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Danfoss adds commercial heat pump test facility

DENMARK: Danfoss has officially opened its new commercial heat pump test facility at its Application Development Centre in Nordborg, Denmark.

The state-of-the-art test chamber is capable of testing air-to-water heat pumps and air-cooled water chillers according to European standard EN14511:2022. 

The 1,200m2 Application Development Centre is designed to help customers test new solutions and improve performance on applications in a live environment.

The facility is capable of testing a wide range of products from split-system air conditioning to transport refrigeration units and supermarket packs. 

Already set up to test residential heat pumps, the facility can now test commercial units to a wide range of temperatures, capacities, power supplies and refrigerants, including propane and other A3 refrigerants up to 250kW.

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