Energy Efficiency and Eco-Design in EU Legislation for Quality Improvement of Household Electric Devices

• Autorzy: Wojciech Kozak , Mariusz Tichoniuk

Warianty tytułu

Efektywność energetyczna i projektowanie proekologiczne w prawodawstwie Unii Europejskiej dotyczącym poprawy jakości domowych urządzeń elektrycznych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents the quality problem regarding limited durability and reparability of household electric devices in context of changes proposed by European Union in new ecodesign regulations. Detailed requirements for newly introduced electric household products as: refrigerators, washing machines and washer dryers, dish washers, electronic displays, light sources, external power supliers, electric motors, refrigerators with a direct sales function, power transformers, welding equipment, are given. By the way, the energy efficiency and ecodesign strategies are explained. In addition, as opposed to the practice discussed, so-called planned obsolescence strategy is presented, which seems to be one of the main culprit of product quality problems. (original abstract)

W niniejszym opracowaniu zaprezentowano problem jakości w odniesieniu do ograniczonej trwałości i możliwości naprawy sprzętu z grupy artykułów gospodarstwa domowego oraz radiowo-telewizyjnego w kontekście zmian przepisów dotyczących projektowania proekologicznego, zaproponowanych przez Unię Europejską. Przedstawione zostały szczegółowe wymagania dla nowo wprowadzanych urządzeń takich jak: lodówki, pralki i pralko-suszarki, zmywarki do naczyń, wyświetlacze elektroniczne, źródła światła, zewnętrzne zasilacze, silniki elektryczne, lodówki do punktów sprzedaży, transformatory mocy oraz sprzęt spawalniczy. Ponadto, w pracy omówiono strategie efektywności energetycznej i projektowania proekologicznego. Dodatkowo, jako przeciwstawne, przedstawiono strategię celowego postarzania produktów, która wydaje się być jednym z głównym winowajców problemów związanych z jakością produktów. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Household articles; Quality of consumer goods; Ecology; New products; Planned obsolescence; Product management; European Community law

PL

Artykuły gospodarstwa domowego; Jakość dóbr konsumpcyjnych; Ekologia; Nowe produkty; Zaplanowana nieprzydatność produktu; Zarządzanie produktem; Prawo WE

• Czasopismo: Towaroznawcze Problemy Jakości
• Rocznik: 2019
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 22--36

Twórcy

autor

Wojciech Kozak

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

autor

Mariusz Tichoniuk

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

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DOI

10.19202/j.cs.2019.04.02