A century of air-conditioning history.
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MITSUBISHI AND THE ENVIRONMENT
MITSUBISHI AND DESIGN
MITSUBISHI AND WELL-BEING
MITSUBISHI AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
MITSUBISHI AND THE ZEB PHILOSOPHY
MITSUBISHI AND BUILDING AUTOMATION
1915
Refrigeration units for carbon dioxide maritime applications.
1946
Small condensing units.
1947
Coolers and ice-cream freezers.
1949
Production of the first cell for refrigeration and freezing.
1952
First multi-compressor chillers: for the refrigeration products, Daiya brand (= diamonds) begins to be used.
1953
First air conditioner for commercial use, DP-5 Model.
1956
First window-type air conditioner for residential use.
1957
Heating systems for cars.
1958
Air-cooled heat pump air conditioners for commercial use.
1959
The mass production of air conditioning systems for buses begins; introduction of the first heating units.
1960
Floor-type air conditioners for commercial use.
1962
Development of the first evaporation towers; production of hermetic compressors for the first time in Japan.
1965
Sale of the first kettles for domestic hot water; compact air conditioners for commercial use, air-cooled and water-cooled; gas air conditioners.
1966
Start of mass production of fan coils.
1967
Mass production of air conditioners for commercial use, water cooled (up to 100HP); refrigerating units for marine transport and road transport.
1969
Mitsubishi gas heat pumps receive the “Oota” award.
1970
“Beaver” becomes the brand of air conditioners for residential applications; the SR1AW Series air conditioners are the first wall-mounted split introduced on the Japanese market; development of window-type heat pump air conditioners and air conditioners with heat pump and heat storage unit.
1971
Sale of air conditioners for commercial use with low sound impact (FD Model), with installation of the compressor in the Outdoor Unit; first air conditioners for data centers; heat pump air conditioners with heat storage unit for night use.
1975
Sale of the first commercial Ceiling-type air conditioners (FDE-3 Model).
1976
Sale of solar panels for the production of domestic hot water and integration to air conditioning systems.
1977
Geothermal heat pumps for commercial use (FDE-30H Model); sale of the first transferable air conditioners (“Cool Wagon” Model), the first of this type in Japan.
1978
The Wall-type air conditioners for commercial use (FDK Model) are the first of this type to appear on the Japanese market; sale of refrigeration / freezing units (PU & PF Models); development and introduction of a complete range of air conditioners for light-commercial use.
1979
High energy-saving heat pump air conditioners; Ceiling mounted air conditioning units for commercial use (FDT Model), the first of this type on the market.
1980
Mitsubishi Wall-mounted residential air conditioners win the “Good Design Award“.
1982
Sale of the first air conditioners with defrost control in Japan; export of air conditioners for cars in the United States.
1983
Mitsubishi Cassette Model wins the “Good Design Award” ; sale of air conditioners that can be controlled by remote control; sale of the first Model in the world of Ducted Cassette air conditioner for residential use; sale of Inverter control air conditioners.
1984
Window vertical heat pump air conditioners.
1986
Sale of the first home automation air conditioning systems (“Beaver Tele-control System” Model).
1987
Tropical air conditioners and for low temperatures areas; a tele-heating and air-conditioning system with recovery of exhausted hot air from the ventilation system, has been developed for Sapporo subway; high temperature heat pumps applied to ice cream machines, with antibacterial and self-cleaning functions.
1988
Bladed ceiling fans with built-in air conditioning system.
1989
High temperature heat pumps with Fuzzy Logic control; development of a monthly monitoring and accounting system for energy consumption; the production plant in Nagoya.
1991
Development of oxygen enrichment devices for residential air conditioners (“Beaver Fuzzy Warp 02” Models); development of the first refrigeration system equipped with devices for the disposal of ethylene.
1992
Freezers for road transport vehicles (-30 ° C) using CFC22 (chlorodifluoromethane); sale of air conditioners for buses that use the new R134A refrigerant gas for the first time in the world.
1993
High-efficiency residential air conditioners equipped with new DD Scroll compressor; first introduction on the market of Ducted ceiling air conditioners equipped with bidirectional outlet flaps; production of turbo chillers with R134A gas.
1994
Low-volume commercial air conditioning units equipped with horizontal Scroll compressors; ice accumulators for industrial air conditioning.
1995
Air conditioners for installation on camper vans; development of a tele-heating / cooling system that exploits the warmth of sea water; VRF systems for simultaneous heating / cooling and heat recovery.
1996
Sale of the first split units for refrigeration and freezing, with reduced overall dimensions and with the use of the new R410A gas.
1997
Air conditioning units with triple DD Scroll compressor, using the new R410A gas; for the first time, Ceiling and Floor exposed air conditioners are marketed for commercial use at medium / low temperature (10-25° C).
1998
High-efficiency and high-performance residential air conditioners RZ Series.
1999
High-efficiency residential air conditioners LSV Series, equipped with a new ventilation device; high-efficiency commercial air conditioners Inverter HI COP Series; development of absorption chillers with refrigeration capacity of 5,000 tons, for the first time in the world.
2000
LSV Series air conditioners win the “Energy-saving Award” ; development of the world’s first residential air conditioning units that can be activated by Internet (e-@ir Series); application of ice accumulators for VRF air conditioning systems.
2001
Centrifugal chillers with use of R134A gas with the highest energy efficiency in the world at partial load (NART Series); high-ventilation speed and low-sound air conditioning units, designed with the technology used for air motors (SD Series); first introduction on the market of heat recovery systems, for simultaneous heating and cooling by means of gas heat pumps.
2003
The tele-heating / cooling system is in operation in the District of Shinagawa in Tokyo: 7 buildings are air-conditioned, including the new Mitsubishi headquarters, for a total of 533,000 square meters; VRF systems have the highest COP values, the highest splitting length and maximum compactness; an antiallergenic filter for Wall-type air conditioner is developed for the first time.
2004
In collaboration with 3 companies operating in the electricity market, high-performance compact turbo chillers are developed in heat pump with air condensation: the use of an evaporative heat exchanger allows to achieve maximum energy efficiency on the market, with a COP of 5.0.
2005
Gas heat pump air conditioners with the highest COP value on the market: ECO7 Series.
2006
Freezer unit for trailers, TFV2000D Series.
2007
New SJ and ZJ Series residential air conditioners on the Japanese domestic market.
2008
Variable-speed centrifugal chillers, ETI Series.
2009
Introduction of the MICRO KX range: new 8, 10 and 12HP Outdoor Units with horizontal air outlet; the 2.0 kW Wall-mounted air conditioner of the new DC Inverter Ultra Series presents the COP record value of 5.56.
2010
Introduction of the new Outdoor Units for commercial applications Hyper DC Inverter Series; introduction of Hydrolution units, air-to-water systems for heating, cooling and domestic hot water production.