EN 62552-2:2020/A11:2024
(Amendment)Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements
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. This part of EN 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.
Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai - Partie 2: Exigences de performances
Gospodinjski hladilni aparati - Značilnosti in preskusne metode - 2. del: Zahtevane lastnosti - Dopolnilo A11
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Gospodinjski hladilni aparati - Značilnosti in preskusne metode - 2. del: Zahtevane
lastnosti - Dopolnilo A11
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/A11:2024
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 62552-2:2020/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2024
ICS 97.030
English Version
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test
methods - Part 2: Performance requirements
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren -
Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai - Partie 2: Exigences Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen
de performances
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 62552-2:2020; it was approved by CENELEC on 2024-04-15. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 amendment 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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Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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Ref. No. EN 62552-2:2020/A11:2024 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to the “Introduction” . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 4
3 Modification to Clause 4, “Performance requirements and tests covered in this standard”
........................................................................................................................................................ 4
4 Modifications to Clause 6, “Storage test” . 5
5 Modification to Clause 8, “Freezing capacity test” . 7
6 Modification to Clause Z1, “Airborne acoustical noise” . 9
7 Modifications to Annex B, “Wine storage appliances and compartments; storage test” . 9
8 Modifications to Annex C, “Temperature rise test” .10
9 Modification to Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications” .11
10 Modification of Annex ZZA, “Relationship between this European Standard and the
ecodesign requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 aimed to be covered”
......................................................................................................................................................11
11 Modification of the Annex ZZB, “Relationship between this European Standard and the
energy labelling requirements of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 aimed
to be covered“ .12
12 Modification to the Bibliography .14
European foreword
This document (EN 62552-2:2020/A11:2024) has been prepared by CLC/TC 59X, “Performance of household
and similar electrical appliances”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2025-02-02
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2027-08-02
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document is read in conjunction with EN 62552-1:2020 and EN 62552-3:2020 and their amendments.
EN 62552-2:2020:
a) Clause 6 “Storage test”: package placement detailed specified;
b) Clause 8 “Freezing capacity”: temperature control setting defined;
c) Annex B “Wine storage”: demonstration of compliance adjusted;
d) Annex C ”temperature rise”: temperature control setting defined.
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 a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZB, which are an integral part of
this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
1 Modification to the “Introduction”
Replace the last paragraph with:
“This document was developed in relationship with Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11.03.2019 and its
amendments on energy labelling and Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 of 01.10.2019 and its amendments on eco-
design for refrigerating appliances.”
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references”
Modify the following reference:
EN 60704-2-14:2013, 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
As amended by EN 60704-2-14:2013/A11:2015, EN 60704-2-14:2013/A1:2020 and
EN 60704-2-14:2013/A2:2024.
3 Modification 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
1 and 2 3 and 4 requirements
Annex Ambient and Fresh food Chill zero star
star star after test has
and Test cellar
started
1 star: Type a
Packages No Type b No
Clause 6
Other: Type a or b To hold initial
Various
Storage
Initial temp Mean Instant Mean Max values
Packages No Type b No No No For test load
Clause 7
final only
Cooling 25 °C
Maximum/ Average/
Initial temp Table 2 +4 °C ± 0,5 K Table 2
capacity
minimum minimum
M-packages only
Packages Type b No Type a
Clause 8
Type b Yes excursion
Freezing 25 °C
capacity Not and final
Initial temp Table 2 Maximum/minimum
measured
Clause 9 Packages No
Auto
25 °C
No
ice-
Initial temp As for Table 2 average
making
Packages No
Annex A
Final only
Pull- Max
Maximum
Initial temp according climate class rating
down
temperature
Packages No Type b No Type a For -18 °C
Annex C
compartments
Temp 25 °C
Initial temp Not specified -18 °C
only
rise
Temperature
Clause / Pantry
1 and 2 3 and 4 requirements
Annex Ambient and Fresh food Chill zero star
star star after test has
and Test cellar
started
25 °C for Packages No
SN and
Annex D
To hold initial
N
Conden-
values
32 °C for
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.
”
4 Modifications to Clause 6, “Storage test”
In 6.3.3.3.1 “General”, replace bullet point b) with the following:
“Packages on shelves or in containers shall be placed so that the front of the front row is in line with the front of
the shelf or container and they shall be arranged symmetrically about the front-to-back centre line of the shelf
or container. Where lack of symmetry in the compartment makes this impossible, the stacking shall be as
symmetrical as possible. In any case, the front of the front row shall be in line with the front of the shelf or the
front of the container.”
In 6.3.3.3.1, “General”, bullet point c), replace the last paragraph with the following and add Figure 5:
“Surfaces intended for storage with ribs, depressions, slight inclinations, etc. are treated as horizontal surfaces.
If necessary, packers may be used to stabilize stacks (see Figure 5).
NOTE 1 Inclinations of less than 15 mm per 100 mm, which equals the width or length of a test package, are considered
slight inclinations.
Figure 5 — Package placement illustration for non-flat surfaces
”
In 6.3.3.3.2, “Side clearance”, at the end of the first paragraph add the following:
“In the case of door shelves with a depth of 60 mm or greater, test packages shall be placed with a minimum
clearance of 5mm with respect to natural load limits. A minimum clearance of 15 mm shall be maintained
between adjacent stacks.”
In 6.3.3.3.3, “Top clearance”, after the first paragraph add the following:
“If packages are loaded in a drawer, the upper load limit shall be the lower of the clearance requirement to open
the drawer or the clearance to the upper compartment surface/shelf above the drawer.”
5 Modification to Clause 8, “Freezing capacity test”
Replace 8.1 with the following:
“
8.1 Objective
The purpose of this test is to measure the freezing capacity of freezer compartment(s) by adding warm test
packages (the light load) into the compartment. If the freezing capacity is greater than, or equal to, the
specified minimum capacity (see Z8.5), the compartment(s) may be rated as a four-star compartment(s).”
Replace 8.2 with the following:
“
8.2 Method overview
Apart from space for the light load, ballast packages are loaded into the frozen compartment(s) as for the
storage test (Clause 6). The refrigerating appliance is operated until temperatures are stable and in
compliance with Table 2. Then a load of packages at +25 °C is added. This is the so-called light load
representing a food load to be processed. The time to freeze this load to –18 °C is measured. When this can
be achieved in accordance with Clause Z 8.5 a four-star compartment rating may be claimed. If the freezing
capacity test is to be carried out on multiple frozen compartments in a refrigerating appliance, the test shall be
carried out on all compartments simultaneously.
NOTE 1 Because the frozen compartment loading is largely the same as for the storage test, there might be an
advantage in doing these tests consecutively.”
Replace 8.3.3.2 with the following:
“
8.3.3.2 Refrigerating appliances with separate three-star compartment
If a refrigerating appliance has a separate three-star compartment with its own external access door or lid,
and the instructions recommend that, before freezing, frozen food already in storage be placed in that
compartment while leaving space in the freezer compartment to receive the load for freezing (i.e. the three-
star compartment is to be regarded as an extension of the freezer compartment), a freezing time claim
based upon this method of use is permissible, provided that:
a) when tested according to this method of use, the claimed freezing time is confirmed and the temperature
requirements for the other compartments (see Z8.5 a) to g)), if applicable, are fulfilled during the freezing
capacity test, and
b) the light load weight used in the freezer is calculated according 8.4.3.”
Replace 8.4 with the following:
“
8.4 Test procedure
8.4.1 Starting conditions
After all relevant control devices have been adjusted as required, the loaded refrigerating appliance is left to
run until stable operating conditions are reached.
After stable operating conditions have been attained, internal temperature(s) shall be in accordance with
Table 2 except that the starting temperature of any compartment(s) with no lower temperature limit(s) specified
in that table shall be no more than 2 K below the target temperature.
If there is no temperature control setting for which the freezer compartment temperature is within the range of
−18 °C and −20 °C, the test shall be undertaken using a temperature control setting that resul
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