Bsi bs en 62018 2003

BS EN
62018:2003

BRITISH STANDARD

Power consumption of
information technology
equipment —
Measurement methods

The European Standard EN 62018:2003 has the status of a
British Standard

ICS 35.020; 35.260

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BS EN 62018:2003

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EN 62018:2003. It is identical with IEC 62018:2003.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD

EN 6201 8

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

November 2003

ICS 35.020; 35.260

English version

Power consumption of information technology equipment –
Measurement methods
(IEC 6201 8:2003)
Consommation d'énergie des matériels
de traitement de l'information –
Méthodes de mesure
(CEI 6201 8:2003)

Energieverbrauch von Einrichtungen
der Informationstechnik –
Messverfahren
(IEC 6201 8:2003)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2003-1 0-01 . CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and
notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CENELEC
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1 050 Brussels
© 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 6201 8:2003 E


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EN 62018:2003
Foreword
The text of document 1 08/65/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 6201 8, prepared by IEC TC 1 08, Safety of
electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication
technology, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 6201 8 on 2003-1 0-01 .
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn

(dop) 2004-07-01
(dow) 2006-1 0-01

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 6201 8:2003 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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EN 62018:2003

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 4
1
2
3
4

5

Scope ................................................................................................................................ 5
Normative references........................................................................................................ 5
Terms and definitions........................................................................................................ 5
Test procedure.................................................................................................................. 5
4.1 Measuring equipment................................................................................................ 5
4.2 Configuration ............................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Temperature and humidity ........................................................................................ 6
4.4 Power source for test ................................................................................................ 6
4.4.1 Frequency and waveform ............................................................................... 6
4.4.2 Voltage ............................................................................................................ 6
4.5 Power measurements ............................................................................................... 6
4.5.1 Full-on mode ................................................................................................... 6
4.5.2 Energy saving mode ....................................................................................... 6
Records of results of measurements ................................................................................ 7

Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications ...................................................................................... 8


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EN 62018:2003
I N T RO D U C T I O N

E n e rg y

m an ag em en t

is

e q u i p m e n t fo r re d u c i n g

th e

re s u l t

e n e rg y c o n s u m p t i o n

o f th e

Th e

minimum

re s u l t

is

th a t

a

fu n c t i o n a l i t y o f t h e

Th e
to

d esi g n ,

th e

Th e

p ro c e s s ,

e x p re s s e s

E n e rg y

c o n s u m p ti o n

W h en

l e ve l s

to

modes
savi n g mode
.

e n e rg y.

In

In

or

If

th e

s ta te ,

,

of

or

c o n s t ru c t i o n
fu n c t i o n a l i t y.

th e

re s u l t

as

is

of

e n e rg y

th e

th e

b e co m e s

c o n s t ru c t i o n ,

or

e n e rg y s o u rc e s ,

p e ri o d s

wi t h i n

co n s u m e d

idle

a ft e r

e n e rg y

p ro c e s s

wi t h i n

o r re d u c i n g

th e

IT

to ta l

a n y p ro g ra m .

in

a cco m p l i s h i n g

fu n c t i o n s

ca s e s ,

th e

a c ti vi ty

m ay

re t u rn s

th e

m ai n l y

th e

e s s e n ti a l

is

a

h a rd

is

an

u ser
be

.

i ts

It

e n e rg y

as

th e

disk
o ff

i n te n d e d

m ay

to

a

or an

be

o rd e r

to

is

n ot

d e t ri m e n t a l

a cco m p l i s h

ra t i o

b e t we e n

s wi t c h e d

wh e re

h i g h er

fu n c t i o n ,

s e v e ra l

to

p ro v i d e
l i ttl e

e n e rg y

e xte n d e d

c o n ti n u o u s l y

re q u i re d .

h a ve

m ay

in

o ff m o d e ,

eq u i pm en t

to

of

p ro g ra m

a

s p e c i fi c

t wo

p o we r

o f o p e ra t i o n .

s wi t c h e d

b y th e

i n te n d e d

en ergy savi n g mode

am ou n t

co m p l e ti n g

l o we s t m o d e

wi t h o u t i n t e rv e n t i o n

is

be

m an ag em en t

e x p re s s e d

an

,

s o ft wa re

d esi g n ,

is

m inimum

s o m e ti m e s

u n d e r d i ffe re n t m o d e s

m o re

som e

no

am ou n t

a

e x t e rn a l

idle

en ergy savi n g mode
en ergy savi n g mode

eq u i pm en t
so

of

fro m

e q u i p m e n t d u ri n g

i ts

assu m e

on e

U ser
fu l l -on mode

IT

m an ag em en t

eq u i pm en t

i n s t ru c t i o n s

co n d i ti o n

e q u i p m e n t.

e q u i p m e n t o r to

a b o ve

ta s k.

or

e n e rg y c o n s u m p t i o n

it

re c e i v e s

d i ffe re n t
o ff.
th e

or n o

In

p ro g ra m

en ergy savi n g
en ergy

a n o th e r

m a xi m u m

e n e rg y i s

co n s u m p ti o n

s a vi n g

of

co n s u m e d .

l e ve l

or

to

th e

re s t a rt p ro c e d u re .

o p e ra t e d ,

it

m ay

ra re l y

re a c h

an

idle


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EN 62018:2003
POWER CON SU MPTION OF IN FORMATION

TECH N OLOGY EQU IPMEN T –
MEASU REMEN T METH ODS

1

Scope

Th i s

I n t e rn a t i o n a l

i n fo rm a t i o n

S t a n d a rd

te c h n o l o g y

e n e rg y m a n a g e m e n t .

2

d e fi n e s

eq u i pm en t

I TE

th e

te s t

(I TE)

i n cl u d e s

th e

m e th o d s

u n d er

p ro d u c t s

u sed

v a ri o u s

to

m e a s u re

m od es

i d e n t i fi e d

in

of

th e

p o we r

o p e ra t i o n

s co p e

c o n s u m p ti o n

fo r

of I EC

th e

p u rp o s e

of
of

60950-1 .

N ormati ve references

Th e

fo l l o wi n g

d a te d
th e

re fe re n c e d

re fe re n c e s ,

re fe re n c e d

on l y

d o cu m e n ts

th e

e d i ti o n

d o cu m e n t ( i n cl u d i n g

i n d i spen sabl e
appl i es.

60950-1 ,

3

Terms and defi ni ti ons

For

th e

p u rp o s e s
a p p l y.

of

th i s

D e fi n e d

d o cu m e n t,

t e rm s

a re

For

th e

t e rm s

p ri n t e d

in

−

fo r t h e

o f th i s

re fe re n c e s ,

th e

d o cu m e n t.

l a te s t

For

e d i ti o n

of

appl i es.

Sa fe ty

an d

a p p l i c a ti o n

u n d a te d

a n y a m e n d m e n ts )

In forma tion tech n ology equipmen t

I EC

fo l l o wi n g

a re

c i te d

−

Pa rt 1 : Gen era l re quire men ts

d e fi n i t i o n s

bol d ch aracters

g i ve n

wh e re

in

I EC

60950-1

th e y o cc u r i n

th e

an d

th e

te xt.

3.1
fu l l -on mode
a

n o rm a l

o p e ra t i n g

c o n d i ti o n

o f th e

I TE

in

wh i c h

al l

fu n c t i o n s

a re

fu l l y p o we re d

3.2
en ergy savi n g mode
an

4
4.1

o p e ra t i n g

c o n d i ti o n

I TE

in

wh i c h

on e

o r m o re

fu n c t i o n s

a re

s wi t c h e d

o ff

Test procedure
M easu ri n g equ ipmen t

M e a s u re m e n t s

a re

vo l tm e te r

h a ve

an

o f th e

sh al l

a c c u ra c y

of

o f wa v e fo rm s
at l east 1

k H z.

±1

m ad e

%

h a vi n g

an
or

wi t h

a

s u i ta b l y

a c c u ra c y
b e tte r

peak

at

of

±1

1 00

fa c t o rs

up

c a l i b ra t e d

%

W
to

or

and
5.

b e tte r

t ru e
at

g re a t e r.
Th e

te s t

r. m . s .

vo l tm e te r

rated vol tage
It

sh al l

be

.

ca pa b l e

i n s t ru m e n t s

an d

Th e

sh al l

a

wa t t m e t e r.

wa t t m e t e r
of

shal l

a c c u ra t e

h a ve

a

Th e
h a ve

re a d i n g s

b a n d wi d t h

of


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EN 62018:2003
4. 2
Th e

Con fi gu rati on
e q u i p m e n t u n d e r te s t s h a l l

p e rfo rm i n g

4.3

fu n c t i o n s

be

a

fo r wh i c h

re p re s e n t a t i v e

i t wa s

o p e ra t i o n a l

s p e c i fi e d

th a t

s p e c i fi e d

t e m p e ra t u re

4. 4

fo r t yp i c a l

u se

an d

ca p a b l e

of

e n v i ro n m e n t i s

i n cl u d e s

th a t

d oes

ra n g e

is

°C,

23
n ot

n o t s p e c i fi e d

th e

te s ts

i n cl u d e

c l o s e r to

23

a re

°C,

23

b y th e

m a n u fa c t u re r,

c o n d u c te d
th e

te s ts

at

23

a re

°C ±

or i f a

5

°C.

co n d u cte d

If

at

t e m p e ra t u re
a

ra n g e

t e m p e ra t u re

wh i c h e v e r

is

ra n g e

en d

of

th e

°C.

Power sou rce for test

4.4.1

Frequ en cy an d waveform

t e s t s u p p l y fre q u e n c y s h a l l

be

Th e

t e s t s u p p l y wa v e fo rm

c o n ta i n

o p e ra t i n g

4.4.2

a t th e

sh al l

m a xi m u m

th e

rated frequ en cy

Th e

If

c o n fi g u ra t i o n

c o n fi g u re d .

Temperatu re an d h u midi ty

I f th e

is

th e

l ess

c o n fi g u ra t i o n

th a n

5

d e c l a re d

%

o f th e

to ta l

b y th e

E U T.

h a rm o n i c

d i s t o rt i o n

wh e n

th e

EU T

is

m a n u fa c t u re r.

Voltage

th e

eq u i pm en t

vo l ta g e

and

a re

has
n ot

on e

or

rated vol tage ran ges
ran ge

,

rated vol tages
rated voltages

m o re

re p e a t e d

fo r

,

th e

m e a s u re m e n t s

m u l ti p l e

m e a s u re m e n t s

a re

m ad e

at

.

If

e a ch

th e

en d

a re

m ad e

eq u i pm en t

of

th e

h as

at

on e

on e

or

ra t e d
m o re

rated voltage

s e l e c te d

.

N O TE
by

th e

It

is

4.5

th a t

th e

s o u rc e

be

capabl e

of

s u p p l yi n g

t h re e

ti m e s

th e

p o we r

a ctu a l l y

re q u i re d

Fu l l -on mode

Re a d i n g s
p o we r

ta ke n

as

4.5.2

of

i n pu t

has

th e

p o we r

an d

s ta b i l i ze d .

m ean

o f th e

If

in

p o we r

m e a s u re d

th e

fu l l -on mode

v a ri e s

d u ri n g

p o we r o v e r a

th e

a re

ta ke n

n o rm a l

c o m p l e te

o p e ra t i n g

normal load

u n d er

o p e ra t i n g

c yc l e ,

th e

wh e n

p o we r

is

c yc l e .

En ergy savi n g mode

Re a d i n g s

o f i n p u t p o we r a n d
p o we r

mode

vo l ta g e

th e

wh e n

th e
.

It

p e rm i t t e d
to

p o we r

Power measu remen ts

4.5.1

th e

re c o m m e n d e d

E U T.

u se

a

fo r e a c h

is
in

h as

p e rm i t t e d
th e

vo l ta g e

s ta b i l i ze d
to

an d

i n i ti a te

in

th e

n ot

th e

en ergy savi n g mode

soon er

to

re t u rn

to

en ergy savi n g mode

a

h i g h er

o f wh i c h

1

m in

to

re d u c e

th e

e n e rg y c o n s u m p t i o n
th e

EU T

is

ca p a b l e .

a re

a ft e r

en ergy savi n g mode

e n e rg y m a n a g e m e n t p ro g ra m ,

p a s s wo rd

th a n

ta k e n

e n t e ri n g

m an u al l y

t e s t d u ra t i o n .
l e ve l .

n ormal load
en ergy savi n g

u n d er
th e

in
It

th e

s h o rt e s t

m ay be

M e a s u re m e n t s

ti m e

n e c e s s a ry

a re

re p e a t e d


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EN 62018:2003
5

Records of resul ts of measu rements

The following is the m inim um inform ation that shall be recorded for each configuration tested:
–
–
–
–
–
–

EUT m anufacturer’s nam e and trade m ark or identification m ark and m odel or type
reference and the serial num ber of the EUT;
configuration and work load used for the test;
am bient tem perature during the tests;
input power supply – actual voltage and frequency;
power consum ption in the fu l l -on mode ;
power consum ption in each applicable en ergy savi n g mode .

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EN 62018:2003
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

Publication
IEC 60950-1
(mod)

Year
- 1)

Title
Information technology equipment Safety
Part 1 : General requirements

1 ) Undated reference.
2) Valid edition at date of issue.

EN/HD
EN 60950-1

Year
2001 2)



BS EN
62018:2003

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