The simple and basic approach for calculating the lighting requirement is to divide the total light requirement of the room by light output (lumen) provided by a single lamp. Although this is the basic approach for an average household room, but it’s not practically accurate. By definition, lighting design according to the illumination method relies on the amount of light flux reaching the pavement and the uniformity of the light on the pavement surface.
The top standard of road lighting design is Rp-8-which is published by IES (American Standard). Many parameters shall be considered in road lighting calculations, this post only provide brief of this calculations by both manual and software methods (the following procedure for software only).
Street lighting optimal design and its optimization is discussed. This street light design manual has been developed by Oakland Public Works, Electrical Services Division for use by private developers, lighting consultants , outside agencies, and City staff to assist in the design and installation of street lights within the Oakland city boundary. Luminous efficacy (En) is Lumen per Watt. Determine what is power consumption of your street light.