EcoFlow has launched a model new air-to-water heat pump for residential functions. The brand-new product, equipped with R290 refrigerant, is obtainable in 9 kW and 20 kW variations. The US producer has moreover developed a model new immersion heater, which makes use of surplus photograph voltaic energy to heat up water. It is appropriate with all obtainable rooftop PV methods.
EcoFlow provided new solar-to-heat good heating choices, the PowerHeat Air-to-Water Heat Pump and the PowerGlow Good Immersion Heater, at Picture voltaic Choices Bremen 2024 this week.
The company said its good solar-to-heat choices are designed to mix into the EcoFlow Residential Good Energy Ecosystem, offering prospects energy independence and decreased energy payments.
“With compatibility with the PowerOcean sequence photograph voltaic storage methods, EcoFlow’s good heating choices enable prospects to harness the ability of photograph voltaic energy for home ambiance and water heating, providing a sustainable and cost-effective numerous to traditional heating methods akin to gasoline and gasoline,” talked about the company.
The EcoFlow PowerHeat Air-to-Water Heat Pump, equipped with R290 refrigerant, is obtainable in 9 kW and 20 kW variations. The system helps one-phase and three-phase connections.
The smaller machine measures 1,263 mm x 440 mm x 875 mm and weighs 115 kg. The larger variant measures 1263 mm x 440 mm x 1375 mm and weighs 180 kg, in response to the company.
The smaller heat pump features a cooling functionality of 1.53 kW to 5.96 kW, whereas the bigger one ranges from 4.40 kW to 14.40 kW. The heating functionality is between 3.50 kW and eight.81 kW for the smaller system and 6.70 kW to twenty.36 kW for the bigger mannequin. The inlet water temperature is 30 C and the outlet water temperature is 35 C.
At bigger water temperatures of fifty C inlet and 55 C outlet, the heating functionality ranges from 3.15 kW to 7.98 kW for the smaller system and from 5.80 kW to 18.48 kW for the larger system. The utmost outlet water temperature for every is 75 C.
The smaller system has an affect enter voltage of 220 V to 240 V and a most enter vitality of 4 kW. The 20 kW system has an affect enter voltage range of 380 V to 415 V and a most enter vitality of 6.8 kW.
The working temperature varies for every merchandise span from -25 C to 43 C. The smaller system features a 2-liter enlargement tank and the larger mannequin has a 5-liter tank.
Together with the model new heat pump, EcoFlow has moreover unveiled its new PowerGlow Good Immersion Heater as a solution to heat water use surplus PV energy.
The system can be operated along with the EcoFlow PowerOcean system or third-party PV methods, with the scheduling of energy use handled by the use of the EcoFlow app. It is obtainable in three variations: 3,5 kW, 6 kW, and 9 kW. All variations provide higher than 99% effectivity at nominal vitality.
The three.5 kW system is obtainable in one-phase and three-phase variants, whereas the other two methods solely provide three-phase connections. They’ve a working temperature various from 0 C to 40 C on the casing and a storage temperature various from –20 C to 70 C. The heating rod dimension ranges from 375 mm to 550 mm and all of the system weights from 2.5 kg to a few kg.
The PowerGlow Good Immersion Heater shall be obtainable in May, whereas the PowerHeat Air-to-Water Heat Pump will hit the market in late June, EcoFlow said in a press launch.
