9/28/2017 Lighting power density : Knowledge Base DIALux evo

Lighting power density

Modified on: Wed, 4 May, 2016 at 11:47 AM

For new installations a system-based approach is used that based on

the installed power density. There are two different criteria:

1. If an entire building would be equipped with a new lighting system, the

criterion for the installed light output (including lamps, ballasts and
control units) divided by the total floor area in W/m2 must be applied.
In our case: 72W / 19,44m² = 3,70W / m².

2. When in a specific area of a building a new lighting system would be

installed, so the criterion for the normalized power density in W/m2/100
lux must be applied. This means the total consumed energy of the
lighting (including lamps, ballasts and control units) must be divided by
the total floor area, and by a hundredth of the illuminance of the specific
area.
In our case: 3,70W/m² / (34,6lx/100) = 10,7 W/m²/lx

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