We are all probably aware by now of the EuP Directive (or should be anyway). There are two regulations in particular that implement the requirements of the Directive:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment. COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 278/2009 of 6 April 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC as it relates to external power supplies (EPS). Having read and re-read both regulations multiple times, one of my engineers posed a question I am not sure of the answer for. If the first regulation deals with products with built-in power supplies, and the second regulation deals with external power supplies, which regulation covers the products the external power supplies feed power to? I do not find anywhere in the second regulation where it mentions that the product connected to the EPS and the EPS together must meet the requirements of the regulation. It only seems to be concerned with the EPS itself. For example, I have a gadget that uses an EPS. The EPS by itself when plugged into the mains and not connected to the product consumes 0.4 W. But when you connect the product to the EPS, the pair consume 1.1 W when the gadget is in standby mode. I think this is a hole in the regulations. If you were to tell me that the first regulation covers the pair of gadget plus EPS, I would argue then why did they make a separate regulation just for EPS? And if the effective date for the first regulation is January 7, 2010, and the effective date for the second regulation is 27 April 2010, then how can the combined pair possibly be required to comply under the first regulation more than three months before the EPS regulation takes effect? Or, is there a remote possibility that if, I say IF, my EPS complies with the regulation by itself with no gadget connected to it, then I am done and do not need to worry about the combination of EPS and gadget? Or is it more likely that the EPS Regulation requires the pair to be compliant and I just can't see it? I look forward to hearing the comments of you EuP experts out there. Best regards, Scott Douglas - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
