Rate of cooling capacity change (%)
Indoor unit cooling capacity characteristics Indoor unit heating capacity characteristics
indicates the rating point. indicates the rating point.
Indoor air intake temp. (°C WB)
Rate of heating capacity change (%)
120
110
100
90
80
110
105
100
95
90
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27
<Cooling>
Elevation difference (m)
Base capacity
change rate
92 90 88 86 84 82 80 78 76
94
96
98
100
%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150
50
40
30
20
10
0
Equivalent length (m)
Elevation difference (m)
Base capacity
change rate
96
98
100
%
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 120 130 140 150
50
40
30
20
10
0
94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84
95
97
99
<Heating>
110
–40
–30
–20
–10
–10
–20
–30
–40
Equivalent length (m)
Indoor air intake temp. (°C DB)
*
Standard tubing diameter
(discharge tube, mm)
Equivalent length
correction coefficient
0.4 0.5
0.6
0.7
Equivalent length of tubing after size increase
= Standard tubing equivalent length × Equivalent length correction coefficient
Graph of capacity change characteristics resulting from tubing length and elevation difference
(1 / 2 – (3))
The positive side for the elevation difference indicates that the outdoor unit is installed at a higher position than
the indoor units. The negative side indicates the opposite.
Graph of indoor unit capacity characteristics (2 – (2))
ø41.28
ø38.1
ø38.1ø31.75ø28.58
ø31.75
ø25.4
ø28.58ø25.4
ø22.22ø19.05
ø22.22ø19.05
ø15.88ø12.7
ø15.88
Tubing diameter after
change (suction tube, mm)
* If the size of the discharge tubes and suction tubes (LM) have been increased, apply the
correction coefficient from Table 1 and calculate the equivalent length of the LM section.
Table 1. Equivalent Length Correction Coefficient when the Size of the Discharge Tubes and Suction
Tubes (LM) is Increased
The only sizes which can be increased are the LM (main tube with the largest diameter) discharge tubes and
suction tubes, and the changes are limited to those shown in Table 1.
In addition, note that the additional refrigerant charge is determined only by the narrow-tube size.
The capacity loss that is caused by the tubing length can be reduced by increasing the sizes of the discharge
tubes and suction tubes. Refer to Table 1 and make the appropriate changes. However be sure that the total
length does not exceed the maximum.
2-14
Design of 3-WAY ECO-i SYSTEM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1. Model Selecting and Capacity Calculator
TD831143-00W-3WAY.indb14TD831143-00W-3WAY.indb14 2008/12/0116:15:422008/12/0116:15:42