%0 Conference Paper
%A Francis M Rubinstein
%A T. T Alan Clark
%A Michael J Siminovitch
%A Rudolph R Verderber
%B 1986 IEEE-IAS National Conference
%C Denver, CO
%D 1986
%G eng
%L LBL-21884
%T The Effect of Lighting System Components on Lighting Quality, Energy Use, and Life-Cycle Cost
%1 <p>Lighting Systems Group</p>
%2 LBL-21884
%8 10/1986
%X <p>A computational method was developed to examinesthe effect of lamp, ballast, and fixture selection on the quality andsquantity of illumination, energy consumption, and life-cycle cost ofslighting systems. Applying this analysis to lighting layouts usingsdifferent lamp/ballast/fixture combinations suggested thatscombinations with higher lumen outputs reduced the uniformity ofsthe illuminance distribution at the workplane but did not reducesvisibility levels. The use of higher lumen output lamp/ballast/fixturessystems and higher efficiency components tended to reduce life-cyclescosts as long as the premium cost of the components was notstoo high.</p>