SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Ecodesign requirements for welding equipment

Energy efficiency requirements
2. From 1 January 2023—
(a) the power source efficiency of welding equipment must not be lower than the values set out in column 2 of Table 1; and
(b) the idle state power consumption of welding equipment must not exceed the values set out in column 3 of Table 1.

Table 1 Power source efficiency and idle state power consumption
	Minimum power source efficiency	Maximum idle state power consumption
Welding equipment powered by three-phase power sources with DC output	85 per cent	50W
Welding equipment powered by single-phase power sources with DC output	80 per cent	50W
Welding equipment powered by single-phase and three phase power sources with AC output	80 per cent	50W