Hello,

Does anybody have to deal with section 9.6.3 from 90.1 - 2013 : "Additional interior lighting power using non-mandatory control"? I find it unclear ( it's pretty much the same section than section 9.6.2 c in the 2010 version).

It says that :
Additional Interior Lighting Power Allowance =
Lighting Power Under Control x Control Factor

1) I have a hard time to figure it out what is "Lighting Power Under Control", is it a power or a surface ?
According to section 9.6.3 it is a power: "the total input watts of all lamps being controlled" by specific control, but according to example 9-MM of 90.1 - 2013 User's Manual, it's much more the surface (in m2 or ft2) lighted by all lamps being controlled by specific control.

2) What is "Control Factors", a unitless factor or a LPD in W/m2 ?

According to section 9.6.3 it's a unitlessfactor, but according to example 9-MM of 90.1 - 2013 User's Manual, it's much more a LPD (see note).

3) In a theoretical example following section 9.6.3 of 90.1-2013 what should be the power allowance for an 550 ft2 open office in which there is a 150 ft2 with a manual diming control (Control Factor = 0.05 according to table 9.6.3 and maximum LPD for an open office is 0.98 W/ft2 LPD according to section 9.6.1) ? Is it answer A, B, or another one ?

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A) Power allowance = (550 ft2 x 0.98 W/ft2) + (150 ft2 x 0.98 W/ft2 x 0.05) = 539 + 7.35 = 546.35 W

B) Power allowance = (550 ft2 x 0.98 W/ft2) + (180 W x 0.05) = 539 + 9 = 548 W

Note about example 9-MM of 90.1 - 2013 User's Manual: this example is full of mistakes.

? It refers to example 9-JJ instead of 9-LL

? The answer mentions an allowance without control of 450,000 W, so with a 500,000 ft2 open office that's mean a 0.90 W/ft2 LPD. But with the space-by-space method section 9.6.1 allows a 0.98 W/ft2 LPD, so the allowance without control should be 459,184 W

? The use of the control factors is unclear

Any help on that would be appreciated
Thanks,

Julien Dutel, ing., CEM, CMVP.
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