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: 1995
IEC/TR 61341
CIE 177: 2007
ANSI/IES LM-80-15
IEC 62504
CIE 13.3:1995
CIE S 025/E: 2015
CIE 177:2007
IEC 60068-2-14
IEC 61347-2-13
IEC 61000-4-7
EN 62504:2014
EN 60081:1998/A1:2002
EN 61347-2-13:2014/A1:2017
IEC 62031:2008
IEC 62031:2018
EN 61000-4-7:2002
IEC 61000-3-2:2005/AMD2:2009
IEC 61000-3-2:2005/AMD1:2008
EN 60081:1998
EN 62504:2014/A1:2018
EN 61341:2011
EN 60081:1998/A5:2013
IEC 60050-845:1987
EN 60081:1998/A3:2005
EN 61000-4-7:2002/A1:2009
EN 60081:1998/A11:2018
EN 60068-2-14:2009
EN 60081:1998/A2:2003
EN 60081:1998/A4:2010
EN 60081:1998/A6:2017
EN 60068-3-5:2002
EN 62031:2008
EN 61347-2-13:2014
IEC 60068-3-5:2001
IEC 61000-3-2:2005
IEC 60081
CIE S 025/E:2015
IEC 62722-1:2014
EN 62722-1:2016


Incorporates the following:
Amendment, May 2019