UL Standards Update - 2012
ALA Engineering Committee
Meeting
May 1, 2011
Ed Joseph – Principle Engineer, Lighting
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UL Standards:
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UL153 – Standard for Portable
Luminaires
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UL1598 – Standard for Luminaires
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UL8750 – Standard for Light Emitting
Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in
Lighting Products
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UL 8752 – Outline for Organic Light
Emitting Diode (OLED) Panels
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ULE 106 – Sustainability for General
Illumination Lighting
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UL 153- Portable Electric Luminaires
12th Edition, March 25, 2002
• Latest revision date of March 24, 2011
- Consisting of 19 revisions
- Subject 153 bulletins dated November 5,
2010 and January 21, 2011 for history on
these proposals and rationale for the
change.
- All of the changes except for three
became effective upon publication with
the exception of three requirements that
have a future effective date of
September 24, 2012.
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UL 153- Portable Electric Luminaires
- They are:
46.2.1 - Requirement for luminaires
using xenon filament lamps (not
temperature test exempt)
116.2.1 – Test requirements specific to
tungsten - halogen and HID work lights
170.1.3 - Lamp replacement marking
requirements for luminaires using xenon
lamps
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UL 153- Portable Electric Luminaires
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Active proposals underway - On April 6, 2012, 27 additional
proposed changes were submitted to the UL 153 STP for
consideration and balloting. Ballot period closes on May 21, 2012.
Proposed Changes
1. Add definitions for interconnected units and interconnecting cords
2. Clarify Class 2 circuit enclosure exemption in 9.5 to correlate with 38.2
3. Revise Class 2 and Low-Voltage Circuit definitions to correlate with National
Electrical Code (NEC)
4. Revise electrical rating requirements in 26.3 and 169.6.3
5. Clarification of grounding exemptions for Class 2 and certain other wall mounted
units
6. Clarify portable cabinet light power supply cord requirements
7. Add test reference for receptacles for wet location units
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UL 153- Portable Electric Luminaires
8. Clarify requirements for portable hand lights to indicate through-cord power
supplies are not permitted
9. Add exception to temperature limits on current carrying parts
10. Revise temperature test method to include through-wire current based on
receptacle rating
11. Revise requirements for fluorescent and LED lamp replacement markings
12. Revise requirements for separately packaged power supplies
13. Add requirements for portable luminaires with batteries
14. Add mounting requirements for portable cabinet lights
15. Consolidate requirements for wiring attached to movable or flexible parts
16. Relocate requirements for grounding for portable luminaires operating at over
150 V to ground
17. Revise requirements for transformers in Section 44
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UL 153- Portable Electric Luminaires
18. Clarify terminology for wing/toggle bolts in 72.2.1
19. Clarify GFCI requirements for wet location luminaires with a receptacle in
120.3.3
20. Clarify compliance criteria for Lamp Harp Torque Test
21. Clarify requirements for Work Lights
22. Simplify requirements for dead metal parts for lampholders and switches
23. Add requirement for DC test option for Dielectric Withstand Test
24. Clarify requirements for Hand Light Accessories
25. Add definition for Power Supply
26. Revise requirements for supply cords
27. Miscellaneous and typographical corrections
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UL 1598 – Luminaires
3rd Edition, September 17, 2008
• Latest round of proposals distributed to
the UL 1598 STP for consideration and
balloting on September 23, 2011.
- Ballot period closed on November 7,
2011.
- All proposals reached consensus.
- Revisions presently held by the THC.
THC is preparing a response to one
comment received regarding the
proposal for polymeric lamp
containment barrier for HID luminaires.
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UL 1598 - Luminaires
- Total of 11 proposed changes.
- Proposals and rationale statements are summarized in subject 1598
bulletin dated September 23, 2011 .
Proposed Changes
1. Revise requirements for mechanical joints and fastenings in Section 5.10
2. Add wire style TFN to Table 6.9.2
3. Correct Enclosed Lamp Compartment entry in legend to Figure 7.2.1.1
4. Increase minimum temperature ratings in Table 7.2.2.1 for partially enclosed lamp
compartment rated 60 W or less
5. Revise Canada only branch circuit disconnect requirements for fluorescent
luminaires
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UL 1598 - Luminaires
Proposed Changes (Continued)
6. Change language for polymeric lenses in luminaires
7. Remove Canadian requirements to Exit signs
8. Requirements for luminaires employing SBCFL and SBLED lamps
9. Additional Canada only annex for RV luminaires
10. Clarification of required marking in Clause 11.3.4
11. Clarification of required rated thermal resistance od insulation in Clause 19.16.1
• Upon completion of this Revision cycle for UL 1598 a new revision
cycle will begin. It is anticipated that LED proposals will the primary
focus for UL 1598 along with several revisions to clarify existing
requirements.
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UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
1st Edition, November 18, 2009
• Latest revision date of November 1, 2011
- Consisting of 18 revisions
- Reference Subject 8750 bulletins dated
January 14, 2011 and June 3, 2011 for
history on these proposals and rationale
for the changes.
- All of the changes became effective
upon publication.
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UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
Revision Items
• Revise definition for dead conductive part
• Revise risk of electric shock definition
• Allowance for LED drivers to comply with UL 935
• Remove restriction requiring epoxy material for potting compound in 6.6.1
• Clarify requirements for asphalt potting compounds
• Add exception to 7.1.2 to allow gold or aluminum conductive materials on trace
conductors and electrical connections
• Revise 7.3.4 to include provisions for solder connections using solder reflow
method
• Add additional wire types for power limited circuit wiring
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UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
• Add requirements for transformer or coil insulation systems that operate above
Class 105(A) limits
• Clarify requirements for Class 2 output circuits
• Revise Table 8.1 to include temperature limits for switches, terminal blocks,
connectors and other discrete devices
• Revise requirements involving cheesecloth to include fire indicator material
• Revise requirements for leakage current measurement test in Section 8.7
• Environmental tests and Class 2 applications
• Marking provisions
• Revise coil insulation requirements to allow triple insulated wiring in
transformers/inductors
• Add test oven specification for temperature test
• Miscellaneous and minor proposed revisions to clarify original requirements
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UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
• July 19 and 20, 2011 - UL 8750 STP meeting was held to
discuss a total of 39 proposals/ discussion topics.
• Proposals and discussion topics are contained in Subject
8750 bulletin dated June 17, 2011.
• From the meeting, 12 proposals were drafted and sent
to the STP for consideration and balloting.
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proposal found in Subject 8750 bulletin dated February
24 , 2012.
UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
• Ballot and comment period closed on April 9, 2012.
• Responses are being prepared for the comments
received from STP members on the proposals.
Proposed Changes
1. Conductors in Class 2 & LVLE circuits
2. Printed-wiring boards connected to energy limited circuits
3. Thermocouple securement
4. Propose additional marking methods to 9.1.2
5. Update requirements for components to interconnect Class 1 and Class 2
circuits
UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
Proposed Changes
6. Revise definition of power limited circuit to remove reference to Canadian
Electrical Code (CEC)
7. Add Appendix B as Addendum to Clause 4.1 (b) for application of requirements
in UL 60950-1 and UL 8750 for LED drivers
8. Revise environmental considerations for damp and wet location units in 5.2 and
5.3
9. Add requirements for conduit and miscellaneous knockouts
10. Add Relative Thermal Index (RTI) requirements for LED package polymeric
materials
11. Clarify requirements for protective devices
12. Revise requirements for abnormal tests
UL 8750 – Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use In Lighting Products
• The remaining proposals are being reworked to be
resubmitted at a later date. Of these, several key
proposals under development are:
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Interchangeable LED drivers (“class EP”)
Functional safety (firmware / software)
Primary and secondary LED optics
Photobiological hazards
Canadian LED Standard
• Initially, UL partners with ULC to develop Canadian version of UL
8750
• UL released UL 8750 copyright to CSA for publication of Canadian
standard
• Initial draft released by CSA on Nov. 4, 2011
• CSA C22.2 No. 250.13 published Jan 31, 2012
• Deviations from UL 8750
- Definitions
- Enclosure requirements
- Software evaluations
- Markings
UL 8752 – Outline of Investigation for Organic
Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Panels
Illumination Lighting
• December 16, 2011 – UL published the first
edition of the Outline of Investigation for UL
8752.
• March 9, 2012 – The proposed first edition
UL 8752 / ULC 8752 for U.S and Canada
was released to the joint U.S. and Canadian
STP members for consideration and
balloting.
• Ballot period closed on April 23, 2012 .
Unanimous consensus for the proposed
U.S. / Canadian Standard was received.
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UL 8752 – Outline of Investigation for Organic
Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Panels
Illumination Lighting
OLED’s and UL 8752:
• OLED panels are, at least for the time being, low voltage and low
power consumption devices.
•
The UL 8752 requirements takes into account the low safety risk
associated with this technology to streamline the certification process
and to allow innovation and rapid delivery of OLED products to the
marketplace. Requirements address Risk of shock, fire , fire spread
and casualty.
• UL8752 is applicable to OLED panels that can be integrated into
portable or fixed luminaires to panels that are directly installed within
a building structure and having provisions for connection to power .
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ULE 106 – Standard for Sustainability for
General Illumination Lighting
Milestones toward the development of the 1st Edition of the
Standard for Sustainability for General Illumination Lighting
• October 4, 2010 – Proposed First Edition of the Standard was
released to the ULE 106 STP (Standards Technical Panel) for
preliminary review and comment.
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February 8 & 9, 2011 – First ULE 106 STP meeting, involving 28
members, was held to discuss the proposed First Edition of the
Standard.
- The meeting report was issued on March 30, 2011.
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ULE 106 – Standard for Sustainability for
Lighting
- Eight working groups were formed to examine and refine different
areas of the proposed standard. Among the major topics under
development are:
• Global Warming Potential
• Light Pollution
• Recyclability
• Performance
• Take back programs
• January 10, 2012 – Proposed Standard including work concluded by
the work groups was re-circulated to the STP for a second round of
review and comments.
• May 16, 2012 – Second Meeting of the STP members is scheduled
to be held to review the re-circulated proposal and associated
comments with intent to advance the Standard.
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Harmonized Lighting Standards for
U.S., Canada and/or Mexico
Current:
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UL 496 , CSA C22.2 No. 43-08 - Standard for Lampholders
• UL 1598, CSA C22.2 No. 0-08, NMX-J-307/1-ANCE - Standard
for Luminaires
• UL 1778, CSA C22.2 No. 256-05 – Standard for Direct Plug-In
Nightlights
• UL 1993, CSA C22.2 No. 1993-09 – Standard for Self-Ballasted
Lamps
Under Development:
• UL935-1, CSAC22.2 No. 74-1, NMX-J-611/1-ANCE – Standard
for Ballasts
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