Road Lighting Fundamentals, Technology and Application
This book outlines the underlying principles on which modern road lighting is based, and provides the reader with knowledge of how these principles should be applied in practice.It offers a completely fresh approach to the subject, reflecting how the tech
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Wout van Bommel
Road Lighting Fundamentals, Technology and Application
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Wout van Bommel Lighting Consultant Nuenen The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-11465-1 ISBN 978-3-319-11466-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11466-8 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014956928 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedicated to: the many students and attendees of conferences who, through their critical questions and participation in discussions, helped me over a period of some 40 years in learning how to explain lighting.
Preface
This is my second book on the subject of road lighting. The first, also titled “Road Lighting”, appeared in 1980 in the series “Philips Technical Library” published by Kluwer, with co-author Prof. J.B. de Boer. Since that time, the technology of road lighting has progressed to keep up with the changes in lamp and lighting technology, in traffic and automobile technology, and especially in the thinking about energy and the environment. The introduction of solid-state light sources (LEDs) has provided the possibility to design innovative, truly-sustainable lighting installations that are adaptable to changing circumstances such as t
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