Daikin Applied Americas announced the launch of the Trailblazer HP, an air-cooled scroll chiller that uses heat pump technology to deliver electricity-powered heating and cooling for commercial buildings and industrial processes. The Trailblazer HP is built on a product platform that Daikin Applied has successfully leveraged in Europe, a region where heat pumps are prevalent — hitting a record high in sales in 2022. This marks a significant, cross-region collaboration between Daikin experts to bring the most innovative, effective solutions to U.S. customers.
The Trailblazer HP is an air-to-water heat pump chiller that provides a reversing function that allows the chiller to switch between cooling and heating modes based on the temperature requirements of the space or process being conditioned. In a cooling application, the refrigeration cycle allows for heat removal from the internal space, dissipating excess heat into the external air. In heating mode, the refrigeration cycle reverses and transfers heat absorbed from the outside air into the internal space or process.
In terms of efficiency, heat pumps reign supreme. Traditional heating systems that rely on fossil fuels or electric resistance heat operate with efficiencies in the range of 80 to 99 percent. With Trailblazer’s advanced technology, however, the chiller is up to 300 percent efficient at typical operating conditions, which means it can transfer three times more heat than the energy used by the equipment. That leads to a significant reduction in energy use and direct greenhouse gas emissions, as well as day-to-day operating costs.
Available as a stock unit, Trailblazer HP’s design allows for easy installation in new and retrofit applications, making it ideal for office buildings, schools, commercial retail spaces and a range of other facilities.
Along with Trailblazer HP, the company also recently introduced VRV EMERION for commercial applications, providing either heat pump or heat recovery inverter technology.
