NVLAP Services

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NVLAP Testing Services

Accredited Laboratory for Testing the Quality and Energy Efficiency of Solid State Lighting

As an accredited NVLAP laboratory (NVLAP LAB CODE 600195-0) we are recognized to operate in accordance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025 quality management system.  This demonstrates competency for our scope under the US Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), Energy Efficiency Lighting Products.  Moreover, our state-of-the-art photometrics lab and its relevant quality management system complies with the rigorous standards for accurately measuring commercial lighting products.

In addition to the NVLAP accreditation, itl Illuminations Testing Laboratory is a DesignLights Consortium (DLC) Approved LM-79 Testing Laboratory.  Accordingly, DLC accepts itl’s IES LM-79 reported results.

itl has established a documented Quality Management System (QMS) that complies with ISO/IEC 17025 and provides for continuous improvement in order to ensure reliable and accurate test results, in a traceable manner, by utilizing published Standards, proven test methods, industry best practices and on-going quality improvement initiatives.

Our commitment to quality of customer service as well as professional conduct and practices is documented throughout our quality management system (QMS) and are a constant effort and focus.

ITL Mission Statement:

Illuminations Testing Laboratory, Inc. (itl) employs the highest levels of quality, integrity, and conformance to regulatory requirements to evaluate and report the safety and performance of lighting products.

• CAPABILITIES :
  • GONIOPHOTOMETER
    • Our Goniophotometer is calibrated on a regular basis for accuracy and certainty.  Additionally, this is required to maintain itl’s NVLAP accreditation.
    • Our Goniophotometer has several advantages:
      • Maximum Flexibility – Goniophotometry in near and far field, multiple detector systems combined in one device
      • Intuitive operation – easy to operate
      • Extremely quick scans
      • Maximum precision – highest angle repeatability
  • INTEGRATING SPHERE
    • Our 2 meter-diameter integrating sphere is calibrated on a regular basis for accuracy and certainty.  Additionally, this is required for our NVLAP accreditation.
    • APPLICATION – Some of the applications that our integrating sphere is used are as follows:
      • LED and SSL Lighting Test and Characterization
      • Lamp Test and Characterization
      • Laser Power Measurement
      • Photometric and Radiometric Measurements
      • As a Uniform Light Source
  • TEST EQUIPMENT
  • SOLID STATE LIGHTING TESTING
    • From IES LM-79 testing to generating TM-21 calculations, itl Illuminations Testing Laboratory covers a broad spectrum of photometric, electrical and thermal measurements tailored for LED lighting. itl SSL laboratory is accredited by NVLAP under the Energy Efficient Lighting Products Program (NVLAP Lab Code: 600195-0).
    • MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES:
      • Standards Based:
        • IES LM-79
        • IES TM-30
      • Photometric and Radiometric
        • Total Luminous Flux
        • Luminous Intensity Distribution
        • Chromaticity Coordinates (x, y, u’, v’ and Duv)
        • Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)
        • Color Rendering Index (Ra, Re, R1 to R15)
        • Radiant Flux
        • Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
        • Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF)
        • Color Ratio
        • Color Fidelity Index
        • Luminous Efficacy
        • Electrical and Photometric Properties as a Function of Temperature
        • Lumen Maintenance
        • Elevated Temperature Life tests
        • IES File
        • Dimmer Characterization
        • Flicker Characterizations
        • Total Spectral Radiant Flux
        • Power Conversion Efficiency
        • TM-30 distribution data
      • Electrical
        • Voltage
        • Current
        • Wattage
        • Power Factor
        • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
      • Thermal
        • Multipoint Temperature Logging
        • IR Thermal Imaging

• ACCREDITATION :

Accreditation with NVLAP and DLC DesignLights Consortium®

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Here is a list of all standards that we have the capability to conduct in-house itl-Photometrics Laboratory:

ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING PRODUCTS

• LAMPS –
Code	Designation	Description
Electrical Measurements
22/E13b	IES LM-45:2015	Incandescent Lamps – Electrical Measurements
22/E36	10 CFR 431.324	Uniform Test Method for the Measurement of Energy Efficiency and Standby Mode Energy Consumption of Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts
Photometric Measurements
22/P11a	IES LM-51:2000	High-Intensity Discharge Lamps – Total Flux Measurements
22/P14	EN/IEC 60969, Ed. 1.2:2001	Self-Ballasted Lamps for General Lighting Services – Performance Requirements
Luminaires
22/F09a	IES LM-41:2014	Photometric Testing of Indoor Fluorescent Luminaires
22/F10	IES LM-46:2004	Photometric Testing of Indoor Luminaires Using High Intensity Discharge or Incandescent Filament Lamps

• SOLID STATE LIGHTING –

SSL Color Measurements

Table

22/S03	IES LM-79:2008 (Sec. 12)	Solid State Lighting Luminaires – Color Characteristic Measurements
SSL Photometric Measurements
22/S09	IES LM-79:2008 (Sec. 9)	Solid State Lighting Luminaires – Total Flux Measurements (Luminous Efficacy)
22/S10	IES LM-79:2008 (Sec. 10)	Solid State Lighting Luminaires – Luminous Intensity Measurements
22/S35	NEMA 77:2017	Temporal Light Artifacts: Test Methods and Guidance for Accepted Criteria
SSL Temperature Measurement
22/S15	ANSI/UL 153:2002 (Secs. 124-128A)	Standard for Portable Electric Luminaires
22/S16	ANSI/UL 1574:2004 (Sec. 54)	Standard for Track Lighting Systems
22/S17	ANSI/UL 1598:2008 (Sec. 19.7, 19.10-16)	Luminaires
22/S17a	ANSI/UL 1598C	Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Retrofit Luminaire Conversion Kits

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DLC Qualification Services
ITL provides end-to-end services for FC Lighting/SSL/Lighting Innovations/SFL in order to get its products qualified by Design Lights Consortium (DLC).  itl minimizes the number of tests required in order to get an entire product family qualified, perform the full suite of tests in our NVLAP accredited laboratory and manage the entire submission process with DLC.