Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
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5 Definitions—other expressions used in this Determination
Act means the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012.
air conditioner means a device that:
(a) is capable of cooling, heating, or both cooling and heating, a conditioned space using a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric compressor; and
(b) contains one or more condensers, one or more evaporators, and one or more fans; and
(c) is designed for cooling, heating, or both cooling and heating, of a conditioned space primarily for human comfort;
whether or not it has additional functions such as dehumidification, air purification, ventilation, heat recovery, sanitary water heating, and supplementary air heating by means of electric resistance heating.
Note: An air conditioner in heating mode is also referred to as a heat pump.
air-to-air: an air conditioner is air‑to‑air if it uses:
(a) when in cooling mode—air as the heat sink; and
(b) when in heating mode—air as the heat source.
Annual Coefficient of Performance or ACOP—see subsection 20(1).
Annual Energy Efficiency Ratio or AEER—see subsection 20(1).
Australian Standard means a standard that is published by Standards Australia Limited denoted by the letters “AS” and identifying numbers and letters.
Australian/New Zealand Standard means a standard that is jointly published by Standards Australia Limited and Standards New Zealand, is applicable in both countries and denoted by the letters “AS/NZS” and identifying numbers and letters.
average true power factor—see subsection 40(3).
capacity means:
(a) total cooling capacity; or
(b) heating capacity.
ceiling cassette means a type of indoor unit for a non‑ducted single‑split system whose chassis is installed within the ceiling space. The fascia/panel/grille assembly includes an air inlet and multiple outlets and is the only component visible from within the conditioned space.
circumvention device—see subsection 2(5) of Schedule 2.
close control air conditioner—see subsection 17(2).
Coefficient of Performance or COP—see subsection 20(1).
commercial SEER rating—see section 33.
conditioned space means an enclosed space, room or zone to which conditioned air is provided.
Cooling Season Total Energy Consumption means the amount of energy a product will use over a cooling season for a particular climate zone, as calculated in accordance with subsection 30(1) or subsection 30(4).
Note: A particular product, other than one in product class 3 or 4, will have 6 values for the Cooling Season Total Energy Consumption, a value for each temperature zone (hot, average and cold) relating to residential use of the product, and a value for each temperature zone relating to commercial use of the product.
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A product in product class 3 or 4 will have only 3 values for the Cooling Season Total Energy Consumption, one for each temperature zone relating to residential use of the product.
Cooling Seasonal Energy Consumption or CSEC—see subsection 30(1).
dehumidifier—see subsection 17(2).
ducted: an air conditioner is ducted if it is designed primarily to provide ducted delivery of conditioned air to a conditioned space.
Note: An air conditioner will not necessarily be “ducted” solely because it has ducts connected to it. For example, an air conditioner will not be “ducted” if the air conditioner only has ducts drawing outside air into the air conditioner or expelling air to the outside, such as in the case of a unitary double duct air conditioner (that is, a portable unitary double duct air conditioner or a wall mounted unitary double duct air conditioner) or a unitary single duct air conditioner (that is, a portable unitary single duct air conditioner or a wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioner).
duration of a supplementary water tank means the period the tank can provide water before needing to be refilled.
Note: For a portable unitary double duct air conditioner (product class 2), the duration of the tank is worked out in accordance with subsection 12(5) of Schedule 2. For a portable unitary single duct air conditioner (product class 4), the duration of the tank is worked out in accordance with Appendix B of AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015.
Energy Efficiency Ratio or EER—see subsection 20(1).
energy label—see section 26.
energy rating label—see section 26.
evaporatively‑cooled condenser means a heat exchanger that condenses refrigerant vapour by rejecting heat to a water and air mixture causing the water to evaporate and increase the enthalpy of air.
Note 1: For the purposes of this Determination, evaporatively‑cooled condensers may be found in portable unitary single duct air conditioners or portable unitary double duct air conditioners.
Note 2: Such condensers are fed by a supplementary water tank.
Note 3: This is the same meaning as clause 3.8 of AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015.
extra-low temperature heating capacity test—see subsection 9(2).
fixed capacity—see section 6.
fixed head: a multi‑split system is of fixed head type if:
(a) it has a single outdoor unit that has a dedicated set of refrigeration ports for each individual indoor unit; and
(b) the maximum number of indoor units that can be connected is limited by the number of dedicated ports on the outdoor unit.
GEMS retail premises—see section 26.
ground-loop air conditioner—see subsection 17(2).
ground-water air conditioner—see subsection 17(2).
H1—see section 7.
H2—see section 7.
H3—see section 7.
heating capacity—see subsection 9(1).
heating extended-load operation has the same meaning as in clause 3.13 of AS/NZS 3823.4.2:2014.
Heating Season Total Energy Consumption means the amount of energy a product will use over a heating season for a particular climate zone, as calculated in accordance with subsection 30(2) or subsection 30(4).
Note: A particular product, other than one in product class 3 or 4, will have 6 values for the Heating Season Total Energy Consumption, a value for each temperature zone (hot, average and cold) relating to residential use of the product, and a value for each temperature zone relating to commercial use of the product.
A product in product class 3 or 4 will have only 3 values for the Heating Season Total Energy Consumption, one for each temperature zone, relating to residential use of the product.
Heating Seasonal Energy Consumption or HSEC—see subsection 30(2).
Heating Seasonal Performance Factor or HSPF means the ratio of the total annual amount of heat, including make-up heat, that the equipment can add to the conditioned space when operated for heating in active mode to the total annual amount of energy consumed by the equipment during the same period, as calculated by the method set out in clause 6.1 of AS/NZS 3823.4.2:2014.
Note: Each product, other than a product in product class 3 or 4, will have 6 values for the HSPF, a value for each temperature zone (hot, average and cold) relating to residential use of the product, and a value for each temperature zone relating to commercial use of the product.
An HSPF is not calculated for products in product classes 3 and 4 (wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioners and portable unitary single duct air conditioners).
liquid-chilling package—see subsection 17(2).
low temperature cooling capacity test—see subsection 8(2).
low temperature heating capacity test—see subsection 9(2).
low temperature heating extended‑load capacity—see subsection 9(1).
low temperature heating full capacity—see subsection 9(1).
MEPS means Minimum Energy Performance Standards.
multi-split outdoor unit means the outdoor unit of a multi-split system, that:
(a) contains the compressor, outdoor heat exchanger, fans, and refrigeration ports; and
(b) does not contain the indoor heat exchanger; and
(c) is designed to be connected to two or more individually controlled indoor units.
multi-split system: an air‑to‑air air conditioner is a multi-split system if:
(a) it has separate indoor and outdoor units that are connected with refrigerant piping; and
(b) it has two or more indoor units, each of which can be individually controlled.
Note: A multi‑split system can be of fixed head type or variable refrigerant flow (VRF) type.
multi-stage capacity—see section 6.
noise means the sound power level (dB(A)) of a product as determined under EN 12102:2013 or EN 12102‑1:2017.
Note: See section 9 of Schedule 2 for an associated testing requirement.
non-ducted: an air conditioner is non‑ducted if it is designed primarily to provide free delivery of conditioned air to a conditioned space.
Note 1: Spot coolers, dehumidifiers, unitary single duct air conditioners and unitary double duct air conditioners are defined separately.
Note 2: An air conditioner might still be “non‑ducted” even if has one or more ducts drawing outside air into the air conditioner or expelling air to the outside, so long as it provides for free (that is, non‑ducted) delivery of air to the conditioned space. For example, the following are “non‑ducted”: unitary double duct air conditioners (that is, portable unitary double duct air conditioners and wall mounted unitary double duct air conditioners) and unitary single duct air conditioners (that is, portable unitary single duct air conditioners and wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioners).
portable: an air conditioner is portable if it:
(a) is designed to be portable; and
(b) is supplied and offered for supply for portable applications only; and
(c) has the following features:
(i) a casing that encloses the entire air conditioner, including the back;
(ii) castors, wheels or feet;
(iii) flexible ductwork that is:
(A) either supplied with the air conditioner or available as additional accessories, for adapting to various portable installation situations; and
(B) designed to temporarily fit, via specialised attachments, to a partially opened window or door;
(iv) a length of power cord with a mains plug; and
(d) does not have any of the following:
(i) permanent wall or window mounting brackets, either on the air conditioner, in the packaging, or as a separately supplied accessory;
(ii) available instructions that demonstrate how to fix the air conditioner (other than the ductwork) to a wall or window;
(iii) other accessories, such as pipes and flanges, designed to allow permanent wall or window mounting.
portable unitary double duct air conditioner means a unitary double duct air conditioner that is portable.
Note 1: As a portable unitary double duct air conditioner provides for the free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space, it is a “non‑ducted air conditioner”.
Note 2: A product that is a portable unitary double duct air conditioner will be treated as such for the purposes of this Determination, whether or not it can also operate as a spot cooler or a portable unitary single duct product.
portable unitary single duct air conditioner means a unitary single duct air conditioner that is portable.
Note 1: As a portable unitary single duct air conditioner provides for the free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space, it is a “non‑ducted air conditioner”.
Note 2: A product that is a portable unitary single duct air conditioner will be treated as such for the purposes of this Determination, whether or not it can also operate as a spot cooler.
product class—see section 16.
rated—see section 10.
relevant MEPS level—see section 19.
Note: MEPS is short for minimum energy performance standards.
residential SEER rating—see section 33.
SEER rating—see section 33.
single-phase: a product is single‑phase if all components that require an external power supply require only single-phase power.
single‑split outdoor unit means the outdoor unit of a single‑split system, that:
(a) contains the compressor, outdoor heat exchanger, fans, and refrigeration ports; and
(b) does not contain the indoor heat exchanger; and
(c) is not designed to be connected to two or more individually controlled indoor units; and
(d) is supplied or offered for supply as a separate outdoor unit of a single‑split system, rather than as part of a complete single‑split system.
single-split system: an air‑to‑air air conditioner is a single-split system if:
(a) it has separate indoor and outdoor units that are connected with refrigerant piping; and
(b) if it has two or more indoor units—the units cannot be individually controlled.
Note 1: The indoor unit of a single‑split system usually lies within the conditioned space, and may be installed or portable. The indoor unit in some configurations feeds into a duct system. The indoor units of some single‑split ducted systems might not have a fan and instead be designed to operate with an existing system (for example, with a gas heater).
Note 2: A single‑split system might have two or three indoor units that are controlled by a single controller, in which case it is known as a twin or triple split system. Twin or triple split systems are tested to AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012.
solar-boosted air conditioner—see subsection 2(5) of Schedule 2.
split system means:
(a) a multi‑split system; or
(b) a single‑split system.
spot cooler—see subsection 17(2).
standard means an Australian Standard, an Australian/New Zealand Standard, a CIE Standard, an IEC Standard or any other equivalent document.
standard cooling capacity test—see subsection 8(2).
standard cooling full capacity—see subsection 8(1).
standard cooling part-load capacity—see subsection 8(1).
standard heating capacity test—see subsection 9(2).
standard heating full capacity—see subsection 9(1).
standard heating part‑load capacity—see subsection 9(1).
supplementary water tank means a tank designed as an integral part of the unit to contain external supplementary water which is fed to the evaporatively-cooled condenser.
Note 1: For the purposes of this Determination, supplementary water tanks may be found in portable unitary single duct air conditioners or portable unitary double duct air conditioners.
Note 2: This is the same meaning as clause 3.31 of AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015.
T1—see section 7.
tested—see section 10.
test simulation software—see subsection 3(7) of Schedule 2.
three-phase: a product is three‑phase if at least one component requires an external three‑phase power supply.
Note: Where a system has more than one power supply (e.g., a split system), the whole system is considered to be three-phase where at least one of the external power supply systems is three‑phase.
total cooling capacity—see subsection 8(1).
Total Cooling Seasonal Performance Factor or TCSPF means the ratio of the total annual amount of heat that the equipment can remove from the conditioned space to the total annual amount of energy consumed by the equipment, including the active and inactive energy consumption as calculated by the method set out in Annex B of AS/NZS 3823.4.1:2014.
Note: Each product, other than a product in product class 3 or 4, will have 6 values for the TCSPF, a value for each temperature zone (hot, average and cold) relating to residential use of the product, and a value for each temperature zone relating to commercial use of the product.
A TCSPF is not calculated for products in product classes 3 and 4 (wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioners and portable unitary single duct air conditioners).
two-stage capacity—see section 6.
unitary: an air conditioner is unitary if the evaporator, condenser and associated refrigeration components (for example, the compressor) are contained within a single housing.
Note: Unitary air conditioners may be non-ducted (for example, window/wall units) or ducted (for example, packaged rooftop units).
unitary double duct air conditioner means a unitary, air‑to‑air air conditioner that:
(a) is designed to:
(i) be located wholly within the conditioned space; and
(ii) provide free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space; and
(b) draws air into the air conditioner from outside the conditioned space using one duct; and
(c) uses another duct to discharge that air back outside the conditioned space.
Note 1: As a unitary double duct air conditioner provides for the free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space, it is a “non‑ducted air conditioner”.
Note 2: A unitary double duct air conditioner will, depending on its design features, either be a “portable unitary double duct air conditioner” or a “wall mounted unitary double duct air conditioner”.
Note 3: A product that is a unitary double duct air conditioner will be treated as such for the purposes of this Determination, whether or not it can also operate as a unitary single duct air conditioner.
unitary single duct air conditioner:
(a) means a unitary, air-to-air air conditioner that:
(i) is designed to:
(A) be located wholly within the conditioned space; and
(B) provide free delivery of air to the conditioned space; and
(ii) draws air into the air conditioner from the conditioned space; and
(iii) uses a duct to discharge that air outside the conditioned space, whether or not the duct is supplied with the air conditioner; but
(b) does not include such a product that is designed so that it can be configured as a unitary double duct air conditioner.
Note 1: As a unitary single duct air conditioner provides for the free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space, it is a “non‑ducted air conditioner”.
Note 2: A unitary single duct air conditioner will, depending on its design features, either be a “portable unitary single duct air conditioner” or a “wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioner”.
variable capacity—see section 6.
variable refrigerant flow or VRF: a multi‑split system is of variable refrigerant flow or VRF type if it has one or more outdoor units comprising a single refrigerant circuit, each of which has a set of refrigeration ports that services the network of indoor units through branch piping or distribution devices or both.
wall mounted unitary double duct air conditioner means a unitary double duct air conditioner that is not portable.
Note 1: As a wall mounted unitary double duct air conditioner is a unitary double duct air conditioner, it provides for the free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space, and so is a “non‑ducted” air conditioner.
Note 2: A product that is able to be wall mounted as well as portable is considered to be wall mounted for the purposes of this Determination.
wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioner means a unitary single duct air conditioner that is not portable.
Note 1: As a wall mounted unitary single duct air conditioner is a unitary single duct air conditioner, it provides for the free delivery of conditioned air to the conditioned space, and so is a “non‑ducted” air conditioner.
Note 2: A product that is able to be wall mounted as well as portable is considered to be wall mounted for the purposes of this Determination.
water-loop air conditioner means a water-to-air air conditioner that uses liquid circulating in a common piping loop functioning as a heat source or a heat sink.
Note 1: The temperature of the liquid loop is usually mechanically controlled within a temperature range of 15 °C to 40 °C.
Note 2: This is the same meaning as the term “water-loop heat pump application” in clause 3.1.1 of AS/NZS 3823.1.3:2005.
water-to-air: an air conditioner is water-to-air if it uses:
(a) when in cooling mode—water or brine as the heat sink; and
(b) when in heating mode—water or brine as the heat source.
Note 1: Water-to-air air conditioners include the following three subtypes:
(a) water-loop air conditioners (covered by this Determination);
(b) ground-water air conditioners (not covered by this Determination);
(c) ground-loop air conditioners (not covered by this Determination).
Note 2: Several other words and expressions used in this Determination have the meaning given by section 5 of the Act. For example: