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Hydrocarbons 21 (13/02/2019)

HC charge limit may stop at 300 g in U.S.

…The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is expected to start its final vote on whether to increase the charge limit to 500 g for A3 (flammable) refrigerants in mid-March and conclude in mid-May, according to Marek Zgliczynski, Embraco’s director of research and development, who chairs the IEC SC61C subcommittee. If passed, the standard would be published in August. Then countries and regions could use it as a reference to enact binding standards. However, in the U.S., it is widely rumored that the standards bodies that would approve a charge limit increase for hydrocarbons – ASHRAE and UL – may want to limit the increase to 300 g, not 500 g.

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Hydrocarbons 21 (23/10/2018)

HC charge limit increase to go to final IEC vote

In a move that could widen the use of hydrocarbons as natural refrigerants worldwide, a crucial subcommittee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) last week approved advancing to the decisive next stage in a standards process that could increase the charge limit on A3 (flammable) refrigerants like propane in commercial refrigeration equipment from 150g to 500g under the standard 60335-2-89.

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Cold Link Africa (27/07/2018)

One step closer…

National committees on the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have agreed by a 75% ‘yes’ vote to increase the charge limit of A3 (flammable) refrigerants in commercial refrigeration equipment to 500g from 150g, setting the stage for a potential final vote on the IEC 60335-2-89 charge standard by the end of 2018.

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Hydrocarbons 21 (17/07/2018)

HC charge-limit increase approved in interim IEC vote

… National committees on the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have agreed by a 75% ‘yes’ vote to increase the charge limit of A3 (flammable) refrigerants like propane in commercial refrigeration equipment to 500g from 150g, setting the stage for a potential final vote on the IEC 60335-2-89 charge standard by the end of 2018.