Motor Efficiency Compliance

New Client Application

Get started by filling out our New Client Application form below. Once complete, please send to ralford@advancedenergy.org. Additional program documentation and a directory of certified products are available upon request, free of cost.

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Certification Process

Advanced Energy’s recognition as a Certification Body demonstrates our experience in and commitment to motor testing and managing a certification system. The certification process can take different paths depending on a manufacturer’s needs. Once a product is certified by Advanced Energy, the manufacturer is issued all rights to use our certification mark on their motors for one year in the U.S. market. Follow-on services are required to maintain certification annually.

All facilities where testing is conducted for certification purposes will be evaluated by Advanced Energy for compliance to ISO/IEC 17025. Facilities that are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 will be evaluated and approved. All other facilities that are capable of meeting the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements will be evaluated by Advanced Energy for compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 prior to these facilities being accepted to conduct testing for certification purposes. Our facility evaluation process is outlined below for both options:

1. For facilities with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, Advanced Energy shall conduct an abbreviated review of the lab’s competence. The following steps shall be followed:
   a. Seek certificate of accreditation and review scope of accreditation
   b. Review lab layout and equipment specifications for conformance to test procedures outlined in regional regulations
   c. Review sample test reports and raw data. Process the raw data and compare results to those provided by lab
   d. Approve lab for testing
2. For facilities without ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, Advanced Energy shall evaluate them for conformance to ISO/IEC 17025:
   a. Determine if lab has equipment, personnel and quality system that can meet ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
   b. Review equipment calibration records
   c. Review management system documentation
   d. Review lab layout and equipment specifications for conformance to test procedures outlined in regional regulations
   e. Review sample test reports and raw data. Process the raw data and compare results to those provided by lab
   f. Conduct a site audit. Use NIST Handbook 150 Checklist and NIST Handbook 150-10 Checklist to conduct audit of the facility. Conduct inter-lab comparison testing of the lab to witness testing; interview test personnel to evaluate competence
   g. Approve lab for testing

Product Certification Flowchart

Why Choose Advanced Energy?

In 1997, Advanced Energy’s lab became the first in the world to achieve NVLAP accreditation for electric motor efficiency testing. Since then, we’ve spent decades following and contributing to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rulemaking process for such testing. In 2018, Advanced Energy expanded its services and achieved accreditation as a certification body from the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and has subsequently helped manufactures maintain compliance with all DOE efficiency testing and certification requirements. Our experience, combined with our rules understanding, provides a strong foundation for assisting motor manufacturers with compliance.

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• ANAB Certificate

Energy Efficiency Certification Marks

Our energy efficiency mark demonstrates compliance with energy efficiency requirements and helps manufacturers build trust with consumers. It is available in two colors.

Displaying this mark, while optional, signals that the product is certified to comply with U.S. Department of Energy energy efficiency regulations and supports market access.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact Ronnie Alford at ralford@advancedenergy.org or 919-857-9049.

Physical Address:
701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27607