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Air quality - Definition and determination of performance characteristics of an automatic measuring system (ISO 9169:2006)

Air quality - Definition and determination of performance characteristics of an automatic measuring system (ISO 9169:2006)

ISO 9169:2006 provides definitions and specifies methods to determine performance characteristics of an identified automatic air quality measuring system. Tests are carried out under stable laboratory conditions or field conditions. The automatic measuring system is considered as a black box operated according to specified procedures.
ISO 9169:2006 applies to measuring systems for which the following information is available: a description of the automatic measuring system providing the result of measurement in the physical unit of the measurand; operating procedures of the automatic measuring system including, where appropriate, the procedures of routine adjustment, routine verification and calibration; terms of reference for the test program specifying the client requirements and test conditions.
ISO 9169:2006 applies to measuring systems for which it is possible to apply several reference materials with accepted values with known uncertainty for the measurand, within the range of application.
ISO 9169:2006 does not specify the number of automatic measuring systems to be tested.

Luftbeschaffenheit - Definition und Ermittlung von Verfahrenskenngrößen einer automatischen Messeinrichtung (ISO 9169:2006)

Diese Internationale Norm enthält Definitionen von Verfahrenskenngrößen und legt Verfahren zur Ermittlung der Verfahrenskenngrößen einer bestimmten automatischen Messeinrichtung für die Luftbeschaffenheit fest. Die Prüfungen werden unter stabilen Laborbedingungen oder Feldbedingungen durchgeführt. Die automatische Messeinrichtung wird als Blackbox betrachtet, die nach festgelegten Verfahren betrieben wird.
Diese Internationale Norm gilt für Messeinrichtungen, für die die folgenden Informationen verfügbar sind:
-   eine Beschreibung der automatischen Messeinrichtung, die das Messergebnis in einer physikalischen Einheit der Messgröße liefert;
-   eine Beschreibung der zum Betrieb der automatischen Messeinrichtung zugehörigen Verfahren, beispielsweise Verfahren zur routinemäßigen Justierung und Überprüfung sowie zur Kalibrierung;
-   die Bestimmungen für die Prüfung, in denen der Auftraggeber die Anforderungen und Prüfbedingungen festlegt.
Diese Internationale Norm gilt für Messeinrichtungen, die die Anwendung mehrerer Referenzmaterialien mit anerkannten Werten und bekannter Unsicherheit für die Messgröße innerhalb des Anwendungsbereiches erlauben.
Diese Internationale Norm legt nicht die Anzahl der zu prüfenden automatischen Messeinrichtungen fest.
ANMERKUNG 1   Die Anzahl der automatischen Messeinrichtungen wird vom Auftraggeber in den Bestimmungen für die Prüfung festgelegt.
ANMERKUNG 2   Die Liste der Verfahrenskenngrößen in diesem Dokument ist begrenzt. Weitere Verfahrenskenngrößen können vom Auftraggeber gegebenenfalls in den Bestimmungen für die Prüfung festgelegt werden.

Qualité de l'air - Définition et détermination de caractéristiques de performance d'un système automatique de mesurage (ISO 9169:2006)

L'ISO 9169:2006 fournit des définitions et spécifie des méthodes pour déterminer les caractéristiques de performance d'un système automatique de mesure de la qualité de l'air identifié. Les essais sont effectués dans des conditions stables de laboratoire ou sur site. Le système automatique de mesure est considéré comme une boîte noire fonctionnant selon des modes opératoires spécifiés.
L'ISO 9169:2006 s'applique aux systèmes de mesure pour lesquels les informations suivantes sont disponibles: une description du système automatique de mesure qui fournit le résultat du mesurage dans l'unité physique du mesurande; les modes opératoires du système automatique de mesure y compris, le cas échéant, les modes opératoires d'ajustage de routine, de vérification de routine et d'étalonnage; le cahier des charges pour le programme d'essais spécifiant les exigences du client et les conditions d'essai.
L'ISO 9169:2006 s'applique aux systèmes de mesure pour lesquels il est possible d'appliquer plusieurs matériaux de référence ayant des valeurs acceptées dont l'incertitude du mesurande est connue, dans la plage d'application.
L'ISO 9169:2006 ne spécifie pas le nombre de systèmes automatiques de mesure à soumettre à essai.

Kakovost zraka – Definicije in določanje delovnih karakteristik avtomatskih merilnih sistemov (ISO 9169:2006)

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Status
Published
Publication Date
30-Jun-2006
Withdrawal Date
30-Jan-2007
ICS
13.040.01 - Air quality in general
Technical Committee
CEN/TC 264 - Air quality
Drafting Committee
CEN/TC 264 - Air quality
Current Stage
6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
Start Date
01-Jul-2006
Completion Date
01-Jul-2006
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Air quality - Definition and determination of performance characteristics of an automatic
measuring system (ISO 9169:2006)
Luftbeschaffenheit - Definition und Ermittlung von Verfahrenskenngrößen einer
automatischen Messeinrichtung (ISO 9169:2006)
Qualité de l'air - Définition et détermination de caractéristiques de performance d'un
systeme automatique de mesurage (ISO 9169:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9169:2006
ICS:
13.040.01 Kakovost zraka na splošno Air quality in general
SIST EN ISO 9169:2007 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 9169
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2006
ICS 13.040.01

English Version
Air quality - Definition and determination of performance
characteristics of an automatic measuring system (ISO
9169:2006)
Qualité de l'air - Définition et détermination de Luftbeschaffenheit - Definition und Ermittlung von
caractéristiques de performance d'un système automatique Verfahrenskenngrößen einer automatischen
de mesurage (ISO 9169:2006) Messeinrichtung (ISO 9169:2006)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 June 2006.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
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EN ISO 9169:2006 (E)





Foreword


This document (EN ISO 9169:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 146
"Air quality" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 264 "Air quality", the secretariat
of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2007, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2007.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.


Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 9169:2006 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 9169:2006 without any
modifications.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9169
Second edition
2006-07-01


Air quality — Definition and
determination of performance
characteristics of an automatic
measuring system
Qualité de l'air — Définition et détermination de caractéristiques de
performance d'un système automatique de mesurage




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ISO 9169:2006(E)
©
ISO 2006

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