DLC certifies design lights consult. DLC is a joint organization composed of utility companies and regional performance agencies, and is in a leading position in certifying the quality and performance of energy-efficient lighting.
The DLC certified product catalog is used by public utility companies to promote high-performance solid-state lighting lamps that have not been covered by the "Energy Star" standard throughout the United States. In North America, as long as the lamp products sold are registered on the DLC official website, they can enjoy the government subsidies in North America.
Note: DLC certification is mainly for lamps. It is necessary to confirm the report of UL standard (i.e. products with UL and ETL certification), as long as it is a test report made with UL standard; The lamp bead lm-80 report (provided by the light source manufacturer) is required. If not, the whole lamp needs to be tested for 6000h and meet the light attenuation requirements.
Relevant tests required for DLC certification
1. Color temperature test of high color temperature
2. Lm79 test at low color temperature
3. Istmt test at low color temperature
4. Driven temperature rise test (this item is only for premium version)
5. Tm21 life analysis at present, in the lighting market in the United States and Canada, DLC has gradually become an indispensable certification standard for LED lamps, and it can enable end customers to obtain rich subsidies. On June 1, 2016, DLC released dlc4.0
DLC needs to submit the following information:
According to the product specification and DLC requirements, LED products need to be tested and submitted with ies lm-79 report, istmt field temperature test report and lamp bead LM-
80. Report; Warranty Statement (at least 5 years warranty), and the corresponding form of DLC shall be filled in.
