能源部必须在1988年7月1日之前公布一项拟议规则，以确定是否应修订1990年1月1日生效的冰箱和冷冻柜能效标准。本文描述了为支持该规则制定而进行的旨在提高冰箱和冷冻柜效率的设计方案分析。进行了能耗模拟，以确定与每个设计方案相关的节能。对于18 ft3（0.513）顶部安装的自动除霜冰箱冷冻机，通过使用更高效的压缩机和风扇、改进的门绝缘以及机柜侧面和顶部的真空面板绝缘，年能耗可从3.23 MBtu/年（947 kWh/年）降至1.76 MBtu/年（515 kWh/年）。对于每一类冰箱和冷冻柜，确定了能量消耗与调整体积的关系。 其他地方描述了消费者和制造商的影响分析（TSD，1988）。单位:双引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，1988年，第94卷，pt。2、渥太华

The Department of Energy must publish a proposed rule, no later than July 1, 1988, to determine if the energy efficency standards for refrigerators and freezers, effective January 1, 1990, should be amended. This paper describes the analysis of design options to improve the efficiency of refrigerators and freezers carried out in support of this rulemaking. Energy use simulations were performed to determine the energy savings associated with each design option. For an 18 ft3(0.513) top-mounted, automatic defrost refrigerator-freezer, annual energy consumption can be reduced from 3.23 MBtu/yr (947 kWh/yr) to 1.76 MBtu/yr (515 kWh/yr) by the use of a more efficient compressor and fans, improved door insulation, and evacuated panel insulation for the cabinet sides and top. For each class of refrigerator-freezer and freezer, energy use versus adjusted volume relationships were determined. Consumer and manufacturer impact analyses are described elsewhere (TSD, 1988).Units: Dual