IEC 62087-3:2015

Overview

IEC 62087-3:2015 - "Audio, video, and related equipment - Determination of power consumption - Part 3: Television sets" - specifies how to determine the power consumption and related characteristics of television sets. It applies to TVs using CRT, LCD, PDP, OLED and projection technologies and defines the operating modes and measurement procedures specific to television sets. This edition is a technical revision that replaces parts of IEC 62087:2011 and is part of the multipart IEC 62087 series.

Key topics and technical requirements

This part of IEC 62087 focuses on practical, repeatable measurement methods and includes:

• Operating modes and functions: Definitions for On mode, Partial On, Standby (active/ passive) and Off mode as they apply to TVs.
• Configurations and picture settings: Procedures for selecting home vs retail display configurations and picture presets relevant to power testing.
• Measurement conditions and equipment: Requirements for power measuring instruments, luminance and illuminance meters, signal generation, and controlled environmental and ambient light conditions.
• Automatic Brightness Control (ABC): New provisions (vs IEC 62087:2011) allowing power to be measured at multiple specific ambient illumination levels and methods to determine the peak luminance ratio (home vs retail).
• Procedures and stabilization: Step-by-step measurement sequences including preparation, stabilization, power measurement in On mode, Partial On and Off mode testing.
• Reporting and annexes: Test report requirements (Annex B normative) and informative guidance on On mode considerations, ABC illuminance weighting, and example test report templates.

Keywords: IEC 62087-3:2015, power consumption measurement, television sets, automatic brightness control, peak luminance ratio, On mode power.

Practical applications - who uses this standard

IEC 62087-3:2015 is intended for organizations and professionals involved in TV energy assessment, including:

• Manufacturers and product engineers - to design and validate energy-efficient TV models and tuning (picture modes, ABC).
• Test laboratories and conformity assessors - to perform standardized power consumption testing for regulatory compliance and certification.
• Energy agencies and regulators - to set energy labels and minimum performance requirements based on repeatable measurements.
• Retailers and certification programs - to compare in-store retail settings vs expected home use (peak luminance ratio).
• R&D teams - to evaluate power-saving technologies and networking impacts on standby/active modes.

Related standards

• IEC 62087-1:2015 - general measuring conditions and procedures
• IEC 62087-2:2015 - signals and media
• IEC 62087-4 to IEC 62087-6 - other equipment-specific parts
• Replaces relevant clauses/annexes of IEC 62087:2011

Use IEC 62087-3:2015 when you need a standardized, repeatable method to measure TV power consumption, assess ABC effects across ambient lighting, and produce compliant test reports for product development, certification, and energy labeling.