SASO 2874/2016: Large capacity air conditioners - performance requirement and methods of testing
Air conditioner with capacities exceeding 65,000 Btu/h are covered in the Large AC standard (SASO 2874/2016)
Air conditioners, air cooled
- CC = 65,000: EER 11.2
- 65,000 < CC = 135,000: EER 11.2
- 135,000 < CC = 240,000: EER 11
- 24,0000 < CC = 760,000: EER 10.0
- 760,000 < CC : EER 9.7
Air conditioners, water cooled
- CC = 65,000: EER 12.1
- 65,000 < CC = 135,000: EER 12.1
- 135,000 < CC = 240,000: EER 12.5
- 24,0000 < CC = 760,000: EER 12.4
- 760,000 < CC : EER 12.2
Air conditioners, evaporatively cooled
- CC = 65,000: EER 12.1
- 65,000 < CC = 135,000: EER 12.1
- 135,000 < CC = 240,000: EER 12.0
- 24,0000 < CC = 760,000: EER 11.9
- 760,000 < CC : EER 11.7
Air cooled chillers:
- CC = 1,800,000: EER 9.7
- CC >1,800,000: EER 9.7
Water-cooled chillers, electrically operated, positive displacement
- CC = 900,000: EER 15.4
- 900,000 < CC = 1,800,000: EER 16.0
- 1,800,000 < CC = 3,600,000: EER 17.7
- 3,600,000 < CC = 7,200,000: EER 19.2
- CC > 7,200,000: EER 19.2
Water-cooled chillers, electrically operated, centrifugal
- CC = 3,600,000: EER 17.3
- 3,600,000 < CC = 7,200,000: EER 20.5
- 7,200,000 < CC = 14,400,000: EER 20.5
- CC > 14,400,000: EER 20.5
Air cooled absorption chillers, single effect: EER 2.0
Water cooled absorption chillers, single effect: EER 2.4
Absorption chiller, double effect, indirect fire: EER 3.4
Absorption chiller, double effect, direct fire: EER 3.4
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) multi split air conditioners, air-cooled:
- CC = 65,000: EER 12.2
- 65,000 < CC = 135,000: EER 12.2
- 135,000 < CC = 240,000: EER 11.0
- 24,0000 < CC: EER 10.0
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) multi split air conditioners, heat pumps:
- CC = 65,000: EER 12.2
- 65,000 < CC = 135,000: EER 11.0
- 135,000 < CC = 240,000: EER 10.6
- 24,0000 < CC: EER 9.5
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) multi split air conditioners, water-cooled:
- CC = 65,000: EER 12.0
- 65,000 < CC = 135,000: EER 12.0
- 135,000 < CC = 240,000: EER 10.0
- 24,0000 < CC: EER 10.0
Cooling Capacity (Btu/h), EER (BTU/W/h)
The regulation also sets MEPS for Computer and Data processing room air conditioners.
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