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No. 48 March 12, 2013 

Part II 

Department of Energy 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Television Sets; 

Proposed Rule 


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026] 

RIN 1904–AC29 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedures for Television Sets 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: On January 19, 2012, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) issued a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

in which DOE proposed a new test 

procedure for television sets (TVs). To 

address comments in response to the 

NOPR, DOE conducted additional 

research and analysis, which is 

incorporated in today’s supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

(SNOPR). DOE also incorporated 

elements from the draft Consumer 

Electronics Association (CEA) standard 

‘‘CEA–2037–A, Determination of 

Television Average Power 

Consumption’’ into the SNOPR. In 

today’s SNOPR, DOE proposes to update 

the input power requirements in the 

TVs test procedure NOPR by referencing 

International Electrotechnical 

Commission (IEC) Standard 62301 Ed. 

2.0, ‘‘Household electrical appliances— 

Measurement of standby power.’’ The 

SNOPR also proposes to include 

example accuracy tolerance calculations 

for light measuring devices (LMD). 

Additionally, DOE proposes to update 

the video source input cable hierarchy 

in the test procedure, as well as specify 

the TV input terminal for testing. 

Further, today’s SNOPR clarifies TV 

warm-up and stabilization prior to 

testing, removes the standby-active, 

high mode test, includes a test for 

standby-active, low mode, updates the 

test order, and provides details for 

testing TVs shipped with Automatic 

Brightness Control (ABC) enabled. 

Finally, today’s SNOPR adds rounding 

requirements to the TV test procedure 

NOPR that provide guidance for any 

calculated values used for 

representation in multiple metric 

outputs, including an annual energy 

consumption metric. The multiple 

metric outputs will also be subject to a 

sampling plan in today’s SNOPR. DOE 

will hold a public meeting to receive 

and discuss comments on the proposal. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on April 4, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

in Washington, DC. The meeting will 

also be broadcast as a webinar. See 

section V, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ for 

webinar registration information, 

participant instructions, and 

information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants. 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

information regarding this supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) 

submitted no later than April 26, 2013. 

See section V, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ 

for details. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585. To attend, please notify Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

Any foreign national wishing to 

participate in the meeting should advise 

DOE as soon as possible by contacting 

Ms. Edwards to initiate the necessary 

procedures. Please also note that those 

wishing to bring laptops into the 

Forrestal Building will be required to 

obtain a property pass. Visitors should 

avoid bringing laptops, or allow an extra 

45 minutes. Persons can attend the 

public meeting via webinar. For more 

information, refer to the Public 

Participation section near the end of this 

notice. 

Any comments submitted must 

identify the Television Set Test 

Procedure SNOPR, and provide docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 and/ 

or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

1904–AC29. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: Televisions-2010-TP0026@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 and/ 

or RIN 1904–AC29 in the subject line of 

the message. 

3. Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, 20585–0121. If 

possible, please submit all items on a 

compact disc (CD), in which case it is 

not necessary to include printed copies. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC, 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 586–2945. If possible, please 

submit all items on a CD, in which case 

it is not necessary to include printed 

copies. 

For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see section V of this document (Public 

Participation). 

Docket: The docket, which includes 

Federal Register notices, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

However, some documents listed in the 

index, such as those containing 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure, may not be publicly 

available. 

A link to the docket Web page can be 

found at: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;rpp=10;po=0;D=EERE2010-BT-TP-0026. This web page 

contains a link to the docket for this 

notice on the www.regulations.gov site. 

The www.regulations.gov Web page 

contains instructions on how to access 

all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. See section V 

for information on how to submit 

comments through 

www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, or participate 

in the public meeting, contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or by 

email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9870. Email: 

Televisions@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC, 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–6122. Email: 

Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority and Background 

A. General 

B. Test Procedure Rulemaking Process 

C. Rulemaking Background 

II. Summary of the Supplemental Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking 

III. Discussion 

A. Industry Test Procedures 

B. Scope of Rulemaking 

C. Sampling Plan and Rounding 

Requirement 

D. Definitions 

1. General 

2. Definitions Incorporated From IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 

3. New Definitions 


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1For editorial reasons, Part B was redesignated as 

Part A upon codification in the U.S. Code. 

2 IEC 62087 Ed 3.0 ‘‘Method of Measurement of 

the Power Consumption of Audio, Video, and 

Related Equipment’’. April 13, 2011. 

3 IEC 62301 Ed 3.0 ‘‘Household Electrical 

Appliances—Measurement of Standby Power’’. 

January 27, 2011. 

4Public Meeting Transcript. (Last accessed 

November 30, 2012) <http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026– 

0051>. The material from this Web site is available 

in Docket #EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 at 

regulations.gov. 

E. Testing Conditions and Accuracy and 

Precision of Measurement Equipment 

1. Power Supply Measurements 

2. Light Measurement Device 

3. Input Cable 

4. Input Terminal 

5. Video Input Device 

6. Stabilization 

7. Test Order 

F. Automatic Brightness Control Test Setup 

1. General 

2. Set-up for Generating and Measuring 

Illuminance 

3. Test Illuminance Values 

4. Illuminance Weighting Scale 

G. Standby Modes 

1. Standby-Passive Mode 

2. Standby-Active, Low Mode 

3. Standby-Active, High Mode 

H. Energy Efficiency Metrics for 

Televisions 

1. Multiple Output Metrics 

2. Annual Energy Consumption 

I. Technical Corrections 

IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review 

A. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal 

Energy Administration Act of 1974 

V. Public Participation 

A. Attendance at Public Meeting 

B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared 

General Statements for Distribution 

C. Conduct of Public Meeting 

D. Submission of Comments 

E. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment 

VI. Approval of the Office of the Secretary 

I. Authority and Background 

A. General 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 

6291, et seq.; ‘‘EPCA’’ or, ‘‘the Act’’) sets 

forth a variety of provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency. (All 

references to EPCA refer to the statute 

as amended through the American 

Energy Manufacturing Technical 

Corrections Act (AEMTCA), Public Law 

112–210 (Dec. 18, 2012)). Part B1 of title 

III of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309, as 

codified) established the ‘‘Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products Other Than Automobiles.’’ The 

program includes TVs, the subject of 

today’s notice. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(12)) 

Under EPCA, the energy conservation 

program consists essentially of four 

parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) 

Federal energy conservation standards, 

and (4) certification and enforcement 

procedures. The testing requirements 

consist of test procedures that 

manufacturers of covered products must 

use as the basis for (1) certifying to DOE 

that their products comply with the 

applicable energy conservation 

standards adopted under EPCA, and (2) 

making representations about the 

efficiency of those products. Similarly, 

DOE must use these test procedures 

when testing to determine whether the 

products comply with any relevant 

standards promulgated under EPCA. For 

a further description of the basic nature 

of the program, see section I.A of the 

TVs test procedure NOPR that DOE 

published in this rulemaking. 77 FR 

2830, 2831 (Jan. 19, 2012) (the January 

2012 NOPR). 

B. Test Procedure Rulemaking Process 

Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth 

the criteria and procedures DOE must 

follow when prescribing or amending 

test procedures for covered products. 

EPCA provides in relevant part that any 

test procedures prescribed or amended 

under this section shall be reasonably 

designed to produce test results which 

measure energy efficiency, energy use or 

estimated annual operating cost of a 

covered product during a representative 

average use cycle or period of use and 

shall not be unduly burdensome to 

conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) 

EISA 2007 amended EPCA to require 

DOE to integrate a standby and off mode 

energy consumption measurement into 

test procedures where no such 

measurement is already included, if 

technically feasible. Otherwise, DOE 

must prescribe a separate standby and 

off mode energy test procedure, if 

technically feasible. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(gg)(2)(A)) DOE recognizes that the 

standby and off mode conditions of 

operation apply to TVs. 

In addition, if DOE determines that a 

test procedure amendment is warranted, 

it must publish proposed test 

procedures and offer the public an 

opportunity to present oral and written 

comments on them. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(2)) Finally, in any rulemaking to 

amend a test procedure, DOE must 

determine to what extent, if any, the 

proposed test procedure would alter the 

measured energy efficiency of any 

covered product as determined under 

the existing test procedure. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(e)(1)) If DOE determines that the 

amended test procedure would alter the 

measured efficiency of a covered 

product, DOE must amend the 

applicable energy conservation standard 

accordingly. (42 U.S.C. 6293(e)(2)) 

C. Rulemaking Background 

DOE adopted a test procedure for TVs 

on June 29, 1979, codified at 10 CFR 

part 430, subpart B, Appendix H. 44 FR 

37938. In May 2008, the California 

Energy Commission (CEC) and the 

Consumer Electronics Association 

(CEA) each petitioned DOE to repeal 

this test procedure. CEC’s petition stated 

that the 1979 test procedure was not 

capable of accurately measuring the 

energy consumption of modern TVs 

because TV broadcasting is no longer 

transmitted via an analog signal. CEA 

petitioned for DOE’s adoption of the 

International Electrotechnical 

Commission (IEC) test procedure IEC 

62087 Ed. 2.0, ‘‘Method of measurement 

for the power consumption of audio, 

video and related equipment.’’ 74 FR 

53641. DOE agreed that the 1979 test 

procedure was largely obsolete for 

today’s products and repealed the test 

procedure on October 20, 2009. 74 FR 

53640. 

As the first step in establishing a new 

test procedure for TVs, DOE published 

a Request for Information on September 

3, 2010 (the 2010 RFI) requesting 

information and views from 

stakeholders on a range of issues it had 

identified based on its review of various 

TV standards and test procedures, 

including: (1) IEC 62087 Ed. 2.0; (2) the 

ENERGY STAR Program Requirements 

for Televisions, Version 4.1 (ENERGY 

STAR v. 4.1); and (3) CEA’s TV test 

procedure, ‘‘Determination of Television 

Average Power Consumption,’’ CEA– 

2037 (March 2010). 75 FR 54049. Using 

the information gathered in the 2010 

RFI, DOE issued a TV test procedure 

NOPR on January 19, 2012, which 

proposed the adoption of a new TV test 

procedure to accurately measure the 

energy consumption of today’s TVs. 77 

FR 2830 (the January 2012 NOPR). The 

proposed test procedure was based on 

updated versions of the IEC, ENERGY 

STAR and CEA test procedures, namely, 

IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0, ENERGY STAR v. 

5.3, and CEA–2037 (March 2010). In 

addition, the January 2012 NOPR 

incorporated by reference certain 

provisions of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 2 and 

IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0.3

The January 2012 NOPR proposed test 

procedures for measuring screen 

luminance and determining power 

consumption for on mode, standbypassive mode, standby-active, low 

mode, and off mode. DOE requested 

written comments on the NOPR and 

held a public meeting on March 22, 

2012.4 Commenters to the January 2012 

NOPR generally supported DOE’s 

proposed approach for determining the 

luminance and power consumption of 

TVs but suggested that DOE do its best 


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5CEA’s working group initiated a revision to 

CEA–2037–A on February 28th, 2011; This revision 

process is still underway. 

6Lamp is an industry term used for what is 

commonly referred to outside the television 

industry as a ‘‘light bulb’’. 

7This material is available in Docket #EERE– 

2010–BT–TP–0026 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

to use industry-led standards in the 

creation of its test procedure. 

Based on comments received from 

interested parties on the January 2012 

NOPR, additional research and testing 

performed by DOE, the draft version of 

CEA 2037–A, Determination of 

Television Average Power 

Consumption,5 and the updated version 

of ENERGY STAR Program 

Requirements for Televisions, Version 

6.0 (ENERGY STAR v. 6.0), this SNOPR 

proposes amendments to the following 

issues: 

(1) Method for measuring screen 

luminance, 

(2) Testing multiple illuminance values, 

(3) Method for generating illuminance, 

(4) The best possible signal source and 

connection to that signal source, 

(5) Stabilization time for luminance and 

power measurements, 

(6) Measuring energy consumption in 

Download Acquisition mode (DAM), 

(7) Measuring power consumption while 

connected to a network, and 

(8) Measuring power consumption on TVs 

with power saving technologies, such as 

sensors, display power management systems 

(DPMS), and high-definition multimedia 

interfaceTM with consumer electronic 

controls (HDMITM). 

In addition, this SNOPR proposes 

sampling and rounding provisions, 

which were not addressed in the 

January 2012 NOPR. 

For further details on the background 

of this rulemaking prior to issuance of 

the January 2012 NOPR, see section I.C 

of that document, 77 FR 2830, 2821–32. 

II. Summary of the Supplemental 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

In today’s SNOPR, DOE proposes: (1) 

To amend the January 2012 NOPR based 

on comments received from interested 

parties and data collected by DOE 

during round robin and other additional 

testing; and (2) to adopt a metric to 

calculate the annual energy 

consumption (AEC) of a TV. DOE notes 

that comments previously made by 

stakeholders that are not addressed in 

today’s SNOPR will be addressed by 

DOE in the final rule. 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed definitions for ‘‘retail picture 

setting’’ and ‘‘home picture setting.’’ In 

today’s SNOPR, DOE proposes to 

replace these terms with ‘‘brightestselectable preset picture setting’’ and 

‘‘default picture setting’’, respectively. 

DOE feels that these new terms will 

provide clarity for on mode and 

luminance testing. DOE also proposes to 

modify the definition of a television set 

to ensure the scope of coverage clearly 

differentiates between televisions and 

displays which are typically used with 

a computer. Additionally, DOE proposes 

to include definitions for the following 

terms, not included in the January 2012 

NOPR: ‘‘component video’’, ‘‘composite 

video’’, ‘‘HDMI’’, ‘‘S-video’’, ‘‘special 

functions’’, ‘‘preset picture settings’’, 

and ‘‘dark room’’. DOE believes these 

additional definitions will provide 

clarity to the test procedure. 

In addition, DOE is proposing to 

modify the Accuracy and Precision of 

Measurement Equipment section as well 

as the Test Conditions section of the 

January 2012 NOPR. In the NOPR, DOE 

proposed using a 115 V, 60 Hz input 

power supply for testing TVs. In today’s 

SNOPR, DOE is proposing to 

incorporate by reference the power 

supply requirements specified in 

section 4.3.1 of IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0 which 

would allow the DOE test procedure to 

be more easily adopted by international 

regulating bodies. DOE also proposes to 

clarify instrument accuracy 

requirements by providing examples for 

calculating light measuring device 

(LMD) tolerance. 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed a hierarchy for selecting the 

video source input cable used for testing 

TVs. Today, DOE proposes to update 

that hierarchy by removing Video 

Graphics Array (VGA) and Digital 

Visual Interface (DVI) cables. VGA and 

DVI are typically used as display input 

video sources, which do not meet the 

scope of coverage for the proposed test 

procedure, and are not appropriate for 

TV testing. DOE is also proposing to add 

a section to the test procedure which 

specifies the appropriate input terminal 

that should be used during testing. 

Specifying the input terminal 

connection will help ensure all TVs are 

connected in the same manner during 

testing. 

Today’s SNOPR also proposes to 

further clarify the TV test procedure by: 

(1) Updating the stabilization 

requirements outlined in the January 

2012 NOPR; (2) incorporating by 

reference the stabilization section of IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0; (3) including a test for 

standby-active, low mode; (4) removing 

the test for standby-active, high mode; 

and (5) revising the test order outlined 

in the January 2012 NOPR. 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed including a separate test 

method for TVs with ABC enabled by 

default. In today’s SNOPR, DOE is 

proposing to provide clarification to the 

testing of TVs with ABC enabled by 

default. This SNOPR updates the light 

source specifications to allow for new 

lamp 6 requirements based on amended 

energy conservation standard levels. 

DOE is specifying the location and setup of the light source, the illuminance 

values at which measurements are 

taken, and the weighting for each 

measurement when calculating overall 

on mode power consumption. DOE’s 

proposals in today’s SNOPR are based 

on data collected during round robin 

and additional testing, as well as public 

comment received on the January 2012 

NOPR. This information, found on 

regulations.gov,7 includes the following: 

(1) Round Robin Test Report 

(2) IR/ND Testing Filter Test Results 

(3) Room Testing Conditions Test Results 

(4) Analysis of Nielsen Data 

(5) Input Terminal Test Results 

Today’s SNOPR also includes a 

proposed metric to calculate the AEC of 

a TV from the rated power consumption 

in the on, standby, and off modes of 

operation. The proposed metric 

combines the rated power consumption 

values of the TV in the different modes 

of operation into a single metric based 

on the expected time spent in each 

mode of operation such that it is 

representative of the TV’s annual energy 

use. Providing an approach for 

calculating AEC will ensure 

harmonization of reported values across 

different voluntary, incentive, and State 

programs applicable to TVs. 

Finally, today’s SNOPR proposes 

sampling requirements that must be 

used to represent power consumption 

values for on mode, standby-active, low 

mode and standby-passive mode. DOE 

is also proposing rounding provisions 

for these metrics. 

The specific amendments proposed in 

today’s SNOPR represent the only 

changes to the January 2012 NOPR. For 

the reader’s convenience, DOE has 

reproduced in this SNOPR the entire 

body of proposed regulatory text from 

the January 2012 NOPR, amended as 

appropriate to incorporate today’s 

proposed changes. DOE’s supporting 

analysis and discussion on the portions 

of the proposed regulatory text not 

affected by this SNOPR may be found in 

the January 2012 NOPR. 77 FR 2830. 

DOE seeks comments from interested 

parties on the proposed TV test 

procedure amendments in today’s 

notice. DOE will consider modifications 

that improve the accuracy, precision of 

language, or other elements of the 

procedure and/or decrease the testing 

burden. In submitting comments, 


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8 ‘‘ANSI-Accredited Standard Developers.’’ (Last 

accessed November 30, 2012) (www.ansi.org/

about_ansi/accredited_programs/overview.aspx?

menuid=1). 

9Round Robin Test Report. (Last accessed 

February 26, 2013). This material is available in 

Docket #EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 at 

www.regulations.gov. 

10 Id. 

interested parties should state the 

nature of the recommended 

modification and explain how it would 

improve upon the test procedure 

proposed in this SNOPR. Interested 

parties should also submit data, if any, 

to support their positions. 

III. Discussion 

A. Industry Test Procedures 

DOE primarily focused on the draft 

CEA–2037–A standard, Determination 

of Television Average Power 

Consumption, to develop the test 

procedure for TVs that is proposed in 

today’s SNOPR. The draft CEA–2037–A 

standard specifies the test conditions 

and test setup at which power 

consumption of the TV should be 

measured. These include the modes of 

operation of the TV, test room and 

equipment requirements, and 

measurement tests for determining the 

power consumption in each mode of 

operation. CEA is a leading organization 

that connects consumer electronics 

manufacturers, retailers, and other 

interested parties to develop industry 

accepted electronics product test 

procedures. The CEA Technology & 

Standards program is CEA’s standard 

making body that is accredited by ANSI 

(American Nation Standards Institute).8

CEA–2037–A is currently under 

development in the CEA R4 Video 

Systems Committee. In response to the 

January 2012 NOPR, CEA urged DOE to 

work with the CEA R4 team (CEA, 

No.47 at p. 6). DOE representatives have 

observed the development of CEA– 

2037–A, attended conference call 

meetings between TV manufacturers 

and energy advocates discussing draft 

revisions of the standard, and have been 

included on all notes and 

documentation from the CEA R4 WG13 

TV Energy Consumption working group. 

DOE has incorporated elements of the 

draft CEA–2037–A standard into today’s 

SNOPR. 

The CEA–2037–A standard is 

currently in a 30 day voting period, 

which is expected to end on March 4, 

2013. Once the CEA–2037–A standard is 

published it will be available on CEA’s 

Web site at http://www.ce.org/

Standards/Standard-Listings.aspx. 

B. Scope of Rulemaking 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed that a television set be defined 

as ‘‘A product designed to be powered 

primarily by mains power having a 

diagonal screen size of fifteen inches or 

larger that is manufactured with a TV 

tuner, * * *’’. 77 FR 2864. However, in 

the January 2012 NOPR preamble, DOE 

uses both ‘‘manufactured with a TV 

tuner’’ and ‘‘sold with a TV tuner’’ in its 

discussion of the TVs definition. 77 FR 

2836. In response to this inconsistency, 

Energy Solutions (ES) requested 

clarification on what DOE meant by 

‘‘manufactured with’’ (Public Meeting 

Transcript, No. 51 at p. 23). In order to 

eliminate any confusion, DOE is 

proposing to simplify the definition of 

TV in the test procedure scope by 

requiring that the TV tuner is physically 

incorporated into the TV and removing 

any mention of the tuner being 

manufactured or sold with the TV. DOE 

believes that requiring the TV tuner to 

be located internal to the TV housing 

clarifies the scope and definitively 

separates TVs from displays, as defined 

in ENERGY STAR v. 6.0. 

In addition, within the television set 

definition, DOE has modified the 

January 2012 NOPR language of ‘‘* * * 

and that is capable of displaying 

dynamic visual information * * *’’ to 

‘‘* * * and that is capable of displaying 

dynamic visual content * * *’’. DOE 

believes changing ‘‘information’’ to 

‘‘content’’ provides a clearer description 

of a television set’s primary function. 

The revised definition of a television 

set, as proposed in today’s SNOPR, is ‘‘a 

product designed to be powered 

primarily by mains power, having a 

diagonal screen size of fifteen inches or 

larger, that contains an internal TV 

tuner encased in a single housing, and 

that is capable of displaying dynamic 

visual content from wired or wireless 

sources including but not limited to: 

* * *’’. DOE seeks comment from 

interested parties on DOE’s proposed 

TV definition, and on whether the 

revised definition provides sufficient 

clarity on the TV test procedure scope 

of coverage (Section V.B.1). 

C. Sampling Plan and Rounding 

Requirement 

DOE is proposing the following 

sampling plan and rounding 

requirements for TVs to enable 

manufacturers to make representations 

of power consumption in the on, 

standby-active, low, and standbypassive modes of operation. A sampling 

plan and rounding requirement were 

not proposed in the January 2012 NOPR, 

however, DOE believes they will 

improve consistency of results reported 

for regulatory and voluntary programs. 

The represented power consumption 

values shall be used to calculate the 

AEC metric, which shall be rounded 

according to the requirements proposed 

below. The sampling requirements are 

included in the proposed section 429.25 

of subpart B of 10 CFR part 429. 

For consistency with other consumer 

products regulated under EPCA, DOE is 

proposing that a minimum of two units 

of a TV basic model be tested to develop 

a representative rating, as prescribed in 

10 CFR 429.11. However, manufacturers 

may test more units of a TV basic 

model, if desired. Additionally, DOE is 

proposing that any represented power 

consumption values of a TV basic model 

shall be greater than or equal to the 

higher of the mean of the sample or the 

95 percent upper confidence limit (UCL) 

of the true mean divided by 1.05. 

The mean of the sample is calculated 

as follows: 

Where: 

c = the sample mean, 

n = the number of samples, and 

ci = the ith sample. 

The UCL is calculated as follows: 

Where: 

c = the sample mean 

s = the sample standard deviation, 

n = the number of samples, and 

t95 = the t statistic for a 95 percent one-tailed 

confidence interval with n-1 degrees of 

freedom. 

DOE testing indicates that the on 

mode power consumption test 

procedure, for TVs without an ABC 

sensor or with ABC disabled by default, 

is repeatable to within one percent. Test 

procedure repeatability for TVs with 

ABC enabled by default varies from 0.4 

to 3.6 percent, depending on the TV 

model tested, with an average 

repeatability of 1.1 percent and a 

median of 0.6 percent.9 On mode 

repeatability is based on testing a unit 

at multiple test labs and includes test 

equipment variation. DOE is therefore 

proposing in today’s SNOPR for on 

mode power consumption, that the UCL 

value be divided by 1.05 for on mode 

power consumption to provide a 

conservative allowance for test 

procedure variation.10

DOE is also proposing a 1.10 divisor 

for standby mode power consumption 

and for other power consumption 

measurements other than on mode. Due 

to the relatively small power 

consumption values for standby modes, 

a small change in tested values can 


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result in significant variation. For 

instance, standby mode power 

consumption varied by up to 10 percent 

for a unit, which included test 

equipment variation, when tested at 

multiple labs. Therefore, DOE is 

proposing that any represented value of 

standby-active, low mode power 

consumption and standby-passive mode 

power consumption, or other power 

consumption value that is not on mode, 

of a TV basic model for which 

consumers would favor lower values 

shall be greater than or equal to the 

higher of the mean of the sample or the 

90 percent UCL of the true mean 

divided by 1.10. 

DOE is therefore proposing to 

incorporate this sampling plan into 10 

CFR 429.25. DOE requests comment 

from interested parties regarding its 

proposed sampling plan for on mode 

power consumption, which specifies a 

divisor of 1.05, and for standby mode 

and other power consumption 

measurements other than on mode, 

which specifies a divisor of 1.10 (See 

Section V.B. 2). 

Finally, DOE proposes that only the 

mean and the UCL of the samples tested 

shall be rounded, while all calculations 

to determine the mean and UCL shall be 

performed with unrounded values. The 

proposed rounding requirements for the 

rated power consumption values are 

included in section 5.3 (Calculation of 

Average and Rated Power Consumption) 

of the proposed Appendix H to subpart 

B of 10 CFR part 430. 

Once the rated power consumption 

values for the on, standby mode, and 

other power consumption values that 

are not on mode are calculated and 

rounded, DOE proposes that these rated 

values shall be used to calculate the 

AEC metric. To round the AEC metric 

from the rated power consumption 

values, DOE proposes the following: if 

the AEC is 100 kWh or less, the value 

shall be rounded to the nearest tenth of 

a kWh. If the AEC is greater than 100 

kWh, the value shall be rounded to the 

nearest kWh. DOE requests comment on 

the proposed rounding requirements for 

representing a TV’s on mode, standby 

mode and other power consumption 

modes that are not on mode. 

D. Definitions 

1. General 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed incorporating definitions for 

the TV test procedure from IEC 62087 

Ed. 3.0 and ENERGY STAR v. 5.3. DOE 

also proposed new definitions for 

‘‘home picture setting’’ and ‘‘retail 

picture setting’’ for on mode and 

luminance testing. 77 FR 2830, 2836, 

2837. In response to the January 2012 

NOPR, Mitsubishi Electric Visual 

Solutions America (MEVSA) and Sharp 

recommended including the following 

terms in the DOE test procedure: 

‘‘special functions’’, ‘‘preset picture 

setting’’, and ‘‘dark room’’. (MEVSA, 

No. 2 at p. 2; Sharp, No 45 at p. 2) 

MEVSA also recommended that DOE 

provide further clarification for dark 

room conditions. (MEVSA, No. 2 at p. 

2) DOE believes that adding definitions 

for ‘‘special functions,’’ ‘‘preset picture 

setting’’ and ‘‘dark room’’ will provide 

added clarity to the luminance and on 

mode tests and DOE is therefore 

proposing to add such definitions to the 

test procedure. 

Interested parties also indicated that 

the definition for ‘‘retail picture setting’’ 

was confusing due to the ambiguity over 

which modes could be interpreted as 

the ‘‘retail picture setting’’. Specifically, 

Sharp, MEVSA, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (PG&E), Northwest Energy 

Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), and 

Panasonic noted confusion with the 

definition and recommended that it be 

modified. (Sharp, No. 45 at p. 2; 

MEVSA, No. 44 at p. 5; PG&E, No. 46 

at p. 3; NEEA, No. 43 at p. 2; Panasonic, 

No. 50 at p. 2) Given interested party 

feedback, and to clarify the test 

procedure, DOE proposes to remove the 

‘‘retail picture setting’’ term and 

definition from the test procedure and 

replace it with ‘‘brightest-selectable 

preset picture setting’’. Similarly, DOE 

proposes to remove the ‘‘home picture 

setting’’ term and definition and replace 

it with ‘‘default picture setting’’. The 

following sections discuss the modified 

and additional definitions proposed in 

today’s SNOPR. 

2. Definitions Incorporated from IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 

In response to the January 2012 

NOPR, Sharp recommended that DOE 

include the IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 definition 

for ‘‘special functions’’. (Sharp, No. 45 

at p. 2) Sharp also commented that 

additional functions should be disabled 

during testing while special functions 

should remain in their default 

configuration (Sharp No. 45 at p. 2). 

DOE notes that many TVs are now 

equipped with a variety of ‘‘special 

functions’’, such as ‘‘quick start’’ power 

on, ABC, and other power saving 

features, which are not standard among 

different manufacturers and models. 

DOE proposes to define such ‘‘special 

functions’’ in the TV test procedure as 

functions that shall remain enabled 

during testing if they are enabled by 

default (i.e., if they are enabled asshipped). This definition is in contrast 

to DOE’s definition for ‘‘additional 

functions’’, proposed in the January 

2012 NOPR, which are to be disabled for 

testing regardless of their status asshipped. Incorporating a definition for 

‘‘special functions’’ helps to clearly 

define which functions shall be enabled 

during testing. DOE believes that the 

definition for ‘‘special functions’’ from 

IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 is appropriate because 

it is a clear, concise and widely 

accepted definition. For these reasons, 

DOE is proposing to incorporate by 

reference this term, from section 3.1.18 

of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0, in section 2.12 

(Special Functions) of Appendix H to 

subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. 

Specifically, DOE proposes to define 

‘‘special functions’’ as ‘‘functions that 

are related to, but not required for, the 

basic operation of the device’’. 

Additionally, DOE proposes to 

incorporate the definition for 

‘‘additional funtions’’ from section 3.1.1 

of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 in section 2.1 

(Additional Functions) of Appendix H 

to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. DOE 

notes that this definition has not 

changed from the definition proposed in 

the January 2012 NOPR, but is 

incorporated by reference to be 

consistent with existing industry test 

procedures. DOE requests comment 

from interested parties on incorporating 

by reference the IEC definitions for 

‘‘additional functions’’ and ‘‘special 

functions’’ in today’s SNOPR (Section 

V.B.4). 

3. New Definitions 

In response to the January 2012 

NOPR, Sharp and MEVSA proposed 

adding definitions for ‘‘preset picture 

setting’’ and ‘‘dark room’’ respectively. 

(Sharp, No. 45 at p. 2; MEVSA, No. 44 

at p. 3) Additionally, in written 

comments to the January 2012 NOPR, 

Sharp commented that an abbreviation 

for Blu-ray DiscTM should be included. 

(Sharp, No. 45 at p. 3) Based on 

interested party feedback, DOE is 

proposing to define ‘‘component video’’, 

‘‘composite video’’, ‘‘HDMI’’, ‘‘S-video’’, 

‘‘preset picture setting’’, and ‘‘dark 

room’’, and add the abbreviation ‘‘BD’’ 

for Blu-ray Disc in today’s SNOPR. 

a. Input Connections 

In order to further aid in defining the 

scope of coverage of this rulemaking 

DOE would like to harmonize its 

definitions for input connections with 

other DOE rules such as the set-top box 

rulemaking published on January 23, 

2013. 78 FR 5076. Thus, DOE proposes 

to include definitions for component 

video, composite video, HDMI, and Svideo in the test procedure. DOE 

proposes to incorporate by reference 

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define the component video and HDMI 

connections. DOE proposes to 

incorporate by reference CEA–770.3–D, 

‘‘High Definition TV Analog Component 

Video Interface’’ for the definition of 

component video, and HDMI 

Specification Version 1.0, ‘‘HighDefinition Multimedia Interface 

Specification, Informational Version 

1.0’’ for the definition of HDMI. DOE 

believes these standards provide the 

appropriate information for defining the 

component video and HDMI 

connections. 

b. Dark Room 

MEVSA agreed with the testing 

conditions outlined in the January 2012 

NOPR but believes that dark room 

conditions are underspecified. (MEVSA, 

No. 44 at p. 2) MEVSA suggested the 

following dark room definition: ‘‘All 

luminance testing (with a non-contact 

meter) and on mode testing (with ABC 

enabled by default) shall be performed 

in dark room conditions, meaning the 

display screen illuminance 

measurement in off mode must be less 

than or equal to 1.0 lux, and in a room 

or an enclosure with dark, nonreflective walls.’’ (MEVSA, No. 44 at p. 

3) DOE conducted on mode testing 

while varying room wall color (black, 

beige) and wall reflectance (fabric, matte 

paint, glossy paint and white-backed 

window), while ensuring room 

illuminance values were less than 1.0 

lux at the sensor. DOE observed a 

difference in power consumption of less 

than 2 percent with these room 

variations.11 Since on mode power 

measurements and luminance results 

were minimally impacted by these 

variations in room conditions, DOE 

tentatively concludes that specifying a 

maximum illuminance value of 1.0 lux 

measured at the TV ABC sensor or 

bottom of the TV bezel is sufficient for 

defining a dark room. Including a 

definition for dark room conditions 

provides clarity to the test procedure 

since it may be necessary for the 

luminance test and on mode test with 

ABC enabled by default to be performed 

in a dark room. Given interested party 

feedback from the January 2012 NOPR, 

DOE is proposing to define the term 

dark room in section 2.3 (Dark Room) of 

Appendix H to subpart B of 10 CFR part 

430. 

Even though DOE testing indicated 

that room conditions have a minimal 

impact on test results, DOE proposes to 

specify that the ABC sensor remain at 

least 2 feet from any wall surface (i.e. 

wall, ceiling, and floor). Maintaining a 

distance of at least 2 feet away from all 

wall surfaces increases test set-up 

repeatability. DOE clarifies that this 

specification does not include surfaces 

on which the TV may be placed or the 

room surface closest to the back of the 

TV. Additionally, this requirement is 

only necessary for TV’s with ABC 

sensors enabled by default. DOE 

requests comment from interested 

parties on requiring the ABC sensor to 

be at least 2 feet from any room surface 

(See Section V.B.5). 

c. Picture Settings 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed to define ‘‘retail picture 

setting’’ as the ‘‘preset picture setting’’ 

in which the TV produces the highest 

luminance in on mode. 77 FR 2830, 

2837. Sharp, MEVSA, PG&E, NEEA, and 

Panasonic all stated that the term and 

definition were confusing and proposed 

alternative definitions or changes to the 

term. 

NEEA stated that DOE should change 

the definition for ‘‘retail picture setting’’ 

and could define it as ‘‘the mode with 

the highest brightness level attainable 

by a factory defined menu option.’’ 

Otherwise, NEEA recommended 

changing the term to something other 

than ‘‘retail picture setting’’. (NEEA, No. 

43 at p. 2) MEVSA recommended the 

following definition: ‘‘Retail picture 

setting is the television configuration 

when the ‘retail’ forced menu is selected 

(if available), or the preset picture 

setting in which the TV produces the 

highest luminance during the on mode 

conditions.’’ (MEVSA, No. 44 at p. 6) 

PG&E suggested an alternative term, 

‘‘brightest picture setting, which is the 

picture setting in which the TV 

produces the highest luminance during 

on mode.’’ (PG&E, No. 46 at p. 2) Sharp 

urged DOE to define ‘‘retail picture 

setting’’ as ‘‘the picture setting which is 

recommended for retail use by the 

manufacturer from the initial set up 

menu.’’ (Sharp, No. 45 at p. 2) Further, 

Panasonic recommended changing the 

definition for ‘‘retail picture setting’’ to 

the following: ‘‘Retail picture setting (or 

the brightest-selectable preset picture 

setting) is the preset picture setting in 

which the TV produces the highest 

luminance during the on mode 

conditions.’’ (Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 3) 

Sharp also indicated that manufacturers 

may have brighter preset settings than 

the retail picture setting. (Public 

Meeting Transcript, No. 51 at p. 41) 

In ENERGY STAR v. 6.0, EPA requires 

that a forced menu is displayed when 

the TV is powered on for the first time, 

providing users with a choice of 

‘‘home’’ or ‘‘retail’’ (see Figure 1). Once 

a consumer chooses the home menu, 

multiple pre-programmed viewing 

options are provided, such as 

‘‘standard’’, ‘‘vivid’’, ‘‘movie’’, ‘‘sports’’, 

and ‘‘game’’, which adjust the 

brightness, contrast and other settings to 

modify the picture depending on the 

user’s preference. In general, the TV will 

default to one of the pre-programmed 

settings once the ‘‘home’’ menu is 

selected. From the list above, the default 

setting would likely be the ‘‘standard’’ 

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Since most, if not all, power 

consumption will occur in the ‘‘home’’ 

menu for a given TV purchased by a 

consumer, DOE believes that on mode 

power consumption values should be 

representative of the viewing options 

available from the ‘‘home’’ menu rather 

than from the ‘‘retail’’ menu. DOE is 

therefore proposing to remove the 

definitions for ‘‘retail picture setting’’ 

and ‘‘home picture setting’’ proposed in 

the January 2012 NOPR and replace 

these definitions with the following new 

terms: ‘‘preset picture setting’’, 

‘‘brightest-selectable preset picture 

setting’’, and ‘‘default picture setting’’. 

DOE believes these changes clarify the 

picture settings for testing and provide 

a more representative power 

consumption value. 

DOE received feedback from the 

January 2012 NOPR requesting 

clarification of the term ‘‘preset picture 

setting’’, as it is used in the definition 

of ‘‘retail picture setting’’. Neither IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 nor ENERGY STAR v. 6.0 

provide a definition for this term; 

therefore, DOE proposes to define 

‘‘preset picture setting’’ in today’s 

SNOPR. MEVSA and PG&E suggested 

that DOE clarify what is meant by the 

term ‘‘preset picture setting’’. (MEVSA, 

No. 44 at p. 5; PG&E, No. 46 at p. 2) DOE 

believes that defining ‘‘preset picture 

setting’’ will improve test repeatability 

and reproducibility, and minimize 

confusion when selecting picture 

settings for on mode and luminance 

testing. DOE proposes to define ‘‘preset 

picture setting’’ in section 2.11 (Preset 

Picture Setting) of Appendix H to 

subpart B of 10 CFR part 430 as ‘‘a preprogrammed factory setting obtained 

from the TV menu with pre-determined 

picture parameters such as brightness, 

contrast, color, sharpness, etc. Preset 

picture settings are selected within the 

home menu after the initial set-up 

selection from the forced menu, if a 

forced menu is present’’. DOE requests 

comment on the need to define ‘‘preset 

picture setting’’, as well as DOE’s 

proposed definition (Section V.B.6). 

Based on comments from interested 

parties, DOE is proposing to remove the 

term ‘‘retail picture setting’’ and define 

‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ in section 2.2 (Brightest 

-selectable preset picture setting) of 

Appendix H to subpart B of 10 CFR part 

430 as ‘‘the preset picture setting in 

which the television produces the 

highest luminance during on mode’’. To 

determine the ‘‘brightest selectable 

preset picture setting’’, each ‘‘preset 

picture setting’’ must be tested 

according to the luminance test in 

section 5.5 (Luminance Test) of 

Appendix H to subpart B of 10 CFR part 

430. DOE requests comment from 

interested parties on the use of the term 

‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ and its proposed definition 

(Section V.B.7). 

Although Sharp commented that it 

agrees with the current definition for 

‘‘home picture setting’’ (Sharp, No. 45 at 

p. 2), DOE no longer feels this term and 

its associated definition is appropriate 

given its association with the forced 

menu requirements in ENERGY STAR v. 

6.0. DOE is therefore proposing to 

remove the term and definition for 

‘‘home picture setting’’ and replace it 

with ‘‘default picture setting’’. DOE 

proposes to define ‘‘default picture 

setting’’, in section 2.4 (Default picture 

setting) of Appendix H to subpart B of 

10 CFR part 430, as the picture setting 

the TV enters into immediately 

following the selection of the home 

menu from the forced menu. If the TV 

does not have a forced menu, the asshipped picture setting shall be the 

‘‘default picture setting’’. DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on the 

proposed term, ‘‘default picture setting’’ 

(Section V.B.8). 

DOE believes that the addition of 

‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ and ‘‘default picture setting’’ 

clarifies how picture settings should be 

selected and used for testing. 

Determining the luminance values of 

the available ‘‘preset picture settings’’ 

should require little time and is the 

most definitive way to determine the 

’’brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ (see figure 1). DOE also believes 

that excluding any picture settings 

derived from the ‘‘retail’’ forced menu 

setting (see figure 2), as specified in 

ENERGY STAR v. 6.0, will result in 

representative picture settings for 

determining on mode power 

consumption. Figure 2 illustrates the 

concept of picture settings as proposed 

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E. Testing Conditions and Accuracy and 

Precision of Measurement Equipment 

1. Power Supply Measurements 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed adopting the IEC 62087 Ed. 

3.0 power supply specifications with 

several modifications. 77 FR 2830, 2838. 

DOE proposed to limit the input voltage 

and frequency to 115 V at 60 Hz, rather 

than including the general requirement 

that the TV be tested at ‘‘the nominal 

voltage of the region.’’ DOE also 

proposed restricting the voltage 

fluctuation supplied to the TV during 

testing to be within ± 1 percent, rather 

than the ± 2 percent specified in IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0. 77 FR 2830, 2838. 

In response to DOE’s proposal, 

Panasonic recommended adopting IEC 

62087 Ed 3.0 Section 5.1.1 (Power 

Supply) requirements, which specify 

that the nominal voltage and frequency 

of the region be used and provide 

tolerances for voltage, frequency, and 

harmonics. (Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 2) 

Although DOE agrees with Panasonic’s 

comments in support of a nominal 

voltage requirement, DOE is proposing 

to adopt power specifications from IEC 

62301 Ed. 2.0 rather than from IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0. IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0 is 

consistent with DOE’s proposal in the 

January 2012 NOPR of a voltage and 

frequency tolerance of ±1% while still 

specifying the nominal voltage and 

frequency of the country. This allows 

the DOE test procedure to be used by 

other regulating bodies while still 

specifying the same criteria proposed in 

the January 2012 NOPR. IEC 62301 Ed. 

2.0 also provides a table for the nominal 

voltage and frequency values by country 

which is consistent with the NOPR 

proposal of 115 volts at a frequency of 

60 Hz for the United States. This table 

explicitly states the nominal voltage of 

the United States to avoid any confusion 

while listing other regions so the DOE 

test procedure may easily be adapted by 

other regions and regulating bodies. 

DOE proposes to modify section 3.1.1 

(Power Supply Requirements) to 

Appendix H to subpart B of 10 CFR part 

430, and incorporate by reference 

section 4.3.1 (Supply Voltage and 

Frequency) of IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0. 

Additionally, it has come to DOE’s 

attention that the proposed language in 

the January 2012 NOPR for measuring 

power factor may be confusing. DOE 

clarifies that for proposed section 

3.1.2.2 to Appendix H to subpart B of 

10 CFR part 430, both power factor and 

real power shall be measured and 

reported for all on mode tests. 

DOE wishes to retain the total 

harmonic distortion (THD) requirement 

that was proposed in the January 2012 

NOPR as additional clarification to the 

power supply requirement referenced in 

IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0. DOE did not receive 

comment on its proposal and feels that 

a tolerance of 5% is sufficient without 

being a test burden. 

2. Light Measurement Device 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed that either a contact or a noncontact Light Measurement Device 

(LMD) could be used for measuring TV 

screen luminance. 74 FR 2838–39. DOE 

believes the January 2012 NOPR 

proposal may have incorrectly implied 

that LMD specifications only referred to 

luminance meters. In this SNOPR, DOE 

clarifies that LMD specifications are 

designed to be used for both luminance 

and illuminance LMDs. DOE also 

proposed, in the January 2012 NOPR, an 

accuracy of ±2 percent (±2 digits) of the 

digitally displayed value, and 

repeatability within 0.4 percent (±2 

digits) of the display value for all LMDs 

used during the test. 77 FR 2830, 2838– 

39. PG&E agreed with allowing both a 

contact and distance luminance meter 

for measuring screen luminance (PG&E, 

No. 46 at p. 2), and Sharp agreed with 

DOE’s proposed LMD specifications. 

(Sharp, No. 45 at p. 3) NEEA urged DOE 

to clarify the accuracy of the luminance 

meters in the test procedure. (NEEA, No. 

43 at p. 2) MEVSA also asked DOE to 

provide more clarification on the LMD 

tolerance specification. (Public Meeting 

Transcript, No. 51 at p. 29) Given 

interested party feedback, DOE is 

proposing to update section 3.1.3 (Light 

Measurement Device) of Appendix H to 

subpart B of 10 CFR part 430 by 

providing examples for calculating LMD 

tolerance and adding language to clarify 

the scope of this requirement. However, 


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DOE has removed the repeatability 

requirement as it may not be 

appropriate for all LMDs. DOE seeks 

comment from interested parties on the 

clarification of the LMD accuracy 

requirement and the removal of the 

LMD repeatability requirement (Section 

V.B.9). 

3. Input Cable 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed adopting High-Definition 

Multimedia Interface (HDMI)/Digital 

Video Interface (DVI), Video Graphics 

Array (VGA), component video, separate 

video (S-Video), and composite video 

input cables for conducting on mode 

power consumption testing. 77 FR 2830, 

2839–40. Panasonic, Sharp, and MEVSA 

indicated that VGA and DVI inputs 

should be excluded from TV testing 

because those formats are designed for 

displays. Sharp also noted that video 

input should be tested in the following 

order: HDMI, Component Analog, SVideo, and Composite Analog. (Sharp, 

No. 45 at p. 6) MEVSA suggested the 

following input hierarchy: ‘‘Testing 

shall be performed using an HDMI 

input. If the TV does not have an HDMI 

input, the following inputs shall be used 

in the following order: component, SVideo, and composite. If the TV has 

none of these inputs, an appropriate 

interface shall be used.’’ (MEVSA, No. 

44 at p. 3) Panasonic commented that 

VGA and DVI should be excluded from 

the input hierarchy. (Panasonic, No. 50 

at p. 2) NEEA also commented on the 

input and signal sources, indicating that 

DOE should align the signal source and 

generation section with IEC 62087 Ed. 

3.0. (NEEA, No. 43 at p. 2) IEC 62087 

Ed. 3.0 does not specify a particular 

input cable or input cable hierarchy, but 

rather indicates that only one set of 

input cables be used. DOE believes that 

specifying a particular hierarchy of 

input cables will avoid confusion and 

improve test repeatability. 

Given interested party feedback, and 

that VGA and DVI input cables are 

specific to displays, DOE is proposing to 

remove VGA and DVI from section 4.5 

(Input Cable) of Appendix H to subpart 

B of 10 CFR part 430, resulting in the 

following input cable hierarchy: HDMI, 

component video, S-video, and 

composite video. DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on the 

proposed input cable hierarchy and the 

removal of VGA and DVI from this 

hierarchy (Section V.B.10). 

4. Input Terminal 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE did 

not propose to specify a particular input 

terminal when connecting the signal 

source and the TV. DOE is aware that 

some TVs have multiple HDMI input 

terminals designed for specific signal 

sources such as video game consoles 

and personal computers. Different input 

terminals may affect the picture setting 

the TV assigns to a particular 

component. For example, an input 

terminal designed for video game 

consoles may default to a picture setting 

designed for video games; this may not 

be the picture setting designed for 

typical on mode viewing or with a Bluray Disc player. Given that some TVs 

have multiple input terminals and some 

of those inputs are not designed for a 

typical on mode signal source, DOE is 

proposing to include section 4.6 (Input 

Terminal) to Appendix H to subpart B 

of 10 CFR part 430, to specify that the 

primary input terminal (or any input 

that maintains the same TV 

characteristics as the primary input, as 

specified by the owner’s manual) shall 

be used to conduct testing. Such input 

terminals are designed to be used with 

Blu-ray disc players and set-top boxes. 

DOE requests comment from interested 

parties on the proposal to perform 

testing using the primary input terminal 

(Section V.B.11). 

5. Video Input Device 

During testing, DOE observed that 

power consumption differences can 

arise when the Blu-ray Disc (BD) player 

used in testing is made by the same 

manufacturer as the television. DOE has 

observed that these power consumption 

differences can be as high as 29.7%, 

which may result in test procedure 

reproducibility issues.12 Since the TV 

power consumption in on mode can 

vary significantly based on the BD 

player used for testing, DOE proposes 

additional specificity for BD players. 

DOE believes that these power 

consumption differences in the TV arise 

because TVs and BD players can 

communicate by utilizing the consumer 

electronic control function on the HDMI 

terminal. Consumer electronic control 

functionality can automatically perform 

operations for the customer, such as 

powering on or off the other device, 

adjusting volume on the TV when the 

BD player volume is adjusted, or 

defaulting to a different picture setting. 

While this functionality can provide a 

better user experience, DOE observed 

two situations in which this 

communication can result in the 

television automatically changing to a 

different picture setting when connected 

to a BD player made by the same 

manufacturer as the TV. The picture 

setting and energy consumption 

differences observed when using 

different manufacturer BD players with 

TV1, manufactured by Manufacturer A 

is shown in Table 1 through Table 4. 

Although Table 1 shows constant power 

consumption for TV1 across all BD 

player manufacturers, BD player A 

(same manufacturer as TV A) exhibited 

a proprietary picture setting by default, 

which was not seen with the other BD 

players. When the picture setting was 

changed to the standard picture setting, 

consistent with the other BD players, 

DOE observed an average power 

consumption decrease for TV1 of 21.2% 

(Table 2). Table 3 shows another TV 

from manufacturer A, TV2, that also 

entered the proprietary picture setting 

when using BD player A, but the power 

consumption of TV2 was on average 

29.7% higher than when using the other 

BD players. When the picture setting 

was changed to the standard picture 

setting seen with the other BD players, 

the power consumption of TV2 

decreased to a value similar to the other 

players (Table 4). DOE tested both TV1 

and TV2 with four BD players made by 

other manufacturers and did not observe 

any changes to the picture setting or 

power consumption. To prevent such 

interaction between the TV and BD 

player, DOE is proposing that all TVs 

shall be tested with a BD player of a 

different manufacturer than the TV. For 

example, Manufacturer A’s TV may be 

tested with any BD player other than 

one manufactured by Manufacturer A. 

Additionally, DOE believes that the 

video input device may interact with 

the TV in standby modes as well as in 

on mode. To ensure that no data are 

transferred between the video input 

device and the TV, DOE proposes that 

all video input devices be disconnected 

from the TV during standby-passive 

mode and standby-active, low mode 

testing. DOE requests comment from 

interested parties on the proposed 

additional specifications for video input 

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TABLE 1—TV1 MANUFACTURER A ON MODE POWER CONSUMPTION MEASURED WITH FIVE BD PLAYERS

TV1—Manufacturer A 

Blu-ray disc player manufacturer 

A B C D E 

Default picture setting ...................................................................... Proprietary ... Standard ...... Standard ...... Standard ..... Standard 

Power Consumption (W) .................................................................. 50.72 ........... 50.72 ........... 51.95 ........... 51.99 ........... 50.82 

TABLE 2—TV1 MANUFACTURER A ON MODE POWER CONSUMPTION IN STANDARD PICTURE SETTING

TV1—Manufacturer A 

Blu-ray disc player manufacturer 

A B C D E 

Power Consumption (W) .................................................................. 40.46 50.72 51.95 51.99 50.82 

TABLE 3—TV2 MANUFACTURER A ON MODE POWER CONSUMPTION MEASURED WITH FIVE BD PLAYERS

TV2—Manufacturer A 

Blu-ray disc player manufacturer 

A B C D E 

Default picture setting ...................................................................... Proprietary ... Standard ...... Standard ...... Standard ..... Standard 

Power Consumption (W) .................................................................. 273.5 ........... 212.9 ........... 209.1 ........... 209.9 ........... 211.9 

TABLE 4—TV2 MANUFACTURER A ON MODE POWER CONSUMPTION IN STANDARD PICTURE SETTING

TV2—Manufacturer A 

Blu-ray disc player manufacturer 

A B C D E 

Power Consumption (W) .................................................................. 209.8 212.9 209.1 209.9 211.9 

6. Stabilization 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed section 5.2 (Warm-up), which 

included warming up the TV using the 

IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 dynamic broadcastcontent video signal. 77 FR 2830, 2842– 

43. In response to this proposal, 

interested parties indicated that DOE 

should reference IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 for 

stabilization criteria. While Panasonic is 

in favor of the 2 percent stabilization 

criteria proposed in the NOPR, they 

recommended that DOE adopt the 

stabilization criteria used by IEC 62087 

Ed 3.0. This allows the stabilization 

period to end once the TV has reached 

the 2 percent stabilization criteria, 

rather than the mandatory 1 hour period 

proposed in the January 2012 NOPR for 

all TVs. (Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 2) 

Sharp indicated that IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 

should be used for stabilization criteria. 

(Sharp, No. 45 at p. 3) 

DOE believes that it is appropriate to 

incorporate IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 Section 

11.4.2 (Stabilization) by reference, since 

it is similar to section 5.2 (Warm-up) 

which DOE proposed in the January 

2012 NOPR. 77 FR 2830, 2842–43. The 

specifications in IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 

ensure that the TV reaches stabilization, 

as proposed in the January 2012 NOPR, 

but it may reduce test time if a TV 

stabilizes in less than an hour. For this 

reason, DOE proposes to remove section 

5.2 (Warm-up) as proposed in the 

January 2012 NOPR and replace it with 

a revised section 5.2 (Stabilization) of 

Appendix H to subpart B of 10 CFR part 

430, which incorporates by reference 

section 11.4.2 (Stabilization) of IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0. DOE requests comment 

from interested parties on incorporating 

by reference the stabilization 

requirements in section 11.4.2 of IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 (Section V.B.12). 

Additionally, DOE would like to 

provide guidance for stabilization 

specifications incorporated from IEC 

62087. DOE proposes that the TV 

stabilization shall be performed in the 

‘‘default picture setting’’ and all TVs 

shipped with the ABC sensor enabled 

by default shall be stabilized with the 

ABC sensor enabled. The TV settings are 

configured in the same manner for on 

mode testing as they are for the 

stabilization, in order to decrease the 

risk that other settings may be modified 

when enabling or disabling functions or 

settings. DOE also proposes that at least 

300 lux of light shall enter the TV ABC 

sensor during the stabilization period, 

allowing the sensor to remain active and 

engaged. A light level of at least 300 lux 

shall be applied in accordance with 

section 5.5 of Appendix H. DOE 

believes that the TV should be stabilized 

under the same conditions used during 

on mode testing. DOE would like to 

ensure that the TV settings remain in 

the default picture setting throughout 

testing. DOE requests comment from 

interested parties on (1) stabilizing the 

TV in the default picture setting and (2) 

stabilizing the TV with the ABC sensor 

enabled and 300 lux entering the sensor, 

when the ABC sensor is enabled by 

default (See Section V.B.14). 

7. Test Order 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed conducting testing in the 

following order: luminance, on mode, 

standby mode, and off mode. 77 FR 

2830, 2841–42. DOE proposed testing 

luminance before on mode since 

‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ could have been interpreted as 

the retail mode from the forced menu, 

using the definitions in the January 

2012 NOPR. Thus, if the on mode test 

is performed before luminance testing, 

some TVs may not be capable of being 

placed into the ‘‘retail picture setting’’ 

for luminance testing once the TV has 

been placed in the ‘‘home picture 

setting’’. To address this potential issue, 

DOE proposed testing luminance prior 

to on mode in the January 2012 

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Data. This material is available in Docket #EERE– 

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14ENERGY STAR v. 6.0 references the January 

2012 NOPR, therefore ENERGY STAR v. 5.3 is being 

referenced. 

15Round Robin Test Report. This report is 

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NEEA supported DOE’s proposal to 

test luminance before testing on mode. 

(NEEA, No. 43 at p. 3) Panasonic urged 

DOE to place the luminance test after 

the on mode test as the on mode test 

may not be as repeatable when it does 

not immediately follow the stabilization 

period. (Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 3) 

Panasonic indicated that if a TV could 

not switch back to the ‘‘retail picture 

setting’’ after being in ‘‘home picture 

setting’’ a revised test procedure could 

be used that includes an additional 

stabilization period between the 

luminance and on mode tests to ensure 

that it is repeatable. (Panasonic, No. 50 

at p. 3) Sharp noted that changing the 

order of luminance testing might require 

double testing for products that need to 

be tested with IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0. 

(Sharp, No. 45 at p. 3) 

As discussed earlier, DOE is 

proposing to add the defined term 

‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ and remove the definition of 

‘‘retail picture setting’’, initially 

proposed in the January 2012 NOPR. 

Since the ‘‘brightest selectable preset 

picture setting’’ can be readily accessed 

within the home mode from a forced 

menu, DOE is proposing to revise the 

test order to the following: on mode, 

luminance, standby mode, and off 

mode. This is consistent with the 

comments received from Panasonic and 

Sharp and is also consistent with the 

current test order specified by IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 and ENERGY STAR v. 6.0. 

DOE requests comment from interested 

parties regarding the proposed change to 

the testing order (Section V.B.12). 

The January 2012 NOPR proposed 

that the luminance test be performed 

immediately following the initial warmup period. MEVSA agreed with DOE’s 

proposed warm-up period but suggested 

that DOE clarify what was meant by 

‘‘immediately after the warm-up period’’ 

to measure the luminance (MEVSA, No. 

44 at p. 6). Panasonic suggested that an 

additional 10 minute warm-up period is 

needed before each luminance 

measurement (Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 

3). Today’s SNOPR proposes that the on 

mode test follow the initial stabilization 

period with the luminance test 

conducted immediately following the 

on mode test. As discussed in the 

stabilization section of the SNOPR 

(Section III.E.5), DOE is proposing to 

incorporate by reference the 

requirements in section 11.4.2 

(Stabilization) of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0, 

which states that the luminance 

measurement should occur ‘‘before the 

activation of any image retention 

prevention features’’. Prior to the 

January 2012 NOPR, DOE found that 

stabilizing the TV for any length of time 

resulted in activation of anti-image 

retention features and therefore 

proposed in the January 2012 NOPR that 

the screen luminance be measured 

immediately after the TV is warmedup.13 Based on a comment received 

from MEVSA, DOE has revised section 

5.5.1 (Luminance Test) in Appendix H 

to clarify that the luminance test be 

conducted immediately following the 

on mode test and the screen shall not be 

allowed to stabilize. This clarification 

aligns with the stabilization language 

incorporated from section 11.5 of IEC 

62087 Ed 3.0 which states that 

measurements ‘‘shall be made before the 

activation of image retention prevention 

features’’. DOE requests comment from 

interested parties on the transition 

between the on mode power 

consumption test and the luminance 

test (Section V.B.16). 

F. Automatic Brightness Control Test 

Set-up 

1. General 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed incorporating a test procedure 

for TVs with ABC enabled by default. 77 

FR 2850. NEEA agreed that TVs with 

ABC enabled by default should be tested 

differently than TVs without ABC or 

without ABC enabled by default. (NEEA 

No. 8 at p. 4) Appliance Standards 

Awareness Project (ASAP) supported a 

robust test procedure that captures the 

effect of ABC on energy consumption 

for TVs with ABC enabled by default. 

(ASAP No. 1 at p. 1) Based on interested 

party feedback, DOE has maintained its 

initial proposal to incorporate a test 

procedure for TVs with ABC enabled by 

default in today’s SNOPR but wishes to 

modify the specification of this 

procedure to make it more repeatable 

and reproducible. 

2. Set-up for Generating and Measuring 

Illuminance 

a. Direct Light Source 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed to evaluate ABC sensor 

response by directing light from a 

halogen incandescent lamp into the 

TV’s ABC sensor. 77 FR 2853–54. NEEA 

supported using a direct light source to 

generate the illuminance values, as 

diffused light may not be repeatable. 

(NEEA No. 9 at p. 5) PG&E agreed with 

using a direct light source but 

recommended allowing different 

lighting types. (PG&E No. 5 at p. 4) 

Panasonic supported creating 

illuminance with a direct light source. 

(Panasonic No. 9 at p. 7) Sharp agreed 

that halogen incandescent is a proper 

lamp for ABC testing. (Sharp No. 8 at p. 

6) Sharp further suggested directing 

light into the ABC sensor at an angle 

that results in the maximum power 

consumption. (Sharp No. 8 at p. 6) 

Additionally, National Resource 

Defense Council (NRDC) recommended 

that DOE provide clear guidance on how 

to create the illuminance values. (NRDC, 

No. 2 at p. 4) While DOE has maintained 

its proposal to generate illuminance 

values using a direct light source, DOE 

proposes to clarify the light source setup in response to stakeholder comment. 

Neither IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 nor 

ENERGY STAR v. 5.3 14 specifies the 

particular location of the light source 

with respect to the TV and ABC sensor. 

DOE recognizes that there are many 

ways to create direct illuminance and 

therefore believes that specifying the 

exact location of the light source will 

provide a more repeatable test 

procedure. DOE evaluated two methods 

for directly illuminating the ABC 

sensor; a ‘‘distance’’ test set-up and an 

‘‘adjacent’’ test set-up. DOE evaluated 

both of these methods to determine the 

effect of distance between the light 

source and ABC sensor and the impact 

of lamp set-up on TV performance and 

repeatability. The evaluation consisted 

of a round robin where four labs 

performed testing with each method on 

eight different TVs.15 Based on this 

evaluation, DOE is proposing the 

method outlined by the ‘‘distance’’ test 

set-up. DOE further explains both test 

set-ups below, and the results obtained 

from each. 

The ‘‘distance’’ test set-up requires 

only a light source that is placed at a 

distance of 5 feet (± 3 inches) from the 

center of the ABC sensor. The center of 

the lamp is aligned at the same height 

as the center of the ABC sensor with 

respect to the floor, resulting in a 

perpendicular angle with respect to the 

center of the sensor. All four corners of 

the TV face are equidistant from a 

vertical reference wall (e.g., fixed 

position room wall). The light source is 

positioned ensuring the center focal 

point of the lamp is perpendicular to the 

center of the ABC sensor, and the 

vertical reference wall. A side view of 

the ‘‘distance’’ test set-up is shown in 

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Figure 4. 


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The ‘‘adjacent’’ test set-up requires a 

lamp and a cylindrical apparatus with a 

diameter at one end large enough to fit 

completely around the lamp and a 

diameter at the other end of 2 inches. 

The light source is secured flush against 

the large diameter end of the apparatus 

so that no light escapes between the 

lamp and apparatus. The 2 inch 

diameter end of the apparatus is then 

placed flush against the bezel of the TV, 

completely covering the ABC sensor. 

The center of the lamp is aligned at the 

same height as the center of the ABC 

sensor with respect to the floor, 

resulting in a perpendicular angle with 

respect to the center of the sensor. The 

‘‘adjacent’’ test set-up is shown in 

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16Energy conversation standards for Incandescent 

Relector Lamps. 77 FR 4203. January 31, 2013. 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=DOE-HQ-2012-0001-0039 

17One TV was tested at only three labs as it 

sustained damage during set-up, prior to testing, at 

the final lab; DOE did not test this TV since it was 

not clear how the damage may have affected the 

TV’s performance. 

18Round Robin Test Report. This report is 

available in Docket #EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 at 

www.regulations.gov. 

In the January 2012 NOPR DOE 

proposed using a 100 W halogen 

incandescent lamp to create illuminance 

values. While no stakeholders expressed 

objection to the proposed 100 W 

halogen incandescent lamp, DOE now 

has an incandescent reflector lamp 

efficacy standard in place 16, which 

affects the halogen incandescent lamp 

specified in the January 2012 NOPR. As 

part of this standard, 100W halogen 

incandescent lamps will be phased out 

and replaced by higher efficacy lamps. 

To accommodate these lighting 

standards, DOE is proposing to use a 

standard spectrum halogen parabolic 

aluminized reflector (PAR) short neck 

lamp with a rated light output of 1000 

lumens (± 5 percent). Specifying lumens 

allows for lamps with a range of 

wattages to be used for testing, ensuring 

that lamps meeting the above 

requirements can be easily obtained. 

Standard spectrum is any incandescent 

reflector lamp that does not meet the 

definition of modified spectrum as 

defined in 10 CFR 430.2. DOE’s 

proposal allows for lamp efficacy to 

improve, while retaining the brightness 

necessary to perform ABC testing on 

TVs. 

b. Lamp Specifications 

Both the ‘‘distance’’ and ‘‘adjacent’’ 

test set-up discussed in the previous 

section utilized a 1000 lumen PAR 30S 

halogen incandescent lamp in the round 

robin testing instead of a 100 W lamp. 

For both set-ups, target illuminance 

values are obtained by varying the light 

source input voltage, with the 

illuminance measured at the ABC 

sensor. To compare these test set-ups, 

DOE conducted round robin testing on 

eight different TV models at four 

separate test labs to determine the 

repeatability and reproducibility of both 

test set-ups. Each lab tested all eight 

TVs 17 a total of six times, three times 

using the ‘‘distance’’ test set-up and 

three times using the ‘‘adjacent’’ test setup. Each test comprised measurements 

taken at multiple illuminance values 

ranging from 0 to 300 lux. 

Analysis of the round robin testing 

results indicates that the ‘‘distance’’ test 

set-up provides more repeatable results 

at the target illuminance values.18 For 

this testing DOE selected illuminance 

values at 0, 10, 12, 35, 50, 75, 100 and 

300 lux to test a wide range of values. 

The power consumption coefficient of 

variation at each target illuminance 

value is lower for the ‘‘distance’’ test 

set-up when comparing results from all 

four labs for each TV tested. Results also 

show that TVs exhibit maximum power 

consumption (saturate) at significantly 

lower illuminance values, in some cases 

below 35 lux, with the ‘‘adjacent’’ test 

set-up. DOE does not believe ABC 

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20 Id. 

21Round Robin Test Report. This report is 

available in Docket #EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 at 

www.regulations.gov. 

values are representative of actual 

operation. 

c. Infrared Light 

During round robin testing, DOE 

observed different power consumption 

values for the ‘‘distance’’ and ‘‘adjacent’’ 

test set-ups when testing at the same 

illuminance values. To further 

understand this concept, DOE 

conducted an investigation which 

evaluated light intensity as a function of 

wavelength at multiple illuminance 

values using the ‘‘distance’’ set-up. The 

‘‘distance’’ test set-up requires a greater 

light intensity output compared to the 

‘‘adjacent’’ set-up to compensate for the 

increased distance from the ABC sensor. 

Results show that the ratio of infrared 

(IR) to visible light increased 

significantly as illuminance values 

decreased, especially at illuminance 

values less than 35 lux.19 To further 

evaluate the impact of IR on ABC sensor 

response, DOE used the ‘‘distance’’ test 

set-up to evaluate the power 

consumption on multiple TVs while 

placing a 67 millimeter (mm) diameter 

IR and ultraviolet (UV) blocking filter 

over the ABC sensor. DOE then 

compared power consumption results 

obtained with the IR/UV blocking filter 

to the round robin results to better 

understand how IR and UV light may 

impact TV sensor response. Results 

show decreased power consumption 

when testing with the IR/UV blocking 

filter regardless of TV or illuminance 

values.20 As a lamp is dimmed to 

simulate lower illuminance values, the 

IR to visible spectrum ratio is altered 

and the sensor receives more IR light 

that may result in higher power 

consumption. The LMD does not 

register the increased IR level. The 

‘‘adjacent’’ test set-up most likely 

resulted in higher power consumption 

due to the increased amount of IR 

caused by substantially dimming the 

lamp. Therefore, DOE is proposing to 

use an IR/UV blocking filter to remove 

the IR entering the ABC sensor. 

DOE is proposing to use a 67 mm 

diameter IR/UV blocking filter because 

it is a common size used in photography 

and can be easily obtained. DOE is 

proposing to place the filter directly in 

front of the ABC sensor because it 

provides a safer, simpler, more 

repeatable method. Although DOE is 

proposing to use an IR/UV filter placed 

in front of the TV’s sensor during ABC 

on mode testing with the ‘‘distance’’ test 

set-up, DOE is also considering using 

this test set-up without an IR/UV filter. 

d. Summary of Test Set-up 

In summary, DOE performed round 

robin testing to evaluate the 

repeatability of two test set-ups for 

specifying the location of the light 

source in response to interested party 

feedback requesting detailed 

instructions on how to generate direct 

illuminance values. Results show that 

the ‘‘distance’’ test set-up is more 

repeatable than the ‘‘adjacent’’ test setup. Additional testing using an IR/UV 

blocking filter, with the ‘‘distance’’ test 

set-up resulted in more realistic ABC 

sensor responses than when no filter 

was used. Based on interested party 

feedback and recent test results, DOE is 

proposing the following set up 

requirements for determining on mode 

power consumption for TVs with ABC 

enabled by default: (1) Light source 

shall be a standard spectrum halogen 

PAR short neck lamp with a rated 

brightness of 1000 lumens (± 5 percent); 

(2) lamp assembly shall be set-up using 

the ‘‘distance’’ test set-up (Figure 3), 

with the lamp 5 feet (± 3 inches) from 

the sensor and the center focal point of 

the lamp perpendicular to the center of 

the ABC sensor; (3) each corner of the 

TV face shall be aligned equidistant to 

a vertical reference wall; (4) all 

illuminance measurements shall be 

taken at the ABC sensor; and (5) a 67 

mm diameter IR/UV blocking filter shall 

be placed in front of the ABC sensor in 

a way that allows no unfiltered light to 

pass into the sensor during testing. The 

full round robin test report and 

additional testing data are provided on 

regulations.gov. 

DOE requests comment from 

interested parties on each of the five 

proposed test set-up specifications for 

determining on mode power 

consumption for TVs with ABC enabled 

by default (Section V.B.17). 

3. Test Illuminance Values 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed testing TVs with ABC enabled 

by default at four distinct illuminance 

values: 10, 50, 100, and 300 lux. 77 FR 

2850–52. ASAP, CEA, MEVSA, NEEA, 

NRDC, PG&E, and Sharp all agreed that 

testing should be performed at multiple 

illuminance values and also proposed 

specific values at which testing should 

be done. 

ASAP supported testing at four 

different illuminance values, in 

particular at both 50 and 100 lux. 

(ASAP No. 1 at p. 1) Sharp suggested 

illuminance values of 0, 12, 35, and 300 

lux and stated that no testing should be 

performed at an illuminance level near 

100 lux as manufacturers may dim 

brightness above 100 lux, potentially 

leading consumers to disable ABC. 

(Sharp No. 8 at p. 4) NEEA supported 

DOE’s proposed illuminance values of 

10, 50, 100, and 300 lux but would 

prefer testing at 150 lux instead of 100 

lux, as 150 lux would act as a better 

saturation point. (NEEA No. 8 at p. 5– 

6) NRDC also preferred testing at 150 

lux instead of 100 lux. (NRDC No. 2 at 

p. 3) MEVSA recommended levels of 0, 

12, and 300 lux, as ‘‘23% of viewership 

occurs between 0 lux and 6 lux, 70% 

between 6 and 156 lux, and 7% greater 

than 156 lux.’’ (MEVSA No. 5 at p. 7) 

PG&E suggested setting illuminance 

values at 5, 15, 45, and 135 lux. (PG&E 

No. 5 at p. 4) Panasonic provided a 

prioritized list of illuminance values for 

testing as follows: (1) 0 and 300 lux; (2) 

0, 12, and 300 lux; (3) 0, 35, and 300 

lux; (4) 0, 12, 35, and 300 lux. 

(Panasonic No. 8 at p. 5) 

In response to the January 2012 

NOPR, CEA recommended that the 

illuminance values for testing should be 

0, 12, and 300 lux, with the possibility 

of an additional point at 35 lux. (CEA 

No. 5 at p. 5) While multiple interested 

parties recommended testing at 0 lux, an 

ambient lighting level of 0 lux is 

impossible to achieve in practice and is 

typically achieved in the lab by covering 

the ABC sensor during testing. NEEA 

commented that a 0 lux value does not 

add value to this test since it is not 

representative of real world conditions. 

(NEEA, No. 43 at p. 4) ASAP also stated 

that a 0 lux illuminance value is not 

representative of real world conditions, 

but that a value under 10 lux may be 

appropriate. (ASAP, No. 46 at p. 2) DOE 

agrees and believes that an illuminance 

value just above 0 lux should be tested 

to measure the lowest possible power 

consumption with ABC enabled and is 

therefore proposing to test at 3 lux. DOE 

feels that it is necessary to have another 

low illuminance value due to the high 

viewership that takes place under low 

illuminance conditions. As such, DOE is 

proposing to also test at 12 lux, which 

aligns with many industry advocates 

including CEA, MEVSA, Panasonic and 

Sharp. (CEA, No. 47 at p. 5; MEVSA, 

No. 44 at p. 7; Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 

5; Sharp, No. 45 at p. 4) DOE proposed 

testing at the 10 lux value in the January 

2012 NOPR; however, since round robin 

results indicate little difference between 

power consumption at 10 and 12 lux,21

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23 Jones, Keith. Further Analysis of Background 

Lighting Levels during Television Viewing. CLASP. 

March, 29, 2012. http://www.clasponline.org/en/ 

ResourcesTools/Resources/ 

StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2012/FurtherAnalysis-Background-Lighting-Levels. 

24 Id. 

25 IR/ND Filter Test Results. This report is 

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26 Id. 

parties’ recommendations, DOE is 

proposing 12 lux in today’s SNOPR. 

Additionally DOE is proposing 100 

lux as a maximum illuminance value. 

DOE proposed both 150 and 300 lux in 

the January 2012 NOPR. However, based 

on DOE’s round robin testing,22

stakeholder feedback to the NOPR, and 

data from reports like the Collaborative 

Labeling and Appliance Standards 

Program (CLASP) study,23 DOE no 

longer feels that 150 or 300 are 

appropriate test values. The CLASP 

study indicates that the majority of TV 

viewership occurs when ambient light 

conditions are between 0 and 100 lux at 

the ABC sensor and that most TVs reach 

saturation near the 100 lux value. 

Testing at 100 lux is also supported by 

ASAP. (ASAP, No. 46 at p. 1) The 

CLASP study also reports that 76 

percent of viewing occurs at room 

illuminance values less than or equal to 

50 lux.24 DOE believes that it is 

important to have an additional 

illuminance value between 12 and 50 

and is therefore proposing to test at 35 

lux. CEA, MEVSA, Panasonic, and 

Sharp all provided comments 

supporting 35 lux as an illuminance test 

value. (CEA, No. 47 at p. 5; MEVSA, No. 

44 at p. 7; Panasonic, No. 50 at p. 5; 

Sharp, No. 45 at p. 4) Therefore, DOE is 

proposing to determine on mode power 

consumption for TVs with ABC enabled 

by default at 3 ± 1, 12 ± 1, 35 ± 2, and 

100 ± 5 lux. 

DOE is also proposing to measure 

illuminance from the brightest value to 

the dimmest value. The TV will already 

be warmed up at brighter levels and 

specifying the test order will ensure test 

repeatability. DOE seeks comment from 

interested parties on the proposed 

illuminance values and the order in 

which the values are tested (Section 

V.B.18). 

DOE originally selected the 0 lux 

illuminance value because it could be 

easily simulated by completely blocking 

the sensor. Now that DOE is proposing 

a 3 lux illuminance point, there may be 

some measurement equipment accuracy 

concerns for stakeholders because this 3 

lux value is so low. To mitigate some of 

these concerns for stakeholders, DOE is 

proposing to allow the 3 lux 

illuminance value to be simulated with 

a neutral density (ND) filter. ND filters 

work by uniformly reducing the light 

intensity entering the ABC sensor across 

the full spectrum (both visible and 

invisible). For example, 12 lux could be 

measured at the ABC sensor, but when 

a 2-stop ND filter is placed in front of 

the sensor, 75% of the light is blocked 

and the sensor would read 3 lux. This 

approach was created for labs that may 

not have illuminance meters capable of 

accurately reading 3 lux. An ND filter is 

not required for ABC testing, but may be 

used to simulate the 3 lux value. 

DOE performed testing to verify that 

similar power consumption values are 

measured whether or not an ND filter is 

used when testing at 3 lux. DOE 

observed that the power consumption in 

some TVs decreased by as much as 12 

percent 25 with the use of an ND filter 

compared to testing without a filter. 

DOE believes that by dimming a lamp 

from 12 lux to 3 lux, the IR to visible 

spectrum ratio increases and the ABC 

sensor interprets that it is receiving 

more visible light than it actually 

receives. Even though the ND filter is 

blocking 75% of the light, it does so 

uniformly across all wavelengths, 

allowing IR to pass through the filter. To 

verify this theory, DOE tested ND filters 

in conjunction with the IR/UV blocking 

filter and compared the results to testing 

at 3 lux with the IR/UV blocking filter 

only. DOE observed a difference of less 

than 1 percent for all cases and therefore 

believes that using both filters together 

would be preferable.26

In addition, DOE evaluated 

illuminance meters that are currently 

available on the market and found that 

with the accuracy specified in section 

3.1.3 (Light Measurement Device) of the 

proposed test procedure, LMDs should 

have the tolerance to accurately measure 

3 lux. Although DOE believes that the 

LMD accuracy specifications are 

sufficient to accurately measure 3 lux at 

the ABC sensor, DOE is proposing to 

allow the option to use a ND filter to 

obtain 3 lux at the sensor provided that 

DOE moves forward with its proposal to 

also require the use of an IR/UV 

blocking filter. DOE notes that it is only 

proposing to allow an ND filter when 

also using an IR/UV blocking filter. DOE 

seeks comment from interested parties 

on the use of a ND filter (section 

V.B.19). 

4. Illuminance Weighting Scale 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

discussed combining the power 

consumption measured at the four 

illuminance values using a weighted 

average, with equal weighting factors to 

determine ABC power consumption for 

TVs with ABC enabled by default. 77 FR 

2854. DOE ultimately decided not to 

propose a specific weighting approach 

in the January 2012 NOPR and 

requested additional feedback from 

interested parties. 

Sharp, NRDC, and ASAP all agreed 

with assigning equal weight to the 

power consumption at each illuminance 

value. (Sharp No. 45 at p. 6; NRDC No. 

40 at p. 3; ASAP No. 46 at p. 2) NEEA 

preferred that power consumption be 

reported for each of the four 

illuminance values instead of reporting 

an average. However, NEEA suggested 

weightings of 33 percent, 33 percent, 17 

percent, and 17 percent for each of the 

illuminance values, respectively, if a 

weighting system were used. (NEEA No. 

8 at p. 4–5) Panasonic commented that 

the higher illuminance values should be 

weighted less, as viewership occurs less 

at those levels. (Panasonic No. 8 at p. 5– 

6) Given that 76 percent of viewership 

occurs at or below 50 lux, DOE believes 

that the three lower illuminance values 

proposed (3, 12, and 35 lux) should 

comprise the majority of the overall 

power consumption average. Based on 

interested party feedback, DOE is 

proposing to weight each illuminance 

value equally when calculating a TV’s 

overall power consumption. DOE 

requests comment from interested 

parties on equally weighting the 

illuminance values to determine on 

mode power consumption for TVs with 

ABC enabled by default (Section 

V.B.20). 

G. Standby Modes 

1. Standby-Passive Mode 

In comments to the January 2012 

NOPR, NRDC expressed concerns with 

‘‘quick start’’ options that may be 

available on some TVs. NRDC suggested 

that DOE require network-capable TVs 

be attached to a live internet connection 

with ‘‘quick start’’ features enabled and 

power consumption measured over 15 

minutes. (NRDC, No. 40 at p. 4–5) While 

DOE understands that there may be an 

increase in power consumption 

associated with this feature, DOE does 

not believe the TV needs to be 

connected to a network for this feature 

to be active. The additional power 

consumed is most likely keeping 

components active to reduce the latency 

of powering on the TV, rather than 

downloading content. In addition, DOE 

believes that ‘‘quick start’’-type 

functions would be classified as 

‘‘special functions’’. As discussed in 

Section III.D.2, DOE proposes to 

incorporate the definition for ‘‘special 

functions’’ from IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 by 


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is available in Docket #EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 at 

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28Connected TV Shipments to Exceed 138 

Million Units in 2015. DisplaySearch. July 5, 2011. 

http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/ 

displaysearch/hs.xsl/110705_connected_tv

_shipments_to_exceed_138_million_units_in_

2015.asp. 

29CEA Procedure for DAM Testing: For TVs. (Last 

Accessed December 1, 2012) http:// 

www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/prod_

development/revisions/downloads/television/

CEA_DAM_Test_Procedure.pdf. 

reference, where ‘‘special functions’’ 

shall remain enabled during testing if 

they are enabled by default (i.e., if they 

are enabled as-shipped). As such, 

functions such as ‘‘quick start’’ would 

be tested in the standby-passive mode or 

standby-active, low test (as proposed 

below) if they are enabled as-shipped. 

DOE requests comment from interested 

parties on testing ‘‘quick start’’ 

functionality, and if it is adequately 

covered under the proposed test 

procedure (Section V.B.21). 

2. Standby-Active, Low Mode 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

discussed potentially testing standby 

while connected to a network, as 

standby-active, low mode. DOE 

ultimately decided not to propose this 

test in the January 2012 NOPR because 

testing revealed little to no increase in 

power consumption when the TV was 

connected to a network input (e.g. WiFi or Ethernet).27 However, the ENERGY 

STAR v. 6.0 TV specifications 

incorporates a test for standby-active, 

low mode. To ensure testing consistency 

between voluntary and State programs 

applicable to TVs, DOE reconsidered 

including the standby-active, low mode 

into its TV test procedure. 

In today’s SNOPR, DOE is proposing 

to incorporate the ENERGY STAR v. 6.0 

standby-active, low mode test into the 

DOE test procedure. DOE expects the 

market share of network-capable TVs to 

grow,28 and believes that additional 

features will be introduced that will 

increase power consumption in 

standby-active, low mode. DOE wants to 

ensure that this increased power 

consumption is captured during testing. 

A standby-active, low mode test will 

measure the power consumption 

associated with a TV’s network 

capabilities with no data transfer. While 

this proposed test requires a local area 

network (LAN) connection, there is no 

data exchange to and from the TV, so no 

LAN connection specifications are 

necessary. 

DOE also proposes that standbyactive, low mode is tested using a 

hierarchy of network inputs, as follows: 

Wi-Fi, Ethernet (if the TV supports an 

Energy Efficient Ethernet, it shall be 

tested using that connection), Coax, 

RJ11 and other. DOE believes that using 

the aforementioned hierarchy will 

increase testing repeatability and 

reproducibility by ensuring that a 

network-capable TV is tested using the 

same network connection regardless of 

who is administering the test. The 

addition of this test is expected to 

increase the overall test time by 

approximately 40 minutes, 30 minutes 

for stabilizing the TV while in the 

standby-active, low mode and 10 

minutes for measuring the power 

consumption. The proposed additional 

testing will add approximately 17 

percent to the testing time assuming that 

each test (on mode, standby-passive 

mode, standby-active, low mode, and 

luminance) takes approximately 10 

minutes to perform. DOE does not 

believe that this test adds a significant 

amount of test burden compared to the 

entire test procedure proposed for TVs. 

Including a test to measure the energy 

consumption associated with standbyactive, low mode would allow 

consumers to understand the increased 

cost and energy consumption associated 

with the TV while it is in that mode. 

Furthermore, including a standbyactive, low mode test as part of the TV 

test procedure will ensure a consistent 

test set-up that other programs, such as 

ENERGY STAR, can reference. For these 

reasons, DOE is proposing to add 

section 5.6.2 (Standby-Active, Low 

Mode Test) to Appendix H to subpart B 

of 10 CFR part 430 to include a standbyactive, low mode test that requires the 

TV be connected to a LAN input while 

the TV is in standby mode. DOE 

requests comment from interested 

parties on the addition of a standbyactive, low mode power measurement 

test in addition to the proposed network 

hierarchy (Section V.B.22). 

3. Standby-Active, High Mode 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

incorporated several definitions from 

IEC 62087 Ed. 2.0, including standbyactive, high mode. This mode is defined 

as a period when the TV provides 

neither audio nor video output, may be 

switched into another mode by a user 

initiated input, and is actively 

exchanging data with an external 

source. DOE also proposed to adopt the 

‘‘CEA Procedure for testing DAM: For 

TVs’’ (CEA DAM test procedure) 29 to 

test standby-active, high mode. The CEA 

DAM test procedure includes two 

measurement methods: a ‘‘practical 

approach’’ and an ‘‘ideal approach.’’ 

The practical approach measures the 

TV’s instantaneous power while 

performing a download. To determine 

the daily energy consumption (DEC), the 

instantaneous power value is multiplied 

by the total duration over which the TV 

performs downloads in 24 hours. The 

download duration time must be 

provided by the manufacturer for each 

basic model. If a laboratory does not 

know the download duration time for a 

given model, the ideal approach must be 

performed. The ideal approach is a 24 

hour test that cycles the TV on and off 

while measuring the instantaneous 

power for the entire duration and DEC 

is reported. 

PG&E voiced their support to include 

the CEA DAM test procedure, but 

indicated that DOE should clarify that 

all TVs require DAM testing. (PG&E, No. 

46 at p. 5) Panasonic recommended that 

DOE should include the ENERGY STAR 

guidance document for the CEA DAM 

test procedure, which specifies that the 

test may be performed using the 

‘‘practical approach’’. (Panasonic, No. 

50 at p. 7) 

While DOE proposed to include the 

CEA DAM test procedure in the January 

2012 NOPR, further investigation has 

revealed that the DAM test requires 

significant manufacturer involvement 

during testing. First, laboratories must 

use a hardware module specific to the 

make and model of the TV under test. 

The hardware module must correspond 

to the preloaded software on the TV in 

order for data to be sent and received by 

the TV. It is impossible for the TV to 

enter into DAM without this external 

source; however, this approach is not 

explicitly stated in the CEA DAM test 

procedure. Second, each manufacturer 

must specify the workload the hardware 

module sends to the TV. The CEA DAM 

test procedure only states that the 

workload shall be ‘‘representative of 

frequent downloads’’. Without a specific 

and consistent workload applied to all 

tested units, it is likely impossible to 

obtain a reliable evaluation of a TV’s 

performance in DAM that can be 

compared to other TVs available on the 

market. 

DOE has also discovered that the CEA 

DAM test procedure may not be 

applicable for all network-capable TVs. 

The CEA DAM test procedure was 

originally designed to capture the 

energy associated with hospitality TVs. 

Hospitality TVs, as defined by ENERGY 

STAR v. 6.0, operate similarly to a settop box and frequently receive updates 

while they are in standby mode. 

Hospitality TVs are different from many 

network-capable TVs in that they are 

designed to communicate with a 

specific hardware module to update 

program guide information and 

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network-capable TVs have become more 

prevalent, energy advocates have 

supported DAM testing on all TVs. 

However, firmware and application 

updates, which are the most common 

downloads for network-capable TVs, are 

not typically included in the daily 

energy calculation under the CEA DAM 

test procedure because they are 

considered to be infrequent downloads. 

Section 4 of the CEA DAM test 

procedure states that if a total download 

duration is less than 24 hours in a oneyear period, it is considered to be an 

infrequent download and it is not to be 

included in the daily energy 

calculation 30. Finally, even if an 

internet download were to meet the 

CEA definition of a frequent download, 

DOE is not aware of a method for 

producing a consistent workload that 

can be used to evaluate all networkcapable TVs. 

Accordingly, DOE is proposing to 

remove the reference to the CEA DAM 

test procedure in today’s SNOPR. As 

discussed above, there are currently no 

accepted approaches for producing a 

consistent network workload that could 

be used to evaluate and compare the 

power consumption of all TVs when in 

standby-active, high mode. Therefore, 

DOE does not plan to specify a test 

procedure for determining TV power 

consumption in standby-active, high 

mode at this time. However, DOE will 

maintain the proposed definition for 

standby-active, high mode in section 

2.14 (Standby-Active, High Mode) of 

Appendix H to subpart B of 10 CFR part 

430 to help distinguish between all TV 

standby modes. DOE requests comment 

from interested parties on the removal 

of the CEA DAM test procedure, while 

maintaining a definition for standbyactive, high mode (Section V.B. 23). 

H. Energy Efficiency Metrics for 

Televisions 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

proposed multiple output metrics. 

These metrics included luminance ratio, 

on mode power consumption, standby 

mode power consumption, and off mode 

power consumption. In addition to 

proposing multiple output metrics, DOE 

also requested comment on the energy 

efficiency metrics in general and, more 

specifically, including the use of an 

annual energy consumption metric. 77 

FR 2830, 2859. In today’s SNOPR, DOE 

maintains its proposal from the January 

2012 NOPR to include metrics for 

luminace ratio, on mode power 

consumption and standby mode power 

consumption, and also proposes a 

metric to estimate the annual energy 

consumption. 

1. Multiple Output Metrics 

CEC, NEEA, NRDC, MEVSA, PG&E, 

Sharp and Panasonic all indicated that 

reporting individual metrics is critical. 

MEVSA commented that a single metric 

would not be helpful and it would force 

changes elsewhere in the industry. 

(MEVSA, No. 44 at p. 7) PG&E urged 

DOE to require separate power 

consumption outputs and not a single 

metric. (PG&E, No. 46 at p. 5) Sharp 

noted that a single metric would be 

helpful but reporting on individual 

modes is critical. (Sharp, No. 45 at p. 7) 

Panasonic urged for reporting 

individual metrics. (Panasonic, No. 50 

at p. 7) NEEA suggested that the output 

of the test procedure should be the 

average power (in watts) of each mode 

tested. (NEEA, No. 43 at p. 7) NRDC also 

recommended that the test procedure 

output the power values in each mode 

rather than a combined metric. This 

would allow other policy makers to 

determine which metrics to include in 

a calculation of total energy 

consumption. (NRDC, No. 40 at p. 1) 

Given interested party feedback, DOE is 

maintaining multiple output metrics in 

the test procedure but is proposing that 

the standby mode power consumption 

metric be separated into two output 

metrics: standby-passive mode and 

standby-active, low mode. DOE also 

proposes to include an additional metric 

to the test procedure for calculating 

annual energy consumption, discussed 

in Section below. 

DOE received additional comments 

pertaining to the output metrics in 

general. NRDC noted that the test 

procedure should output the on mode 

power consumption associated with 

both two and three dimensional (2D and 

3D, respectively) pictures and allow 

policy makers to determine how these 

values would be utilized. (NRDC, No. 40 

at p. 6) PG&E voiced their support for 

DOE to include a power factor 

measurement as part of the output 

metric. (PG&E, No. 46 at p. 5) NEEA 

suggested that the test procedure require 

reporting the power consumption at 

each illuminance level, in addition to 

annual kilowatt-hours. (NEEA, No. 43 at 

p. 5) NEEA stated that ‘‘the use of the 

power values (in watts) from the 

television test procedure, while the 

minimum efficiency ratings are 

specified in annual kilowatt-hours, 

would effectively be no different.’’ 

(NEEA, No. 43 at p. 7) 

DOE is proposing to require the 

following output metrics in the test 

procedure: luminance ratio, on mode 

power consumption (watts), standbypassive mode power consumption 

(watts), standby-active, low mode power 

consumption (watts), and power factor 

during testing. DOE is not proposing to 

include a 3D metric because it does not 

currently intend to include a 3D on 

mode power consumption test in the 

test procedure. DOE is also not 

proposing to report the power 

consumption at each illuminance value. 

DOE feels that it may be confusing for 

consumers if power consumption was 

reported at each illuminance. Therefore, 

DOE believes that it is sufficient to only 

report the on mode power consumption 

as a calculated value for TVs with ABC 

enabled by default. 

2. Annual Energy Consumption 

In addition to the metric outputs 

discussed above, DOE is proposing to 

include an annual energy consumption 

(AEC) metric, calculated from the test 

procedure values for on mode, standby 

modes and off mode power 

consumption. The AEC uses standard 

TV viewing hours over a 24 hour period 

and extrapolates to a yearly kilowatthour value. A standard approach for 

calculating AEC will harmonize 

different voluntary, incentive, and State 

programs applicable to TVs. 

The proposed equation to calculate 

annual energy consumption (kWh/year) 

is: 

AEC = 365* (Pon * HOn + Pstandby-active,

low * Hstandby-active, low + Pstandby-Passive * 

Hstandby-passive + Poff * Hoff)/1000 

Where: 

Pm = power measured in a given mode m (in 

Watts) 

Hm = hours per day spent in mode m 

365 = conversion factor from daily to yearly 

1000 = conversion factor from watts to 

kilowatts 

In the January 2012 NOPR, DOE 

considered using a similar metric which 

weighted 7 hours for on mode (typical 

TV viewing hours represented by Hon), 

17 hours for standby-passive mode 

(Hstandby-passive), and 0 hours for Off Mode 

(Hoff). DOE received several comments 

from interested parties on this proposal. 

NEEA commented that the biggest issue 

with generating a single metric is the 

lack of good data on viewing hours in 

each mode. (NEEA, No. 43 at p. 7) NEEA 

believed that a blended average of 5.5 

hours (combining the average of primary 

and non-primary TVs) for on mode 

energy consumption is more appropriate 

than the 7 hours suggested in the NOPR. 

(NEEA, No. 43 at p. 7) Panasonic 

recommended assigning 5 hours to on 

mode power consumption to remain 

consistent with ENERGY STAR and the 

Federal Trade Commission (FTC); this is 

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a blended average. (Panasonic, No. 50 at 

p. 8) Sharp indicated that a 7 hour 

period in on mode is acceptable. (Sharp, 

No. 45 at p. 7) 

Given interested party feedback and 

DOE’s revised analysis of Nielson data 

of typical TV viewing hours,31 DOE is 

proposing to revise the time associated 

with on mode energy consumption to 5 

hours. DOE’s revised analysis of the 

Nielson data indicates that both primary 

and non-primary TVs average 5 hours in 

on mode per day, compared to the 7 

hours which DOE originally considered 

in the January 2012 NOPR. While the 

analysis DOE used in the January 2012 

NOPR only included primary TVs, DOE 

believes that this revised analysis 

provides a more representative average 

by using both primary and non-primary 

TVs. 

In today’s SNOPR, DOE is also 

proposing to assign 0 hours to off mode 

for those TVs equipped with a hard off 

switch. DOE believes that consumers 

will not use this mode as it does not 

allow for powering the TV on using a 

remote. As such, DOE is proposing to 

distribute the remaining 19 hours in 

which the TV is not in on mode among 

standby-active, low mode and standbypassive mode depending on the features 

specific to the TV. For TVs that are 

network-capable, DOE is proposing to 

assign all 19 remaining hours to 

standby-active, low mode, as this is the 

only other power consuming mode. 

After publication of the January 2012 

NOPR, DOE considered additional 

weighting criteria for TVs with network 

connectivity enabled by default, but no 

longer feels this method is appropriate. 

The network connection for these TVs 

needs to be configured before network 

access is granted and therefore cannot 

be enabled by default. While this set-up 

can typically be performed from a menu 

when the TV is initially powered on, 

this can take several minutes and 

frequently offers a skip option. 

Additionally, this set-up requires 

information like the wireless access 

point name and password which are 

unique to each network connection. 

Even wired connections that require 

very little set-up, prompt the user to 

check the network connection with a 

connection test prior to completing the 

network set-up. 

DOE believes that most users will 

connect network-capable TVs, 

regardless of the set-up required, in 

order to take advantage of the additional 

capabilities. However, DOE cannot 

determine the appropriate hourly 

average that a network-capable TV 

spends in standby-active, low mode 

without market data. Therefore, DOE is 

assuming that all network-capable TVs 

will be connected to a network. When 

placed in standby, any network capable 

TV will enter standby-active, low mode 

and not standby-passive mode. 

Therefore, DOE proposes in today’s 

SNOPR that a network-capable TV will 

have 19 hours assigned to standbyactive, low mode. 

In Table 5, DOE has outlined the 

proposed hourly weightings associated 

with an AEC metric for each power 

mode. DOE believes that these values 

are representative of consumer use, 

based on data from Nielsen,32 and will 

ensure consistent representation of 

energy usage. DOE requests comment 

from interested parties on the annual 

energy consumption metric and its 

proposed hourly weighting in addition 

to the other multiple metric outputs 

discussed above (Section III.H.1). 

Proposed values for hourly weightings 

are summarized in Table 5. 

TABLE 5—PROPOSED HOURLY WEIGHTINGS

Network Capable Hon Hstandby-active, low Hstandby-passive Hoff

Yes ................................................................................... 5 19 0 0 

No .................................................................................... 5 0 19 0 

I. Technical Corrections 

In section 2.15 (Symbol Usage) of the 

January 2012 NOPR, DVD was identified 

as ‘‘digital visual disc’’. After receiving 

a comment from Sharp indicating that 

DVD stands for Digital Versatile DiscTM

(Sharp, No. 45 at p. 3), DOE proposes to 

revise section 2.16 (Symbol Usage) of 

the test procedure to indicate that DVD 

stands for Digital Versatile DiscTM. 

IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory 

Review 

DOE has concluded that the 

determinations made pursuant to the 

various procedural requirements 

applicable to the January 2012 NOPR 

remain unchanged for this SNOPR. 

These determinations are set forth in the 

NOPR. 77 FR 2830, 2859–62. An update 

to its Review under Section 32 of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 

1974, section IV.L of the January 2012 

NOPR, is set forth below. 

A. Review Under Section 32 of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 

1974 

Under section 301 of the Department 

of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95– 

91; 42 U.S.C. 7101), DOE must comply 

with section 32 of the Federal Energy 

Administration Act of 1974, as amended 

by the Federal Energy Administration 

Authorization Act of 1977. (15 U.S.C. 

788; FEAA) Section 32 essentially 

provides in relevant part that, where a 

proposed rule authorizes or requires use 

of commercial standards, the notice of 

proposed rulemaking must inform the 

public of the use and background of 

such standards. In addition, section 

32(c) requires DOE to consult with the 

Attorney General and the Chairman of 

the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 

concerning the impact of the 

commercial or industry standards on 

competition. 

Today’s SNOPR incorporates testing 

methods contained in the following 

standards: CEA–770.3–D, High 

Definition TV Analog Component Video 

Interface, HDMI Specification Version 

1.0, High-Definition Multimedia 

Interface Specification, and Section 

3.1.1, 3.1.18, 11.4.2, and 11.4.5 from 

International Electrotechnical 

Commission Standard 62087, Methods 

of measurement of the power 

consumption of audio, video, and 

related equipment (Edition 3.0, 2011– 

05). DOE has evaluated these standards 

and is unable to conclude whether they 

fully comply with the requirements of 

section 32(b) of the FEAA, (i.e., that they 

were developed in a manner that fully 

provides for public participation, 

comment, and review). DOE will 

consult with the Attorney General and 

the Chairman of the FTC concerning the 

impact of these test procedures on 

competition, prior to prescribing a final 

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A. Attendance at Public Meeting 

The time, date and location of the 

public meeting are listed in the DATES

and ADDRESSES sections at the beginning 

of this document. If you plan to attend 

the public meeting, please notify Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. As 

explained in the ADDRESSES section, 

foreign nationals visiting DOE 

Headquarters are subject to advance 

security screening procedures. 

In addition, you can attend the public 

meeting via webinar. Webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published on DOE’s 

Web site http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

residential/set_top_boxes.html. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring 

their systems are compatible with the 

webinar software. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared 

General Statements for Distribution 

Any person who has plans to present 

a prepared general statement may 

request that copies of his or her 

statement be made available at the 

public meeting. Such persons may 

submit requests, along with an advance 

electronic copy of their statement in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format, to the appropriate address 

shown in the ADDRESSES section at the 

beginning of this notice. The request 

and advance copy of statements must be 

received at least one week before the 

public meeting and may be emailed, 

hand-delivered, or sent by mail. DOE 

prefers to receive requests and advance 

copies via email. Please include a 

telephone number to enable DOE staff to 

make a follow-up contact, if needed. 

C. Conduct of Public Meeting 

DOE will designate a DOE official to 

preside at the public meeting and may 

also use a professional facilitator to aid 

discussion. The meeting will not be a 

judicial or evidentiary-type public 

hearing, but DOE will conduct it in 

accordance with section 336 of EPCA 

(42 U.S.C. 6306). A court reporter will 

be present to record the proceedings and 

prepare a transcript. DOE reserves the 

right to schedule the order of 

presentations and to establish the 

procedures governing the conduct of the 

public meeting. After the public 

meeting, interested parties may submit 

further comments on the proceedings as 

well as on any aspect of the rulemaking 

until the end of the comment period. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, conference style. DOE 

will present summaries of comments 

received before the public meeting, 

allow time for prepared general 

statements by participants, and 

encourage all interested parties to share 

their views on issues affecting this 

rulemaking. Each participant will be 

allowed to make a general statement 

(within time limits determined by DOE), 

before the discussion of specific topics. 

DOE will allow, as time permits, other 

participants to comment briefly on any 

general statements. 

At the end of all prepared statements 

on a topic, DOE will permit participants 

to clarify their statements briefly and 

comment on statements made by others. 

Participants should be prepared to 

answer questions by DOE and by other 

participants concerning these issues. 

DOE representatives may also ask 

questions of participants concerning 

other matters relevant to this 

rulemaking. The official conducting the 

public meeting will accept additional 

comments or questions from those 

attending, as time permits. The 

presiding official will announce any 

further procedural rules or modification 

of the above procedures that may be 

needed for the proper conduct of the 

public meeting. 

A transcript of the public meeting will 

be included in the docket, which can be 

viewed as described in the Docket 

section at the beginning of this notice. 

In addition, any person may buy a copy 

of the transcript from the transcribing 

reporter. 

D. Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

information regarding this SNOPR no 

later than the date provided in the DATES

section at the beginning of this notice. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

using any of the methods described in 

the ADDRESSES section at the beginning 

of this notice. 

Submitting comments via 

www.regulations.gov. The 

www.regulations.gov web page will 

require you to provide your name and 

contact information. Your contact 

information will be viewable to DOE 

Building Technologies staff only. Your 

contact information will not be publicly 

viewable, except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

If your comment is not processed 

properly because of technical 

difficulties, DOE will use this 

information to contact you. If DOE 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, DOE may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

However, your contact information 

will be publicly viewable if you include 

it in the comment or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

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document attached to your comment. 

Persons viewing comments will see only 

first and last names, organization 

names, correspondence containing 

comments, and any documents 

submitted with the comments. 

Do not submit to www.regulations.gov 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)). Comments submitted through 

www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed 

as CBI. Comments received through the 

Web site will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section. 

DOE processes submissions made 

through www.regulations.gov before 

posting. Normally, comments will be 

posted within a few days of being 

submitted. However, if large volumes of 

comments are being processed 

simultaneously, your comment may not 

be viewable for up to several weeks. 

Please keep the comment tracking 

number that www.regulations.gov 

provides after you have successfully 

uploaded your comment. 

Submitting comments via email, hand 

delivery, or mail. Comments and 

documents submitted via email, hand 

delivery, or mail also will be posted to 

www.regulations.gov. If you do not want 

your personal contact information to be 

publicly viewable, do not include it in 

your comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information on a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. Email 

submissions are preferred. If you submit 

via mail or hand delivery, please 

provide all items on a CD, if feasible, in 

which case it is not necessary to submit 

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Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English, and are free 

of any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

Confidential Business Information. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person 

submitting information that he or she 

believes to be confidential and exempt 

by law from public disclosure should 

submit via email, postal mail, or hand 

delivery two well-marked copies: one 

copy of the document marked 

‘‘confidential’’ including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

E. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment 

Although comments are welcome on 

all aspects of this rulemaking, DOE is 

particularly interested in receiving 

comments and views of interested 

parties on the following issues: 

1. Television Set Definition—DOE seeks 

comment from interested parties on DOE’s 

proposed TV definition, and on whether the 

modified definition provides clarification on 

the scope of coverage (See Section III.B). 

2. Sampling Plan—DOE requests comment 

from interested parties regarding its proposed 

sampling plan for on mode power 

consumption, which specifies a divisor of 

1.05, and for standby mode and other power 

consumption values that are not on mode, 

which specifies a divisor of 1.10 (See Section 

III.C). 

3. Rounding—DOE requests comment on 

the proposed rounding requirements for 

representing a TV’s on mode, standby-active, 

low mode, and standby-passive mode power 

consumption (See Section III.C). 

4. Special Functions—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on 

incorporating by reference the IEC definitions 

for ‘‘additional functions’’ and ‘‘special 

functions’’ in today’s SNOPR (See Section 

III.D.2). 

5. Distance from Room Surface—DOE 

requests comment from interested parties on 

requiring the ABC sensor to be at least 2 feet 

from any room surfaces (See Section 

III.D.3.a). 

6. Preset Picture Setting—DOE requests 

comment on adding a definition for ‘‘preset 

picture setting’’ (See Section III.D.3.c). 

7. Brightest Selectable Preset Picture 

Setting—DOE requests comment from 

interested parties on discontinuing the use of 

the term ‘‘retail picture setting’’ and using the 

term ‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’ and its proposed definition (See 

Section III.D.3.c). 

8. Default Picture Setting—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on 

discontinuing the use of the term ‘‘home 

picture setting’’ and instead using the 

proposed term and definition ‘‘default 

picture setting’’ (See Section III.D.3.c). 

9. Light Measurement Devices—DOE seeks 

comment from interested parties on the 

clarification for the LMD accuracy 

requirement and the removal of the LMD 

repeatability requirement (See Section 

III.E.2). 

10. Video Input Cable—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on the 

proposed input cable hierarchy and the 

removal of VGA and DVI from this hierarchy 

(See Section III.E.3). 

11. Input Terminal—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on the 

proposal to perform testing using the primary 

input terminal (See Section III.E.4). 

12. Video Input Device—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on the 

additional specifications for video input 

devices (See Section III.E.5). 

13. Stabilization—DOE requests comment 

from interested parties on incorporating by 

reference the stabilization requirements in 

section 11.4.2 of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 (See 

Section III.E.5). 

14. Guidance to Stabilization—DOE 

requests comment from interested parties on 

stabilizing the TV with the ABC sensor 

enabled and 300 lux entering the sensor 

when the ABC sensor is enabled by default 

(See Section III.E.5). 

15. Testing Order—DOE requests comment 

from interested parties regarding the 

proposed change to the testing order (See 

Section III.E.7). 

16. Test Transition—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on the 

transition between the on mode power 

consumption test and the luminance test (See 

Section III.E.7). 

17. ABC Test Set-up—DOE requests 

comment from interested parties on each of 

the five proposed test set-up specifications, 

(1) a 1000 lumen halogen incandescent PAR 

30S type lamp shall be used to generate light 

for testing, (2) the test set-up shall be 

configured as seen in Figure 3 replicating the 

‘‘distance’’ test set-up, (3) all four corners of 

the TV shall be aligned equidistant to a 

vertical reference plane, (4) illuminance 

values shall be measured at the sensor, and 

(5) a 67mm IR/UV blocking filter shall be 

placed in front of the ABC sensor to only 

allow visible light to enter (See Section 

III.F.2). 

18. Illuminance Values—DOE seeks 

comment from interested parties on the 

proposed illuminance values of 3 ± 1 lux, 12 

± 1 lux, 35 ± 2 lux, and 100 ± 5 lux (See 

Section III.F.3). 

19. ND Filter—DOE is also proposing the 

option to use an ND filter to obtain 3 lux. 

DOE seeks comment from interested parties 

on the use of an ND filter only with the use 

of an IR/UV blocking filter (See Section 

III.F.2.d). 

20. Illuminance Value Weighting—DOE 

requests comment from interested parties on 

equally weighting the illuminance values to 

determine on mode power consumption for 

TVs with ABC enabled (See Section III.F.4). 

21. Quick Start—DOE requests comment 

from interested parties on testing ‘‘quick 

start’’ functionality and if it is adequately 

covered under the proposed test procedure 

(See Section III.G.1III.G.1). 

22. Standby-active, low mode—DOE 

requests comment from interested parties on 

the addition of a standby-active, low mode 

power measurement test. DOE also requests 

comments on the proposed network 

hierarchy (See Section III.G.2). 

23. Standby-active, high mode—DOE 

requests comment from interested parties on 

the removal of the CEA DAM test, while 

maintaining a definition for standby-active, 

high mode (See Section III.G.3). 

24. Energy Efficiency Metrics—DOE 

requests comment from interested parties on 

the multiple metric outputs (see Section 

IIII.H.1), including the annual energy 

consumption metric. DOE also requests 

comment on its proposed hourly weighting 

for the annual energy consumption metric 

(See Section III.H.2). 

VI. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this supplemental notice 

of proposed rulemaking. 

List of Subjects 

10 CFR Part 429 

Confidential business information, 

Energy conservation, Household 


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appliances, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

10 CFR Part 430 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Confidential business 

information, Energy conservation, 

Household appliances, Imports, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Small 

businesses. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, DOE is proposing to amend 

parts 429 and 430 of chapter II of title 

10, subchapter D of the Code of Federal 

Regulations as set forth below: 

PART 429—CERTIFICATION, 

COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT 

FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND 

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL 

EQUIPMENT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 429 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6317. 

■ 2. Section 429.25 is added to read as 

follows: 

§ 429.25 Television sets. 

(a) Sampling plan for selection of 

units for testing. 

(1) The requirements of § 429.11 are 

applicable to televisions; and 

(2) For each basic model of television, 

samples shall be randomly selected and 

tested to ensure that— 

(i) Any represented value of power 

consumption of a basic model for which 

consumers would favor lower values 

shall be greater than or equal to the 

higher of: 

(A) The mean of the sample, where: 

and, x ̄ is the sample mean; n is the 

number of samples; and xi is the ith

sample; 

Or, 

(B) For on mode power consumption, 

the upper 95 percent confidence limit 

(UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.05, 

where: 

And x ̄ is the sample mean; s is the 

sample standard deviation; n is the 

number of samples; and t0.95 is the t 

statistic for a 95% one-tailed confidence 

interval with n-1 degrees of freedom 

(from Appendix A of this subpart). 

And 

(C) For standby mode power 

consumption and power consumption 

measurements in modes other than on 

mode, the upper 90 percent confidence 

limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 

1.10, where: 

And x ̄ is the sample mean; s is the 

sample standard deviation; n is the 

number of samples; and t0.90 is the t 

statistic for a 90% one-tailed confidence 

interval with n-1 degrees of freedom 

(from Appendix A of this subpart). 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(b) [Reserved] 

PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION 

PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER 

PRODUCTS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 430 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C. 

2461 note. 

■ 4. Section 430.2 is amended by: 

■ a. Removing the definitions ‘‘Color 

television set’’ and ‘‘Monochrome 

television set’’; 

■ b. Adding the definitions ‘‘Component 

Video’’, ‘‘Composite Video’’, ‘‘Direct 

Video’’, ‘‘High-Definition Multimedia 

Interface’’, and ‘‘S-Video’’; and 

■ c. Revising the definition for 

‘‘Television set’’. 

The additions and revisions read as 

follows: 

§ 430.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Component Video means a video 

display interface that meets the 

specification in CEA–770.3–D 

(incorporated by reference; see § 430.3). 

Composite Video means a video 

display interface that uses a Radio 

Corporation of America (RCA) 

connection to transmit National 

Television System Committee (NTSC) 

analog video. 

* * * * * 

Direct video connection means any 

connection type that is one of the 

following: High-Definition Multimedia 

Interface (HDMI), Component Video, SVideo, Composite Video, or any other 

video interface that may be used to 

output video content. 

* * * * * 

High-Definition Multimedia Interface 

or HDMI means an audio/video interface 

that meets the specification in HDMI 

Specification Version 1.0 (incorporated 

by reference; see § 430.3). 

* * * * * 

S-Video means a video display 

interface that transmits analog video 

over two channels: luminance and 

color. 

* * * * * 

Television set (also referred to as 

‘‘TV’’) means a product designed to be 

powered primarily by mains power, 

having a diagonal screen size of fifteen 

inches or larger, that contains an 

internal TV tuner encased in a single 

housing, and that is capable of 

displaying dynamic visual content from 

wired or wireless sources including but 

not limited to: 

(1) Broadcast and similar services for 

terrestrial, cable, satellite, and/or 

broadband transmission of analog and/ 

or digital signals; and/or 

(2) Display-specific data connections, 

such as HDMI, Component Video, SVideo, Composite Video; and/or 

(3) Media storage devices such as a 

USB flash drive, memory card, or a 

DVD; and/or 

(4) Network connections, usually 

using Internet Protocol, typically carried 

over Ethernet or Wi-Fi. 

A TV may contain, but is not limited 

to, one of the following display 

technologies: liquid crystal display 

(LCD), organic light-emitting diode 

(OLED), cathode ray tube (CRT), or 

plasma display panel (PDP). TV also 

includes TV Combination units that 

DOE has further defined in Appendix H 

to subpart B of this part. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Section 430.3 is amended by: 

■ a. Redesignating paragraphs (i) 

through (k) as (j) through (l), and (l) 

through (p) as (n) through (r), 

respectively; 

■ b. Further redesignating newly 

designated paragraphs (o)(1) and (2) as 

(o)(2) and (3), respectively; 

■ c. Adding paragraphs (i), (m) and 

(o)(1); 

■ d. Amending newly designated 

paragraph (o)(2) by adding ‘‘appendix 

H’’ after ‘‘appendix F’’; 

■ e. Amending newly designated 

paragraph (o)(3) by adding ‘‘H,’’ after 

‘‘G,’’; 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 430.3 Materials incorporated by 

reference. 

* * * * * 

(i) CEA. Consumer Electronics 

Association, Technology & Standards 

Department, 1919 S. Eads Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202, 703–907–7600, or 

go to www.CE.org. 

(1) CEA–770.3–D, High Definition TV 

Analog Component Video Interface, 

approved February 2008; IBR approved 

for § 430.2. 


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(2) [Reserved] 

* * * * * 

(m) HDMI. High-Definition 

Multimedia Interface Licensing, LLC, 

1140 East Arques Avenue, Suite 100, 

Sunnyvale, CA 94085, 408–616–1542, or 

go to www.hdmi.org. 

(1) HDMI Specification Version 1.0, 

High-Definition Multimedia Interface 

Specification, Informational Version 1.0, 

approved September 4, 2003; IBR 

approved for § 430.2. 

(2) [Reserved] 

* * * * * 

(o) IEC. * * * 

(1) International Electrotechnical 

Commission (IEC) Standard 62087, 

(‘‘IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0’’), Methods of 

measurement of the power consumption 

of audio, video, and related equipment 

(Edition 3.0, 2011–05), Section 3.1.1, 

3.1.18, 11.4.2, 11.4.5, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, and 

11.6 and annex c.3, IBR approved for 

Appendix H to subpart B. 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Section 430.23 is amended by 

adding paragraph (h) to read as follows: 

§ 430.23 Test procedures for the 

measurement of energy and water 

consumption. 

* * * * * 

(h) Television Sets. The power 

consumption of a television set, 

expressed in watts, including on mode, 

standby-active low mode, and standbypassive mode power consumption 

values, shall be measured in accordance 

with section 5 of Appendix H of this 

subpart. 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Appendix H to subpart B of part 

430 is added to read as follows: 

Appendix H to Subpart B of Part 430— 

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the 

Power Consumption of Television Sets 

1. Scope 

This appendix covers the test requirements 

used to measure the power consumption of 

television sets. 

2. Definitions and Symbols 

2.1. Additional functions shall be defined 

using the additional functions definition in 

section 3.1.1 of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 

(incorporated by reference, see § 430.3). 

2.2. Brightest selectable preset picture 

setting is the preset picture setting in which 

the television produces the highest 

luminance during on mode conditions. 

2.3. Dark room is the condition when the 

room illuminance at the automatic brightness 

control sensor measures less than or equal to 

1.0 lux while the TV is in off mode or 

standby-passive mode. 

2.4. Default picture setting is the preset 

picture setting that the TV enters into 

immediately after selecting the home menu 

from the forced menu. If the TV does not 

have a forced menu, this is the as-shipped 

preset picture setting. 

2.5. IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 means the test 

standard published by the International 

Electrotechnical Commission, entitled 

‘‘Methods of measurement of the power 

consumption of audio, video, and related 

equipment,’’ IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0. 

2.6. IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 Blu-ray DiscTM

Dynamic Broadcast-Content Video Signal 

means the test clip published by the 

International Electrotechnical Commission, 

entitled ‘‘IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0, video 

content_BD, video content for IEC 62087 Ed. 

3.0 on Blu-ray Disc,’’ IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 

(incorporated by reference, see § 430.3). 

2.7. IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0 means the test 

standard published by the International 

Electrotechnical Commission, entitled 

‘‘Household electrical appliances— 

Measurement of standby power,’’ IEC 62301 

Ed. 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 430.3). 

2.8. Luminance is the photometric 

measure of the luminous intensity per unit 

area of light traveling in a given direction, 

expressed in units of candelas per square 

meter (cd/m2). 

2.9. Off mode is the power mode where 

the TV is connected to a power source, 

produces neither sound nor picture and 

cannot be switched into any other mode with 

the remote control unit, an external or 

internal signal. 

2.10. On mode is the power mode in 

which the TV is connected to a mains power 

source, has been activated, and is providing 

one or more of its principal functions. 

2.11. Preset picture setting is a preprogrammed factory setting obtained from 

the TV menu with pre-determined picture 

parameters such as brightness, contrast, 

color, sharpness, etc. Preset picture settings 

are selected within the home menu after the 

initial set-up selection from the forced menu 

if a forced menu is present. 

2.12. Special functions shall be defined 

using the definition in section 3.1.18 of IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 430.3). 

2.13. Standby-passive mode is the power 

mode in which the TV is connected to a 

power source, produces neither sound nor 

picture but can be switched into another 

mode with the remote control unit or an 

internal signal. 

2.14. Standby-active, high mode is the 

power mode in which the TV is connected 

to a power source, produces neither sound 

nor picture but can be switched into another 

mode with the remote control unit or an 

internal signal, and with an external signal, 

and is exchanging/receiving data with/from 

an external source. 

2.15. Standby-active, low mode is the 

power mode in which the TV is connected 

to a power source, produces neither sound 

nor picture but can be switched into another 

mode with the remote control unit or an 

internal signal and can additionally be 

switched into another mode with an external 

signal. 

2.16. Symbol usage. The following 

identity relationships are provided to help 

clarify the symbols used throughout this test 

procedure. 

ABC—Automatic Brightness Control 

BD—Blu-ray DiscTM

DVD—Digital Versatile DiscTM

DVI—Digital Visual Interface 

HDD—Hard Disk Drive 

HDMI—High Definition Multimedia Interface 

IR—Infrared 

Lbrightest—Luminance of TV in brightest 

selectable preset picture setting 

Ldefault– Luminance of TV in default picture 

setting 

L– Ratio of Ldefault to Lbrightest

LMD—Light Measurement Device 

LAN—Local Area Network 

ND—Neutral Density (Filter) 

Pon– Power consumed in on mode with ABC 

disabled 

P3—Average power consumed in on mode, 

ABC enabled, 3 lux, with a direct light 

source 

P12—Average power consumed in on mode, 

ABC enabled, 12 lux, with a direct light 

source 

P35—Average power consumed in on mode, 

ABC enabled, 35 lux, with a direct light 

source 

P100—Average power consumed in on mode, 

ABC enabled, 100 lux, with a direct light 

source 

Pstandby-passive—Power consumption in 

standby-passive mode 

Pstandby-active, low—Power consumption in 

standby-active, low mode 

Poff—Power consumption in off mode 

THD—Total Harmonic Distortion 

TV—Television Set 

UCL—Upper Confidence Level 

USB—Universal Serial Bus 

UV—Ultraviolet 

VCR—Videocassette Recorder 

W3—Percent weighting for on mode, ABC 

enabled, 3 lux 

W12—Percent weighting for on mode, ABC 

enabled, 12 lux 

W35—Percent weighting for on mode, ABC 

enabled, 35 lux 

W100—Percent weighting for on mode, ABC 

enabled, 100 lux 

WAN—Wide Area Network 

2.17. TV combination unit is a TV in which 

the TV and one or more additional devices 

(e.g., DVD player, Blu-ray DiscTM (BD) player, 

Hard Disk Drive) are combined into a single 

enclosure, and which meets the following 

criteria: (a) it is not possible to measure the 

power of the individual components without 

removing the product housing; and (b) the 

product connects to a wall outlet via a single 

power cord. 

3. Accuracy and Precision of Measurement 

Equipment 

3.1. Electrical Power Supply 

3.1.1. Power Supply Requirements. The TV 

power use shall be measured using a power 

supply that meets the specifications found in 

section 4.3.1. (Power Supply) of IEC 62301 

Ed. 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 430.3). The THD of the supply voltage shall 

not exceed 5%, inclusive to the 13th order 

harmonic, when the unit is under test. 

3.1.2. Power Meter Requirements. The 

power measurement shall be carried out 

directly by means of a wattmeter, a wattmeter 

with averaging function, or a watt-hour 

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measuring time. For TVs where the input 

video signal varies over time, use a wattmeter 

with an averaging function to carry out the 

measurement. 

3.1.2.1. The sampling rate of the watt-hour 

meter or wattmeter with averaging function 

shall be one measurement per second or 

more frequent. 

3.1.2.2. The power measurement 

instrument shall measure and record the 

power factor and the real power consumed 

during all on mode tests. 

3.1.2.3. Power measurements of 0.5 W or 

greater shall be made with an uncertainty of 

less than or equal to 2 percent (at the 95 

percent confidence level). Measurements of 

power of less than 0.5 W shall be made with 

an uncertainty of less than or equal to 0.01 

W (at the 95 percent confidence level). The 

power measurement instrument shall have a 

resolution of: 

0.01 W or better for power measurements 

of 10 W or less; 

0.1 W or better for power measurements of 

greater than 10 W up to 100 W; 

1 W or better for power measurements of 

greater than 100 W. 

3.1.3. Light Measurement Device. All LMDs 

shall have an accuracy of ±2 percent ±2 digits 

of the digitally displayed value. Luminance 

meters shall also have an acceptance angle of 

3 degrees or less. This specification covers all 

types of luminance meters, both contact and 

non-contact, as well as illuminance meters. 

Example 1: If the LMD displays ‘‘300’’, 

then 2 percent is ±6 cd/m2. The least 

significant digit is the tenths place, which 

adds an additional ±2 cd/m2 to the overall 

tolerance. Therefore, the accuracy of the LMD 

at ‘‘300’’ must be within ±8 cd/m2. 

Example 2: If the LMD displays ‘‘10.00’’, 

then 2 percent is ±0.2 cd/m2. The least 

significant digit is the hundreds place, which 

adds an additional ±0.02 cd/m2 to the overall 

tolerance. Therefore, the accuracy of the LMD 

at ‘‘10.00’’ must be within ±0.22 cd/m2. 

4. Test Room and Set-up Criteria. 

4.1. Additional Functions. The TV shall be 

set up according to the requirements in IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 section 11.4.5. Additional 

functions (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 430.3). 

4.2. Ambient Temperature Conditions. For 

all testing, maintain ambient temperature 

conditions between 23 °C ± 5 °C. 

4.3. Ambient Relative Humidity 

Conditions. For all testing, maintain the 

ambient relative humidity between 10 and 80 

percent. 

4.4. Luminance Conditions. All luminance 

testing (with a non-contact meter) and on 

mode testing (with ABC enabled by default) 

shall be performed in a Dark Room. 

4.5. Input Cable. Testing shall be 

performed using a HDMI input cable. If the 

TV does not have a HDMI input, the 

following inputs shall be used, in the 

following order: Component Video, S-Video, 

and Composite Video. 

4.6. Input Terminal. If the TV has multiple 

input terminals of the same type (i.e. HDMI 

1, HDMI 2), testing shall be performed using 

any input terminal designed for viewing live 

TV or dynamic content from a BD player or 

set-top box. 

Example 1: All acceptable input terminals 

to use for testing 

Example 2: Only TV/STB and HDMI are 

acceptable input terminals for testing 

4.7. Input Voltage and Frequency. Select 

the voltage frequency that is in accordance 

with the nominal voltage frequency of the 

region. 

4.8. Installation. Install the TV in 

accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. 

4.9. Special Functions. The TV shall be set 

up according to the requirements in IEC 

62087 Ed. 3.0 section 11.4.6. Special 

functions (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 430.3). 

4.10. TV Placement. TVs which have an 

ABC sensor enabled by default shall measure 

at least 2 feet away from any wall surface (i.e. 

wall, ceiling, and floor). This does not 

include the furnishings which the TV may be 

placed on or the wall which the back of the 

TV faces. All four corners of the face of the 

TV shall be placed equidistant from a vertical 

reference plane (e.g. wall). 

5. 2D Testing Signal Source. The signal 

source shall be able to generate a Blu-ray 

signal. 

5.1. Video Input Device. The video input 

device (i.e. Blu-ray Disc player) manufacturer 

shall be different from the manufacturer of 

the TV under test to prevent device 

interaction. 

5.2. Test Measurements. For on mode and 

luminance testing, connect the signal source 

generator to the TV via the input cable. 

5.3. Stabilization. The TV shall be 

stabilized prior to testing using section 11.4.2 

of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 (incorporated by 

reference, see § 430.3). If the TV has an ABC 

sensor enabled by default, direct 300 lux or 

greater into the ABC sensor in accordance 

with sections 5.4.2, 5.4.3, and 5.4.4. 

5.4. Calculation of Average Rated Power 

Consumption. 

5.4.1. For all tests in the on, standby-active, 

low, and standby-passive modes, the average 

power shall be calculated using one of the 

following two methods: 

5.4.1.1. Record the accumulated energy (Ei) 

in kilo-watt hours (kWh) consumed over the 

time period specified for each test (Ti). The 

average power consumption is calculated as 

Pi = Ei/Ti. 

5.4.1.2. Record the average power 

consumption (Pi) by sampling the power at 

a rate of at least 1 sample per second and 

computing the arithmetic mean of all 

samples over the time period specified for 

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5.4.2. The rated power consumption in the 

on, standby, and off modes shall be 

determined as follows: 

5.4.2.1. Apply the sampling and statistical 

requirements described in 10 CFR 429.25 to 

the average power consumption values of 

each mode of operation. 

5.4.2.2. The resulting rated power 

consumption value for each mode of 

operation shall be rounded according to the 

accuracy requirements specified in section 

3.1.2.3. 

5.5. On Mode Test for TVs without ABC 

Enabled By Default. 

5.5.1. General Measurement Procedure for 

On Mode. On mode power consumption shall 

be tested under the conditions outlined in 

section 11.4 of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 

(incorporated by reference, see § 430.3). 

5.5.2. Testing. On mode testing shall be 

performed with the TV in its ‘‘default picture 

setting’’ while displaying the full 10-minute 

duration of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 Blu-ray DiscTM

dynamic broadcast-content video signal 

(incorporated by reference, see § 430.3). 

Measure the instantaneous power and record 

the average value over the test duration as 

Pon.

5.6. On mode Test for TVs with ABC 

Enabled By Default. The following test shall 

be performed if the TV is shipped with ABC 

enabled by default: 

5.6.1. Illuminance Values. On mode testing 

shall be performed with the TV in its 

‘‘default picture setting’’, while displaying 

IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 Blu-ray DiscTM dynamic 

broadcast-content video signal for one 10 

minute interval (incorporated by reference, 

see § 430.3) with 100 lux (± 5 lux) entering 

the ABC sensor. Measure the instantaneous 

power consumption and record the average 

value over the test duration as P100. Repeat 

the measurements with 35 lux (± 2 lux), 12 

lux (± 1 lux), and 3 lux (± 1 lux) entering the 

ambient light sensor and record the values as 

P35, P12, and P3 respectively. Testing shall be 

performed from brightest to dimmest room 

illuminance and values shall be changed by 

varying the input voltage to the light source. 

5.6.2. On Mode Power Calculation. All 

illuminance values shall be weighted equally 

when calculating the on mode power for a 

TV with ABC enabled by default and shall be 

determined by the following equation: 

Pon = P100 * W100 + P35 * W35 + P12 * W12

+ P3 * W3

Where 

W100 = W35 = W12 = W3 = 0.25 

5.6.3. Lamp Requirements. A 1000 lumen 

(± 5%) standard spectrum PAR 30S halogen 

incandescent lamp shall be positioned in 

front of the ABC sensor so that the light is 

directed into the sensor. A 67 mm infrared 

and ultraviolet light blocking filter shall be 

placed over the ABC sensor ensuring that 

only filtered light reaches the ABC sensor. 

5.6.4. Light Source Set-up. The center of 

the lamp shall measure 5 feet (± 3 inches) 

from the center of the ABC sensor. The light 

source shall be aligned ensuring that the 

center focal point of the lamp is 

perpendicular with the center of the ABC 

sensor. 

5.6.5. Illuminance Measurement. The room 

illuminance shall be measured at the sensor 

in the direction of the light source while the 

TV is on and displaying the first menu from 

the IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 annex c.3. 

5.6.6. Neutral Density Filter. A neutral 

density (ND) filter is allowed as an optional 

method for creating the 3 lux illuminance 

value. The ND filter shall be placed on top 

of the IR/UV blocking filter and shall be 

appropriately calibrated to allow 3 lux to 

enter the ABC sensor. 

Example: A 2-stop ND filter uniformly 

blocks 75% of the light from entering the 

ABC sensor. For an ABC sensor to receive 3 

lux, 12 lux of light needs to reach the sensor 

prior to applying the ND filter. After applying 

the ND filter the TV will only interpret 3 lux 

of light entering the sensor. 

5.7. Luminance Test. 

5.7.1. Luminance Test. The luminance test 

shall be performed immediately following 

the on mode test prior to the activation of 

anti-image retention features. The luminance 

test shall first be performed with the TV in 

the ‘‘brightest selectable preset picture 

setting’’, followed by the TV in the ‘‘default 

picture setting’’. The ‘‘brightest selectable 

preset picture setting’’ shall be determined 

using the Three Bar Video Signal 

Measurement in section 5.5.1.2. The ABC 

sensor must be disabled during this test. 

5.7.1.1. Luminance Meter Set-up. Align the 

LMD perpendicular to the center of the TV 

screen. If a non-contact meter is being used 

for testing, the LMD shall be at a distance 

capable of achieving the specifications 

outlined in section 3.1.3. 

5.7.1.2. Three Bar Video Signal 

Measurement. The TV luminance shall be 

measured in both the ‘‘default picture 

setting’’ and ‘‘brightest-selectable preset 

picture setting’’ using the IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 

Three Bar Video signal found in section 

11.5.5 of IEC 62087 Ed. 3.0 (incorporated by 

reference, see § 430.3). Record the luminance 

immediately after the Three Bar Video signal 

is displayed in the ‘‘brightest-selectable 

preset picture setting’’, as Lbrightest, followed 

by the ‘‘default picture setting’’, as Ldefault.

5.7.1.3. Luminance Ratio Calculation. 

Calculate the Luminance ratio, L, as the ratio 

of Ldefault to Lbrightest. 

5.8. Standby Mode Tests. 

5.8.1. Video Input Device. The video input 

device shall be disconnected from the TV 

during standby-passive mode and standbyactive, low mode testing. 

5.8.2. Standby-Passive Mode. The standbypassive mode test shall be performed 

according to section 5.3.1 of IEC 62301 Ed. 

2.0 standby mode test (incorporated by 

reference, see § 430.3). Measure the 

instantaneous power and record the average 

value over the test duration of 10 minutes as 

Pstandby-Passive. 

5.8.3. Standby-Active, Low Mode. 

5.8.3.1. Network Connection and 

Capabilities. Network connections should be 

listed in the user manual. If no connections 

are specified in the user manual, verify that 

the TV does not have network capabilities by 

checking for the absence of physical 

connections or the absence of network 

settings in the menu. If the TV has the 

capability to be connected to a network but 

was not shipped with a required piece of 

hardware (e.g. wireless adapter), that 

connection type shall not be tested. 

5.8.3.2. Peripherals and Network 

Connections. If a physical network 

connection is present, network connectivity 

is listed in the TV menu, or network 

connection capabilities are listed in the user 

manual, the TV network capabilities shall be 

activated and the TV shall be connected to 

a Local Area Network (LAN) prior to being 

placed into standby mode. The LAN shall 

allow devices to ping other devices on the 

network but will not allow access to a wide 

area network (WAN). If the TV has multiple 

network connections (e.g., Wi-Fi, Ethernet, 

other), the TV shall be configured and 

connected to a single network source in 

accordance with the hierarchy of connections 

listed in Table 1. 

5.8.3.3. Measurement Procedure. After the 

TV is placed into standby-active, low mode, 

allow the TV to stabilize in standby-active, 

low mode for a minimum of 30 minutes. 

Measure the instantaneous power and record 

the average value over at least a 10 minute 

duration as Pstandby-active, low.

TABLE 1—NETWORK CONNECTION

HIERARCHY

Priority Network connection type 

1 ............... Wi-Fi (Institution of Electrical and 

Electronics Engineers—IEEE 

802.11–20072). 

2 ............... Ethernet (IEEE 802.3). If the TV 

supports Energy Efficient 

Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az–20103), 

then it shall be connected to a 

device that also supports IEEE 

802.3az. 

3 ............... 75 ohm Coaxial Cable (i.e. RG– 

6, RG–59/U). 

4 ............... RJ–11. 

5 ............... Other. 

5.9. Off Mode Test. 

5.9.1. The off mode test shall be performed 

according to section 5.3.1 of the IEC 62301 

Ed. 2.0 off mode test (incorporated by 

reference, see § 430.3). Measure the 

instantaneous power and record the average 

value over the test duration as Poff.

6. Annual Energy Consumption. 

6.1. The annual energy consumption (AEC) 

of the TV shall be calculated using on mode 

and standby mode power consumption 

values as calculated pursuant to section 5.4 

6.2. Compute the AEC of the TV using the 

equation below. The computed AEC value 

shall be rounded as follows: 

6.2.1. If the computed AEC value is 100 

kWh or less, the rated value shall be rounded 

to the nearest tenth of a kWh. 

6.2.2. If the computed AEC value is greater 

than 100 kWh, the rated value shall be 

rounded to the nearest kWh. 

6.3. Calculate AEC expressed in kilowatthours per year, according to the following: 

AEC = 365 * (Pon * Hon + Pstandby-active, low * 

Hstandby-active, low + Pstandby-passive * Hstandby-passive

+ Poff * Hoff)/1000 

Where: 

Pm = power measured in a given mode m (in 

Watts) 

Hm = hours per day spent in mode m 

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1000 = conversion factor from watts to 

kilowatts 

Proposed values for Hm (in hours/day) are 

specified in Table 2: 

TABLE 2—HOURLY WEIGHTINGS

Network capable Hon Hstandby-active,

low Hstandby-passive Hoff

Yes ................................................................................................................... 5 19 0 0 

No .................................................................................................................... 5 0 19 0 

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