Energy Star Lighting V2.1 approval standards will be in effect, four noteworthy changes

Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Energy Star Lighting V2.1 approval standards, new energy star specification version 2.1 officially recognized the date that the expiry date of the V2.0 version is October 1, 2017. In October 1, 2017, energy star product certification still can refer to the 2 version of the application.

The new release of Energy Star approved specification version 2.1 and 2 versions of the following changes: one is the V2.1 version to delete the definition is not necessary, and to increase the definition of filament lamp, and specified in the sampling test, if not through the same series of any sample test, the series of all products will be has been identified as the sampling test failed. Two is clear that the specific differences with a series of models need to increase the size of measurement. V2.1 three is specified, replace the power market power cannot be declared as there is no incandescent lamps or halogen lamps. At the same time to delete the 2 version in 25 ~ C + 1 ~ C at room temperature aging test conditions, new room temperature aging test temperature please refer to the corresponding aging test standard. The four is to modify all solid state lighting that life of the minimum value is 15000H. In the standby power testing, testing, testing noise stroboscopic sections with V2.0 versions have been updated and adjusted accordingly.

Energy Star (Energy Star), is a voluntary energy led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's saving plan. At present, the global total of seven countries and regions to participate in the environmental protection agency to promote the Energy Star program, were the United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Chinese eu. These countries and regions, the energy star logo has a very high degree of market acceptance, the market in the United States Energy Star market acceptance is as high as 85%. The program currently includes energy efficiency certification, energy saving, energy efficiency Home Furnishing plan plan and new home construction and factory energy planning. The efficiency of product certification is the earliest start from electronic products, and gradually extended to household appliances, lighting equipment, construction products etc.. At present, household appliances, lamps and covering electronic fan, office equipment, refrigeration and heating equipment, water heater, building products such as eight products, a total of nearly 40 kinds of products.

Lighting products certification is an important part of the Energy Star program, mainly for solid-state lighting products for general lighting, including decorative lighting products has significant function, is suitable for commercial products, is also suitable for residential products. The V1.1 standard to come into force in February 1, 2009, January 2017, the standard V2.0 has replaced the V1.1 standard in June, EPA issued V2.1 lighting standard energy star, the new standard will be formally on October 1, 2017 to replace the V2.0 standard. The update rules have been V2.0 certified products without re authentication.

Lighting products have been export products of our country occupies an important position. Taking Ningbo area as an example, from 2017 1 to May, lamps and lighting devices exported 9 billion 410 million yuan, an increase of 2.1%. The United States is the main trading partner of China's exports of lighting products, the United States Energy Star Lighting V2.1 standard release, will bring great impact on the range of lighting products export. In view of this, the inspection and quarantine departments to remind the relevant export enterprises: one is to understand the details on the requirements of lighting products certification standard US energy star, in particular to strengthen the update information on the standards of learning, pay more attention to the latest trends in the official website, make good use of domestic government agencies and information platform, timely grasp the relevant regions and countries of the information, and communicate with foreign customers, from product design, raw material procurement, assembly, packaging and other aspects of information, to ensure that products meet the energy star approved new regulations. The two is to advance according to the regulations for the evaluation of products, we must be cautious in selecting suppliers of raw materials, new products, new materials must be entrusted to a professional testing organization for special inspection of the product's energy efficiency rating, to avoid unnecessary disputes and subsequent losses. Three is the study of all kinds of foreign products and carefully informed the quality problem, recall analogy, grasping the key link of energy efficiency requirements, the blind pursuit of low benefit into focus on the product itself, to enhance the product efficiency of the control force.

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