'Illumination Engineering' is a course offered in B. Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering program at School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Unit 1
Radiant energy and visible spectrum, energy conversion to light, colour, eye and vision; different entities of illuminating systems.
Light sources: daylight, incandescent, electric discharge, fluorescent, arc lamps and lasers; Energy efficient lamps; Luminaries, wiring, switching and control circuits.
Unit 2
Laws of illumination; illumination from point, line and surface sources. Photometry and spectrophotometry; photocells. Environment and glare. General illumination design, Illumination levels, loss factors, lamp selection and maintenance.
Interior lighting – industrial, residential, office departmental stores, indoor stadium, theater and hospitals.
Unit 3
Exterior lighting - flood, street, aviation and transport lighting, lighting for displays and signaling - neon signs, LED-LCD displays beacons and lighting for surveillance.
Energy Conservation codes for lighting; lighting controls – daylight sensors and occupancy sensors; controller design.
- Craig DiLouie, “Advanced Lighting Controls: Energy Savings, Productivity, Technology and Applications”, CRC Press, 2005
- Kao Chen, “Energy Management in Illuminating Systems”, Carlsons Consulting Engineers, San Diego, California, USA, CRC Press, 1999
- Mark Stanley Rea, “IESNA Lighting Handbook”, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 2000
- Soni, Gupta and Bhatnagar, “A Course in Electrical Power”, Fourth Edition, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, 1996.
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