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Residential Air Conditioning
LG wins AHRI award six years in a row
large-capacity outdoor unit employs the com- pany's proprietary Ultimate Inverter Compressor to deliver a strong, energy efficient performance.
Also tested was the air-cooled Inverter Scroll Chiller, which leverages LG's advanced inverter technology to obtain a high level of operational efficiency. In addition to impressive performance, the chiller has a compact design that takes up less space than other models in its class, afford- ing customers greater installation flexibility.
Earning the award for the first time, LG's ERV solution replaces still and stagnant indoor air with clean filtered air from outside and is equipped with a heat exchanger that signifi- cantly decreases hot air loss while also helping to reduce heating and cooling costs.
Moreover, when connected with a system air conditioner, it manages energy consumption
“LG’S ERV SOLUTION REPLACES STAGNANT INDOOR AIR WITH CLEAN FILTERED AIR FROM OUTSIDE.”
and indoor air quality to ensure optimal com- fort and efficient operation.
"LG has now been recognized by AHRI for six years in a row – a significant achievement that reflects the quality, performance and reliability of LG HVAC solutions," said James Lee, head of the Air Solution Business Unit at LG Electronics Home Appliance & Air Solution Company. "We will continue to strengthen our position in the global HVAC market by delivering highly effec- tive and energy efficient solutions for commer- cial and residential use."
LG ELECTRONICS (LG) has earned the Air- Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Performance Award for the sixth year in a row.
To consistently win this award is a real achievement as every model selected by AHRI for testing must pass all evaluations for three straight years for the award to be granted.
AHRI is a globally-respected trade associa- tion representing the world's HVAC, refrigera- tion, and water heating solution manufacturers. Established in 1953, AHRI now boasts more than 350 member companies.
To ensure the highest standard of testing, the majority of AHRI Performance Award evalua- tions are conducted by Intertek, one of the world's most trusted third-party standards, certification and testing organizations.
Intertek runs a comprehensive battery of
assessments on the selected products to deter- mine if the actual performance is consistent with the specifications listed by the manufacturer.
Representing seven product categories – including, for the first time, Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) – all 67 LG HVAC solutions submitted for testing passed AHRI's rigorous evaluations for the third year in a row (2020 to 2022).
In addition to LG's ERV, the models evaluated belong to the following HVAC categories: Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF), Unitary Small Heat Pump (USHP), Water-Cooled Chillers (WCLL), Air-Cooled Chillers (ACCL), Room Fan Coil (RFC) air conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP).
One of the LG products evaluated for the AHRI Performance Award, the LG Multi V
Test lab achieves CTDP certification
PFANNENBERG INC., HAS completed inter- national certifications for its test lab.
The lab complies with the applicable require- ments of ISO/IEC 17025 in accordance with UL’s Data Acceptance Program (DAP) and has been qualified as a DAP participant in the Client Test Data Program (CTDP) for the testing and certifica- tion of special purpose air conditioning systems.
CTDP certification is awarded to companies that demonstrate the highest levels of quality management, laboratory testing capability, tech- nical expertise and knowledge of industry stand- ards. UL reassesses CTDP certification annually.
The CTDP certificate enables Pfannenberg to perform testing in its own laboratory,
equivalent to the testing that UL performs. UL thoroughly reviews all data submitted by the Pfannenberg lab before issuing the UL Mark certification. CTDP certification significantly shortens the turnaround time for UL Mark cer- tification, improving the speed to market for Pfannenberg new products and enhancements. The Pfannenberg lab performs a wide range of tests critical to analysing the performance and safety of air conditioning systems, including Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis (CFD), as well as environmental simulations, a climatic
chamber, and IP protection class tests.
The lab also performs transport and vibration
tests and EMC / noise emission tests.
ABOVE: The lab performs a wide range of tests critical to analysing the performance of air conditioning systems
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