Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00028:front:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00028
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Character Range: 17840–21014

the reference point specified by the vehicle manufacturer which:

              2.4.1. Has co-ordinates determined in relation to the vehicle structure;

              2.4.2. Corresponds to the theoretical position of the point of torso/thighs rotation (H point) for the lowest and most rearward normal driving position or position of use given by the vehicle manufacturer for each seating position specified by him.

              2.5. "H point" is as established by Annex 3 to this Regulation.

              2.6. "Capacity of the fuel tank" means the fuel-tank capacity as specified by the manufacturer of the vehicle.

              2.7. "Transverse plane" means a vertical plane perpendicular to the median longitudinal vertical plane of the vehicle.

              2.8. "Protective system" means devices intended to restrain and/or protect the occupants.

              2.9. "Type of protective system" means a category of protective devices which do not differ in such essential respects as their:

 Technology;
 Geometry;
 Constituent materials.
              2.10. "Reference mass" means the unladen mass of the vehicle increased by a mass of 100 kg (that is the mass of the side impact dummy and its instrumentation).

              2.11. "Unladen mass" means the mass of the vehicle in running order without driver, passengers or load, but with the fuel tank filled to 90 per cent of its capacity and the usual set of tools and spare wheel on board, where applicable.

              2.12. "Mobile deformable barrier" means the apparatus with which the test vehicle is impacted. It consists of a trolley and an impactor.

              2.13. "Impactor" means a crushable section mounted on the front of mobile deformable barrier.

              2.14. "Trolley" means a wheeled frame free to travel along its longitudinal axis at the point of impact. Its front supports the impactor.

              2.15. "High voltage" means the classification of an electric component or circuit, if its working voltage is > 60 V and ≤ 1,500 V direct current (DC) or > 30 V and ≤ 1,000 V alternating current (AC) root - mean - square (rms).

              2.16. "Rechargeable Electrical Energy Storage System (REESS)" means the rechargeable energy storage system that provides electric energy for electrical propulsion.

               A battery whose primary use is to supply power for starting the engine and/or lighting and/or other vehicle auxiliaries' systems is not considered as a REESS.

               The REESS may include the necessary systems for physical support, thermal management, electronic controls and casing.

              2.17. "Electrical protection barrier" means the part providing protection against direct contact to the high voltage live parts.

              2.18. "Electric power train" means the electrical circuit which includes the traction motor(s), and may also include the REESS, the electrical energy conversion system, the electronic converters, the associated wiring harness and connectors, and the coupling system for charging the REESS.

              2.19. "Live parts" means conductive part(s) intended to be electrically energized under