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Lighting Calculations How Many Fittings are Required for a Room

The utilisation factor table and a few simple formulas allow us to calculate the number of fittings required for any room. Step ! "nderstand the utilisation factor table that is a#ailable on most fittings. "T$L$S%T$&' F%CT&R T%(L) *for +,-. bare batten/ L&R! 00. 1 Reflectance Ceiling 8all Floor 4.23 4.34 .44 .+3 SHR '&M .23! .4 5isregard SHR M%6.

Room $nde, *7/ .3 +.4 +.34 -.44 9.44 3.44

4.-4 4.+4 4.-4 4.-2 4.9+ 4.9. 4.3+ 4.3. 4.3: 4..- 4...

%cross the Top of the Table 'ame 5escription Light output ratio for this fitting. 'ot required in a simple calculation. 'ominal Spacing to Height ratio. For a gi#en mounting height we can see the nominal spacing between fittings. )g. .23 to means that for e#ery metre of mounting height *abo#e wor; plane/ we should ha#e a ma,imum .23 metres between fittings. "sed by lighting design software and not needed for manual calculations. Select a hori<ontal line for the reflectance #alues that best describe the room.

L&R

SHR '&M

SHR M%6 Reflectance

Typical Reflectance =alues are! Ceiling %ir Conditioned &ffice $ndustrial 4.2 4.3 8alls 4.3 4.Floor 4.+ 4.+

"tilisation Factor *body of the table/ This is a #alue between 4 and that represents the percentage of total lamp lumens in the room that fall on the wor; plane. $t ta;es into account the room reflectances> room shape> polar distribution and light output ratio of the fitting. Step +! Calculate Room $nde, *7/ Room $nde,! The room inde, is a number that describes the ratios of the rooms length> width and height. Formula! 7?L,8 Hm *L@8/ 8here! L ? Room Length 8 ? Room 8idth Hm ? Mounting Height of Fitting *from wor;ing plane/ 8or; Alane ? 5es; or (ench Height The result of this calculation will be a number usually between 4.23 and 3. 'ote! This formula for 7 is only #alid when room length is less than 9 times the width or when the 7 #alue is greater than 4.23.

Step -! "sing the room inde, and reflectance #alues in the utilisation factor table For the hori<ontal row select the reflectance that best describes the room. For the #ertical column select the room inde, #alue 7 as calculated abo#e. The utilisation factor for this fitting in this room is where the row and column intersect.

Step 9! To calculate the number of fittings required use the following formula! Formula! '? ),% F , uF , LLF 8here! ' ? 'umber of Fittings ) ? Lu, Le#el Required on 8or;ing Alane % ? %rea of Room *L , 8/ F ? Total Flu, *Lumens/ from all the Lamps in one Fitting "F ? "tilisation Factor from the Table for the Fitting to be "sed LLF ? Light Loss Factor. This ta;es account of the depreciation o#er time of lamp output and dirt accumulation on the fitting and walls of the building.

Typical LLF =alues %ir Conditioned 4.0 &ffice Clean $ndustrial 4.2

5irty $ndustrial 4.. Standard Lumen outputs of fluorescent lamps 0 8att B 34 Lumens -. 8att B -444 Lumens Lumen output of AL lamps 0 8att B +44 Lumens -. 8att B +:44 Lumens Triphos -44 Lumens --34 Lumens

Step 3! Space the number of fittings uniformly around the room drawing and chec; the SHR nominal for the fitting has not been e,ceeded. $f it has been e,ceeded re space the fittings to get bac; to SHR nom.

Step .! 8or; out the number of fittings required in each a,is of the room! 'umber in Length ? 'umber in 8idth ?