EGEE 102 – Energy Conservation

And Environmental Protection

Energy Efficient Lighting

 Energy for Lighting
• We spend about one-quarter of our
electricity budget on lighting, or more than
$37 billion annually
• Technologies developed during the past 10
years can help us cut lighting costs 30% to
60% while enhancing lighting quality and
reducing environmental impacts.
 Objectives
• Lighting principles and definitions
• Types of lighting and how each works
• Energy-efficient lighting options, including
daylighting, for new or retrofit applications.
 Lighting and Energy
Savings
• Lighting principles and definitions
• Types of lighting and how each works
• Energy-efficient lighting options, including
day lighting, for new or retrofit
applications.
 How lighting is
measured?
• The most common measure of light output (or
luminous flux) is the lumen . All lamps are rated
in lumens
• The distribution of light on a horizontal surface is
called its illumination.
• Illumination is measured in footcandles.
A footcandle of illumination is a lumen of
light distributed over a 1-square-foot
(0.09-square-meter) area
 How much light do we
need?
• The task(s) being performed (contrast, size,
etc.)
• Ambient
• Task
• Accent
• The ages of the occupants
• The importance of speed and accuracy
 Factors Affecting the
Quantity of Lamps
Required
• Fixture efficiency
• Lamp lumen output
• The reflectance of surrounding surfaces
• The effects of light losses from lamp lumen
depreciation and dirt accumulation
• Room size and shape
• Availability of natural light (daylight)
 How Much Light?
• In the past, spaces were designed for as much as
200 footcandles in places where 50 footcandles
may not only be adequate, but superior.
• Not only does over lighting waste energy, but it
can also reduce lighting quality
• 30 fc of ambient lighting for computer
room
• 50 fc for reading and writing
 Color Rendition Index
• The ability to see colors properly is another aspect
of lighting quality
• The color rendering index (CRI) scale is used to
compare the effect of a light source on the color
appearance of its surroundings. A scale of 0 to 100
defines the CRI.
• A higher CRI means better color rendering, or less
color shift
 Types of Lighting
• There are four basic types of lighting:
1. Incandescent,
2. Fluorescent,
3. High-intensity discharge, and
4. Low-pressure sodium
Incandescent Light
• Light is produced by a
tiny coil of tungsten
Filament wire that glows when
it is heated by an
electrical current.
• shortest lives
• Inefficient
 Types of Incandescent
Bulbs
• Standard incandescent
• Most common yet the most inefficient
• Larger wattage bulbs have a higher efficacy than
smaller wattage bulbs
• Tungsten halogen
• It has a gas filling and an inner coating that
reflect heat
• Better energy efficiency than the standard A-
type bulb
• Reflector lamps
• Reflector lamps (Type R) are designed to spread
light over specific areas
• floodlighting, spotlighting, and downlighting
 Fluorescent Bulbs
• filled with an argon or argon-krypton gas and a small amount of
mercury
• coated on the inside with phosphors
• equipped with an electrode at both ends 3 to 4 times as efficient as
incandescent lighting
• Fluorescent lamps provide light by the following process:
• An electric discharge (current) is maintained between
the electrodes through the mercury vapor and inert
gas.
• This current excites the mercury atoms, causing them
to emit non-visible ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
• This UV radiation is converted into visible light by the
phosphors lining the tube
Fluorescent Bulbs
• Fluorescent lamps last about 10
times longer than incandescent
bulbs
• Fluorescent lights need ballasts
(i.e., devices that control the
electricity used by the unit) for
starting and circuit protection
Types of Fluorescents

•Tube fluorescent Compact fluorescent

 CFLs
• CFLs can replace incandescents that are
roughly 3 to 4 times their wattage
• They last 10 to 15 times as long.
• Cost from 10 to 20 times more than
comparable incandescent bulbs
• One of the best energy efficiency
investments available.
 High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lamp
• High-intensity
discharge (HID) lamps
provide the highest
efficacy and longest
service life of any
lighting type
• mercury vapor
• metal halide, and
high-pressure
sodium
They also require ballasts, and they take a few seconds to
produce light when first turned on because the ballast
needs time to establish the electric arc
 Efficacy
• This is the ratio of
light output from
a lamp to the
electric power it
consumes and is
measured in
lumens per watt
(LPW).
 Improved Lighting
Controls
• Snap Switches
• Photocells
• Timers
• Occupancy sensors
• Dimmers
 Resources
• http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/eel
ight.html
• http://www.misty.com/~don/dschlamp.html
• LIGHTING FUNDAMENTALS