North America, Europe LED market access requirements analysis

LED as a new generation of green lighting products has gradually risen to applications worldwide, but also with the development of the global economic situation and the recovery of LED industry in China, continued growth of China's semiconductor lighting industry scale, the LED general lighting is still the most important driving force for the development of the market. China's exports of LED lighting products show a variety of overseas markets, export regional structure more balanced. Among them, North America and the European Union to become the two largest market of LED products in China for export, but in two regions of the directive LED lamp product requirements have different degree of difference, how to comply with regulatory requirements and market demand has become the two Chinese manufacturers focus. 1, the United States, Canada access requirements of LED lighting products export market of North America also need to comply with the requirements of the electrical safety regulations in the United States, EMC, energy and chemical testing requirements; but these requirements with EU directive requirements were different: A. electrical safety testing of the U.S. Department of labor under the occupation safety and health management the Bureau (OSHA) requirements for use in the workplace products must be approved by the American national accredited laboratory (NRTL) testing and certification to ensure the personal safety of users, so most of the electrical products into the U.S. market must comply with the NRTL logo, and OSHA is the authorized International certification authority as NRTL certification body in accordance with the applicable standards for product testing and issuing; for Canada in Canada, sold or imported to electrical products must be approved by the Canada The test must be completed by the Canadian Standards Committee (SCC) accredited laboratory. There is a big difference between the North American Standard and the European Union IEC, and the North American electrical safety test does not need to consider the requirements of EMF. North American lighting standards are usually defined in accordance with the installation and use of the site to determine the scope of standards.

For example: fixed ceiling lamp, ceiling lamps and other applicable standards of embedded is ANSI/UL 1598 and CAN/CSA C22.2 No.250.0, as these lamps are using LED light source, you need to consider additional certification of ANSI/UL 8750 and CSA C22.2 No.250.13; LED lamps such as the use of built-in electronic power, in addition to the standard test lamp series outside, the built-in electronic power supply circuit shall comply with the requirements of UL60950-1 or UL1310. B. energy efficiency test in some areas of the United States to provide different levels of financial subsidies for lighting products, energy star or DLC certification; the current LED lighting and lighting energy efficiency test mainly focused on LED lighting energy star Lighting Factslabel and DLC, they all belong to voluntary requirements, the federal minimum energy efficiency requirements (DOE there is no LED) lamp and LED lamp into the control range. However, in the United States, California, portable LED lamps must meet the special requirements of energy consumption in California. 1). ENERGY STAR Energy Star logo certification energy ENERGYSTAR energy star is by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection, Agency, EPA) and the Department of energy (Departmentof, Energy, DOE) co founded, to ensure that the tube energy efficiency products comply with regulatory requirements, but its voluntary testing and certification. At present for the LED lighting products, energy star Lampsprogram V1.1 and the latest version of V2.0 can be adopted, but since January 2, 2017, must use Lampsprogram V2.0; for LED lighting products, energy star test version of Luminaire program V2.0 requirements has officially come into force in June 1, 2016. There are three main types of applicable LED bulb: non directional lights, lights and non directional beacon. Energy star on the LED bulb related photoelectric parameters, flash frequency and lumen maintenance and life have strict requirements, test methods cited LM-79, LM-80 two standards. In the new energy star rule bulb LampV2.0, a substantial increase in the efficiency of the light bulb requirements, broaden the product performance and scope, increased energy efficiency and performance of the classification level. EPA will continue to focus on power factor, dimming, flicker, accelerated aging solutions and connectable products. 2). Lighting Facts Label it is the United States Department of energy efficiency certification (DOE) announced the implementation of the voluntary energy efficiency label project, currently only for LED lighting products, its intention is to "Give them the Facts", is to allow the lighting products to achieve the data more specific and more reliable disclosure requirements, performance parameters of the product the true lumen from five aspects: LM, initial light effect lm/W, input power W, CCT, color temperature color rendering index CRI. The scope of the project is suitable for LED lighting products: AC or DC power supply of the whole lamp, low-voltage 12V AC or DC lamps, LED lamps can be separated from power supply, linear or modular products. 3. DLC energy efficiency certification DLC full name is "The Design Lights Consortium". The Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, NEEP) a voluntary energy efficiency certification program launched the DLC certification catalog is used throughout the United States has not yet been "Energy Star (ENERGYSTAR)" to promote the high performance standard LED lamp with cover. At present, the technical requirements of the latest version of DLC table is implemented in September 1, 2016 version of the V4.0 lighting products involved mainly in outdoor commercial and industrial buildings with LED lamps, such as outdoor wall lamp, garage lamp, mining lamps, outdoor LED lamps and LED lamps and other lighting products. The main performance requirements of the product: total luminous flux, luminous flux, luminous efficiency, color temperature, color rendering index. DLC certification requirements must be obtained by NVLAP