EN 62552:2013

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2013
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods (IEC 62552:2007,
modified + corrigendum Mar. 2008)
Haushalt-Kühl-/Gefriergeräte - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren (IEC 62552:2007,
modifiziert + corrigendum Mar. 2008)
Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager - Caractéristiques et méthodes (CEI
62552:2007, modifiée + corrigendum Mar. 2008)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62552:2013
ICS:
97.040.30 Hladilni aparati za dom Domestic refrigerating
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62552
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.030 Supersedes EN 153:2006, EN ISO 15502:2005 + corr. Dec.2007

English version
Household refrigerating appliances -
Characteristics and test methods
(IEC 62552:2007, modified + corrigendum Mar. 2008)

Appareils de réfrigération à usage Haushalt-Kühl-/Gefriergeräte -
ménager - Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren
Caractéristiques et méthodes d'essai (IEC 62552:2007, modifiziert +
(CEI 62552:2007, modifiée + corrigendum corrigendum Mar. 2008)
Mar. 2008)
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Ref. No. EN 62552:2013 E
Foreword
This document (EN 62552:2013) consists of the text of IEC 62552:2007 + corrigendum 2008 prepared by
IEC/TC 59 "Performance of household and similar electrical appliances", together with the common
modifications prepared by CLC/TC 59X "Performance of household and similar electrical appliances".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2013-10-22
implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2015-10-22
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with this document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 153:2006 and EN ISO 15502:2005 + AC:2007.
ISO 15502:2005:
– new compartment: zero star;
– new compartment: wine storage, combined with requirements for vibration, temperature fluctuation
and humidity;
– new compartment: pantry;
– new compartment: multi-use;
– new compartment: through-the-door-devices;
– requirements for circumvention.
EN ISO 15502:2005 + AC:2007, Household refrigerating appliances – Characteristics and test methods,
is based on ISO 15502:2005 and its corrigendum Cor 1:2007; this International Standard, prepared by
subcommittee 5: Testing and rating of household refrigeration appliances of ISO technical committee 86,
Refrigeration and air-conditioning, was transferred to the IEC subsequent to IEC SMB decision 127/11.
ISO 15502:2005 and its corrigendum are superseded by IEC 62552:2007.
EN 153:2006, Methods of measuring the energy consumption of electric mains operated household
refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food freezers and their combinations, together with associated
characteristics, was prepared by CEN/TC 44, Household refrigerating appliances and commercial
refrigeration equipment.
Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62552:2007
are prefixed “Z”.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association.

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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62552:2007 + corrigendum 2008 was approved by CENELEC
as a European Standard with the following common modifications.
COMMON MODIFICATIONS
2 Normative references
Delete the reference to ISO 817.
Delete the reference to IEC 60335-2-24:2002
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
Add the following definitions after 3.1.7:
3.1.Z1
wine storage appliance
refrigerating appliance having one or more and only compartments exclusively designed for storage of
wine
Note 1 to entry: An appliance containing compartment(s) which does not fulfil all requirements as specified for
wine storage compartments cannot be called wine storage appliance.
3.1.Z2
multi door or other appliances
refrigerating appliance having two or more compartments, each one specified according to one of
specifications as to Table 2 and being not covered by definitions as to 3.1.1 till 3.1.Z1
3.1.Z3
thermoelectric refrigerating appliance
refrigerating appliance where the cooling uses the Peltier effect
3.1.Z4
Mobile refrigerating appliance
appliance that is primarily intended to be used at different locations, having a mass of less than 18 kg
Note 1 to entry: While being moved, the appliance does not necessarily need to be operating.
Add the following definitions after 3.3.3:
3.3.Z1
zero-star compartment
low-temperature compartment intended for the freezing and storage of ice and for short time storage of
frozen food in which the temperature is not warmer than 0 °C

3.3.5.Z2
wine storage compartment
compartment exclusively designed either for short-term wine storage to bring wine to the ideal drinking
temperature or for long-term storage of wine, with the following features:
– a storage temperature range, either pre-set or set manually according to the manufacturer’s
instructions, in the range from +5 °C to +20 °C, each compartment providing t ≤ +12 °C;
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Note 1 to entry: The range from +5 °C to +20 °C indicates the maximum allowed range, no target values. If there
is more than one wine storage compartment in one appliance, the temperature setting range can also be subdivided
covering only part of the temperature range by each wine storage compartment.
– measured storage temperature(s) within a variation over time of less than 0,5 K at each declared
ambient temperature specified by the climate class for household refrigerating appliances (see 8.Z1);
– active or passive control of the compartment humidity within a range from 50 % to 80 % relative
humidity;
– constructed to reduce the transmission of vibration to the compartment, whether from the refrigerator
compressor or from any external source
3.3.5.Z3
pantry compartment
compartment intended for the storage of particular foods or beverages at a temperature warmer than that
of the cellar compartment
3.3.5.Z4
multi-use-compartment
compartment intended for use at two or more of the temperatures of the compartment types in Table 2,
capable of being set by the user to remain at the operating temperature range applicable to each
compartment type
Note 1 to entry: Where temperatures can shift to a different operating range for a period of limited duration only,
the compartment is not a "multi-use compartment".
3.3.5.Z5
low ambient switch
device activated at the low ambient temperatures, automatically or manually, to balance the temperatures
in different compartment types used in combination if applicable
3.3.5.Z6
thermal accumulator
device with thermal capacity provided by manufacturer
Replace Definitions 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5 and 3.5.6 by:
3.5.3
overall dimensions
space – height, width and depth – with doors or lids closed
3.5.4
overall space required in use
total space – height, width and depth – with doors or lids open
3.5.5
gross volume
volume within the inside liner of the refrigerating appliance or of a compartment with an external door, in
every case without internal fittings and with doors or lids closed

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3.5.6
storage volume
part of the gross volume of any compartment that remains after deduction of the volume of components
and spaces unusable for the storage of food
Note 1 to entry: See 7.2.
In Definition 3.5.7, delete the note.
Add the following definitions after 3.6.23:
3.6.Z1
wine compartment storage temperature
t
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mean temperature of the wine storage compartment
3.6.Z2
humidity wine compartment
RH
wim
internal relative humidity in a wine storage compartment as integrated time average
3.6.Z3
pantry compartment storage temperature
t
pma
mean temperature of the pantry storage compartment
Add the following definitions after 3.7.4:
3.7.Z1
humidity control device
device which automatically regulates the humidity level inside a compartment
3.7.Z2
ambient air exchange device
device which allows to exchange the air in a refrigerating compartment with ambient air, either fix as to
manufacturer design, or to be controlled automatically, or to be set manually by the user as to
manufacturer's instructions
Note 1 to entry: The hole for defrosting water draining is not considered as an air exchange device.
3.8 Symbols
Replace the content by:
T T T T temperature measurement positions
i, ci , wi , ai
t instantaneous temperature value (fresh food compartment)
i
( )
t * , t*, t**, t*** The temperatures of each compartment, cabinet or section is the maximum temperature
of any M-package in that compartment, cabinet or section.
t , t instantaneous ambient temperature value
amb1 amb2
t / t integrated time average of t /t
amb1.m amb2.m amb1 amb2
t arithmetic average of t and t
amb.ma amb1.m amb2.m
t instantaneous temperature value (cellar compartment)
ci
t instantaneous temperature value (chill compartment)
cc
t instantaneous temperature value (wine storage compartment)
wi
t instantaneous temperature value (pantry compartment)
pi
t integrated time average of t
im i
t integrated time average of t
cim ci
t integrated time average of t
wvim wi
t integrated time average of t
pvim pi
t instantaneous arithmetic average of t , t , t
va 1 2 3
t instantaneous arithmetic average of t , t , t
ca c1 c2 c3
t arithmetic average of t , t , t
ma 1m 2m 3m
t arithmetic average of t , t , t
cma c1m c2m c3m
t arithmetic average of t , t , t
wma w1m w2m w3m
t arithmetic average of t , t , t
pma p1m p2m p3m
RH instantaneous relative humidity (wine storage compartment)
wi
RH integrated time average of RH
wim wi
E energy consumption of household refrigerating appliance in kWh/24 h (conditions as in
24h
Table 5)
i subscript representing 1, 2 or 3
4 Classification
Add the following text after Table 1:
If the lowest declared temperature is not within standard climate classes, the lowest ambient temperature
is the temperature where the appliance can be used fulfilling the storage test requirements. This
temperature shall be indicated in the user manual and the test report.
5 Materials, design and manufacture
Add the following after 5.7.6:
5.7.Z1 Wine storage appliances and wine storage compartments shall be constructed by using suitable
means to reduce transmission of vibration to the compartment(s), whether from the refrigerating system
or from any external source.
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6 Storage temperatures
Replace Table 2 by the following table:
Table 2 – Storage temperatures

°C
Fresh-food storage
Food freezer Two-star One-star Cellar Chill Wine Zero-star Pantry

compartment and three-star compartment/ compartment compartment compartment compartment compartment compartment

compartment/ section
cabinet
a, b
( )
t , t , t t t*** t** t* t t t t
1m 2m 3m ma cm cc wma t * pma
+5 ≤ t ≤ +20
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a a ( )
0 ≤ t , t , t ≤ 8 ≤ +4 ≤ -18 ≤ -12 ≤ -6 +8 ≤ t ≤ +14 -2 ≤ t ≤ +3 t * ≤ 0 +14 < t < +20
1m 2m 3m cm cc pma
t ≤ +12
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a
As a result of a defrost cycle, the storage temperatures of frost free and/or adaptive defrost refrigerating appliances are permitted to rise by no more than 3 K during a period not greater than 4 h or
20 % of the duration of the operating cycle, whichever is the shorter. An example of an operating cycle for a frost-free refrigerator-freezer is given in Figure 1. For wine storage compartments applies
that the maximum temperature t shall not be more than 1,5 K above integrated time average temperature t for each measuring point.
wi wim
b
The range +5 °C to +20 °C indicates the maximum allowed range, no target values. If there are more than one wine storage compartment in one appliance the temperature setting range can also be
subdivided covering only part of the temperature range by each wine storage compartment. Each compartment shall provide t ≤ +12 °C.
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7 Determination of linear dimensions, volumes and areas
7.1 Determination of linear dimensions
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