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PrimeLINE® Container Refrigeration Unit

The PrimeLINE container refrigeration unit runs green and keeps you in the black.


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  • The PrimeLINE unit answers rising energy fuel costs with superior efficiency.
  • Faster pulldown – vapor injection system starts compressor cycling sooner, minimizing power consumption.
  • Time-tested Carrier reliability means lower maintenance costs.
  • Significantly decreases life-cycle costs by reducing energy use and maintenance costs.

The PrimeLINE container refrigeration unit is designed for world-class performance when it comes to energy efficiency, capacity, lifecycle cost and the environment.

No refrigeration unit on the market today provides full-load performance as energy efficiently as the PrimeLINE unit. The PrimeLINE unit’s efficiency is attributed, primarily, to its significantly advanced digital scroll compressor – the only one on the market designed for R-134a in a container application and now ready to be converted for use with low GWP R-513A. Exceptional efficiency results from its digital modulation (unloading), which minimizes energy usage, and its vapor injection system, which delivers more cooling capacity.

Compare PrimeLINE’s specifications to any other R-134a unit on the market – the cooling power of the PrimeLINE unit is exceptional. Additionally, the PrimeLINE unit has excellent deep frozen and pull down capacity.

The PrimeLINE unit’s electronic expansion valve and Micro-Link® 5 control software work together to manage stable temperatures within tolerances as narrow as +/- 0.25°C. The unit also delivers industry-leading dehumidification capability, down to 50 percent.

Optimized to take efficiency to new highs and environmental impact to new lows.

  • PrimeLINE unit’s efficiency is attributed, primarily, to its significantly advanced digital scroll compressor – the only one on the market designed for R-134a in a container application. Now ready to be converted for use with low GWP R-513A.
  • More efficient formed extruded aluminum condenser coil for better airflow, coated with Carrier’s time-tested and patented electrocoating process, or E-coating, for superior corrosion protection; coil size increased for higher cooling capacity.
  • Optimized assembly reduces power consumption without compromising airflow.
  • Features exclusive aerospace-inspired evaporator fan, stator, and lighter, more efficient low power 3-phase motor; optimized condenser fan adds to improved efficiency.
  • Electronic expansion valve helps attain deep frozen capacity and stable temperature control.
  • Micro-Link® 5 controller delivers the same reliability, interchangeability, and accuracy field-proven in our ThinLINE® platform.
  • Enhanced dehumidification control (down to 50% relative humidity) over a wide range of operating temperatures with no compromise to energy efficiency.
  • Modified evaporator coil orientation allows for better airflow and improved defrost performance.
  • The compressor and receiver have aluminized coatings for corrosion resistance.

Cooling Capacity: Ambient @ 38°C (100°F) with Exclusive HFC-134a Digital Scroll Compressor @ 460v 60Hz

Temperature Watts Btu/hr
2°C (35°F) 12,000 40,900
-18°C (0°F) 6,600 22,500
-29°C (-20°F) 4,400 15,000

Specifications are subject to change without notice.


Carrier reserves the right to discontinue or change any specification or design without prior notice or obligation.

The PrimeLINE container refrigeration unit is designed for world-class performance when it comes to energy efficiency, capacity, lifecycle cost and the environment.

No refrigeration unit on the market today provides full-load performance as energy efficiently as the PrimeLINE unit. The PrimeLINE unit’s efficiency is attributed, primarily, to its significantly advanced digital scroll compressor – the only one on the market designed for R-134a in a container application and now ready to be converted for use with low GWP R-513A. Exceptional efficiency results from its digital modulation (unloading), which minimizes energy usage, and its vapor injection system, which delivers more cooling capacity.

Compare PrimeLINE’s specifications to any other R-134a unit on the market – the cooling power of the PrimeLINE unit is exceptional. Additionally, the PrimeLINE unit has excellent deep frozen and pull down capacity.

The PrimeLINE unit’s electronic expansion valve and Micro-Link® 5 control software work together to manage stable temperatures within tolerances as narrow as +/- 0.25°C. The unit also delivers industry-leading dehumidification capability, down to 50 percent.

Optimized to take efficiency to new highs and environmental impact to new lows.

  • PrimeLINE unit’s efficiency is attributed, primarily, to its significantly advanced digital scroll compressor – the only one on the market designed for R-134a in a container application. Now ready to be converted for use with low GWP R-513A.
  • More efficient formed extruded aluminum condenser coil for better airflow, coated with Carrier’s time-tested and patented electrocoating process, or E-coating, for superior corrosion protection; coil size increased for higher cooling capacity.
  • Optimized assembly reduces power consumption without compromising airflow.
  • Features exclusive aerospace-inspired evaporator fan, stator, and lighter, more efficient low power 3-phase motor; optimized condenser fan adds to improved efficiency.
  • Electronic expansion valve helps attain deep frozen capacity and stable temperature control.
  • Micro-Link® 5 controller delivers the same reliability, interchangeability, and accuracy field-proven in our ThinLINE® platform.
  • Enhanced dehumidification control (down to 50% relative humidity) over a wide range of operating temperatures with no compromise to energy efficiency.
  • Modified evaporator coil orientation allows for better airflow and improved defrost performance.
  • The compressor and receiver have aluminized coatings for corrosion resistance.

Cooling Capacity: Ambient @ 38°C (100°F) with Exclusive HFC-134a Digital Scroll Compressor @ 460v 60Hz

Temperature Watts Btu/hr
2°C (35°F) 12,000 40,900
-18°C (0°F) 6,600 22,500
-29°C (-20°F) 4,400 15,000

Specifications are subject to change without notice.


Carrier reserves the right to discontinue or change any specification or design without prior notice or obligation.

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