IES LM-80-08

Approved Method: Measuring Lumen

Maintenance of LED
Light Sources
 IES LM-80-08

IES Approved Method for

Measuring Lumen Maintenance of
LED Light Sources

Publication of this Committee report has been approved by IES.

Suggestions for revision should be directed to IES

Prepared by: The Subcommittee on Solid State Light Sources

of the IESNA Testing Procedures Committee

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Prepared by the Subcommittee on Solid State Lighting of the IESNA Testing Procedures Committee

Solid State Lighting Subcommittee

Kevin J. Dowling, Chair

S. K. Aan
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C. K. Andersen M. Kotrebai
R. C. Berger K. K. Krueger
R. S. Berg
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M. T. Dyble
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S. D. Elle
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M. Grathe
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P. J. Havens
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S. Herman* M. L. Riebling*
A. Jackson* M. B. Sapcoe*
D. R. Jenkins* L. Stafford*
J. Jiao G. Trott*
M. A. Kal
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IES Testing
Testing Procedures Committee

Michael Grather, Chair

C. K. Andersen J. Lawton*
L. M. Ayers L. E. Leet
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W. E. Beake
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R. C. Berg
Bergerer R. E. Levin
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R. P. Berg
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R. S. Berg
Bergman
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R. C. Dahl
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K. J. Dowl
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M. A. Kal
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M. Kotrebai G. A. Steinberg
K. K. Krueger N. Stuffer**
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E. Ladouceur* J. X. Zhang

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Contents
1.0 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2 Non-Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.0 Definitions.
3.1 Measurement Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.2 LED Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.3 Lumen Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.4 Lumen Maintenance Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.5 LED Source Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.6 Rated Lumen Maintenance Life, (Lp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.7 Case Temperature, (Ts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.0 Ambient and Physical Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.2 LED Unit Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.3 Sample Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.4 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.4.1 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.4.2 Temperature and Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.4.3 Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.4.4 Operating orientation and LED Unit Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5.0 Electrical and Thermal Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5.1 Input Voltage and Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

5.2 Line Voltage Waveshape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

5.3 Input Current Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5.4 Auxiliary Equipment including Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5.5 Case Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6.0 Test and Measureme
Measurement nt Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6.1 Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6.2 Photom etry Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Photometry
6.3 Photometry
Photome try Measureme
Measurement nt Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7.0 Lumen Maintenance Testing Method for LED Light Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7.1 Lumen Maintenance Testing Duration and Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7.2 Operating Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7.3 Recording Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7.4 Chromaticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8.0 Test Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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IESNA Approved Method for 1.0 SCOPE

Lumen Maintenance Testing of
LED Light Sources This approved method is one of a continuing series
of IESNA Approved Methods, which are written to
Introduction permit reliable comparison of test results among
This approved method, LM-80, covers the measure- laboratories by establishing uniform test methods. It
ment of lumen maintenance of inorganic LED-based addresses the measurement of lumen maintenance
packages, arrays and modules.1 LM-80 does not testing for LED light sources designed and certified
attempt to induce any failure modes other than the to meet lighting industry standards.
maintenance of lumen output. In this document the
use of the term ‘sources’ refers to packages, arrays This document provides the methods of the mea-
and modules only. surement of lumen maintenance of sources includ-
ing LED packages, arrays and modules only. Lumen
This approved method describes the procedures maintenance is a characteristic measured under
by which LED light sources can be operated under controlled conditions. Performance in a particular
controlled conditions to obtain optimally comparable
comparable application may be different. This approved method
data on changes in light output during the life of the does not provide guidance or make any recommen-
lamp. These sources must be operated on external dation regarding predictive estimations or extrapo-
auxiliary devices
devices.. lation for lumen maintenance beyond the limits of
the lumen maintenance determined from actual
LEDs typically exhibit very long operational life measurements.
characteristics
characterist ics and, depending on drive current and
use conditions, can be in use for 50,000 hours or
longer. Like all light sources, the light output from 2.0 REFERENCES
LEDs slowly decreases in output over time. Unlike
traditional light sources, LEDs do not tend to fail
catastrophically. Therefore, over time, lumen mainte- 2.1 Normative References
nance can result in lower light output than intended
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LEDs may also undergo gradual shifts in the emitted 2.1.2 IESNA Testing
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lumen maintenance as well as the life of these light

sources. For information on the photometry of the 1-6, 2005. Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer
LED light source, see Reference 2.1.2, LM-79. The Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2005.
term ‘lifetime’ is often used to describe end-of-life cri-
teria such as when lumen maintenance falls below a 2.2.2 ANSI/IESN
ANSI/IESNA A Testing Procedures Committee,
defined threshold. This standard establishes proce- IESNA RP-16-07, Nomenclature and Definitions for
dures for the measurement of lumen maintenance. Illuminating Engineering. See also Addendum A on
solid-state lighting (Document is now continuously
Performance of LED light sources is typically affect- updated)
ed by variables such as operating cycle, condi-
tions imposed by auxiliary equipment and fixtures, 2.2.3 IESNA Testing Procedures Committee, IESNA
ambient temperature, airflow and orientation. Test LM-40-01, Approved Method for Life Performance
conditions and programs should be designed to Testing of Fluorescent Lamps, New York:
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2.2.4 IESNA Testing Procedures Committee,

Committee, IESNA 3.6 Rated Lumen Maintenance Life, (Lp)
LM-65-01 Life Testing of Single-Ended Compact
Fluorescent Lamps, New York:
York: Illuminating Engineering The elapsed operating time over which the LED light
Society of North America, 2001. source will maintain the percentage, p, of its initial
light output e.g.
91, Chapter
2.2.5 Experimental Statistics Handbook 91, L70 (hours): Time to 70% lumen maintenance
1. National Institute of Standards, U.S. Government L50 (hours): Time to 50% lumen maintenance
Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
3.7 Case Temperature, (Ts)
2.2.6 IESNA Lighting Handbook, 9th Edition, New
York: Illuminating Engineering Society of North Ts is the temperature of the thermocouple attach-
America, 2000. ment point on the LED light source package as
defined by the manufacturer of the package.
2.2.7 ASTM Standard E230-03, “Standard Specifi-
cation and Temperature-Electromotive Force (EMF)
Tables for Standardized Thermocouples,” ASTM 4.0 AMBIENT AND
AND PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
International, West Conshohocken, PA, www.astm.org.
www.astm.org.

4.1 General
3.0 DEFINITIONS
It is recommended laboratory practice that the
storage and testing of LED sources should be
3.1 Measurement units undertaken in a relatively clean environment. Prior
to operation, sources shall be cleaned to eliminate
Electri cal measurement units are the volt, the ampere,
Electrical handling marks and the manufacturer’s handling
and the watt. Temperature is in degree Celsius and instructions must be observed, e.g., electro-static
unit of photometry is the lumen. discharge, ESD.

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age of the maximum output) at any selected elapsed The identification method selected shall take into
operating time. Lumen maintenance is the converse account the effect of exposure to light, and heat.
of lumen depreciation. Suitable marking methods or materials include dura-
ble bar coding, ceramic ink marking, high tempera-
3.4 Lumen Maintenance Life ture markers or any other method, which can be peri-
odically renewed for the duration of the life testing.
The elapsed operating time at which the specified
percentage of lumen depreciation or lumen mainte- 4.3 Sample Selection
nance is reached expressed in hours. Operating time
does not include elapsed time when the light source Sample selection of the LED light sources is impor-
is cycled off or periodically shut down. tant since the value of the test will depend upon the
method of sampling, size of the sample, conditions
3.5 LED Light Source Failure of testing and other factors. Sample sources shall
be selected to be sufficiently representative of the
Failure to produce light. The failures, such as early overall population being tested. In most cases, this
failure to function due to manufacturing defects are sampling shall be specified by an appropriate stan-
reported but not included in the calculation of LED dards committee document. The sampling method
light source lumen maintenance
maintenance.. and sample size used shall be reported.

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4.4 Environmental Conditions 5.2 Line Voltage Waveshape

4.4.1 Vibration Lamps should not be subjected to The power supply shall have a voltage waveshape
excessive vibration or shock during life testing. This such that the total harmonic distortion does not
is less an issue for LEDs than other light sources. exceed 3% of the fundamental.

4.4.2 Temperature and Humidity Operation of the 5.3 Input Current Regulation
LED light sources between photometric measure-
ments shall be at a minimum of three case tempera- The input current shall be monitored and regulated
tures, Ts, using the same drive current. The three to within +/-3% of the rated rms value during life
case temperatures, Ts, shall be 55°C and 85°C with testing and to +/- 0.5% of the rated rms value during
a third temperature selected by the manufacturer. photometric measurements. The drive currents shall
The case temperature and drive current selected by be maintained over the entire period of the opera-
the manufacturer should represent their expectation tion of the LED light source. The current can be
for customers applications and should be within the de-rated as a function of temperature in accordance
recommended operating temperature range. Case with the manufacturer’s recommendation. The intent
temperatures shall be controlled to - 2°C during is to test the LEDs at the same current as during
life testing. The temperature of the surrounding air realistic operation.
should be maintained to within -5°C of the case
temperature during testing. The surrounding air tem- 5.4 Auxiliary Equipment including Drivers
perature should be monitored within the test cham-
ber. Humidity shall be maintained to less the 65 RH For LED light source external drivers compliant with
throughout the life test. manufacturer’s guidance shall be used.

4.4.3 Airflow
light source Airflow
starting andshall be minimized
operation because forof
proper
heat 5.5 Case Temperature
flow characteristics that differ due to variation in air- A thermocouple measurement system complying
flow. Because some air movement is necessary to with ASTM E230 Table 1 “Special Limits” ( 1.1°C or
avoid thermal stratification, care should be taken to 0.4%, whichever is greater) shall be used to moni-
minimize any drafts in the immediate vicinity of the tor the case temperature. The case temperature T s,
devices under test. shall be monitored during life testing. Ts is measured
directly on the component at the manufacturer-
4.4.4 Operating Orientation and LED Unit SpacingSpacing designated case temperature measurement point
The operating orientation of the LED light sources (i.e. thermocouple attachment point) on the LED unit.
under test should be as specified by the manufac- A heat sink meeting the recommendations of the
turer. In general, orientation will not affect LED light manufacturer should be used.
sources as they are solid-state but there may be
effects from convection airflow due to heat-sinks and
thermal management. The units shall be spaced to 6.0 TEST AND
AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES
allow airflow around each test sample. This is facili-
tated by designing open life testing racks with mini-
mal structural components to block airflow. 6.1 Instrumentation

In life testing, accurate recording of elapsed operat-

5.0 ELECTRIC
ELECTRICAL
AL AND THERMAL CONDITIONS
CONDITIONS ing time is critical. If used, an elapsed time meter
shall be connected to the particular test positions
and shall accumulate time only when the installed
5.1 Input Voltage and Current LED light sources are energized. In the event of
a power failure to a position, monitoring devices
Input voltage shall conform to the rated input voltage shall not accumulate time. Video monitoring, cur-
(rms) and frequency of the driver. When using direct rent monitoring, or other means shall be used to
current, dc, ripple voltage shall not exceed 2% of the determine elapsed operating time if designed to
dc output voltage. provide sufficient temporal accuracy. All equipment
calibration shall be in accordance with manufacturer
specifications. Total elapsed time uncertainty should
be within ± 0.5%.

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6.2 Photometry
Photometry Measurement 7.3 Recording Failures

Photometric measurements
measurements shall be in conformance Checking for LED light source failures either by visu-
with the appropriate laboratory method for the LED al observation or automatic monitoring shall be done
light source under test. Luminous flux shall be mea- at a minimum of every measurement interval. Each
sured at the drive current used during life testing. failure shall be investigated to make certain that it is
Ideally, the drive current should be initially set at the actually an LED light source failure and is not caused
drive current used in determining the manufacturer’s by improper functioning of the auxiliary equipment
literature
literature rating of luminous flux. or electrical connections. Catastrophic LED light
source failure shall be reported and included in the
Because the color stability over life is an important test report.
parameter for many lighting applications, the chro-
maticity values shall be determined. It is strongly 7.4 Chromaticity
recommended that photometric and colorimetric
values be determined from total spectral radiant flux The chromaticity shift shall be measured and report-
measurements using a spectroradiometer. ed over the course of the lumen maintenance test
time by measuring chromaticity at each photometric
6.3 Photometry Measureme
Measurement
nt Temperature test interval.

The ambient temperature during lumen and chroma-

ticity measurements shall be set to 25C +/- 2C. The 8.0 TEST REPORT
ambient temperature throughout the test duration
shall be provided in the test report for each photo-
metric measurement. The LED light source shall be The report shall list all pertinent data concerning
required to cool to room temperature prior to mea- conditions of testing, type of equipment, and types of
surement. LED light sources being tested. The following items
shall be included in the test report:

7.0 LUMEN MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE TESTING METHOD 1. Number of LED Light Sources tested
FOR LED LIGHT SOURCES 2. Descripti on of LED light sources
Description
3. Description of auxiliary equipment
4. Operating cycle
5. Ambient conditi
conditions
ons includin
includingg airflow,
7.1 Lumen Maintenance Testing Duration and temperature and relative humidity
Interval 6. Case temperature (test point temperature)
7. Drive current of the LED light source during
At the specified ambient temperature noted in sec- lifetime test.
tion 4.4 the unit shall be driven for at least 6,000 8. Initial
Ini tial luminous flux and forward voltage at
hours with data collection at a minimum of every photometric measurement current
1000 hours. 10,000 hours are preferred for the pur- 9. Lumen maintenance data for each individindividual
ual
poses of improved predictive modeling LED light source along with median value,
standard deviation, minimum and maximum
7.2 Operating Cycle lumen maintenance value for all of the LED
light sources.
Unlike other sources where power cycling adversely 10. Observation
Ob servation of LED light source failures
affects lifetime and performance, LEDs can be 100% including the failure conditions and time of
modulated at high rates with little effect on lifetime. failure.
However, the devices and modules shall be driven at 11. LED light source monitoring interval
constant current to remove any issues of modulation 12. Photometric measurement uncerta
uncertainty
inty
affecting results. Drive methods shall be reported. 13. Chromaticity
Chromatici ty shift reported over
over the
measurement time.

All reported items are reported for each test. A table

format shall be used to present test results.

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