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ELEC-E8701 - Lighting Technologies and Applications, Lecture, 25.2.2025-3.6.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

  • Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of LEDs in lighting applications
  • Design and implement strategies for lighting control
  • Define sustainability and sustainable lighting
  • Conduct lighting costs calculations and life-cycle analyses
  • Explain the factors involved in the assessment of lighting quality, energy efficiency and visual performance
  • Debate the influence of light on health and well-being
  • Differentiate between visual and non-visual aspects of light
  • Classify and describe the various optical phenomena relevant in lighting applications
  • Explain the differences between mesopic, photopic, and scotopic vision and how they affect our perception of light
  • Explain the influence of light on plant growth and development
    Recognize design criteria, procedures and recommendations for lighting applications (e.g., outdoor lighting design)
  • Design and deliver a group presentation based on a collaboratively written scientific report.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 25.02.2025 - 03.06.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Paulo Lemos de Almeida Pinho

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lighting control; sustainable lighting; lighting costs and life-cycle analyses (LCA); lighting quality and energy efficiency; light and well-being; non-visual aspects of light; mesopic vision and photometry; optical phenomena; horticultural lighting; colorimetry; lighting design; light-emmiting diode (LED) applications

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Exams and assignments

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact sessions

    Independent work

    Exams

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Handouts and literature

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    2 Zero Hunger

    3 Good Health and Well-being

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    15 Life on Land

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV - V
    2025-2026 Spring IV - V

Rules of Conduct - Students´ Rights and Responsibilities (in force from 1 August 2020)

Aalto University Code of Academic Integrity and Handling Violations Thereof

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