Assessment VRF vs Duct Split (Kuwait)

27/Jan/2021

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Referring EN standard (EN14825: 2016)

Climate data : Kuwait city, Temperature bin

Nominal Design Condition (Pdesign) : Outdoor temperature =46C

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 EN14825 Essence (1)

This climate conditions and all hours are given by weather data in Kuwait
city
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 EN14825 Essence (2)

This HCE calculation is mentioned according to cooling load

determined by building load.

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EN14825 Essence (3)

pl(Tj) = (Tj-16) / (46-16)

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 Standard rating / Reference design conditions

Appliance Function Indoor air Outdoor air

temperature temperature
Tin Tj
Europe Air conditioners Cooling 27/19 35 / 24
Kuwait City Air conditioners Cooling 27/19 46 / 29

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 Pdesignc / BL (Building Load)
Pdesignc = Design load for cooling [kW], equal to the declared
capacity for cooling Pdc(Tj) at Tj = Tdesignc outdoor temperature

After the determination of

Pdesignc, this point is also
determined and the slope
(building load) is determined.
Pdesingc = 46degC

Sample : Nominal capacity =10kW

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A
load (kW)

10 Pdesignc
冷房能力・建物負荷(kW)

Pdesignc B
8 B
Cooling capacity/Building

6 C
C
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D D
2

0
15 20 25 30 35 40
外気温(℃)
Outdoor temp. (C)

Europe Kuwait City

(Kuwait)
BL=0 : 16degC 7
 Part load conditions
Europe

Kuwait City (Kuwait)

Part load ratio Part load Outdoor air dry Indoor air dry bulb
ratio bulb temperature (wet bulb)
degC temperatures
degC
A (46-16) / (Tdesignc - 16) 100% 46 27 (19)
B (38-16) / (Tdesignc - 16) 73% 38 27 (19)
C (31-16) / (Tdesignc - 16) 50% 31 27 (19)
D (24-16) / (Tdesignc - 16) 27% 24 27 (19)
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Temperature Bins (Cooling) : Weather data

Kuwait City (Kuwait)

Temperature data in Kuwait

46C : 100%
1st Jan -31st Dec, 2019
38C : 75%
31C : 50%
24C : 25%

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 Target model

VRF (SMMS-e) Duct Split (Fixed)

Outdoor unit : MMY-MAP2006HT8P-ME Outdoor unit : RAV-480BSP-G x 4nos

Indoor unit : MMD-AP0486BHP-E x 4nos Indoor unit : RAV-480AS8P-G x 4nos

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 Assessment results for annual energy consumption

Annual Power Difference Saving rate

Consumption
(kWh) (kWh) (%)
VRF (SMMS-e 20HP) 41,511 -21,608 - 34.2%
Duct Split (4ton x 4 nos) 63,119

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