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BS EN 50559:2013+A1:2020

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Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristic of performance. Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols

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BSI 2020 72
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2 undefined
9 Foreword
10 Introduction
11 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
19 4 Method of testing for the determination of characteristics of performance
4.1 General
4.2 Standard heating load per unit area
4.3 Maximum power rating per unit area
4.4 Maximum surface temperature
21 4.5 Maximum floor surface temperature for underfloor storage heating
22 4.6 Room air temperature
4.7 Internal surface temperatures on the surrounding surfaces of the room
4.8 Thermal pre-conditioning of the room to be tested
23 4.9 Floor temperature in the case of continuous local hot spots
25 4.10 Floor temperature of underfloor storage heating through failure of a switching, controlling or regulation apparatus
4.11 Floor temperature of controlled underfloor heating and underfloor direct heating through failure of a switching, controlling or regulation apparatus
4.12 Regulation of room temperature using peripheral areas for underfloor storage heating
4.13 Regulation of room temperature using controlled underfloor heating and underfloor direct heating
26 4.14 Regulation of room temperature using underfloor warming
4.15 Relationship of coefficients of heat transfer
4.16 Insulating layers
27 4.17 Edging insulation strips
4.18 Damp-proofing
4.19 Electrical auxiliary heating
28 4.20 Load distribution layer in electrical underfloor heating
4.21 Bedding in or under heating screed or directly below floor covering
4.22 Dry laying of electrical heating elements
4.23 Heating element
4.24 Heating cable and laminar heating element
4.24.1 Heating cable for bedding in or under screeding or directly below floor covering
4.24.2 Heating cable for dry Laying
4.24.3 Laminar heating elements for installation below or in screeding
4.25 Characteristics of heating cables
29 4.26 Characteristics of laminar heating elements
4.27 Cold tails
4.28 Point of connection
4.29 Bending radius of the heating cable
4.30 Heating element labelling
4.31 Pulsation factor
4.32 Installation of heating elements for underfloor direct heating
4.33 Adhesive and fixing material
4.34 Permanent installation areas
30 4.35 Pre-heating of screeding
4.36 Floor coverings
4.37 Control and regulation equipment
4.38 Control and regulation equipment for underfloor storage heating
4.39 Control and regulation equipment for controlled underfloor heating and underfloor direct heating
4.40 Floor temperature measurement
4.41 Auxiliary supply period
4.42 Period of room use
31 4.43 Insulation and dielectric resistance of the heating element
4.44 Instructions for construction workers
4.44.1 Protective Measures when Pouring Flooring Screed.
4.44.2 Pouring the Screed
4.45 Data for owner and user of the building
1) the distribution of the heating circuits in each room;
2) the positioning and direction of installation of the heating elements in each room;
3) the ratings of the heating circuits in each room;
4) special considerations whilst installing the heating elements such as unheated permanent installation and peripheral areas;
5) details of the control and regulatory equipment with their circuit diagrams and plans of the positions of weather and floor temperature sensors;
6) details of the type and thermal loading properties of the heating elements (with testing reports if necessary).
32 4.46 Report of testing
33 Annex A(informative)Sizing Procedure ( Range of application and purpose
A.1 General
A.2 Basic principles ( Basic parameters of the room to be heated
A.2.1 General
A.2.2 Standard heat load of an underfloor heated room
A.2.3 Standard heating load per unit area
34 A.2.4 Effective heat storage capacity of the room to be heated
A.2.5 Peripheral conditions and limiting values
35 A.3 Sizing an underfloor heating system
A.3.1 Storage layer depth of an underfloor heating system
A.3.1.1 General
A.3.1.2 Depth of heating screed with underfloor direct and controlled heating
A.3.2 Heat Load Coverage for the underfloor heated room
A.3.2.1 Maximum rating per unit area
38 A.3.2.2 Determination of the maximum rating per unit area in W/m² (Tables A.1 to A.8)
40 A.3.2.3 Maximum rating per unit area for an underfloor direct heating system in rooms with bathtubs or showers
A.3.2.4 Limited rating per unit area
A.3.2.5 Heating floor surface area
A.3.2.6 Permissible rating
A.3.2.7 Rating of a room
41 A.3.2.8 Rating per unit area
A.3.2.9 Mean heating capacity
42 A.3.2.10 Auxiliary heat capacity
A.3.2.11 Rating of the auxiliary heating system
48 Annex B(informative)Sizing procedure ( Examples of sizing procedure of an underfloor storage heating system ( Example for a living area
B.1 General
B.2 Standard heat load of an underfloor heated room
B.3 Standard heat load per unit area
B.4 Storage mass per unit external area of the room m/(Aa
49 B.5 Thickness of storage layer (
B.6 Relation of coefficients of conductivity
50 B.7 Maximum rating per unit area
B.8 Limited rating per unit area
B.9 Heating floor area AF
B.10 Permissible rating PZUL
B.11 Rating of the room P
B.12 Rating per unit area
B.13 Mean heating capacity
51 B.14 Auxiliary heating capacity
B.15 Auxiliary heat rating
52 Annex C(informative)Sizing procedure ( Example of sizing procedure of an underfloor direct heating system ( Example for a living area
C.1 General
C.2 Design heating capacity of a room with underfloor direct heating
C.3 Design heating capacity per unit area
53 C.4 Depth of the heating screed
C.5 Relation of coefficients of conductivity
54 C.6 Maximum rating per unit area
C.7 Limited rating per unit area
C.8 Heating floor area AF
C.9 Permissible rating PZUL
C.10 Rating of the room P
C.11 Rating per unit area
C.12 Mean heating capacity
55 C.13 Auxiliary heating capacity
56 Formula symbols and units
58 Annex D (normative)Performance test according to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188
D.1 Test conditions
D.2 Definitions
62 D.3 Requirements to comply with functions according to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188
D.3.1 Product equipped with single stage heat output, no room temperature control
D.3.2 Product equipped with two or more manual stages, no room temperature control
D.3.3 Product equipped with mechanical room temperature control
D.3.4 Product equipped with electronic room temperature control
63 D.3.5 Product equipped with electronic room temperature control plus day timer
D.3.6 Product equipped with electronic room temperature control plus week timer
D.3.7 Product equipped with room temperature control, with presence detection
D.3.8 Product equipped with room temperature control, with open window detection
64 D.3.9 Product equipped with distance control option
D.3.10 Product equipped with adaptive start control
65 D.3.11 Product equipped with working time limitation
D.3.12 Product equipped with black bulb sensor
D.4 Information provided at point of sale
67 Annex E (normative)Climatic test room
E.1 Climatic test room A
68 E.2 Climatic test room B
69 Annex ZZ (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the ecodesign requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188 aimed to be covered
70 Bibliography
BS EN 50559:2013+A1:2020
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