1st Edition

The Right Light Matching Technologies to Needs and Applications

By Spiros Kitsinelis Copyright 2012
    165 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    165 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    With so many new lighting technologies available for a wide range of visual environments, how do you choose the options that best address the needs and improve the quality of life for various groups? Focusing on applications and everyday use of light sources, The Right Light: Matching Technologies to Needs and Applications provides a comprehensive explanation of all light sources to be used as a guide to choosing the right lighting technology.

    The book supplies a quick overview of the main characteristics of the existing technologies in the market and suggestions for appropriate technologies for a range of applications from health related issues to safety and security. The author characterizes different lamp technologies based on the large number of parameters required when choosing a light source. He makes suggestions based mainly on the qualities of the light such as color/wavelength of the light, color rendering index of the source, and, in the case of white light, the color temperature. Other parameters such as the luminous flux or the lifetime may play a role in some cases.

    From the improvement of the quality of life of people in their working and living spaces, to road safety or treatment of medical conditions and from managing cancer rates to improving the lives of vision impaired people, the correct choice of light sources and the appropriate lighting design can indeed make the difference between comfortable and problematic everyday life or indeed life and death. Whether you design work spaces, public spaces, or living spaces, this book examines the different technologies and their properties in a way that allows you to find the correct lighting solutions and light related answers for any space.

    Properties of Light
    Vision
    Color Rendering Index (CRI)
    Color Temperature
    White Light
    Measuring Light
    Circadian Rhythm
    References

    The Technologies
    Incandescent Sources
    The Discharge (Plasma) Sources
    The Solid-State Light Sources
    Secondary Technologies
    Primary Technologies
    Lasers

    Illuminating Spaces
    Indoor Lighting
    Dynamic Lighting
    Nonvisible Applications
    References

    Illuminating Open Spaces
    Outdoor Lighting
    Lighting and Security
    Solar Lamps
    References

    Light Sources and Health
    Melatonin Suppression
    Light Therapy
    Flicker and Health Effects
    Light Sources and Eye Conditions
    Color Vision Impairments
    Mercury Issues
    Photophobia
    UV Exposure
    References

    Closing Remarks

    Appendices
    index

    Biography

    Spiros Kitsinelis