JP2020176824A - Refrigeration cycle device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigeration cycle device capable of exhibiting a high coefficient of performance even when a refrigerant circuit is configured to enable switching.SOLUTION: A refrigeration cycle device 10 includes a refrigerant circuit switching part including first to third on-off valves 14a to 14c. The refrigerant circuit switching part enables switching between a first circuit for causing a refrigerant flowing out from an indoor condenser 12 to flow into a receiver 15, causing the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 to flow into a heating expansion valve 16a and causing the refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a to flow into an outdoor heat exchanger 18 and a second circuit for causing a refrigerant flowing out from the outdoor heat exchanger 18 to flow into the receiver 15, causing the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 to flow into a cooling expansion valve 16b and further causing the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b to flow into an indoor evaporator 19.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigeration cycle device configured so that the refrigerant circuit can be switched.

Conventionally, Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerating cycle device configured so that a refrigerant circuit for circulating a refrigerant can be switched. The refrigeration cycle device of Patent Document 1 is applied to a vehicle air conditioner. The refrigerating cycle apparatus of Patent Document 1 is configured to be able to switch between a heating mode refrigerant circuit that heats the blown air and blows it into the vehicle interior, a cooling mode refrigerant circuit that cools the blown air and blows it into the vehicle interior, and the like.

Further, the refrigeration cycle device of Patent Document 1 includes an accumulator. The accumulator is arranged in the refrigerant flow path from the refrigerant outlet side of the heat exchange unit, which functions as an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant, to the suction side of the compressor, and stores excess refrigerant in the cycle as a liquid phase refrigerant. It is a liquid part. As a result, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of Patent Document 1, even if the amount of surplus refrigerant changes when the operation mode is switched, the refrigerant having an appropriate flow rate is circulated.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-225637

However, it is difficult to improve the coefficient of performance (COP) of the cycle in the refrigeration cycle apparatus provided with the accumulator as in Patent Document 1. In other words, it is difficult to improve the cooling capacity of the blown air in a refrigeration cycle device equipped with an accumulator.

The reason is that in a refrigeration cycle device equipped with an accumulator, the state of the refrigerant flowing out from the heat exchange section that functions as an evaporator approaches the saturated vapor phase refrigerant, so that the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the heat exchange section that functions as an evaporator is increased. This is because it is difficult to make it.

In view of the above points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of switching the refrigerant circuit and improving the coefficient of performance.

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1 includes a compressor (11) that compresses and discharges the refrigerant, and a heat radiating unit (12, 62) that dissipates the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. , A liquid storage unit (15) that stores excess refrigerant in the cycle, a first decompression unit (16a) that decompresses the refrigerant, and an outdoor heat exchanger (18) that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out of the first decompression unit and the outside air. ), A second decompression unit (16b to 16d) that decompresses the refrigerant, an evaporative unit (19, 19a, 30a, 72) that evaporates the refrigerant decompressed by the second decompression unit, and a refrigerant circuit that switches the refrigerant circuit. It is equipped with a switching unit (14a to 14c).
The refrigerant circuit switching section causes the refrigerant flowing out of the heat dissipation section to flow into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage section to flow into the first decompression section, and the refrigerant decompressed by the first decompression section to the outside. The first circuit to flow into the heat exchanger and the refrigerant flowing out from the outdoor heat exchanger flow into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out from the liquid storage section flows into the second decompression section, and further to the second decompression section. The second circuit, which allows the decompressed refrigerant to flow into the evaporating unit, is switchable.

According to this, since the refrigerant circuit switching units (14a to 14c) are provided, the first circuit and the second circuit can be switched.

Then, when the circuit is switched to the first circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the first decompression unit (16a) can be evaporated by the outdoor heat exchanger (18). At this time, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant condensed in the heat radiating section (12, 62) can be stored in the liquid storage section (15) as a surplus refrigerant. Therefore, the outlet-side refrigerant of the outdoor heat exchanger (18) can have a degree of superheat.

Further, when the circuit is switched to the second circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the second decompression section (16b to 16d) can be evaporated by the evaporation section (19 ... 72). At this time, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant condensed by the outdoor heat exchanger (18) can be stored in the liquid storage unit (15) as a surplus refrigerant. Therefore, the outlet-side refrigerant of the evaporation unit (19 ... 72) can have a degree of superheat.

That is, according to the refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger (18) or the evaporator (19 ... 72) that functions as an evaporator when switching to any of the refrigerant circuits. The refrigerant can have a degree of superheat. As a result, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger (18) or the evaporator (19 ... 72) that functions as an evaporator can be increased.

As a result, it is possible to provide a refrigeration cycle device capable of improving the coefficient of performance even if the refrigerant circuit is configured to be switchable.

The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 12 has a suction port (111a) for sucking low-pressure refrigerant, an intermediate pressure suction port (111b) for sucking intermediate-pressure refrigerant, and a discharge port (111c) for discharging compressed refrigerant. (111), a heat radiating unit (12, 62) that dissipates the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port, a liquid storage unit (15) that stores excess refrigerant in the cycle, and a first depressurizing unit that depressurizes the refrigerant. The unit (16a), the outdoor heat exchanger (18) that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out from the first decompression unit and the outside air, the second decompression unit (16b to 16d) that decompresses the refrigerant, and the second decompression unit At least a part of the evaporating part (19, 19a, 30a, 72) that evaporates the decompressed refrigerant and the refrigerant on the upstream side of the liquid storage part and the refrigerant that flows out from the liquid storage part are decompressed and intermediate. A third decompression unit (16e) for flowing out to the pressure suction port side and a refrigerant circuit switching unit (14a to 14d) for switching the refrigerant circuit are provided.
The refrigerant circuit switching unit causes the refrigerant flowing out from the heat dissipation unit to flow into the liquid storage unit, the refrigerant flowing out from the liquid storage unit to flow into the first decompression unit, and the refrigerant decompressed in the first decompression unit to exchange outdoor heat. The first circuit to flow into the vessel and the refrigerant flowing out from the outdoor heat exchanger flowed into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out from the liquid storage section flowed into the second decompression section, and the pressure was reduced in the second decompression section. It is configured to be switchable between the second circuit, which allows the refrigerant to flow into the evaporation section.
Further, the refrigerant circuit switching unit switches to a refrigerant circuit in which the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port when switching to at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit.

According to this, since the refrigerant circuit switching units (14a to 14d) are provided, the first circuit and the second circuit can be switched as in the invention according to claim 1. Then, when the circuit is switched to the first circuit, the refrigerant on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger (18) that functions as an evaporator can have a degree of superheat. Further, when the circuit is switched to the second circuit, the refrigerant on the outlet side of the evaporation section (19 ... 72) that functions as an evaporator can have a degree of superheat.

That is, according to the refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 12, the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger (18) or the evaporator (19 ... 72) that functions as an evaporator when switching to any of the refrigerant circuits. The refrigerant can have a degree of superheat. As a result, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger (18) or the evaporator (19 ... 72) that functions as an evaporator can be increased.

As a result, it is possible to provide a refrigeration cycle device capable of improving the coefficient of performance even if the refrigerant circuit is configured to be switchable.

Further, when switching to at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit (16e) is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port (111b) of the compressor (111). .. According to this, since a so-called gas injection cycle can be configured, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

In addition, the reference numerals in parentheses of each means described in this column and the scope of claims indicate the correspondence with the specific means described in the embodiment described later.

It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the room air-conditioning unit of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electric control part of the vehicle air-conditioning apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 4th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 5th Embodiment. It is a Moriel diagram which shows the change of the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 5th Embodiment. It is the whole block diagram of the refrigerating cycle apparatus of the modification of 5th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of another modification of 5th Embodiment. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the integrated valve of the sixth embodiment. It is a Moriel diagram which shows the change of the state of the refrigerant in the refrigerating cycle apparatus of 6th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 7th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 8th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 9th Embodiment. It is the whole block diagram of the refrigerating cycle apparatus of the modification of 9th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of another modification of 9th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of tenth embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 11th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the twelfth embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 13th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 14th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 15th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of 16th Embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of another embodiment. It is an overall block diagram of the refrigeration cycle apparatus including the four-sided joint of another embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the heat exchange mode of the internal heat exchanger in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of another embodiment.

A plurality of embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, the same reference numerals may be given to the parts corresponding to the items described in the preceding embodiments, and duplicate description may be omitted. When only a part of the configuration is described in each embodiment, other embodiments described above can be applied to the other parts of the configuration. Not only the combination of the parts that clearly indicate that the combination is possible in each embodiment, but also the partial combination of the embodiments even if the combination is not specified if there is no particular problem in the combination. Is also possible.

(First Embodiment)
A first embodiment of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The refrigeration cycle device 10 is applied to a vehicle air conditioner mounted on an electric vehicle. An electric vehicle is a vehicle that obtains driving force for traveling from an electric motor. The vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment is an air conditioner having an in-vehicle device cooling function that air-conditions the interior of the vehicle, which is an air-conditioning target space, and cools the battery 30, which is an in-vehicle device, in an electric vehicle.

The refrigeration cycle device 10 cools or heats the blown air blown into the vehicle interior in the vehicle air conditioner. Further, the refrigeration cycle device 10 cools the battery 30. Therefore, the temperature control objects of the refrigeration cycle device 10 are the blown air and the battery 30. Further, the refrigerating cycle device 10 is configured so that the refrigerant circuit can be switched in order to perform air conditioning in the vehicle interior and cooling of the battery 30.

In the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10, an HFO-based refrigerant (specifically, R1234yf) is used as the refrigerant. The refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 constitutes a vapor compression type subcritical refrigeration cycle in which the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 does not exceed the critical pressure of the refrigerant. Refrigerant oil (specifically, PAG oil) for lubricating the compressor 11 is mixed in the refrigerant. Some of the refrigerating machine oil circulates in the cycle with the refrigerant.

The compressor 11 sucks in the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle device 10, compresses it, and discharges it. The compressor 11 is arranged in the drive unit room on the front side of the vehicle interior. The drive device room forms a space in which at least a part of a drive device (for example, an electric motor) for outputting a driving force for traveling is arranged.

The compressor 11 is an electric compressor that rotationally drives a fixed-capacity compression mechanism having a fixed discharge capacity by an electric motor. The number of revolutions (that is, the refrigerant discharge pressure) of the compressor 11 is controlled by a control signal output from the control device 50 described later.

The refrigerant inlet side of the indoor condenser 12 is connected to the discharge port of the compressor 11. The indoor condenser 12 is arranged in the casing 41 of the indoor air conditioning unit 40, which will be described later. The indoor condenser 12 is a heat radiating unit that dissipates heat by exchanging heat between the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and the blown air. In other words, the indoor condenser 12 is a heating unit that heats the blown air using the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 as a heat source.

The refrigerant outlet of the indoor condenser 12 is connected to the inlet side of the first three-way joint 13a having three inflow outlets communicating with each other. As such a three-way joint, one formed by joining a plurality of pipes or one formed by providing a plurality of refrigerant passages in a metal block or a resin block can be adopted.

Further, the refrigeration cycle device 10 includes a second three-way joint 13b to an eighth three-way joint 13h, as will be described later. The basic configurations of the second three-way joint 13b to the eighth three-way joint 13h are the same as those of the first three-way joint 13a.

In the first three-way joint 13a to the eighth three-way joint 13h, when one of the three inflow ports is used as the inflow port and two are used as the outflow ports, the flow of the refrigerant flowing in from one inflow port is used. It can function as a branching part. Further, when two of the three inflow ports are used as inflow ports and one is used as an outflow port, it can function as a merging section for merging the flows of the refrigerant flowing in from the two inflow ports.

In the present embodiment, the first three-way joint 13a, the third three-way joint 13c, the sixth three-way joint 13f, and the seventh three-way joint 13g are operably connected as a branch portion. Further, the second three-way joint 13b, the fourth three-way joint 13d, the fifth three-way joint 13e, and the eighth three-way joint 13h are operably connected as a confluence.

The inlet side of the receiver 15 is connected to one of the outlets of the first three-way joint 13a via the first on-off valve 14a and the fifth three-way joint 13e. The inlet side of the heating expansion valve 16a is connected to the other outlet of the first three-way joint 13a via the second on-off valve 14b and the second three-way joint 13b.

The first on-off valve 14a is a solenoid valve that opens and closes an inlet-side passage 21a from one outlet of the first three-way joint 13a to the inlet of the receiver 15. The opening / closing operation of the first on-off valve 14a is controlled by the control voltage output from the control device 50. Further, the refrigeration cycle device 10 includes a third on-off valve 14c, as will be described later. The basic configuration of the second on-off valve 14b and the third on-off valve 14c is the same as that of the first on-off valve 14a.

In the fifth three-way joint 13e, one inflow port is connected to the outlet side of the first on-off valve 14a in the inlet side passage 21a. Further, in the fifth three-way joint 13e, the outlet is connected to the inlet side of the receiver 15 in the inlet side passage 21a.

The receiver 15 is a liquid storage unit having a gas-liquid separation function. That is, the receiver 15 separates the gas and liquid of the refrigerant flowing out from the heat exchange unit that functions as a condenser that condenses the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle device 10. Then, the receiver 15 causes a part of the separated liquid-phase refrigerant to flow out to the downstream side, and stores the remaining liquid-phase refrigerant as the surplus refrigerant in the cycle.

The second on-off valve 14b is a solenoid valve that opens and closes the outside air side passage 21c from the other outlet of the first three-way joint 13a to the one inlet of the second three-way joint 13b. The outlet side of the receiver 15 is connected to the other inflow port of the second three-way joint 13b. A sixth three-way joint 13f and a first check valve 17a are arranged in an outlet-side passage 21b that connects the outlet of the receiver 15 and the other inflow port of the second three-way joint 13b.

In the sixth three-way joint 13f, the inflow port is connected to the outlet side of the receiver 15 in the outlet side passage 21b. In the sixth three-way joint 13f, one outlet is connected to the inlet side of the first check valve 17a in the outlet side passage 21b. Further, the inlet side of the 7th three-way joint 13g is connected to the other outlet of the sixth three-way joint 13f.

The refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is connected to the outlet of the second three-way joint 13b via a heating expansion valve 16a. Therefore, the first check valve 17a arranged in the outlet side passage 21b allows the refrigerant to flow from the outlet side of the receiver 15 to the heating expansion valve 16a side, and allows the refrigerant to flow from the heating expansion valve 16a side to the receiver 15. Refrigerant is prohibited from flowing to the outlet side.

The heating expansion valve 16a is a first decompression unit that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 and adjusts the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing out to the downstream side at least when the refrigerant circuit is switched to the outside air heating mode, which will be described later. is there.

The heating expansion valve 16a is an electric variable throttle mechanism having a valve body configured so that the throttle opening degree can be changed and an electric actuator (specifically, a stepping motor) that displaces the valve body. The operation of the heating expansion valve 16a is controlled by a control signal (specifically, a control pulse) output from the control device 50.

The expansion valve 16a for heating has a fully open function that functions as a mere refrigerant passage without exerting a flow rate adjusting action and a refrigerant depressurizing action by fully opening the valve opening, and a refrigerant by fully closing the valve opening. It has a fully closed function that blocks the passage.

Further, the refrigeration cycle device 10 includes a cooling expansion valve 16b and a cooling expansion valve 16c, as will be described later. The basic configuration of the cooling expansion valve 16b and the cooling expansion valve 16c is the same as that of the heating expansion valve 16a. Of course, the heating expansion valve 16a or the like may be formed by combining a variable throttle mechanism having no fully closed function and an on-off valve.

The outdoor heat exchanger 18 is a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out from the heating expansion valve 16a and the outside air blown from an outside air fan (not shown). The outdoor heat exchanger 18 is arranged on the front side in the drive device room. Therefore, when the vehicle is traveling, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 can be exposed to the traveling wind.

The inlet side of the third three-way joint 13c is connected to the refrigerant outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 18. One inflow port side of the fourth three-way joint 13d is connected to one outflow port of the third three-way joint 13c via a third on-off valve 14c. The other inlet side of the fifth three-way joint 13e is connected to the other outlet of the third three-way joint 13c via the second check valve 17b.

The third on-off valve 14c is a solenoid valve that opens and closes the suction side passage 21d from one outlet of the third three-way joint 13c to one inflow port of the fourth three-way joint 13d. The suction port side of the compressor 11 is connected to the outlet of the fourth three-way joint 13d. The second check valve 17b allows the refrigerant to flow from the refrigerant outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 to the inlet side of the receiver 15, and the refrigerant flows from the inlet side of the receiver 15 to the refrigerant outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18. It is prohibited to flow.

As described above, the inlet side of the 7th three-way joint 13g is connected to the other outlet of the sixth three-way joint 13f arranged in the outlet-side passage 21b. The inlet side of the cooling expansion valve 16b is connected to one outlet of the 7th three-way joint 13g. The inlet side of the cooling expansion valve 16c is connected to the other outlet of the 7th three-way joint 13g.

The cooling expansion valve 16b is a second decompression unit that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 and adjusts the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing out to the downstream side at least when the refrigerant circuit is switched to the cooling mode refrigerant circuit described later. ..

The refrigerant inlet side of the indoor evaporator 19 is connected to the outlet of the cooling expansion valve 16b. The indoor evaporator 19 is arranged in the casing 41 of the indoor air conditioning unit 40. The indoor evaporator 19 is an evaporation unit that evaporates the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b by exchanging heat with the blown air blown from the indoor blower 42. The indoor evaporator 19 is a cooling unit for blown air that cools blown air by evaporating a low-pressure refrigerant to exert an endothermic action. One inflow port of the eighth three-way joint 13h is connected to the refrigerant outlet of the indoor evaporator 19.

The cooling expansion valve 16c is a second decompression unit that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 and adjusts the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing out to the downstream side when the battery 30 is cooled. The inlet side of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 is connected to the outlet of the cooling expansion valve 16c.

The battery 30 supplies electric power to an electric in-vehicle device such as an electric motor. The battery 30 is an assembled battery formed by electrically connecting a plurality of battery cells in series or in parallel. The battery cell is a rechargeable secondary battery (in this embodiment, a lithium ion battery). The battery 30 is formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells so as to have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and accommodating them in a special case.

In this type of battery, the chemical reaction does not easily proceed at low temperatures, and the output tends to decrease. The battery generates heat during operation (that is, during charging and discharging). Further, the battery tends to deteriorate at a high temperature. Therefore, it is desirable that the temperature of the battery is maintained within an appropriate temperature range (15 ° C. or higher and 55 ° C. or lower in this embodiment) in which the charge / discharge capacity of the battery can be fully utilized. ..

The refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 is formed in a special case of the battery 30. The refrigerant passage 30a is an evaporation unit that evaporates the low-pressure refrigerant by exchanging heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16c and the battery 30. That is, the refrigerant passage 30a is a so-called direct cooling type battery cooling unit in which the low-pressure refrigerant absorbs the heat of the battery 30 (that is, the waste heat of the battery 30) to cool the battery 30.

Here, the passage configuration of the refrigerant passage 30a is a passage configuration in which a plurality of passages are connected in parallel inside the dedicated case. As a result, the refrigerant passage 30a is formed so that the waste heat of the battery 30 can be uniformly absorbed from the entire area of the battery 30. In other words, the refrigerant passage 30a is formed so that the heat of all the battery cells can be uniformly absorbed and all the battery cells can be cooled evenly.

The other inflow port of the eighth three-way joint 13h is connected to the outlet of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30. The suction port side of the compressor 11 is connected to the outlet of the eighth three-way joint 13h via the fourth three-way joint 13d.

As is clear from the above description, in the refrigerating cycle device 10, the refrigerant circuit can be switched by the first on-off valve 14a, the second on-off valve 14b, and the third on-off valve 14c opening and closing the refrigerant passage. Therefore, the first on-off valve 14a, the second on-off valve 14b, the third on-off valve 14c, and the like are included in the refrigerant circuit switching unit.

The first on-off valve 14a, the second on-off valve 14b, and the first three-way joint 13a are refrigerant circuit switching units that guide the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 to either the receiver 15 side or the outdoor heat exchanger 18 side. The first switching unit 22a of the above is configured. More specifically, the first switching unit 22a of the present embodiment guides the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 to one of the receiver 15 side and the second three-way joint 13b side.

Further, the second three-way joint 13b forms a joint portion of a refrigerant circuit switching portion that guides at least one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first three-way joint 13a and the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 to the outdoor heat exchanger 18 side. .. More specifically, in the joint portion of the present embodiment, one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first three-way joint 13a and the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 is guided to the heating expansion valve 16a side.

Further, the third on-off valve 14c and the third three-way joint 13c are second switching portions of the refrigerant circuit switching portion that guide the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 to one of the suction port side and the receiver 15 side of the compressor 11. It constitutes 22b.

Next, the indoor air conditioning unit 40 will be described with reference to FIG. The indoor air-conditioning unit 40 is a unit for blowing out appropriately temperature-controlled blown air to an appropriate location in the vehicle interior in a vehicle air-conditioning system. The indoor air conditioning unit 40 is arranged inside the instrument panel (that is, the instrument panel) at the frontmost part of the vehicle interior.

The indoor air conditioning unit 40 has a casing 41 that forms an air passage for blown air. An indoor blower 42, an indoor evaporator 19, an indoor condenser 12, and the like are arranged in an air passage formed in the casing 41. The casing 41 is made of a resin (for example, polypropylene) having a certain degree of elasticity and excellent strength.

An inside / outside air switching device 43 is arranged on the most upstream side of the blown air flow of the casing 41. The inside / outside air switching device 43 switches and introduces the inside air (vehicle interior air) and the outside air (vehicle interior outside air) into the casing 41. The operation of the electric actuator for driving the inside / outside air switching device 43 is controlled by the control signal output from the control device 50.

An indoor blower 42 is arranged on the downstream side of the blower air flow of the inside / outside air switching device 43. The indoor blower 42 blows the air sucked through the inside / outside air switching device 43 toward the vehicle interior. The indoor blower 42 is an electric blower that drives a centrifugal multi-blade fan with an electric motor. The rotation speed (that is, the blowing capacity) of the indoor blower 42 is controlled by the control voltage output from the control device 50.

On the downstream side of the blown air flow of the indoor blower 42, the indoor evaporator 19 and the indoor condenser 12 are arranged in this order with respect to the blown air flow. That is, the indoor evaporator 19 is arranged on the upstream side of the blast air flow with respect to the indoor condenser 12. A cold air bypass passage 45 is formed in the casing 41 to allow the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 to bypass the indoor condenser 12 and flow to the downstream side.

The air mix door 44 is arranged on the downstream side of the blast air flow of the indoor evaporator 19 and on the upstream side of the blast air flow of the indoor condenser 12. The air mix door 44 adjusts the ratio of the air volume of the air blown through the indoor evaporator 19 to the air volume passing through the indoor condenser 12 and the air volume passing through the cold air bypass passage 45. The operation of the electric actuator for driving the air mix door is controlled by the control signal output from the control device 50.

On the downstream side of the blown air flow of the indoor condenser 12, the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 and the blown air not heated by the indoor condenser 12 passing through the cold air bypass passage 45 are mixed. Space 46 is provided. Further, an opening hole (not shown) for blowing out the blown air (air-conditioned air) mixed in the mixing space 46 into the vehicle interior is arranged at the most downstream portion of the blown air flow of the casing 41.

Therefore, the temperature of the conditioned air mixed in the mixing space 46 is adjusted by adjusting the ratio of the air volume through which the air mix door 44 passes through the indoor condenser 12 and the air volume passing through the cold air bypass passage 45. Can be done. Then, the temperature of the blown air blown from each opening hole into the vehicle interior can be adjusted.

As the opening holes, a face opening hole, a foot opening hole, and a defroster opening hole (none of which are shown) are provided. The face opening hole is an opening hole for blowing air-conditioning air toward the upper body of the occupant in the vehicle interior. The foot opening hole is an opening hole for blowing air-conditioning air toward the feet of the occupant. The defroster opening hole is an opening hole for blowing air conditioning air toward the inner surface of the front window glass of the vehicle.

A blowout mode switching door (not shown) is arranged on the upstream side of these opening holes. The blowout mode switching door switches the opening holes for blowing out the conditioned air by opening and closing each opening hole. The operation of the electric actuator for driving the blowout mode switching door is controlled by the control signal output from the control device 50.

Next, the outline of the electric control unit of the vehicle air conditioner will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 50 is composed of a well-known microcomputer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and peripheral circuits thereof. The control device 50 performs various calculations and processes based on the air conditioning control program stored in the ROM, and various control target devices 11, 14a to 14c, 16a to 16c, 31, 42, 43, connected to the output side. Controls the operation of 44 etc.

As shown in FIG. 3, various control sensors are connected to the input side of the control device 50. The control sensor includes an inside air temperature sensor 51a, an outside air temperature sensor 51b, and an insolation amount sensor 51c. Further, the control sensor includes a high pressure pressure sensor 51d, an air conditioning air temperature sensor 51e, an evaporator temperature sensor 51f, an evaporator pressure sensor 51g, an outdoor unit temperature sensor 51h, an outdoor unit pressure sensor 51i, and a battery temperature sensor 51j. ..

The internal air temperature sensor 51a is an internal air temperature detection unit that detects the internal air temperature Tr, which is the temperature inside the vehicle interior. The outside air temperature sensor 51b is an outside air temperature detection unit that detects the outside air temperature Tam, which is the temperature outside the vehicle interior. The solar radiation amount sensor 51c is a solar radiation amount detection unit that detects the solar radiation amount As emitted into the vehicle interior.

The high-pressure pressure sensor 51d is a high-pressure pressure detection unit that detects the high-pressure pressure Pd, which is the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11. The conditioned air temperature sensor 51e is an conditioned air temperature detecting unit that detects the blown air temperature TAV blown from the mixing space 46 into the vehicle interior.

The evaporator temperature sensor 51f is an evaporator temperature detection unit that detects the refrigerant evaporation temperature (evaporator temperature) Te in the indoor evaporator 19. The evaporator temperature sensor 51f of the present embodiment specifically detects the temperature of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the indoor evaporator 19.

The evaporator pressure sensor 51g is an evaporator pressure detecting unit that detects the refrigerant evaporation pressure Pe in the indoor evaporator 19. The evaporator pressure sensor 51g of the present embodiment specifically detects the pressure of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the indoor evaporator 19.

The outdoor unit temperature sensor 51h is an outdoor unit temperature detection unit that detects the outdoor unit refrigerant temperature T1, which is the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The outdoor unit temperature sensor 51h of the present embodiment specifically detects the temperature of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

The outdoor unit pressure sensor 51i is an outdoor unit temperature detection unit that detects the outdoor unit refrigerant pressure P1 which is the pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The outdoor unit pressure sensor 51i of the present embodiment specifically detects the pressure of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

The battery temperature sensor 51j is a battery temperature detection unit that detects the battery temperature TB, which is the temperature of the battery 30. The battery temperature sensor 51j has a plurality of temperature detection units, and detects temperatures at a plurality of locations of the battery 30. Therefore, the control device 50 can also detect the temperature difference of each part of the battery 30. Further, as the battery temperature TB, the average value of the detected values of a plurality of temperature sensors is adopted.

Further, an operation panel 52 arranged near the instrument panel in the front part of the vehicle interior is connected to the input side of the control device 50, and operation signals from various operation switches provided on the operation panel 52 are input.

Specific examples of the various operation switches provided on the operation panel 52 include an auto switch, an air conditioner switch, an air volume setting switch, and a temperature setting switch.

The auto switch is an operation switch that sets or cancels the automatic control operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10. The air conditioner switch is an operation switch that requires the indoor evaporator 19 to cool the blown air. The air volume setting switch is an operation switch for manually setting the air volume of the indoor blower 42. The temperature setting switch is an operation switch for setting the target temperature Tset in the vehicle interior.

Further, the control device 50 of the present embodiment is integrally composed of a control unit that controls various control target devices connected to the output side thereof. Therefore, a configuration (that is, hardware and software) that controls the operation of each controlled device constitutes a control unit that controls the operation of each controlled device.

For example, in the control device 50, the configuration that controls the operation of the first on-off valve 14a, the second on-off valve 14b, and the third on-off valve 14c, which are the refrigerant circuit switching units, constitutes the refrigerant circuit control unit 50a.

Next, the operation of the vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. The refrigerating cycle device 10 is configured so that the refrigerant circuit can be switched in order to perform air conditioning in the vehicle interior and cooling of the battery 30.

Specifically, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant circuit in the outside air heating mode, the refrigerant circuit in the cooling mode, and the refrigerant circuit in the outside air parallel dehumidifying / heating mode can be switched in order to perform air conditioning in the vehicle interior. .. The outside air heating mode is an operation mode in which the heated blast air is blown into the vehicle interior. The cooling mode is an operation mode in which cooled blown air is blown into the vehicle interior. The outside air parallel dehumidifying / heating mode is an operation mode in which the cooled and dehumidified blown air is reheated and blown out into the vehicle interior.

These operation modes are switched by executing an air conditioning control program stored in the control device 50 in advance. The air conditioning control program is executed when the auto switch of the operation panel 52 is turned on (ON). In the air conditioning control program, the operation mode is switched based on the detection signals of various control sensors and the operation signals of the operation panel. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 puts the heating expansion valve 16a in a throttled state that exerts a refrigerant depressurizing action, and puts the cooling expansion valve 16b in a fully closed state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the outside air heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is the indoor condenser 12 → the receiver 15 → the heating expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the suction port of the compressor 11. It is switched to the first circuit that circulates in order.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, for the compressor 11, the control device 50 controls the discharge capacity so that the high pressure Pd detected by the high pressure sensor 51d approaches the target high pressure PDO. The target high-pressure PDO is determined based on the target outlet temperature TAO with reference to the control map for the outside air heating mode stored in advance in the control device 50. The target blowout temperature TAO is calculated using the detection signals of various control sensors and the operation signals of the operation panel.

Further, with respect to the heating expansion valve 16a, in the control device 50, the superheat degree SH1 of the outlet side refrigerant of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 approaches a predetermined target superheat degree KSH (5 ° C. in the present embodiment). Control the aperture opening. The degree of superheat SH1 is calculated from the outdoor unit refrigerant temperature T1 detected by the outdoor unit temperature sensor 51h and the outdoor unit refrigerant pressure P1 detected by the outdoor unit pressure sensor 51i.

Further, regarding the air mix door 44, the control device 50 controls the opening degree so that the blown air temperature TAV detected by the air conditioning air temperature sensor 51e approaches the target blown temperature TAO. In the outside air heating mode, the opening degree of the air mix door 44 may be controlled so that the total amount of the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 flows into the indoor condenser 12.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10, when the compressor 11 is operated, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12. The refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor condenser 12 dissipates heat to the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 and condenses. As a result, the blown air is heated.

The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the receiver 15 via the first three-way joint 13a and the inlet side passage 21a. The refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 is gas-liquid separated by the receiver 15. A part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 flows into the heating expansion valve 16a through the outlet side passage 21b and the second three-way joint 13b. The residual liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 is stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant.

The refrigerant flowing into the heating expansion valve 16a is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. At this time, the throttle opening degree of the heating expansion valve 16a is controlled so that the superheat degree SH1 of the outlet side refrigerant of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 approaches the target superheat degree KSH. In the outside air heating mode, the degree of superheat of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is controlled so as to approach the target degree of superheat KSH.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 exchanges heat with the outside air blown from the outside air fan, absorbs heat from the outside air, and evaporates. The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is sucked into the compressor 11 through the third three-way joint 13c, the suction side passage 21d, and the fourth three-way joint 13d, and is compressed again.

Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state and the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the cooling mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → receiver 15 → cooling expansion valve 16b → It is switched to the second circuit that circulates in the order of the indoor evaporator 19 → the suction port of the compressor 11.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, for the compressor 11, the discharge capacity is controlled so that the evaporator temperature Te detected by the evaporator temperature sensor 51f approaches the target evaporator temperature TEO. The target evaporator temperature TEO is determined based on the target blowout temperature TAO with reference to the control map for the cooling mode stored in advance in the control device 50.

In this control map, the target evaporator temperature TEO is determined to increase as the target outlet temperature TAO increases. Further, the target evaporator temperature TEO is determined to be a value within a range (specifically, 1 ° C. or higher) in which frost formation of the indoor evaporator 19 can be suppressed.

Regarding the cooling expansion valve 16b, the control device 50 controls the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH2 of the outlet-side refrigerant of the indoor evaporator 19 approaches the target superheat degree KSH. The degree of superheat SH2 is calculated from the evaporator temperature Te and the refrigerant evaporation pressure Pe detected by the evaporator pressure sensor 51g. Further, regarding the air mix door 44, the opening degree of the air mix door 44 is controlled so that the total amount of the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 flows into the cold air bypass passage 45.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10, when the compressor 11 is operated, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12. In the cooling mode, the total amount of blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 flows into the cold air bypass passage 45. Therefore, the refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor condenser 12 flows out of the indoor condenser 12 without exchanging heat with the blown air.

The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the heating expansion valve 16a via the first three-way joint 13a and the outside air side passage 21c. In the cooling mode, the heating expansion valve 16a is fully open. Therefore, the refrigerant that has flowed into the heating expansion valve 16a flows out of the heating expansion valve 16a without being depressurized. That is, in the cooling mode, the indoor condenser 12 and the heating expansion valve 16a are merely refrigerant passages.

The refrigerant flowing out of the heating expansion valve 16a flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 exchanges heat with the outside air blown from the outside air fan, dissipates heat to the outside air, and condenses.

The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 flows into the receiver 15 via the third three-way joint 13c, the fifth three-way joint 13e, and the inlet side passage 21a. The refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 is gas-liquid separated by the receiver 15. A part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 flows into the cooling expansion valve 16b via the outlet side passage 21b and the sixth three-way joint 13f. The residual liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 is stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant.

The refrigerant flowing into the cooling expansion valve 16b is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. At this time, the throttle opening degree of the cooling expansion valve 16b is controlled so that the superheat degree SH2 approaches the target superheat degree KSH. In the cooling mode, the degree of superheat of the outlet-side refrigerant of the indoor evaporator 19 is substantially controlled to approach the target degree of superheat KSH.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b flows into the indoor evaporator 19. The refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 19 exchanges heat with the blown air blown from the indoor blower 42, absorbs heat from the blown air, and evaporates. As a result, the blown air is cooled. The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor evaporator 19 is sucked into the compressor 11 via the eighth three-way joint 13h and the fourth three-way joint 13d, and is compressed again.

Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the interior of the vehicle.

(C) Outside air parallel dehumidifying and heating mode In the outside air parallel dehumidifying and heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 puts the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state and the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows in the order of the indoor condenser 12 → the receiver 15. Further, the receiver 15 → the expansion valve 16a for heating → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the suction port of the compressor 11 circulates in this order, and the receiver 15 → the expansion valve 16b for cooling → the indoor evaporator 19 → the suction port of the compressor 11 A third circuit that circulates in order is configured.

That is, the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode is switched to a circuit in which the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the indoor evaporator 19 are connected in parallel with respect to the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, for the compressor 11, the discharge capacity is controlled in the same manner as in the cooling mode. Further, regarding the heating expansion valve 16a, the throttle opening degree is controlled in the same manner as in the outside air heating mode. Further, regarding the cooling expansion valve 16b, the throttle opening degree is controlled in the same manner as in the cooling mode. Further, regarding the air mix door 44, the control device 50 controls the opening degree so that the blown air temperature TAV detected by the air conditioning air temperature sensor 51e approaches the target blown temperature TAO.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10, when the compressor 11 is operated, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12. The refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor condenser 12 dissipates heat to the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 and condenses. As a result, the blown air cooled as it passes through the indoor evaporator 19 is heated.

The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the receiver 15 via the first three-way joint 13a and the inlet side passage 21a. The refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 is gas-liquid separated by the receiver 15.

A part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 flows into the heating expansion valve 16a through the outlet side passage 21b and the second three-way joint 13b. Another part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 flows into the cooling expansion valve 16b via the outlet side passage 21b and the sixth three-way joint 13f. The residual liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 is stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant.

The refrigerant flowing from the receiver 15 into the heating expansion valve 16a is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. At this time, the throttle opening degree of the heating expansion valve 16a is controlled so that the outdoor unit refrigerant temperature T1 is lower than the outside air temperature Tam.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 exchanges heat with the outside air blown from the outside air fan, absorbs heat from the outside air, and evaporates. The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 flows into the fourth three-way joint 13d via the third three-way joint 13c and the suction side passage 21d.

The refrigerant flowing from the receiver 15 to the cooling expansion valve 16b is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. At this time, the throttle opening degree of the cooling expansion valve 16b is controlled so that the superheat degree SH2 approaches the target superheat degree KSH.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b flows into the indoor evaporator 19. The refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 19 exchanges heat with the blown air blown from the indoor blower 42, absorbs heat from the blown air, and evaporates. As a result, the blown air is cooled. The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor evaporator 19 flows into the fourth three-way joint 13d via the eighth three-way joint 13h.

In the fourth three-way joint 13d, the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the indoor evaporator 19 merge. The refrigerant flowing out from the fourth three-way joint 13d is sucked into the compressor 11 and compressed again.

Therefore, in the outside air parallel dehumidifying / heating mode, the dehumidifying / heating of the vehicle interior can be performed by reheating the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 and dehumidified by the indoor condenser 12 and blowing it into the vehicle interior. it can.

As described above, in the vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment, comfortable air conditioning in the vehicle interior can be realized by the refrigeration cycle device 10 switching the refrigerant circuit according to each operation mode.

The battery 30 is not cooled in the above-mentioned (a) outside air heating mode, (b) cooling mode, and (c) outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode, but in the vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment, the battery 30 is used. A cooling operation mode can be executed.

The operation mode for cooling the battery 30 can be executed without being affected by whether or not each operation mode of air conditioning is executed as long as the refrigeration cycle device 10 is operating. That is, the operation mode for cooling the battery 30 can be executed in parallel with each operation mode for air conditioning, or can be executed independently.

That is, in the vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment, it is possible to execute the battery independent mode in which only the battery 30 is cooled without air conditioning the interior of the vehicle. Further, various operation modes in which the battery 30 is cooled at the same time as the air conditioning in the vehicle interior can be executed.

The operation mode for cooling the battery 30 is executed when the battery temperature TB detected by the battery temperature sensor 51j becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined reference battery temperature KTB. Hereinafter, the operation of the operation mode for cooling the battery 30 will be described.

(D) Battery-only mode In the battery-only mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in a fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in a fully closed state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in a throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the battery independent mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → receiver 15 → cooling expansion valve 16c. → It is switched to the second circuit which circulates in the order of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 → the suction port of the compressor 11.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, for the compressor 11, the discharge capacity is controlled so that the battery temperature TB approaches the target battery temperature KTB2. The target battery temperature KTB2 is determined based on the battery temperature TB with reference to the control map for the battery independent mode stored in advance in the control device 50.

Regarding the cooling expansion valve 16c, the control device 50 controls the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH3 of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 approaches the target superheat degree KSH. Further, the control device 50 stops the indoor blower 42.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10, when the compressor 11 is operated, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12. In the battery-only mode, the indoor blower 42 is stopped. Therefore, the refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor condenser 12 flows out of the indoor condenser 12 without exchanging heat with the blown air.

The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 as in the cooling mode. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 exchanges heat with the outside air blown from the outside air fan, dissipates heat to the outside air, and condenses. Further, the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 flows into the receiver 15 through the third three-way joint 13c, the fifth three-way joint 13e, and the inlet side passage 21a, as in the cooling mode.

A part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 flows into the cooling expansion valve 16c through the outlet side passage 21b, the sixth three-way joint 13f, and the seventh three-way joint 13g. The residual liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 is stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant. The refrigerant flowing into the cooling expansion valve 16c is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. At this time, the throttle opening degree of the cooling expansion valve 16c is controlled so that the superheat degree SH3 approaches the target superheat degree KSH.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16c flows into the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30. The refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant passage 30a absorbs the heat of the battery 30 (that is, the waste heat of the battery 30) and evaporates. As a result, the battery 30 is cooled. The refrigerant flowing out of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 is sucked into the compressor 11 via the eighth three-way joint 13h and the fourth three-way joint 13d.

Therefore, in the battery-only mode, only the battery 30 can be cooled without air-conditioning the interior of the vehicle.

In the above-mentioned (d) battery independent mode, an example in which the indoor blower 42 is stopped on the premise that the air conditioning in the vehicle interior is not performed has been described, but (d) the indoor blower 42 is operated when the battery independent mode is executed. You may let me. In this case, at the same time as cooling the battery 30, it is possible to operate in the blowing mode in which the blowing air is blown into the vehicle interior without adjusting the temperature of the blowing air.

Further, in the operation mode in which the battery 30 is cooled at the same time as air-conditioning the interior of the vehicle, the control device 50 controls the device to be controlled in the same manner as in each operation mode for air conditioning, and the cooling expansion valve 16c. Is in the squeezed state.

As a result, in the refrigeration cycle device 10, the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 flows in the order of the cooling expansion valve 16c → the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 → the suction port of the compressor 11 regardless of the operation mode for air conditioning. Circuit is added.

That is, when the outside air heating mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel, the refrigerating cycle device 10 takes the refrigerant passage of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the battery 30 with respect to the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15. It is switched to a circuit in which 30a is connected in parallel. In the following description, the operation mode in which the outside air heating mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel is described as (e) the outside air waste heat heating mode.

Further, when the cooling mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel, the refrigerating cycle device 10 causes the indoor evaporator 19 and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 to respond to the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15. It can be switched to a circuit connected in parallel. In the following description, the operation mode in which the cooling mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel is described as (f) the cooling battery mode.

Further, when the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel, the refrigeration cycle device 10 receives the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the indoor evaporator with respect to the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15. It is switched to a circuit in which the refrigerant passages 30a of 19 and the battery 30 are connected in parallel. In the following description, the operation mode in which the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel is described as (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, with respect to the cooling expansion valve 16c, the control device 50 controls the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH3 of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 approaches the target superheat degree KSH as in the battery independent mode. To do.

In the refrigerating cycle device 10, the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 flows into the cooling expansion valve 16c via the sixth three-way joint 13f and the seventh three-way joint 13g. The refrigerant flowing from the receiver 15 into the cooling expansion valve 16c is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16c flows into the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30. The refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant passage 30a absorbs the heat of the battery 30 (that is, the waste heat of the battery 30) and evaporates. As a result, the battery 30 is cooled. The refrigerant flowing out of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 is sucked into the compressor 11 via the eighth three-way joint 13h and the fourth three-way joint 13d.

As described above, in the vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment, air conditioning in the vehicle interior is performed by executing (e) outside air waste heat heating mode, (f) cooling battery mode, and (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidifying / heating mode. At the same time, the battery 30 can be cooled. Further, in (e) outside air waste heat heating mode and (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidifying / heating mode, the waste heat of the battery 30 can be used as a heat source for heating the blown air.

Further, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, as described in (a) outside air heating mode, when switching to the first circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a is decompressed by the outdoor heat exchanger 18 Can be evaporated at. At this time, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant condensed by the indoor condenser 12 can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant. Therefore, the outlet-side refrigerant of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 can have a degree of superheat.

According to this, the outdoor is a heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant rather than the refrigeration cycle device (hereinafter, referred to as the refrigeration cycle device of the comparative example) provided with the accumulator which is the liquid storage unit on the low pressure side as the liquid storage unit. The amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the heat exchanger 18 can be increased. As a result, the amount of heat dissipated by the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 12 can be increased, and the heating capacity of the blown air in the indoor condenser 12 can be improved.

Therefore, (a) the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 in the outside air heating mode can improve the coefficient of performance of the cycle as compared with the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example.

Here, the accumulator is arranged in the refrigerant flow path from the refrigerant outlet side of the heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant to the suction side of the compressor, and the liquid storage unit on the low pressure side that stores excess refrigerant in the cycle as a liquid phase refrigerant. Is. Further, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant is defined by the enthalpy difference obtained by subtracting the enthalpy of the inlet side refrigerant from the enthalpy of the outlet side refrigerant of the heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant.

Further, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, as described in (b) cooling mode, when switching to the second circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b is decompressed by the indoor evaporator 19 in the indoor evaporator 19. Can be evaporated. At this time, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant condensed by the outdoor heat exchanger 18 can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant. Therefore, the outlet-side refrigerant of the indoor evaporator 19 can have a degree of superheat.

According to this, it is possible to increase the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the indoor evaporator 19, which is a heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant, as compared with the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example. As a result, the cooling capacity of the blown air in the indoor evaporator 19 can be improved.

Therefore, (b) the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 in the cooling mode can improve the coefficient of performance of the cycle as compared with the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, as described in (c) the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode, when switching to the third circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b is evaporated indoors. It can be evaporated in the vessel 19. Further, the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b can be evaporated by the indoor evaporator 19.

At this time, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant condensed by the indoor condenser 12 can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant. Therefore, both the outlet-side refrigerant of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the outlet-side refrigerant of the indoor evaporator 19 can have a degree of superheat.

According to this, it is possible to increase the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 18, which is a heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant, as compared with the refrigeration cycle device of the comparative example. As a result, the amount of heat dissipated by the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 12 can be increased, and the heating capacity of the blown air in the indoor condenser 12 can be improved.

Further, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the indoor evaporator 19, which is a heat exchange unit for evaporating the refrigerant, can be increased as compared with the refrigeration cycle device of the comparative example. As a result, the cooling capacity of the blown air in the indoor evaporator 19 can be improved.

Therefore, in (c) the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 in the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the coefficient of performance of the cycle can be improved as compared with the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example. That is, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the coefficient of performance can be improved even if the refrigerant circuit is configured to be switchable.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first switching portion 22a is configured by the first on-off valve 14a, the second on-off valve 14b, and the first three-way joint 13a. Then, the first switching unit 22a of the present embodiment specifically guides the refrigerant flowing out from the indoor condenser 12 to one of the receiver 15 side and the second three-way joint 13b side.

Further, the second three-way joint 13b constituting the joint portion of the present embodiment specifically guides one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first three-way joint 13a and the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 to the heating expansion valve 16a side. ing.

Further, the second switching portion 22b is composed of the third on-off valve 14c, the third three-way joint 13c, and the second check valve 17b. Then, the second switching unit 22b of the present embodiment specifically guides the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 to one of the suction port side and the receiver 15 side of the compressor 11.

According to this, it is possible to easily realize a refrigeration cycle device in which the flow direction of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 does not change even if the refrigerant circuit is switched. Therefore, even if the refrigerant circuit is switched, the gas-liquid separation performance of the receiver 15 is unlikely to change. Further, even if the refrigerant circuit is switched, it is possible to easily realize a refrigeration cycle device that stores excess refrigerant in the cycle in the common receiver 15. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the refrigeration cycle device 10 as a whole.

Further, the operation mode of the refrigeration cycle device 10 is not limited to the above-mentioned operation mode. For example, (h) EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, (i) waste heat heating mode, and (j) waste heat parallel dehumidifying and heating mode may be executed, which will be described below. (H) Eva independent dehumidifying and heating mode, (i) waste heat heating mode, and (j) waste heat parallel dehumidifying and heating mode are operation modes in which the refrigerant does not flow to the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

(H) EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode In the EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a and closes the second on-off valve 14b. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in a fully closed state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in a throttled state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in a fully closed state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the EVA independent dehumidifying and heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is the indoor condenser 12 → the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16b → the indoor evaporator 19 → the suction port of the compressor 11. It is switched to the refrigerant circuit that circulates in the order of.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, the compressor 11 and the cooling expansion valve 16b are controlled in the same manner as in the cooling mode.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the EVA independent dehumidification / heating mode, a vapor compression refrigeration cycle is configured in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator.

Therefore, in the EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, the dehumidifying and heating of the vehicle interior can be performed by reheating the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 19 by the indoor condenser 12 and blowing it into the vehicle interior. it can.

(I) Waste heat heating mode In the waste heat heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a and closes the second on-off valve 14b. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in a fully closed state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in a fully closed state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in a throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the waste heat heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is the indoor condenser 12 → the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16c → the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 → the suction of the compressor 11. It can be switched to a refrigerant circuit that circulates in the order of the mouth.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, the compressor 11 is controlled in the same manner as the outside air heating mode. At this time, when the cooling of the battery 30 is prioritized over the heating of the vehicle interior, the operation of the compressor 11 may be controlled in the same manner as in the battery independent mode. Further, the cooling expansion valve 16c is controlled in the same manner as in the battery independent mode.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the waste heat heating mode, a steam compression refrigeration cycle is configured in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 functions as an evaporator.

Therefore, in the waste heat heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the interior condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle. Further, the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 absorbs heat from the battery 30, so that the battery 30 can be cooled. Then, the heat absorbed by the refrigerant from the battery 30 can be used as a heating source for the blown air.

(J) Waste Heat Parallel Dehumidifying and Heating Mode In the waste heat parallel dehumidifying and heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a and closes the second on-off valve 14b. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in a fully closed state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in a throttled state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in a throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows in the order of the indoor condenser 12 → the receiver 15. Further, the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16b → the indoor evaporator 19 → the suction port of the compressor 11 circulates in this order, and the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16c → the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 → the suction port of the compressor 11. A refrigerant circuit that circulates in the order of

That is, the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode is switched to a circuit in which the indoor evaporator 19 and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 are connected in parallel with respect to the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15. That is, the waste heat parallel dehumidifying / heating mode is an operation mode in which the EVA single dehumidifying / heating mode and the cooling of the battery 30 are executed in parallel.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, the compressor 11 and the cooling expansion valve 16b are controlled in the same manner as in the cooling mode. The cooling expansion valve 16c is controlled in the same manner as in the battery independent mode.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the indoor evaporator 19 and the battery 30 functions as an evaporator. Is configured.

Therefore, in the waste heat parallel dehumidifying / heating mode, the dehumidifying / heating of the vehicle interior is performed by reheating the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 and dehumidified by the indoor condenser 12 and blowing it into the vehicle interior. Can be done. Further, the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 absorbs heat from the battery 30, so that the battery 30 can be cooled. Then, the heat absorbed by the refrigerant from the battery 30 can be used as a heating source for the blown air.

Further, as the operation mode of the refrigeration cycle device 10, for example, (k) series EVA single dehumidification heating mode, (m) series waste heat heating mode, and (n) series waste heat parallel dehumidification heating mode described below are executed. You may. In (k) series EVA independent dehumidifying and heating mode, (m) series waste heat heating mode, and (n) series waste heat parallel dehumidifying and heating mode, the indoor condenser 12 and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 pass through a heating expansion valve 16a. It is an operation mode that is directly connected.

(K) In-series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode In the in-series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttled state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in the fully closed state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is the indoor condenser 12 → the heating expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve. It is switched to a refrigerant circuit that circulates in the order of 16b → indoor evaporator 19 → compressor 11 suction port.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, the compressor 11 and the cooling expansion valve 16b are controlled in the same manner as in the cooling mode.

With respect to the expansion valve 16a for heating, the throttle opening degree is adjusted so that the temperature of the high-pressure refrigerant flowing out from the indoor condenser 12 becomes the reference temperature. More specifically, the throttle opening degree is adjusted so that the high pressure pressure Pd detected by the high pressure pressure sensor 51d becomes a predetermined reference high pressure KPd. Further, the throttle opening degree of the heating expansion valve 16a is adjusted within a range in which the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 becomes higher than the outside air temperature.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the series EVA single dehumidification / heating mode, a steam compression refrigeration cycle in which the indoor condenser 12 and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 function as condensers and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator is provided. It is composed.

Therefore, in the series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, the dehumidifying and heating of the vehicle interior is performed by reheating the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 19 by the indoor condenser 12 and blowing it out into the vehicle interior. Can be done.

In addition to this, in the series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode, the amount of heat released from the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 12 can be adjusted by adjusting the throttle opening of the heating expansion valve 16a. Therefore, the heating capacity of the blown air in the indoor condenser 12 can be appropriately adjusted.

(M) Series Waste Heat Heating Mode In the series waste heat heating mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 in the series waste heat heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is the indoor condenser 12 → the heating expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16c. → The refrigerant circuit is switched to circulate in the order of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 → the suction port of the compressor 11.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, the compressor 11 is controlled in the same manner as the outside air heating mode. At this time, when the cooling of the battery 30 is prioritized over the heating of the vehicle interior, the operation of the compressor 11 may be controlled in the same manner as in the battery independent mode. Further, the heating expansion valve 16a is controlled in the same manner as in the series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode. The cooling expansion valve 16c is controlled in the same manner as in the battery independent mode.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the series waste heat heating mode, the indoor condenser 12 and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 function as condensers, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 functions as an evaporator. Is configured.

Therefore, in the series waste heat heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle. Further, the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 absorbs heat from the battery 30, so that the battery 30 can be cooled. Then, the heat absorbed by the refrigerant from the battery 30 can be used as a heating source for the blown air.

In addition to this, in the series waste heat heating mode, the amount of heat released from the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 12 can be adjusted by adjusting the throttle opening degree of the heating expansion valve 16a. Therefore, the heating capacity of the blown air in the indoor condenser 12 can be appropriately adjusted.

(N) Series Waste Heat Parallel Dehumidification and Heating Mode In the series waste heat parallel dehumidification and heating mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttled state, and the cooling expansion valve 16c in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the series waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows in the order of the indoor condenser 12 → the heating expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the receiver 15. Further, the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16b → the indoor evaporator 19 → the suction port of the compressor 11 circulates in this order, and the receiver 15 → the cooling expansion valve 16c → the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 → the suction port of the compressor 11. A refrigerant circuit that circulates in the order of

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the series waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the circuit is switched to a circuit in which the indoor evaporator 19 and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 are connected in parallel with respect to the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15. ..

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, the compressor 11 and the cooling expansion valve 16b are controlled in the same manner as in the cooling mode. The cooling expansion valve 16c is controlled in the same manner as in the battery independent mode. The heating expansion valve 16a is controlled in the same manner as in the series EVA single dehumidifying and heating mode.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 in the series waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the indoor condenser 12 and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 function as condensers, and the refrigerant passages 30a of the indoor evaporator 19 and the battery 30 function as evaporators. A vapor-compression refrigeration cycle is constructed.

Therefore, in the series waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the interior of the vehicle is dehumidified and heated by reheating the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 and dehumidified by the indoor condenser 12 and blowing it into the vehicle interior. be able to. Further, the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 absorbs heat from the battery 30, so that the battery 30 can be cooled. Then, the heat absorbed by the refrigerant from the battery 30 can be used as a heating source for the blown air.

In addition to this, in the series waste heat parallel dehumidification heating mode, the amount of heat radiation of the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 12 can be adjusted by adjusting the throttle opening degree of the heating expansion valve 16a. Therefore, the heating capacity of the blown air in the indoor condenser 12 can be appropriately adjusted.

By the way, in the above-mentioned (a) outside air heating mode, (c) outside air parallel dehumidification heating mode, (e) outside air waste heat heating mode, and (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidification heating mode, the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the outdoor heat exchanger 18 Is below the outside temperature. Therefore, if these operation modes are executed at a low outside air temperature, frost may occur on the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

Therefore, when the frosting condition presumed to have caused frost on the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is satisfied, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is defrosted for a predetermined time (b). You may switch to () cooling mode, (d) battery independent mode, and (f) cooling battery mode. According to this, the high temperature refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 can be made to flow into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

Further, when the control device 50 switches to (b) cooling mode, (d) battery independent mode, and (f) cooling battery mode in order to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 18, a predetermined defrosting mode is used. The operation of the compressor 11 may be controlled so as to exert the ability of the compressor 11. Regarding the frosting conditions, for example, when the time when the outdoor unit refrigerant temperature T1 is below the reference frost temperature (for example, −5 ° C.) becomes the reference frost time (for example, 5 minutes) or more. It can be said that it was established in.

Further, if (c) the frost formation condition is satisfied during the execution of the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 may be defrosted by switching to the (b) cooling mode. According to this, since it is not necessary to change the control mode of the cooling expansion valve 16b and the cooling expansion valve 16c, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 can be quickly defrosted.

Similarly, if the frost formation condition is satisfied during the execution of (e) the outside air waste heat heating mode, the mode may be switched to (d) the battery alone mode in order to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 18. Similarly, if the frost formation condition is satisfied during the execution of the (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode, the mode may be switched to the (f) cooling battery mode in order to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

(Second Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, an example in which the cycle configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 is changed will be described with respect to the first embodiment as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the indoor condenser 12 is arranged in the inlet side passage 21a. The refrigerant inlet of the indoor condenser 12 is connected to the outlet side of the first on-off valve 14a in the inlet side passage 21a. Further, the refrigerant outlet of the indoor condenser 12 is connected to one inflow port side of the fifth three-way joint 13e in the inlet side passage 21a.

Therefore, the first switching unit 22a of the refrigerant circuit switching unit of the present embodiment specifically guides the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 to one of the indoor condenser 12 side and the second three-way joint 13b side. There is. Further, the second three-way joint 13b constituting the joint portion specifically guides one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first three-way joint 13a and the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 to the heating expansion valve 16a side. Other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment also operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, when the operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, even if the first switching portion 22a and the joint portion are connected as in the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, even if the refrigerant circuit is switched, the flow direction of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 does not change, and further, it is possible to easily realize a refrigeration cycle device that stores the surplus refrigerant in the cycle in the common receiver 15.

In addition to this, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant does not flow into the indoor condenser 12 in the cooling mode. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the pressure loss that occurs when the refrigerant flows through the indoor condenser 12 does not occur. As a result, the power consumption of the compressor 11 can be reduced in the cooling mode, and the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(Third Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, an example in which the cycle configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 is changed will be described with respect to the second embodiment as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the heating expansion valve 16a is arranged in the outlet side passage 21b. The inlet of the heating expansion valve 16a is connected to one outlet side of the sixth three-way joint 13f in the outlet side passage 21b. Further, the outlet of the heating expansion valve 16a is connected to the other inflow port side of the second three-way joint 13b in the outlet side passage 21b. In addition, the first check valve 17a has been abolished.

Therefore, the first switching unit 22a of the refrigerant circuit switching unit of the present embodiment specifically guides the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 to one of the indoor condenser 12 side and the second three-way joint 13b side. There is. Further, the second three-way joint 13b constituting the joint portion specifically guides one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first three-way joint 13a and the refrigerant flowing out from the heating expansion valve 16a to the outdoor heat exchanger 18 side. There is. Other configurations and operations are the same as in the second embodiment.

Therefore, the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment also operates in the same manner as in the second embodiment, and the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained. That is, when the operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, even if the first switching portion 22a and the joint portion are connected as in the present embodiment, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained. That is, even if the refrigerant circuit is switched, the flow direction of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 does not change, and a refrigeration cycle device capable of storing the surplus refrigerant in the cycle in the common receiver 15 can be easily realized. ..

In addition to this, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant does not flow into the indoor condenser 12 in the cooling mode. Therefore, as in the second embodiment, the coefficient of performance can be further improved in the cooling mode. Further, since the first check valve 17a can be abolished, the cycle configuration can be simplified.

(Fourth Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, an example in which the cycle configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 is changed will be described with respect to the first embodiment as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the heating expansion valve 16a is arranged in the outlet side passage 21b as in the third embodiment. In addition, the first check valve 17a has been abolished.

Therefore, the first switching unit 22a of the refrigerant circuit switching unit of the present embodiment specifically guides the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 to one of the receiver 15 side and the second three-way joint 13b side. Further, the second three-way joint 13b constituting the joint portion specifically guides one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first three-way joint 13a and the refrigerant flowing out from the heating expansion valve 16a to the outdoor heat exchanger 18 side. There is. Other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment also operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, when the operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, even if the first switching portion 22a and the joint portion are connected as in the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, even if the refrigerant circuit is switched, the flow direction of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 does not change, and a refrigeration cycle device capable of storing the surplus refrigerant in the cycle in the common receiver 15 can be easily realized. ..

In addition to this, in the refrigerating cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the first check valve 17a can be abolished as in the third embodiment, so that the cycle configuration can be simplified.

(Fifth Embodiment)
In this embodiment, an example in which the cycle configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 is changed will be described with respect to the first embodiment as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 7.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the fixed throttle 23a is arranged in the inlet side passage 21a. The fixed throttle 23a is a liquid storage unit side decompression unit that depressurizes the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15. The fixed throttle 23a is arranged in a range of the inlet side passage 21a from the outlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e to the inlet of the receiver 15. As such a fixed throttle 23a, an orifice, a capillary tube, or the like can be adopted. Other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment also operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, when the operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, since the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment includes the fixed throttle 23a, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a Moriel diagram showing the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the outside air heating mode. In the outside air heating mode, the indoor condenser 12 serves as a heat exchange unit for condensing the refrigerant. Further, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 serves as a heat exchange unit for evaporating the refrigerant.

Further, in FIG. 8, the change in the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment provided with the fixed throttle 23a is shown by a thick solid line. Further, the change in the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example not provided with the fixed throttle 23a is shown by a broken line.

Further, in FIG. 8, the state of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is shown by the point Lq1. Further, in FIG. 8, the state of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example is shown by a point Lqex.

Since the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment includes the fixed throttle 23a, the pressure of the refrigerant in the receiver 15 is lower than the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant in the heat exchange section that condenses the refrigerant. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the pressure of the refrigerant at the point Lq1 of the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment is lower than the pressure of the refrigerant at the point Lqex of the refrigeration cycle device of the comparative example.

Further, along the slope of the saturated liquid line in the Moriel diagram, the enthalpy of the refrigerant at the point Lq1 of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is lower than the enthalpy of the refrigerant at the point Lqex of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example. Become. Therefore, in the refrigerating cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant on the outlet side of the heat exchange section that condenses the refrigerant becomes the supercooled liquid phase refrigerant SC1.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the enthalpy of the refrigerant flowing into the heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant can be lowered as compared with the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the comparative example. As a result, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the heat exchange section that evaporates the refrigerant can be increased, and the coefficient of performance can be improved. This effect can also be obtained in other operating modes.

Here, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, an example in which the fixed throttle 23a is adopted as the liquid storage unit side decompression unit has been described, but the liquid storage unit side decompression unit is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the fixed throttle 23b may be arranged in the range from the outlet of the first on-off valve 14a to one inflow port of the fifth three-way joint 13e in the inlet side passage 21a. The fixed throttle 23b is a first liquid storage unit side decompression unit that decompresses the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 when the refrigerant circuit switching unit is switched to the first circuit or the third circuit. According to this, the coefficient of performance can be improved in the outside air heating mode and the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the fixed throttle 23c may be arranged in a range from the other outlet of the third three-way joint 13c to the other inlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e. The fixed throttle 23c serves as a second liquid storage unit side decompression unit that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 when the refrigerant circuit switching unit is switched to the second circuit. According to this, the coefficient of performance can be improved in the cooling mode.

Of course, both the fixed throttle 23b, which is the decompression section on the first liquid storage section side, and the fixed throttle 23c, which is the decompression section on the second liquid storage section side, may be adopted. In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, an example in which a fixed throttle is adopted as the liquid storage section side decompression section has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a variable throttle mechanism may be adopted.

(Sixth Embodiment)
In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the heating expansion valve 16a and the third on-off valve 14c, which is a part of the second switching portion 22b, are integrated into the integrated valve 24 with respect to the first embodiment. An example of integration will be described. Note that FIG. 11 shows the flow of the refrigerant in the integrated valve 24 in the outside air heating mode and the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode.

The integrated valve 24 has a body 240. The body 240 is made of a metal (aluminum in this embodiment) having excellent heat transfer properties. The body 240 is formed with a first inlet portion 24a, a first outlet portion 24b, a second inlet portion 24c, and a second outlet portion 24d.

The first inlet portion 24a is a refrigerant inlet portion connected to the outlet side of the second three-way joint 13b. The first outlet portion 24b is a refrigerant outlet portion connected to the refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The first inlet portion 24a and the first exit portion 24b communicate with each other in the body 240.

A throttle passage 161 is formed in the refrigerant passage from the first inlet portion 24a to the first outlet portion 24b in the body 240. Further, in the refrigerant passage from the first inlet portion 24a to the first outlet portion 24b, a valve body portion 162 that changes the cross-sectional area of the throttle passage 161 is arranged. The valve body portion 162 is connected to the stepping motor 163 via a shaft. The stepping motor 163 displaces the valve body portion 162 to change the cross-sectional area of the throttle passage.

That is, in the integrated valve 24, the heating expansion valve 16a is formed by the throttle passage 161, the valve body portion 162, the stepping motor 163, and the like.

The second inlet portion 24c is a refrigerant inlet portion connected to the refrigerant outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The second outlet portion 24d is a refrigerant outlet portion connected to one inflow port side of the fourth three-way joint 13d. The second inlet portion 24c and the second exit portion 24d communicate with each other in the body 240.

In the refrigerant passage from the second inlet portion 24c to the second outlet portion 24d in the body 240, a valve body portion 141 that opens and closes the refrigerant passage is arranged. The valve body portion 141 is connected to the solenoid 142 via a shaft. The solenoid 142 displaces the valve body portion 141 to open and close the refrigerant passage from the second inlet portion 24c to the second outlet portion 24d.

That is, in the integrated valve 24, the third on-off valve 14c is formed by the valve body portion 141, the solenoid 142, and the like.

Further, in the body 240, the upstream passage 241 and the downstream passage 242 are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other. The upstream side passage 241 is a portion of the refrigerant passage from the first inlet portion 24a to the first outlet portion 24b on the upstream side of the refrigerant flow with respect to the throttle passage 161. The downstream passage 242 is a portion of the refrigerant passage from the second inlet portion 24c to the second outlet portion 24d on the downstream side of the refrigerant flow with respect to the valve body portion 141.

In other words, the refrigerant flowing through the upstream passage 241 is the refrigerant flowing into the heating expansion valve 16a. The refrigerant flowing through the downstream passage 242 is a refrigerant guided from the second switching portion to the suction port side of the compressor 11 via the fourth three-way joint 13d.

As a result, in the integrated valve 24, as shown by the thin broken line arrow in FIG. 11, heat can be transferred between the refrigerant flowing through the upstream passage 241 and the refrigerant flowing through the downstream passage 242 via the body 240. It has become. In other words, the integrated valve 24 can exchange heat between the refrigerant flowing into the heating expansion valve 16a and the refrigerant guided from the second switching unit to the suction port side of the compressor 11. Other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment also operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, regardless of the operation mode of the refrigerant circuit, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, since the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment includes the integrated valve 24, the coefficient of performance can be further improved in the outside air heating mode and the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode.

This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a Moriel diagram showing the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle device 10 in the outside air heating mode. Further, in FIG. 12, the change in the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment including the integrated valve 24 is shown by a thick solid line. Further, the change in the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example not provided with the integrated valve 24 is shown by a broken line.

Further, in FIG. 12, the state of the refrigerant on the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment is shown by a point Ev. Further, in FIG. 12, the state of the refrigerant on the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 in the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example is shown by point Evex.

In the integrated valve 24, heat can be exchanged between the refrigerant flowing through the upstream passage 241 and the refrigerant flowing through the downstream passage 242. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the enthalpy of the refrigerant at the point Ev of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is lower than the enthalpy of the refrigerant at the point Evex of the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the comparative example. Therefore, in the refrigerating cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant on the outlet side of the heat exchange section that condenses the refrigerant becomes the supercooled liquid phase refrigerant SC2.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the enthalpy of the refrigerant flowing into the heat exchange unit that evaporates the refrigerant can be lowered as compared with the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the comparative example. As a result, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the heat exchange section that evaporates the refrigerant can be increased, and the coefficient of performance can be improved. This effect can also be obtained in the outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode.

Here, in the cooling mode, the third on-off valve 14c is closed. That is, the valve body portion 141 closes the refrigerant passage from the second inlet portion 24c to the second outlet portion 24d. Therefore, the refrigerant does not flow through the downstream passage 242. That is, in the cooling mode, heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing through the upstream passage 241 and the refrigerant flowing through the downstream passage 242 is not performed.

(7th Embodiment)
In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a configuration corresponding to the third three-way joint 13c of the second switching portion 22b is integrated with the outdoor heat exchanger 18 with respect to the first embodiment. An example of this will be described.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as the outdoor heat exchanger 18, a so-called tank-and-tube heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes and a pair of tanks connected to both ends of the plurality of tubes is adopted. ing. Then, the flow of the refrigerant is branched in the same manner as the third three-way joint 13c by providing two refrigerant outlets in the tank forming the collecting space where the refrigerants that circulate through the plurality of tubes and exchange heat with the outside air are collected. ..

Other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment. That is, when the operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the second switching portion 22b may be integrated by accommodating the third on-off valve 14c in the tank of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 of the present embodiment. Further, the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and the integrated valve 24 may be integrated by accommodating the integrated valve described in the sixth embodiment in the tank of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 of the present embodiment.

(8th Embodiment)
In this embodiment, an example in which the cycle configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 is changed will be described with respect to the first embodiment as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. In the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, a ninth three-way joint 13i, a tenth three-way joint 13j, a rear cooling expansion valve 16d, and a rear indoor evaporator 19a are added.

The basic configuration of the 9th three-way joint 13i and the 10th three-way joint 13j is the same as that of the first three-way joint 13a and the like. The other outlet side of the 7th three-way joint 13g is connected to the inflow port of the ninth three-way joint 13i. The inlet side of the rear cooling expansion valve 16d is connected to one of the outlets of the ninth three-way joint 13i. The inlet side of the cooling expansion valve 16c is connected to the other outlet of the ninth three-way joint 13i.

The rear cooling expansion valve 16d is a second decompression unit that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from one outlet of the ninth three-way joint 13i and adjusts the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing out to the downstream side. The basic configuration of the rear cooling expansion valve 16d is the same as that of the heating expansion valve 16a and the like.

The refrigerant inlet side of the rear room evaporator 19a is connected to the outlet of the rear cooling expansion valve 16d. The rear chamber evaporator 19a is an evaporation unit that evaporates the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the rear cooling expansion valve 16d by exchanging heat with the blown air blown to the rear seat side. The rear room evaporator 19a is a rear seat side blown air cooling unit that cools the blown air blown to the rear seat side. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the indoor evaporator 19 is used as the front seat side blown air cooling unit.

One inflow port of the 10th three-way joint 13j is connected to the refrigerant outlet of the rear room evaporator 19a. The outlet side of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 is connected to the other inflow port of the tenth three-way joint 13j. The other inflow port of the eighth three-way joint 13h is connected to the outflow port of the tenth three-way joint 13j.

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, the indoor evaporator 19, the rear indoor evaporator 19a, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 are connected in parallel with the refrigerant flow. The other configurations of the refrigeration cycle device 10 are the same as those of the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. The basic operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. Further, in the refrigerating cycle device 10 of the present embodiment, by setting the rear cooling expansion valve 16d in the throttled state in (b) cooling mode, (f) cooling battery mode, etc., not only the front seat side but also the rear seat side The blown air blown to can also be cooled.

In these operation modes, when cooling the blown air blown to the rear seat side, the control device 50 adjusts the superheat degree SH4 of the outlet side refrigerant of the rear room evaporator 19a to approach the target superheat degree KSH. Control the throttle opening. Further, in these operation modes, when the occupant is only in the rear seat when the vehicle is stopped, the cooling expansion valve 16b is fully closed and the blown air is blown to the rear seat side. Only may be cooled.

Other operations are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment. That is, regardless of which operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

In this embodiment, an example in which an electric variable throttle mechanism that operates by supplying electric power is described as the cooling expansion valve 16b, the rear cooling expansion valve 16d, and the cooling expansion valve 16c. However, it is not limited to this.

For example, as the cooling expansion valve 16b, a temperature-type expansion valve that changes the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH2 of the outlet-side refrigerant of the indoor evaporator 19 approaches the target superheat degree KSH may be adopted. Further, in addition to the temperature expansion valve, an on-off valve that opens and closes the refrigerant flow path may be provided to prevent the refrigerant from flowing into the indoor evaporator 19.

The temperature expansion valve is displaced according to the deformation of the temperature-sensitive portion (specifically, the diaphragm) having a deformable member (specifically, a diaphragm) that deforms according to the temperature and pressure of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the indoor evaporator 19. It is a mechanical variable throttle mechanism having a valve body portion that changes the throttle opening.

Similarly, as the rear cooling expansion valve 16d, a temperature type expansion valve that changes the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH4 of the outlet side refrigerant of the rear chamber evaporator 19a approaches the target superheat degree KSH may be adopted. .. In addition to this, an on-off valve that opens and closes the refrigerant flow path may be provided to prevent the refrigerant from flowing into the rear room evaporator 19a.

Similarly, as the cooling expansion valve 16c, a temperature type expansion valve that changes the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH3 of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 approaches the target superheat degree KSH may be adopted. .. In addition to this, an on-off valve for opening and closing the refrigerant flow path may be provided to prevent the refrigerant from flowing into the refrigerant passage 30a.

(9th Embodiment)
In the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, an example in which the internal heat exchanger 26 is added to the first embodiment will be described as shown in FIG. The internal heat exchanger 26 exchanges heat between the high-pressure refrigerant flowing out of the receiver 15 and the low-pressure refrigerant sucked into the compressor 11. Therefore, in the internal heat exchanger 26, the high-pressure refrigerant is cooled to reduce the enthalpy, and the low-pressure refrigerant is heated to increase the enthalpy.

The internal heat exchanger 26 has a high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a through which the high-pressure refrigerant flowing out of the receiver 15 flows, and a low-pressure refrigerant passage 26b in which the low-pressure refrigerant sucked into the compressor 11 flows. The high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a is arranged in the refrigerant passage from one outlet of the 7th three-way joint 13g to the inlet of the cooling expansion valve 16b. The low-pressure refrigerant passage 26b is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the refrigerant outlet of the indoor evaporator 19 to one inflow port of the eighth three-way joint 13h.

Here, in FIG. 15, the internal heat exchanger 26 is schematically shown for the sake of clarity. More specifically, FIG. 15 schematically shows the arrangement of the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a and the low-pressure refrigerant passage 26b in the refrigeration cycle device 10. The heat exchange between the high-pressure refrigerant flowing through the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a and the low-pressure refrigerant flowing through the low-pressure refrigerant passage 26b is indicated by a thick line arrow. This also applies to FIGS. 16 and 17, which will be described later.

Other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the present embodiment. That is, when the operation mode is switched to, the high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant can be stored in the receiver 15 as a surplus refrigerant, so that the coefficient of performance can be improved.

Further, according to the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, at least in the (b) cooling mode, (c) outside air parallel dehumidification / heating mode, (f) cooling battery mode, and (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidification / heating mode. The coefficient of performance can be further improved. In other words, the coefficient of performance can be further improved in the operation mode in which the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b is evaporated by the indoor evaporator 19.

More specifically, in these operating modes, the internal heat exchanger 26 can supercool the high pressure refrigerant flowing out of the receiver 15. According to this, the enthalpy of the refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 19 can be reduced, and the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the indoor evaporator 19 can be increased. As a result, the coefficient of performance can be improved in these operation modes.

In this embodiment, an example in which the internal heat exchanger 26 is arranged so that the coefficient of performance is improved in the operation mode in which the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16b is evaporated by the indoor evaporator 19 will be described. However, the arrangement of the internal heat exchanger 26 is not limited to this.

For example, the arrangement of the internal heat exchanger 26 may be changed as in the modified example shown in FIG. That is, the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a may be arranged in the refrigerant passage from the other outlet of the 7th three-way joint 13g to the inlet of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30. Further, the low pressure refrigerant passage 26b may be arranged in the refrigerant passage from the inlet of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 to the other inlet of the eighth three-way joint 13h.

According to this, not only the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, but also at least (d) battery independent mode, (e) outside air waste heat heating mode, (f) cooling battery mode, and (g) outside air waste. In the thermal parallel dehumidifying / heating mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved. In other words, the coefficient of performance can be further improved in the operation mode in which the refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16c is evaporated in the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30.

Further, for example, as in the modified example shown in FIG. 17, the arrangement of the internal heat exchanger 26 may be changed. That is, the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a may be arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the second three-way joint 13b to the inlet of the heating expansion valve 16a. Further, the low-pressure refrigerant passage 26b may be arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the third on-off valve 14c to one inflow port of the fourth three-way joint 13d in the suction side passage 21d.

According to this, not only the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, but also at least (a) outside air heating mode, (c) outside air parallel dehumidification heating mode, (e) outside air waste heat heating mode, (g). In the outside air waste heat parallel dehumidifying and heating mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved. In other words, the coefficient of performance can be further improved in the operation mode in which the refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a is evaporated by the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

(10th Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a having a modified cycle configuration will be described with respect to the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 of the fifth embodiment as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. The refrigeration cycle device 10a can form a gas injection cycle when the refrigerant circuit is switched to a predetermined operation mode.

Therefore, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a, a two-stage step-up compressor 111 is adopted as the compressor. The compressor 111 is a two-stage step-up electric compressor in which both a low-stage compression mechanism and a high-stage compression mechanism having a fixed discharge capacity are rotationally driven by a common electric motor. The rotation speed (that is, the refrigerant discharge pressure) of the compressor 111 is controlled by the control signal output from the control device 50.

Further, the compressor 111 has a housing for accommodating a low-stage compression mechanism, a high-stage compression mechanism, an electric motor, and the like. The housing forms the outer shell of the compressor 111. The housing is formed with a suction port 111a, an intermediate pressure suction port 111b, and a discharge port 111c.

The suction port 111a is an opening hole for sucking the low-pressure refrigerant from the outside of the housing to the low-stage compression mechanism. The intermediate pressure suction port 111b is an opening hole for allowing the intermediate pressure refrigerant to flow from the outside to the inside of the housing and to join the refrigerant in the compression process from low pressure to high pressure. The intermediate pressure suction port 111b is connected to the discharge port side of the low-stage compression mechanism and the suction port side of the high-stage compression mechanism inside the housing. The discharge port 111c is an opening hole for discharging the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the high-stage compression mechanism to the outside of the housing. The refrigerant inlet side of the indoor condenser 12 is connected to the discharge port 111c.

Further, the refrigeration cycle device 10a includes an 11th three-way joint 13k, an intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e, and an internal heat exchanger 26.

The eleventh three-way joint 13k is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the first check valve 17a to the other inflow port of the second three-way joint 13b in the outlet side passage 21b. An injection passage 21e that guides the flow of the refrigerant branched by the 11th three-way joint 13k to the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 is connected to one outlet of the 11th three-way joint 13k.

The intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e is arranged in the injection passage 21e. The intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e is a third pressure reducing unit that reduces the pressure of a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 when switching to a predetermined operation mode (in this embodiment, the outside air heating mode). The basic configuration of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e is the same as that of the heating expansion valve 16a and the like.

The internal heat exchanger 26 exchanges heat between the high-pressure refrigerant flowing out from the other outlet of the 11th three-way joint 13k and the intermediate-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the intermediate-pressure expansion valve 16e. In the internal heat exchanger 26, the high-pressure refrigerant is cooled to reduce the enthalpy, and the intermediate-pressure refrigerant is heated to increase the enthalpy.

The high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the other outlet of the 11th three-way joint 13k to the other inlet of the second three-way joint 13b in the outlet side passage 21b. There is. The intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 is arranged in the refrigerant passage of the injection passage 21e from the outlet of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e to the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

Further, an intermediate temperature sensor and an intermediate pressure sensor (not shown) are connected to the input side of the control device 50 of the refrigeration cycle device 10a.

The intermediate temperature sensor is an intermediate pressure temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing out of the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 and being sucked into the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111. The intermediate pressure sensor is an intermediate pressure pressure detecting unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 and being sucked into the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

The other configurations of the refrigeration cycle device 10a are the same as those of the refrigeration cycle device 10 described in the fifth embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10a having the above configuration will be described. Also in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the operation mode is switched in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 is the indoor condenser 12 → the fixed throttle 23a → the receiver 15 → the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → heating. It is switched to the first circuit that circulates in the order of the expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, for the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e, the control device 50 makes the superheat degree SH5 of the refrigerant sucked into the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 approach a predetermined target superheat degree KSH5 for the intermediate pressure refrigerant. Control the throttle opening. The degree of superheat SH5 is calculated using the detection signal of the intermediate temperature sensor and the detection signal of the intermediate pressure sensor. Other controls are the same as the outside air heating mode of the fifth embodiment.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10a, when the compressor 111 is operated, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 flows into the indoor condenser 12. The refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor condenser 12 dissipates heat to the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 and condenses. As a result, the blown air is heated.

The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 is decompressed by the fixed throttle 23a as in the outside air heating mode of the fifth embodiment, and flows into the receiver 15. The refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 is gas-liquid separated by the receiver 15. The flow of a part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 is branched at the 11th three-way joint 13k arranged in the outlet side passage 21b.

One of the refrigerants branched at the 11th three-way joint 13k flows into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e arranged in the injection passage 21e. The refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e is depressurized until it becomes an intermediate pressure refrigerant. The intermediate pressure refrigerant decompressed by the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e flows into the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26.

The other refrigerant branched at the 11th three-way joint 13k flows into the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26. Therefore, in the internal heat exchanger 26, the high-pressure refrigerant flowing through the high-pressure refrigerant passage reduces the enthalpy, and the intermediate-pressure refrigerant flowing through the intermediate-pressure refrigerant passage increases the enthalpy.

The refrigerant flowing out of the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111. The refrigerant flowing out of the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 flows into the heating expansion valve 16a via the outlet side passage 21b and the second three-way joint 13b. The refrigerant flowing into the heating expansion valve 16a is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant, as in the outside air heating mode of the fifth embodiment.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 absorbs heat from the outside air and evaporates. The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is sucked from the suction port 111a of the compressor 111 through the third three-way joint 13c, the suction side passage 21d, and the fourth three-way joint 13d, and is compressed again.

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the fully closed state.

Here, when the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e is fully closed, the refrigerant does not flow into the injection passage 21e. Therefore, in the compressor 111, the intermediate pressure refrigerant cannot be sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port 111b. As a result, the compressor 111 functions as a single-stage step-up compressor. Further, the intermediate pressure refrigerant does not flow through the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26. As a result, in the internal heat exchanger 26, heat exchange between the high-pressure refrigerant and the intermediate-pressure refrigerant is not performed.

Therefore, the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode is switched to the second circuit in which the refrigerant circulates in exactly the same manner as in the cooling mode of the fifth embodiment. Further, in the cooling mode, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the fifth embodiment. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing out the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the vehicle interior, as in the fifth embodiment.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, in the other operation modes, the control device 50 sets the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in a fully closed state and operates in the same manner as the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the fifth embodiment. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a of the present embodiment, the gas injection cycle can be configured in (a) the outside air heating mode. In the gas injection cycle, the compression efficiency of the compressor 111 can be improved by merging the intermediate pressure refrigerant with the refrigerant in the step-up process in the compressor 111. Therefore, in (a) the outside air heating mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(11th Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 19, the refrigeration cycle device 10a in which the arrangement of the eleventh three-way joint 13k is changed with respect to the tenth embodiment will be described.

The eleventh three-way joint 13k of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the first on-off valve 14a to one inflow port of the fifth three-way joint 13e in the inlet side passage 21a. The intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e of the present embodiment is a third decompression unit that depressurizes a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15 when switching to a predetermined operation mode (in this embodiment, the outside air heating mode). .. The configuration and basic operation of the other refrigeration cycle device 10a are the same as those in the tenth embodiment.

Therefore, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode of the present embodiment, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 is the high-pressure refrigerant of the indoor condenser 12 → fixed throttle 23a → receiver 15 → internal heat exchanger 26. It is switched to the first circuit that circulates in the order of passage → heating expansion valve 16a → outdoor heat exchanger 18 → compressor 111 suction port 111a. Further, a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode of the present embodiment, the internal heat exchange method in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as an evaporator, as in the tenth embodiment. Gas injection is configured. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the tenth embodiment can be obtained.

(12th Embodiment)
In this embodiment, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 20, an example in which the arrangement of the internal heat exchanger 26 is changed with respect to the tenth embodiment will be described. The high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the other outlet of the 6th three-way joint 13f to the inlet of the 7th three-way joint 13g. Other configurations are the same as those of the tenth embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10a having the above configuration will be described. Also in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the operation mode is switched in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the fully closed state.

Therefore, the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode is switched to the first circuit in which the refrigerant circulates in exactly the same manner as in the outside air heating mode of the fifth embodiment. Further, in the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the fifth embodiment. Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the vehicle interior, as in the fifth embodiment.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttle state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → fixed throttle 23a → receiver. It is switched to the second circuit that circulates in the order of 15 → high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → cooling expansion valve 16b → indoor evaporator 19 → suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, for the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e, the control device 50 controls the throttle opening degree so that the superheat degree SH5 of the refrigerant sucked into the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 approaches the target superheat degree KSH5. Other controls are the same as the cooling mode of the fifth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as a condenser and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the interior of the vehicle.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, in the other operation modes, the control device 50 sets the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in a fully closed state and operates in the same manner as the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the fifth embodiment. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a of the present embodiment, the gas injection cycle can be configured in the (b) cooling mode. Therefore, in (b) cooling mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(13th Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 21, the refrigeration cycle device 10a in which the arrangement of the 11th three-way joint 13k and the internal heat exchanger 26 is changed with respect to the tenth embodiment will be described.

The 11th three-way joint 13k of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e to the inlet of the fixed throttle 23a in the inlet side passage 21a. Therefore, the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e of the present embodiment is a third decompression unit that depressurizes a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15 when switching to a predetermined operation mode (cooling mode in the present embodiment). is there.

Further, the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the other outlet of the 6th three-way joint 13f to the inflow port of the 7th three-way joint 13g, as in the twelfth embodiment. Has been done. Other configurations are the same as those of the tenth embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10a having the above configuration will be described. Also in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the operation mode is switched in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the fully closed state.

Therefore, the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode is switched to the first circuit in which the refrigerant circulates in exactly the same manner as in the outside air heating mode of the fifth embodiment. Further, in the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the fifth embodiment. Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the vehicle interior, as in the fifth embodiment.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttle state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → fixed throttle 23a → receiver. It is switched to the second circuit that circulates in the order of 15 → high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → cooling expansion valve 16b → indoor evaporator 19 → suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the cooling mode of the twelfth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as a condenser and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the interior of the vehicle.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, in the other operation modes, the control device 50 sets the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in a fully closed state and operates in the same manner as the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the fifth embodiment. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a of the present embodiment, the gas injection cycle can be configured in the (b) cooling mode. Therefore, in (b) cooling mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(14th Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 22, the refrigeration cycle device 10a in which the arrangement of the 11th three-way joint 13k and the internal heat exchanger 26 is changed with respect to the tenth embodiment will be described.

The 11th three-way joint 13k of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e to the inlet of the fixed throttle 23a in the inlet side passage 21a. Therefore, when the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e of the present embodiment is switched to a predetermined operation mode (in this embodiment, the outside air heating mode and the cooling mode), the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e depressurizes a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15. 3 Decompression unit.

Further, the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the receiver 15 to the inflow port of the sixth three-way joint 13f in the outlet side passage 21b. Other configurations are the same as those of the tenth embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10a having the above configuration will be described. Also in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the operation mode is switched in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 is the indoor condenser 12 → the fixed throttle 23a → the receiver 15 → the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → heating. It is switched to the first circuit that circulates in the order of the expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the outside air heating mode of the tenth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttle state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → fixed throttle 23a → receiver. It is switched to the second circuit that circulates in the order of 15 → high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → cooling expansion valve 16b → indoor evaporator 19 → suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the cooling mode of the twelfth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as a condenser and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the interior of the vehicle.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, in the other operation modes, the control device 50 sets the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in a fully closed state and operates in the same manner as the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the fifth embodiment. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a, a gas injection cycle can be configured in (a) outside air heating mode and (b) cooling mode. Therefore, in (a) outside air heating mode and (b) cooling mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(15th Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 23, the refrigeration cycle device 10a in which the arrangement of the 11th three-way joint 13k and the internal heat exchanger 26 is changed with respect to the thirteenth embodiment will be described.

The 11th three-way joint 13k of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the receiver 15 to the inflow port of the sixth three-way joint 13f in the outlet side passage 21b. Therefore, the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e of the present embodiment is a third decompression unit that depressurizes a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 in a predetermined operation mode (in this embodiment, the outside air heating mode and the cooling mode).

Further, the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the other outlet of the 11th three-way joint 13k to the inlet of the sixth three-way joint 13f in the outlet side passage 21b. There is. Other configurations are the same as those of the tenth embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10a having the above configuration will be described. Also in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the operation mode is switched in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, and opens the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 is the indoor condenser 12 → the fixed throttle 23a → the receiver 15 → the high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → heating. It is switched to the first circuit that circulates in the order of the expansion valve 16a → the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the outside air heating mode of the tenth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, and closes the third on-off valve 14c. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttle state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → fixed throttle 23a → receiver. It is switched to the second circuit that circulates in the order of 15 → high-pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → cooling expansion valve 16b → indoor evaporator 19 → suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the receiver 15 flows in the order of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the intermediate pressure refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger 26 → the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices as in the cooling mode of the twelfth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, an internal heat exchange type gas injection cycle is configured in which the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as a condenser and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the interior of the vehicle.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, in the other operation modes, the control device 50 sets the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in a fully closed state and operates in the same manner as the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the fifth embodiment. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a, a gas injection cycle can be configured in (a) outside air heating mode and (b) cooling mode. Therefore, in (a) outside air heating mode and (b) cooling mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(16th Embodiment)
In this embodiment, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 24, an example in which the cycle configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a is changed with respect to the tenth embodiment will be described. In the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the fourth on-off valve 14d is added, and the fixed throttle 23a, the eleventh three-way joint 13k, and the internal heat exchanger 26 are abolished. Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the arrangement of the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e is changed.

The fourth on-off valve 14d is a solenoid valve that opens and closes the injection passage 21e. The basic configuration of the fourth on-off valve 14d is the same as that of the first on-off valve 14a and the like. The intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e of the present embodiment is arranged in the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e to the inlet of the receiver 15 in the inlet side passage 21a.

Further, the receiver 15 of the present embodiment has a gas phase refrigerant outlet that allows the separated vapor phase refrigerant to flow out. The inlet side of the injection passage 21e is connected to the gas phase refrigerant outlet of the present embodiment. Therefore, the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e of the present embodiment is a third decompression unit that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 when switching to a predetermined operation mode (in this embodiment, the outside air heating mode and the cooling mode). is there.

Further, the intermediate temperature sensor of the present embodiment is arranged so as to detect the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e. The pressure sensor of this embodiment is arranged so as to detect the pressure of the refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e. The configuration of the other refrigeration cycle device 10a is the same as that of the tenth embodiment.

Next, the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 10a having the above configuration will be described. Also in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the operation mode is switched in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The operation of each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Outside air heating mode In the outside air heating mode, the control device 50 opens the first on-off valve 14a, closes the second on-off valve 14b, opens the third on-off valve 14c, and opens the fourth on-off valve 14d. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the throttled state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the fully closed state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttled state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 flows in the order of the indoor condenser 12 → the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → the receiver 15, and the liquid phase refrigerant of the receiver 15. The refrigerant flowing out from the outlet is switched to the first circuit that circulates in the order of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 → the suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, the refrigerant flowing out from the gas phase refrigerant outlet of the receiver 15 is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 via the injection passage 21e.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, with respect to the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e, the control device 50 controls the throttle opening degree so that the supercooling degree SC of the refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e approaches a predetermined target supercooling degree KSC. The supercooling degree SC is calculated using the detection signal of the intermediate temperature sensor and the detection signal of the intermediate pressure sensor. Other controls are the same as the outside air heating mode of the tenth embodiment.

In the refrigeration cycle device 10a, when the compressor 111 is operated, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the discharge port 111c of the compressor 111 flows into the indoor condenser 12. The refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor condenser 12 dissipates heat to the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 19 and condenses. As a result, the blown air is heated. The refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e and is depressurized until it becomes an intermediate pressure refrigerant.

The intermediate pressure refrigerant decompressed by the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e flows into the receiver 15. The refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 is gas-liquid separated by the receiver 15. A part of the vapor phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 via the injection passage 21e.

A part of the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the receiver 15 flows into the heating expansion valve 16a through the outlet side passage 21b and the second three-way joint 13b. The refrigerant flowing into the heating expansion valve 16a is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant.

The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 16a flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 18. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 absorbs heat from the outside air and evaporates. The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 18 is sucked from the suction port 111a of the compressor 111 through the third three-way joint 13c, the suction side passage 21d, and the fourth three-way joint 13d, and is compressed again.

That is, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a in the outside air heating mode, a gas-liquid separation type gas injection cycle is configured in which the indoor condenser 12 functions as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the outside air heating mode, the interior of the vehicle can be heated by blowing out the blown air heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the interior of the vehicle.

(B) Cooling mode In the cooling mode, the control device 50 closes the first on-off valve 14a, opens the second on-off valve 14b, closes the third on-off valve 14c, and opens the fourth on-off valve 14d. Further, the control device 50 sets the heating expansion valve 16a in the fully open state, the cooling expansion valve 16b in the throttle state, and the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttle state.

As a result, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 111 is (indoor condenser 12 → heating expansion valve 16a →) outdoor heat exchanger 18 → intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e → receiver 15. The refrigerant that flows in this order and flows out from the liquid phase refrigerant outlet of the receiver 15 is switched to the second circuit that circulates in the order of the cooling expansion valve 16b → the indoor evaporator 19 → the suction port 111a of the compressor 111. Further, the refrigerant flowing out from the gas phase refrigerant outlet of the receiver 15 is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 via the injection passage 21e.

With this circuit configuration, the control device 50 controls the operation of various controlled devices. For example, with respect to the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e, the control device 50 adjusts the throttle opening degree so that the supercooling degree SC of the refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e approaches the target supercooling degree KSC, as in the outside air heating mode. Control. Other controls are the same as the cooling mode of the twelfth embodiment.

That is, in the refrigerating cycle device 10a in the cooling mode, a gas-liquid separation type gas injection cycle is configured in which the outdoor heat exchanger 18 functions as a condenser and the indoor evaporator 19 functions as an evaporator. Therefore, in the cooling mode, the interior of the vehicle can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 19 into the interior of the vehicle.

Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the control device 50 closes the fourth on-off valve 14d and operates in the same manner as the refrigeration cycle device 10 of the fifth embodiment in other operation modes. Therefore, according to the refrigeration cycle device 10a of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained. Further, in the refrigeration cycle device 10a, (a) in the outside air heating mode and (b) in the cooling mode, A gas injection cycle can be configured. Therefore, in (a) outside air heating mode and (b) cooling mode, the coefficient of performance can be further improved.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified as follows without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the refrigeration cycle device 10 is applied to an air conditioner having an in-vehicle device cooling function has been described, but the application of the refrigeration cycle device 10 is not limited to this. The application is not limited to vehicles, and may be applied to stationary air conditioners and the like. For example, it may be applied to an air conditioner having a server temperature control function that cools a computer that functions as a server and air-conditions a room in which the server is housed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the battery 30 is adopted as the in-vehicle device has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an in-vehicle device that generates heat during operation, such as a motor generator, a power control unit (so-called PCU), and a control device for an advanced driver assistance system (so-called ADAS), may be adopted.

Further, the refrigeration cycle device 10 may be applied to an air conditioner that does not have a cooling function, such as an in-vehicle device. In this case, the 7th three-way joint 13g, the cooling expansion valve 16c, and the 8th three-way joint 13h may be abolished.

(2) The constituent devices of the refrigeration cycle devices 10 and 10a are not limited to those disclosed in the above-described embodiment.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the indoor condenser 12 is adopted as a heating unit for heating the blown air using a high-pressure refrigerant as a heat source has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, even if the heating portion is formed by adding the high temperature side heat medium circuit 60 that circulates the high temperature side heat medium to the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 described in the first embodiment. Good.

More specifically, the high temperature side water pump 61, the heat medium-refrigerant heat exchanger 62, the heater core 63, and the like may be arranged in the high temperature side heat medium circuit 60.

The heat medium-refrigerant heat exchanger 62 is a heat radiating unit that dissipates heat from the high-pressure refrigerant by exchanging heat between the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and the high-temperature side heat medium. The high temperature side water pump 61 is an electric pump that pumps the high temperature side heat medium circulating in the high temperature side heat medium circuit 60 to the heat medium-refrigerant heat exchanger 62. The rotation speed (that is, the water pressure feeding capacity) of the high temperature side water pump 61 is controlled by a control signal output from the control device 50. The heater core 63 is a heat exchange unit that heats the blown air by exchanging heat between the heat medium heated by the heat medium-refrigerant heat exchanger and the blown air.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, a direct cooling type battery cooling unit (in other words, an in-vehicle device cooling unit) that exchanges heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16c and the battery 30 is adopted. An example has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, a cooling unit for an in-vehicle device may be formed by adding a low temperature side heat medium circuit 70.

More specifically, the low temperature side water pump 71, the chiller 72, the heat medium passage of the vehicle-mounted device (in FIG. 25, the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30) and the like may be arranged in the low temperature side heat medium circuit 70.

The chiller 72 is an evaporation unit that evaporates the low-pressure refrigerant by exchanging heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the cooling expansion valve 16c and the low-temperature side heat medium. The low temperature side water pump 71 is an electric pump that pumps the low temperature side heat medium circulating in the low temperature side heat medium circuit 70 to the heat medium passage of the in-vehicle device. The basic configuration of the low temperature side water pump 71 is the same as that of the high temperature side water pump 61.

When the low temperature side heat medium circuit 70 is adopted, for example, (d) control is performed so that the temperature of the low temperature side heat medium flowing out of the chiller 72 approaches a predetermined reference heat medium temperature in the battery independent mode. The device 50 may control the throttle opening degree of the cooling expansion valve 16c. This also applies to (e) outside air waste heat heating mode, (f) cooling battery mode, (g) outside air waste heat parallel dehumidification heating mode, and the like.

Further, as the high temperature side heat medium or the low temperature side heat medium, a solution containing ethylene glycol, dimethylpolysiloxane, nanofluid, etc., an antifreeze solution, an aqueous liquid medium containing alcohol, etc., a liquid medium containing oil, etc. shall be adopted. Can be done.

Further, each component device included in the refrigerant circuit switching unit may be integrated as in the integrated valve 24 described in the sixth embodiment.

For example, a first three-way valve in which the first on-off valve 14a, the second on-off valve 14b, and the first three-way joint 13a constituting the first switching portion 22a may be integrated may be adopted. For example, a second three-way valve in which a third on-off valve 14c and a third three-way joint 13c constituting the second switching portion 22b are integrated may be adopted.

Further, like the integrated valve 24 of the sixth embodiment, the heating expansion valve 16a and the above-mentioned second three-way valve may be integrated. Similarly, the heating expansion valve 16a and the above-mentioned first three-way valve may be integrated.

Further, in the fifth embodiment described above, an example in which a fixed throttle is adopted as the decompression portions 23a to 23b on the liquid storage portion side has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. A variable throttle mechanism may be adopted as the decompression portions 23a to 23b on the liquid storage portion side.

Further, an evaporation pressure adjusting valve may be added to the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 described in the above-described embodiment. The evaporation pressure regulating valve is a pressure regulating valve that maintains the refrigerant pressure on the upstream side thereof at a predetermined reference pressure or higher. As such an evaporation pressure adjusting valve, a mechanical variable throttle mechanism that increases the valve opening degree as the pressure of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the evaporation portion increases can be adopted.

For example, an evaporation pressure adjusting valve may be added between the refrigerant outlet of the indoor evaporator 19 and one inflow port of the eighth three-way joint 13h. According to this, the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the indoor evaporator 19 can be maintained at a temperature at which frost formation can be suppressed (for example, 0 ° C. or higher), and frost formation in the indoor evaporator 19 can be suppressed.

Further, in the above-described eighth embodiment, the refrigerating cycle device 10 includes an indoor evaporator 19, a rear indoor evaporator 19a, and a refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 which are connected in parallel to the refrigerant flow as an evaporation unit. Was explained. The connection mode of the indoor evaporator 19, the rear indoor evaporator 19a, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 is not limited to the example disclosed in the eighth embodiment.

For example, in the eighth embodiment, one refrigerant branched by the seventh three-way joint 13g is allowed to flow into the indoor evaporator 19 via the cooling expansion valve 16b, and the other refrigerant is allowed to flow into the ninth three-way joint 13i. There is. Then, one of the refrigerants branched by the ninth three-way joint 13i flows into the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 via the cooling expansion valve 16c, and the other refrigerant flows through the rear cooling expansion valve 16d to the rear indoor evaporator. It is flowing into 19a.

On the other hand, even if one of the refrigerants branched at the 7th three-way joint 13g flows into the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 via the cooling expansion valve 16c and the other refrigerant flows into the 9th three-way joint 13i. Good. Then, one of the refrigerants branched by the ninth three-way joint 13i flows into the indoor evaporator 19 via the cooling expansion valve 16b, and the other refrigerant flows into the rear indoor evaporator 19a via the rear cooling expansion valve 16d. It may flow in.

For example, in the eighth embodiment, the refrigerant flowing out from the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 and the refrigerant flowing out from the rear room evaporator 19a are merged at the tenth three-way joint 13j. Then, the refrigerant flowing out from the indoor evaporator 19 and the refrigerant flowing out from the 10th three-way joint 13j are merged at the eighth three-way joint 13h.

On the other hand, the refrigerant flowing out from the indoor evaporator 19 and the refrigerant flowing out from the rear indoor evaporator 19a may be merged at the tenth three-way joint 13j. Then, the refrigerant flowing out from the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 and the refrigerant flowing out from the 10th three-way joint 13j may be merged at the eighth three-way joint 13h.

Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the first four-sided joint 27a is arranged on the upstream side of the refrigerant flow in the indoor evaporator 19, the rear indoor evaporator 19a, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30, and the first used joint 27a is used. The flow of the refrigerant may be branched. Further, a second four-sided joint 27b is arranged on the downstream side of the refrigerant flow of the indoor evaporator 19, the rear indoor evaporator 19a, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30, and the refrigerant flowing out from the evaporating portion at the second four-sided joint 27b is arranged. The flows may be merged.

In this way, by changing the connection mode on the downstream side of the refrigerant flow of the indoor evaporator 19, the rear indoor evaporator 19a, and the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30, the degree of freedom in arranging the above-mentioned evaporation pressure adjusting valve can be improved. Can be done.

Further, in the 10th to 16th embodiments described above, the compressor 111 in which two compression mechanisms are housed in one housing is adopted, but the two-stage boosting type applicable to the 10th to 16th embodiments is adopted. Compressors are not limited to this.

For example, if the intermediate pressure refrigerant flowing in from the intermediate pressure suction port 111b can be merged with the refrigerant in the compression process from low pressure to high pressure, one fixed capacitance type compression mechanism and an electric motor that rotationally drives this compression mechanism. May be an electric compressor configured by accommodating the inside of the housing.

Further, a two-stage step-up compressor may be configured by connecting two compressors, a low-stage compressor and a high-stage compressor, in series. In this case, the suction port of the low-stage compressor arranged on the low-stage side is the suction port 111a of the two-stage step-up compressor as a whole. The discharge port of the high-stage compressor arranged on the high-stage side is the discharge port 111c of the two-stage step-up compressor as a whole. Further, an intermediate pressure suction port 111b for the entire two-stage pressure-increasing compressor may be provided in the refrigerant passage connecting the discharge port of the low-stage compressor and the suction port of the high-stage compressor.

Further, in the 10th to 16th embodiments described above, an example in which an electric variable throttle mechanism is adopted as the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, in the tenth to fifteenth embodiments, as the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e, the throttle opening degree is adjusted so that the superheat degree SH5 of the refrigerant sucked into the intermediate pressure suction port 111b of the compressor 111 approaches the target superheat degree KSH5. A variable temperature expansion valve may be adopted. Further, in addition to the temperature type expansion valve, a fourth on-off valve 14d that opens and closes the injection passage 21e may be provided.

For example, in the 16th embodiment, a high pressure control valve may be adopted as the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e. The high-pressure control valve is a mechanical variable throttle mechanism that changes the throttle opening so that the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e becomes a target high pressure determined according to the temperature of the high-pressure refrigerant. Further, in addition to the high-pressure control valve, a fourth on-off valve 14d that opens and closes the injection passage 21e may be provided.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which R1234yf is adopted as the refrigerant has been described, but the refrigerant is not limited to this. For example, R134a, R600a, R410A, R404A, R32, R407C and the like may be adopted. Alternatively, a mixed refrigerant or the like in which a plurality of these refrigerants are mixed may be adopted.

(3) In the ninth embodiment described above, an example of arranging the internal heat exchanger 26 in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 has been described, but the arrangement of the internal heat exchanger 26 is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 27, the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a may be arranged in the refrigerant passage (region HA in FIG. 27) from the outlet of the receiver 15 to the inflow port of the sixth three-way joint 13f. .. Further, the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a may be arranged in the refrigerant passage (region HB in FIG. 27) from the other outlet of the 6th three-way joint 13f to the inlet of the 7th three-way joint 13g. Further, the high-pressure refrigerant passage 26a may be arranged in the outlet side passage 21b (region HC in FIG. 27) from one outlet of the sixth three-way joint 13f to the other inlet of the second three-way joint 13b.

On the other hand, the low-pressure refrigerant passage 26b may be arranged in the refrigerant passage (region LA in FIG. 27) from the outlet of the fourth three-way joint 13d to the suction port of the compressor 11. Further, it may be arranged in the refrigerant passage (region LB in FIG. 27) from the outlet of the eighth three-way joint 13h to the other inlet of the fourth three-way joint 13d.

That is, the internal heat exchanger 26 flows out from the receiver 15 and contains the refrigerant before being depressurized by the heating expansion valve 16a, the cooling expansion valve 16b, the cooling expansion valve 16c, and the rear cooling expansion valve 16d. It suffices if the refrigerant flows out of the heat exchanger functioning as an evaporator and is arranged so as to be heat exchangeable with the refrigerant before being sucked into the compressor 11.

(4) In the refrigerating cycle apparatus 10a described in the tenth to sixteenth embodiments described above, an example in which the refrigerant circuit is switched so as to form a gas injection cycle in (a) outside air heating mode or (b) cooling mode. However, it is not limited to this.

For example, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a described in the thirteenth embodiment, the gas injection cycle may be configured with the intermediate pressure expansion valve 16e in the throttle state in the (d) battery independent mode. In other operation modes, the gas injection cycle may be configured to the extent possible.

(5) The control sensor is not limited to the one disclosed in the above-described embodiment.

For example, a pressure detecting unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the second three-way joint 13b and flowing into the heating expansion valve 16a and a temperature detecting unit that detects the temperature of the refrigerant may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used for estimating the flow rate of the refrigerant circulating in the cycle.

Further, a pressure detecting unit for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the heating expansion valve 16a and flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 18 and a temperature detecting unit for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used for estimating the flow rate of the refrigerant circulating in the cycle.

Further, a pressure detection unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage from the outlet of the third on-off valve 14c to one inflow port of the fourth three-way joint 13d of the suction side passage 21d, and the temperature of the refrigerant are detected. A temperature detection unit may be used. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the state of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

Further, a pressure detection unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 15 or the refrigerant flowing out of the receiver may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the pressure in the receiver 15.

Further, a pressure detection unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage from the other outlet of the third three-way joint 13c to the other inlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e, and a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the refrigerant. A unit may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the state of the refrigerant flowing out from the outdoor heat exchanger 18.

Further, a pressure detection unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage from one outlet of the first three-way joint 13a to one inlet of the fifth three-way joint 13e of the inlet-side passage 21a, and the refrigerant. A temperature detection unit that detects the temperature may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the state of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the indoor condenser 12.

Further, a pressure detecting unit for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the 7th three-way joint 13g and flowing into the cooling expansion valve 16b, and a temperature detecting unit for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used for estimating the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the indoor evaporator 19.

Further, a pressure detecting unit for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the cooling expansion valve 16b and flowing into the indoor evaporator 19 and a temperature detecting unit for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used for estimating the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the indoor evaporator 19.

Further, a pressure detecting unit for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor evaporator 19 and flowing into the eighth three-way joint 13h, and a temperature detecting unit for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the state of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the indoor evaporator 19.

Further, a pressure detecting unit for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the 7th three-way joint 13g and flowing into the cooling expansion valve 16c, and a temperature detecting unit for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant may be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used for estimating the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 (or the refrigerant passage of the chiller 72).

Further, a pressure detection unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the cooling expansion valve 16c and flowing into the refrigerant passage 30a (or the refrigerant passage of the chiller 72) of the battery 30, and a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the refrigerant. May be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used for estimating the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 (or the refrigerant passage of the chiller 72).

Further, a pressure detecting unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out of the refrigerant passage 30a of the battery 30 (or the refrigerant passage of the chiller 72) and flowing into the eighth three-way joint 13h, and a temperature detecting unit that detects the temperature of the refrigerant. May be adopted. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the state of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the refrigerant passage 30a (or the refrigerant passage of the chiller 72) of the battery 30.

Further, a pressure detection unit that detects the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the outlet of the fourth three-way joint 13d and sucked into the suction port of the compressor 11 or the suction port 111a of the compressor 111, and the temperature of the refrigerant are detected. You may adopt the temperature detection part which performs. The detection signals of these detection units can be used to detect the state of the refrigerant sucked into the compressors 11 and 111.

(6) Further, the means disclosed in each of the above embodiments may be appropriately combined to the extent feasible.

For example, the liquid storage unit side decompression units 23a to 23b described in the fifth embodiment may be applied to the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10 described in the second to fourth and seventh to ninth embodiments. For example, the integrated valve 24 described in the sixth embodiment may be applied to the refrigeration cycle devices 10 and 10a described in the second to fourth and seventh to sixteenth embodiments.

Further, the rear cooling expansion valve 16d and the rear room evaporator 19a may be added to the refrigerating cycle apparatus 10a described in the tenth to sixteenth embodiments as in the eighth embodiment. Further, in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 10a described in the 10th to 16th embodiments, as described with reference to FIG. 25, the heating portion may be formed by the high temperature side heat medium circuit 60, or the low temperature side heat medium circuit may be formed. The cooling portion may be formed by 70.

10, 10a Refrigeration cycle device 11, 111 Compressor 12 Indoor condenser (heat dissipation part)
13a to 13k 1st three-way joint to 11th three-way joint 14a to 14d 1st on-off valve to 4th on-off valve (refrigerant circuit switching part)
15 Receiver (liquid storage section)
16a Expansion valve for heating (first decompression part)
16b to 16d Cooling expansion valve, cooling expansion valve, rear cooling expansion valve (second decompression part)
16e Intermediate pressure expansion valve (third pressure reducing part)
19, 19a Indoor evaporator, rear indoor evaporator (evaporator)
30a, 72 Refrigerant passage, chiller (evaporation part)
22a, 22b 1st switching part, 2nd switching part

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A compressor (11) that compresses and discharges the refrigerant,
A heat radiating unit (12, 62) that dissipates heat from the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, and
A liquid storage unit (15) that stores excess refrigerant in the cycle,
The first decompression unit (16a) for depressurizing the refrigerant and
An outdoor heat exchanger (18) that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out of the first decompression unit and the outside air.
A second decompression unit (16b to 16d) for depressurizing the refrigerant, and
Evaporating parts (19, 19a, 30a, 72) that evaporate the refrigerant decompressed by the second decompression part, and
A refrigerant circuit switching unit (14a to 14c) for switching the refrigerant circuit is provided.
The refrigerant circuit switching unit is
The refrigerant flowing out of the heat radiating section is made to flow into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage section is made to flow into the first decompression section, and the refrigerant is further decompressed by the first decompression section. The first circuit that allows the air flow into the outdoor heat exchanger, and
The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger was made to flow into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage section was made to flow into the second decompression section, and the pressure was further reduced in the second decompression section. A refrigeration cycle device configured to be switchable between a second circuit for flowing the refrigerant into the evaporation unit. The refrigerant circuit switching unit is
A first switching unit (22a) that guides the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to at least one of the liquid storage unit side and the outdoor heat exchanger side.
A joint portion (13b) that guides at least one of the refrigerant flowing out of the first switching portion and the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage portion to the outdoor heat exchanger side.
The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger has a second switching unit (22b) that guides the refrigerant to at least one of the suction port side and the liquid storage unit side of the compressor. Refrigeration cycle equipment. The first switching unit guides the refrigerant flowing out of the heat radiating unit to at least one of the liquid storage unit side and the joint portion side.
The refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the joint portion guides at least one of the refrigerant flowing out of the first switching portion and the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage portion to the first decompression unit side. The first switching portion guides the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to at least one of the heat radiating portion side and the joint portion side.
The refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the joint portion guides at least one of the refrigerant flowing out of the first switching portion and the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage portion to the first decompression unit side. The first switching portion guides the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to at least one of the heat radiating portion side and the joint portion side.
The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 2, wherein the joint portion guides at least one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first switching portion and the refrigerant flowing out from the first decompression portion to the outdoor heat exchanger side. The first switching unit guides the refrigerant flowing out of the heat radiating unit to at least one of the liquid storage unit side and the joint portion side.
The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 2, wherein the joint portion guides at least one of the refrigerant flowing out from the first switching portion and the refrigerant flowing out from the first decompression portion to the outdoor heat exchanger side. The first decompression unit and the second switching unit are integrally capable of heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing into the first decompression unit and the refrigerant guided from the second switching unit to the suction port side of the compressor. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6, which has been developed. The refrigerant before flowing out from the liquid storage section and being decompressed by at least one of the first decompression section and the second decompression section, and the refrigerant before flowing out from the evaporation section and being sucked into the compressor. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an internal heat exchanger (26) for heat exchange with a refrigerant. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a liquid storage unit side decompression unit (23a to 23c) for depressurizing the refrigerant flowing into the liquid storage unit. The liquid storage unit side decompression unit includes a first liquid storage unit side decompression unit (23b) that decompresses the refrigerant flowing into the liquid storage unit when the refrigerant circuit switching unit is switched to the first circuit. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 9, which includes. The liquid storage unit side decompression unit includes a second liquid storage unit side decompression unit (23c) that decompresses the refrigerant flowing into the liquid storage unit when the refrigerant circuit switching unit is switched to the second circuit. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 9 or 10. A compressor (111) having a suction port (111a) for sucking low-pressure refrigerant, an intermediate pressure suction port (111b) for sucking intermediate-pressure refrigerant, and a discharge port (111c) for discharging compressed refrigerant.
Heat dissipation units (12, 62) that dissipate heat from the refrigerant discharged from the discharge port, and
A liquid storage unit (15) that stores excess refrigerant in the cycle,
The first decompression unit (16a) for depressurizing the refrigerant and
An outdoor heat exchanger (18) that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out of the first decompression unit and the outside air.
A second decompression unit (16b to 16d) for depressurizing the refrigerant, and
Evaporating parts (19, 19a, 30a, 72) that evaporate the refrigerant decompressed by the second decompression part, and
A third decompression unit (16e) that decompresses at least a part of the refrigerant on the upstream side of the liquid storage unit and the refrigerant that has flowed out from the liquid storage unit and causes the refrigerant to flow out to the intermediate pressure suction port side.
A refrigerant circuit switching unit (14a to 14d) for switching the refrigerant circuit is provided.
The refrigerant circuit switching unit is
The refrigerant flowing out of the heat radiating section is made to flow into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage section is made to flow into the first decompression section, and the refrigerant decompressed by the first decompression section is said. The first circuit that flows into the outdoor heat exchanger,
The refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger flows into the liquid storage section, the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage section flows into the second decompression section, and the refrigerant is decompressed by the second decompression section. Is configured to be switchable with the second circuit that allows the air flow into the evaporation unit.
The refrigerant circuit switching unit is a refrigerant circuit that sucks the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit from the intermediate pressure suction port when switching to at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit. Refrigeration cycle device to switch to. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising an internal heat exchanger (26) for heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing out of the liquid storage unit and the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit. In the first circuit, the refrigerant circuit switching unit sucks the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger from the suction port, and sucks the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit from the intermediate pressure suction port. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 12 or 13, which switches to a refrigerant circuit to be sucked from. In the second circuit, the refrigerant circuit switching unit sucks the refrigerant flowing out of the evaporation unit from the suction port, and sucks the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit from the intermediate pressure suction port. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 12 or 13, which switches to a refrigerant circuit for switching to a refrigerant circuit. When the refrigerant circuit switching unit switches to at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit, the refrigerant decompressed by the third decompression unit flows into the liquid storage unit to store the refrigerant. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 12, wherein the refrigerating cycle apparatus switches to a refrigerant circuit in which the vapor phase refrigerant flowing out of the liquid portion is sucked from the intermediate pressure suction port.

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