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Numerical Methods in Lighting

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 3996

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Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering and Software Engineering, the University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Interests: radiowave propagation modeling in cellular/microcellular/indoor environments; interaction of electromagnetic fields with building structures; cellular system performance optimization and antennas

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417, IF 2.679) is running a Special Issue entitled “Numerical Methods in Lighting”. Dr Dariusz Kacprzak and Dr Michael Neve are serving as Guest Editors for this issue.

This Special Issue will present research related to numerical methods used in lighting and lighting system design. The emphasis is on the methods, projection techniques and metrics associated with lighting, human behavior related to lighting, and relevant associated infrastructure. Specific topics are listed below.

Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

TOPICS:

  • Modeling of artificial lighting
  • Modeling of daylight
  • Lighting and electromagnetic compatibility
  • Visualization techniques in lighting
  • Projections and modeling of depreciation methods
  • Modeling of glare
  • Modeling of lighting for green buildings
  • Integrating human behavior metrics in lighting design
  • Wireless communications and lighting

Dr. Dariusz Kacprzak
Dr. Michael Neve
Guest Editors

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Proposing a Method Reducing UGR Calculations for LED Luminaires with Diffusers in Indoor Applications
by Reza Abbasinejad and Dariusz Kacprzak
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(7), 3462; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073462 - 29 Mar 2022
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This paper studies discomfort glare in indoor LED lighting systems and proposes a method reducing UGR calculations. There are several methods for expressing discomfort glare, among which the unified glare rating (UGR) method is one of the most popular. It is safe to [...] Read more.
This paper studies discomfort glare in indoor LED lighting systems and proposes a method reducing UGR calculations. There are several methods for expressing discomfort glare, among which the unified glare rating (UGR) method is one of the most popular. It is safe to indicate that the UGR method was introduced before LED lighting became popular in indoor applications. Thus, the UGR method is not versatile currently. In this paper, key limitations of the UGR method are discussed. A method for reducing UGR calculations based on UGR tables for both LED luminaires with diffusers (uniform luminous intensity distribution) and with lenses is proposed. The method is mathematically discussed and its applicability for luminaires is discussed. Also, the luminaires are put through a test and the results from the tests are presented and the feasibility of the method separately from mathematical proofs is examined. The proof and case studies both indicate that the method can be used accurately for luminaires with diffusers. They also illustrate that the accuracy of applying the proposed method to the LED luminaires with lenses is not satisfactory. Simulations are carried out using DIALux lighting design software. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Methods in Lighting)
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