6. National standards in other countries
In the United States, several professional organizations are involved in standardization:
ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers) has published the latest revisions to ASHRAE 34 and ASHRAE 15 in 2022. Standard 34 describes an abbreviated way of naming refrigerants and assigns safety classifications based on toxicity and flammability data, while Standard 15 establishes operating procedures for equipment and systems when using these refrigerants. This organization has also published ASHRAE 111 (2008) on air conditioning;
The AHRI (Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute) is working with French specialists to revise the American standard on refrigerant recovery and recycling, and has already published electrical standards such as ARI 110 (2024) on voltage...
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Refrigeration regulations
Standards and norms
Standards pool at ISO/TC 86 "Refrigeration and air conditioning
Under the responsibility of ISO/TC 86/SC 1 "Safety and environmental requirements for refrigeration systems".
- Refrigeration systems and heat pumps – safety and environmental requirements – Part 1: Definitions, classification and selection criteria - ISO 5149-1 - 2014
- Refrigeration systems and heat pumps – Safety and environmental requirements...
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European Directives and Regulations
Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.
Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 19, 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy...
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Standards bodies
Afnor – Association française de normalisation http://www.afnor.org
UNM – Union de normalisation de la mécanique http://www.unm.fr
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