Recommended illuminance Levels for Various Tasks/Activities / Locations

Recommended Illuminance Levels for Various Tasks/Activities/ Locations      (A) Recommendations on Illuminance : Scales of illuminance : The minimum illuminance for all non-working interiors, has been mentioned as 20 Lux (as per IS 3646) A factor of approximately 15 represents the smallest significant difference in subjective effect of illuminances. Therefore , the following scale … Read more

Application of Flood Lighting

Flood lighting Application It means flooding large surfaces with light from powerful projector uses : Public places Ancient building. Monuments Religious places, building, churches, temple Festival occasions, etc. Gardens Forts Railway yards Sports stadium Car parks Construction sites Queries Industrial campus Commercial buildings. Advertising boards Show cases Hoardings Posters Exhibition

Factors for Designing the Schemes as a General Lighting

Factors for Designing the Schemes as a General Lighting (General Requirements) Area to be uniformly illuminated. Illumination level in LUX is to be decided. Shadows and glares to be pre-thought and how these can be avoided. Mounting height from the working plane and spacing between the lamps be decided. Space to height ratio is importance. … Read more

Flood Lighting

Flood Lighting Q. State any four specific requirements of flood lighting. Meaning of Flood Lighting Its meaning is, copious artificial light projected many directions, eliminating all the shadows on the surface illuminated. Applications of Flood Lighting Flood lighting is used to illuminate various surfaces of various categories like    (a) Aestetic    (b) Industrial and … Read more

Triac Operates Dimmer, Electronic Dimmer

Dimmers Different lamps/luminaires produce light with constant brightness once they are switched on. For the following spots, the variation of brightness of the lamps is required. For (i) Photo studios (ii) Stage (iii) Drama theatres (iv) Decorations (v) Various functions. The device for controlling the brightness is a “Dimmer”. Dimmer is an electrical and or … Read more

Thyristor Operated Dimmer, Electronic Dimmer

Dimmers Different lamps/luminaires produce light with constant brightness once they are switched on. For the following spots, the variation of brightness of the lamps is required. For (i) Photo studios (ii) Stage (iii) Drama theatres (iv) Decorations (v) Various functions. The device for controlling the brightness is a “Dimmer”. Dimmer is an electrical and or … Read more

Two Winding Transformer Dimmer, Light Dimmers

Dimmers Different lamps/luminaires produce light with constant brightness once they are switched on. For the following spots, the variation of brightness of the lamps is required. For (i) Photo studios (ii) Stage (iii) Drama theatres (iv) Decorations (v) Various functions. The device for controlling the brightness is a “Dimmer”. Dimmer is an electrical and or … Read more

Auto Transformer Dimmer, Dimmer Transformer

Dimmers Different lamps/luminaires produce light with constant brightness once they are switched on. For the following spots, the variation of brightness of the lamps is required. For (i) Photo studios (ii) Stage (iii) Drama theatres (iv) Decorations (v) Various functions. The device for controlling the brightness is a “Dimmer”. Dimmer is an electrical and or … Read more