10 CFR §429.25
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- (a)Sampling plan for selection of units for testing.
- (1)The requirements of § 429.11 are applicable to televisions; and
- (2)For each basic model of television, samples shall be randomly selected and tested to ensure that—
- (i)Any represented value of power consumption of a basic model for which consumers would favor lower values shall be greater than or equal to the higher of:
- (A)The mean of the sample, where:
- (B)For on mode power consumption, the upper 95 percent confidence limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.05, where:
- (C)For standby mode power consumption and power consumption measurements in modes other than on mode, the upper 90 percent confidence limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.10, where:
- (ii)Any represented annual energy consumption of a basic model shall be determined by applying the AEC calculation in section 4 of appendix H to subpart B of part 430 of this chapter to the represented values of power consumption as calculated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.
- (iii)Rounding requirements. The represented value of power consumption and the represented annual energy consumption shall be rounded as follows:
- (A)For power consumption in the on and standby modes, the represented value shall be rounded according to the requirements specified in sections 4.1 and 4.3 of appendix H to subpart B of part 430 of this chapter.
- (B)For annual energy consumption, the represented value shall be rounded according to the requirements specified in section 3.4 of appendix H to subpart B of part 430 of this chapter.
- (i)Any represented value of power consumption of a basic model for which consumers would favor lower values shall be greater than or equal to the higher of:
- (b)[Reserved]