From the introduction of scroll technology to the onset of variable speed, HVACR compressors have come a long way. Unequivocally, these aren’t your grandfather’s compressors.
Today’s equipment is pushing the limits of efficiency even further in an effort to meet consumers’ desires and exceed mandatory and voluntary government regulations. To accomplish these goals, manufacturers are doing more with less through the use of modulation, oil-free, vapor-compression, and magnetic-bearing technologies as well as the adoption of natural, low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.