THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING...

All the Technology Connections subscribers say it with me now: HEAT PUMP!

They have fitted all the parts of a regular inverter heatpump into this. Twin rotary compressor, reversing valve , electronic expansion valve. Veriable frequency drive. Definitely one of the most advanced portable aircons i have ever seen.

It's worth noting that as far as modern heat pumps are concerned, 200% efficiency is actually quite terrible. The more accurate term to use is COP - coefficient of performance, where 1.0 means that the heat moved is equal to the additional energy cost. A higher COP is better. This unit would then have a COP of 2.0. modern heat pumps typically have a COP ranging from 4.0 on the low end and 20.0 on the high end.

For the curious - BTU= British thermal unit. It is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit 🙂

Thing is, for a heat pump like this to be 200% efficiet you would need to have the condenser and evaporator completely separate (one exclusively outside, the other exclusively inside) no matter which is which (the evaporator becomes a condenser when in heating mode). This is regardless of venting the air outside, there still needs to be a temperature difference between the two to keep its efficiency

how good must a product be that the company has the confidence to SPONSOR a TEAR DOWN video of their product ?!? amazing

Seeing those two heat exchangers on opposite sides of the box is actually comedic, solid temperature differential you've got there

Good luck on the re-assembly! That looks a bit more fun to get back together. Don't worry about those random "extra" pieces that might be leftover afterwards! haha The idea on these is nice, but I would use at home mostly and would be more inclined for a permanent mini-split at that price.

Just ONCE I'd like to see one of these "standalone" A/C units have both an intake and exhaust for the condenser coil's airflow. ALL These style devices exhaust the same air you're trying to cool/heat, which causes a pressure differential making the climate controlled space draw in outside air.

The refrigerant called R290 is simply the flammable fluid Propane jejej, but with a small charge it is a perfect natural refrigerant with almost zero ODP and GWP. Another correction, the 4-way valve only reverse the direction of flow, so the evaporator becomes a condenser and vice versa, but it does not make any type of compression, the only part in the cycle responsible of compression is the compressor. The part responsible of the expansion is the thermostatic expansion valve between the condenser and evaporator.

This is cool. I wish Ecoflow made 2 part version of this unit connected with hoses for vans buses and RVs. Like a mini mini split. It would be way more mini compared to some much larger versions on the market currently.

Wow, a portable 1 hose ac unit. Ive never seen such a common thing before exept almost everywhere

It is an interesting product, probably more useful for RV living. But, 200% efficiency, which is a CoP of 2 is not impressive in heat-pump technology. Currently home Heat pump CoP is reaching 4, which is 400%. You would also need to connect two hoses, one to bring the air in to pass over condenser/evaporator and the other to take that air out. BTW, R290 refrigerant is pure propane and is a good refrigerant, used extensively in Europe but in N. America an unnecessary hype is created about its safety , perhaps to safeguard the commercial interests of CFC refrigerant manufacturers.

isn't this just a window ac with a battery?

Zack: explains vapor-compression refrigeration Also Zack: I don't know what a BTU is...

BTU is short for British Thermal Unit, a unit of measurement that shows just how much energy your air conditioner uses to remove heat from your home within an hour

You look amazing with your hair blowing in the wind. 😂

I'd be curious to see how this compares with small mini-split units and RV units. I've been looking for a very small AC/heat pump that can ramp down in output for a small van/truck build. Don't want to have a massive unit strapped to the side or something, and the volume is so tiny that even a very small unit would be way too much. I'll keep an eye on this one.

Ill put it back together for you. Yea, heat pumps are pretty neat, I run one on my house. The one neat thing it does for the house units is when the pump is froze it will turn on and blow air into the house while drawing some of the house heat out to thaw the pump, then turn the pump on once thawed to generate more heat back into the house. They can struggle under 32°F so instead I automated the gas fireplace to turn on for 5 min every half hour to give that extra heat and help it thaw faster saving on the higher cost of electric during those cold winters.

A video testing the heating efficiency in cold climates like -10 Celsius would be nice. A lot of heat pumps really struggle to work efficiently in colder climates, if they are not optimized for such use. Greetings from cold Norway :D