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Electric expansion valve for food retail applications

The Danfoss AKVP electric expansion valve is ideal for use in food retail refrigeration solutions for safe and reliable operation. The AKVP embodies a number of advantages to ensure food safety and reduce operating expenses, both in terms of service and energy expense. 

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Features and benefits

  • Robustness with long life-time

  • System reliability with low leakage risk and solenoid tight closure when power is cut

  • Ease of service

  • System energy optimization (MSS, ALC), remote monitoring, fault detection, and adaptive defrosting when paired with the ADAP-KOOL® suite of electronic controllers

  • Reduced complexity, compatible with CO2 and HFC refrigerants

  • Soft Pulse operation

Introducing the AKVP Electric Expansion Valve

The new and improved AKVP with future-proof technology takes simplicity and safety to the next level. Together with the intelligent ADAP-KOOL® controllers, you get the market's most energy saving solution.

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AKVP animation video

Learn more about the working principle of the new AKVP electric expansion valve and get an overview of key functionalities such as: soft-pulse technology, minimum stable superheat (MSS) algorithm, fault detection and adaptive defrost.

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Documents

Documents
Type Name Language Valid for Updated Download File type
Brochure A complete portfolio of CO₂ refrigeration solutions Polish Poland 27 Jun, 2023 16.7 MB .pdf
Brochure Discover the opportunities of CO2 refrigeration English Multiple 24 Nov, 2025 35.1 MB .pdf
Installation guide Electric expansion valve Types AKV 10P, AKV 10PS English Multiple 23 Apr, 2024 1.1 MB .pdf
Data sheet Electric expansion valve, type AKV 10P and AKV 10PS English Multiple 06 Aug, 2024 12.4 MB .pdf
Data sheet Electric expansion valve. Type AKV 10P - AKV 10PS Italian Multiple 24 Feb, 2023 12.8 MB .pdf
Data sheet Electric expansion valve. Type AKV 10P - AKV 10PS Portuguese Multiple 24 Feb, 2023 12.8 MB .pdf
Data sheet Electric expansion valve. Type AKV 10P - AKV 10PS French Multiple 24 Feb, 2023 12.8 MB .pdf
Data sheet Electric expansion valve. Type AKV 10P - AKV 10PS Spanish, Castilian Multiple 24 Feb, 2023 12.8 MB .pdf
Data sheet Electric expansion valve. Type AKV 10P - AKV 10PS Chinese Multiple 24 Feb, 2023 12.9 MB .pdf
Brochure Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions Spanish, Castilian Spain 09 Jan, 2024 25.4 MB .pdf
Brochure Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions Italian Italy 12 Dec, 2023 16.5 MB .pdf
Brochure Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions - Special version for Food Retail French Multiple 02 Jul, 2018 3.4 MB .pdf
Brochure Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions - Special version for Food Retail Ukrainian Ukraine 20 Jun, 2023 14.6 MB .pdf
Brochure Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions - Special version for Food Retail French France 04 Aug, 2022 11.7 MB .pdf
Brochure Save energy and protect the environment with CO2 solutions - Special version for Food Retail German Multiple 14 Jun, 2023 11.7 MB .pdf
Brochure Smart Store Brochure English Multiple 16 Oct, 2025 5.2 MB .pdf
Installation guide Spare parts for electric expansion valve Types AKV 10P, AKV 10PS (AKV 10 / AKVH 10 retrofit) Arabic; Bulgarian; Czech; Danish; German; Greek (modern); English; Spanish, Castilian; Estonian; Persian; Finnish; French; Irish; Hebrew (modern); Hindi; Croatian; Hungarian; Indonesian; Icelandic; Italian; Japanese; Kazakh; Korean; Lithuanian; Latvian; Macedonian; Norwegian Bokmål; Dutch, Flemish; Polish; Portuguese; Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan; Russian; Slovak; Slovenian; Serbian; Swedish; Tamil; Thai; Turkish; Ukrainian; Vietnamese; Chinese Multiple 30 Apr, 2024 4.1 MB .pdf

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