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XLamp a19 RefeRence Design

trademarks of Cree, Inc. For product specifications, please see the data sheets available at www.cree.com. For warranty information, please contact Cree Sales at sales@cree.com.

The following table summarizes requirements to be met to be eligible to qualify for the energy Star® program.

Characteristic

Requirement

ccT

The lamp must have one of the following designated ccTs (per aNSI c78.377-2008)

consistent with the 7-step chromaticity quadrangles below.

2700 K

3000 K

3500 K

4000 K

color maintenance

The change of chromaticity over the first 6,000 hours of luminaire operation shall be

within 0.007 on the cIe 1976 (u’, v’) diagram.

crI

minimum crI (ra) of 80. r9 value must be greater than 0.

Dimming

lamps may be dimmable or non-dimmable. product packaging must clearly indicate

whether the lamp is dimmable or not dimmable. manufacturers qualifying dimmable

products must maintain a web page providing dimmer compatibility information.

warranty

3-year warranty for luminaires with replaceable drivers.

allowable lamp Bases

must be a lamp base listed by aNSI.

power Factor (pF)

lamp power < 5 w and low voltage lamps: no minimum pF

lamp power > 5 w: pF > 0.7

minimum operating Temperature

-20°c or below

leD operating Frequency

LED operating frequency ≥ 120 Hz

Note: This performance characteristic addresses problems with visible flicker due to low

frequency operation and applies to steady-state as well as dimmed operation.

Dimming operation shall meet the requirement at all light output levels.

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The illustration shows the GE Energy Smart LED Bulb, a 40-W equivalent LSG Definity A19 bulb and the Phillips Endura bulb.