China's LED drive power industry faces four major barriers in 2018

In addition, as the LED lighting industry is in a period of rapid development, the industry standards have not yet been unified. In order to meet the demand of downstream customers with high degree of differentiation and continuous updating, LED drive power supply enterprises must continue to carry out targeted research and development and production of new products, which cannot be separated from strong technical support. 1. Technical barriers LED driving power supply is an important component of LED lighting fixtures. in particular, the driving power supply of outdoor LED lighting lamps needs to face complex and harsh working environments such as high and low temperature, lightning strike, humidity, corrosion and grid voltage fluctuation. the quality of LED driving power supply directly affects the reliability and service life of LED lighting lamps. At the same time, LED drive power industry enterprises have patented their main product technologies, forming certain patent barriers. Potential entrants to the industry need a long period of technological accumulation to enter the field. In addition, as the LED lighting industry is in a period of rapid development, the industry standards have not yet been unified. In order to meet the demand of downstream customers with high degree of differentiation and continuous updating, LED drive power supply enterprises must continue to carry out targeted research and development and production of new products, which cannot be separated from strong technical support. 2. Brand barriers in view of the important role of LED driving power supply in LED lighting lamps, LED lamp manufacturers have high requirements on product performance and quality, and are very cautious in selecting driving power supply suppliers. usually, strict quality requirements and detailed testing procedures are formulated, and long-term matching tests, safety regulations certification and small batch trials are required to finally determine the supplier. Therefore, LED lamp manufacturers are costly to replace the supplier. At present, LED lamp manufacturers have reached a certain consensus on the reliability and credibility of the existing driving power brands in the market. Brands with first-mover advantages have won the recognition of new and old customers by virtue of their long-term accumulated good reputation. form a relatively stable cooperative relationship. 3. Product certification barrier as an important component of LED lighting lamps, LED driving power supply has high scientific and technological content, and the products must pass strict performance testing and index testing. only after obtaining relevant safety regulations can it be put on the market. Aiming at the sales markets of different countries and regions, the safety certification of LED driving power supply includes UL certification and FCC certification of North American market; CE certification, TUV certification or ENEC certification in the European market; PSE certification in the Japanese market; KC certification in the Korean market; Australian certification in Australia; CQC certification in mainland China market; CB certification of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Strict product safety certification has become a barrier for small and medium-sized enterprises and new entrants in the industry. 4. Scale and capital barrier LED driving power supply enterprises with a certain production scale can realize scale effect. On the one hand, bulk procurement can improve the bargaining power of upstream raw material suppliers. on the one hand, large-scale production can effectively dilute the fixed production and operation costs, thus enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises. At the same time, under the current market conditions of rapid product upgrading, the continuous research and development of LED drive power companies also puts forward higher requirements for financial strength.