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Division 4 SOLAR DEVICES

United Kingdom

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For solar devices, the technical documentation referred to in Article 3(4)(b) shall include:

  1. (a)

    the name and address of the supplier;

  2. (b)

    a description of the solar device model sufficient for its unambiguous identification;

  3. (c)

    where appropriate, the references of the F1designated standards applied;

  4. (d)

    where appropriate, the other technical standards and specifications used;

  5. (e)

    the identification and signature of the person empowered to bind the supplier;

  6. (f)

    technical parameters (for pumps in the collector loop if applicable):

    • the collector aperture area Asol in m2, to two decimal places;

    • the collector efficiency ηcol in %, rounded to the nearest integer;

    • the energy efficiency class of the solar hot water storage tank, determined in accordance with point 3 of Annex II;

    • the standing loss S of the solar hot water storage tank in W, rounded to the nearest integer;

    • the storage volume V of the solar hot water storage tank in litres and m3;

    • the annual non-solar heat contribution Qnonsol in kWh in terms of primary energy for electricity and/or in kWh in terms of GCV for fuels, for the load profiles M, L, XL and XXL under average climate conditions, rounded to the nearest integer;

    • the pump power consumption solpump in W, rounded to the nearest integer;

    • the standby power consumption solstandby in W, to two decimal places;

    • the annual auxiliary electricity consumption Qaux in kWh in terms of final energy, rounded to the nearest integer;

  7. (g)

    any specific precautions that shall be taken when the solar device is assembled, installed or maintained.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Annex 5 s. 4(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 9(8); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)