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Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (LED Lamps) Determination 2025
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19 Other requirements—performance requirements
For the purposes of paragraph 27(1)(b) of the Act, the performance requirements for an LED lamp in a product class covered by this instrument are as follows:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:407.7pt; margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:16.8pt"><td colspan="3" style="width:396.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Table: Performance requirements for LED lamps</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:29.1pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:88.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Attribute</span></p></td><td style="width:260.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Performance requirements</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:88.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Colour rendering</span></p></td><td style="width:260.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The general colour rendering index must be Ra ≥ 70 for lamps that have the following features:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a)</span><span style="width:3.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>cap types E40 or E27;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b)</span><span style="width:2.54pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>initial luminous flux > 2,000 lumens;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c)</span><span style="width:3.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the capacity to operate on control gear designed for high intensity discharge lamps.</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Otherwise, the general colour rendering index must be Ra</span><span> </span><span>≥</span><span> </span><span>80.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:88.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Displacement factor (DF, cos φ</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">1</span><span>) at power input </span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span> for MLL</span></p></td><td style="width:260.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) no limit at </span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span> ≤ 5 W;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) DF ≥ 0.5 at 5 W < </span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span> ≤ 10 W;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) DF ≥ 0.7 at 10 W < </span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span> ≤ 25 W;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) DF ≥ 0.9 at 25 W < </span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.35pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:88.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">L</span><span>umen</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span><span>main</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">t</span><span>enance </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">f</span><span>ac</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">t</span><span>or</span></p></td><td style="width:260.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The lumen maintenance factor (</span><span style="font-style:italic">X</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">LMF</span><span>) after endurance testing in accordance with AS/NZS 5341 must be at least </span><span style="font-style:italic">X</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">LMF,MIN</span><span>, calculated as follows:</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="text-align:center"><img src="image.015.png" width="436" height="30" alt="A formula to work out the minimum allowed lumen maintenance factor, calculated after the completion of endurance testing."></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>where </span><span style="font-style:italic">L</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">70</span><span> is the rated L</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">70</span><span>B</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">50</span><span> lifetime (in hours).</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the calculated value for </span><span style="font-style:italic">X</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">LMF,MIN</span><span> exceeds 96.0 %, the </span><span style="font-style:italic">X</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">LMF,MIN</span><span> value of 96.0 % must be used.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:88.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Survival factor</span></p></td><td style="width:260.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Following endurance testing in accordance with clause 6.2 of AS/NZS 5341, at least 9 LED lamps out of a test sample of 10 must remain operational by way of emitting light.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:88.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Colour consistency</span></p></td><td style="width:260.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Variation of chromaticity coordinates must fall within a six-step MacAdam ellipse, or six-step u′v′ circle centred on the coordinates rated as the centre.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```