Step by Step

Street Lighting Simulation with OSRAM LEDs in DIALux

Agenda
Page Introduction and Install of DIALux Import IES files of OSRAM LEDs Quick Street Planning Wizard with DIALux Step by Step Design with OSRAM LEDs in DIALux
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What is special about DIALux?

DIALux - a planning software for your project presentation. Calculation: latest radiosity procedures, fast and always correct.

Results: Results can be printed out or transmitted as a pdf file. Each view and each rendering can be saved as a .jpg file. Interactive 3-D visualization: Simply move around the room. Visualization: Photo realism: Use of textures and furniture for realistic rendering. with integrated raytracing module.

False colours: False colours provide quantitative analysis of complex geometries at a glance. Movies: Walk through the photo realistic visualization of your light planning and send the film to your customer via email. Interaction: Import and export: .dwg and .dxf files can be imported and exported with results after completion of the planning process. DIALux Light: Easy to use, step-by-step lighting design.

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Free Download DIALux from website

Download the DIALux Setup (version DIALux 4.5.0.1 ) from homepage (www.DIAL.de or www.dialux.com) on your hard-disk. Language available deutsch english franais italiano espaol
www.DIAL.de or www.dialux.com

Download file size: about 250MB

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Online Update
If you have already installed old version of DIALux, you could use online update to newest version. In DIALux you will find a new menu named Online. After selecting Online Update DIALux automatically checks for newer versions of the software and for new online PlugIns. But it will take some time to finish update.

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The DIALux User Interface

These three work areas enable effective and clearly arranged planning of lighting installation with DIALux.
CAD-Window

Task Pane

Project manager with Inspector

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.IES or .Idt files

.IES or .Idt file describe the information of light distribution, luminous flux, and power. .IES or .Idt file are very small
( only about 10K) compared to

ray data (about 200M). OSRAM OS provide both .IES (or .Idt) file and ray data of our LED products on website.

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Download .IES file of OSRAM LED from website

http://www.ledlightforyou.com
Tools & Downloads >> Optical Tools

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Import .IES file to DIALux

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Quick Street Planning Wizard

This wizard guides you through the quick planning for streets.

you will find the wizards in the menu File >> Wizard

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Street profile and illumination class

Street profile Street name and maintenance factor are likewise inserted on this page. In the following window you can fix the individual or combined valuation fields for the street. In order to define photometric requirements for the street, select an illumination class for every valuation field.
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Luminaire arrangement

In the window Luminaire arrangement you can select a luminaire and place this in an arrangement. (You need to import the IES file of OSRAM LEDs first, otherwise you can only select the existing traditional luminaire in DIALux) You can optimize the arrangement parameters depending on the predefined photometric requirements.
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Start Calculation

Afterwards a final dialogue will appear automatically. If you activate the checkbox, the generated street will be calculated immediately. Click on the Finish button and your street project will be displayed.

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Rotate 3D View

Rotate 3D View; left-click and move the mouse while holding the mouse button pressed.

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3D light distribution Display

Help Rays for Luminaires / 3D light distribution Display / Show false colors in CAD

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Show false colors in CAD

Display the 3D rendering in a false colour rendering Easy to check the illuminance uniformity Freely scaleable value ranges and definable colour gradients
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Step 1: Collecting road information

Street profile, width, N of lanes, coating
Information list before design: 1. Street location and photos 2. Width of street 3. N of lanes 4. Coating material
Decide the road classification and required E according to street lighting standards
av

and Uo

5. Existing mounting height or pole distance?

Information needed for lighting simulation

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Step 2: Edit street in DIALux

Arrangement of street component according to the road information.

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Step 3: Decide which LED

CCT: from 5000K-6500K (LW, LUW)

(color bin and brightness group)

If need CCT from 4000K-5000K, can be mixed by LUW and LY.

Golden DRAGON with Oval Lens Golden DRAGON Plus

No need of secondary
optical design

Need lens or reflector Higher brightness

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Step 4: Change luminous flux

You can change the luminous flux and power here. Its related to how many LEDs in one lamp.

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Step 5: luminaire arrangement

Lighting Class

Single row

Double row, with offset

Double row,
opposing
W

Normal methods of luminaire arrangement

Single row Double row, opposing
Road information
W 6m

W 8m

16m

N 2

N 2

N 4

Double row, with offset

Uniformity

0.4~0.5

0.5~0.8

0.5~0.8

Rules of thumb

Luminaire arrangement will be decided based on street profile

requirements
Figure

For LUW W5JM, Double row, opposing was

recommended.

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Step 6: Optimize arrangement parameters

Optimize arrangement parameters
(1) Mounting Height: 6m~10m (2) Overhang: 1m~2m (3) Boom Angle: 10 ~15 (4) Boom Length: 1m~3m (5) Pole Distance These parameter will be optimized according to street profile to achieve best performance: E and U .
av
o

Boom Length Boom Angle

Mounting Height

Overhang

If a certain Uo was required, the most economic mounting height and pole distance could be optimized. Lower distance, longer pole distance could save energy and pole cost.

(5)Pole Distance

Lamp

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Step 7: calculation and simulation

E (lx) 17
av

Change to double row, offset E /E

min
max

E (lx)
min

8.6

E (lx) 24
max

Uo
0.52

Double row, opposing

0.36

Not so uniform, need to be improved

Optimized results

E (lx) 19
av

E (lx) 16
min

E (lx) 22
max

Uo
0.83

E /E
min

max

0.72

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Step 8: Save the selected output as PDF file

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Step 9: output design plan

Luminaire arrangement

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Step 10: output simulation results

Isolines (E)

Table (E)

Eav(lx)

Emin(lx)

Emax(lx)

Uo
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Emin/Emax

Main results

19

16

22

0.72

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