Pre-engineered Hydronic Heating
Overview
Our innovative heat pump chillers and precise controls are applied with industry knowledge and applications expertise, for faster implementation of year-round cooling and heating that meets diverse demands in new or existing buildings.
Flexibility
Multiple options meet diverse thermal loads in more buildings. Combine these flexible systems with virtually any hydronic heating and cooling solution.
Sustainable High Performance
Exploit dramatic improvements in heat pump heating capabilities to help buildings function better and reduce carbon emissions.
Reliability
Maintain continuous operation with precise controls that properly manage equipment capabilities and limitations to serve changing conditions, redundancy and defrost management.
Compliance
Cleaner electricity generation: fuel transformation for building electrification can help meet tighter regulatory requirements, avoid carbon penalties and achieve sustainability goals.
Cost-effective & Efficient
Lower the cost of retrofits with systems options that reduce installation or capital costs.
Save energy costs over time with efficient heat pumps supported by optional services.
Ascend™ Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
Series R™ Helical Rotary Screw Chillers
Thermafit™ Modular Air-to-Water Heat Pump
Thermafit™ Modular Air-Source Multi-Pipe
CGAM Air-Cooled Scroll Chiller
Tracer® Chiller Plant Control: Chiller plant controls provide sequencing and advanced optimization strategies that reduce energy use.
Trane Design Assist: Access the web application that delivers project-ready Building Automation Control designs and documentation.
| Comprehensive Heat Pump Chiller Systems | Climate Suitability | Hot Water Temps | Ease of Retrofit | Efficiency | Heat Recovery | Load Shifting | Incentives Available |
| Air-to-Water Heat Pump System | Warm and Mixed Climates | 100°F - 130°F | Low | Better | Simultaneous Recovery | No | Some |
| Air-to-Water Heat Pump System with Hydronic Branch Conductor | Warm and Mixed Climates | 95°F - 110°F | Medium | Best | Simultaneous Recovery | No | Some |
| Air-to-Water Cascade Heat Pump System | Warm, Mixed and Cool Climates | 120°F - 165°F | High | Good | Simultaneous Recovery | No | Some |
| Air-to-Water Thermafit Modular Heat Pump System | Mixed, Cool and Cold Climates | 100°F - 140°F | Low | Better | Simultaneous Recovery | No | Some |
| Air-to-Water Thermafit Modular Heat Pump System with Hydronic Branch Conductor | Mixed, Cool and Cold Climates | 95°F - 110°F | Medium | Best | Simultaneous Recovery | No | Some |
| Thermal Battery Storage-Source Heat Pump System | Mixed, Cool and Cold Climates | 100°F - 135°F | Low | Better | Simultaneous and Non-Coincidental Recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Thermal Battery Storage-Source Heat Pump with Hydronic Branch Conductor | Mixed, Cool and Cold Climates | 95°F - 110°F | Medium | Best | Simultaneous and Non-Coincidental recovery | Yes | Yes |
System Applications
Comprehensive Heat Pump Chiller Systems offer multiple options for all-electric, hydronic heating systems to meet your electric HVAC challenge.
FAQs
A heat pump chiller system integrates heat pumps, chiller-heaters, and other hydronic distribution components to help provide reliable, energy-efficient, and low-carbon cooling and heating for buildings with hydronic systems. These pre-engineered systems simplify the implementation of electrified HVAC solutions, offering customizable options to meet specific climate and hot water temperature requirements while efficiently managing heat recovery.
Our heat pump chiller system works by utilizing heat pumps and chiller-heater machines that are controlled by a building automation system to provide reliable heating and cooling year-round. During colder months, heat pumps transfer heat from the cold outdoor air or recover heat from inside the building to meet the heating loads. In warmer months, the system rejects heat from the building to cool occupants.
Additionally, some system variations include thermal energy storage, which allows for the system to store reclaimed energy for when its needed, and a cascade water-to-water heat pump option to boost hot water temperatures to meet the higher heating temperature requirements.
Heat pump chiller systems apply heat pump equipment and control knowledge to help provide cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating for larger buildings, reducing carbon emissions and supporting decarbonization goals.
Thermal energy storage works by storing excess thermal energy collected by the heat pump or reclaimed from the building for use during peak demands. This is achieved through insulated ice tanks called Thermal Battery energy storage and uses water as a phase change material to increase the tanks' storage capacity.
Heat pump chiller systems can be integrated into both new and existing buildings, but the heating temperatures requirements of the existing system need to be evaluated.
To assist with retrofit applications, the Hydronic Branch Conductor can be utilized with existing building infrastructure in order to help reduce installation costs and reduce disruption. The Conductor efficiently distributes heated or cooled water to dual-purpose building coils and support heat pump system efficiency. This simplifies the installation process and provides better control and zoning, making the retrofit more affordable and enhancing occupant comfort.
From start to finish, Trane understands the building wide implications for your heat pump project.
Work with dedicated local Trane representatives who can team with you to solve your problems while providing training and insights.
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