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(h) Check that the proposed layout does not exceed the maximum spacing to height ratios (SHR MAX).
(i) Calculate the illuminance that will be achieved by the final layout and check against the standard.
Example 3
Design a lighting installation for a college seminar room so that the average illuminance is 500 lux on the horizontal working
plane, using the data listed below. Suggest the layout and check appropriate spacing to mounting height.
Room dimensions: 12 m long x 8 m wide x 3.2 m high
Working plane at 0.7 m above floor
Reflection factors: Ceiling 70 %
Walls 50 %
Working plane 20 %
Light Loss factor: 0.779
Luminaires: 1800 mm twin tube with opal diffuser
Ceiling mounted
Downward light output ratio 36 %
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Solution
(a) Initial calculation
From manufacturer's photometric data sheet (Table 3), utilisation factor (UF) is 0.5336 by interpolation.
From the manufacture's photometric data, maximum S/Hm is 1.6 : 1. Therefore, it should be possible to
use 10 luminaires.
(b) Proposed layout
A 5 x 2 array is proposed fro the lighting installation. (A 10 x 1 array is an alternative.)
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Note that if the checks had worked out to be unsatisfactory, the number of luminaires should be reconsidered and
the calculations on the illuminance should be repeated. For example, a 3x3 array for lower lux level or a 4x4 array
for higher lux level.
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