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document have to be withdrawn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).
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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 ®
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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

IEC 62868-1:2020 © IEC 2020 – 3 –
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
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Part 1: General requirements and tests

FOREWORD
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