Courses
Lighting systems operation
Course overview
In this course, we will look at the use of modern light sources and luminaires in outdoor and indoor areas. We will pay particular attention to new calculation methods for luminance, illuminance and glare. We will also explain the principles of intelligent operating systems.
Course content
Lectures:
- human, light, environment
- external influences of visual organ
- parameters of light sources
- feedbacks of lighting systems
- European standards for design of artificial lighting systems
- European standards for design of public lighting and outdoor sports lighting
- selected topics of light metering
- new approaches to glare evaluation
- dimming, reducing energy consumption
- smart light
- maintenance and its impact to the lighting project
- calculations of light vector, spherical and cylindrical illuminance
- economic evaluation of lighting systems
Exercise lessons:
- indoor lighting
- daylight project
- public lighting project
- lighting by floodlamps
Each of the exercise topics is structured by the following parts: entering the project, introduction of softwares, calculation of projects according to a given software.
Learning outcomes
After taking this class students are able to:
- define chosen special terminology from the area of lighting,
- describe and explain complicated calculating methods while dealing with lighting systems,
- calculate quality data interrelated to suggested system,
- interpret findings and engineer thinking together with intelligent control systems.
Enrollment
Course information
Category
Digital skills
Format
Online
Target groups
U!REKA students
Academic year
Starting month
Language
English
Duration
Semester
Organising institution
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
Places reserved for U!REKA participants
15
Assessment
Projects
Credit/degree/certificate
6 ECTS
Course fee
None. Please, use your university email address for the application in order to avoid additional fees.
Prerequisites
N/A