Division 3 PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
United Kingdom
- (a)
From 1 January 2013, as regards air conditioners and comfort fans, the information set out in points below and calculated in accordance with Annex II shall be provided on:
- (i)
the technical documentation of the product;
- (ii)
free access websites of manufacturers of air conditioners and comfort fans;
- (i)
- (b)
The manufacturer of air conditioners and comfort fans shall provide laboratories performing market surveillance checks, upon request, the necessary information on the setting of the unit as applied for the establishment of declared capacities, SEER/EER, SCOP/COP values and service values and provide contact information for obtaining such information.
- (c)
Information requirements for air conditioners, except double duct and single duct air conditioners.
Table 1 Information requirements f1 (the number of decimals in the box indicates the precision of reporting) Information to identify the model(s) to which the information relates to:
For multisplit appliances, data shall be provided at capacity ratio of 1.
For staged capacity units, two values divided by a slash (‘/’) will be declared in each box in the section ‘Declared capacity of the unit’ and ‘declared EER/COP’ of the unit.
If default Cd = 0,25 is chosen then (results from) cycling tests are not required. Otherwise either the heating or cooling cycling test value is required.
Function (indicate if present) If function includes heating: Indicate the heating season the information relates to. Indicated values should relate to one heating season at a time. Include at least the heating season ‘Average’. cooling Y/N Average(mandatory) Y/N heating Y/N Warmer(if designated) Y/N Colder(if designated) Y/N Item symbol value unit Item symbol value unit Design load Seasonal efficiency cooling Pdesignc x,x kW cooling SEER x,x — heating/Average Pdesignh x,x kW heating/Average SCOP/A x,x — heating/Warmer Pdesignh x,x kW heating/Warmer SCOP/W x,x — heating/Colder Pdesignh x,x kW heating/Colder SCOP/C x,x — Declared capacityf2 for cooling, at indoor temperature 27(19) °C and outdoor temperature Tj Declared energy efficiency ratio, at indoor temperature 27(19) °C and outdoor temperature Tj Tj = 35 °C Pdc x,x kW Tj = 35 °C EERd x,x — Tj = 30 °C Pdc x,x kW Tj = 30 °C EERd x,x — Tj = 25 °C Pdc x,x kW Tj = 25 °C EERd x,x — Tj = 20 °C Pdc x,x kW Tj = 20 °C EERd x,x — Declared capacity for heating/Average season, at indoor temperature 20 °C and outdoor temperature Tj Declared coefficient of performance/Average season, at indoor temperature 20 °C and outdoor temperature Tj Tj = – 7 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = – 7 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 2 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 2 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 7 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 7 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 12 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 12 °C COPd x,x — Tj = bivalent temperature Pdh x,x kW Tj = bivalent temperature COPd x,x — Tj = operating limit Pdh x,x kW Tj = operating limit COPd x,x — Declared capacity for heating/Warmer season, at indoor temperature 20 °C and outdoor temperature Tj Declared coefficient of performance/Warmer season, at indoor temperature 20 °C and outdoor temperature Tj Tj = 2 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 2 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 7 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 7 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 12 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 12 °C COPd x,x — Tj = bivalent temperature Pdh x,x kW Tj = bivalent temperature COPd x,x — Tj = operating limit Pdh x,x kW Tj = operating limit COPd x,x — Declared capacity for heating/Colder season, at indoor temperature 20 °C and outdoor temperature Tj Declared coefficient of performance/Colder season, at indoor temperature 20 °C and outdoor temperature Tj Tj = – 7 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = – 7 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 2 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 2 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 7 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 7 °C COPd x,x — Tj = 12 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = 12 °C COPd x,x — Tj = bivalent temperature Pdh x,x kW Tj = bivalent temperature COPd x,x — Tj = operating limit Pdh x,x kW Tj = operating limit COPd x,x — Tj = – 15 °C Pdh x,x kW Tj = – 15 °C COPd x,x — Bivalent temperature Operating limit temperature heating/Average Tbiv x °C heating/Average Tol x °C heating/Warmer Tbiv x °C heating/Warmer Tol x °C heating/Colder Tbiv x °C heating/Colder Tol x °C Cycling interval capacity Cycling interval efficiency for cooling Pcycc x,x kW for cooling EERcyc x,x — for heating Pcych x,x kW for heating COPcyc x,x — Degradation co-efficient coolingf3 Cdc x,x — Degradation co-efficient heating Cdh x,x — Electric power input in power modes other than ‘active mode’ Annual electricity consumption off mode POFF x,x kW cooling QCE x kWh/a standby mode PSB x,x kW heating/Average QHE x kWh/a thermostat-off mode PTO x,x kW heating/Warmer QHE x kWh/a crankcase heater mode PCK x,x kW heating/Colder QHE x kWh/a Capacity control (indicate one of three options) Other items fixed Y/N Sound power level (indoor/outdoor) LWA x,x/x,x dB(A) staged Y/N Global warming potential GWP x kgCO2 eq. variable Y/N Rated air flow (indoor/outdoor) — x/x m3/h Contact details for obtaining more information Name and address of the manufacturer or of its authorised representative. In as much as is relevant in view of the functionality, the manufacturer shall supply the information as requested in the above Table 1 in the technical documentation of the product. For units with capacity control marked ‘staged’, two values for the highest and lowest, noted ‘hi/lo’ divided by a slash (‘/’) will be declared in each box under ‘Declared capacity’.
- (d)
Information requirements for single duct and double duct air conditioners.
Single duct air conditioners shall be named ‘local air conditioners’ in packaging, product documentation and in any advertisement material, whether electronic or in paper.
Manufacturer shall provide information as detailed in the table below.
Table 2 Information requirements Information to identify the model(s) to which the information relates to[fill in as necessary] Description Symbol Value Unit Rated capacity for cooling Prated for cooling [x,x] kW Rated capacity for heating Prated for heating [x,x] kW Rated power input for cooling PEER [x,x] kW Rated power input for heating PCOP [x,x] kW Rated Energy efficiency ratio EERd [x,x] — Rated Coefficient of performance COPd [x,x] — Power consumption in thermostat-off mode PTO [x,x] W Power consumption in standby mode PSB [x,x] W Electricity consumption of single/double duct appliances
(indicate for cooling and heating separately)
DD: QDD DD: [x] DD: kWh/a SD: QSD SD: [x,x] SD: kWh/h Sound power level LWA [x] dB(A) Global warming potential GWP [x] kgCO2 eq. Contact details for obtaining more information Name and address of the manufacturer or of its authorised representative. - (e)
Information requirements for comfort fans.
Manufacturer shall provide information as detailed in the table below.
Table 3 Information requirements Information to identify the model(s) to which the information relates to[fill in as necessary] Description Symbol Value Unit Maximum fan flow rate F [x,x] m3/min Fan power input P [x,x] W Service value SV [x,x] (m3/min)/W Standby power consumption PSB [x,x] W Fan sound power level LWA [x] dB(A) Maximum air velocity c [x,x] meters/sec Measurement standard for service value [state here the reference to measurement standard used] Contact details for obtaining more information Name and address of the manufacturer or of its authorised representative.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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For multisplit appliances, data shall be provided at capacity ratio of 1.
- f2
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For staged capacity units, two values divided by a slash (‘/’) will be declared in each box in the section ‘Declared capacity of the unit’ and ‘declared EER/COP’ of the unit.
- f3
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If default Cd = 0,25 is chosen then (results from) cycling tests are not required. Otherwise either the heating or cooling cycling test value is required.