New LED Lighting Code Plus

In recent years, China's lighting industry has flourished and the scale of production has expanded rapidly. It has become a key export product that goes hand in hand with home appliances. LED electric light sources have emerged as the leader of lamps and lanterns, and they have also become the “bulletin” of technical regulations and standards in various countries.

The new regulations of the LED lighting industry have been accompanied by barriers and have become hidden risk factors. Recent regulatory trends that are worthy of attention include:

The first is that energy testing methods continue to be tightened. The U.S. Department of Energy proposed new energy test procedures for light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The standard specifies methods for measuring lumen output, input power, and relative spectral distribution to determine the correlated color temperature, including detection of luminous flux, input power, correlated color, temperature, and rated lifetime.

The second is more stringent certification procedures. China National Certification and Accreditation Administration issued Notice No. 23 of 2014 to adjust and revise the original mandatory certification implementation rules. LED power supply and other products were formally incorporated into the mandatory CCC certification scope on September 1, 2014. In addition, Chile issued a circular stipulating that it shall stipulate the certification procedures and safety requirements for incandescent light strings and LED light strings in series or in parallel with no more than 250 volts, as well as the test items, reference standards, and corresponding defect classifications of light string products, and define The selection of the number of samples under different certification systems and the basis for the determination of eligibility.

The third is the mandatory inspection threshold increase. In July 2014, the Taiwan region has implemented compulsory testing of LED bulbs. The test items include safety, performance, and electromagnetic interference. Those that have not been tested and listed for sale and verified as true will be punished by NT$200,000 and RMB 2 million. The following fine.

According to reports, most of the products that are “outside the door” by the EU are products that do not comply with the European Union's Low Voltage Directive (LVD), the European Union's standard EN60598, and the European Union’s standard EN14059. Among them, the risk of electric shock bears the brunt. The “accidental” focus is attributed to the following factors: First, design defects, easy access to live parts or high voltage parts; Second, insufficient insulation, insufficient creepage distances and clearances between main lines and secondary lines. It is easy to collide, and the insulation between the conductive parts of the product and the metal conductor is insufficient. Third, the transformer is not equipped to provide safe low voltage output. Other reasons for recall include the presence of parts that are accessible to the human body, incorrect instructions for use of the product, and confusion about the product's labeling or specifications.

With the upgrading of the LED lighting industry, the situation regulated by domestic and foreign laws and regulations has also become increasingly serious. Energy efficiency indicators and eco-design have gradually become the main theme. After entering the track of sound development, technical barriers put new demands on the reshaping of the industrial structure. In order to bring more bonuses to the lighting industry, it is necessary to make efforts in three areas:

The first is to strengthen product inspection and control capabilities. Improve self-inspection and self-control capabilities for quality control weaknesses, strengthen review of standards compliance, conduct type tests in strict accordance with international standards, and apply good raw materials, production safety clearance, and export testing to quality management, and use energy conservation and environmental protection that meets energy use requirements. Raw materials and components.

The second is to improve the technical support system. In order to strengthen the independent innovation of products as the main line, we will focus on breakthroughs in the development of key manufacturing technologies that restrict the development of lamps and lanterns, increase the level of production equipment, optimize product structure, increase product added value, increase brand recognition, and enhance brand building soft power.

Third, attention is paid to early warning information. Referring to the sensitive issues involved in the notification of recalls, high-risk quality and safety projects will be rectified, and efforts will be made to clarify the specific product requirements and countermeasures that need to be mastered to promote the sustainable growth of product exports.