Reversible heat pump units for outdoor installation with dc inverter compressor (96 pages)
Summary of Contents for Ferroli RXA 6.1
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AIR-WATER CHILLERS AND HEAT PUMPS FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION FERROLI adheres to EUROVENT certification programme. The products appear in the directory of certified products at www.eurovent-certification.com INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL...
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Dear Customer, Thank you for having purchased a FERROLI product. It is the result of many years of experiences and of particular research stu- dies and has been made with top quality materials and advanced technologies. The CE mark guarantees that the products satisfy all the applicable European Directives.
Maximum absorbed current Refrigerant type and charge weight Unit weight Sound pressure level at 1 metre IP protection level Maximum pressure - high pressure side Maximum pressure - low pressure side PED certification body Ferroli Spa Via Ritonda 78/A (VR) Italy...
GENERAL FEATURES Unit description This series of air-water chillers and heat pumps satisfies the The plate heat exchanger and all the hydraulic pipes are cooling and heating requirements of residential plants of small thermally insulated in order to avoid condensate generation and medium size.
GENERAL FEATURES Description of components External structure. Basement, supporting structure and pressure switches in order to assure the compressor to lateral panels are made of galvanized and painted sheet-steel operate inside the permitted limits, 4 way reverse cycle (colour RAL 7035) to guarantee good resistance to atmospheric valve (6) to allow operating mode change reversing the agents.
GENERAL FEATURES Control system The unit is managed by a microprocessor controller to which, integrative electrical heaters management in heating mode through a wiring board, all the electrical loads and the control (2 step logic) devices are connected. The user interface is realized by a compressor and pump operating hours recording display and four buttons that allow to view and, if necessary, serial communication through Modbus protocol...
GENERAL FEATURES Options Standard pump Allows the circulation of the water on the plant side. Allows the circulation of the water on the plant side and guarantees a higher High head pump available static head, suitable for high pressure drop plants. Allows the circulation of the water on the plant side with the possibility to set the Modulating pump rotational speed of the pump in order to get the requested flow rate without the...
GENERAL FEATURES Option "Storing and pumping module" Pump (VP) Tank and pump (VA) (standard, high head or modulating) (standard, high head or modulating) Option "Integrative electrical heaters" Standard in the flow In the tank (standard or upsized) (only for VB and VP versions) (only for VA version) Accessories Allow to reduce the transmission to the unit support plane of the mechanical vibrations generated by the com-...
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES COOLING performances Cooling capacity The graphs allow to get the corrective factors to be applied to the nominal performances in order to obtain the real performances in the selected operating conditions. The reference nominal condition is : A35W7 source : air in 35°C d.b.
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES HEATING performances Heating capacity The graphs allow to get the corrective factors to be applied to the nominal performances in order to obtain the real performances in the selected operating conditions. The reference nominal condition is : A7W35 source : air in 7°C d.b.
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Plant side hydraulic performances Pressure drops - unit without options 11.1 17.1 14.1 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Flow rate [ l/h ] Pressure drops to be added - unit with option “Integrative electrical heaters” : "Standard in the flow" 1000 1500 2000...
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TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Available static head - unit with option “Storing and pumping module” : “Standard pump” or "Tank and standard pump" 14.1 17.1 11.1 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Flow rate [ l/h ] Available static head - unit with option “Storing and pumping module” : “High head pump”...
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TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Available static head - unit with option “Storing and pumping module” : “Modulating pump” or "Tank and modulating pump" 11.1 14.1 17.1 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Flow rate [ l/h ] The graphs are referred to units operating with water at the temperature of 10°C (density 1000 kg/m...
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Operating limits The graphs reported below show the operating area inside which the correct working of the unit is guaranteed. COOLING Inlet air temperature d.b. [°C] HEATING Inlet air temperature d.b. [°C] Temperature difference between unit inlet and outlet Plant side DT max Maximum value...
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Noise levels Sound pressure level Sound power levels [dB] Sound power Model by octave bands [Hz] level at 1 metre at 5 metres at 10 metres 1000 2000 4000 8000 [dB] [dB(A)] [dB(A)] [dB(A)] [dB(A)] 6 .1 74,6 72,5 70,8...
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Weights Frame 6 .1 7 .1 9 .1 11 .1 14 .1 17 .1 Model U.M. Components weights Unit without options Standard pump High head pump Modulating pump Storing Tank and standard pump pumping module Tank and high head pump Tank and modulating pump...
TECHNICAL DATA AND PERFORMANCES Overall dimensions VB - VP 1329 Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 Modulating Standard High head Modulating Standard High head pump pump pump pump pump pump Plant return - VB 1” M 1” M 1” M 1”...
CONNECTIONS Hydraulic connections To design properly the hydraulic system respect the local ter. The plate heat exchanger is protected by the antifreeze safety regulations in force. electrical heater supplied as standard on the heat exchan- ger. The circulating pump is activated by the controller of It is always necessary to guarantee an appropriate water flow the unit according to the outdoor air temperature in order through the plate heat exchanger of the unit even if is installed,...
CONNECTIONS Electrical connections The electrical wirings must be carried out by qualified personnel Upstream protection according to the regulations in force at the installation time in An automatic switch suitable for ensuring protection against the country of installation. Before starting any work on the overcurrents and indirect contacts must be installed upstream electrical circuit make sure that the unit power supply line is each power supply line.
RECEIVING AND POSITIONING Receiving Check on receiving The unit is supplied on a pallet suitable for the transport. It is As soon as the unit is received verify accurately the correspon- advisable to place protective material between the truck and dance of the load to what was ordered to make sure that all the unit to avoid damages to the unit.
START UP Messa in funzione The following operations must be carried out only by properly trained personnel. To make the contractual warranty effective, start up must be carried out by authorized service centres. Before calling the service centre it is advisable to make sure that all the installation steps have been completed (positioning, elec- trical connections, hydraulic connections).
CONTROL SYSTEM Control system The unit is managed by a microprocessor controller to which, through a wiring board, all the electrical loads and the control devices are connected. The user interface is mode realized by a display and four buttons that allow to view °C and, if necessary, modify all the operating parameters of the unit.
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CONTROL SYSTEM Display Normally are shown : 88:8.8 • the setting temperature that is the water inlet temperature (in tenths of Celsius degree with decimal dot) • alarm code, if at least one alarm is active (if more alarms are active, the first one according to the order of the Alarm Table, is shown) In menu mode the informations on the display change according to the position inside the menu (see the structure of the menu).
CONTROL SYSTEM Menu structure The control system provides for three menus with tree structure. Menu Access procedure Sub menu Available functions Parameters Stby Operating Press ESC button for long Operating mode HEAT mode (ESC button associated function) change COOL Display input AI1 Ai01 Ai02 Display input AI2...
CONTROL SYSTEM Inputs and outputs In order to control the unit, the controller is equipped with the following inputs and outputs : • Analogue inputs : • Digital inputs : • Analogue outputs : • Digital outputs : DESCRIPTION CHARACTERISTICS Analogue inputs water inlet probe NTC temperature sensor (-30°C ÷...
CONTROL SYSTEM Alarms Alarm activation and reset The controller can perform a complete diagnosis of the unit, detecting all the operating faults and reporting a set of alarms. Activation of an alarm involves : • locking of the loads concerned •...
CONTROL SYSTEM Alarms table Locked loads CODE ALARM RESEt INPUT Low pressure Er05 A / M Phase presence and sequence controller Differential pressure switch A / M Er20 Er30 Antifreeze Er41 High pressure / Fan thermal protection A / M Clock fault Er45 Clock to be adjusted...
CONTROL SYSTEM Functions available for the user Operating mode selection It's possible to select the operating mode by accessing the “Operating mode” menu : Cooling COOL Heating HEAT STAND BY * StdBY * The antifreeze function is still active. Remote STAND BY This function allows remote selection of the STANDBY mode.
CONTROL SYSTEM Serial communication The unit can communicate on a serial line using the Modbus communication protocol with RTU coding. The unit can be connected to an RS485 network by means of the serial interface supplied as an accessory, and reply to the re- quests of any master device connected to the network.
CONTROL SYSTEM Register address Label Description number Set point cooling 16900 4204 °C COOL Set point heating 16902 4206 °C HEAT Remote stand by enable 49303 C097 CF19 Remote Cooling-Heating enable 49304 C098 CF20 Device serial address 49178 C01A CF63 Heat pump enable 49665 C201...
MAINTENANCE Maintenance IMPORTANT. MAKE SURE THE UNIT IS NOT ELECTRICALLY POWERED BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY CLEANING OR MAINTENANCE OPERATION. ALL ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY SPECIALIZED AND AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT SA- FETY REGULATIONS.
SAFETY AND POLLUTION General considerations Accessing the unit The access to the unit must be granted exclusively to qualified personnel trained to operate on this type of units and provided with the necessary protection equipment. Moreover such personnel, to operate, must be authorized by the owner of the unit and recognized by the Manufacturer.
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SAFETY AND POLLUTION Respiratory tract protection For rescue and for maintenance works in tanks, use self-contained breathing apparatus. The va- pours are heavier than air and can cause suffocation, reducing the oxygen available for breathing. Eye protection Total protection glasses. Hand protection Rubber gloves.