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Daikin house: Testing new, innovative concepts and technologies in real-life conditions
 Daikin House: Testing new, innovative concepts and technologies in real-life conditions
Daikin Europe N.V. announces Daikin House, a typical home in a residential neighbourhood that will be used to test Daikin HVAC product concepts in a real-life environment. The freestanding house with floor space of 153 m2 is located close to Daikin Europe’s plant in Ostend. Built in 2002, it represents an average house in Belgium.
The purpose of the new facility is twofold. First, Daikin Europe wishes to test and measure its innovative comfort solutions in the area of equipment performance and comfort levels in real-life operating conditions, including fluctuations in temperature and humidity, sound level checking, peak and non-peak demand for services, ... Second, Daikin House will be a laboratory for checking and improving on possible installations.
New product concepts will be continually installed in Daikin House to serve these purposes. Initially, Daikin House has been equipped with two of Daikin’s latest heating solutions: an Altherma low-temperature system and an Altherma HT CO2 refrigerant based high temperature system. Both reflect state of the art systems with respect to reduced energy consumption and lessened impact on the environment.
Altherma: ultra efficiency by extracting heat from ambient air
Altherma is one of the most energy efficient heating solutions on the market today. By extracting heat from the ambient outside air, it is capable of producing 3 to 5 kWs of heat for every 1 kW of electricity used. It is capable of comfortably heating homes, even when outdoor temperatures drop to -20° C. It also offers optional domestic water heating and comfort cooling.
At Daikin House, Altherma is used for underfloor heating, low temperature radiators (in the living-room and bathroom) with a towel drying rack and fan coil units (for both heating and cooling). Domestic hot water is provided by Altherma’s 300-litre boiler and a solar panel system.
Altherma HT
Altherma HT is a high temperature concept with an output water temperature of 85° C. It uses CO2 as a refrigerant. It reflects Daikin’s unique position as the only manufacturer of compressors, refrigerants and units. Altherma HT is also based on Daikin’s highly innovative heat pump technology.
At Daikin House, the Altherma HT concept is used to heat domestic hot water and a number of high temperature radiators throughout the house: the living-room, bathroom, bedrooms, hall and office.
Ventilation
In addition to heating, ventilation is installed in Daikin House. It is based on heat recovery and provides fresh air to the living room, bedrooms and offices, and extracts air from bathrooms, toilets and the kitchen.
 Monitoring plus simulated use
Daikin House measures equipment and comfort levels in an actual living environment via a system of over 180 sensors, timers and valves that simulate a normal day in the otherwise unoccupied house. The information gained shows what the equipment can handle as well as where possible bottlenecks lie. Remote monitoring by engineers at Daikin Europe and parent company Daikin Industries Ltd. is also foreseen.
Daikin House represents Daikin Europe’s ongoing commitment to place the latest in heating and comfort technology at the service of the residential market.
For more information on Daikin Europe’s state of the art heating and comfort solutions for the residential market, visit www.daikin.eu.
Source: Daikin Europe N.V.
Date: 28/04/2008
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