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Today, testing standards for lighting continue to be created, updated, and implemented—with some still in a draft stage— to help ensure uniform evaluation of EMC for the many new lighting technologies around the world. Electromagnetic Compatibility of Lighting Equipment reviews the various standards that relate to lighting products. It details: Specific…
Experience the Hands-on Learning at the LRC Photometry Institute
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will hold its next Photometry Institute on May 19-20, 2020 in Troy, NY. The Photometry Institute is a two-day immersive course designed to inform engineers, technicians, and testing personnel from lighting…
Testing and Reporting Requirements for DC and PoE Lamps, Luminaires, and Retrofit Kits
Products powered by Direct Current (DC) and Power over Ethernet (PoE) must comply with the provisions of this document to be eligible for listing on the DLC Solid-State Lighting Qualified Products List (SSL QPL). DC/PoE products are defined as SSL…
ANSI/ASABE Releases Horticultural Lighting Standards for Testing LEDs and SSL Modules
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has published the second in a series of three standards documents focused on specifying the performance of LEDs, arrays, and modules relative to the impact on plant growth and development. ASABE…
CLTC Kicks Off Life Testing For Commercial LED Products
Recently, CLTC energized a round of life testing focused on evaluating commercially available medium screw base and linear LED replacement lamp solutions on behalf of the California Energy Commission! This work serves to provide our industry with independent lamp testing…
DOE Publishes CALiPER Report on the Testing of OLED Luminaires
CALiPER Report 24: Photometric Testing, Laboratory Teardowns, and Accelerated Lifetime Testing of OLED Luminaires, which is the first CALiPER report evaluating the performance of OLED luminaires based on independent procurement and testing. OLED panels, drivers, and transformers are still in…
