Sporlan debuts upgraded CO₂ components for North America

With the ongoing adoption of transcritical CO₂ refrigeration systems in North America, the Sporlan Division of Parker Hannifin introduced three new CO₂-related components for the North American market at the Food Marketing Institute’s Energy & Store Development Conference, held September 23-26 in Atlanta.

The new components include an electronic expansion valve (EEV), and rack and case controllers designed to make CO₂ systems more cost competitive, according to Sporlan.

“We are expanding our CO₂ line to do more – faster speed, more powerful and better performance,” said Clay Rohrer, business unit manager for Parker Hannifin, a Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based component maker.

“We are expanding our CO₂ line to do more.”

Clay Rohrer, Parker Hannifin

The components are also lower cost “to be more competitive,” said Rohrer. “One of the problems with CO₂ is the electronic valves are more expensive.” CO₂ systems’ cost is also boosted by the cost of case controls, he added.

The SPW EEV for CO₂ is a pulse width modulated (PWM) valve for evaporator coils.

The MT-700 series CO₂ controls platform covers racks, parallel compressors, ejectors and adiabatic or air-cooled condensers/gas coolers.

The S3C Bluetooth case controller can be used for CO₂ and other refrigerants.