Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012Show full title

1. DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ANNEXES U.K.

(1)

‘reversible air conditioner’ means an air conditioner capable of both cooling and heating;

(2)

‘standard rating conditions’ means the combination of indoor (Tin) and outdoor temperatures (Tj) that describe the operating conditions while establishing the sound power level, rated capacity, rated air flow rate, rated energy efficiency ratio (EER_rated ) and/or rated coefficient of performance (COP_rated ), as set out in Annex II, Table 2;

(3)

‘indoor temperature’ (Tin) means the dry bulb indoor air temperature [°C] (with the relative humidity indicated by the corresponding wet bulb temperature;

(4)

‘outdoor temperature’ (Tj) means the dry bulb outdoor air temperature [°C] (with the relative humidity indicated by the corresponding wet bulb temperature);

(5)

‘rated energy efficiency ratio’ (EER_rated ) means the declared capacity for cooling [kW] divided by the rated power input for cooling [kW] of a unit when providing cooling at standard rating conditions;

(6)

‘rated coefficient of performance’ (COP_rated ) means the declared capacity for heating [kW] divided by the rated power input for heating [kW] of a unit when providing heating at standard rating conditions;

(7)

‘global warming potential’ (GWP) means the measure of how much 1 kg of the refrigerant applied in the vapour compression cycle is estimated to contribute to global warming, expressed in kg CO₂ equivalents over a 100-year time horizon;

GWP values considered will be those set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006;

for fluorinated refrigerants, the GWP values shall be those published in the Third Assessment Report (TAR), adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(1) (2001 IPCC GWP values for a 100-year period);

for non-fluorinated gases, the GWP values are those published in the first IPCC assessment(2) over a 100-year period;

GWP values for mixtures of refrigerants shall be based on the formula stated in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006;

for refrigerants not included in the above references, the IPCC UNEP 2010 report on Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps, dated February 2011, or newer, shall be used as a reference;

(8)

[F1 ‘off mode’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to a mains power source and is not providing any function other than—

(a) an indication of off mode condition; or

(b) functionalities intended only to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016;]

(9)

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the equipment (air conditioner or comfort fan) is connected to the mains power source, depends on energy input from the mains power source to work as intended and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time: reactivation function, or reactivation function and only an indication of enabled reactivation function, and/or information or status display;

(10)

‘reactivation function’ means a function facilitating the activation of other modes, including active mode, by remote switch including remote control, internal sensor, timer to a condition providing additional functions, including the main function;

(11)

‘information or status display’ is a continuous function providing information or indicating the status of the equipment on a display, including clocks;

(12)

‘sound power level’ means the A-weighted sound power level [dB(A)] indoors and/or outdoors measured at standard rating conditions for cooling (or heating, if the product has no cooling function);

(13)

‘reference design conditions’ means the combination of requirements for the reference design temperature, the maximum bivalent temperature and the maximum operation limit temperature, as set out in Annex II, Table 3;

(14)

‘reference design temperature’ means the outdoor temperature [°C] for either cooling (Tdesignc) or heating (Tdesignh) as described in Annex II, Table 3, at which the part load ratio shall be equal to 1, and which varies according the designated cooling or heating season;

(15)

‘part load ratio’ (pl(Tj)) means the outdoor temperature minus 16 °C, divided by the reference design temperature minus 16 °C, for either cooling or heating;

(16)

‘season’ means one of the four sets of operating conditions (available for four seasons: one cooling season, three heating seasons: average/colder/warmer) describing per bin the combination of outdoor temperatures and the number of hours these temperatures occur per season for which the unit is declared fit for purpose;

(17)

‘bin’ (with index j) means a combination of an outdoor temperature (Tj) and bin hours (hj), as set out in Annex II, Table 1;

(18)

‘bin hours’ means the hours per season (hj) the outdoor temperature occurs for each bin, as set out in Annex II, Table 1;

(19)

‘seasonal energy efficiency ratio’ (SEER) is the overall energy efficiency ratio of the unit, representative for the whole cooling season, calculated as the Reference annual cooling demand divided by the annual electricity consumption for cooling;

(20)

‘reference annual cooling demand’ (Q_C ) means the reference cooling demand [kWh/a] to be used as basis for calculation of SEER and calculated as the product of the design load for cooling (Pdesignc) and the equivalent active mode hours for cooling (H_CE );

(21)

‘equivalent active mode hours for cooling’ (H_CE ) means the assumed annual number of hours [h/a] the unit must provide the design load for cooling (Pdesignc) in order to satisfy the reference annual cooling demand, as set out in Annex II, Table 4;

(22)

‘annual electricity consumption for cooling’ (Q_CE ) means the electricity consumption [kWh/a] required to meet the reference annual cooling demand and is calculated as the reference annual cooling demand divided by the active mode seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEERon), and the electricity consumption of the unit for thermostat off-, standby-, off- and crankcase heater-mode during the cooling season;

(23)

‘active mode seasonal energy efficiency ratio’ (SEERon) means the average energy efficiency ratio of the unit in active mode for the cooling function, constructed from part load and bin-specific energy efficiency ratio's (EERbin(Tj)) and weighted by the bin hours the bin condition occurs;

(24)

‘part load’ means the cooling load (Pc(Tj)) or the heating load (Ph(Tj)) [kW] at a specific outdoor temperature Tj, calculated as the design load multiplied by the part load ratio;

(25)

‘bin-specific energy efficiency ratio’ (EERbin(Tj)) means the energy efficiency ratio specific for every bin j with outdoor temperature Tj in a season, derived from the part load, declared capacity and declared energy efficiency ratio (EERd(Tj)) for specified bins (j) and calculated for other bins through inter/extrapolation, when necessary corrected by the degradation coefficient;

(26)

‘seasonal coefficient of performance’ (SCOP) is the overall coefficient of performance of the unit, representative for the whole designated heating season (the value of SCOP pertains to a designated heating season), calculated as the reference annual heating demand divided by the annual electricity consumption for heating;

(27)

‘reference annual heating demand’ (Q_H ) means the reference heating demand [kWh/a], pertaining to a designated heating season, to be used as basis for calculation of SCOP and calculated as the product of the design load for heating (Pdesignh) and the seasonal equivalent active mode hours for heating (H_HE );

(28)

‘equivalent active mode hours for heating’ (H_HE ) means the assumed annual number of hours [h/a] the unit must provide the design load for heating (Pdesignh) in order to satisfy the reference annual heating demand, as set out in Annex II, Table 4;

(29)

‘annual electricity consumption for heating’ (Q_HE ) means the electricity consumption [kWh/a] required to meet the indicated reference annual heating demand and which pertains to a designated heating season; and is calculated as the reference annual heating demand divided by the active mode seasonal coefficient of performance (SCOPon), and the electricity consumption of the unit for thermostat off-, standby-, off- and crankcase heater-mode during the heating season;

(30)

‘active mode seasonal coefficient of performance’ (SCOPon) means the average coefficient of performance of the unit in active mode for the designated heating season, constructed from the part load, electric back up heating capacity (where required) and bin-specific coefficients of performance (COPbin(Tj) and weighted by the bin hours the bin condition occurs;

(31)

‘electric back-up heater capacity’ (elbu(Tj)) is the heating capacity [kW] of a real or assumed electric back-up heater with COP of 1 that supplements the declared capacity for heating (Pdh(Tj)) in order to meet the part load for heating (Ph(Tj)) in case Pdh(Tj) is less than Ph(Tj), for the outdoor temperature (Tj);

(32)

‘bin-specific coefficient of performance’ (COPbin(Tj)) means the coefficient of performance specific for every bin j with outdoor temperature Tj in a season, derived from the part load, declared capacity and declared coefficient of performance (COPd(Tj)) for specified bins (j) and calculated for other bins through inter/extrapolation, when necessary corrected by the degradation coefficient;

(33)

‘declared capacity’ [kW] is the capacity of the vapour compression cycle of the unit for cooling (Pdc(Tj)) or heating (Pdh(Tj)), pertaining to an outdoor temperature Tj and indoor temperature (Tin), as declared by the manufacturer;

(34)

‘service value’ (SV) [(m³/min)/W] means for comfort fans the ratio of the maximum fan flow rate [m³/min] and the fan power input [W];

(35)

‘capacity control’ means the ability of the unit to change its capacity by changing the volumetric flow rate. Units are to be indicated as ‘fixed’ if the unit can not change its volumetric flow rate, ‘staged’ if the volumetric flow rate is changed or varied in series of not more than two steps, or ‘variable’ if the volumetric flow rate is changed or varied in series of three or more steps;

(36)

‘function’ means the indication of whether the unit is capable of indoor air cooling, indoor air heating or both;

(37)

‘design load’ means the declared cooling load (Pdesignc) and/or declared heating load (Pdesignh) [kW] at the reference design temperature, whereby

for cooling mode, Pdesignc is equal to the declared capacity for cooling at Tj equal to Tdesignc;

for heating mode, Pdesignh is equal to the part load at Tj equal to Tdesignh;

(38)

‘declared energy efficiency ratio’ (EERd(Tj)) means the energy efficiency ratio at a limited number of specified bins (j) with outdoor temperature (Tj), as declared by the manufacturer;

(39)

‘declared coefficient of performance’ (COPd(Tj)) means the coefficient of performance at a limited number of specified bins (j) with outdoor temperature (Tj), as declared by the manufacturer;

(40)

‘bivalent temperature’ (Tbiv) means the outdoor temperature (Tj) [°C] declared by the manufacturer for heating at which the declared capacity equals the part load and below which the declared capacity must be supplemented with electric back up heater capacity in order to meet the part load for heating;

(41)

‘operation limit temperature’ (Tol) means the outdoor temperature [°C] declared by the manufacturer for heating, below which air conditioner will not be able to deliver any heating capacity. Below this temperature, the declared capacity is equal to zero;

(42)

‘cycling interval capacity’ [kW] is the (time-weighted) average of the declared capacity over the cycling test interval for cooling (Pcycc) or heating (Pcych);

(43)

‘cycling interval efficiency for cooling’ (EERcyc) is the average energy efficiency ratio over the cycling test interval (compressor switching on and off), calculated as the integrated cooling capacity over the interval [kWh] divided by the integrated electric power input over that same interval [kWh];

(44)

‘cycling interval efficiency for heating’ (COPcyc) is the average coefficient of performance over the cycling test interval (compressor switching on and off), calculated as the integrated heating capacity over the interval [kWh] divided by the integrated electric power input over that same interval [kWh];

(45)

‘degradation coefficient’ is the measure of efficiency loss due to cycling (compressor switching on/off in active mode) established for cooling (Cdc), heating (Cdh) or chosen as default value 0,25;

(46)

‘active mode’ means the mode corresponding to the hours with a cooling or heating load of the building and whereby the cooling or heating function of the unit is activated. This condition may involve on/off-cycling of the unit in order to reach or maintain a required indoor air temperature;

(47)

‘thermostat-off mode’ means a mode corresponding to the hours with no cooling or heating load whereby the cooling or heating function of the unit is switched on but the unit is not operational as there is no cooling or heating load. This condition is therefore related to outdoor temperatures and not to indoor loads. Cycling on/off in active mode is not considered as thermostat off;

(48)

‘crankcase heater operation mode’ means a condition where the unit has activated a heating device to avoid the refrigerant migrating to the compressor in order to limit the refrigerant concentration in oil at compressor start;

(49)

‘thermostat-off mode power consumption’ (P_TO ) means the power consumption of the unit [kW] while in thermostat-off mode;

(50)

‘standby mode power consumption’ (P_SB ) means the power consumption of the unit [kW] while in standby mode;

(51)

‘off-mode power consumption’ (P_OFF ) means the power consumption of the unit [kW] while in off-mode;

(52)

‘crankcase heater mode power consumption’ (P_CK ) means the power consumption of the unit [kW] while in crankcase heater operation mode;

(53)

‘thermostat-off mode operating hours’ (H_TO ) means the annual number of hours [h/a] the unit is considered to be in thermostat-off mode, the value of which depends on the designated season and function;

(54)

‘standby mode operating hours’ (H_SB ) means the annual number of hours [h/a] the unit is considered to be in standby mode, the value of which depends on the designated season and function;

(55)

‘off-mode operating hours’ (H_OFF ) means the annual number of hours [h/a] the unit is considered to be in off-mode, the value of which depends on the designated season and function;

(56)

‘crankcase heater mode operating hours’ (H_CK ) means the annual number of hours [h/a] the unit is considered to be in crankcase heater operation mode, the value of which depends on the designated season and function;

(57)

‘nominal air flow rate’ means the air flow rate [m³/h] measured at the air outlet of indoor and/or outdoor units (if applicable) of air conditioners at standard rating conditions for cooling (or heating, if the product has no cooling function);

(58)

‘rated power input for cooling’ (P_EER ) means the electric power input [kW] of a unit when providing cooling at standard rating conditions;

(59)

‘rated power input for heating’ (P_COP ) means the electric power input [kW] of a unit when providing heating at standard rating conditions;

(60)

‘electricity consumption of single and double ducts’ (Q_SD respectively Q_DD ) means the electricity consumption of single or double duct air conditioners for the cooling and/or heating mode (whichever applies) [single duct in kWh/h, double duct in kWh/a];

(61)

‘capacity ratio’ means the ratio of the total declared cooling or heating capacity of all operating indoor units to the declared cooling or heating capacity of the outdoor unit at standard rating conditions;

(62)

‘maximum fan flow rate’ (F) means the air flow rate of the comfort fan at its maximum setting [m³/min], measured at the fan outlet with the oscillating mechanism (if applicable) turned off;

(63)

‘oscillating mechanism’ means the capability of the comfort fan to automatically vary the direction of the air flow while the fan is operating;

(64)

‘fan sound power level’ means the A-weighted sound power level of the comfort fan while providing the maximum fan flow rate, measured at the outlet side;

(65)

‘fan active mode hours’ (H_CE ) means the number of hours [h/a] the comfort fan is assumed to provide the maximum fan flow rate, as described in Annex II, Table 4.

Textual Amendments

F1 Annex 1 para. 1(8) 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. 2 para. 13(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

(1)

IPCC Third Assessment Climate Change 2001. A Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.shtml

(2)

Climate Change, The IPCC Scientific Assessment, J.T. Houghton, G.J. Jenkins, J.J. Ephraums (ed.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) 1990.