Why Should You Select Panasonic VRF/Mini VRF for Your Next Project?

With 100 years of experience as air conditioner experts, Panasonic promises the highest level of product quality, durability, reliability and safety. The brand’s extensive line up of air conditioners provide outstanding energy-saving functions, integral air purification, and more. 

VRF systems are designed for energy savings, high efficiency, and high durability with strong cooling power even operating at high ambient temperature. Panasonic continuously apply advanced technologies to meet the requirements of diverse situations, contributing to the creation of comfortable living spaces.

Customers can personalise their VRF system by selecting the outdoor and indoor unit types that best suit their needs. 

Outdoor unit types include ‘2-Way Cooling or Heating’—for large-scale commercial use and small-scale business, or residential use—as well as an option for ‘Cooling Only’.

Benefits of Panasonic VRF/Mini VRF

There are several benefits that Panasonic VRF/Mini VRF systems offer, including:

• Extraordinary Energy-Saving Performance — every component of Panasonic’s VRF/Mini VRF units are designed with the highest level of energy savings in mind, including a large-capacity inverter compressor, newly designed fan, and a renewed heat exchanger design.
• High efficiency — operation efficiency has been improved by utilising energy efficiency ratio (EER), a DC inverter compressor, and an intelligent 3-stage oil management system.
• Demand Response Management — power consumption at times of peak load can be set in three steps to deliver optimum performance, reducing annual power consumption with no compromise to comfort.
• High durability — outdoor units and heat exchangers are corrosion resistant, and cooling operation is possible even when outdoor temperature is up to 52°C.
• Reliable Operation and Flexible Installation — varied piping lengths and a compact design, with high external static pressure to prevent overheating in narrow spaces, allow outdoor units to accommodate a wide array of space limitations, while providing the ability to connect up to 64 indoor units.

1. Extraordinary Energy-Saving Performance

Panasonic VRF/Mini VRF systems utilise high energy efficiency ratio (EER), as well as a DC inverter compressor, and a heat exchanger design, resulting in high energy-saving performance. 

The use of multiple large-capacity all-inverter twin compressors help to improve performance. Two independently controlled compressors achieve high efficiency (for more than 14 HP), and twin rotary compressors offer both low vibration and high COP.

The Panasonic VRF system’s new heat exchanger features a triple-surface construction and a highly efficient piping pattern that increases heat exchange performance by 5 per cent compared to previous models. The condenser’s three-row design also improves heat exchange efficiency by increasing the surface area.

2. Intelligent 3-Stage Oil Management System

An improved oil management system also minimises the time and frequency of oil recovery by managing it in three stages, equipping units with sensors to detect oil levels, and using accumulators. This reduces energy consumption and maintains comfort without sacrificing cooling capability.

3. Demand Response Management

All Panasonic VRF systems are Demand Response Management (DRM) ready, meaning consumers are able to adjust power consumption at times of peak load. This can be set in three steps to deliver optimum performance, helping to reduce annual power consumption with minimal loss in comfort.

4. High Durability

Panasonic VRF systems can withstand temperatures of extreme heat, with cooling operations continuing to be possible even when the outdoor temperature is as high as 52°C.

The outdoor units are also corrosion-resistance treated for exposure to rust to assure long-lasting performance. The anti-corrosion Blue Fin treatment of the heat exchanger provides greater resistance against corrosion. Panasonic also uses a copper tube condenser, which makes it easy to repair and maintain. 

One of the common causes of failures of the outdoor unit is electrical short circuits caused by geckos entering the unit. Panasonic VRF outdoor units eliminate gaps where geckos could enter the internal Printed Circuit Board (PCB), thus, preventing operation stoppages.

5. Reliable Operation and Flexible Installation

Panasonic VRF compressors have an extended life thanks to the use of a uniform compressor operation time. The total run-time of each compressor is monitored by a built-in microcomputer, which ensures that the operation times of all compressors within the same refrigerant circuit are balanced. Compressors with histories showing shorter run times are selected first, ensuring equal wear and tear across all units and extending the working life of the system.

There is also a built-in automatic backup operation feature, in the case of compressor failure or outdoor unit malfunction. This means that even if a whole outdoor unit fails, the other outdoor unit can keep running, and even if a compressor in a single system fails, the other compressor will keep running as well.

The installation and design of Panasonic VRF/Mini VRF systems is also highly flexible in order to be able to meet a diverse array of space requirements. Piping length of up to 1,000 metres, an elevation difference of up to 90 metres between indoor and outdoor units, and the ability to connect up to 64 indoor units, are some of the various options available for installation. 

Learn more about Panasonic VRF/Mini VRF by contacting Panasonic HVAC professionals via +855 96 466 5469, or by visiting the Panasonic website.