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Refrigerator Energy Consumption Test Results Using the United States Department of Energy and International Organization for Standardization Test Procedures
Refrigerator Energy Consumption Test Results Using the United States Department of Energy and International Organization for Standardization Test Procedures (4.48 MB)
Yashar, D. A.
NISTIR 6945 REV- March 01, 2003
Keywords:refrigerator , AHAM HRF-1 , ISO 8561 , ISO 7371 , energy consumption test
Abstract:This investigation compares the energy consumption ratings obtained for refrigerators using the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) HRF-1 test procedure, as adopted by the United States Department of Energy (DOE), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) equivalent test procedures (ISO 8561 and ISO 7371). Tests were performed on four different units according to both the DOE test procedure and the appropriate ISO test procedure. These units included two household kitchen-type, automatic defrost refrigerator-freezers, one of each body style that is prevalent in the US (one unit with the top mounted freezer compartment and the other unit with the refrigerator and freezer compartments in a side-by-side configuration). A top mount, automatic defrost refrigerator freezer which employs many novel energy saving devices and techniques was also tested. The final unit tested was a manual defrost refrigerator, as this is a popular design in many European countries. The results showed that the energy consumption ratings found for automatic defrost refrigerator-freezers under the DOE tests were 25.0 % to 29.4 % higher than the results obtained with the ISO tests. For the manual defrost model, the tests showed that the DOE test produced a value which was 33 % higher than that found by the ISO test. The results were then compared to the findings of a previous study conducted at the University of Auckland.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
