Investigation of Energy Efficiency Index For Indoor LED Lighting Units
Investigation of Energy Efficiency Index For Indoor LED Lighting Units
Photometry and Radiometry Division, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Tersa Str., Al-Haram, 12211 Giza, Egypt
Corresponding author e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract. The energy efficiency index (EEI) is an important factor used as an indicator
either for building energy consumption or electronic device performance; it allows one to
select effective devices that save energy. This work studies the performance of different
types of LED lamps used in indoor lighting, the lamps currently available in the Egyptian
market have been tested according to their photometric and electric parameters, namely:
luminous flux, power factor, and EEI. Three different brands E, T, and V have been chosen
with the nominal powers 9, 12, and 15 W. The results showed that both 9- and 15-Watt
lamps have the same EEI values as 0.14, 0.13, and 0.12 for T, V, and E lamps, respectively,
whereas 12-Watt lamps have EEI values of 0.16, 0.13, and 0.13 for T, V, and E lamps,
respectively. The experimental testing of these lamps revealed that all the lamps have the
same EEI class (A+) regardless of the nominal power. The results also revealed a
relationship between the power factor and EEI: as the power factor increases, EEI
increases, too. The expanded uncertainty in luminous flux has been calculated.
Keywords: LED lamps, energy efficiency index (EEI), energy consumption, luminous
flux.
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PACS 42.72.-g, 85.60.Jb
Manuscript received 20.01.23; revised version received 03.03.23; accepted for publication
08.03.23; published online 24.03.23.
Normalized SPD
Pref 0.88 use 0.049 use . (2) 0.6 0.6
3. Research methods
0.0 0.0
The total luminous flux of a given source can be 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750
expressed as: Wavelength (nm)
780
e, V d ,
Fig. 2. The spectral responsivity V(λ) of the NIS photometer
v K m
380
(4) and spectral power distribution (SPD) of the studied LED
lamps.
where e, is radiant power in watts and v is the total
flux in lm. The function V(λ) is the photopic luminosity with the diameter of 2.5 m. The sphere is equipped with
which represents the sensitivity of the human eye to light. LMT standard photometer with an opal glass diffuser that
The constant Km is a scaling factor called the maximum
serves as the V(λ) corrected filter, and the photometer
spectral luminous efficiency for photopic vision and is
head is connected to the display unit of the model
equal to 683 lm/W [28–31]. The total luminous flux of
(U1000) for reading the flux. In addition, the sphere is
these lamps was measured using an integrating sphere
equipped with a baffle screen to prevent first reflections
from entering the field of view of the photodetector. A
schematic diagram of the integrating sphere is shown in
Fig. 1a. The sphere wall is coated with barium sulfate
(BaSO4) that has a diffuse reflectance of 0.97, a typical
spectral reflectance of BaSO4 is shown in Fig. 1b as that
measured on Shimadzu spectrophotometer (model
3101PC).
The lamps operated at the nominal voltage
(220 ± 2) V being supplied using an AC power source
(model Aglint 6813B). The lamps were normally allowed
to steady for approximately 30 min after being turned on.
The spectral power distribution (SPD) of these LED
lamps as well as the luminous efficiency function V(λ) of
the standard photometer (LMT) are seen in Fig. 2. The
relative power distribution (RPD) at each wavelength
1.00
was measured using Ocean optics spectroradiometer
(HR 20). This curve reveals two characteristics: the
0.95
height and precise location of the blue peak near 450 nm,
as well as the ratio of this peak to the broader emission
from the yellow region.
Reflectance (%)
0.90
The lamps were tested for flux, current, and power
0.85 factors after the aging time of 1000 hr [32–34]. Used in
the measurements was the 25-W incandescent lamp as a
0.80 reference standard lamp under controlled environmental
conditions corresponding to 240 ± 10 C [35, 36]. A
0.75
photograph of LED lamps of different powers used for
(b) the experiments is seen in Fig. 3.
0.70
400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Figs 4a and 4b show the variation of flux and power
Wavelength ( nm) factor with the aging time for different brands of 9-W
lamps. The T 9-W lamp has a superior power factor close
Fig. 1. a) NIS 2.5 m integrating sphere set-up for luminous flux to unity, which reflects its power efficiency when
measurements. b) The spectral diffused reflectance of BaSO4. compared to the other two brands.
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(a) T_12W
1311
V_12W
E_12W
1254
Flux (Lumen)
1197
1140
1083
Fig. 3. Samples of LED lamps with the powers 15, 12, and 9 W 1026
that was chosen for the experiments.
969
960
Flux (Lumen)
0.9
930 T_12W
V_12W
Power Factor
900 0.8 E_12W
870
0.7
840
Time (hr)
1.0 0.5
(b) 0 200 400 600 800 1000
Time (hr)
0.9 Fig. 5. Variation of the flux (a) and power factor (b) with the
T_9W
aging time for 12-Watt LED lamps.
V_9W
Power Factor
0.8 E_9W
Although the brand T exhibits lower flux values, when
compared to other brands with different powers, it has an
0.7
excellent power factor, which reflects its optimal power
usage. The power factor of LED lamps shows the actual
0.6 power ratio that was used to draw apparent power into
the circuit of the lamp. The performance of LED
0.5
0 200 400 600 800 1000 Table 1. Electro-photometric parameters of different types of
Time (hr) lamps.
Fig. 4. Variation of the flux (a) and power factor (b) with the Lamp Measured Power
aging time for 9-W LED lamps. I, A Φ, lm
type P, W factor
T9W 9.3 0.046 0.917 830
V9W 8.3 0.065 0.576 876
Figs 5 and 6 show the variation of flux and power
factor with the aging time for various brands of 12- and E9W 8.9 0.071 0.577 953
15-Watt lamps. Despite the fluctuating luminous flux, the T12W 11.8 0.055 0.963 1003
power factor remains constant over time, the T 12-W V12W 10.6 0.087 0.557 1201
lamp has a power factor close to unity when compared to
the T 15-W lamp. A good power factor is considered to E12W 11.5 0.093 0.558 1224
be higher than 0.85, while power factors less than this T15W 14.2 0.111 0.580 1432
value require a more efficient power supply, which V15W 12.4 0.105 0.538 1511
increases the production and transmission costs of power
E15W 14.8 0.125 0.553 1714
[37].
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0.576
1633
Power Factor
Flux (Lumen)
1562
0.560
1491
0.544
1420
1349 0.528
0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000
Fig. 6. Variation of the flux (a) and power factor (b) with the aging time for 15-Watt LED lamps.
drivers or electrical components is measured by the The electro-photometric parameters for various
power factor rather than the optical components, which types of LED lamps are summarized in Table 1 after the
represent the LED matrix. As a result, the low quality of aging time of 1000 hr. The tables show the current, power,
LED chips can be blamed for the disparity between the power factor, and luminous flux for different brands of
power factor and flux of T lamps. LED lamps. As can be seen, the lamps labelled with V
Lamps Prated = Pcor, W Φuse , lm √Φuse , lm Pref, lm EEI Energy efficiency class
T9W 9 830 28.81 66.02 0.14 A+
V9W 9 876 29.60 68.97 0.13 A+
E9W 9 953 30.87 73.86 0.12 A+
T12W 12 1003 31.67 77.02 0.16 A+
V12W 12 1201 34.66 89.35 0.13 A+
E12W 12 1224 34.99 90.76 0.13 A+
T15W 15 1432 37.84 105.12 0.14 A+
V15W 15 1511 38.87 110.92 0.13 A+
E15W 15 1714 41.40 125.83 0.12 A+
Energy efficiency class EEI for non-directional lamp EEI for directional lamp
A++ (most efficient) EEI ≤ 0.11 EEI ≤ 0.13
A+ 0.11 < EEI ≤ 0.17 0.13 < EEI ≤ 0.18
A 0.17 < EEI ≤ 0.24 0.18 < EEI ≤ 0.40
B 0.24 < EEI ≤ 0.60 0.40 < EEI ≤ 0.95
C 0.60 < EEI ≤ 0.80 0.95 < EEI ≤ 1.2
D 0.80 < EEI ≤ 0.95 1.2 < EEI ≤ 1.75
E (least efficient) EEI > 0.95 EEI > 1.75
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uc x u 2 x1 u 2 x2 ... u 2 xi . (6) The authors declare that they have no known competing
financial interests or personal relationships that could
The uncertainty analysis for luminous flux associated have appeared to influence the work reported in this
with the measurements is calculated as seen in Table 4. paper.
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Ключові слова: світлодіодні лампи, індекс енергоефективності (EEI), енергоспоживання, світловий потік.
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