Operating conditions
SM084 to 185  
SY185 to 380  
R22
Motor supply SM / SY / SZ scroll compressors can be operated 
at nominal voltages as indicated on page 18. 
Under-voltage and over-voltage operation is 
allowed within the indicated voltage ranges. In 
case of  risk of under-voltage operation, special 
attention must be paid to current draw.
The operating envelopes for SM / SY / SZ 
scroll compressors are given in the gures 
below, where the condensing and evaporating 
temperatures represent the range for steady-
state operation. Under transient conditions, such 
as start-up and defrost, the compressor may 
operate outside this envelope for short periods. 
The gures below show the operating envelopes 
for SM / SY compressors with refrigerants R22 
and for SZ compressors with R407C, R134a, 
R404A and R507C. 
The operating limits serve to dene the 
envelope within which reliable operations of the 
compressor are guaranteed:
•  Maximum discharge gas temperature: 275°F
•  A suction superheat below 9°F (18°F for R407C) 
is not recommended due to the risk of liquid 
ood back
•  Maximum superheat of 54°F
•  Minimum and maximum evaporating and 
condensing temperatures as per the operating 
envelopes.
SM / SY / SZ compressors can be applied from 
-31°F to 145.4°F (for SM/SZ084 to 185) and 127.4°F 
(for SY/SZ 240 to 380) ambient temperature. The 
compressors are designed as 100 % suction gas 
cooled without need for additional fan cooling. 
Ambient temperature has very little eect on the 
compressor performance.
In case of enclosed tting and high ambient 
temperature it’s recommend to check the 
temperature of power wires and conformity to 
their insulation specication.
In case of safe tripping by the compressor 
overload protection the compressor must cool 
down to about 140°F before the overload will 
reset. A high ambient temperature can strongly 
delay this cool-down process.
Although the compressor itself can withstand 
low ambient temperature, the system may 
require specic design features to ensure safe 
and reliable operation. See section ‘Specic 
application recommendations’.
Application envelope at dew 
temperatures
Compressor ambient 
temperature
High ambient temperature
Low ambient temperature
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Condensing temperature (°F)
Evaporating temperature (°F)
S.H. = 54°F SUPERHEAT
S.H. = 20°F
S.H. = 9°F
Application guidelines
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