Thanks to sensors and communication modules, modern LED luminaires will also be able to provide smart services. A key part of these luminaires are connectors, such as the LUMAWISE Endurance S series. They can be found in our product range under the TE Connectivity brand, a member of the Zhaga Consortium – the organization for standardization of LED lighting components for public lighting.
The Zhaga Consortium, formed in 2010, is a global organization that aims to standardize components for LED luminaire. A LED luminaire is a lighting fixture for general lighting that contains a light source based on solid-state technology. Such light sources, including LED Modules and LED Light Engines, typically consist of one or more LEDs combined with an Electronic Control Gear (LED driver). Other components of LED luminaires include LED Arrays, Holders, and connectivity fit systems.
In November 2019, there are 150 regular, associate and community members in Zhaga consortium. Zhaga’s member companies include LED luminaire makers; manufacturers of LED modules, LED drivers and LED light engines, suppliers of materials and components, and testing labs. Zhaga members share their technical expertise in an open, cooperative manner. The consortium is market-oriented and works in the best interests of lighting-industry stakeholders.
Zhaga has created a set of interface specifications known as Books, which define the interfaces between a component and its environment. Each Book defines one or more components of the LED luminaire by means of the mechanical, photometric, electrical, thermal, and control interfaces of the component.
Book 1 is special in the sense that it provides common information, which is relevant to all other Books in the series. Also, Book 1 defines requirements and compliance tests, which are applicable across multiple Zhaga books.
As of now, it is Book 18 that is interesting for us. It defines the mechanical and electrical interface between a Luminaire Extension Receptacle and the Luminaire Extension Module typically applied in outdoor lighting applications. Some of newer Books are focused on smart interfaces between indoor luminaires and sensing/communication modules (Book 20) or on NFC programming (Book 24).
