BS EN 13203-3:2010 PDF

1   Scope This European Standard is applicable to solar supported gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to a system marketed as single unit or a system fully specified by a manufacturer that:

— has a gas heat input not exceeding 70 kW; and

— has a hot water storage capacity not exceeding 500 l; and

— is equipped with at least one solar collector; and

— is, with regard to the solar hydraulic circuit, considered as a forced circulation system (definition according to EN ISO 9488:1999).

The appliances covered by this European Standard are described in Annex C. This European Standard does not apply to thermo-siphon or integral collector storage systems (definitions according to EN ISO 9488:1999).

NOTE In principle, the energy consumption of thermo-siphon solar preheat systems and integral collector storage preheat systems can also be assessed on the basis of this standard. One appropriate procedure for that purpose is to calculate the temperature level of the domestic hot water withdrawn from the thermal solar system for the reference conditions defined in this stand...