A STUDY OF THE SUITABILITY OF LED LIGHT SOURCES OVER CONVENTIONAL LIGHT SOURCES IN A MUSEUM ENVIRONMENT

The core of the museum is the exhibition. Effective exhibit lighting can be achieved by providing standard light levels as well as lowering the IR and UV components at the same time to minimise running energy costs. These requirements can be efficiently fulfilled with comparatively low power consuming light-emitting diode (LED) lamps. LED lamps offer a long service life and high efficacy (lumen/Watt). LEDs are available in different colours, have lower Ultraviolet (UV) and Infra-Red (IR) content and provide better Colour Rendering Index (CRI), which is good for museum displays. Lighting design in museums requires a sensitive and flexible approach to providing optimum display conditions for museum exhibits. The energy conserving lighting design methodology based on LED will help to secure a green future by enlightening the past perfectly.

• Bhattcharjee
• Saswati Mazumdar

• Технические науки. Промышленность