In 2000 and 2001 the first edition of the European standards for solar thermal systems and components was issued, and started to replace all related national standards /1/. The three standard series consisted of the following seven parts listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Titles of European solar thermal standards as published in 2000 and 2001
Number
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Title “Thermal solar systems and components-…”
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EN 12975-1:2000
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Collectors — Part 1 — General requirements
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EN 12975-2:2000
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Collectors — Part 2 — Test methods
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EN 12976-1:2000
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Factory Made Systems — Part 1 — General requirements
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EN 12976-2:2000
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Factory Made Systems — Part 2 — Test methods
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ENV 12977-1:2001
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Custom Built Systems — Part 1 — General requirements
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ENV 12977-2:2001
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Custom Built Systems — Part 2 — Test methods
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ENV 12977-3:2001
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Custom Built Systems — Part 3 — Performance characterisation of stores for solar heating systems.
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