CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1998CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12055:1998EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN12055NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMJanuary1998ICS01.040.27;27.080;27.200Descriptors:Coolers,refrigeratingunits,liquids,heatpumps,electricmotors,definitions,design,performancetests,installation,testingconditions,electricpowersupply,calorificpowermeasurements,information,markingEnglishversionLiquidchillingpackagesandheatpumpswithelectricallydrivencompressorsÐCoolingmodeÐDefinitions,testingandrequirementsGroupesrefroidisseursdeliquideetpompesaÁchaleuraveccompresseurentraõÃneÂparmoteureÂlectriqueÐModereÂfrigeÂrationÐDeÂfinitions,essaisetexigencesFluÈssigkeitskuhlsaÈtzeundWaÈrmepumpenmitelektrischangetriebenenVerdichternÐKuÈhlenÐDefinitionen,PruÈfungundAnforderungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon30November1997.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.Page2EN12055:1998©BSI1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC113,Heatpumpsandairconditioners,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAENOR.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJuly1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJuly1998.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword21Scope32Normativereferences33Definitions34Designations44.1Designationoftemperaturesofheattransfermedia44.2Denominationofunits45Ratingtest55.1Basicprinciples55.2Testinstallation65.3Uncertaintiesofmeasurement65.4Testconditions65.5Testprocedure96Testreport96.1Generalinformation96.2Additionalinformation96.3Ratingtest97Marking118Requirements118.1General118.2Temperatureoperatingrange118.3Outsidetheoperatingrange118.4Shuttingofftheheattransfermediaflows118.5Completepowersupplyfailure119Technicaldatasheet129.1General129.2Generaldescription129.3Performancecharacteristics129.4Electricalcharacteristics129.5Operatingrange1210Instructions1210.1General1210.2Physicaldescription1210.3Instructionsforinstallation1210.4Instructionformaintenance12AnnexA(informative)Partloadoperation13AnnexB(informative)Conformancecriteria13AnnexC(informative)Bibliography13Page3EN12055:1998©BSI19981ScopeThisEuropeanStandardspecifiesmethodsfortestingandreportingoftheratingandoperationalrequirementsanditspecifiesrequirementsformarkingofliquidchillingpackages,water/waterandair/waterheatpumpswithelectricallydrivencompressorswhenusedforcoolingorforcoolingandheatrecovery.Whentheseunitsareusedforheating,thenParts1to4ofEN255apply.Thisstandardappliestofactory-madeunitswithintegralcondensersorforusewithremotecondensers.Inthecaseofunitsconsistingofseveralparts,thestandardappliesonlytothosedesignedandsuppliedasacompletepackage,exceptforunitswithremotecondensers.Unitshavingtwoormoreindoorsectionsconnectedtoasingleoutdoorunit(multiplesplitsystemliquidchillingpackagesorheatpumps)areexcludedfromthisstandard.Thisstandardisprimarilyintendedforwaterandbrinechillingpackages,butcanbeusedforotherliquidsubjecttoagreement.2NormativereferencesThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.Thesenormativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropeanStandardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthepublicationreferredtoapplies.EN255-1,Airconditioners,liquidchillingpackagesandheatpumpswithelectricallydrivencompressorsÐHeatingmodeÐPart1:Terms,definitionsanddesignations.EN255-2,Airconditioners,liquidchillingpackagesandheatpumpswithelectricallydrivencompressorsÐHeatingmodeÐPart2:Testingandrequirementsformarkingforspaceheatingunits.EN255-3,Airconditioners,liquidchillingpackagesandheatpumpswithelectricallydrivencompressorsÐHeatingmodeÐPart3:Tes