The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published ANSI C78.54-2019 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Specification Sheet for Tubular Fluorescent Replacement and Retrofit LED Lamps, which standardizes the specification sheet, or data reporting format, as the means of communicating critical lamp characteristics. This new lighting standard covers all types of fluorescent replacement and retrofit TLED systems.
“This new Standard identifies key performance and application elements that LED-based tubular lamp consumers can use to better select and compare different products,” said Andrew Jackson, Manager, Lighting Test Center Americas Signify North America Corporation, committee chairman of the ANSI Section for Electric Lamps. “Also, the Standard should help clear up any confusion related to input electrical parameters for both users and those measuring lamp performance.”
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NEMA also published ANSI C136.42-2019 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Solid State Lighting Retrofit Kits, which defines the mechanical and electrical requirements for transforming an installed HID roadway and area luminaire to a solid-state roadway and area luminaire. This standard is limited to non-screwbase retrofit kits only.
“This document is needed to standardize the requirements for lighting retrofit kits used to convert existing HID outdoor luminaires to an LED light source,” said Kevin Fitzmaurice, Principal Engineer, Lighting and Smart Services, Georgia Power and Chair of ANSI Section for Roadway and Area Lighting.
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