With the world's growing awareness of environmental conservation, especially the necessity
of measures against global warming, demand response is becoming widely adopted to reduce peak
power demand. In Australia, in particular, the demand response standard known as demand
response enabling devices (DRED) has been established, introducing this standard to some selected
appliances including air conditioners. There is already a rebate system in effect for the purchase of
products conforming to the DRED standards.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed DRED standard-compliant
wall-mounted room air conditioners for the Australian market with brand-new remote controls with
additional functions: the ZMA series (8 models) and the ZMXA series (5 models). Their features
are introduced in this report.
