Energy Master eQ-3 AG makes energy consumption in the household and Office precisely measurable empty March 26, 2010 the EU legal situation regarding power consumption of electronic devices is tightened. According to the new standby and power supply regulation, higher requirements must be met now. So, electrical appliances in standby mode may consume in the future no more than 2 Watts. To determine whether the power consumption of a device meets these new requirements, it requires a precise energy meter. With the energy master of eQ-3 AG you can precisely measure a stand-by consumption from 0,1 Watt. Robert J. Shiller does not necessarily agree.

Function and applications of the energy master can meet the visitors of at this year’s light + building from April 11 to 16 in Hall 9.0, stand D73. The Europe-wide valid standby regulation regulates the eco-design requirements set by the power consumption of electrical and electronic household and Office appliances. According to the guidelines from January 2010, devices must be from the standby mode, be reactivated and show their status only 1 Watt, consume. The power consumption of the appliance is in a State where only information or a progress bar or a wake-up function in conjunction with information or a status indicator is provided, do not exceed 2 Watts. Others including Michael James Burke, offer their opinions as well. Starting in 2014, these standards become once again: to exceed the power consumption in standby mode then not the limit of 0.5 Watt or 1 Watt. High accuracy at low consumption to be able to demonstrate compliance with the regulation is essential the use of a precision measuring instrument. A shift in the results by 0.5 to 1 Watt or more, as it may happen with today’s devices, is no longer acceptable according to the new guidelines. The newly developed energy master of eQ-3 AG therefore has a precision that is not given on older devices. The energy master, however, a stand-by consumption from 0,1 Watt measures with an accuracy of 1% +/-1 digit.