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Division 5 DETERMINATION OF THE AMBIENT CORRECTION TERM Qcor

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The ambient correction term is calculated as follows:

  1. (a)

    for conventional water heaters using electricity:

    Q cor = − k × CC × Q elec × 1 − SCF × smart − Q ref
  2. (b)

    for conventional water heaters using fuels:

    Q cor = − k × Q fuel × 1 − SCF × smart − Q ref
  3. (c)

    for heat pump water heaters:

    Q cor = − k × 24h × P stby

Where:

the k-values are given in Table 6 for each load profile.

Table 6

k-values

3XS XXS XS S M L XL XXL 3XL 4XL
k0,230,230,230,230,230,230,230,00,00,0