THE QUICK START FEATURE

YORK® YMC2 CHILLER

Peace of
Mind Operation
The fastest chiller restart and capacity
recovery following a power failure

The Quick Start feature - designed

for your critical applications
Temperature sensitive operations such as data centers,
pharmaceutical labs, hospitals, semiconductor production
and other manufacturing facilities require constant cooling
for equipment and processes. If power fails and cooling is
interrupted, critical operations may also fail – risking millions
of dollars in equipment failure and operational downtime.

The Quick Start feature reduces the risk of

cooling disruption
Standard on all YMC² magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers, the
Quick Start feature saves both time and money by:
• Reducing time for chiller restart after a power failure

• Rapidly bringing the chiller back to pre-power

failure operating capacity

• Keeping critical space and equipment cooled

• Reducing the risk of expensive downtime

Smarter Power Management, Faster Restarts

After power is interrupted, it can take a standard centrifugal
chiller many minutes to restart. But YMC² chillers can restart
within 45 seconds after power is restored from a 15 second
or shorter power failure. During a power failure, the Magnetic
Bearing Controller, OptiView™ Panel, and OptiSpeed™
variable speed drive control circuits remain energized until the
facility’s emergency generator is activated. This smart power
management eliminates the need for a control panel reboot so
that the chiller can restart within 45 seconds of power being
restored.
 THE QUICK START FEATURE YMC2 CHILLER

The fastest capacity recovery in the

YMC2 restart and capacity recover times, in seconds industry
Not only will your YMC² chiller restart quickly, more
15
Power secs importantly, your chiller will return to its original
Failure
operating conditions quickly, ensuring your facility
45
Chiller secs does not lose precious products or services. YMC²
Restart
chillers can get back to pre-power failure operating
150
Return to secs capacity within 3 minutes and 30 seconds.*
100% capacity

The YMC² YORK centrifugal chiller offers significantly

Total Time: 3 minutes and 30 seconds
from the loss of power faster capacity recovery times compared to the
industry’s typical centrifugal chiller. For your critical
Figure 1 - Restart and capacity recovery times for a typical cooling application, consider a YMC² chiller that can
 YMC2 chiller after a 15 second power failure
return your facility to 100% capacity faster than any
other chiller.
Return to 100% Capacity - Centrifugal Chiller Comparison
There are several factors that can alter or improve the
Typical Centrifugal Chiller times of a chiller with the Quick Start feature:
YMC2 Chiller
100%
• Specific chiller configuration
90%

80%
• Percent capacity operation prior to power failure
70%
Percent Capacity

60%
• Length of the power failure
15 seconds power failure

50%

40%

30%
A performance test can be requested to witness
20%

10%
restart times and capacity recovery times for your
0% specific chiller, capacity operation, and length of power
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Time (minutes) failure. Performance tests, requested in advance, are
held at the Johnson Controls Water-Cooled Chiller
Figure 2 - Comparing the capacity recovery times
Performance Test Facility and Customer Center in
San Antonio, TX alongside our Water-Cooled Chiller
Manufacturing Facility.

Proven Performance
With an ever-growing number of centrifugal chillers with Quick Start installed around the world, you receive peace of mind
knowing your chillers – and your operation – can be protected by Johnson Controls from the consequences of a power failure.

For details on a YMC2 chiller with the Quick Start feature, or to learn more about other Quick Start feature offerings, contact your
local Johnson Controls branch today, or visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/chillers.

*Standard on most YMC2 chillers, optional on a few lower capacity models.

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