VRF Systems

Fully integrated, pre-engineered solutions featuring

Trane® / Mitsubishi Electric VRF Equipment
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF)
systems solutions.
Trane has paired applications knowledge and expertise with its extensive equipment and
controls offerings to provide variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems solutions. This fully
integrated, high-performing HVAC system solution is designed to deliver customized
comfort throughout any commercial space. Regardless of the capacity, energy efficiency,
functionality or performance-monitoring requirements, our VRF Systems Solutions,
featuring Trane® / Mitsubishi Electric VRF Technology, are designed to exceed the
comfort and sustainability goals established for commercial building projects.

One-Stop-Shop Solution What this means to you:

Trane is uniquely positioned to offer a one-stop-shop VRF • Proper equipment sizing and selection
system solution that engineers, contractors and business • Custom system design that meets the specifications and
owners can rely on now and for years to come — backed performance expectations of your commercial project
by a vast network of pre and post-sales, engineering and
• Worry-free installation, set up and integration
support resources.
• Ongoing, aftermarket service and support
From initial design and selection to post sales, service and
support, Trane is with you every step of the way. Because • A complete solution for your next project or building
Trane can offer all product components, customers get the
Trane offers concierge-level care from teams dedicated to
best solution for each custom project.
providing best-in-class solutions for its customers. Your
success is our success.
Built-in Expertise
Trane offers contractors and technicians installment and
VRF systems design does not have to be
certification training, featuring Trane® / Mitsubishi Electric
complicated
technology, at its training centers across the United States.
Once a system is up and running, Trane has the unique By answering the questions on the following page, you can
ability to provide service and maintenance as your needs begin to shape a VRF system to fit your project.
evolve and change over time.
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M T YPE
Heat pump
AT R E C O V E RY
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T P UMP
• Uses coils to heat or cool building zones
HE A
System Type

• Only able to provide cooling or heating at a single time, exclusively

HU
T E M CON T ROL

EPENDENT

OU

MIDIT
G R AT E D
• Should be used in applications with zones that experience uniform load

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profiles or cooling-only applications

INT E

IND
SYS

OL
ERV Heat recovery
DOAS
VE
NTI
L AT I O N SYST
E M • Redirecting heating or cooling energy from one space to another
• Provides the ability to simultaneously heat and cool regardless of system
Should the VRF system be a heat operation or tenants
pump or heat recovery type? • Should be used for applications with dissimilar or divergent zones

2 S YSTE
M T YPE
Outdoor air
AT R E C O V E RY
HE

HE A
T P UMP • Ventilation equipment sized to treat outdoor air to predetermined level
Humidity Control

• Can be accomplished by using dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) to

HU
T E M CON T ROL

EPENDENT

OU

MIDIT
G R AT E D

manage only the humidity of incoming outdoor air

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INT E

IND

Space
SYS

OL

ERV • Air temperature is determined based upon anticipated zone humidity

VE
NTI
DOAS
EM
throughout the system
L AT I O N S Y S T

• Accomplished by heating or cooling outdoor air to meet both the latent-

Will the ventilation air be conditioned to cooling load and the ventilation requirements for all spaces in a system
a predetermined supply air temperature
• Can only be accomplished through the use of a DOAS
or to ensure adequate space humidity?

3 S YS TE
M T YPE
ERV
AT R E COV ER
HE Y
T P UMP
• Transfers energy from the somewhat conditioned air leaving the building, to
HE A
the unconditioned air entering the building
Ventilation System

HU
T E M CON T ROL

EPENDENT

OU

MIDIT
G R AT E D

• Serves to partially heat in the winter and partially cool in the summer
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• Has limited control of outdoor air pretreatment
INT E

IND
SYS

OL

ERV DOAS
VE
DOAS • Cooling, heating and dehumidifying devices that treat the outdoor air stream
NTI EM
L AT I O N S Y S T
independently of the recirculated air stream
Will the ventilation air be • Can be designed to deliver conditioned outdoor air directly to each occupied
space or the individual VRF terminals
conditioned by an energy recovery
ventilator (ERV) or a DOAS? • Makes it easier to effectively ventilate and dehumidify occupied spaces

4 S YSTE
M T YPE

AT R E C O V E RY
HE
T P UMP
HE A
System Control

Integrated controls
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T E M CON T ROL

EPENDENT

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MIDIT
G R AT E D

• Uses one system to control and coordinate the operation of both the
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ventilation and VRF terminal system
INT E

IND
SYS

OL

ERV Independent controls

VE
NTI
DOAS
EM
• Separates ventilation system and VRF terminal system control
L AT I O N S Y S T

How will the system be controlled?

To learn more, contact your local office or visit www.Trane.com/VRF

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comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments through a broad portfolio of heating,
ventilating and air conditioning systems and controls, services, parts and supply.

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