Lapho kuhlolwa imakethe yendawo yokugcina amandla, izitifiketi zokuphepha zivame ukuvela njengomhlukanisi oyinhloko phakathi kwemikhiqizo esebenzayo nezikweletu ezingaba khona. Ngo Wenergy, siyaqaphela ukuthi abanikazi bezindlu nabafaki badinga okungaphezu nje kobuchwepheshe obunamandla; bafuna isiqiniseko esiphelele sokuthi izinto zabo zokusebenza zihlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile zamazwe ngamazwe. Umehluko phakathi kwezitifiketi ze-UL ne-CE, phakathi kokunye, umele isici esibalulekile ekukhetheni isistimu yokugcina amandla ebhethri eqinisekisiwe ezosetshenziswa ekhaya. Lawa mamaki akuwona nje amalebula okuhlobisa kuphela kodwa awubufakazi bokuhlolwa okuphelele kokuphepha kanye nokuqinisekiswa kwekhwalithi kuwo wonke umjikelezo wokuphila womkhiqizo.

Ukuqonda Izidingo Zokuphepha zaseNyakatho Melika

Kumaphrojekthi ahlelelwe imakethe yaseNyakatho Melika, ukuqinisekiswa kwe-UL akunakuxoxiswana ngakho. Amasistimu ethu okugcina amandla ezindawo zokuhlala athwala isitifiketi esiya ku-UL 1973, esibhekana ngqo nokuphepha kwamasistimu okugcina amandla ebhethri amile wezinhlelo zokusebenza zasekhaya nezokuhweba ezilula. Leli zinga lihlola ukwakhiwa kwamaseli, ukuzinza kwe-thermal, nokufakwa kukagesi ngaphansi kwezimo ezimbi kakhulu. Ukwengeza, sithobela i-UL 9540A, indlela yokuhlola yokusabalalisa umlilo oshisayo oshisayo. Lapho a isistimu yokugcina amandla ebhethri yasekhaya ukusetshenziswa kuhlangabezana nalawa mabhentshimakhi aqinile aseNyakatho Melika, kunikeza abafaki neziphathimandla ezinegunya elinobufakazi obubhaliwe bokuthi okokusebenza ngeke kubeke engcupheni ukuphepha kwempahla. I-Wenergy iqinisekisa ukuthi yonke iyunithi eqondiswe kulezi zifunda ibhekana nale nqubo yokuhlola eqinile.

I-European and International Compliance Frameworks

Ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic nasezimakethe eziningi zomhlaba, ukumaka i-CE kukhombisa ukuhambisana nomthetho wezempilo, wezokuphepha, nowokuvikela imvelo wase-Europe. Kodwa-ke, kubuchwepheshe bebhethri, lolu phawu olujwayelekile luhambisana nezindinganiso ezithile zobuchwepheshe. Eyethu amasistimu okugcina amandla okuhlala bagunyazwe ku-IEC 62619, izinga lamazwe ngamazwe lezidingo zokuphepha ezinhlelweni zebhethri lezimboni nezindawo zokuhlala. Lesi sitifiketi sihlanganisa kokubili ukuhlolwa kokuphepha kokusebenza nokuhlukunyezwa, okuhlanganisa ukungena kwezinzipho, ukukhokhiswa ngokweqile, nokuvimbela ukubaleka okushisayo. Isistimu yokugcina amandla ebhethri eqinisekisiwe yokufakwa kwekhaya kufanele ibonise ukukhuthazela ngokumelene nalezi zimo zamaphutha abonakalayo. Ngokubamba kokubili izitifiketi ze-UL kanye ne-IEC, okokusebenza kwethu kuvala igebe phakathi kwezinhlaka zokulawula, okuvumela ukusabalalisa okungenazihibe kuwo wonke amazwekazi ngaphandle kokufaneleka.

Ukusekelwa Okuphelele Ngaphandle Kwesitifiketi

Isitifiketi simelela kuphela isiqalo solwazi lobunikazi. Kwa-Wenergy, sibhangqa izingxenyekazi zethu zekhompuyutha eziqinisekisiwe namandla okuqapha okukude angu-24/7 ahlinzeka ngedatha yokusebenza kwesikhathi sangempela kanye nokuphathwa kwesistimu okusebenzayo. Le ngqalasizinda yedijithali iqinisekisa ukuthi noma yikuphi okudidayo kuyatholwa ngaphambi kokuthi kudlulele ekuphazamisekeni kwesevisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inethiwekhi yethu yokusekela isevisi yomhlaba wonke isho ukuthi noma ngabe iphrojekthi yezinhlelo zendawo yokugcina amandla iseCalifornia, eJalimane, noma ezimakethe ezisafufusa, usizo lobuchwepheshe luhlala lufinyeleleka. Le nhlanganisela yokuphepha okuqinisekisiwe kanye nokwengamela okuqhubekayo kuguqula isistimu yokugcina amandla ebhethri yekhaya isuke kusisetshenziswa esilula ibe yimpahla yamandla elawulwayo. Abanikazi bezindlu abazuzi nje kuphela ngokuthula kwengqondo okuza namamaki e-UL ne-CE kodwa futhi nangobambiswano oluqhubekayo oluqinisekisa ukwethembeka kwesistimu yesikhathi eside.

Ukukhetha phakathi kwesitifiketi se-UL kanye ne-CE akumele neze kube ukuyekethisa. I-Wenergy iletha amasistimu okugcina amandla ezindawo zokuhlala anelisa kokubili izindinganiso zaseNyakatho Melika nezamazwe ngamazwe ngesikhathi esisodwa, zisekelwa ingqalasizinda yokuqapha nokusekelwa. Kunoma yimuphi umbambiqhaza ofuna isistimu yokugcina amandla ebhethri eqinisekisiwe ukuze athunyelwe ekhaya, indlela yethu iqinisekisa ukuthi ukuphepha, ukuthobelana, nokuthula kwengqondo okusebenzayo kulethwa njengesixazululo esisodwa esihlanganisiwe.