FurnaceFans

1. Scope
TheENERGYSTARfurnaceeligibilityrequirementswilleventuallyreferencetheDOEfurnacefantest
procedure,currentlyunderdevelopment.ThefinalrulefortheDOEtestprocedureisexpectedtobe
publishedinApril2012.PriortothepublicationoftheDOEtestprocedure,theENERGYSTARfurnace
eligibilityrequirementswillreferencethistestapproach.Thistestapproachduplicatesthatstipulatedin
EISA2007.

2. Definitions
AdvancedMainCirculatingFan:AfanusedinafurnacewhichismoreefficientthanastandardFurnace
Fan(definedbelow).ItisahighefficiencyclassofFurnaceFan,whichincludesthosethathavean
annualelectricityuseofnomorethantwopercentofthetotalannualenergyuseofthefurnace.

ANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993:Theteststandardpublishedin1993bytheAmericanSocietyof
Heating,RefrigeratingandAirConditioningEngineers(ASHRAE),approvedbytheAmericanNational
StandardsInstitute(ANSI)onOctober4,1993,andentitledMethodofTestingforAnnualFuel
UtilizationEfficiencyofResidentialCentralFurnacesandBoilers(witherrataofOctober24,1996).

AnnualFuelUtilizationEfficiency(AFUE):Theratioofannualoutputenergytoannualinputenergy,
whichincludesanynonheatingseasonpilotinputlossand,forgasoroilfiredfurnacesorboilers,does
notincludeelectricenergy.

BurnerOperatingHoursforFurnacesEquippedwithSingleStageControls(BOHss):Thenational
averagenumberofburneroperatinghoursforfurnacesequippedwithsinglestagecontrols.

ControlConfigurations:
SingleStageControl:Acontrolthatcyclesaburnerbetweenthemaximumheatinputrateand
off.
StepModulatingControl:Amodulatingcontrolthatcyclesaburnerbetweenthereducedinputrate
andoffiftheheatingloadislight.Ifahigherheatingloadisencounteredthatcannotbemetwith
thereducedinputrate,thecontrolgoesintoamodulatingmodewhereiteithergraduallyor
incrementallyincreasestheinputratetomeetthehigherheatingload.Atthatpoint,ifalower
heatingloadisencountered,thecontroleithergraduallyorincrementallydecreasestothereduced
inputrate.
TwoStageControl:Amodulatingcontrolthatbothcyclesaburnerbetweenreducedheatinputrate
andoffandbetweenthemaximumheatinputrateandoff.Itmayalsoswitchfromoffto
reducedfiretohighfiretooffundercertainloadconditions.

e: Apercentofthetotalannualenergyuseofthefurnace.

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EAE:Averageannualauxiliaryelectricalenergyconsumptionforgasoroilfiredfurnaces,expressed
inkilowatthours(kWh).

EF:AverageannualfuelenergyconsumptionforgasoroilfueledfurnacesexpressedinBritishthermal
units(Btu),andcalculatedusingtheequationsdefinedinSection3,TestApproachandCalculation
Methodology.

EFan:AnnualelectricityuseoftheAdvancedMainCirculatingFan,expressedinkWh.

EM:Averageannualenergyuseduringtheheatingseason,expressedinBtu.

FurnaceFan:Anelectricallypowereddeviceusedinresidentialcentralheating,ventilation,andair
conditioning(HVAC)systemsforthepurposesofcirculatingairthroughductwork.Afurnacefan
consistsofafanmotoranditscontrols,animpeller,andsheetmetalhousing.

NaturalGasFurnace:Afurnacewithnaturalgasastheenergysource.

OilFurnace:Afurnacewithoilastheenergysource.

OperationModes:
ActiveMode:ThemodeofoperationduringwhichtheFurnaceFanispoweredandtheimpellerisin
motion.AFurnaceFanisinactivemodeduringtheheatingseasoninwhichthefurnaceorboileris
connectedtothepowersource,andtheburner,electricresistanceelements,oranyelectrical
auxiliariessuchasblowersorpumps,areactivated.
Standbymode:ThemodeofoperationduringwhichtheFurnaceFanispoweredandtheimpelleris
notinmotion.AFurnaceFanisinstandbymodeduringtheheatingseasoninwhichthefurnaceor
boilerisconnectedtothepowersource,andtheburner,electricresistanceelements,orany
electricalauxiliariessuchasblowersorpumps,arenotactivated.
Offmode:ThemodeofoperationduringwhichtheFurnaceFanisnotpowered.AFurnaceFanisin
offmodeduringthenonheatingseasoninwhichthefurnaceorboilerisconnectedtothepower
source,andtheburner,electricresistanceelements,andanyelectricalauxiliariessuchasblowersor
pumps,arenotactivated.

PropaneFurnace:Afurnacewithpropaneasanenergysource.

QIN:Fuelenergymaximumnameplateinputrateatsteadystateoperation,includinganypilotlight
input,expressedinBtu/h.

QP:Fuelenergyinputratetopilotlight,expressedinBtu/h.

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3. TestApproach 1 andCalculationMethodology
TheannualelectricityuseoftheAdvancedMainCirculatingFan(EFan)shallnotexceedadefinedpercent,
e,ofthetotalannualenergyuseofthefurnace:

(1)

where 2 :

Forfurnacesfueledbygasoroilandequippedwithsinglestagecontrols

, (2)

,

,
(3)

Forfurnacesfueledbygasoroilandequippedwithtwostageorstepmodulatingcontrols

, (4)
,

,
(5)

Additionalinformation,includingafullsetofdetailedequations,isavailableinthefollowinglocations:

1. IntheCodeofFederalRegulations(CFR),Title10,AppendixNtoSubpartBofPart430,found
here:http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text
idx?c=ecfr&sid=91ed077a2062df92f6e8cb313723a981&rgn=div9&view=text&node=10:3.0.1.4.1
6.2.9.6.14&idno=10.

2. InANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993,whichisavailableforpurchasehere:
http://www.techstreet.com/cgibin/detail?doc_no=ASHRAE|103_1993&product_id=4146.

1
DetailedtestsetupandtestapproacharedocumentedinANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993.
2
AsdefinedintheCodeofFederalRegulations,Title10,AppendixNtoSubpartBofPart430.Fullsummary
availablehere:http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text
idx?c=ecfr&sid=95cff987bc3e0a1c94bba37afe439cbf&rgn=div9&view=text&node=10:3.0.1.4.16.2.9.6.14&idno=10

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4. Appendices

A. AdditionalEquations
ThefollowingequationsonlyapplytoEF,theaverageannualfuelenergyconsumptionforgasoroil
fueledfurnaces,andarerequiredtocompletethecalculationsintheequationsabove.Constantsand
variablesintheseequationsnotalreadydefinedaredefinedinTable1ofAppendix4B.

Forfurnacesfueledbygasoroilandequippedwithsinglestagecontrols

AverageAnnualAuxiliaryElectricalEnergyConsumption:

(A1)

Forfurnacesfueledbygasoroilandequippedwithtwostagecontrols

AverageAnnualAuxiliaryElectricalEnergyConsumption:

(A2)

AverageAnnualEnergyUseduringtheHeatingSeason:

, , (A3)

Forfurnacesfueledbygasoroilandequippedwithstepmodulatingcontrols

AverageAnnualAuxiliaryElectricalEnergyConsumption:

(A4)

AverageAnnualEnergyUseduringtheHeatingSeason:

, , (A5)

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B. AdditionalConstantsandVariables

TheremainingconstantsandvariablesforuseinEquations(1)through(5)and(A1)and(A5)aredefined
inTable1,asspecifiedintheCFR,Title10,AppendixNtoSubpartBofPart430andANSI/ASHRAE
Standard1031993.

Table1:EquationConstantsandVariables

Constant Definition
3,412 ConversiontoexpressenergyintermsofkWhinsteadofBtu
4,600 Averagenonheatingseasonhoursperyear
8,760 Totalnumberofhoursperyear

Variable Definition
A Coefficientfortestfuel(moredetailsinTable8ofANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993)
=100,000/[341,300(yPPE+yIGPEIG+yBE)+(QINQP)EffyHS],forforceddraftunit,indoors;
=100,000/[341,300(yPPEEffmotor+yIGPEIG+yBE)+(QINQP)EffyHS],forforceddraftunit,
IsolatedCombustionSystem(ICS) 3 ;
=100,000/[341,300(yPPE(1Effmotor)+yIGPEIG+yBE)+(QINQP)EffyHS],forinduceddraft
unit,indoors;and
=100,000/[341,300(yIGPEIG+yBE)+(QINQP)EffyHS],forinduceddraftunit,ICS.
B Coefficientfortestfuel(moredetailsinTable8ofANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993)
=2QP(EffyHS)(A)/100,000
BE Circulatingairfanorwaterpumpelectricalinputrateatfullloadsteadystate
operation,asdefinedinANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993.
BEH Circulatingairfanorwaterpumpelectricalinputratemeasuredatthemaximumfuel
inputrate
BER Circulatingairfanorwaterpumpelectricalinputratemeasuredatthereducedfuel
inputrate
BOHH Thenationalaveragenumberofburneroperatinghoursforfurnacesequippedwith
twostagecontrolsoperatingatthemaximumoperatingmode
BOHM Thenationalaveragenumberofburneroperatinghoursforfurnacesequippedwith
stepmodulatingcontrolsoperatinginthemodulatingmode
BOHR Thenationalaveragenumberofburneroperatinghoursforfurnacesequippedwith
twostageorstepmodulatingcontrolsoperatingatthereducedoperatingmode
EffyHS HeatingSeasonalEfficiency(expressedin%)
Effmotor Powerburnermotorefficiencyprovidedbymanufactureor=0.50ifnoneprovided
bymanufacturer.
ESO Averageannualelectricstandbymodeandoffmodeenergyconsumption,expressedin
kWh.

3
Asystemwhereaunitisinstalledwithinthestructure,butisolatedfromtheheatedspace.Asignificantportion
ofthejacketheatfromtheunitislostandairforventilation,combustionanddraftcontrolcomesfromoutsidethe
heatedspace.

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PE Burnerelectricalpowerinputatfullloadsteadystateoperation,includingelectrical
ignitiondeviceifenergized,asdefinedin9.1.2.2ofANSI/ASHRAEStandard1031993,
expressedinkW
PEH Burnerelectricalpowerinputmeasuredatthemaximumfuelinputrate,expressedin
kW
PEIG Electricalinputratetotheinterruptedignitiondeviceonburner(ifemployed),
expressedinkW
PER Burnerelectricalpowerinputmeasuredatthereducedfuelinputrate,expressedin
kW
t+ Timedelaybetweenburnershutdownandblowershutdown(inminutes).Ift+exceeds
13.3minutes,thent+=13.3.
t Timebetweentheburnerstartupandtheblowerstartup,inminutes
tIG Ontimeoftheburnerinterruptedignitiondevice,inminutes
tP Postpurgetime,inminutes
y Ratioofblowerorpumpontimetoaverageburnerontime,asfollows:
=1forfurnaceswithoutfandelay;
=1forboilerswithoutapumpdelay;
=1+(t+t)/3.87forsinglestagefurnaceswithfandelay;
=1+(t+t)/10fortwostageandstepmodulatingfurnaceswithfandelay;
=1+(t+/9.68)forsinglestageboilerswithpumpdelay;or
=1+(t+/15)fortwostageandstepmodulatingboilerswithpumpdelay.
yIG Ratioofburnerinterruptedignitiondeviceontimetoaverageburnerontime,as
follows:
=0forburnersnotequippedwithinterruptedignitiondevice;
=(tIG/3.87)forsinglestagefurnaces;
=(tIG/10)fortwostageandstepmodulatingfurnaces;
=(tIG/9.68)forsinglestageboilers;or
=(tIG/15)fortwostageandstepmodulatingboilers.
yP Ratioofinducedorforceddraftblowerontimetoaverageburnerontime,asfollows:
=1forunitswithoutpostpurge;
=1+(tP/3.87)forsinglestagefurnaceswithpostpurge;
=1+(tP/10)fortwostageandstepmodulatingfurnaceswithpostpurge;
=1+(tP/9.68)forsinglestageboilerswithpostpurge;or
=1+(tP/15)fortwostageandstepmodulatingboilerswithpostpurge.

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