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Illumination Engineering

NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur via YouTube

Overview

Instructor: Prof. N. K. Kishore, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur.

The course begins with the radiation and color, the eye and vision obviously because most of our illumination is sensed through our eyes. And then it is followed by topics: different entities of illuminating systems; light sources; luminaries, wiring, switching and control circuits; laws of illumination; Photometry; environment and glare; general illumination design; interior and exterior lighting.

Syllabus

Lecture - 1 Introduction to Illumination Engineering.
Lecture - 2 Instructonal Objectives.
Lecture-3 Eye and Vision I.
Lecture - 4 Eye and Vision II.
Lecture - 5 Laws of Illumination.
Lecture - 6 Photometry.
Lecture - 7 Incandescent Lamps.
Lecture - 8 Discharge Lamps I.
Lecture - 9 Discharge Lamps II.
Lecture - 10 Discharge Lamps III.
Lecture - 11 Illumination Systems I.
Lecture - 12 Illumination Systems II.
Lecture - 13 Glare.
Lecture - 14 Color.
Lecture - 15 Interior Lightining.
Lecture - 16 Sports Lightining.
Lecture - 17 Road Lighting.
Lecture - 18 Lighting Calculations.
Lecture - 19 Lighting Applications.
Lecture - 20 Conclusions on Illumination Engineering.

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