Vol. X No.

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January 2010 Vol. X No. I
RNI Reg. No. DELENG/2001/4847
LIGHT
NEWSLETTER
of the indian society of lighting engineers
the ofcial
GOVERNING BODY
Dr. A.D. Kulkarni President
Mr. Gulshan Aghi Vice President
Mr. P.K. Majumdar Hon. General Secretary
Mr. R. Nagarajan Hon. Treasurer
Mr. I.M. Asthana
Mr. C.R. Datta
Ms Rohini Mani
Dr. Saswati Mazumdar
Mr. Rajat Roy
Mr. S. Venkataramani Past President
Ex-officio members from State Centres
Mr. Prakash Chatterjee Chair, Calcutta
Mr. A.K. Jain Chair, Delhi
Mr. P.C. Barjatia Chair, Mumbai
Mr. Dilip Kumbhat Chair, Chennai
Mr. M.S.N. Swamy Chair, Karnataka
Mr. R.S. Saxena Chair, Rajasthan
Ex-officio, President, ELCOMA:
Mr. Sunil Sikka
Permanent Invitee:
Mr. H.S. Mamak
Directors of Committees:
Mr. S. Venkataramani CIE India
Mr. H.S. Mamak Conference & Exhibition
Dr. Saswati Mazumdar Education & Training
Mr. Gulshan Aghi Membership
Ms. Rohini Mani Publication & Publicity
Mr. N. Nagarajan Standardisation
Mr. I.M. Asthana General Administration
Mr. Dilip Kumbhat Finance
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Mr. H.S. Mamak Editor
Mr. P.K. Mukherjee Associate Editor
Mr. P.C. Barjatia
Ms. Rohini Mani
Mr. M.S.N. Swamy
Mr. P.K. Majumdar Ex-officio
Mr. R. Nagarajan Ex-officio
Printed & Published by Mr. Harcharan S. Mamak,
A 274, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110 024 on behalf of
Indian Society of Lighting Engineers and printed by him
at Graphic Point Pvt. Ltd., WZ-429 B, Naraina Village,
New Delhi.
FROM THE PRESIDENTS DESK
2010 is going to be a busy year for ISLE.
The State and Local Centres have planned their
programmes to celebrate the Silver Jubilee. There will be
lectures, seminars, workshops, training programmes and
quiz shows among other activities. There will also be cultural
events at each centre meant for members and their families.
All members should take active part in the State and Local
Centre activities. The internationally acclaimed lighting
designer, Mr. Mark Major will be giving the Silver Jubilee
Lectures at Mumbai and Delhi while Mr. Behr Champana
(well known now to ISLE members from Lii2005 and Lii2009)
has agreed to give a lecture at Bangalore.
On the Lighting Education front also things are moving
forward. Mr. Venkataramani is working to make the web
enabled lighting course operational in the near future.
The Lighting Education Trust, UK has agreed to
make ISLE its exclusive partner for their diploma and
post graduate courses on lighting. ISLE will decide on the
universities and institutions in India that these courses
will be offered to. Presently these courses are run through
the London South Bank University and attracts great
interest from students including many from south east
Asia. For use in India these courses will be modified to
include Indian Standards and data.
LRC (the Lighting Research Centre at the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY) has offered to run two
courses in two ISLE State Centres every year over the next
3 years. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has agreed to
contribute 50% of the cost of running these courses. The
operational details of this collaboration are being worked
out and dates will be finalised and announced shortly. In
the first year these courses will be run in Chennai and
Mumbai. In future years the courses will be run in other
State Centres.
In these past 25 years ISLE has clearly established
its credentials both nationally and internationally as the
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EDITORIAL
promoter of lighting education and good lighting practice.
Let us make the most of the new opportunities in our
Silver Jubilee year to take this further. After all, we have
succeeded in creating an awareness among professionals
involved in the built environment as well as the lay
public that lighting is a specialised area of interest. And
this is becoming evident from the increase in lighting
activities from outside our Society as well. There are an
increasing number of lighting exhibitions and conferences
being organised as well as a recognition by the design
community that lighting design is a specialised discipline
with far reaching implications for aesthetics as well as
energy economics.
In the second week of February 2010 Goa was the
venue of the International Lighting Seminar Lights in
Goa organized by the Goa Regional Centre of IIID and
the Professional Lighting Design Association (PLDA). I
was happy to be a part of this event of this well attended
outstanding Lighting event.
ONGC has decided to establish an Energy Centre with
a corpus of Rs.500 crores. LEDs and the development
and promotion of this field has been identified as the area
of interest. Mr. H. S. Mamak has been included in the
concept committee.
While all this is evidence of the good work done by
the Society in the past there is much to be done. We are
fortunate to be a part of this exciting discipline of lighting,
especially at this juncture where both technology and
concepts are changing at a rapid pace.
I look forward to hearing your ideas.
Avinash D Kulkarni
President
dradk@hotmail.com
It is with great sadness that we received the news of
the passing away of the ISLE stalwart Dr. K.K. Rohatgi-
Mukherjee. Our sincere condolences go out to her family.
Karnataka State Centre is continuing its work in
spreading lighting awareness in rural areas. There are
also reports on activities from Mumbai and Indore. The
level of activity is definitely going to be accelerated in the
coming months with the Silver Jubilee celebrations.
The preparations for the Lii2011 event in Chennai
are underway and we hope that ISLE members will help
ensure widespread participation both in the exhibition as
well as the conference.
The CIE conference on Lighting Quality and Energy
Efficiency is round the corner in Vienna. We are proud
that ISLE Fellow member Mr. S. Chakraborty is delivering
a technical paper and our Immediate Past President and
CIE Vice President, Mr. S. Venkataramani will also be
attending. We do hope that some more ISLE members
will also attend this extremely informative and important
conference.
Later in the year CIE is also holding a tutorial and
expert symposium on spectral imaging methods in August
and an expert symposium on appearance in September.
And the call for papers for the 27th CIE Session in Sun
City, South Africa has been sent out. The abstracts are
due in September. There must be a good number of papers
from India this time. There is still time and I would request
those members who can, to send in their abstracts.
Mr. Brandston with his comments on the GLS lamp
has ensured that the Letters to the Editor column is being
kept busy. It would appear that many members would
like to comment on the subject. We are carrying some
letters in this issue.
While ISLE often addresses the lighting community,
the general user or common man also needs to be
addressed. Many of us have the knowledge to do this and
help the general user to improve his lighted environment
while saving energy and money. As a first step in this
direction the President has contributed an article on
lighting options for the common man and we look forward
to more contributions to follow.
We are also carrying an article by Arun Moorthy on the
use of smart networks at the Delhi Metro headquarters
for keeping costs under control.
Once again I would like to appeal to members
involved in lighting projects to share their experiences
with others through the newsletter by sending us articles
for publication. We are aware that several of our members
are involved in the lighting design for the Commonwealth
Games and others in the beautification of Delhi. We
request these members to please send us write-ups for
publication in the Newsletter.
H.S. Mamak
Editor
MAILING ADDRESS
Our current mailing address is
Indian Society of Lighting Engineers
A-274, 1st floor, Defence Colony
New Delhi 110 024
Tel: 46562981, 46562982
Fax: 46528477
E-mail: isledel@vsnl.com, www.isleind.org
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ISLE ACTIVITY
March 4-7, 2011, Chennai
The next edition of the ISLE international Exhibition
and Conference, Lii2011 is scheduled to take place in
Chennai in March next year. This is the first time that the
Light India International will be held in a location outside
Delhi.
The event will take place at the Chennai Trade Centre,
the international trade fair facility in Chennai which is a
joint venture of the India Trade Promotion Organization,
Govt. of India and the Tamilnadu Industrial Development
Corporation (TIDCO), Govt. of Tamilnadu.
Display Prole
Commercial, Retail, Residential Lighting
Industrial Lighting
Street Lighting
Environmental/Landscape Lighting
City Beautification
Architectural Lighting
Railway/Metro Lighting
Airport/Runway Lighting
Refinery/Mine Lighting
LED Lighting
Intelligent Lighting
Security Lighting
Lighting with Non-conventional Energy
Specialty Lighting
Lighting Accessories and Controls
Power Saving Lighting Solutions
Testing and Measuring Equipment
Support
Lii2011 is supported by the following organizations:
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,
Govt. of India
National Small Industries Corporation
Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development
Corporation
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Detailed information can be obtained from:
ISLE Chennai State Centre
D-10 Ambattur Industrial Estate
Chennai 600 058
Tel: +91 44 26257710, 42089999
Fax: : +91 44 26257866, 26243500
Email: islechennai@Lii2011.in
www.isleind.org
OBITUARY
Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) K.K. Rohatgi - Mukherjee
Krishna Kamini Rohatgi-
Mukherjee, who was the first lady
committee member of ISLE, passed
away peacefully on December 31, 2009
at Nagpur. She was a D.Phil (Oxon),
Fulbright Scholar and former Head of
the Department (Physical Chemistry)
at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
After the first State Centre of ISLE
was formed in Calcutta in 1987, she became a member
of the Calcutta State Centre Committee. At that time
she was the President of the International Photobiology
Society (IPS).
ISLE was proud to nominate her as the member to
represent India in the CIE Division 6, Photobiology and
Photochemistry. In that capacity she also became an ex-
officio member of the Governing Body of ISLE, as was the
practice from the end of eighties till the decade of nineties.
In February 1989, the India Photobiology Society had
a meeting in Calcutta. Dr. Rohatgi-Mukherjee, who was
the Secretary of the India Photobiology Society, organised
a well-attended Seminar on behalf of the Calcutta State
Centre of ISLE, in which the experts attending the IPS
meeting spoke on various subjects related to Light and
Health, for example the treatment of Vitiligo.
Dr. Rohatgi-Mukherkjee had another connection
with lighting since birth. Her father was the Late Binay
Krishna Rohatgi, and the family owned Pradip Lamps.
Her brother Mr. Kumar Rohatgi was a very active member
of the Lamps and Accessories Sectional Committee of the
BIS till the early eighties. Now the family is in LEDs in a
big way. But she was seriously involved in academics. She
was literally wedded to Chemistry. Her husband was Late
Prof. Dr. Sushil Kumar Mukherjee, a well known professor
of Chemistry and former Vice Chancellor of University of
Calcutta and Kalyani University (Dr. S. K Mukherjee also
delivered a lecture in a Calcutta State Centre Seminar in
1988 on the influence of Light on Science).
Although Dr. RohatgiMukherjee was no longer active
for the last 10 years due to advancing age and poor
health, her passing away has finally brought to a close the
chapter of ISLE activity in Photobiology, Light and Health,
which we started so well more than 20 years ago, but
could not sustain.
May the soul of Krishna Kamini rest in peace.
Pranab Kumar Bandyopadhyay

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MUMBAI STATE CENTRE
Annual General Meeting
October 30, 2009, Mumbai
The Annual General Body Meeting of Mumbai State
Centre was held on 30.10.2009 at Nehru Planetarium,
Worli, Mumbai. Points as per the Agenda were discussed.
Discussions were also held on the programmes for the Silver
Jubilee celebrations. Apart from specific programmes, it
was decided to give more emphasis on
Membership Drive
Student activities
Educational activities with the support of Colleges
and Universities.
K.Naveen
Hon.Secretary
ISLE MSC

Lecture on Evolution in Lighting Technology

October 30, 2009, Mumbai
An informative and interesting lecture on Evolution
in Lighting Technology was made by Mr. K. Naveen, GM,
Bajaj Electricals, Mumbai and Hon. Secretary, ISLE
MSC on 30.10.2009. After taking the audience through
the developments in Lighting, details were also given on
the latest trends in SSL/LED and their application for
several areas. The programme was arranged at the Nehru
Planetarium in Worli and was well attended by members,
students and lighting professionals.
S.Alvares
Coordinator Programmes :
ISLE MSC
Membership Drive
November 13, 2009, Mumbai
As per the decision taken during the Annual General
Body Meeting held on 30.10.2009, an Awareness
Mr. Naveen taking questions
Programme on ISLE Activities was organised at Reliance
Industries Ltd. at their Navi Mumbai complex exclusively
for their Engineers and Staff on 13.11.2009. It was
attended by about 35 members including Mr. Sanjay
Srivastava, Vice-President, Ms. Rohini Bharadwaj
Assistant Vice-President (Infrastructure Engineering),
both from Reliance Retail Limited, Navi Mumbai.
After the welcome address, Mr. S. Alvares, Coordinator,
Programmes made a brief presentation on the aims and
objectives of ISLE and the organizational structure. Dr.
Prakash Barjatia, Chairman informed the gathering about
the different activities of Mumbai State Centre including
its Pune and Indore Local Centres. Subsequently Mr. A.
Auddy, Hon. Treasurer gave details of membership fees
and procedure.
Subsequently, an interesting presentation on Modern
Trends in Lighting was made by Mr. K. Naveen, GM, Bajaj
Electricals, and Hon. Secretary, ISLE, MSC, which was
well appreciated. In addition to above members from
MSC, Mr. Arvind Mule of BEST was also present during
the programme.
Thanking the RIL management for their courtesy, Dr.
Barjatia appealed to everyone present to become members
and thus to strengthen ISLE for expanding its activities.
He expressed special appreciation and complimented
Mr. Bhavesh Mehta, Asst. General Manager, Engineering
Design, Reliance Retail Limited for his determination
to organise the programme and ensure that it was
Mr. Barjatia addressing the audience
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successful. He also appreciated the sincere efforts made
by Mr. Alvares in coordinating the programme.
As a result of this initiative 10 individuals from RIL/
RRL have already applied for ISLE Membership, almost all
of them for Life Membership.
Prakash Mavinkurve
Coordinator Membership :
ISLE - MSC
INDORE LOCAL CENTRE
Lecture on Modern Trends in Lighting
November 29, 2009, Indore
Indore Local Centre organised a lecture on Modern
Trends in Lighting at Hotel South Avenue by Mr. Rajendra
Raje. Speaking on the changing trends in modern work
places, he felt that the lighting design needed to take
these changes into account. Lighting was also influenced
by considerations of energy saving, change in lifestyles
and awareness of environmental issues.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Akhilesh Jain,
Chairman of the Indore Local Centre.

Lecture on the Optimisation of Lighting in

Buildings
December 27, 2009, Indore
A lecture on the Optimisation of Lighting in Buildings
by senior Architect, Dr. Kiran P. Shinde was organised by
Indore Local Centre.
The lecture covered lighting in both interior and
exterior applications. To illustrate various optimization
techniques, he used examples from the lighting of hotels
and hospitals.
The welcome address was made by Mr. Sameer Kotwal
and the vote of thanks was given by Mr. Dinesh Wadhwa.
KARNATAKA STATE CENTRE
Training Programmes in Rural Areas
ISLE-KSC has tied up with other NGOs engaged in
imparting training in rural areas. This is based on the
project proposal that ISLE-KSC had submitted to the
European Commission for training people in villages
for utilisation of Solar Photovoltaic panels as well as
different types of fluorescent lamps and Light Emitting
Diodes in households and in common areas under village
panchayats.
The first programme was conducted at Chennapattana
October 2009 (see Newsletter Vol IX No. IV) and the second
one was conducted at Gubbi January 2010.
While no manufacturer has been associated with this
activity, Karnataka State Centre feels that it would be
desirable that the manufacturers step in as they could
set positive examples of cost effective and environmental
friendly installations in common or community facility
areas in villages, which will open up the vast rural
household market.
The second programme of training on Solar Lighting
was conducted in association with TIDE (Technology
Informatics Design Endeavour) for women. This
programme had a different orientation, with a focus on
highlighting the economics or cost benefit of retrofitting
existing lighting installations with energy efficient light
sources. The program was attended by 15 women in the
age group of 22 to 45 from 7 different villages from around
the small town of Gubbi, in Tumkur district.
The participants were trained in the basics of
entrepreneurship,
organisation of information dissemination meetings
in the neighbourhood.
ISLE-KSC added the following inputs:
Explaining the benefits of replacing GLS lamps
with fluorescent lamps either TFL or CFL,
Solar panel (SPV) and the associated devices,
like control unit, battery etc, including aspects of
orientation,
Replacement of 40 W or 36 W tubes with 28 W
tubes,
LEDs & LED based light fittings including their
applications, both for general lighting, portable
light source and as standby/emergency lighting.
The second stage of the training covered the method
of assessing, working out and explaining the life cycle cost
benefit analysis for the proposed changes.
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The positive environmental aspects such as the
benefits associated with energy efficiency, benefits of
reduction of carbon emission by switching over to solar
energy, and the negative aspects such as mercury
pollution from improper disposal of fluorescent lamps
were explained in brief.
TIDE has scheduled the follow-up programmes
during the following fortnight and will give support by
handholding in each one of the initial programmes, which
will now be organised by the trained participant groups in
their respective villages.

Lighting Workshop
October 8, 2009, Bangalore
ISLE Karnataka State Centre conducted a workshop
on Lighting at BESCOM in Bangalore. About 40 Engineers
of the rank of SE, ExE and AE connected with maintenance
attended the workshop.
Mr. Sathyaprema Kumar, GM welcomed the delegates,
faculty members, the Managing Director and Technical
Director of BESCOM and members of the media.
Mr. M.S.N. Swamy, Chairman, ISLE KSC welcomed
Mr. Tushar Giri Nath IAS, the Managing Director, Mr.
Nagesh, the Director Technical and Mr. Sathyaprema
Kumar the GM of BESCOM and others present on behalf
of Karnataka State Centre.
Mr. Sathyendra, Hon. Secretary, gave a brief on ISLE
and its activities and projects undertaken.
Mr. Tushar Giri inaugurated the workshop. In his
inaugural address he focused on the prime problems and
the areas requiring attention by lighting professionals and
service providers.
Mr. Sathyendra gave the vote of thanks and invited
the speakers to begin the technical session.
The following papers were presented.
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Terms of Reference: To review the current state
of dosimetry applied to low-level-laser/light therapy
(LLLT), referred to also as laser biostimulation or laser
photobiomodulation, and prepare a CIE technical report
on preferred methods for dosimetry.
Although a wide variety of low-irradiance laser and
LED phototherapy devices are employed in medical
practice for pain relief and wound healing and treatment
of chronic disease, a full understanding of the underlying
mechanisms of photobiological interactions remain under
scientific investigation. A key challenge is to establish
a uniform, standardised means of expressing the
photobiological exposure of tissue. The role of this TC is to
recommend scientifically sound dosimetric methodology
that will apply independent of the exact mechanism.
The following new Reportership has been
established:
R2-47: Photometry of curved surface sources
(Hsueh Ling Yu, TW)

CIE 2010 Lighting Quality & Energy Efciency

March 14-17, 2010, Vienna, Austria
This important conference will cover Energy Efficiency
and Policy Framework, Lighting Quality and Lighting and
Renewable Energy with special emphasis on lighting in
Developing Countries. Each of these areas will be covered
by 3 modules which will be either Tutorials, Workshops
or Sessions.
CIE 2010 will highlight
Surveys of experimental projects
Lighting techniques and scenarios
Integrated approaches in lighting design
Lighting quality criteria
Future possible lighting schemes
Methods to compare lighting installations
Case studies of energy efficient lighting
Review of energy efficient lighting control
systems
Energy efficiency and environmental compatibility
For further details and registration check the
conference website at vienna2010.cie.co.at.

CIE Tutorial and Expert Symposium on Spectral

and Imaging Methods for Photometry and
Radiometry
August 30 31, 2010 Bern, Switzerland
The field of lighting is currently undergoing many
historical changes. Solid state lighting is replacing
Source Management M.S.N. Swamy
Lighting Controls Ravi Rao
A New Look at Street Lighting Bhavani Prasad
LEDs Bipin Rajgopal
Latest Trends in Street Lighting K. Naveen
Proper Disposal of Discharge Lamps M.S.N. Swamy
The concluding session chaired by Mr. Nagesh was
found to be interesting and educative by the delegates.
The discussions covered the following topics.
- The environmental hazards caused by improper
disposal of discharge lamps
- Energy saving by choosing the right light source
from the wide range available rather than by
switching off
- The use of LEDs and fibre optics to replace neon
in signage applications to save energy
- Use of light sources without IR and UV emission
for art objects and valuable documents
- Systematic lighting design for increased user
comfort and safety of pedestrians and motorists
including lighting of intersections and footpaths
at a cost substantially lower than present street
lighting
- Caution in the use of LEDs for commercial,
industrial and road lighting till product
stabilization and availability of proper testing
facilities.
Mr. Nagesh requested the delegates to discuss
what they had learned with their colleagues and others
connected with lighting thereby leading to energy saving
and environment protection.
Mr. Sathyaprema Kumar proposed a vote of thanks,
thanking the speakers for their excellent presentations
and inviting them to join hands for promoting lighting
education as external faculty.
CIE ACTIVITY
New TCs
The following new TCs have been established:
TC 5-26: Guide for the Lighting of Sport Events for
Colour TV and Film Systems
(Chair:Alan Smith, GB).
Terms of Reference: To prepare a revision of the 1989
report to better relate to CIE 169:2005 and the present
state of the art of HDTV.
TC 6-65: Photobiological Dosimetry for Low Level
Laser/Light Phototherapy
(Chair: Terry L. Lyon, US)

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classical lighting products, and these new devices require
advanced characterisation and measurement methods.
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
offers a one day tutorial on state-of-the-art techniques in
the field of photometry. Invited experts will present talks
on basic concepts and recent advances in photometric
measurement techniques. On the following day, a scientific
symposium will feature contributed papers.
This meeting is open to everyone with an interest in
any aspect of the measurement of visible radiation and
colour photometry, radiometry and colorimetry.
Tutorial Lectures (preliminary)
Basic concepts in photometry, Peter Blattner,
METAS
Colorimetry and spectral colour measurement,
Yoshi Ohno, NIST
Measurement uncertainties in radiometry and
photometry, Georg Sauter, PTB
Imaging luminance devices, Udo Krger,
Technoteam GmbH
Band-pass and spectral corrections, Emma
Woolliams, NPL
Measurement of high power LEDs, Yuqin Zong,
NIST
Photometric characterisation of large area OLEDs
used for lighting,
Armin Sperling/Thorsten Gerloff, PTB
Call for Papers
Authors are invited to submit two-page extended
abstracts of their proposed contributions, in English, no
later than 30 April 2010, by e-mail to: d2symp@cie.co.at.
The abstract template available from the conference webpage
should be used. The extended abstracts should be suitable
for printing (if accepted) in black and white in the abstract
booklet, which will be distributed at the Symposium.
Papers should deal with one of the following
subjects:
Advances in methods for photometry, radiometry
and colorimetry including spectral and spatial
correction methods (band-pass, stray-light,
spatial and angular resolution);
Photometry of OLEDs, (high-power) LEDs, and
SSL products (including energy saving aspects);
Photometry/radiometry for circadian and mesopic
quantities and visual appearance;
Light sources with programmable spectral
distributions (including tuneable monochromatic
sources and spectrally tuneable white-light
sources);
Imaging luminance measurement devices and
near field goniophotometry;
Uncertainty of spectrally, spatially and angularly
resolved quantities;.
Other developments and new techniques in
photometry and radiometry.
For further information contact:
Symposium Secretariat Office SLG
E-mail: slg@bvmberatung.net
Tel: +41 (0)31 313 88 11

2nd CIE Expert Symposium on Appearance

September 810, 2010 Gent, Belgium
Scope
A symposium for those concerned with the
measurement of aspects of visual appearance and the
understanding of the human factors of lighting:
To present the state of the art in our understanding
of the perception of colour and gloss.
To explore the possible applications of visual
appearance knowledge to several aspects of
lighting design and comfort.
Visual assessment of the appearance of objects and
materials is a very complicated process and four research
areas have been suggested: colour, gloss, texture and
translucency. Much work has been done to quantify colour
appearance, but there is still much to understand about
the perception of gloss, while the elaboration of visual
correlates of texture and translucency is in its infancy.
Lighting designers pay increasing attention to lighting
comfort, which must at least partly be determined by the
spatial distribution of the colour and brightness attributed
for example, to walls, ceiling, and furniture.
Appearance scientists, especially those interested in
colour and gloss, could offer input to those attempting to
describe lighting comfort and it is clear that both research
fields could benefit from a multi-disciplinary approach.
This CIE Expert Symposium organized by TC 1-72,
Measurement of Appearance Network aims to create a
symbiosis between both research fields, bridging the gap
between colour, colour harmony and colour emotion;
between gloss, lightness, brightness and glare; and
between CIE Division 1, Vision and Colour and CIE
Division 3, Interior Environment and Lighting Design.
Call for papers
Abstracts related, but not restricted to the following
items are welcomed.
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Colour difference evaluation, colour rendering,
colour fidelity, colour harmony, colour and
emotion
New gloss metrics, gloss, haze and distinctness-
of-image
Luminance, lightness and brightness perception
of related and unrelated colours, glare
Holistic approach to lighting design: effects of
contrast and harmony on lighting comfort. Authors
are invited to submit an extended abstract of up
to 1000 words of their proposed contributions,
in English, using the submission Paper Form
(download Word template). This abstract may
include up to 4 figures or tables. Extended
abstracts should be sent by e-mail to the Chair
of the Technical Program of the Symposium no
later than April 30, 2010, indicating the preferred
method of presentation (oral or poster):
Dr. Michael Pointer
mike.pointer@btinternet.com
Authors will be notified of acceptance of their abstract
by June 15, 2010.
Accepted abstracts will be gathered in the Book of
Abstracts.
For further information contact:
Peter Hanselaer
KaHo St.-Lieven - Light&Lighting Laboratory
Gebroeders Desmetstraat 1
9000 GENT
Belgium
Tel: +32 9 265 86 10
Peter.Hanselaer@kahosl.be
http://www.lichttechnologie.

The 27th CIE Session of the CIE

11-15 July 2011, Sun City, South Africa
Format Of The Session
The 27th Session of the CIE will be held in Sun City, South
Africa, from 10 to 15 July 2011: According to the proposed
time table the Session will be divided into two parts:
1. The conference part from 11 to 15 July 2011
(morning) with invited papers, presented papers,
presented posters, posters at the stand and
workshops.
2. The technical meetings of the Divisions from 11
to 15 July 2011 (afternoon).
The Session will begin on 10 July and will end on 15
July. The conference part has provision for four invited
papers, 74 presented papers and posters as well as a
number of posters presented at the stand and up to six
workshops. For the posters presented at the stand, ample
room will be available.
Call for Papers
Prospective contributors are invited to submit papers
dealing with new results in the field of light and lighting.
The subjects of the papers should be relevant to the work
and the terms of reference of the seven CIE Divisions and
their Technical Committees. (For detailed information on
domains of interest, the CIE website should be consulted.)
Contributions published before will not be accepted.
Papers dealing with questions of direct concern to the
work of the Divisions will get priority.
Procedure for Submission of Papers
Contributions can be only submitted electronically.
Electronic submission (will be activated soon):
for details on the electronic submission, please visit
the CIE website (http://www.cie.co.at/ and click on
Conferences).
The extended abstract should be submitted in English
with a minimum of 500 and a maximum of 1000 words. It
should be sufficiently specific and informative and should
make clear the novelty the author wishes to describe,
referring to results and practical applications. Based on
this information the Board of Administration will make
decision on the acceptance of the paper and on whether
it will be given orally in a paper session, or as a poster
presented at the stand.
The submissions must arrive at the Central Bureau
via the Online Abstract Submission System of the Session
Website by: 15 September 2010.
Authors will be informed on the decision of the Board
of Administration by 30 November 2010.
The authors selected (or one of their co-authors) have
to register for the conference to present their paper. After
the acceptance of their papers authors will be provided
with information indicating format and deadlines of the
written contributions for inclusion in the Proceedings.
CIE PUBLICATIONS
Reappraisal of Colour Matching and
Grassmanns Laws
CIE 185:2009
The laws of additivity and proportionality of colour
matches, Grassmanns laws, are the basis of all colour
theory, but are not axiomatically true. The extent of
departure of human vision from Grassmanns laws has
been periodically examined. One exploration, by W. A.
Thornton, found considerable failure of transformability
of primaries - a symptom of Grassmann additivity failure.
In the 14 years since Thorntons finding, several groups

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have formed to replicate and understand Thorntons
results and the limitations of Grassmanns laws. CIE TC
1-56 is the latest of these. During the ten years of this
committees existence, statistical simulations indicated
that replicate matches by the same observer (not present
in Thorntons data) are required to suppress random
errors, and accordingly three laboratories generated intra-
observer matching results in three different luminance
domains. Two of the studies, respectively conducted at
300 cd

m
-2
and 30 cd

m
-2
, confirm Grassmann additivity,
but the third study shows failure of additivity at 3 cd

m
-2
.
In addition, Maxwell and maximum-saturation colour
matches have long been known to be inconsistent even
at high luminance levels and with intra-observer match
replication to suppress noise. A practical consequence
of the failure of additivity could be problems observed in
crossmedia colour matching, although cross-media studies
also have other well known sources of imprecision when
the colour-matching is asymmetric. Some suggestions
are made for a covering theory of Grassmanns laws
that might accommodate both Maxwell and maximum-
saturation match data while still maintaining consistency
with high-luminance success in experiments such as
reported recently. Further investigations are indicated for
a successor to TC 1-56.
The publication is written in English, with a short
summary in French and German. It consists of 20 pages
with 3 figures, and is readily available via the website of
the Central Bureau of the CIE (www.cie.co.at).
The price of this publication is EUR 38,-- (Members of
the National Committees of the CIE get 50% discount).

ISO11664-5:2009(E) / CIE S 014-5/E:2009

Colorimetry - Part 5: CIE 1976 L*u*v* Colour
Space and u, v Uniform Chromaticity Scale
Diagram
This joint ISO/CIE Standard (replacing CIE S 014-5/
E:2009) specifies the method of calculating the coordinates
of the CIE 1976 L*u*v* colour space including correlates
of lightness, chroma, saturation and hue. It includes two
methods for calculating Euclidean distances in this space
to represent the relative perceived magnitude of colour
differences. It also specifies the method of calculating the
coordinates of the u,v uniform chromaticity scale diagram.
The Standard is applicable to tristimulus values
calculated using the colourmatching functions of the
CIE 1931 standard colorimetric system or the CIE 1964
standard colorimetric system. The Standard may be
used for the specification of colour stimuli perceived as
belonging to a reflecting or transmitting object, where a
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Smart Network Keeps Costs on Track at Delhi
Metro Headquarters
Arun Moorthy
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is tasked with
designing, building, and managing a state-of-the-art
mass-transit system in New Delhi. This multiphase
project, which began in 1995, has gained widespread
recognition for its environmentally sensitive design. It
was also the first metro system in the world to receive
ISO 14001 certification for its environmentally friendly
construction.
The DMRCs new headquarters, a nine-story building
called Metro Bhawan, further reflects the companys
commitment to sustainable development a commitment
thats shown through both the construction of the
building and the systems that support it. For example,
the buildings central dome provides natural light, and
carefully positioned windows throughout the building
maximize natural light, as well.
In addition, the DMRC installed an energy-efficient
lighting control and management system to reduce the
buildings carbon footprint and manage operations
efficiently. Delhi Metro partnered with BEL Lighting and
i-Logicon, to design and install the lighting management
system. The result is a sophisticated network based on
Echelons LonWorks technology, an open, extensible
architecture that lets control devices from multiple
manufacturers interact with each other.
The new system integrates a Digital Addressable
Lighting Interface (DALI) network of motion detectors
and dimmable luminaries with a control network. The
network includes 800 motion detectors, 5,600 dimmable
luminaires, 100 gateways, and two routers. Each floor
is divided into sections, with the motion detectors and
luminaires in each controlled by a gateway. The lower and
upper floors are divided into two groups, each governed
TECHNICAL PAPER
by a router. The routers are connected to a centralized
control unit, creating a single interface for controlling the
lights on all nine floors.
Running on Time
The system offers a number of programmable
operating modes that maximize lighting efficiency. About
an hour before employees begin to arrive, for example, the
lights turn on to 25-percent brightness. Throughout the
day, motion detectors turn lights on and off in response
to employee activity, and dimmable luminaires adjust
their brightness according to the amount of daylight
available. At the close of business, the lights begin to turn
off automatically, phasing from 75-percent brightness to
completely off over the course of an hour.
A special mode is used when security guards are on
duty. As guards move around the building, the motion
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brightness, providing just enough light to guide the way
without wasting energy.
The maintenance crew controls the modes through a
Web interface, which also lets them monitor performance,
and, if necessary, make manual overrides. The interface
provides a graphical view of all the floors, marked with
the location of all the lighting components, including the
manual switches.
Signicant Savings
The new system offers significant savings over similar
buildings that dont use an automatic network. It also
makes upkeep easier, as maintenance crews can quickly
identify and fix any problems. It is believed that the new
building is saving energy to the tune of 30 to 40 percent,
and maintenance costs are down by 20 percent.
In addition, the network itself provided a cost
advantage, since it was faster and less expensive to install
than alternative control systems.
Arun Moothy
Country Head-SAARC Operations
Echelon Asia Pacific Limited-India Office
308 Arcadia Hiranandani Estate
Ghodbunder Road, Thane West, Mumbai 400607
Telephone: +91 22 40128542
Lighting Options for the Common Man
An attempt is made in this article to provide some
basic ideas to the Common Man on the alternatives
available to creatively design effective lighting solutions
for both residences and small working areas.
The General Lighting Service (GLS) bulb, which has
been a workhorse of domestic lighting over 130 years,
is now being phased out by many countries. It is being
largely replaced by the Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL).
Prior to the arrival of CFLs, GLS was being replaced by
the Fluorescent Tube Light (FTL). If one follows the ratio
of GLS to FTL lamps produced in India, it changed from
10:1 in eighties to 3:1 in recent years; indicating a much
faster growth in FTL production. Taking into account the
facts that the life of FTLs is five times longer and it gives
3.5 times more light than an average GLS bulb, the total
lumens produced by FTL is about five times more than by
the GLS! The FTL has indeed become the most dominant
light source in India and also globally. It should be noted
that the efficacy (lumens per watt) of FTLs and CFLs are
about the same and on a per thousand lumen output
basis, a 40W FTL is far cheaper than a CFL.
If one follows the growth of CFL usage it has really
gained momentum in India in the past 8 years, growing
around 30 percent year after year. In the zeal to promote CFL
it has been dubbed the last word in energy conservation.
The common man started replacing both GLS bulbs and
FTLs by CFLs. While replacing GLS bulbs does lead to
significant energy conservation, replacing FTLs by CFLs
resulted in extra expense and lower levels of illumination
without significant energy conservation. One should also
take into account the fact that lighting levels in India at
home and also at the work place are in general very poor;
perhaps just 20 percent of those specified in developed
countries. Needless to say that energy conservation in
India at the expense of lighting level makes no sense at
all.
Following the global trend of rating electric appliances
by their energy efficacy, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(BEE) of the Government of India has fortunately initiated
a STAR rating system for FTLs. A regular 40W FTL with
60 lumens per watt has a one STAR rating and 36W FTL
(T8) with 90 lumens per watt has 4 STAR rating. Both
could be mounted on the same fitting (Patti). Although
the four STAR rated FTL costs a little more, when the
extra light one gets for thousands of hours is taken into
account, the extra cost is well worth it. In fact the four
star rated FTL is the best value for money for lighting in
any sector domestic, industrial or commercial.
Good quality electronic ballasts are now becoming
available at affordable prices. For a 36W FTL, it reduces
ballast power consumption to 2W from 14 W for a typical

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Light+Building 2010
April 11-16, 2010, Frankfurt, Germany
The leading international trade fair for architecture
and technology, Light + Building 2010 is scheduled from
April 11 to 16, 2010. It will be an innovation platform for
energy efficient products and systems.
The biennial trade fair will see all market leaders from
the fields of lighting, electrical engineering and building
automation taking part. As many as 2,200 exhibitors are
expected to display their latest products, innovations and
trends with contemporary style at the Frankfurt Fair and
Exhibition Centre. The main objective behind the event
is to optimize the cross-over between different trades in
order to attain good communication, which will maximize
efficiency, cost-effectiveness and ecological awareness in
future products and constructions.
Design Plus is the name of the new competition that will
be featured under this event. This contest will be judged by
a panel of experts, who will be marking them for the use of
cutting-edge technology. The Light + Building 2010 will also
have an Outlook Lounge that will act as a meeting place for
architects, designers and engineers from across the globe to
discuss innovative concepts currently in use.
For futher information contact:
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327 Frankfurt a. M.
Telefon +49 69 75 75 - 0
Telefax +49 69 75 75 - 67 50
www.light-building.messefrankfurt.com

Lightfair International 2010

May 10-14, 2010, Las Vegas
The 2010 LFI Conference program offers seven (7)
diverse educational tracks with 68 unique courses,
totaling more than 200 accredited hours for AIA, ASID/
IIDA, IES and IFMA, upon individual association approval.
Highlights include:
The launch of the Building Integration track, aligning
with the newest pavilion on the trade show floor, to
create a comprehensive offering dedicated to educating
attendees on energy efficiencies, optimising the overall
building performance and analysis and comparisons of
improving efficiencies.
In the Lightfair Institute, a complete 3-level lighting
series will be introduced with the addition of a new 2-day
Advanced Lighting course to enhance the existing Basic
magnetic ballast. The electronic ballast also reduces
the voltage needed to start and maintain FTLs; a very
important feature in India where fluctuations in supply
voltage are rampant.
Based on the above discussion the recommended
practice for good lighting and energy conservation could
be summed up in the following thumb rules: 1. Replace
GLS bulbs by CFLs, 2. Do not replace FTLs by CFLs but
replace regular FTLs by four STAR rated FTLs, 3. Use
electronic ballasts instead of the magnetic ones.
Having selected the right lighting hardware, let us
look into other important factors of good lighting practice,
which include:
1. Correct Lighting Levels: Poor lighting levels
lead to eye strain and early fatigue. Lighter wall
colours also help improve lighting levels.
2. Avoid Glare: Location of lamps should be such
that one does directly see a bare lamp. Proper
mounting height and use of a shade can help.
3. Select Warm or Cool Lamps: Both FTL and CFL
are available in warm as well as in cool white
colours. Select the one which suits you.
4. Be Creative: Lighting can change ambiance.
Uniform lighting gets boring; try creating light/
shade effect, indirect lighting and explore.
Lighting design is a combination of art and science
and gives ample opportunity for creativity. Trying different
lighting designs does not cost much; it can be fun and
also rewarding.
Dr. Avinash D. Kulkarni
dradk@hotmail.com
three-dimensional space more uniform than tristimulus
space is required. This includes self-luminous displays,
like cathode ray tubes, if they are being used to simulate
reflecting or transmitting objects and if the stimuli are
appropriately normalized. The Standard, as a whole,
does not apply to colour stimuli perceived as belonging
to an area that appears to be emitting light as a primary
light source, or that appears to be specularly reflecting
such light. Only the u,v chromaticity diagram defined
in Section 4.1 and the correlates of hue and saturation
defined in Section 4.3 apply to such colour stimuli.
This Standard has been approved by CIE and by ISO.
It may be obtained via the website of the CIE Central
Bureau (www.cie.co.at).
Price of this Standard: EUR 38,- (Members of the
National Committees of the CIE get 50% discount).

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Lighting and Intermediate Lighting 2-day immersion
courses.
Courses on Daylighting management tools, metrics,
harvesting and control systems within the Daylighting
Institute.
A wide variety of workshops and seminars on LED
and LEED.
Conference topics will cover Controls for Daylighting,
Daylight Management in Commercial Buildings,
Simulation Tools, Controls, Codes, BIM/IPD, Colour and
Design and several more relevant lighting subjects.
2010 Participants can choose from:
11 Daylighting Institute Workshops
One two-day Daylighting Fundamentals course
16 LIGHTFAIR Institute Workshops, including a tour
Three one-day Lightfair Institute courses
Five two-day Lightfair Institute courses
32 seminars
The Daylighting Institute and the Lightfair Institute
take place May 10-11, 2010 and the seminars occur May
12-14.
For futher information contact:
Lightfair International
240 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30303
info@lightfair.com
www.lightfair.com
and artificial light to bring an optimistic match between
the two for energy efficiency.
The work was initiated by modeling the direct solar
radiation on any plane in conjunction with the sun path
for any location and validating this with experimental
results. The developed radiation model was subsequently
applied to a window system to evaluate its performance
for both optical and thermal characteristics. Various sky
conditions such as overcast, partly clear etc were adopted
in the developed model.
A daylight sensor based automatic dimming controller
system was developed and installed in a model classroom
to study the performance of the daylight integrated artificial
lighting system for its annual performance evaluation.
Measured Indian daylight database was employed to validate
the theoretical model with the experimental results obtained
from existing full scale room as well as through model study.
Various tools like MATLAB Simulink, lighting design software
were used for analyzing performance of the daylight sensor
based artificial lighting system. The compiled experimental
data were statistically treated to obtain various deviations
from predicted results.
Optical performance of glazing materials was evaluated
through spectrophotometry for UV-VIS-NIR regions. A
transient heat transfer simulation model was developed to
evaluate the thermal characteristics of glazing materials
under diurnal changes in radiation pattern. The developed
theoretical results were compared with experimental results
obtained from a full scale test facility. This was subsequently
validated through infrared image processing. This study led
to the quantification of the dynamic heat flow nature of such
systems. The U-factor as well as SHGC (Solar Heat Gain
Coefficient) was derived from experimental results.
The outcome of the work was reported in the following
publications co-authored by Mr. Sujoy Pal, Dr. Biswanath
Roy and Dr. Subhasis Neogi.
International publications:
i) Heat Transfer Modeling on Windows and Glazing
under the Exposure of Solar Radiation, Energy &
Buildings, Vol.41, No.6, June 2009, pp.654-661.
ii) Simulation and Performance Analysis of Daylight
Linked Artificial Lighting System, Light &
Engineering, Vol.17, No.2, 2009, pp.34-42.
National publications:
i) Estimation of Energy Saving by Daylight
Integrated Artificial Lighting System using Indian
Daylight Data, Journal of The Institution of
Engineers (India) -EL, Vol.89, September 2008,
pp.16-21.
ii) Illuminance Prediction with Indian Daylight Data
by Scale Model Study, Journal of the Solar
ISLE Member Awarded Ph.D. (Engg.)
Mr. Sujoy Pal, Lecturer in the
Department of Electrical Engineering
at The Calcutta Technical School,
Kolkata and a Life Member of ISLE
(M.1110) was awarded a Ph.D. (Engg.)
degree by Jadavpur University on
20th May, 2009 for his Research
Thesis entitled A Novel Approach
for Minimization of Energy Use in a
Building System with Daylighting and Thermal Comfort
Model. The work was carried out under joint guidance
of Dr. Subhasis Neogi, Reader, School of Energy Studies,
Jadavpur University, and FISLE and Dr. Biswanath Roy,
Reader, Electrical Engineering Department, Jadavpur
University, and MISLE.
The work involved an approach for developing an
energy efficient building system incorporating daylight
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Energy Society of India, Vol.18, No.2, July-
December 2008, pp.41-49.
Conference papers:
i) Daylight Illuminance Modeling under Indian Sky,
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference
on Solar Radiation and Daylighting, Solaris-
2007, February 7-9, Vol-I, 2007, pp.130-139.
ii) Simulation Based Analysis of Daylight
Responsive Lighting Control System, Proceedings
of International Conference on Lighting
Technology, Lii2008, February 22-25, 2008,
pp.104-107.
OTHER NEWS
Seminar on Energy Efcient Lighting Design
Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers
Association of India (ELCOMA) organised a Seminar
on Energy Efficient Lighting Designs which was held
at Mumbai (20-21 October 2009) and New Delhi (23-
24 October 2009). The Seminar was co-sponsored by
Council of Architecture, Bureau of Energy Efficiency,
Indian Society of Lighting Engineers, and was supported
by Philips Electronics, Bajaj Electricals, Crompton
Greaves, Surya Roshni, and Atco Tridonic. The seminar
was attended by Architects, Designers, Specifiers, CPWD,
PWD, Municipalities, Airport Authority, Railways, Army
etc. The presentations were made by experts from the
Lighting industry, architects and institutes.
The Seminar in Mumbai was inaugurated by Mr.
Shekhar Bajaj, CMD, Bajaj Electricals in the presence of
Mr. Conrad Gonsalves of IIID, Pune and other dignitaries.
In Delhi, Mr. Sunil Sikka, President ELCOMA inaugurated
the Seminar in presence of Mr. G. B. Pradhan, Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr. V. S. Sohoni, President,
Council of Architecture, Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Secretary,
BEE, Mr. J. P. Agarwal, CMD, Surya Roshni and Mr. G. B.
Pandian of BEE.
The presentations made at the seminars in
Mumbai and New Delhi can be viewed at the ELCOMA
website www.elcomaindia.com

First Convocation at MITLRA, Pune

September 5, 2009
Hailing the initiative and efforts of MAEERs MIT
Lighting Research Academy, Pune in starting the first ever
unique Techno-Managerial program for the development
of Lighting Professionals, Shri R. Ramkrishnan, Executive
Director of Bajaj Electricals Ltd., Mumbai presented
the Certificates to the successful students of the first
batch. He was present at the MIT, Pune Campus on
5th September as Chief Guest for the first Convocation
of the Post Graduate Program in Lighting Technology &
Management. He expressed his happiness on learning
that all students of first batch are placed successfully not
only in the country, but also overseas. Wishing them all
the success in life he mentioned that now that the subject
of Lighting is getting momentum as a result of the global
energy crisis and also due to pollution, there is a need for
a large number of lighting professionals.
Dr. Prakash Barjatia
Director MITLRA
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The observations of Mr. Howard Brandston on the
proposed banning of the GLS lamps has evoked several
responses. Some were published in the last issue, others
are given below. The Editor wishes to state that the
views published are the personal views of the individuals
concerned and DO NOT represent the views of the Indian
Society of Lighting Engineers.
Editor

Dear Sir,
This has reference to the correspondence related to
banning of Incandescent lamps and Mr. Brandstons point
of view on the subject and other related matters. In my
opinion every lamp has a place under the sun. It has its own
advantages, disadvantages and niches of use. The need of
the industry and research organisations for their growth at
a given point of time appear to decide suitability of different
lamps for the users rather than their intrinsic utility value.
Incandescent lamps, T12/T8 Halophosphate FTLs,
HPSV/Metal Halide and CFLs seem to have been led
to the path of death to sustain the T5 and LEDs thru
weapons of argument and slick presentations. In the
case of the first 3, Energy Efficiency and short life are the
weapons while the ghost of mercury is the weapon in the
remaining. The performance of T5 and LEDs is yet to be
proved under onerous conditions normally encountered
in what will be the biggest consumers, viz, Developing and
emerging economies.
Where the knowledgeable but common users in
the Developed countries are given the option they have
generally favored the proven old technologies. In a recent
report from National Lighting Bureau of USA, made
known to us by Anool Mahidharia, it has been mentioned
that 75% of the FTL market in USA is still taken by T12!
Similar data may not be available publicly for LEDs
because the performance standards for widespread use

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are yet to be established. It may take time simply because
they are to last 50,000 hours. LEDs are attractive to
Architects and IDs because of the colour contrast and
control it provides, but not much attention is given to the
life and cost of installment. I understand that in US T5
is not as acceptable as in Europe primarily because USA
still operates on FPS modular ceilings. Perhaps this is
the reason for targeting our large and ill informed market
by projecting T5 and LEDs as the symbols of being the
leading edge. Never mind their sensitivity to our power
conditions and inability to give expected performance. Of
course more lamp failures mean increased frequency of
lamp replacement!!
On the issue of Energy Savings nobody seems to have
looked at the energy consumed by Media, Visual and Print.
The wastage of printed material (which involves lighting!)
and energy consumption in SSTV lighting in myriads of
TV channels is not addressed by any agency. Even the
Green TV channel is no exception.
C. Sthalekar
chaltit@gmail.com

Dear Sir,
SUB: About CFL - Views for Publication in ISLE
Newsletter
1.0 From Day One Lighting Manufacturing Companies
have promoted CFL Lamp as energy saving lamps
Manufacturers hardly advertised that CFL lamps are
energy savings w.r.t. GLS Lamps and not tube lights.
The campaign by companies was so powerful that it
brainwashed not only common man but the professionals
who started replacing Tube light with CFL lamps.
2.0 From day one I used to say that these lower
wattage CFL Lamps are more suitable for passages and
toilets etc. and not for functional areas like offices etc.
3.0 The capital cost of CFL lamps are higher than tube
lights to achieve same lighting parameters and in turn the
higher running cost. When professional used CFL lamp
Luminaires for working areas it was in general without PF
improvement capacitors.
4.0 In my commercial projects I have proved to
the client that CDM-TC lamps are better than CFL
lamps in terms of energy savings and running cost for
same quantitative lighting parameter. The qualitative
parameters are much better with CDM-TC lamps.
5.0 Then came the lower wattage lamps with
electronics to be used in same holder as that of GLS
lamps. Unfortunately electronics was poor - in terms of
providing constant voltage, eliminating Harmonics and
improved P. Further many imported CFL lamps by traders
was with poor powder quality. All these affected the life of
the lamps as well as the electrical systems.
6.0 Therefore it was essential to review the Quality
of CFL Lamps by standardisation Committee at national
level. The debate was Higher life or higher PF. I was
neither present in the meetings nor had the opportunity
to read the draft specifications ( ISLE should make the
draft public for the comments by Members), but I am sure
that with debate among ELCOMA, BIS, BEE, it must have
been finalised that CFL with better PF is better option for
the country.
7.0 Now that White LED technology is improving and
cost is going down, it is matter of time that LED may take
over low wattage CFL lamps.
Thanks & regards
Anil Valia
atvalia@gmail.com

Dear Valia,
With due respect to you, I do not entirely agree with
the views expressed in your letter.
Under point 1 you say Manufacturers hardly
advertised that CFL lamps are energy savings w.r.t GLS
Lamps and not tube lights. This is not true. Almost the
entire (bulk of) the CFL advertising campaign theme by
the Industry has been highlighting the savings w.r.t GLS
Lamps. Same Socket, Same Light, More Life and Less
Energy. In fact all (most) of the CFL packs carried the
equivalent GLS Wattage it can replace. Yes, it is also true
that knowledge percolation was/is not sufficient leading
to instances of Linear Fluorescent Lamps being replaced
with CFLS.
In responses to point 2, I would like to say the
following. What about Down Lighters in Office Corridors,
Conference Rooms, Reception Areas? it is very much
layout dependent. Higher wattage CFLs like the 36W
are extensively used for Lighting of Functional areas in
Offices from the Aesthetics and Efficiency angle.
To point 3 my response is that lighting parameters
cannot always be the only consideration Aesthetics and
Ambience also play an important role. Non Retrofit CFL
Luminaires with Electronic Drivers with HPF circuits
have been available for a while now. The issue is again
Choice and Awareness
In point 5 your reference to poor electronics is not
applicable to all brands.
I will be happy to have a further exchange of views
with you on these issues.
Regards
S. Venkataramani
s.venkataramani@philips.com
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WEB WATCH
Chinese Designer Zheng JianWei Wins IES
Illumination Award of Excellence
Mr. Zheng JianWei was presented with the Paul
Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design, Award of
Excellence, at the Illuminating Engineering Society Annual
Conference presentation of the 2009 IES Illumination
Awards. Mr. Zheng addressed the audience of his lighting
professional peers in the ceremony and became the first
lighting designer from Mainland China to receive such a
coveted award. This year there were over 500 submitted
entries.
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America issues the Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor
Lighting Design, Award of Excellence, each year to the
best project worldwide, as voted for by a committee of
lighting professionals. The project that the award was
given for was the 7th Courtyard of Beijing Olympic Green
Central District.
Mr. Zheng also won three Awards of Merit for three
separate projects, the Beijing LAN Club interior lighting,
the National Stadium (Birds Nest) facade lighting, and the
Beijing Han MeiLin Museum interior and outdoor lighting.
LINKS :
http://www.ies.org/programs/ia.cfm
http://www.ies.org/PDF/Awards/ia/
2009%20Recipients.pdf
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/
chinese-designer-zheng-jianwei-wins-ies-illumination-
award-of-excellence-78128487.html

UL 8750 safety standard for LED lighting is

published
After nearly three years in development, the standard
covering product safety of LED lighting equipment has
now been published.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an independent
product safety certification organization based in
Northbrook, Illinois, has published ANSI/UL 8750 Safety
Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for
Use in Lighting Products.
The first-edition standard creates a global platform
of safety requirements for LED lighting equipment as well
as the entire supply chain of components used in lighting
products employing LED technology.
LINK :
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/11/
34?cmpid=EnlLEDsDecember22009
Paper Thin Batteries to Power OLEDs
Organic LEDs hold large promise for efficient, thin and
flexible lighting elements (as well as razor-thin TVs), but
low-tech power sources continue to constrain more creative
uses of the lights. After all, what good is a shirt of woven
LEDs if you need to lug around 10 C batteries to power it?
Thankfully, GE is teaming up with the makers of printable,
paper-thin battery to create self-powered OLEDs with the
battery integrated into the thin light element itself.
The partnership binds GE with Power Paper, an Israeli
company whos ink-based batteries could light OLEDs in
nearly any setting. This collaboration will run for a year, and
aims to both create the first generation of this technology,
and get started on second generation applications.
LINK :
http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2009-12/
self-powered-oleds-utilize-printed-batteries
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-
12/making-powerful-lightweight-batteries-nothing-
nanotube-ink-and-paper

Worlds Largest LED Architecture Project

Designed by Asymptote Architecture and with a
lighting arrangement done by Arup Lighting, this project
is located in Abu Dhabi and is called The Yas Hotel. It is
momentarily the worlds largest LED building and it was
opened on November 3, 2009 in the same time with the
Formula 1 Grand Prix. The hotel is controlled through
remote device management (RDM) protocol and it has no
less than 5000 RGBW LED items. It also features functions
such as color-changing sequences and other impressive
lighting effects. Still, one has to think how much energy
this type of building consumes, in spite of its absorbing
and almost intimidating design.
A Photo Gallery here :
http://freshome.com/2009/12/06/the-largest-
led-architecture-project-in-the-world-yas-hotel-in-abu-
dhabi/
http://www.asymptote.net/
http://www.arup.com/

Light Squeezed Even Tighter

Scientists have proved that light can be squeezed into
much tighter spaces than previously thought possible, a
breakthrough that could change the worlds thinking on
lights capabilities.
The researchers in the University of Adelaides new
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the discovery using optical fibers. These fibers usually act
as pipes for light, with the light bouncing around inside
the pipe. As the size of the fiber shrinks, the light becomes
more and more confined, too, until the ultimate limit is
reached and light cannot be squeezed any smaller.
This ultimate point occurs when the strand of glass
is just a few hundred nanometers in diameter, about one-
thousandth the size of a human hair. If you go smaller
than this, light begins to spread out again.
The Adelaide researchers, led by IPAS research fellow Dr.
Shahraam Afshar, discovered they now have the potential to
push beyond that limit by at least a factor of two.
LINK :
http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.
aspx?ArticleID=40373&refer=bio&utm_source=bio_
2009_11_17&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bio

Safe Bottle Lamp Project

This Saturday, BBC World News will broadcasts the
final programme of its popular World Challenge 09 series,
announcing the safe bottle lamp project as the winner.
See an earlier mail sent on this subject (below).
The Sri Lankan initiative, pioneered by burns
surgeon Dr Wijaya Godakumbura, produces inexpensive
lamps from recycled glass as a solution to burn risks in
developing countries.
Burns caused by makeshift kerosene lamps are a
common problem in parts of Sri Lanka, where a fifth of the
population has no access to electricity. These accidents often
cause severe pain, scarring and sometimes even death.
To prevent these injuries Sri Lankan burns surgeon
Dr Godakumbura designed a simple lamp using recycled
glass, which can be easily mass produced at a low cost.
Over the last five years, the unique projects featured
in World Challenge have continued to amaze and inspire
BBC World News viewers, says Paul Gibbs, head of
programmes, BBC World News.The competitions ongoing
success and popularity illustrates an unwavering interest
globally in the field of sustainable development.
LINK :
http://www.domain-b.com/brand_dossier/
media/20091207_world_challenge.html
http://www.safebottlelamp.org/index.html

Mesh Based Lighting System

Commercial office buildings are one of the main culprits
of the current climate crisis. They consume large amounts
of electricity and release excessive carbon emissions into
the atmosphere. Adura Technologies has developed a
mesh-based lighting system that is reducing costs and
consumption inside buildings. The technology consists of
wireless radios that plug into florescent light fixtures giving
employees more control over their personal lighting space.
Adura has also created a dual motion sensing-personal
control system that is being used at UC Berkeley that
allows students to break the hard-wired connection and
control their lighting from their desktop PCs.
LINK :
http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/video/a-
bright-idea-for-wasteful-office-lighting/367125/
http://www.aduratech.com/

LRC method reduces energy consumption of

street lighting
The LRC says that replacing traditional, yellowish
high-pressure sodium lights with cool-white light sources
can reduce the amount of electric power used for lighting
while maintaining or even improving visibility in nighttime
conditions.
Researchers at the Lighting Research Center (LRC),
Troy, NY, have demonstrated in multiple field tests
that, by using what they describe as a Unified System
of Photometry, a street lighting system can be designed
to reduce energy use while maintaining or improving
perceptions of visibility, safety, and security.
The Unified System of Photometry provides an
objective method for optimizing the spectrum of a light
source, while minimizing energy use and at the same time
maintaining good visibility. The system was designed to
characterize light at any level, including the mesopic level
where both rods and cones operate.
In nighttime conditions, the human eye is more
sensitive to short-wavelength light, which produces cool
tones like blue or green, as opposed to long-wavelength
light, which produces warm tones like yellow and red,
said LRC Director of Energy Programs Peter Morante.
By replacing traditional, yellowish high-pressure
sodium (HPS) lights with cool white light sources, such
as induction, fluorescent, ceramic metal halide, or LEDs,
we can actually reduce the amount of electric power used
for lighting while maintaining or even improving visibility
in nighttime conditions.
The eye has two types of visual receptors in the retina,
cones and rods. The current system of photometry
the measurement of visible light in terms of human
perception for certain activities like reading and seeing
fine detailsis based on how some cones respond to
different wavelengths.
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Cones are the dominant visual receptor under
photopic (daylight) lighting conditions. Rods function
primarily under very dim conditions.
LINK :
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/researchAreas/pdf/
GrotonFinalReport.pdf
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/11/
8?cmpid=EnlLEDsNovember112009
Life before articial light
What was life like when candles and oil lamps were all
we had to light our cities with? Dangerous, definitely, but
never dull, says Jon Henley
Nice essay about the origins of Gas Lighting / Street
Lighting at this link :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/
oct/31/life-before-artificial-light

Illuminating Reuse: 15 Recycled Lights and

Lamps
Egg cartons, Legos, ballpoint pens, blenders and
plastic spoons: these are just a few of the items that have
been transformed into awesome light fixtures by creative
DIYers. Why buy new lighting or lamps when you could
have a stunning chandelier or lamp that puts junk to good
use? These 15 examples of brilliant eco-illumination show
just how stylish and fun recycled materials can be.
LINK :
http://webecoist.com/2009/03/08/reuse-recycled-
lights-lamps-designs/

Highway service area in Germany receives LED

Lighting
Esslingen/Berlin -- Since some weeks travelers on
highway A24 between Berlin and Hamburg, Germany will
be enlightened about one hour north of Berlin. The service
area on one side of the highway is shining brilliantly
whereas the one on the opposite side is showing the
muddy and shadowy light drivers are used to since many
years. Here a pilot project is demonstrating the highly
visible difference between today and tomorrow.
Germany finally is initializing a trend in Europe. With
the first highway service area equipped with brilliant
modern LED lighting at the A24 in Walsleben the Federal
Ministry of Traffic is setting international standards.
LED street lighting is the future technology pleasing
both treasurers and tax payers as they are remarkable
lighter, clearly longer-lived and much more energy
efficient. Security also is enhanced as dark areas and long
shadows belong to the past. The pilot project in Walsleben
East will prove the supremacy of LED technology.
In this future oriented market with high growth
potential the ministry is betting on a luminous source
from Germany which is technically advanced.
LINK :
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/casestudies/
20242?cmpid=EnlLEDsOctober142009
Field test results published for PV LED outdoor
lighting system
An evaluation program run by the Lighting Research
Center showed positive results an good acceptance for
PV-powered LED-based outdoor luminaires.
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has released a new publication
detailing field test results for photovoltaic-powered LED
luminaires installed at three public, outdoor sites in the
Catskill Mountains region of upstate New York.
The mission was to examine system performance,
photometric performance, energy savings, and whether
people accepted the photovoltaic (PV)-powered, LED
outdoor lighting system.
The publication, Field Test DELTA: Post-Top
Photovoltaic Pathway Luminaire, evaluated twenty-four
prototype luminaires. The luminaires were installed at
three sites in New Yorks Sullivan County.
LINK :
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/delta/publications/
publicationsDetails.asp?id=922&cat=17
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/DELTA/pdf/
DELTA-Post-topPhotovoltaic.pdf
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