FprEN IEC 63553:2026

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 10-Jan-2027
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Current Stage: 5020 - Vote circulated - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 28-Aug-2026
• Due Date: 27-Feb-2026
• Completion Date: 28-Aug-2026
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN IEC 63553:2026 - Fully flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for general lighting - Performance requirements

Overview

FprEN IEC 63553:2026 defines the essential performance requirements for fully flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels used in general lighting applications. Developed by CLC and harmonized with IEC standards, this standard addresses the unique characteristics of flexible OLED panels, which can be twisted, bent, or shaped for innovative lighting designs. It provides comprehensive guidelines for both product performance and testing methods, ensuring consistency, safety, and reliability in the rapidly evolving field of flexible OLED technology.

Key Topics

• Scope of Application: Applies to fully flexible OLED tiles and panels for general indoor lighting, specifically designed to be bent or shaped during the manufacturing of curved luminaires. The standard covers products powered by DC supplies up to 120V.
• Photometric and Electrical Characteristics: Specifies initial and maintained measurements for input power, luminous flux, luminous efficacy, chromaticity coordinates, color temperature, color rendering index (CRI), average luminance, luminance uniformity, and luminous intensity distribution in both flat and bent configurations.
• Testing Configurations:
  • Flat (unbent) panel measurements
  • Bent configurations as specified by manufacturers
• Environmental and Reliability Testing:
  • High temperature and high humidity operation and storage tests
  • Mechanical stress and durability assessments
• Marking and Information Requirements: Mandates manufacturers provide key parameters on datasheets or packaging, including performance metrics for both flat and bent states.
• Measurement Methods:
  • Guidelines for accurate photometric measurement of curved panels, referencing use of goniophotometers and limitations of certain devices for bent configurations.

Applications

The standard is critical for professionals in lighting design, architectural illumination, and OLED panel manufacturing. Its requirements ensure:

• Quality Assurance: Uniform methods to verify the light output, power consumption, and color properties of flexible OLED panels, supporting consistent product performance across manufacturers and regions.
• Product Development: Guidance for R&D teams designing flexible luminaires, enabling safe experimentation with new shapes and configurations without compromising reliability or safety.
• Architectural and Creative Lighting: Facilitates the use of fully flexible OLED panels in innovative lighting projects, including curved surfaces, wavy installations, and twisted luminaires that demand verified long-term performance.
• Market Confidence: Helps manufacturers demonstrate compliance, streamlining access to regional and international markets by aligning with IEC and CENELEC requirements.
• End-User Satisfaction: Ensures that flexible OLED lighting provides stable, uniform, high-quality illumination throughout its lifespan, enhancing the user experience in residential, commercial, and public environments.

Related Standards

To ensure comprehensive compliance and interoperability, this standard must be used alongside other key standards in OLED and general lighting, such as:

• IEC 62504: General lighting - Terms and definitions for light emitting diode (LED) products.
• IEC 62868-2-3: Safety requirements for flexible OLED panels.
• IEC 62922: Performance requirements for OLED panels for general lighting.
• IEC 63286: Specific requirements for flexible OLED panels for general lighting.
• IEC TS 62972: Terms and definitions for OLED products and related equipment.
• CIE 025:2015 / CIE S 025-SP1:2019: Test methods for LED and OLED lighting products.

By following FprEN IEC 63553:2026 and its related references, manufacturers and specifiers ensure their flexible OLED lighting solutions are robust, reliable, and internationally recognized for quality in general lighting applications.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 63553:2025
01-september-2025
Popolnoma upogljive plošče iz organskih svetlečih diod (OLED) za splošno
razsvetljavo - Zahtevane lastnosti
Fully flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for general lighting -
Performance requirements
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 63553:2025
ICS:
29.140.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
žarnicami lamps
oSIST prEN IEC 63553:2025 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

oSIST prEN IEC 63553:2025
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34A/2455/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 63553 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2025-07-11 2025-10-03
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
34A/2410/CD, 34A/2426A/CC
IEC SC 34A : ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
United Kingdom Mr Petar Luzajic
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: HORIZONTAL FUNCTION(S):

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TITLE:
Fully flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) panels for general lighting - Performance
requirements
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1 Contents
3 FOREWORD . 2
4 1 Scope. 3
5 2 Normative references . 3
6 3 Terms and Definitions . 3
7 4 General statement and test conditions. 4
8 4.1 General . 4
9 4.2 General test conditions . 4
10 4.3 Stabilization . 4
11 4.3.1 General requirements for stabilization . 4
12 4.3.2 Current-driven stabilization . 4
13 4.3.3 Voltage-driven stabilization . 4
14 5 Marking . 5
15 5.1 Marking parameters . 5
16 5.2 Information on reliability of electrical connection . 5
17 6 Initial photometric and electrical characteristics . 5
18 6.1 General . 5
19 6.2 Input power . 6
20 6.3 Luminous flux . 6
21 6.4 Luminous efficacy . 6
22 6.5 Chromaticity coordinates . 6
23 6.6 Correlated colour temperature (CCT) . 6
24 6.7 Colour rendering index (CRI) . 7
25 6.8 Average luminance . 7
26 6.8.1 Initial average luminance (flat configuration) . 7
27 6.8.2 Initial average luminance (bent configuration) . 7
28 6.9 Luminance uniformity . 7
29 6.10 Luminous intensity distribution . 7
30 7 Maintained photometric characteristics . 8
31 7.1 General . 8
32 7.2 Luminous flux maintenance . 8
33 7.3 Maintained operating voltage . 8
34 7.4 Maintained chromaticity coordinates . 8
35 8 Reliability . 8
36 8.1 General . 8
37 8.2 High temperature and high humidity operation test . 8
38 8.3 High temperature and high humidity storage test . 9
39 8.4 Reliability of connection . 9
40 Annex A(informative) Measuring methods for bent configurations . 11
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41 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
42 ____________
44 FULLY FLEXIBLE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) PANELS
45 FOR GENERAL LIGHTING – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
47 FOREWORD
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78 International Standard IEC XXXXX has been prepared by subcommittee SC34A: Electric light sources,
79 of IEC technical committee 34: Lighting.
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86 FULLY FLEXIBLE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) PANELS FOR GENERAL
87 LIGHTING – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
88 1 Scope
89 This document specifies performance requirements of fully flexible organic light emitting diode
90 (OLED) tiles and panels whose configurations are twisted, wavy or helical for use on supplies
91 up to 120 V ripple free DC for indoor and similar general lighting purposes and designed for
92 being bent during the manufacturing process of curved luminaires.
93 The requirements of this document relate only to type testing.
95 2 Normative references
96 The following document is referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
97 constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
98 For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
99 amendments) applies.
100 IEC 62504, General lighting – Light emitting diode (LED) products and related equipment –
101 Terms and definitions
102 IEC 62868-2-3, Organic light emitting diode (OLED) light sources for general lighting – Safety
103 – Part 2-3: Particular requirements – Flexible OLED tiles and panels
104 IEC 62922:2016, Organic light emitting diode (OLED)panels for general lighting – Performance
105 requirements –
106 IEC 62922:2016/AMD1:2021
107 IEC TS 62972, General lighting – Organic light emitting diode (OLED) products and related
108 equipment – Terms and definitions
109 IEC 63286:2022, Flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED)panels for general lighting –
110 Performance requirements –
111 CIE 025:2015, Test Method for LED Lamps, LED Luminaires and LED Modules
112 CIE S 025-SP1:2019, Test Method for OLED Luminaires and OLED Light Sources
113 3 Terms and Definitions
114 For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 62504, IEC 62868-1
115 and IEC TS 62972 and the following apply.
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117 addresses:
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119 • ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
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121 3.1
122 fully flexible OLED panel
123 flexible OLED panel with freely bending shapes of geometrical curvature
125 3.2
126 wavy shape OLED panel
127 flexible OLED panel whose light emitting surface forms a combined configuration of convex and concave
128 shapes
130 3.3
131 twisted shape OLED panel
132 flexible OLED panel in which the light emitting surface forms a helix around the panel axis
134 3.4
135 helical shape OLED panel
136 flexible OLED panel whose light emitting surfaces have shapes generated by equiangular spirals having
137 a common axis and the same defining parameter
139 4 General statement and test conditions
140 4.1 General
141 The requirements of this document apply in addition to the requirements of IEC 62868-2-3. It
142 is understood that reference to a fully flexible OLED panel also includes reference to fully
143 flexible OLED tiles in the requirements and tests of this document.
144 4.2 General test conditions
145 Unless otherwise specified, all measurements shall be made in an ambient temperature of (25
146 ± 5) °C under a draught-free condition.
147 The tests shall be carried out using a fully flexible OLED panel in two configurations: the flat
148 configuration under the test conditions specified in IEC 62922, and the bent configuration, in
149 which the OLED panels are bent into a shape specified by the manufacturer or responsible
150 vendor.
151 The tests shall be conducted at the rated current or voltage unless otherwise specified in this
152 document.
153 The test conditions for constant current and constant voltage operation according to IEC
154 62922:2016, 4.2 apply.
155 4.3 Stabilization
156 4.3.1 General requirements for stabilization
157 Stabilization is conducted in a draught-free room at a temperature of (25 ± 5) °C. The
158 temperature shall be maintained within ±2 °C during stabilization. The temperature shall be
159 measured in the integrating sphere or the point within 1,5 m from the OLED panel. If
160 stabilization conditions, according to 4.3.2 or 4.3.3, are not achieved within 60 min, the
161 measurement may be started and the observed fluctuations shall be reported.
162 Stabilization shall be carried out using the bent configuration, in which the OLED panel is bent
163 into a shape specified by the manufacturer or responsible vendor.
164 4.3.2 Current-driven stabilization
165 The requirements according to IEC 62922:2022, 4.3.2 apply.
166 4.3.3 Voltage-driven stabilization
167 The requirements according to IEC 62922:2022, 4.3.3 apply.
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169 5 Marking
170 5.1 Marking parameters
171 Information on the parameters shown in Table 1 shall be provided by the manufacturer or
172 responsible vendor and be located either in product datasheet, leaflet or website.
174 Table 1 - Marking parameters
Parameters Mandatory Optional
configuration
a) Rated total luminous flux flat x
(lm) bent x
flat x
b) Rated average luminance
(cd/m ) bent x
c) Rated chromaticity flat x
coordinates and bent x
chromaticity coordinate
range
flat x
d) Rated correlated colour
temperature (K) bent x
flat x
e) Rated colour rendering
index bent x
flat x
f) Rated luminous efficacy
(lm/W) bent x
flat x
g) Luminous intensity
distribution bent x
flat x
h) Luminance uniformity
bent x
flat x
i) Surface chromaticity
uniformity bent x
j) Angular chromaticity flat x
uniformity
x
k) Minimum bending radius
(performance) (mm)
l) Maximum bending cycle  x
(performance)(times)
177 5.2 Information on reliability of electrical connection
178 The requirements according to IEC 62922:2016, 5.2 apply.
180 6 Initial photometric and electrical characteristics
181 6.1 General
182 The initial photometric and electrical measurements of the OLED panel shall be conducted in
183 the flat configuration and in the specified configurations by the manufacturer or responsible
184 vendor. The measurements under the flat configuration shall be conducted acco
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