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45 Cards in this Set
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A wallwasher is a type of ____ layer luminairs |
Focal |
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What are the primary colors of light? |
Red Blue Green |
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What is CRI |
Color render index |
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____ provides a framework for understanding and achieving composition and aesthetics in lighting design |
Layering |
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A color temperature of 1800°k best describes light that is_______ in color |
Redish |
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______ refers to Windows and skylight used to bring daylight into interiors of buildings |
Fenestration |
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A time clock must have _____ ______ _____ for daylight control |
Astronomic time function |
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_____ _____ is intended to deliver the proper quality and quantity of light to the work area |
Task lightning |
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The measurement 0 CRI uses an average of ____ different colors |
8 |
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Light that features all the visible wavelengths in roughly equal amounts appears? |
White |
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What is color temperature |
How light appears as a warm, neutral or cool, based on the heating of a theoretical black object. It is given in degrees Calvin |
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What is expressed as a ratio of the number of lumens a lamp produces to each watt of power it consumes? |
Efficacy |
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What is the process by which UV light causes bleaching of pigments, fabrics or other material? |
Photo Degradation |
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What uses radio waves to excite the gas in the lamp to fire up ultraviolet energy |
Induction lamps |
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Luminarires that emit light uniformly in all directions are known as _____ luminarires |
Difuse |
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What luminaries offer a good compromise between the effiency of direct lightning and the comfort of indirect lighting |
Direct/ indirect |
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A luminarie that is permanently attached to a building is known as a? |
Lightning fixture |
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A _____ ______ _____ lamp operates more like a fluorescent lamp than other HID lamp types |
Low pressure sodium |
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In a fluorescent lamp, ultra-violet waves react with the ____ to produce a glow and emit visible light |
Phosphor |
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One of the most important characteristics of each particular balast circuits is the degree to which it controls the lamps?? |
Wattage |
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What type of ballast is used for latern-type fixtures mounted on slender poles |
Post line |
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______ ______ is especially sensitive to the joints between light sources and would dictate paying close attention to luminaire/lamp spacing |
Cove lightning |
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_____ systems are low-voltage control systems used to remotely control lighting through centrally located relays/relay panels |
Relay |
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What is used for basic dusk-to-dawn control? |
Photo switch |
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What method applies to relatively ordinary spaces and uses everyday lightning equipment? |
Watts-per-square foot |
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A building is said to be _____ when it has minimized the negative impact on the surrounding environment |
Sustainable |
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_____ is an energy code |
ASHRAE/IESNA 19.1 |
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What type of lightning is generally used to illuminate artwork or building features? |
Accent lighting |
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The ______ ______ ______ is an energy code category that would contain information on the requirement for automatic sweep controls |
Mandatory switching requirements |
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Lighting systems are generally designed for _______ light levels |
Maintained |
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What consideration will determine the extent of a lighting retrofit upgrade |
Age of the system, types of fixtures and lamps, desired payback period and clients initial budget |
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What is the term used to donat lamp light output divided by lamp power |
Efficacy |
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What refers to the light output from a fluorescent lamp that diminishes as the lamp is used? |
Lamp loomen depreciation |
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What type of ballast starts lamps quickly without flicker by heating the lamp electrodes and simultaneously applying a start voltage? |
Rapid start electric ballast |
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What is the most fundamental and significant benefit of electronic HID ballast? |
Improved lumen maintenance |
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Most electronic HID ballast in the low wattage range operate the lamps with low frequency _____ _____ current wave form |
Square wave |
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With electronic ballasts ____ _____ _____ protection shuts the system down if the lamp fails to ignite or the lamp voltage is low or erratic |
Automatic lamp monitoring |
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What are LED-based cove lighting fixtures best suited for? |
Up lighting and effect lighting |
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The total cost of ownership is reduced using electronic HID ballast because of? |
Improved lumen maintenance |
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What is a type of LED lighting thay has been used in theaters, concerts, stage productions, restaurants, and a variety of public spaces calling for dramatic and dynamic lighting displays |
Full-color LED lighting |
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The _____ color model applies to reflective surfaces such as paints dyes and inks |
Subtractive |
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The portion of a light fixtures light output that is effectively directed to a task area is known as? |
Useful light |
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What factors affect junction temperature of an LED |
Ambient temperature Drive current Thermal path |
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When switches and dimmers are positioned between the power supply or transformer of a lighting fixture and the transformer or power supply continues to consume power even when the fixtures have been turned off, this condition is known as? |
Off state power consumption |
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_____ color changing control schemes do not have address limitations an are preferable for larger installions |
Ethernet |