Illuminance is the total luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area.
Characteristic |
Description |
Dimension (SI) |
L2·L-4·J |
Common symbol(s) |
Ev |
Table 1: Quantity brief
Unit name |
Symbol |
Conversion to base unit |
Relation to SI units |
|
SI |
Lux |
lx |
1 |
lm/m2 |
Table 2: Supported units Basis units for a unit system are printed in boldface.