Our way of working

Zhaga creates interface specifications for 'light engines' with the goal to promote interchangeability of light engines made by different manufacturers. Different lighting applications need different light engines. We cannot, therefore, simply specify a single light engine. On the other hand, we don't want to create too many light engines with arbitrary variations. The Zhaga consortium has defined a 4-phase process to balance the need for differences with the need for uniformity.

Phase 1: collecting proposals

In this phase, the members make proposals for a light engine interfaces that they would like standardized by Zhaga.

Phase 2: merger of proposals

In this phase, the members study the differences between proposal for similar light engines and try merge them into a single proposal. The goal of this phase is to avoid unnecessary and arbitrary variations.

Phase 3: specification development

In this phase, the members draft and review of the specification of a light engine. They build prototypes and verify interchangeability.

At the end of this phase, the members vote to approve the specification.

Phase 4: maintenance by Zhaga

In this phase, a Zhaga work group creates revisions of the specification. These revisions clarify the specifiation and fix problems reported by the membebers while maintaining compatibility with earlier revisions of the specification.

Phase 5: maintenance by a Standard Development Organization (SDO)

Zhaga has the intention to transfer Zhaga specifications to a formal SDO such as, for example, the IEC. That transfer will take place once a Zhaga specification is stable and broadly used.

 

 

The Zhaga specification development process