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National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008)NoticesCompulsory Specification for Energy Efficiency and Functional Performance Requirements of General Service Lamps (GSLs) - VC 91094. Efficiency Requirements |
| 4.1 | Luminous Efficacy Requirement |
| (a) | GSLs shall comply with the luminous efficacy requirements in Table 1 or Table 2, as relevant: |
| (b) | Depending on the lamp characteristics, the minimum luminous efficacy values may be decreased by the following correction factors (C): |
| (c) | With respect the correction factors in Table 3, the following should be noted: |
| (i) | Where applicable, the correction factors are additive up to a maximum of 25%. |
| (ii) | For colour-tuneable lamps (defined in Section 2) that are also connected lamps, the correction factors are additive. |
| (iii) | Lamps that allow the end-user to adapt the spectrum and/or the beam angle of the emitted light, thus changing the values for luminous flux, CRI-Ra and/or colour temperature (Tc), and/or changing their directional lamp or non-directional lamp status, shall be evaluated using the reference control settings. |
| 4.2 |
Displacement Factor 
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All GSLs shall have a displacement factor as stipulated in Table 4
| 4.2.1 | Standby Power for connected lamps |
| (a) | Standby power for lamps shall not exceed 0.5 W. |
| (b) | Networked standby power for Connected LED Lamps shall not exceed 0.5 W. |
| (c) | The allowable values for Standby power and Networked standby power shall not be added together. |
4.3 Functional Performance Requirements
All GSL shall comply with the functional requirements in Table 5:
Table 5: Functional requirements
| 4.4 | Product Information Requirements |
| 4.4.1 | Lamp information |
The following information shall be clearly and indelibly printed on the product:
| (a) | Rated power in Watts (mandatory). |
| (b) | Rated operating voltage (mandatory). |
| (c) | Trade name or brand name (mandatory). |
| (d) | Rated initial luminous flux in lumens (mandatory). |
| (e) | Rated correlated colour temperature (CCT) in Kelvin (K) (mandatory). |
| (f) | Beam angle (mandatory for directional lamps). |
| 4.4.2 | Packaging information |
The following information shall be clearly and prominently indicated on the packaging and in all other forms of product information:
| (a) | Rated power in Watts (mandatory). |
| (b) | Rated operating voltage (mandatory). |
| (c) | Rated initial luminous flux in lumens (mandatory). |
| (d) | Rated efficacy in lumens per Watt (Im/W) (mandatory). |
| (e) | Rated lifetime in hours and L70B50 if longer (mandatory). |
| (f) | Rated correlated colour temperatur (CCT) in Kelvin (K) (mandatory). |
| (g) | Beam angle (mandatory for directional lamps). |
| (h) | Statement on Dimmability. Clearly state whether dimmable or not dimmable. If yes, then information on dimmer compatibility, or web link to this information. (mandatory). |
| (i) | For general service lamps which are, according to paragraph 1.2, exempted from the requirements of paragraph 3, the intended purpose shall be stated on all forms of packaging, product information and advertisement, together with a clear indication in large font on the front of the package that the Lamp is NOT Intended for General Illumination Purposes. (mandatory). |
| (j) | Base type (mandatory). |
| (k) | Efficiency label compliant with the current version of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy guideline for energy efficiency label compliance in South Africa: A Guide for Energy Efficiency Labelling (mandatory). |
| (l) | Incandescent equivalency claim (optional). |
| (m) | Manufacturers are not required to provide an incandescent equivalency claim (i.e. "This lamp is as bright as a 60W incandescent" or "10W = 60W"). However, if they do, then the equivalency shall be based on the table below which depicts the minimum initial luminous flux that is required to claim a specific incandescent lamp wattage equivalency: |
Table 6: Incandescent wattage equivalencies for LED lamps
Note: The listed incandescent wattage equivalencies may be interpolated (e.g. 50 Watts) and extrapolated (e.g. 7 Watts) using the values in the given table.
| (l) | Voltage surge and dip immunity claim (optional). |
Manufacturers are not required to provide a voltage surge and dip immunity claim (e.g. "Withstands Power Surge", “Power Surge Protected”). However, if they do, then the claim shall meet the EMC immunity requirements for equipment for general lighting purposes as set out in IEC 61547 for conditions in South Africa.
