- active mode
means a condition in which the input of an EPS is connected to the mains power source and a power output is connected to a primary load that is in operation;
- active mode efficiency
means the ratio of the power supplied by an EPS in active mode to the input power required by the EPS;
- adaptive EPS
means an AC-DC EPS that can alter the output voltage at one of its ports, denoted as ‘adaptive port’, during the active-mode on the basis of an established digital communication protocol with the end-use application without any user-triggered action;
- average active efficiency
means the average of the active mode efficiencies at 25 %, 50 %, 75 % and 100 % of the nameplate output power;
- basic-voltage EPS
means an EPS that is not a low-voltage EPS;
- battery
means a battery as defined in Article 3(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542;
- battery charger
means a consumer product that is primarily used to charge the batteries of consumer products, and that contains dedicated circuitry to regulate the charging current and voltage;
- charging cradle
means a consumer product which connects by means of conduction, either through direct contact or a fixed connector attached to its main body, to a battery-powered product which is placed in it for the purpose of charging.
- class I interoperable EPS
means an interoperable EPS with at least one provision for basic protection and a connection to a protective conductor as provision for fault protection, in line with with international standards;
- class II interoperable EPS
means an interoperable EPS with basic insulation as provision for basic protection, and supplementary insulation as provision for fault protection, or in which basic protection and fault protection are provided by reinforced insulation, in line with international standards;
- Common Charger logo
means a logo that meets the requirements set out in Annex III to this Regulation;
- consumer product
means a product that operates or is designed to operate with electric energy, and is placed on the market, including in the context of providing a service, which is intended for consumers or is likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers even if not intended for them;
- declared values
means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in accordance with Article 4, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities;
- dynamic EPS
means an EPS designed to be able to supply a maximum power only for a short period of time in the order of several minutes, followed by a lower power that can be indefinitely sustained, denoted also as guaranteed power;
- electrical enclosure
means a cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment used to prevent electrical shock to end-users and protect the contents from the environment.
- equivalent model
means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for all aspects of 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.
- external power supply
(EPS) means a product which is neither a battery charger nor a wireless charger and meets all the following criteria:
- fixed output voltages
means a set of defined standard output voltages of an adaptive EPS.
- guaranteed power
means the lower power provided by a dynamic power supply that can be indefinitely sustained;
- hard-wired cable
means a cable directly fixed to a product without any intermediate connector in such a way that it is not designed or intended to be detached by end-users;
- interoperable EPS
means an AC-DC EPS that meets the requirements set out in point 3(b) of Annex II to this Regulation;
- low load efficiency
means the active mode efficiency at 10 % of the nameplate output power;
- low-voltage EPS
means an EPS with a nameplate output voltage less than 6 V and a nameplate output current greater than or equal to 550 mA;
- mains
means the standard EU electricity supply as specified in standard EN 50160:2022 ‘Voltage characteristics of electricity supplied by public electricity networks’;
- 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;
- multiple-voltage EPS
means an EPS able to convert AC power from a mains power source to more than one output voltage and provide them simultaneously to more than one power outputs;
- nameplate output current
means any output current of the EPS as displayed in Table 7, ‘Product information’, pursuant to point 5(g) of Annex II to this Regulation;
- nameplate output power
(Pout) means any output power of the EPS as provided on the EPS nameplate pursuant to point 5(a) of Annex II to this Regulation, or displayed in Table 7, ‘Product information’, pursuant to point 5(g) of the same Annex;
- nameplate output voltage
means any output voltage of the EPS as provided on the EPS nameplate pursuant to point 5(a) of Annex II to this Regulation, or displayed in Table 7, ‘Product information’, pursuant to point 5(g) of the same Annex;
- no-load condition
means the condition in which the input of an EPS is connected to the mains power source but no power output is connected to any primary load;
- output
means a physical outlet of the EPS through which electrical power or data is provided to the load connected to it;
- peak power demand
means the maximum power higher than the nameplate output power which can be required by the powered consumer product from the EPS for a very short time during normal operation;
- port
means a physical, electrical and digital interface of the EPS for the supply of electrical power as well as exchange of data and control signals through a receptacle, and that has one corresponding power output;
- portable battery of general use
means a type of battery as defined in Article 3(1), point (10) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542;
- power output
means any of the outputs of the EPS to which a load can be connected and from which power can be drawn, as opposed to signal connections used for communication through a data output;
- power over Ethernet injector
means an EPS which has one or more Ethernet input and/or one or more Ethernet output ports, and is able to deliver power to one or several consumer products connected to the Ethernet output port(s);
- power tool
means an electrical or electronic tool falling within the category provided for in point 6 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- Proportional allocation method
means a set of rules for EPS with shared capacity ports, for determining the load condition of each power output when the sum of the nameplate output power of the individual power outputs is greater than their total maximum combined output power when operated simultaneously, at a specific testing condition.
- receptacle
means a component of the EPS with an opening to the exterior allowing a plug to be inserted into it and that provides an electro-mechanical connection between the plug and the EPS;
- separate control gear for low luminous flux light sources
means a separate control gear as defined in Article 2, first paragraph, point (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 whose light source does not fulfil the requirement laid down in point (1)(c) of the same paragraph, and has instead a luminous flux of less than 60 lumen;
- shared capacity ports
means the power outputs of an EPS where the sum of their nameplate output power when operated individually is greater than the maximum achievable combined output power when operated simultaneously;
- shared capacity USB-PD ports
means shared capacity ports that meet the requirements laid down in ‘Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery Specification, Revision 3.2, Version 1.1, 2024-10’ issued by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group and the USB-IF;
- single-voltage EPS
means an EPS able to convert AC power to only one output voltage at a time which is supplied through one or more power outputs;
- spare part EPS
means an EPS which is not an interoperable EPS and is intended solely to replace an EPS placed on the market before 14 December 2028.
- standby mode
means a condition as defined in Article 2, point (3) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826;
- total maximum output power
means the maximum power that can be supplied by any combination or subset of the power outputs of an EPS operated simultaneously;
- user-selectable EPS
means a single-voltage EPS that allows users to select more than one output voltage;
- wireless charger
means a consumer product that meets all of the following criteria:
- wireless charging pad
means a consumer product that meets the criteria laid down in letters (a), (c), (d) and (e) of point (5) and does not contain a power supply integrated into the same unit;