In this Standard, electrical and electronic appliances are in accordance with the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use (hereafter referred to as the Energy Conservation Act), mainly for general household use out of the following specific energy-consuming appliances for which the standard energy consumption efficiency is specified.

In d), e), h) and q), however, electrical and electronic appliances for business use are included.

a) Air conditioner

b) Luminaire

c) Television receiver

d) Refrigerator

e) Freezer

f) Electronic computer

g) Magnetic disc appliance

h) Transformer

i) Rice cooker and warmer

j) Microwave oven

k) DVD recorder

l) Routing appliance

m) Switching appliance

n) Electric water heater

o) A.C. motor

p) Lamp

q) Showcase

In this Standard, electrical and electronic appliances are, in accordance with the Energy Conservation Act, mainly for general household use out of the following specific appliances for which the standard coefficient of performance is specified.

In d), e) and h), however, electrical and electronic appliances for business use are included.

In addition, requirements for A.C. motor and LED lamp in o) and p), a) of clause 4 and 5.5 are applicable from the date when "standards of judgment" for manufacturers etc. concerning A.C. motor and LED lamp are determined by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry based on the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 78 of the Energy Conservation Act.

a) Air conditioner

b) Luminaire whose main light source is fluorescent lamp only

c) Television receiver

d) Refrigerator

e) Freezer

f) Electronic computer

g) Magnetic disc appliance

h) Transformer

i) Rice cooker and warmer

j) Microwave oven

k) DVD recorder

l) Routing appliance

m) Switching appliance

n) Electric water heater

o) A.C. motor

p) LED lamp

This Standard specifies the safety requirements for information technology equipment intended to be installed in an outdoor location (hereafter referred to as outdoor equipment).

This Standard also applies, where relevant, to outdoor enclosures suitable for direct installation in the field and supplied for housing information technology equipment to be installed in an outdoor location.

NOTE The International Standard corresponding to this Standard and the symbol of degree of correspondence are as follows.

IEC 60950-22 : 2016 Information technology equipment — Safety — Part 22 : Equipment to be installed outdoors (MOD)

In addition, symbols which denote the degree of correspondence in the contents between the relevant International Standard and JIS are IDT (identical), MOD (modified), and NEQ (not equivalent) according to ISO/IEC Guide 21-1.

Application of requirements

For outdoor equipment and outdoor enclosures, requirements in JIS C 6950-1 and this Standard apply.

If requirements specified in these standards differ, requirements in this Standard takes precedence.

Each installation may have particular requirements.

Some examples are given in 4.2.

In addition, requirements for protection of the outdoor equipment against the effects of direct lightning strikes are not covered by this Standard.

For information on this subject, see JIS Z 9290-1.