DLC latest version of V3.0 technical specifications will have a huge impact on the LED lighting market

DLC (Design Lighting Consortium) officially released the latest version of the V3.0 technical specification (Technical Requirements Table V3.0) on June 24, which is in parallel with the V2.1 version since its release. .

The main changes are summarized as follows:

1. Time node:

(1) Apply immediately according to V3.0;

(2) From August 25, 2015, the application must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of V3.0;

(3) Products already listed, after March 25, 2016, if they cannot meet the requirements of V3.0, they will be deleted. They can still be found in QPL before, from the release of new standards to the cancellation of non-compliant products. There is a 270-day transition period during the qualification period;

2. Changed the product category division method, and integrated the original 37 products of V2.1 version into 5 major categories according to different application occasions. Outdoor, Indoor, Outdoor Retrofit, Indoor Retrofit, Linear Replacement Lamp. In addition, according to the size of the communication, the higher the luminous flux, the higher the light efficiency requirement.

3. Add product categories to allow new product category applications. First, the product categories not covered by the existing DLC ​​product categories can be applied through the Specialty category. This product category is not in the existing product category. DLC certification is required before DLC certification can be performed, but an additional USD400/ is required. The evaluation cost of the model; the second is that as long as the DLC meets all the requirements for different types of lamps, the same lamp can simultaneously apply for multiple categories in one large category. Example: An outdoor luminaire can be applied to both outdoor lighting categories such as “Parking Garage Luminaires”, “Fuel Pump Canopy Luminaires”, “Architectural Flood and Spot Luminaires”.

4. Add DLC Premium level (advanced) application (replacement lamp does not belong to this level), so as to select more excellent products, that is, all product categories are divided into two categories: Standard (general category) and Premium. The new grade (DLC Premium) has increased requirements for luminaire products. The light efficiency requirements are higher than the Standard grade, 25-30 lmW higher, and the L90 requirement is more than 36000 hours. It is necessary to evaluate the drive temperature rise (TMPps) to provide the LED driver TC point. The temperature rise test report, and the TC temperature can not exceed the manufacturer-defined temperature, etc.; compared with the V2.1 version, the performance requirements of the Standard level are not changed much.

5. Unify the life requirements of all product categories to 50,000 hours. The "DisplayCase" and "High Bay" products in the V2.1 version have a life expectancy of 35,000 hours.

6. Unlike V2.1, V3.0 requires a safety certificate for all categories of products.

7. For replacement LED tubes, the listed products need to supplement the lamp UL classification information (such as UL Type A, TypeB, TypeC and TypeA&B) to DLC, the deadline is March 25, 2016;

The technical specification, introduced after a year of brewing, will have a huge impact on the US LED lighting market and Chinese manufacturers who focus on the US market.

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