International lamp coding system (ILCOS)

This International Standard gives the rules for the international lamp coding system and covers all lamp categories, excluding vehicle lamps. Coding for the main lamp types is specified and, for the others, will follow by amendments to this standard as appropriate. The object of the international lamp coding system is - to improve communication about the different types of lamps; - to help in discussions concerning interchangeability and compatibility of products; - to create a closer relationship between international standards and manufacturers' literature (for example the code could be given in future in the relevant parts of a standard); - to enable correct replacements of lamps; - to be used as a complementary marking on the luminaire; - to replace national and regional coding systems.

Internationales Lampenbezeichnungssystem (ILCOS)

Système international de codification des lampes (ILCOS)

Mednarodni sistem za kodiranje sijalk (ILCOS)

Ta mednarodni standard podaja pravila za mednarodni sistem za kodiranje sijalk in zajema vse kategorije sijalk, izvzemajoč sijalke na vozilih. Kodiranje je določeno za glavne vrste sijalk, za ostale pa bo primerno sledilo kot dopolnila tega standarda. Namen mednarodnega sistema za kodiranje svetilk je
- izboljšati komunikacijo o različnih vrstah sijalk;
- pomagati pri razpravah glede medsebojne zamenljivosti in združljivosti proizvodov;
- ustvarjanje tesnejšega povezovanja med mednarodnimi standardi in proizvajalčevo literaturo (na primer, v prihodnosti bi koda lahko bila podana v pomembnih delih standarda);
- omogočiti pravilno postavitev sijalk;
- da se uporablja kot komplementarno označevanje svetil;
- da zamenja državne in regijske kodirne sisteme.

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
27-Aug-2013
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
27-Aug-2013
Due Date
01-Nov-2013
Completion Date
28-Aug-2013

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61231:2010/A1:2013
01-oktober-2013
Mednarodni sistem za kodiranje sijalk (ILCOS)
International lamp coding system (ILCOS)
Internationales Lampenbezeichnungssystem (ILCOS)
Système international de codification des lampes (ILCOS)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61231:2010/A1:2013
ICS:
29.140.01 Žarnice na splošno Lamps in general
SIST EN 61231:2010/A1:2013 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 61231:2010/A1:2013

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61231/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 29.140


English version


International lamp coding system (ILCOS)
(IEC 61231:2010/A1:2013)


Système international de codification des Internationales
lampes (ILCOS) Lampenbezeichnungssystem (ILCOS)
(CEI 61231:2010/A1:2013) (IEC 61231:2010/A1:2013)





This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 61231:2010; it was approved by CENELEC on 2013-
08-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate
the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 2013 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61231:2010/A1:2013 E

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SIST EN 61231:2010/A1:2013
EN 61231:2010/A1:2013 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 34A/1663/FDIS, future IEC 61231:2010/A1, prepared by 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 61231:2010/A1:2013.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has
(dop) 2014-05-01
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national
(dow) 2016-08-01
standards conflicting with the

document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61231:2010/A1:2013 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.

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- 3 - EN 61231:2010/A1:2013
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 When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Replacement in Annex ZA of EN 61231:2010:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Replace the last reference with the following new one:
IEC/TR 62732 - Three-digit code for designation of colour - -
rendering and correlated colour
temperature

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SIST EN 61231:2010/A1:2013
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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 34A: Lamps, of IEC technical
committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34A/1663/FDIS 34A/1680/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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SIST EN 61231:2010/A1:2013
61231 Amend.1 © IEC:2013 – 3 –
INTRODUCTION TO THE AMENDMENT

This proposal serves:
a) the implementation of the low frequency square wave operation in ILCOS (International
Lamp Coding System):

ILCOS L – wattage – lamp voltage range/starting device/current wave form and frequency –
lamp cap – dimensions

b) the implementation of lamps for use in high-pressure mercury equipment under 5.7.1.2. In
order to distinguish this, other lamps are listed as normal lamps under 5.7.1.1.
c) further editorial changes as being presented with PRESCO(RTK)198 and agreed by
PRESCO.

CONTENTS
Replace entries 5.1 and 5.8 by the following new entries:
5.1 Incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps
5.8 LED modules and lamps
2 Normative references
Replace the last reference by the following new reference:
IEC/TR 62732, Three-digit code for designation of colour rendering and correlated colour
temperature
4.1 Letter section
Replace the entries for I, S, L, Q and D by the following new entries:
I Incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps
S High-pressure sodium vapour lamps
L Low-pressure sodium vapour lamps
Q High-pressure mercury vapour lamps
D LED modules and lamps

4.2 Figure section
Replace the last sentence by the following new sentence:
The sequence and the specific content of the blocks is determined for each lamp category
and described in 5.1 to 5.9.

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5.1 Tungsten filament lamps
Replace the title of 5.1 by the following new title:
5.1 Incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps

5.1.1 ILCOS L for tungsten filament lamps
Replace the title of 5.1.1 with the following new title:
5.1.1 ILCOS L for incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps
Replace, in the flow diagram, the existing first line:
Tungsten filament lamps
with the following new line:
Incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps
as follows:
Incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps


Non-reflector lamps  Reflector lamps


IA IB IN
Large lamps Compact bulb lamps Other non-reflector lamps
(bulb diameter usually (bulb diameter usually (lamps outside the scope
of IEC 60432-1)
> 45 mm) ≤ 45 mm)
Pear-shaped, mushroom or Candle, round bulb or lamps
lamps with other shapes with other shapes intended
intended for use in the same for use in the same luminaire
luminaire

Replace, in the list of bulb shapes, the second item:
– B candle (bulged)
with the following new item:
– B bulged (candle)

Replace, the introductory sentence "An example with a modifier is" and its list item, by the
following new introductory sentence and list:
Some examples with modifiers are:

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61231 Amend.1 © IEC:2013 – 5 –
– BA bulged (candle) with angular tip
– BF bulged (candle) with flutes twisted.

Replace in the list of examples, the item:
IBBA/C Clear candle lamps with angular tip
by the following new item:
IBBA/C Bulged clear (candle) lamps with angular tip

5.1.2 ILCOS LE for tungsten filament lamps
Replace the title of 5.1.2 by the following new title:
5.1.2 ILCOS LE for incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps

5.1.3 ILCOS D for tungsten filament lamps
Replace the title of 5.1.3 with the following new title:
5.1.3 ILCOS D for incandescent lamps – tungsten filament lamps
Replace, in the list of examples, the item:
IBB/W-40---35 White candle lamp, 40 W, nominal diameter 35 mm, rest not specified
by the following new item:
IBB/W-40---35 White bulged (candle) lamp, 40 W, nominal diameter 35 mm, rest not specified

5.2.1 ILCOS L for tungsten halogen lamps
Replace the existing 4th paragraph:
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