Danfoss Electronic Expansion Valves:

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Danfoss Electronic Expansion Valve Product Range

ETS 50, ETS 100

ETS 12.5, ETS 25

ETS 250, ETS 400

ETS 6
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Danfoss Electronic Valve Program

ETS 400 (555)

ETS 250 (350)
ETS 100 (128)
ETS 50 (70)
ETS 25 (37)
ETS 12 (18)
ETS 6 (8.5)

R407C

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50

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250

400

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Section of refrigeration circuit

EKC 316A, 312

EKD/EXD 316

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Refrigeration Circuit - System Components Overview

Controller

Actuator

Sensors

EKC 316A, 312, EKD 316

AST
EIM 336

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MCX

Examples
Temp Sensor Pt 1000
Type AKS11, AKS21, AKS21W, AKS10 etc
pressure transmitter
AKS 32R, MBS1900 etc

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Features & Benefits

Features

Benefits

Installers

Wholesalers

End users

Precise control of liquid injection

Energy saving

Value selling

Value selling

Reduced running
costs

Optimized for part loads

High flexibility

Stock
optimization

Precise regulation
reduced running
costs

Bi-flow operation and solenoid tight

shut-off

Reversible
systems

Wide range for all common

Refrigerants, HFC/ HCFC

Multi refrigerant

Integrated sight glass with moisture

indicator (ETS 50/100/250/400)

Refrigerant
monitoring

System safety

Stock
optimization

Reduced component
costs

Bi-metal connections (ETS 50/100)

Waterless
brazing

Save time

Value selling

Fast soldering

Corrosion resistant design

High quality

Low power consumption

Improved energy
efficiency

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Save time (less

components)

Stock
optimization
Stock
optimization

Improved life time

Value selling

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Value selling

Energy saving

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Operation ETS

Electrical pulses controls the activation

of the AST stepper motor.

The direction of the rotation of the

spindle depends on the phase
relationship of the power pulses.

The rotation of the spindle is

transformed into linear motion.
Stepper motor

Sealing
Gearing
Ball bearing

A
B

Spindle
Flow A->B refers Normal Flow direction
Flow B->A refers Reverse/Biflow Flow direction

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ETS 250 cut-away

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Operation - ETS 6

Electrical pulses change the polarities

of the coil.

The coil rotates the magnet rotor of

the valve in a stepwise fashion.

The valve has a screw structure and

the needle valve assembled with the
rotor moves linearly with the rotation.

ETS 6

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Flow Characteristics
Capacity is based on: R407C, to = 5C, tc = 32C, tl = 28C
Valve characteristics are optimized for part load conditions.

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Operation Function of Sight Glass & Indicator

ETS 50, 100, 250 and 400 are

integrated with sight glass with
moisture indicator.

determine physical position of the

piston in the valve.

shows the flow direction of the

refrigerant in the system (ETS 50,100)

Insufficient sub cooling can produce

flash gas which is visible through sight
glass.

Moisture indicator indicates dry or wet

state of the refrigerant by changing its
colour.

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ETS 250 & ETS 400 Balancing Principle

Benefits:
Valve require no holding current.
piston remains in same position on power cut off
ETS 50 and 100 are balanced designs as well

Balanced
port design

ETS Normal Flow

Low pressure side

ETS Bi-flow
Or
Reverse Flow

High pressure side

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Office buildings, Hotels, Breweries, Supermarkets, Dairy Industries, Cold storage Etc.

Chillers Systems

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IT Cooling

VRF, Multi Split

Inverter Mini Split

ETS 6

Modular Air-cooled Chillers

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Heat Pump Water Heater

Bus/trailer Air Conditioning

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Application ETS 6: Residential A/C & Heat pumps

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6.
Domestic Heat Pump

US residential A/C

Asia Style
multi split A/C

Heat pump unit

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Compressor.
2. Controller.
3. Four-way valve.
4. Temperature sensor.
5. Pressure sensor.
Cartridge pressure control.
7. Evaporator.
8. Condenser.
9. Temperature sensor.
10. Expansion device.
11. Sight glass.
12. Liquid line filter drier.

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Valve Selection

For easy and

precise selection of
valves, use Danfoss
CoolSelector
software

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Overview of Danfoss SH Controllers for Stepper Motor Valves

EKC 312

EKC 316A

EKD/EXD 316

For chillers and general purpose

EIM 316/336

Residential applications, mini chillers

Adaptive superheat control (MSS)

Load-defined
SH control
Maximum Operateting Pressure (MOP)
Display

Option. EKA 164A

MMIMyK setup tool

Thermostat ctrl
Solenoid relay
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Adaptive Superheat Regulation

Adaptive superheat

Regulation is here based on the

evaporators load by means of MSS
search (MSS = lowest permissable
superheat).
With MSS search, the superheat
reference is lowered to the exact point
where instability sets in.
The superheat is limited by the settings
for min. and max. Superheat.

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Load-defined superheat regulation

In addition to adaptive superheat, EKC 316A features Load-defined superheat
control as well.

The reference follows a defined curve.

Load-defined superheat

This curve is defined by three values:

the closing value,
the min.value
the max. value.
These three values must be selected in
such a way that the curve is situated
between the MSS curve and the curve
for average temperature difference
Tm (temperature difference between
media temperature and evaporator
temperature.
Setting example = 4, 6 and 10K.

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Danfoss can accept no responsibility for possible errors. Danfoss reserves the right to alter its products without notice. This applies to products already on order provided that such
alterations can be made without sub sequential changes being necessary in specifications already agreed. All trademarks in this material are the property of the respective companies.
Danfoss and the Danfoss logotype are trademarks of Danfoss A/S. All rights reserved. Danfoss A/S, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Division.

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