Performance of Halogen Incandescent MR16 Lamps and LED ...

PNNL-18022
Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy
under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830




Performance of Halogen
Incandescent MR16 Lamps
and LED Replacements













Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy by
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


PNNL-18022











Performance of Halogen
Incandescent MR16 Lamps and
LED Replacements

CALiPER Benchmark Report



ML Paget
RD Lingard
MA Myer





November 2008




Prepared for
the U.S. Department of Energy
under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830







Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington 99352

Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and
Reporting (CALiPER) Program was established in 2006 to investigate the performance of luminaires and
replacement lamps which use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as their light source. To help users better
compare LED products with conventional lighting technologies, CALiPER has also performed
benchmark research and testing of traditional (i.e., non-LED) lamps and fixtures. This benchmark report
addresses the halogen MR16 lamp and its commercially available LED replacements. The construction
and operation of halogen MR16 lamps, as well as lamp performance, are discussed based on manufacturer
data and CALiPER benchmark testing. In addition, the report describes LED MR16 replacement lamps
and compares their ...