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Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies

Preliminary Technical Support Document and Analytical

Tools

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prepared the preliminary technical support

document and analytical tools for the analyses conducted for its energy conservation

standards rulemaking on battery chargers and external power supplies.

Technical Support Document

Full Document

Title Page 

Table of Contents 

Executive Summary 

Chapter 1. Introduction 

Chapter 2. Analytical Framework, Comments from Interested Parties, and DOE

Responses

Chapter 3. Market and Technology Assessment

Chapter 4. Screening Analysis

Chapter 5. Engineering Analysis

Chapter 6. Product Price Determination

Chapter 7. Energy Use Analysis

Chapter 8. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analyses

Chapter 9. Shipments Analysis

Chapter 10. National Impact Analysis

Chapter 11. Life-Cycle Cost Subgroup Analysis

Chapter 12. Preliminary Manufacturer Impact Analysis

Chapter 13. Utility Impact Analysis

Chapter 14. Employment Impact Analysis

Reports

Environmental Assessment

Regulatory Impact Analysis

Appendices

Appendix 3-A Battery Charger and External Power Supply Applications

Appendix 3-B Battery Charger and External Power Supply Efficiency Programs

Appendix 3-C Evaluation Methods for Differentiating Wall Adapters with

Charge Control

Appendix 5-A External Power Supply Test Data

Appendix 5-B Battery Charger Test Data

Appendix 5-C Manufacturer Interview Guide

Appendix 7-A Battery Charger and External Power Supply Usage Profiles

Appendix 7-B Unit Energy Consumption for Battery Chargers and External

Power Supplies

Appendix 8-A User Instructions for the Life-Cycle Cost and Payback

Period Spreadsheets

Appendix 8-B Supplementary Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Results

Appendix 8-C End-Use Application Inputs for the Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Appendix 8-D Residential Discount Rate Distributions

Appendix 10-A Net Present Value Under Alternative Electricity Price Scenarios

Appendix 12-A Manufacturer Impact Analysis Interview Guide

Appendix 15-A Social Cost of Carbon For Environmental Assessment Under

Executive Order 12866

Preliminary Analytical Tools

Market Assessment and Markup Spreadsheet

Product Survey Spreadsheet

Energy Use Analysis Spreadsheet

Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analyses Spreadsheet (ZIP 1.9

MB) Download Winzip

Shipments Analysis and National Impact Analysis Spreadsheet

Contact Information

Victor Petrolati

Project Manager

(202) 586-4549

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