EN 62552-3:2020/A11:2024
(Amendment)Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume
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 energy consumption characteristics and defines how these can be assembled to estimate energy consumption under different usage and climate conditions. This part of EN 62552 also defines the determination of volume.
Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren - Teil 3: Energieverbrauch und Rauminhalt
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai - Partie 3: Consommation d'énergie et volume
Gospodinjski hladilni aparati - Značilnosti in preskusne metode - 3. del: Poraba energije in prostornina - Dopolnilo A11
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Gospodinjski hladilni aparati - Značilnosti in preskusne metode - 3. del: Poraba
energije in prostornina - Dopolnilo A11
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy
consumption and volume
Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren - Teil 3: Energieverbrauch und
Rauminhalt
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai -
Partie 3: Consommation d'énergie et volume
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62552-3:2020/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 62552-3:2020/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2024
ICS 97.030
English Version
Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test
methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Haushaltskühlgeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren -
Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai - Partie 3: Teil 3: Energieverbrauch und Rauminhalt
Consommation d'énergie et volume
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 62552-3:2020; 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.
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Ref. No. EN 62552-3:2020/A11:2024 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to the “Introduction” . 4
2 Modifications to Clause 6, “Determination of energy consumption” . 4
3 Modifications to Annex B, “Determination of steady state power and temperature” . 4
4 Modifications to Annex C, “Defrost and recovery energy and temperature change” . 5
5 Modifications to Annex D, “Defrost interval” . 5
6 Modification to Annex E, “Interpolation of results” . 6
7 Modification to Annex I, “Worked examples of energy consumption calculations” . 7
8 Modification to Annex ZB, “Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications” . 8
9 Modification of Annex ZZA, “Relationship between this European Standard and the
ecodesign requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 aimed to be covered”
........................................................................................................................................................ 8
10 Modification of Annex ZZB, “Relationship between this European Standard and the energy
labelling requirements of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 aimed to be
covered“ .11
11 Modification to the Bibliography .14
European foreword
This document (EN 62552-3:2020/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 62552-2:2020 and their amendments.
a) determination of E for mobile refrigerating appliances which are placed on the market with an AC/DC
daily16°C
converter and having only a pantry compartment and which are not falling under the category low noise
refrigerating appliances.
b) interpolation of test results.
Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62552-3:2015 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 Modifications to the “Introduction”
Replace the last paragraph with:
“This document was developed in relationship with Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 and its
amendments on energy labelling and Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 of 01 October 2019 and its amendments on
ecodesign for refrigerating appliances.”
2 Modifications to Clause 6, “Determination of energy consumption”
Replace the first item in paragraph 3 of 6.1 with:
“Steady state power consumption – this is determined at ambient temperatures of 16 °C and 32 °C – see
Annex B, with the exception of low noise appliances which is determined at 25 °C.”
In 6.8.5, “Total energy consumption”, add the following clause to E :
daily16°C
“For the determination of E for mobile refrigerating appliances which are placed on the market with an
daily16°C
AC/DC converter and having only a pantry compartment and which are not falling under the category low
noise refrigerating appliances, the following cases have to be considered:
a) If the appliance is equipped with a main switch which switches off the complete appliance, then E = 0
daily16°C
kWh/d shall be used for further calculation
b) If the appliance is equipped with a switch which switches off the cooling circuit, then E = stand-by
daily16°C
energy consumption shall be used for further calculation
c) If the appliance is equipped with no main switch, the appliance is disconnected from mains and E = 0
daily16°C
kWh/d shall be used for further calculation.”
Replace the last paragraph with the following:
“E , expressed in kWh/24h and rounded to three decimal places for the calculation of the total annual energy
daily
consumption is then as follows:
E = E
daily 25
where E is the daily energy consumption at an ambient temperature of 25 °C and derived according 6.8.2 and
6.8.3.”
3 Modifications to Annex B, “Determination of steady state power and temperature”
In B.5, “Correction of steady state power”, add the following note Z1 and paragraph to Formula (15):
“
NOTE Z1 For a refrigerating appliance that consists only of a pantry compartment and which is equipped with a main
switch which switches off the complete appliance (see 6.8.5, “Total energy consumption”), P = P
SS SSM
For a compartment the target temperature of which is above ambient temperature, Formula (15) shall not be
applied.”
In B.5, “Correction of steady state power”, replace Table B.1 — Assumed ΔCOP adjustment with:
“
Product type ΔCOP adjustment at ΔCOP adjustment at ΔCOP adjustment at
16 °C 25 °C 32 °C
Two or more 0,000 per K increase −0.007 per K increase −0,014 per K increase
compartments
One compartment −0,004 per K increase −0,012 per K increase −0,019 per K increase
”
4 Modifications to Annex C, “Defrost and recovery energy and temperature
change”
In C.3.3, “Case DF1 calculation of values” replace the definition below Formula (19a) with the following and add
the note:
“
E is the measured defrost heater energy during the defrost and recovery period j in Wh.”
df-heater j
NOTE This formula is applied to each valid defrost during steady-state. A representative value for the fixed defrost adder
(ΔEdf-adder) is determined in accordance with Formula (64) and is subsequently used in the evaluation of a load processing
test [using Formula (51) or, if multiple defrost systems are present, Formula (65)].”
Replace the second paragraph of C.4 with the following:
“Option 1: A valid value of ΔE shall be determined for each temperature control setting used for an energy
df
determination on a single appliance in accordance with 6.8.2 and 6.8.3.
The defrost and recovery period selected for each temperature control setting shall be adjacent to the steady-
state period used for energy determination in Annex B (this may occur before or after the steady-state period
for Case SS1; it shall be before the steady-state period for Case SS2). A test period under Case SS1 may
include part or all of Period D prior to a defrost or all or Part of Period F after a defrost. Any valid SS1 test period
shall not include any data after the end of Period D and before the start of Period F for any defrost and recovery
event
The representative value for ΔE for the appliance shall be the average of all valid values for test points used
df
for energy determination.”
5 Modifications to Annex D, “Defrost interval”
Replace the first paragraph of D.4.1 with the following:
“For this type of controller, the defrost interval is varied in proportion to the frost load on the evaporator. Most
systems do not measure the frost load on the evaporator directly (but this is possible), so these types of systems
are usually controlled by software which uses a number of parameters to indirectly estimate the frost load and
adjust the defrost interval progressively.”
Replace the content of D.4.2 “Variable defrost controllers-declared defrost intervals” with the following:
“For the purposes of this standard, the defrost interval for these types of controllers is based on a calculation,
which is a function of the declared shortest possible defrost interval and the declared longest possible defrost
interval at any ambient temperature within the declared range.
The defrost interval for a variable defrost system is given by:
∆∆tt×
dd−−max min
∆t = (27)
df32
02, × ∆∆t −+t ∆t
( )
dd−max −min d−min
Where
Δt is the defrost interval for an ambient temperature of 32 °C
df32
Δt is the declared maximum possible defrost interval as specified by the manufacturer, in hours of
d-max
elapsed time and shall be the minimum value of the Δt at all ambient temperatures within the
d-max
declared range.
Δt is the declared minimum possible defrost interval as specified by the manufacturer, in hours of
d-min
elapsed time and shall be the minimum value of the Δt at all ambient temperatures within the
d-min
declared range.
The following limits are placed on the input variable Δt and Δt , irrespective of instructions:
d-max d-min
— Δt shall not exceed 12 h (elapsed time).
d-min
— Δt shall not exceed 96 h (elapsed time).
d-max
— Δt shall be greater than Δt
d-max d-min
The basis for the claim of the minimum possible defrost interval Δt shall be the shortest conceivable defrost
d-min
interval under heavy usage conditions (i.e. heavy use, frequent door openings and high humidity) at any ambient
temperature. Tests under heavy usage conditions to verify the claimed value may be undertaken. The value
claimed for the maximum possible defrost interval Δt shall be achievable under test conditions with all
d-max
compartment temperatures at or below target temperatures in steady-state (see Annex B) at any ambient
temperature. Manufacturers shall specify any special conditions required to achieve the claimed value.
Abnormal appliance operation related to fault recovery, e.g. blocked fans due to ice formation, should be
excluded from the verification tests.
Testing at other ambient temperatures and with some processing load (e.g. door openings) may be undertaken
to verify that the defrost controller operates over a continuum of values, or a significant number of steps,
appropriately spaced.
The value for Δt at an ambient temperature of 16 °C shall be double the value of Δt .
df16 df32
Replace D.4.4 “Variable defrost controllers-non compliant” with the following:
“D.4.4 Variable defrost controllers – deviating cases
Where a system is nominally variable defrost but where:
— no values for Δt and Δt have been provided/stated by the manufacturer and there is no evidence
d-max d-min
that the
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