Discussion on the positive effects of Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed

Discussion on the positive effects of Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed

Air Stations

On October 27, 2018, the global press conference of the compressor industry’s first group standard "Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed Air Stations" caused a strong response in the industry under the spread of mobile internet technologies such as WeChat and live broadcasts. Orderly development has played a positive role.

In February 2017, the executive meeting of the State Council decided to submit the Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft) to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation. The meeting called for strengthening standard guidance, while improving industrial product standards, focusing on the establishment and revision of service standards, and promoting economic restructuring and upgrading. Group standards have become an important part of the standard system. The "killer" that represents the highest competitiveness in the market is to formulate game rules and standards, which are formulated by the state monopoly and open to market entities, namely enterprises, which will help further stimulate market vitality and enhance product competitiveness.

Under the increasingly tight energy supply environment, as a compressor industry that consumes 8-12% of the country’s total annual electricity, it conforms to the development of the times and promptly launches the "Guidelines for the Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed Air Stations" (see the official The text) is the right time and also reflects the responsibility and responsibility of the compressor. The introduction of this standard not only provides a theoretical basis for energy-consuming companies to build energy-saving air compressor stations, but also points out the direction for equipment manufacturers and distributors in the compressed air industry chain.

　　 Since the implementation of contract energy management services in the air compressor industry in 2012, energy saving has become a standard term in the air compressor industry. Newly built and upgraded old air compressor stations to energy-saving air compressor stations have become a rigid demand for energy-consuming companies. However, what is an energy-saving air compressor station? In 2009, the state issued the "Limited Values ​​of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Positive Displacement Air Compressors" GB 19153-2009 only limited the energy efficiency levels of air compressors. Is the air compressor station constructed with compressor + low air loss post-processing and energy-saving pipeline construction an energy-saving air compressor station? Is the air compressor station that produces unit compressed air with lower energy consumption than the old air compressor station is an energy-saving air compressor station? In this regard, over the years, there have been different opinions in the industry, each with its own standards, and everyone is right or wrong. As the first batch of veterans engaged in air compressor contract energy management services in China, the author has a deep understanding of this. The launch of the "Guidelines for the Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed Air Stations" has completely stopped the chaotic situation of no unified standards for energy-saving air compressor stations. The guidelines unify and standardize the energy efficiency testing, calculation, and energy efficiency rating methods and methods of compressed air stations. It provides standards and basis for evaluating whether an air compressor station is an energy-saving air compressor station, and is conducive to the realization of national energy-saving goals. The guidelines stipulate the equipment and system requirements, operation requirements, energy efficiency indicators and grades of industrial compressed air stations, which will play a vital and active role in the standardized development of the compressor industry. Therefore, the publication of the "Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed Air Stations" has filled the gaps in the domestic compressor industry and has a milestone significance for the development of the entire Chinese compressor industry.

　　 So, why does the publication of the "Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Classification of Compressed Air Stations" have a positive effect on the development of the compressor industry?

　　First: This guide is the first group standard with a clear legal status in the compressor industry. It has industry recommendations and self-discipline, and will play a positive role in guiding the healthy development of the industry.

　　 Because of the newly revised "Standardization Law" in November 2017, Article 2 stipulates: "Standards include national standards, industry standards, local standards, group standards, and corporate standards." The status of group standards is further clarified in law.

Second: This guide is a guide jointly designed by real first-line practitioners/units of the compressor industry, experts and associations in the competent department, through collecting practical data, comprehensively considering the current situation of the market, after many discussions, and the most realistic guiding significance , A guide that can really land. Then, referring to the guideline in the future, there is a standard basis for more energy-efficient air compressor stations.

The guide was developed by the Compressor Branch of China General Machinery Industry Association and the Gas Purification Equipment Branch. It was drafted by Hefei General Mechanical and Electrical Products Inspection Institute Co., Ltd. and Atlas Copco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Well-known compressor manufacturers, post-processing manufacturers, energy-saving service companies, and senior distributors participated in the review.

Third: The group standard is formed spontaneously by the industry and is divided into 5 levels. It is the most down-to-earth, best reflects the current technology and operating status of the industry, and best reflects the will of the industry instead of government enforcement. It is fair and just. . Therefore, it not only takes into account the country's requirements for energy conservation, but also takes care of the current survival problems of the industry and enterprises, and reserves the living space for the "underdeveloped". Such standards are more conducive to the innovative development and overall progress of the industry.

　　 Group standards are market standards and are independently formulated by the market; market standards and government standards are developed and coordinated in coordination. This is a new type of standard system. In addition to quickly responding to market demands, market standards also carry an important function of innovation.

　　 Fourth: The compressor industry has long been a highly market-oriented and highly competitive industry, and it should be left to the market to determine its development direction, quality and pace. Because my country’s industry started late and developed rapidly, it does not have the accumulation of industrial foundations like Western countries. Therefore, the overall manufacturing technology, level, and accuracy of the domestic compressor industry lags behind Western companies, but the compressor industry’s marketability And the application ability is very strong, and domestic enterprises have the advantages of flexibility and innovation. Well, this guide is the first time that the compressor industry has been released worldwide. It is the first to bring the standards for building energy-saving air compressor stations at home and abroad to the same level, which is conducive to the competition of the domestic compressor industry. As the saying goes, "The one who gets the standard gets the world." The formulation and release of this guide has won an innate competitive advantage for the domestic compressor industry.