EN 50559:2013

Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristics of performance - Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols

This European Standard applies to electrical underfloor heating of dwellings and all other buildings whose use corresponds to dwellings or is at least similar, having a maximum load bearing in use of 4 kN/m². This European Standard defines the main characteristics of electrical underfloor heating and establishes the method of testing of these characteristics as information for the user. This European Standard does not deal with: - installation and safety requirements; DIN VDE 0100-723.

Elektrische Raumheizung, Fußbodenheizung, Charakteristika der Gebrauchstauglichkeit - Definitionen, Prüfverfahren, Dimensionierung und Formelzeichen

Chauffage électrique de locaux - Chauffage par le sol - Caractéristiques de performance - Définitions, méthode d'essai, calibrage et symboles de formule

Električno ogrevanje prostorov, talno ogrevanje, značilne lastnosti - Definicije, metode preskušanja, dimenzioniranje in simboli formul

Ta evropski standard velja za električno talno ogrevanje stanovanj in vseh ostalih stavb, ki ustrezajo stanovanjem ali so jim vsaj podobne ter imajo največjo nosilnost 4 kN/m². Ta evropski standard določa značilnosti električnega talnega ogrevanja in uvaja preskusno metodo za te značilnosti, ki služi kot informacija za uporabnika. Ta evropski standard ne obravnava:
– namestitev in varnostnih zahtev;
– DIN VDE 0100-723.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-May-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 23-Dec-2015
• ICS: 97.100.10 - Electric heaters
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 59X - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 59X/WG 12 - Heating appliances
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 25-Sep-2024
• Directive: 2015/1188 - Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for local space heaters
• Mandate: M/550 - [C(2016) 7772 final] Ecodesign and energy labelling of local space heaters
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50559:2013 - Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristics of performance - Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols

Relations

• Amended By: EN 50559:2013/A1:2020 - Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristic of performance - Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols
• Effective Date: 30-Oct-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

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Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristics of performance - Definitions,
method of testing, sizing and formula symbols
Elektrische Raumheizung, Fußbodenheizung, Charakteristika der Gebrauchstauglichkeit
- Definitionen, Testmethoden, Dimensionierung und Formelsymbole
Chauffage électrique de locaux - Chauffage par le sol - Caractéristiques de performance
- Définitions, méthode d'essai, calibrage et symboles de formule
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50559:2013
ICS:
91.140.10 Sistemi centralnega Central heating systems
ogrevanja
97.100.10 (OHNWULþQLJUHOQLNL Electric heaters
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 50559
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.100.10
English version
Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristics of performance -
Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols

Chauffage électrique de locaux -  Elektrische Raumheizung,
Chauffage par le sol - Fußbodenheizung, Charakteristika der
Caractéristiques de performance - Gebrauchstauglichkeit -
Définitions, méthode d'essai, calibrage et Definitionen, Testmethoden,
symboles de formule Dimensionierung und Formelsymbole

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-12-24. 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.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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Ref. No. EN 50559:2013 E
Contents Page
Foreword .6
Introduction .7
1 Scope .8
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions .8
4 Method of testing for the determination of characteristics of performance .16
4.1 General .16
4.2 Standard heating load per unit area .16
4.3 Maximum power rating per unit area .16
4.4 Maximum surface temperature .16
4.5    Maximum floor surface temperature for underfloor storage heating.18
4.6 Room air temperature .19
4.7 Internal surface temperatures on the surrounding surfaces of the room .19
4.8 Thermal pre-conditioning of the room to be tested .19
4.9 Floor temperature in the case of continuous local hot spots .20
4.10 Floor temperature of underfloor storage heating through failure of a switching, controlling or
regulation apparatus .22
4.11 Floor temperature of controlled underfloor heating and underfloor direct heating through
failure of a switching, controlling or regulation apparatus .22
4.12 Regulation of room temperature using peripheral areas for underfloor storage heating .22
4.13 Regulation of room temperature using controlled underfloor heating and underfloor direct
heating .22
4.14 Regulation of room temperature using underfloor warming .23
4.15 Relationship of coefficients of heat transfer.23
4.16 Insulating layers .23
4.17 Edging insulation strips .24
4.18 Damp-proofing .24
4.19 Electrical auxiliary heating .24
4.20 Load distribution layer in electrical underfloor heating .25
4.21 Bedding in or under heating screed or directly below floor covering .25
4.22 Dry laying of electrical heating elements .25
4.23 Heating element .25
4.24 Heating cable and laminar heating element .25
4.24.1 Heating cable for bedding in or under screeding or directly below floor covering .25
4.24.2 Heating cable for dry Laying .25
4.24.3 Laminar heating elements for installation below or in screeding .25
4.25 Characteristics of heating cables .25
4.26 Characteristics of laminar heating elements.26
4.27 Cold tails .26
4.28 Point of connection .26
4.29 Bending radius of the heating cable . 26
4.30 Heating element labelling . 26
4.31 Pulsation factor . 26
4.32 Installation of heating elements for underfloor direct heating . 26
4.33 Adhesive and fixing material . 26
4.34 Permanent installation areas . 26
4.35 Pre-heating of screeding . 27
4.36 Floor coverings . 27
4.37 Control and regulation equipment . 27
4.38 Control and regulation equipment for underfloor storage heating . 27
4.39 Control and regulation equipment for controlled underfloor heating and underfloor direct
heating . 27
4.40 Floor temperature measurement . 27
4.41 Auxiliary supply period . 27
4.42 Period of room use . 27
4.43 Insulation and dielectric resistance of the heating element . 28
4.44 Instructions for construction workers . 28
4.44.1 Protective Measures when Pouring Flooring Screed. . 28
4.44.2 Pouring the Screed . 28
4.45 Data for owner and user of the building . 28
4.46 Report of testing . 29
Annex A (informative) Sizing Procedure  Range of application and purpose . 30
A.1 General . 30
A.2 Basic principles  Basic parameters of the room to be heated . 30
A.2.1 General . 30
A.2.2 Standard heat load of an underfloor heated room . 30
A.2.3 Standard heating load per unit area . 30
A.2.4 Effective heat storage capacity of the room to be heated . 31
A.2.5 Peripheral conditions and limiting values . 31
A.3 Sizing an underfloor heating system . 32
A.3.1 Storage layer depth of an underfloor heating system . 32
A.3.2 Heat Load Coverage for the underfloor heated room. 32
Annex B (informative) Sizing procedure  Examples of sizing procedure of an underfloor storage
heating system  Example for a living area . 45
B.1 General . 45
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B.2 Standard heat load of an underfloor heated room . 45
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B.3 Standard heat load per unit area  . 45
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B.4 Storage mass per unit external area of the room m/ΣA . 45
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B.5 Thickness of storage layer δ . 46
B.6 Relation of coefficients of conductivity . 46
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B.7 Maximu
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