WESTPOINT Commercial Air conditioners

INVERTER VRF COMMERCIAL A/C

Contents
1

Whats WMV & VRF?

Residential central air AC

WMV energy consumption analysis

Digital scroll VS Inverter

Part GMV & VRF

Review of VRF(VRV)
Variable Refrigerant Flow
Developing from traditional split type air conditioner.
Consist of outdoor units, indoor units, Refnet, controller
etc.
One outdoor unit can drive at least 16 indoor units, with
which different capacity and appearance.
Applied intensively in office building, hotel, high grade
department, villa etc.

Introduction of GMV

W WESTPOINT
M Multi-connected (Max. 1:32)
V VRF system

2 ways to achieve VRV

Inverter
Originating from Japan, frequency
conversion;
Electrical adjustment;

Rotor

Reluctance motor

Digital scroll
Technology from Copeland;
Mechanic adjustment;

E.G. WMV in office building

Combination
with
Outdoor fresh
air processor

Part Residential central air conditioner

When central AC enter residential area
Virtues of Central Air Conditioner
Central air conditioner-centralized processing distributing
Baring comparatively higher EER, more energy saving;
Residential Central Air Conditioner
More comfortable, lower noise, less vibration, more accurate
adjustment;
Types of residential central AC
Duct type
Mini chiller
WMV

Family of residential central AC

1. Duct type

Low initial investment;

Indoor air quality improve by introduction of

fresh air

Require enough height to layout the duct;

Individual adjustment for single room not

available

Mini Chiller-Hydraulic system

2. Mini Chiller

All-Water system (water or ethylene alcohol);

Adopt Fan coils as terminals, space saving;
Without fresh air introduction;
Individual control for each room available;

E.G. WMV in detached house

3. WMV
Energy-saving;
Low initial investment;
Comfortable & Accurate;
Individual control;

Figure: Ratio of VRV application in Japan

Old building
redecoration

New facility

Part WMV energy saving analysis

New orientation in working concept

Core factors
Saving energy

Adopting digital scroll compressor

Using refrigerant as heat transfer medium
Sophisticated controlling network

Combination with heat recovery processor

1. New orientation in designing concept

Traditional
designing base
on the most
sever outdoor
condition.

Peak of EER/COP
sets at partial
load. (around 40%
of the full load)

Ratio of cooling load throughout one year %

Cooling
load
(%)

Working
time (%)

Cooling
load
(%)

Working
time (%)

100

50

45

75

42

25

12

Data originate: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating

and Air-conditioning Engineers. (ASHRAE)

2. Adopt digital scroll compressor

Traditional residential split type AC adopts Rotary type compressor;
The efficiency of Scroll type compressor is higher than Rotary type or
Reciprocal type compressor;
Energy consumption can be reduced by 10-15% compared with the
reciprocal type at the same capability;
Comparing Items

Scroll type

Rotary type

Reciprocal type

EER

2.9

2.4~2.6

2.2~2.6

Volumetric efficiency

0.99

0.94

0.7

Adiabatic efficiency

0.98

0.93

0.88

Num. of part in
compression chamber

Weight ratio

0.8

0.8

1.0

Machining precision

1~3

10~30

Output power

1~10

0.4~1

1~10

Core component of digital scroll

Variable Capacity Adjustment is achieved by PWM (Pulse-WidthModulation) valve

Fixed Scroll
Discharge Pipe

by-pass pipe

Suction Pipe

Orbit Scroll

Loading
Gap: 1mm
between two
scrolls!

Idling

Adjust capability output

Pulse-width: Maintain a balance
between Demanding and Providing;
Digital: loading-100%(1), while
Idling-0%(0), forming the sequence

Cooling Capacity

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ..

Digital Multi Unit

Inverter Unit

Capacity Demanded

3. Using refrigerant as heat transfer medium

In GMV, heat transferred via refrigerant directly;
The heat amount transferred can be 10 times of those transferred by
water, and 20 times via air.
Comparing: Property of heat transfer medium
Types of
medium

Utilized heat

Transfer amount

Energy consumption
(transfer 120 kW
cool load)

Water

sensible heat

20.1kJ/kg (t=5)

4.8

Air

sensible heat

10.1kJ/kg (t=10)

7.5

Refrigerant

evaporating
latent heat

206kJ/kg

2.6

54% of those transfer via water;

35% of those transfer via air;

4. Sophisticated intelligent controlling

Controlling Object

Forming the network

Sensors (temperature, pressure);
Throttling devices (electrical expansion valves, pore plates);
Advanced logical algorism;

Basic principle

5. Combination with heat recovery processor

To improve the IAQ, people can open the windows sometimes, or
install a ventilating fan connect to outside;
But cooling load would rise, and unfiltered air with instable and
unreliable factor would penetrate in.

The Fresh Air Heat-Recovery System can solve this problem

Introduce more filtered fresh air into the room;
Recycle heat or cooling; (efficiency 75%)
Reduce the amount of poisonous released from the building material;

The air route inside the system

1. Excellent water absorbability
exchanging efficiency reaches 75%;
2. Super fire-retardant
Safe and reliable
3. Mildew-proof, clean & healthy.

Exhaust air

Returning air of
indoor

Suction of
outdoor air

Cooled fresh air

introduced in

Compared to traditional way of ventilation, Fresh air

processor reduces 28% of energy consumption!

Part Digital scroll VS Inverter

Capability
adjustment

Digital scroll
Cooling Capacity

Comparing
items

Inverter

Digital Multi Unit

Inverter Unit

Capacity Demanded
Common Inverter comp.

Digital only

Digital & common parallel

connection

SEER

Electromagnetic
interference
Capacity Shift
By-pass of
refrigerant

Can be omitted

Sever disturbance, expensive

electromagnetic-proof apparatus
must be installed;

Shift to 100% capability

immediately

Must have procedure of

frequency conversion

No need

Have to install

Summary
WMV can be applied intensively in office
building, hotel, luxury department, villa, etc.
Enjoy a high EER/COP under partial load;
Combination with fresh air processor, can
improve IAQ & saving energy (up to 30%);
Digital scroll type VRF is more reliable and
flexible than Inverter.