EP1528332B1 - climatiseur équipé de plusieurs unités extérieures et procédé de commande de celui-ci - Google Patents

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EP1528332B1
EP1528332B1 EP04024799A EP04024799A EP1528332B1 EP 1528332 B1 EP1528332 B1 EP 1528332B1 EP 04024799 A EP04024799 A EP 04024799A EP 04024799 A EP04024799 A EP 04024799A EP 1528332 B1 EP1528332 B1 EP 1528332B1
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Sae-Dong Jang
Il-Nahm Hwang
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B13/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • F24F11/83—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling the supply of heat-exchange fluids to heat-exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • F24F11/83—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling the supply of heat-exchange fluids to heat-exchangers
    • F24F11/84—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling the supply of heat-exchange fluids to heat-exchangers using valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2313/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with reversible cycle not otherwise provided for
    • F25B2313/025—Compression machines, plants or systems with reversible cycle not otherwise provided for using multiple outdoor units
    • F25B2313/0253—Compression machines, plants or systems with reversible cycle not otherwise provided for using multiple outdoor units in parallel arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F25B2313/0314—Temperature sensors near the indoor heat exchanger
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2400/00—General features or devices for refrigeration machines, plants or systems, combined heating and refrigeration systems or heat-pump systems, i.e. not limited to a particular subgroup of F25B
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    • F25B2400/075—Details of compressors or related parts with parallel compressors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2400/00—General features or devices for refrigeration machines, plants or systems, combined heating and refrigeration systems or heat-pump systems, i.e. not limited to a particular subgroup of F25B
    • F25B2400/19—Pumping down refrigerant from one part of the cycle to another part of the cycle, e.g. when the cycle is changed from cooling to heating, or before a defrost cycle is started
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/19—Calculation of parameters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F25B2700/1931—Discharge pressures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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  • the present invention relates to an air conditioner having multiple outdoor units and a control method thereof, and more particularly to, an air conditioner having multiple outdoor units which can improve performance by preventing refrigerants from being concentrated on operated outdoor units, when part of the outdoor units are operated, and a control method thereof.
  • a heat-pump type air conditioner can perform both cooling and heating (See for example patent document EP-A-0744581 ). That is, the heat-pump type air conditioner provided with an indoor heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger can be used as a cooling apparatus, and also used as a heating apparatus by inversing a flow of refrigerants of a refrigeration cycle.
  • Fig. 1 is a structure diagram illustrating a conventional heat-pump type air conditioner.
  • the conventional air conditioner includes a plurality of outdoor units 110 and 120 disposed outdoors and connected in parallel to each other, and at least one indoor unit 130 connected to the outdoor units 110 and 120 through refrigerant tubes 112 and 114, and disposed indoors, for exchanging heat with indoor air.
  • the outdoor units 110 and 120 each respectively includes an outdoor heat exchanger 116 for exchanging heat with outdoor air, a four-way valve 118 for switching a flow of refrigerants in the forward or backward direction, an expansion valve 122 for changing a refrigerant gas supplied to the indoor unit 130 into low temperature low pressure, compressors 124 and 126 for compressing the refrigerants into high temperature high pressure, and an accumulator 128 for separating the refrigerants into gas and liquid, and supplying gas phase refrigerants to each compressor 124 and 126.
  • check valves 132 for preventing an inverse flow of the refrigerants and oil separators 134 for separating oil are installed at the discharge sides of the compressors 124 and 126, respectively.
  • Receivers 138 for preventing oil from being accumulated in the indoor unit 130 by separating oil contained in the refrigerants supplied to the indoor unit 130 are installed at discharge tubes 136 of the outdoor units 110 and 120.
  • the discharge tubes 136 of the outdoor units 110 and 120 are connected in parallel to the refrigerant tube 114, and the suction tubes 140 of the outdoor units 110 and 120 are connected in parallel to the refrigerant tube 112.
  • the refrigerant tubes 112 and 114 are connected to the suction and discharge sides of the indoor unit 130, respectively.
  • part of the outdoor units 110 and 120 are operated according to load of the indoor unit 130 or indoor and outdoor environment, and a number of the outdoor units in operation are controlled according to load variations.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having multiple outdoor units which can improve performance and durability by preventing refrigerants from being excessively concentrated on operated outdoor units by compressing and storing the refrigerants in non-operated outdoor units, when part of the outdoor units are operated, and a control method thereof.
  • an air conditioner having multiple outdoor units, including: a plurality of outdoor units disposed outdoors; at least one indoor unit connected to the plurality of outdoor units through refrigerant tubes, for exchanging heat with indoor air; and when part of the outdoor units are operated, a control unit for storing refrigerants in non-operated outdoor units, so that a proper amount of refrigerants can be supplied to the operated outdoor units.
  • the outdoor units each respectively includes: an outdoor heat exchanger for exchanging heat with outdoor air; a four-way valve for switching a flow of the refrigerants in the forward or backward direction; compressors for changing the refrigerants into high temperature high pressure by compression; and a plurality of accumulators for separating the refrigerants supplied to the compressors into gas and liquid.
  • first valves for opening or closing discharge tubes of the outdoor units are mounted on the discharge tubes
  • second valves for opening or closing suction tubes of the outdoor units are mounted on the suction tubes.
  • control unit includes: a sensing unit for sensing an amount of refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor units; and a controller for compressing and storing the refrigerants in the non-operated outdoor units, by controlling the first open/close valves and the second open/close valves installed at the suction and discharge tubes of the non-operated outdoor units according to the signal from the sensing unit.
  • a control method of an air conditioner having multiple outdoor units includes: in a partial load operation in which part of the outdoor units are operated, a first step for measuring an amount of refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor units; when the amount of the refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor units exceeds a set amount in the first step, a second step for compressing and storing the refrigerants in non-operated outdoor units, by closing discharge tubes of the non-operated outdoor units; and when the refrigerants are compressed and stored in the non-operated outdoor units and the amount of the refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor units reaches the set amount in the second step, a third step for closing suction tubes of the non-operated outdoor units.
  • the first step includes the sub-steps of: sensing load of an indoor unit; when the indoor unit has a partial load state, driving part of the outdoor units; and sensing refrigerant pressures in the operated outdoor units.
  • the second step includes the sub-steps of: comparing refrigerant pressures in the high and low pressure sides of the operated outdoor units with a set pressure; when the refrigerant pressures of the operated outdoor units are higher than the set pressure, converting the non-operated outdoor units into a cooling mode; and storing the refrigerants sucked into the non-operated outdoor units in the non-operated outdoor units, by preventing discharge of the refrigerants by closing the discharge tubes of the non-operated outdoor units.
  • the third step includes the sub-steps of: deciding whether the refrigerant pressures in the high and low pressure sides of the operated outdoor units reach the set pressure; and when the refrigerant pressures of the operated outdoor units reach the set pressure, compressing and storing the refrigerants in the non-operated outdoor units, by blocking suction lines of the non-operated outdoor units.
  • Fig. 2 is a structure diagram illustrating an air conditioner in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the air conditioner includes a plurality of outdoor units 10 and 20 disposed outdoors, at least one indoor unit 30 connected to the plurality of outdoor units 10 and 20 through refrigerant tubes 12 and 14, and disposed indoors, for exchanging heat with indoor air, and when part of the outdoor units 10 and 20 are operated according to load of the indoor unit 30, a control unit for controlling a proper amount of refrigerants to be supplied to the operated outdoor units.
  • the outdoor units 10 and 20 each respectively includes an outdoor heat exchanger 22 for exchanging heat with outdoor air, a four-way valve 24 for switching a flow of the refrigerants in the forward or backward direction, compressors 26 and 28 for changing the refrigerants into high temperature high pressure by compression, a plurality of accumulators 32 for separating the refrigerants supplied to the compressors 26 and 28 into gas and liquid, and an expansion valve 34 for changing the refrigerants supplied to the indoor unit 30 into low temperature low pressure.
  • Check valves 36 for preventing an inverse flow of the refrigerants and oil separators 38 for separating oil contained in the refrigerants discharged from the compressors 26 and 28 are installed at the discharge sides of the compressors 26 and 28, respectively.
  • Receivers 42 for preventing oil from being accumulated in the indoor unit 30 by separating oil contained in the refrigerants supplied to the indoor unit 30 are installed at discharge tubes 40 of the outdoor units 10 and 20.
  • each of the discharge tubes 40 for discharging the refrigerants to the indoor unit 30 and the suction tubes 44 for sucking the refrigerants from the indoor unit 30 are connected respectively.
  • each of the discharge tubes 40 is connected in parallel to the first refrigerant tube 14, and the first refrigerant tube 14 is connected to the suction side of the indoor unit 30.
  • each of the suction tubes 44 is connected in parallel to the second refrigerant tube 12, and the second refrigerant tube 12 is connected to the discharge side of the indoor unit 30.
  • First valves 50 are installed at the discharge tubes 40, respectively, for opening or closing the discharge tubes 40 for discharging the refrigerants from the outdoor units 10 and 20
  • second valves 52 are installed at the suction tubes 44, respectively, for opening or closing the suction tubes 44 for sucking the refrigerants into the outdoor units 10 and 20.
  • the control unit includes a load sensor 60 for sensing load of the indoor unit 30, sensors 62 and 64 for sensing an amount of refrigerants supplied to each outdoor unit 10 and 20, and a controller 70 for controlling driving of the compressors 26 and 28 according to the signals from the load sensor 60 and the sensors 62 and 64, and also controlling a proper amount of refrigerants to be supplied to the operated outdoor units, by adjusting the first valves 50 and the second valves 52.
  • the first and second valves 50 and 52 are solenoid valves for opening or closing the discharge tubes 40 and the suction tubes 44 according to the signals from the controller 70.
  • the controller 70 wholly or partially operates the plurality of outdoor units 10 and 20 according to the load of the indoor unit 30.
  • the first sensor 62 is a high pressure side pressure sensor installed at the refrigerant tube for discharging the refrigerants compressed in the compressors 26 and 28, for sensing a pressure of the compressed refrigerants.
  • the second sensor 64 is a low pressure side pressure sensor installed at the refrigerant tube for supplying the refrigerants to the compressors 26 and 28, for sensing a pressure of the refrigerants before compression.
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of the control method of the air conditioner in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the load sensor 60 senses the load of the indoor unit 30, and applies the sensed load to the controller 70.
  • the controller 70 decides the number of the operated outdoor units 10 and 20 according to the signal from the load sensor 60.
  • the indoor unit 30 performs the partial load operation, the amount of the refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10 is sensed, and whether the amount of the refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10 is larger than a set amount is decided (S20) (It is presumed that the outdoor unit 10 is the operated outdoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20 is the non-operated outdoor unit).
  • the first sensor 62 installed at the operated outdoor unit 10 senses a pressure of the refrigerants compressed and discharged from the compressors 26 and 28 in the high pressure side
  • the second sensor 64 senses a pressure of the refrigerants in the low pressure side before the refrigerants are supplied to the compressors 26 and 28. Whether a proper amount of refrigerants are supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10 is decided by comparing the sensed pressures with a set pressure.
  • the amount of the refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10 is larger than the set amount, the refrigerants are compressed and stored in the non-operated outdoor unit 20, and thus not concentrated on the operated outdoor unit 10.
  • the controller 70 switches the non-operated outdoor unit 20 into a cooling mode, by driving the four-way valve 24 of the non-operated outdoor unit 20, and closes the discharge tube 40 of the non-operated outdoor unit 20 by closing the first valve 50 mounted on the non-operated outdoor unit 20 (S30). Therefore, the refrigerants are not discharged from the non-operated outdoor unit 20 to the indoor unit 30.
  • the outdoor unit 10 is operated, and the refrigerants discharged from the outdoor unit 10 are supplied to the indoor unit 30, pass through the indoor unit 30 and exchange heat with indoor air.
  • the refrigerants discharged from the indoor unit 30 are supplied to the suction tube 44 of the non-operated outdoor unit 20 as well as the suction tube 44 of the operated outdoor unit 10 through the first refrigerant tube 12.
  • the refrigerants sucked into the non-operated outdoor unit 20 are supplied to each element of the non-operated outdoor unit 20, namely, the accumulator 32, the compressors 26 and 28 and the receiver 42. Since the discharge tube 40 of the non-operated outdoor unit 20 is closed by the first valve 50, the refrigerants supplied to the non-operated outdoor unit 20 are compressed and stored in each element of the non-operated outdoor unit 20.
  • the amount of the refrigerants supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10 reaches the set amount, a predetermined amount of refrigerants are stored in the non-operated outdoor unit 20 by closing the suction tube 44 of the non-operated outdoor unit 20, and a proper amount of refrigerants are supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10 (S40 and S50).
  • the controller 70 decides that the refrigerant pressures in the high and low pressure sides of the operated outdoor unit 10 reach the set pressure according to the signals from the first and second sensors 62 and 64 mounted on the operated outdoor unit 10, the controller 70 closes the suction tube 44 of the non-operated outdoor unit 20 by operating the second valve 52 mounted on the suction tube 44. Accordingly, the predetermined amount of refrigerants are compressed and stored in the non-operated outdoor unit 20. In addition, the proper amount of refrigerants are supplied to the operated outdoor unit 10, so that the air conditioner can be efficiently driven.
  • the air conditioner having the multiple outdoor units can improve performance and durability by preventing the refrigerants from being concentrated on the operated outdoor units by compressing and storing some refrigerants in the non-operated outdoor units in the partial load operation in which part of the outdoor units are operated.

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  1. Climatiseur ayant de multiples unités extérieures (10, 20), comprenant :
    une pluralité d'unités extérieures (10, 20) disposées à l'extérieur ;
    au moins une unité intérieure (30) raccordée à la pluralité d'unités extérieures (10, 20) par des tubes de réfrigérant (12, 14) pour échanger de la chaleur avec l'air intérieur ; et
    des premières soupapes (50) pour ouvrir ou fermer les tubes de décharge (40) des unités extérieures (10, 20), montées sur les tubes de décharge (40) et des deuxièmes soupapes (52) pour ouvrir ou fermer des tubes d'aspiration (44) des unités extérieures, montées sur les tubes d'aspiration (44) ;
    caractérisé en ce que le climatiseur comprend en outre une unité de commande qui commande les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20), lorsqu'une partie des unités extérieures (10, 20) est en cours de fonctionnement, de manière à comprimer les réfrigérants et à y stocker ensuite les réfrigérants par fermeture des tubes de décharge (40) des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) par commande des premières soupapes (50) et des secondes soupapes (52).
  2. Climatiseur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les unités extérieures (10, 20) comprennent chacune respectivement :
    un échangeur de chaleur extérieur (22) pour échanger de la chaleur avec l'air extérieur ;
    une soupape à quatre voies (24) pour faire passer un écoulement des réfrigérants dans le sens avant ou dans le sens arrière ;
    des compresseurs (26, 28) pour faire passer les réfrigérants à une température élevée et à une pression élevée par compression ; et
    une pluralité d'accumulateurs (32) pour séparer les réfrigérants fournis aux compresseurs (26, 28) en gaz et en liquide.
  3. Climatiseur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les premières et les secondes soupapes (50, 52) sont des électrovannes actionnées lorsque de l'énergie y est appliquée.
  4. Climatiseur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande comprend :
    une unité de détection pour détecter une quantité de réfrigérants fournie aux unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) ; et
    un dispositif de commande (70) pour comprimer et stocker les réfrigérants dans les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) par commande des premières soupapes (50) et des secondes soupapes (52) installées sur les tubes d'aspiration et les tubes de décharge (40, 44) des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) conformément au signal de l'unité de détection.
  5. Climatiseur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande comprend en outre un capteur de charge (60) pour détecter la charge de l'unité intérieure (30).
  6. Climatiseur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande comprend :
    un premier capteur de pression (52) installé sur les tubes de réfrigérants pour décharger les réfrigérants des compresseurs (26, 28) afin de détecter une pression des réfrigérants fournis aux compresseurs (26, 28) ; et
    un second capteur de pression (64) installé sur les tubes de réfrigérants pour aspirer les réfrigérants dans les compresseurs (26, 28) afin de détecter une pression des réfrigérants fournis aux compresseurs (26, 28).
  7. Procédé de commande d'un climatiseur ayant de multiples unités extérieures (10, 20), comprenant :
    dans une exploitation à charge partielle, dans laquelle une partie des unité extérieures (10, 20) est mise en fonctionnement, une première étape de mesure d'une quantité de réfrigérants fournie aux unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) ;
    lorsque la quantité des réfrigérants fournie aux unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) dépasse une quantité de consigne dans la première étape, une deuxième étape pour comprimer et stocker les réfrigérants dans les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) par fermeture des tubes de décharge (40) des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) ; et,
    lorsque les réfrigérants sont comprimés et stockés dans les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) et que la quantité des réfrigérants fournie aux unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) atteint la quantité de consigne à la deuxième étape, une troisième étape pour fermer les tubes d'aspiration (44) des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la première étape comprend les sous-étapes suivantes :
    la détection de la charge d'une unité intérieure (30) ;
    lorsque l'unité intérieure (30) a un état de charge partiel, la commande d'une partie des unités extérieures (10, 20) ; et
    la détection de pressions des réfrigérants dans les unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de détection des pressions de réfrigérants détecte la pression des réfrigérants fournis aux compresseurs (26, 28) des unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) sur les côtés de basse pression et la pression des réfrigérants comprimés dans les compresseurs (26, 28) sur les côtés à pression élevée, respectivement.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième étape comprend les sous-étapes suivantes :
    la comparaison des pressions de réfrigérants sur les côtés à pression élevée et à basse pression des unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) avec une pression de consigne ;
    lorsque les pressions de réfrigérant des unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) sont supérieures à la pression de consigne, la conversion des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) en un mode de refroidissement ; et
    la compression des réfrigérants aspirés dans les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20), suivie du stockage des réfrigérants dans les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20), en empêchant la décharge des réfrigérants par fermeture des tubes de décharges (40) des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20).
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que les premières soupapes sont installées sur les tubes de décharge (40) pour fermer les tubes de décharge (40) conformément au signal du dispositif de commande (26, 28).
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la troisième étape comprend les sous-étapes suivantes :
    on décide si les pressions de réfrigérants sur les côtés à pression élevée et à basse pression des unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) atteignent la pression de consigne ; et,
    lorsque les pressions de réfrigérants des unités extérieures en cours de fonctionnement (10) atteignent la pression de consigne, on comprime et on stocke les réfrigérants dans les unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) par blocage des conduites d'aspiration des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que des secondes soupapes (52) sont installées sur les conduites d'aspiration des unités extérieures non en fonctionnement (20) pour bloquer les conduites d'aspiration conformément au signal du dispositif de commande réglage (26, 28).
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