Overview
A range of heat and energy recovery ventilators designed to
optimise energy efficiency of air conditioning and improve indoor
air quality. Suitable for residential and commercial
applications.
air2energy offer a range of heat and energy recovery
ventilators, suitable for various residential and
commercial/industrial applications including households, childcare
centres, schools, industrial buildings/factories, and high humidity
areas such as indoor swimming pools.
Heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) operate using a heat
exchanger between inbound and outbound air flows. In winter for
example, cool and fresh outside air is drawn into the building via
exhaust fans. Simultaneously, warm, moist and polluted inside air
is drawn through the HRV and out of the building. As both air
streams pass through the heat exchanger, a proportion of the heat
from the warmer (outgoing) air is transferred to the cooler
(incoming) air. The result for the building is fresh, improved air
quality, while reducing the required energy consumption and sizing
of air conditioning units. A similar, but opposite, process occurs
in summer.
Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) are closely related
to HRVs, but also transfer the humidity levels of the exhaust air
to the intake air.
air2energy HRVs and ERVs optimise energy efficiency and are
stated to provide heat/energy recovery up to 81% (residential) and
80% (commercial).
The systems can be used stand-alone, or in conjunction with
HVACs to improve efficiency. If used with a standard HVAC system
with a Co-efficient of Performance (CoP) of 2.5-3, Venmar HRV and
ERV systems could be expected to significantly raise this CoP to
approx 5.5 (awaiting confirmation).They can also result in reduced
size of HVAC system required.
Information last verified on: 10th
February 2011