Basics of lighting technology IS-FEE-10002

Familiarizing students with basic light quantities, units and electric light sources. Using luxmeter and luminance meter. Teaching the methodology of main photometric measurements. Familiarizing with current problems in illuminating engineering.
Vision and light. Basic light quantities and units (luminous flux, luminous intensity, illuminance, luminance). Spectral distribution of light quantities. Lambert law. Correlation between illuminance and distance from the source. Types and parameters of light sources. Spatial distribution of light intensity. Basic measurements in light technology. Procedures of chosen light measurements. Using chosen light meters (luxmeter, luminance meter). Standarization in lighting technology - introduction to lighting design. Light - human interaction. Energy efficiency in lighting.
Requirements:
Students should have basic knowledge in the field of mathematics, electrical physics, circuit theory, digital and analog electronics, fundamentals of computer science. The general requirement is that student has studied engineering for at least 2 years. In some cases prerequisites are defined.