[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19959-19963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8772]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. RF-014]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of
Petition for Waiver of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. From the
Department of Energy Residential Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer
Test Procedure, and Grant of Interim Waiver
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, notice of grant of interim
waiver, and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) petition for waiver (hereafter,
``petition'') from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of electric
refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers. Today's notice also grants an
interim waiver of the test procedures applicable to residential
refrigerator-freezers to additional Samsung basic models. Through this
document, DOE also solicits comments with respect to the Samsung
petition.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to
the Samsung petition until, but no later than May 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by case number RF-014,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include either
the case number [Case No. RF-014], and/or ``Samsung Petition'' in the
subject line of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J/1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed original paper copy.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original
paper copy.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and case number for this proceeding. Submit electronic comments in
WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or text
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)) file
format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of
encryption. Wherever possible, include the electronic signature of the
author. DOE does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes).
Any person submitting written comments must also send a copy of
such comments to the petitioner, pursuant to 10 CFR 431.401(d). The
contact information for the petitioner is: Mr. Michael Moss, Samsung
Electronics America, Inc., 18600 Broadwick St., Rancho Dominguez, CA
90220, Phone: (310) 900-5245, E-mail: [email protected].
According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public
disclosure should submit two copies to DOE: one copy of the document
including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy
of the document with the information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
Docket: For access to the docket to review the background documents
relevant to this matter, you may visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., (Resource Room of the Building Technologies
Program), Washington, DC 20024; (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Available
documents include the following items: (1) This notice; (2) public
comments received; (3) the petition for waiver and application for
interim waiver; and (4) prior DOE waivers and rulemakings regarding
similar central air conditioning and heat pump equipment. Please call
Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional
information regarding visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-2J,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9611. E-mail:
[email protected].
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-71, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. E-
mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``EPCA'') sets
forth a variety of provisions concerning energy efficiency. Part A of
Title III provides for the ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer
Products Other Than Automobiles.'' (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) Part A
includes definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy
conservation standards, and the authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers. Further, Part A authorizes the Secretary of
Energy to prescribe test procedures that are reasonably designed to
produce results which measure energy efficiency, energy use, or
estimated operating costs, and that are not unduly burdensome to
conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for residential
refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers is contained in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix A1.
The regulations set forth in 10 CFR 430.27 contain provisions that
enable a person to seek a waiver from the test procedure requirements
for covered consumer products. A waiver will be granted by the
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) if it is determined that the basic model for
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which the petition for waiver was submitted contains one or more design
characteristics that prevents testing of the basic model according to
the prescribed test procedures, or if the prescribed test procedures
may evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative of its
true energy consumption characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(l). Petitioners must include
in their petition any alternate test procedures known to the petitioner
to evaluate the basic model in a manner representative of its energy
consumption. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii). The Assistant Secretary may
grant the waiver subject to conditions, including adherence to
alternate test procedures. 10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in effect
pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m).
The waiver process also allows the Assistant Secretary to grant an
interim waiver from test procedure requirements to manufacturers that
have petitioned DOE for a waiver of such prescribed test procedures.
(10 CFR 430.27(a)(2)) An interim waiver remains in effect for a period
of 180 days or until DOE issues its determination on the petition for
waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additionally
180 days, if necessary. (10 CFR 430.27(h))
On September 9, 2009, Samsung filed a petition for waiver and
application for interim waiver from the test procedure applicable to
residential electric refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers set forth
in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix A1. The products covered by the
petition employ adaptive anti-sweat heaters, which detect and respond
to temperature and humidity conditions, and then activate adaptive
heaters as needed to evaporate excess moisture. DOE published Samsung's
petition for waiver for residential refrigerator-freezers with adaptive
anti-sweat heaters, as well as its grant of interim waiver to Samsung
for these products, in the Federal Register on December 15, 2009. 74 FR
66340. DOE granted Samsung's petition for waiver on March 18, 2010 (75
FR 13120).
II. Petition for Waiver
On February 1, 2010, Samsung informed DOE in a petition dated
January 20, 2010, that after it filed its petition for waiver in
September 2009 it developed additional basic models with adaptive anti-
sweat heater technology. Samsung asserted that these new products
function and operate the same way as the basic models listed in
Samsung's September 2009 petition with respect to the properties that
made those products eligible for a waiver. Therefore, Samsung requested
that DOE add these models to the list of basic models for which the
interim waiver was granted. In addition, Samsung requested that DOE
grant a new waiver for these additional basic models. The following
additional products are covered by the January 2010 waiver request:
RB***H***, RF***H***, RF***H***, RS***H***,
RS***H***.
The additional basic models of refrigerators and refrigerator-
freezers contain variable anti-sweat heater controls that detect a
broad range of temperature and humidity conditions, and respond by
activating adaptive heaters, as needed, to evaporate excess moisture.
Samsung's technology is similar to that used by General Electric
Company (GE), Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool), and Electrolux for
refrigerator-freezers which were the subject of petitions for waiver
published April 17, 2007 (72 FR 19189), July 10, 2008 (73 FR 39684),
and January 28, 2010 (75 FR 4539), respectively. GE's waiver was
granted on February 27, 2008 (73 FR 10425); Whirlpool's waiver was
granted on May 5, 2009 (74 FR 20695); and Electrolux's waiver was
granted on March 11, 2010 (75 FR 11530). Samsung seeks a waiver from
the existing DOE test procedure applicable to refrigerators and
refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR Part 430 because it takes neither
ambient humidity nor adaptive technology into account. Therefore,
Samsung stated that the test procedure does not accurately measure the
energy consumption of Samsung's new refrigerators and refrigerator-
freezers that feature variable anti-sweat heater controls and adaptive
heaters.
DOE notes that Samsung's January 2010 petition to extend its
interim waiver and petition for waiver also includes an alternate test
procedure for testing products equipped with adaptive anti-sweat
heaters. The alternate test procedure submitted in the January 2010
petition is identical to the one contained in Samsung's September 9,
2009 petition. The alternate test procedure is the same in all relevant
particulars as that prescribed for GE, Whirlpool, and Electrolux
refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers that are equipped with the same
type of technology. The alternate test procedure applicable to the GE,
Whirlpool, and Electrolux products simulates the energy used by the
adaptive heaters in a typical consumer household, as explained in the
GE Decision and Order that DOE published in the Federal Register on
February 27, 2008. 73 FR 10425. DOE believes that it is in the public
interest to have similar products tested and rated for energy
consumption on a comparable basis.
III. Application for Interim Waiver
Samsung also requests an interim waiver for these additional basic
models. An interim waiver may be granted if it is determined that the
applicant will experience economic hardship if the Application for
interim waiver is denied, if it appears likely that the petition for
waiver will be granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary determines that
it would be desirable for public policy reasons to grant immediate
relief pending a determination of the petition for waiver. (10 CFR
430.27(g))
DOE determined that Samsung's application for interim waiver does
not provide sufficient market, equipment price, shipments, and other
manufacturer impact information to permit DOE to evaluate the economic
hardship Samsung might experience absent a favorable determination on
its application for interim waiver. DOE understands that absent an
Interim Waiver, however, Samsung's products would not be tested and
rated for energy consumption on a comparable basis with equivalent GE,
Whirlpool, and Electrolux products where DOE previously granted
waivers, and would be required to represent a higher energy consumption
for essentially the same product. DOE also determined that it appears
likely that Samsung's petition for waiver will be granted and that it
is desirable for public policy reasons to grant Samsung immediate
relief pending a determination on the petition for waiver. As stated
above, DOE has already granted similar waivers to GE, Whirlpool, and
Electrolux because the test procedure does not accurately represent the
energy consumption of refrigerator-freezers containing relative
humidity sensors and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters. The rationale
for granting these waivers is equally applicable to Samsung, which has
products containing similar relative humidity sensors and anti-sweat
heaters. DOE has also concluded that it is in the public interest to
have similar products tested and rated for energy consumption on a
comparable basis. In sum, Samsung seeks a waiver that is very similar
to the ones DOE granted to GE, Whirlpool, and Electrolux for the same
sensors and controls and alternate test procedure.
For the reasons stated above, DOE grants Samsung's application for
interim waiver from testing of the additional
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basic models of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers containing
relative humidity sensors and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters.
Therefore, it is ordered that:
The Application for interim waiver filed by Samsung is hereby
granted for Samsung's additional basic models of refrigerators and
refrigerator-freezers containing relative humidity sensors and adaptive
control anti-sweat heaters, subject to the specifications and
conditions below.
1. Samsung shall not be required to test or rate the additional
basic models of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers containing
relative humidity sensors and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters on
the basis of the test procedure under 10 CFR part 430 subpart B,
appendix A1.
2. Samsung shall be required to test and rate the additional basic
models of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers containing relative
humidity sensors and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters according to
the alternate test procedure as set forth in section IV, ``Alternate
test procedure.''
The interim waiver applies to the following basic model groups:
RB***H***, RF***H***, RF***H***, RS***H***,
RS***H***.
This interim waiver is conditioned upon the presumed validity of
statements, representations, and documents provided by the petitioner.
DOE may revoke or modify this interim waiver at any time upon a
determination that the factual basis underlying the petition for waiver
is incorrect, or upon a determination that the results from the
alternate test procedure are unrepresentative of the basic models' true
energy consumption characteristics.
III. Alternate Test Procedure
For the duration of the interim waiver, Samsung shall be required
to use the test procedures for electric refrigerator-freezers
prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR Part 430, Appendix A1, except that, for the
Samsung products listed above only:
(A) The following definition is added at the end of Section 1:
1.13 ``Variable anti-sweat heater control'' means an anti-sweat
heater where power supplied to the device is determined by an
operating condition variable(s) and/or ambient condition
variable(s).
(B) Section 2.2 is revised to read as follows:
2.2 Operational conditions. The electric refrigerator or
electric refrigerator-freezer shall be installed and its operating
conditions maintained in accordance with HRF-1-1979, section 7.2
through section 7.4.3.3. except that the vertical ambient
temperature gradient at locations 10 inches (25.4 cm) out from the
centers of the two sides of the unit being tested is to be
maintained during the test. Unless shields or baffles obstruct the
area, the gradient is to be maintained from 2 inches (5.1 cm) above
the floor or supporting platform to a height one foot (30.5 cm)
above the unit under test. Defrost controls are to be operative. The
anti-sweat heater switch is to be ``off'' during one test and ``on''
during the second test. In the case of an electric refrigerator-
freezer equipped with variable anti-sweat heater control, the result
of the second test will be derived from the calculation described in
6.2.3. Other exceptions are noted in 2.3, 2.4, and 5.1 below.
(C) New section 6.2.3 is inserted after section 6.2.2.2.
6.2.3 Variable anti-sweat heater control test. The energy
consumption of an electric refrigerator-freezer with a variable
anti-sweat heater control in the ``on'' position (Eon),
expressed in kilowatt-hours per day, shall be calculated equivalent
to:
EON = E + (Correction Factor)
Where E is determined by 6.2.1.1, 6.2.1.2, 6.2.2.1, or 6.2.2.2,
whichever is appropriate, with the anti-sweat heater switch in the
``off'' position.
Correction Factor = (Anti-sweat Heater Power x System-loss Factor) x
(24 hrs/1 day) x (1 kW/1000 W)
Where:
Anti-sweat Heater Power =
A1 * (Heater Watts at 5%RH)
+ A2 * (Heater Watts at 15%RH)
+ A3 * (Heater Watts at 25%RH)
+ A4 * (Heater Watts at 35%RH)
+ A5 * (Heater Watts at 45%RH)
+ A6 * (Heater Watts at 55%RH)
+ A7 * (Heater Watts at 65%RH)
+ A8 * (Heater Watts at 75%RH)
+ A9 * (Heater Watts at 85%RH)
+ A10 * (Heater Watts at 95%RH)
Where A1-A10 are from the following table:
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A1 = 0.034 A6 = 0.119
A2 = 0.211 A7 = 0.069
A3 = 0.204 A8 = 0.047
A4 = 0.166 A9 = 0.008
A5 = 0.126 A10 = 0.015
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Heater Watts at a specific relative humidity = the nominal watts used
by all heaters at that specific relative humidity, 72 [deg]F ambient,
and DOE reference temperatures of fresh food (FF) average temperature
of 45 [deg]F and freezer (FZ) average temperature of 5 [deg]F.
System-loss Factor = 1.3
IV. Summary and Request for Comments
The Department has reviewed Samsung's petition and its request to
extend its interim waiver to additional models. The additional models
contain the same anti-sweat heater controls and relative humidity
sensors as the models listed in Samsung's September 2009 petition. The
alternate test procedure is also valid for these additional models.
Given that the basis for granting an interim waiver to the additional
basic models is the same as the basis for granting the interim waiver
for the models listed in Samsung's September 2009 petition, DOE finds
that it is appropriate to grant an interim waiver for the additional
models listed in this petition. Accordingly, DOE extends the prior
grant of interim waiver to the models listed in this petition.
Through today's notice, DOE announces receipt of Samsung's petition
for waiver from certain parts of the test procedure that apply to
additional basic models of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with
variable anti-sweat heater controls and adaptive heaters manufactured
by Samsung. DOE is publishing Samsung's petition for waiver in its
entirety pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The petition contains no
confidential information. The petition includes a suggested alternate
test procedure and calculation methodology to determine the energy
consumption of Samsung's specified refrigerators and refrigerator-
freezers with adaptive anti-sweat heaters. DOE is interested in
receiving comments from interested parties on all aspects of the
petition, including the suggested alternate test procedure and
calculation methodology. Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv), any
person submitting written comments to DOE must also send a copy of such
comments to the petitioner, whose contact information is included in
the ADDRESSES section above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
January 20, 2010
Catherine Zoi, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585
Subject: Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver,
Samsung Refrigerator-Freezers with Adaptive Anti-Sweat Heaters
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi: Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a
subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung), respectfully
submits this Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver to
the Department of Energy (DOE) for refrigerator-freezer
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models incorporating adaptive anti-sweat heater technologies, pursuant
to 10 CFR Part 430.27.
The 10 CFR Part 430.27(a)(1) allows a person to submit a petition
to waive for a particular basic model any requirements of Sec. 430.23
upon the grounds that the basic model contains one or more design
characteristics which either prevent testing of the basic model
according to the prescribed test procedures, or the prescribed test
procedures may evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative
of its true energy consumption characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. Additionally, 10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(2)
allows an applicant to request an Interim Waiver if economic hardship
and/or competitive disadvantage is likely to result absent a favorable
determination on the Application for Interim Waiver.
Reasoning
Samsung designed refrigerator-freezers with anti-sweat heater
technologies that react according to different ambient conditions such
as humidity and temperature. This anti-sweat technology allows the
heater to variably activate depending on relative ambient humidity
levels. Samsung believes that the current test procedure, Appendix A1
to Subpart B of Part 430, prevents Samsung from accurately evaluating
its refrigerator-freezers that feature this adaptive anti-sweat heater
technology. The models requested in this Application and Petition have
the same anti-sweat designs as other Samsung models which the
Department had granted an Interim Waiver \1\ for.
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\1\ 74 FR 66340.
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Samsung's adaptive anti-sweat heater technology is similar to that
used by General Electric Company (GE) and Whirlpool Corporation
(Whirlpool) for refrigerator-freezers which were the subject of
Petitions for Waiver published April 17, 2007 and July 10, 2008,
respectively. 72 FR 19189; 73 FR 39684. GE's waiver was granted on
February 27, 2008. 73 FR 10425. Whirlpool's waiver was granted on May
5, 2009. 74 FR 20695.
The current testing method prescribes that the refrigerator-freezer
be tested without any prescription for humidity levels. Lacking the
prescription of a humidity level, current refrigerator-freezers employ
an anti-sweat technology that engages at predetermined intervals to
prevent moisture build-up according to an assumed, fixed algorithm.
Lacking the proper sensors to effectively detect and engage the heater
at specific dew points, a general assumption is made for the scheduled
activation of anti-sweat heaters. General assumptions and timed action
sequences are inefficient methods to control condensation; the adaptive
anti-sweat heater technology will take the guesswork out of anti-sweat
heater activation and will base activation on real-time environment
conditions for the purpose of energy efficiency.
Since adaptive anti-sweat heater technology was not available
during the development stage of the current DOE requirements, and since
the existing requirements do not fairly represent energy consumption
for refrigerator-freezers containing this technology, an exception
relief is warranted.
Test Method
In a manner similar to GE in their Petition \2\, Samsung proposes
to run the energy-consumption test with the anti-sweat heater switch in
the ``off'' position and then, because the test chamber is not
humidity-controlled, to add to that result the kilowatt hours per day
derived by calculating the energy used when the anti-sweat heater is in
the ``on'' position.
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\2\ 72 FR 19189.
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``[GE] in an effort to establish a national average of energy used
by a variably controlled anti-sweat heater, the population-weighted
humidity values were grouped into 10 bands, each with a range of 10%
relative humidity. The table below sets out the percent probability
that any U.S. household will experience the listed average humidity
conditions during any month of the year.'' Those 10 bands are as
follows:
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Constant
% RH Probability (%) designation
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1. 0-10............................. 3.4 A1
2. 10-20............................ 21.1 A2
3. 20-30............................ 20.4 A3
4. 30-40............................ 16.6 A4
5. 40-50............................ 12.6 A5
6. 50-60............................ 11.9 A6
7. 60-70............................ 6.9 A7
8. 70-80............................ 4.7 A8
9. 80-90............................ 0.8 A9
10. 90-100.......................... 1.5 A10
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Similar to GE, Samsung determined that additional energy required
to operate the anti-sweat heater control and related components, and
the additional energy required to increase compressor run time to
remove heat introduced into the refrigerator compartments by the anti-
sweat heater have a ``system-loss factor''. Samsung has also determined
that this ``system-loss factor'' is 1.3. Therefore, Samsung proposes
that the energy consumption results should be calculated with the anti-
sweat heater switch in the ``off'' position and with the correction
factor taken into account. The correction factor should be as follows:
Correction Factor = (Anti-sweat Heater Power x System-loss Factor) x
(24 hours/1 day) x (1 kW/1000 W)
The national average power in watts used by the anti-sweat heaters
is then calculated by totaling the product of constants A1-A10
multiplied by the respective heater watts used by a refrigerator
operating in the median percent relative humidity for that band and
standard refrigerator conditions: ambient temperature of 72 [deg]F,
fresh food (FF) average temperature of 45 [deg]F, and freezer (FZ)
average temperature of 5 [deg]F.
Anti-sweat Heater Power = A1 * (Heater Watts at 5% RH) + A2 * (Heater
Watts at 15% RH) + A3 * (Heater Watts at 25% RH) + A4 * (Heater Watts
at 35% RH) + A5 * (Heater Watts at 45% RH) + A6 * (Heater Watts at 55%
RH) + A7 * (Heater Watts at 65% RH) + A8 * (Heater Watts at 75% RH) +
A9 * (Heater Watts at 85% RH) + A10 * (Heater Watts at 95% RH)
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Samsung requests that DOE prescribe an alternate test procedure,
whereby the test procedure were modified to calculate the energy of the
unit by testing the unit with the anti-sweat heaters in the ``on''
position as equal to the energy of the unit tested with the anti-sweat
heaters in the ``off'' position plus the Anti-Sweat Heater Power times
1.3, similar to those prescribed within waivers granted to GE \3\ and
Whirlpool,\4\ to allow Samsung to accurately evaluate the energy
consumption for the following Samsung refrigerator-freezer models:
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\3\ 73 FR 10425.
\4\ 74 FR 20695.
RB***H***
RF***H***
RF***H***
RS***H***
RS***H***
Conclusion
On the grounds that current test methods for refrigerator-freezers
will result in inaccurate evaluation of energy consumption, Samsung
requests that, until a final rule prescribing a test method for
adaptive anti-sweat heater technologies, a waiver is granted for
Samsung refrigerator-freezer models which utilize adaptive anti-sweat
heater technologies.
By granting Samsung the requested waiver and interim waiver, DOE
will ensure that advancements in technologies are not hindered by
regulations, and that similar products are tested and rated for energy
consumption on a comparable basis.
Affected Persons
Primarily affected persons in the refrigerator-freezer category
include BSH Home Appliances Corp. (Bosch- Siemens Hausgerate GmbH),
Electrolux Home Products, Equator, Fisher & Paykel Appliances Inc., GE
Appliances, Haier America Trading, L.L.C., Heartland Appliances, Inc.,
Kelon Electrical Holdings Co., Ltd., Liebherr Hausgerate, LG
Electronics Inc., Northland-Marvel, Sanyo Fisher Company, Sears, Sub-
Zero Freezer Company, U-Line, Viking Range, W. C. Wood Company, and
Whirlpool Corporation.
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers is also generally
interested in energy efficiency requirements for appliances, including
refrigerator-freezers. Samsung will notify all these entities as
required by the Department's rules and provide them with a version of
this Petition.
Sincerely,
Michael Moss,
Senior Manager.
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