WO2007069587A1 - 空気調和装置 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates to a function for determining the suitability of the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit of the air conditioner, in particular, in the refrigerant circuit of the air conditioner configured by connecting a heat source unit and a utilization unit.
- the present invention relates to a function for determining the suitability of the refrigerant amount.
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-8-200905
- An object of the present invention is to make it possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is accurate, while reducing the effort of inputting information on the utilization unit before the operation of the separate type air conditioner.
- An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, a transmission line, information acquisition means, operation control means, refrigerant amount determination means, and condition setting means.
- the refrigerant circuit is configured by connecting a heat source unit and a utilization unit.
- the transmission line exchanges signals between the heat source unit and the utilization unit.
- the information acquisition means acquires information on the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit via the transmission line.
- the operation control means can perform a refrigerant quantity determination operation.
- the refrigerant amount determination means determines the suitability of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit using the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit in the refrigerant amount determination operation or the operation state amount of the component device.
- the condition setting means sets conditions relating to the refrigerant quantity determination operation in accordance with the information on the usage units acquired by the information acquisition means.
- this air conditioner information on the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit via the transmission line is acquired, and conditions regarding the refrigerant amount determination operation are set according to the information on the utilization unit. Therefore, it is possible to perform appropriate refrigerant amount determination operation and determination of the appropriateness of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit according to the connection conditions of the utilization units. Thereby, in this air conditioning apparatus, it is possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the amount of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is appropriate, while reducing the time and effort for inputting information on the utilization unit.
- used unit information means information such as the model and capacity of the used unit.
- condition regarding the refrigerant amount determination operation means a relational expression or the like used when determining whether the control target value of the component device in the refrigerant amount determination operation is appropriate or not.
- An air conditioner according to a second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present invention, using a relational expression between the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit and the operating state amount of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit or the component device.
- a refrigerant amount calculating means for calculating the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit from the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit in the refrigerant amount determination operation or the operation state quantity of the component device is further provided.
- the refrigerant quantity determination means uses the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit calculated by the refrigerant quantity calculation means to determine whether the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit is appropriate.
- the condition setting means sets a relational expression as a condition related to the refrigerant amount determination operation according to the model of the usage unit acquired by the information acquisition means.
- the relational expression between the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit or the component device is used to determine the refrigerant or component device flowing through the refrigerant circuit in the refrigerant amount determination operation.
- a method is employed in which the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is calculated from the operating state amount, and the suitability of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit is determined using the calculated amount of refrigerant.
- various utilization units are connected to the heat source unit.
- this method when this method is used to determine the suitability of the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit, a high level is required. If you want to be able to accurately determine the suitability of the refrigerant amount, it is desirable to set the relational expression according to the model of the unit used. Therefore, in this air conditioner, the relational expression can be set according to the information of the model of the unit used. As a result, in this air conditioner, the relationship between the appropriate amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit and the amount of refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit or the operating state of the component device, depending on the model of the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit. It is possible to determine whether or not the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is appropriate using the equation.
- the air conditioner according to the third aspect of the invention is the air conditioner according to the second aspect of the invention!
- the relational expression is prepared by dividing the use unit into parts other than the use unit. ing.
- the condition setting means sets a relational expression prepared according to the refrigerant amount of the usage unit according to the model of the usage unit acquired by the information acquisition means.
- the relational expression is prepared separately for the usage unit and the parts other than the usage unit, so the relational expression for the refrigerant amount of the entire refrigerant circuit is set according to the model of the usage unit. In doing so, it is only necessary to change the relational expression for the amount of refrigerant in the unit used. As a result, the relational expression for the refrigerant amount of the entire refrigerant circuit can be applied to various types of usage units, and the calculation process can be performed smoothly.
- An air conditioner according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to any of the first to third aspects, wherein the condition setting means relates to a refrigerant amount determination operation in accordance with the capacity of the utilization unit.
- the control target value of the component device in the refrigerant quantity judgment operation as a condition is set.
- the refrigerant amount judgment operation is performed according to the capacity of the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit. It is desirable to set the control target value of the component equipment in. Therefore, in this air conditioner, the control target value of the component device in the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be set according to the information on the capacity of the utilization unit. Thereby, in this air conditioning apparatus, the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be performed using an appropriate control target value according to the capacity of the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit.
- An air conditioner according to a fifth invention is the air conditioner according to the fourth invention, wherein the heat source unit includes a compressor and heat source side heat exchange.
- the utilization unit has an expansion mechanism and a utilization side heat exchange ⁇ .
- the refrigerant circuit is configured by connecting a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a use side heat exchanger.
- the operation control means is configured to cause the use-side heat exchanger to function as a refrigerant evaporator in the refrigerant quantity determination operation.
- the component devices are controlled so that the refrigerant pressure sent from the use side heat exchanger to the compressor or the operation state quantity equivalent to the pressure becomes constant at the low pressure target value as the control target value.
- the low pressure target value in the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be set according to the capacity information of the utilization unit.
- an appropriate low-pressure target value is used according to the capacity of the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit.
- the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be performed.
- An air conditioner according to a sixth invention is the air conditioner according to the fourth invention, wherein the heat source unit includes a compressor and heat source side heat exchange.
- the utilization unit has an expansion mechanism and a utilization side heat exchange ⁇ .
- the refrigerant circuit is configured by connecting a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a use side heat exchanger.
- the operation control means causes the usage-side heat exchanger to function as a refrigerant evaporator, and the degree of superheat of the refrigerant sent from the usage-side heat exchanger to the compressor serves as a control target value. Control the components so that the superheat target value is constant.
- the superheat degree target value in the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be set according to the capacity information of the utilization unit.
- the refrigerant amount determination operation can be performed using an appropriate superheat degree target value according to the capacity of the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit.
- An air conditioner according to a seventh aspect is the air conditioner according to the fourth aspect, wherein the heat source unit includes a compressor and a heat source side heat exchange.
- the utilization unit has an expansion mechanism, a utilization-side heat exchange, and a blower fan that supplies air to the utilization-side heat exchange.
- the refrigerant circuit is configured by connecting the compressor, the heat source side heat exchange, the expansion mechanism, and the use side heat exchange.
- the operation control unit controls the use side heat exchange as a refrigerant evaporator and controls the air volume of the blower fan to be constant at the target air volume value.
- an air volume target value in the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be set according to information on the capacity of the utilization unit.
- an appropriate air flow target value is used according to the capacity of the utilization unit connected to the heat source unit.
- the refrigerant quantity determination operation can be performed.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the air conditioner.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a test operation mode.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an automatic refrigerant charging operation.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the state of refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit in the refrigerant quantity determination operation (illustration of a four-way switching valve and the like is omitted).
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing information acquisition processing and condition setting processing in the refrigerant quantity determination operation.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing information acquisition processing and condition setting processing in the calculation of the refrigerant amount.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a pipe volume determination operation.
- FIG. 9 is a Mollier diagram showing the refrigeration cycle of the air conditioner in the pipe volume judgment operation for the liquid refrigerant communication pipe.
- FIG. 10 is a Mollier diagram showing the refrigeration cycle of the air conditioner in the pipe volume determination operation for the gas refrigerant communication pipe.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an initial refrigerant quantity determination operation.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a refrigerant leak detection operation mode.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air-conditioning apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 1 is an apparatus used for air conditioning in a room such as a building by performing a vapor compression refrigeration cycle operation.
- the air conditioner 1 mainly includes an outdoor unit 2 as a single heat source unit, and indoor units 4 and 5 as a plurality of (two in this embodiment) usage units connected in parallel to the outdoor unit 2.
- the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 are provided as refrigerant communication pipes connecting the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor units 4 and 5. That is, in the vapor compression refrigerant circuit 10 of the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, the outdoor unit 2, the indoor units 4, 5, the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 are connected. Consists of this.
- the indoor units 4 and 5 are installed by being embedded or suspended in the ceiling of a room such as a building or by hanging on the wall surface of the room.
- the indoor units 4 and 5 are connected to the outdoor unit 2 via the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 and constitute a part of the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the configuration of the indoor units 4 and 5 will be described. Since the indoor unit 4 and the indoor unit 5 have the same configuration, only the configuration of the indoor unit 4 will be described here, and the configuration of the indoor unit 5 indicates each part of the indoor unit 4 respectively. Instead of the 40's code, the 50's code is used, and the description of each part is omitted.
- the indoor unit 4 mainly includes an indoor refrigerant circuit 10a (in the indoor unit 5, the indoor refrigerant circuit 10b) that constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the indoor refrigerant circuit 10a mainly has an indoor expansion valve 41 as an expansion mechanism and an indoor heat exchange 42 as a use side heat exchanger.
- the indoor expansion valve 41 is an electric expansion valve connected to the liquid side of the indoor heat exchanger 42 in order to adjust the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing in the indoor refrigerant circuit 10a.
- the indoor heat exchange is a cross-fin type fin 'and' tube heat exchanger composed of heat transfer tubes and a large number of fins, and functions as a refrigerant evaporator during cooling operation. It is a heat exchanger that functions as a refrigerant condenser during heating operation to heat indoor air.
- the indoor unit 4 sucks indoor air into the unit, exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the indoor heat exchanger 42, and then supplies the indoor fan 43 as a blower fan to be supplied indoors as supply air.
- the indoor fan 43 is a fan capable of changing the air volume Wr of air supplied to the indoor heat exchanger 42, and in this embodiment, the centrifugal fan or the multiblade fan driven by the motor 43a that also has DC fan motor power.
- the indoor unit 4 is provided with various sensors. On the liquid side of the indoor heat exchanger 42, a liquid side temperature sensor 44 that detects the temperature of the refrigerant (that is, the refrigerant temperature corresponding to the condensation temperature Tc during heating operation or the evaporation temperature Te during cooling operation) is provided. ing. A gas side temperature sensor 45 for detecting the refrigerant temperature Teo is provided on the gas side of the indoor heat exchanger 42. An indoor temperature sensor 46 for detecting the temperature of indoor air flowing into the unit (that is, the indoor temperature Tr) is provided on the indoor air inlet side of the indoor unit 4.
- the liquid side temperature sensor 44, the gas side temperature sensor 45, and the room temperature sensor 46 are composed of thermistors.
- the indoor unit 4 also has an indoor side control unit 47 that controls the operation of each part constituting the indoor unit 4.
- the indoor control unit 47 includes a microcomputer, a memory, and the like provided for controlling the indoor unit 4, and a remote controller (not shown) for individually operating the indoor unit 4. Control signals etc. can be exchanged with the outdoor unit 2 and control signals etc. can be exchanged with the outdoor unit 2 via the transmission line 8a.
- the outdoor unit 2 is installed outside a building or the like, and is connected to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas cooling unit. It is connected to the indoor units 4 and 5 via the medium communication pipe 7, and the refrigerant circuit 10 is configured between the indoor units 4 and 5.
- the outdoor unit 2 mainly has an outdoor refrigerant circuit 10c that constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 10.
- This outdoor refrigerant circuit 10c mainly includes a compressor 21, a four-way switching valve 22, an outdoor heat exchanger 23 as a heat source side heat exchange, an outdoor expansion valve 38 as an expansion mechanism, an accumulator 24, A supercooler 25 as a temperature adjusting mechanism, a liquid side closing valve 26 and a gas side closing valve 27 are provided.
- the compressor 21 is a compressor whose operating capacity can be varied.
- the compressor 21 is a positive displacement compressor driven by a motor 21a whose rotational speed Rm is controlled by an inverter.
- the number of the compressors 21 is only one, but is not limited to this, and two or more compressors may be connected in parallel according to the number of indoor units connected.
- the four-way switching valve 22 is a valve for switching the flow direction of the refrigerant.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 23 serves as a refrigerant condenser compressed by the compressor 21, and the indoor
- the heat exchangers 42 and 52 to function as an evaporator for the refrigerant condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger 23
- the discharge side of the compressor 21 and the gas side of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 are connected and the suction side of the compressor 21 ( Specifically, the accumulator 24) and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 side are connected (see the solid line of the four-way selector valve 22 in Fig. 1), and the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 are connected to the compressor 21 during heating operation.
- the discharge side of the compressor 21 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 side and the suction side of the compressor 21 and the gas side of the outdoor heat exchange Can be connected (see the dashed line of the four-way selector valve 22 in FIG. 1).
- the outdoor heat exchange is a cross-fin type fin 'and' tube heat exchanger composed of heat transfer tubes and a large number of fins, and functions as a refrigerant condenser during cooling operation. This is heat exchange that functions as a refrigerant evaporator during heating operation.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 23 has a gas side connected to the four-way switching valve 22 and a liquid side connected to the liquid coolant communication pipe 6.
- the outdoor expansion valve 38 is an electric expansion valve connected to the liquid side of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 in order to adjust the pressure and flow rate of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor refrigerant circuit 10c.
- the outdoor unit 2 has an outdoor fan 28 as a blower fan for sucking outdoor air into the unit, exchanging heat with the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 23, and then discharging the air outside.
- the outdoor fan 28 is a fan capable of changing the air volume Wo of the air supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger ⁇ 23.
- the outdoor fan 28 is a propeller fan or the like driven by a motor 28a having a DC fan motor power. is there.
- the accumulator 24 is connected between the four-way switching valve 22 and the compressor 21, and removes excess refrigerant generated in the refrigerant circuit 10 in accordance with fluctuations in the operating load of the indoor units 4 and 5. It is a container that can be stored.
- the subcooler 25 is a double-pipe heat exchanger, and is provided to cool the refrigerant sent to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 after being condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger 23. ing.
- the supercooler 25 is connected between the outdoor expansion valve 38 and the liquid side closing valve 26.
- a bypass refrigerant circuit 61 as a cooling source for the subcooler 25 is provided.
- the part excluding the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 from the refrigerant circuit 10 will be referred to as a main refrigerant circuit for convenience.
- the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 is provided in the main refrigerant circuit so that a part of the refrigerant sent from the outdoor heat exchanger 23 to the indoor expansion valves 41, 51 is branched from the main refrigerant circuit and returned to the suction side of the compressor 21. It is connected. Specifically, the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 connects a part of the refrigerant sent from the outdoor expansion valve 38 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 so that the positional force between the outdoor heat exchanger and the subcooler 25 also branches. And the junction circuit 61b connected to the suction side of the compressor 21 so as to return to the suction side of the compressor 21 from the outlet of the bypass refrigerant circuit side of the subcooler 25. .
- the branch circuit 61a is provided with a bypass expansion valve 62 for adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the bypass refrigerant circuit 61.
- the bypass expansion valve 62 also has an electric expansion valve force.
- the refrigerant sent from the outdoor heat exchanger 23 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 is decompressed by the no-pass expansion valve 62 in the supercooler 25.
- the refrigerant is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the bypass refrigerant circuit 61. That is, the capacity control of the subcooler 25 is performed by adjusting the opening degree of the bypass expansion valve 62.
- the liquid side shutoff valve 26 and the gas side shutoff valve 27 are valves provided at connection ports with external devices and pipes (specifically, the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7).
- the liquid side closing valve 26 is connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 23.
- the gas side closing valve 27 is connected to the four-way switching valve 22.
- the outdoor unit 2 is provided with various sensors. Specifically, the outdoor unit 2 includes a suction pressure sensor 29 that detects the suction pressure Ps of the compressor 21, a discharge pressure sensor 30 that detects the discharge pressure Pd of the compressor 21, and the compressor 21. A suction temperature sensor 31 for detecting the suction temperature Ts and a discharge temperature sensor 32 for detecting the discharge temperature Td of the compressor 21 are provided. The suction temperature sensor 31 is provided at a position between the accumulator 24 and the compressor 21.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 23 includes a heat exchange temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 23 (that is, the refrigerant temperature corresponding to the condensation temperature Tc during the cooling operation or the evaporation temperature Te during the heating operation). 33 is provided.
- a liquid side temperature sensor 34 for detecting the temperature Tco of the refrigerant is provided on the liquid side of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 .
- a liquid pipe temperature sensor 35 that detects the temperature of the refrigerant (that is, the liquid pipe temperature Tip) is provided at the outlet of the subcooler 25 on the main refrigerant circuit side.
- the junction circuit 6 lb of the no-pass refrigerant circuit 61 is provided with a bypass temperature sensor 63 for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the outlet of the subcooler 25 on the bypass refrigerant circuit side.
- An outdoor temperature sensor 36 for detecting the temperature of the outdoor air flowing into the unit (that is, the outdoor temperature Ta) is provided on the outdoor air inlet side of the outdoor unit 2.
- the suction temperature sensor 31, the discharge temperature sensor 32, the heat exchange temperature sensor 33, the liquid side temperature sensor 34, the liquid pipe temperature sensor 35, the outdoor temperature sensor 36, and the binos temperature sensor 63 are composed of thermistors.
- the outdoor unit 2 also has an outdoor control unit 37 that controls the operation of each part constituting the outdoor unit 2.
- the outdoor control unit 37 includes a microcomputer provided to control the outdoor unit 2, an inverter circuit that controls the memory and the motor 21 a, and the indoor control units of the indoor units 4 and 5. Control signals etc. can be exchanged with 47 and 57 via the transmission line 8a. That is, the indoor side control units 47 and 57 and the outdoor side
- the side control unit 37 and the transmission line 8a that connects the control units 37, 47, and 57 constitute a control unit 8 that controls the operation of the entire air conditioner 1.
- FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the air conditioner 1.
- Refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 are refrigerant pipes that are installed on site when the air conditioner 1 is installed in a building or other location, such as a combination of the installation location or outdoor unit and indoor unit. Depending on the installation conditions, those having various lengths and pipe diameters are used. For this reason, for example, when a new air conditioner is installed, it is necessary to accurately grasp information such as the length of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 in order to calculate the refrigerant charge amount. Therefore, the calculation of the refrigerant amount is complicated. In addition, when the existing unit is used to update the indoor unit or the outdoor unit, information such as the diameter of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 may be lost.
- the refrigerant circuits 10 of the air conditioner 1 are configured by connecting the indoor refrigerant circuits 10a and 10b, the outdoor refrigerant circuit 10c, and the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7. .
- the refrigerant circuit 10 can be paraphrased as being composed of a bypass refrigerant circuit 61 and a main refrigerant circuit excluding the bypass refrigerant circuit 61.
- the air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment is operated by switching the cooling operation and the heating operation by the four-way switching valve 22 by the control unit 8 including the indoor side control units 47 and 57 and the outdoor side control unit 37.
- the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor units 4 and 5 are controlled according to the operation load of the indoor units 4 and 5.
- the operation mode of the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment the operation negative of each indoor unit 4, 5 is used.
- the normal operation mode that controls the components of the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor units 4 and 5 according to the load and the components of the air conditioner 1 (specifically, only after the first device is installed) (For example, after remodeling such as adding or removing components such as indoor units, or after repairing the equipment failure, etc.)
- There is a refrigerant leak detection operation mode that determines whether or not refrigerant leaks from the refrigerant circuit 10 after starting normal operation.
- the normal operation mode mainly includes a cooling operation for cooling the room and a heating operation for heating the room.
- the automatic refrigerant charging operation for charging the refrigerant into the refrigerant circuit 10
- the pipe volume determination operation for detecting the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7, and after the installation of the components or the refrigerant
- an initial refrigerant quantity detection operation for detecting the initial refrigerant quantity after the refrigerant is filled in the circuit.
- the cooling operation in the normal operation mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the four-way switching valve 22 is in the state indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1, that is, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is the outdoor heat. It is connected to the gas side of the exchanger 23, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 via the gas side closing valve 27 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7. Yes.
- the outdoor expansion valve 38 is fully opened.
- the liquid side closing valve 26 and the gas side closing valve 27 are in an open state.
- the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 are opened so that the superheat degree SHr of the refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 (that is, the gas side of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52) is constant at the superheat degree target value SHrs.
- the degree is adjusted! /
- the degree of superheat SHr of the refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42, 52 is the refrigerant temperature value detected by the gas side temperature sensors 45, 55, and the refrigerant temperature sensors 44, 54 also detect the refrigerant temperature value force.
- a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in each of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 is provided and corresponds to the evaporation temperature Te detected by this temperature sensor.
- the superheat degree SHr of the refrigerant at the outlet of each indoor heat exchanger 42 and 52 is detected. Also good. Further, the bypass expansion valve 62 is adjusted in opening degree so that the superheat degree SHb of the refrigerant at the outlet on the bypass refrigerant circuit side of the supercooler 25 becomes the superheat degree target value SHbs.
- the superheat degree SHb of the refrigerant at the outlet on the bypass refrigerant circuit side of the subcooler 25 is the saturation temperature value corresponding to the evaporation pressure Te, which is the suction pressure Ps of the compressor 21 detected by the suction pressure sensor 29.
- a temperature sensor is provided at the bypass refrigerant circuit side inlet of the subcooler 25, and the refrigerant temperature value detected by this temperature sensor is detected by the bypass temperature sensor 63.
- the refrigerant superheat degree SHb at the outlet of the subcooler 25 on the bypass refrigerant circuit side may be detected by subtracting the refrigerant temperature value.
- the low-pressure gas refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 21 and compressed to become a high-pressure gas refrigerant.
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant is sent to the outdoor heat exchanger 23 via the four-way switching valve 22, exchanges heat with the outdoor air supplied by the outdoor fan 28, and condenses to form a high-pressure liquid refrigerant.
- this high-pressure liquid refrigerant passes through the outdoor expansion valve 38 and flows into the supercooler 25, and is further cooled by exchanging heat with the refrigerant flowing through the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 to be in a supercooled state.
- a part of the high-pressure liquid refrigerant condensed in the outdoor heat exchange is branched to the bypass refrigerant circuit 61, decompressed by the bypass expansion valve 62, and then returned to the suction side of the compressor 21.
- a part of the refrigerant passing through the binos expansion valve 62 is evaporated by being reduced to near the suction pressure Ps of the compressor 21.
- the refrigerant flowing in the direction of the outlet force of the bypass expansion valve 62 of the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 toward the suction side of the compressor 21 passes through the subcooler 25 and from the outdoor heat exchanger 23 on the main refrigerant circuit side. Chamber uni Heat exchange with the high-pressure liquid refrigerant sent to
- the high-pressure liquid refrigerant in a supercooled state is sent to the indoor units 4 and 5 via the liquid side closing valve 26 and the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6.
- the high-pressure liquid refrigerant sent to the indoor units 4 and 5 is decompressed to near the suction pressure Ps of the compressor 21 by the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 to become a low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant and exchanges heat in the room.
- the heat is exchanged with the indoor air in the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 to evaporate and become low-pressure gas refrigerant.
- This low-pressure gas refrigerant is sent to the outdoor unit 2 via the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 and flows into the accumulator 24 via the gas side closing valve 27 and the four-way switching valve 22. Then, the low-pressure gas refrigerant that has flowed into the accumulator 24 is again sucked into the compressor 21.
- the four-way switching valve 22 is in the state indicated by the broken line in FIG. 1, that is, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is connected to the indoor heat exchanger 42 via the gas-side closing valve 27 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7. 52, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side of the outdoor heat exchanger 23.
- the degree of opening of the outdoor expansion valve 38 is adjusted to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 23 to a pressure at which the refrigerant can be evaporated in the outdoor heat exchanger (that is, the evaporation pressure Pe). Further, the liquid side closing valve 26 and the gas side closing valve 27 are opened.
- the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 are adjusted in opening degree so that the supercooling degree SCr of the refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 becomes constant at the supercooling degree target value SCrs.
- the degree of refrigerant supercooling SCr at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 is the saturation temperature value corresponding to the condensation temperature Tc, which is the discharge pressure Pd of the compressor 21 detected by the discharge pressure sensor 30.
- the refrigerant temperature value is detected by subtracting the refrigerant temperature value detected by the liquid side temperature sensors 44 and 54 from the saturation temperature value of the refrigerant.
- a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in each indoor heat exchanger 42, 52 is provided, and the refrigerant corresponding to the condensation temperature Tc detected by this temperature sensor.
- the subcooling degree SCr of the refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42, 52 may be detected by subtracting the temperature value from the refrigerant temperature value detected by the liquid side temperature sensors 44, 54.
- the bypass expansion valve 62 is closed.
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant sent to the indoor units 4 and 5 is condensed by exchanging heat with the indoor air in the outdoor heat exchangers ⁇ 42 and 52 to become a high-pressure liquid refrigerant.
- the pressure is reduced according to the opening degree of the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51.
- the refrigerant that has passed through the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 is sent to the outdoor unit 2 via the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and passes through the liquid side closing valve 26, the supercooler 25, and the outdoor expansion valve 38.
- the pressure is further reduced and then flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 23.
- the low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 23 exchanges heat with the outdoor air supplied by the outdoor fan 28 to evaporate into a low-pressure gas refrigerant.
- control unit 8 (more specifically, the indoor side control units 47 and 57 functioning as normal operation control means for performing normal operation including cooling operation and heating operation. And the transmission line 8a) connecting the outdoor control unit 37 and the control units 37, 47, and 57.
- Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the test operation mode.
- the test operation mode first, the automatic refrigerant charging operation in step S1 is performed, then the pipe volume determination operation in step S2 is performed, and further, the initial refrigerant amount detection operation in step S3 is performed. .
- the outdoor unit 2 pre-filled with the refrigerant and the indoor units 4 and 5 are installed at a place such as a building and connected via the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7.
- a place such as a building and connected via the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 is additionally filled with a refrigerant that is insufficient in accordance with the volume of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7.
- the liquid side shutoff valve 26 and the gas side shutoff valve 27 of the outdoor unit 2 are opened, and the refrigerant circuit 10 is filled with the refrigerant filled in the outdoor unit 2 in advance.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the automatic refrigerant charging operation.
- Step S11 Refrigerant amount judgment operation
- the refrigerant circuit 10 When an instruction to start the automatic refrigerant charging operation is made, the refrigerant circuit 10 is in a state where the four-way switching valve 22 of the outdoor unit 2 is shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 and the indoor expansion valves 41 of the indoor units 4 and 5 51 and outdoor expansion valve 38 are opened, compressor 21, outdoor fan 28 and indoor fans 4 3, 53 are activated, and all indoor units 4, 5 are forcibly cooled (hereinafter referred to as the total number of indoor units). Driving).
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant compressed and discharged in the compressor 21 in the flow path from the compressor 21 to the outdoor heat exchange functioning as a condenser. (Refer to the hatched portion in Fig. 5 from the compressor 21 to the outdoor heat exchanger 23), and the outdoor heat exchanger 23 functioning as a condenser is in a gas state due to heat exchange with the outdoor air.
- High-pressure refrigerant that changes phase from liquid to liquid flows see the hatched and black hatched parts in Fig.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the state of the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 in the refrigerant amount determination operation (illustration of the four-way switching valve 22 and the like is omitted).
- the following device control is performed to shift to an operation for stabilizing the state of the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 are controlled so that the superheat degree SHr of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 functioning as an evaporator becomes constant (hereinafter referred to as superheat degree control).
- the operation capacity of the compressor 21 is controlled so as to be constant (hereinafter referred to as evaporation pressure control), and the outdoor fan 28 is used for outdoor heat exchange so that the refrigerant condensation pressure Pc in the outdoor heat exchanger 23 is constant.
- the subcooler is controlled so that the air volume Wo of the outdoor air supplied to the cooler 23 is controlled (hereinafter referred to as condensing pressure control) so that the temperature of the refrigerant sent from the supercooler 25 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 is constant.
- the indoor fan 43, 53 controls the indoor heat exchanger 42 so that the refrigerant evaporating pressure Pe is controlled stably by the above evaporating pressure control.
- the air volume Wr of the indoor air supplied to No. 52 is kept constant.
- the evaporation pressure control is performed in the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 functioning as an evaporator in a gas-liquid two-phase state force due to heat exchange with the room air while the phase is changed to a gas state and a low pressure.
- Inside the indoor heat exchanger ⁇ 42, 52 through which the refrigerant flows see the section corresponding to the indoor heat exchangers 42, 52 in the grid-shaped, hatched and hatched hatched parts in Fig. 5; This is because the amount of refrigerant in (part C) greatly affects the evaporation pressure Pe of the refrigerant.
- the evaporation pressure Pe of the refrigerant in the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 is made constant, and the evaporator The state of the refrigerant flowing in the part C is stabilized, and a state in which the amount of refrigerant in the evaporator C is changed mainly by the evaporation pressure Pe is created.
- the indoor heat exchangers 42, 52 The refrigerant temperature value detected by the liquid side temperature sensors 44 and 54 (corresponding to the evaporation temperature Te) is converted into a saturated pressure value, and the compressor 21 is adjusted so that this pressure value becomes constant at the low pressure target value Pes. This is realized by increasing or decreasing the refrigerant circulation amount Wc flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 by controlling the operating capacity (that is, by controlling the rotational speed Rm of the motor 21a).
- the compression detected by the suction pressure sensor 29, which is an operation state quantity equivalent to the refrigerant pressure at the refrigerant evaporating pressure Pe in the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52, is used.
- the suction pressure Ps of the machine 21 is constant at the low pressure target value Pes, or the saturation temperature value (corresponding to the evaporation temperature Te) corresponding to the suction pressure Ps is constant at the low pressure target value Tes.
- the operating capacity of the compressor 21 may be controlled, and the refrigerant temperature value (corresponding to the evaporation temperature Te) detected by the liquid side temperature sensors 44 and 54 of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 is the low pressure target value Tes.
- the operating capacity of the compressor 21 may be controlled so as to be constant.
- the refrigerant refrigerant pipe including the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 and the accumulator 24 from the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 to the compressor 21 (the hatched portion in FIG. Among these, the state of the refrigerant flowing through the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 to the compressor 21 (hereinafter referred to as gas refrigerant circulation section D) is also stable, and mainly the refrigerant flow in the gas refrigerant circulation section D.
- a state is created in which the amount of refrigerant in the gas refrigerant circulation portion D is changed by the evaporation pressure Pe (that is, the suction pressure Ps), which is an operation state amount equivalent to the pressure.
- Condensation pressure control is also performed in the outdoor heat exchanger ⁇ 23 in which high-pressure refrigerant flows while changing the gas state force to the liquid state due to heat exchange with the outdoor air (hatched hatched and blackened in Fig. 5).
- the condenser portion A which is also the force that greatly affects the refrigerant condensing pressure Pc. Since the refrigerant condensing pressure Pc in the condenser part A changes greatly due to the influence of the outdoor temperature Ta, the air volume Wo of the indoor air supplied from the outdoor fan 28 to the outdoor heat exchanger 23 is controlled by the motor 28a.
- the condensation pressure Pc of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 23 is made constant, and the state of the refrigerant flowing in the condenser section A is stabilized, and mainly the liquid side of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 (hereinafter referred to as the refrigerant).
- the refrigerant quantity in the condenser A varies depending on the degree of supercooling SCo at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23). It creates a state to become.
- the compressor 21 detected by the discharge pressure sensor 30 which is an operation state amount equivalent to the refrigerant condensation pressure Pc in the outdoor heat exchanger 23 is used.
- the discharge pressure Pd or the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 23 detected by the heat exchange temperature sensor 33 (that is, the condensation temperature Tc) is used.
- the outdoor expansion valve 38 from the outdoor heat exchange to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51, the main refrigerant circuit side portion of the supercooler 25, and the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the flow from the outdoor heat exchanger 23 to the flow path from the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 to the bypass expansion valve 62, a high-pressure liquid refrigerant flows from the outdoor heat exchanger 23 to the indoor expansion valves 41, 51 and
- the pressure of the refrigerant in the portion up to the binos expansion valve 62 (see the black hatched portion in FIG. 5 and hereinafter referred to as the liquid refrigerant circulation section B) is also stable, and the liquid refrigerant circulation section B is sealed with the liquid refrigerant. It will be in a stable state.
- the liquid pipe temperature control is performed in the refrigerant pipe including the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 from the subcooler 25 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 (the subcooler in the liquid refrigerant circulation section B shown in FIG. 5). This is to prevent the refrigerant density from changing from 25 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51).
- the capacity control of the subcooler 25 is controlled so that the refrigerant temperature Tip detected by the liquid pipe temperature sensor 35 provided at the outlet of the main refrigerant circuit of the subcooler 25 is constant at the liquid pipe temperature target value Tips.
- the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 is increased or decreased to adjust the amount of heat exchanged between the refrigerant flowing through the main refrigerant circuit side of the subcooler 25 and the refrigerant flowing through the bypass refrigerant circuit side. Yes.
- the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the bypass refrigerant circuit 61 is increased or decreased by adjusting the opening degree of the bypass expansion valve 62.
- liquid pipe temperature control is realized in which the refrigerant temperature in the refrigerant pipe including the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 extending from the supercooler 25 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 is constant.
- the superheat control is performed because the amount of refrigerant in the evaporator section C greatly affects the dryness of the refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52.
- the degree of superheat SHr of the refrigerant at the outlet of the indoor heat exchanger 52 is controlled by controlling the opening degree of the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51, so that In the explanation, the superheat degree SHr of the refrigerant in the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 is made constant at the superheat target value SHrs (that is, the gas refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 is used). The state of the refrigerant flowing in the evaporator section C is stabilized.
- the above-mentioned various control target values are set to the most suitable values according to the information of the indoor units 4 and 5 connected to the outdoor unit 2 in step S11. Become angry (Steps S14 to S16).
- step S14 the control unit 8 (more specifically, the outdoor side control unit 37) functioning as an information acquisition unit transmits the indoor unit 4, 5 to the indoor unit 4, via the transmission line 8a. Get 5 capacity information.
- step S15 the control unit 8 functioning as condition setting means calculates the total capacity of the indoor units 4 and 5 by adding the capacity of the indoor unit 4 and the capacity of the indoor unit 5.
- various control target values specifically, the low pressure target value Pes, the superheat degree target value SHrs or the air volume target value Wrs
- the value of the low pressure target value Pes tends to be higher as the total capacity of the indoor units 4 and 5 increases as the evaporation pressure Pe and the suction pressure Ps increase. It is set so that the total capacity of 4 and 5 increases as the capacity increases.
- step S16 the condensation pressure control, the liquid pipe temperature control, the superheat degree control using the superheat degree target value SHrs set in step S15, and the low pressure set in step S15.
- Equipment control including evaporation pressure control using the target value Pes and air volume Wr control of the indoor fans 43 and 53 using the air volume target value Wrs set in step S15 is performed.
- the state of the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit 10 is stabilized by the various controls described above, and the distribution of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 becomes constant.
- the refrigerant begins to be filled in, it is possible to create a state in which changes in the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 mainly appear as changes in the refrigerant amount in the outdoor heat exchanger 23 (hereinafter referred to as this operation). Is the refrigerant quantity determination operation).
- control unit 8 (more specifically, the indoor side control units 47 and 57 and the outdoor side control unit 37 that function as a refrigerant amount determination operation control unit that performs the refrigerant amount determination operation.
- the control unit 8 as the information acquisition means and condition setting means is Process of steps S14 and S15 in which information on indoor units 4 and 5 is acquired from indoor units 4 and 5 via 8a, and a control target value is set as a condition relating to the refrigerant amount determination operation according to the information Is done.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 is additionally charged with refrigerant.
- the control unit 8 functioning as the refrigerant amount calculating means performs the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 from the operation state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device at the time of additional charging of the refrigerant in step S12. Is calculated.
- the refrigerant quantity calculating means calculates the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit 10 by dividing the refrigerant circuit 10 into a plurality of parts and calculating the refrigerant quantity for each of the divided parts. More specifically, for each of the divided parts, a relational expression between the refrigerant amount of each part and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device is set. By using it, the amount of refrigerant in each part can be calculated.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 includes the four-way switching valve 22 in the state indicated by the solid line in FIG.
- the gas refrigerant in the gas refrigerant circulation part D including the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 and the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 (that is, the evaporator part C).
- a part up to the connecting pipe 7 (hereinafter referred to as the indoor unit F), a part of the gas refrigerant circulating part D that is connected to the gas refrigerant connecting pipe 7 (hereinafter referred to as the gas refrigerant connecting pipe part G), A portion of the gas refrigerant circulation section D from the gas side closing valve 27 (not shown in FIG.
- Low pressure including liquid refrigerant circulation section B from high temperature side liquid pipe section B1 to bypass expansion valve 62 and subcooler 25 on the bypass refrigerant circuit side Scan line portion to H (hereinafter referred to as the bypass circuit portion I) is divided into a, is set relational expression for each portion It is. Next, the relational expressions set for each part will be described.
- the relational expression between the refrigerant amount Mogl in the high-pressure gas pipe E and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant or the component device flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 is, for example,
- This is expressed as a functional expression obtained by multiplying the volume Vogl of the high-pressure gas pipe E of the outdoor unit 2 by the refrigerant density / 0 d in the high-pressure gas pipe E.
- the volume Vogl of the high-pressure gas pipe E is a known value of the front force at which the outdoor unit 2 is installed at the installation location, and is stored in advance in the memory of the control unit 8.
- the density of the refrigerant in the high-pressure gas pipe E can be obtained by converting the discharge temperature Td and the discharge pressure Pd.
- the relational expression between the refrigerant quantity Mc in the condenser part A and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device is, for example,
- Mc kcl XTa + kc2 XTc + kc3 X SHm + kc4 XWc
- the outdoor temperature Ta, the condensation temperature Tc, the compressor discharge superheat SHm, the refrigerant circulation rate Wc, the saturated liquid density pc of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 23, and the refrigerant density P at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 It is expressed as a function expression of co.
- the parameters kcl to kc7 in the above relational expression are obtained by regression analysis of the results of tests and detailed simulations, and are stored in the memory of the control unit 8 in advance.
- the compressor discharge superheat degree S Hm is the refrigerant superheat degree on the discharge side of the compressor.
- the discharge pressure Pd is converted to the refrigerant saturation temperature value, and the discharge temperature Td force is subtracted from the refrigerant saturation temperature value.
- the saturated liquid density pc of the refrigerant is obtained by converting the condensation temperature Tc.
- the refrigerant density p co at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 is obtained by converting the condensation pressure Pc obtained by converting the condensation temperature Tc and the refrigerant temperature Tco.
- the volume Voll of the high-pressure liquid pipe section B1 is a known value of the front force at which the outdoor unit 2 is installed at the installation location, and is stored in the memory of the control section 8 in advance.
- the relational expression between the refrigerant quantity Mol2 in the low temperature liquid pipe part B2 and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device is, for example,
- the refrigerant density p lp in the cryogenic liquid pipe section B2 is the refrigerant density at the outlet of the subcooler 25, and is obtained by converting the condensation pressure Pc and the refrigerant temperature Tip at the outlet of the subcooler 25. It is done.
- volume Vlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is a refrigerant pipe that is installed locally when the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is installed at the installation location of the air conditioner 1 at a place such as a building.
- Mr krl XTlp + kr2 X AT + kr3 X SHr + kr4 XWr + kr5
- the refrigerant temperature Tlp at the outlet of the supercooler 25 the temperature difference ⁇ obtained by subtracting the evaporation temperature Te from the room temperature Tr, the superheat degree SHr of the refrigerant at the outlet of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52, and And the air flow rate Wr of the indoor fans 43 and 53.
- the parameters krl to kr5 in the above relational expression are obtained by regression analysis of the results of the test and detailed simulation, and are stored in the memory of the control unit 8 in advance.
- step S17 information on the models of the indoor units 4 and 5 is transmitted from the indoor units 4 and 5 to the outdoor unit 2 via the control unit 81S transmission line 8a that functions as information acquisition means. get.
- step S18 the control unit 8 functioning as condition setting means sets the relational expression for the refrigerant amount Mr described above according to the model of each of the indoor units 4 and 5.
- the values of the parameters krl to kr5 in the relational expression of the refrigerant amount Mr in the indoor unit part F are summarized for each indoor unit model, and the values of the outdoor control part 37 constituting the control part 8 are It is prepared by being stored in the memory in advance, and is set by being selected according to the model of each indoor unit 4 or 5 in step S18.
- steps S17 and S18 may be performed simultaneously with the processing of steps S14 and S15 for setting various control target values in the refrigerant amount determination operation described above.
- volume Vgp of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is the refrigerant installed at the site when the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 installs the air conditioner 1 at the installation location of the building, etc., like the liquid coolant communication pipe 6.
- the refrigerant density p gp in the pipe connecting part G is equal to the refrigerant density P s on the suction side of the compressor 21 and the refrigerant at the outlets of the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 (that is, the inlet of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7). Is the average value of density p eo.
- the refrigerant density ps is obtained by converting the suction pressure Ps and the suction temperature Ts
- the refrigerant density p eo is obtained by converting the evaporation pressure Pe and the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52, which are conversion values of the evaporation temperature Te. It is obtained by converting the outlet temperature Teo.
- the relational expression between the refrigerant amount Mog2 in the low-pressure gas pipe part H and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant or the component device flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 is, for example,
- volume Vog2 of the low-pressure gas pipe H in the outdoor unit 2 is a known value of the pre-force that is shipped to the installation location, and is stored in the memory of the controller 8 in advance.
- the relational expression between the refrigerant amount Mob in the no-pass circuit section I and the operation state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device is, for example,
- Mob kobl X co + kob2 X ps + kob3 X Pe + kob4
- the refrigerant density p co at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23, the refrigerant density p s at the outlet of the subcooler 25 on the bypass circuit side, and the evaporation pressure Pe are expressed as functional expressions.
- the parameters kobl to kob3 in the above relational expression are obtained by regression analysis of the results of tests and detailed simulations, and are stored in the memory of the control unit 8 in advance.
- the volume Mob of the bypass circuit part I may be smaller than the other parts, and may be calculated by a simpler relational expression. For example,
- the volume Vob of the bypass circuit section I is also a known value of the front force at which the outdoor unit 2 is installed at the installation location, and is stored in the memory of the control section 8 in advance.
- the saturated liquid density pe in the bypass circuit side portion of the subcooler 25 is obtained by converting the suction pressure Ps or the evaporation temperature Te. It is done.
- the refrigerant amounts Mogl, Mc, Moll, Mol2, Mog2 and Mob related to the outdoor unit are: A relational expression of the refrigerant amount of each part is set corresponding to each of the plurality of outdoor units, and the total refrigerant quantity of the outdoor unit is calculated by adding the refrigerant amount of each part of the plurality of outdoor units. It has become so. When multiple outdoor units with different models and capacities are connected, the relational expression for the refrigerant amount of each part with different parameter values is used.
- the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 in the refrigerant quantity determination operation or the operating state quantity of the component device is calculated.
- the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit 10 can be calculated.
- the refrigerant amount Mr in the indoor unit portion F is calculated using a relational expression set in accordance with the model of each indoor unit 4 and 5 in step S19.
- step S12 Since this step S12 is repeated until a condition for determining whether the refrigerant amount is appropriate in step S13, which will be described later, is satisfied, the refrigerant is charged until the additional charging of the refrigerant is started and the force is completed.
- the amount of refrigerant in each part is calculated. More specifically, the refrigerant amount Mo in the outdoor unit 2 and the refrigerant amount Mr in each of the indoor units 4 and 5 necessary for determining whether or not the refrigerant amount is appropriate in step S 13 described later (that is, the refrigerant communication pipe 6, The refrigerant amount of each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 excluding 7 is calculated.
- the refrigerant quantity Mo in the outdoor unit 2 is calculated by calculating the power of the refrigerant quantities Mogl, Mc, Moll, Mol2, Mog2 and Mob in each part in the outdoor unit 2 described above. .
- the calculation of the refrigerant amount for each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 is performed by calculating the refrigerant amount in each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 by the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 in the automatic refrigerant charging operation or the operation state quantity force of the component device.
- the control unit 8 that functions as the refrigerant amount calculation means performs the process of step S12. In this step S12, the control unit 8 as the information acquisition means and the condition change means passes through the transmission line 8a.
- the processing of steps S17 and S18 in which a relational expression as a condition relating to the refrigerant quantity determination operation is set according to the information.
- the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 gradually increases.
- the amount of refrigerant to be filled in the refrigerant circuit 10 after the additional charging of the refrigerant cannot be defined as the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit 10 as a whole.
- the optimum amount of refrigerant in the outdoor unit 2 in the normal operation mode is confirmed through tests and detailed simulations.
- the refrigerant amount is stored in advance in the memory of the control unit 8 as the charging target value Ms, and the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 in the automatic refrigerant charging operation or the Refrigerant amount value obtained by adding the refrigerant amount Mo of the outdoor unit 2 and the refrigerant amount Mr of the indoor units 4 and 5 to which the operation state quantity force of the component equipment is also calculated until the filling target value Ms is reached. It will be sufficient to fill with soot.
- step S13 determines whether or not the refrigerant amount value obtained by adding the refrigerant amount Mo of the outdoor unit 2 and the refrigerant amounts Mr of the indoor units 4 and 5 in the automatic refrigerant charging operation has reached the charging target value Ms.
- This determination is a process for determining whether or not the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit 10 by additional charging of the refrigerant is appropriate.
- step S13 the additional charging of the refrigerant in which the refrigerant amount value obtained by adding the refrigerant amount Mo of the outdoor unit 2 and the refrigerant amount Mr of the indoor units 4 and 5 is smaller than the charging target value Ms is completed. If not, the process of step S13 is repeated until the filling target value Ms is reached. In addition, when the refrigerant amount value obtained by adding the refrigerant amount Mo of the outdoor unit 2 and the refrigerant amount Mr of the indoor units 4 and 5 reaches the charging target value Ms, the additional charging of the refrigerant is completed and the refrigerant automatic Step S1 as the filling operation process is completed.
- the degree of supercooling SCo mainly at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 tends to increase, resulting in outdoor heat exchange.
- the charging target value Ms is set to the outdoor unit 2 and Set as a value corresponding only to the refrigerant amount Mo of the outdoor unit 2 that is not between the indoor units 4 and 5, or set as a value corresponding to the refrigerant amount Mc of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 to reach the charging target value Ms You may make it perform additional filling of a refrigerant
- the control unit 8 functions as a refrigerant amount determination means for determining the suitability of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 in the refrigerant amount determination operation of the automatic refrigerant charging operation (that is, whether or not the charging target value Ms has been reached).
- the control unit 8 performs the process of step S13.
- Step S2 Pipe volume judgment operation
- step S1 When the above-described automatic refrigerant charging operation in step S1 is completed, the process proceeds to the pipe volume determination operation in step S2.
- the control unit 8 performs the processing from step S21 to step S25 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the pipe volume judgment operation.
- Step S21 the indoor unit 100% operation and condensation are performed in the same manner as the refrigerant amount judgment operation in step S11 in the above-described automatic refrigerant charging operation.
- Perform pipe volume judgment operation for liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 including pressure control, liquid pipe temperature control, superheat control and evaporation pressure control.
- the refrigerant temperature at the outlet of the main refrigerant circuit of the subcooler 25 in the liquid pipe temperature control is set as the first target value Tlpsl
- the refrigerant amount judgment operation is performed with the first target value Tlpsl.
- the stable state is the first state (see the refrigeration cycle indicated by the line including the broken line in Fig. 9).
- FIG. 9 is a Mollier diagram showing the refrigeration cycle of the air conditioner 1 in the pipe volume determination operation for the liquid refrigerant communication pipe.
- the refrigerant temperature T lp at the outlet of the main refrigerant circuit side of the subcooler 25 in the liquid pipe temperature control is stabilized at the first target value Tlpsl
- other equipment control that is, condensation is performed.
- the conditions for pressure control, superheat degree control, and evaporation pressure control are not changed (ie, without changing the superheat degree target value SHrs and low pressure target value Tes), and the liquid pipe temperature target value Tips is set to the first target value Tlpsl.
- the second target value Tlps2, which is different from, is changed to a stable second state (see the refrigeration cycle indicated by the solid line in Fig. 9).
- the second target value Tips 2 is a temperature higher than the first target value Tlpsl.
- the liquid refrigerant Since the density of the refrigerant in the communication pipe 6 is reduced, the refrigerant amount Mlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe part B3 in the second state is reduced compared to the refrigerant quantity in the first state. Then, the refrigerant decreased from the liquid refrigerant communication pipe part B3 moves to the other part of the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the equipment control conditions other than the liquid pipe temperature control are not changed, so that the refrigerant amount Mogl in the high pressure gas pipe E and the refrigerant in the low pressure gas pipe H
- the amount of refrigerant Mog2 and the refrigerant amount Mgp in the gas refrigerant communication pipe part G are kept almost constant, and the refrigerant decreased from the liquid refrigerant communication pipe part B3 is the condenser part A, the high temperature liquid pipe part Bl, the low temperature liquid pipe part B2, It will move to indoor unit F and bypass circuit I.
- the refrigerant amount Mc in the condenser part A the refrigerant amount Moll in the high-temperature liquid pipe part B1
- the refrigerant quantity Mol2 in the low-temperature liquid pipe part B2 and the indoor unit part by the amount of refrigerant reduced from the liquid refrigerant communication pipe part B3
- the refrigerant amount Mr in F and the refrigerant amount Mob in bypass circuit section I will increase.
- control unit 8 (more specifically, the indoor side control unit) that functions as a pipe volume determination operation control unit that performs a pipe volume determination operation for calculating the volume Mlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe unit 6. This is performed as the processing of step S21 by the transmission line 8a) connecting 47, 57 and the outdoor side control unit 37 and the control units 37, 47, 57.
- step S22 the liquid cooling medium is utilized by utilizing the phenomenon that the refrigerant is decreased from the liquid refrigerant communication pipe section B3 and moves to the other part of the refrigerant circuit 10 due to the change from the first state to the second state. Calculate the volume Vlp of connecting pipe 6.
- the amount of refrigerant that has decreased from the liquid refrigerant communication piping section B3 and moved to the other part of the refrigerant circuit 10 by the pipe volume determination operation described above is defined as the refrigerant increase / decrease amount ⁇ Mlp, and each part between the first and second states If the amount of increase / decrease in refrigerant is A Mc, ⁇ ⁇ 11, ⁇ ⁇ 12, A Mr, and ⁇ Mob (here, the amount of refrigerant Mogl, the amount of refrigerant Mog2, and the amount of refrigerant Mgp are omitted because they are kept almost constant)
- the quantity ⁇ Mlp is, for example,
- ⁇ Mlp — ( ⁇ Mc + ⁇ Moll + ⁇ ⁇ 12 + ⁇ Mr + ⁇ Mob)
- Vlp ⁇ Mlp / ⁇ lp
- a Mc, ⁇ ⁇ 11, ⁇ ⁇ 12, A Mr, and A Mob are used to calculate the refrigerant amount in the first state and the refrigerant amount in the second state using the relational expressions for each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 described above. Further, the amount of refrigerant in the second state is obtained by subtracting the amount of refrigerant in the first state, and the density change amount ⁇ lp is the amount of refrigerant at the outlet of the subcooler 25 in the first state. It is obtained by calculating the density and the density of the refrigerant at the outlet of the subcooler 25 in the second state, and further subtracting the density of the refrigerant in the second state.
- the volume Vlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 can be calculated from the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 in the first and second states or the operating state quantity of the component equipment using the arithmetic expression as described above.
- ⁇ Mr the refrigerant amount Mr in each of the indoor units 4 and 5 is calculated.
- the calculation of the refrigerant amount in step S12 of the automatic refrigerant charging operation is performed.
- the process of acquiring information on the indoor units 4 and 5 in step S17 and the process of setting the relational expression of the refrigerant amount in step S18 are performed.
- the state is changed so that the second target value Tlps2 in the second state is higher than the first target value Tlpsl in the first state, and the refrigerant in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe section B2 is changed.
- the amount of refrigerant in the other part is increased by moving the part to the other part, and the volume Vlp of the increased force liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is calculated.
- the second target value Tlps2 in the second state is Change the state so that the temperature is lower than the first target value Tlpsl in 1 state, and move the refrigerant from the other part to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe part B3 to reduce the amount of refrigerant in the other part, From this decrease, the volume Vlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 may be calculated.
- the volume Vlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is calculated from the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 in the pipe volume determination operation for the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 or the operating state quantity of the component equipment.
- Pipe for the liquid refrigerant communication pipe Step S2 is performed by the control unit 8 functioning as a volume calculation means. Process 2 is performed.
- Step S23, S24 Pipe volume determination operation and volume calculation for gas refrigerant communication pipe
- Step S23 all indoor units are operated, condensation pressure control, liquid Pipe volume judgment operation for gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 including pipe temperature control, superheat control and evaporation pressure control is performed.
- the low pressure target value Pes of the suction pressure Ps of the compressor 21 in the evaporation pressure control is set as the first target value Pesl
- the state in which the refrigerant amount determination operation is stable at the first target value Pesl is set as the first state. (See the refrigeration cycle indicated by the line including the dashed line in Figure 10).
- FIG. 10 is a Mollier diagram showing the refrigeration cycle of the air conditioner 1 in the pipe volume determination operation for the gas refrigerant communication pipe.
- the low pressure target value Pes is different from the first target value Pesl.
- the second target value Pes2 is a pressure lower than the first target value Pesl.
- the device control conditions other than the evaporation pressure control are changed, so that the refrigerant amount Mogl in the high-pressure gas pipe section E, the high-temperature liquid pipe section Refrigerant amount Moll in B1, refrigerant amount Mol2 in low-temperature liquid pipe part B2 and liquid refrigerant communication pipe part B3 refrigerant quantity Mlp is kept almost constant and gas refrigerant communication pipe part G It will move to pipe H, condenser A, indoor unit F and binos circuit I.
- control unit 8 (more specifically, indoor side functioning as a pipe volume determination operation control means for performing a pipe volume determination operation for calculating the volume Vgp of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7. This is performed as the process of step S23 by the control unit 47, 57, the outdoor control unit 37, and the transmission line 8a) connecting the control units 37, 47, 57.
- step S24 by changing from the first state to the second state, the gas refrigerant communication piping part G force also uses the phenomenon that the refrigerant decreases and moves to the other part of the refrigerant circuit 10 to connect the gas refrigerant. Calculate the volume Vgp of pipe 7.
- the amount of refrigerant that has decreased from the gas refrigerant communication piping part G and moved to the other part of the refrigerant circuit 10 by the pipe volume determination operation described above is defined as the refrigerant increase / decrease amount ⁇ Mgp, and each part between the first and second states If the amount of increase / decrease in the refrigerant is A Mc, A Mog2, A Mr, and ⁇ Mob (here, the refrigerant amount Mogl, the refrigerant amount Moll, the refrigerant amount Mol2, and the refrigerant amount Mlp are omitted because they are kept almost constant)
- Increase / decrease amount ⁇ Mgp is, for example,
- a Mgp -(A Mc + A Mog2 + A Mr + A Mob)
- a Mc, A Mog2, ⁇ Mr, and ⁇ Mob calculate the refrigerant amount in the first state and the refrigerant amount in the second state using the relational expressions for the respective parts of the refrigerant circuit 10 described above, and
- the refrigerant quantity power in the second state is obtained by subtracting the refrigerant quantity in the first state
- the density change amount ⁇ p gp is the refrigerant density ps on the suction side of the compressor 21 in the first state and the indoor heat exchanger. It is obtained by calculating the average density with the refrigerant density p eo at the outlets 42 and 52 and subtracting the average density in the first state from the average density in the second state.
- the volume Vgp of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 can be calculated from the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 in the first and second states or the operation state quantity of the component equipment in the first and second states using the above arithmetic expression.
- ⁇ Mr the refrigerant amount Mr in each of the indoor units 4 and 5 is calculated.
- the calculation of the refrigerant amount in step S12 of the automatic refrigerant charging operation is performed.
- the process of acquiring information on the indoor units 4 and 5 in step S17 and the process of setting the relational expression of the refrigerant amount in step S18 are performed.
- the state change is made so that the second target value Pes2 in the second state is lower than the first target value Pesl in the first state and the pressure is changed, and the gas refrigerant communication pipe section
- the amount of refrigerant in the other part is increased by moving the refrigerant of G to the other part, and this increased force also calculates the volume Vlp of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7, but the second target in the second state Change the state so that the value Pes2 is higher than the first target value Pesl in the first state, and move the refrigerant from the other part to the gas refrigerant communication pipe part G. Calculate the volume Vlp of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 from this decrease.
- step S24 is performed by the control unit 8 functioning as a calculation means.
- Step S25 Judgment of Validity of Pipe Volume Judgment Operation
- step S25 whether or not the result of the pipe volume determination operation is appropriate, that is, the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 calculated by the pipe volume calculation means. It is determined whether the volume of Vlp and Vgp is reasonable.
- ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 are the feasible combinations of heat source unit and utilization unit. It is a value that can be varied based on the minimum value and the maximum value of the pipe volume ratio.
- step S2 when the volume ratio VlpZVgp satisfies the above numerical range, the processing of step S2 that is applied to the pipe volume determination operation is completed, and when the volume ratio VlpZVgp does not satisfy the above numerical range, The pipe volume determination operation and the volume calculation process in steps S21 to S24 are performed again.
- step S25 is performed by the control unit 8 functioning as validity determination means for determining whether or not there is.
- the pipe volume determination operation for the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 (steps S21 and S22) is performed first, and then the pipe volume determination operation for the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 (step S23). S24), but the pipe volume judgment operation for the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 may be performed first.
- step S25 when the result of the pipe volume determination operation in steps S21 to S24 is determined a plurality of times as inappropriate, or the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 is more simply If it is desired to determine Vlp or Vgp, although not shown in FIG. 8, for example, in step S25, after it is determined that the result of the pipe volume determination operation in steps S21 to S24 is not valid, the refrigerant communication is performed. Estimate the length of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 from the pressure loss in the pipes 6 and 7, and move to the process of calculating the volume Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 from the estimated pipe length and the average volume ratio. Then, the volumes Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 may be obtained.
- the length of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 has no information on the pipe diameter, etc.
- the pipe volume judgment operation is performed on the assumption that the volumes Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 are unknown.
- the force described for calculating the volume Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 When the pipe volume calculation means inputs information such as the diameter of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7, the refrigerant communication pipe If you have the function to calculate the volume Vlp and Vgp of 6 and 7, you can use this function together.
- the refrigerant communication piping 6, 7 using the above-described piping volume determination operation and the operation result. Only the function to calculate the volume Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 by entering the information such as the length of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 without using the function to calculate the volume Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant. Is used, the above-mentioned validity determination means (step S25) is used to determine whether the input information such as the length of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 is appropriate. You may do it.
- Step S3 Initial refrigerant quantity detection operation
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the initial refrigerant quantity detection operation.
- Step S31 Refrigerant amount judgment operation
- step S31 similar to the refrigerant amount determination operation in step S11 of the above-described automatic refrigerant charging operation, the refrigerant amount determination operation including all indoor unit operations, condensation pressure control, liquid pipe temperature control, superheat degree control, and evaporation pressure control is performed. Is done.
- the liquid pipe temperature target value Tlps in the liquid pipe temperature control, the superheat degree target value SHrs in the superheat degree control, and the low pressure target value Pes in the evaporation pressure control are, in principle, the refrigerant amount in step S11 of the automatic refrigerant charging operation. The same value as the target value in the judgment operation is used.
- step S11 of the automatic refrigerant charging operation the process of acquiring information on the indoor units 4 and 5 in step S14 and the process of setting various control target values in step S15 are performed. Is called.
- the control unit 8 functioning as the refrigerant quantity determination operation control means for performing the refrigerant quantity determination operation including the indoor unit total number operation, the condensation pressure control, the liquid pipe temperature control, the superheat degree control, and the evaporation pressure control, performs the step S. 31 processes are performed.
- control unit 8 that functions as the refrigerant amount calculation means while performing the refrigerant amount determination operation described above, the refrigerant flowing from the refrigerant circuit 10 in the initial refrigerant amount determination operation in step S32 or the operation state amount of the component device is used.
- the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 is calculated using a relational expression between the amount of refrigerant in each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 described above and the operating state amount of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the constituent devices.
- the refrigerant communication was established.
- the refrigerant density calculates the refrigerant amounts Mlp and Mgp in the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7, and then add the refrigerant quantities in the other parts.
- the initial refrigerant amount of the entire refrigerant circuit 10 can be detected.
- the refrigerant amount Mr in each of the indoor units 4 and 5 is calculated.
- the refrigerant amount is calculated in step S12 of the automatic refrigerant charging operation.
- the process of acquiring information on the indoor units 4 and 5 in step S17 and the process of setting the relational expression of the refrigerant amount in step S18 are performed.
- This initial refrigerant amount is used as the reference refrigerant amount Mi of the refrigerant circuit 10 as a reference for determining the presence or absence of leakage from the refrigerant circuit 10 in the refrigerant leakage detection operation described later. Then, it is stored in the memory of the control unit 8 as state quantity storage means.
- control unit 8 that functions as a refrigerant amount calculating means that calculates the refrigerant amount in each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 from the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 in the initial refrigerant amount detection operation or the operation state quantity of the constituent devices. Then, the process of step S32 is performed.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the refrigerant leak detection operation mode.
- Step S41 Refrigerant amount judgment operation
- the refrigerant leak detection operation mode is automatically or manually changed from the normal operation mode.
- the refrigerant quantity judgment operation including the indoor unit total number operation, the condensation pressure control, the liquid pipe temperature control, the superheat degree control, and the evaporation pressure control is performed.
- the liquid pipe temperature target value Tlps in the liquid pipe temperature control, the superheat degree target value SHrs in the superheat degree control, and the evaporation pressure control is the same value as the target value in step S31 of the refrigerant quantity determination operation of the initial refrigerant quantity detection operation.
- the process of acquiring information on the indoor units 4 and 5 in step S14 and the process of setting various control target values in step S15 are performed. .
- This refrigerant quantity determination operation is performed for each refrigerant leakage detection operation. For example, if the condensation pressure Pc is different, the refrigerant leakage occurs! Even if the refrigerant temperature Tco fluctuates at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 due to the difference in temperature, the temperature of the refrigerant in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is the same as the liquid pipe temperature. Will be kept.
- control unit 8 functioning as the refrigerant amount determination operation control means for performing the refrigerant amount determination operation including the indoor unit total number operation, the condensation pressure control, the liquid pipe temperature control, the superheat degree control, and the evaporation pressure control, performs step S41. Is performed.
- control unit 8 that functions as the refrigerant quantity calculation means while performing the refrigerant quantity determination operation described above, the refrigerant from the operating state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device in the refrigerant leakage detection operation in step S42.
- the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 is calculated using a relational expression between the refrigerant amount of each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 and the operation state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component device.
- the volumes Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 that were unknown after the installation of the components of the air conditioner 1 are calculated by the above-described pipe volume determination operation as in the initial refrigerant amount determination operation. Therefore, the refrigerant volumes Mlp and Mgp in the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 are calculated by multiplying the volumes Vlp and Vgp of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 by the density of the refrigerant. By adding the refrigerant amounts of the other parts, the refrigerant amount M of the entire refrigerant circuit 10 can be calculated.
- the force that calculates the refrigerant amount Mr in each of the indoor units 4 and 5 is the same as the calculation of the refrigerant amount in step S12 of the automatic refrigerant charging operation.
- the process of obtaining information on the indoor units 4 and 5 in step S17 and the process of setting the relational expression of the refrigerant amount in step S18 are performed.
- the temperature T1 of the refrigerant in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is controlled by the liquid pipe temperature control. Since p is kept constant at the same liquid pipe temperature target value Tips, the refrigerant amount Mlp in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe section B3 is the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 regardless of the operating conditions of the refrigerant leak detection operation. Even when the refrigerant temperature Tco fluctuates, the temperature is kept constant.
- control unit 8 that functions as the refrigerant amount calculating means for calculating the refrigerant amount of each part of the refrigerant circuit 10 from the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 or the operating state quantity of the component device in the refrigerant leakage detection operation causes the step S42. Is performed.
- Steps S43, S44 Judgment of appropriateness of refrigerant amount, warning display
- the refrigerant amount M of the entire refrigerant circuit 10 calculated in step S42 described above is the reference refrigerant amount MU detected in the initial refrigerant amount detection operation when refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 10 occurs. If the refrigerant leaks from the refrigerant circuit 10 and becomes V, in this case, it becomes almost the same value as the reference refrigerant amount Mi.
- step S43 it is determined whether or not refrigerant has leaked. If it is determined in step S43 that no refrigerant leaks from the refrigerant circuit 10, the refrigerant leak detection operation mode is terminated.
- step S43 if it is determined in step S43 that refrigerant has leaked from the refrigerant circuit 10, the process proceeds to step S44, and a warning is sent to the warning display unit 9 informing that the refrigerant has been detected. After the display, the refrigerant leak detection operation mode is terminated.
- the refrigerant amount determination means for detecting the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage by determining whether or not the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 is appropriate while performing the refrigerant amount determination operation in the refrigerant leakage detection operation mode.
- the processing of steps S42 to S44 is performed by the control unit 8 that functions as one refrigerant leakage detection means.
- the control unit 8 includes the refrigerant amount determination operation means, the refrigerant amount calculation means, the refrigerant amount determination means, the pipe volume determination operation means, and the pipe volume calculation.
- the refrigerant quantity judgment system for judging the suitability of the refrigerant amount filled in the refrigerant circuit 10 is configured by functioning as means, validity judgment means, information acquisition means, condition setting means, and state quantity accumulation means.
- the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment has the following features.
- the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment information on the indoor units 4 and 5 as the utilization units connected to the outdoor unit 2 as the heat source unit via the transmission line 8a is acquired, and these indoor units 4 and 5 are acquired. Since the conditions related to the refrigerant quantity judgment operation are set according to the information in 5, the refrigerant quantity judgment operation appropriate for the connection conditions of the indoor units 4 and 5 and the appropriateness of the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit are judged. It can be performed. As a result, in the air conditioning apparatus 1, it is possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 is appropriate, while reducing the effort of inputting information on the indoor units 4 and 5.
- the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 in the refrigerant amount determination operation using a relational expression between the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit 10 and the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the operation state quantity of the component device.
- a method is employed in which the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 is calculated from the operation state quantities of the component devices, and the suitability of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 is determined using the calculated refrigerant amount.
- this method is used to determine the suitability of the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10. Therefore, if it is desired to determine the suitability of the refrigerant amount with high accuracy, it is desirable to set the relational expression according to the model of the indoor units 4 and 5. Therefore, in this air conditioner 1, a relational expression (specifically, a relational expression regarding the refrigerant amount Mr in the indoor unit section F) can be set according to the information on the models of the indoor units 4 and 5. Yes.
- the indoor unit 4 When setting the relational expression for the refrigerant quantity of the refrigerant circuit 10 as a whole according to the type of machine 5, only the relational expression for the refrigerant quantity of the indoor units 4 and 5 needs to be changed. become. As a result, the relational expression regarding the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit 10 as a whole can be applied to various types of indoor units 4 and 5, and the calculation process can be performed smoothly.
- the indoor unit 4 connected to the outdoor unit 2
- the indoor unit 4 connected to the outdoor unit 2
- the control target values (specifically, the low pressure target value Pes, the superheat degree target value SH of the component devices in the refrigerant amount determination operation). rs and air volume target value Wrs) can be set. Thereby, in the air conditioner 1, the refrigerant amount determination operation can be performed using an appropriate control target value according to the capacity of the indoor units 4 and 5 connected to the outdoor unit 2.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 is divided into a plurality of parts, and a relational expression between the refrigerant amount and the operating state quantity of each part is set. Compared to the simulation, the calculation load can be reduced, and the operating state quantity important for calculating the refrigerant amount in each part can be selectively captured as a variable in the relational expression. The calculation accuracy of the refrigerant amount is also improved, and as a result, the suitability of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 can be determined with high accuracy.
- control unit 8 as the refrigerant amount calculating means uses the relational expression to calculate the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit 10 or the operation state quantity power of the constituent devices in the refrigerant automatic charging operation in which the refrigerant is filled in the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the amount of refrigerant can be calculated quickly.
- the amount of refrigerant The control unit 8 serving as a determination unit uses the calculated refrigerant amount of each part to calculate the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 (specifically, the refrigerant amount Mo in the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor units 4 and 5). It is possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the value obtained by adding the refrigerant amount Mr) has reached the charging target value Ms.
- control unit 8 uses the relational expression to change the refrigerant circuit 10 in the initial refrigerant amount detection operation for detecting the initial refrigerant amount after installing the component device or after charging the refrigerant into the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the initial refrigerant quantity as the reference refrigerant quantity Mi can be quickly calculated.
- the initial cooling amount can be detected with high accuracy.
- control unit 8 uses the relational expression to determine whether the refrigerant leaks from the refrigerant circuit 10 or not. The amount can be calculated quickly. The control unit 8 also increases the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 10 by comparing the calculated refrigerant amount of each part with the reference refrigerant amount Mi that serves as a reference for determining the presence or absence of leakage. The accuracy can be determined.
- the temperature adjustment mechanism that can adjust the temperature of the refrigerant sent from the outdoor heat exchanger 23 as a condenser to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 as an expansion mechanism.
- a supercooler 25 is provided, and the temperature of the refrigerant sent to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 as the subcooler 25 force expansion mechanism during the refrigerant quantity judgment operation is fixed so that the tip temperature of the refrigerant is constant.
- the refrigerant density p lp in the refrigerant piping from the subcooler 25 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 is not changed, so that the condenser at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 Even if the refrigerant temperature Tco changes each time the refrigerant quantity judgment operation is performed, the effect of such a difference in refrigerant temperature is contained only in the refrigerant pipe from the outdoor heat exchanger outlet to the subcooler 25. Therefore, when judging the amount of refrigerant, the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 Difference in temperature Tco of definitive refrigerant (i.e., the difference in density of the refrigerant) can be reduced decision error by.
- the outdoor unit 2 as a heat source unit and the indoor units 4 and 5 as use units are connected via a liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and a gas refrigerant communication pipe 7.
- the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 connecting the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor units 4 and 5 have different lengths depending on conditions such as the installation location.
- the capacity of the subcooler 25 is controlled so that the temperature of the refrigerant in the tip is constant, and the refrigerant density / o lp in the refrigerant piping from the subcooler 25 to the indoor expansion valves 41 and 51 does not change. Therefore, when determining the amount of refrigerant, the outlet Tco of the outdoor heat exchanger 23 Kicking difference in temperature of the refrigerant (i.e., the difference in density of the refrigerant) the difference erroneous determination by / J, it is possible to fence.
- the automatic refrigerant charging operation for charging the refrigerant into the refrigerant circuit 10 it is possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the amount of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 has reached the charging target value Mi.
- the initial refrigerant amount can be detected with high accuracy in the initial refrigerant amount detection operation in which the initial refrigerant amount is detected after the component device is installed or after the refrigerant circuit 10 is filled with the refrigerant.
- the refrigerant leak detection operation for determining the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 10 the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 10 can be determined with high accuracy.
- the refrigerant pressure (for example, the suction pressure Ps or the evaporation pressure Pe) sent to the compressor 21 from the indoor heat exchangers 42 and 52 as the evaporator during the refrigerant quantity determination operation or the pressure is equivalent.
- the operating state quantity for example, the evaporation temperature Te
- the density p gp of the refrigerant sent from the indoor heat exchanger 42, 52 to the compressor 21 is not changed. Therefore, when determining the refrigerant amount, it is possible to reduce the determination error due to the difference in the operating state quantity equivalent to the refrigerant pressure or pressure at the outlet of the indoor heat exchange 42, 52 (that is, the refrigerant density difference). it can.
- a pipe volume determination operation is performed to create two states in which the density of the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 is different, and the refrigerant between these two states
- the amount of increase / decrease in refrigerant is calculated by calculating the amount of refrigerant in the parts other than refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7, and the amount of increase / decrease in refrigerant is divided by the change in density of refrigerant in refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 between the first and second states. Therefore, even if the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 is unknown after the components are installed, for example, the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 are calculated. 7 volume can be detected. As a result, the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 can be obtained while reducing the effort for inputting the information of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7.
- the air conditioner 1 uses the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 calculated by the pipe volume calculation means and the operating state quantity of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit 10 or the component equipment. Since the suitability of the refrigerant amount can be determined, the suitability of the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 can be accurately determined even when the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 is unknown after the components are installed. Can be determined.
- the initial refrigerant quantity determination operation is performed using the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 calculated by the pipe volume calculation means.
- the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 can be calculated.
- the refrigerant leakage detection is performed using the volume of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 calculated by the pipe volume calculation means.
- the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 during operation can be calculated.
- information on the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 (for example, the length of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 input by the operation results of the pipe volume determination operation, the operator, etc.) Calculate the volume Vlp and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 volume Vgp and the volume Vgp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 obtained from the calculation by calculating the volume Vlp and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 volume. Since the information of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 used for the calculation is determined from the Vgp calculation results, it is valid.
- the determination method is not to check the volume Vlp of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the volume Vgp of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 obtained individually by calculation.
- the present invention is applied to an air conditioner capable of switching between cooling and heating.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to other air conditioners such as a cooling-only air conditioner. May be applied.
- the example in which the present invention is applied to the air conditioner including one outdoor unit has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the air conditioner includes a plurality of outdoor units. The present invention may be applied to an apparatus.
- the present invention it becomes possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit is appropriate, while reducing the effort of inputting information on the utilization unit before the operation of the separate air conditioner. .
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