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T ITLE :

Amendment 1 - Lighting control interface for dimming - Analogue voltage dimming interface
for electronic current sourcing controlgear

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2 FOREWORD

3 This amendment has been prepared by committee TC34 Lighting / W G11 Control Interface

4 The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:

Proposal Questionnaire Report of voting

34WG11(JDG)005B 34/923/Q 34/932/RQ

5

6 Full information on the voting for this amendment can be found in the report on voting indicated
7 in the above table.

8 The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
9 remain unchanged until the maintenance result date 1 indicated on the IEC web site under
10 "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
11 publication will be

12 • reconfirmed,
13 • withdrawn,
14 • replaced by a revised edition, or
15 • amended.

16 The following proposals serve to amend IEC 63128 AMD1 according to the decisions of IEC
17 TC34 WG11 during their online meeting of 22 nd March 2022.

18

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1 The National Committees are requested to note that for this publication the maintenance resul t date is ....
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19 Proposal

20 Page 2

21 Amend the existing table of contents by replacing the “Bibliography” entry with the following
22 new section 7, new Bibliography page reference and new Appendix A item:

23 CONTENTS

24

25 7 Simulation of incandescent dimming (Optional) ............................................................ 10

26 7.1 General .............................................................................................................. 10
27 7.2 Response to light source dimming ....................................................................... 10
28 7.3 Dim-To-Warm Marking ........................................................................................ 10
29 Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 11
30

31 Annex A - Warm Dim Control for Analog Dimming Having Controlgear with a Linear
32 Output Power to Control Voltage Response (Informative) ................................................... 12
33
34 Insert the following after the Figure 3 reference:
35
36 Figure 4 – Marking of dim-to-warm electronic light source controlgear
37 Figure A1 – Typical warm dimming LED system utilizing two LED sources
38 Figure A2 – Full power rated CCT:2700K; Dimmed relative power min: 10%
39 Figure A3 – Full power rated CCT:3000K; Dimmed Relative power min: 10%
40 Figure A4 – Full power rated CCT:3000K; Dimmed Relative power min: 30%

41

42 Page 6
43
44 Insert the following new term definition as new item 3.6 and renumber subsequent items in
45 section 3 appropriately:
46

47 3.6
48 Correlated Color Temperature Factor (CCTF)
49 ratio of the dimmed CCT to the full power CCT
50 Note 1 to entry: This ratio is used in the calculation of warm dimming responses for applicable LED systems.

51
52 Insert the following new term definition as item 3.9 :

53 3.9
54 warm dimming
55 the capability of controlgear to decrease the color temperature of its LED light sources as the
56 power, and therefore the light output, of the light source s are decreased

57 Page 9

58 Insert the following new section 7 after item 6.5, including the new footnotes, preferably starting
59 as new page 10:
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60 7 Simulation of incandescent dimming (optional)

61 7.1 General

62 Warm dimming is an optional feature implemented in some lighting controlgear to imitate the
63 behaviour of incandescent filament sources as the power supplied to them is decreased 1 . If
64 warm dimming is implemented, clause 7.2 shall apply.

65 7.2 Response to light source dimming

66 To simulate the dimming response of an incandescent light source , the CCTF of a warm dim
67 system shall be calculated using the formula:

68 CCTF = P r 0.37

69

70 1 For lighting systems that implement warm dimming and can utilize a variety of luminaires or
71 light sources, uniform warm dimming response is important for color consistency throughout
72 the lighting system.

73 Where P r is the relative power being supplied by the driver (or drivers) to all LED sources
74 contributing to the warm dim function, with P r =1.0 being maximum LED power, occurring when
75 the system is producing the highest lumen and CCT outputs 2.

76 Note: When implementing warm dimming, it is recommended that the minimum CCT go no lower than 1800K.

77 7.3 Dim-To Warm Marking

78 Electronic light source controlgear utilizing dim-to-warm functionality in accordance with this
79 document shall be clearly marked with the following marking (see Figure 4):

80

81

82

83

84

85 Figure 4 – Marking of dim-to-warm electronic light source controlgear

86

87 The preferred marking size should be 10 mm x 12 mm (H x L).

88

89

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2 For examples of a relationship between CCTF and an analog 0 -10 volt control voltage, see Annex A.
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90 Page 10
91
92 Insert the following Annex A on a new page following the Bibliography at the end of the
93 document, probably starting as page 12:
94

95 Annex A
96 (Informative)
97
98 Warm Dim Control for Analog Dimming Having
99 Controlgear with a Linear Output Power to Control Voltage Response
100
101 General
102 Typically, dimming an LED simply lowers its lumen output while maintaining its rated color
103 temperature. Legacy heated filament lamps (incandescent) respond to dimming by a
104 significant shift to warmer color temperatures at lower power. This dim -to-warm characteristic
105 is often a desirable response. Implementation of a dim-to-warm feature in an LED luminaire
106 allows this response to be available along with the other positive features of LED equipment.

107 Typical warm dim systems utilize a dimmable LED driver w ith at least two output channels.
108 Each channel controls an LED of a different color temperature/CCT. The overall CCT of the
109 system is controlled by independently varying the power delivered to each of the LEDs and
110 mixing the output of all the LED sources to achieve a composite, uniform CCT. As an
111 example, a basic block diagram of a two-channel system is shown in Figure A1.

112

113 Warm Dim Separate LED

LED Module Outputs Mix for
Compostie CCT
114 Higher CCT
LED Power
LED

115 Mains
Power Warm Dim
LED Drivers
LED

116
Lower CCT
LED Power
117

118 Power to LED module (P) is

sum of All LED Powers

119 Dimming
Controller

120

121 Figure A1
122 Typical Warm Dimming LED System Utilizing Two LED Sources
123

124

125 Correlation to 0-10 Volt Control

126 In the warm dim control standard as described in Section 7, the CCT during dimming is based
127 on the relative power supplied to the LED source. Determining the CCT Factor as a function
128 of the 0-10 volt control voltage, VC , of an analog dimmer is more complex since the control
129 voltage to power function is not completely defined for the controlgear. The minimum dimmed
130 power depends on the design of the controlgear and must be taken into account in the
131 calculation of the CCTF.
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132 For controlgear that meets the following criteria , the CCTF for a given control voltage VC can
133 be calculated using the formula F1 where:

134 • Total LED power, P, is the sum of all currents driving the LEDs involved in the dim -to-
135 warm function

136 • Minimum total LED power, P Min , occurs when VC = VMin

137 • Maximum total LED power, P Max , occurs when VC = V Max

138 • The minimum relative power, P rMin, = P Min /P Max

139 • The controlgear output increases linearly between minimum and maximum power

VC −VMin 0.37
140 Formula F1: CCTF (VC ) = (( ) × (1 − PrMin ) + PrMin )
VMax −VMin
141

142 A graphical representation of the relationship between CCTF, relative LED power and a 0-10
143 volt control signal for a warm dim system is shown below for three different configurations.
144 Required CCT and the 0-10 volt control are shown on the two vertical axes as a function of
145 relative power. To find a CCT for a desired control voltage, the voltage is located on the right
146 vertical axis, projected across to the dashed plot then projected vertically to the CCT curve
147 where the required CCT is found on the left vertical axis. The process is shown with dotted
148 lines in Figure A2 for a 5-volt control voltage resulting in an approximate CCT of 2100K
149 (actually 2089K). All examples assume the CCT will not drop below 1800K.

150
12.0

151 3000
10.0

152
0-10 Volt Control Signal

2500 8.0

153
CCT (K)

6.0
2000
154
4.0

155 1500 CCT

Control V 2.0

156
1000 0.0
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00
157 Light Source Relative Power

158
159 Figure A2
160 Full Power Rated CCT: 2700K
161 Dimmed Relative Power Min: 10%
162
163 Note: The CCT flattens out at the minimum of 1800K at approximately 35% of full power.

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170

171

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173
12.0

3000
174 10.0

0-10 Volt Control Signal

175 2500 8.0
CCT (K)

176 6.0
2000

177 4.0

1500 CCT
178 Control V 2.0

179 1000 0.0

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Light Source Relative Power
180

181 Figure A3
182 Full Power Rated CCT: 3000K
183 Dimmed Relative Power Min: 10%
184
185 Note: The CCT flattens out at the minimum of 1800K at approximately 25% of full power. The minimum
186 is reached later in the dim curve than for that shown in Figure A2 because the CCT at full power is
187 higher.

188

189

190

191 12.0

3000
192 10.0
0-10 Volt Control Signal

193 2500 8.0

CCT (K)

194 6.0
2000

195 4.0

1500 CCT (K)

196 Control V 2.0

197 1000 0.0

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Light Source Relative Power
198

199 Figure A4
200 Full Power Rated CCT: 3000K
201 Dimmed Relative Power Min: 30%
202
203 Note: The CCT does not flatten out as shown in Figures A2 and A3 because the minimum relative
204 power is higher, so the 1800K limit is not reached.