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Reduction of discomfort glare through relative positioning of LED luminary and observer

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Nowadays, LED lamps are available in small sizes. They are safe, mercury-free, having long lifespan and low power consumption. So they are replacing a conventional incandescent bulb, fluorescence tube, and CFL sources. Small size and highly bright LEDs are used in LED fixtures, which result into higher peak luminance and high contrast, which results in discomfort glare. Visual comfort is an important parameter to measure the quality of lighting system and prevention of discomfort glare is necessary. Discomfort glare is difficult to assess as it depends on subjective sensations. This paper reports study of discomfort glare with the relative position of LED luminary and observer and reduction of discomfort glares using occlusion.

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  1. Department of Electronic Science, Baburaoji Gholop College Sangvi, Pune, India

    P. R. Yawale

  2. Department of Electronic Science, V. N. Naik College Nasik, Nasik, India

    V. G. Wagh

  3. Department of Electronic Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune, Pune, India

    A. D. Shaligram

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Yawale, P.R., Wagh, V.G. & Shaligram, A.D. Reduction of discomfort glare through relative positioning of LED luminary and observer. J Opt 51, 65–70 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-021-00756-1

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