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Efficient Lighting Initiative

Efficient Lighting Initiative. Building a Global Brand for Quality in Energy Efficient Lighting July 11, 2000 Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. Specifications Development Specifications Highlights. Product Quality Sustaining the ELI Brand beyond the ELI program. Agenda.

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Efficient Lighting Initiative

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  1. Efficient Lighting Initiative Building a Global Brand for Quality in Energy Efficient Lighting July 11, 2000 Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic

  2. Specifications Development Specifications Highlights Product Quality Sustaining the ELI Brand beyond the ELI program Agenda

  3. ELI Specifications Development

  4. Why Specifications? • Isn't it enough just to say "Compact fluorescents and T8s?" • The objective of ELI is to accelerate the maturation of markets for energy efficient lighting. • The objectives of the lighting industry and of ELI are similar, but not identical • Markets for energy efficient lighting are different in different countries and are at different levels of maturation.

  5. Strengths of voluntary specifications Non-bureaucratic development process. Can be made flexible and easy to amend Can be targeted to encourage the best of products Strengths of regulatory standards Have a broad reach and are more enforceable Relatively cheap to implement and maintain Can be targeted to eliminate the worst products from the market Specifications and Standards should be compliments, not substitutes or competitors

  6. Where do the ELI specifications come from? • What are the background documents? • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) • US EPA/DOE Energy Star Programs • EU Quality Charter for CFLs • Lighting Research Center documents • CELMA specification (European luminaire manufacturers association) • Peruvian draft CFL specification (INDECOPI)

  7. Where do the ELI specifications come from? • How were they developed? • Initial drafting • Technical Review Committee • 5 international experts • 5 country experts • ELI team input • Industry review • 6 manufacturers commented • June 2000 revisions

  8. ELI Specification Highlights

  9. Compact Fluorescent Highlights Unitary Screw base CFLs

  10. Compact Fluorescent Highlights • Why is the CFL specification so complicated? • Efficiency • Option "A": Long-lived and expensive models that have proven performance and durability • Option "B": Short-lived models with low prices and unknown reliability • Labeling • Performance claims should be accurate • Warranty • ELI manufacturers must stand behind their products

  11. Compact Fluorescent Highlights Modular Screw base CFLs

  12. Linear Fluorescent Highlights • New Commercial Projects • True electronic ballasts as defined in spec in Table 2, don't worry too much about Table 1. • T8 CRI > 70 lamp, no halophospor • Replacement Ballasts, Commercial Projects • Low-loss electromagnetic okay, electronic better • Replacement Lamps, Commercial Projects • CRI > 70, otherwise case-by-case basis

  13. Linear Fluorescent Highlights • Residential Ballasts • Retail sales for residential use • Low-loss electromagnetic okay, electronic better • Residential Lamps • Retail sales for residential use • Need to assess on a case-by-case basis given ballasts to be used

  14. Linear Fluorescent Highlights Residential Linear Fluorescent Applications

  15. Indoor Luminaire Highlights • Indoor Luminaires • Product • Specification intended for CFL products, but could accommodate LED or metal halide. • Efficiency • Specification allows high quality, electromagnetic ballasts or electronic ballasts • Labeling • Same issues as CFLS

  16. Indoor Luminaire Highlights • Halogen indoor luminaires are not permitted under ELI • Halogen torchieres usually use > 300 W • They operate at high temperatures and can be very dangerous • A “torchiere turn-in” program can yield good savings

  17. Outdoor Luminaire Highlights • Efficiency - 2 Options • Table 2A is for outdoor luminaires using CFLs - on all night with infrequent switching • Table 2B is for outdoor luminaires using incandescent light sources with motion and light detecting controls.

  18. Public Lighting & Traffic Signaling Highlights • Public lighting • Efficiency is important because there is a range of product available at very different efficiency levels • Traffic Signaling • LED traffic signals present an immense opportunity for energy and maintenance cost savings for municipalities

  19. The Problem with Power Quality • ELI is not harmonized with IEC standards on power quality for CFLs (except in Europe) • IEC will require high power quality for CFLs below 25W next year. This requirement will go into effect for all ELI countries that are working towards integration with the EU (Latvia, Czech Republic, Hungary) • ELI requires only a power factor of .5. • High power quality products may be sold in all other ELI countries

  20. The Problem with Power Quality • Why? • There is no solid technical evidence to support the need for high power quality CFLs • High power quality CFLs are currently more expensive. There may be reliability problems with them as well. • The IEC requirements are controversial.

  21. Rated Life & Reliability (new slide) • Rated Life • The time at which 50% of a sample of a lighting fails under normal use conditions. • Expected Life • The number of hours the consumer thinks they are buying • Rated Life and Expected life may diverge

  22. ELI Product Quality

  23. ELI Product Testing • The lighting industry does not currently perform adequate internal product quality and performance review to protect consumers and support new markets • ELI Response #1 - Threshold testing to common standards • ELI Response #2 - Verification testing of qualified program product

  24. ELI Product Testing • Threshold Testing • Applies to all products prior to being qualified for inclusion in any ELI program • Paid for by manufacturer • Performed at any laboratory meeting the accreditation requirements described in the Qualification Protocol. • Data will be kept confidential by ELI unless specifically released by manufacturer

  25. ELI Product Testing • Verification Testing • Will be done on selected products as determined by ELI Team • Performed at laboratories we specify • Data may be published openly • Paid for by ELI out of country program budgets

  26. ELI Product Testing • How will Verification Testing be Performed? • 2-3 laboratories in ELI countries will be chosen to perform all of the verification testing for ELI. • ELI technical team and ELI country team members will choose products for testing. • Country team members will be asked to purchase samples of product at retail and ship to the testing labs. • Test results will be posted on the ELI website and any necessary actions taken.

  27. ELI Qualified Products • What does "ELI Qualified" mean? • Eligible to participate in all programs in all ELI countries with specific exceptions for: • Power quality in Europe as described above • Linear fluorescent lamp definitions • Products listed on ELI website • All other benefits and obligations to be negotiated on a manufacturer basis (?)

  28. ELI Qualified Products • How does a product get to be ELI Qualified? • Manufacturer performs threshold tests on product • As indicated in the applicable specification for the product • Performed at an accredited laboratory • Manufacturer submits product performance data to IIEC • As directed by the Qualification Protocol • IIEC reviews the data for completeness • Follow up with manufacturer (if necessary). • Data entered into secure testing database. • A recommendation to qualify products sent to Granda • Final qualification approval

  29. ELI Qualified Products • How does a product get dis-qualified? • A manufacturer may release data on a qualified product that suggests that it no longer meets the ELI specifications. • Product specifications do change over time, sometimes without changes in model numbers • A competing manufacturer may challenge a product’s performance. • Competitor claim is assessed by Granda and IIEC • If warranted ELI verification testing of product performed • If product is shown to be out of compliance, disqualification process is started as described in Qualification Protocol

  30. ELI Qualified Products • How does a product get dis-qualified? (cont.) • A program manager or country team member may report problems with a product • If warranted ELI verification testing of product performed • If product out of compliance, disqualification process started • ELI random verification testing may find that a qualified product does not perform as well as claimed. • If product out of compliance, disqualification process started • When a product has been disqualified from ELI all ELI programs must stop using them

  31. ELI Qualified Products • What lighting products have received ELI qualification? • As of today, no products have been qualified • The following manufacturers have submitted product information to begin the qualification process • Maxlite, Lumin8 • The following manufacturers have called to inquire about submitting product information to the qualification process • Philips, Osram, GE, Indo Asian Fuse Gear, Sun Park

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