EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 62623:2013
01-julij-2013
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Desktop and notebook computers - Measurement of energy consumption (IEC
62623:2012)
Desktop- und Notebook-Computer – Messung des Energieverbrauchs (IEC 62623:2012)
Ordinateurs de bureau et ordinateurs portables - Mesure de la consommation d'énergie
(CEI 62623:2012)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62623:2013
ICS:
35.160 Mikroprocesorski sistemi Microprocessor systems
SIST EN 62623:2013 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62623

NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 35.160


English version


Desktop and notebook computers -
Measurement of energy consumption
(IEC 62623:2012)


Ordinateurs de bureau et ordinateurs Desktop- und Notebook-Computer –
portables - Messung des Energieverbrauchs
Mesure de la consommation d'énergie (IEC 62623:2012)
(CEI 62623:2012)





This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-12-04. CENELEC members are bound to comply
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Foreword
The text of document 108/490/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62623, prepared by IEC/TC 108 "Safety of
electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication
technology" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
EN 62623:2013.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2013-09-04
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2015-12-04

standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

This standard is based on ECMA-383.
In this standard, the following print types or formats are used:
– requirements proper and normative annexes: in roman type;
– notes/explanatory matter: in smaller roman type;
– terms that are defined in 3.1: bold.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62623:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 62075 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 62075.
IEC 62301 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 62301.

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Annex ZA
(normative)


Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
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references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

ECMA-389 - Procedure for the Registration of Categories - -
for ECMA-383 2nd edition

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IEC 62623

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations . 10
4 Specifications for EUT . 11
4.1 Computer descriptions . 11
4.1.1 Desktop computer . 11
4.1.2 Notebook computer . 11
4.1.3 Integrated desktop computer . 11
4.2 Power modes . 11
4.2.1 Off mode . 11
4.2.2 P . 12
off
4.2.3 Sleep mode . 12
4.2.4 P . 12
sleep
4.2.5 P . 12
sleepWoL
4.2.6 On mode . 12
4.2.7 P . 12
on
4.2.8 Idle modes . 12
4.2.9 Active (work) mode . 13
4.2.10 P . 13
work
4.3 Profile attributes . 13
4.3.1 Profile . 13
4.3.2 Majority profile . 13
4.3.3 Minority profile . 13
4.3.4 Profile study . 13
4.3.5 Product active power ratio . 14
4.3.6 PAPR . 14
4.3.7 PAWR . 14
4.3.8 Product TEC error . 14
4.3.9 Profile TEC error . 14
4.4 Categorisation attributes . 14
4.4.1 General . 14
4.4.2 Cores . 14
4.4.3 Channels of memory . 14
4.4.4 System memory . 14
4.4.5 System fan . 14
4.4.6 TEC adders . 15
5 Test procedure and conditions, categorisation, TEC formula, meter specifications
and results reporting . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.2 Test setup . 15
5.3 Test procedure . 17
5.3.1 General . 17

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5.3.2 Measuring off mode . 17
5.3.3 Measuring sleep mode . 17
5.3.4 Measuring long idle mode . 17
5.3.5 Measuring short idle mode . 17
5.3.6 Measuring active mode (optional, see 5.6) . 18
5.4 Test conditions . 18
5.5 Categorisation . 19
5.5.1 General . 19
5.5.2 ULE category . 19
5.5.3 TEC adders . 19
5.6 Annualised energy consumption formulas . 20
5.6.1 General . 20
5.6.2 Estimated annualised energy consumption formula (estimated active
workload). 20
5.6.3 Measured annualised energy consumption formula (with an active
workload). 20
5.6.4 Criteria for an active workload . 21
5.7 True RMS watt meter specification . 22
5.8 True RMS watt meter accuracy . 22
5.9 Ambient light meter specification . 24
5.10 Reporting of results . 24
Annex A (informative) Overview of profile methodology. 26
Annex B (informative) Majority profile . 28
Annex C (informative) Method for conducting a profile study . 30
Annex D (informative) Sample TEC calculations . 34
Annex E (informative) ENERGY STAR V5 compliant testing methodology . 37
Annex F (informative) Power measurement methodology . 39
Annex G (normative) Procedure for the registration of categories for IEC 62623 . 43
Bibliography . 45

Figure 1 – Typical test setup . 16
Figure 2 – Example of estimated annualised energy consumption formula (estimated
active workload) . 20
Figure 3 – Measured annualised energy consumption formula (with an active
workload) . 21
Figure A.1 – Example of a typical profile . 27
Figure B.1 – TEC error summary chart . 29

Table 1 – Test conditions . 18
Table B.1 – Duty cycle attributes for the enterprise majority profile duty cycle study . 28
Table B.2 – Summary of the enterprise energy study . 29
Table C.1 – Profile study 1 . 31
Table C.2 – ENERGY STAR® V5 computer study . 31
Table C.3 – Profile study, duty cycles . 32
Table C.4 – Profile study, TEC and TEC calculations . 32
actual estimated
Table E.1 – Duty cycle attributes for V5 compliant testing . 38

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MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION


FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 62623 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 108: Safety
of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and
communication technology.
This standard is based on ECMA-383.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
108/490/FDIS 108/500/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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– requirements proper and normative annexes: in roman type;
– notes/explanatory matter: in smaller roman type;
– terms that are defined in 3.1: bold.
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INTRODUCTION
This standard is based on ECMA-383 and complements the guidance given in IEC 62075. It
includes the definitions of energy saving modes and generic energy saving guidance for
designers of desktop and notebook computers, by defining a methodology on how to measure
the energy consumption of a product whilst providing categorisation criteria that enable
energy consumption comparisons of similar products.

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1 Scope
This International Standard covers personal computing products. It applies to desktop and
notebook computers as defined in 4.1 that are marketed as final products and that are
hereafter referred to as the equipment under test (EUT) or product.
This standard specifies:
– a test procedure to enable the measurement of the power and/or energy consumption in
each of the EUT's power modes;
– formulas for calculating the typical energy consumption (TEC) for a given period
(normally annual);
– a majority profile that should be used with this standard which enables conversion of
average power into energy within the TEC formulas;
– a system of categorisation enabling like for like comparisons of energy consumption
between EUTs;
– a pre-defined format for the presentation of results.
This standard does not set any pass/fail criteria for the EUTs. Users of the test results should
define such criteria.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
ECMA-389, Procedure for the Registration of Categories for ECMA-383 2nd edition
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1.1
active workload
simulated amount of productive or operative activity that the EUT performs as represented in
the P (see 4.2.10) and T (see 3.1.13.6) attributes of the TEC equation (see 5.6)
work work
3.1.2
category
grouping of EUT configurations
3.1.3
duty cycle
divisions of time the EUT spends in each of its individual power modes

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Note 1 to entry: A duty cycle is expressed as a percentage totalling 1.
3.1.4
energy use
energy used by a product then measured from the mains power supply over a given period of
time
Note 1 to entry: Energy is measured in kilowatt hour.
3.1.5
external power supply
EPS
equipment contained in a separate physical enclosure external to the computer casing and
designed to convert mains power supply to lower d.c. voltage(s) for the purpose of powering
the computer
Note 1 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.
Note 2 to entry: The EPS is sometimes referred to as an a.c. brick.
Note 3 to entry: A reference to a document which outlines the testing procedures for measuring EPS efficiencies
(External Power Supply Efficiency Test Method) can be found in the Bibliography.
3.1.6
internal power supply
IPS
component contained in the same physical enclosure to the computer casing and designed to
convert mains power supply to lower d.c. voltage(s) for the purpose of powering the computer
Note 1 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.
Note 2 to entry: A reference to a document which outlines the testing procedures for measuring IPS efficiencies
(Generalized Internal Power Supply Efficiency Test Protocol) can be found in the Bibliography.
3.1.7
local area network
LAN
computer network located on a user’s premises within a limited geographical area
[SOURCE : IEC 60050-732:2010, 732-01-04]
Note 1 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.
Note 2 to entry: Currently the two primary technologies used in computers are IEEE 802.3 Ethernet or Wired LAN,
and IEEE 802.11 WiFi or Wireless LAN.
3.1.8
manufacturer
organization responsible for the design, development and production of a product in view of
its being placed on the market, regardless of whether these operations are carried out by that
organization itself or on its behalf
3.1.9
red green blue
RGB
primary colours that make up a pixel on a computer display
Note 1 to entry: The RGB values represent the intensity settings of each colour of that pixel to specify an exact
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3.1.10
typical energy consumption
TEC
number for the consumption of energy of a computer that is used to compare the energy
performance of like computers, which focuses on the typical energy consumed by an EUT for
a given profile while in normal operation during a representative period of time
Note 1 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.
Note 2 to entry: For desktops and notebook computers, the key criterion of the TEC approach is a value for
typical annual energy use, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), using measurements of average operational mode
power levels scaled by an assumed typical duty cycle that represent annualized use for a profile.
3.1.11
actual energy consumption
TEC measured using P
work
Note 1 to entry: The actual energy consumption is referenced as TEC .
actual
3.1.12
estimated energy consumption
TEC estimated by substituting P for P
sidle work
Note 1 to entry: The estimated energy consumption is referenced as TEC .
estimated
Note 2 to entry: P is defined in detail in 4.2.
sidle
Note 3 to entry: P is defined in detail in 4.2.
work
3.1.13
duty cycle attributes
the percentage of time the EUT spends in each of its individual power modes
Note 1 to entry: Examples of duty cycle attributes are defined in 3.1.13.1 to 3.1.13.6.
3.1.13.1
off component of duty cycle
T
off
percentage of time the EUT is in the off mode
3.1.13.2
sleep component of duty cycle
T and T
sleep sleepWoL
percentage of time the EUT is in the sleep modes
3.1.13.3
on components of duty cycle
T
on
percentage of time the EUT is in the on mode
Note 1 to entry: The T duty cycle is equal to the sum of the T + T + T .
on work sidle idle
3.1.13.4
short idle component of duty cycle
T
sidle
percentage of time the EUT is in the short idle mode
3.1.13.5
long idle component of duty cycle
T
idle
percentage of time the EUT is in the long idle mode

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3.1.13.6
active component of duty cycle
T
work
percentage of time the EUT is in the active (work) mode
3.1.14
user of the test results
entity that will utilise the test results to apply to their needs
Note 1 to entry: Examples of such an entity are voluntary agreement owners, regulators, private companies, etc.
3.1.15
wake on LAN
WoL
functionality that allows a computer to wake from sleep or off when directed by a network
request via Ethernet
Note 1 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following abbreviations apply.
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
NOTE 1 ACPI specification can be found here: http://www.acpi.info/.
CF Crest Factor
CFR Crest Factor Ratio
CPU Central Processing Unit
EPS External Power Supply
EUT Equipment Under Test
NOTE 2 Also referred to as product in this standard and sometimes referred to as UUT (Unit Under
Test) in other specifications.
FB_BW Frame Buffer Bandwidth
HDD Hard Disk Drive
IPS Internal Power Supply
LAN Local Area Network
MCF Meter Crest Factor
MCR Maximum Current Ratio
OS Operating System
PAPR Profil
...