How are products selected for CALiPER testing?
To be eligible for CALiPER testing, products must be available for purchase on the open market. Products are selected to cover a full range of commercially available products for the general illumination market. The wide range of tested products aims to enable buyers and specifiers to make more informed choices about SSL products and provide useful information for DOE’s SSL R&D program. CALiPER products are selected using a number of criteria, including performance claims, product visibility, market impact, and specific design characteristics. Selection may also take into account availability, cost, and need; CALiPER often tests similar lamp types together (downlights, undercabinet lights, outdoor lighting, etc.) in order to compare performance with one another as well as with traditional lighting technologies. CALiPER also chooses products from a wide range of manufacturers and lighting types to ensure fairness, balance, and program credibility.
