Illumination Engineering Problem Set 1
1. A piece of paper lies on a table 2 feet away
from a point directly below a bulb of 150
candelas and is 5 m above the table. Calculate
the illumination at the center of the paper.
2. A lamp is 7 m above a table. It is lowered
down to 3 m above the table. By how much is
the illumination on the table increased?
3. A medium un-shaded lamp source hangs 12 m
directly above a table. To what distance
should it be lowered to increase the
illumination to 5 times its former value?
4. A lamp is placed 115 cm from the screen of a
photometer. If a glass is placed between the
screen and the lamp, the lamp must be moved
15 cm closer to the screen to have the same
illumination as before. What percent of the
light produced by the lamp the glass blocks?
5. A spotlight emitting 30,000 candelas in the
center of its beam is aimed at 50 deg to a point
on the ground 25 meters away. The
illumination at that point, in lux, is ____.
6. A lamp placed 7.5 m from a photometer screen
provides the same illumination as a 100-cd
lamp placed 3.5 m from the same screen.
What is the candlepower of the lamp?
7. Two lamps A and B having intensities of 320 cp
and 480 cp respectively are situated 12 ft apart.
A screen is placed between them so that the
illumination in both sides is equal. How much
is the illumination?
8. A light is to be placed on a wall in order to
obtain maximum brightness of illumination.
How high on the wall should this light be
mounted to achieve this brightness on a point
3.6 m from the wall?
9. Two lamps A and B are hanged at a distance of
25 feet between their centers and 10 feet
above the working surface. Lamp A gives 135
cp while lamp B gives 235 cp. At what distance
from a point directly below lamp A will the two
lamps give equal amount of illumination?
10. A 120-cd lamp, which emits light uniformly in
all directions, is suspended 2.75 m above the
center of the working table which is 4 meter
square. Calculate the illumination at the
corner of the table.
11. A lamp of 525 cd is placed at the center of a
room, 20 m x 15 m x 4.5 m. Calculate the
illumination at each corner of the floor.
12. Four lamps are suspended 7 m above the
ground at the corners of a lawn 10 meters on
each side. If each lamp emits 500 cd, calculate
the illumination at the center of the lawn.
Adamson University Electrical Engineering Department
13. A lamp of 750 candelas is placed at the center
of a room, 20 m x 8 m x 6 m. Calculate the
illumination in a point in the middle of the 8-m
wall at a height of 2 m from the floor.
14. Luminaires of 2,500 lumens output will be
installed in a room. The desired illumination is
500 foot-candle. The coefficient of utilization
is 0.48 and maintenance factor is 93%.
Determine the number of luminaires needed if
the size of the room is 150 sq. meters.
15. A multipurpose hall 150 m x 30 m is to be
provided with a general illumination of 125 lux.
If the depreciation factor is 1.37 and the
coefficient of utilization is 0.7, determine the
number of fluorescent lamps required.
Assume luminous efficacy of the fluorescent
tube at 75 lumens per watt for an 36-watt
lamp.
16. A hall 45 m long and 15 m wide is to be
illuminated and the illumination required is 55
meter-candles. Calculate the number of lamps
required taking a depreciation factor of 1.4 and
utilization coefficient of 0.5 given that the
output of the lamp to be used is rated 120W,
1750 lumens.
17. A room 30 m x 10 m is to be illuminated by
eight lamps and the average illumination is to
be 75 lumens per square meter. If the
utilization factor is 0.48 and depreciation factor
1,1, calculate the mean spherical power of each
lamp.
18. It is required to provide an illumination of 175
foot-candle in a factory hall 55 m x 25 m.
Calculate the number of 250 W lamps needed.
Assume that the depreciation factor is 0.85,
coefficient of utilization is 0.48, and efficiency
of each lamp at 35 lumens per watt.
19. The illumination of a room is being designed.
The data is as follows:
Length = 50 ft Width = 25 ft
Cu = 0.7 mf = 75%
Required foot-candle = 45
Lumens per lamp = 2,500
Watts per lamp = 40
Power factor = 80%
Voltage = 230V
Determine the branch circuit conductor size
and the corresponding protection.
20. The floor of a room is 12 m x 12 m. The
desired illumination level is 175 lux. Assume
the c.u. is 0.58, the m.f. is 0.94 and the
luminaire is 1,150 lumens output. Determine
the number of luminaires needed for the room.
1st Semester 2017 - 2018