Inventory | Lighting-related standards added in 2020
Standardization is of great significance for the standardized and orderly development of the industry. At present, the standard system in China's lighting field is not yet perfect. With the continuous development of technology, it needs to be adjusted and supplemented in real time. This year, various departments are vigorously promoting standardization work. According to the released information, many national, local, industry, and group standards have been issued, especially in the areas of smart light poles and classroom lighting, with many other standards still in the drafting stage. According to incomplete statistics, the new lighting-related standards added in 2020 include:
Title: "Technical and Engineering Construction Standards for Smart Systems of Multi-functional Poles"
Implementation Date: November 13, 2020
Content Overview: This standard is a Jiangsu Provincial Local Standard and the first national specification for the technology and engineering construction of multifunctional pole intelligent systems issued by a provincial-level Market Supervision Administration. The specification establishes detailed regulations for the pole body design, mounted equipment, communication networks, management platforms, construction acceptance, and operation and maintenance of multifunctional pole intelligent systems to meet the construction needs within the province. The issuance and implementation of this standard will further promote the healthy development of Jiangsu Province's multifunctional pole Industry, laying a solid foundation for scenario applications in smart municipal administration, smart scenic areas, smart industrial parks, and smart service areas.
Standards under development or revision:
National standard (mandatory / recommended) "Smart City - Smart Multi-functional Pole Service Functions and Operation Management Specification"
National standard (mandatory / recommended) "General Requirements for Smart City Intelligent Multi-functional Pole Systems"
Local Standard "Technical Standard for the Construction of Smart Light Poles in Jiangxi Province"
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Construction Standard "Technical Standard for Multi-functional Smart Lamp Poles"
Shanghai Standard "Technical Standard for Road Pole Integration Engineering"
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Name: "Classroom Lighting Luminaire"
Implementation Date: April 1, 2021
Content Overview: The light industry standard QB/T 5533-2020 "Luminaires for Classroom Lighting", approved and released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, specifies the classification, terms and definitions, general requirements, technical requirements, and test methods for luminaires for classroom lighting. It applies to luminaires for classroom lighting used in classrooms, reading rooms, and laboratories in primary and secondary schools or similar educational venues. The technical approach is based on the comfort of students and teachers in the classroom. The assessment criteria not only incorporate the lighting standard values for educational buildings specified in GB 50034 "Standard for lighting design of buildings", but also propose luminaire requirements to reduce glare from blackboard luminaires affecting teachers. A major highlight of the standard is the application of the maintenance factor evaluation method, addressing schools' concerns about how to evaluate the long-term reliability of lighting. It also integrates three main assessment indicators commonly used in international standards: modulation depth, Pst, and SVM, prompting luminaire users to pay attention to the level of flicker or strobing of the products.
Title: "Lighting Design Standard for Classrooms in Primary and Secondary Schools and Kindergartens"
Implementation Date: May 1, 2020
Content Overview: Shanghai Local Standard
Name: Grading and Evaluation of Lighting Quality in Primary and Secondary School Classrooms
Implementation Date: December 1, 2020
Content Overview: This group standard is published by the Shanghai Lighting Electrical Appliance Industry Association. The evaluation criteria are based on the indicator requirements in the group standard, focusing on quantifiable performance indicators related to students' visual health and circadian health, such as vertical illuminance at the eye, Equivalent Melanopic Lux (EML), melanopic EDI (equivalent daylight D65 illuminance), Color Rendering Index (Ra), and Special Color Rendering Index (R9). The evaluation criteria are established from four perspectives: visual requirement indicators, circadian lighting indicators, lighting system requirements, and energy saving requirements, to establish a comprehensive and objective graded evaluation scheme.
Name: "Graded Evaluation of LED Reading and Writing Task Lamps"
Implementation Date: September 1, 2020
Content Overview: This group standard is issued by the Shanghai Lighting Electrical Appliances Industry Association. The evaluation criteria mainly assess quality requirements such as safety and performance for reading and writing task lamps. Based on indicators in publicly released group standards, while complying with safety indicators, emphasis is placed on selecting quantifiable performance indicators related to user comfort experience, such as Flicker, Illuminance and Uniformity of illuminance, Retinal blue light hazard, and Color rendering index (CRI). The evaluation criteria are established from perspectives including safety, comfort, environment, quality, functionality, and consumer purchase convenience, to establish a comprehensive and objective assessment scheme for LED reading and writing desk lamp products.
Name: "Technical Specifications for Lighting in Primary and Secondary School Classrooms"
Implementation Date: June 1, 2020
Content Overview: Jiangsu Lighting Society Group Standard
Name: "Performance Requirements for LED Desk Lamps for Reading and Writing"
Implementation Date: June 1, 2020
Content Overview: Jiangsu Lighting Society Group Standard
Title: Technical Specification for Quality Evaluation of Supplemental Lighting for Greenhouse Plants
Implementation Date: November 1, 2020
Content Overview: This industry standard, formulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, specifies performance indicators and test methods for evaluating the quality of greenhouse plant supplemental lighting. The standard clearly defines terms, basic requirements, quality requirements, test methods, and rules for greenhouse plant supplemental lamps. It applies to the quality assessment of High-pressure sodium lamp (HPS) and LED used for plant growth, and other light source plant supplemental lamps may also refer to it. It guides and promotes the development of the facility horticulture Industry towards high quality, high efficiency, and low energy consumption.
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Title: "Hygienic Requirements for Ultraviolet Disinfectors"
Implementation Date: November 1, 2020
Content Overview: This National standard (mandatory / recommended) replaces the "Safety and Hygiene Standard for Ultraviolet Air Disinfectors" (GB 28235—2011). It specifies requirements for raw materials, technical specifications, scope of application, usage methods, inspection methods, marking and packaging, transportation and storage, nameplates, user manuals, and precautions for ultraviolet disinfectors. It applies to ultraviolet disinfectors that use C-band ultraviolet light (wavelength range 200–280 nm) as the germicidal factor.
Standards under development or revision:
Industry Standard "Performance Requirements for Outdoor UV LED Mosquito Traps"
Group Standard "Technical Specification for GUV LED Sterilization and Disinfection Devices"
Group Standard "Technical Application Specification for Safety and Performance of Classroom Ultraviolet Sterilization Luminaires"
Group Standard "Safety and Performance Requirements for Ultraviolet Disinfection Luminaires"
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Guidance DocumentRecommendation:
Position Statement on Germicidal UV-C: UV-C Safety Guidelines (Chinese Version)
Technical Publication "Germicidal UV-C: Light Sources, Products, and Applications"
CIE Position Statement on the Use of UV Radiation to Control the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission
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Title: "Technical Requirements for LED Nightscape Lighting Applications"
Implementation Date: June 1, 2021
Content Overview: The competent authority for this National standard (mandatory / recommended) is the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. It applies to LED luminaires, LED drivers / power supplies, control systems, and their applications for Nightscape / Landscape lighting. The main technical contents include: 1. Classification requirements for LED light sources and luminaire specifications for Nightscape / Landscape lighting; 2. Performance requirements for LED luminaires for Nightscape / Landscape lighting, including basic requirements, photometric requirements, Chromaticity requirements, and electrical and safety requirements; 3. Control requirements for LED luminaires for Nightscape / Landscape lighting, etc.
Name: "Standard for Urban Lighting Construction Planning"
Implementation Date: June 1, 2020
Content Overview: This standard is an industry standard issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The main technical content includes overall urban lighting design, lighting planning and design for key areas, and implementation of urban lighting construction.
Title: "Standard for Maintenance of Urban Lighting Facilities"
Implementation Date: May 8, 2020
Content Overview: This is a group standard of the Jiangsu Provincial Lighting Electrical Appliances Association, applicable to domestic departments at all levels responsible for urban lighting construction, maintenance, and management, as well as enterprises and institutions engaged in the maintenance and management of urban lighting facilities, used to guide the maintenance work of urban lighting facilities.
Title: "Safety Inspection Standard for Urban Road Lighting"
Implementation Date: November 1, 2020
Content Overview: This "Standard" is a group standard of China's municipal industry, led by the Jinan Urban Lighting Service Center, with participation from multiple units including the Weifang Municipal Public Utility Service Center. It applies to safety inspections for urban road lighting projects. The publication of this standard will help better ensure the safety and quality of urban road lighting projects, standardize the requirements and methods for safety inspections of urban road lighting, improve the management level of urban road lighting, and promote the healthy development of the urban road lighting industry.
Name: "Minimum Energy Performance Requirements and Energy Efficiency Classes for LED Panel Lamps for General Lighting"National standard (mandatory / recommended)
Implementation Date: 2021-01-01
Name: National Standard "Minimum Energy Efficiency Values and Energy Efficiency Classes for LED Products for Indoor Lighting"
Implementation Date: November 1, 2020
Title: National Standard "Minimum Energy Efficiency Values and Energy Efficiency Classes for LED Luminaires for Roads and Tunnels"
Implementation Date: November 1, 2020
Title: National Recommended Standard "Performance Requirements for Double-ended Integrated LED Lamps"
Implementation Date: February 1, 2021
Title: "Smart Lighting Systems - General Requirements" National Recommended Standard
Implementation Date: February 1, 2021
Name: National Standard "Specification for Measurement of Obtrusive Light in Outdoor Lighting"
Implementation Date: April 1, 2020
Technical Specification for Smart Road Lighting Terminal Controllers - Group Standard of Zhejiang Lighting Electrical Association
Implementation Date: September 1, 2020
"Specification for Construction and Acceptance of LED Landscape Lighting Engineering Projects" Group Standard of Zhejiang Lighting Electrical Association
Implementation Date: September 1, 2020
Technical Requirements for LED Lighting of Urban Roads - Group Standard of Jiangsu Illuminating Engineering Society
Implementation Date: June 1, 2020
Standards under development or revision:
Revision of the National Standard "Standard for Lighting Design of Building Interiors"
National Standard "Standard for Lighting Design of Outdoor Work Areas"
National Standard "Code for Construction and Acceptance of Building Electrical Lighting Installations"
National Standard "Museum Lighting Design Code"
National standard "Village and Town Lighting Code"
National standard (mandatory / recommended) "Technical Requirements for Evaluation of Energy Saving Application Effects in Lighting Systems"
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