Course: Lighting Engineering

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Course title Lighting Engineering
Course code KEE/SVT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hromádka Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Noháč Karel, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Raková Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kroupa Oldřich, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Basic terms of artificial lighting, human eye characteristics, area angle. 2. Luminary values with its units, luminary characteristics of materials. 3. Possibilities of interior illumination by daily light. 4. Production of artificial light, basic parameters of luminous sources. 5. Luminous sources characteristics for illuminating. 6. The main parts of lighting fittings, lighting characteristics of light fitting. 7. Dot calculation of illuminance of point lamp and linear lamp. 8. Dot calculation of illuminance of rectangle lamp, multiple reflections. 9. Flow method of design of illuminating system in indoor area. Define of keeping factor z. 10. Quantity and quality parameters of illuminating systems. 11. Illumination of indoor area by daily, artificial or combined light, types of illuminating systems. 12. Illumination of outdoor areas for work, sport. Spurious light. 13. Illumination of streets. Exercises: Safety instructions, measurement of luminous intensity, lighting factor D, illuminance, design of illuminating systems of artificial lighting, familiarize with some calculation programs, credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Laboratory work
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 32 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
Students will know elements of luminary technique, they will be able to realize basic luminary calculations.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Laboratory work
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Habel, Jiří. Světelná technika A. 1. vyd. Praha : ČVUT, 1982.
  • Linda, Josef. Elektrické světlo 1.. Plzeň (ZČU), 1993. ISBN 80-7082-094-2.
  • Linda, Josef. Elektrické světlo 2.. Plzeň : ZČU, 1994. ISBN 80-7082-167-1.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering Study plan (Version): Commercial Electrical Engineering (16) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer