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Air conditioners with humidity control functions maintain optimal humidity levels between 55-65%, aiding in minimizing respiratory issues and safeguarding interiors.
1. Reasons to Choose Air Conditioners with Humidity Control
Air conditioners with humidity control functions maintain optimal humidity levels between 55-65%, aiding in minimizing respiratory issues and safeguarding interiors.
Located in the tropical monsoon zone, Vietnam has a hot and humid climate with humidity levels often ranging from 75-85%. During the summer, which is also a rainy season, humidity can reach over 90%. High humidity causes a sticky feeling on the skin, reduces the ability to sweat, making the body feel uncomfortable. Additionally, high humidity creates an ideal environment for bacteria and mold growth, leading to respiratory issues, especially in young children, and causing mold and dampness problems in furniture.
Furniture in Vietnamese homes often faces challenges in preservation due to high humidity levels in the air.
Using an air conditioner can effectively dehumidify a room by employing refrigerant to cool and dehumidify the air. The machine reduces the load as the room temperature drops, but over time, as the temperature rises, humidity increases, causing fatigue.
In cases of excessive humidity, air conditioner users can select the Dry mode (instead of Cool or Auto) for dehumidification. The Dry mode extracts excess moisture from the air, though it doesn't provide cooling. Alternatively, to enhance the cool, dry feeling, users need to set the temperature lower. However, setting a low temperature not only consumes more electricity but is also detrimental to health, leading to dry skin and a chilly sensation.
Despite the ability to dehumidify, some air conditioners only control temperature, neglecting humidity regulation, causing inconvenience for users.
To address this, Hybrid Cooling technology with humidity control in air conditioners has been introduced.
Air conditioners incorporating Hybrid Cooling technology with humidity control ensure user comfort and protect interiors. Image: daikin.com.au
Hybrid Cooling technology can simultaneously regulate temperature and humidity using a humidity sensor embedded in the machine. This sensor monitors room humidity and, when high humidity is detected, signals the machine to adjust gas through the heat exchange coil.
Thanks to this, humidity remains controlled and balanced even when the air conditioner is cooling at a low load. The heat exchange coil of the indoor unit is enhanced to switch to dehumidification mode at any time. This technology regulates both temperature and humidity, so the machine prioritizes reaching the set temperature before balancing humidity at that temperature for optimal comfort.
When the machine is started, the entire heat dissipation unit is activated to reach the set temperature. After reaching the set temperature, a portion of the heat dissipation unit is used to control humidity while maintaining the set temperature. For instance, in Daikin's FTKM air conditioner series, three independent heat dissipation units inside the indoor unit automatically operate in dehumidification mode based on information from the sensor indicating excess humidity at a high level. Depending on the level, dehumidification can be run on one, two, or all three units through the control of the flow control valve, fan, and compressor.
Daikin - a Japanese air conditioning expert with over 95 years of history - has begun implementing Hybrid Cooling technology in the FTKM series.
Hybrid Cooling technology helps maintain optimal humidity at the set temperature (55-65%). This ideal humidity provides fresh air, protects user health, and preserves indoor furniture.
Additionally, humidity control contributes to energy savings. If humidity is excessively high, users tend to set the temperature lower, resulting in higher energy consumption. However, with this technology, comfort is achieved through humidity balance without the need to lower the temperature, leading to reduced energy consumption.
