State-of-the-Art HVAC Systems

Willis Carrier is generally credited with the invention of air conditioning in 1902.   This eventually lead to the creation of the Carrier Corporation in 1915.  Carrier innovated air conditioning in 1922 with the centrifugal refrigeration chiller.  Incorporating today's computer advancements in speed, size and cost as well as applied sensor and control technology has catapulted HVAC systems into the 21st century.

In smaller commercial facilities split ductless HVAC systems manufactured by companies like Daikin, Mitsubishi and LG provide state of the art design.  Using multizone condensers with today's sophisticated electronic controls available incorporated with lower heat pump operating temperature now available makes split ductless air conditioning with heat pumps a viable alternative for space conditioning.

Larger commercial applications typically require rooftop package HVAC units.  The integration of electronics have achieved dramatic advances in the performance of these units.  The application of variable frequency drives (VFD's) to operate condenser fan motors, compressors and evaporator fans has both reduced operating cost and the noise during that operation and increases the overall system's operating efficiency.  On the heating side of the unit variable fire  controlled combustion heat exchangers for natural gas heating and stainless steel heat exchangers provide an extremely efficient operational mode. 

Electronic integration of static pressure sensors, carbon dioxide sensors, position sensors, humidity sensors, outdoor and indoor space temperature sensors, suction and discharge pressure sensors all coupled with computer algorithms creates what we know as "the state of the art in HVAC systems" today.

Using the "internet of things", IoT connectivity device management platform allows multiple devices from multiple manufacturers to "talk" to each other without the use of additional interface hardware eliminating the use of isolation relays and repetitively installing sensors that were already installed but operating thru a different controller thus dramatically reducing the cost of building management system integration.           

Energy Consulting Services, Inc. has been witness to jobs that have advanced HVAC systems and controls but had improper start up commissioning of the new equipment or the incorrect or absent monitoring of that equipment has created operational problems and comfort issues.  We have been hired to resolve such problems and have been owner's representatives, project managers and turnkey developers thus avoiding such pitfalls. 

When Energy Consulting Services has been the owner's representative, project manager and turnkey developer on advanced HVAC systems a successful outcome is guaranteed.  We design the facility's system requirements and have the knowledge of how that system should work and spend the time with the manufacturer's representatives to test the system to be sure the functionality purchased is the performance delivered on site.   

Please refer to the customer "state of the art HVAC" section of our website.