11.09.16 ANSI C78 Committee Revises ANSI C78.1195 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Double-Capped Fluorescent Lamps—Safety Specifications
Today, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced that ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C78 revised ANSI C78.1195 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Double-Capped Fluorescent Lamps—Safety Specifications. Adopted by ANSI ASC C78 as a [...]
10.08.16 ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C78 Revises ANSI C78.81-2016 American National Standard for Electric Lamps
ANSI C78.81 sets forth the physical and electrical characteristics of the principal types of fluorescent lamps intended for application on conventional line frequency circuits and electronic high-frequency circuits. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association [...]
07.29.16 NEMA Publishes NEMA LSD 23-2016 Recommended Practice—Lamp Seasoning for Fluorescent Dimming Systems
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA LSD 23-2016 Recommended Practice—”Lamp Seasoning for Fluorescent Dimming Systems.” This paper provides a recommended practice to season lamps for fluorescent dimming systems. This paper is [...]
07.29.16 Forest Lighting Parent Company, MLS, In Consortium Announcing Plans To Acquire Osram Ledvance Lighting Business
MLS, parent company of Atlanta-based Forest Lighting USA, has announced it is part of a consortium that plans to acquire Osram’s Ledvance lighting business. Osram said in 2015 it intended to sell its [...]
07.16.16 ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C82 Revises ANSI C82.3-2016 Reference Ballasts for Fluorescent Lamps
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced that ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C82 revised ANSI C82.3-2016 Reference Ballasts for Fluorescent Lamps. This standard describes the essential design features and operating characteristics of reference [...]
07.16.16 ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C136 Publishes ANSI C136.49-2016 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced that ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C136 published ANSI C136.49-2016 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Plasma Lighting. This new standard defines the electrical and [...]
06.22.16 NEMA Publishes NEMA LSD 74-2016 Considerations of Field LED Driver Replacement
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA LSD 74-2016 Considerations of Field LED Driver Replacement. This new white paper discusses issues related to the field replacement of drivers in LED lighting fixtures, [...]
05.17.16 Electrical Manufacturers Present Pro-consumer, Energy-Efficient Solutions for DOE Light Bulb Rule
NEMA says government would disrupt a rapid market transition already taking place ROSSLYN, VA—In written comments filed with the U.S. Department of Energy by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), U.S. lighting manufacturers [...]
05.13.16 NEMA Publishes NEMA 410-2015
NEMA Publishes NEMA 410-2015 Rosslyn, VA—The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA 410-2015Performance Testing for Lighting Controls and Switching Devices with Electronic Drivers and Discharge Ballasts. This standard covers the definition, [...]
04.13.16 ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C136 Reaffirms ANSI C136.26 Troubleshooting Guide for…
ANSI C78.81 sets forth the physical and electrical characteristics of the principal types of fluorescent lamps intended for application on conventional line frequency circuits and electronic high-frequency circuits. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association [...]
03.15.16 ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C136 Revises ANSI C136.15-2015 Roadway and Area Lighting…
ROSSLYN, VA —The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced that ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C136 revised ANSI C136.15-2015 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Luminaire Field Identification. This standard provides a simple, uniform method for [...]
01.21.16 NEMA Publishes NEMA SSL 7A-2015 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid State Lighting—Basic Compatibility
ROSSLYN, VA—The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA SSL 7A-2015 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid State Lighting—Basic Compatibility. This standard provides compatibility requirements when a forward phase-cut dimmer is combined with one or [...]
01.15.16 Osram Announces Name of Lamps Business: LEDVANCE
Osram, one of the world’s leading lighting manufacturers, continues to make progress with the carve-out of its general lighting lamps business. After the supervisory board of OSRAM Licht AG approved the carve-out of [...]