Evaluation of Street Lighting Efficiency Using a Mobile Measurement System

Piotr Tomczuk, Marcin Chrzanowicz, Piotr Jaskowski and Marcin Budzynski
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Piotr Tomczuk: Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Chrzanowicz: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Jaskowski: Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Budzynski: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-25

Abstract: The issue concerns the initial stage of work on a method for performing a rapid assessment of the energy efficiency and illuminance of a street lighting installation. The proposed method is based on simultaneous measurement of illuminance from three lux meters placed on the roof of the vehicle. The data are acquired in road traffic, while the vehicle is driving. The proposed solution will allow in the future to quickly and reproducibly obtain data about the lighting parameters of the studied road section. The illumination values are localised using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Based on the collected measurement data, with the use of terrain maps, geographic information system (GIS) data and installation design documentation, it will be possible to determine in detail the parameters of energy efficiency indicators for a selected section of the street for the entire street according to the EN13201-5 standard. Preliminary tests were conducted on a section of about one kilometer of street illuminated in class C3. Detailed measurements reveal high variation of obtained energy indicators D P and D E for each road section. The reason for this condition is the variation of power, installation geometry and the presence of obstacles to light.

Keywords: energy efficiency; lighting measurement; road illuminance; street lighting; geographic information system GIS; global navigation; satellite systems GNSS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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