DAIKIN HAS ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A NEW, SMART REFRIGERATION LEAK DETECTION FEATURE TO ASSIST CHILLER EQUIPMENT AND PLANT USERS WITH SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND F-GAS COMPLIANCE.

THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THE NEW FUNCTION IS BASED ON A UNIQUE NEW SOFTWARE ALGORITHM DEVELOPED BY DAIKIN WHICH USES HISTORICAL DATA TO RAISE AN ALARM IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL LEAK AND TO REPORT ON THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES OVER TIME, ALLOWING USERS TO DECIDE WHETHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.

THE NEW ALGORITHM DETECTS EVEN SLOW GAS LEAKAGES OVER AN EXTENDED LOAD RANGE, STARTING AT 33% OF UNIT LOAD COMPARED TO 50% FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS ON THE MARKET.

DETECTION OF SMALL LEAKS AT AN EARLY STAGE ALLOWS DAIKIN ENGINEERS TO INTERVENE PROMPTLY, MINIMISING DISCOMFORT TO THE CUSTOMER AND CONSERVING VALUABLE REFRIGERANT.

MONITORING THROUGH THE EXISTING CLOUD REMOVES THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL REFRIGERANT LEAKAGE DETECTION SENSORS AND A LOCAL CONTROLLER, HELPING TO OFFSET INITIAL SYSTEM PURCHASE COSTS. FASTER LEAK IDENTIFICATION AND REPAIR PREVENTS THE RELEASE OF HARMFUL REFRIGERANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, HELPING USERS TO MINIMIZE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

THE NEW REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION SERVICE IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF ADVANCES, DRIVEN BY A CONTINUOUS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH IS FOCUSED ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.