CMSQ and VRV quotation tool

Manual: version 5

Daikin Europe N.V.

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Helpdesk: http://marketing.daikineurope.com

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Contents
License Agreement

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Contents

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1. Introduction
1-1. Purpose of Xpress
1-2. Limitations on Selection

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2. Items Required for Selection

2-1. System Outline
2-2. Design Condition

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3. VRV Selection Procedure

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4. Setting of Software and Project

4-1. Installation of Program
4-2. Starting up Xpress
4-3. Tool Bar
4-4. Input Project Outline
4-5.Select Refrigerant Type
4-6. Preferences

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5. Indoor Unit Selection

5-1. [Indoor Units] Tab Page
5-2. Indoor Unit Selection
5-3. Select Options for Indoor Unit
5-4. Edit the Existing Indoor Units
5-5. Edit Multiple Indoor Units Simultaneously
5-6. Delete Indoor Units
5-7. Change the Order of Indoor Units
5-8. Import and export Indoor Units to .csv
5-9. Add other devices

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6. Outdoor Unit Selection

6-1. [Outdoor Units] Tab Page
6-2. Add Outdoor Units
6-3. Edit Outdoor Unit
6-4. Connect Indoor Units to Outdoor Units
6-5. Select Options for Outdoor Unit
6-6. Edit Existing Outdoor Units, Indoor Units, and BS-Boxes
6-7. Delete Units
6-8. Change the Order of Outdoor Units
6-9. Change the Order of Indoor Units
6-10. Delete units

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7. Piping Diagram
7-1. [Piping] Tab Page
7-2. How to Edit the Piping Diagram
7-3. Edit Piping Diagram : Example
7-4. Printing large piping diagrams

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8. Wiring Diagram
8-1. [Wiring] Tab Page
8-2. How to Edit the Wiring Diagram

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9. Centralized Controller
9-1. [Centralized Controller] Tab Page
9-2. How to select the Centralized Controllers

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10. Reports
10-1. [Reports] Tab Page
10-2. Set Up the Reports

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11. Example
11-1. Outline of Project
11-2. Indoor Units Selection
11-3. Outdoor Units Selection
11-4. Piping Diagram
11-5. Wiring Diagram
11-6. Centralized Control
11-7. Report

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1. Introduction
1-1. Purpose of Xpress
Xpress is a selection software for VRV and CMSQ systems.
Xpress helps your quick selection for quotation with easy operation.

1-2. Limitations on Selection

Xpress has some limitations on selection.
1)

The capacity correction factors corresponding to height difference between

outdoor unit and indoor unit are simplified. They are used depending on the
relative position of the outdoor units such as Higher, Same level, or
Lower.

2)

Though you can input the exact height of the outdoor units, the value is used
only for checking the limitation of the height difference.

3)

Capacities are not completely equal to Engineering Databook.

The Xpress uses an approximation formula made from the capacity table to
calculate capacity. Differences should be less than 1%.

4)

Design temperature can be inputted outside the scope of the capacity table
range. Data input only has a range check. The actual check of the
temperature to be within the capacity table range is done during the selection.
Values outside this capacity table range result in an error message on the
outdoor unit.

5)

The number of the control groups is not considered.

The number of control groups are limited by the number of controllers or less.

6)

The sensible capacity is calculated from the actual total capacity, the bypass
factor and the fan airflow at high speed. Therefore, this calculated capacity
may differ slightly from the sensible capacity value of the databook.

7)

The order of indoor units is determined by the piping layout. Therefore, the
wiring diagram does not always correspond to the field (actual) diagram.
However, they can be set equal by moving indoor units up and down in the
tree view.

8)

The order of outdoor units does not affect piping and wiring diagrams.
If you change the order of outdoor units, the order will be changed on the
report file.

9)

Some options are not displayed on the [Piping] tab and the [Wiring] tab.

10)

We strongly advise to use the function Enter individual piping lengths

manually instead of relying on the automated piping length calculation by
filling out the Equivalent piping length and First branch to indoor units.
The automated calculation may result in a rough estimation. Therefore, the
correction of the capacity of the indoor units and the size up of the piping
diameters may not be accurate. Also, in this case there is no calculation of
the additional refrigerant charge.

2. Items Required for Selection

2-1. System Outline
1) Refrigerant Type
R410A (depends on models included in Xpress)
2) Series (depends on models included in Xpress)
VRV III P Compact, VRV III P High Cop, VRV III P R410A
VRV III RXYSQ-PA7V1, VRV III RXYSQ-PA7Y1
VAM-FA7VE, VKM-GAV1
3) Family (depends on models included in Xpress)
Heat pump, Heat Recovery, Cooling Only
4) Project Information
Project Name, Reference Number, Client name

2-2. Design Condition

2-2-1. Common
1) Design Temperature
for Cooling [Outdoor]: Dry Bulb Temperature
for Cooling [Indoor]: 2 conditions in Dry Bulb Temperature
- Wet Bulb Temperature
- Relative Humidity
for Heating [Outdoor]: Dry Bulb Temperature
for Heating [Indoor]: Dry Bulb Temperature
2) Piping Length
-Individual piping length
OR
-Equivalent piping length between outdoor unit and the farthest indoor unit and a
piping length from first branch to indoor unit.
3) Combination Ratio
Target of combination ratio
(total index of outdoor units divided by index of outdoor unit.)

2-2-2. for Automatic Selection

1) Specified Indoor Model Family (Type)
2) Room Load (Required Capacity)
[Cooling] Total Heat Capacity for each Indoor Unit
[Cooling] Sensible Heat Capacity for each Indoor Unit
[Heating] Capacity for each Indoor Unit (for H/P or H/R)
- Indoor unit will be selected to satisfy all loads chosen

2-2-3. for Manual Selection

1) Specified Model Name for each Indoor Unit

3. VRV Selection Procedure

The selection procedure of Xpress is the same as described in the Engineering
Databook.
The flow of the selection in Xpress is shown below.
Start

See Chapter 4

Input
Project Outline

See Chapter 5

Select
Indoor Units

- Project Outline
- Refrigerant Type

(1) Automatic Selection

- Indoor Type (Family)
- Required Capacity
- Indoor Design Condition
(2) Manual Selection
- Indoor Unit (Model)
- Indoor Design Condition
Define the Combination
- Outdoor Type (Series, Family)
- Combination %
- Outdoor Design Condition
- Piping Length (Equivalent)
- Height Difference (Relative Position)

See Chapter 6

Connect Indoor
Units and BSboxes to Outdoor
Unit(s)

See Chapter 7

Define
Piping Diagram

-for REFNET Selection

- for Piping Diameter
(- define individual piping length)

See Chapter 8

Define
Wiring Diagram

- for Control Grouping

See Chapter 9

Select
Centralized Controller

See Chapter 10

Output Report

- for Centralized Controller Selection

- RTF format
- CSV format
- DXF format

Finish

4. Setting of Software and Project

4-1. Installation of Program
Xpress is an independent executable file (.exe) that you dont need to install.
Place the Xpress.exe file anywhere you want on your personal computer.

4-2. Starting up Xpress

Double-click Xpress.exe or shortcut to start Xpress.
Then, the main window and [Indoor Units] tab page appears.
Note:
The first time Xpress is executed, a license window will pop-up.
Read the [License Agreement] and click the [OK] button to close the window.

(1) Tool Bar

Command buttons to handle files and to set up programs.

(2) Tabs

You can go to the different tabs by clicking on it.

: accessible
: inaccessible (some data still missing in previous tabs)

(3) Project Outline

Enter information of project.

(4) Refrigerant

Select the type of refrigerant.

(5) Outdoor unit group

Select the type of outdoor unit group

(6)

Indoor Units List

Window

Displays description of the indoor units.

(7) Help

Click (

) to display the meaning of abbreviations.

(8) Command Buttons

Add / Edit / Delete indoor units or ventilation devices

(9) Import/Export to .csv Import or export the list of indoor units to .csv format

4-3. Tool Bar

Use tool bar to handle files and to set up program in the same way as standard
Windows software.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(1) New Project

Create a new project

(2) Open Project

Open a saved project.

[Open file] window pops-up, then select the project file (*.vrv)

(3) Import Project

Import a project. There are 2 possibilities:

1)
When importing an Xpress project file, the project that is
currently open will merge with the imported project.
2)
When importing a VRV Water-Cooled Xpress project file,
the program will automatically convert each water-cooled
outdoor unit into an air-cooled outdoor unit.

(4) Save Project

Save the project.

After [Save as] window pops up, input filename and save the
project file.

(5) Exit

Exit Xpress.

(6) Preferences

Define the units (display only), combination of design condition

and other settings.

(7) About

Displays expiry date, software & database version number and

license of software.

4-4. Input Project Outline

(1)

(3)

(2)

(4)

Input project outline in the text boxes.

In order to save a project and to create a report, you need to fill in all text boxes
except for (4) (*Optional).

(1) Project name

Input project name.

(2) Reference

Input project number or reference number to facilitate job history.

(3) Client name

Input clients name.

(4) Revision

Input revision information. *Optional

4-5. Select Refrigerant Type

Select the refrigerant type from
drop-down list.
You cannot select the refrigerant
type when the software includes
only one refrigerant.

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4-6. Preferences
When you click on [Preferences] (

), the [Preference] window opens.

[Units] Tab Page

You can select which unit is
used for the display of
temperature, capacity, airflow,
weight, length, dimensions
and piping.
(e.g. m or ft for Length)
You can also select the indoor
conditions: DBT/RH,
DBT/WBT or WBT/RH.

[Diagrams] Tab Page

You can define line styles for
diagrams at the [Diagrams]
tab page.

[Data Input] Tab Page

You can define the prefixes
for the name of the devices
at the [Naming] tab page.

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[Advanced] Tab Page

On this tab, you can set
the tolerance. The
tolerance is the
percentage that the
available capacity of an
indoor unit is allowed to
differ from the required
capacity.
You can also indicate
that indoor units can be
used for technical
cooling.

[Outdoor Models] Tab

Page
On this tab, you can
select outdoor units that
are not allowed to be
selected in Xpress.
Click the outdoor unit
model name and click
the arrow to move the
unit from the group
Allowed to the group
Not allowed.

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[Prices] Tab Page

You can import a price file.
A price file can be created
with the Price Editor.
To learn more about this
program, please contact
us through the helpdesk:
http//marketing.daikineuro
pe.com.

[Reports] Tab Page

Possible options:
Show diversified
capacity results
Show required capacity
Show COP and EER
Show the discharge
temperature
Report headers and
footers: you can add your
company logo or contact
information to the
headers and footers of
the report
Paths:
You can choose where
the project and its report
will be saved. These
paths are suggested
when you want to save
something, but can be
changed to another path.

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5. Indoor Unit Selection

5-1. [Indoor Units] Tab Page

(1)

Indoor Units
List

All indoor units are listed. Click to select a unit. You can
also use the [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys to select multiple units.

(2)

Instruction

*Common to all pages and windows.

Instruction about current tab page is displayed.

(3)

Help

Click (

(4)

Command
Buttons

Add indoor units or ventilation devices. Edit / Delete the

selected units.

(5)

Import/Export
indoor units
to .csv

Use these buttons to import the list of indoor units from

a .csv file, or to export the list of indoor units to a .csv file

Information
Display

* Common to all pages and windows.

Information and caution on the selected item is displayed.
The background color changes to red when a caution is
displayed.

(6)

) to display the meaning of abbreviations.

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5-2. Indoor Unit Selection

[Add indoor units] button

If you need to know the meaning of the abbreviations, click on the (

).

[Abbreviations] window

[Edit Indoor Unit Selection] window

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5-2-1. Automatic Selection

Xpress automatically selects the indoor unit that satisfies the required cooling /
heating capacity.
1) Uncheck the [Manual Selection]
check box
2) A name and/or room (optional) can
be assigned to the indoor unit.
When multiple indoor units are
assigned to the same room,
Xpress will select the indoor units
in a way that the sum of the indoor
units covers the required
capacities.

(2)
(1)

(7)
(3)

(4)

3) Select the family (type) of the

indoor unit from the drop-down list.
4) Input design criteria (condition) and
required capacities (loads).
The combination of indoor design
conditions will depend on your
preference settings (see 4-6).
The temperatures should be chosen
inside the scope of the capacity table.

(5)

(6)

[Edit Indoor Unit Selection] window

If sensible heat capacity or heating capacity is not required, put zero.

Xpress selects the indoor unit that satisfies all required capacities.
5) Click the [Add] button after all conditions have been filled in.
A new indoor unit is added to the indoor unit list on the [Indoor Units] tab.
Repeat the procedures (1) through (5) until all indoor units are added.
6) Click the [Close] button to finish the indoor unit selection.
The [Edit Indoor Unit Selection] window is closed, and the [Indoor unit] tab
page appears again.
Note:
Technical cooling is only available for the Heat Recovery Range.
When the "technical cooling" function is activated, the system can cool a room
with an operation range starting at -20C (instead of the default -5C). A
typical application is the cooling of a server room. The only slightly
disadvantageous consequence is that the noise of the BS-box is a bit louder
when technical cooling is activated.
Note:
[Select Options] button (7) is unavailable because an indoor unit has not
been determined yet. After connecting to the outdoor unit, the indoor unit is
determined and the button will be available.

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5-2-2. Manual Selection

You select the indoor units manually. Xpress will check the capacity, the piping
rules and the connection with the outdoor unit and will select the refnet headers
and joints.
1) Check the [Manual Selection]
check box.
2) A name and/or room (optional)
can be assigned to the indoor
unit.

(2)
(1)

3) Select the family (type) of the

indoor unit from the drop-down
list.

(5)
(3)
(4)

4) Select the model of the indoor

unit (FCU) from the drop-down
list.
5) Click [Select Options] to select
options for the indoor unit. See
section 5-3 for details.
6) Input design criteria.

(6)
(7)

(8)

[Edit Indoor Unit Selection] window

The combination of indoor design conditions will depend on your preference

setting (see 4-6.).
The temperatures should be chosen inside the scope of the capacity table.
7) Click the [Add] button after all conditions have been submitted.
A new indoor unit is added to the indoor unit list on the [Indoor Units] tab.
Repeat the procedure (1) through (6) until all indoor units are added.
8) Click the [Close] button to finish the indoor unit selection.
The [Edit Indoor Unit Selection] window is closed, and the [Indoor unit] tab
page appears again.
Note :
Indoor unit icons in the Indoor
unit list depend on selection
method.
: Automatic Selection
: Manual Selection
The items displayed on the list
window also depend on
selection method.

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5-3. Select Options for Indoor Unit

After clicking the [Select Options] button

on the [Edit Indoor Unit Selection] screen,
the [Used Options] screen pops up.
The [Allowed options] window shows
options that can be selected for the indoor
unit.
The [Selected options] window shows
options that are selected.

(1)

Normally, remote controller and options

with extension (STD) are listed by default.

1) Add an Option
When the option on the [Allowed options] windows is selected, the [Select] button
becomes available.
Click the [Select] button and the option is moved to [Selected options].

2) Remove an Option
When the option on the [Selected
options] window is selected, then the
[Remove] button becomes available.
Click the [Remove] button and the
option is moved to the [Allowed options]
window.

(2)
Standard Option

Note:
Options with extension (STD) cannot be
removed because they are standard options;
necessary for that indoor unit (e.g.
decoration panel for FXCQ)

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5-4. Edit the Existing Indoor Units

When an indoor unit is selected, the [Edit the selected device] button (
)
becomes available. And if the button is clicked, the [Edit Indoor Unit
Selection] window pops up. (This window also appears by double-clicking
the unit in the list.)
You can now edit the conditions as described in section 5-2.

5-5. Edit Multiple Indoor Units Simultaneously

In order to edit multiple indoor units
simultaneously, select multiple indoor
units in the indoor unit list with the [Ctrl] or
[Shift] key and click the [Edit the selected
device] button (
).
Then the [Edit Indoor Unit Selection]
window pops up.
Edit the inputted conditions for all selected
units simultaneously as described in
section 5-2.
Note:
When the value is indicated in brown,
the values are not same for all selected
units. Change the value carefully.

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5-6. Delete Indoor Units

When indoor units on the indoor unit list are selected, the [Delete the
selected device] button (
) becomes available. Click the button to delete
the selected units.

5-7. Change the Order of the Indoor Units

To change the order of the indoor units, drag and drop units on the
indoor units list window. For example, to insert Unit 1 before Unit 2,
drop Unit 1 on Unit 2.
The change of the indoor units order on the [Indoor Units] tab doesnt
change the indoor units order on the other tab pages.

Note:
You cannot move the unit to the last
position directly.
To move the unit 1 to the last position,
first drop the unit 1 on the last unit.

Then move up the last unit on the unit 1.

Unit 1

Unit 1

Unit 1

5-8. Import and Export Indoor Units to .csv

Using the import (
) and export (
) button at the bottom right of the
Indoor Units tab, you can import Indoor Units from a .csv file, and export
Indoor Units to a .csv file.

5-8-1. Export Indoor Units to a .csv file

Please proceed as follows to export the Indoor Units:
- Select all the indoor units that you want to export in the Indoor Units tab
with the Edit Indoor Unit Selection screen, as explained in chapter 5-2.
- When you have finished adding indoor units, go to the next tab and
connect them to an outdoor unit. Now all indoor units have a model selected.
- To export the units, go back to the Indoor Units tab and click the Export
Indoor Units button and save the .csv-file.

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A pop-up window appears, which allows to choose a destination path for

the .csv file. When you have clicked Save, you will receive a confirmation
that the file was stored. Click OK.
If you open the file, you see a list of the selected indoor units.

5-8-2. Import Indoor Units from a .csv file

The easiest way to import indoor units from a .csv-file, is to make an empty
export file first.
- Start from an empty Xpress project, and click the Export button.

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- Save the .csv-file and click OK

- Open the file in Microsoft Excel. The first row contains the column titles:

- Now you can start entering the details of each indoor unit you want to import.
Each row is one indoor unit. You can copy and paste rows if there are identical
indoor units in your project.
Column A Indoor: enter the indoor unit name
Column B Room: enter the name of the room where the indoor unit will be
installed (optional)
Column C Mode: enter the selection mode
o A for automatic selection
o M for manual selection
The other fields are filled out depending on the selection mode.
A automatic selection
Column D Family or Model: enter the family name of the indoor unit
o A: Wall mounted unit
o C: 2-way blow ceiling mounted cassette
o D: Concealed ceiling unit (small) NBVE
o D M9: Concealed ceiling unit (small) M9V3B
o FR: Round flow cassette
o FMC: Round flow cassette for CMSQ
o FMD: Concealed ceiling unit for CMSQ
o H: Ceiling suspended unit
o K: Ceiling mounted corner cassette
o L: Floor standing unit
o M: Concealed ceiling unit (large)
o N: Concealed floor standing unit
o S: Concealed ceiling mounted
o U: 4-way blow ceiling suspended cassette
o Z: 4-way blow ceiling mounted cassette (600x600)

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Column E Cooling DBT: Enter the design temperature for cooling in C

DBT
Restriction: the design temperature should be within the operation range of
the unit
Column F Cooling WBT: Enter the design temperature for cooling in C
WBT
Restriction: the design temperature should be within the operation range of
the unit
Column G Heating T: Enter the design temperature for heating in C DBT
Restriction: the design temperature should be within the operation range of
the unit
Column H Tot Cool Cap: Enter the required total cooling capacity for the
indoor unit in kW
Column I Sens Cool Cap: Enter the required sensible cooling capacity for
the indoor unit in kW
Column J Heat Cap: Enter the required heating capacity for the indoor unit
in kW

M Manual selection
Column D Family or Model: enter the model name of the unit
E.g.: FXSQ50P7VEB
Column E Cooling DBT: Enter the design temperature for cooling in C
DBT
Restriction: the design temperature should be within the operation range of
the unit

Column F Cooling WBT: Enter the design temperature for cooling in C

WBT
Restriction: the design temperature should be within the operation range of
the unit
Column G Heating T: Enter the design temperature for heating in C DBT
Restriction: the design temperature should be within the operation range of
the unit

- If all indoor units are entered, save the .csv-file again and close Excel. It is very
important to close the file before you start importing the indoor units, if not
there will be errors.

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- Go to Xpress and click Import indoor units

- Browse to the .csv-file that you have prepared with all the indoor units you
want to import. Click Open and all the indoor units will be imported. The
program will give a message how many indoor units have been imported.

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5-9. Add other devices

[Add other devices] button
If you need to know the meaning of the abbreviations, click on the (

).

[Abbreviations] window

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5-9-1. Add VAM

1) A name can be assigned to the
VAM unit
2) Select the Model (type) of the
VAM unit from the drop-down list
3) Click [Select Options] to select
options for the VAM unit.
See section 5-3 for details.
4) Click the [Add] button.
A new VAM is added to the list
on the [Indoor Units] tab.
Repeat the procedures (1)
through (4) until all VAM units
are added.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

(5)

5) Click the [Close] button to finish

the VAM unit selection.

5-9-2. Add Fresh air treatment unit

1) A name and/or room (optional)
can be assigned to the fresh air
unit.
2) Select the Model (type) of fresh
air unit from the drop-down list.
3) Click [Select Options] to select
options for the fresh air unit.
See section 5-3 for details.
4) Select the model of indoor unit
(FCU) from the drop-down list.

(1)

5) Click the [Add] button.

A new fresh air unit is added to
the list on the [Indoor Units]
tab.
Repeat the procedures (1) to
(5) until all fresh air units are
added.
6) Click on the [Close] button to
finish the fresh air unit
selection.

(3)
(2)
(4)
(5)

(6)

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5-9-3. Add VKM

1) A name and/or room (optional) can
be assigned to the VKM unit
2) Select the family (type) of the VKM
unit from drop-down list.
3) Select the model of the indoor unit
(FCU) from the drop-down list.
4) Click [Select Options] to select
options for the VKM unit.
See section 5-3 for details.

(1)

5) Input design criteria. The

combination of indoor design
conditions will depend on your
preference setting (see 4-6.).
The temperatures should be
chosen inside the scope of the
capacity table.
6) Click [Add] button after all
conditions have been filled in.
A new VKM is added to the list on
the [Indoor Units] tab.
Repeat the procedures (1) through
(6) until all indoor units are added.

(4)
(2)
(3)
(5)

(6)

(7)

7) Click the [Close] button to finish the VKM unit selection

5-9-4. Add Air handling unit connection box

1) A name and/or room (optional)
can be assigned to the AHU
connection box
2) Select the family (type) of the
AHU connection box from dropdown list.
3) Select the model of the AHU
connection box from the dropdown list.
4) Click [Select Options] to select
options for the AHU Connection
Box. See section 5-3 for details.

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5-9-5. Add Biddle air curtain

1) A name and/or room (optional)
can be assigned to the Biddle air
curtain
2) Select the family (type) of the
Biddle air curtain from the dropdown list.
3) Select the door width of the door
where you want to install the
Biddle air curtain
4) Select the door height
5) Select the color of the Biddle air
curtain
6) The model is then selected
automatically
7) Click [Select Options] to select
options for the Biddle air curtain.
See section 5-3 for details.

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6. Outdoor Unit Selection

6-1. [Outdoor Units] Tab Page
After indoor units are created, you can
move to the [Outdoor Units] tab page.
When the [Outdoor Units] tab is clicked,
the [Outdoor Units] tab page appears.

(1)

(3)

(2)

(4)

Systems List
(1)
Window

This window lists all selected systems.

To expand / shrink the system tree, click + /- icon at the left side
of the unit (same as Windows explorer).

(2) Command Buttons

Click to Add / Edit / Duplicate / Delete the selected unit (Outdoor,

Indoor or BS-Box)

(3)

Specification of
Selected Unit

Click unit (Outdoor, Indoor or BS-Box) to display specification

of that unit.

(4)

Indoor units not yet

attached

List of indoor units that have not been connected to the outdoor
unit yet

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6-2. Add Outdoor Units

When the [Add an outdoor
unit] button (
) on [Outdoor
Units] tab page is clicked, the
[Edit Outdoor Unit Selection]
window pops up.
Xpress selects the outdoor unit
automatically based on the
conditions and the connected
indoor units.

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6-3. Edit Outdoor Unit

1) Input name of the outdoor unit

in the text box
ex. 2nd floor, East area
2) Select the VRV series from the
drop-down list. The drop-down
list varies depending on the
models the software includes.

(1)
(8)
(2)
(3)
(4)

3) Select the outdoor unit family

(type) from the drop-down list.
The family (heat pump, heat
recovery or cooling only)
depends on the models the
software includes.

The icon of the outdoor unit changes

depending on the selected family (type).
: Heat Pump (Red)

(5)

(6)

(7)

: Heat Recovery (Blue and Red)

: Cooling Only (Blue)

4) Select the combination ratio between indoor units and outdoor unit from the
drop-down list.
Xpress selects the outdoor unit so that the combination ratio is equal or less
than the selected value.
5) Input the outdoor design temperature (dry bulb) for cooling and heating. The
temperatures should be chosen inside the scope of the capacity table.
6) Choose how to define the piping length:
If you want to calculate the additional refrigerant to be charged and a thorough
check on the pipe rules, click the [Enter individual piping length manually]
check box, and then you can input the individual piping lengths manually on
the [Piping] tab.
(See section 7-2-2)
If you dont want to calculate the additional refrigerant to be charged, uncheck
the box and input the equivalent piping length and the piping length from first
branch to indoor units.
*Equivalent piping length: the piping length between outdoor unit and the
farthest indoor unit. It is used to correct capacities of the indoor units.
*First branch to indoor units: the piping length between first branch to the
farthest indoor unit

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7) Select the position of the outdoor units relative to the indoor units.
When choosing Higher or Lower, you can enter the difference in height
manually.

8) Click [Select Options] to select options for the outdoor units.

(See section 6-5 for details)

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6-4. Connect Indoor Units to Outdoor Units

6-4-1. Heat Pump and Cooling Only
1) Drag indoor units from the [Available
indoor units] window to the outdoor unit
of your choice in the [Outdoor unit]
window.
(1)

To disconnect an indoor unit with an

outdoor unit; drag the indoor unit from
the [Outdoor unit] window back to the
[Available indoor units] window.
Repeat the procedure (1) until you have
connected all relevant indoor units to
the outdoor unit.

Note:
Xpress uses REFNET joints for piping by
default.
If you want to use REFNET headers, go to
procedure (2), otherwise go to procedure
(3).
2) Choose connections of header from
drop-down list, then click the header
button (
) to insert a header.
Now connect indoor units to the header
as described in procedure (1).

Note:
Each REFNET header has a limited
number of connections. If you try to connect
more indoors units than there are
connections, an error window will pop-up.

(2)

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(3) The model name of selected

outdoor unit and the combination
ratio are displayed on the right side
of the outdoor unit icon.
Note:
If a cross icon ( ) is displayed on the
left side of the outdoor unit icon, the
system has not been defined properly yet.
To find out what the problem is, click on
the unit and an explanation bar will be
displayed at the bottom of the window.
After the system is defined and conditions
are determined, click the [OK] button. If
you want to cancel, click on the [Cancel]
button.
The [Edit Outdoor Unit Selection] window
will now close and the [Outdoor Units] tab
page appears.

(3)

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6-4-2. Heat Recovery

Indoor units cannot be connected to
heat recovery model outdoor units
directly (except for cooling only mode).
For heat recovery operation, a BS-box
is necessary.
The [Add BS] button ( ) becomes
available when Heat Recovery family
is selected.
Click the [Add BS] button to add a BSBox to the outdoor unit.
Next, connect indoor units to the BSbox as described in section 6-4-1.

Note:
When indoor units are connected directly to the outdoor unit, they can only
operate in cooling only mode.
In this case, the caution icon (
) will be displayed at the left side of the indoor
unit icons and a caution message will be displayed at the bottom of the window.

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6-5. Select Options for Outdoor Unit

When the [Select Options] button on the
[Edit Indoor Unit Selection] is clicked, the
[Used Options] window pops up.
Add or remove options with the same
method described in section 5-3 for
indoor units.

6-6. Edit Existing Outdoor Units, Indoor Units and BS-Boxes

Select a unit (outdoor, indoor or BSbox) in the system list window and
click the [Edit the selected device]
button (
) on the [Outdoor Units]
tab page, to edit existing units.
Then the [Edit Outdoor (Indoor, BSBox) Unit Selection] window pops up.
You can edit the given condition and
options for each unit.
To edit each unit, refer to section
6-3 (outdoor units)
5-2, 5-3 (indoor units)
and 6-7 (BS-box)

6-7. Edit BS-Box Selection

1) Change the name of the BSbox (optional)

(1)

2) When the [Select Options]

button on the [Edit BS-Box
Selection] is clicked, the [Used
Options] window pops up.

(2)

Add or remove options with

the same method described in
section 5-3 for indoor units.

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6-8. Change the Order of Outdoor Units

To change the order of outdoor units,
drag and drop outdoor units in the
system list window.
If you drag the outdoor unit onto another
unit, it will be inserted before the other
unit.
To insert the [Out Hall1] before [Out
Room2], drop [Out Hall1] onto [Out
Room2].

To move to the last position, it takes 2

steps.
First move the outdoor unit that you want
to move to the last position onto the last
outdoor unit.
Then move up the last outdoor unit.
Note:
This change is only applied in the
[Outdoor Units] tab page.
The outdoor units order in other tab
pages dont change unless you delete
one.

6-9. Change the Order of Indoor Units

The order of indoor units is very important for the piping layout.
Define the order in consideration of the actual indoor units grouping and piping
layout.
To define the order, recommended basic rules are:
- Create indoor units groups (e.g. units for each room)
- Change the order of groups based on the distance from the outdoor unit
(from the farthest group to the nearest group)
- Organize the indoor units in the group, by number (name)

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In the case of the next figure, recommended order is :

3-1

3-2

2-1

2-2

2-3

1-1

farthest group

1-1

1-2

1-2

1-3

nearest group

1-3

2-1

2-2

2-3

3-1

3-2

See section 7-3 for reference.

To change the order of the indoor

units, drag and drop indoor units in
the system list window.
To insert Unit 1 before Unit 2, drop
Unit 1 onto Unit 2.
To move to the last position, drop
the indoor unit onto the outdoor unit.
Changing the order of indoor units
will affect the [piping] and [wiring]
diagrams.

Note:
Changing the order in the
[Outdoor Units] tab page has no
relation with the order of indoor
units on the [Indoor Units] tab page.
The order should be defined
according to actual layout.

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6-10. Delete Units

Select a unit (outdoor, indoor or BS-box) on the system list window, then click
the [Delete the selected device] button (
) on the [Outdoor Units] tab page, to
delete the unit.
- Delete outdoor unit  The connected indoor units are moved to [Indoor
units not yet attached]; BS-boxes and headers are
removed.
- Delete BS-box or header  The connected indoor units are moved to
[Indoor units not yet attached].
- Delete indoor units  The indoor units are deleted from the indoor units list
of the project.

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7. Piping Diagram
7-1. [Piping] Tab Page
After systems are determined in the [Outdoor Units] tab page, you can move to the
[Piping] tab page. When the [Piping] tab is clicked, the [Piping] tab page appears.
Edit the piping diagram so Xpress can select the REFNET joints and headers, and
define the piping diameters.

(1)

(7)

(4)
(2)
(3)

(5)

(8)

(6)

(9)
Click here to hide /
open the [Systems
Tree] window.

(11)

(10)
Note:
You can hide the [Systems Tree] Window, by clicking on the small arrow next to it.

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(1)

Systems Tree
Window

This window lists all selected systems.

To expand / shrink the system tree, click + /- icon at the left side
of the unit (same as Windows explorer).

(2)

Outdoor units list box

Select the outdoor unit to edit the piping diagram.

(3)

[Manual Piping
Length] check box

Check to be able to enter the piping lengths manually.

(4)

[Reset] button

Click to reset (initialize) the piping diagram. The program shows

a pop-up to ask if you are sure you want to reset to the original
lay-out. Click [Yes] to reset the piping diagram, click [No] to
return to the piping diagram without resetting it.

(5)

[Undo & Redo] button

Reverse the last action (ctrl+z) and redo the last undo (ctrl+y)

(6)

[Vertical] check box

Check it to change the direction of the diagram.

(7)

[Example] button

Click to show quick instruction of how to edit piping diagram.

(8)

[Fit window] button

Adapts the size of the piping diagram to the window.

(9)

Piping layout area

The piping diagram is drawn in this area for the selected

outdoor unit. You can edit the diagram by double-clicking
indoor units with mouse (or pointing device).

(10) Information display

Information and caution are displayed about selected item.

[Piping not yet complete] tab
Indicates if the piping diagram contains any error.

(11) Explanation area

[Calculation details tab]

Indicates additional information about the selection of the
REFNET, BS-boxes, indoor and outdoor units.

Note:
[Calculation details] tab
appears by right-mouse clicking
on the device and selecting
Explain Selection

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7-2. How to Edit the Piping Diagram

7-2-1. Edit the Piping Diagram without REFNET header
You can edit the piping diagram by drag-and-drop.
REFNET joints are selected automatically and properly for the current piping diagram.

drag-and-drop

Note:
You can also edit the piping
diagram by changing the order of
the indoor units in the extractable
[Systems Tree] Window.
(as described in section 6-7)

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Drag

and

Drop

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7-2-2. Edit the Piping Diagram with REFNET header

You can edit the piping diagram by drag-and-drop.
REFNET joints and headers are selected automatically and properly for the current
piping diagram.

drag-and-drop

Note:
You can also edit the piping
diagram by changing the order of
the indoor units in the extractable
[Systems Tree] Window.
(as described in section 6-8)

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Drag

and

Drop

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7-2-2. Edit the Piping Length

When checking the [Manual Piping Length] check box, you can enter the piping
lengths manually. In case you have checked this box in the Edit Outdoor Unit
Selection window, this box is already checked.
All pipes will be red, until a piping length has been entered, after which theyll become
blue. When all piping lengths have been entered, the Piping not yet completemessage will disappear.
This can be done in multiple ways:
- Double click on a pipe

- Right-click on a pipe and

select Enter Pipe Length

After double clicking or rightclicking the pipe, the [Enter

Piping Length] screen pops up.
1) Enter the length of the pipe.
2) Enter the number of bends

Result:

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7-3. Edit Piping Diagram : Example

(1) Clarify an image of the piping diagram for the selection of REFNET.
It is not necessarily the same as an actual piping layout.
It is for the selection of REFNET joint.
A

- Piping Layout
Schematic

1-1

1-2

1-3

Group 1

2-1

2-2

2-3

3-2

Group 3

Group 2

3-1

B
G

3-1
E

2-1
C

1-1

- Goal
Piping Diagram on Xpress
for REFNET selection

3-2
F

2-2

2-3

1-2

1-3

E
F

C
D

(2) Change the order of indoor

units as described in section 6-8
on the [Outdoor Units] tab page.
(2)

3-1

3-2

2-1

2-2

2-3

1-1

1-2

1-3

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(3) Connect the 2-1 indoor unit to the main branch by drag-and-drop.

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Units below "2-1" are now connected to the main pipe by new first branch.
Note :
Unit "2-1" is a top unit of group 2.

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(4) Connect the 1-1 indoor unit to the main branch by drag-and-drop.

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Units below "1-1" are now connected to the main pipe by new 1st branch.
Note :
Unit "1-1" is a top unit of group 1.

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7-4. Printing large piping diagrams

When the piping diagram is printed in the report, it is always printed shrink to fit
page. For VRV systems with many indoor units, this results in a report where
the names of the units are no longer readable. Therefore, it is possible to cut the
diagram into several parts and label each part. Each part is then printed on
another page in the report, with its label in the sub diagram title.
The cuts need to be defined in the
[Piping] tab. You can define a cut by
clicking on the intermediate pipe part
where you want to cut the diagram.
Then right click and select Enter
Subdiagram label.

The screen Enter Subdiagram Label

appears, which allows to enter a label
for the subdiagram. Suppose we enter
A.

After entering the label, click OK.

The label A appears on the
intermediate pipe that will be cut.

Enter the other cuts in the same way.

It is advisable to create the .rtf-output
to see the result. If you are satisfied
with the result, save your project. The
labels are stored within the project.

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In order to print the complete piping diagram again in the report, all the labels need
to be removed. To remove a label, click on the intermediate pipe that is labeled.
Right click and select Enter Subdiagram Label. The Enter Subdiagram Label
screen appears, with the label you have entered. Delete the label and click OK.
The label is now removed. Repeat this procedure for each label that was defined.
Afterwards, save your project to remove the labels permanently.

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8. Wiring Diagram
8-1. [Wiring] Tab Page
After systems are determined in the [Outdoor Units] tab page, you can move to the
[Wiring] tab page.
When the [Wiring] tab is clicked, the [Wiring] tab page appears.
Edit the wiring diagram for grouping indoor units.

(1)
(2)

(3)

Outdoor unit list

box

Select the outdoor unit to edit the wiring diagram of its corresponding
system.

(2)

Wiring layout
area

The wiring diagram is drawn automatically in this area for the system
of the selected outdoor unit.
- The wired remote controller is indicated by solid line (default).
- The wireless remote controller is indicated by dashed line (default).

(3)

Information
display

Information and caution are displayed about the selected item. The
background color changes to red when a caution is displayed.

(1)

Note:
You can also edit the wiring diagram by changing the order of the indoor units in
the extractable [Systems Tree] Window. (as described in section 6-8)

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8-2. How to Edit the Wiring Diagram

1) Right-click on the Office 201-2 unit
and select [Select Options]. The
[Used options] window pops up.
Next, remove the remote controller
from the Office 201-2 unit as
described in section 5-3.

2) The remote controller icon is deleted

from the wiring diagram.

(1)

3) To connect the Office 201-2 unit

with the Office 201-1 unit; rightclick on the Office 201-2 unit and
select [Remote controller previous].
(2)

4) The Office 201-2 unit is now

connected to the remote controller
Office 201-1 unit and form one
control group.

(3)
Note:
To remove the Office 201-2 unit from
the control group; right-click and select [No
Inter-wired Remote Controller], and add the
remote controller again as an option.

(4)

The wiring layout is just a reference. It is

defined as a sequential layout and cannot
be defined as desired.
Also, some options (e.g. wiring adapter,
BEV unit) are ignored.

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9. Centralized Controller
9-1. [Centralized Controllers] Tab Page
After systems are determined, you can move to the [Centralized Controllers]
tab page.
When the [Centralized Controllers] tab is clicked, the [Centralized Controllers]
tab page appears.
Here you can select the centralized controllers and the management systems
for the project.

(1)

(4)

(2)

(3)

(5)

(1)

Centralized
Controllers

Select centralized controllers for the system from the list

Descriptions of the controllers are displayed at the right side.

(2)

Management
System

Select management systems for the system from the list-box.

(3) Outdoor Units

- Change the order of outdoor units and create centralized

control groups.
- Select centralized controller for each outdoor unit.

Centralized
Controller Diagram

The schematic diagram of the system with centralized controller.

(5) Information display

Information and caution are displayed about selected item. The

background color is changed into red when caution is displayed.

(4)

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9-2. How to Select the Centralized Controllers

9-2-1. Select 1 Centralized Controllers for all Outdoor Units
Select the centralized controller from the [centralized controller] list.
Select "None if no controller is needed.

9-2-2. Select multiple Centralized Controllers

To assign a centralized controller to a
single outdoor unit, press the (
) button.
The [Choose Centralized Controller]
window pops up. Now choose the
controller and press [OK] to close the
window.

9-2-3. Grouping and changing

the order of outdoor units
To separate outdoor units into 2 or
more groups, select an outdoor unit
and click the [separator] icon (
).
The clicked unit becomes the top unit
of the group. The separator ">" is
shown on the left side of the outdoor
unit.
To merge the groups, select the
outdoor unit with separator ">", and
click the [separator] icon.
You can also change the order of the
outdoor units by using the arrow icons
(
).

9-2-4. Select the management system

Select the management system from the list.
Select None if no management system is needed.

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10. Reports
10-1. [Reports] Tab Page
After systems are determined, you can move to the [Reports] tab page.
When the [Reports] tab is clicked, the [Reports] tab page appears.
After setting up the contents of the report, its possible to create an RTF, CSV or
DXF output.

(1)

Project outline

Enter information on the project. (required to create report)

(2)

Report contents

Indicates the contents to be included in the report file.

(3)

Systems included in
report

Select the systems to be included in the report.

(4)

File export tool bar

Click to generate the report file: .rtf, .csv or.dxf

(5)

Project not yet

complete

When a caution is listed in this window, the report file cannot

be made. (e.g. project outline, indoor units that are not
connected to an outdoor unit, etc.)

(6)

Information display

Information and cautions about the selected item are

displayed. The background color changes to red when a
caution is displayed.

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10-2. Set Up the Report

(1) Define the contents of the report
Check the check boxes of contents to be included in the report file.

Overall material List

Names, quantities and descriptions of the materials (units and options)
- Foresee place for prices: creates additional columns in the report to enter prices
- Show outdoor unit modules: the material list shows the names and quantities of
the outdoor unit modules, instead of the outdoor units
Indoor unit details: Table of the indoor units specifications
Outdoor unit details: Table of the outdoor units specifications
- Material list per system: Show a separate material list per system
- Foresee place for prices: creates additional columns to enter prices
- Piping limitations: a list of the applied piping rules is included in the report
Piping diagrams: Piping diagrams for each system (outdoor unit).
- Vertical: change the direction of the diagram
Wiring diagrams
Wiring diagrams for each system (outdoor unit).
Device options
Table including the options chosen for each unit

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(2) Select the Systems to be Included in the Reports.

When [All systems] check box
is checked, all systems are
included in the report file.
To include only certain systems
in the report file, uncheck the [All
systems] check box.
Then remove the systems that
you do not want to include in the
report. Select the system
(outdoor unit) in the list-windows,
and click arrow button (
) to
move it to the Not included
window.

Note:
In this case, report contents will
be piping diagrams and wiring
diagrams only. The check boxes
of Report contents will change
accordingly.

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(3) Create a report

When the [Create a report] icon (
) is clicked, the [Make Report] window
pops up. Enter the file name to save the report as RTF file (Rich Text
Format, for word processor).
After saving, the text editor will open automatically to show the report that
was just created.

(4) Export to spreadsheet

When the [Export to spreadsheet] icon (
) is clicked, the [Export File]
window pops up. Enter the file name to save the report as CSV file (Comma
Separated Values, for spreadsheet). The report file is opened in spreadsheet
(usually MS-Excel) after being saved.

(5) Export piping and wiring diagram to CAD

When the [Export diagrams to DXF] icon (
) is clicked, the [Export File]
window pops up. Two diagrams are exported: the piping diagram and the
wiring diagram.
Choose the directory to save the report as DXF file (Data Exchange File, for
AutoCAD).

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11. Example
11-1. Outline of the Project (see chapter 4)
(1) System
RXYQ-PY1
R410A, Heat Pump (selection based on the cooling load)
(2) Design Condition
Outdoor Temperature
Indoor Temperature

35CDB
25CDB, 50%RH

(3) Building Plan and Cooling Loads for each Room

Shown in figure below
Outdoor Units
5m

N
101
10kW

102
7kW

103
7kW

104
7kW

105
7kW

106
17kW

Hall
150kW

108
8kW

20m

107
8kW

109
8kW
115
11kW

114
9kW

113
9kW

112
9kW

111
9kW

110
20kW

35m

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11-2. Indoor Units Selection (see chapter 5)

(1) Automatic Selection (based on the total capacity)
(2) FXFQ (Round Flow Cassette)
(3) Rooms 101-105, Rooms 107-109, Rooms 111-115: 1 unit for each room
Room 106, Room 110: 2 units for each room
Hall: 15 units

101

102

103

104

105

106

Hall

107

108

109

115

114

113

112

111

110

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11-3. Outdoor Units Selection (see chapter 6)

5m

(1) RXYQ-PY1
R410A, Heat Pump (selection based on the cooling load)
(2) 4 systems
(3) 100% Combination
(4) Piping Length (Equivalent) (1st branch to indoor unit)
[Out Room1] 40m
35m
[Out Room2] 60m
40m
[Out Hall1]
55m
30m
[Out Hall2]
40m
25m
(5) Height Difference = 0
Out Room1
102

103

104

105

106

Hall

107
108

Out Hall1
115

114

Out Hall2
113

112

111

20m

101

109
110

Out Room2
35m

[Out Room1]

Refer to
11-1project
outline
100%
Combination

Equivalent length(1) Main Pipe =

1st branch to indoor unit (2)

Height Difference = 0

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[Out Hall1]

[Out Room2]

[Out Hall2]
Refer to section 11-4 for changing order of indoor units

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11-4. Piping Diagram (see chapter 7)

Piping Tree
[Out Room1]
[Out Room2]
[Out Hall1]
[Out Hall2]

Room101-Room106-2,Room107-Room108
Room109-Room115
Hall1-Hall7 (with REFNET header)
Hall8-Hall15 (with REFNET header)

101

102

103

104

105

Hall1

Hall4

Hall7

Hall10

Hall2

Hall5

Hall8

Hall11 Hall14

Hall3

Hall6

Hall9

Hall14 Hall15

115

114

113

112

106

107

Hall13

111

108

109

110

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- Piping Layout Schematic (Out Room1)

101
102

103

104

105 106-1 106-2 107

108

101
102
103
104
105

106-1

106-2

107

108

- Ordering Indoor Units (Out Room1)

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- Piping Diagram (Out Room 1)

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- Piping Diagram (Out Room 2)

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- Piping Diagram (Out Hall 1)

- Piping Diagram (Out Hall 2)

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11-5. Wiring Diagram (see chapter 8)

Control Group
Out Room 1
Out Room 2
Out Hall 1
Out Hall 2

Room 106-1 and Room 106-2

Room 110-1 and Room 110-2
Hall 1-Hall 7
Hall 8-Hall 15
101

102

103

104

105

106

Hall

107

108

109

115

114

113

112

111

110

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11-6. Centralized Control (see chapter 9)

(1) Centralized Controller
DCS302C61 for Out Room1/2, Out Hal1/2
(2) The outdoor units grouping.
Out Room1 and Out Room 2,
Hall-1 and Hall-2
(3) Management System
DMS502A51 (BACNET)

(1)

(3)

(2)

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11-7. Reports (see chapter 10)

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