More sustainable, lower energy consumption, zero emissions
- Electric buses consume less energy and produce significantly fewer emissions. The Athenia™ MkII Electric and Electric Heat Pump are the greenest products in our portfolio and the most suitable for low and zero emissions zones. Both series comply with latest F-Gas regulations.
- The Athenia™ MkII Electric series offers the highest ratio between cooling capacity and unit weight and size, featuring extra light aluminium frames and light weight covers. In addition, a reversible refrigerant circuit guarantees maximum passenger comfort in heating and cooling modes. The Heat Pump series can be equipped with an independent battery cooling connection to recycle the battery heat loss generated during the electric/hybrid bus operation.
- In heating mode, the Athenia™ MkII Electric Heat Pump is able to transfer external air heat to the passenger area inside with a COP of up to 4. This means up to 4 kW of heating generated for each 1 kW of electricity consumed. In cooling mode, the unit operates just like the Athenia™ MkII Electric HVAC unit.
- In HP heating mode the unit even offers waste heat pick up from the auxiliaries of the vehicle. Energy that would be lost to the environment is now fed back into the refrigerant circuit to raise the pressure which increases the efficiency in heating mode.
- In order to lower total power consumption, Athenia™ MkII Electric and Electric Heat Pump units use an electric variable speed compressor with a cooling and cooling/heating capacity modulation range of up to 60 %, even when the bus is at a bus station.
- Athenia™ MkII Electric and Electric Heat Pump Series units use the modular expandable control system CANAIRE™ which guarantees efficient operation and low power consumption. Thanks to the CAN-bus communication, the unit is able to communicate bidirectionally with other connected devices in
the bus. - The CANAIRE™ control system can be equipped with a built-in CO₂ sensor that monitors air quality. Up tp 100 % fresh air can be added to improve the efficiency.
Benefits of new external heat exchanger design
- We at Thermo King are continuously improving and evolving our products. The 2nd generation Heat Pump design offers higher efficiency heat exchangers providing further increases in heating and cooling capacity. Operators benefit from this with increased energy transfer, decreasing losses and an industry leading COP.
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