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DENSO Develops World's First Passenger Vehicle Air Conditioning System Using an Ejector
Tuesday May 19, 03:31 PM
Kariya, May 19, 2009 - (ACN Newswire ) - DENSO Corporation has developed the world's first passenger vehicle air conditioning system that uses ejector technology. The ejector, which is a small refrigerant injector, contributes to an overall reduction in power consumption. The system will beinstalled on the new Prius, introduced by Toyota this month.
"With increasing demand for technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and preserve the environment, DENSO has been accelerating its efforts to develop more efficient air conditioning systems," said Akio Shikamura, managing officer responsible for DENSO's Thermal Systems Business Group. "The new air conditioning system reduces the compressor's power consumption by up to about 25 percent, compared to conventional car air conditioning systems, and thus contributes to fuel savings."
Much of the energy consumed by a vehicle's air conditioning system is used by the compressor to compress the refrigerant. In conventional air conditioning systems, an expansion valve is used to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant before passing it through the evaporator to cool the air. DENSO's new system uses an ejector instead of an expansion valve. The ejector recovers expansion energy, which was previously lost in the expansion valve, and converts it into pressure energy. This, reduces the compressor's workload and helps reduce the air conditioner's overall power consumption.
DENSO has applied ejector technology to truck refrigeration units and household CO2 heat-pump waterheaters. Previously, the conventional ejector was not small enough to be installed in vehicle air conditioning systems. DENSO overcame this challenge with its new air conditioning system by integrating the ejector into the evaporator tank, where refrigerant flows. This new design eliminates the need for the ejector to have a thicker structure to withstand external pressure and also eliminates pipe connection parts needed to connect the ejector with the evaporator, which helps reduce the size ofthe ejector. The ejector cycle system evaporator (ECS evaporator), which is equivalent to the size of a conventional evaporator, can also be applied to conventional air conditioning systems.
The ECS evaporator will be displayed at DENSO's booth at the Automotive Technology Exposition to be held in Pacifico Yokohama, JAPAN from May 20 to 22, 2009.
About Denso
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 119,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 totaled US$40.2 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges.
Source: Denso
Contact:
Miwa Kurokawa, Goro Kanemasu DENSO CORPORATION Phone: 81-566-25-5594 Fax: 81-566-25-4509 miwa_kurokawa@denso.co.jp goro_kanemasu@denso.co.jp
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