ErP (Energy-Related Products) is one of the four major European CE certifications. The rest are: LVD (safety directive), EMC (electromagnetic compatibility directive), ROHS (toxic substance directive).

  CE is a mandatory directive for imported products to EU countries, and ErP is mandatory from September 1, 2013.

EU regulations: All electrical and electronic products sold in Europe must meet ERP testing or ERP certification requirements (European energy consumption related products energy saving requirements)

The new EU CE certification - ERP Directive - 2009/125 / EC officially released:

The products tested by ERP are:

Energy-saving lamp ERP certification requirements: NO.244

ERP certification requirements for AV products and IT products: NO.1275

ERP certification requirements for TV products: NO.642

ERP certification requirements for set-top boxes: NO.107

ERP certification requirements for ballasts and fluorescent lamps: NO.245

ERP certification requirements for external power supplies, adapters, and chargers: NO.278

The main consideration of ErP is the life of the lighting products and the optical and electrical parameters. The main tests are as follows:

Distributed photometer test

Measure the light distribution curve to confirm whether it is a directional light or a non-directional light by accumulating luminous flux

2. Switch test

The switch is cycled 15,000 times, open for 3 seconds, and close for 3 seconds. The failure rate cannot be higher than 5%.

3. Integrating sphere test

1) Start-up time is less than 0.5s

2) Warm light time is less than 2s

3) Color rendering index (CRI) is greater than 80, outdoor or industrial use is greater than 65 4) Color consistency: color tolerance is less than 6 in elliptical coordinates. 5) Power Factor:

• P≤2 W: no requirement

• 2 W < P≤5 W: PF > 0,4

• 5 W < P≤25 W: PF > 0,5

• P > 25 W: PF > 0,9

4. Aging test

This test mainly considers the comparison between the initial light parameters of the luminaire and the light parameters after a certain time aging test. The most important parameter is the lumen maintenance rate. From September 1, 2013, the luminaire must undergo 1000 hours of aging (continuous opening). From September 1, 2014, it must pass 6,000 hours of aging. The failure rate should not exceed 10%, indicating that the maintenance rate should be greater than 80%.