ANN ARBOR, Michigan, United States, 12 October 2022: Tecumseh Products Company is showcasing its latest product portfolio of commercial refrigeration technologies at Chillventa 2022, from October 11 to 13 in Nuremburg, Germany. Making the announcement through a Press release, Tecumseh said its booth is located at Hall 5-332.

According to Tecumseh, it has unveiled new compressor and condensing unit technologies, including Series “AL” compressor platform with high efficiency, optimised for R-290 refrigerants; new compressors and condensing units, such as Series FH2 and Silensys Advanced, which are specifically optimised for A2L refrigerants; and DC-powered cooling and refrigeration technology for refrigerated transport and mobile delivery solutions.

Tecumseh said its product portfolio is designed to advance efficiency and sustainability in commercial refrigeration technology. The portfolio positions the company as a full-solutions provider of “farm-to-fork” cold chain beyond food service and food retail segments, Tecumseh said.

Tecumseh said the new Series AL Compressor platform is making its first public appearance at Chillventa. It is up to 15% better in performance and energy efficiency, packed in a very compact body compared to existing models in the market, the company claimed. In a quiet and small housing that is estimated to be roughly five per cent shorter in height compared to competitive products, Series AL models provide up to 20cc displacements and are designed specifically for L/MBP applications in light-commercial refrigeration, the company said. The expanded L/MBP operating range allows standardised use across display cases, reach-in coolers and ice machine applications, the company said.

Series AL, optimised for R-290 (propane) refrigerants, has capacities ranging from 1,240 to 1,800 Btu/h (0.36kW to 0.52kW) at LBP and from 3,730 to 4,990 Btu/h (1 to 1.5kW) at MBP both in EN12900 conditions, Tecumseh said. It delivers the same capacity as a larger displacement, single-speed compressor, making more room for merchandise in refrigeration units, the company said.

Tecumseh said it is one of the first manufacturers in the refrigeration industry to have introduced compressor models optimised for A2L refrigerants, such as R-455A, R-454C and R-1234yf. The company said it continues to expand its low-GWP portfolio. The company said that its new A2L-ready compressors can be used in indoor or outdoor condensing units ranging from 1 to 20 kW. They can be used in cold rooms, display cases, refrigerated cabinets and beverage dispensers in food retail and services, the company added.

In addition to A2L-ready compressors, such as Series AE2, AJ2, FH2 and AG, Tecumseh said it has deployed its A2L refrigerant technology in Silensys Advanced, the outdoor condensing unit.

These additions are highly efficient alternatives to mid-sized system requirements that are too small for a typical CO2-based systems and too large for a R290-based system, the company claimed. Using Tecumseh’s A2L offerings, design engineers at refrigeration OEM companies now have a more suitable approach to refrigerant transitions without compromising system efficiency while meeting low-GWP requirements, the company claimed.

Due to the recent increase of refrigerated transport of COVID-19 vaccines and accelerated adoption of e-commerce deliveries of perishable goods, Tecumseh said its Masterflux suite of DC-powered electric compressor technology has attracted significant demand. Masterflux compressors, originally designed in 2004, have expanded their full line-up of cooling and refrigerated solutions to EV and mobile refrigerated applications over time, the company said, adding that most recently, it has developed highly efficient mobile condensing units for refrigerated cargo, EV battery-cooling and mobile air-conditioning.