EUROVENT CERTIFICATION COMPANY

RS 6/C/002A-2011
Published December 2011

RATING STANDARD for the CERTIFICATION of Ducted FAN COIL UNITS

RS 6/C/002A-2011
Published December 2011 Supersedes RS 6/C/002A-2009 Editing (date): Checking (date): Approval (date): Comes into effect from: Sylvain COURTEY Jrme SIMON Compliance Committee for FCU CPPC 7 April 2011 5 July 2011 14 April 2011 19 October 2011 31 December 2011

Modifications as against last version:

Nb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Modifications I Purpose - modified see in italics II Scope modified see in italics III Definitions modified see in italics It is stipulated that the RPM shall be declared for dry coils VI Certified Performances updated see in italics Selection rules of the tested speeds are clarified Tolerance on Fan Power Input is 10% or 1 W whatever is the highest The list of certified performances of variable speed units is rephrased. Section I II III III VI VII A.VI Page 4 4 4 5 6 7 8

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. II. III. V.

PURPOSE _________________________________________________________ 4 SCOPE ___________________________________________________________ 4 DEFINITIONS ______________________________________________________ 4 RATING REQUIREMENTS ____________________________________________ 6

IV. TESTING REQUIREMENTS ___________________________________________ 5 VI. CERTIFIED PERFORMANCES ________________________________________ 6 VII. TOLERANCES _____________________________________________________ 7 APPENDIX A. TESTING PROCEDURE FOR VARIABLE SPEED UNITS _________ 7
A.I. PURPOSE............................................................................................................................7 A.II. SCOPE ................................................................................................................................7 A.III. DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................7 A.IV. TESTING REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................8 A.V. RATING REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................8 A.VI. CERTIFIED PERFORMANCES ...........................................................................................8 A.VII.TOLERANCES .....................................................................................................................8

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I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Rating Standard is to establish definitions and specifications for testing and rating for Ducted Fan Coil Units (FCP) for the related ECC Programme for Fan Coil Unis (FCU), in accordance with the Operational Manual OM-1A.

II. SCOPE
This Sub-Programme is part of the ECC Programme for Fan Coil Units (FCU) where certify-all applies. To fall under this Sub-Programme, the Ducted Fan Coil units have to meet the following criteria: Air flow <=1 m3/s Available pressure <=300 Pa Direct driven motor Single box with fan, coil and filter No heat recovery No double skin

The declaration is mandatory for all the units which meet the criteria 1 to 5 and optional for units with criteria 6. The Manufacturer is not obliged but has the option to declare families that meet the above mentioned criteria that have already been declared within the scope of the Non-Ducted Fan Coil Sub-Programme, as defined in RS 6/C/002A).

III. DEFINITIONS
A Ducted Fan Coil Unit is a factory-made assembly which provides the functions of cooling and/or heating air using hot or chilled water with air flow to the room ensured by one or more electrically driven fans. Fan Coil Units may be of the chassis style, concealed within the building structure with ducting appropriately connected to the inlet and/or outlet of the unit. The principal components are: one or more heat exchangers, one or more fans with electric motors, an appropriate enclosure, condensed water collecting facilities when cooling, air filter discharge plenum

For definitions, see RS 6/C/002. Energy Efficiency Classes in cooling and heating: A to G energy efficiency scale for Ducted Fan Coil Units based on FCEER and FCCOP are defined in the table below.

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Table 1 - Energy Efficiency Classes in cooling and heating for ducted Fan Coil Units1:

Class A B C D E F G

Cooling mode FCEER>=85 85>FCEER>=60 60>FCEER>=40 40>FCEER>=25 25>FCEER>=15 15>FCEER>=10 10>FCEER

Heating mode FCCOP>=85 85>FCCOP>=60 60>FCCOP>=40 40>FCCOP>=25 25>FCCOP>=15 15>FCCOP>=10 10>FCCOP

IV. TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Standard Ratings shall be established at the Standard conditions specified in Section 5. Standard Ratings shall be verified by tests conducted by the ECC-selected laboratory in accordance with the following specifications: The thermal test has to be performed according to EUROVENT 6/9 Thermal test method for Ducted Fan Coils with discharge plenum with standard filter with static pressure of 50 Pa at medium speed (for units with more than 3 speeds, the manufacturers will specify a medium speed. The speed of choice has to be hard-wired to the fan)

The air flow test has to be performed according to EUROVENT 6/10 Air Flow test Method for Ducted Fan Coil Units.
Beside test for medium speed, a test will be performed for maximum and minimum speed with the same setting of installation.

The sound test has to be performed according to EUROVENT 8/12 Sound test method for Ducted Fan Coil Units
Units will be installed between two reverberation rooms. Two sound powers will be measured: discharge and inlet + radiated. Testing will be performed for all three speeds used for air flow rate measurements.

See minutes of the Compliance Committee held on 5 October 2010.

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V. RATING REQUIREMENTS
For Cooling tests, the following Standard Rating conditions shall be used: Air temperature entering the unit: dry bulb wet bulb water temperature entering the unit water temperature rise 27C 19C 7C 5K

For Heating Tests, the following Standard Rating conditions shall be used: room air temperature For 2-pipe units: water inlet temperature water flow rate same as for the cooling test For 4-pipe units: water inlet temperature water temperature decrease 70C 10 K 50C 20C

Sound Power Test shall be carried out at ambient conditions without water flow. Air Flow Rate Test shall be carried out at ambient conditions without water flow. Measured values shall be transposed to the standard conditions. All tests shall be carried out with the air filter fitted as supplied by the manufacturer. Fan Coils with variable speed have to be tested according to the procedure described in APPENDIX A.

VI. CERTIFIED PERFORMANCES

The following performances shall be verified by tests: At medium speed declared by the manufacturer (one tested speed) for: Total cooling capacity Sensible cooling capacity Heating capacity Water pressure drops (heating and cooling) Fan power input (in cooling and heating)

At low, medium and high speeds declared by the manufacturer (three tested speeds) for: Air flow rate Available static pressure A-weighted sound power for (inlet + envelope) and outlet duct.

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VII.TOLERANCES
When tested by the ECC-selected Laboratory, the measured performances shall not differ from the values claimed by the manufacturer by more than: Capacity (cooling, sensible, heating) Water pressure drop Fan power input A-weighted sound power Air flow rate Available static pressure -5% + 10 % max (+ 10 %, 1 W) + 2 dB(A) -10 % 0 Pa for medium speed and - 5 Pa for other speeds

High failure: When tested by the ECC-selected Laboratory, if the performancesobtained differ from the values claimed by the manufacturer by more than the values listed below, the high failure treatment shall be applied: Capacity (total cooling, heating) - 15 %

APPENDIX A.

TESTING PROCEDURE FOR VARIABLE SPEED UNITS

A.I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this appendix is to establish definitions and specifications to be used in connection with the EUROVENT CERTIFICATION Programme for Ducted and non ducted Fan Coil Units in order to test these units equipped with variable speed fans.

A.II. SCOPE
The scope is the same as for the standard current testing procedure. It adds a new section within these procedures to specifically test variable speed fans units.

A.III. DEFINITIONS
A variable speed fan is different from a multi-speed fan by the fact that it is capable to continuously change its speed whereas the multi-speed fan has discrete (and limited) outputs to change its own speeds. The direct measurable outputs are: Fan Power Input: Average electrical power input of the Fan Coil Unit within the defined interval of time, expressed in Watts. Available Static Pressure: The available air static pressure at the discharge of the air way cross section of the unit. Sound Power: Total sound energy radiated by the Fan Coil Unit per time unit A-weighed Sound Power: A single figure on a specific scale which can be related to the subjective assessment of the loudness of a noise.

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Air Flow Rate: Volume air flow through the discharge air way cross section of the unit at the air flow testing conditions. RPM: motor rotational speed for dry coils Minimum, medium and maximum speed: Speeds published as available on the unit with the corresponding motor control device.

A.IV. TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Standard Ratings shall be established at the Standard conditions specified in Section V. Standard Ratings shall be verified by tests conducted by the Eurovent laboratory in accordance with the following specifications: The manufacturer shall select three speeds among the variable fan speed functioning range so called minimum speed, medium speed and maximum speed. The manufacturer will declare the unit performances for these three speeds as it does with multi-speed fans. The manufacturer shall provide to the incumbent laboratory the adequate controls tools including the instructions manual to enable the people in charge of the tests to implement the right settings corresponding to the declared speeds. The fan power measurement shall be done at the electrical terminals of the fan motor, not at the control device ones. The thermal, air flow and sound tests shall be performed with the usual test procedures adapted for each fan coil unit configuration: ducted or non-ducted.

A.V. RATING REQUIREMENTS

See usual rating requirements defined in the proper procedures. In addition, the airflow information will have to be published for FCP programme. For non ducted Fan Coils the airflow information is kept optional as now for conventional motors.

A.VI. CERTIFIED PERFORMANCES

The same performances as for multi-speed units shall be verified by test.

A.VII. TOLERANCES
The same tolerances as for the multi speed units shall be applied (see section VII).

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