Carrier has introduced the AquaEdge 30CF air-cooled centrifugal chiller, targeting data center operators seeking continuous cooling performance and protection of uptime under real-world operating conditions. The company said the unit expands Carrier QuantumLeap, its portfolio of integrated thermal management solutions for the data center market.
Carrier said the AquaEdge 30CF supports operation from –20°F to 140°F (–28.9°C to 60°C), aiming to maintain cooling continuity during extreme heat, grid events and across diverse site conditions. In the event of a power interruption, the chiller can restore 100% cooling capacity in under three minutes, according to the company. Carrier added that the chiller can deliver more than 3 MW of cooling (more than 3,000 kW, approx. more than 10.2 million BTU/h), depending on ambient conditions.
The AquaEdge 30CF is built on Carrier’s proprietary two-stage, back-to-back centrifugal compressor with magnetic bearing technology. Carrier said this is the same oil-free architecture used in the AquaEdge 19MV water-cooled centrifugal chiller.
“As data centers evolve, operators need confidence that their cooling systems will perform when it matters most,” said Christian Senu, Vice President, Data Centers, Carrier. “The AquaEdge 30CF was engineered with our customers in mind to protect uptime through reliable operation across a range of ambient conditions and respond quickly if the unexpected occurs.”
Carrier said the AquaEdge 30CF is backed by its expanded global chiller manufacturing capacity to help customers scale data center deployments more quickly while reducing supply chain and deployment risk.