This International Standard specifies the performance requirements for LED modules, together with the test methods and conditions, required to show compliance with thie standard. The following types of LED modules are distinguished and schematically shown in Figure 1:
Type 1: Integrated LED modules for use on d.c. supplies up to 250 V or on a.c. supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 50 Hz.
Type 2: LED modules operating with part of separate controlgear connected to the mains voltage, and having further control means inside ("semi-integrated") for operation under constant voltage, constant current or constant power.
Type 3: LED modules where the complete controlgear is separate from the module (non-integrated) for operation under constant voltage, constant current or constant power.
The requirements of this standard relate only to type testing.
Recommendations for whole product testing or batch testing are under consideration.
Life time of LED modules is in most cases much longer than the practical test times. Consequently, verification of a manufacturer's life time claims cannot be made in a sufficiently confident way, because projecting test data further in time is not standardised. For that reason the acceptance or rejection
of a manufacturers life time claim, past an operational time as stated in 6.1, is out of the scope of
this standard.
Instead of life time validation this standard has opted for lumen maintenance codes at a defined finite test time. Therefore, the code number does not imply a prediction of achievable life time. The categories, represented by the code, are lumen-depreciation character categories showing behaviour in agreement with manufacturer's information which is provided before the test is started.
In order to validate a life time claim, an extrapolation of test data is needed. A general method of projecting measurement data beyond limited test time is under consideration.
The pass/fail criterion of the life time test as defined in this standard is different from the life time metrics claimed by manufacturers. For explanation of recommended life time metrics, see Annex C.
NOTE When modules are operated in a luminaire, the claimed performance data can deviate from the values established via this standard due to e.g. luminaire components that impact the performance of the LED module.
The separate electronic controlgear for LED modules as mentioned in Type 2 and Type 3 is not part of the testing against the requirements of this standard.
Protection for water and dust ingress, see B.3.Cross References:CIE 13.3: 1995IEC/TR 61341CIE 177: 2007ANSI/IES LM-80-15IEC 62504CIE 13.3:1995CIE S 025/E: 2015CIE 177:2007IEC 60068-2-14IEC 61347-2-13IEC 61000-4-7EN 62504:2014EN 60081:1998/A1:2002EN 61347-2-13:2014/A1:2017IEC 62031:2008IEC 62031:2018EN 61000-4-7:2002IEC 61000-3-2:2005/AMD2:2009IEC 61000-3-2:2005/AMD1:2008EN 60081:1998EN 62504:2014/A1:2018EN 61341:2011EN 60081:1998/A5:2013IEC 60050-845:1987EN 60081:1998/A3:2005EN 61000-4-7:2002/A1:2009EN 60081:1998/A11:2018EN 60068-2-14:2009EN 60081:1998/A2:2003EN 60081:1998/A4:2010EN 60081:1998/A6:2017EN 60068-3-5:2002EN 62031:2008EN 61347-2-13:2014IEC 60068-3-5:2001IEC 61000-3-2:2005IEC 60081CIE S 025/E:2015IEC 62722-1:2014EN 62722-1:2016Incorporates the following:Amendment, May 2019