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Organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for general lighting - Safety requirements
(IEC 62868:2014)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62868:2015
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 62868
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2015
ICS 29.140.99
English Version
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for general lighting -
Safety requirements
(IEC 62868:2014)
Panneaux à diodes électroluminescentes organiques Organische Licht emittierende Dioden (OLED)-Panels für
(OLED) destinés à l'éclairage général - Exigences de die Allgemeinbeleuchtung - Sicherheitsanforderungen
sécurité (IEC 62868:2014)
(IEC 62868:2014)
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Ref. No. EN 62868:2015 E
European foreword
The text of document 34A/1786/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62868, prepared by IEC/SC 34A
"Lamps" of IEC/TC 34 "Lamps and related equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62868:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2016-05-06
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2017-10-30
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
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patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
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This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.

This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment
Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC).
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62868:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE 1 When 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 60050 series International electrotechnical vocabulary -- - -
Chapter 00: General index
IEC 60068-2-6 2007 Environmental testing -- Part 2-6: Tests - EN 60068-2-6 2008
Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 60598-1 - Luminaires -- Part 1: General requirements EN 60598-1 -
and tests
IEC/TR 62854 2014 Sharp edge testing apparatus and test
procedure for lighting equipment – Tests
for sharpness of edge
ISO 4046-4 2002 Paper, board, pulps and related terms - - -
Vocabulary -- Part 4: Paper and board
grades and converted products
IEC 62868 ®
Edition 1.0 2014-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
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Organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for general lighting – Safety

requirements
Panneaux à diodes électroluminescentes organiques (OLED) destinés à l’éclairage

général – Exigences de sécurité

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COMMISSION
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ICS 29.140.99 ISBN 978-2-8322-1871-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General . 6
4.1 General requirements . 6
4.2 General test requirements . 7
5 Marking . 7
5.1 Contents and location . 7
5.2 Durability and legibility of marking . 7
6 Construction . 8
6.1 General . 8
6.2 Mechanical strength . 8
6.3 Internal short circuit . 8
6.4 Wireways . 9
6.5 Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture . 9
7 Mechanical hazard . 9
8 Fault conditions . 9
9 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 10
9.1 Insulation resistance . 10
9.2 Electric strength . 10
10 Thermal stress . 10
11 Creepage distances and clearances . 10
12 Resistance to heat and fire . 10
12.1 Resistance to heat . 10
12.2 Resistance to fire . 10
13 Photobiological safety . 11
14 Terminals . 11
15 Information for luminaire design . 11
Annex A (informative) Construction of OLED panels . 12
Annex B (informative) Information for luminaire design . 14
Annex C (normative) Method of provoking internal short circuit . 15
C.1 Method for an OLED panel with glass substrates . 15
C.2 Method for an OLED panel with flexible plastic substrates . 15
C.3 Other methods . 15
Annex D (informative) Overview of the OLED lighting system consisting of OLED
panel or module . 16

Figure A.1 – Schematic diagram of OLED tile for lighting . 12
Figure A.2 – Schematic diagram of OLED panel (Example 1) for lighting . 12
Figure A.3 – Schematic diagram of OLED panel (Example 2) for lighting . 13
Figure A.4 – Schematic diagram of OLED panel (Example 3) for lighting . 13
Figure D.1 – Schematic diagram of OLED lighting system consisting of OLED panel
or module . 16
Table 1 – Contents and location of marking . 7

IEC 62868:2014 © IEC 2014 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) PANELS
FOR GENERAL LIGHTING – SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62868 has been prepared by subcommittee SC 34A: Lamps, of
IEC technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34A/1786FDIS 34A/1806/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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IEC 62868:2014 © IEC 2014 – 5 –
ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) PANELS
FOR GENERAL LIGHTING – SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the safety requirements of OLED tiles and panels for use
on d.c. supplies up to 120 V or a.c. supplies up to 50 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz for indoor and
similar general lighting purpose.
NOTE 1 At this moment only test methods for d.c. operated OLED panels are provided. Provisions for a.c.
operated OLED panels are under consideration.
NOTE 2 The construction of OLED tiles and panels is illustrated in Annex A.
NOTE 3 The OLED lighting system consisting of OLED panels or modules is illustrated in Annex D.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. 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, Luminaires – Part 1: General requirements and tests
IEC 60050 (all parts): International electrotechnical vocabulary (available at
)
IEC 60068-2-6:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-6: Tests – Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC TR 62854:2014, Sharp edge testing apparatus and test procedure for lighting
equipment – Tests for sharpness of edge
ISO 4046-4:2002, Paper, board, pulps and related terms – Vocabulary – Part 4: Paper and
board grades and converted products
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-845 and the
following apply.
3.1
organic light emitting diode
OLED
light emitting semiconductor consisting of an electroluminescent zone made of organic
compounds, situated between two electrodes
Note 1 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.
3.2
OLED tile
smallest functional OLED light source which cannot be separated into smaller OLED lighting
...