Zhaga is an industry-wide consortium aiming to standardize specifications for interfaces between LED luminaires and light engines. The aim is to permit interchangeability between products made by different manufacturers. Zhaga defines test procedures for luminaires and LED light engines so that the luminaire will accept the LED engine.
The lighting industry is used to working with standardized light sources. LED technology offers many benefits, but the lack of specifications can make it difficult to exchange one LED light source for another.
Zhaga is a global consortium of companies from the international lighting industry. Its overall aim is to develop interface specifications that allow LED light sources from different suppliers to be used interchangeably, without changing the luminaire design. In turn, this should speed up the adoption of LEDs for general lighting.
Zhaga is therefore developing specifications (Specification Books) for the interfaces between LED light engines and LED luminaires.
This move is reflected in the new slogan “Smart standards. Smarter lighting” and the new vision-mission statement.
Zhaga opens new business opportunities in digital lighting and service models by extending the scope of interface specifications. The NEW Zhaga will includeinterfaces for smart components such as sensors and connectivity modules and will focus on interoperability.
