Illumination Engineering syllabus

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• Optical systems of human eye, Dependence of human activities on light, performance characteristics of human visual system, External factors of vision-visual acuity, contrast, sensitivity, time illuminance, colour, visual perception, optical radiation hazards, Good and bad effects of lighting and perfect level of illumination, Artificial lighting as substitute to natural light, Ability to control natural light, Production of light, physics of generation of light, Properties of light, Quantification and Measurement of light.
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• Light Sources- Lamp materials: Filament, glass, ceramics, gases, phosphors and other metals and non-metals.
• Discharge Lamps: Theory of gas Discharge phenomena, lamp design considerations, characteristics of lowand high-pressure mercury and Sodium vapour lamps, Low Vapour Pressure discharge lamps - Mercury Vapour lamp, Fluorescent Lamp, Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) High Vapour Pressure discharge lamps - Mercury Vapour lamp, Sodium Vapour lamp, Metal halide Lamps, Solid Sodium Argon Neon lamps, SOX lamps, Electro luminescent lamps, Induction lamps.
• Ballast, ignitors and dimmers for different types of lamps Control of Light Sources Photometric Control of Light Sources and their Quantification: Types of Luminaries, factors to be considered for designing luminaries Types of lighting fixtures.
• Optical control schemes, design procedure of reflecting and refracting type of luminaries.
• Lighting Fixture types, use of reflectors and refractors, physical protection of lighting fixtures, types of lighting fixtures according to installation type, types of lighting fixtures according to photometric usages, luminaries standard (IEC-598-Part I).
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• Zonal cavity method for general lighting design, determination for zonal cavities and different shaped ceilings using COU (coefficient of utilization), beam angles and polar diagrams.
• Factors to be considered for design of indoor illumination scheme Exemplars/Case Studies

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• Indoor illumination design for following installations -Residential (Numerical), Educational institute Commercial installation Hospitals, Special purpose lighting schemes Decorative lighting, Theatre lighting Aquarium, swimming pool lighting Exemplars/Case Studies An indoor illumination scheme design project to a group of students may be assigned.

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• Intelligent LED fixtures, Natural light conduiting, Organic lighting system, Optical fiber, its construction as a light guide, features and applications.
• Introduction to Human-Centric Lighting (HCL), Definition and concept of HCL, Evolution from conventional lighting to smart and adaptive lighting, Biological and Psychological Effects of Light, Human circadian rhythm and its relation to light Lighting Parameters for HCL-Illuminance (lux levels) ,Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) ,Color Rendering Index (CRI) ,iming, intensity, and spectral distribution.Effect of light on sleep, alertness, mood, and well-being.
• HCL design principles for indoor environments Exemplars/Case Studies