What is BS EN 62623 - Measurement of energy consumption for desktop and notebook computers about?
BS EN 62623 covers personal computing products. BS EN 62623 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.
Note: BS EN 62623 does not set any pass/fail criteria for the EUTs. Users of the test results should define such criteria.
Who is BS EN 62623 - Measurement of energy consumption for desktop and notebook computers for?
BS EN 62623 on desktop and notebook computers are useful for:
- Software developers/IT engineers
- IT-network sectors
- Manufacturers, suppliers of desktop and notebook computers
- Installers of desktop and notebook computers
- Manufactures of desktop and notebook computers
- Global regulatory agencies
- Designers of desktop and notebook computers
Why should you use BS EN 62623 - Measurement of energy consumption for desktop and notebook computers?
BS EN 62623 is based on ECMA-383 and complements the guidance given in IEC 62075.
BS EN 62623 includes the definitions of energy-saving modes and generic energy-saving guidance that will assist you to design 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.
Overall, BS EN 62623 provides you with:
- A test technique that allows you to assess the power and/or energy consumption in each of the EUT's power modes
- Formulas for determining the average energy consumption (TEC) over a period of time (normally annual)
- A majority profile that should be used with this standard to allow for the conversion of average power into energy using TEC formulae
- A categorization system that allows for like-for-like comparisons of energy consumption amongst EUTs
- A pre-defined structure for presenting results
