Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps)
The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps) Determination 2013 (Determination) establishes minimum energy efficiency, energy labelling and high efficiency level requirements, and associated requirements for conducting tests, for air conditioners and heat pumps.
This Determination comes into force on 1 April 2014, revoking and replacing the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps) Determination 2012 (F2012L02129).
It covers air conditioners and heat pumps of the vapour compression type with a rated total cooling capacity of 65 kilowatts or less, arranged in the following product classes:
1. Non-ducted air conditioners and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) non-ducted;
(b) unitary air conditioner;
(c) rated total cooling capacity of less than 10 kW;
(d) single-phase or three-phase.
2. Non-ducted air conditioners and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) non ducted;
(b) unitary air conditioner;
(c) rated total cooling capacity from 10kW to less than 19kW;
(d) single-phase or three-phase.
3. Non-ducted air conditioners and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) non-ducted;
(b) split system (excluding multi-split systems);
(c) rated total cooling capacity of less than 4kW;
(d) single-phase or three-phase.
4. Non-ducted air conditioners and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) non-ducted;
(b) split system (excluding multi-split systems);
(c) rated total cooling capacity from 4kW to less than 10kW;
(d) single-phase or three-phase.
5. Non-ducted air conditioners and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) non-ducted;
(b) split system (excluding multi-split systems);
(c) rated total cooling capacity from 10kW to less than 19kW;
(d) single-phase or three-phase.
6. Ducted air conditioners and ducted heat pumps (excluding multi-split systems)
(a) ducted;
(b) rated total cooling capacity of less than 10kW;
(c) single-phase or three-phase.
7. Ducted air conditioners and ducted heat pumps (excluding multi-split systems)
(a) ducted;
(b) rated total cooling capacity from 10kW to less than 19kW;
(c) single-phase or three-phase.
8. Ducted air conditioners, non-ducted air conditioners, ducted heat pumps and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) multi-split system;
(b) rated total cooling capacity of less than 4kW;
(c) single-phase or three-phase.
9. Ducted air conditioners, non-ducted air conditioners, ducted heat pumps and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) multi-split system;
(b) rated total cooling capacity from 4kW to less than 10kW;
(c) single-phase or three-phase.
10. Ducted air conditioners, non-ducted air conditioners, ducted heat pumps and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) multi-split system;
(b) rated total cooling capacity from 10kW to less than 19kW;
(c) single-phase or three-phase.
11. Ducted air conditioners, non-ducted air conditioners, ducted heat pumps and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) rated total cooling capacity from 19kW to 39kW;
(b) single-phase or three-phase.
12. Ducted air conditioners, non-ducted air conditioners, ducted heat pumps and non-ducted heat pumps
(a) rated total cooling capacity from greater than 39kW to 65kW;
(b) single-phase or three-phase.
13. Air conditioners with water cooled condensers, water-to-air heat pumps and brine-to-air heat pumps
(a) rated total cooling capacity of less than 39kW;
(b) single-phase or three-phase.
14. Air conditioners with water cooled condensers, water-to-air heat pumps and brine-to-air heat pumps
(a) rated total cooling capacity of greater than or equal to 39kW;
(b) single-phase or three-phase.
This Determination does not cover:
(a)close control air conditioners and liquid-chilling packages; or
(b)evaporative coolers or any other cooling systems that are not of the vapour compression type; or
(c)ground-water-sourced heat pumps or ground-loop-sourced heat pumps; or
(d)unbalanced air conditioners and spot coolers; or
(e)air conditioners powered by mains electricity specifically designed and sold only for installation in end-use mobile applications of caravans, mobile homes, camper vans, boats and rail cars; or
(f) air conditioners powered by mains electricity specifically designed and sold only for installation in specialised high temperature industrial applications, such as crane cabins used over blast furnaces; or
(g)products that solely deliver conditioned outdoor air to an indoor conditioned space.
The specified energy use requirements for products covered by this Determination are the requirements mentioned in clause 3.2 of AS/NZS 3823.2:2013
The specified requirements for conducting tests for products covered by this Determination are the requirements mentioned in clauses 3.3 to 3.8, 3.10 and 3.11 of AS/NZS 3823.2:2013
The specified labelling and communication requirements for:
(a) single-phase products in product classes 1 to 5; and
(b) non-ducted, single-phase products in product classes 11 and 12,
are the requirements mentioned in section 2 and clause 3.9 of AS/NZS 3823.2:2013.
This standard is no longer in force (from April 2020) as it was repealed by the entry into force of Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019.
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