(1)

‘conversion coefficient’ (CC) means a coefficient reflecting the estimated 40 % average EU generation efficiency, as established in Annex IV of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1); the value of the conversion coefficient shall be CC = 2,5;

(2)

‘gross calorific value’ (GCV) means the total amount of heat released by a unit quantity of fuel when it is burned completely with oxygen and when the products of combustion are returned to ambient temperature; this quantity includes the heat of condensation of any water vapour contained in the fuel and of the water vapour formed by the combustion of any hydrogen contained in the fuel;

(3)

‘global warming potential’ (GWP) means the climatic warming potential of a greenhouse gas relative to that of carbon dioxide (CO2), calculated in terms of the 100-year warming potential of one kilogram of a greenhouse gas related to one kilogram of CO2. GWP values considered are those set out in Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014. GWP values for mixtures of refrigerants shall be based on the method presented in Annex IV of the Regulation (EU) No 517/2014;

(4)

‘air flow rate’ means the air flow rate in m3/h measured at the air outlet of indoor and/or outdoor units (if applicable) of comfort chillers, air conditioners or heat pumps, and fan coil units at standard rating conditions for cooling, or heating if the product has no cooling function;

(5)

‘sound power level’ (LWA ) means the A-weighted sound power level measured indoors and/or outdoors, at standard rating conditions, and expressed in dB;

(6)

‘supplementary heater’ means a heat generator of the air heating product that generates supplemental heat during conditions where the heating load exceeds the heating capacity of the preferred heat generator;

(7)

‘preferred heat generator’ means the heat generator of the air heating product that has the highest contribution in the total heat supplied over the heating season;

(8)

‘seasonal space heating energy efficiency’ (ηs,h ) means the ratio between the reference annual heating demand pertaining to the heating season covered by an air heating product, and the annual energy consumption for heating, corrected by contributions accounting for temperature control and the electricity consumption of ground water pump(s), where applicable, expressed in %;

(9)

‘seasonal space cooling energy efficiency’ (ηs,c ) means the ratio between the reference annual cooling demand pertaining to the cooling season covered by a cooling product, and the annual energy consumption for cooling, corrected by contributions accounting for temperature control and the electricity consumption of ground water pump(s), where applicable, expressed in %;

(10)

‘temperature control’ means equipment that interfaces with the end-user regarding the values and timing of desired indoor temperature and communicates relevant data, such as actual indoor and/or outdoor temperature(s), to an interface of the air heating or cooling product such as a central processing unit, thus contributing to the regulation of the indoor temperature(s);

(11)

‘bin’ (binj ) means a combination of an ‘outdoor temperature (Tj )’ and ‘bin hours (h j)’, as set out in Annex III, Tables 26, 27 and 28;

(12)

‘bin hours’ (hj ) means the hours per season, expressed in hours per year, at which an outdoor temperature occurs for each bin, as set out in Annex III, Tables 26, 27 and 28;

(13)

‘indoor temperature’ (Tin ) means the dry bulb indoor air temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius; the relative humidity may be indicated by a corresponding wet bulb temperature;

(14)

‘outdoor temperature’ (Tj ) means the dry bulb outdoor air temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius; the relative humidity may be indicated by a corresponding wet bulb temperature;

(15)

‘capacity control’ means the ability of a heat pump, air conditioner, comfort chiller or high temperature process chiller to change its heating or cooling capacity by changing the volumetric flow rate of the refrigerant(s), to be indicated as ‘fixed’ if the volumetric flow rate cannot be changed, ‘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;

(16)

‘degradation coefficient’ ((Cdh ) for heating mode and (Cdc ) for cooling or refrigeration mode) means the measure of efficiency loss due to cycling of the product; if it is not determined by measurement then the default degradation coefficient shall be 0,25 for an air conditioner or heat pump, or 0,9 for a comfort or high temperature process chiller;

(17)

‘nitrogen oxides emissions’ means the sum of the emissions of nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide by air heating products or cooling products using gaseous or liquid fuels, and expressed in nitrogen dioxide, established while providing the rated heating capacity, expressed in mg/kWh in terms of GCV.

(18)

‘warm air heater’ means an air heating product that transfers the heat from a heat generator directly to air and incorporates or distributes this heat through an air-based heating system;

(19)

‘warm air heater using gaseous/liquid fuels’ means a warm air heater that uses a heat generator using the combustion of gaseous or liquid fuels;

(20)

‘warm air heater using electricity’ means a warm air heater that uses a heat generator using the Joule effect in resistance heating;

(21)

‘B1 warm air heater’ means a warm air heater using gaseous/liquid fuels specifically designed to be connected to a natural draught flue that evacuates the residues of combustion to the outside of the room containing the B1 warm air heater and for drawing the combustion air directly from the room; a type B1 warm air heater is marketed as a B1 warm air heater only;

(22)

‘C2 warm air heater’ means a warm air heater using gaseous/liquid fuels specifically designed for drawing the combustion air from a common duct system to which more than one appliance is connected and extracting flue gas to the duct system; a type C2 warm air heater is marketed as a C2 warm air heater only;

(23)

‘C4 warm air heater’ means a warm air heater using gaseous/liquid fuels specifically designed for drawing the combustion air from a common duct system to which more than one appliance is connected and extracting flue gas to another pipe of the flue system; a type C4 warm air heater is marketed as a C4 warm air heater only;

(24)

‘minimum capacity’ means the minimum heating capacity of the warm air heater (Pmin ), expressed in kW;

(25)

‘useful efficiency at rated heating capacity’( ηnom ) means the ratio of the rated heating capacity and the total power input to achieve this heating capacity, expressed in %, whereby the total power input is based on the GCV of the fuel if using gaseous/liquid fuels;

(26)

‘useful efficiency at minimum capacity’ (ηpl ) means the ratio of the minimum capacity and the total power input to achieve this heating capacity, expressed in %, whereby the total power input is based on the GCV of the fuel;

(27)

‘seasonal space heating energy efficiency in active mode’ (ηs,on ) means the seasonal thermal energy efficiency multiplied by the emission efficiency, expressed in %;

(28)

‘seasonal thermal energy efficiency’ (ηs,th ) means the weighted average of the useful efficiency at rated heating capacity, and the useful efficiency at minimum capacity, including consideration of the envelope losses;

(29)

‘emission efficiency’ (ηs,flow ) means a correction applied in the calculation of the seasonal space heating energy efficiency in active mode that takes into account the equivalent air flow of the heated air and the heating capacity;

(30)

‘envelope loss factor’ (Fenv ) means the losses in seasonal space heating energy efficiency due to heat loss of the heat generator to areas outside the space to be heated, expressed in %;

(31)

‘auxiliary electricity consumption’ means the losses in seasonal space heating energy efficiency due to electric power consumption at rated heating capacity (elmax ), at minimum capacity (elmin ) and in standby mode (elsb ), expressed in %;

(32)

‘pilot flame losses’ means the losses in seasonal space heating energy efficiency caused by the ignition burner power consumption, expressed in %;

(33)

‘permanent pilot flame power consumption’ (Pign ) means the power consumption of a burner intended to ignite the main burner and that can only be extinguished by intervention of the user, expressed in W based on the GCV of the fuel;

(34)

‘vented flue losses’ means the losses in seasonal space heating energy efficiency during periods the preferred generator is not active, expressed in %.

(35)

‘heat pump’ means an air heating product:

(36)

‘air-to-air heat pump’ means a heat pump which has a heat generator that uses a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric motor or internal combustion engine and whereby the outdoor side heat exchanger (evaporator) allows heat transfer from ambient air;

(37)

‘water/brine-to-air heat pump’ means a heat pump which has a heat generator that uses a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric motor or internal combustion engine and whereby the outdoor side heat exchanger (evaporator) allows heat transfer from water or brine;

(38)

‘rooftop heat pump’ means an air-to-air heat pump, driven by an electric compressor, of which the evaporator, compressor and condenser are integrated into a single package;

(39)

‘sorption cycle heat pump’ means a heat pump which has a heat generator that uses a sorption cycle relying on external combustion of fuels and/or supply of heat;

(40)

‘multi-split heat pump’ means a heat pump incorporating more than one indoor units, one or more refrigerating circuit, one or more compressors and one or more outdoor units, where the indoor units may or may not be individually controlled;

(41)

‘air conditioner’ means a cooling product that provides space cooling and:

(42)

‘air-to-air air conditioner’ means an air conditioner which has a cold generator that uses a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric motor or internal combustion engine and whereby the outdoor side heat exchanger (condenser) allows heat transfer to air;

(43)

‘water/brine-to-air air conditioner’ means an air conditioner which has a cold generator that uses a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric motor or internal combustion engine and whereby the outdoor side heat exchanger (condenser) allows heat transfer to water or brine;

(44)

‘rooftop air conditioner’ means an air-to-air air conditioner, driven by an electric compressor, of which the evaporator, compressor and condenser are integrated into a single package;

(45)

‘multi-split air conditioner’ means an air conditioner incorporating more than one indoor units, one or more refrigeration circuits, one or more compressors and one or more outdoor units, where the indoor units may or may not be individually controlled;

(46)

‘sorption cycle air conditioner’ means an air conditioner which has a cold generator that uses a sorption cycle relying on external combustion of fuels and/or supply of heat;

(47)

‘air-to-water comfort chiller’ means a comfort chiller that has a cold generator that uses a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric motor or internal combustion engine and whereby the outdoor side heat exchanger (condenser) allows heat transfer to air, including heat transfer that is based on evaporation into this air of externally added water, provided that the device is also able to function without the use of additional water, using air only;

(48)

‘water/brine-to-water comfort chiller’ means a comfort chiller that has a cold generator that uses a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric motor or internal combustion engine and whereby the outdoor side heat exchanger (condenser) allows heat transfer to water or brine, excluding heat transfer that is based on evaporation of externally added water;

(49)

‘sorption cycle comfort chiller’ means a comfort chiller which has a cold generator that uses a sorption cycle relying on external combustion of fuels and/or supply of heat.

(50)

‘reference design conditions’ means the combination of the ‘reference design temperature’, the maximum ‘bivalent temperature’ and the maximum ‘operation limit temperature’, as set out in Annex III, Table 24;

(51)

‘reference design temperature’ means the ‘outdoor temperature’ for either cooling (Tdesign,c ) or heating (Tdesign,h ) as described in Annex III, Table 24, at which the ‘part load ratio’ is equal to 1 and which varies according to the cooling or heating season, expressed in degrees Celsius;

(52)

‘bivalent temperature’ (Tbiv ) means the outdoor temperature (Tj ) declared by the manufacturer at which the declared heating capacity equals the part load for heating and below which the declared heating capacity has to be supplemented with electric back-up heater capacity in order to meet the part load for heating, expressed in degrees Celsius;

(53)

‘operation limit temperature’ (Tol ) means the outdoor temperature declared by the manufacturer for heating, below which the heat pump will not be able to deliver any heating capacity and the declared heating capacity is equal to zero, expressed in degrees Celsius;

(54)

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

(55)

‘season’ means a set of ambient conditions, designated as either a heating season or a cooling season, describing per bin the combination of outdoor temperatures and bin hours pertaining to that season;

(56)

‘part load for heating’ (Ph(Tj )) means the heating load at a specific outdoor temperature, calculated as the design heating load multiplied by the part load ratio and expressed in kW;

(57)

‘part load for cooling’ (Pc(Tj )) means the cooling load at a specific outdoor temperature, calculated as the design cooling load multiplied by the part load ratio and expressed in kW;

(58)

‘seasonal energy efficiency ratio’ (SEER) is the overall energy efficiency ratio of the air conditioner or comfort chiller, representative for the cooling season, calculated as the ‘reference annual cooling demand’ divided by the ‘annual energy consumption for cooling’;

(59)

‘seasonal coefficient of performance’ (SCOP) is the overall coefficient of performance of a heat pump using electricity, representative of the heating season, calculated as the reference annual heating demand divided by the ‘annual energy consumption for heating’;

(60)

‘reference annual cooling demand’ (QC ) means the reference cooling demand to be used as basis for calculation of SEER and calculated as the product of the design cooling load (Pdesign,c ) and the equivalent active mode hours for cooling (HCE), expressed in kWh;

(61)

‘reference annual heating demand’ (QH ) means the reference heating demand, and pertaining to a designated heating season, to be used as basis for calculation of SCOP and calculated as the product of the design heating load (Pdesign,h ) and the equivalent active mode hours for heating (HHE ), expressed in kWh;

(62)

‘annual energy consumption for cooling’ (QCE ) means the energy consumption 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, expressed in kWh;

(63)

‘annual energy consumption for heating’ (QHE ) means the energy consumption required to meet the ‘reference annual heating demand’ pertaining 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 expressed in kWh;

(64)

‘equivalent active mode hours for cooling’ (HCE ) means the assumed annual number of hours the unit must provide the ‘design cooling load’ (Pdesign,c ) in order to satisfy the ‘reference annual cooling demand’, expressed in hours;

(65)

‘equivalent active mode hours for heating’ (HHE ) means the assumed annual number of hours a heat pump air heater has to provide the design heating load to satisfy the reference annual heating demand, expressed in hours;

(66)

‘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 ratios (EERbin (Tj )) and weighted by the bin hours the bin condition occurs;

(67)

‘active mode seasonal coefficient of performance’ (SCOPon ) means the average coefficient of performance of the heat pump in active mode, for the 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;

(68)

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

(69)

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

(70)

‘declared heating capacity’ (Pdh(Tj )) means the heating capacity of the vapour compression cycle of a heat pump, pertaining to an outdoor temperature (Tj ) and indoor temperature (Tin ), as declared by the manufacturer, expressed in kW;

(71)

‘declared cooling capacity’ (Pdc(Tj )) means the cooling capacity of the vapour compression cycle of the air conditioner or comfort chiller, pertaining to an outdoor temperature (Tj ) and indoor temperature (Tin ), as declared by the manufacturer, expressed in kW;

(72)

‘design heating load’ (Pdesign,h ) means the heating load applied to a heat pump at the reference design temperature, whereby the design heating load (Pdesign,h ) is equal to the part load for heating with outdoor temperature (Tj ) equal to reference design temperature for heating (Tdesign,h ), expressed in kW;

(73)

‘design cooling load’ (Pdesign,c ) means the cooling load applied to a comfort chiller or air conditioner at the reference design conditions, whereby the design cooling load (Pdesign,c ) is equal to declared cooling capacity at outdoor temperature (Tj ) equal to reference design temperature for cooling (Tdesign,c ), expressed in kW

(74)

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

(75)

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

(76)

‘electric back-up heating capacity’ (elbu(Tj )) is the heating capacity of a real or assumed supplementary heater with a COP of 1 that supplements the declared heating capacity (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 ), expressed in kW;

(77)

‘capacity ratio’ means the part load for heating (Ph (Tj )) divided by the declared heating capacity (Pdh (Tj )) or the part load for cooling (Pc (Tj )) divided by the declared cooling capacity (Pdc (Tj ));

(78)

‘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;

(79)

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the warm air heater, comfort chiller, air conditioner or heat pump 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;

(80)

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

(81)

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

(82)

‘off mode’ means a condition in which the comfort chiller, air conditioner or heat pump is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function. Also considered as ‘off mode’ are conditions providing only an indication of ‘off mode’ condition, as well as conditions providing only functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2);

(83)

‘thermostat-off mode’ means the condition corresponding to the hours with no cooling or heating load, whereby the cooling or heating function is switched on but the unit is not operational; cycling in active mode is not considered as thermostat-off mode;

(84)

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

(85)

‘off mode power consumption’ (POFF ) means the power consumption of unit in off mode, expressed in kW;

(86)

‘thermostat-off mode power consumption’ (PTO ) means the power consumption of the unit while in thermostat-off mode, expressed in kW;

(87)

‘standby mode power consumption’ (PSB ) means the power consumption of the unit while in standby mode, expressed in kW;

(88)

‘crankcase heater mode power consumption’ (PCK ) means the power consumption of the unit while in crankcase heater mode, expressed in kW;

(89)

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

(90)

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

(91)

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

(92)

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

(93)

‘seasonal primary energy ratio in cooling mode’ (SPERc ) means the overall energy efficiency ratio of the air conditioner or comfort chiller using fuels, representative for the cooling season;

(94)

‘seasonal gas utilisation efficiency in cooling mode’ (SGUEc ) means the gas utilisation efficiency for the whole cooling season;

(95)

‘gas utilisation efficiency at partial load’ means the gas utilisation efficiency when cooling (GUEc,bin ) or heating (GUEh,bin ) at outdoor temperature Tj;

(96)

‘gas utilisation efficiency at declared capacity’ means the gas utilisation efficiency when cooling (GUEcDC ) or heating (GUEhDC ) at declared capacity conditions as defined in Annex III, Table 21, and corrected for possible cycling behaviour of the unit, in case the effective cooling capacity (QEc ) exceeds the cooling load (Pc (Tj )) or the effective heating capacity (QEh ) exceeds the heating load (Ph (Tj ));

(97)

‘effective cooling capacity’ (QEc ) means the measured cooling capacity corrected for the heat from the device (pump(s) or fan(s)) responsible for circulating the heat transfer medium through the indoor side heat exchanger, expressed in kW;

(98)

‘effective heat recovery capacity’ means the measured heat recovery capacity corrected for the heat from the device (pump(s)) of the heat recovery circuit for cooling (QEhr,c ) or heating (QEhr,h ), expressed in kW;

(99)

‘measured heat input for cooling’ (Qgmc ) means the measured fuel input at part load conditions as defined in Annex III, Table 21, expressed in kW;

(100)

‘seasonal auxiliary energy factor in cooling mode’ (SAEFc ) means the auxiliary energy efficiency for the cooling season, including the contribution of thermostat-off mode, standby mode, off mode and crankcase heater mode power modes;

(101)

‘reference annual cooling demand’ (QC ) means the annual cooling demand, calculated as the design cooling load (Pdesign,c ) multiplied by the equivalent active mode hours for cooling (HCE );

(102)

‘seasonal auxiliary energy factor in cooling mode in active mode’ (SAEFc,on ) means the auxiliary energy efficiency for the cooling season, excluding the contribution of thermostat-off mode, standby mode, off mode and crankcase heater mode power modes;

(103)

‘auxiliary energy factor in cooling mode at partial load’ (AEFc,bin ) means the auxiliary energy efficiency when cooling at outdoor temperature (Tj );

(104)

‘electric power input in cooling mode’ (PEc ) means the effective cooling electrical power input, in kW;

(105)

‘seasonal primary energy ratio in heating mode’ (SPERh ) means the overall energy efficiency ratio of the heat pump using fuels, representative for the heating season;

(106)

‘seasonal gas utilisation efficiency in heating mode’ (SGUEh ) means the gas utilisation efficiency for the heating season;

(107)

‘effective heating capacity’ (QEh ) means the measured heating capacity corrected for the heat from the device (pump(s) or fan(s)) responsible for circulating the heat transfer medium through the indoor side heat exchanger, expressed in kW;

(108)

‘measured heat input for heating’ (Qgmh ) means the measured fuel input at part load conditions as defined in Annex III Table 21, expressed in kW;

(109)

‘seasonal auxiliary energy factor in heating mode’ (SAEFh ) means the auxiliary energy efficiency for the heating season, including the contribution of thermostat-off mode, standby mode, off mode and crankcase heater mode power modes;

(110)

‘reference annual heating demand’ (QH ) means the annual heating demand, calculated as the design heating load multiplied by the annual equivalent active mode hours for heating (HHE );

(111)

‘seasonal auxiliary energy factor in heating mode in active mode’ (SAEFh,on ) means the auxiliary energy efficiency for the heating season, excluding the contribution of thermostat-off mode, standby mode, off mode and crankcase heater mode power modes;

(112)

‘auxiliary energy factor in heating mode at partial load’ (AEFh,bin ) means the auxiliary energy efficiency when heating at outdoor temperature Tj;

(113)

‘auxiliary energy factor at declared capacity’ means the auxiliary energy factor when cooling (AEFc,dc ) or heating (AEFh,dc ) at part load conditions as defined in Annex III, Table 21, and corrected for possible cycling behaviour of the unit, in case the effective cooling capacity (QEc ) exceeds the cooling load (Pc (Tj )) or the effective heating capacity (QEh ) exceeds the heating load (Ph (Tj ));

(114)

‘electric power input in heating mode’ (PEh ) means the effective heating electrical power input, in kW;

(115)

‘NOx emissions of heat pumps, comfort chillers and air conditioners with an internal combustion engine’ means the emissions of the sum of nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, of heat pumps, comfort chillers and air conditioners with an internal combustion engine, measured at standard rating conditions, using engine rpm equivalent, expressed in mg nitrogen dioxide per kWh fuel input in terms of GCV;

(116)

‘engine rpm equivalent’ (Erpmequivalent ) means the revolutions per minute of the internal combustion engine calculated on the basis of an engine rpm at 70, 60, 40 and 20 % part load ratios for heating (or cooling if no heating function is offered) and weighing factors of 0,15, 0,25, 0,30 and 0,30 respectively.

(117)

‘rated power input’ (DA ) means the electrical power input which is needed by the high temperature process chiller (including the compressor, the condenser fan(s) or pumps(s), the evaporator pump(s) and possible auxiliaries) to reach the rated refrigeration capacity, expressed in kW to two decimal places;

(118)

‘rated energy efficiency ratio’ (EERA ) means the rated refrigeration capacity, expressed in kW divided by the rated power input, expressed in kW, expressed to two decimal places;

(119)

‘seasonal energy performance ratio’ (SEPR) is the efficiency ratio of a high temperature process chiller at standard rating conditions, representative of the variations in load and ambient temperature throughout the year, and calculated as the ratio between the annual refrigeration demand and the annual electricity consumption;

(120)

‘annual refrigeration demand’ means the sum of each bin-specific refrigeration load multiplied by the corresponding number of bin hours;

(121)

‘refrigeration load’ means the rated refrigeration capacity multiplied by the part load ratio of high temperature process chillers, expressed in kW to two decimal places;

(122)

‘part load’ (PC (Tj )) means the refrigeration load at a specific ambient temperature (Tj ), calculated as the full load multiplied by the part load ratio of high temperature process chillers corresponding to the same ambient temperature Tj and expressed in kW at two decimal places;

(123)

‘part load ratio of high temperature process chillers’ (PR (Tj )) means:

(124)

‘annual electricity consumption’ is calculated as the sum of the ratios between each bin-specific cooling demand and the corresponding bin-specific energy efficiency ratio, multiplied by the corresponding number of bin hours;

(125)

‘ambient temperature’ means:

(126)

‘reference ambient temperature’ means the ambient temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius, at which the part load ratio of high temperature process chillers is equal to 1. It shall be set at 35 °C. For air-cooled high temperature process chillers, the air inlet temperature to the condenser is defined as 35 °C while for water-cooled high temperature process chillers the water inlet temperature to the condenser is defined as 30 °C with 35 °C outdoor air temperature to the condenser;

(127)

‘energy efficiency ratio at part load’ (EERPL (Tj )) means the energy efficiency ratio for every bin in the year, derived from the declared energy efficiency ratio (EERDC ) for specified bins and calculated for other bins by linear interpolation;

(128)

‘declared refrigeration demand means the refrigeration load at specified bin conditions, and calculated as the rated refrigeration capacity multiplied by the corresponding part load ratio of high temperature process chillers;

(129)

'declared energy efficiency ratio’ (EERDC ) means the energy efficiency ratio of the high temperature process chiller at a specific rating point, corrected where necessary by the degradation coefficient if the minimum declared refrigeration capacity exceeds the refrigeration load or interpolated if the nearest declared refrigeration capacities lie above and below the refrigeration load;

(130)

‘declared power input’ means the electrical power input needed by the high temperature process chiller to meet the declared refrigeration capacity at a specific rating point;

(131)

‘declared refrigeration capacity’ means the refrigeration capacity delivered by the high temperature process chiller to meet the declared refrigeration demand at a specific rating point.

(132)

‘total electric power input’ (Pelec ) means the total electric power absorbed by the unit, including fan(s) and auxiliary devices.

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Table 9

Information requirements for warm air heaters

Table 10

Information requirements for comfort chillers

Table 11

Information requirements for air-to-air air conditioners

Table 12

Information requirements for water/brine-to-air air conditioners

Table 13

Information requirements for fan coil units

Table 14

Information requirements for heat pumps

Table 15

Information requirements for high temperature process chillers

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(a)

the reference ambient temperature at the outdoor side heat exchanger shall be 35 °C for air-cooled high temperature process chillers and 30 °C water inlet temperature to the condenser (rating point with 35 °C outdoor air temperature) for water-cooled high temperature process chillers

(b)

the outlet temperature of the liquid at the indoor side heat exchanger shall be 7 °C dry bulb temperature;

(c)

the variations of the ambient temperature throughout the year, representative of average climate conditions in the European Union, and the corresponding number of hours when these temperatures occur, shall be as set out in Table 28;

(d)

the effect of the degradation of energy efficiency caused by cycling depending on the type of capacity control of the high temperature process chiller shall be measured or a default value shall be used.