Reducing the luminous efficiency requirements for luminaire Energy Star specification June

LED [network] the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a light energy star specification version 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "standard V2.0") of the second draft (hereinafter referred to as "Bill 2"), hoping to improve the standard of V2.0 in June 2015, and to take effect.

Standard V2.0's main goal is to improve the level of light efficiency of LED lamps, but EPA has agreed to reduce the appropriate requirements, so that consumers have more choice of energy-saving lamps.

EPA as early as October 2014 began drafting specification V2.0, hope to complete the amendment as soon as possible. V2.0 specification for high luminous efficiency, light type coverage more widely. In addition to the above objectives, EPA is also seeking support for LED lighting test methods, the test method will be released by the U.S. Department of energy (DOE). EPA also said that the draft 2 can improve the coordination between the various norms of energy star.

Ironically, the comments made on the draft 1 EPA compromise, to reduce the high efficiency level requirements. It was pointed out in draft 1 that the minimum light efficiency of the omnidirectional luminaire was 70lm/W, but this value was reduced to 65lm/W. The lighting industry stakeholders said the high efficiency level (70lm/W) will be omnidirectional compact fluorescent lamps are excluded from the Energy Star program, so EPA reduced the light efficiency requirements in the draft 2.

At the same time, the draft 2 also reduces the light efficiency requirements of decorative lamps, but only for the power is less than 7W, light efficiency of 55 lm/W ~65 lm/W lighting. 7W lighting above or to meet the original high standards. Stakeholders believe that the lower luminous efficiency requirements can make more lighting standards, and ultimately encourage the wider adoption of energy-saving lamps, including LED lighting, thereby strengthening energy-saving emission reduction.

There are some changes in the lighting technology, mainly for LED lighting products. For example, the color adjustable products must be tested in the light of the lowest efficiency of the white light mode, the manufacturer should also test the lamp when the lamp color temperature reaches the highest value. The starting time of the general LED lamps is set to 750 ms, and for the wireless networking LED lamps, the start time can be extended to 1 second. In addition, the draft 2 requirements for the intelligent connection lamps are also reduced, originally required to be able to report its intensity and color settings, and now only requires the report on / off state.

In addition, there are subtle changes in the requirements of energy-saving lamps, EPA no longer require the CFL color rendering index reached R9>0, but CFL lamp manufacturers still have to report the R9 value of lamps. (/LED net Flora)

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