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ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ፍርያት ምውዓል፣ ኣየር ምቅያርን ኤርኮንድሽንን Competition Category.


ወርቂHVAC· 2026

ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት

by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

Client: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd.

ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in HVAC Category

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The Design

About ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት

እዚ ኣብ መንደቕ ዝስቐል መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት ኣናፊቕ ዲዛይን ምስ ምዕቡል ምህንድስና የጣምር። ካብ ላዕሊ ብልስሉስ ዝውሕዝ ለስላሳ፡ ከም መጋረጃ ዝመስል ቅድሚት ሸፊን ኣለዎ። ምዑዝ ጫፋዊ መስመራትን ለስላሳ ገጻትን ናብ ስቑር፡ ዘይተበታተኸ ትርኢት የበርክቱ፡ ብሕቡእ መጣበቒታትን ምስ ከባቢኡ ብተፈጥሮኣዊ መንገዲ ዝሕወስ ከም ሳጹን ዝመስል ቅርጺ ዘለዎ። ብዘይ ኣብ ንእሽቶ መጠኑ፡ እዚ ኣሃዱ ሓያል ኣፈጻጽማ የቕርብ። እቲ ናፋሺ ድምጺ ብዝተሓተ መንገዲ እናሓለወ ሓያል ውሕዝ ኣየር ንምፍጣር ኤሮዳይናሚካዊ ቴክኖሎጂ ይጥቀም።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award

ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንቀዳምነት ደረጃ ዘለዎም፣ ዘገርሙን ዝተፈልዩን ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ወርቂ ጥበብን ፍልጠትን ክእለትን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘንጸባርቑ ኣዚዮም ሓደሽቲ፣ ርእይቶ ዘለዎምን ዘንጸባርቑን ፍጥረታት እዮም። ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት ዘይተራእየ ዋጋ ዘምጽእ ኣዚዩ ዝተሞገሰ፣ ዝንባሌ ዘቐምጥን ሓውሲ ዝመስልን ፈጠራ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ብብዙሕ ጥቕሚ ዘስፍሕ ዘደንቕ ዝኽበር ፕሮጀክት እዩ። ZT Series መሕቀቕ ኣየር መንበሪ ቤት ሓያል ድሌት ዘሕድር፣ ተሃዋሕዋሕ ዘበራብር፣ ፈጠራ ዘተባብዕን ንዓና ዘማርኽን እዩ።

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The wall-mounted residential air-conditioner blends elegant design with advanced engineering. It features a soft veil-like front panel that flows smoothly from the top. Refined edge lines and smooth surfaces contribute to a discreet, seamless appearance with hidden screws and a box-like form that blends naturally into its surroundings. Despite its compact size, the unit delivers powerful performance. The fan uses aerodynamic technology to generate strong airflow while maintaining low noise.
Dimensions & Packaging
Indoor unit dimensions (H×W×D): 290 × 870 × 230 mm
Tags
residential air-conditioning, climate-solution, low global warming potential, longevity
Production Technology
The unit is designed in Japan and manufactured at our factory in Thailand.

The compressor is produced using abrasive machining with micron-level precision, and the copper heat exchanger is assembled using expert welding techniques.

The unit is tested to ensure it is validated for around 10 years under various environmental conditions. In mass production, every single unit is tested for both cooling and heating functions, and test results are thoroughly recorded for consistent quality control.
Design Challenge
One of the key challenges in development was to create a high-density design that balances a compact size with easy servicing and efficient manufacturing.
The overall unit size was kept the same as existing models to ensure compatibility with current installation spaces, which are often limited in the field. At the same time, we reserved space inside the unit for optional parts, while still managing to improve performance and reduce noise in the remaining space.
Research
We also went beyond technical comparison by engaging in direct conversations with professional installers—the people who work closely with both customers and the product in real-world conditions. This field-based approach helped us understand actual needs during installation and daily use. As a result, we were able to shape the design to be more practical, user-friendly, and effective, while still maintaining high technical performance and a clean, modern appearance.
Inspiration
The unit was designed to blend naturally into living spaces without being obstructive. Thanks to improvements in the components, its seasonal efficiency has been enhanced. It can also continue heating even when the outdoor temperature drops to -20°C. To enhance practicality, we worked closely with installers, resulting in easily removable panels for pipe routing and a detachable fan, making maintenance simpler and the design visually clean.
Project Duration
The unit was developed over several years.
We gathered feedback of unit design from various countries, including input from people in sales, installation, service and marketing roles. The most important requests were carefully selected and integrated into the final product design.
During development, prototypes were created in multiple stages, and performance and quality were checked at each step to make sure the product would be reliable and durable.
Operation Flow
The unit is highly energy-efficient and silent, with a sound pressure level as low as 19 dB(A) in ultra-low mode—equivalent to the sound of rustling leaves. The newly developed fan contributes to this silence. For user convenience, the unit can be operated using a dedicated smartphone app. The system features three separate motors to independently control both the vertical and horizontal louvers, allowing precise airflow direction. To improve indoor air quality, the unit is equipped with an original "Allergen Clear Filter," and in some models, an ion generator is also included.
Patents
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd.
Team Members
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
Image Credits
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd.

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