Solar

Solar Water Heating

Standards

ISO 9459-1:1993 Solar heating - Domestic water heating systems -- Part 1: Performance rating procedure using indoor test methods
ISO 9459-2:1995 Solar heating - Domestic water heating systems -- Part 2: Outdoor test methods for system performance characterization and yearly performance prediction of solar-only systems
ISO 9459-3:1997 Solar heating - Domestic water heating systems -- Part 3: Performance test for solar plus supplementary systems
ISO 9459-4:2013 Solar heating - Domestic water heating systems -- Part 4: System performance characterization by means of component tests and computer simulation
ISO 9459-5:2007 Solar heating - Domestic water heating systems -- Part 5: System performance characterization by means of whole-system tests and computer simulation

Product standards:

Product testing standards:

GB/T 4271-2007 Test methods for the thermal performance of flat plate solar collectors
GB/T 17581-2007 Evacuated tube solar collector

BS EN 12975-1:2006+A1:2010 Thermal solar systems and components. Solar collectors. General requirements
BS EN ISO 9806:2017 Solar energy. Solar thermal collectors. Test methods
BS EN 12976-1:2017 Thermal solar systems and components. Factory made systems. General requirements
BS EN 12976-2:2017 Thermal solar systems and components. Factory made systems. Test methods
BS EN 12977-1:2018 Thermal solar systems and components. Custom built systems. General requirements for solar water heaters and combisystems
BS EN 12977-2:2018 Thermal solar systems and components. Custom built systems. Test methods for solar water heaters and combisystems
BS EN 12977-3:2018 Thermal solar systems and components. Custom built systems. Performance test methods for solar water heater stores