OVER THREE DECADES OF SERVICE TO INDUSTRY AND UTILITIES
TESTING & EVALUATION CAPABILITIES
Lighting, an integral part of our lives, is broadly categorized as for homes, public places, streets, automobiles, signals, industrial and airports. A variety of lamps available in the market have made this possible. ERDA is involved in the type testing of lamps - GLS, Fluorescent, HPMV, HPSV, CFL and LED based lamp and related products like ballasts, luminaires and starters for over two decades. The test facilities are accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL), Govt. of India and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). ERDA is also involved in the development of some of these products.
Testing CapabilitiesSr.
No.
Standard Title/Product
IS Specification
IEC Standard
1. GLS lamps ( Tungsten Filament lamps)
IS:15518-2004
(Safety specification)
IEC:60064-2005
(Safety specification)
2 GLS lamps (Tungsten Filament lamps)
IS:418-2004
(Performance specification)
IEC:60432-1-2005
(Performance specification)
3. Tubular fluorescent lamps/
(Double capped fluorescent lamps )
IS:2418-Pt.-1-1977
IEC:61195-1999
(Safety specification)
IEC:60081-2002
(Performance requirement)
4. High Pressure sodium vapour lamps
IS:9974-Pt-1-1981
IEC:62035-2003
(Safety specification)
IEC:60662-2002
(Performance specification)
5 Self ballasted lamps for General lighting service
IS:15111 – Pt.1 - 2002
IEC:60968-1999
(Safety specification)
6 Self ballasted lamps for general lighting service
IS:15111 –Pt.1-2002
IEC:60969-2001
(Performance specification)
7 Single capped fluorescent lamps - IEC:60901-2001
(Performance requirement)
8 Single capped fluorescent lamps IS:15687-Pt.1-2006
IEC:61199-1999
(Safety specification)
9 Ballast for tubular fluorescent lamps
IS:1534-1988 IEC:61347-2-8-2004
(Safety specification) IEC:60921-2004
(Performance specification)
10 Ballast for HPMV lamps
IS:6616-1981
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11 Ballast for discharge lamps excluding fluorescent
?Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for Certification Testing of Lamps, USA ?TÜV SUD South Asia?Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)?Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan (VMSS)?Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)?Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)?Commissioner of Electricity, Govt. of Gujarat for Household Electrical Appliances?Charity Commissioner, Govt. of Maharashtra?Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA), Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), Commissioner of
Electricity, Gujarat, Energy Management Centre (EMC), Kerala, Chhatisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), in their respective jurisdictions for Energy Audit
?Comparative evaluation carried out for Consumer organization like CERC & VOICE.?Users like DGS&D, CPWD, VMSS, TMC, SMC, AMC, BMC, BEST etc.
The following parameters can be measured using Goniophotometer with LUMBASE software :
