VRV II Air Conditioning Guide Specification Cooling Only

PART 1 SYSTEM OBJECTIVES

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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
The VRV plant is installed to maintain environmental conditions within the areas
allocated to be Air Conditioned to the design parameters listed below.

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DESIGN PARAMETERS
Room Temperature
Ambient Temperature
(Summer)
Ambient Temperature
(Winter)
Room Noise Level
External Noise Level

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22CWB 0.5C (range between 16C to 32C)

35C (max43C to -5C in cooling mode)
-5C (max15.5C to -20C in heating mode)
NR38
50dBA at 10m (RXYQ10MY1B 58dBA at 1m)

GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The VRVII cooling only systems shall be installed to provide cooling to the areas via
individually controlled room units on the same refrigeration circuit.
The outdoor equipment shall be an Air Cooled Modular Design Variable Refrigerant
Volume (VRV) system as manufactured by Daikin.
The VRVII system shall be an Inverter Driven 2 Pipe system, which operates on energy
efficient R410A refrigerant. See attached schedule for details of equipment selected.
Each system shall be based on one modular outdoor air cooled condensing unit
connected via a single refrigerant circuit comprising suction and liquid pipe work for up
to 16 indoor fan coil units, of different types and capacities. The total load of which
should not exceed the total outdoor units capability index, (see Daikin Data Book for
capability index combinations).
The systems shall be capable of operating when ambient temperatures vary between
43C and -5C in cooling mode and between -20C and 15.5C in heating mode.
The internal temperature control range is between 16C and 32CWB.
The refrigerant pipe work circuit can be extended up to 150 metres actual (175m
equivalent length) between the outdoor condensing unit and the furthest indoor unit on
the circuit and may incorporate a 50 metres level difference without the necessity for
any oil traps., also not to exceed 40metres from the first branch. The level difference
between indoor units on one system can be extended to 15 metres.
Operation of the system shall permit cooling of each fan coil or all of the fan coil units
serving a common room. Each fan coil or group of fan coils shall be able to provide set
temperature independently via a local remote controller, an Intelligent Controller, an
Intelligent Manager or a BMS interface. (E.g. Bacnet Gateway).
The system shall operate with Refrigerant HFC R410A (R32/R125 (50/50)), the
installation to be in accordance with BS EN378: 2000 Parts 1-4 and Daikins design
and installation instruction listed in the VRVII Installation Instructions, and Serviced in
accordance with SiE39-302.
The units shall be manufactured and designed to standards relating to quality
assurance under ISO9001, ISO9002 and ISO14001. Also be fully compliant with CE
Regulations 1995 with respect to the following areas MSD89/392/EEC Machine
Safety Directive, LVD73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive, and EMC Directive
EMV89/336/EEC Electro-Magnetic Compatibility, and PED conformity.

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1040

OUTDOOR UNITS
The outdoor units are to be:
Cooling Only type selected from the model range RXQ to suit the required capacity and
future capacity, (RXQ5MY1B, RXQ8MY1B and RXQ10MY1B). See attached schedule
for details of equipment selected.
The outdoor condensing units shall be completely weather proofed to corrosion
resistant type E1. Factory assembled in a sturdy weatherproofed casing constructed
from rust-proofed mild steel panels (Galbarian Steel) coated with an electro-painted
oven baked enamel finish. Also pre-charged, pre-wired and completed with all
necessary electronic and refrigerant controls for ease of installation and factory tested.
The outdoor units model 8 (23kW) and 10 (28kW) shall have a minimum of two
compressors and able to operate even in case that one compressor is out of order. The
model 5 (14.5kW) Model shall have a single scroll compressor.
Heat Exchanger
The heat exchanger on the condensing units shall be manufactured from Hi-X
seamless copper tube with N-shape internal grooves mechanically bonded on to
aluminum fins to an e-Pass Design. The fins are to be covered with an anti-corrosion
Acrylic resin and hydrophilic film type E1. The pipe plates shall be treated with
powdered polyester resin for corrosion prevention.
Compressor
The compressor shall be of the high-efficiency Hermetically Sealed Reluctance DC
(Digital Commutator brushless motor) Scroll type employing neodymium magnets with
gas fed directly to the compression process. The motor is cooled by pressurized gas
and has no accumulator.
Each outdoor unit shall have at least one inverter driven compressor electronically
controlled and capable of changing the speed linearly to follow the variations in cooling
loads. In the cases of two or more compressors there shall be duty balancing. This
shall be by the use of HIDECS circuit (Hi Inverter Drive and Electronics Control
System) together with independent multi-variable PI (Proportional Integral) control for
the precise monitoring of status of the system. With optimum capacity control of one or
two standard drive compressors in accordance with load.
Capacity control of the outdoor unit shall be inverter controlled with 13 steps for model
5 and min of 20 steps for all other models, then with by-pass for minimum capacity
control of 14% on model 5 and 8% on the other models. The frequency of inverter
control shall be determined electronically by sensing ambient temperatures,
operational pressures and monitoring the exact requirement of all of the connected
indoor units.
Electronics
The outdoor electronic PCBs shall be lead free and have selection switches for the
length of pipe work, ambient range selection, emergency operation switches, and
service mode switches, together with LED indications for the number of fan coils
connected, the frequency status and operational/fault indication. The control circuit
shall have a pump down facility to enable collection of the entire refrigerant charge in
the system at the outdoor unit.
The units shall have microprocessor control system incorporated to enable oil return,
stability of refrigerant flow and capacity balancing.

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The following safety devices shall be part of the outdoor unit;

High and low pressure switches,
Control circuit fuses,
Crank case heaters,
Thermal protectors for compressor and fan motors,
Over current protection for inverter
Anti recycling timers.
The condensing units shall be capable of sequential start when more than one unit is
installed and have an auto restart capability after power failure as standard.
Refrigeration Circuit
The refrigeration circuit of the outdoor unit shall include a SCe-Bridge Circuit complete
with solenoid valves, 4 way valve(s), distribution headers, capillaries, filters, shut off
valves, service ports and receivers.
Oil Recovery
The oil recovery cycle shall be automatic, occurring 1 hour after start of operation and
then every 8 hours of operation. Oil separators are standard with the equipment
together with oil equalization system between compressors.
Fan
The outdoor fan impeller shall be of aero spiral type, designed for low noise operation
with manipulation on the fan blade edges to reduce turbulence and have a aero fitting
discharge grill. The fan motor shall be DC (Digital Commutator brushless motor)
inverter speed control to maintain constant head pressure control in all ambient
conditions and modes of operation. Fan motors shall have external static pressure of
58Pa (6mm H2O). The outlet can be ducted using Daikin Air Discharge Duct
(KPF26B160/280/450) provided air volumes are maintained.
Night set back control of the fan motor for low noise operation by way of limiting the
maximum speed will be permitted.

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INDOOR UNITS
The basic components of the indoor units are a fan, a heat exchanger and an
electronic proportional expansion valve which shall be controlled via computerized PID
control which constantly, every 20 seconds measures and assesses the status of the
return air temperature, refrigerant inlet and outlet temperature.
The indoor units shall be selected from the following types of Daikin units using
R410A:Ceiling Mounted Cassette Type (Double Flow)
FXCQ-M
Ceiling Mounted Cassette Type (Multi Flow) 600 x 600
FXZQ-M
Ceiling Mounted Cassette Type (Multi Flow)
FXFQ-M
Ceiling Mounted Cassette Corner Type
FXKQ-M
Ceiling Mounted Built-In Type
FXSQ-M
Ceiling Mounted Built-In Type (Small)
FXDQ-M
Ceiling Mounted Duct Type
FXMQ-M
Ceiling Suspended Type
FXHQ-M
Wall Mounted Type
FXAQ-M
Floor Standing Type
FXLQ-M
Concealed Floor Standing Type
FXNQ-M
See attached schedule for details of equipment selected.

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During the cooling operation the electronic expansion valve shall control the degree of
refrigerant superheat at the evaporator outlet. During the heating operation it shall
control the degree of refrigerant sub cooling at the condenser outlet.
The indoor unit printed circuit board shall be complete with power input fusing, address
switches for a variety of operation controls, emergency operation switch and
fault/operation indication LED's. Fan motors shall be thermally protected.
The indoor unit casing of ceiling concealed and cassette types, shall be fully insulated
and sealed to prevent condensation. The insulation shall conform to BS476 Part 7 fire
rating.

1060

LOCAL SYSTEM CONTROLS

The controls system shall include all necessary Daikin remote controllers and interface
PCB's.
One remote controller (BRC1D51) shall be provided per room or fan coil as specified
and be capable of controlling an individual fan coil or group of fan coils, up to 16 indoor
units.
The controller shall have a liquid crystal display and provide the following facilities:

Temperature setting
Fan speed setting
Mode setting fan/cooling
On/Off control
Diagnostics Feedback
7 Day Timer Function

Remote air sensors KRCS01-1 shall be provided for local room sensing where fresh air
is introduced to the fan coil unit. To be positioned within the room or close to the return
air grill in the ceiling.
1070

BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Intelligent Touch Controller DCS601B51
All the air conditioning systems shall be controlled by an intelligent Touch Controller
system with full colour LCD touch panel and Icon display as manufactured by Daikin,
optional with Power Proportional Distribution Function (PPD) for individual billing. With
the following functions;
Automatic cooling/heating changeover
Heating optimization
Temperature limit
Yearly schedule
Power Proportional Distribution (optional)
Fire emergency stop control
Flexible timer functionality (several schedules up to a full year)
Flexible grouping in zones
Historical data
Password security levels
Connectable to Daikin Sky Air & Splits via an interface adapter
Operation of up to 64 groups of indoor units (with maximum 128 indoor units)
Intelligent Manager DAM602A51/52/53
All the air conditioning systems shall be controlled by an Intelligent Manager system as
manufactured by Daikin that shall be controlled via a PC recommended by Daikin, with

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optional Power Proportional Distribution Function (PPD) for individual billing. With the
following functions;
Monitoring
Control, Operation and Setting
Display
Yearly schedule
Measurements
Management
Data Storage and Reports
Emergency stop control
Password security levels
Power Proportional Distribution (optional)
Operation of up to 1,024 indoor units
BACnet Gateway DMS502A51
Interface unit to allow communications between VRV and BMSs. BMS ready to run
and monitor the air conditioning systems through BACnet communications.
LONWORKS Gateway DMS504B51
Interface unit to allow communications between VRV and BMSs. BMS ready to run
that can be controlled via a personnel computer
and monitor the air conditioning systems through LONWORKS communications.
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REFRIGERATION PIPEWORK
Supply, install, test and commission all interconnecting refrigeration pipe work between
the outdoor unit and the connected indoor units.
The pipe work installation, charging, testing and commissioning shall be carried out by
REFCOM registered refrigeration engineers, who shall be fully trained in the safe
handling of refrigerants and CITB trained in brazing techniques.
The installation shall be fully in accordance with British Standard BS EN378: 2000
Parts2-3 and Daikins design and installation instructions listed in the VRVII Installation
Instructions.
All pipe work installations shall be carried out in refrigerant quality soft or half hard
drawn copper tubing to BS2871 Part 2: 1972 and complete with the appropriate Refnet
headers and Refnet joints (as manufactured and supplied by Daikin).
Longest possible lengths of copper pipe shall be utilized to minimize the number of
joints on site; appropriate refrigeration installation tools must be utilized to avoid the
use of elbows. Oxygen free dry Nitrogen (OFN) must be in the system during brazing
(no cold brazing is allowed).
Pipe work shall be properly and neatly fixed and supported at a minimum of 2 metre
intervals and where possible should be run on galvanised cable tray. All pipe work to
be tagged with ID number (Condensing Unit ref) at 3 metre intervals.
Pipe supports shall not restrict expansion or contraction of the pipe and restraint must
not be applied to Refnet joints or Headers.
All pipe work (suction and liquid) to be insulated with slip on close cell electrometric
pipe insulation (as manufactured by Armaflex or equal and approved), fire rated to
Class "O" Building Regulations 1985, with a wall thickness of not less than 13mm.
Insulation must be protected when exposed to atmosphere by special paint or covered
by an enclosure.

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All joints, after pressure and leak testing, are to be properly glued and or taped as to
provide a complete seal to prevent any condensation, and shall be clearly marked for
ease of identification.
After installation of pipe work, prior to connection to the condensing units, sealing of
insulation joints and starting of equipment, pipe work should be pressure tested using
oxygen free dry nitrogen as out lined below to 38 Bar (551 Psi), held for 24 hours and
checked for leaks.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

Pressurize to 10.3 Bar (149 Psi)

Pressurize to 21.5 Bar (312 Psi)
Pressurize to 38 Bar (551 Psi)

3 minutes or longer
5 minutes or longer
Approx 24 HOURS
minimum

Allows discovery of
major leaks
Allows discovery of
minor leaks

Condensing units shall be connected using a torque wrench to tighten to the correct
specified toque (see table below) where appropriate.
Flare Nut Size
1/4
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4

Standard Tightening Torque

Kgf.cm
N.cm
144~176
1420~1720
333~407
3270~3990
504~616
4950~6030
630~770
6180~7540
990~1210
9270~11860

The system shall then be vacuumed/dehydrated to 0.2 torr (-755mmHg) and held at
that setting for 1 hour (minimum) to 4 hours depending on pipe length using a 2-stage
vacuum pump.. All of the above works shall be carried out before electrical connection
is made to the fan coil units.
The additional refrigerant (HFC R410A) charge shall be calculated and weighed to
accommodate the actual installed and measured length of pipe work all in accordance
to Daikin recommendations and instructions listed in the VRVII Installation Instructions.
The charging should be carried out with an appropriate charging station in the liquid
phase and under supervision.
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CONTROL WIRING
2
2
All control wiring is to be carried out in 2 core 0.75mm - 1.25mm PVC non screened
CY flexible control cabling to BS6141 and BS6500 (To comply with CE Regulations
1995) colour coded and separately marked at 3 metre intervals for ease of
identification and maintenance.

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INSTALLATION
The installation company shall be Approved Daikin Installers, whose installation
engineers shall have attended the relevant Daikin equipment courses. Proof of
compliance may be requested before commencing works. Approval is given by a Daikin
Distributor. The tendering contractor must state on his tender return submission the
name of the specialist Daikin approved sub-contractor to be employed to carry out the
VRVII installation.
The installation of all internal and external units, refrigerant pipe work, inter-connecting
wiring, testing shall be carried out by the above stated approved Daikin Installer.

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The approved Daikin specialist refrigeration installer or/and a Daikin Distributors

representative shall carry out/or witness the commissioning of the VRVII system and
final inspection and record data as listed below;

Record Pressure Test (Holding Pressure)

Confirmation of Record Drawings
Record Pipe Lengths
Record Pipe Diameters
Additional And Total refrigerate Volumes
Addressing of Fan Coils
Cooling Start Up Check
Complete and issue Documents and Certificates to Consultant/Client.

Should it be deemed necessary full access should be afforded to the site during the
installation of the VRVII to allow a Daikin Distributors representative/engineer to verify
that the installation methods being used comply and are fully in accordance with the
Daikin VRVII Installation Instructions, requirement in order that the equipment
warranties will not be invalidated.
A list of nominated Approved Daikin Installers is available from the Daikin Distributors.

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EQUIPMENT MAINTENANACE & WARRANTY

The sub-contractor shall supply all the specified equipment complete with one years
warranty on both materials and labour commencing on satisfactory hand-over of the
complete system.
The sub-contractor shall include for a one-year maintenance contract on the complete
installation, with guaranteed maximum 24-hour response time. The sub-contractor
shall ensure that the warranty and maintenance contract he provides is underwritten by
a Daikin Distributor, and shall provide to the employer documentary evidence of the
same.
The maintenance contract, which must be in place within three months of project
completion, shall include for all works necessary to ensure that the three year
equipment warranty given by Daikin is not invalidated, and shall provide documentary
evidence to this effect.

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REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION

The sub-contractor shall supply and install a Daikin Refrigerant Containment (Leak
Detection) System (KFLD26B / KHLD26A) as indicated BS EN378 to provide a
comprehensive coverage for any potential leaks. Should there be a leak; the system
will raise an alarm at the building management system if supplied.

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CONDENSATE DRAINAGE
The sub-contractor shall supply and install a condensate drainage system to convey
condense waste from each fan coil unit. The system shall be installed with all
necessary pumps and fixings to adequately drain to the rainwater system.

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