Nidec Global Appliance, a global provider of solutions for the residential and commercial appliances industries, and Xiaomi, one of the world’s leading smartphone and hardware manufacturers, closed an agreement that results in the production of state-of-the-art Xiaomi refrigerators and washing machines using Embraco compressors and Nidec motors provided by Nidec Global Appliance.
The new Xiaomi smart refrigerator 630L Mijia is the first result of this partnership to reach Chinese consumers, since the end of March, officially starting the new endeavor. It comes with the Embraco variable compressor VES, a model marked by strong refrigeration performance, low noise, first-class energy efficiency, and long service life. Its main features are all about environmental sustainability. The power consumption is as low as 0.95 kWh/day, and the operating noise is 36 decibels. In addition, this Embraco compressor uses natural refrigerant R600a (isobutane), which does not harm the ozone layer and presents global warming potential close to zero, being a solution for the present and the future.
Being since 2019 a Nidec Global Appliance brand, Embraco is recognized worldwide for its innovative technologies. All of the brand’s compressors lines provided to Xiaomi are variable speed, which is the most energy efficient technology for refrigeration compressors. The energy savings vary according to the compressor model, but can reach up to 40% compared to traditional compressors, known as “on-off”. In addition, the technology presents lower noise levels.
In parallel to the compressors lines, Nidec Global Appliance will also provide to Xiaomi a line of direct drive (DD) motors for horizontal washing machines, which have low noise as its main differentiation attribute. Furthermore, just like variable speed compressors, DD motors are electronically controlled and very energy efficient. Nidec Global Appliance produces and sells its own controls, which are manufactured in its facilities in China, a logistical advantage to the partnership.
