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Charlotte Stonestreet
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Smart cooling unit solutions
10 July 2022
RITTAL IS expanding its smart cooling unit solutions by adding the new Blue e+ S range. This latest generation of cooling units with lower output categories of 300, 500, and 1000W have been designed for efficiency, ensuring a smaller footprint and lower costs.
What’s behind this energy-saving and therefore cost reduction is the technology used, combining a heat pipe with inverter-controlled components. The heat pipe works without a compressor, expansion valve, or other regulating elements and so does not need any electrical energy except to operate the fan. Depending on the thermal energy generated in the enclosure and the current ambient temperature, cooling can be performed with the heat pipe alone.
The additional compressor cooling only operates if a large amount of heat has to be dissipated from the enclosure or if the ambient temperature is very high; when it does operate, it is more energy-efficient than conventional units. This is because the compressor and fans possess an inverter-controlled drive, which automatically adjusts their speeds depending on the requirements.
