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An Evaluation of Lighting Systems for the Electronic Office

Pages 220-229 | Published online: 20 Sep 2013
 

Abstract

The paper reviews the lighting requirements, present and new, for a properly lit modern electronic office, considering four criteria: footcandles, paper-based task, visibility as determined by ESI visual comfort probability and potential VDI glare. The author states that few lighting systems will meet these four criteria and each criterion is important to the overall design, so none may be ignored.

L'article en revue les besoins en éclairage, actuels et nouveaux, é'un bureau électronique moderne éclairé adéquatement en tenant compte de quatre critères; les pieds-bougies, la visibilité du travail sur papier, telle qu'établie par la probabilité de confort visuel ESI et l'ébleuissement potentiel du terminal à écran vidéo. L'auteur mentionne que peu de systèmes d'éclairage sutisferont ces quatre critères et que chaque critère est important à la conception globale; par conséquent, aucun d'eux ne doit ětre ignoré.

La ponencia examina los requisitos de iluminación, presentes y nuevos, para una oficina electrónica adecuadamente iluminada, considerando cuatro criterios: pie-bujías, visibilidad de la tarea sobre el papel en función de la probabilidad del confort visual del ESI, y posible deslumbramiento producido por la pantalla de visualización por video. El autor declara que pocos sistemas de iluminación satisfacen estos cuatro criterios y que cada criterio es importante para el diseño global, de modo que no debe ignorarse ninguno de ellos.

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