Luminaire

A complete lighting unit consisting of a light source with a means of distribution (reflector and/or refractor), lamp positioning (socket), lamp protection (housing) and a provision for power connection.

Luminaire Dirt Depreciation (LDD)

The accumulation of dirt on luminaires results in a loss of light output on the road. This loss is known as the LDD factor and is determined by estimating the dirt category from the graph below. From the appropriate dirt condition curve and the proper e

Luminance

In a direction and at a point of a real or imaginary surface The quotient of the luminous flux at an element of the surface surrounding the point, and propagated in directions defined by an elementary cone containing the given direction, multiplied by t

Lux

The SI unit of luminance. One lux is one lumen per square meter.