The Effect of Spill Light on Street Lighting Energy Efficiency and Light Pollution

Terrich, Theodor; Balsky, Marek

doi:10.3390/su14095376

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“…Strategy One: Develop intervention strategies from electricity access to reduce light pollution risk levels. Implementation case: the night lighting equipment such as street lamps could be changed from a timing switch to a photosensitive switch, to avoid opening at bright times due to climate, season, and other reasons; limit the use of some decorative lights; encourage the public to form the habit of turning off lights; reduce the ratio of spill lights [14].…”

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Light pollution evaluation system based on combination weighting method

2023

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Light pollution is often overlooked, but according to statistics, it has increased by at least 49% globally in the past 25 years. In this paper, the Combination weighting method, metabolic GM (1,1) model, and other methods are used to study the light pollution problem. A light pollution risk level evaluation system is established by using the combination weighting method and several indicators related to light pollution. Based on the analysis of samples from China and the United States, a range of light pollution control strategies is proposed encompassing three key aspects: electricity accessibility, population density, and biodiversity coverage. The light pollution situation of the two locations in the upcoming year is predicted and compared using a combined approach of the metabolic GM (1,1) model, considering various strategies as well as no strategy implementation. Ultimately, it can be seen that the strategy of electricity accessibility is more effective. The establishment of a light pollution evaluation model enables the measurement of the effectiveness of prevention and control strategies, thereby enhancing the ability to effectively manage light pollution.

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Light pollution evaluation system based on combination weighting method

2023

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“…The use of artificial road lighting also has unequivocally negative effects related to ecology and the phenomenon of light pollution [37][38][39][40]. The lighting of a certain level or spectrum, can provoke wildlife to cross the road during the night period, which negatively affects the safety of both wildlife and road safety [41][42][43][44].…”

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Construction of a Measurement System with GPS RTK for Operational Control of Street Lighting

2022

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Street lighting should realise normative illuminance levels throughout the roadway. The determination of the illuminance level of a road requires the use of a measurement technique based on classic point measurements at a specific grid of measurement points. Classical stationary measurements using the method indicated in the prescriptive requirements are time-consuming and labor-intensive. The authors of the article have presented a concept of a measurement system that could be used to partially automate road lighting measurements and increase their universality. The proposed measurement system uses the simultaneous measurement of illuminance values from lux meters located on the roof of the vehicle. The measurement is carried out while the vehicle is driving on a lit road, and the illuminance values are localized using a global GPS satellite location system equipped with RTK corrections. The use of GPS RTK localization data corrections allowed the measurement results to be unambiguously assigned to post-measurement fields. On the basis of the collected measurement data, with the use of terrain maps, it is possible to determine in detail the illuminance parameters on the surveyed road sections. The paper presents the construction of a measurement system for the mobile measurement of street lighting intensity using a GPS RTK receiver, along with verification of its correct operation. The correctness of the system’s operation was confirmed on the basis of the Measurement System Analysis (MSA) method. The calculations performed confirmed an R&R result of 11.14%. The proposed solution allows data on the lighting parameters of the surveyed road section to be obtained in a quick and repeatable manner. As a result, it is possible to make a quick assessment of the street lighting condition of the entire road section. The proposed system has been verified under field conditions and the repeatability of the results obtained has been confirmed.

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