European seasonal energy efficiency ratio

<h2 id="uk-building-regulations-part-l-seer">UK Building Regulations Part L SEER</h2>
<p>In the United Kingdom, a Seasonal Energy Efficiency ratio (SEER) for refrigeration and air conditioning products, similar to the ESEER but with different load profile weighting factors, is used for part of the <a href="/facts/Building_regulations_in_the_United_Kingdom/NDbxaymc">Building Regulations Part L</a> calculations within the <a href="/facts/ISBEM/KbJhA2ba">Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM)</a> software, and are used in the production of <a href="/facts/Energy_Performance_Certificate/TCFUXqMC">Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)</a> for new buildings within the UK and the European Union; both as part of the <a href="/facts/Directive_on_the_energy_performance_of_buildings/QGrvydSB">European directive on the energy performance of buildings (EPBD)</a>.
</p><p>The formula for SEER can be presented as follows:

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SEER = a (EER@25% load) + b (EER@50% load) + c (EER@75% load) + d (EER@100% load)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
<p>where a,b,c,& d are the load profile weighting factors relevant to the proposed application.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Seasonal_energy_efficiency_ratio/lMzpkDlh">Seasonal energy efficiency ratio</a>, the American definition and calculation of seasonal energy efficiency ratios</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.daikin.eu/corporate-home/innovation-and-quality/leading-technologies/seasonal-efficiency/index.jsp">A new measure for the energy efficiency of heating and cooling devices</a> - Information from Daikin on seasonal efficiency</li>
<li><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02012R0206-20170109">Eur-Lex.Europe.Eu (EU) No 206/2012</a> - Eur Lex - Access to European Union law - ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Eurovent Paper: Effect of the Certification on Chillers Energy Efficiency" (PDF). Eurovent. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-08-06. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120321093214/http://www.eurovent-certification.com/fic_bdd/pdf_fr_fichier/1150796026_Review_85_-_Effect_of_Certification.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120321093214/http://www.eurovent-certification.com/fic_bdd/pdf_fr_fichier/1150796026_Review_85_-_Effect_of_Certification.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Eurovent Paper: Effect of the Certification on Chillers Energy Efficiency" (PDF). Eurovent. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-08-06. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120321093214/http://www.eurovent-certification.com/fic_bdd/pdf_fr_fichier/1150796026_Review_85_-_Effect_of_Certification.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120321093214/http://www.eurovent-certification.com/fic_bdd/pdf_fr_fichier/1150796026_Review_85_-_Effect_of_Certification.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>[1] Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine Department for Communities and Local Government: Non Domestic Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Compliance Guide <a href="http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_PTL_NONDOMHEAT.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_PTL_NONDOMHEAT.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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