CELMA Guide Apples & Pears

why standardisation of performance requirements

for LED luminaires is important

CELMA-ELC LED Forum

Light+Building Fair
Frankfurt, 18 April 2012
Kay Rauwerdink, CELMA

Agenda
1. Introduction

2. Quality criteria initial & maintained

3. Quality criteria over time

4. Take away

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Compare Performance Claims?

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IEC/PAS Performance Requirements

Product Type

Safety Standard

Performance Standard

LED drivers

IEC 61347-2-13
Publication 2006

IEC 62384
Publication 2006

LED lamps

IEC 62560 Edition 1

Publication 2010

IEC 62612/PAS
Public Available Specification

LED modules

IEC 62031 Edition 1

Publication 2008

IEC 62717/PAS
Public Available Specification

LED
luminaires

IEC 60598 Edition 1 & 2

Publication 2008

IEC 62722/PAS
Public Available Specification

recently published
IEC/PAS 62717 LED modules for general lighting;
IEC/PAS 62722 LED luminaires for general lighting.
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Apples & Pears

manufacturers
&
certification bodies
IEC/PAS Performance Requirements

lighting designers
technical engineers
policy makers
CELMA Guide Apples & Pears
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Agenda
1. Introduction

2. Quality criteria initial & maintained

3. Quality criteria over time

4. Take away

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Quality Criteria Initial & Maintained

initial

over time

limiting
values
measurement
methods
technical
definitions
0

10.000

20.000

30.000

40.000

60.000

scope
initial & maintained claims of LED luminaires;
to establish confidence in the product data provided;
acceptance or rejection of quality over life is out of the scope!
(maintained values are measured at 25% of rated life time up to a max. of 6.000 hours)
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Quality Criteria Mentioned In The IEC/PAS

1)
2)
3)
4)

rated input power (in W);

rated luminous flux (in lm);
LED luminaire efficacy (in lm/W);
Luminous intensity distribution;

5)
6)
7)
8)

Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT in K);

rated Colour Rendering Index (CRI);
rated chromaticity co-ordinate values (initial and maintained);
maintained luminous flux.

performance claims are always measured at a specific ambient temperature (tq);

maintained values are measured at 25% of rated life time up to a max. of 6.000 hours.
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Agenda
1. Introduction

2. Quality criteria initial & maintained

3. Quality criteria over time

4. Take away

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Quality Criteria Over Time

over time

light output

initial

10.000

20.000

30.000

40.000

60.000

> 6000hrs lifetime claims

lumen maintenance of LEDs;
luminaire life.
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light output

Lumen Maintenance Claims

10.000

20.000

LM-80: 6-10K hrs real measurement.

30.000

40.000

60.000

TM-21: extrapolation 6x measurement .

this is about lumen maintenance of LEDs used in a LED luminaire;

lumen maintenance LEDs lumen maintenance LED luminaire!.
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Luminaire Life Claims

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Luminaire Life Claims

following IEC recommended lifetime metrics

lumen maintenance (LxFy)

gradual light degradation of all relevant components;
abrupt failures of individual LEDs & complete luminaires.

abrupt failures (L0Cy)

of the complete luminaire.
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Agenda
1. Introduction

2. Quality criteria initial & maintained

3. Quality criteria over time

4. Take away

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Take Away
Remember not to mix up Apples & Pears
fair comparison of initial performance of different LED luminaires:
ask for product specifications measured against an appropriate
standard (e.g. IEC/PAS performance requirements);
when considering performance over time of a LED luminaire:
forget about LM-80/TM-21 lumen maintenance data of LEDs used in
a luminaire;
look for luminaire life based on lumen maintenance and abrupt
failures of the complete LED luminaire or system.

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Take Away
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IEC/PAS 62722 LED luminaires for general lighting.
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CELMA Guide Apples & Pears: Why standardisation of

performance criteria for LED luminaires is important.
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Thank you very much for your attention!

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