Mexico released a mandatory standard of LED lamps outdoor

Recently, the Mexican Ministry of Energy published in its Official Gazette a mandatory standard NOM-031-ENER-2012 "public areas of roads, highways and outdoor use LED lighting energy efficiency specifications and test methods" and in May 2013 the official date of entry into force, all covered within the scope of the standard LED lighting products into the Mexican market for testing in accordance with this standard.

The standard LED lamps for outdoor use minimum energy efficiency requirements, classification, made the detailed requirements of the test procedures, labeling and market supervision. In the minimum luminous efficiency requirements, requirements for the the minimum luminous efficiency of LED lamps for road lighting 70lm / W, the lowest LED Wall light for outdoor use efficiency requirements for 70lm 52lm / W, the outdoor LED Spotlights lowest light efficiency requirements / W. The luminous flux mark, the total luminous flux measurement values ​​for all outdoor lighting shall not be less than 90% of the value of the standard product marking. Standard power factor and harmonic distortion do request, all outdoor LED lighting power factor of not less than 0.9 and not more than 20% total harmonic distortion.

The standards are divided into Mexico NOM standards and NMX standard two categories, NOM standards mandatory standard issued by the Mexican government agency responsible for the formulation, by the Mexican Committee for Standardization draft and formal text shall be published in the Mexican Official Gazette. NMX standards are standards approved by the Mexican Official written authority of non-mandatory standards become the NOM standards of reference only when NMX standard into a mandatory standard or related regulations referenced. Department of Energy through the National Energy Conservation Commission issued national standards for energy efficiency in Mexico, Mexican conservation the energy standard National Advisory Committee is responsible for the Mexican energy efficiency of the development of national standards, the implementation and supervision of the implementation of the standard.
To this end, the inspection and quarantine departments to remind outdoor LED lighting manufacturers: one is familiar with the mandatory standards. The standard requirements involving a wide range of LED products, make sure that the product complies with all of the indicator. Strictly controlling the quality of products. Due to the standard of the technical indicators are higher, so the need to work hard in all aspects, especially for the lowest light efficiency indicators, be sure to achieve its energy efficiency requirements. Moderate identify the product mark. Mark luminous flux and life, according to the actual product, must not blind identification, be sure to prevent excessive identify and mainly the result in the return. The fourth is to pay close attention to the dynamics of other countries in industry, to create a channel for foreign standards and technical trade measures and mechanisms. The lamps energy efficiency will be a Yuyan strict "long topic.