MicrowaveOven

Top10 China presents the most energy efficient household microwave ovens on Chinese market.

1. Scope

Microwave oven for the household or similar using.

2. Selection criteria

To be selected into the Top10 product list, the microwave ovens must meet the requirement of national energy efficiency Grade1 and perform in the most efficient way according to the energy efficiency of microwave oven both in the efficiency value and standby mode power:

3. Terms

Electricity cost (10 years): The electricity cost of the microwave oven in 10 years, according to the annual electricity consumption below. The electricity price is set at 0.5 RMB per kWh. Unit: RMB.

Annual electricity consumption: The electricity consumed by the microwave oven within one year. The typical using time per year of the microwave oven is set at 200 hours of working mode and 8000 hours of standby mode. Unit: kWh.

Microwave power: The power of the microwave oven when it performs the microwave heating function. Unit: W.

Barbecue power: The power of the microwave oven when it performs the barbecue function, if the microwave oven has the barbecue option. Unit: W.

Volume: The volume of the inside cooking space of the microwave oven. Unit: L.

Weight: The weight of the microwave oven. Unit: kg.

Efficiency value: The ratio of the output power and input power when the microwave oven performs microwave heating function. It’s the main indicator of energy efficiency of the microwave oven. The higher of the efficiency value, the higher of the efficiency. Unit: %.

Standby power: The power of the microwave oven when it does not perform the main function. Unit: W.

Barbecue energy consumption: The indicator to show the efficiency of the microwave oven when it performs the barbecue function, which is defined in GB24849-2010. Unit: Wh/K.

National energy efficiency grade: The mandatory grading system for energy using products to disclose the energy performance to the consumers. Grade 5 is the minimum energy efficiency requirement for the market access and Grade 1 is the best for the monitors.

4. References

GB 24849 - 2010 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for household and similar microwave ovens

5. Data sources

China Energy Labeling Program http://www.energylabel.gov.cn

GFK http://www.gfk.com

Wanwei Household http://www.ea3w.com

Zhongguancun Online http://www.zol.com.cn

Manufacturers

All the information presented at Top10 China comes from public available information sources. If you think you spot an error, please report to info@top10.cn .

Producers and retailers are kindly asked to contact info@top10.cn about more products, which meet the Top10 selection criteria.

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