A simple and accurate model for the design of public lighting with energy efficiency functions based on regression analysis

Ovidio Rabaza, Daniel Gómez-Lorente, Francisco Pérez-Ocón and Antonio Peña-García

Energy, 2016, vol. 107, issue C, 831-842

Abstract: In this study, new relationships between the energy efficiency of street lighting systems, street width, and luminaire height were derived from the analysis of a large sample of outputs, generated with a software application widely used for lighting design. The result was a quadratic polynomial that perfectly fit the relationships obtained and whose coefficients characterize each type of luminaire. This greatly simplifies the design of lighting facilities because it only uses one equation, but at the same time, takes all necessary variables into account. The procedure maximized the energy efficiency of the street lighting systems, as far as conditions allowed, and greatly facilitated the calculation of the parameters of a basic lighting installation, according to CIE (International Commission on Illumination) recommendations.

Keywords: Energy efficiency; Public lighting; Modeling; Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.078

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