Trane Advantage VRF Brochure

Trane® Advantage VRF

variable refrigerant systems

™

Trane Advantage VRF variable
refrigerant systems

A new heating and cooling option from Trane—with legendary Trane benefits.

Large and small buildings.
Old and new buildings.
Schools and offices.
Trane Advantage VRF can
serve as a stand-alone or
supplemental system for a
wide variety of buildings
and applications, offering
comfort, efficiency and
user control—without
compromise.

Best-in-class energy efficiency. Truly customizable comfort. Available simultaneous heating and

cooling throughout a building. All with small footprints and multiple installation options for a wide

variety of building types.

These are just some of the benefits of Trane® Advantage VRF™ systems, our newest heating and

cooling options that bring a new level of choice to our customers. Trane Advantage VRF systems

can be perfect as stand-alone heating and cooling systems—or perfect as supplemental heating

and cooling systems.

For a wide variety of customers, applications and building types, Trane Advantage VRF systems

can be the solution you’ve been looking for to improve the comfort of your building—and

improve the lives of the people in it.

Trane Advantage VRF systems are the

Best of all,

ILLUSTRATION/LINE ART TO

DEMONSTRATE

it’s a Trane.

newest addition to the broad portfolio
of Trane heating and cooling solutions
available to our customers. And because
Trane has a broad portfolio of heating and
cooling solutions, a Trane representative
can help examine your unique needs and

Moving refrigerant—not air

Unlike many traditional HVAC systems—which move heated or cooled air throughout the interior of a

building using ductwork—Trane Advantage VRF systems use an innovative new process, moving heated

or cooled refrigerant throughout the interior of a building using small-diameter pipes. The refrigerant then

passes through coils in each room being served by a system; fans or blowers move air past the heated or

cooled coils, transferring either warmed or cooled air into the room.

The benefits of a Trane Advantage VRF system

are many, including:

More efficiency

With an integrated energy efficiency rating of up to

27 IEER, and with a simultaneous cooling and heating

efficiency rating of up to 30 SCHE, a Trane Advantage

VRF system can save you more on energy costs than

any other VRF system.

More individual control

Trane Advantage VRF systems can independently

heat or cool different rooms to temperature levels of

the occupants’ choosing, providing exceptional control

and comfort.

More installation options

With smaller equipment and small-diameter refrigerant

pipes, Trane Advantage VRF systems can fit in a wider

variety of buildings, from historic structures to newly

constructed buildings.

help find the right solution to meet those
needs—whether it’s a Trane Advantage
VRF system by itself, a Trane Advantage
VRF system in conjunction with another
type of HVAC system or a different type
of stand-alone system entirely. We are
committed to your satisfaction—and your

satisfaction only will be achieved when the
right system or combination of systems
serve you. Unlike other VRF systems, Trane
Advantage VRF is designed to work either
by itself or by supplementing other Trane
HVAC systems and can share the same
intuitive, comfort-enhancing, energy-saving

Trane controls. The result is an easier-to-use
integrated heating and cooling solution that
maintains high levels of occupant comfort
and high efficiency without compromise—
and delivers the dependable, reliable
performance you expect from Trane.

Something for everyone

The many benefits of Trane Advantage VRF variable refrigerant systems

Trane® Advantage VRF™ systems offer a full range of benefits that few other systems can
match—and class-leading efficiency that no other VRF system can beat. You get cost
savings, comfort and control to improve life in a wide variety of building types.

The best efficiencies in the industry

With an integrated energy efficiency rating of up

27

UP TO

IEER

energy costs than any other VRF system. The efficiency comes

from both the innovative VRF design and from the superior

technology built into the compressors that power every Trane

Advantage VRF system. These high-performance variable-

speed compressors precisely match their output to demand

levels, delivering comfort and energy savings at the same

time—and include other design features that further improve

not only efficiency and output, but also reliability

and longevity.

to 27 IEER, and with a simultaneous cooling and

heating efficiency rating of up to 30 SCHE, a Trane

Advantage VRF system can save you more on

Individual zone control

Trane Advantage VRF technology makes it possible

to design a system in which every room in a

building can be independently heated or cooled to

levels of the occupants’ choosing—and unused rooms’ climate

controls can be switched off entirely. Some traditional HVAC

systems are only able to provide either comfort or efficiency;

Trane Advantage VRF systems can offer both.

Multiple control options

Trane Advantage VRF systems

offer a variety of control options,

including:

• Zone-level for control of individual indoor units

• Centralized-level for control of up to 256 total

indoor units in up to 16 groups

• Building-level for control of an entire structure’s

multiple-VRF systems on-site or via BACnet®

connectivity, or remote Internet access

• Integrated building-level for large, stand-alone

VRF installations controlled by building managers

or owners

More heating and cooling
options for more buildings

The addition of Trane Advantage VRF variable
refrigerant flow systems to our full line of HVAC
solutions affirms the Trane commitment to giving
our customers the options they need to precisely
meet their heating and cooling needs. Trane
Advantage VRF systems can be the perfect stand­alone or additional system for many structures.

Historic buildings

Installing ductwork in historic
buildings often is difficult or
impossible; Trane Advantage VRF
systems require no ductwork, which
can make them an ideal solution.

Multi-tenant buildings

Buildings such as assisted-living
facilities often have tenants whose
needs for heating and cooling vary;
Trane Advantage VRF systems can
simultaneously heat and cool
different rooms.

Seamless integration with Trane controls

Trane Tracer™ controls are known for their superior

performance, with the ability to coordinate the

functions of Trane heating and cooling equipment.

Monitoring environmental variables and using

exclusive Trane-developed algorithms, Trane Tracer controls

effectively and efficiently direct the operation of Trane heating

and cooling equipment for maximum comfort and energy

savings. Trane Advantage VRF systems work seamlessly with

Trane Tracer controls—which can make Trane Advantage VRF

systems a perfect supplement to an existing Trane system, as

might occur when certain rooms in a building need a higher

level of user-controllable heating and cooling.

Smaller footprint and no ductwork for
lower-impact installations

Compared to ducted-air HVAC systems, Trane

Advantage VRF systems require much less

installation space, due to smaller equipment size.

Trane Advantage VRF systems’ refrigerant pipes

take up much less space than forced-air systems’ ductwork,

resulting in less impact on the structures in which they’re

installed—a benefit that’s especially important in existing

structures.

Exceptionally quiet operation

Trane Advantage VRF systems operate at very low

sound levels, which can improve the comfort and

productivity of building occupants. The VRF design

quietly moves piped refrigerant to each room,

where specially designed low-noise fans circulate heated or

cooled air at sound levels as low as 23 dBA.

360-foot maximum piping length

Certain Trane Advantage VRF systems can

2X

MAX LENGTH

possible with VRF technology comes from a combination of

high-performance smart inverter compressors and electronic

expansion valves with a unique 2,000-step gear-driven design.

The result is especially beneficial for taller buildings: rather

than have VRF equipment occupying a mechanical room at

the midpoint of a 360-foot-tall building, a Trane Advantage

VRF system can occupy the rooftop, freeing up valuable

interior floor space.

support a maximum refrigerant pipe length of

360 feet—exceeding the limitations of many

competing systems. This redefinition of what’s

Diversely occupied buildings

Churches, schools and other
buildings have diverse occupancy
patterns that often can best be
served with a versatile heating
and cooling solution like a Trane
Advantage VRF system.

Tenant-finished
commercial property

Due to its installation flexibility,
Trane Advantage VRF systems
can be the perfect choice for
commercial properties with
units that are constructed
to allow tenant finishing.

Arena-containing buildings

Buildings containing large spaces like arenas or auditoriums often use
a high-capacity HVAC system to heat and cool these areas—but can
benefit from a Trane Advantage VRF system to provide supplemental
heating and cooling for smaller rooms, especially when the arena-type area
is unoccupied. Areas such as luxury suites, ticket offices and administrative
rooms can be given full control over their temperatures, adding an extra
measure of comfort—and perceived value to customer-occupied areas.