ECCJ / Text / India

ECCJ / Text

India

Top Runner Program Outcomes

In the 6 years since the Top Runner standard was introduced, TV receivers, VCRs, air conditioners (room air conditioners), electric refrigerators and electric freezers have all reached their target fiscal years.
hanks to the efforts of the manufacturers, each device has improved its efficiency to levels equal to or higher than the original forecast.

Device	Energy consumption efficiency improvement (actual)	Energy consumption efficiency improvement (original forecast)
TVsets	25.7% (FY1997 → FY2003)	16.4%
VTRs	73.6% (FY1997 → FY2003)	58.7%
Air conditioners	67.8% (FY1997 → 2004 freezing year)	66.1%
Electric refrigerators	55.2% (FY1998 → FY2004)	30.5%
Electric freezers	29.6% (FY1998 → FY2004)	22.9%
Petrol-driven passenger vehicles (Gasoline)	22.0% (FY1995 → FY2004)	23.0% (FY1995 → FY2010)

Top Runner Standard Revisions

Revisions to the measurement method so that it more accurately reflects actual conditions
Promoting still greater efficiency improvements

Air conditioners: Wall-mounted, non-ducted models with a cooling capacity of 4.0 kW or less

Target evaluation for freezing year 2004
- COP weighted average of 3.01 (freezing year '97) => 5.05 (freezing year '04): 67.8% improvement
New target set for fiscal 2010
- Energy consumption efficiency and measurement method forecast Cooling/heating average COP
  => Year-round energy efficiency that factors in an evaluation of the effects of variations in inverter
  model capacity over the cooling/heating period as measured for the outdoor air temperature:
  APF (Annual Performance Factor) along with the measurement method based on that APF:
  JIS C 9612: 2005 used
APF value weighted average 4.9 (actual figure for FY‘05) => 6.0 (FY2010 target):
improvement (projected)

Refrigerators: Categories for direct cooling (natural convection)/Indirect cooling (forced circulation), capacity and the number of doors

Target evaluation for freezing year 2004
- Energy consumption efficiency weighted average 647.3 kWh/yr ('98)
  => 290.3 kWh/yr ('04) 55.2% improvement
New target set for FY2010
- Revised energy consumption efficiency and measurement method
  => Review of measurement method in conditions as close as possible to the actual usage
  parameters (ambient temperature, internal temperature regulation, installation conditions,
  etc.):JIS C 9801: 2006 used
Energy consumption efficiency weighted average 572 kWh/yr (actual figure for FY'05) => 452 kWh/yr (FY2010 target):
21% improvement (projected)

2. Measures to Promote Widespread Device Use

The importance of the retailers of household appliances, etc.

Even if energy-efficient products are manufactured, there will be no energy savings benefits if consumers do not purchase those products.
Consumer awareness of energy conservation issues is increasing, and the dissemination of accurate energy conservation information is essential to the widespread adoption of energy-efficient products. (Energy-conscious consumers account for a very high 93.3% of the total number.)

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