Vicente Guilabert, Vice General Manager R + D and QA from Huayi Compressors, gave an interesting presentation at the Tecnofrío’19 Congress that took place in Madrid on October 16 and 17, 2019 that aroused great interest from the light commercial refrigeration sector.
The presentation centered in the impact of the announcement made by the International Electrotechnical Commission last May, which finally approved the new edition of the IEC60335-2-89 standard that, among other things, defines the increase in charge limit for A3 (flammable) refrigerants at 500 gr. from 150 gr., as well as an increase in the charge limit for A2 and A2L (low flammable refrigerants) to 1,200 gr. from 150 gr.
Dear Customer,
At the end of this year all refrigerants with GWP over 2500 will banned in Europe as the first step of the F-Gas regulation that will be completed in 2021 with the prohibition of refrigerants with a GWP over 150. This leads us to an increase of the use of natural refrigerants in the coming years as they are, from our point of view, the definitive solution. On the other hand this year we have had the definitive approval of the IEC standard that allows using up to 500gr of R600a or R290 in a refrigeration system. These are good news for our industry as this was the last obstacle to expand the use of hydrocarbons. We, at Huayi Group, are prepared for it with a wide product range covering all applications, voltages and different efficiency levels.
During 2019 not only we have extended our range of compressors but we have also expanded our range of condensing units. Following our strategy we have strengthening our position in the condensing units business, where we have developed a new version like the Full Liquid Line and we have expanded our capabilities of customized manufacturing condensing units and complete systems. We want to offer to our customers an integrated solution to their needs and help them to meet the requirements of the new regulations.