Certification

SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMME

The Eurovent Certified Performance (ECP) programme scope for Chillers & Heat Pumps (LCP-HP) covers the standard air and water (brine) source chillers and hydronic heat pumps used for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration applications, which are equipped with any type of electrically-driven compressor. The intended use of the certified models can be residential, commercial, or industrial. 

For the full programme scope and exclusions please view the Technical Certification Rules.

CERTIFY-ALL PRINCIPLE

For the LCP-HP programme, the certify-all rule applies as defined in the Certification Manual in force and in the Technical Certification Rules. Whenever a company participates in the LCP-HP programme, all liquid chilling packages and hydronic heat pumps (packaged or split), which are promoted by the applicant/participant to the endusers, specifiers, trading companies, and the contractors in the European market, (as defined in the Certification Manual in force), by means of paper or electronic catalogue, price list or in a selection tool within the scope of the programme shall be certified. This shall be done in accordance with the Technical Certification Rules (TCR) and includes all the models in modular ranges. 

Notes on certification:

• The capacity limits of the certified units can be found in table 1 of the TCR.
• The scope of the Certify-all Principle of the LCP-HP Programme can be found in table 2 of the TCR.
• Other unit types and units with higher capacities than the limits given in the TCR can be certified as an option. 
• Market-specific certification for India and/or Middle East is also available as an option for participants. 

PRODUCT TYPES

Chillers and heat pumps in the LCP-HP programme can used for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration, in buildings and processes. Units can be used in a wide range of residential, commercial, or industrial applications. The definitions for the product types covered by this program are as follows. 

Comfort Chiller: A unit designed to cool liquid using an evaporator, a condenser, a refrigerant compressor, and appropriate controls. Leaving chilled water temperatures for cooling mode are greater than or equal to + 2 °C. Also known as a liquid chilling package. 

Heat pump: A unit designed to either heat, or heat and cool (reversible units) liquid, using an evaporator, a condenser, a refrigerant compressor, and appropriate controls. Also known as a hydronic heat pump. 

Polyvalent unit: A unit with 4 pipes and capable of providing heating, cooling or simultaneous cooling and heating on two separate and independent water or brine loops using the vapour compression cycle. 

4-pipe Polyvalent unit: A polyvalent unit that can provide cooling and heating to two separate water loops. They can provide cooling only, heating only or simultaneously cooling and heating. One loop always provides cooling and the other heating. 

2+2-pipe Polyvalent unit: A polyvalent unit that can provide either cooling or heating to one loop and only heating to the second loop. These units are connected to two water loops: one loop is for seasonal comfort cooling and heating, the second loop is dedicated to produce hot sanitary water. When the unit provides cooling to the first loop, the heating provided to the second loop is the recovered energy resulting from unit’s cooling operation.

Process chiller: A chiller capable of cooling down and continuously maintaining the temperature of a liquid in order to provide cooling to a refrigerated appliance, or to a process cooling system. 

Units for IT cooling: A process chiller that can be used for IT cooling applications for CRAH (computer room air handler) units. These units are published on ITCU programme directory under ‘Certified process chillers for CRAH applications’ product type.

The heat source options of the units are as follows.  

Air-cooled or air to water: Means that heat is taken from the outside air and transferred to the indoor water-based system during the unit’s heating function. For cooling function, the unit extracts the heat from the indoor water-based system and transfers it to the outside air. 

Water-cooled or water to water: Means that heat is taken from the outdoor water loop and transferred to the indoor water-based system during the unit’s heating function. For cooling function, the unit extracts the heat from the indoor water-based system and transfers it to the outdoor water, which might be sent to a cooling tower/water loop system or a ground loop. 

Unit structure is split in two different categories: 

• Packaged: Factory assembly of components of refrigeration system, fixed on a common mounting to form a discrete unit. 
• Split: Factory assembly of components of refrigeration system, fixed on two mountings to form a discrete matched functional unit.

With the combinations of the main characteristics above, product types are defined. 

DEFINITIONS

While exploring our certified products you’ll come across a number of technical terms relating to certification. The below definitions help explain the search criteria in our certified product directory.

You should note that due to the large number of certified product types in the LCP-HP programme, performance can be certified against differing criteria and conditions. The conditions of certified performances are provided by using the initials of the heat sources (A-air and W-water) and by giving first the outdoor side and then the indoor side. Such as:

A35/W12-7 = Outdoor side air temperature 35 °C / Indoor side water inlet 12 °C and water outlet 7 °C.

W30-35/Wm19-m25 = Outdoor side water inlet 30 °C and water outlet 35 °C / Indoor side water inlet -19 °C and water outlet -25 °C.

If a unit has an integrated water pump, then available (serviceable) pressure performance filter should be used.

Product type categories in the LCP-HP programme therefore have some (but not all) of the following definitions in common.

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Product type nomenclature for the full export file that can be downloaded from LCPHP directory on our website.

Example:   LCP/A/P/C = Air-to-water packaged cooling-only comfort chiller
                     LCP-HP/A/S/H = Air-to-water split heating-only heat pump
                     MP/W/4P/HR = Water-to-water 4-pipe polyvalent unit

CERTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS

Chillers and reversible heat pumps:

The following performances at standard conditions shall be certified for chillers and reversible heat pumps:

• Cooling capacity [kW]
• Energy efficiency Ratio (EER) [-]
• Water pressure difference (pressure drop or available static pressure) at evaporator in cooling [kPa]
• Water pressure difference (pressure drop or available static pressure) at condenser in cooling for water-to-water units [kPa]
• Heating capacity for reverse cycle units [kW]
• Coefficient of Performance (COP) for reverse cycle units [-]
• Water pressure difference (pressure drop or available static pressure) at evaporator in heating for reverse cycle water-to-water units [kPa]
• Water pressure difference (pressure drop or available static pressure) at condenser in heating for reverse cycle chillers [kPa]
• A-weighted sound power level for Air Cooled Units in cooling mode [dB(A)].

All ratings refer to a fouling factor equal to zero.

For relevant units :

• Total Efficiency Ratio (TER) [-] for 4-pipe units                                            
• Seasonal Efficiency in Cooling (SEER & ηsc) [-] for comfort chillers           
• Seasonal Energy performance ratio (SEPR) [-] for process chillers.            
• Capacity at Pdesignh [kW]
• Seasonal Efficiency (SCOP & ηs) [-]
• A-weighted sound power level for Air Cooled Units in heating mode as required by the Commission Regulation EU 811/2013 and 813/2013 [dB(A)].

Supplementary performances can be certified as an option:

• Psb, LRcontmin and CcpLRcontmin in cooling and heating
• ISEER according to Indian Standard                                                            
• T3 (46°C) & Operability at 52°C according to Middle East Standards.         

Heat Pumps (Heating only):

The following performances at standard conditions shall be certified for heating-only Heat Pumps:

• Heating capacity [kW]
• Coefficient of Performance (COP) for the same conditions of the heating capacity [-]
• Water pressure drop at evaporator in heating mode for water-to-water units [kPa]
• Water pressure drop at condenser in heating mode [kPa].

For relevant units:

• Capacity at Pdesignh [kW]
• Seasonal Efficiency (SCOP & ηs) [-]
• A-weighted sound power level for Air Cooled Units in heating mode as required by the Commission Regulation EU 811/2013 and 813/2013 [dB(A)].

All ratings refer to a fouling factor equal to zero.

Supplementary performances can be certified as an option:

• Psb, LRcontmin and CcpLRcontmin in heating.

The published literature or computer programme for all the products shall include all the certified performances.

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