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A numerical model has been developed for the dynamic simulation of heat and radiation transfer from lamps and ballasts in an enclosure. The model, named LITEAC1, calculates temperatures, cooling loads and illuminances at each simulation time step. LITEAC1 is an improvement upon existing models in the literature in the following aspects: it performs dynamic simulation for all nodes without assuming that some nodes are massless; it calculates illuminances on room surfaces; and it runs faster on a desktop computer. In order to refine the simulation of the two-way interaction between lighting and HVAC systems, a fluorescent lamp positive column discharge model, named LAMPPC, has been incorporated into LITEAC1 to improve calculation of the conversion of input electrical energy into light, thermal radiation and heat. LAMPPC employs established principles in plasma physics to quantify the energy conversion processes.

Southern Illinois University’s Department of Theater presented the musical Spring Awakening by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik on September 28, 2018. The musical journeys in between two worlds, a provincial German town and the song world. This thesis details the process taken to develop, execute, and reflect on the lighting design for this musical. The first chapter examines the themes, plot structure, design process structure and beginning goals. Chapter 2 explains my initial ideas, inspirations, and includes rough draft plans of the plot. Chapter 3 lays out the implementation, installation, and final decision making of the design. Lastly, Chapter 4 offers a reflection of my work, evaluation, and future endeavors and goals as a designer.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-12-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:58:31Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 filadelfo_fr_me_guara.pdf: 3382613 bytes, checksum: 30a5170c2cca87cacae56d5246654346 (MD5) / Eletrobras / Este trabalho trata do desenvolvimento de um circuito conversor estático chaveado controlado por PWM para fornecer corrente contínua a LEDs de potência para uma luminária de iluminação pública. Inicialmente é feita uma introdução sobre iluminação pública, são apresentados os principais conceitos de Luminotécnica, são descritos os detalhes sobre as tecnologias de lâmpadas mais utilizadas em iluminação pública no Brasil e é elaborada uma comparação entre tais tecnologias e o LED branco de potência, que desponta como a fonte de luz mais promissora. Em seguida, são apresentadas as topologias clássicas de conversores estáticos chaveados, com explicações sobre a dinâmica de operação e detalhes das formas de onda de cada topologia. Finalmente, é feito o desenvolvimento detalhado do conversor estático chaveado PWM, constituído de um retificador com conversor Boost com controle para correção do fator de potência associado a um conversor Buck para controle da corrente fornecida a um arranjo de LEDs. Também são apresentados os resultados de simulações computacionais através do software PSIM para a validação do projeto / This work treats the circuit development of a switching power converter controlled by PWM to supply direct current for power LEDs in a public lighting luminaire. Initially, are presented an introduction about public lighting and the main concepts about Lighting, are described the details about lamp technologies more used in public lighting in Brazil and it is elaborated a comparison among these technologies and the white power LED, which appears as the more promising light source. After those, the classic topologies of static switching power converters are presented, with explanations about the dynamics of operation and details about the waveforms of each topology. Finally, the development of the static switching PWM power converter is detailed, consisting of a rectifier with a controlled Boost converter for the power factor correction, associated to a Buck converter for controlling the supplied current to a LED string. The results of computational simulations through software PSIM for the validation of the project are also presented

A master thesis about visuaualization techniques in the lighting design process.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of multi-modal stimulation (differing amounts of light and vocal stimulation) on preterm infants' behavioral and state organization. Specifically, we looked at the effects that supplemental vocal stimulation (taped female voice) had when varied in amount of exposure (three times a day versus once a day) and when provided in different lighting conditions ("typical illumination" versus "decreased illumination"). Forty infants were placed in one of four groups: Standard Illumination/High Voice (SIHV), Standard Illumination /Low Voice (SILV), Decreased Illumination/High Voice (DIHV) and Decreased Illumination/Low Voice (DILV). Infants receiving standard illumination were exposed to the vocal stimulus in standard NICU lighting conditions (approximately 20 lux), whereas infants in the "low" lighting conditions were exposed to the stimulus in darkened conditions (approximately 3 lux). Infants receiving high vocal stimulation listened to a taped female voice three times a day, whereas infants receiving low vocal stimulation were exposed to the voice only once a day. Each infant received 10 minutes of exposure per session over five consecutive days. Infants were videotaped in their incubator for 10 minutes before, during, and after the stimulus exposure (total of 30 minutes) for each day. The videotapes were then scored on the infant's frequency of stress related behaviors and self-regulatory behaviors before, during, and after the stimulus for each day. Results indicated that both lighting levels and vocal stimulation altered preterm infants' stress and self-regulatory behaviors, and that these effects were dependent on both the day and the stimulus condition the infant was in. In addition, the vocal stimulation and lighting levels had an effect on the states that infants exhibited during and after the presentation of stimulation. These results suggest that the occurrence of different types and amounts of stimulation have an effect on behavioral organization of the preterm infant, and these effects are highly dependent on both history and context in which this stimulation is presented / Ph. D.

Required illumination levels in an electronics manufacturing facility were studied in order to provide feedback for architects and engineers. The study was carried out for the production floor of an electronics company in Ankara. The space considered was a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) and Surface Mount Device (SMD) production department. The selected area was subdivided into different areas according to required illumination levels for each year. These levels were determined according to the specific work types over the total area according to each individual department. Data compiled by the field survey was analyzed and evaluated for investigating the relation of the potential effectiveness of the lighting systems regarding time, together with illumination levels needed for specific work areas. Changes in the sizes of areas needing various illuminance levels over past years were analyzed. It was found that there had been a decrease in the total required illumination levels.

This study presents a look at the development of residential lighting in America and the technological and social factors which inspired the development. Availability of fuels, quality of light provided, daily care needed by a light source, and safety were all direct influences on the development of artificial lighting. Technological advances in response to the social needs began with the closed font and continued through the removable burner, accommodating a variety of fuels including tallow, lard, whale oil, burning fluids, kerosene, gas and ultimately electricity. Along with the increasing illuminating power, the amount of decoration, both possible and accepted, increased. / Department of Architecture

In the hospital building, where patients seek medical treatment and hospital staff provide continuous support, creating a healing environment is an imperative. However, it appears that the ultimate aim to create a healing environment is not given due attention by healthcare designers. Patients’ negative experiences of the existing physical environment of a hospital building describing as depressing, confusing, dull, little natural light, stressful, noisy causing sleep deprivation, anxiety, isolation and physical restraint were noted in many studies of the built environment. Most of these criticisms are also experienced by the patients in the case studies of hospital buildings in Malaysia, particularly on thermal (too warm) and visual (glare) discomfort. Therefore, the term ‘Healing Architecture’ is adopted to invoke a sense of a continuous process; creating an environment physically healthy and psychologically appropriate for patients’ well-being. A majority of the literature on the healing environment has reached a consensus that the physical aspects of built environment could contribute indirectly to the health outcomes of patients and staff in a hospital building. These include shorter length of stay, reduced stress and increased patients’ satisfaction. Among the physical aspects, daylighting is considered one of the most influential factors to achieve visual comfort contributing to a healing environment. The thesis aims to explore daylighting performance of a four-bed ward by means of a parametric study of design variables in order to achieve the visual as well as thermal comfort in creating a healing environment. Conflicting issues of ‘physical to physical’ (e.g. daylight vs. solar heat gain) and ‘physical to psychological’ (e.g. daylight vs. undesirable glare) are analysed. With the theme of daylight and health, previous studies related to the factors of the physical environments in hospital buildings that influence health outcomes are reviewed. The physical factors affecting daylighting to achieve visual comfort are also analysed. Reviews of the project briefs of the completed public hospital buildings in Malaysia are also conducted and seven hospitals are selected as the case studies to investigate daylighting conditions of the existing four-bed ward environment. Triangulation by means of analyses through questionnaire, measurement and computer simulation is the method adopted for the investigation. Available simulation programs are reviewed for suitability and compatibility of the study. The simulation software (validated) used for the study is Integrated Environmental Solutions – Virtual Environment (IES–VE). Based on the qualitative and quantitative analyses, it can be concluded that visual comfort in the existing four-bed ward environments of public hospital buildings in Malaysia is not achieved. Factors contributing to the failure are that the conflicting priorities (i.e. ‘physical vs. physical’ and ‘physical vs. psychological’) were not analysed by healthcare designers when designing a window (size and position), there is clear evidence of glare and daylighting design failed to meet the daylight factor (DF) requirement of 1% at the (innermost) bed-head. The finding is that a healing environment in the four-bed ward is not achieved. The results of the analysis also confirmed that the key physical factors affecting daylighting in the hospital ward are orientation, window design (size and position), external shading device, glass transmittance and indoor surface reflectances. Parametric studies of daylighting design variables on the ‘base case’ unit are formulated in order to find the remedy as well as to arrive at design guidelines. The Subang TRY weather data set is used and examined and found the two worst conditions days of the year: the hottest (day 60) and the cloudy (day 299). Evaluation criteria for measuring thermal as well as visual comfort are established to critically analyse the consequences of the variants in the permutations. A total of 186 simulations are run to appraise the comfort condition of the computer model of the four-bed ward environment. The simulation of daylighting conditions in a four-bed ward environment would take into consideration the magnitude of solar heat gain of one exposed wall (opaque wall and glass window) for the two selected worst days of the year and the ‘best’ orientation (other enclosing elements are taken as adiabatic). The results of the parametric study are analysed by adopting the process of elimination for the selection of variants. The variants of design variables that satisfy the evaluation criteria for comfort criteria set in the study are identified. Design recommendations are made and guidelines on how best to achieve visual comfort through daylighting design strategies in the hospital ward environment in the future are established. The findings arrive at two crucial conclusions in creating a healing environment. Firstly, visual comfort can be achieved through appropriate daylighting design.The second is that in order to achieve visual comfort in the four-bed ward environment there is a need to find a balance between the acceptable magnitude of solar heat gain and satisfying the requirement of daylighting (i.e. the acceptable limit of glare not exceeding a luminance ratio of 10 and 1% DF).