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Air Conditioners
Target Scope
Air conditioners, except the following:
1) ones with cooling capacity of over 50.4 kW,
2) ones of water-cooling type,
3) ones so structured as to have no motor for compression,
4) ones so structured as to use any energy other than electricity as a heat source for space heating,
5) ones so structured as to have temperature control function or dust control function intended for air conditioning to maintain machine or appliance performance or beverage or food hygiene,
6) ones so structured as to solely cool outside air and send it into indoors,
7) spot air conditioners,
8) ones designed for vehicles and other means of transport,
9) ones so structured as to have a duct at suction/exhaust outlet of a heat-exchanger of the outdoor unit,
10) ones so structured as to have a thermal storage tank dedicated for cooling (including a thermal storage tank for cooling-cum-heating),
11) ones designed for highly gas-tight/heat-insulating housing, and so structured as to send air to multiple rooms through a branched duct and operate interlocked with ventilation devices,
12) ones so structured as to have compressors, air blowers and other main components powered by electricity generated from a dedicated solar cell module,
13) ones having floor heating function or hot-water supply function,
14) among separate type air conditioners so structured as to connect two or more indoor units to one outdoor unit, ones using heat absorbed by space cooling for space heating,
15) ones dedicated to space cooling use,
16) ones structured for installation in the window frame,
17) ones structured for installation penetrating a wall, or
18) among air conditioners with cooling capacity of over 28 kW, ones other than those of separate type structured to connect two or more indoor units to one outdoor unit (applicable only to ones each of whose indoor units is separately controlled).
Energy Consumption Efficiency
[Home-use air Conditioners]
●Categories & Target Standard Values (1) and (2)
Energy consumption efficiency shall be the annual performance factor (APF), which is a numerical value calculated by the method under JIS C 9612 (2005) for products for residential use.
●Categories & Target Standard Values (3)
Energy consumption efficiency shall be the annual performance factor (APF), which is a numerical value calculated by the method under JIS C 9612 (2013) for products for residential use.
[Business-use air conditioners]
●Categories & Target Standard Values (4)
Energy consumption efficiency shall be the annual performance factor (APF), which is a numerical value calculated by the method under JIS B8616 (2006) for business use.
Categories & Target Standard Values
Target fiscal years and target standard values by type and category are shown below.
| Product type | Unit form/function | Cooling capacity | Target fiscal year & target standard value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home-use air conditioners | The wall-hung types among the non-ducted types (excluding the multi-types that control operation of indoor units individually) | 4.0kW or less | FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year. (until FY2026). Target standard values shown in (1). |
| Over 4.0kW | FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year. (until FY2026). Target standard values shown in (2). | ||
| Those applicable | FY2027 and each subsequent fiscal year. Target standard values shown in (3). | ||
| Others | Those applicable | FY2012 and each subsequent fiscal year. (until FY2028). Target standard values shown in (2). FY2029 and each subsequent fiscal year. Target standard values shown in (3). | |
| Business-use air conditioners | Those applicable | Those applicable | FY2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. Target standard values shown in (4). |
[Home-use air conditioners]
(1) Air conditioners whose target fiscal year is FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year (until FY2026)
●Non-ducted and wall-hung type air conditioners with a cooling capacity of 4.0kW or less (except multi-type air conditioners operating indoor units individually)
In the target fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, for each category, the weighted harmonic average value obtained by weighting annual performance factor (APF) with shipment volume shall not be below the target standard value.
| Category | [Target standard value] Standard energy consumption efficiency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooling capacity | Dimension type of indoor units | Category name | |
| Up to 3.2kW | Dimension-defined type | A | 5.8 |
| Free-dimension type | B | 6.6 | |
| Over 3.2kW up to 4.0kW | Dimension-defined type | C | 4.9 |
| Free-dimension type | D | 6.0 | |
| Remarks: | “Dimension Type of Indoor Unit” means that air conditioner models whose indoor unit has horizontal width of 800 mm or less and height of 295 mm or less shall be defined as a dimension-defined type. Air conditioners other than those of dimension-defined type shall be free-dimension type. |
(2) Air conditioners whose target fiscal year is FY2012 and each subsequent fiscal year (until FY2028) (for air conditioners falling into Category E to G, target fiscal year is FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year (until FY2026))
●Air conditioners other than those which are subject to (1)
In the target fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, for each category, the weighted harmonic average value obtained by weighting annual performance factor (APF) with shipment volume shall not be below the target standard value.
| Category | [Target standard value] Standard energy consumption efficiency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit form | Cooling capacity | Category name | |
| Non-ducted wall-hung type (except multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually) | Over 4.0kW up to 5.0kW | E | 5.5 |
| Over 5.0kW up to 6.3kW | F | 5.0 | |
| Over 6.3kW up to 28.0kW | G | 4.5 | |
| Other non-ducted type (except multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually) | Up to 3.2 kW | H | 5.2 |
| Over 3.2 kW up to 4.0 kW | I | 4.8 | |
| Over 4.0 kW up to 28.0 kW | J | 4.3 | |
| Multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually | Up to 4.0 kW | K | 5.4 |
| Over 4.0 kW up to 7.1 kW | L | 5.4 | |
| Over 7.1 kW up to 28.0 kW | M | 5.4 | |
| Remarks: | “Multi-type” refers to a type that has two or more indoor units connected to one outdoor unit. |
(3) Air conditioners whose target fiscal year is FY2027 and each subsequent fiscal year (for air conditioners falling into Category Ⅴ to Ⅹ, target fiscal year is FY2029 and each subsequent fiscal year)
●In the target fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, for each category, the weighted harmonic average value obtained by weighting the annual performance factor (APF) with shipment volume shall not be below the target standard value which is a weighted harmonic average value obtained by weighting standard energy consumption efficiency*1 with shipment volume.
| *1: Values obtained from the standard energy consumption efficiency calculation formulas and rounded to one decimal place. |
| Category | [Target standard value] Standard energy consumption efficiency calculation formula | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit form | Cooling capacity | Specifications | Category name | |
| Non-ducted wall-hung type (except multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually) | Up to 2.8kW | Non-cold regions | Ⅰ | E = 6.6 |
| Cold regions | Ⅱ | E = 6.2 | ||
| Over 2.8kW up to 28.0kW | Non-cold regions | Ⅲ | E = 6.84－0.210×(A－2.8) However, E = 6.6 is the upper limit and E = 5.3 is the lower limit. | |
| Cold regions | Ⅳ | E = 6.44－0.210×(A－2.8) However, E = 6.2 is the upper limit and E = 4.9 is the lower limit. | ||
| Other non-ducted type (except multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually) | Up to 3.2kW | － | Ⅴ | E = 5.4 |
| Over 3.2 kW up to 4.0 kW | － | Ⅵ | E = 5.0 | |
| Over 4.0 kW up to 28.0 kW | － | Ⅶ | E = 4.5 | |
| Multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually | Up to 4.0 kW | － | Ⅷ | E = 5.6 |
| Over 4.0 kW up to 7.1 kW | － | Ⅸ | E = 5.6 | |
| Over 7.1 kW up to 28.0 kW | － | Ⅹ | E = 5.5 | |
| Remarks: |
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【Judgment criteria exceptions】
For manufacturers, etc. , if a category falls below its energy efficiency standard but the weighted harmonic mean of each model's energy efficiency (APF) and the number of models shipped (mean APF by company) does not fall below the weighted harmonic mean of the energy efficiency standard and that same number (standard energy efficiency by company),the categories that did not fall below that value will be deemed as achieving the standard.
However, target fiscal year vary by category: In FY2027 and FY2028 will calculate only categories I through IV.
[Business-use air conditioners]
(4) Air conditioners whose target fiscal year is FY2015 and each subsequent fiscal year
In the target fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, for each category, the weighted harmonic average value obtained by weighting annual performance factor (APF) with shipment volume shall not be below the target standard value which is a weighted harmonic average value obtained by weighting standard energy consumption efficiency*2 with shipment volume.
| *2: Values obtained from the standard energy consumption efficiency calculation formulas and truncated to 1 decimal place. |
| Category | Standard energy consumption efficiency calculation formula | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form & function | Indoor unit type | Cooling capacity | Category name | |
| Combination of plural types or any type other than following | 4-directional cassette type | Less than 3.6 kW | aa | E = 6.0 |
| Not less than 3.6 kW but less than 10.0 kW | ab | E = 6.0－0.083×(A－3.6) | ||
| Not less than 10.0 kW but less than 20.0 kW | ac | E = 6.0－0.12×(A－10) | ||
| Not less than 20.0 kW and up to 28.0 kW | ad | E = 5.1－0.060×(A－20) | ||
| Other than 4-directional cassette type | Less than 3.6 kW | ae | E = 5.1 | |
| Not less than 3.6 kW but less than 10.0 kW | af | E = 5.1－0.083×(A－3.6) | ||
| Not less than 10.0 kW but less than 20.0 kW | ag | E = 5.1－0.10×(A－10) | ||
| Not less than 20.0 kW and up to 28.0 kW | ah | E = 4.3－0.050×(A－20) | ||
| Multi-type controlling operation of indoor units individually | ― | Less than 10.0 kW | ai | E = 5.7 |
| Not less than 10.0 kW but less than 20.0 kW | aj | E = 5.7－0.11×(A－10) | ||
| Not less than 20.0 kW but less than 40.0 kW | ak | E = 5.7－0.065×(A－20) | ||
| Not less than 40.0 kW and up to 50.4 kW | al | E = 4.8－0.040×(A－40) | ||
| Ducted type whose indoor unit is set on floor or any like type | Non-ducted type | Less than 20.0 kW | am | E = 4.9 |
| Not less than 20.0 kW and up to 28.0 kW | an | E = 4.9 | ||
| Ducted type | Less than 20.0 kW | ao | E = 4.7 | |
| Not less than 20.0 kW and up to 28.0 kW | ap | E = 4.7 | ||
| Remarks: |
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Target Fiscal Year
[Home-use air conditioners]
●FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year (until FY2026)： limited to Categories & Target Standard Values (1) and (2) Category E to G
●FY2012 and each subsequent fiscal year (until FY2028)： limited to Categories & Target Standard Values (2) Category H to M
●FY2027 and each subsequent fiscal year： limited to Categories & Target Standard Values (3) Category Ⅰ to Ⅳ
●FY2029 and each subsequent fiscal year： limited to Categories & Target Standard Values (3) Category Ⅴ to Ⅹ
[Business-use air conditioners]
●FY2015 and each subsequent fiscal year
Energy Efficiency Improvement
●For home-use air conditioners subject to Categories & Target Standard Values (1), energy consumption efficiency was improved by about 16.3% compared with the FY2005 level in the target fiscal year (FY2010).
●For home-use air conditioners subject to Categories & Target Standard Values (2), energy consumption efficiency of those falling into Category E to G was improved by about 15.6% compared with the FY2006 level in the target fiscal year (FY2010), and energy consumption efficiency of those falling into Category H to M was improved by about 15.9% compared with the FY2006 level in the target fiscal year (FY2012).
●For home-use air conditioners subject to Categories & Target Standard Values (3), energy consumption efficiency of those falling into Category Ⅰ to Ⅳ is expected to be improved by about 13.7% compared with the FY2016 level in the target fiscal year (FY2027), and energy consumption efficiency of those falling into Category Ⅴ to Ⅹ is expected to be improved by about 0.4% compared with the FY2016 level in the target fiscal year (FY2029).
●For business-use air conditioners, energy consumption efficiency is expected to be improved by about 18.2% compared with the FY2006 level in the target fiscal year (FY2015).
Display Items
[Home-use air conditioners]
●Cooling capacity
●Category name (limited to non-ducted, separate-type cooling/heating air conditioners)
●Cooling power consumption
●Heating capacity (limited to air conditioners capable of heating)
●Heating power consumption (limited to air conditioners capable of heating)
●Annual performance factor (APF) (limited to non-ducted, separate-type cooling/heating air conditioners)
●Precautions for use
●Name of manufacturer, etc.
| * Display items and their locations for home-use air conditioners are based on the stipulations of the Household Goods Quality Labeling Law (Law No. 104 enacted in 1962) and are not covered by the Energy Conservation Law. |
[Business-use air conditioners]
●Product name and type
●Category name
●Cooling capacity
●Cooling power consumption
●Heating capacity
●Heating power consumption
●Annual performance factor (APF)
●Name of manufacturer, etc.
Display Location
[Home-use air conditioners]
●Display items shall be presented at locations where they can be readily noticed by consumers. Yet, precautions for use shall be indicated on product bodies or in instruction manuals.
| * Display items and their locations for home-use air conditioners are based on the stipulations of the Household Goods Quality Labeling Law (Law No. 104 enacted in 1962) and are not covered by the Energy Conservation Law. |
[Business-use air conditioners]
●Display items shall be presented at locations where they can be readily noticed in catalogs showing performance indications and in instruction manuals.
Requirement for Recommendations and Orders
Manufacturers or importers whose annual manufacturing volume or importing volume (limited to shipment to the domestic market) is 500 units or more may be subject to recommendations and orders.
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