Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning Launches Cold-Climate VRF Heat Pump
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning has launched its first cold-climate variable refrigerant flow heat pump available in North America. The high-efficiency air365 Max with HeatForce is a top-flow VRF heating and cooling system that delivers comfort, energy efficiency and easy installation and maintenance for professionals, architects and commercial building owners looking to reduce operational costs and carbon footprint.
The air365 Max with HeatForce can operate at 100% heating capacity with outdoor temperatures as low as -13 F and at 90% heating capacity down to -22 F. This makes the end-to-end heating and cooling solution ideal for commercial buildings in North America .
This energy efficiency performance is made possible by SmoothDrive 2.0, which allows the system to control compressor rotation speed with precision of 0.1 Hz per step, significantly increasing energy efficiency at partial load.
Installation is simplified for contractors with airCloud Tap, an app designed to help HVAC professionals install, read and change Hitachi equipment settings and read detailed diagnostics data with ease on mobile devices.
Available with heat pump and heat recovery modes up to 24 tons, the air365 Max with HeatForce produces an Energy Efficiency Ratio of up to 12, as well as a Coefficient of Performance of up to 4.2 without the use of a backup auxiliary heat source.
