International "Wrestle" LED Lighting Standard Internationalization

In 2010, it was considered by many experts in the industry that it was the year of “blowout” in the global LED lighting market. Such a large market attracted all countries to “wrestle” in standard setting. The turbulent LED standard competition has now become the weight of countries looting the LED lighting market. They want to use LED lighting standards as early as possible and strive to obtain the global development of the LED industry by gaining the right to speak and gain the global competitiveness of the LED industry's overseas markets. Initiative.

South Korea took steps to develop and implement standardized specifications in March 2009. On April 20th, 2009, an International Standards Conference (IEC) "International Conference on Lighting Standards (IECTC34)" was held at a hotel in Songpo District, Seoul, South Korea. The main content of the proposal is to promote the KS national standard for LED lamps and LED lamps developed to replace incandescent lamps and halogen lamps as an IEC international standard. On November 3 of the same year, the Technical Standards Institute of the Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy stated that the light emitting diode (LED) lighting standard submitted by the country was adopted as the draft international standard of the International Electrotechnical Commission, and it is expected to become the first international standard for LED lighting.

In addition, at the international conference held in Hungary in October 2009, South Korea put forward a promotion plan, and will put forward more in-depth content at an international conference held in Finland in April 2010 in an attempt to grab the initiative of LED lighting standards. , Actively promote South Korea's LED lighting products and measurement standards have become international standards.

Seeing that the Korean LED lighting standard was thrown out, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has finally issued a final confirmation version of the Energy Star standard for LED light fixtures after undergoing three drafts, and is required to take effect on August 31, 2010. The ENERGY STAR standard was issued one month earlier than originally planned for the end of December 2009. It can be clearly seen that the US Department of Energy is also eager to release LED lighting standards as soon as possible, so that the LED lighting product specifications have been followed, and LED lighting order has been properly maintained, through the development of international standards and advanced testing The study of methods will affect the formulation of standards in other countries or regions, thereby earning more benefits for the United States.

The fastest-growing country in the promotion of white LED standards for illumination is Japan, which was jointly developed by four groups in Japan in 2004. It has become the only measurement standard for white LEDs used in lighting. In March 2006, the four groups announced the revised version of this standard, adding and revising the original standard content. Currently in Japan, although the government and various industrial associations are also widely discussing the formulation of relevant standards, they have not yet entered the formulation stage and are still under consideration. Japan and other countries as LED advanced countries have been actively committed to the standardization of LED lighting, but in the end it is still one step behind Korea.

Following South Korea, China and Taiwan have also started standardization work and it is estimated that they will be implemented as early as 2010. At present, the "Standards Inspection Bureau" of the "Ministry of Economic Affairs" of Taiwan stated that 35 types of LED-related standardization will be carried out in CNS (China National Standars), and 12 of these LED lighting related standards have been reviewed. In addition, Taiwan Institute of Industrial Technology is currently working with UL, a foreign verification company, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the hope that it will lead the ACLED international specifications and lead Taiwanese companies to take the lead in seizing the global lighting market.

In the mainland, on December 15, 2009, the National Standardization Administration issued 8 national standards. In January 2010, the Semiconductor Lighting Technical Standards Working Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released nine semiconductor lighting industry standards, such as the Blank Detail Specification for Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices Power LEDs. At the same time, local governments such as Guangdong, Shenzhen and Shanxi have introduced a series of local standards.

In addition, prior to the official introduction of the relevant national standards, in order to guide the healthy and rapid development of semiconductor lighting applications in China, to ensure the smooth development of semiconductor lighting pilot demonstration projects, the National Semiconductor Lighting Research and Development and Industry Alliance organized a series of technical specifications for semiconductor lighting products. In order to correctly guide technological innovation and control the basic performance of semi-conductor lighting application demonstration project bidding products, it truly reflects the energy saving and emission reduction effects of semiconductor lighting products.

For example, the "Technical Specification for LED Road Lighting Products for Semiconductor Lighting Pilot Demonstration Projects", "Recommended Technical Specifications for LED Tunnel Lights" and "Measurement Methods for Monolithic LED Street Lights (Second Edition)", which were released by the Alliance in 2009, have become pilot demonstrations for semiconductor lighting. One of the technical specifications of the engineering semiconductor lighting product series, follow-up will also introduce a series of technical specifications for semiconductor lighting pilot demonstration applications. Although it is a tentative draft, the evaluation items and technical indicators involved are the most basic and have good appraisal and operability. They are not pursuing comprehensiveness and completeness for the time being and will continue to follow the technical level of LED road lighting products. The improvement and corresponding level of technical standardization have been continuously improved and further amendments have been made.

Nguyen Jun, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Semiconductor Lighting Engineering R&D and Industry Alliance, said: “At this stage, China’s semiconductor lighting standards are basically formulated with reference to international standards. In the future development, we need to explore the mode of effective convergence with international standardization work and how to seize international Marking opportunities."

The formulation of national standards and participation in the formulation of international standards is the key to whether a country can win international competition. Experts call for China to take the initiative to participate in the development of international standards for LED lighting. Although this requires a lot of investment, it can strive to grasp more industry development initiatives through the formulation of international standards.