The expert review meeting on the group standard of

On October 31, 2024, the expert review meeting for the draft of the "Air Source Heat Pump Floor Heating Unit" group standard (hereinafter referred to as the "Group Standard"), led by Zhongshan Amitime Electric Co., Ltd. and approved by the China Energy Conservation Association, was successfully held at Amitime.

▲A group photo of all participants

Xiaofu Chen - Secretary General of Rural Energy Standardisation Technical Committee of Energy Industry of National Energy Administration, Haibo Liu - Deputy Secretary General, Jinping Liu - Professor of “South China University of Technology”, Jianhua Liu - Professor of “University of Shanghai for Science and Technology”, Xiong Liu - Professor of “Xi'an University of Architecture Science and Technology”, as well as Yifeng Gao - Executive Deputy Director of China Energy Conservation Association, Shui Wang - Deputy Secretary General of China Energy Conservation Association, Fengxi Tong - Chairman of Zhongshan Amitime Electric Co., Ltd., Liu Feng - Director of R&D Center of Zhongshan Amitime Electric Co., Ltd., Junmin Wang - Director of Product Centre of Zhongshan Amitime Electric Co., Ltd., Yunge Li - Director of Brand Centre of Zhongshan Amitime Electric Co., Ltd., and other leaders and experts attended the review meeting.

▲ Xiaofu Chen, Secretary-General of the Rural Energy Standard Committee of the National Energy Administration (NEA)

▲ Haibo Liu, Deputy Secretary General, Rural Energy Standard Committee of the National Energy Administration (NEA)

▲Professor Jinping Liu, South China University of Technology

▲Professor Jianhua Liu, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

▲ Xiong Liu, Professor, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

The meeting was chaired by Shui Wang, Deputy Secretary General of the Heat Pump Professional Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association.

▲ Shui Wang, Deputy Secretary General of Heat Pump Professional Committee of China Energy Conservation Association (CECA)

Yifeng Gao, executive deputy director of the Heat Pump Professional Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association, firstly elaborated on the project background, preparation process and significance of the standard of ‘Air Source Heat Pump Floor Heating Unit’.

He emphasised that under the guidance of the current national dual-carbon strategy, the formulation of scientific and reasonable group standards plays a crucial role in guiding the healthy development of the industry and improving the quality of heat pumps wholesale.

▲Yifeng Gao, Executive Vice Chairman, Heat Pump Professional Committee of China Energy Conservation Association (CECA)

Subsequently, we entered the review process, and the expert group of the meeting unanimously elected Mr. Xiaofu Chen, Secretary General of the Rural Energy Standardisation Technical Committee of the Energy Sector of the National Energy Administration, as the head of the expert evaluation team.

After listening to the report, the expert group carefully reviewed the materials submitted for review of the ‘Air Source heat pump floor heating unit’ group standard. After full discussion and questioning, members of the evaluation expert group spoke highly of the standard content, reviewed each provision of the standard one by one, provided pertinent and valuable comments and suggestions on the definitions of some terms, the accuracy of the clause expressions and  preparation descriptions.

▲Experts questioned and discussed various provisions of the group standard.

During the review process, the expert group also held an in-depth discussion on the expression of the standard name in particular. After repeated weighing and comparison, it was finally decided to rename the originally planned ‘Air Source Heat Pump Hot Water Unit for Ground Radiant Heating’ to ‘Air Source Heat Pump Floor Heating Unit’. This adjustment not only makes the name of the standard more concise, scientific and accurate, but also better fits the actual application scenarios and market demand of the heat pump from china.

In addition, the review experts believe that, according to the development status and actual characteristics of ‘Air Source Heat Pump Floor Heating Unit’, the standard puts forward comprehensive, scientific and reasonable provisions on the technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules of the product, which can meet its production, testing and application.

It specifies in detail the classification codes, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, as well as marking, accompanying documents, packaging, transportation and storage of Air Source Heat Pump Floor Heating Unit, providing comprehensive and systematic normative guidance for the industry.

▲Representatives of drafting unit answered questions from experts

After the implementation of the group standard, the design, production and testing of commercial air source heat pump and more air source heat pump floor heating units will have a scientific and standardized guidance basis. The members of the expert group think that the materials submitted for review of the standard are complete, the standard is in line with the relevant national laws and regulations and the China Association for Standardisation group standard development provisions, and is coordinated with current national standards and industry standards.

▲Fengxi Tong, Chairman of Amitime, made a concluding speech

The experts unanimously passed the evaluation, and suggested that the standard preparation team should make modifications and improvements based on the modifications proposed during the evaluation meeting, and report to China Energy Conservation Association for release and implementation as soon as possible.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Tong, Chairman of the Board, made a concluding speech. He sincerely thanked the experts for their hard work and valuable suggestions, and said that the heat pump china manufacturer Amitime will further revise and improve the standard content in strict accordance with the experts' views to ensure the scientificity and practicality of the standard.

Chairman Fengxi Tong stressed that it is believed that under the joint efforts of all parties, the smooth implementation of the group standard of ‘Air Source Heat Pump Floor Heating Unit’ will strongly promote the standardisation process of the air-source heat pump industry, improve product quality, expand the scope of application, and contribute significant power to the sustainable and healthy development of the industry.