Journal of Appliance Science & Technology ›› 2018, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (11): 26-33.

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Special requirements for air conditioners using flammable refrigerant in standard IEC 60335-2-40: 2018

WU Xiaoli, CAI Ning, HU Zhiqiang   

  1. China household electrical appliances research institute Beijing 100037
  • Online:2018-11-01 Published:2019-07-08

Abstract: With the continuous application of flammable refrigerants in air conditioners, the safety of air conditioner with using flammable refrigerants has become a focus question in the industry. In order to help the relevant personnel to understand the standard, we have introduced the special requirement for flammable refrigerants appliance and analyzed how to meet the requirements in detail.

Key words: Air conditioners, Safety standard, IEC 60335-2-40, Flammable refrigerant, A2L refrigerant