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STANDARDS & FORMULAS

Road Lighting

Street lighting: the road’s profile and classes, the luminaire, the poles - the longest spacing that meets every class.

Standards and regulations

  • EN 13201-2
    Road lighting - performance requirements

    The lighting classes: M (luminance), C and P (illuminance).

  • EN 13201-3
    Road lighting - calculation of performance

    Lav, Uo, Ul for an observer in each lane, TI, REI, the footways’ illuminance.

  • EN 13201-5
    Road lighting - energy performance indicators

    PDI and AECI.

  • ADM PR-402
    Abu Dhabi road types (as published)

    An Abu Dhabi road type can be picked instead of an EN class.

Formulas

Luminance uniformity

Uo = Lmin / Lav · Ul = Lmin / Lmax (along a lane)

Energy

compared as kW per km

Design rules it applies

  • Poles one side, opposite, staggered or twin arms on the median
  • A PDF report

For reference. MO.tool works these out to help your design; the engineer remains responsible for it. Always check the edition of each standard your project uses and the requirements of the local authority (DEWA, ADDC, Civil Defence…).

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