South Korea takes the lead in implementing LED standards in the field of lighting

Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy's prediction of the LED market KS certification standards revised for the first time in 47 years

In Korea, the certification standard for LED lighting products is "KS certification standard". To be precise, certification standards for LED lighting products are part of the KS certification standard. Originally, the KS certification standard was introduced in 1963 by the Ministry of Knowledge and Technology of the Ministry of Knowledge and Technology of Korea. In 2009, it was partially modified to add some parts about LED lighting. This is the first time the KS certification standard has been revised in 47 years. The revision also added and removed quality management products, adjusted review standards, and improved the certification system. Target products include 48 new products in cutting-edge industries such as LEDs, rechargeable batteries, organic ELs, and display components.

The KS certification standard is short for Korean Industrial Standards. This standard is an industrial product standard specified in accordance with the Industrial Standardization Law and is equivalent to the Japanese JIS standard. This standard was originally developed for the purpose of improving and maintaining the quality of Korean industrial products. The KS certification standard is divided into 17 parts, with the letters A to X as the mark. LED lighting belongs to the category of motor (C). In order to pass the certification, it is necessary to apply to the Korean Standards Association for review of the KS mark and accept its review. At this point, you need to submit a list of licensed factories and designated products.

Apply for international standards to IEC proposals

The KS certification standard is a standard for Korean domestic, but the LED lighting part of the standard is aimed at international standardization. And it has been published for international standardization. At the International Conference on Standardization of Lighting (IECTC34) at the International Conference on Electrical Standards (IEC) held in Seoul, South Korea on April 20, 2009, South Korea proposed the country's LED lighting standard as a draft of the IEC international standardization rules.

The main content of the proposal is to promote the KS national standard for LED lamps and LED lamps developed to replace incandescent lamps and halogen lamps into IEC international standards. At the international standardization conference, 56 international standard experts in lighting fields from 34 countries including the United States, European countries, Japan and China participated. The Korean proposal is to set up the "LED Field Technical Committee (IECTC34/SC34E)" to deal with the performance and safety requirements of LED lighting products.

At present, South Korea is carrying out national standardization work in the field of LED lighting, and is also promoting international standardization work. The Korean government intends to ensure that the global market share in 2012 is 15% through international standardization, and ranks among the top three in the world in the image of the LED industry. In addition, South Korea will continue to make proposals at international conferences, such as the promotion plan at the international conference held in Hungary in October 2009, and put forward more in-depth content at the international conference held in Finland in April 2010.

Introduce KS certification standard in three stages

The first stage: March 3 announced three standard specifications, including: "KSC7651" for converter built-in LED lights (used to replace the built-in incandescent lamp), converter external LED type (for replacing halogen lamps) "KSC7652" and "KSC7653" for embedded LED lamps. Initially, it was intended to include emergency lighting, but it was postponed due to opposition from the Korea Fire and Disaster Prevention Center, the Fire Industry Technical Institute, and the Fire Equipment Association.

The second stage: from July 1st, "KSC7655" for fixed-type LED lamps, "KSC7656" for mobile LED lamps, "KSC7657" with LED lamps for sensors, "KSC7658" for LED street lamps, and text signs The "KSC7659" of the LED module and the "KSC7660" of the AC-DC converter for driving the LED module are implemented as standard specifications.

The third stage: In 2010, it plans to promote six national standard certifications for LED fishing lights, LED tunnel lights, LED spotlights, LED airport runway lights, LED railway signal lights and LED aviation obstacle lights.

Make work and twists and turns

The development of the KS certification standard in Korea was originally carried out under the leadership of the private LED industry. Entrusted by the government, with the assistance of the Korea Institute of Light Technology (Dean: Kim Tae-il), the private sector LED Lighting Standardization Association developed a business case.

Since there are as many as 130 member companies in the association, the conflicts of interest of various manufacturers are serious when standards are formulated. Originally, I wanted to develop six KS certification standards, but it is difficult for the members of the association to coordinate opinions. Because for enterprises, if the KS certification content is beneficial to their own products, not only can they get the market first before other companies, but also benefit from exporting overseas. Stronger companies prefer to develop KS standards with higher technical standards. Because the higher the level of KS certification standards, KS certification standards will become barriers for companies that want to enter the LED lighting market in the future.

Under this interest, the development work was slow, so the Technical Standards Institute decided to establish a "Standard Technology Research Association" to promote the development of LED lighting KS certification standards more quickly and effectively. The six standards proposed by the Association were actually invalidated, and the KS certification standards were re-established for nine products under the leadership of the Technical Standards Institute.

The KS certification standard currently being implemented is based on the Korea Electric and Electronic Testing Institute (KETI), the Korea Electromagnetic Wave (EMC) Research Institute (ERI), the Korea Industrial Technology Laboratory (KLT), and the Korea Institute of Lighting Technology (KILT). Experimental data.

Certification application progress is slow

Although South Korea has taken the lead in setting standards, the KS certification application for LED lighting products has not been as smooth as expected. Since the certification is "arbitrary certification", the applicant is the manufacturer, of course, to design and manufacture the product after fully understanding the content of its certification. Due to too many small and medium-sized LED lighting manufacturers, the low understanding of KS certification standards and the technical level of the industry still fail to meet the certification standards, resulting in a "zero application" status.

At present, there are 450 LED lighting companies in Korea, but most of them have less than 50 employees. Factors such as certification application, R&D management, insufficient capacity, and the cost of applying for KS certification standards have become obstacles to SME applications.

Therefore, the Technical Standards Institute decided to add the Lighting Technology Research Institute and the Optical Technology Institute as certification bodies in addition to the original three KS certification standards review institutions, and strengthen the power of the review and certification institutions. At the same time, CDs with practical work contents such as KS certification standard product application and product management will be issued to help SMEs deepen their understanding of KS certification standards.

In addition, the Korean government is also considering reducing the burden of certification fees and preparing to exempt the repeated test projects including three types of certification related to LED lighting (safety certification, high efficiency certification, and KS certification).

National LED Technology Center

In order to strengthen the competitiveness of LED lighting, Korea will set up the Guangyuan LED Fusion Technology Support Center of Suwon Light and the Gyeongsang LED Fusion Industrialization Research Center in Gwangju. Jehol-Northern LED Fusion Technology Support Center in Jeollabuk-do. In 2009, we plan to raise 19.6 billion won from the national, regional, and private companies, and cooperate with Gwangju's light industry cultivation base to support LED talent training and technology development.

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