Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Positive displacement refrigerant compressors; English version of DIN EN 12693:2008-09
This standard applies to positive displacement refrigerant compressors for stationary and mobile refrigerating
systems and heat pumps defined in 3.1, hereafter called compressors.
It applies for compressors used in commercial and industrial appliances and with electrical energy supply
including integral motors, up to 1 000 VAC and 1 500 VDC.
It applies to open drive, semi hermetic and hermetic motor compressors, which contain a positive
compression function.
This standard is not applicable to:
-- compressors used in household appliance for which EN 60335-2-34 applies;
-- compressors using water or air as refrigerant.
This standard does not deal with requirements for vibration and noise.
NOTE I Compressors for automotive comfort air conditioning systems can be developed according e.g. SAE J 639.
NOTE 2 Noise emission depends on the complete installation of the built-in compressors and the corresponding
operating conditions.
For semi-hermetic and open drive compressors which include moving parts and for which the external
envelope is primarily designed for mechanical loads, thermal loads (to limit the possible deformation due to
temperature), stiffness of the structure (external mechanical loads and weight of the equipment), taking into
account established safe industrial practice, it is considered that pressure is not a significant design factor.
Attached parts covering other functions e.g. oil separators, oil coolers, suction accumulators shall comply to
EN 14276-1 or EN 13445-6 (cast iron) or EN 13445-8 (aluminium) or showing compliance to the relevant
European requirements. This applies also to shells for hermetic compressors either welded or with any kind of
permanent joint.
Requirements for compressors used in explosive atmospheres are not covered by this standard.
NOTE 3 For further guidance see EN 13463-1.
This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to compressors,
when they are used as intended and under conditions for misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the
manufacturer (see Clause 4).