CANENA Members Forum

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CANENA Members Forum
THC Case Studies THC 61D, Air-Conditioning and
Refrigeration Equipment THC Secretary Joel
Solis March 8, 2006
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Purpose of Todays Discussion

• Background Information
• Participants
• Issues
• Lessons Learned
• Status of THC 61D Effort
• Future Concerns

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THC 61D Background

• 1994
• THC 61D Formed
• UL984/CSA22.2 No. 140.2, Hermetic Refrigerant
  Motor-Compressors
• UL1995/CSA236, Heating and Cooling Equipment
• ARI Standard 210/240/CSA273.3, Unitary A/C and
  Air-Source H/P
• 1998
• Joint meeting of THC 61C and THC 61D
• Determine interest in harmonizing IEC 60335-1
• 1999
• THC 61D Changes Direction
• Focus harmonization efforts to IEC 60335-2-40
• SDO Activity
• ANCE, CSA, and UL adopt IEC 60335-1
• CSA adopts IEC 60335-2-40
• 2004
• Restart CANENA Harmonization Process
• Trinational Harmonization of IEC 60335-1
• Binational Harmonization of IEC 60335-2-40

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THC 61D Participants

• Mexico
• ANCE (J. Rosales)
• Mfrs. Mabe
• Canada
• CSA (B. Aggarwal, David Hulford)
• Elect. Insp. (A. Tsisserev)
• US
• UL (T. Blewitt)
• ARI (Chairman - M. Hinkleman, J. Solis)
• AHAM (R. Cripps)
• CETA (G. Weidner)
• Mfrs (Copeland, Chamberlain Group, Royal
  Vendors, Whirlpool, BSH, Sharp Electronics,
  Maytag)

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THC 61D Issues

• Missed scheduled meeting
• Increasing interest in working group activity
• Mexicos electrical infrastructure
• In some countries differences

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Lessons Learned

• Need for industry involvement as well as leading
  the effort
• SDO participation
• Selection of Chairman
• Defending against the need for national
  differences
• Understanding industry must be better off with a
  harmonized standard in order for it to be accepted

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Status of THC 61D Effort

• Completed initial pass through the document
• Require two additional meetings to resolve
  outstanding issues
• Expect to submit a final draft to SDOs by early
  summer

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Future Concerns

• Legacy products
• Introduction date for harmonized standard
• Components and component certification
• Determining how the harmonized standard will
  affect the certification process
• Providing direction to US TAG 61D