# Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (Text with EEA relevance), Annex II: Measurements and calculations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Table 1
Cooling and heating season bins (j = bin index, Tj = outdoor temperature, hj = hours per annum per bin) where ‘db’ = dry bulb temperature
COOLING SEASON
j#
Tj°Cdb
hjh/annum
1
17
205
2
18
227
3
19
225
4
20
225
5
21
216
6
22
215
7
23
218
8
24
197
9
25
178
10
26
158
11
27
137
12
28
109
13
29
88
14
30
63
15
31
39
16
32
31
17
33
24
18
34
17
19
35
13
20
36
9
21
37
4
22
38
3
23
39
1
24
40
0
Total h.
2 602
HEATING SEASON
j#
Tj°Cdb
hjh/annum
Average
Warmer
Colder
1 to 8
– 30 to – 23
0
0
0
9
-22
0
0
1
10
-21
0
0
6
11
-20
0
0
13
12
-19
0
0
17
13
-18
0
0
19
14
-17
0
0
26
15
-16
0
0
39
16
-15
0
0
41
17
-14
0
0
35
18
-13
0
0
52
19
-12
0
0
37
20
-11
0
0
41
21
-10
1
0
43
22
-9
25
0
54
23
-8
23
0
90
24
-7
24
0
125
25
-6
27
0
169
26
-5
68
0
195
27
-4
91
0
278
28
-3
89
0
306
29
-2
165
0
454
30
-1
173
0
385
31
0
240
0
490
32
1
280
0
533
33
2
320
3
380
34
3
357
22
228
35
4
356
63
261
36
5
303
63
279
37
6
330
175
229
38
7
326
162
269
39
8
348
259
233
40
9
335
360
230
41
10
315
428
243
42
11
215
430
191
43
12
169
503
146
44
13
151
444
150
45
14
105
384
97
46
15
74
294
61
Total h.
4 910
3 590
6 446
Table 2
Standard rating conditions, temperatures in ‘dry bulb’ air temperature
(‘wet bulb’ indicated in brackets)
In case of single duct air conditioners the condenser (evaporator) when cooling (heating) is not supplied with outdoor air, but indoor air.
Appliance
Function
Indoor air temperature(°C)
Outdoor air temperature(°C)
air conditioners, excluding single duct air conditioners
cooling
27 (19)
35 (24)
heating
20 (max. 15)
7(6)
single duct air conditioner
cooling
35 (24)
35 (24)
heating
20 (12)
20 (12)
Table 3
Reference design conditions, temperatures in ‘dry bulb’ air temperature
(‘wet bulb’ indicated in brackets)
Function/season
Indoor air temperature(°C)
Outdoor air temperature(°C)
Bivalent temperature(°C)
Operating limit temperature(°C)
Tin
Tdesignc/Tdesignh
Tbiv
Tol
cooling
27 (19)
Tdesignc = 35 (24)
n.a.
n.a.
heating/Average
20 (15)
Tdesignh = – 10 (– 11)
max. 2
max. – 7
heating/Warmer
Tdesignh = 2 (1)
max. 7
max. 2
heating/Colder
Tdesignh = – 22 (– 23)
max. – 7
max. – 15
Table 4
Operational hours per type of appliance per functional mode to be used for calculation of electricity consumption
Type of appliance/functionality(if applicable)
Unit
Heating season
On mode
Thermostat-off mode
Standby mode
Off mode
Crankcase heater mode
cooling: HCEheating: HHE
HTO
HSB
HOFF
HCK
Air conditioners, except single and double duct air conditioner
Cooling mode, if appliance offers cooling only
h/annum
350
221
2 142
5 088
7 760
Cooling and heating modes, if appliance offers both modes
Cooling mode
h/annum
350
221
2 142
0
2 672
Heating mode
h/annum
Average
1 400
179
0
0
179
Warmer
1 400
755
0
0
755
Colder
2 100
131
0
0
131
Heating mode, if appliance offers heating only
h/annum
Average
1 400
179
0
3 672
3 851
Warmer
1 400
755
0
4 345
4 476
Colder
2 100
131
0
2 189
2 944
Double duct air conditioner
Cooling mode, if appliance offers cooling only
h/60 min
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cooling and heating modes, if appliance offers both modes
Cooling mode
h/60 min
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Heating mode
h/60 min
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Heating mode, if appliance offers heating only
h/60 min
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Single duct air conditioner
Cooling mode
h/60 min
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Heating mode
h/60 min
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

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