European Lighting Regulation Published in the OJEU
The European Commission published the new ecodesign and energy labelling regulations that apply to all lighting products in Europe. Called the “One Lighting Regulation”, the scope of coverage applies to all light sources – incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, high intensity discharge and solid-state lighting sources. The regulations set out mandatory quality and performance requirements as well as labelling, informational and product registry database requirements.
‘Coordination and Alignment of IEC and ISO Standards for Energy Efficient Electric Motor Driven Systems’ kicked off
The IEC Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency (ACEE) TG6 launched on 20 September 2019 in Tokyo the project ‘Coordination and Alignment of IEC and ISO Standards for Energy Efficient Electric Motor Driven Systems’ (CAISEMS).
Denmark joined PECTA
Denmark officially joined the power electronic conversion technology annex.
China to set IE3 as minimum requirement for motors
China updated the draft for the crucial GB 18613 “Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and values of efficiency grade for motors” with the future motor efficiency requirements. The minimum requirement for 3-phase asynchronous motors between 120 W and 1000 kW will be set at IE3. The formal introduction date has not been set.
EU introduces new motor and converter MEPS from 2021
The European Union published on 25 October 2019 the result of the revision of the Commission Regulation (EC) 640/2009 for electric motors. The new Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 will require minimum requirements for a wider scope of motors (0.12 kW – 1000 kW), will also include 8-pole motors and will abolish the former requirement of an IE2 motor plus a converter instead of IE3. Also, maximum losses for converters between 0.12 kW and 1000 kW at IE2 are requested. From 2023, IE4 will be required for motors between 75 kW and 200 kW.
2nd PECTA experts workshop
2nd PECTA experts workshop was held in Brussels, Belgium (November, 11th, 2019).
Network Connections Newsletter
EDNA has launched its first newsletter: Network Connections The newsletter will be issued approximately every 6 months.
DTU-SSL Annex Seminar
The IEA 4E SSL Annex and the Danish Technical University (DTU) worked together to plan a one-day seminar covering recent research on health and testing, including topics such as temporal light modulation and lifetime. The seminar also covered the new EU energy label for lighting and the product registry database.
Interlaboratory Comparison 2017 – Publication of Nucleus Lab Comparison Report
As part of the work of the Interlaboratory Comparison 2017 (IC 2017), the SSL Annex has today published the Nucleus Laboratory Comparison Report. This report presents the results of a comparison between the Korea Institute of Lighting and ICT (KILT), Korea, and Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais (LNE), France. This work was conducted to verify their measurement uncertainties and to bring equivalence of their measurements of the IC 2017 artefacts. Based on the results of this comparison, the correction factors for equivalence of measurements by the two Nucleus Laboratories as prescribed in IC 2017 Technical Protocol were determined.
6 New Reports Published
EDNA has published the following new reports: Test Procedures for Measuring Network Standby Power; Global Forecast of Energy Use for Wireless Charging; Bridging the Network Standby Gap between Mobile and Mains-Powered Products; Getting to Zero: An
Hydraulic calculator tool
The latest addition to the family of tools by EMSA is the hydraulic calculator: DTI-Hydracalc
Digitalisation Webinar #3: the Key Role of Internet-Connected Devices
Webinar 11 September 2019 Connecting everyday, energy-using devices to the internet has profound implications for energy use. Connected devices can participate in new kinds of digital ecosystems: systems of connected devices can be managed intelligently to save energy,
European Commission joins 4E
4E is delighted to announce that the European Commission is the latest and 15th Member to join the IEA’s Technology Collaboration Programme The Commission has been extremely active in the development of energy efficiency policies and
Sweden joins EMSA
Sweden is the latest country to join the 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex (EMSA), and joins the existing members of Australia, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA in this Annex. Further information on the
ExCo Meeting Brussels
From November 11th – 15th the 24th ExCo & Annex meetings take place in Brussels, Belgium.
Global Round Robin test program for converter losses
At the end of 2017, EMSA, in a unique collaboration with IEC SC 22G WG18, has launched a three-year Round Robin program for converter losses (RR’C). The report of RR’C phase 1 is now available.
New Zealand joins 4E in April 2019
4E welcomes New Zealand as the most recent country to join the TCP
KILT and the SSL Annex held an International Seminar on Certification, Standards & Requirements of Solid State Lighting – 4 April 2019
An international seminar on certification, standards and requirements was held on 4 April 2019 at Le Meridien Hotel in Seoul, Korea. The Korean Institute of Lighting and ICT (KILT) and the SSL Annex worked together to organise this seminar which included leading experts from both the SSL Annex and regional governments.
PECTA Homepage and Logo
The PECTA webpage is now accessible via the 4E homepage.
SEAD Policy Exchange Forum – Efficient Electric Motors and Motor Systems
This SEAD Policy Exchange Forum call will explore the different challenges and what it is required to build an effective program for promoting energy efficient electric motors.
