EN IEC 62868-1:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62868:2016
Organska svetleča dioda (OLED) Svetlobni viri za splošno razsvetljavo - Varnost -
1. del: Splošne zahteve in preskusi (IEC 62868-1:2020)
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) Light sources for general lighting - Safety - Part 1:
General requirements and tests (IEC 62868-1:2020)
Organische Licht emittierende Dioden (OLED) Lichtquellen für die Allgemeinbeleuchtung
- Sicherheit - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen und Prüfungen (IEC 62868-1:2020)
Sources lumineuses à diodes électroluminescentes organiques (OLED) destinées à
l’éclairage général - Sécurité - Partie 1: Exigences générales et essais (IEC 62868-
1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62868-1:2021
ICS:
29.140.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
žarnicami lamps
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62868-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2021
ICS 29.140.99 Supersedes EN 62868:2015 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) Light sources for general
lighting - Safety - Part 1: General requirements and tests
(IEC 62868-1:2020)
Sources lumineuses à diodes électroluminescentes Organische Licht emittierende Dioden (OLED) Lichtquellen
organiques (OLED) destinées à l'éclairage général - für die Allgemeinbeleuchtung - Sicherheit - Teil 1:
Sécurité - Partie 1: Exigences générales et essais Allgemeine Anforderungen und Prüfungen
(IEC 62868-1:2020) (IEC 62868-1:2020)
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European foreword
The text of document 34A/2177/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62868-1, prepared by SC 34A "Electric
light sources" of IEC/TC 34 "Lighting" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved
by CENELEC as EN IEC 62868-1:2021.
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• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-05-05
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-11-05
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 62868:2015 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62868-1:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60050 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 63223 (series)
IEC 60598 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60598 (series)
IEC 62868-2 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62868-2 (series)

To be published. Stage at the time of publication: prEN IEC 63223 (series).
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: FprEN IEC 62868-2 (series).
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-6 2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - EN 60068-2-6 2008
Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 60598-1 (mod) 2014 Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements EN 60598-1 2015
and tests
+ A1 2017 + A1 2018
IEC 62504 - General lighting - Light emitting diode (LED) EN 62504 -
products and related equipment - Terms
and definitions
IEC TR 62854 2014 Sharp edge testing apparatus and test - -
procedure for lighting equipment - Tests for
sharpness of edge
IEC TS 62972 - General lighting - Organic light emitting - -
diode (OLED) products and related
equipment - Terms and definitions
ISO 4046-4 2016 Paper, board, pulps and related terms - - -
Vocabulary - Part 4: Paper and board
grades and converted products
IEC 62868-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2020-05
INTERNATIONAL
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Organic light emitting diode (OLED) light sources for general lighting – Safety –

Part 1: General requirements and tests

Sources lumineuses à diodes électroluminescentes organiques (OLED)

destinées à l’éclairage général – Sécurité –

Partie 1: Exigences générales et essais

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General . 9
4.1 General requirements . 9
4.2 General test requirements . 9
5 Marking . 10
5.1 Contents and location . 10
5.2 Durability and legibility of marking . 10
6 Construction . 11
6.1 General . 11
6.2 Mechanical strength . 11
6.3 Internal short circuit . 11
6.4 Wireways . 12
6.5 Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture . 12
7 Mechanical hazard . 12
8 Fault conditions . 12
9 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 13
9.1 Insulation resistance . 13
9.2 Electric strength . 13
10 Thermal stress . 13
11 Creepage distances and clearances . 13
12 Resistance to heat and fire . 13
12.1 Resistance to heat . 13
12.2 Resistance to fire . 14
13 Photobiological safety . 14
14 Terminals . 14
15 Information for luminaire design . 14
Annex A (informative) Construction of OLED panels . 15
Annex B (informative) Information for luminaire design . 17
Annex C (normative) Method of provoking an internal short circuit . 18
C.1 Method for an OLED panel with glass substrates . 18
C.2 Method for an OLED panel with flexible plastic substrates . 18
Annex D (informative) Overview of the OLED lighting system consisting of OLED
panel or module . 19
Annex E (informative) Classification of OLED modules . 20
E.1 Power supply classification . 20
E.2 Installation method classification . 20
Bibliography . 21

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Figure A.1 – Schematic diagram of OLED tile for lighting . 15
Figure A.2 – Schematic diagram of OLED panel (Example 1) for lighting . 15
Figure A.3 – Schematic diagram of OLED panel (Example 2) for lighting . 16
Figure A.4 – Schematic diagram of OLED panel (Example 3) for lighting . 16
Figure D.1 – Schematic diagram of OLED lighting system consisting of OLED panel or
module . 19

Table 1 – Contents and location of marking . 10

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ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) LIGHT
SOURCES FOR GENERAL LIGHTING – SAFETY –

Part 1: General requirements and tests

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62868-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 34A: Lamps, of IEC
technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC 62868 published in 2014.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34A/2177/FDIS 34A/2185/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

IEC 62868-1:2020 © IEC 2020 – 5 –
A list of all parts in the IEC 62868 series, published under the general title Organic light
emitting diode (OLED) light sources for general lighting – Safety, can be found on the IEC
website.
In this document, the following print types are used:
– requirements: roman type,
– test specifications: italic type,
– notes: smaller roman type.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
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• reconfirmed,
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IMPORTANT – The 'colour inside' logo on the cover page of this publication indicates
that it contains colours which are considered to be useful for the correct
understanding of its contents. Users should therefore print this document using a
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INTRODUCTION
This part of IEC 62868 provides a set of general safety requirements and tests of OLED light
sources which are applicable to general indoor lightings. This document specifies the
requirements and tests for simple OLED light sources which do not include active electronic
components and consist of rigid substrates. It applies to the common requirements and tests
to verify the safety of all types of OLED light sources such as OLED modules and flexible
OLED panels. This document applies to OLED panels and tiles which consist of rigid
substrates. It also applies to any OLED light sources which are not specified in IEC 62868-2
(all parts) .
The parts which make up the IEC 62868-2 series, in referring to any clauses of this document,
specify the extent of application of this document; they also include additional requirements
and tests as necessary.
Where the requirements of any clauses of this document are referred to in the various parts
that make up the IEC 62868-2 series by the phrase "The requirements of Clause n of
IEC 62868-1 apply", this phrase will be interpreted as meaning that all requirements of the
clauses in question of this document apply, except any which are clearly inapplicable to a
particular type of OLED light source covered by the Part n of the IEC 62868-2 series
concerned.
The safety requirements of this document are intended to ensure that electrical lightings
constructed in accordance with this document do not endanger the safety of users or
properties when the light sources are properly installed, maintained and used in applications.
Particular requirements and tests for OLED light sources which include any active electronic
components and consist of flexible substrate will be the subject of a separate standard, as the
need arises.
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Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication IEC AFDIS 62868-2-1:2020, IEC AFDIS 62868-2-2:2020 and
IEC ACDV 62868-2-3:2020.
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ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) LIGHT
SOURCES FOR GENERAL LIGHTING – SAFETY –

Part 1: General requirements and tests

1 Scope
This part of IEC 62868 specifies general safety requirements of OLED products for use on DC
supplies up to 1000 V or AC supplies up to 1000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz for indoors and similar
general lighting purposes.
This document applies to any OLED light sources which are not covered by IEC 62868-2 (all
parts).
NOTE 1 Only test methods for DC operated OLED light sources are provided in this document. Provisions for AC
operated OLED products are under consideration.
NOTE 2 The construction of OLED tiles and panels is illustrated in Figure A.1 to Figure A.4 in Annex A.
NOTE 3 The OLED lighting system consisting of OLED panels or modules is illustrated in Annex D.
NOTE 4 This document applies to OLED light sources (tiles, panels, modules) which are composed of OLED
luminaires or OLED lamps, and it is intended so that the OLED light source in accordance with this document fits in
IEC 60598 (all parts) as a component of lighting equipment, in combination with other components.
NOTE 5 Where an appropriate Part 2 of IEC 62868 for an OLED light source does not exist, the nearest
applicable Part 2 of IEC 62868 can be used as a guide to the requirements and tests.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their
content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition
cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including
any amendments) applies.
IEC 60598-1:2014, Luminaires – Part 1: General requirements and tests
IEC 60598-1:2014/AMD1:2017
IEC 60068-2-6:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-6: Tests – Test Fc: Vibration (s
...