EN 62552-2:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements

IEC 62552-2:2015 specifies the essential characteristics of household refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and specifies test methods for checking the characteristics. This part of IEC 62552 describes the methods for the determination of performance requirements. Although there is some commonality in the set-ups for different tests (and so it may be an advantage to apply them all to one sample), these are separate tests to evaluate specific characteristics of the sample being tested. This part of IEC 62552 does not specify a procedure to generalise the results from sample test results to a prediction of the characteristics of the whole population from which that sample was selected. IEC 62552-1, IEC 62552-2 and IEC 62552-3 cancel and replace the first edition of IEC 62552 published in 2007. IEC 62552-1, IEC 62552-2 and IEC 62552-3 together constitute a technical revision and include the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC 62552:2007: - A cooling capacity test has been added in Part 2 (this part). - A pull-down test has been added in Part 2 (this part). - Performance tests have been added for wine storage appliances in Part 2 (this part).

Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen

Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai - Partie 2: Exigences de performances

L'IEC 62552-2:2015 spécifie les caractéristiques essentielles des appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager refroidis par convection naturelle interne ou par circulation d'air forcé, et spécifie les méthodes d'essai pour la vérification des caractéristiques. La présente partie de l'IEC 62552 décrit les méthodes de détermination des exigences de performances. Même si les montages présentent certaines similitudes pour les différents essais (et qu'il peut donc s'avérer avantageux de les appliquer à un seul échantillon), il s'agit d'essais distincts permettant d'évaluer les caractéristiques spécifiques de l'échantillon en essai. La présente partie de l'IEC 62552 ne spécifie pas de procédure visant à généraliser les résultats d'essai sur échantillon à une prédiction des caractéristiques de l'ensemble de la population à partir de laquelle ces échantillons ont été sélectionnés. L'IEC 62552-1, l'IEC 62552-2 et l'IEC 62552-3 annulent et remplacent la première édition de l'IEC 62552 publiée en 2007. L'IEC 62552-1, l'IEC 62552-2 et l'IEC 62552-3 constituent une révision technique et incluent les modifications techniques suivantes par rapport à l'IEC 62552:2007: - Un essai de capacité de refroidissement a été ajouté dans la Partie 2 (la présente partie). - Un essai de mise en régime a été ajouté dans la Partie 2 (la présente partie). - Des essais de performance ont été ajoutés pour les appareils de stockage du vin dans la Partie 2 (la présente partie).

Gospodinjski hladilni aparati - Značilnosti in preskusne metode - 2. del: Zahtevane lastnosti

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 23-Apr-2020
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 59X - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 59M - Performance of electrical household and similar cooling and freezing appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 24-Apr-2020
• Due Date: 03-Apr-2020
• Completion Date: 24-Apr-2020
• Directive: 1060/2010 - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 of 28 September 2010 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household refrigerating appliances
• Directive: 2019/2016 - COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010
• Directive: 2019/2019 - COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2019/2019 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009
• Directive: 643/2009 - Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household refrigerating appliances
• Mandate: M/459 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI for Standardisation in the field of household refrigerating appliances
• Mandate: M/586 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 29.8.2022 on a standardisation request as regards energy labelling of refrigerating appliances to support the application of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 and as regards ecodesign of refrigerating appliances to support the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2019
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62552-2:2020 - Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements

Relations

• Splited From: EN 62552:2013 - Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 62552-2:2020/A11:2024 - Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62552:2013
Gospodinjski hladilni aparati - Značilnosti in preskusne metode - 2. del: Zahtevane
lastnosti
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2:
Performance requirements
Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai -
Partie 2: Exigences de performances
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62552-2:2020
ICS:
97.040.30 Hladilni aparati za dom Domestic refrigerating
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62552-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2020
Supersedes EN 62552:2013 (partially) and all of its
ICS 97.030 amendments and corrigenda (if any)

English Version
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test
methods - Part 2: Performance requirements
(IEC 62552-2:2015 , modified)
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren -
Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai - Partie 2: Exigences Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen
de performances (IEC 62552-2:2015 , modifiziert)
(IEC 62552-2:2015 , modifiée)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2020-02-24. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
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Ref. No. EN 62552-2:2020 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to the Introduction . 4
2 Modification to Clause 1, "Scope" . 4
3 Modification to Clause 2, "Normative references" . 4
4 Modifications to Clause 4, "Performance requirements and tests covered in this standard" . 4
5 Modifications to Clause 6, "Storage test" . 5
6 Modification to Clause 8, "Freezing capacity test" . 8
7 Addition of new Clause Z10 "Airborne acoustical noise" . 13
8 Modifications to Annex A, “Pull-down test” . 14
9 Addition of Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their corresponding
European publications” . 15
10 Addition of Annexes ZZA, "Relationship between this European Standard and the ecodesign
requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 aimed to be covered" . 15
11 Addition of Annexes ZZB, "Relationship between this European Standard and the energy labelling
requirements of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 aimed to be covered" . 17
12 Addition of the Bibliography . 18

European foreword
This document (EN 62552-2:2020) consists of the text of IEC 62552-2:2015 prepared by IEC/TC 59
“Performance of household and similar electrical appliances”, together with the common modifications
prepared by CLC/TC 59X “Performance of household and similar electrical appliances”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2021-02-24
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2023-02-24
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
This standard in combination with standards EN 62552-1:2020 and EN 62552-3:2020 will supersede
EN 62552:2013.
This standard shall be read in combination with standards EN 62552-1:2020 and EN 62552-3:2020
a) scope is enlarged with respect to similar refrigerating appliances;
b) Table 1 and Clauses 6.3.2.1 and Clause 8 were modified completely;
c) Clause Z1 on airborne acoustical noise was added.
Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62552-2:2015
are prefixed “Z”.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under Standardization Request M/459 given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive(s).
Endorsement notice
The text of IEC 62552-2:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard with agreed common
modifications.
1 Modification to the Introduction
Add the following paragraph:
"This standard was developed in relationship with Regulations (EU) 2019/2016 of 11.3.2019 on energy
labelling and (EU) 2019/2019 of 1.10.2019 on ecodesign for refrigerating appliances"
2 Modification to Clause 1, "Scope"
Replace the first paragraph with the following:
"This part of EN 62552 specifies the essential characteristics of household and similar refrigerating
appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and establishes test methods for
checking these characteristics"
3 Modification to Clause 2, "Normative references"
Add the following reference:
"EN 60704-2-14, Household and similar electrical appliances — Test code for the determination of airborne
acoustical noise — Part 2-14: Particular requirements for refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets and
food freezers"
4 Modifications to Clause 4, "Performance requirements and tests covered in
this standard"
In 4.7, "Test summary", Replace Table 1 with the following:
"
Table 1 — Performance test summary
Temperature
Clause / Pantry
Fresh 1 and 3 and requirement
Annex Ambient  and Chill zero star
food 2 star 4 star s after test
and Test cellar
has started
1 star: Type a
Packages No Type b No
Other: Type a
Clause 6 To hold initial
Various
or b
Storage
values
Initial temp Mean Instant Mean Max
Packages No Type b No No No
Clause 7
For test load
Cooling 25 °C
+4 °C ± Maximum/ Average/
final only
Initial temp Table 2 Table 2
capacity
0,5 K minimum minimum
M-packages only
Packages Type b No Type a
Clause 8
Type b
Yes excursion
Freezing 25 °C
and final
capacity Not
Initial temp Table 2 Maximum/minimum
measured
Temperature
Clause / Pantry
Fresh 1 and 3 and requirement
Annex Ambient  and Chill zero star
food 2 star 4 star s after test
and Test cellar
has started
Clause 9 Packages No
Auto ice- 25 °C No
Initial temp As for Table 2 Maximum/minimum
making
Packages No
Annex A
Max Final only
Pull-down
Initial temp Maximum temperature according climate class rating
No
Packages Type b No Type a
For –18 °C
Annex C
compartment
25 °C
Temp rise
s only
Initial temp Not specified –18 °C
25 °C for Packages No
Annex D
SN and N To hold initial
Conden-
32 °C for values
Initial temp ≤ energy test temperatures as in Table 1 in IEC 62552-3:2015
sation
ST and T
NOTE 1 For definitions of symbols, see 3.7 in EN 62552-1.
NOTE 2 In the event of any discrepancy between data in this Table and the individual test procedures, the test procedures take
precedence.
NOTE 3 Wine storage test parameters are specified in Annex B.
"
Replace footnote b of Table 2 with the following:
"b
During a defrost and recovery period, these storage temperatures of frost-free refrigerating
appliances are permitted to rise by no more than 3 K with respect to the storage temperature during period
S (see 6.4). The storage temperature is defined as the maximum temperature of any M-package during a
given time period. (See Figure 3.)"
Add the NOTE Z1 in Table 2:
"NOTE Z1 Chill compartment shall be in compliance with the verification test available in Annex ZA
“Chill compartment temperature control test” of EN 62552-3."
5 Modifications to Clause 6, "Storage test"
In 6.1, "Objective", replace the third paragraph with:
"To meet these test requirements, there shall be, for any ambient temperature between and including the
minimum and maximum ambient temperature defined by the rated climate class, at least one control setting
at which all compartments meet the specified internal temperatures. The control(s) however, may be
adjusted for testing at different ambient temperatures."
In 6.2, "Preparation of refrigerating appliance", replace the sixth paragraph with:
"Thermal storage devices shall be placed in the dedicated positions in the respective compartments,
according to the manufacturer’s instructions and shall be independent of location of packages. Instructions
for loose placement of thermal storage devices in the appliance do not define dedicated positions.
NOTE 1 Instructions without specific indication of location or placement of thermal storage device is an example of
loose placement
If dedicated positions are absent, the thermal storage devices shall be removed from the compartment.
The unloaded refrigerating appliance should be set up and operated until it has reached equilibrium at, or
close to, the temperatures specified in Table 2.
The unloaded refrigerating appliance should be set up and operated until it has reached equilibrium at, or
close to, the temperatures specified in Table 2."
Replace subclause 6.3.2.1, "General" with the following:
"All test packages and M-packages shall be as specified in Clause C.2 b) of EN 62552-1:2019.
For determining the storage temperature of any chill compartment, the storage load shall be in
accordance with 6.3.2.2.
The temperatures of the chill compartment T are the instantaneous temperatures of each M-package
cci
in that compartment. The temperatures and conditions specified in Table 2 shall apply.
All test packages and M-packages shall be positioned or suspended so that their largest surface is
horizontal. They may be positioned directly on the floor of the compartment or drawer but shall always be
at least 25 mm away from all walls and ceilings and from the other packages of the test load. The test
packages and M-packages shall be positioned as far as possible in the corners of the compartment and at
two vertical levels:
A) Bottom level, which is the lowest horizontal surface intended for storage
B) Top level, where the packages have 25 mm clearance from the compartment ceiling. Supports can be
used to position the packages.
Loading of packages shall be in the following order:
1. Front left corner of the bottom level
2. Back right corner of the top level
3. Front right corner of the top level
4. Left back corner of the bottom level
5. Front left corner of the top level
6. Back right corner of the bottom level
7. Front right corner of the bottom level
8. Left back corner of the top level
9. Centre of the bottom level
10. Centre of the top level
Loading shall start using M-packages, up to the amount specified in Table 3. After the last M-package,
normal test packages shall be loaded until the total number of packages is reached.
If a package cannot be placed according to the required order, its position shall be skipped and the number
of packages shall be reduced. The number of M-packages shall not be reduced.
In the case of a compartment with special subdivisions (shelves, etc.) which are part of the design, if the
dimensions are too small to allow the horizontal positioning of the M-packages, it is permissible to position
them vertically.
If the dimensions are too small to accommodate an M-package (for example in door shelves), a special
support shall be used to position the M-package next to the shelf and as close as possible to the door liner."
Replace subclause 6.3.2.2, "Chill compartment storage load" with the following:
"The compartment shall be loaded with the number of packages specified in Table 3.
Table 3 — Chill compartment storage load
Volume, V, of chill compartment Total number of M-packages
[l] packages
V < 10
2 2
10 ≤ V < 20 3 2
20 ≤ V < 30 4 2
30 ≤ V < 40 5 3
40 ≤ V < 50 6 3
50 ≤ V < 60
...