Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Samsung From the Department of Energy Residential Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedures, 19884-19886 [2014-08077]
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Samsung has requested permission to
use as part of its waiver petition is, as
with its prior waiver petitions noted
above, identical to the test procedure
provisions for products with long-time
or variable defrost DOE adopted in the
final test procedure rule that
manufacturers will be required to use
starting in 2014.
Because the currently applicable test
procedure found in 10 CFR Part 430,
subpart B, appendix A1 cannot be used
to test the basic models at issue or
would otherwise lead to materially
inaccurate results, DOE previously
granted a waiver to Samsung for other
basic models incorporating multiple
defrost technology. See 77 FR 1474, 77
FR 75428, 78 FR 35901, 78 FR 35898,
and 78 FR 65623. DOE has determined
that it is desirable to have similar basic
models, such as those addressed by the
Samsung petition addressed in this
notice, tested in a consistent manner
and is adopting the same approach laid
out in its prior decision by permitting
Samsung to use the alternate test
procedure specified in this Decision and
Order.
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III. Consultations with Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the appropriate
staff at the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) staff concerning the Samsung
petition for waiver. The FTC staff did
not have any objections to granting a
waiver to Samsung.
IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the
material submitted by Samsung and
consultation with the FTC staff, it is
ordered that:
(1) The petitions for waiver submitted
by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
(Case No. RF–036) are hereby granted as
set forth in the paragraphs below.
(2) Samsung shall be required to test
and rate the following Samsung models
according to the alternate test procedure
set forth in paragraph (3) of this section.
RS25H5121**
RS25H5111**
(3) Samsung shall be required to test
the products listed in paragraph (2) of
this section according to appendix A1 to
subpart B of 10 CFR part 430 except that
the test cycle shall be identical to the
test procedure provisions for products
with long-time or variable defrost
located in section 4.2.1 of appendix A
to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430, as
adopted in DOE’s final rule dated
January 25, 2012 (77 FR 3559).
(4) Representations. Samsung may
make representations about the energy
use of its refrigerator-freezer products
for compliance, marketing, or other
purposes only to the extent that such
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products have been tested in accordance
with the provisions outlined above and
such representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect
consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the
condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary
materials provided by the petitioner are
valid and accurate. DOE may revoke or
modify this waiver at any time if it
determines the factual basis underlying
the petition for waiver is incorrect, or
the results from the alternate test
procedure are unrepresentative of the
basic models’ true energy consumption
characteristics.
(7) This waiver applies only to those
basic models set out in Samsung’s
November 26, 2013 petition for waiver.
The granting of this waiver does not
release the petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR part 429.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4,
2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. RF–037]
Decision and Order Granting a Waiver
to Samsung From the Department of
Energy Residential Refrigerator and
Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedures
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. RF–037)
that grants Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Samsung) with a waiver
from the DOE electric refrigerator and
refrigerator-freezer test procedures for
the basic models set forth in its petition
for waiver. In its petition, Samsung
provides an alternate test procedure to
address the difficulties in testing dual
compressor systems using the currently
applicable DOE test procedure. Under
today’s decision and order, Samsung
shall be required to test and rate these
refrigerator-freezers using an alternate
test procedure that takes dual
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compressors into account when
measuring energy consumption.
DATES: This Decision and Order is
effective April 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–0371, Email:
Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Michael Kido, 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) 586–8145. Email:
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)),
DOE gives notice of the issuance of its
decision and order as set forth below.
The decision and order grants Samsung
with a waiver from the applicable
residential refrigerator and refrigeratorfreezer test procedures in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix A for certain
basic models of refrigerator-freezers
with dual compressors, provided that
Samsung tests and rates such products
using the alternate test procedure
described in this notice. Today’s
decision prohibits Samsung from
making representations concerning the
energy efficiency of these products
unless the product has been tested in a
manner consistent with the provisions
and restrictions in the alternate test
procedure set forth in the decision and
order below, and the representations
fairly disclose the test results.
Distributors, retailers, and private
labelers are held to the same standard
when making representations regarding
the energy efficiency of these products.
42 U.S.C. 6293(c).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4,
2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Case No. RF–037)
I. Background and Authority
Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA),
Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
6309, as codified) established the
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles, a program covering most
major household appliances, which
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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 on the petition
for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
Where:
1440 = number of minutes in a day
ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day);
i is a variable that can equal to 1, 2 or more
II. Samsung’s Petition for Waiver:
Assertions and Determinations
On December 13 and 26, 2013,
Samsung submitted petitions for waiver
from the test procedure applicable to
residential electric refrigerators and
refrigerator-freezers set forth in 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, appendix A because
it was designing new refrigeratorfreezers that incorporate a dual
compressor design. Samsung sought a
waiver from the existing DOE test
procedure applicable to refrigerators
and refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR
part 430 because the existing test
procedure does not account for the
company’s dual compressor products. In
its petition, Samsung set forth an
alternate test procedure and noted in
support for the petition already granted
to Sub-Zero involving a similar waiver
pertaining to the use of dual
compressor-equipped refrigerators. See
76 FR 71335 (November 17, 2011)
(interim waiver) and 77 FR 5784
(February 6, 2012) (Decision and Order).
DOE has also granted a similar waiver
to LG. See 77 FR 44603 (July 30, 2012)
(interim waiver) and 78 FR 18327
(March 26, 2013) (Decision and Order).
While Samsung has acknowledged that
its products are different from the ones
addressed by the Sub-Zero waiver in
that they feature a different number of
evaporators and defrost heaters,
Samsung asserts that the procedure
outlined in the Sub-Zero waiver will
provide a representative measurement
of the energy use of its products. In
addition, Samsung requests that it be
permitted to use the alternate test
procedure that DOE has already
permitted Sub-Zero and LG to use in
response to similar waiver requests
pertaining to the testing of refrigeratorfreezers that use shared dual
compressors, with minor modification
suggested below:
Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor
Systems with dual Automatic Defrost
With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual
Compressor Systems with Automatic
Defrost (i=1 is mono, i=2 is dual).
DOE has determined that it is
desirable to have similar basic models,
such as those addressed by this most
recent Samsung petition, tested in a
consistent manner and is adopting the
same approach laid out in its prior
decision by permitting Samsung to use
the alternate test procedure specified in
this Decision and Order.
III. Consultations with Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the appropriate
staff at the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) concerning the Samsung petition
for waiver. The FTC staff did not have
any objections to granting a waiver to
Samsung.
IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the
material that was submitted by Samsung
and DOE’s consultation with the FTC
staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petitions for waiver submitted
by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
(Case No. RF–037) are hereby granted as
set forth in the paragraphs below.
(2) Samsung shall be required to test
and rate the following Samsung models
according to the alternate test procedure
set forth in paragraph (3) of this section.
RF34H99****
RF33H99****
(3) Samsung shall be required to test
the product listed in paragraph (2)
above according to the test procedures
for electric refrigerator-freezers
prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430,
appendix A, except that, for the
Samsung products listed in paragraph
(2) only, replace section 5.2.1.4 of
appendix A, with the following:
5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems
with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is mono,
i=2 is dual). The two-part test method in
section 4.2.1 must be used, and the
energy consumption in kilowatt-hours
per day shall be calculated equivalent
to:
that identifies the distinct defrost cycle
types applicable for the refrigerator or
1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A.
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includes the residential electric
refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers
that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B
includes definitions, test procedures,
labeling provisions, energy conservation
standards, and the authority to require
information and reports from
manufacturers. Further, it authorizes the
Secretary of Energy to prescribe test
procedures that are reasonably designed
to produce results that 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 electric refrigerators and
refrigerator-freezers is set forth in 10
CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix A.
DOE’s regulations for covered
products contain provisions allowing a
person to seek a waiver from the test
procedure requirements for a particular
basic model for covered consumer
products when (1) the petitioner’s basic
model for which the petition for waiver
was submitted contains one or more
design characteristics that prevent
testing according to the prescribed test
procedure, or (2) when 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(a)(1). 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 characteristics.
The Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) may grant a 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).
Any interested person who has
submitted a petition for waiver may also
file an application for interim waiver of
the applicable test procedure
requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The
Assistant Secretary will grant an interim
waiver request if it is determined that
the applicant will experience economic
hardship if the interim waiver is denied,
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refrigerator-freezer;
D is the total number of distinct defrost cycle
types;
EP1 is the dual compressor energy expended
during the first part of the test (it is
calculated for a whole number of freezer
compressor cycles at least 24 hours in
duration and may be the summation of
several running periods that do not
include any precool, defrost, or recovery
periods);
T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes);
EP2i is the total energy consumed during the
second (defrost) part of the test being
conducted for compartment i. (kWh);
T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the
second (defrost) part of the test being
conducted for compartment i.
CTi is the freezer compressor run time
between instances of defrost cycle type
i. CTi for compartment i with long time
automatic defrost system is calculated as
per 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix
A clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment i
with variable defrost system is calculated
as per 10 CFR part 430 subpart B
appendix A clause 5.2.1.3. (hours
rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour).
Stabilization:
The test shall start after a minimum
24 hours stabilization run for each
temperature control setting.
Steady State for EP1:
The temperature average for the first
and last compressor cycle of the test
period must be within 1.0°F (0.6°C) of
the test period temperature average for
each compartment. Make this
determination for the fresh food
compartment for the fresh food
compressor cycles closest to the start
and end of the test period. If multiple
segments are used for test period 1, each
segment must comply with above
requirement.
Steady State for EP2i:
The second (defrost) part of the test
must be preceded and followed by
regular compressor cycles. The
temperature average for the first and last
compressor cycle of the test period must
be within 1.0°F (0.6°C) of the EP1 test
period temperature average for each
compartment.
Test Period for EP2i, T2i:
EP2i includes precool, defrost, and
recovery time for compartment i, as well
as sufficient dual compressor steady
state run cycles to allow T2i to be at
least 24 hours. The test period shall start
at the end of a regular freezer
compressor on-cycle after the previous
defrost occurrence (refrigerator or
freezer). The test period also includes
the target defrost and following regular
freezer compressor cycles, ending at the
end of a regular freezer compressor oncycle before the next defrost occurrence
(refrigerator or freezer). If the previous
condition does not meet 24 hours time,
additional EP1 steady state segment data
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could be included. Steady state run
cycle data can be utilized in EP1 and
EP2i.
Test Measurement Frequency
Measurements shall be taken at regular
interval not exceeding 1 minute.
[End of 5.2.1.4]
(4) Representations. Samsung may
make representations about the energy
use of its refrigerator-freezer products
for compliance, marketing, or other
purposes only to the extent that such
products have been tested in accordance
with the provisions outlined above and
such representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect
consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the
condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary
materials provided by the petitioner are
valid and accurate. DOE may revoke or
modify this waiver at any time if it
determines the factual basis underlying
the petition for waiver is incorrect, or
the results from the alternate test
procedure are unrepresentative of the
basic models’ true energy consumption
characteristics.
(7) This waiver applies only to those
basic models set out in Samsung’s
December 13 and 26, 2013 petitions for
waiver. Grant of this waiver does not
release a petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR part 429.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4,
2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014–08077 Filed 4–9–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. RF–035]
Decision and Order Granting a Waiver
to Liebherr Canada Ltd. From the
Department of Energy Residential
Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer
Test Procedures
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of its decision
and order (Case No. RF–035) granting
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Liebherr Canada Ltd. (Liebherr) with a
waiver from the DOE electric
refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test
procedures for the basic models set forth
in its petition for waiver. In its petition,
Liebherr sought to use an alternate test
procedure that would permit the testing
of its all-refrigerator model while
physically connected to Liebherr’s
companion upright freezer model,
which is necessary for the refrigerator to
function properly. Under today’s
decision and order, Liebherr shall be
required to test and rate these
refrigerator-freezers, subject to use of the
alternate test procedure set forth in this
notice.
This Decision and Order is
effective April 10, 2014.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–0371, Email:
Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Michael Kido, 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) 586–8145. Email:
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
In
accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)),
DOE gives notice of the issuance of its
decision and order as set forth below.
The decision and order grants Liebherr
a waiver from the applicable residential
refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test
procedures in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, appendix A for certain basic models
of refrigerator which shares a control
panel with an accompanying freezer,
provided that Liebherr tests and rates
such products using the alternate test
procedure described in this notice.
Today’s decision prohibits Liebherr
from making representations concerning
the energy efficiency of these products
unless the product has been tested
consistent with the provisions and
restrictions in the alternate test
procedure set forth in the decision and
order below, and the representations
fairly disclose the test results.
Distributors, retailers, and private
labelers are held to the same standard
when making representations regarding
the energy efficiency of these products.
42 U.S.C. 6293(c).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. RF-037]
Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Samsung From the
Department of Energy Residential Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer
Test Procedures
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. RF-037) that grants Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Samsung) with a waiver from the DOE electric
refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test procedures for the basic
models set forth in its petition for waiver. In its petition, Samsung
provides an alternate test procedure to address the difficulties in
testing dual compressor systems using the currently applicable DOE test
procedure. Under today's decision and order, Samsung shall be required
to test and rate these refrigerator-freezers using an alternate test
procedure that takes dual compressors into account when measuring
energy consumption.
DATES: This Decision and Order is effective April 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-0371, Email:
Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Michael Kido, 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) 586-8145. Email:
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)), DOE gives notice of the
issuance of its decision and order as set forth below. The decision and
order grants Samsung with a waiver from the applicable residential
refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test procedures in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix A for certain basic models of refrigerator-
freezers with dual compressors, provided that Samsung tests and rates
such products using the alternate test procedure described in this
notice. Today's decision prohibits Samsung from making representations
concerning the energy efficiency of these products unless the product
has been tested in a manner consistent with the provisions and
restrictions in the alternate test procedure set forth in the decision
and order below, and the representations fairly disclose the test
results.
Distributors, retailers, and private labelers are held to the same
standard when making representations regarding the energy efficiency of
these products. 42 U.S.C. 6293(c).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Case No. RF-037)
I. Background and Authority
Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(EPCA), Public Law 94-163 (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309, as codified)
established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other
Than Automobiles, a program covering most major household appliances,
which
[[Page 19885]]
includes the residential electric refrigerators and refrigerator-
freezers that are the focus of this notice.\1\ Part B includes
definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy conservation
standards, and the authority to require information and reports from
manufacturers. Further, it authorizes the Secretary of Energy to
prescribe test procedures that are reasonably designed to produce
results that 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 electric
refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers is set forth in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix A.
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\1\ For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code,
Part B was re-designated Part A.
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DOE's regulations for covered products contain provisions allowing
a person to seek a waiver from the test procedure requirements for a
particular basic model for covered consumer products when (1) the
petitioner's basic model for which the petition for waiver was
submitted contains one or more design characteristics that prevent
testing according to the prescribed test procedure, or (2) when
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(a)(1).
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 characteristics.
The Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(the Assistant Secretary) may grant a 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).
Any interested person who has submitted a petition for waiver may
also file an application for interim waiver of the applicable test
procedure requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The Assistant Secretary
will grant an interim waiver request if it is determined that the
applicant will experience economic hardship if the 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 on the petition for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
II. Samsung's Petition for Waiver: Assertions and Determinations
On December 13 and 26, 2013, Samsung submitted petitions for waiver
from the test procedure applicable to residential electric
refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers set forth in 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix A because it was designing new refrigerator-
freezers that incorporate a dual compressor design. Samsung sought a
waiver from the existing DOE test procedure applicable to refrigerators
and refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR part 430 because the existing
test procedure does not account for the company's dual compressor
products. In its petition, Samsung set forth an alternate test
procedure and noted in support for the petition already granted to Sub-
Zero involving a similar waiver pertaining to the use of dual
compressor-equipped refrigerators. See 76 FR 71335 (November 17, 2011)
(interim waiver) and 77 FR 5784 (February 6, 2012) (Decision and
Order). DOE has also granted a similar waiver to LG. See 77 FR 44603
(July 30, 2012) (interim waiver) and 78 FR 18327 (March 26, 2013)
(Decision and Order). While Samsung has acknowledged that its products
are different from the ones addressed by the Sub-Zero waiver in that
they feature a different number of evaporators and defrost heaters,
Samsung asserts that the procedure outlined in the Sub-Zero waiver will
provide a representative measurement of the energy use of its products.
In addition, Samsung requests that it be permitted to use the alternate
test procedure that DOE has already permitted Sub-Zero and LG to use in
response to similar waiver requests pertaining to the testing of
refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual compressors, with minor
modification suggested below:
Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems with dual Automatic Defrost
With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems with Automatic
Defrost (i=1 is mono, i=2 is dual).
DOE has determined that it is desirable to have similar basic
models, such as those addressed by this most recent Samsung petition,
tested in a consistent manner and is adopting the same approach laid
out in its prior decision by permitting Samsung to use the alternate
test procedure specified in this Decision and Order.
III. Consultations with Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the appropriate staff at the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) concerning the Samsung petition for waiver. The FTC
staff did not have any objections to granting a waiver to Samsung.
IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the material that was submitted
by Samsung and DOE's consultation with the FTC staff, it is ordered
that:
(1) The petitions for waiver submitted by Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Case No. RF-037) are hereby granted as set forth in the
paragraphs below.
(2) Samsung shall be required to test and rate the following
Samsung models according to the alternate test procedure set forth in
paragraph (3) of this section.
RF34H99****
RF33H99****
(3) Samsung shall be required to test the product listed in
paragraph (2) above according to the test procedures for electric
refrigerator-freezers prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, appendix A,
except that, for the Samsung products listed in paragraph (2) only,
replace section 5.2.1.4 of appendix A, with the following:
5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is
mono, i=2 is dual). The two-part test method in section 4.2.1 must be
used, and the energy consumption in kilowatt-hours per day shall be
calculated equivalent to:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN10AP14.000
Where:
1440 = number of minutes in a day
ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day);
i is a variable that can equal to 1, 2 or more that identifies the
distinct defrost cycle types applicable for the refrigerator or
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refrigerator-freezer;
D is the total number of distinct defrost cycle types;
EP1 is the dual compressor energy expended during the first part of
the test (it is calculated for a whole number of freezer compressor
cycles at least 24 hours in duration and may be the summation of
several running periods that do not include any precool, defrost, or
recovery periods);
T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes);
EP2i is the total energy consumed during the second (defrost) part
of the test being conducted for compartment i. (kWh);
T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the second (defrost) part of
the test being conducted for compartment i.
CTi is the freezer compressor run time between instances of defrost
cycle type i. CTi for compartment i with long time automatic defrost
system is calculated as per 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix A
clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment i with variable defrost system
is calculated as per 10 CFR part 430 subpart B appendix A clause
5.2.1.3. (hours rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour).
Stabilization:
The test shall start after a minimum 24 hours stabilization run for
each temperature control setting.
Steady State for EP1:
The temperature average for the first and last compressor cycle of
the test period must be within 1.0[deg]F (0.6[deg]C) of the test period
temperature average for each compartment. Make this determination for
the fresh food compartment for the fresh food compressor cycles closest
to the start and end of the test period. If multiple segments are used
for test period 1, each segment must comply with above requirement.
Steady State for EP2i:
The second (defrost) part of the test must be preceded and followed
by regular compressor cycles. The temperature average for the first and
last compressor cycle of the test period must be within 1.0[deg]F
(0.6[deg]C) of the EP1 test period temperature average for each
compartment.
Test Period for EP2i, T2i:
EP2i includes precool, defrost, and recovery time for compartment
i, as well as sufficient dual compressor steady state run cycles to
allow T2i to be at least 24 hours. The test period shall start at the
end of a regular freezer compressor on-cycle after the previous defrost
occurrence (refrigerator or freezer). The test period also includes the
target defrost and following regular freezer compressor cycles, ending
at the end of a regular freezer compressor on-cycle before the next
defrost occurrence (refrigerator or freezer). If the previous condition
does not meet 24 hours time, additional EP1 steady state segment data
could be included. Steady state run cycle data can be utilized in EP1
and EP2i.
Test Measurement Frequency Measurements shall be taken at regular
interval not exceeding 1 minute.
[End of 5.2.1.4]
(4) Representations. Samsung may make representations about the
energy use of its refrigerator-freezer products for compliance,
marketing, or other purposes only to the extent that such products have
been tested in accordance with the provisions outlined above and such
representations fairly disclose the results of such testing.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect consistent with the
provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary materials provided by the petitioner
are valid and accurate. DOE may revoke or modify this waiver at any
time if it determines the factual basis underlying the petition for
waiver is incorrect, or the results from the alternate test procedure
are unrepresentative of the basic models' true energy consumption
characteristics.
(7) This waiver applies only to those basic models set out in
Samsung's December 13 and 26, 2013 petitions for waiver. Grant of this
waiver does not release a petitioner from the certification
requirements set forth at 10 CFR part 429.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-08077 Filed 4-9-14; 8:45 am]
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