Minimum energy efficiency standards for ranges and ovens. Topical report, subtask 2. 1

Technical Report · Sat Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6431957

This report is an assessment of the implementation of minimum energy efficiency standards on kitchen ranges, cooktops, ovens, and microwave ovens. These products are classified additionally by type of energy source (gas or electricity), and in the case of conventional ovens, classified as either standard, (including continuous clean) or self-cleaning (pyrolytic self-cleaning). The methodology used to make this assessment involved the evaluation of further design improvements in terms of technical feasibility and efficiency improvement (Section 2.0); the added cost to the appliances due to the incorporation of these design improvements (Section 3.0); and the additional cost incurred by appliance testing (Section 4.0). The results of these sections were then used to determine the costs and benefits of each design improvement utilizing the methods outlined in Section 5.0. Results and discussions of this analysis are included in Section 6.0 and a final recommendation is made in Section 7.0.

• Research Organization: Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78CS20329
• OSTI ID: 6431957
• Report Number(s): SAI-026-79-858-LJ; ON: DE81025230
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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