California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 4 - Energy Conservation › Article 4 - Appliance Efficiency Regulations › Section 1602 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  General.
In this Article the following definitions apply. If a term
					 is not defined here, the applicable definition in NAECA, EPAct, the EPAct 2005,
					 EISA, or the test methods listed in section
					 1604 of this Article shall apply
					 where it is reasonable to do so.
"AC" means alternating current.
"Accessible place" means a place on an appliance that can
					 be easily seen without the need for tools to remove any covering.
"Active mode" means a condition in which an energy-using
					 product:
(1) is connected to a main
				  power source;
(2) has been
				  activated; and
(3) provides one or
				  more main functions.
"AHAM" means the Association of Home Appliance
					 Manufacturers.
"AHRI" means the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and
					 Refrigeration Institute.
"ANSI" means the American National Standards
					 Institute.
"Approved industry certification program" means an
					 appliance certification program that meets all the criteria shown in section
					 1603(b)(1) of
					 this Article.
"ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating,
					 Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
"ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
					 International.
"Ballast" means a device used with an electric discharge
					 lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current, and waveform)
					 for starting and operating.
"Ballast efficacy factor" means the relative light output
					 divided by the power input of a fluorescent lamp ballast, as determined using
					 the applicable test method in section
					 1604(j) of this
					 Article.
"Basic model" of a federally regulated consumer product
					 means "basic model" as defined in
					 10 C.F.R. section
					 430.2.
"Basic model" of any other appliance means all units of a
					 given type of appliance (or class thereof) that are manufactured by one
					 manufacturer, that have the same primary energy source, and that do not have
					 any differing electrical, hydraulic, physical, or functional characteristics
					 that affect energy consumption, energy efficiency, water consumption, or water
					 efficiency.
"Btu" means British thermal unit, which is the quantity of
					 heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree
					 Fahrenheit (1°F).
"°C" means degrees Celsius.
"Candelabra base incandescent lamp" means a lamp that uses
					 candelabra screw base as described in ANSI C81.61-2006, Specifications for
					 Electric Bases, common designations E11 and E12.
"cfm" means cubic feet per minute.
" C.F.R. " means Code of Federal Regulations.
"CIE" means the International Commission on
					 Illumination.
"Color rendering index (CRI)" means the measured degree of
					 color shift objects undergo when illuminated by a light source as compared with
					 the color of those same objects when illuminated by a reference source of
					 comparable color temperature, as determined using the applicable test method in
					 section 1604(k) of this
					 Article.
"Commercial and industrial equipment" means an article of
					 equipment, regardless of whether it is in fact distributed in commerce for
					 industrial or commercial use, of a type which:
(1) In operation consumes, or is designed to
				  consume energy;
(2) To any
				  significant extent, is distributed in commerce for industrial or commercial
				  use; and
(3) Is not a consumer
				  product, as defined in section
				  1602(a) of this
				  Article.
"Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)" means an integrated or
					 non-integrated single-base, low-pressure mercury, electric-discharge source in
					 which a fluorescing coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated
					 by the mercury discharge into light; the term does not include circline or
					 U-shaped lamps.
"Consumer product" means any article (other than an
					 automobile, as defined in section
					 501(1) of the
					 federal Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act):
(1) of a type
(A) which in operation consumes, or is
				  designed to consume, energy or, with respect to showerheads, faucets, water
				  closets, and urinals, water; and
(B) which, to any significant extent, is
				  distributed in commerce for personal use or consumption by
				  individuals;
(2) without
				  regard to whether such article of such type is in fact distributed in commerce
				  for personal use or consumption by an individual, except that such term
				  includes fluorescent lamp ballasts, general service fluorescent lamps,
				  incandescent reflector lamps, showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals
				  distributed in commerce for personal or commercial use or consumption.
"Correlated color temperature (CCT)" means the color
					 appearance, or actual color of the lamp in accordance with IES
					 LM-16-1993.
"CSA" means Canadian Standards Association.
"DC" means direct current.
"Design standard" means a prescriptive standard, such as a
					 ban on constant burning pilots or a requirement that a clothes washer have a
					 particular feature.
"Directory" means a directory, a supplement thereto, or a
					 part of a directory or supplement.
"EISA" means the Energy Independence and Security Act of
					 2007, 42 U.S.C. section
					 6291 et seq.
"Electric resistance heating" means the production of heat
					 by passing electric current through a resistive element.
"Electronic ballast" means a device that uses
					 semiconductors as the primary means to control lamp starting and
					 operation.
"Electronic air cleaner" means electrically powered
					 filtration equipment that uses high voltage electrostatic principles to collect
					 particulate matter. It may be of single-stage or multi-stage configuration.
					 Part or all of the charging and/or collecting sections may be manually
					 cleanable, automatically cleanable, or disposable.
"Energy Commission" means the State Energy Resources
					 Conservation and Development Commission.
"Energy efficiency standard" means a performance standard
					 expressed in numerical form, such as energy factor, EER, or thermal
					 efficiency.
"EPAct" means the Energy Policy Act of 1992,
					 42 U.S.C. section
					 6291 et seq.
"EPAct 2005" means the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
					 42 U.S.C. section
					 6291 et seq.
"EPCA" means the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as
					 amended, 42 U.S.C. section
					 6291 et seq.
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
					 Energy Commission or their designee.
"°F" means degrees Fahrenheit.
"Federally regulated appliance" means an appliance that is
					 federally regulated commercial and industrial equipment or a federally
					 regulated consumer product.
"Federally regulated commercial and industrial equipment"
					 means commercial and industrial equipment for which there exists a test method
					 and an energy conservation standard prescribed by or under NAECA, EPAct, EPAct
					 2005, or EISA.
"Federally regulated consumer product" means a consumer
					 product for which there exists a test method and an energy conservation
					 standard prescribed by or under NAECA, EPAct, EPAct 2005, or EISA.
"fpm" means feet per minute.
"ft3" means cubic feet.
"Gallon (g)" means U.S. liquid gallon.
"Gas" means natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.
"General lighting application" means lighting that provides
					 an interior or exterior area with overall illumination.
"gpm" means gallons per minute.
"HI" means the Hydraulic Institute.
"HI-A" means the Hydronics Institute section of
					 AHRI.
"High intensity discharge (HID) lamp" means an
					 electric-discharge lamp in which:
(1)
				  the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature; and
(2) the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in
				  excess of 3 Watts/cm2, including such lamps that are
				  mercury vapor, metal halide, and high-pressure sodium lamps.
"HP" means horsepower.
"IAPMO" means the International Association of Plumbing and
					 Mechanical Officials.
"Identifiers", when referenced in relation to Table X data
					 submittal requirements, means those fields shown in Table X for each specific
					 appliance type that, when taken in combination for a specific model of a
					 specific appliance type, represent the criteria for designating a model. At a
					 minimum, each specific appliance type's model "identifiers" will include (a)
					 manufacturer, (b) brand, and (c) model number. Individual appliance types may
					 include additional fields as identifiers. All identifiers are represented in
					 Table X by an asterisk ("*"). For purposes of compliance with section
					 1606(e)(1) of
					 this Article, the identifiers represent fields that cannot be modified.
"IEC" means the International Electrotechnical
					 Commission.
"ISO" means the International Organization for
					 Standardization.
"kW" means kilowatt.
"kWh" means kilowatt-hour.
"Light emitting diode (LED)" means a p-n junction solid
					 state device, the radiated output of which is a function of the physical
					 construction, material used, and exciting current of the device. The output of
					 a light-emitting diode may be in:
(1)
				  the infrared region;
(2) the
				  visible region; or
(3) the
				  ultraviolet region.
"LPG" or "LP-gas" means liquefied petroleum gas, and
					 includes propane, butane, and propane/butane mixtures.
"LPW" (lumens per watt) means "average lamp efficacy (LPW)"
					 as defined in section
					 1602(k) of this
					 Article.
"Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a
					 lamp or lamps together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to
					 position, and protect the lamps and to connect the lamps to the power
					 supply.
"MAEDbS" means the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database
					 System established pursuant to section
					 1606(c) of this
					 Article and maintained by the Energy Commission.
"Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the original
					 production or assembly of an appliance or commercial and industrial equipment
					 or any person that assumes the complete legal responsibility for the original
					 production or assembly of an appliance, which includes, but is not limited to,
					 the responsibility normally held by the manufacturer for product liability,
					 warranty, and compliance with State and federal law. "Manufacturer" also means
					 a private brand packager or reassembler.
"Mercury vapor lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp,
					 including clear, phosphor-coated, and self-ballasted screw base lamps, in which
					 the major portion of the light is produced by radiation from mercury typically
					 operating at a partial vapor pressure in excess of 100,000 PA (approximately 1
					 atm).
"Mercury vapor lamp ballast" means a device that is
					 designed and marketed to start and operate mercury vapor lamps intended for
					 general illumination by providing the necessary voltage and current.
"Model" means any collection of appliance units to which
					 the manufacturer has assigned the same model number.
"Model number" means a combination of letters, digits, or
					 characters representing the manufacturer, brand, design, or performance of an
					 appliance. In the case of electric motors, "model number" refers to the
					 designation of a "basic model", as defined in
					 10 C.F.R. section
					 431.12, in a manner specified by the
					 Executive Director.
"NAECA" means the National Appliance Energy Conservation
					 Act, 42 U.S.C. section
					 6291 et seq.
"NEMA" means the National Electrical Manufacturers
					 Association.
"Non-federally regulated appliance" means an appliance that
					 is neither federally regulated commercial and industrial equipment nor a
					 federally regulated consumer product.
"NSF International" means the National Sanitation
					 Foundation, International.
"OSA" means the Optical Society of America.
"Other mobile equipment" means transportation machinery
					 including but not limited to cars, trucks, trains, airplanes, boats, and buses,
					 but excluding mobile homes and manufactured homes.
"Ozone-depleting substance" means any substance that has
					 been found by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to act as a
					 catalyst in the breaking down of ozone, O3, into
					 molecular oxygen, O2.
"Performance standard" means a standard that specifies a
					 minimum level of energy or water efficiency or a maximum level of energy or
					 water consumption of an appliance.
"Pin-based" means:
(1) the base of a fluorescent lamp that is
				  not integrally ballasted and that has a plug-in lamp base, including
				  multi-tube, multibend, spiral, and circline types; or
(2) a socket that holds such a lamp.
"Power factor" means the ratio of the real power to the
					 apparent power.
"Private brand packager" means any person or entity that
					 buys products from a manufacturer, packages them using its own brand name, and
					 distributes them for sale using its own brand name.
"Reassembler" means any person or entity that buys products
					 from a manufacturer, modifies them, and distributes them for sale using its own
					 brand name.
"Recreational vehicle" means a van or utility vehicle used
					 for recreational purposes.
"RPM" means revolutions per minute.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the United States
					 Department of Energy (U.S. DOE).
"Standby mode" means the condition in which an energy-using
					 product:
(1) is connected to a main
				  power source; and
(2) offers one or
				  more of the following user-oriented or protective functions:
(A) to facilitate the activation or
				  deactivation of other functions (including active mode) by remote switch
				  (including remote control), internal sensor, or timer; or
(B) continuous functions, including
				  information or status displays (including clocks) or sensor-based functions.
"Statement," as used in section
					 1606 of this Article, means a
					 single and complete line of data for a specific model and end-use, containing
					 all the data required in Table X for that appliance type.
"UL" means Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
"UPS" means uninterruptible power supply.
" U.S.C. " means the United States Code.