the luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface. It is measured in lux
Symbol: Ev. Sometimes called: illumination. Compare irradiance
illuminance in American English
(ɪˈlumənəns)
noun
illumination (sense 2)
Examples of 'illuminance' in a sentence
illuminance
The illuminance ratio of test to reference room was about 1.4.
Hidenari Takada, Hideki Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Shinoda 2011, 'Effect of Interior Chromaticness on Space Brightness', i-Perceptionhttps://doi.org/10.1068/ic369. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A dimmable control strategy has been investigated, dependent on daylight illuminance.
Aniela Kaminska, Andrzej Ożadowicz 2018, 'Lighting Control Including Daylight and Energy Efficiency Improvements Analysis',Energieshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/8/2166. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recorded levels indicated that maximum horizontal illuminance never exceeds 60 lx.
Magda Sibley 2018, 'Let There Be Light! Investigating Vernacular Daylighting in Moroccan Heritage Hammamsfor Rehabilitation, Benchmarking and Energy Saving', Sustainabilityhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/11/3984. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The fourth experiment optimises the building for daylight based on an illuminance simulation.
Magnus Larsson, Magnus Wålinder, Andreas Falk 2018, 'Teleodynamic Timber Façades', Frontiers in Built Environmenthttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00037/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Correlations among illuminance, load resistance, hot-spot temperature, and risk factor are also discussed.
Yadong Wang, Kazutaka Itako, Tsugutomo Kudoh, Keishin Koh, Qiang Ge 2017, 'Voltage-Based Hot-Spot Detection Method for Photovoltaic String Using a Projector',Energieshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/2/230. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The illuminance levels were quantified for the unique circumstances of intermediate sky conditions.
Yunus Julitta, Sh Ahmad Sabarinah, Zain-Ahmed Azni 2019, 'Daylight Performances of Atrium Buildings for Different Roof Configuration Under MalaysiaSky Conditions', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/15/matecconf_iconbee2019_01001.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Prediction of daylight illuminance has become the prime concern for building designers.
MAHESH B. SONAWANE, SUMEDH Y. MHASKE 2018, 'PREDICTING DAYLIGHT ILLUMINANCE IN URBAN CITY USING STATISTICAL REGRESSION TECHNIQUES',Journal of Engineering Science and Technologyhttp://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%2013%20issue%207%20July%202018/13_7_20.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)