| Course Name | Illumination Engineering |
| Course Code | 15EEE345 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Credits | Bengaluru / Coimbatore / Amritapuri |
| Year Taught | 2015 |
| Year Taught | 2016 |
| Year Taught | 2017 |
| Year Taught | 2018 |
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.
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.
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.
‘Illumination Engineering’ is a course offered in B. Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering program at School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
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