For the prevention of global warming, the reduction of CO2 emissions is demanded. Under
such circumstances, there are moves afoot in the automobile industry to assess and regulate the
fuel consumption of automobiles when the air conditioner is operating. Therefore, Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries Automotive Thermal Systems Co., Ltd. has conducted a study about the possibility
of further improvement in the currently mass-produced 3D scroll compressor(note), which has the
advantage of power saving by performing analysis using shape measurement and various analysis
technologies. As a result, we successfully developed a high-efficiency scroll compressor that has an
11% increased refrigerating capacity under conditions equivalent to the idling of the automobile,
while keeping the weight and size equivalent to those of the conventional 3D scroll compressor.
(Note) "3D scroll" is a registered trademark of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
