Using:
area coverage factor
Floodlights needed for coverage ...eq.2
spot area
Where:
Area = (334.65) (216.55) = 72,468.46 sq. ft.
Spot area = 2,086.717 ft.2
Coverage factor = 3 (from table 26-25)

Source: STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Substitute all values to eq. 2
72,468.46 3
Floodlights needed for coverage 104.185 or 104
2,086.717

Step 3: Solve for the floodlights needed for foot candles

footcandle area lighted
Floolights needed for footcandles eq.3
LLF UF Beam Lumens
Where:
 Foot-candles = 3 (from table 26-25)
Area lighted = 72,468.46 sq. ft.
LLF = light loss factor = 0.3 (according to the conditions 1 and the field is in open area)
UF = utilization factor = 0.75 (according to the conditions 2)

Condition 1: Light Loss Factor for football field.

The light-loss factor allows for dust, dirt, and normal lamp depreciation. This is
found under average conditions to be about 0.7. However, it may be as low as 0.3 for
extremely dirty locations, where dust, dirt, and smoke are frequently suspended in the air.

Source: STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Condition 2: The utilization factor, or coefficient of beam utilization

The utilization factor, or coefficient of beam utilization, is the ratio of the lumens effectively
lighting an area to the beam lumens, and it can be estimated form the following conditions:

1. If half or more than half of the floodlights are aimed so that all their beam lumens fall
within an area, the overall utilization factor will be about 0.75.
2. If one-quarter to one-half of the floodlight are aimed so that all their beam lumens fall
within an area, the overall utilization factor will be about 0.60.
3. If fewer than one-quarter of the floodlights can be aimed so that all their beam lumens
fall within an area, the overall utilization factor is likely to be not more than 0.40.
Source: STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Table 26 46 Data on Typical Floodlighting Equipment

Floodlight Lamp Beam spread Beam Lumens
500 Incandescent 25O 3,900
60O 5,300
150 O x 50 O 5,300
1,000 Incandescent 15O 9,500
55O 9,200
120 O x 25 O 9,200
1,500 Incandescent 15O 12,300
65O 17,200
148O 19,600

Source: STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Since the aiming angle is = 64.35O, the interpolation method of calculating the beam lumens is used.

Inter Beam Spread Beam Lumens polation:

55 9,200
64.35 9,200
120 9,200
55 64.35 9,200 X

55 120 9,200 9,200
X 9,200

Beam Lumens for 1000 W floodlight = 9,200

Substitute all values to eq. 3

3 72468.46
Floodlights needed for footcandles
0.3 0.75 9,200

Floodlights needed for footcandles 105.027 or 105

Therefore:
The number of floodlight needed is 105 or 104, the result is not the same because of
the assumptions given in determining the number of floodlight needed for coverage but the result
are almost the same and it is concluded that 105 floodlights needed in Bian, Laguna football field.