Draft Details

1.1 General

This Standard describes Cold Load Pick Up Management (CLPUM) performance and testing procedures to help standardize Cold Load Pick Up management requirements in the residential sector based on the loss of load diversity and intervention level (level 1: passive, level 2: active), to support grid management

1.2 Users

This Standard is intended to be used by power utility companies, aggregators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). This standard is also intended to be used by 3rd party certification bodies. 

1.3 Application

This standard defines testing and performance specifications for residential equipment CLPUM as a grid service both in its passive and active forms. The standard focuses on the following technologies: Unidirectional Level 2 and above Electric Vehicles (EV) Chargers, space cooling and heating systems, water heaters and home energy management systems.

1.4 Inclusions

This standard applies to residential equipment CLPUM for unidirectional Level 2 and above EV chargers, space cooling and heating systems, water heaters and home energy management systems installed and / or used in the residential sector.

1.5 Exclusions

This standard does not apply to technologies that are not listed under Clause 1.4. The standard does not apply to analog (bi-metallic) thermostats. Finally, this standard will not address the in-rush current phase of the CLPUM.

1.6 Terminology

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate explanatory or informative material from the text.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

1.7 Units of measurement

The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard