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EU Directives and Regulations for Marine Motors
Requirements for ‘Marine products’ in Europe

The Directive 2009/125/EC(Ecodesign) is the framework
directive setting the Ecodesign
requirement for energy-related
products in Europe.

Under the Ecodesign Directive, product-specificregulations define the energy efficiency
requirements and limits for different product groups(27 groups). One of them, (EU) 2019/1781 and its
amending regulation (EU) 2021/341, is for electricmotors and VSDs.
The definition, ‘shall not apply to means of transport
for persons or goods’ in the Ecodesign Directive isoften misinterpreted and misunderstood in regards
to exempt products, like motors,- that are used in‘Marine’ applications.
Regulation only exempts ‘motors designed
specifically for the traction of electric vehicles’ but
nothing else related to ‘means of transport’. Thismeans that one should not just refer to the Directive
text conclusions of the implementing provisions for
product groups and products.

—Interpretation by ADCOThe ADCO (Administrative Cooperation) group thatworks under DG Energy has been publishing thedocument ‘Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on theEcodesign Directive and its Implementing
Regulations’ to respond questions related to EU
directives and regulations.
On this topic, ADCO wrote back in April 2015 thefollowing:‘The ecodesign regulations do not specificallymention whether components of and appliances formeans of transport fall under their scope, but theEcodesign Directive specifies in its Article 1(3) thatthe Directive does not apply to “means of transport
for persons or goods”. Therefore, products that arespecifically designed only for application in means oftransport (including mobile homes and caravans) andno other applications are exempted from ecodesign
regulations.’
It is clear then that if motors and other products are
specifically designed only for ‘Marine’ they can beexempted, but in applications like fans, pumps etc.
where the same motors and other products can beused both in industrial and marine applications, they
are not exempted.

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EU Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 and theamending Regulation (EU) 2021/341
Motors within the scope of the regulation
For the first time the regulation also covers 60 Hz
motors extending the coverage of electric motorsand VSDs beyond the existing requirement for 50Hzand 50/60Hz motors.

Published in February 2021, the amending
Regulation 2021/341 introduces 60 Hz energy
efficiency tables that are aligned with the tablesin the standard EN IEC 60034-30-1. It is also aclear indication that motors rated for 60 Hz
operation are covered by the Regulation.

Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 scope
Included in the scope starting July 1, 2021

Exempted from the scope:• 3-phase single-speed motors rated for direct-on-line (DOL)• Motors designed specifically for the traction of electric

operationvehicles• Rated output power from 0.12 to 1000 kW• Motors with cooling method IC410 (TENV)• Rated voltage up to 1000 V and 50 Hz, 60 Hz or 50/60 Hz• Motors completely integrated into a product (for• 2-, 4-, 6-, or 8-pole

example, into a gear, pump, fan, or compressor) and• Continuous duty (S1, S3 ≥ 80% or S6 ≥ 80%)

whose energy performance cannot be tested• Motors with protection types Ex ec, Ex d, Ex de or Ex t

independently from the product, even with the provision• Motors with cooling method IC418 (TEAO)• Brake motors with external brakeof a temporary end shield and drive-end bearing• Motors with an integrated variable speed drive whoseenergy performance cannot be tested independently

Included in the scope starting July 1,2023 - additions from July 1, 2021
• 3-phase 2-, 4-, and 6-pole single-speed motors from 75 kW
up to 200 kW (not for Ex motors) must be IE4• 3-phase 2-,4-, 6-, and 8-pole single-speed motors withprotection type Ex eb must be IE2• 1-phase single speed motors must be IE2

from the variable speed drive• Motors specifically designed and specified to operateexclusively- at altitudes exceeding 4000 m above sea level- where the ambient temperature exceeds +60 °C- maximum operating temperature above +400 °C- where the ambient temperature is below -30 °C- water coolant below 0 °C or above 32 °C• Motors specifically designed and specified to operate
wholly immersed in liquid• Motors placed on the market before July 1, 2029 as
substitutes for identical motors integrated in products
placed on the market before July 1, 2022, and specificallymarketed as such

—Motors rated for 50Hz, 60Hz or 50/60 Hz
What is the difference?
(EU) 2021/341 definition to motors rated for 50
Hz, 50/60 Hz or 60 Hz operation
In the amending Regulation 2021/341 the Annexes
I, II, and III to the Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 areamended as follows:‘For 50/60 Hz motors, the requirements above shallbe met at both 50 Hz and 60 Hz at the rated output
power specified for 50 Hz.’and that:‘For 50Hz or 60Hz motors the requirements above
shall be met at respectively 50Hz or 60Hz at therated output power specified respectively for 50 Hz
or 60 Hz.’
What does this mean and how IE class will beindicated?

—Example 1

It means that a motor rated for only 50 Hz
operation shall fulfill the requirement and IE limits
as defined in tables 1, 2, and 3 of the Regulation for
50 Hz ratings.
In the same way, a motor rated only for 60 Hz
operation shall fulfill the requirement and IE limit
as defined for 60 Hz ratings in tables 3a, 3b, and 3cof the Regulation 2021/341.
In cases where a motor has a rating for both 50 Hz
and 60 Hz operation, it has to fulfill the efficiency
requirement as defined in the Regulation for the 50
Hz output power at both 50 Hz and 60 Hz supply.
This is also valid even when the rated output power
for 60 Hz would be higher than for 50 Hz.

—Example 2

In the latter case, 50/60 Hz rated motor, and where
the output power is the same for 50 Hz and 60 Hz
the same IE class, e.g. IE3 will be indicated for both
50 Hz and 60 Hz.
See example 1.
In cases where motor is rated for multiple
operation points it can have different IE-classes
and still be compliant with the EU Regulation.
Examples 2 and 3 demonstrate this. Example 3 is
not recommended by CEMEP members as it leaves
ambiquity regarding the compliance at 50Hz
output power on 60Hz operation.

—Example 3

—Motors on ships
It is possible that there are no requirements formotors on ships to fulfill. In such cases it would
mean that no CE mark will be affixed motors.
The Regulation does not cover induction motors
rated for duty types S2, S4, S5, S7, S8, S9 and S10 aswell as for S3 <80% and S6 <80% as defined by theIEC 60034-1. Restamping standard induction
motors to these duty types e.g. S9 does not makethe motors exempted. If it is rated and capable ofoperating direct-on-line operation it is in the scopeof the Regulation.

—CE mark
The CE mark can only be affixed to motors andproducts that fulfill the requirements of all relevant
European directives and regulations to the product.
The assessment for a product shall be done by themanufacturer and is generally done by applying
harmonized EN standards. After compiling technicaldocumentation including tests, calculations, risk
assessment etc. the CE mark can be affixed to theproducts.

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There are four relevant EU Directives, themseparately requiring the CE mark . For ‘standard’
electric motors three of them apply: Directive
2014/35/EU (LVD), Directive 2009/125/EC(Ecodesign) with the motor specific Regulation
2019/1781, and Directive 2011/65/EU with theamending annexes. For motors intended forpotentially explosive atmospheres Directive
2014/34/EU (ATEX) replaces Directive 2014/35/EU(LVD), whereas some parts of the Machinery
Directive 2006/42/EC also apply.