TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION RULES OF THE EUROVENT

CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE MARK

AIR HANDLING UNITS

Identification: ECP 05

Revision 01-2025
(This version cancels and replaces any previous versions)

Approbation date: 05/09/2024

Comes into effect from the 2025 campaign

(This TCR is applicable from the 2025 campaign; version 01-2024 is
applicable for 2024 and previous campaigns)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 6
I.1 Scope ..............................................................................................................................................................6
I.1.1 General ..............................................................................................................................................6
I.1.2 Optional Certification for Hygienic Air Handling Units .......................................................................6
I.1.3 Certify all principle ..............................................................................................................................6
I.2 Certified performances ....................................................................................................................................7
I.2.1 Mechanical, thermal and acoustical performance .............................................................................7
I.2.2 Other performances ...........................................................................................................................8
I.2.3 Performance items not covered by the programme...........................................................................8
I.3 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................................8
I.4 Contributors .....................................................................................................................................................9
I.4.1 Audit body ........................................................................................................................................10
I.4.2 Independent laboratory/test body ....................................................................................................10
II. REQUIREMENTS OF THE REFERENCE DOCUMENT.............................................................. 11
II.1 Reference documents ..................................................................................................................................11
II.1.1 Product and test standards ..............................................................................................................11
II.1.2 Software specific technical requirements ........................................................................................11
II.2 Specific requirements and quality management ..........................................................................................11
II.2.1 Use of ECP not certified heat recovery system (HRS) ....................................................................11
II.2.2 Ranges produced in several production places ...............................................................................12
II.2.3 Management of non-certified ranges ...............................................................................................12
II.2.4 Brand Name .....................................................................................................................................12
II.2.5 Traceability .......................................................................................................................................12
II.3 Marking and published information ..............................................................................................................12
II.3.1 Marking information .........................................................................................................................13
II.3.1.1 Eurovent Certified Performance mark (ECP) ...........................................................................13
II.3.1.2 Eurovent Certified Performance Energy Efficiency Label ........................................................13
II.3.2 By Eurovent Certita Certification ......................................................................................................14
II.3.3 By the Participant .............................................................................................................................15
II.3.3.1 Display of Eurovent Certified Performance logo on production units .......................................15
II.3.3.2 Display of Eurovent Certified Performance logo on technical documentation .........................15
III. CERTIFICATION PROCESS....................................................................................................... 16
III.1 Admission procedure ..................................................................................................................................16
III.1.1 Declaration of data ...........................................................................................................................16
III.1.2 Pre-check of selection software .......................................................................................................16
III.1.3 Initial admission audit .......................................................................................................................16
III.1.4 Selection of units to be tested ..........................................................................................................19
III.1.5 Tests at the independent laboratory ................................................................................................19
III.1.5.1 Time limitation of acquisition and recovery of units ..................................................................20
III.1.5.2 Test procedure ..........................................................................................................................20
III.1.5.3 Test Results on Real Unit .........................................................................................................20
III.1.5.4 Initial test failure ........................................................................................................................21
III.1.5.5 Leakage classes reached during RU tests ...............................................................................21
III.1.5.6 Unit failure on a real unit ...........................................................................................................21
III.1.5.7 Penalty Test on Real Unit .........................................................................................................22
III.1.5.8 Test Results on a Model Box ....................................................................................................22
III.1.5.9 Failure in case of multiple production places............................................................................22

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 III.1.6 Granted certification .........................................................................................................................22
III.1.7 Procedure for Brand Name Companies ...........................................................................................23
III.2 Surveillance procedure ...............................................................................................................................23
III.2.1 Surveillance audit .............................................................................................................................23
III.2.2 Selection of units to be tested ..........................................................................................................25
III.2.3 Surveillance tests .............................................................................................................................26
III.2.4 Renewed certification .......................................................................................................................26
III.2.5 Procedure for Brand Name Companies ...........................................................................................26
III.3 Declaration of modifications ........................................................................................................................26
III.4 Suspension/cessation conditions ................................................................................................................27
APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL APPENDIXES .................................................................................... 28
A.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................28
A.2 Testing requirements ...................................................................................................................................28
A.3 Rating requirements ....................................................................................................................................32
A.4 Acceptance criteria ......................................................................................................................................34
APPENDIX B. FORM...................................................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX C. CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE ........................................................................................ 36
C.1 Application and test schedule ......................................................................................................................36
C.2 Annual surveillance procedure schedule.....................................................................................................38
C.3 Planning for manufacturers introducing a new factory (or already known factory) for an already certified
range 39
APPENDIX D. METHODOLOGIES................................................................................................. 40
D.1 Methodology for the consistency check on small and large coils ...............................................................40
D.2 Construction variations of AHU model boxes ..............................................................................................42
APPENDIX E. SELECTION SOFTWARE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.................................. 44
E.1 General Requirements.................................................................................................................................44
E.2 Mandatory Input Data ..................................................................................................................................45
E.3 Mandatory information to be found on printouts ..........................................................................................45
APPENDIX F. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASS FOR WINTER APPLICATION .............................. 49
F.1 Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................49
F.2 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................49
F.3 Air Handling Unit subgroups ........................................................................................................................50
F.4 Reference table ............................................................................................................................................51
F.5 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................51
F.6 Pressure correction due to velocity; Δpx .....................................................................................................52
F.7 Pressure correction due to HRS pressure drop; Δpy ..................................................................................52
F.8 Pressure correction due to HRS efficiency; Δpz ..........................................................................................52
F.9 Fan reference power; Psup–ref if supply air side or Pext-ref if extract air side ...........................................53
F.10 Absorbed power factor; fs–Pref .................................................................................................................53
F.11 Heat recovery for run-around coil systems ................................................................................................53
F.12 Assessment of the Energy Efficiency Class in the case of swimming pool units ......................................54
APPENDIX G. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASS FOR SUMMER APPLICATION ............................ 55
G.1. Prerequisites ..............................................................................................................................................55
G.2. Subgroups ..................................................................................................................................................56
G.3. Reference cities and region approach .......................................................................................................57
G.4. Methodology for summer application .........................................................................................................57
G.5. Humidity recovery on Energy Efficiency Class methodology (1 st step)......................................................58

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 G.6. Insert the internal decrease static pressure when HRS is on bypass mode on Energy Efficiency Class
methodology (2nd step) .......................................................................................................................................62
G.7. Insert Indirect adiabatic cooling on Energy Efficiency Class methodology (3 rd step) ................................64
G.8. Final equations ...........................................................................................................................................65
G.9. Fan reference power; Psup–ref if supply air side or Pext-ref if extract air side .................................................67
G.10. Absorbed power factor; fs–Pref ...................................................................................................................67
G.11. Methodology and data used to define the different factors ......................................................................68
APPENDIX H. HYGIENIC OPTION FOR AIR HANDLING UNITS .................................................. 71

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A.4 Acceptance criteria
When tested in the laboratory the obtained performance data shall not be different than the acceptance
criteria defined in the table below:
High
Performance Acceptance criteria
Deviation
Absorbed motor power +6% +15%
Heat recovery efficiency -4%-points -6%
Heat recovery humidity efficiency -6%-points -8%-points*
Heat recovery pressure drop (air side) Max. of +10% or +15Pa +26%
Water coil performances (cooling) -2%
Water coil pressure drop (water side) Max. of +15% or +4kPa
EATR +2%-points
OACF (>1) +0,05
OACF (<1) -0,05
Radiated sound power level casing +3 db(A)
+5 dB @125Hz
Sound power level unit openings
+3 dB @ 250-8000Hz
Run-around coils, fluid side pressure drop for each coil Max. of +15% or +4kPa
Absorbed motor power of circulation pump +15%
Casing Air Leakage Same class or higher
-7%-point and ≥50% for
Filter ISO efficiency declared
ePMx group

*The first test per manufacturer including the heat recovery humidity efficiency measurement will not
lead to a penalty test for high deviation on this performance.
If lower performance is found than claimed on the unit (Real Unit or Model Box) tested, all other sizes
or constructions not yet tested shall be re-rated following test measurements (to claim better class on
one performance data on MB configuration, another MB with the construction parameter variation shall
be tested).

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