US20130025312A1 - Heat pump air conditioning system for vehicle - Google Patents

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US20130025312A1
US20130025312A1 US13/638,692 US201113638692A US2013025312A1 US 20130025312 A1 US20130025312 A1 US 20130025312A1 US 201113638692 A US201113638692 A US 201113638692A US 2013025312 A1 US2013025312 A1 US 2013025312A1
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  • the present invention relates to a heat pump air conditioning system for a vehicle, capable of dehumidification heating operation and dehumidification cooling operation.
  • Patent Literature 1 a technology is presented in which, when a blowing temperature is determined to be higher than a predetermined value in dehumidification heating, the dehumidification heating operation is switched to cooling operation, and further, current is applied to a PTC heater provided in advance.
  • Patent Literature 1 electrical power is consumed to be supplied to an electric heater (PTC heater) and to perform cooling operation, which may cause a drop in the electrical efficiency of the entire vehicle.
  • PTC heater electric heater
  • the present invention solves the above conventional problem, and an object of the invention is to provide a heat pump air conditioning system, for a vehicle, that enables efficient use of electrical power and setting an optimum discharge temperature.
  • a heat pump air conditioning system for a vehicle includes: a refrigerant compressor; a first heat exchanger, for heat discharge, that performs heat exchange between a refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant compressor and a heat medium; a second heat exchanger, for heat discharge, that is disposed downstream of the first heat exchanger and performs heat exchange between the refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant compressor and external atmospheric air; a depressurizing unit that is disposed downstream of the second heat exchanger and decreases a pressure of the refrigerant; a third heat exchanger, for heat absorption, that is disposed downstream of the depressurizing unit and performs heat exchange between a heat source and the refrigerant; a fourth heat exchanger, for heat absorption, that is disposed on an upstream side of the first heat exchanger with respect to a flow of the heat medium introduced to the first heat exchanger; a cooling-heating switching unit for switching between a flow of the refrigerant and the heat medium in cooling
  • the flow rate of the second blower is adjusted in association with the flow rate of first blower in normal dehumidification heating operation, however, in case that conditions that the discharge temperature of the heat medium is higher than the predetermined temperature (excessive capacity) and the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor is lower than the predetermined value (for example, the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor is the minimum) have occurred, the collaborated operation between the second blower and the first blower is released and the electrical power for the second blower is independently controlled.
  • the absorption amount at the third heat exchanger can be decreased, the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger can be decreased, and it is thereby possible to adjust the discharge temperature from the first heat exchanger to an optimum temperature.
  • the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger decreases. Accordingly, the temperature of the heat medium discharged from the first heat exchanger decreases.
  • a heat absorption amount is ensured by heat absorption at the third heat exchanger and the fourth heat exchanger, and the flow rated at the first blower is not decreased. Accordingly, a heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger and a dehumidification amount at the fourth heat exchanger can be ensured. Thus, dehumidification heating operation is also enabled even by a system common to cooling operation and heating operation.
  • the control section switches the dehumidification cooling operation to the dehumidification heating operation to make the refrigerant flow through the third heat exchanger and adjusts the electrical power for the second blower, to thereby control the discharge temperature to be within a second predetermined range.
  • dehumidification heating operation it is possible, by dehumidification heating operation, to respond even to a region that would be responded conventionally by dehumidification cooling operation which requires control of a cooling-heating switching unit (the air mix damper in the later-described embodiment).
  • FIG. 1 is an entire configuration diagram illustrating operation in dehumidification heating operation of a heat pump air conditioning system, for a vehicle, in the present embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is an entire configuration diagram illustrating operation in dehumidification cooling operation of the heat pump air conditioning system, for a vehicle, in the present embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating operation in dehumidification heating operation of the heat pump air conditioning system, for a vehicle, in the present embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating operation in dehumidification cooling operation of the heat pump air conditioning system, for a vehicle, in the present embodiment.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B show external atmospheric temperature ranges to which the respective operation modes are applicable, wherein FIG. 5A shows the present embodiment while FIG. 5B shows a comparative example.
  • a heat pump air conditioning system (abbreviated as an air conditioning system) F 1 for a vehicle, in the present embodiment can be applied to a vehicle V, such as an electric vehicle (EV), a fuel cell vehicle (FCV), a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or the like.
  • a vehicle V such as an electric vehicle (EV), a fuel cell vehicle (FCV), a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or the like.
  • EV electric vehicle
  • FCV fuel cell vehicle
  • HEV hybrid electric vehicle
  • the air conditioning system F 1 in the present embodiment is configured with a refrigerant compressor 10 , a first heat exchanger 20 for heat discharge, a second heat exchanger 30 for heat discharge, an expansion valve (depressurizing unit) 40 , a third heat exchanger 50 for heat discharge, a fourth heat exchanger 60 for heat discharge, a cooling-heating switching unit 70 , a first blower 80 , a second blower 90 , a control section 100 , and the like.
  • piping shown by thick lines refers to the flow of refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant compressor 10 is arranged such that the refrigerant compressor 10 is driven by the power of a motor (or an engine), absorbs and compresses refrigerant, and sends by pressure the refrigerant (gas refrigerant) with a high temperature and a high temperature to the first heat exchanger 20 through a pipe 111 .
  • the first heat exchanger 20 is a so-called refrigerant heater and is connected to the refrigerant compressor 10 through the pipe 111 .
  • the first heat exchanger 20 has a function to heat air conditioning air A (heat medium, external atmospheric air) by discharge of the heat of the gas refrigerant with a high temperature and a high pressure sent from the 10 , the air conditioning air A having been taken in from outside the vehicle V.
  • air conditioning air A heat medium, external atmospheric air
  • the second heat exchanger 30 is a heat exchanger for heat discharge provided on the front end side of the vehicle V, and has a function to cool the refrigerant by external atmospheric air taken in from the front of the vehicle V.
  • the gas refrigerant from the refrigerant compressor 10 is condensed (cooled) and becomes liquid refrigerant.
  • the second heat exchanger 30 is connected to the first heat exchanger 20 through the pipe 112 .
  • a receiver tank 31 and a sub-condenser 32 are serially connected on the downstream side of the second heat exchanger 30 .
  • a pipe 112 on the inlet side of the second heat exchanger 30 is provided with an electromagnetic valve V 1 that is opened and closed by the control section 100 .
  • V 1 an electromagnetic valve
  • the receiver tank 31 has a function to separate the refrigerant taken out from the second heat exchanger 30 into liquid refrigerant and gas refrigerant (gas-liquid separation function), and sends out only the liquid refrigerant to the downstream side.
  • the receiver tank 31 functions as a buffer section for compensating a short of refrigerant.
  • the sub-condenser 32 functions as a sub-cool section in heating operation, and further cools the refrigerant cooled by the first heat exchanger 20 to make the refrigerant become a complete liquid refrigerant. Further, the sub-condenser 32 also functions as a sub-cool section for cooling the refrigerant in cooling operation, too.
  • a second heat exchanger bypass unit 71 for bypassing the second heat exchanger 30 is provided.
  • the second heat exchanger bypass unit 71 has a second heat exchanger bypass pipe 121 , wherein the end portion of the second heat exchanger bypass unit 71 on the upstream side is connected to the pipe 112 on the upstream side of the electromagnetic valve V 1 , and the end portion of the second heat exchanger bypass unit 71 on the downstream side is connected to the receiver tank 31 .
  • the second heat exchanger bypass pipe 121 is provided with a throttle member S to generate a pressure loss.
  • the throttle member S is formed such as to have a pressure loss higher than the pressure loss at the second heat exchanger 30 in order that, even when the electromagnetic valve V 1 is opened, the refrigerant does not flow to the second heat exchanger bypass pipe 121 and flows to the second heat exchanger 30 .
  • the opening degree of an expansion valve 40 can be changed, for example, depending on the temperature/pressure of the refrigerant, so that the expansion valve 40 has a function to change the flow rate of the refrigerant, depending on a detected temperature/pressure (a function to decrease the pressure of the refrigerant). Further, the expansion valve 40 is connected to the sub-condenser 32 through a pipe 113 .
  • the expansion valve 40 is not limited to a temperature/pressure dependent valve, and may be an electromagnetic valve for adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant by open-close control of the valve.
  • the third heat exchanger 50 is a heat absorber for the refrigerant to exchange heat with air conditioning air A (heat medium, heat source) emitted from the vehicle interior C, and is disposed, for example, in the luggage room D (for example, a trunk room) of the vehicle V, at the vehicle rear part from where the air conditioning air is emitted outside the vehicle.
  • the third heat exchanger 50 prevents the heat inside the luggage room D from being wastefully emitted outside.
  • the fourth heat exchanger 60 is a heat absorber that is disposed on a flow path of air conditioning air A introduced into the vehicle interior C, and performs heat exchange between air conditioning air A (external atmospheric air) taken in from outside the vehicle and the refrigerant.
  • the fourth heat exchanger 60 is disposed on the upstream side of the first heat exchanger 20 with respect to the flow of air conditioning air A.
  • the refrigerant inlet of the third heat exchanger 50 is connecter with the refrigerant outlet of the expansion valve 40 through a pipe 114 , and the refrigerant outlet of the third heat exchanger 50 is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the fourth heat exchanger 60 through a pipe 115 . Further, the refrigerant outlet of the fourth heat exchanger 60 is connected to the refrigerant compressor 10 through a pipe 116 and the expansion valve 40 .
  • the cooling-heating switching unit 70 switches the flow of the refrigerant and flow of air conditioning air A in cooling operation (in dehumidification cooling operation), and the flow of the refrigerant and air conditioning air A in heating operation (in dehumidification heating operation).
  • the cooling-heating switching unit 70 is configured with the above-described second heat exchanger bypass unit 71 , a third heat exchanger bypass unit 72 , a fourth heat exchanger bypass unit 73 , and an air mix damper 74 .
  • the third heat exchanger bypass unit 72 is configured with a third heat exchanger bypass pipe 122 and an electromagnetic valve V 2 .
  • the third heat exchanger bypass pipe 122 is configured such that the refrigerant flows bypassing the third heat exchanger 50 , wherein the upstream end is connected to the pipe 114 and the downstream end is connected to the pipe 115 .
  • the electromagnetic valve V 2 is provided on the third heat exchanger bypass pipe 122 .
  • the fourth heat exchanger bypass unit 73 is configured with a fourth heat exchanger bypass pipe 123 and an electromagnetic valve V 3 .
  • the fourth heat exchanger bypass pipe 123 is configured such that the refrigerant flows bypassing the fourth heat exchanger 60 , and the upstream end is connected to a pipe 115 , which is on the downstream side of the third heat exchanger bypass unit 72 while the downstream end is connected to a pipe 116 that is between the fourth heat exchanger and the expansion valve 40 .
  • the electromagnetic valve V 3 is provided on the fourth heat exchanger bypass pipe 123 .
  • the air mix damper 74 is disposed on the upstream side (the deeper side) of a blowing opening M for air conditioning air A introduced into the vehicle interior C, and is disposed in the space (on the flow path) between the first heat exchanger 20 and the fourth heat exchanger 60 .
  • heating operation in dehumidification heating operation, the air mix damper 74 is controlled to fully open (see FIG. 1 ), and after air conditioning air A to be introduced into the vehicle interior C passes through the fourth heat exchanger 60 , the flow of the air conditioning air A is controlled to pass through the first heat exchanger 20 .
  • the air mix damper 74 In cooling operation (in dehumidification cooling operation), the air mix damper 74 is controlled to fully close, and after air conditioning air A to be introduced into the vehicle interior C passes through the fourth heat exchanger 60 , the air conditioning air A is introduced into the vehicle interior C (see FIG. 2 ).
  • the first blower 80 is disposed on the upstream side of the fourth heat exchanger 60 with respect to the flow of air conditioning air A, and is configured with an air blower for blowing air conditioning air A (external atmospheric air) taken in from outside the vehicle onto the surface of the fourth heat exchanger 60 .
  • Air conditioning air A discharged from the first blower 80 passes through between fins provided around a tube, not shown, that forms the fourth heat exchanger 60 , and thereby exchanges heat with the refrigerant.
  • the second blower 90 is disposed on the upstream side of the third heat exchanger 50 with respect to the flow of air conditioning air, the third heat exchanger 50 being disposed inside the luggage room D of the vehicle V, and is configured with an air blower that blows air conditioning air A onto the surface of the third heat exchanger 50 , the air conditioning air A having been introduced from inside the vehicle interior C.
  • the second blower 90 is configured such as to be able to adjust the blowing air flow rate step by step, as shown in FIG. 1 , when predetermined conditions are satisfied.
  • the state shown at the top of the column represents a state that air blowing is stopped, and the states shown at the middle and the bottom of the column represent states that the respective flow rates can be adjusted.
  • the predetermined conditions described above will be described later.
  • the control section 100 controls opening and closing of the electromagnetic valves V 1 to V 3 , and also controls opening and closing of the air mix damper 74 so as to control the flow of the refrigerant and the flow of air conditioning air A in respective operations of dehumidification heating operation, dehumidification cooling operation (dry operation or dehumidification operation), heating operation, and cooling operation.
  • control section 100 is connected to a discharge temperature sensor 101 for detection of the discharge temperature T 1 at the blowing opening M through which air conditioning air A is introduced into the vehicle interior C, and an external atmospheric temperature sensor 102 for detection of the external atmospheric temperature T 2 .
  • FIG. 1 shows the flow of the refrigerant and air conditioning air A in dehumidification heating operation, wherein the electromagnetic valves V 1 , V 2 , and V 3 are all closed while the air mix damper 74 is fully open.
  • FIG. 2 shows the flow of the refrigerant and air conditioning air A in dehumidification cooling operation, wherein the electromagnetic valves V 1 and V 3 are closed, the electromagnetic valve V 2 is open, and the air mix damper 74 is fully closed.
  • the refrigerant compressor 10 when the refrigerant compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant (gas refrigerant) with a high temperature and a high pressure compressed by the refrigerant compressor 10 is introduced to the first heat exchanger 20 through the pipe 111 .
  • air conditioning air heat medium, external atmospheric air
  • a taken in from outside the vehicle passes through the first heat exchanger 20 .
  • the first blower 80 and the second blower 90 are driven. The second blower 90 operates in association with the first blower 80 .
  • the refrigerant introduced to the first heat exchanger 20 exchanges heat with air conditioning air A. That is, the temperature of air conditioning air A rises by the gas refrigerant with a high temperature and a high pressure.
  • the refrigerant is cooled by air conditioning air A (for example, cold external atmospheric air) to be condensed, and thus turns from gas refrigerant into liquid refrigerant.
  • the liquid refrigerant having passed through the first heat exchanger 20 passes through the pipe 112 , the second heat exchanger bypass pipe 121 and the throttle member S and thus introduced to the receiver tank 31 and the sub-condenser 32 , bypassing the second heat exchanger 30 .
  • the refrigerant depressurized by the throttle member S is separated into gas and liquid by the receiver tank 31 , and the liquid refrigerant is introduced from the receiver tank 31 to the sub-condenser 32 .
  • the expansion valve 40 that is set suitably for cooling operation can also be used for dehumidification heating operation (heating operation).
  • the liquid refrigerant is further cooled to become a complete liquid refrigerant.
  • the process by the receiver tank 31 and the sub-condenser 32 serves as a so-called sub-cool section (sub-cool region).
  • the liquid refrigerant having passed through the sub-condenser 32 passes through the pipe 113 and is introduced to the expansion valve 40 .
  • the liquid refrigerant is depressurized to become a refrigerant in a state of mixture of liquid and gas, and is introduced through the pipe 114 to the third heat exchanger 50 .
  • the third heat exchanger 50 performs heat exchange between air conditioning air A introduced from the vehicle interior C and the refrigerant. That is, when the refrigerant passes through the third heat exchanger 50 , the refrigerant absorbs the heat that air conditioning air A has and the specific enthalpy of the refrigerant increases.
  • the refrigerant having passed through the third heat exchanger 50 is introduced through the pipe 115 to the fourth heat exchanger 60 .
  • heat exchange is performed between air conditioning air (external atmospheric air) A introduced from outside the vehicle and the refrigerant, and the heat of air conditioning air A is absorbed.
  • air conditioning air A having been subjected to dehumidification is heated by the heat discharge from the first heat exchanger 20 , and is thereafter introduced to the vehicle interior C.
  • the refrigerant, whose heat has been absorbed by the fourth heat exchanger 60 passes through the pipe 117 and the expansion valve 40 , and returns to the refrigerant compressor 10 .
  • the electromagnetic valve V 3 is opened by the control section 100 , and the refrigerant thereby bypasses the fourth heat exchanger 60 . Accordingly, dehumidification processing of air conditioning air A is not performed.
  • the gas refrigerant with a high temperature and a high pressure having passed through the first heat exchanger 20 passes through the pipe 112 and is introduced to the second heat exchanger 30 .
  • the gas refrigerant is cooled by external atmospheric air, which is introduced from the front of the vehicle V, and is thus condensed to become a liquid refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant (liquid refrigerant) having passed through the second heat exchanger 30 is introduced to the receiver tank 31 , wherein the refrigerant having not completely been separated is separated into a liquid refrigerant and a gas refrigerant, and only the liquid refrigerant is introduced to the sub-condenser 32 . Then, in the sub-condenser 32 , the liquid refrigerant is further cooled, and is introduced thereafter through the pipe 113 to the expansion valve 40 .
  • the liquid refrigerant is depressurized to become a refrigerant in a mixture of liquid refrigerant and gas refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant having passed through the expansion valve 40 bypasses the third heat exchanger 50 by the third heat exchanger bypass pipe 122 , and is introduced to the fourth heat exchanger 60 .
  • an arrangement is made such that the third heat exchanger 50 is bypassed.
  • the fourth heat exchanger 60 heat exchange is performed between air conditioning air (external atmospheric air) A to be introduced into the vehicle interior C and the refrigerant, and the heat of the air conditioning air A is thereby absorbed.
  • air conditioning air (external atmospheric air) A is removed and dehumidification is thus performed.
  • the air mix damper 74 is fully closed then, the air conditioning air A having been subjected to dehumidification is introduced into the vehicle interior C without being heated by the first heat exchanger 20 .
  • the refrigerant, whose heat has been absorbed at the fourth heat exchanger 60 passes through the pipe 117 and the expansion valve 40 , and returns to the refrigerant compressor 10 .
  • step S 10 the control section 100 determines whether or not dehumidification heating operation is performed. Whether or not dehumidification heating operation is performed may be determined by detection that a driver has switched a mode change switch to the dehumidification heating mode, or may be determined by a fact that the dehumidification heating mode has been set in a total control of the air conditioning system F 1 .
  • step S 20 If the control section 100 has determined that dehumidification heating operation is performed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S 20 to read various conditions and store the conditions into a memory.
  • various conditions refer to the discharge pressure (discharge refrigerant pressure), the discharge temperature (blowing temperature) T 1 and the like of the refrigerant compressor 10 .
  • Normal dehumidification heating operation refers to, as shown in FIG. 1 , performing dehumidification heating operation, by collaborated operation in which the first blower 80 and the second blower 90 are driven in collaboration between the respective rotation speeds with increase or decrease by voltage adjustment or the like, in other words, collaborated operation in which if the supply voltage to the first blower 80 is increased, the supply voltage to the second blower 90 is also increased with a predetermined rate, and in reverse, if the supply voltage to the first blower 80 is decreased, the supply voltage to the second blower 90 is also decreased with a predetermined rate.
  • step S 40 the control section 100 determines whether or not the capacity of dehumidification heating operation is enough. Whether or not the capacity is enough can be determined, for example, depending on whether or not the discharge temperature T 1 , detected by a discharge temperature sensor 101 , of air conditioning air A from the blowing opening M is exceeding a predetermined value.
  • the predetermined value herein is, for example, 20° C.
  • step S 40 if the control section 100 determines that the capacity is enough (Yes, the discharge temperature is higher than or equal to 20° C.), the process proceeds to step S 50 , and the control section 100 determines whether or not the capacity of dehumidification heating operation is excessive. Whether or not the capacity is excessive can be determined, for example, depending on whether or not the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A discharged from the blowing opening M is higher than or equal to a predetermined value (the first predetermined value).
  • the predetermined value herein refers to a high temperature at which passengers in the vehicle interior C start feeling uncomfortable, and is, for example, 50° C.
  • step S 40 If the control section 100 determines that the capacity is not enough (No, the discharge temperature T 1 is lower than 20° C.) in step S 40 , the process proceeds to step S 120 , and the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 is increased (UP).
  • the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 is increased (UP).
  • step S 130 the control section 100 continues operation at the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 having been set in step S 120 , and the process proceeds to step S 140 .
  • step S 140 the control section 100 determines whether or not the operation of the air conditioning system F 1 by the driver is terminate, and if it is determined that the operation is terminated (S 140 , Yes), the control section 100 terminates process, and if it is determined that the operation is not terminated yet (S 140 , No), the process returns to step S 20 .
  • step S 50 if the control section 100 determines that the capacity is excessive (Yes, the discharge temperature T 1 is 50° C. or higher.), then the process proceeds to step S 60 .
  • step S 50 if the control section 100 determines that the capacity is not excessive (No, the discharge temperature T 1 is lower than 50° C.), in other words, it is determined that the discharge temperature T 1 is in an appropriate range, the process proceeds to step S 130 , and the control section 100 continues operation, and then the process proceeds to step S 140 .
  • step S 60 the control section 100 determines whether or not the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 is the minimum value (a predetermined rotation speed), and if it is determined that the rotation speed is not the minimum value (No), then it is determined that the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 can be decreased, and the process proceeds to step S 70 to decrease the rotation speed (down) of the refrigerant compressor, and the process returns to step S 40 .
  • the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A to be introduced from the blowing opening M into the vehicle interior C can be decreased.
  • step S 60 if the control section 100 determines that the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 is the minimum value (Yes), in other words, if it is determined that the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 cannot be decreased any more, then the process proceeds to step S 80 to release collaborated operation between the first blower 80 and the second blower 90 . That is, the voltage of the first blower 80 is maintained as it is, while the voltage of the second blower 90 is decreased (down). By decreasing the voltage (electrical power) supplied to the second blower 90 , the flow rate of air conditioning air A to be introduced from the vehicle interior C to the third heat exchanger 50 decreases.
  • the heat absorption amount of the refrigerant at the third heat exchanger 50 decreases
  • the heat absorption amount at the fourth heat exchanger 60 decreases
  • the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger 20 decreases.
  • the voltage of the second blower 90 it is possible to decrease the temperature of air conditioning air A to be introduced from the blowing opening M into the vehicle interior C.
  • step S 90 the control section 100 checks the current capacity of dehumidification heating operation.
  • the capacity is determined, based on the discharge temperature T 1 at the blowing opening M, and is set, for example, to 40° C. (the second predetermined temperature). In such a manner, by setting the second predetermined temperature to be lower than the first predetermined temperature, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon (hunting) that the process whether or not the capacity is excessive is frequently switched.
  • step S 90 if the control section 100 determines that the capacity is excessive (namely, if the discharge temperature T 1 is exceeding 40° C.), then the process returns to step S 80 to decrease the voltage of the second blower 90 : if the control section 100 determines that the capacity is appropriate (namely, if the T 1 is higher than or equal to 20° C. and lower than or equal to 40° C.), the process proceeds to step S 130 to continue operation with the capacity as it is; and if the capacity is not enough (namely, if the discharge temperature T 1 is lower than 20° C.), then the process proceeds to S 100 .
  • step S 100 the control section 100 determines whether or not the voltage of the second blower 90 is the maximum (MAX), and if the voltage of the second blower 90 is determined to be not the maximum (MAX) (No), then the process proceeds to step S 110 to increase (up) the voltage of the second blower 90 and returns to step S 90 .
  • step S 100 if the control section 100 determines that the voltage of the second blower 90 is the maximum (Yes), that is, the control section 100 determines that the flow rate by the second blower 90 cannot be increased any more, then the step returns to step S 120 to increase (up) the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 .
  • the step returns to step S 120 to increase (up) the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 .
  • the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger 20 increases, and the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A from the blowing opening M can be increased.
  • step S 10 if the control section 100 determines that dehumidification heating operation is not performed (No), the process proceeds to S 200 , and the control section 100 determines whether or not dehumidification cooling operation is performed. Whether or not dehumidification cooling operation is performed may be determined by detecting a fact that the driver has switched the mode change switch to the dehumidification heating operation, or may be determined by a fact that the dehumidification heating operation mode has been set in the total control of the air conditioning system F 1 .
  • step S 200 if the control section 100 determines that dehumidification cooling operation is performed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S 300 , and moves to the processing for dehumidification cooling operation, shown in FIG. 4 , and if the control section 100 determines that dehumidification cooling operation is not performed (No), then the process proceeds to step S 400 to perform operation in another designated mode that has been set by switching or control. Another designated mode refers to heating operation or cooling operation.
  • step S 500 the control section 100 determines whether or not the operation of the air conditioning system F 1 is terminated. If it is determined that the operation is not terminated yet (No), then the process returns to step S 10 , and if it is determined that the operation is terminated (Yes), then the operation of the air conditioning system F 1 is terminated.
  • control section 100 determines, in step S 300 , that dehumidification cooling operation is performed, the control section 100 reads, in step S 310 , as shown in FIG. 4 , various conditions and stores the conditions into the memory.
  • Various conditions herein refer to the discharge pressure (refrigerant discharge pressure), the discharge temperature (blowing temperature) T 1 , the external atmospheric temperature T 2 , and the like of the refrigerant compressor 10 .
  • the first predetermined range herein refers to a temperature range that is difficult for a conventional heat pump air conditioning system to set, and is set, for example, to 20-25° C.
  • step S 320 determines, in step S 320 , that the external atmospheric temperature T 2 is not within the first predetermined range (No)
  • the process returns to step S 500 , and if the control section 100 determines that the eternal atmospheric temperature T 2 is within the first predetermined range (Yes), the process proceeds to step S 330 .
  • step S 330 the control section 100 closes the electromagnetic valve V 2 and sets the air mix damper 74 to be fully open. That is, if the eternal atmospheric temperature T 2 is within the first predetermined range, the control section 100 performs control to switch from dehumidification cooling operation to dehumidification heating operation.
  • step S 340 the control section 100 adjusts the voltage of the second blower 90 .
  • the heat absorption amount at the third heat exchanger 50 decreases, as described above. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger 20 , and decrease the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A discharged from the blowing opening M.
  • the heat absorption amount at the third heat exchanger 50 increases. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger 20 , and increase the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A discharged from the blowing opening M.
  • step S 350 the control section 100 determines whether or not the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A from the blowing opening M is within the second predetermined range.
  • the second predetermined range herein is set to be a range wider than the first predetermined range, and is set, for example, to 20-30° C. If the control section 100 determines that the discharge temperature T 1 is not within the second predetermined range (No), then the process returns to step S 340 , and the control section 100 adjusts the voltage of the second blower 90 .
  • step S 350 if the control section 100 determines that the discharge temperature T 1 of air conditioning air A from the blowing opening M is within the second predetermined range (Yes), the process returns to step S 500 in FIG. 3 .
  • step S 500 the control section 100 determines whether or not the operation of the air conditioning system F 1 is terminated. If it is determined that the operation is not terminated (No), the process returns to step S 10 , and if it is determined that the operation is terminated (Yes), then the series of processes is terminated.
  • the air conditioning system F 1 in the present embodiment adjusts the flow rate of the second blower 90 in association with the flow rate of the first blower 80 in normal dehumidification heating operation, however, in case that conditions that the discharge temperature T 1 is higher than the first predetermined temperature (Yes in step S 50 , an excessive capacity) and that the rotation speed of the refrigerant compressor 10 is lower than the predetermined rotation speed (Yes in step S 60 ) have occurred, the collaborated operation between the second blower 90 and the first blower 80 is released and the voltage (electrical power) of the second blower 90 is independently controlled, and the absorption amount at the third heat exchanger 50 can be decreased.
  • the heat discharge amount at the first heat exchanger 20 decreases, and it is thereby possible to adjust the discharge temperature T 1 from the first heat exchanger 20 to an optimum temperature (a predetermined temperature, for example, 40° C.).
  • the air conditioning system F 1 having the same path common to heating operation and cooling operation, it is possible to adjust the discharge temperature T 1 from the blowing opening M to an appropriate temperature without using an electrical heater (a PTC heater or the like) in dehumidification heating operation.
  • the discharge temperature T 1 from the blowing opening M becomes lower than the predetermined temperature and the voltage of the second blower 90 is not the maximum (MAX)
  • MAX the voltage of the second blower 90
  • the present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiment.
  • the air mix damper 74 may be adjusted to a middle position (an intermediate position) so as to obtain a middle temperature between temperature in dehumidification heating operation and temperature in dehumidification cooling operation.

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