LG Electronics Wins 'Performance Award' from US Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association for 4 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Su-yeon Woo] LG Electronics is expanding its HVAC business in North America by gaining recognition for its system air conditioner technology.

LG Electronics announced on the 22nd that its system air conditioners have won the Performance Award from the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) in the United States for four consecutive years.

AHRI conducts rigorous performance evaluations through Intertek, a global testing and certification organization, on all randomly selected products in each product category, and annually awards this prize only to product groups that have passed continuously for the past three years.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute, established in 1953, has about 350 global air conditioner manufacturers as members. It is well known for thoroughly evaluating product performance, earning high consumer trust. LG Electronics has received the Performance Award every year since passing AHRI’s tests for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017.

LG Electronics' system air conditioners have won the 'Performance Award' from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for four consecutive years. The photo shows the Multi V, the flagship model of the large-capacity system air conditioner product line. Photo by LG Electronics

The LG Electronics system air conditioners that won this Performance Award are seven product groups that passed performance evaluations from 2018 to 2020. The awarded products include ▲Large-capacity system air conditioners (VRF·Variable Refrigerant Flow) ▲Air-cooled chillers ▲Water-cooled chillers ▲Wall-mounted air conditioners (Mini and Multi Split Air Conditioner) ▲Commercial packaged terminal air conditioners (PTAC·Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner) ▲Commercial packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHP·Packaged Terminal Heat Pump) ▲Fan coil units.

The representative product of large-capacity system air conditioners, 'Multi V,' equipped with a self-developed high-efficiency inverter compressor, has been recognized for its performance and energy efficiency, standing out in the commercial HVAC market. This product is equipped with both temperature and humidity sensors, enabling energy savings while providing comfortable cooling. It can operate heating even in outdoor temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius, making it popular in the northern United States where winter temperatures drop significantly.

The water-cooled system air conditioner 'Multi V Water' uses a high thermal efficiency plate heat exchanger and controls the amount of chilled or hot water according to the number of operating indoor units, reducing power consumption. This product operates stably even in extreme environments with outdoor temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius or as high as 54 degrees Celsius. The representative product of air-cooled chillers, the 'Inverter Scroll Chiller,' is a high-efficiency product applying advanced inverter technology, and with a size of 1.6m² for a 20 Refrigeration Ton (RT) capacity, it is easy to install in narrow spaces.

Jae-sung Lee, Vice President and Head of the Air Solution Business Division at the H&A Business Division, said, "We will accelerate our global HVAC market strategy by leveraging our technology competitiveness recognized even in the United States."

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