Certifications

We offer certification and designation services for:

• AHRI 1210
  • AHRI 1210 is a voluntary standard that was written and developed by leading variable frequency drive manufacturers in the HVAC industry. We are the sole source in the world authorized to perform AHRI 1210 testing.
• NORMA Oficial Mexicana (NOM)
  • Since 2012, we have been the only independent motor efficiency testing lab outside of Mexico to receive NORMA Oficial Mexicana (NOM) designation for electric motor testing.
• AEDM Subsequent Verification
  • We help our motor manufacturer customers achieve efficiency compliance and stay in compliance to legally distribute electric motors in commerce in the United States. One way we do this is by providing complete Alternative Efficiency Determination Method (AEDM) compliance services to make sure our clients are prepared for a potential DOE inspection.
• DOE Motor Efficiency Compliance Certification
  • Do you have questions about whether a motor is covered by regulation? We assist our motor manufacturer customers with filing motor listings with the DOE in order to receive a compliance certification number.
• Certification Body
  • We are recognized by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as a Certification Body to ISO/IEC 17065 for Energy Efficiency Verification Services including small electric motors, electric motors and generators.

Training

Reducing energy costs while improving motor-driven systems can be simple with improved motor management practices. Our educational workshops and trainings are tailored to your needs, combining classroom instruction with hands-on activities. We can bring our world-class training to you or host it in our state-of-the-art training facility. Professional development hours and Continuing Education Units are available with our motor and drive classes.

Our workshops are tailored to a variety of audiences interested in achieving energy savings and reliability improvements with motor-driven systems. Participants include motor end users, trade associations, utility account representatives, motor service centers, government contractors, professional engineers, technicians and others.

Additional Training Information:

• Training Testimonials
• Motor Survey
• Horsepower Bulletin

Research

Our motors and drives experts get excited about solving problems no one else has solved. We have an entrepreneurial spirit to find solutions with real-world possibilities, and we embrace new ideas and ways of thinking. We also actively engage in cooperative partnerships to develop research opportunities.

Motor and drive technologies are continually emerging, and they require the development of test standards for clarification and comparison. We help to define these standards with expert testing and new methods. New permanent magnet motor designs, and others, are developing quickly for applications ranging from appliances to transportation. Efficiency regulations are expanding to new motor types and motor-driven systems. We help to make sure these products can be tested accurately and investigate the impacts they may offer for energy savings and reliability.

New ideas are also being considered and developed for motor and drive applications. We get an early look at many of these technologies and help to move them to the market through prototype testing. Working with inventors on new motor designs is some of the most fun and exciting work we do in our lab. We conduct and support research under grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, state agencies, utilities and industry.

EASA Accreditation

The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) launched the EASA Accreditation program in June 2014. With input from a committee of industry experts, and based on the EASA/ANSI AR100 specification, the EASA Accreditation program was developed by the motor repair industry for the motor repair industry. With our experience in electric motor repair, we were selected as a third-party auditor for this program.

The EASA Accreditation program works on a three-year cycle. An on-site audit is required in the first year, and internal audits are required the following two years with auditor oversight. The program cycle repeats in the fourth year, when a second site visit by the auditor is required to maintain accreditation.

To get started, motor service centers must file an EASA Accreditation Application directly with EASA. From there, we will provide complete program guidance with pre-audit conference calls, clarification on program requirements and advice on our most common findings and how to avoid them.

We have been an Allied Member of EASA for 25 years. Over that long history, we have had the fortune to participate on the Technical Committee, speak at the International, Regional and Chapter-level conferences, and remain true to our cause of energy efficiency. Few relationships last this long, and it is because of the people and valuable services that all EASA members provide. If you are interested in the EASA Accreditation program and are considering your third-party auditor, why not work with a fellow EASAn?

Additional EASA Accreditation Information:

• EASA Accreditation Application
• Advanced Energy’s Steps to Accreditation
• Service Center Testimonials

AHRI Certified VFD Program

We are the sole source in the world authorized to perform AHRI 1210 testing. AHRI 1210 is a voluntary standard that was written and developed by leading variable frequency drive manufacturers in the HVAC industry. To meet the standard, drive manufacturers must report values of system efficiency, total harmonic distortion, peak voltage and rise time to AHRI for each VFD model they want to be certified. A random subset of drives is then selected by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and delivered to our lab for testing. We test each of the selected drives and send the results back to UL, who verifies whether they are compliant with those reported by the manufacturer. If they are, that model of drives becomes certified by AHRI 1210.

Additional AHRI 1210 Information:

• AHRI 1210 Primer
• Current Certified Models
• Variable Frequency Drives Section

AEDM Subsequent Verification

We help our motor manufacturer customers achieve efficiency compliance and stay in compliance to legally distribute electric motors in commerce in the United States. One way we do this is by providing complete Alternative Efficiency Determination Method (AEDM) compliance services to make sure our clients are prepared for a potential DOE inspection.

We offer two programs to help our clients maintain sufficient records. The first is for clients who have achieved or are working toward National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) compliance. This program involves testing a few basic models per year per AEDM in a chosen NVLAP lab, with reports sent to Advanced Energy for verification to the AEDM. Advanced Energy defines the motor test plan, reviews all test reports and creates the documentation necessary to maintain the “subsequent verification of an AEDM.”

Our second AEDM maintenance program is for customers who do not have a NVLAP lab or are not planning to obtain this accreditation (though we do offer programs to motor manufacturers interested in obtaining NVLAP accreditation for their own labs.) Under this program, we perform all of the items listed above along with testing from our own NVLAP lab. We help each customer select a few basic models per AEDM, test them and prepare the necessary documentation for record-keeping. We analyze the database of your motor models on file with the DOE each year and make sure we vary testing to include as many basic models (over time) as possible.

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ANCE MRA Renewal & NOM Designation

We recently renewed our mutual recognition agreement with the Asociación Nacional de Normalización y Certificación, A.C. (ANCE) to test to two standards: NOM-016-ENER-2016 (for three-phase motors) and NOM-014-ENER-2004 (for single-phase motors). Since 2012, we have been the only independent motor efficiency testing lab outside Mexico to receive NORMA Oficial Mexicana (NOM) designation for electric motor testing.

• NOM Informational Handout
• ANCE Letter – NOM-014-ENER-2004
• ANCE Letter – NOM-016-ENER-2016

ISO/IEC 17025 Test Lab

Our motors and drives lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 through the NVLAP accreditation program. Each year, we have demonstrated our commitment to quality and high competence in producing valid results. We follow these international guidelines to promote confidence in our results and our independence as a test laboratory.

ISO/IEC 17065 Certification Body

We are recognized by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as a Certification Body to ISO/IEC 17065 for Energy Efficiency Verification Services including small electric motors, electric motors and generators. Get started by filling out our New Client Application Form below. Once complete, please send to kbutler@advancedenergy.org. Additional program documentation and a directory of certified products are available upon request, free of cost.

• Certification Body Process Overview
• ANSI Certificate of Accreditation
• SCC Certification of Accreditation
• New Client Application Form
• Announcement – Advanced Energy Classified as Nationally Recognized Certification Program