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Test Procedures for Electric Motors Test Under 10 CFR Part 431
Published
Author(s)
Ken L. Stricklett, M Vangel
Abstract
The procedures for electric motor efficiency testing promulgated by Part 431 of Chapter II of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations are discussed. The operating characteristics of the sampling plans for certification and enforcement testing are presented together with examples of the application of the sampling plans. The criteria for substantiation of an Alternative Energy Determination Method (AEDM) are also discussed.
Stricklett, K.
and Vangel, M.
(2002),
Test Procedures for Electric Motors Test Under 10 CFR Part 431, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.tn.1432, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=3649
(Accessed October 7, 2025)