• Overview of current standards used:

– BS EN 13032-1:2004
– LM-79-08
– LM-80-08
– LM-82-11
– EN 62471:2008, IEC/CIE 62471-1/S0009:2006, IESNA RP-27
• What’s in development………
– LM-XX – Lumen Maintenance for LED Light Engines, Lamps and Luminaires
– CENELEC EN 13032-X – Lighting Applications – Measurement and presentation
of photometric data of lamps and luminaires – Part 4: LED lamps, modules and
luminaires
– CIE TC 2-71 – Standard on test methods for LED lamps, luminaires and
modules
– LM-YY-12 - Electrical and Photometric Measurements of High-Power LEDs
• What should I be asking about testing, the results, claims made........
• How can I trust results and claims?
- British and European Standard
- Good reference standard for measurement of lamps and
luminaires
- Standardised environmental conditions
- Specific measurement conditions for different lighting
technologies
- Does not include reference to LEDs
- Does not reference advances in measurement technology
and equipment
≠ ≠
≠ ≠
- US Standard specific to solid state lighting.
- Employs the use of Integrating Photometer or
Spectroradiometer Sphere Systems for Total
Luminous and Spectral Flux measurements.
Does not discriminate between two systems.
- Goniophotometric measurements using
goniophotometers that maintain the burning
position in respect to gravity - Type C; can be
moving detector or moving mirror.
- Standardised environmental conditions.
- Currently under revision to review new
measurement technologies, review current
measurement techniques and protocols as
well as output data.
 3.00E-03
Have you got stable
2.50E-03 power?
2.00E-03
Flux (W/nm)

0 minutes
1.50E-03 15 minutes
30 minutes
1.00E-03
45 minutes

5.00E-04 60 minutes

0.00E+00
350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850
Wavelength (nm) Where should it go?
How long do I wait before I can test? Which orientation?

How are you measuring power?

2π geometry
4π geometry
• “Light Sources” includes LED packages, arrays and
modules.

• Does not cover measurement of lamps and luminaires.

• Provides guidance for measuring lumen maintenance.

• Requires testing for at least 6000 hours at 3 different

junction temperatures.

• Does not define or provide methods for estimation of life.

• Requires TM-21 as the analysis method for determining

the lumen maintenance value from the measurements.
- Characterization of LED Light Engines and LED
Lamps for Electrical and Photometric
Properties as a Function of Temperature.
• IEC/CIE 62471/S0009 2006, BS EN 62471:2008
(using AORD limits)
• Used to assess a source in various hazard ranges:
UV, Blue Light, Retinal Thermal, etc.
• Risk Group classification determined by the
permitted exposure time using the Exposure
Hazard Value determined by the test set up which
is dependent on the field of view of the detector.
• Standard not well defined for different sources –
too simple to make mistake and not consider all
possible hazards.
• LM-XX: Lumen maintenance for LED light engines, Lamps
and luminaires
• Similar approach to LM-80-08 but for LED light engines, lamps
and luminaires.
• LM-YY-12 - Electrical and Photometric Measurements of
High-Power LEDs
• Similar in measurement to LM-79 but more extensive in the set
up with various methods for LEDs.
• LM-79
• Currently under revision to include guidance for issues
surrounding some measurements of some lamp types.
• Review of measurement techniques and equipment – This is
not likely to change.
• LM-80
• Time period of measurement – extend to 10,000 hours.
CENELEC EN 13032-X – Lighting Applications: Measurement
and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires
– Part 4: LED lamps, modules and luminaires
– EU standard development as new standard rather than
update revision to EN 13032-1:2004.
CIE TC 2-71 – Standard on test methods for LED lamps,
luminaires and modules
– International standard currently working with CENELEC
working group to develop harmonised standards between
CIE and CENELEC.
– Similarities to IESNA LM-79-08 with reference to EN
13032-1:2004, CIE 8 and CIE 127 amongst others.
 LM-79
What does it cover? Luminaires, Integrated LED
Lamp
NB: Does not cover LED
chips, packages and modules
Stabilisation 3 readings required minimum
with 15 minute intervals.
Stabilisation achieved when
variance is within 0.5%.
Continue with this until test
unit stabilised.
EN 13032-X
LED modules, lamps,
luminaires, light engines
15 minutes minimum with 1
minute intervals.
Difference between
maximum and minimum
taken and variance must be
within 0.5%.
Time limits used for types of
lamps/luminaires, e.g. 45
minutes for lamps and 150
minutes for luminaires.
LM-79-08 CIE TC 2-71 EN 13032-X
Integrating Sphere Same as LM-79, reference to CIE 84 Reference to CIE 84
-With spectrometer or and CIE 127
-Photometer with correction
-Of suitable size in relation to test
unit. The total surface area of the
test unit should be less than 2% of
the total area of the sphere wall. For
a linear product this should be less
than 2/3 of the diameter of the
sphere.

Type C Far-field* Goniophotometer Type C Far-field* Goniophotometer, Type C Far-field* Goniophotometer,

with moving mirror or moving colorimeter or spectroradiometer colorimeter or spectroradiometer
detector with moving mirror or moving with moving mirror or moving
detector detector

*Differences in mechanical operation between goniophotometer type C between regions and countries. Further
detail can be discussed.
Note: Are you in the far-field when measuring some LED products?
• Is the equipment calibrated and how?
– Many issues with regard to measurement and results
comes from this simple factor.
– It keeps measurement systems in check.
• Traceability to international reference standards
– Another key issue found very commonly is that
traceability is claimed but cannot be proved. The
chain is broken somewhere!
• Traceability in the measurement process
– Can the test house show and prove its’ traceability
from the moment it receives a request to the point
the customer completes by final payment?
• How uncertain are you about the certainty of
the test results from a lab and how certain is
the lab about their uncertainty?
• This is a very important factor, particularly if you
are using the results for safety labelling and
classification.
• How has the lab determined their
measurement uncertainty?
• Many labs get this wrong and have only considered a
small part of what contributes to their uncertainty.
• Without having to do the detective work yourself and gaining
all the evidence and then fully understanding it, a simpler
solution is use accredited test laboratories.
• These labs have been audited against ISO IEC 17025:2005
which means they have established a well defined Quality
Management System and have proven technical competence
in what they do.
• However this does not mean they can do everything and
anything. The accredited lab will be accredited to specific
standards for testing that they have demonstrated by being
audited for their competence, traceability and uncertainty.
• In the UK the United Kingdom Accreditation Service audits
and accredits labs but is not restricted to the UK only.
• One can go to the UKAS website and search whether a test
laboratory is accredited and can then check what they are
accredited for by looking at the UKAS Test Schedule (what
measurements can the test laboratory perform).