Course Overview
Introduces participants to new developments in lighting technology, benefits of undertaking lighting upgrades, reviews relevant lighting terminology and examines the principles and applications of high-efficiency lamps and ballasts. (Linear fluorescent T8 and T5, compact fluorescent, fluorescent induction, tungsten halogen, halogen infra red, HID metal halide/ high-pressure sodium and LED).
Prerequisite(s)
- Illumination Engineering Society (IES) introductory lighting course, ED100, or comparable course is recommended but not mandatory.
Credits
0.0
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Learning Outcomes
- Identify the key issues of lighting, including lamp, ballast and luminaire efficacy, rated service live, correlated colour temperature (CCT), and colour rendering ability (Ra).
- Explain new developments in lighting technologies, including LED, T5 fluorescent, compact fluorescent, High Intensity Discharge (HID) and specialty lamps, electronic ballasts, luminaire design and lighting control systems.
- Critically compare the various lighting technologies, identifying advantages and disadvantages of one technology over another.
- Identify applications for specific lighting technologies.
- Explain developments in new lighting technologies in recent years.
- Identify local manufacturers of new lighting technologies and R&D work presently underway.
Effective as of Winter 2006
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