EN 62722-2-1 Luminaire Performance - Part 2-1: Special Requirements for LED Luminaires

The IEC 62722-2-1 standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) describes the performance requirements for LED luminaires, along with the test methods and conditions required to demonstrate compliance with this standard. This standard is valid for LED luminaires for general lighting purposes.

Significant technical changes have been made in the last update of this standard. Namely,

The test time has been harmonized with the IEC 62717 standard and the 2000 hour option has been removed. Products containing modules that do not comply with the IEC 62717 standard are now tested for up to 6000 hours.
Test sample sizes were modified to yield valid statistical data.
The 10 degree temperature drop for street lanterns and floodlights has been removed.
Lifetime definitions have been updated and harmonized with the IEC 62717 standard.

LED luminaires are generally of the following types:

Type A: Luminaires using LED modules with proven compliance with the IEC 62717 standard.
Type B: Luminaires using LED modules for which compliance with the IEC 62717 standard has not been proven.
Type C: luminaires using LED lamps and covered by the IEC 62722-1 standard.

The requirements of this standard relate only to type testing and do not cover Type C luminaires. It also excludes LED luminaires producing colored light and luminaires using OLED (organic LEDs).

Since this standard is developed and regulated simultaneously with the LED modules standard, the compliance of the LED modules with the provisions of IEC 62717 can be transferred to the entire luminaire when appropriate. The lifetime of LED luminaires is in most cases much longer than practical test times. As a result, verification of the manufacturer's lifetime claims cannot be done with sufficient certainty. Therefore, the acceptance or rejection of a manufacturer's lifetime claim exceeding 25 percent of its rated life (maximum 6000 hours) is outside the scope of this standard.

This standard prefers categories of lumen maintenance over a defined finite test period, rather than lifetime validation.

Within the scope of the IEC 62722-2-1 standard, our organization, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it has given for businesses in various sectors, luminaire performance also provides testing services for special requirements for LED luminaires.