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Building Services News l November/December 2020
MASTERTHERM the commercial heat pump specialists
A new name has entered the Irish HVAC market in recent years. MasterTherm Ireland is a part of the MasterTherm Europe Group that designs, manufactures, installs, monitors and maintains heat pumps for all categories of use. Bespoke design as well as quality and longevity lie at the heart of the MasterTherm heat pump offering. From the earliest stages of projects design is key to delivering maximum efficiencies allowing engineers and contractors to meet or exceed client expectations. Only the highest-quality components are used, thereby ensuring a long lifecycle and optimal performance. In addition, MasterTherm’s unique features such as electronic expansion valve (EEV), desuperheater, online system optimisation and monitoring, data logging and high temperature heat recovery are only few of many innovative developments in heat pump technology made in recent years. These features increase efficiency (COP, SCOP) and reliability and also enhance the lifetime of the units. The MasterTherm research and development team continually advances the functionality of equipment to meet the ever-changing market requirements, in addition to facilitating compliance with all regulations governing Ireland’s
2030 targets, and the objectives set out in the Climate Action Plan. If required, systems can produce several thousand kW of heat per hour while the option of modular solutions provides great versatility and reliability. As one of the largest specialist heat pump manufacturers in Europe, MasterTherm has already installed thousands of units in over 20 countries, many of these being in Ireland where the company has a dedicated Irish Branch operation based in Ballycoolin, Dublin 11. It has secured some notable projects across a mix of application types and the following examples illustrate the versatility and scope of the portfolio. • University Hospital Limerick – Here six 35kW BoxAir inverter 60i air to water
Lukas Kadlik, Technical Director, MasterTherm with John Randles, Head of Delivery, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Paddy Sweeney, Managing Director, RIEL and Sarah Hewitt, St Michael’s House Leisure Centre Manage, pictured at the St Michael’s House installation.
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heat pumps and two 60kW AquaMaster 75HX water to water heat pumps were installed in a new, 24-bed dependency unit. It was the first such hospital installation in Ireland and provides all the space heating and DHW requirements for the entire building. SCOP heat is 4.5 while it is also fully nZEB compliant; • St Michael’s House Leisure Centre, Dublin – Here three 35kW BoxAir inverter 60i air to water heat pumps provide heating for the pool water and AHUs, while also pre-heating the DHW. SCOP heat is 4.4; • Enable Ireland HQ, Dublin –This project comprised six 35kW BoxAir inverter 60i air to water heat pumps to serve two radiator circuits and new DHW cylinders as the primary heat source for this 5,500 sq m building. SCOP heat is 3.9 and it also involved a new BMS online monitoring system with the AHU circuit and DHW assisted by boilers. • Cork School of Music (CIT) – Eight 100kW heat pump units which provide cooling (at 6T 12>6°). Chilled water is used for air conditioning and dehumidification, keeping the internal humidity of the building at a constant 55rH. Typically heat would be rejected into the atmosphere with standard chillers. MT systems reuse rejected heat in LPHW circuits, serving underfloor heating and AHUs. System also heats domestic hot water in calorifiers via desuperheaters at temperatures exceeding 70°C without compromising COP/EER of the system. Excess heat not used in the heating system is rejected via a dry cooler. System Output – 600kW cooling 720kW heating; combined COP and EER from 6.2 < 9.4. Once a project is commissioned and handed over, MasterTherm continues to monitor and optimise the system over its lifespan. Heat pumps connected to the Internet are continually monitored by the company’s engineers, resulting in extended warranties of up to seven years for these installations. All heat pumps can be connected to the internet. Users have the ability to control and monitor units from the web, iPad or mobile phone (android and iOS). Contact: MasterTherm Heat Pumps. Tel: 01 – 899 1721; email: info@ mastertherm.ie; www.mastertherm.ie Q
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