Course: Electrical Lighting

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Course title Electrical Lighting
Course code KEE/ES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Noháč Karel, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Majer Viktor, Ing.
  • Raková Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Lihunová Natálie, Ing.
  • Hromádka Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Daily lighting of buildings, basic parameters 2. Causes of calculation of daily lighting factor D 3. Compound lighting, its using and parameters 4. Illumination of outdoor areas, using light sources, light fittings, illuminating systems 5. illumination of streets, basic illuminating systems 6. Dot calculation of illuminance and radiant luminance of street surface 7. Rules of illumination of tunnels, using illuminating systems 8. Conditions of radiant luminance in tunnels, methods of illuminance and radiant luminance calculations 9. Art illumination of buildings, its rules 10. Headlamp systems, dot calculation of illuminance 11. Colorimetry, 12. Tristimulus systems of colours, natural chromacity coordinates 13. Feeding, rules of running and maintenance of outdoor illuminating systems Exercises: Safety instructions, measurement of vapour lamps, measurement of lighting factor D, colour character of lighting, design of illuminating systems, credit test. The industrial experts take part on the lecture in the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Laboratory work
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of the problems on graduate level of Electrical Lighting "V" subject, which is taught at the Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Ecology of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
learning outcomes
Students will be understand in problems of daily lighting and illumination of outdoor areas and they will be able to realize designs of illuminating systems.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Laboratory work
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Habel, Jiří. Osvětlování. 2. vyd. Praha : ČVUT, 1998. ISBN 80-01-01770-2.
  • Habel, Jiří. Světelná technika a osvětlování. Praha : FCC Public, 1995. ISBN 80-901985-0-3.
  • Linda, Josef. Elektrické světlo 1.. Plzeň (ZČU), 1993. ISBN 80-7082-094-2.


Study plans that include the course
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