Cosine Law and Illuminance Calculations
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The illumination is proportional to the cosine of the angle of incidence.
formed by the direction of the incident ray and the normal to the surface at the point of
incident P )
Exercise 1
There is a light source that emits a luminous intensity of 900 cd in a
surface perpendicular to this. Calculate the illuminance that the surface will have if it is
located at:
. Located 3 m from the focus
. Located 5 m from the focus with an angle α of inclination 45° with respect to the beam
bright
Solution
a) Surface perpendicular to 3 m from the focus
b) Surface perpendicular to 5 m from the focus with an inclination angle of 45º.
Exercise 2
A mercury vapor lamp with an intensity of 300 cd, at 40º in a regular manner,
It is located 3 meters above a surface of 0.3 m2 in area. Calculate:
. The lighting.
. Luminous flux incident on the surface.
Solution
a) Applying the law of cosines, the illuminance is:
b) The luminous flux that strikes the surface is:
PROBLEMS:
A room measuring 4 x 6m receives a luminous flux of 7,200 lm. Calculate the
lighting on that surface.
Area = 6 x 4 = 24m2
Iluminación =300 Lux
2. Calculate the luminous flux received by a surface of 40m2 if the illumination on it
At any point of it, it is 200 lux.
Area S=40m2
Lighting E= 200 lux
40 * 200 = 8,000 lm
3. Calculate the total luminous flux in an office room that is 8m long and 10m wide.
so that the average illumination over the work tables is 450 lux.
Area S=8x10=80m2
Lighting E = 450 lux
80 * 450 = 36,000 lm
A lamp with an efficacy of 40 Lm/Watt is suspended from the center of a surface.
square of 4 x 4m. Calculate:
a) The flow required to achieve an average illumination of 500 Lux on the surface.
b) Approximate power of the lamp.
Area = 4 x 4 = 16m2
a) Required flow = 500 * 16 = 8,000 lm
b) Efficacy = 40 Lm/Watt
200 Watts