The inside gossip on air conditioning

The world is ever changing and so is the technology used in Air Conditioning systems. Here is some inside gossip on 2 of the brands we provide in Air Cons.

It is a lot easier to keep cool now, we have gone from palm frond fans to high-tech air-conditioning systems.

Innovation

Today’s consumer is very concerned about energy consumption within the household. This means that for major home appliances such as air conditioners, manufacturers are challenged to provide an air conditioning system that is energy efficient and holds a small environmental footprint without comprising on the system’s performance.

Daikin Australia’s national marketing manager, Dan Tosh, said that in this changing environment, the company has progressively been part of major developments that have revolutionised the industry.

“We are proud to be able to look back on a history of innovation, from our first packaged air conditioners and heat pumps in the 1950s, to the first multi-split systems in the 1960s, to the introduction of VRV in 1982 and its continued development since,” he said.

“Daikin has continued its drive for innovation with the development of ultra efficient inverter technology as well as leading the industry in the adoption of next generation refrigerant, R32.

“Another notable advance was the release of Daikin’s US7 split systems range, which was the first unit globally to use the new R32 refrigerant and is also the first and only split system in Australia to achieve a 7 star energy rating (FTXZ25).”

Energy efficiency

Panasonic’s senior product marketing manager for air conditioning, Joe De Bella, agrees products and technologies have evolved dramatically with smart advancements and efficiencies to meet the needs of today’s customer.

“There is a particular focus on energy efficiency, which continues to be one of the most important considerations for a customer when purchasing an air conditioner,” he said.

“At Panasonic, we’ve focused not only on improving energy efficiency at full load, but also at part loads, where the product spends most of its time being used by the consumer.”

Back in 2003, a Panasonic 14kw Fixed Speed unit used around 6kw of input power constantly when in use.

In comparison, De Bella said the equivalent Panasonic 14kw Ducted unit today uses just 1kw when operating at 25 per cent capacity to maintain the desired temperature inside the home.

“Panasonic’s energy efficiency improvements over the past 13 years can be attributed to multiple innovations, one of which is the company’s huge leap forward with our inverter technology which was actually launched in 2003,” he said.

“Today, 100 per cent of our air conditioning range uses inverter compressors, which consume less energy to maintain the set temperature.”

Another energy saving innovation that Panasonic has pioneered is ECONAVI sensors which monitor room conditions and adjust operations accordingly.

“This has been implemented by Panasonic across our wall splits, packaged systems and VRF products,” De Bella said.

“Other notable improvements include our indoor and outdoor coil designs, which have evolved considerably over the last decade, featuring more fins and surface area for efficient heat exchange, and a change in refrigerant gases from R22 through to R410a and most recently R32, which have all seen improvements in energy efficiency.”

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