• The new product lineup will include six models of single fan, multiple room outdoor units for buildings.

• The lineup includes three models with three different power levels,  each in either single-phase or three-phase AC current.

• The units will keep a single fan structure to maintain its small and lightweight size, with further efficiency improvements

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems),  will launch a line of single fan and multiple room outdoor unit air conditioners for buildings that use R32 refrigerant, specifically for the European market. The systems will sell through our company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning Europe, Ltd. (MHIAE).

Available from December 2020, the product lineup will include six models with capacity up to 4, 5, and 5.5 horsepower, each available in either the single-phase alternating current (AC) common in ordinary homes or the three-phase AC used in factories and other facilities that consume a lot of electricity.

While countries throughout the world are shifting to using the R32 gas; the highly anticipated product lineup will respond to the decline of R410A refrigerant usage, a common option in Europe in the air conditioning market up to now.

The series will optimise our top-selling model in the European market, the Micro KX series with the R32 refrigerant variant. The latest model will keep its current single fan structure to maintain its small and lightweight size. However, the refrigerant distribution system in the outdoor unit will change to accommodate the R32 refrigerant. Ultimately,  increasing the performance of the heat exchanger wand maximising efficiency. Additional innovations include updating the compressor motor from a distributed winding type to a concentrated winding type. The new compressor motor will improve unit performance at an intermediate capacity, and lower standby power consumption from greater efficiency.

R32 refrigerant has zero ozone depletion potential (ODP)*1 and one-third of the global warming potential (GWP)*2 of the conventional R410A refrigerant. This sustainable solution has attracted attention for its high heat transfer efficiency, as well as excellent safety and environmental performance.

Measures to prevent climate change have increased worldwide in response to the October 2016 Kigali revision to the Montreal Protocol. The demand to convert existing facilities to R32 refrigerant and other replacements, especially for outdoor multiple-room air conditioners, are prospective to continue in the future.