Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013Show full title

ANNEX I Definitions applicable for the purposes of the Annexes

1.

‘Annual total energy consumption (E_TEC)’ means the electricity consumed by a product over specified periods of time across defined power modes and states;

2.

‘Off mode’ means the power demand level in the low power mode which cannot be switched off (influenced) by a user, other than through the movement of a mechanical switch, and which may persist for an indefinite period of time when the appliance is connected to the main electricity supply and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Where Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) standards are applicable, off mode usually correlates to ACPI system level G2/S5 (‘soft off’) state;

‘P_off’ represents off mode power in Watts as measured according to the procedures indicated in Annex II;

3.

‘Lowest power state’ means the state or mode with the lowest power demand found in a computer. This state or mode may be entered or left by either a mechanical means (e.g. by turning off the computer’s power through the movement of a mechanical switch) or via automatic means.;

4.

‘Sleep mode’ means a low power mode that a computer is capable of entering automatically after a period of inactivity or by manual selection. In this mode the computer will respond to a wake event. Where Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) standards are applicable, sleep mode usually correlates to ACPI system level G1/S3 (suspend to RAM) state;

‘P_sleep’ represents sleep mode power in Watts as measured according to the procedures indicated in Annex II;

5.

‘Idle state’ means a state of a computer in which the operating system and other software have completed loading, a user profile has been created, the computer is not in sleep mode, and activity is limited to those basic applications that the operating system starts by default;

‘P_idle’ represents idle state power in Watts as measured according to the procedures indicated in Annex II;

6.

‘Additional Internal Storage’ means any and all internal storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDD), solid state drives (SSD) and hybrid hard drives (HHD), included within a computer beyond the first;

7.

‘Television tuner’ means a discrete internal component that allows a computer to receive television signals;

8.

‘Audio card’ (‘sound card’) means a discrete internal component that processes input and output audio signals to and from a computer;

9.

‘Wake event’ means a user, scheduled, or external event or stimulus that causes the computer to transition from sleep mode or off mode to an active mode of operation. Wake event includes, but is not limited to, the following events:

(i)

movement of the mouse;

(ii)

keyboard activity;

(iii)

controller input;

(iv)

real-time clock event;

(v)

a button press on the chassis; and

(vi)

in the case of external events, stimulus conveyed via a remote control, network or modem;

10.

‘Active mode’ means the state in which a computer is carrying out useful work in response to (a) prior or concurrent user input or (b) a prior or concurrent instruction over the network. This state includes active processing, seeking data from storage, memory or cache, including idle state time while awaiting further user input and before entering low power modes;

11.

‘Wake On LAN (WOL)’ means a functionality which allows a computer to transition from sleep mode or off mode (or another similar low power mode) when directed by a network request via Ethernet;

12.

‘UMA’ means uniform memory access;

13.

‘Information or status display’ means a continuous function providing information or indicating the status of the computer on a display, including clocks.