LED standard promotion mechanism and policy

In 2002, high brightness LED demand driven by the global LED industry is growing greatly and many daily necessities around such as the LED light source design, in 2005 due to the lack of market driven, caused by the unbalance of supply and demand, so the price fell sharply, the market growth rate. However, since 2007, due to the surge in demand for many new types of product applications (screen backlight, LED lighting), and once again stimulate the LED market growth, but LED is currently subject to patent restrictions and problems with the standard undecided...

At present, the LED inspection standards are set by the countries themselves, to distinguish, can still be divided into international standards, regional standards, national standards, groups and industry standards... And other 5 categories, these standards are not in fact all of the LED components for the reunification of the 1 norms, some only for the characteristics of the light source, the process... Specification for different requirements.

LED standard setting organizations and patterns around the world

At the international level, the larger international Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Commission on illumination (CIE), the international standards organization (ISO)... And other 3 organizations, its members are composed of countries around the world, there are more countries to jointly set and comply with the relevant regulatory requirements.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will be identified as the LED electrical components will shine, so pay more attention to the safety of standardized operation, the application of the LED specification, nor from the LED electrical characteristics, there are 4 articles about the LED components of the standard, including IEC60838-2-2, IEC61374-2-13, ICE62031, ICE62384.

The International Commission on illumination (CIE), is the source characteristics of LED have more normative narrative, but part of safety of the specified content, except for lighting with high power LED light source part, may be related to discuss progress is not readily keep up with the pulse of the market, lack of relevant content is paid, specification or document CIE, most of the technical report forms are. CIE output file has 3, CIE177, CIE127, CIES009, CIE has 4 branches, a total of 9 committees, the implementation of the relevant provisions of the specification LED.

International Standards Organization (ISO), as a result of the 1 international standards setting organizations, is committed to the promotion of the standards, in the LED related materials, processes, systems, products... And other key projects, almost every link will be involved in the development, in recent years, with the above-mentioned 2 international organizations jointly issued a common standard.

As for the regional standard, refers to the EU countries alone established units, such as the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), which set the standard also contains most of the LED products encountered, from material, system to product... And so on, are included.

Groups and industry standards, the industry will be the following 3 major organizational norms are look up to as the standard North American Lighting Association, (IESNA), solid state lighting technology alliance (ASSIST), superior safety certification (UL)... Etc..

North American Lighting Association (IESNA), is called by the U.S. Department of energy (DOE) CIE, IEC, UL... The official and folk standards bodies, with the energy star standard, develop LED performance measurement standard and related standard regulations, in 2007 published the energy star specification for solid-state lighting, according to the specification is divided into 2 stages, the first stage indoor lighting must reach 35lm/W; second in the 2010 stage must reach 70lm/W level.

Solid state lighting technology alliance (ASSIST), is composed of the United States enterprise alliance, the proposed normative content, the current is mainly for LED service life norms.

Youli safety certification (UL), is a private certified company 1 international level, there is also research on LED material safety, in addition to the above institutions and alliances, LED manufacturing and R & D regions, such as Japan, South Korea, mainland China or Taiwan, also have different standards of.

LED standards in Asia

Involved in the development of Japan's LED standard organization, the Japanese electric ball Union (JEL), the Japanese lighting Committee (JCIE), the Japanese Institute of lighting (JIES), the Japan Lighting Industry Association (JIL)... 4 organizations, such as the establishment of the organization in June 2004, the Japanese LED lighting Promotion Agreement (JLEDS).

The JLEDS to complete the "standard" test for white LED lighting, this standard has been submitted to the JIS to become Japan's industry standard, in addition to actively develop product specification for white LED, Japan in the patent layout, has many leading manufacturing country, because the first set out the standard action, but also greatly to regulate the leading other countries.

South Korea LED standard development, by the Korea Science and Technology Bureau of standards (KATS) announced on 2007, the establishment of 15 national standards in 3 years, and announced the establishment of test method "LED lighting standardization program" in the 15 projects, a few of them are very important, worthy of reference related manufacturers.

The LED degradation and life test, safety test, LED lighting module with LED lighting module vehicle performance test, LED test, replace the fluorescent lamp LED lights, LED lights, LED visual assessment method, the above in the present is the trend of the development of important standard, testing method is the most in need of a unified standard.

The standard of LED in mainland China is divided into 2 parts. The first part is based on the field of semiconductor lighting technology... In the second part, according to the characteristics of industrial structure and industrial materials, equipment, such as: epitaxial film, grain, components, modules, related materials, other.

Source: business agency