Electrification and Greater Efficiency Are Even More in Reach With Our Latest Releases

Trane® – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has announced the new Trane® Hydronic Branch Conductor that helps retrofit and new buildings achieve higher energy efficiency and zone comfort from decarbonized, electrified heating and cooling without major structural disruptions. The Hydronic Branch Conductor, patent pending, supports simultaneous heating and cooling capabilities, and in certain applications can improve heating efficiency by more than 35%.

"To advance the decarbonization of buildings, we need innovations that simplify the retrofitting process to more efficient heat pump systems,” said Oakley Roberts, Vice President of Product Management, Commercial HVAC Americas, Trane Technologies. “The Hydronic Branch Conductor from Trane is an excellent example of such an innovation, effectively addressing this challenge in hydronic-based thermal systems.”

The company is expanding its portfolio of chillers, adding efficient, sustainable process chillers. “The recent acquisition of Italian-based manufacturer MTA has strengthened our sustainable HVAC offerings and today we announce Trane’s first series of process chillers built specifically to meet the cooling needs of manufacturers, including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and automotive manufacturers, among others,” added Roberts.

Trane has also announced it has transitioned Series R™ RTWD and RTHD models and the remainder of the Axiom™ Water Source Heat Pumps portfolio to low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.

Trane® Hydronic Branch Conductor Improves Building Efficiency, Sustainable Comfort

A practical path to decarbonization for new buildings and retrofits, the new Trane Hydronic Branch Conductor is a system component that enables the repurposing of existing water piping for both heating and cooling distribution, even in buildings with existing two-pipe branch systems, to help achieve sustainable comfort with minimal structural changes and installation costs.

When it is paired with hydronic heat pump systems, building owners and managers can:

• Change heating and cooling loads zone by zone multiple times a day without the need to switch from hot to cold water seasonally for the entire building.
• Replace six-way valves at each terminal unit on a branch with a single conductor.
• Convert existing buildings with 140 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit hot water (60 – 82 degrees Celsius) to a more energy efficient 105 degrees Fahrenheit hot water electrified heating supply (40 degrees Celsius).

The Hydronic Branch Conductor is ideal for education and government buildings, commercial offices, hotels, medical offices, and high-rise residential buildings with multiple thermal zones.

Purpose-Built Process Chillers for Industrial Process Cooling Available Through Trane

Following its acquisition of MTA, Trane now offers chillers purpose-built for industrial process cooling, with different cooling capacities that meet the specialized needs of pharmaceutical, food and beverage, automotive and general manufacturers, and more.

Fully packaged with a compact design, the TAEevo TECH and TAEevo TECH MINI are well-suited for indoor and outdoor applications that have space constraints. The TAEevo TECH has a nominal cooling capacity of 2 to 53 tons and the TAEevo TECH MINI has one ton. These models also have:

• A finned-tube evaporator to provide lower pressure drop and reduced fouling.
• Cleanable, removable aluminum condenser air filters and hail guards for added condenser protection and ease of maintenance on units from 3 tons and under.
• Pre-packaged on-boarding pump(s), coolant buffer tank, and controls for plug-and-play installation.
• An insulated, pressure-rated tank for a steady supply of cold process fluid that operates as an open or closed loop.

Series R™ Helical Rotary Screw Chillers

Building on a legacy of trusted performance, these two proven, modernized workhorses continue to meet evolving industry needs.

Series R™ Model RTWD (80-250 tons; 600 – 3,000 MBH)

Now with expanded heating capabilities and low-GWP refrigerants.

To meet your evolving needs, RTWD chiller heat pumps now offer expanded heating capabilities of up to 165 °F (74 °C) for boiler replacement in a wider range of applications. RTWD chillers can help meet building codes for heat recovery and use low-GWP R-515B refrigerant for heating or R-513A for cooling. RTWD chillers also feature our Symbio® 800 equipment controller.

Series R^™ Model RTHD (175-400 tons; 2,100 – 5,000 MBH)

Available with R-513A refrigerant and our Symbio^® 800 equipment controller.

A dependable go-to when you need versatility for a wide range of demands. RTHD chillers can achieve temperatures low enough to quick-freeze ice in skating rinks. In heat recovery, an RTHD chiller can generate condenser water temperatures as high as 111 °F (44 °C). Now standard with low-GWP R-513A refrigerant, offering a 55% reduction in GWP compared to R-134a. Our Symbio^® 800 equipment controller serves as the launch point to connect to an array of Trane systems and services.

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Axiom™ Rooftop Water Source Heat Pumps Portfolio from 3 to 25 tons Completes Refrigerant Transition

Trane has completed the redesign of the Axiom Rooftop Water Source Heat Pump portfolio, adding 3- to 10-ton and 17.5-ton rooftop units designed to help improve energy efficiency and reach decarbonization goals. All Axiom units have now transitioned to low-GWP R-454B refrigerant and include factory-installed leak detection, when required, for peace of mind while helping to save time and costs associated with installation.

Ideal for education, warehouses, government, hotels, apartments, and condominiums, the 3- to 25-ton Axiom Rooftop Water Source Heat Pumps include standard Symbio® 700 controls to help improve system performance and serviceability, and support BAS integration.

Technology Solutions

All-new Trane® Connect™ Portal

Now providing an improved, modern user experience.

Controlling energy use and comfort is more important than ever for building owners. The all-new Trane Connect portal is our newest, most powerful way to turn building data into useful metrics to support better decision making. Trane Connect delivers a complete, real-time picture of the building and its assets in a single, easy-to-use interface.

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TRACE® 3D Plus Version 7

In addition to comprehensive energy and economic analysis, this versatile modeling tool for complex buildings and HVAC systems can also be used to demonstrate and compare carbon impact, renewable energy and cost savings. FREE trial download is available for new users. Update is available at no cost to existing TRACE 3D Plus users.

• Air-to-Water Heat Pump plant configuration improvements
• Improvements to Load Design calculations
• Addition of Self-Contained Waterside Economizing
• Availability of equipment-specific energy and emissions output
• Export of leads and airflows into gbXML files for Revit import

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Symbio® 800 Controller Upgrade

Service upgrade allows connectivity to certain older chillers.

We heard your wishes. Now it is easier to bring older equipment into the smart building ecosystem. Our recent Symbio 800 upgrade makes the controller compatible with previous-generation Trane chillers.

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Service Offerings

RTAF Sintesis® R’newal®

The latest chiller to qualify for our factory-warrantied overhaul service.

Sintesis® chillers are among our most environmentally conscious and sustainable air-cooled chillers. Available (and compatible) with both R-134a and R-513A refrigerant, this unit gives owners the option to choose when to transition to a lower-GWP alternative. Trane’s R’newal program extends chiller life by proactively replacing high-use and heavy-wear components.

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CenTraVac® Engineered Conversion

Adapt existing chillers to new A2L refrigerants.

Chillers lead long lives, and a lot can change within that time. Today’s requirements for low- GWP refrigerants don’t need to make CenTraVac chillers obsolete. Trane can convert installed chillers to next-generation refrigerants. Our rigorous process carefully engineers and thoroughly tests the transition to assure compatibility, safety and peak performance.

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AHU Refresh Program

Extend your air handler’s life.

Replacing your air handling unit is a large undertaking, but it isn’t the only option to have like-new functionality for your building. Trane’s AHU Refresh program replaces common points of failure and system components that see the most wear and tear, restoring your unit to its as-designed state. What’s better? During the service period we can add capacity and optional features to help to further enhance performance and efficiency. 

Refrigerant upgrades

In addition to the products listed above, Trane has completed the transition to low global warming potential refrigerants for the following products:

• Trane® Horizon® DOAS
• Trane® / Mitsubishi Electric Ductless and Ducted Mini-split Units
• Axiom™ Console Water Source Heat Pumps
• Axiom™ Water-to-Water Water Source Heat Pumps

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