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Compressors for A/C bringing Savings now and for a lifetime

Compressors for A/C bringing Savings now and for a lifetime
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Compressors for A/C bringing Savings now and for a lifetime

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Overview: Danfoss compressors are engineered to deliver cost savings throughout the lifecycle of commercial air conditioning systems, ensuring compliance with global energy efficiency standards and reducing CO2 emissions.
1. Global Legislation and Standards: Different regions have specific regulations to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The USA follows ASHRAE 90.1 and DOE standards, while Europe adheres to Regulation 517/2014 (F-Gas) and EcoDesign ENER Lots 1 and 21.
2. Market Challenges and Opportunities: The HVAC market faces pressure to redesign systems to meet new standards, presenting opportunities for OEMs to develop energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions.
3. Danfoss Solutions: Danfoss offers compressors that reduce development, running, and service costs, featuring technologies like variable speed and oil-free compressors to enhance efficiency and reduce maintenance.
4. Technological Innovations: Innovations such as Turbocor® compressors, which are oil-free and use magnetic bearings and variable-speed centrifugal compression, improve part-load efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
5. Energy Efficiency and Savings: Danfoss compressors efficiently match cooling needs, reducing energy use and CO2 emissions with solutions like Intermediate Discharge Valves (IDVs) and variable speed technology.
6. Performance Metrics: The document compares different compressor technologies, highlighting efficiency gains and cost savings with Danfoss products.
Conclusion: Danfoss compressors are a strategic investment for OEMs and end-users, offering long-term savings and compliance with evolving energy standards.
Specifications and Performance Metrics: A comparison between two inverter scroll models shows the VZH117 model with a 31% improvement in SEER and a 24% reduction in annual energy input compared to the 15TR model, reducing CO2 emissions by 2.8 metric tons.
Rooftop Parameters: Key parameters include a condensing temperature of 50°C and an evaporating temperature of 11°C, with fan power consumption at 9.5% for the condenser and 18% for the evaporator at full load.
Compressor Robustness and Reliability: Danfoss emphasizes the robustness of its DSH scroll compressors, designed to withstand harsh conditions with features like intermediate discharge valves and integrated temperature protection.
Oil-Free Danfoss Turbocor® Compressors: These compressors eliminate oil from the refrigerant circuit, reducing maintenance and improving performance with magnetic bearing technology and onboard electronic controls.
Innovative Features: Innovations include magnetic levitation for oil-free operation, fast restart capabilities, and integrated non-return valves to prevent refrigerant migration.
Compressor Models and Capacities: Various compressor models are listed with cooling capacities and efficiencies, ranging from 2.4 TR to 40 TR.
Inverter Compressor Solutions: Danfoss offers inverter scroll compressors optimized for different pressure ratios and applications, with the VZH series noted for its variable speed capabilities and high efficiency.
Future Developments: New releases include the expansion of the VTT series with IntraFlow® technology for improved efficiency.
Additional Resources: For more detailed data and capacity tables, refer to the Danfoss Online Datasheet Generator.
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Compressors for A/C bringing Savings now and for a lifetime-1

Compressors for Commercial Air Conditioning Savings now and for a lifetime Danfoss compressors reduce costs across the entire product lifespan in the application. Build your business with a 360° perspective and experience the benefits of true savings. Development, operations, servicing: 3 levers for a lifetime of savings.

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A global overview of CO2 emissions and regulations impacting HVAC markets Numbers in bubbles: CO2 emissions from the consumption of energy in millions of tons in 2012 % of growth of CO2 emissions 2002/2012. Europe An investment providing a lifetime of savings Danfoss solutions provide a lifetime of savings Driven by the global need to reduce CO2 emissions, new legislations around the world are demanding air conditioning systems with higher energy performance as well as non-ODP(1) and lower GWP(2) refrigerants. These legislations affect all unit types and very few current systems will pass the...

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Danfoss compressors for air conditioning – a lifetime of savings To meet the needs of an increasingly complex HVAC market, our extensive range of compressors offer functional benefits and savings throughout the lifecycle of the system from development and operating costs to servicing and maintenance. Development costs Service costs The versatility, flexibility and efficiency of Danfoss compressors ensure competitive design costs and short development times Running costs Danfoss technologies offer the widest portfolio for superior full and part-load efficiencies to reduce the running costs of...

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Savings on development costs Applying variable speed technology keeps getting easier Commercial and office buildings, hotels, shopping malls, airports, hospitals, data centers, schools, museums… Every type of building, occupancy, comfort requirements and climate, place different demands on HVAC system design and technological options. Variable speed technology offers flexible design possibilities with a wide range of cooling capacities to match different applications and needs. It offers savings in reduced inventory and complexity. In addition, some system components are no longer needed, including...

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Savings on running costs with the widest portfolio for superior part-load efficiency Low Pressure Ratio, part-load, discharge pressure is low, IDVs open High Pressure Ratio, full load and heating mode, discharge pressure is high, IDVs close Reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption to get to the energy efficiency standards: Danfoss provides three options to help OEM customers meet the challenge Enhancing part-load efficiency with staged modulation The number of compressors running at any one time can be adapted to building occupancy and demand levels. This improves cooling efficiency and reduces...

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Savings on running costs Variable speed technology Continuously matches cooling needs with high efficiency Variable speed technology is the premium solution in commercial air conditioning when it comes to energy savings, optimal comfort, accurate humidity and temperature control and controlled impact on the electrical network. Around 85% of traditional commercial air conditioning installations are oversized to enable them to handle peak load conditions (about 3% of the operating time). Variable speed technology continuously matches building cooling demand under part-load conditions which is the...

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Savings on service and maintenance costs HVAC units often operate under harsh conditions that can affect the lifetime and reliability of the unit itself: Frequent on/off cycling, high ambient start-up, defrost mode, low superheat conditions, high ambient operations, oil equalization and oil return at part-load operations can all have severe effects on the entire lifetime and compressor applications. Danfoss scroll DSH: a new level of compressor robustness and system reliability Extended equipment life and minimal scheduled maintenance with oilfree Danfoss Turbocor® compressors Danfoss has over...

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Danfoss solutions for a lifetime of savings Danfoss Scrolls H & S Series R410A - 400V / 3 ~ / 50Hz Model Nominal cooling capacity Fixed-speed compressors 50 Hz, ARI ratings Cooling Capacity W 7 100 Inverter compressor solutions Optimized for Lower Pressure Ratio Data given for Code 4: 400V - 50 Hz 460V - 60 Hz : 3 phases. Net weight with oil charge TR= Ton of Refrigeration COP = Coefficient Of Performance, 400V / 3ph / 50Hz EER = Energy Efficiency Ratio, 460V / 3ph / 60Hz ARI: evap. temp. 7.2 °C/45°F; cond. temp. 54.4 °C/130°F; superheat 11.1 K/20°F; subcooling 8.3 K/15°F EN12900: evap. temp....

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Danfoss Scrolls H & S Series Manifold configurations with Danfoss Scrolls A wide line-up with few compressor models Nominal cooling capacity TR - 60Hz 60 Hz, ARI ratings Cooling Capacity W Btu/h Cooling capacity – R410A Model Cooling capacity – R410A Model Compressors for Commercial Air Conditioning For full data details, capacity tables or use with other refrigerants, please refer to the Online Datasheet Generator: www.danfoss.com/odsg TR = Ton of Refrigeration COP = Coefficient Of Performance, 400V / 3ph / 50Hz EER = Energy Efficiency Ratio, 460V / 3ph / 60Hz Data given for Code 4: 400V - 50...

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Danfoss Inverter Scrolls VZH & VRJ series Danfoss Turbocor Compressors TT, VTT & TG series R410A - Variable speed - Inverter scroll compressors Cooling Capacity Efficiency High pressure ratio [W/W] Part load Full speed Part load Full speed Part load Full speed The VTT series expands Danfoss Turbocor® range of oil-free magnetic bearing compressors with nominal capacity ranges from 700 to 1200kW / 200-350TR). This new range introduces IntraFlow® technology which increases the stable operating envelope to deliver best-in-class full and part-load efficiencies. High pressure ratio RATING CONDITIONS...

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More questions? Online Self-Service 24/7 • Solutions for air conditioning: airconditioning.danfoss.com • Product selection: coolselector.danfoss.com • Literature about commercial compressors: cc.danfoss.com • Learning platform: learning.danfoss.com • About inverter technology: invertercompressor.danfoss.com Commercial Compressors & Inverter Compressors Group For more support, contact Danfoss, [email protected] Danfoss can accept no responsibility for possible errors in catalogues, brochures and other printed material. Danfoss reserves the right to alter its products without notice. This also...

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