U.S. LED lighting standards in August

LED lamp not only low carbon and environmental protection, but also can avoid the environmental problems of mercury pollution etc.. With the overall improvement of high brightness LED light output, energy efficiency and cost, combined with the advantages of small, low pressure and environmental protection and other advantages, LED lighting is set off a revolution in lighting. In the trend of energy saving and environmental protection, LED lighting naturally become the target of many regulatory agencies aim.

For specifications of LED lighting products to follow, not to repeat the promotion of early CFL due to product quality lead to market confusion, uneven in quality, after the release of the three draft, the U.S. Department of energy (DOE) finally to the LED lamp energy star standard (EnergyStar) issued a confirmation of the final version, and come into force in August 31, 2010.

One of the standard key, requires that the power factor of household lighting products (PF), the minimum required to reach 0.7, these products include portable lamp, lamp cabinet and outdoor corridor lamp etc..