DOE Publishes Recommendations for Testing and Reporting LED Luminaire Lifetime
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new guide, LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting. Developed by a working group created by DOE and the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance, the publication is available in PDF format on the DOE website at http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/led_luminaire-lifetime-guide.pdf.
The working group is under the guidance of the DOE SSL Quality Advocates program and is composed of a diverse group of experts in reliability, lighting, and LED technology. Their recommendations are a follow-up to an earlier publication, Reporting LED Luminaire Product Performance, which focuses on initial performance criteria and product consistency, and laid the groundwork for the Lighting FactsCM label.
Many thanks to this group for their hard work on an extremely complex topic. Their recommendations are an important first step toward consistent, industry-wide understanding of LED luminaire lifetime, and will assist standards organizations in their work.
To view the guidelines, or to learn more about the DOE SSL Quality Advocates program, visit www.ssl.energy.gov/advocates.html.
