• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 13, 132301 (2019)
Huijuan Tian1、3、*, Tiantian Hao2、3, Tao Guan1、3, Yang Hu2、3, Minpeng Cai1、3, and Hui Zhang1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Electrical Energy Technology, School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China
  • 2 School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China
  • 3 Engineering Research Center of High Power Solid State Lighting Application System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300387, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP56.132301 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Huijuan Tian, Tiantian Hao, Tao Guan, Yang Hu, Minpeng Cai, Hui Zhang. Discomfort Glare Caused by R/G/B/W Four-Color Light Emitting Diode Sources[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(13): 132301 Copy Citation Text show less
    Parameters of unified glare rating RUGR
    Fig. 1. Parameters of unified glare rating RUGR
    Experimental platform. (a) Experimental photo; (b) diagram of experimental setup
    Fig. 2. Experimental platform. (a) Experimental photo; (b) diagram of experimental setup
    Relative spectral power distributions of R/G/B/W LED modules
    Fig. 3. Relative spectral power distributions of R/G/B/W LED modules
    Principle of driving circuit for R/G/B/W LED source modules
    Fig. 4. Principle of driving circuit for R/G/B/W LED source modules
    Four-color LED source modules. (a) W-LED; (b) R-LED; (c) G-LED; (d) B-LED
    Fig. 5. Four-color LED source modules. (a) W-LED; (b) R-LED; (c) G-LED; (d) B-LED
    Relationship between luminance and subjective evaluations of experimental results of four LED glare sources in three different background luminances. (a) W-LED; (b) R-LED; (c) G-LED; (d) B-LED
    Fig. 6. Relationship between luminance and subjective evaluations of experimental results of four LED glare sources in three different background luminances. (a) W-LED; (b) R-LED; (c) G-LED; (d) B-LED
    Relationship between luminance and subjective evaluations of experimental results of four LED glare sources after linear interpolation in three different background luminances. (a) Lb=45.833 cd·m-2; (b) Lb=19.967 cd·m-2; (c) Lb=11.750 cd·m-2
    Fig. 7. Relationship between luminance and subjective evaluations of experimental results of four LED glare sources after linear interpolation in three different background luminances. (a) Lb=45.833 cd·m-2; (b) Lb=19.967 cd·m-2; (c) Lb=11.750 cd·m-2
    Relationship between RUGR value and subjective evaluations of experimental results for four LED glare sources. (a) W-LED; (b) R-LED; (c) G-LED; (d) B-LED
    Fig. 8. Relationship between RUGR value and subjective evaluations of experimental results for four LED glare sources. (a) W-LED; (b) R-LED; (c) G-LED; (d) B-LED
    RUGRDiscomfort glare criterion
    10Imperceptible
    13Just perceptible
    16Perceptible
    19Just acceptable
    22Unacceptable
    25Just uncomfortable
    28Uncomfortable
    31Just intolerable
    34Intolerable
    Table 1. Discomfort glare evaluated using RUGR
    LEDxyLuminous flux /lmPower /W
    W-LED0.3040.312407.1604.356
    R-LED0.6860.314209.0604.157
    G-LED0.1690.687224.7805.445
    B-LED0.1510.03153.0623.710
    Table 2. Parameters of R/G/B/W LED modules in experiment
    ItemLight source
    W-LEDR-LEDG-LEDB-LED
    Luminance level10
    Background luminance /(cd·m-2)45.833, 19.967, 11.750
    Observer10
    Total number of ratings1200
    Table 3. Experimental conditions
    LuminancelevelW-LED /(cd·m-2)R-LED /(cd·m-2)G-LED /(cd·m-2)B-LED /(cd·m-2)
    1380.760250.720350.22034.268
    2823.280514.820739.50072.082
    31242.600768.1001115.400108.060
    41684.4001026.1601507.600146.120
    52100.2001271.4001869.000183.680
    62543.2001520.4002260.800222.140
    72958.6001753.8002628.600258.080
    83409.0001985.8003035.400295.120
    93852.4002207.4003425.400334.460
    104335.0002438.0003839.400342.800
    Table 4. Luminances of four LED sources at different luminance levels
    CategorySemantic criteriaDescription of reaction glare
    1ImperceptibleI am not aware of anything
    2Just perceptibleI am aware there is something but cannot tell what it is
    3NoticeableI am aware of the presence of the luminaire but it does not bother me
    4Just uncomfortableI am aware of a luminaire and I wish it was not there
    5UncomfortableI am aware of a luminaire and I would complain to my supervisor about it
    6Just intolerableI am aware of a luminaire, and if somebody does notdo something about it, I will take direct action myself
    7IntolerableI am aware of a luminaire and I will not stay here a moment longerif somebody does not do something about it, now
    Table 5. Glare rating scale
    Huijuan Tian, Tiantian Hao, Tao Guan, Yang Hu, Minpeng Cai, Hui Zhang. Discomfort Glare Caused by R/G/B/W Four-Color Light Emitting Diode Sources[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(13): 132301
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