Home lighting design and Application Guide

Where is the lighting fixture

A key element of how to shine (howtolight) is where the luminaire is placed. This is to avoid the glare and reflection curtain is particularly important. It is also a decisive factor to emphasize or weaken the surface texture.

With what shine (What to lightIt with)

Determine what (whattolight) and how to shine (howtolightit), it is necessary to prepare the decision to take what photos (whattolightitwith). Select the light source, lighting fixtures and lighting controls for all aspects of the project!

Select light

In order to make decisions, you need to consider:

Light requirement (i.e., the required light distribution);

Color rendering;

Color temperature;

Maintenance cost;

To get the required light distribution as well as the light source, with the lamp, because the lamp is not just for the light source to provide fixed support, but also re distribution of the light emitted by the light source so that it accurately projected on the target area, and properly shielded to avoid the glare source. According to the purpose of lighting is environmental lighting, lighting or lighting operation, the required distribution of light includes a wide angle to narrow angle, from diffuse to aggregation. As a general rule, the fluorescent lamp is best suited to the need for a wide range of light distribution; low-voltage tungsten halogen lamps and LED is best suited to the need for narrow light distribution of light.

How much light is needed (i.e., how much light)?

Good visual conditions require more light (i.e. the amount of light):

Age of lighting users

Reflectivity of visual task target

The following table shows the recommended values for different ages. Each application has shown a corresponding range: low illumination value for young people under the age of 25, the median illuminance value for the 25-65 year old population, high illumination value for more than 65 years of age.

Recommended illuminance values (unit: LX)

The original unit for the foot candle, translation in accordance with the 1 foot candle = 10lx approximation into lx. Similarly hereinafter.

The standard value of residential building lighting in our country is not divided according to age, according to GB50034-2013, residential building lighting standards are as follows:

Select lighting fixtures

How much energy is consumed?

Now, with the focus on energy consumption, in the specific lighting applications, the choice of lamps may be subject to the corresponding norms and standards. We need to consider:

Luminaire efficiency;

Lighting effect;

The distance between the lamp and the visual target;

Use of duty cycle induction, dimming or multilevel control.

Selective lighting control

Wall switch, dimmer and programmable system can do:

Change the lighting scene to adapt to the activities ("programmable");

Automatically change the lighting level (sunlight) at different times of the day;

Change the lighting scene according to your wishes to set the mood and create the desired atmosphere (manual control);

Automatically turn off the lights when no one is available, saving energy ("duty sensing").

Application instruction