CHALLENGES OF NEW STANDARDIZATION IN LIGHT MEASUREMENT OF SSL-PRODUCTS

The basic requirement for development and advancement of good lighting systems is provided by precise and reliable measurements. International standards ensure that different laboratories across the world apply uniform measurement conditions and that the results obtained can be compared with each other. In the past, there has been no standard of this kind for photometric data from LED lamps and luminaires. This “unstandardized” era has come to an end over the past few months. A draft standard has now been drawn up by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). This document was first published in September 2014 and it is commercially available. In the future, this new standard will provide a platform for international standardization when taking photometric measurements from Solid-State Lighting (SSL) sources. This article presents the key content of the standard and outlines the associated challenges to users. It also provides examples for correct application of the new standard.

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