LED light bulbs need to be reasonably priced and product standards on track

Extensive use of LED lighting, indoor lighting, public lighting are included, along with the LED luminous efficiency and the increase of service life, with energy saving, energy conservation and environmental protection advantages and feasibility of LED, to replace the traditional light source in the application of the increase. At the same time, the traditional white light bulbs have been banned, but also to the LED bulb new business opportunities.

However, LEDinside pointed out that the relatively simple structure of LED lighting LED lighting products to the terminal application, greatly popularity still faces several hurdles, which includes the price, cost and reliability test specifications (that is not lower than the general fluorescent lamp brightness and service life longer than).

Outside the box: the traditional light bulb's hometown - the United States

LED even if the price of the price has been gradually reduced, or far higher than the traditional lighting, many countries have introduced a price subsidy policy, but the price of the need for inspection of the size of subsidies. According to the U.S. Department of energy (DOE) planning and related policies, they actively promote the LED industry in the production, in addition to the most basic label manufacturers and product names in the product packaging, but also the important specifications of 5 products, including color, color, number, Watt number and lumen power efficiency, regulation be marked clearly, in order to facilitate the consumers to choose according to these indexes.

At the same time, the United States also managed to promote LED lighting manufacturers actively participated in the test, DOE and FTC Lighting Facts label certification, so that can flow smoothly in the market through the Lighting Facts test products, manufacturers of products included in the Lighting Facts if you want the ranks, first need to fee expenses, which if the product through energy star certification, or voluntarily participate in the "quality assurance" test, all can cost $150 to pay for new products, each product is $100.

"Quality assurance" test is a test of Lighting Facts launched the DOE Caliper into the project through the testing of the product will be the benchmark product database, and "quality assurance" test items for LED lighting or lighting products, according to IES LM-79 approved product testing the luminous flux, color and intensity distribution etc..

But the reliability of the LED is still a problem, LM-79 test method Lighting Facts test is used, measurement does not involve product reliability and life, and then published TM-21 also covers only the LED package, and the strong array molding test, other components will also affect the lamp life, like driving, thermal management is needed the measurement of more sophisticated technology to solve.

The new LM-82 is a more sophisticated testing technology, composed of LED light source, drive and heat sink, will be a more modular approach, and reduce the complexity of the test and the cost.

LED is a green environmental protection products, follow the current concept of environmental protection and energy saving, LED in the future prospects will be over the market, want to spread and face layers of the test, the price of government subsidies is a method, but the manufacturer can make the product to safety by testing all is a pressing matter of the moment. After all, if the basic safety test of the product itself can not pass, will have more to popularize the auxiliary LED commodity policy, finally play the effect discount, which is the United States outside the market in many countries and are considering improvements.