oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017
(Main)Fans - Efficiency classification for fans - Part 3: Fans without drives at maximum operating speed (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)
Fans - Efficiency classification for fans - Part 3: Fans without drives at maximum operating speed (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)
This document establishes a system for the classification of fan efficiency for all fan types which have a nominal fan shaft power rating of 0,125 kW and above. This document is applicable to fans only. It does not apply to drives or the system in which fans are installed. This document can be used by legislators or regulatory bodies for defining future energy saving targets.
Ventilatoren - Effizienzklassifizierung für Ventilatoren - Teil 3: Ventilatoren ohne Antriebe bei maximaler Betriebsgeschwindigkeit (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)
Ventilateurs - Classification du rendement des ventilateurs (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)
Le présent document établit un système de classification du rendement de tous les types de ventilateurs ayant une puissance à l'arbre du ventilateur de 0,125 kW et plus. Le présent document s'applique exclusivement aux ventilateurs. Il ne s'applique pas aux entraînements, ni aux systèmes dans lesquels les ventilateurs sont installés. Le présent document peut être utilisé par les législateurs ou les organismes de réglementation pour définir les cibles futures en matière d'économie d'énergie.
Ventilatorji - Klasifikacija učinkovitosti ventilatorjev - 3. del: Ventilatorji brez pogona pri največji obratovalni hitrosti (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 28-Feb-2017
- Technical Committee
- OGS - Heating for buildings
- Current Stage
- 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 28-Jul-2021
- Due Date
- 02-Aug-2021
- Completion Date
- 28-Jul-2021
Relations
- Effective Date
- 08-Jun-2022
- Effective Date
- 01-Feb-2017
Overview
The draft international standard oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017 titled "Fans - Efficiency classification for fans - Part 3: Fans without drives at maximum operating speed" is developed by CEN under the ISO/TC 117 technical committee. This standard establishes a globally recognized system for classifying the efficiency of fans without drives that have a nominal input power rating of 0.125 kW and above. It provides a framework for legislatures, regulatory agencies, manufacturers, and users to assess, compare, and define minimum efficiency requirements for such fans.
The standard specifically targets fans without drives - that is, fans without attached motors or power transmission components - operating at their maximum safe rotational speed. It excludes drives themselves and the overall ventilation or air conditioning systems where fans are installed. oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017 promotes energy efficiency and supports global efforts to reduce energy consumption, given that fans account for nearly 20% of worldwide electrical energy usage.
Key Topics
- Scope: The document applies exclusively to fans above 0.125 kW input power rating and classifies efficiency independent of drives or system installation.
- Definitions: Provides clear terminology such as fan without drives, maximum safe operating speed, optimum efficiency, and fan efficiency grade (FEG).
- Installation Categories: Efficiency ratings are tailored to defined fan installation categories (A, B, C, D) based on ISO 5801 standards, allowing classification relevant to actual operating conditions.
- Efficiency Grading: Uses a mathematical model relating fan impeller diameter and efficiency to assign fans into specific Fan Efficiency Grades (FEG) such as FEG85, FEG80, FEG75, etc.
- Testing and Tolerances: Defines acceptance tolerances for performance data derived from prototype testing or production, ensuring reliable and reproducible classification results.
- Annex A: Contains normative instructions for calculating efficiency grade boundaries, including formulae and coefficients for different grades relative to fan size.
Applications
- Energy Regulation: Regulators can use this standard to set minimum energy efficiency targets and policies for fans, thereby promoting sustainable energy consumption.
- Product Development: Manufacturers gain a rigorous classification framework to design and optimize fans for higher efficiency, helping to improve market competitiveness.
- Procurement: Industrial buyers and specification writers can benchmark fans to recognized efficiency grades, enabling better equipment selection based on energy performance.
- Energy Audits: Energy managers and consultants can use the FEG system to evaluate existing fan installations and recommend upgrades or replacements aligned with efficiency standards.
- Global Commerce: By harmonizing fan efficiency classification internationally, the standard helps facilitate trade, licensing, and conformity assessment across markets.
Related Standards
- ISO 5801: Industrial fans performance testing using standardized airways - essential for verifying fan performance data as per installation category.
- ISO 5802: Industrial fans performance testing in situ - for on-site performance validation.
- ISO 13348: Industrial fans tolerances, methods of conversion, and technical data presentation - defines precision and uncertainty limits for performance data.
- ISO 13349: Vocabulary and definitions of fan categories - standardizes terminology involved in fan classification and performance.
- ISO 12759-4: Efficiency classification for fans with drives - complementary part covering fans with integrated drive mechanisms.
By adopting oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017, stakeholders across the ventilation, HVAC, and industrial fan markets can contribute to large-scale energy savings, promote transparency in fan performance, and foster innovation toward more efficient fan technologies. This standard supports sustainable development goals by addressing energy efficiency in one of the most energy-intensive components of air handling equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Fans - Efficiency classification for fans - Part 3: Fans without drives at maximum operating speed (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)". This standard covers: This document establishes a system for the classification of fan efficiency for all fan types which have a nominal fan shaft power rating of 0,125 kW and above. This document is applicable to fans only. It does not apply to drives or the system in which fans are installed. This document can be used by legislators or regulatory bodies for defining future energy saving targets.
This document establishes a system for the classification of fan efficiency for all fan types which have a nominal fan shaft power rating of 0,125 kW and above. This document is applicable to fans only. It does not apply to drives or the system in which fans are installed. This document can be used by legislators or regulatory bodies for defining future energy saving targets.
oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 23.120 - Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN ISO 12759:2015, SIST EN ISO 12759:2015. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
oSIST prEN ISO 12759-3:2017 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
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bei maximaler Betriebsgeschwindigkeit (ISO/DIS 12759-3:2016)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Units and symbols . 2
5 General information . 2
5.1 Use of installation categories . 2
5.2 Tolerances . 3
6 Efficiency grade evaluation . 4
Annex A (normative) Energy efficiency grades for fans without drives . 6
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Foreword
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Introduction
The last decade has seen not only an escalation in the price, but also an increasing recognition of the
finite life of many of the fossil fuels currently used. There is also a belief by many that climatic change
is due to an increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This has lead to many nations reviewing
methods of energy generation and usage.
To maintain economic growth there is therefore a need to promote energy efficiency. This requires better
selection of equipment by users and therefore better design of this equipment by its manufacturers.
Fans of all types are used for ventilation and air conditioning, for process engineering – drying,
pneumatic conveying, and combustion air supply and for agriculture etc. Indeed, the energy usage by
fans has been calculated to be nearly 20 % of the worldwide usage.
The fan industry is of a global nature, with a considerable degree of exporting and licensing. To ensure
that the definition fan performance characteristics are common throughout the world a series of
standards have been developed, it is the belief of the industry that there is now a need for minimum
efficiency standards to be recognised. To encourage their implementation, a classification system is
proposed which incorporates a series of efficiency bands. With improvements in technology and
manufacturing processes the minimum efficiency levels may be reviewed and increased in time.
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Fans — Efficiency classification for fans —
Part 3:
Fans without drives at maximum operating speed
1 Scope
This international standard deals with the classification of fan efficiency for all fan types which have
a nominal input power rating of 0,125 kW and above. This standard may be used by legislators or
regulatory bodies for defining future energy saving targets. This standard applies to fans only, i.e. not
including a drive, but not to the system (finished Original Equipment Manufacturer’s product, e.g. box
fans and roof fans or ventilation system) in which it is installed.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 5801:2007, Industrial fans —
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