Definitions
Article 2
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘external power supply’ means a device which meets all of the following criteria: (a) it is designed to convert alternating current (AC) power input from the mains power source input into one or more lower voltage direct current (DC) or AC outputs; (b) it is used with one or more separate devices that constitute the primary load; (c) it is contained in a physical enclosure separate from the device or devices that constitute the primary load; (d) it is connected to the device or devices that constitute the primary load with removable or hard-wired male/female electrical connections, cables, cords or other wirings; (e) it has nameplate output power not exceeding 250 watts; and (f) it is used with electrical and electronic household and office equipment included in Annex I; (2) ‘low voltage external power supply’ means an external power supply with a nameplate output voltage of less than 6 volts and a nameplate output current greater than or equal to 550 milliamperes; (3) ‘multiple voltage output external power supply’ means an external power supply able to convert AC power input from the mains power source into more than one simultaneous output at lower DC or AC voltage; (4) ‘voltage converter’ means a device converting the 230 volts mains power source input to 110 volts power output with characteristics similar to mains power source input characteristics; (5) ‘uninterruptible power supply’ means a device that automatically provides backup power when the electrical power from the mains power source drops to an unacceptable voltage level; (6) ‘battery charger’ means a device that connects directly to a removable battery at its output interface; (7) ‘lighting converter’ means an external power supply used with extra low voltage light sources; (8) ‘active power over Ethernet injector’ means a device that converts the mains power source input to a lower DC voltage output, has one or more Ethernet input and/or one or more Ethernet output ports, delivers power to one or several devices connected to the Ethernet output port(s), and provides the rated voltage at the output ports(s) only when compatible devices are detected following a standardised process; (9) ‘docking station for autonomous appliances’ means a device in which a battery-operated appliance that executes tasks requiring the appliance to move without any user intervention is placed for charging, and that can guide the independent movements of the appliance; (10) ‘mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (± 10 %) volts of alternating current at 50 Hz; (11) ‘information technology equipment’ means any equipment which has a primary function of either entry, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, processing, switching, or control, of data or of telecommunication messages or a combination of these functions and may be equipped with one or more terminal ports typically operated for information transfer; (12) ‘domestic environment’ means an environment where the use of broadcast radio and television receivers may be expected within a distance of 10 m of the equipment concerned; (13) ‘nameplate output power’ (P O ) means the maximum output power as specified by the manufacturer; (14) ‘no-load condition’ means the condition in which the input of an external power supply is connected to the mains power source, but the output is not connected to any primary load; (15) ‘active mode’ means a condition in which the input of an external power supply is connected to the mains power source and the output is connected to a primary load; (16) ‘active mode efficiency’ means the ratio of the power produced by an external power supply in active mode to the input power required to produce it; (17) ‘average active efficiency’ means the average of the active mode efficiencies at 25 %, 50 %, 75 % and 100 % of the nameplate output power; (18) ‘equivalent model’ means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model with a different model identifier; (19) ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s name.