Danish R290 chillers & heat pumps manufacturer uses Danfoss hydrocarbon optimised products

The use of Danfoss controls by a Danish manufacturer of R290 chillers

Bundgaard Køleteknik A/S is a Danish manufacturer of chillers and heat pumps that use natural refrigerant R290 propane. The company produces up to 50 state-of-the-art hydrocarbon systems each year, for application ranging from comfort cooling in large offices and production plants, to swimming pools, stables and farms - and the industry segment continues to grow.

With the R290 propane refrigerant and Danfoss quality components, the manufacturer achieves significantly more efficient results for their customers.

And the R290 propane systems are among the most environmentally friendly systems on the market.

To illustrate the environmental advantage of the R290 systems, the GWP of the refrigerant HFC R410A is 1720 compared to just 3 for R290 (TEAP). That means that 1 kg of R410A has the same potential to impact global warming as 1720 kg of CO₂, where 1 kg of R290 is equivalent to only 3 kg of CO₂. This equates to a huge reduction of GWP for Bundgaard customers – a fact that the company takes pride in.

However low the refrigerant charge, R290 is a flammable gas, requiring detailed safety measures. Safe products require reliable, quality components – one of the many reasons why Bundgaard chooses Danfoss coils, filters, EVRE solenoid valves and KP-E pressure controls especially developed for hydrocarbons.

“Our first concern is safety, and we design our systems to withstand the worst-case scenario,” says Bundgaard sales and marketing representative Morten Sminge Frederiksen. “Our products have to be safe and easy to work with for our customers, mounters, colleagues and our partners in business.”

About Danfoss

The Danfoss group is one of the largest industrial companies in Denmark, with its business activities divided into three main areas: Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Heating & Water and Motion Controls. Its Refrigeration and Air Conditioning division employs around 9,000 staff worldwide and is specialised on automatic controls, compressors and electronic controls & sensors for hydrocarbon refrigerants.
Danfoss encourages the development of products and refrigeration systems using low-GWP refrigerants such as R290 to help minimise the negative influence refrigeration has on global warming.