EcoNet® Enabled Unit Coolers – Heat Transfer Products Group LLC
Heat Transfer Products Group LLC released its new EcoNet® Enabled Unit Coolers. Developed in conjunction with Rheem Manufacturing, the company says it builds on the efficiency of Rheem’s EcoNet® technology and brings it to the commercial refrigeration market.
The unit coolers are electronically operated evaporators for walk-in coolers and freezers designed for energy efficiency and simnpler installation. Officials say the EcoNet technology saves energy in refrigeration systems through precise superheat and space temperature control, fan cycling, and controlling how often the system goes into defrost based on compressor runtime. It eliminates unnecessary defrosts, maximizes energy efficiency with less compressor runtime, reduces liability by eliminating icing issues, reduces fan speed to 50% during off cycle to save energy, and reduces temperature fluctuations by regulating defrosts for improved product quality. EcoNet Enabled Unit Coolers can be configured to work on a single or dual evaporator coil, and can be used with a condensing unit in single and multiple evaporator installations as a group. The controller can be used with up to four groups with up to six evaporators per group wired on a single bus.