Samsung Electronics is stepping up efforts to target the global heating, ventilation, and air conditioning market with the "WindFree air conditioner," which marks 10 years since its launch.
Samsung Electronics said on the 5th that the WindFree air conditioner, first introduced in 2016, surpassed cumulative global sales of 20 million units in June this year, driven by a cooling method that reduces direct airflow and AI-based control technology.
Samsung Electronics is recently expanding its supply cases in Europe's premium B2B market. At the hotel Marriott Trieste in Trieste, Italy, it supplied the WindFree 4Way ceiling cassette, a commercial HVAC solution, and the DVM S2+ outdoor unit for large system air conditioners. The hotel is a remodeled historic building, and Samsung Electronics applied compact indoor units and outdoor units that can connect multiple indoor units to reduce installation space and exterior damage.
It also supplied the WindFree 1Way ceiling cassette and DVM S2 to Hotel Esmeralda in Calpe, Spain. The hotel, which replaced its aging HVAC facilities, adopted a system that learns the surrounding environment through AI functions and improves heating and cooling efficiency.
Supply regions are also expanding to Asia and Latin America. The Sycamore residential complex in the new town of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will be supplied with WindFree wall-mounted air conditioners and WindFree 4Way cassettes for about 3,000 households. More than 1,000 indoor units are scheduled to be installed at Paseo 55, a supertall mixed-use complex in Paraguay, starting next month. Next year, 3,000 WindFree 1Way cassettes and 600 outdoor units will be supplied to residential complexes and hospitals in Pune, India, and an energy management solution based on SmartThings Pro will be applied to some complexes.
Samsung Electronics said the WindFree air conditioner is receiving positive reviews from overseas consumers for providing a comfortable sleep environment and energy savings. Vice President Lim Sung-taek of the DA Division at Samsung Electronics said, "We will expand our influence in the global HVAC market based on AI and B2B solutions."