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FOREWORD 5

INTRODUCTION 8

1 Sco e 9

2 Normative ref eren es 9

3 Terms, def i ition an s mb ls 9

3.1 General terms an definition 9

3 2 Terms an def i ition related to ref igeratin s stem 1

3.3 Comp rtments an section 1

3.4 Phy ical asp cts an dimen ion 13 3.5 Terms an def i ition relatin to p r orman e c aracteristic 14 Def rostin 15 3.5.5 3.6 Op ratin states as s own in Fig re 1 17 3.7 Symb ls 18 4 Clas ification 19 5 Markin 19 5.1 Ratin information 19 5.2 Identification of f rozen comp rtments 2

5.3 L ad l mit lnes 21

6 Tec nical an commercial prod ct information 21

6.1 General 21

6.2 Determination of l ne r dimen ion 21

7 In tru tion 2

An ex A (normative) Test ro m an in trumentation 2

A.1 Sco e 2

A.2 In truments, ac urac an precision of me s rements 2

A.2.1 General 2

A.2 2 Electrical energ con umption 2

A.2.3 Humidity 2

A.2.4 L ngth 2

A.2.5 Mas 2

A.2.6 Temp rature 2

A.2.7 Time 2

A.2.8 Voltage an f req en y 2

A.3 General test con ition 2

A.3.1 General 2

A.3.2 Ambient temp ratures 2

A.3.3 Electricity s p ly 2

A.3.4 Power s p ly other than electricity 2

A.3.5 Multiple p wer s p ly 2

A.3.6 Humidity 2

A.4 Test ro m config ration 2

A.4.1 General 2

A.4.2 Platf orm 2

A.4.3 Re r wal or p rtition 2

A.4.4 Side p rtition 2

A.4.5 Sen or location 2

A.4.6 Test ro m general config ration 2

An ex B (normative) Pre aration of an a plan e for testin an general me s rement proced res 31

B.1 Sco e 31

B.2 Pre aration an set-up of a pl an e 31

B.2.1 General 31

B.2.2 Ru nin in of new a pl an es 31

B.2.3 In tal ation of the a pl an e in the test ro m 31

B.2.4 Combined a pl an es 3

B.2.5 Set in up 3

B.2.6 Automatic ice makers 3

B.2.7 Pre-test con ition 3

An ex C (normative) Test p c ages 3

C.1 Dimen ion an toleran es 3

C.2 Comp sition 3

C.3 M-p c ages 3

An ex D (normative) Determination of comp rtment average air temp ratures 3

D.1 Sco e 3

D.2 L cation of sen ors 3

D.2.1 General 3

D.2.2 Unf rozen comp rtments 3

D.2.3 Frozen Comp rtments 3

D.2.4 Eq ivalent p sition an other req irements for al comp rtment typ s 3

D.2.5 Con ideration of con enien e fe tures 4

D.3 Comp rtment average air temp ratures determination 4

D.3.1 General 4

D.3.2 Determination of the average temp rature of a sen or over a p riod 4

D.3.3 Determination of the temp rature of a comp rtment 4

D.3.4 Calc lation of temp rature average 4

An ex E (normative) Detais of identification s mb ls 5

An ex F (informative) Items to b in lu ed in the test re ort 5

An ex G (normative) Wine storage a plan es 5

G.1 Sco e 5

G.2 Terms, def i ition an s mb ls 5

G.3 Req irements 5

G.3.1 Req ired temp rature ran e 5

G.3.2 Maximum temp rature flu tuation 5

G.3.3 Vibration 5

G.4 General test con ition 5

G.4.1 General 5

G.4.2 L w ambient temp rature 5

G.4.3 Interior p rts 5

G.5 Determination of volumes 5

G.5.1 De th 5

G.5.2 Evaluation of b tle ca acity for wine storage comp rtments 5

G.6 Me s rement of storage temp rature 5

G.7 Determinin temp rature flu tuation 61

G.8 Final test re ort 61

G.9 Markin an in tru tion 61

G.9.1 Tec nical an commercial prod ct information 61

G.9.2 In tru tion 61

Biblogra h 6

Fig re 1 – Il u tration of selected def i ition 18 Fig re 2 – Identif i ation s mb l for a four star comp rtment 2

Fig re 3 – Star identification s mb ls f or f rozen comp rtments (ex e t four star) 2

Fig re 4 – Markin of lo d lmit 21

Fig re 5 – Line r dimen ion (example: to view f or uprig t typ ) 2

Fig re A.1 – Verification of p rameters to b ke t con tant 2

Fig re A.2 – Partition to restrict air circ lation an ambient temp ratures sen or p sition 3

Fig re B.1 – Examples of a plan es with no sp cers where re r cle ran e is sp cified 3

Fig re D.1 – Air temp rature me s rin p ints – u f rozen comp rtments with plate or con e led eva orators an ef fective heig t an width examples 4

Fig re D.2 – Air temp rature me s rin p ints – fes f ood, c i an cel ar comp rtments – examples of generic comp rtments with crisp r an con enien e fe tures 4

Fig re D.3 – Air temp rature me s rin p ints – low heig t an smal comp rtments 4

Fig re D.4 – L cation of temp rature sen ors within uprig t f rozen comp rtments without ref rigerated s elves an with heig t eq al to or les than 1 0 0 mm 4

Fig re D.5 – L cation of temp rature sen ors within uprig t f rozen comp rtments without ref rigerated s elves an with heig t gre ter than 1 0 0 mm 4

Fig re D.6 – L cation of temp rature sen ors within uprig t f rozen comp rtments with ref rigerated s elves an with heig t gre ter than 1 0 0 mm 4

Fig re D.7 – location of temp rature sen ors within c est f e zers (1 of 2) 4

Fig re D.8 – L cation of temp rature sen ors within drawers an bin 51

Fig re D.9 – L cation of temp rature sen ors when mir or image is a plca le 5

Fig re E.1 – Detai s of identif i ation s mb ls for four star comp rtments 5

Fig re E.2 – Detai s of identif i ation s mb ls f or f ozen comp rtments (ex e t four star) 5 Fig re G.1 – Stan ard b tle f or evaluation of b t le cap city 5

Fig re G.2 – Temp rature Me s rement Points (p c ages) 6

Ta le 1 – Cl mate clas es 19

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International Stan ard IEC 6 5 2-1 has b en pre ared by s bcommit e 5 M: Perf orman e

of electrical hou ehold an simi ar co l n an f re zin a pl an es, of IEC tec nical

commit e 5 : Per orman e of hou ehold an simiar electrical a plan es

IEC 6 5 2-1, -2 an -3 can el an re lace the first edition of IEC 6 5 2 publ s ed in 2 0

IEC 6 5 2-1, -2 an -3 con titute a tec nical revision an in lu es the fol owin sig ificant

tec nical c an es with resp ct to IEC 6 5 2:2 0 :

a) Al p rts of the standard have b en largely rewrit en an updated to co e with new testin

req irements, new prod ct config ration , the ad ent of electronic prod ct controls an

computer b sed test- o m data col ection an proces in eq ipment

b) In Part 1 ( his p rt there are some c an es to test ro m eq ipment sp cification an the

setup for testin to provide ad itional flexibi ty esp cial y when testin multiple a pl an es

in a sin le test ro m

c) F r more ef ficient analy is an to b t er c aracterise the key prod ct c aracteristic u der

splt into comp nents (s c as ste d state o eration an def rost an recovery) The

a pro c to determination of energ con umption has b en completely revised, with man

internal c ec s now in lu ed to en ure that data complyin with the req irements of the

stan ard is as ac urate as p s ible an of hig q al ty

d) Part 3 now provides a method to q antify e c of the relevant energ comp nents an

a pro c es on how these can b combined to estimate energ u der diff erent con ition

on the exp ctation that dif ferent region wi select comp nents an weig tin s that are

most a pl ca le when set in b th their local p rorman e an energ ef ficien y criteria

whi e u in a sin le set of glo al test me s rements

e) F r energy con umption me s rements in Part 3, no thermal mas ( est p c ages) is

in luded in an comp rtment an comp rtment temp ratures are b sed on the average of

air temp rature sen ors (comp red to the temp rature in the warmest test p c age)

There are also sig ificant diff eren es in the p sition of temp rature sen ors in u fozen

comp rtments

f) The energ con umption test in Part 3 now has two sp cified ambient temp ratures (16°C

an 3 °C)

g) Whie, in Part 2 test p c ages are sti u ed f or the storage test to confirm p rf orman e in

diff erent o eratin con ition , in Part 1 they have b en stan ardised to one size (10 mm

× 10 mm × 5 mm) to simply lo din an red ce test varia i ty A cle ran e of at le st

15 mm is now sp cified b twe n test p c ages an the comp rtment l ner

h) A lo d proces in energ eff i ien y test has b en ad ed in Part 3

i) A tan -typ ice makin energ ef ficien y test has b en ad ed in Part 3

j) A co l n ca acity test has b en ad ed in Part 2

k) A pul -down test has b en ad ed in Part 2

l) Shelf are an storage volume me s rement method are no lon er in lu ed In Part 3

the volume me s rement has b en revised to b the total internal volume with only

comp nents neces ary for the satisf actory o eration of the ref igeration s stem

con idered as b in in place

m) Tests (b th p r orman e (Part 2) an energ (Part 3) have b en ad ed for wine storage

a pl an es

The fol owin print typ s are u ed in this international stan ard:

– req irements: in roman typ ;

– test varia les: in italc type;

– notes: in smal roma ty e

– word in bold are defined in Clau e 3

The text of this stan ard is b sed on the f ol owin doc ments:

Ful inf ormation on the votin f or the a proval of this stan ard can b fou d in the re ort on

votin in icated in the a ove ta le

This publ cation has b en draf ted in ac ordan e with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2

A l st of al p rts in the IEC 6 2 2 series, publ s ed u der the general title Ho se old

refigeratin a p a c s – c ara t eristics a d test met hods, can b f ou d on the IEC we site

The commit e has decided that the contents of this publ cation wi remain u c an ed u ti

the sta i ty date in icated on the IEC we site u der "ht p:/we store.iec.c " in the data

related to the sp cif i publ cation At this date, the publ cation wi b

• reconfirmed,

• with rawn,

• re laced by a revised edition, or

• amen ed

• Part 3: Energy con umption an volume determination.

NOT For th s fety re uireme ts a plc ble to h u e old refrigeratin ap lanc s, s e IEC 6 3 5-2-2 ;

for n is re uireme ts a plc ble to h u e old ref rigerators a d fre z rs, s e IEC 6 7 4-2- 4

HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERA TING A PPLIANCES –

Part 1: General requirements

This p rt of IEC 6 5 2 sp cifies the es ential c aracteristic of hou ehold refrigerating

appl a c s, co led by internal natural con ection or forced air circ lation, an esta l s es

test method for c ec in the c aracteristic

For the purp ses of declaration, the tests defined in this p rt of IEC 6 5 2 are con idered to

b typ tests to as es the fu damental desig an o eration of a refrigerating appl a c

This p rt of IEC 6 5 2 do s not def i e req irements f or prod ction sampl n or conf ormity

as es ment or certif i ation

This p rt of IEC 6 5 2 do s not define a regime f or verification testin as this varies by

region an cou try When verification of the p r orman e of a refrigerating appl a c of a

given typ in relation to this stan ard is neces ary, it is prefera le, wherever practica le, that

al the tests sp cified b a pl ed to a sin le u it The tests can also b made in ivid al y f or

the stu y of a p rtic lar c aracteristic

The f ol owin doc ments, in whole or in p rt, are normatively referen ed in this doc ment an

are in isp n a le f or its a pl cation For dated ref eren es, only the edition cited a pl es For

u dated ref eren es, the latest edition of the referen ed doc ment (in lu in an

amen ments) a pl es

IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15, Ho se old refigeratin a plian es – Ch ra teristics a d test met hods –

P art 2: P erorma c re uireme ts

IEC 6 5 2-3:2 15, Ho se old refig rat ing a plian es – Ch ra t eristics a d t est methods –

P art 3: Energ c nsumpt ion a d v lume

3 Terms, def initions and symbols

For the purp ses of this doc ment, the f ol owin terms, def i ition an s mb ls a ply

3.1 Ge eral terms a d def initions

3.1.1

ref rigeratin appl a c

in ulated ca inet with one or more compartme ts that are control ed at sp cific temp ratures

an are of s ita le size an eq ip ed f or hou ehold u e, co led by natural con ection or a

forced con ection s stem where y the co l n is o tained by one or more energ -con umin

Note 1 to e try: From th p int of view of in talatio , th re are v rio s ty e of h u e old ref rigeratin

ap lanc s ( e -sta din , p rta le, wal-mo nte , b it-in, etc.)

ref rigerator

ref rigeratin ap l a c inten ed for the storage of f oodstuf f , with at le st one fre h f ood

compartme t

3.1.3

ref rigerator- re zer

ref rigeratin appl a c havin at le st one fre h f ood compartme t an at le st one

f re zer compartme t

3.1.4

f rost fre refrigerating appl a c

refrigeratin appl a c in whic al compartme ts are automatical y defosted with

automatic disp sal of the def rosted water an at le st one compartme t is co led by a frost

Note 1 to e try: An a pla c c ntainin a y compartments whic d n t fulfi al re uireme ts a s e ifie for

wine storage compartments u d r An e G c n ot b c te oris da a wine storage ap lanc

3.1.7

bui t in ap l a c

refrigeratin appl a c inten ed to b u ed whi st fastened in an en los re or sec red in a

pre ared reces in a wal or simi ar location

o eration when the refrigerating appl a c is s bjected to a ran e of dif ferent con ition

that could oc ur d rin u e in lu in o eration in a ran e of:

– in o r temp ratures (in lu in those defined in the Storage Test, se Clau e 6 of

IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15),

– dif ferent h midity levels an

– u er related action , s c as do r o enin s (whic may b reg lar, inf req ent or a

mixture there f) an the ad ition an removal of food tuf f or other stored items

3.2 Terms a d def initions relate to ref rigerating s stem

3.2.1

refrigera t

fluid u ed for he t tran fer in a ref igeratin s stem, whic a sorbs he t at a low temp rature

an at a low pres ure of the fluid an rejects he t at a hig er temp rature an at a hig er

pres ure of the fluid, u ual y in olvin c an es of phase of the fluid

en losed sp ce within a ref rig rating appl a c , whic is directly ac es ible throu h one or

more external do rs, whic may itself b divided into s b-compartme ts

Note 1 to e try: Th re uireme ts for th folowin compartment ty e are s e if i d in Ta le 2 of

IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15 a d Ta le 1 of IEC 6 5 2-3:2 15

Note 2 to e try: Thro g o t this sta d rd, u le s s e ifie oth rwis , "compartment s al b ta e to me n

compartment a d/or su -compartment a a pro riate f or th c nte t

3.3.2

s b-compartme t

p rmanent en losed sp ce within a compartme t whic has a diff erent o eratin

temp rature ran e f rom the compartme t within whic it is located

3.3.3

conv nie c fe ture

en los re, or a container (either fixed or remova le by the u er), in whic s ita le storage

con ition are provided for desig ated typ s of f oodstuf f

Note 1 to e try: Th s c n itio s ma b dif fere t f romth s of th compartment in whic it is lo ate

3.3.4

v riable temperature compartme t

compartme t inten ed f or u e as two (or more) alternative compartme t typ s (e.g a

compartme t that can b either a fre h f ood compartme t or fre zer compartme t) an

whic is ca a le of b in set by a u er to contin ou ly maintain the o eratin temp rature

ran e a pl ca le for e c compartme t typ claimed

Note 1 to e try: A compartment inte d d for u e a a sin le ty e b t th t c n als me t a ditio al ty e (e.g a

chi compartment th t ma als f ulf il z ro-star re uireme ts) is n t a variable temperature compartment

3.3.5

f re zer compartme t

compartme t that me ts thre -star or f our-star req irements

Note 1 to e try: In c rtain in ta c s, two-star s ctio s a d/or su -compartments are p rmite within th

compartment

compartme t for the storage of f oodstuf f at a temp rature that is warmer than that of a

f re h food compartme t

3.3.8

pa try compartme t

compartme t for the storage of f oodstuf f at a temp rature that is warmer than that of a

compartme t sp cifical y for the makin an storage of ice

Note 1 to e try: a ic -makin compartment is cla sifie a a z ro-star compartment or a f roz n

compartment

3.3.1

ic mould

f orm in an automated icemaker whic is automatical y fi ed with water an f rom whic the ice

c b s are automatical y ejected

zero-star compartme t

compartme t in whic the temp rature is not warmer than 0 °C that can b u ed for the

makin an storage of ice but is not s ita le for the preservation of hig ly p ris a le

f oodstuf f

3.3.14

wine stora e compartme t

compartme t sp cifical y for the storage an maturation of wine

Note 1 to e try: Temp rature re uireme ts f or wine storage compartments are s e ifie in An e G

3.3.15

unf roze compartme t

an of the f ol owin compartme t typ s: zero-star, c i l fre h f ood, c l ar, wine stora e or

pa try

Note 1 to e try: alth u h ic -makin compartments a d z ro star compartments o erate b low z ro, th y are

c n g re a u f roz n compartments f or e erg a d p rorma c te ts in this sta d rd

f roze compartme t

an of the fol owin compartme t typ s: one-star, two-star, thre -star, four-star

Note 1 to e try: f roz n compartments are cla sifie a c rdin totemp rature, s e 3.3.16.1 to 3.3.16.4

compartme t where the stora e temperature me ts thre -star con ition an where the

minimum f re zing c pa ity me ts the req irements of Clau e 8 of IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15

Note 1 to e try: In c rtain in ta c s, two-star s ctio s a d/or su -compartments are p rmite within a fo

r-star compartment

3.3.17

two-star s ction

p rt of a thre -star or four-star compartme t, whic is not selfcontained (i.e do s not

have its own in ivid al ac es do r or l d) an whic me ts two-star req irements

Note 1 to e try: An two-star s ctio in th compartment s al n t e c e 2 % of th total compartment

v lume

3.3.18

v getable drawer or crisper

con e ie c fe ture provided primari y to retard deh dration of f ruits an vegeta les

Note 1 to e try: A vegetable drawer is u u ly c n id re a a remo a le co venienc f eature b t is n rmaly

left in situ for te tin p rp s s

spa e re uire in us

sp ce taken up by the ref rigerating ap l a c (heig t, width an de th) neces ary for

normal us with do rs or l d closed, in lu in sp ce neces ary for air circ lation an an

sp ce within the in ide l ner of the ref rigerating appl a c , or a compartme t or s b

compartme t as determined in IEC 6 5 2-3

3.4.7

s elf

horizontal s rf ace on whic f oodstuf f can b placed

Note 1 to e try: A shelf c n b f orme b o e c mp n nt or b c mp n nts f ite sid b sid , whic c n b

fix d or remo a le

3.4.8

loa l mit

s r ace en elo in a storage sp ce an inten ed for the storage of f oodstuf f or other items

Note 1 to e try: A load lmit ma b a n tural o vio s fe ture or a mark d ln

3.4.9

stora e pla

ar an ement of test p c ages within a refrigeratin appl a c when testin sp cific asp cts

of p rf orman e in ac ordan e with this stan ard

3.5 Terms a d def initions relatin to perf orma ce c ara teristic

3.5.1

e ergy cons mption

energ u ed by a ref rigerating appl a c over a sp cif ied p riod of time or for a sp cified

o eration as determined in ac ordan e with IEC 6 5 2-3 stated in kWh (ki owat hour)

3.5.2

a era e p wer cons mption

average rate of e ergy cons mption of a ref rig rating appl a c for a sp cific test

con ition or o eration as determined in ac ordan e with IEC 6 5 2-3 me s red in wat (W)

3.5.3

stora e temperature

temp rature whic the refrigerating appl a c is ca a le of maintainin in ac ordan e with

6.5 of IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15

3.5.4

target temperature

ref eren e compartme t temp rature whic is u ed f or determinin energ an a era e

power con umption at ributes in IEC 6 5 2-3

Note 1 to e try: Target temperature are air temp rature Se An e D

3.5.5

3.5.5.1

a tomatic defrost

defostin where no action is neces ary by the u er to initiate the removal of fost

ac umulation at al temperature-control s t ings or to restore normal o eration, an the

disp sal of the def ost water is automatic

a tomatic d f rost s stem where the ref rigerated s r aces whic co l a compartme t

(u ual y an u froze compartme t) in an a pl an e are automatical y defosted an

def rostin oc urs d rin e c c cle of the ref igeration s stem

Note 1 to e try: Cyclc defrost s stems d n t h v a def rost co trol cycle

3.5.5.4

v riable defrost

a tomatic defrost s stem desig ed to minimise e ergy cons mption whic adju ts the time

intervals b twe n s c es ive def rosts u der normal u e to b ter matc the actual f rost lo d

on the e ap rator by the as es ment of an o eratin con ition (or con ition ) other than, or

in ad ition to, ela sed time or compres or ru time

Note 1 to e try: Dema d d fo t, (dire tly me s rin th fo t o th evap rator a d d fo tin a c rdin ly) is a

form of variable def rost

3.5.6

stable o erating conditions

con ition in whic a refrigerating appl a c me n temp ratures an e ergy cons mption

comply with the relevant sta i ty req irements as def i ed in IEC 6 5 2-2 or IEC 6 5 2-3 as

me s red temp rature in the sp ce s r ou din the refrigerating appl a c u der test

Note 1 to e try: Th ambient temperature f or e c te t ty e is me s re a s e ifie in An e A of this Part a d

its v lu is a s e if i d in IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15 a d IEC 6 5 2-3:2 15 of this sta d rd a a plc ble f or th p rtic lar

te t

3.5.9

control e e t

c an e in o eratin con ition

Note 1 to e try: Co trol events in lu e b t are n t lmite to—

a) starts, sto s or s e d c a g s of c mpre s rs;

b) c a g s of b ff l p sitio , fa o eratio , or oth r mo ulatin c ntrol or d vic ;

c) c a g s in o eratio of th refrigerant circ it;

d) d fo t h ater o a d of f;

e) ic ma er o eratio

temperature control

device that is inten ed to automatical y reg late the temp rature within one or more

compartme ts

Note 1 to e try: Unle s oth rwis state , a two p sitio (e.g o e or clo e ) c ntrol is n t in lu e within th

me nin of a temperature co trol

3.5.12

us r-a justable temperature control

temperature control inten ed for adju tment by the u er to vary the temp rature within one

or more compartme ts within a refrig rating appl a c

3.5.13

temperature control s t ing

set in of a us r-a justable temperature control selected for the me s rement of energy or

p rorman e in ac ordan e with this stan ard

temperature ris time

time taken, after the o eration of the ref igerated s stem has b en inter upted, for the

temp rature to in re se a defined amou t when tested as sp cified in An ex C of

IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15

3.5.2

bal a t loa

combination of test an M-p c ages alre d at stora e temperature an in the fre zer or

f re zer compartme t when the l g t loa is ad ed d rin the fre zing c pa ity test

l ght loa

combination of test an M-p c ages at ambie t temperature that are lo ded into a fre zer

compartme t d rin the f re zin c pa ity test

3.5.2

proc s ing loa ef ficie c te t

test in whic a sp cif ied water lo d is introd ced to the a plan e to determine how mu h

extra energy is ne ded to co l it down (an , in froze compartme ts, f re ze it

ratio of ad itional energ u ed by the refrigeratin appl a c to co l a sp cified proc s ing

loa to the calc lated he t energ removed f rom that proc s ing loa

temperature control c cle

definite re etitive swin s in temp rature cau ed by o eration of a temperature control

device (on/of or otherwise)

Note 1 to e try: Th p rio of a temperature co trol cycle is th time b twe n a co trol event a d its re etitio

o th n xt c cle Wh re th co trol events c n ot b dis ern d, th p rio of a temperature co trol cycle is

th time b twe n two s c e siv temp rature warme t p ints or two s c e siv temp rature c ld st p ints

3.6.2

defrost control c cle

p riod commen in at the en of stable o eratin condition prior to the initiation of an

a tomatic defrost an terminatin at a l ke p int prior to the next a tomatic def rost

Note 1 to e try: Th c mme c me t a d finis p ints of th def rost co trol cycle prior to automatic defrostin

s al b :

a) f or a refig ratin s stem with o /of f c cle , th p rio c mme cin at th e d of th la t re ular temperature

co trol cycle (f or e ample th e d of la t of f p rio );

b) for a ref rig ratin s stem with ut o /of c cle b t with re ular temp rature c cle , at th la t

p wer/s e d/c oln c a g th t relate to a re ular temp rature ma imum; a d

c) for a refig ratin s stem with ut o /of f c cle a d with ut re ular temp rature c cle , at th e d of sta le

temp rature o eratio

Note 2 to e try: Cyclc defrost s stems d n t h v a def rost co trol cycle

3.6.3

defrosting operation

p riod f rom the initiation of a defrost control c cle u ti the initiation of the ref igeration

s stem co l n after defostin

defrost a d recov ry period

p riod f rom the initiation of a defrost control c cle u ti stable o erating condition are

esta ls ed

Note 1 to e try: For pro u ts th t d n t re c stable o eratin co ditio s (or e ample th t h v a

temp rature th t is c ntin aly d cre sin after a def rostin o eratio ), th def rost an re o ery perio c uld

b e u l to th def rost co trol cycle

Th inte rate time a era e temp rature is o tain d b inte ratin th in ta ta e u temp rature v lu s

o er time a d dividin it b th time p rio

b

Th in ta ta e u a era e compartment temp rature is th arithmetic a era e of al in ta ta e u

temp rature v lu s me s re in th compartment at o e time

c

Th time a era e compartment temp rature is th inte rate time a era e of th in ta ta e u a era e

compartment temp rature or th arithmetic a era e of th inte rate time a era e temp rature (b th

meth d giv th s me re ult)

d

Th ma imum compartment temp rature is th ma imum temp rature of a y M-p c a e d rin th te t

p rio (in p rorma c re uireme ts, s e IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15)

4 Classif ications

Refrigeratin appl a c s conformin to this stan ard are clas ified into one (or more) of four

cl mate clas es The ran e of ambie t temperature in whic the a pl an es are inten ed to

b u ed, an for whic the req ired stora e temperature are to b met (se Ta le 2 of

a) the typ of refrigerating appl a c (e.g “ref rigerator”, with the desig ation b in

prefixed by the term “frost fre ” if a pl cable);

b) the serial n mb r an /or date of man facture, whic may b coded;

c) the total volume (alternatively, the volume for eac compartment typ may b lsted);

d) inf ormation relatin to the energ source;

e) for f our-star a pl an es or a pl an es with f our-star compartme ts the rate fre zing

c pa ity, in k /12 h;

f) the let ers in icatin the cl matic clas or clas es (SN, N, ST, T);

Items a) to f) s ould b visible when the refrig rating appl a c is in its p sition of normal

us Other markin s ould either b re di y visible in normal us or when the refrigerating

appl a c is away f rom a wal or af ter the removal, without an to l, of a f la or gri e etc

Cl mate clas es whic are whol y covered by other cl mate clas es do not ne d to b noted

More detai ed information regardin markin on the a pl an e is sp cified in IEC 6 3 5-2-2

an other regional stan ard

5.2 Id ntific tion of f roze compartme ts

When identified, f our-star compartme ts s al b identified by a s mb l re di y visible fom

the f ront, external y or internal y, in ac ordan e with that s own in Fig re 2

Ad itional y, in the case of a two-star s ction in an identif ied f re zer compartme t, the

stan ard two-star s mb l (se Fig re 3) s al b placed to cle rly in icate this section

Symb l ISO 7 0 -0 0 (2 0 -01 , f or f urth r d tais, s e Fig re E.1

Figure 2 – Ide tif ic tion s mbol f or a f our-star compartme t

When identified, one, two or thre -star f roze compartme ts or ca inets s al b identified

by a s mb l as s own in Fig re 3, re di y visible f om the f ront, external y or internal y In the

case of a two-star s ction in an identified thre -star or f our-star compartme t, the

two-star s mb l s al b located so that it cle rly identifies the two-star s ction

The s mb ls s own in Fig re 2 an Fig re 3 s al not make u e of more than two colours or

ex ibit more than two contrastin s r ace finis es The colour (or s r ace f i is ) of the large

star s al b diff erent f om that of the thre other stars F r the purp se of this req irement,

white an blac are con idered as colours There s al b no markin or decoration anywhere

on the ref rigerating appl a c whic could b conf used with the f our-star compartme t

identification sy mb l s own in Fig re 2

5.3 Loa l mit l ne

Loa l mit l ne are p rmit ed only in relation to fre zer volume an thre -star f rozen

storage sp ce in ca inets or compartme ts with an in e en ent external do r

No lo d-l mit l ne is neces ary within the sp ce of any ca inet or compartme t s ita le f or

thre -star storage if:

– no sp ce is ac nowled ed as b in u s ita le f or thre or four-star storage, or

– the loa l mits are determined by the p rtic lar con tru tion (b s ets, containers, f la s,

etc.), or

– the loa l mits are determined by natural loa l mits (se Fig re 1b in IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15)

an the lo din con ition are sp cial y des rib d in the in tru tion

In al other cases, the l mits of thre or four-star storage sp ce s al b in icated in a

con pic ou an p rmanent way by a lo d-l mit l ne or lnes in the form s own in Fig re 4

The man facturer s ould avoid, as far as p s ible, the provision of storage sp ces outside

the loa l mits an outside an two-star compartme t or section

Dime si on in mil l imet re

Fig re 4 – Marking of loa l mit

6 Technic l and commercial product inf ormation

Whenever tec nical an commercial prod ct information is s p l ed, al declared p r orman e

data ( ogether with the relevant me s rement u its) s al b in ac ordan e with this stan ard

6.2 Determination of l ne r dime sions

Line r dimen ion s al b me s red to the ne rest mi imetre

The ov ral dime sion s al b me s red as the heig t, width an de th of the rectan ular

p ral ele ip d, whose b se is horizontal, within whic the ref rigerating appl a c is

in crib d to in lu e the complete a pl an e ex e t f or the han le, the protru ion of whic , if

IE C

an , is to b sp cified se arately (se Fig re 5) The heig t s al ex lu e the f eet if these are

fited at the time of in tal ation

The spa e re uire in us s al b me s red as the heig t, width an de th, in lu in the

han le, in re sed by the sp ce neces ary f or fe circ lation of the co l n air when the

ref rigeratin appl a c is in service (se Fig re 5)

The ov ral spa e re uire in us s al b me s red as the heig t, width an de th,

in lu in the han le, in re sed by the sp ce neces ary f or f re circ lation of the co l n air

when the refrigerating appl a c is in service, plu the sp ce neces ary to al ow o enin of

the me n of ac es to that minimum an le p rmit in removal of al remova le p rts s c as

containers an s elv s, in lu in a drip tray that has to b removed an an water container

that has to b emptied man al y (se Fig re 5)

Figure 5 – Line r dime sions (e ample: to view f or uprig t type)

7 Instructions

Every refrigerating appl a c s ould b ac omp nied on delvery by in tru tion f or its

in tal ation, u e, u er maintenan e an saf e disp sal These s ould b in the lan uage of the

cou try where it is f or sale Diff erent cou tries may have local req irements regardin this

typ of information

In tru tion s ould in lu e the fol owin where a pl ca le:

a) the in talation req irements (b st location, level n , con ection to energ source,

con ection – if req ired – f or water s p ly or f or def rost water);

b) the spa e re uire in us an the ov ral spa e re uire in us with s etc es s owin

the refrigerating appl a c dimen ion an minimum cle ran es req ired with the me n

of ac es (o en an closed);

c) f or a refrigerating appl a c whic is inten ed to b bui t-in, the reces dimen ion

together with an ad itional venti ation req irements;

d) the l mit values of the ran e of ambie t temperature f or the rate clmate clas es an a

warnin that if the refrigerator o erates outside the clmate clas (ambie t temperature

ran e) for whic it is rate then it may not b a le to maintain satisfactory internal

temp ratures;

e) o eratin in tru tion (startin an sto pin proced res, u e of the variou controls –

temperature-control devices, fast-re ze switc , in icator l g ts, air circ lation an

def rostin control, water an ice disp n ers etc.);

f ) the care req ired f or b st p rf orman e, s c as

1) lo din the refrigerating appl a c – esp cial y when there are section with diff erent

star ratin s within the same compartme t an when no lo d-l mit l nes exist,

2) the ar an ement of fo d f or storage, in p rtic lar the ne d to avoid cros

-contamination,

3) the ar an ement of fo d f or storage an for f re zing, where a pl ca le, p rtic larly

in lu in ad ice that fo d to b fozen is not to b placed in direct contact with fo d in

storage an , if a pro riate, that it could b neces ary to red ce the q antity to b

f ozen if f re zin every day is anticip ted,

4) in the case of refrig rating appl a c s with c i l compartme t, a statement to the

eff ect that some typ s of f es vegeta les an fuits are sen itive to cold, an that

therefore they are not s ita le f or storage in this kin of compartme t,

5) the placin of ice-c b tray(s) in order to ac ieve o timal ice-f re zin ;

g) the u er maintenan e an cle nin of the refrig rating appl a c ;

h) for ma ual defrost prod cts, an precaution with resp ct to defostin an damage to

stored f ood d rin this proces ;

i) the action to b taken when the refrigerating appl a ce is switc ed of an taken out of

service temp rari y or for an exten ed p riod (e.g emptied, cle ned an dried, an the

do r(s) or l d(s) pro p d ajar);

j) the neces ity that, f or do rs or l d f ited with loc s an key , the key b ke t out of the

re c of c i dren an not in the vicinity of the ref rigerating appl a c , in order to prevent

c i dren fom b in loc ed in ide;

k) removal of do rs an l d on disp sal to prevent entra ment;

l) recovery of refrigera t an rec cl n of comp nents on disp sal of the refrigerating

ap l a c

Annex A

(nor mative)

Test room and instrumentation

This An ex A sp cifies in trumentation ac uracies an test ro m c aracteristic req ired to

car y out me s rements an tests f or the determination of the p rorman e an e ergy

cons mption of refrigerating ap l a c s in ac ordan e with the proced res in IEC 6 5 2-2

an IEC 6 5 2-3

A.2 Instrume ts, accuracy and precision of measurements

L b ratories s ould have proced res in place to en ure that al me s rement in truments are

o eratin cor ectly an are reg larly cal brated in ac ordan e with go d la oratory practice

Rou din s al not b done other than as an where sp cified in the relevant p rts of this

stan ard

A.2.2 Ele tric l e ergy cons mption

Me s rements of dai y e ergy cons mption s al b made with an exp n ed u certainty

(k = 2) of les than 2 % or 8 Wh, whic ever is the larger value Dai y e ergy cons mption

s al b recorded to the ne rest 1 Wh or b ter Energ s al b recorded at le st e c min te

or at e c control e e t Recordin of in tantane u p wer an p wer f actor in ad ition to

energ is recommen ed

NOT Se ISO/IEC Guid 9 -3:2 0 , Un ert aint y of me sureme t – Part 3: Guide t o t he e pre sion of

un ertai nt y in me sureme t (GU M :19 5) for f urth r d tais

A.2.3 Humidity

The h midity of the test ro m s al b me s red an recorded at a p int whic is

re resentative Where a h midity ran e is sp cified the ac urac of the me s rin

in truments s al b s c that the res lt, expres ed as p rcentage relative h midity, s al

have an overal u certainty of me s rement of not gre ter than 5 % Where a one-sided

h midity l mit is sp cif ied, the ac urac of the eq ipment s al b s f ficient to esta l s that

the p rmited l mit has b en met

A.2.4 Le gth

Me s rements of len th s al have an exp n ed u certainty (k = 2) les than 1 mm or 0,5 %

whic ever is gre ter

Al len th s al b recorded to the ne rest 1 mm

A.2.6 Temperature

Temp rature data s al b recorded at eq al me s rin intervals not gre ter than 1 min

Unles otherwise sp cif ied, the exp n ed u certainty of me s rement (k = 2) s al not b

gre ter than 0,5 K Al temp rature me s rements s al b recorded to the ne rest 0,1 K or

b ter

Temp rature tran d cers s al b in erted either into M-p c ages (se An ex C) or into the

centre of sol d mas es made of bras or tin-covered co p r having mas es of 2 g ± 5 % an

a maximum dimen ion of 18 mm Referen e to a temp rature sen or in this stan ard me n

the metal mas

The mas es s ould b ke t cle n to ke p the emis ivity co f ficient low

Con ection f rom the temp rature sen ors s al b ar an ed to minimise ad itional air

le kage into the compartme ts

A.2.7 Time

Calc lated values of test d ration, made up of the diff eren e b twe n time recorded at e c

sampl n p riod, s al have an exp n ed u certainty (k = 2) not more than 10 s or 0,1 %,

whic ever is the gre ter The time recorded for e c sampln p int s al have a resolution of

1 s or b ter It is not a req irement of this stan ard to identify events that oc ur d rin

(within) e c sampl n interval However, u e of an event recorder to identify the time of

events within a sampl n interval may improve data q al ty, esp cial y where the prod ct has

relatively s ort control c cles

A.2.8 Volta e a d f re ue c

The me s red voltage an f eq en y s al have an exp n ed u certainty (k = 2) smal er than

0,5 % Energ data s al b recorded at eq al me s rin intervals not gre ter than 1 min

A.3 Ge eral test conditions

A n mb r of p rameters s al b ke t con tant as wel as b ke t close to a target value

d rin the test, e.g ambie t temperature or s p ly voltage as req ired in A.3.2.2 an A.3.3

Verification of these p rameters in olves the folowin (se Fig re A.1):

• the average value over the time p riod of interest s al b determined an s al b within

a first given toleran e of the target value: Target-Tol1 < Average < Target+Tol1

• the stan ard deviation over the time p riod of interest s al b determined an s al b

smal er than a secon given toleran e: 2 σ < Tol2

σ Sta d rd De iatio

Tol1 Tolera c fom th Targ t Valu

Tol 2 Parameter f l ctu tio s are c n train d b re uirin th t 2 time th sta d rd d viatio is smaler th n a

giv n tolera c (Tol2) whic me n th t 9 % of th me s reme t d ta p ints h v to b within this

tolera c (a s min a n rmal distrib tio of th p rameter of intere t) This is in e e d nt of s mpln

f re u n y

Fig re A.1 – Verific tion of parameters to be k pt consta t

A.3.2 Ambie t temperature

A.3.2.1 Se sors

Ambie t temperature are me s red u in co p r or bras mas es (se A.2.6 an A.4.5)

A.3.2.2 Temperature stabi ity

Durin any p riod to o tain prod ct sta i sation an d rin the s bseq ent test p riod, the

fol owin s al b val d f or e c of the recorded ambie t temperature sen ors T

a1

a:

a) The time averaged value s al b within ± 0,5 K of the test ambie t temperature

sp cified in A.3.2.3 (as a plca le)

b) Two times the stan ard deviation s al b smal er than 0,5 K

The vertical ambie t temperature gradient as sp cified in A.4.5 s al not ex e d 1 K/m

A.3.2.3 Temperature v lue

Tests s al b car ied out u der the fol owin ambie t temperature con ition

a) For as es in the stora e temperature :

+10 °C an + 2 °C f or clas SN refrigeratin appl a c s;

+16 °C an + 2 °C for clas N refrigerating appl a c s;

+16 °C an + 8 °C f or clas ST refrigerating appl a c s;

+16 °C an + 3 °C for clas T refrigerating appl a c s;

F r prod cts rate f or multiple cl mate clas es, tests need to b p rf ormed at the extreme

ambie t temperature only of al the relevant rate clas es Testin detai s are sp cif ied

b) For determination of e ergy cons mption as sp cified in Clau e 6 of IEC 6 5 2-3:2 15:

+16 °C an + 3 °C for al refrigeratin appl a c s;

c) For as es in the temperature ris time, fre zing c pa ity, cool n c pa ity an

automatic ic -ma ing c pa ity of al refrig rating ap l a c s, as a pl cable an

sp cified in Clau es 7 to 9 an An ex C of IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15:

+ 5 °C for al clas ification of refrigerating appl a c s;

d) For as es in the pul-down p rf orman e test as sp cified in An ex A of

IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15:

+ 3 °C f or al refigeratin a pl an es;

e) For as es in the water va our con en ation test as sp cified in An ex D of

IEC 6 5 2-2:2 15:

+ 5 °C for clas SN an N refrigeratin appl a c s an + 2 °C for clas ST an T

ref rig rating appl a c s

A.3.3 Ele tricity s p ly

Ex e t where pre-empted by a local reg lation, the test voltage an the test feq en y s al

b :

a) Where the rate voltage an f req en y (or voltage an feq en y ran e) in lu es one of

the values b low, the a pl an e s al b tested at the voltage an feq en y b low:

2 0 V 5 Hz

1 5 V 6 Hz

10 V 5 Hz

10 V 6 Hz

b) Where more than one of the voltage/f req en y combination a ove are within the rate

ran e, the a pl an e s al b tested at the hig est voltage (an hig est cor esp n in

feq en y) l sted a ove that is within ran e

c) Where the rate voltage an f equen y (or voltage an f req en y ran e) do s not in lu e

one of the values a ove, the refrigerating ap l a c s al b tested at the rate voltage

or at the me n of the rate voltage ran e an the hig est rate f req en y

For c ec testin purp ses the total harmonic distortion in the voltage s p ly s al b not

more than 3 % an its value s al b in lu ed in the test re ort The source of the electricity

s p ly s al b des rib d in the test re ort

Durin e c test the f ol owin s al b val d f or the recorded voltage sampled at e c

sampl n p riod at the p int of con ection:

a) The time averaged value s al b the test voltage ±1 %

b) Two times the stan ard deviation s al b smal er than 1 % of the time averaged value

Durin e c test the folowin s al b val d for the recorded in tantane u s p ly

f req en ies at the p int of con ection:

c) The time averaged value s al b the test f eq en y ±1 %

d) Two times the stan ard deviation s al b smal er than 1 % of the time averaged value

A.3.4 Power s pply other tha ele tricity

Refrigerating appl a c s other than those for electric p wer s p ly s al b tested u der

s p ly con ition cor esp n in to the inf ormation marked on the a pl an e

A.3.5 Multiple power s pply

Refrigeratin appl a c s that are eq ip ed for o eration on energ sources other than or in

ad ition to main p wer s ould b tested at e c of the s p ly con ition in icated on the

a pl an e

A.3.6 Humidity

Unles otherwise sp cified f or sp cific p rorman e or energy tests, the relative h midity s al

not ex e d 7 % For tests at 10 °C ambie t temperature this relative h midity l mit do s not

a ply For energ tests at an ambie t temperature of 16 °C, the test res lt is in al d if the

me s red ambient relative h midity ex e d 7 % d rin the test an con en ation is visible

as dro lets or ru nin water (as interpreted in ac ordan e with An ex D of

Eac refrig rating appl a c s al b placed on a wo d or wo d prod ct (e.g plywo d or

recon tituted wo d s e tin ) sol d-to platform p inted d l blac an o en for fe air

circ lation u der the platform A s sp n ed f lo r me tin the other sp cification of a

platform is con idered to b a platform As an alternative to blac p int, a wo den platf orm or

flo r may b covered with a low emis ivity dark coloured, non-glos y, smo th, imp rme ble

s r ace (s c as l noleum)

The b t om of the platform s al not b les than 0,0 m a ove the test ro m flo r an s al

exten at least 0,3 m b yon al sides of the refrig rating appl a c u der test, ex e t at

the re r where the platf orm s al exten to the re r wal or p rtition

A raised platform is not req ired where the test ro m f lo r is made of wo d or wo d prod ct,

where there is in ulation b low the flo r an the s rf ace temp rature of the flo r remain

within 1,5 K of the lower test ro m temp rature gradient sen or The flo r s rf ace

temp rature s al b recorded at a re resentative p sition throu hout the test to c ec the

val dity of this req irement

A.4.3 Re r wal or partition

The s race b hin the a pl an e s al b rigid, vertical an made of wo d or wo d prod ct

an p inted d l blac This s rf ace s al b contin ou , exten not les than 0,3 m to e c

side of, an a ove, the a pl an e The s rf ace may b f i ed to the wal of the test ro m with a

ga of ≥ ,0 m or b in the f orm of a fixed p rtition within the test ro m

A.4.4 Side partitions

Where the u it u der test has a fan forced cond ns r, s ieldin s al b in lu ed (where

a pl ca le) to en ure that hot cond ns r ex au t do s not directly aff ect an adjacent

prod ct u der test Side p rtition are not req ired for testin u its with a f ront ex au t

Where a prod ct has an typ of hot wal cond ns r at the b c an / or side, a continuou

wo d or wo d prod ct p rtition p inted d l blac , p ral el to e c side of the a plan e an

fixed on the platf orm at le st 0,3 m f rom the sides of the a plan e s al b u ed The

p rtition s al exten at le st 0,3 m a ove the a pl an e an s al b at le st 0,3 m de p

Where neces ary (e.g where there are side-wal conde s rs), the side p rtition s al b

exten ed so they are de p enou h to s ield an adjacent a pl an e u der test fom direct

radiation f rom the conde s r

Some prod cts may have b th wal conde s rs an fan forced conde s rs, so b th of the

a ove rules ne d to b a pled in this case Prod cts with f an forced conde s rs may have

side p rtition f it ed f or testin if the test la oratory c o ses to do so

e c side of the a pl an e u der test The heig t of the temp rature sen ors a ove the

platform s al b 0,9 m ± 0,1 m or the heig t of the a pl an e u der test ± 0,1 m, whic ever is

lower The de th of the temp rature sen ors fom the re r p rtition s al b 0,3 m ± 0,1 m

The side cle ran e of the temp rature sen ors s al b 0,3 m ± 0,1 m f rom the ref rig rating

appl a c In the case where a side p rtition exten s forward of the ambie t temperature

s nsor p sition or where an external wal forms the side p rtition, the relevant ambie t

temperature s nsor s al b located on the a pl an e side of the p rtition an , where

neces ary, s ielded fom an radiation fom the a pl an e The cle ran e of the ambie t

temperature s nsor to an p rtition or fixture s al b at le st 2 mm

To as es the temp rature gradient, two ad itional sen ors in the test ro m s al b located

at a heig t of 0,0 m a ove the platform an at a heig t of 2 m a ove the platf orm (not s own

in Fig re A.2) in a p sition that is re resentative of ambient con ition in the test ro m

Ambie t temperature sen ors s al b s ielded f rom any sources or sin s of radiant he t

whic dif fer f om the me s red air temp rature in the test ro m by more than 5 K, in lu in

con itionin eq ipment, external win ows or a pl an es u der test

A.4.6 Te t room ge eral conf iguration

The ref rigerating appl a c s al b placed or s ielded fom an sources or sin s of radiant

he t whic dif fer f om the me s red air temp rature in the test ro m by more than 5 K

Sources or sin s of radiant he t could in lu e con itionin eq ipment, external win ows or

other a pl an es un er test

Air circ lation in the test ro m s al b s c that the sp cified ambie t temperature are

o tained within the l mits of the sp cified toleran es The ref rigerating appl a c u der test

s al b s ielded fom any air c r ents with a velocity a ove 0,2 m/s Durin test ro m

o eration, af ter in tal ation of the a plan e but without it neces ari y ru nin , a c ec , of the

air velocity me s rement at the centre of al ac es ible a pl an e wal s (in lu in the to ) at

0,3 m distan e would satisfy this req irement

The air circ lation in the test ro m s al not interere with the normal air circ lation cre ted by

the refrig rating appl a c

The test ro m config ration for a sin le a pl an e is i u trated in Fig re A.2

Figure A.2 – Partition to re trict air circ lation

a d ambie t temperature s nsor positions

IE C

This an ex sp cifies req irements for pre arin an a pl an e f or testin an test con ition to

b compled with when determinin its p rf orman e an e ergy cons mption in ac ordan e

with IEC 6 5 2-2 an IEC 6 5 2-3, as a pl ca le

B.2 Preparation and set up of appl ance

The fol owin req irements f or pre aration of an a pl an e f or me s rement or testin s al

b met, ex e t where sp cif i al y varied in IEC 6 5 2-2 or IEC 6 5 2-3

B.2.2 Running in of new appl a c s

For verif i ation testin , prior to commen ement of its first a era e p wer cons mption

me s rement, the a pl an e s al have b en ru in for at le st 12 h compres or ru time

Non-compres or b sed a pl an es s al b o erated f or at le st 12 h prior to e erg

cons mption me s rements The " u -in" may be made at any con enient ro m temp rature

or it may b p rt of any temp rature sta i sation section of an a era e power cons mption

– Dimen ion A: the distan e fom the re rmost projection of the a pl an e (in lu in an

sp cer fited) to the test ro m wal (or simulated wal b hin the a pl an e);

– Dimen ion B: the distan e f rom the re r plane of the a pl an e to the test ro m wal (or

simulated wal b hin the a pl an e) The me s rement s al b taken at the lowest p int

of the re r plane whether or not the re r plane is vertical

The re r plane of the a pl an e is the largest f lat s r ace at the re r of the ca inet s el

ex lu in an local fe tures (s c as stac con e s rs or protru ion as ociated with

brac ets or the compres or)

The a plan e s al b as embled an located in the test ro m in ac ordan e with the

f ol owin rules:

– The a pl an e s al b as embled in ac ordan e with the in tru tion (in lu in an

sp cers that are to b fit ed, as embled or activated at the time of in tal ation);

– In plan view, the re r of the a pl an e s al b p sitioned p ral el to the test ro m wal or

simulated wal b hin it;

– If re r cle ran e is not sp cif ied the a pl an e s al b located with the re rmost

projection again t the test wal (Dimen ion A = 0 mm);

– If cle ran e is sp cified the a pl an e s al b placed in the test b y in ac ordan e with

the re r cle ran e in tru tion ex e t where the distan e f rom the re r plane of the

a pl an e to the test wal (Dimen ion B) sp cif ied is > 1 mm In this case the distan e

s al b adju ted s c that either Dimen ion A = 0 mm or Dimen ion B = 51mm

If sp cers that are to b fit ed, as embled or activated at the time of in tal ation res lt in the

distan e f rom the re r plane of the a pl an e to the test wal (Dimen ion B) b in eq al to or

more than 8 mm, then the sp cers s al not b u ed Where f it in re r sp cers conflcts with

an relevant dimen ion in the man facturer‘s lterature, the smal est cle ran e sp cified

s al b u ed Where sp cers are f it ed, they s al b tre ted in ac ordan e with the a ove

rules

Where no cle ran e is sp cified for a pl an es that req ire sp ce b hin for the ld o eration,

etc (s c as a c est fre zer), the re rmost p sition of the l d d rin o enin to a vertical

p sition s al b con idered the rearmost projection of the a pl an e

For p rta le refrig rating appl a c s an f e stan in a sorption-typ a pl an es (in whic

ref igeration is ef fected by an a sorption proces u in he t as an energ source), the

man f acturer’s sp cification for the re r cle ran e s al b folowed If no sp cers are

defined, the distan e b twe n the re rmost projection an the wal s al b 2 mm or les

Figure B.1 – Ex mple of appl a c s

with no spa ers where re r cle ra c is spe ifie

B.2.3.3 Bui t in appl a c s

Ap l an es inten ed to b bui t-in s al b bui t-in in ac ordan e with the in tru tion

provided an in ac ordan e with the req irements set out b low

IE C

Re r cle ran es s al b as set out in B.2.3.2

Refrigeratin ap l a c s inten ed only to b buit-in or placed u der a cou ter or u der a

workto , or b twe n ca inets (u der cou ter typ s), s al b bui t-in or placed in a test

en los re p inted d l blac The en los re s al b made of wo d or wo d prod ct (e.g

plywo d or recon tituted wo d s e tin ) in the ran e 15 mm to 2 mm thic If a

man f acturer req ires a f acia do r, it s al b fited

The in er dimen ion of the test en los re s al comply with the in tru tion

If a ran e of dimen ion are given, then the smal est values s al b u ed If this data is not

given, the in er dimen ion of the test en los re s al b as f ol ows:

• the in er de th s al ex e d by 2 mm to 2 mm the overal de th of the refrigerating

If the refrigerating appl a c is provided with sp cers, strips or other sp cial me n of sol d

or resi ent material for closin the ga b twe n the contours of the ref rigerating appl a c

an the ca inet or en los re, these me n s al b u ed ac ordin ly If s c me n are not

provided, the ga s b twe n the test en los re an the refrigerating appl a c s al b left

o en

To prevent airlow, the ju ction b twe n the sides an b c of the test en los re s al b in

close contact an se led if neces ary

B.2.4 Combine appl a c s

An a pl an e combined with an a pl an e other than a refrigerating appl a c s al b

s bjected to the tests an me s rement whi e they are combined, but with the other a pl an e

o eratin at the lowest p s ible u er selecta le energ con umin con ition , in lu in “of f”

or not f un tionin

B.2.5 Set in up

The a pl an e s al b set up in ac ordan e with the in tru tion , ex e t where these conflct

with the req irements of this stan ard Al p c in materials (s c as s id b ard , b se

p c ers, p l ets, etc.) are to b removed

Ex e t as f ol ows, al internal fit in s in lu in drawers, bin an containers s p l ed with the

a pl an e s al b put in p sition An sp cific variation in an test proced re in IEC 6 5 2-2

or IEC 6 5 2-3 may over ide B.2.5.1 a), b), c) or d)

a) In the case of a froze compartme t, an ic c be tra s havin no sp cific s bdivision

to ac ommodate s c tray s al b removed Al other ic c be tra s s al b placed in

p sition

b) Where a s elf has a conv nie c fe ture that atac es to it, the s elf an con e ie c

f eature s al b located in a p sition that is anticip ted to have the le st imp ct on

temp rature sen or p sitionin an res lt

c) An tray , bin or containers that have no dedicated p sition(s) s al b removed

d) F r req irements for s elv s in relation hip to temp rature sen or location se An ex D

B.2.5.2 Variable temperature compartme ts

Where the compartme t is a v riable temperature compartme t typ ( hat sp n the

o eratin ran e of several compartme t typ s), it s al b clas ified an o erated as the

compartme t typ whic has the hig est e ergy con umption f or the energ test

Req irements f or def i in the cor ect compartme t typ are def i ed in IEC 6 5 2-3:2 15,

Ta le 1 Where a refrigerating appl a c has v riable temperature compartme ts that can

o erate as more than one compartme t typ , ad itional compartme t clas ification may b

tested, if eq ired, in ad ition to the primary clas if i ation a ove

B.2.5.3 Us r-a ju table f eatures

User adju ta le f eatures s al b tre ted as fol ows:

a) Where provision is made for the u er of an a pl an e to alter the b lan e of the volume of

one typ of sp ce in relation to another, ex e t where otherwise sp cified, this b lan e

s al b set so that the volume of the colder sp ce is maximized

b) Where an a pl an e is fit ed with u er o erated selectors or switc es for f un tion whic

c an e o eratin temp ratures f or a p riod of l mited d ration, e.g fast fe ze devices,

e c s al , ex e t where otherwise sp cified, b set so that these fu ction are

ino erative

c) Where u er o erated switc es are provided f or items s c as display , buter con itioner,

network con ection or secon ary fu ction (e.g s re n ) that are inten ed to o erate on

a contin ou b sis, e c s al b set in ac ordan e with in tru tion Ac es ories not

neces ary for the normal o eration of the refrigerating appl a c an not inten ed to

o erate on a contin ou b sis s al remain non-o erational d rin testin

d) Where u er o erated controls are provided for anti-con en ation he ters, they s al b

set as sp cif ied f or the sp cific test in IEC 6 5 2-2 or IEC 6 5 2-3

e) Where u er o erated b f fles or controls are provided for adju tment of temp ratures in

conv nie c fe ture , an these have not b en clas ified as s b-compartme ts, e c

s al b set so that the e ergy cons mption is maximized ex e t where sp cif ied

otherwise f or o eratin temp rature p rorman e tests

f ) Where u er adju ta le directional air d cts, vents or outlets are present, these s al b

set as p r in tru tion providin they are not directed within 30° of the centre l ne of an

temp rature sen or p sition If no sp cif i in tru tion are provided, they s al b f ul y

o en an set to the mid or central p sition or as close as p s ible to it providin they are

directed at le st 3 ° away fom an temp rature sen or p sition Where there is no mid

or central p sition, the flow s al b adju ted to the most upward direction or where this is

not p s ible, toward the do r Where d cts have an o tion f or spre din or nar owin the

airf low stre m, these s al b set on the most divergent setin If o tion are provided in

the in tru tion , the o tion closest to the a ove s al b selected

g) Unles otherwise directed in the in tru tion , an man al y control ed air circ lation fan

s al b switc ed on f or p wer me s rements

h) When the ref rigerating appl a c is not fited with a us r-a justable temperature

control the ref rigerating ap l a c s al b tested in the con ition as s ip ed

i) Where the setin s of avai a le controls on an a pl an e are not ful y sp cified a ove,

a plan e control set in s s ould b selected so as to demon trate con ur ent

conforman e with test req irements in al compartme ts d rin e c test

B.2.6 Automatic ic ma ers

For al tests the storage bin s al remain in place

For al tests, whether or not there is ice in the storage bin, the ice del very mec anism s al

remain fu ctional, i.e al c utes an thro ts req ired f or the del very of ice s al b fe of

p c in , covers or other bloc ages that may b fited f or s ip in or when the a tomatic

ic ma er is not in u e

B.2.7 Pre- e t condition

Unles sp cif ied otherwise in IEC 6 5 2-2 or IEC 6 5 2-3, on commen ement of testin ,

compartme ts s al b empty, f re of s r ace f ost an f re of moisture Me n of ac es

(doors, drawers an l d etc.) s al be ke t closed ex e t as sp cified in IEC 6 5 2-2 an

IEC 6 5 2-3

Annex C

(nor mative)

Test packages

C.1 Dimensions a d tolerances

The test p c ages u ed in the tests s al b in the form of rectan ular p ral ele ip d Their

size, prior to f e zin , s al b 5 mm ± 2,0 mm × 10 mm ± 3,0 mm × 10 mm ± 3,0 mm

Their mas , p c agin in lu ed, s al b 5 0 g ± 10 g

To as ist han l n , test p c ages may b b u d with a sin le ta e layer to provide stac s

with b ses of 10 mm × 10 mm Where stac s gre ter than 2 0 mm hig are req ired they

may b made by stra pin 1 k p c s (2 0 mm × 10 mm × 5 mm) so that they have a

10 mm × 10 mm f ootprint

Test p c ages s al b c ec ed reg larly an s al not present visible holes or crac s on the

wra p r When an p c age is fou d to ex e d the a ove mentioned toleran es, it s al b

re laced by a new p c age

C.2 Composition

The p c ages s al con ist of the fol owin

a) A s ita le f il n material containin , p r 1 0 0 g:

– 2 0 g of ox eth lmeth lcel ulose;

c) A wra p r, con istin of a s e t of plastic or any other s ita le material of s c a nature

that ex han e of moisture with the ambient medium is neglgible After fi in , the

wra pin s e t s al b se led It is ad isa le to u e a laminated s e t, con istin of

layer of hig -pres ure p lyeth lene, e si y se la le, 12 µm thic , together with an

external s e t of p lyeth lenetere hthalate a proximately 12,5 µm thic , an the two

layers b in b n ed together

Where test p c ages are req ired in general b th p c ages of typ a) or b) can b u ed

C.3 M-pack ges

Some of the 50 g p c ages (5 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm) s al b eq ip ed f or temp rature

me s rement an s al b k own as M-p c ages These s al b fit ed with thermocouples or

other temp rature-me s rin tran d cers whic s al b in erted in the ge metrical centre of

the p c ages in direct contact with the f il n material Al precaution s al b taken to

minimize extrane u con u tion of he t The comp sition an the l mitation of their u e s al

b in ac ordan e with Clau es C.1 and C.2

Annex D

(nor mative)

Determination of compartment average air temperatures

D.1 Scope

This An ex des rib s the req ired location of sen ors f or me s rin air temp ratures in al

compartme ts It also des rib s the method of calc latin the average air temp rature at a

p int an within a compartme t for variou test proced res The intent of this stan ard is to

select p sition that are re resentative of the compartme t temp rature where f oodstuf f is

l kely to b stored

D.2 Location of sensors

The p sition sp cified for a temp rature sen or is the ge metric centre of the sen or (metal

mas ) ex e t where minimum cle ran es are sp cified (in whic case cle ran e is to the

outer s race of the metal mas )

Al temp rature sen or p sition are defined in terms of the eff ective heig t an the width of

the compartme t in the folowin p ragra h as a plca le

The eff ective heig t of the compartme t is set out in D.2.4.2 Where the to (or b tom) is

slo in , the ef fective heig t is taken as the average heig t

Items s c as controls an vent hou in s s al b ig ored as s al other f eatures or

protru ion with a volume of les than 2 l

D.2.2 Unfroze compartme ts

Ex e t as set out in D.2.4, thre air temp rature sen ors in unfroze compartme ts (e.g

f re h f ood, c i an c l ar compartme ts) s al b located as fol ows:

• 5 mm f rom the ef fective b tom of the compartme t

• at ½ h of the eff ective heig t of the compartme t me s red f om the eff ective b tom

• at ¾ h of the ef fective heig t of the compartme t me s red f rom the eff ective b tom

These p sition are i u trated in Fig re D.1, Fig re D.2, an Fig re D.3 an Fig re D.8 a)

an with referen e to D.2.4 as a plca le

Eac sen or is p sitioned midway b twe n the f ront an re r of the compartme t at the

sp cified heig t of that sen or, u les otherwise sp cified

An sen or immediately b low a b x e aporator of an s a e within an unfroze

compartme t where the e aporator is con g red to provide a se arate storage sp ce (s

b-compartme t) s al b located u der the plan centroid of that e aporator

D.2.3 Froze Compartme ts

Ex e t as set out in D.2.4, either five or seven air temp rature sen ors in froze

compartme ts s al b located as f ol ows:

• two at 5 mm f rom the efective to of the compartme t (f ont an re r)

• at ½ h ( he ef fective height of the compartme t) me s red fom the ef fective b t om