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- the present disclosure relates to a vehicle air conditioner that cools air blown into a vehicle interior in a vapor compression refrigeration cycle.
- Patent Document 1 includes an evaporator of a refrigeration cycle as a cooling heat exchanger that cools blown air that is blown into a vehicle interior, and suppressing the generation of bad odor in the blown air in this evaporator.
- An air conditioner for a vehicle that aims to achieve this is disclosed.
- the cause of this type of malodor is that if the blower air is cooled to below the dew point temperature and condensed in the evaporator, the cause substance causing the malodor will adhere to the outer surface of the evaporator. It is in. Further, it is known that the bad odor of the blown air becomes stronger when the outer surface of the evaporator to which the causative substance adheres is dried or wet.
- the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor of the refrigeration cycle is such that the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the evaporator is higher or lower by a predetermined temperature than the dew point temperature of the blown air flowing into the evaporator. Is controlling. Thereby, generation
- the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the evaporator is made lower than the dew point temperature of the blown air flowing into the evaporator, and the evaporator
- the cooled blown air can be heated to a desired temperature by a heating device such as a heater core.
- the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the evaporator may not be lower than the dew point temperature of the blown air flowing into the evaporator.
- the dew point is reduced due to a decrease in the temperature of the air flowing into the evaporator.
- the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the evaporator cannot be made lower than the dew point temperature of the blown air flowing into the evaporator.
- the blown air may be heated by the heating device after simply cooling the blown air by the evaporator.
- the energy of the vehicle air conditioner is wasted due to the operation of the refrigeration cycle.
- the vehicle air conditioner that cools the blown air blown into the vehicle interior in the refrigeration cycle including the evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant controls the refrigerant flow rate that flows into the evaporator.
- a control unit a dew point temperature detecting unit for detecting the dew point temperature of the blown air flowing into the evaporator, and a determination for determining whether or not the dew point temperature detected by the dew point temperature detecting unit is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference threshold value.
- the refrigerant flow rate control unit decreases the refrigerant flow rate to the evaporator when the dew point temperature detected by the dew point temperature detection unit by the determination unit is determined to be equal to or lower than a predetermined reference threshold value.
- the “decrease” in the refrigerant flow rate means that the refrigerant flow rate is zero.
- the vehicle air conditioner may further include an evaporator temperature determining unit that determines a target refrigerant evaporation temperature in the evaporator.
- the reference threshold value is the target refrigerant evaporation temperature determined by the evaporator temperature determination unit.
- the refrigerant flow rate to the evaporator can be reduced, so that the refrigerant in the evaporator It is possible to more effectively suppress unnecessary heat exchange between the air and the blown air.
- the evaporator temperature determination unit may determine the target refrigerant evaporation temperature based on at least a physical quantity correlated with the dehumidifying load in the vehicle interior.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature of the evaporator is determined according to the dehumidifying load in the vehicle interior, it is possible to appropriately dehumidify the blown air into the vehicle interior in the evaporator.
- the “dehumidifying load” means the amount of cold heat that needs to be generated by the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle in order to make the interior of the vehicle have a desired humidity or prevent window fogging.
- the temperature outside the passenger compartment decreases, for example, the temperature of the windshield of the vehicle decreases and window fogging easily occurs. Therefore, in order to prevent window fogging, it is necessary to decrease the refrigerant evaporation temperature of the evaporator. There is. In other words, when the temperature outside the passenger compartment decreases, in order to prevent window fogging, it is necessary to increase the amount of heat generated by the evaporator, and the dehumidifying load increases.
- the evaporator temperature determination unit may be configured to determine so as to decrease the target refrigerant evaporation temperature as the vehicle exterior temperature decreases.
- the “temperature outside the vehicle compartment” may be one of “physical quantities correlated with the dehumidifying load in the vehicle interior”.
- the humidity in the passenger compartment tends to be high due to the effects of breathing, sweating, etc., so if the introduction ratio of the passenger compartment air to the outside air introduced into the evaporator increases, In order to obtain a desired dehumidifying amount, it is necessary to lower the refrigerant evaporation temperature of the evaporator. In other words, when the introduction ratio of the vehicle interior air to the vehicle exterior air introduced into the evaporator increases, it is necessary to increase the amount of heat generated by the evaporator in order to bring the vehicle interior to a desired humidity. Dehumidification load increases.
- the evaporator temperature determination unit decreases the target refrigerant evaporation temperature in accordance with an increase in the introduction ratio of the vehicle interior air to the vehicle exterior air introduced into the evaporator. May be configured to be determined.
- the “introduction ratio of vehicle interior air to vehicle exterior air” may be one of “physical quantities correlated with dehumidification load in vehicle interior”.
- frost formation (frost) is likely to occur on the surface of the evaporator, and heat exchange between the blown air and the refrigerant in the evaporator due to frost formation. May be inhibited.
- the evaporator temperature determination unit may be configured to determine the target refrigerant evaporation temperature to a value of 0 ° C. or higher.
- the reference threshold value may be a predetermined fixed threshold value.
- the refrigeration cycle includes a bypass path that bypasses the evaporator and flows the refrigerant, a refrigerant circuit that flows the refrigerant to the evaporator side, and a refrigerant circuit that flows the refrigerant to the bypass path side.
- the refrigerant circuit switching unit is configured to be switched, and when the dew point temperature detected by the dew point temperature detection unit is determined to be equal to or lower than the reference threshold by the determination unit, the refrigerant flow control unit causes the refrigerant flow control unit to flow into the bypass passage. You may be comprised so that the action
- the refrigeration cycle includes a compressor that compresses and discharges the refrigerant.
- the refrigerant flow rate control unit may decrease the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor.
- the vehicle air conditioner may include a heating device that heats the blown air cooled by the evaporator.
- dehumidifying heating in the passenger compartment can be performed by heating the blown air dehumidified and cooled by the evaporator with the heating device.
- the vehicle air conditioner 1 of the present disclosure is applied to an electric vehicle that obtains a driving force for vehicle traveling from a traveling electric motor.
- the vehicle air conditioner 1 includes, as main components, a vapor compression refrigeration cycle (hereinafter simply referred to as a refrigeration cycle) 10 that functions to cool or heat the air blown into the vehicle interior, and an indoor air conditioning unit. 30 and an air conditioning control device 40 are provided.
- a refrigeration cycle hereinafter simply referred to as a refrigeration cycle
- the refrigeration cycle 10 includes a refrigerant circuit in a cooling operation mode in which the air is cooled and the vehicle interior is cooled, or in a dehumidification heating operation mode in which the vehicle interior is heated while dehumidifying, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerant circuit in the heating operation mode in which the blown air is heated to heat the passenger compartment is configured to be switchable.
- the refrigeration cycle 10 of the present embodiment employs a normal chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant as a refrigerant, and constitutes a subcritical refrigeration cycle in which the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant does not exceed the critical pressure of the refrigerant.
- This refrigerant is mixed with refrigerating machine oil for circulating through the compressor 11 described later, and a part of the refrigerating machine oil circulates in the cycle together with the refrigerant.
- the compressor 11 is disposed in the hood of the vehicle, and inhales, compresses and discharges the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle 10.
- the compressor 11 is an electric compressor that drives a fixed capacity type compression mechanism with a fixed discharge capacity by an electric motor.
- various types of compression mechanisms such as a scroll type compression mechanism, a vane-type compression mechanism, and a rolling piston type compression mechanism can be employed as the compression mechanism of the compressor 11.
- the operation (rotation speed) of the electric motor is controlled by supplying power from the inverter 51 that constitutes the motor drive device.
- the inverter 51 controls power supply from the battery 52 to the electric motor in accordance with a control signal from the air conditioning control device 40, and the refrigerant discharge of the compressor 11 is controlled by the rotation speed control of the electric motor by the inverter 51.
- the ability is changed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the inverter 51 constitutes the discharge capacity changing means of the compressor 11.
- the inlet side of the indoor condenser 12 is connected to the discharge port side of the compressor 11.
- the indoor condenser 12 is disposed in a casing 31 of an indoor air conditioning unit 30 to be described later, dissipates the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 (high-pressure refrigerant), and passes through the indoor evaporator 17 to be described later. It is a heating apparatus which heats.
- the inlet side of the first expansion valve 13 is connected to the outlet side of the indoor condenser 12.
- the first expansion valve 13 is an electric variable throttle mechanism that includes a valve body that can change the throttle opening degree and an electric actuator that includes a stepping motor that changes the throttle opening degree of the valve body. It is.
- the first expansion valve 13 of the present embodiment is composed of a variable throttle mechanism with a fully open function that fully opens the refrigerant passage when the throttle opening is fully opened. That is, the first expansion valve 13 can be configured not to exert the pressure reducing action of the refrigerant.
- the operation of the first expansion valve 13 is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.
- the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is connected to the outlet side of the first expansion valve 13.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 14 exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and the outside air blown from the blower fan 15.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 14 functions as an evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant and exerts an endothermic effect in a heating operation mode that will be described later, and functions as a radiator that radiates the refrigerant in a cooling operation mode and the like.
- the inlet side of the second expansion valve 16 is connected to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14.
- the second expansion valve 16 is an electric variable throttle mechanism that includes a valve body that can change the throttle opening degree and an electric actuator that includes a stepping motor that changes the throttle opening degree of the valve body. It is.
- the second expansion valve 16 of the present embodiment is provided with a fully open function for fully opening the refrigerant passage when the throttle opening is fully opened, and a fully closed function for fully closing the refrigerant passage when the throttle opening is fully closed. It consists of a diaphragm mechanism. That is, similarly to the first expansion valve 13, the second expansion valve 16 can be configured not to exert the pressure reducing action of the refrigerant. The operation of the second expansion valve 16 is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.
- the inlet side of the indoor evaporator 17 is connected to the outlet side of the second expansion valve 16.
- the indoor evaporator 17 is disposed in the casing 31 of the indoor air conditioning unit 30 on the upstream side of the air flow of the indoor condenser 12, and the refrigerant that circulates in the cooling operation mode, the dehumidifying heating operation mode, and the like is used. It is an evaporator that cools and dehumidifies the blown air before passing through the indoor condenser 12 by evaporating and exhibiting an endothermic effect.
- the inlet side of the accumulator 18 is connected to the outlet side of the indoor evaporator 17.
- the accumulator 18 is a gas-liquid separator that separates the gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the accumulator 18 and stores excess refrigerant in the cycle.
- the suction port side of the compressor 11 is connected to the gas phase refrigerant outlet of the accumulator 18. Therefore, the accumulator 18 functions to prevent the liquid phase refrigerant from being sucked into the compressor 11 and prevent liquid compression in the compressor 11.
- a bypass passage 19 is connected to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 to guide the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 to the inlet side of the accumulator 18 by bypassing the second expansion valve 16 and the indoor evaporator 17.
- bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 for opening and closing the bypass passage 19 is arranged.
- the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 is an electromagnetic valve that opens and closes the bypass passage 19, and its operation is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the accumulator 18 through the bypass passage 19 when the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 is opened and the second expansion valve 16 is closed.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the indoor evaporator 17 through the second expansion valve 16 when the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 is closed and the second expansion valve 16 is open. Therefore, the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 and the second expansion valve 16 of the present embodiment constitute a refrigerant circuit switching unit that switches between a refrigerant circuit that flows the refrigerant to the indoor evaporator side and a refrigerant circuit that flows the refrigerant to the bypass passage side. Yes.
- the indoor air conditioning unit 30 is arranged inside the instrument panel (instrument panel) at the foremost part of the vehicle interior, and in the casing 31 forming the outer shell thereof, the blower 32, the above-described indoor condenser 12, and the indoor evaporator. 17 etc. are accommodated.
- the casing 31 forms an air passage for blown air, has a certain degree of elasticity, and is formed of a resin (for example, polypropylene) that is excellent in strength.
- An inside / outside air switching device 33 for switching and introducing vehicle interior air (inside air) and outside air is arranged on the most upstream side of the blown air flow in the casing 31.
- the inside / outside air switching device 33 is formed with an inside air introduction port for introducing inside air into the casing 31 and an outside air introduction port for introducing outside air. Further, the inside / outside air switching device 33 has an inside / outside air switching door that continuously adjusts the opening area of the inside air introduction port and the outside air introduction port to change the introduction ratio between the introduction amount of the inside air and the introduction amount of the outside air. Is arranged.
- a blower 32 that blows air introduced through the inside / outside air switching device 33 toward the passenger compartment is disposed on the downstream side of the air flow of the inside / outside air switching device 33.
- This blower 32 is an electric blower that drives a centrifugal multi-blade fan (sirocco fan) 32a by an electric motor 32b, and the number of rotations (the amount of blown air) is controlled by a control signal (control voltage) output from an air conditioning controller 40 described later. ) Is controlled.
- the blower 32 functions as a blower that blows air into the passenger compartment.
- the indoor evaporator 17 and the indoor condenser 12 are arrange
- a cold air bypass passage 35 is formed in which the air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 17 is caused to bypass the indoor condenser 12. Furthermore, on the downstream side of the air flow of the indoor evaporator 17 and on the upstream side of the air flow of the indoor condenser 12, of the air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 17, the air that passes through the indoor condenser 12 and the cold air An air mix door 34 that adjusts the air volume ratio with the air passing through the bypass passage 35 is disposed.
- a mixing space for mixing the air that has passed through the indoor condenser 12 and the air that has passed through the cold air bypass passage 35 is provided. ing.
- air outlets 37a to 37c for blowing the conditioned air mixed in the mixing space into the vehicle interior that is the air-conditioning target space are arranged.
- a face air outlet 37a that blows air-conditioned air to the upper body of the passenger in the passenger compartment, a foot air outlet 37b that blows air-conditioned air to the feet of the passenger, and air-conditioning air to the inner surface of the front window glass of the vehicle A defroster outlet 37c for blowing out is provided.
- the air mix door 34 adjusts the air volume ratio between the air that passes through the indoor condenser 12 and the air that passes through the cold air bypass passage 35, thereby adjusting the temperature of the conditioned air mixed in the mixing space.
- the temperature of the conditioned air blown out from each outlet is adjusted.
- the air mix door 34 is driven by a servo motor (not shown) that operates according to a control signal output from the air conditioning controller 40.
- the opening area of the face door 38a and the foot outlet 37b for adjusting the opening area of the face outlet 37a is adjusted.
- the defroster door 38c which adjusts the opening area of the foot door 38b and the defroster blower outlet 37c is arrange
- the face door 38a, the foot door 38b, and the defroster door 38c constitute an air outlet mode switching unit that changes the air outlet mode, and are output from an air conditioning control device 40 described later via a link mechanism or the like. It is driven by a servo motor (not shown) whose operation is controlled by a control signal.
- the air conditioning control device 40 is composed of a well-known microcomputer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and its peripheral circuits, and performs various calculations and processing based on a control program stored in the ROM, and is connected to the output side. Control the operation of various control devices.
- an inside air sensor that detects a vehicle interior temperature (inside air temperature) Tr
- an outside air sensor that detects a vehicle interior outside temperature (outside air temperature) Tam
- a solar radiation sensor that detects the amount of solar radiation Ts in the vehicle interior
- An evaporator temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the blown air from the indoor evaporator 17 (refrigerant evaporation temperature)
- a discharge temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11
- a blower that detects the temperature of the blown air blown into the vehicle interior
- a sensor group 41 for various air conditioning controls such as an air temperature sensor is connected.
- a temperature / humidity sensor 42 for detecting the dew point temperature Tdew of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 is connected to the input side of the air conditioning control device 40 of the present embodiment.
- the temperature / humidity sensor 42 includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor that detect the temperature and humidity of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17.
- an operation panel (not shown) arranged near the instrument panel in the front of the passenger compartment is connected to the input side of the air conditioning control device 40, and operation signals from various operation switches provided on the operation panel are input. Is done.
- various operation switches provided on the operation panel specifically, an A / C switch (air conditioner switch) for setting whether to cool the blown air in the indoor air conditioning unit 30 and a set temperature Tset in the vehicle interior are set.
- a temperature setting switch or the like is provided.
- the air-conditioning control device 40 is configured such that a control unit that controls the operation of various control devices connected to the output side thereof is integrally configured. However, each configuration (software and hardware) controls the operation of the control device. ) Constitutes a control unit for controlling the operation of each control device.
- the configuration for controlling the electric motor of the compressor 11 and the inverter 51 constitutes a discharge capacity control unit
- the configuration for controlling the first expansion valve 13 constitutes a first throttle control unit
- the configuration for controlling the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 constitutes the refrigerant circuit switching control unit.
- the configurations such as the discharge capacity control unit and the refrigerant circuit switching control unit in the air conditioning control device 40 function as a refrigerant flow rate control unit 40a that controls the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 17, respectively.
- the configuration (dew point temperature calculation unit) that calculates the dew point temperature Tdew using the detection signal of the temperature and humidity sensor 42 in the air conditioning control device 40 constitutes the dew point temperature detection unit 40 b together with the temperature and humidity sensor 42.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control process (main routine) executed by the air conditioning control device 40 according to the present embodiment. This control process is executed every predetermined control cycle when the operation switch of the vehicle air conditioner 1 is turned on.
- each control step in the flowchart of each drawing comprises the various function implementation
- step S1 it is determined whether or not it is a start-up time, and if it is determined that it is a start-up time (S1: YES), the process proceeds to step S2 and it is determined that it is not a start-up time (S1). : NO), step S2 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S3.
- step S2 initialization of various flags, timers, etc. and initial alignment of various electric actuators described above (initialization processing) is performed, and the process proceeds to step S3.
- step S3 the vehicle environment state signal used for air conditioning control and the operation signal of the operation panel are read, and the process proceeds to step S4.
- step S3 the detection signals of the air conditioning control sensor group 41 and the temperature / humidity sensor 42 are read as signals of the vehicle environmental state, and the operation temperature of the operation panel is determined by the vehicle interior temperature setting switch.
- the operation mode selected at the set vehicle interior set temperature Tset, the on / off state of the A / C switch, and the like are read.
- step S4 the target blow temperature TAO of the blown air blown into the vehicle interior via the various blow outlets 37a to 37c is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S5.
- the target blowing temperature TAO of this embodiment is the set temperature Tset in the vehicle interior, the inside air temperature Tr detected by the inside air sensor, the outside air temperature Tam detected by the outside air sensor, and the amount of solar radiation detected by the solar radiation sensor. Calculated using Ts.
- step S5 the air blowing capacity (air blowing amount) of the blower 32 is determined, and the process proceeds to step S6. Specifically, in step S5, based on the target blowing temperature TAO calculated in step S4, a control map (control characteristics) stored in advance in the air conditioning control device 40 is referred to correspond to the blowing amount of the blower 32. A blower motor voltage to be applied to the electric motor is determined.
- the blower motor voltage is set to a high voltage near the maximum value in the extremely low temperature range and the very high temperature range of the target blowing temperature TAO, and the air volume of the blower 32 is controlled near the maximum air volume. Further, when the target blowing temperature TAO rises from the extremely low temperature range toward the intermediate temperature range, the blower motor voltage is reduced in accordance with the increase in the target blowing temperature TAO, and the blowing amount of the blower 32 is reduced.
- the blower motor voltage is decreased according to the decrease in the target blowing temperature TAO, and the blowing amount of the blower 32 is decreased.
- the blower motor voltage is set to the minimum value, and the blowing amount of the blower 32 is set to the minimum value.
- step S6 the air outlet mode is determined and the process proceeds to step S7.
- a blower outlet mode is determined with reference to the control map (control characteristic) previously memorize
- the outlet mode is sequentially switched from the face mode to the bi-level mode to the foot mode.
- step S7 the suction port mode, that is, the switching state of the inside / outside air switching device 33 is determined, and the process proceeds to step S8.
- step S7 the inlet mode is determined with reference to a control map (control characteristics) stored in advance in the air conditioning controller 40 based on the target outlet temperature TAO.
- the outside air introduction mode FRS for introducing outside air (outside air) into the vehicle compartment is preferentially selected.
- the target blowing temperature TAO is in a very low temperature range
- the outside air and the inside air are introduced.
- the mode is sequentially switched to the air introduction mode R / F and the inside air circulation mode REC for introducing inside air.
- step S7 in this embodiment can be regarded as a process for determining the introduction ratio of the inside air to the outside air introduced into the indoor evaporator 17.
- step S8 the operation mode is determined based on the target blowing temperature TAO and the operation signal (ON / OFF state) of the A / C switch. For example, when the target blowing temperature TAO is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature and the A / C switch is turned on, the process proceeds to step S9 and the cooling operation mode control process is executed. The control process in the cooling operation mode will be described later.
- the process proceeds to step S10, and the control process of the heating operation mode is executed.
- the dehumidifying and heating operation mode heating operation mode with dehumidification
- the normal heating operation that does not dehumidify the blown air in the indoor evaporator 17.
- the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 of the refrigeration cycle 10 is opened and the second expansion valve 16 is closed, so that the indoor evaporator 17 can be closed. It switches to the refrigerant circuit into which a refrigerant
- coolant does not flow in.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main part (subroutine) of the control process executed by the air conditioning control device 40 according to the present embodiment.
- step S100 using the detection signal of the temperature / humidity sensor 42 read in step S3, that is, the temperature and humidity of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17, the dew point temperature of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 is used. Tdew is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S110.
- step S110 it is determined whether or not the A / C switch is turned on based on the operation signal of the operation panel read in step S3. As a result, when it is determined that the A / C switch is on (S110: YES), the process proceeds to step S120, the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO of the indoor evaporator 17 is determined, and the process proceeds to step S130.
- step S120 based on the detection signal (outside temperature) of the outside air sensor read in step S3, the control map (control characteristics) stored in advance in the air conditioning control device 40 is referred to in the heating operation mode.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined. Basically, in the present embodiment, the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined to decrease with a decrease in the outside air temperature.
- the process of step S120 executed by the air conditioning control device 40 constitutes an evaporator temperature determining unit that determines the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO.
- FIG. 5 is a control characteristic diagram defining the relationship between the outside air temperature Tam and the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO according to the present embodiment.
- the target refrigerant is changed according to the decrease in the outside air temperature Tam. It determines so that evaporation temperature TEO may be reduced.
- the target is set to the minimum temperature ⁇ (1 ° C. in the present embodiment) defined above the frosting temperature (0 ° C.). The refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined to be the maximum value in the intermediate temperature range, and the temperature from the intermediate temperature region to the high temperature region.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined to be lowered according to the rise in the outside air temperature Tam.
- the heating operation mode is selected because the outside air temperature Tam is often low. Therefore, basically, in the heating operation mode, a region where the outside air temperature Tam in the control map in FIG. 5 is equal to or lower than the reference outside air temperature is referred to.
- step S130 it is determined whether the dehumidification of the blown air in the indoor evaporator 17 is possible based on the dew point temperature Tdew calculated in step S110 and the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO determined in step S120. Specifically, in step S130, it is determined whether or not the dew point temperature Tdew is higher than the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO as a reference threshold value.
- the process of step S130 executed by the air conditioning control device 40 constitutes a determination unit that determines whether or not the dew point temperature Tdew of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 is equal to or lower than a reference threshold value. ing.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the possibility of dehumidification of the blown air in the indoor evaporator 17.
- Tdew becomes higher than the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO
- TEO target refrigerant evaporation temperature
- FIG. 6A the air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 is dehumidified in the vicinity of the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO below the dew point temperature Tdew.
- the indoor condenser 12 After being cooled, the indoor condenser 12 is heated to a desired temperature.
- TE (AIR) indicates the air temperature on the inlet side of the indoor evaporator 17.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature at which the air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 is higher than the dew point temperature Tdew. It is cooled to the vicinity of TEO and heated to a desired temperature by the indoor condenser 12. That is, when the dew point temperature Tdew is equal to or lower than the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO, the blower air cannot be dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17, and the blower air is simply cooled by the indoor evaporator 17. The energy of the vehicle air conditioner 1 is wasted.
- step S130 when it is determined in step S130 that the dew point temperature Tdew is higher than the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO (S130: YES), the process proceeds to step S140, and the dehumidifying heating operation mode (heating operation mode with dehumidification) is performed.
- the control process is executed. The details of the control process in the dehumidifying and heating operation mode will be described later.
- step S130 when it is determined in step S130 that the dew point temperature Tdew is equal to or lower than the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO (S130: NO), the process proceeds to step S150, and control processing in the normal heating operation mode (heating operation mode without dehumidification) is performed. Execute.
- step S110 When it is determined in step S110 that the A / C switch is off (S110: NO), the process proceeds to step S150, and the normal heating operation mode in which the refrigerant does not flow into the indoor evaporator 17 (heating operation without dehumidification) is performed. Mode) control processing is executed.
- step S11 the air conditioner control device 40 is controlled so that the control state determined in steps S5 to S10 described above is obtained.
- a control signal and a control voltage are output to various devices to be controlled connected to the output side.
- FIG. 7 is a Mollier diagram showing the state of the refrigerant during the cooling operation mode of the refrigeration cycle 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the air-conditioning control device 40 closes the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20, opens the first expansion valve 13 fully, and further restricts the second expansion valve 16 to a throttle state that exerts a pressure reducing action. To do.
- the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11, that is, the control signal output to the inverter 51 that controls the electric motor of the compressor 11 is determined as follows.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO of the indoor evaporator 17 is determined based on the target outlet temperature TAO with reference to a control map stored in the air conditioning control device 40 in advance.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined to be equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature (1 ° C. in the present embodiment) higher than the frost formation temperature (0 ° C.) in order to prevent frost formation of the indoor evaporator 17.
- the refrigerant evaporation temperature from the indoor evaporator 17 is converted to the target refrigerant evaporation by a feedback control method.
- the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11 is determined so as to approach the temperature TEO.
- the supercooling degree of the refrigerant flowing into the second expansion valve 16 approaches the target supercooling degree determined in advance so that the COP approaches the substantially maximum value. To be determined.
- the air mix door 34 closes the air passage of the indoor condenser 12, and the total amount of blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is the cold air bypass passage. 35 is determined to pass.
- the high-pressure refrigerant (point a1 in FIG. 7) discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12 as shown by the Mollier diagram shown in FIG.
- the air mix door 34 closes the air passage of the indoor condenser 12
- the refrigerant flowing into the indoor condenser 12 flows out of the indoor condenser 12 with almost no heat exchange with the blown air.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the first expansion valve 13.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 without being depressurized by the first expansion valve 13.
- the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 radiates heat to the outside air blown from the blower fan 15 in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 (point a1 ⁇ point a2 in FIG. 7).
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16 and is decompressed and expanded at the second expansion valve 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant (point a2 ⁇ point a3 in FIG. 7).
- the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the second expansion valve 16 flows into the indoor evaporator 17, absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32, and evaporates. Thereby, blowing air is cooled (point a3 ⁇ point a4 in FIG. 7).
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows into the accumulator 18 and is separated into gas and liquid.
- the gas-phase refrigerant separated by the accumulator 18 is sucked from the suction side (point a5 in FIG. 7) of the compressor 11 and compressed again by the compressor 11 (point a5 ⁇ point a1 in FIG. 7).
- the liquid-phase refrigerant separated by the accumulator 18 is stored in the accumulator 18 as an extra refrigerant that is not necessary for exhibiting the refrigeration capacity for which the cycle is required.
- FIG. 8 is a Mollier diagram showing the state of the refrigerant in the normal heating operation mode of the refrigeration cycle 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the air conditioning control device 40 opens the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20, sets the first expansion valve 13 to a throttled state that exerts a pressure reducing action, and closes the second expansion valve 16. State.
- the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11 is determined as follows. First, the target condenser temperature TCO of the indoor condenser 12 is determined based on the target outlet temperature TAO with reference to a control map stored in the air conditioning control device 40 in advance.
- the compressor is arranged so that the temperature of the air that has passed through the indoor condenser 12 using the feedback control method approaches the target outlet temperature TAO. 11 refrigerant discharge capacity is determined.
- control signal output to the first expansion valve 13 is such that the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant flowing into the first expansion valve 13 approaches a predetermined target subcooling degree so that the COP approaches the maximum value. To be determined.
- the air mix door 34 closes the cold air bypass passage 35, and the total flow rate of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is the air of the indoor condenser 12. It is determined to pass through the passage.
- the high-pressure refrigerant (point b1 in FIG. 8) discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12.
- the refrigerant flowing into the indoor condenser 12 exchanges heat with the blown air that has been blown from the blower 32 and passed through the indoor evaporator 17 to dissipate heat (b1 point ⁇ b2 point in FIG. 8). Thereby, blowing air is heated.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the first expansion valve 13 and is decompressed and expanded at the first expansion valve 13 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant (point b2 ⁇ b3 in FIG. 8). And the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve 13 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and absorbs heat from the outside air blown from the blower fan 15 (b3 point ⁇ b4 point in FIG. 8). The refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the accumulator 18 through the bypass passage 19 and is separated into gas and liquid. Then, the gas-phase refrigerant separated by the accumulator 18 is sucked from the suction side (point b5 in FIG. 8) of the compressor 11 and compressed again by the compressor 11.
- the heat of the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 by the indoor condenser 12 can be radiated to the blown air, and the heated blown air can be blown out into the vehicle interior.
- heating of a vehicle interior is realizable.
- the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 is opened and the second expansion valve 16 is fully closed, so that the refrigerant does not flow into the indoor evaporator 17. For this reason, the blown air blown from the blower 32 flows into the indoor condenser 12 without being cooled by the indoor evaporator 17.
- step S140 Dehumidification heating operation mode (heating operation with dehumidification)
- the air conditioning control device 40 closes the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 and sets the first and second expansion valves 13 and 16 to the throttle state or the fully open state.
- the refrigerating cycle 10 is switched to the refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant flows as shown by the thick line arrow of FIG. 1 like the cooling operation mode.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and the indoor evaporator 17 are connected in series with respect to the refrigerant flow.
- the air conditioning control device 40 operates based on the target blowing temperature TAO, the detection signal of the sensor group, etc., and the operating states of various air conditioning control devices connected to the output side of the air conditioning control device 40 (various air conditioning control). Determine the control signal to be output to the device.
- the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11 is determined as follows. First, based on the deviation between the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO determined in step S120 of FIG. 4 and the refrigerant evaporation temperature of the indoor evaporator 17 detected by the evaporator temperature sensor, the feedback control technique is used to adjust the temperature of the indoor evaporator 17. The refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11 is determined so that the refrigerant evaporation temperature approaches the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO.
- the air mix door 34 closes the cold air bypass passage 35, and the total flow rate of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is the air of the indoor condenser 12. It is determined to pass through the passage.
- the first expansion valve 13 and the second expansion valve 16 are changed according to the target blowing temperature TAO that is the target temperature of the blowing air blown into the vehicle interior.
- the air conditioning control device 40 increases the pressure reduction amount in the first expansion valve 13 and decreases the pressure reduction amount in the second expansion valve 16 as the target blowing temperature TAO increases.
- the mode of four steps from the 1st dehumidification heating mode to the 4th dehumidification heating mode is performed.
- C-1) First Dehumidifying Heating Mode First, the first dehumidifying heating mode will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a Mollier diagram showing the state of the refrigerant in the first dehumidifying and heating mode of the refrigeration cycle 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the cycle configuration (refrigerant circuit) is the same refrigerant circuit as in the cooling operation mode, but the air mix door 34 fully opens the air passage on the indoor condenser 12 side, so the state of the refrigerant circulating in the cycle Changes as shown in the Mollier diagram of FIG.
- the high-pressure refrigerant (point c1) discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12 and is heat-exchanged with the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the first expansion valve 13.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 without being depressurized by the first expansion valve 13.
- the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 radiates heat to the outside air blown from the blower fan 15 in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 (point c2 ⁇ point c3 in FIG. 9).
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16 and is decompressed and expanded at the second expansion valve 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant (point c3 ⁇ c4 in FIG. 9).
- the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the second expansion valve 16 flows into the indoor evaporator 17, absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32, and evaporates (point c4 ⁇ c5 in FIG. 9). Thereby, the blown air is dehumidified and cooled.
- the refrigerant flowing out from the indoor evaporator 17 flows from the accumulator 18 to the suction side of the compressor 11 (point c6 in FIG. 9) and is compressed again by the compressor 11 (FIG. 9 c6 point ⁇ c1 point).
- FIG. 10 is a Mollier diagram showing the state of the refrigerant in the second dehumidifying and heating mode of the refrigeration cycle 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the second dehumidifying and heating mode is executed when the target blowing temperature TAO is higher than the first reference temperature and equal to or lower than a predetermined second reference temperature.
- the first expansion valve 13 is set to the throttled state
- the throttle opening degree of the second expansion valve 16 is set to the throttled state that is increased as compared with the first dehumidifying and heating mode. Therefore, in the second dehumidifying and heating mode, the state of the refrigerant circulating in the cycle changes as shown in the Mollier diagram of FIG.
- the high-pressure refrigerant (point d1) discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12 and is heat-exchanged with the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17.
- the indoor condenser 12 To dissipate heat (point d1 ⁇ point d2 in FIG. 10). Thereby, blowing air is heated.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the first expansion valve 13 and is depressurized until it becomes an intermediate pressure refrigerant (point d2 ⁇ d3 in FIG. 10). Then, the intermediate pressure refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve 13 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and radiates heat to the outside air blown from the blower fan 15 (d3 point ⁇ d4 point in FIG. 10).
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16 and is decompressed and expanded at the second expansion valve 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant (point d4 ⁇ d5 in FIG. 10).
- the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the second expansion valve 16 flows into the indoor evaporator 17, absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32, and evaporates (point d6 ⁇ d6 in FIG. 10). Thereby, the blown air is dehumidified and cooled.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows from the accumulator 18 to the suction side (point d7 in FIG. 10) of the compressor 11 and is compressed again by the compressor 11 (FIG. 10 d7 points ⁇ d1 points).
- the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17 is heated by the indoor condenser 12 and blown out into the vehicle interior, as in the first dehumidifying and heating mode. It can. Thereby, dehumidification heating of a vehicle interior is realizable.
- the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can be lowered compared to the first dehumidifying and heating mode. Accordingly, the temperature difference between the refrigerant temperature in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and the outside air temperature Tam can be reduced, and the heat radiation amount of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can be reduced.
- FIG. 11 is a Mollier diagram showing the state of the refrigerant when the refrigeration cycle 10 according to the present embodiment is in the third dehumidifying heating mode.
- the third dehumidifying heating mode is executed when the target blowing temperature TAO is higher than the second reference temperature and is equal to or lower than a predetermined third reference temperature.
- the throttle opening of the first expansion valve 13 is set to a throttled state that is smaller than that in the second dehumidifying and heating mode, and the throttle opening of the second expansion valve 16 is set to be smaller than that in the second dehumidifying and heating mode.
- the increased aperture state Therefore, in the third dehumidifying heating mode, the state of the refrigerant circulating in the cycle changes as shown in the Mollier diagram of FIG.
- the high-pressure refrigerant (point e1 in FIG. 11) discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12 and is cooled by the indoor evaporator 17 to be dehumidified.
- the heat is exchanged with the heat to be radiated (point e1 ⁇ point e2 in FIG. 11). Thereby, blowing air is heated.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the first expansion valve 13 and is depressurized until it becomes an intermediate pressure refrigerant having a temperature lower than the outside air temperature (point e2 ⁇ point e3 in FIG. 11).
- the intermediate-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve 13 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and absorbs heat from the outside air blown from the blower fan 15 (point e3 ⁇ point e4 in FIG. 11).
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16 and is decompressed and expanded at the second expansion valve 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant (point e4 ⁇ point e5 in FIG. 11).
- the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the second expansion valve 16 flows into the indoor evaporator 17, absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32, and evaporates (point e5 ⁇ point e6 in FIG. 11). Thereby, the blown air is dehumidified and cooled.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows from the accumulator 18 to the suction side (point e7 in FIG. 11) of the compressor 11 and is compressed again by the compressor 11 (see FIG. 11), as in the cooling operation mode. 11 e7 point ⁇ e1 point).
- the blown air that has been cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17 is heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the vehicle interior, as in the first and second dehumidifying and heating modes. Can be blown out. Thereby, dehumidification heating of a vehicle interior is realizable.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can function as a heat absorber (evaporator) by reducing the throttle opening of the first expansion valve 13.
- the temperature of the blown air blown out from the indoor condenser 12 can be increased more than in the second dehumidifying and heating mode.
- 4th dehumidification heating mode is performed when the target blowing temperature TAO becomes higher than 3rd reference temperature.
- the throttle opening of the first expansion valve 13 is set to a reduced state compared to that in the third dehumidifying and heating mode, and the second expansion valve 16 is fully opened. Therefore, in the fourth dehumidifying heating mode, the state of the refrigerant circulating in the cycle changes as shown in the Mollier diagram of FIG.
- the high-pressure refrigerant (point f1) discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the indoor condenser 12 and is heat-exchanged with the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor condenser 12 flows into the first expansion valve 13 and is depressurized until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant (point f2 ⁇ point f3 in FIG. 12). And the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve 13 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and absorbs heat from the outside air blown from the blower fan 15 (point f3 ⁇ point f4 in FIG. 12).
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16. At this time, since the second expansion valve 16 is fully opened, the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the indoor evaporator 17 without being depressurized by the second expansion valve 16.
- the low-pressure refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32 and evaporates (point f4 ⁇ point f5 in FIG. 12). Thereby, the blown air is dehumidified and cooled. Then, similarly to the cooling operation mode, the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows from the accumulator 18 to the suction side (point f6 in FIG. 12) of the compressor 11 and is compressed again by the compressor 11 (FIG. 12 f6 points ⁇ f1 points).
- the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17 is heated by the indoor condenser 12 into the vehicle interior. Can be blown out. Thereby, dehumidification heating of a vehicle interior is realizable.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can function as a heat absorber (evaporator) as in the third dehumidifying and heating mode.
- the throttle opening degree of the first expansion valve 13 is reduced as compared with the third dehumidifying and heating mode. Therefore, the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 with respect to the third dehumidifying and heating mode. The temperature can be lowered. Therefore, the temperature difference between the temperature of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 and the outside air temperature can be expanded, and the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can be increased.
- the amount of heat released from the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 12 can be increased, so that the temperature of the air blown out from the indoor condenser 12 can be increased more than in the third dehumidifying heating mode.
- the blowing air blown into the vehicle compartment is changed from the low temperature range to the high temperature range.
- the temperature can be adjusted over a wide range up to.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO of the indoor evaporator 17 is determined according to the outside air temperature Tam, which is a physical quantity correlated with the dehumidifying load in the passenger compartment.
- Tam a physical quantity correlated with the dehumidifying load in the passenger compartment.
- FIG. 13 is an overall configuration diagram of the vehicle air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the refrigeration cycle 10 of this embodiment will be described.
- the indoor condenser 12, the first expansion valve 13, the bypass passage 19, and the bypass passage opening / closing valve 20 of the first embodiment are eliminated.
- the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is connected to the discharge port side of the compressor 11, and the second expansion valve 16 is connected to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14.
- the inlet side is connected.
- the indoor evaporator 17 is connected to the outlet side of the second expansion valve 16, and the outlet side of the indoor evaporator 17 is connected to the suction side of the compressor 11 via the accumulator 18.
- the indoor air conditioning unit 30 In the indoor air conditioning unit 30 of the present embodiment, the position where the indoor condenser 12 of the first embodiment is disposed in the casing 31, that is, the indoor evaporator 17.
- a heater core 62 is disposed downstream of the air flow.
- the heater core 62 heats the air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 by exchanging heat between the engine coolant for cooling the engine (internal combustion engine) 61 constituting the external heat source and the air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17. It is a heating device.
- the heater core 62 is connected to a cooling water circulation circuit 60 through which engine cooling water circulates, and is configured such that engine cooling water flows in by operation of a cooling water pump 63 provided in the cooling water circulation circuit 60.
- the control processes related to the respective operation modes executed in step S9 in FIG. 3 and steps S140 and S150 in FIG. 4 are different from those in the first embodiment. Since the control process related to the main routine and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment, the control process related to each operation mode mainly different from the first embodiment will be described.
- the air conditioning control device 40 is connected to the output side of the air conditioning control device 40 based on the target blowing temperature TAO and the detection signal of the sensor group 41. Determine the operating status of various air-conditioning control devices.
- the air mix door 34 closes the air passage of the heater core 62, and the total air volume of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 passes through the cold air bypass passage 35. It is decided to pass.
- coolant discharge capability of the compressor 11, and the control signal output to the 2nd expansion valve 16 it determines similarly to the air_conditionaing
- the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14, and the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is blown by the outdoor heat exchanger 14. Heat is radiated to the outside air blown from the fan 15.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16 and is decompressed and expanded at the second expansion valve 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant.
- the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the second expansion valve 16 flows into the indoor evaporator 17, absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32, and evaporates. Thereby, blowing air is cooled.
- the air passage of the heater core 62 is blocked by the air mix door 34, the air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 17 is blown into the vehicle interior without being heated by the heater core 62. .
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows into the accumulator 18 and is separated into gas and liquid.
- the gas-phase refrigerant separated by the accumulator 18 is sucked from the suction side of the compressor 11 and is compressed again by the compressor 11.
- the air conditioning control device 40 is arranged on the output side of the air conditioning control device 40 based on the target blowing temperature TAO and the detection signal of the sensor group 41. The operating state of each connected air conditioning control device is determined.
- the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11 is determined such that the minimum capacity, that is, the operation of the compressor 11 is stopped. As a result, the operation of the refrigeration cycle 10 is substantially stopped, and the refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 becomes substantially zero.
- the air mix door 34 closes the cold air bypass passage 35, and the total flow rate of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 passes through the air passage of the heater core 62. It is decided to pass.
- the blown air blown from the blower 32 flows into the heater core 62 and is heated without being cooled by the indoor evaporator 17.
- the operation of the refrigeration cycle 10 is stopped, and the cold air bypass passage 35 is closed by the air mix door 34. Therefore, the blower air blown from the blower 32 is used as the indoor evaporator 17. Without cooling, the heater core 62 can be heated to a desired temperature and blown out into the passenger compartment. Thereby, heating of a vehicle interior is realizable.
- the air conditioning control device 40 outputs the output side of the air conditioning control device 40 based on the target blowing temperature TAO, the detection signal of the sensor group 41, and the like.
- the operating states of various air conditioning control devices connected to the are determined.
- the supercooling degree of the refrigerant flowing into the second expansion valve 16 approaches the target supercooling degree that is determined in advance so that the COP approaches the substantially maximum value. To be determined.
- the air mix door 34 closes the cold air bypass passage 35, and the total flow rate of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 passes through the air passage of the heater core 62. It is decided to pass.
- the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14, and the refrigerant that flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is transferred to the outdoor heat exchanger 14. Heat is radiated to the outside air blown from the blower fan 15.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the second expansion valve 16 and is decompressed and expanded at the second expansion valve 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant.
- the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the second expansion valve 16 flows into the indoor evaporator 17, absorbs heat from the blown air blown from the blower 32, and evaporates. Thereby, the blown air is dehumidified and cooled.
- the dehumidifying and heating operation mode since the cold air bypass passage 35 is closed by the air mix door 34, the air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 flows into the heater core 62 and is heated and blown into the vehicle interior.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows into the accumulator 18 and is separated into gas and liquid.
- the gas-phase refrigerant separated by the accumulator 18 is sucked from the suction side of the compressor 11 and is compressed again by the compressor 11.
- the air mix door 34 closes the cold air bypass passage 35 in the air mix door 34, and the total flow rate of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 passes through the air passage of the heater core 62. Therefore, the blown air dehumidified and cooled by the indoor evaporator 17 can be heated by the heater core 62 and blown out into the vehicle interior. Thereby, dehumidification heating of a vehicle interior is realizable.
- the compressor 11 when performing the heating operation, when the refrigerant evaporation temperature in the indoor evaporator 17 cannot be made lower than the dew point temperature Tdew of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17, the compressor 11 is stopped and the normal heating operation mode is set in which the refrigerant flow rate to the indoor evaporator 17 is substantially zero.
- this also makes it possible to suppress unnecessary heat exchange between the refrigerant and the blown air in the indoor evaporator 17 when the indoor evaporator 17 cannot dehumidify the blown air. Therefore, wasteful consumption of energy in the vehicle air conditioner 1 can be effectively suppressed.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main part of the control processing executed by the air conditioning control device 40 according to the present embodiment.
- step S110 when it is determined in step S110 that the A / C switch is on (S110: YES), the process proceeds to step S160, and the dew point temperature Tdew calculated in step S100 is set to 0 ° C. or higher in advance. Based on the fixed threshold value (reference threshold value) Th, whether or not the blown air is dehumidified in the indoor evaporator 17 is determined. More specifically, in step S160, it is determined whether or not the dew point temperature Tdew is higher than a fixed threshold Th as a reference threshold.
- step S160 executed by the air conditioning control device 40 constitutes a determination unit that determines whether or not the dew point temperature Tdew of the blown air flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 is equal to or lower than a reference threshold value. ing.
- the fixed threshold Th is set to a value that makes it difficult to dehumidify the blown air in the indoor evaporator 17 based on experiments, simulations, and the like.
- This fixed threshold Th is set to, for example, the minimum temperature ⁇ (for example, 1 ° C.) of the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO defined for preventing frost formation in the indoor evaporator 17.
- step S160 If it is determined in step S160 that the dew point temperature Tdew is higher than the fixed threshold Th (S160: YES), the process proceeds to step S140, and the control process of the dehumidifying heating operation mode (heating operation mode with dehumidification) is performed. Execute. In addition, about the determination process of the target refrigerant
- step S160 when it is determined in step S160 that the dew point temperature Tdew is equal to or lower than the fixed threshold Th (S160: NO), the process proceeds to step S150, and the control process of the normal heating operation mode (heating operation mode without dehumidification) is executed. To do.
- the basic content of the control process of a dehumidification heating operation mode and the control process of a normal heating operation mode is the same as that of 1st, 2nd embodiment, the description is abbreviate
- step S160 since the determination process for comparing the dew point temperature Tdew with the predetermined fixed threshold Th is performed in step S160, the control process of the air conditioning control device 40 can be simplified. Become.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO is determined so as to decrease according to the decrease in the outside air temperature Tam.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO may be determined based on the air-conditioning heat load in the vehicle interior other than the outside air temperature and the required mass.
- the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO may be determined according to the introduction ratio of the inside air to the outside air to the indoor evaporator 17 in addition to the outside temperature Tam. .
- step S120 when the inside air circulation mode REC in which the introduction ratio of the inside air to the outside air to the indoor evaporator 17 is the highest is selected as the inlet mode, the indoor evaporator is compared with the inside air circulation mode REC. It is desirable to determine the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO to be lower than when the inside / outside air introduction mode R / F mode or the outside air introduction mode FRS in which the introduction ratio of the inside air to the outside air is low is selected.
- the indoor evaporator 17 can more appropriately dehumidify the blown air into the vehicle interior. Can do.
- step S120 as shown in the control characteristic diagram of FIG. You may make it determine so that the target refrigerant
- step S120 the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO calculated with reference to the control characteristic diagram of FIG. 15A and the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO calculated with reference to the control characteristic diagram of FIG. Of these, the one having a smaller temperature may be determined as the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO. According to this, the target refrigerant evaporation temperature TEO can be determined according to the dehumidifying load and the air conditioning heat load in the vehicle interior.
- the operation mode is determined to be the cooling operation mode when the set temperature Tset in the vehicle interior is lower than the outside air temperature Tam, and the operation mode is set to the heating operation mode when the set temperature Tset in the vehicle interior is higher than the outside air temperature Tam. You may make it decide to.
- the air conditioning control device 40 operates in the cooling operation mode, the normal heating operation mode, and the dehumidifying heating operation mode.
- operation of the air mix door 34 is not limited to this.
- the air mix door 34 may open both the air passage of the indoor condenser 12 or the heater core 62 and the cold air bypass passage 35. Then, the temperature of the air blown into the passenger compartment is adjusted by adjusting the air volume ratio between the air volume passing through the air passage of the indoor condenser 12 or the heater core 62 and the air volume passing through the cold air bypass passage 35. Good. Such temperature adjustment is effective in that the temperature of the blown air can be easily finely adjusted.
- the dehumidifying heating operation mode in the dehumidifying heating operation mode, the example in which the first dehumidifying heating mode is gradually switched to the fourth dehumidifying heating mode as the target blowing temperature TAO increases is described. It is not limited to.
- the first dehumidifying and heating mode may be continuously switched to the fourth dehumidifying and heating mode as the target blowing temperature TAO increases.
- the throttle opening of the first expansion valve 13 may be gradually decreased and the throttle opening of the second expansion valve 16 may be gradually increased as the target blowing temperature TAO increases.
- the operation of the compressor 11 is performed.
- the present invention is not limited to this, although it is desirable that the refrigerant flow rate to the indoor evaporator 17 is substantially zero.
- the refrigerant flow rate to 17 may be decreased.
- a normal chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant is employed as the refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle 10
- the type of refrigerant is not limited thereto.
- a hydrocarbon refrigerant or carbon dioxide may be used.
- the refrigeration cycle 10 may be configured as a supercritical refrigeration cycle in which the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure exceeds the critical pressure of the refrigerant.
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本開示の第1実施形態について図1~図12を用いて説明する。本実施形態では、本開示の車両用空調装置1を走行用電動モータから車両走行用の駆動力を得る電気自動車に適用している。
(A)冷房運転モード
まず、図3のステップS9にて実行される冷房運転モードについて図7を用いて説明する。図7は、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル10の冷房運転モード時における冷媒の状態を示すモリエル線図である。
(B)通常暖房運転モード(除湿無し暖房運転)
次に、ステップS150にて実行される通常暖房運転モードについて図8を用いて説明する。図8は、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル10の通常暖房運転モード時における冷媒の状態を示すモリエル線図である。
(C)除湿暖房運転モード(除湿有り暖房運転)
次に、ステップS140にて実行される除湿暖房運転モードについて図8~図11を用いて説明する。この除湿暖房運転モードでは、空調制御装置40が迂回通路開閉弁20を閉弁状態とすると共に、第1、第2膨張弁13、16を絞り状態または全開状態とする。これにより、冷凍サイクル10は、冷房運転モードと同様に、図1の太線矢印に示すように冷媒が流れる冷媒回路に切り替えられる。なお、除湿暖房運転モードでは、冷媒流れに対して室外熱交換器14と室内蒸発器17とが直列に接続される。
(C-1)第1除湿暖房モード
まず、第1除湿暖房モードについて図9を用いて説明する。図9は、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル10の第1除湿暖房モード時における冷媒の状態を示すモリエル線図である。
(C-2)第2除湿暖房モード
続いて、第2除湿暖房モードについて図10を用いて説明する。図10は、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル10の第2除湿暖房モード時における冷媒の状態を示すモリエル線図である。
(C-3)第3除湿暖房モード
続いて、第3除湿暖房モードについて図11を用いて説明する。図11は、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル10の第3除湿暖房モード時における冷媒の状態を示すモリエル線図である。
(C-4)第4除湿暖房モード
続いて、第4除湿暖房モードについて図12を用いて説明する。図12は、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル10の第4除湿暖房モード時における冷媒の状態を示すモリエル線図である。
次に、本開示の第2実施形態について図13に基づいて説明する。本実施形態では、図13の全体構成図に示すように、第1実施形態に対して冷凍サイクル10、室内空調ユニット30の構成を変更した例を説明する。なお、図13は、本実施形態に係る車両用空調装置1の全体構成図である。
次に、本開示の第3実施形態について図14に基づいて説明する。図14は、本実施形態に係る空調制御装置40が実行する制御処理の要部の流れを示すフローチャートである。
以上、本開示の実施形態について説明したが、本開示はこれに限定されるものではなく、各請求項に記載した範囲を逸脱しない限り、各請求項の記載文言に限定されず、当業者がそれらから容易に置き換えられる範囲にも及び、かつ、当業者が通常有する知識に基づく改良を適宜付加することができる。例えば、以下のように種々変形可能である。
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- 冷媒を蒸発させる蒸発器(17)を有する冷凍サイクル(10)にて車室内へ送風される送風空気を冷却する車両用空調装置であって、
前記蒸発器(17)へ流入する冷媒流量を制御する冷媒流量制御部(40a)と、
前記蒸発器(17)へ流入する送風空気の露点温度(Tdew)を検出する露点温度検出部(40b、42)と、
前記露点温度検出部(40b、42)にて検出された露点温度(Tdew)が、所定の基準閾値以下となるか否かを判定する判定部(S130、S160)と、を備え、
前記冷媒流量制御部(40a)は、前記判定部(S130、S160)で前記露点温度検出部(40b、42)にて検出された露点温度(Tdew)が、所定の基準閾値以下と判定された場合に、前記蒸発器(17)への冷媒流量を減少させる車両用空調装置。 - 前記蒸発器(17)における目標冷媒蒸発温度(TEO)を決定する蒸発器温度決定部(S120)と、を備え、
前記基準閾値は、前記蒸発器温度決定部(S120)にて決定された前記目標冷媒蒸発温度(TEO)である請求項1に記載の車両用空調装置。 - 前記蒸発器温度決定部(S120)は、少なくとも前記車室内の除湿負荷に相関する物理量に基づいて前記目標冷媒蒸発温度(TEO)を決定する請求項2に記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記蒸発器温度決定部(S120)は、車室外温度(Tam)の低下に伴って、前記目標冷媒蒸発温度(TEO)を低下させるように決定する請求項3に記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記蒸発器温度決定部(S120)は、前記蒸発器(17)に導入される車室外空気に対する車室内空気の導入割合の増加に応じて、前記目標冷媒蒸発温度(TEO)を低下させるように決定する請求項3または4に記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記蒸発器温度決定部(S120)は、前記目標冷媒蒸発温度(TEO)を0℃以上の値に決定する請求項2ないし5のいずれか1つに記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記基準閾値は、予め定められた固定閾値(Th)である請求項1に記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記冷凍サイクル(10)は、前記蒸発器(17)を迂回して冷媒を流す迂回通路(19)、および前記蒸発器(17)側へ冷媒を流す冷媒回路と前記迂回通路(19)側へ冷媒を流す冷媒回路とを切り替える冷媒回路切替部(16、20)を備え、
前記冷媒流量制御部(40a)は、前記判定部(S130、S160)で前記露点温度検出部(40b、42)にて検出された露点温度(Tdew)が前記基準閾値以下と判定された場合に、前記迂回通路(19)側へ冷媒が流れるように前記冷媒回路切替部(16、20)の作動を制御する請求項1ないし7のいずれか1つに記載の車両用空調装置。 - 前記冷凍サイクル(10)は、冷媒を圧縮して吐出する圧縮機(11)を備え、
前記冷媒流量制御部(40a)は、前記判定部(S130、S160)で前記露点温度検出部(40b、42)にて検出された露点温度(Tdew)が前記基準閾値以下と判定された場合に、前記圧縮機(11)の冷媒吐出能力を低下させる請求項1ないし7のいずれか1つに記載の車両用空調装置。 - 前記蒸発器(17)にて冷却された送風空気を加熱する加熱装置(12、62)を備える請求項1ないし9のいずれか1つに記載の車両用空調装置。
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