WO2017122265A1 - 空気調和機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an air conditioner that defrosts frost adhering to an outdoor heat exchanger.
- an air conditioner including an outdoor blower and an indoor blower in which a compressor, a flow path switching unit, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion unit, and an indoor heat exchanger are connected by piping is known.
- a defrosting operation for removing frost attached to the outdoor heat exchanger is performed, thereby suppressing a decrease in heat exchange performance of the outdoor heat exchanger due to a frosting phenomenon.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an air conditioner that performs a defrosting operation when the driving voltage of an outdoor fan is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage value with the rotation speed of the outdoor fan being constant.
- the driving voltage of an outdoor fan is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage value with the rotation speed of the outdoor fan being constant.
- the resistance of the air passing through the outdoor heat exchanger increases. Therefore, in order to maintain the rotation speed of the outdoor blower constant, the drive voltage of the outdoor blower increases.
- Patent document 1 judges that the frost has adhered to the outdoor heat exchanger by the increase in the drive voltage of an outdoor air blower.
- Patent Document 1 detects the driving voltage of the outdoor blower a predetermined number of times, and performs the defrosting operation when the average value of the driving voltages detected for the predetermined number of times is equal to or higher than the predetermined voltage value. Thereby, it is intended to reduce the influence of disturbance such as gusts.
- Patent Document 1 determines the presence or absence of the defrosting operation based on the average value of the driving voltage, it is insufficient to eliminate the influence of disturbance such as a gust.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an air conditioner that determines the presence or absence of defrosting after sufficiently eliminating the influence of disturbance.
- An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion unit, and an indoor heat exchanger are connected by piping, the refrigerant flows, and an outdoor fan that blows outdoor air to the outdoor heat exchanger.
- a control unit that controls the operation of the outdoor fan, and the control unit includes a voltage acquisition unit that acquires the drive voltage of the outdoor fan at each set interval in a state where the rotation speed of the outdoor fan rotates at the reference rotation speed.
- Determining means for determining whether or not the drive voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means is equal to or higher than the lower threshold and lower than the upper threshold; and the drive voltage determined to be higher than the lower threshold and lower than the upper threshold by the determination means.
- Extraction means for extracting and calculating an evaluation value, and defrost determination means for determining that the outdoor heat exchanger is defrosted when the evaluation value calculated by the extraction means is equal to or greater than an evaluation threshold value.
- the outdoor heat exchanger is defrosted when the evaluation value calculated by extracting the drive voltage determined by the determining means to be equal to or higher than the lower threshold and lower than the upper threshold is equal to or higher than the evaluation threshold. That is, for example, the presence or absence of defrosting is determined after the drive voltage that is less than the lower threshold value or higher than the upper threshold value is excluded. Therefore, the presence or absence of defrosting can be determined after sufficiently eliminating the influence of disturbance.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 1 is demonstrated based on this FIG.
- the air conditioner 1 includes a refrigerant circuit 2, an outdoor fan 8, and a control unit 10.
- the compressor 3 the flow path switching unit 4, the outdoor heat exchanger 5, the expansion unit 6 and the indoor heat exchanger 7 are connected by piping, and the refrigerant flows.
- the compressor 3 compresses the refrigerant.
- the flow path switching unit 4 switches the flow direction of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 2.
- the flow path switching unit 4 switches whether the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 3 flows to the outdoor heat exchanger 5 or the indoor heat exchanger 7, and thereby, cooling operation, heating operation, or defrosting operation. Both are done.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is provided, for example, outdoors and exchanges heat between outdoor air and the refrigerant.
- the outdoor blower 8 is provided outside, for example, and blows outdoor air to the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and includes a fan motor 8a and an impeller 8b.
- the fan motor 8a is rotationally driven by a command voltage received from the control unit 10, and is a DC fan motor driven by a DC power source, for example.
- the impeller 8 b rotates when the fan motor 8 a is driven to rotate, and blows outdoor air to the outdoor heat exchanger 5.
- a Hall IC (not shown) for pulsing the detected position and transmitting it to the control unit 10 is provided.
- the expansion unit 6 expands and depressurizes the refrigerant, and is, for example, an electromagnetic expansion valve whose opening degree is adjusted.
- the indoor heat exchanger 7 is provided indoors, for example, and exchanges heat between indoor air and the refrigerant.
- the flow path switching unit 4 may be omitted.
- a heater or the like is provided in the vicinity of the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and defrosting is performed by the heater or the like when frost adheres to the outdoor heat exchanger 5 during heating operation.
- the indoor heat exchanger 7 may be provided with an indoor blower that blows indoor air.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the control unit 10 of the air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the control unit 10 controls the operation of the outdoor blower 8, and is connected to a fan motor 8a of the outdoor blower 8, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the control unit 10 controls the fan motor 8a so that the rotational speed of the outdoor fan 8 becomes a predetermined value.
- the control unit 10 calculates the rotational speed of the outdoor fan 8 based on a pulse transmitted from the Hall IC provided on the fan motor 8a, performs feedback control, and determines a command voltage to be transmitted to the fan motor 8a. is doing.
- the control unit 10 includes a voltage acquisition unit 11, a difference calculation unit 12, a determination unit 13, an extraction unit 14, and a defrost determination unit 15.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the amount of frost formation and the command voltage of the air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the voltage acquisition means 11 acquires the drive voltage of the outdoor fan 8 for every set interval in a state where the rotation speed of the outdoor fan 8 rotates at the reference rotation speed.
- the voltage acquisition unit 11 acquires a command voltage transmitted to the fan motor 8a of the outdoor blower 8.
- the setting interval is, for example, 30 seconds.
- a voltage detection sensor for detecting a voltage applied to the fan motor 8a may be provided.
- the voltage acquisition unit 11 acquires a voltage detected by a voltage detection sensor or the like.
- the difference calculation means 12 subtracts the drive voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means 11 immediately before from the drive voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means 11 to obtain a difference.
- the difference calculation unit 12 subtracts the command voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition unit 11 immediately before from the command voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition unit 11 to obtain the difference. Ask.
- the determination unit 13 determines whether the drive voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition unit 11 is equal to or higher than the lower limit threshold and lower than the upper limit threshold. In the first embodiment, the determination unit 13 determines whether or not the difference obtained by the difference calculation unit 12 is greater than or equal to the lower limit threshold and less than the upper limit threshold. There may be a case where the rotational speed of the outdoor blower 8 temporarily decreases and the command voltage decreases due to disturbance such as a head wind caused by a gust of wind. In addition, due to disturbance such as a tailwind caused by a gust of wind, the rotational speed of the outdoor fan 8 may temporarily increase and the command voltage may increase.
- the lower threshold is set as the lower limit that is allowed when the command voltage drops.
- the upper threshold value is set as an upper limit value that is allowed when the command voltage increases. That is, the difference determined by the determination unit 13 to be equal to or higher than the lower limit threshold and lower than the upper limit threshold is determined to be a difference acquired when there is a low possibility that a disturbance has occurred. The difference determined by the determination unit 13 as being less than the lower threshold or greater than or equal to the upper threshold is determined to be a difference acquired when there is a possibility that a disturbance has occurred.
- the extraction unit 14 extracts the drive voltage determined by the determination unit 13 to be equal to or higher than the lower limit threshold and lower than the upper limit threshold, and calculates an evaluation value.
- the extraction unit 14 extracts the differences determined by the determination unit 13 to be equal to or higher than the lower limit threshold and lower than the upper limit threshold, and integrates the differences.
- the extraction unit 14 excludes the difference determined by the determination unit 13 as being less than the lower threshold or greater than the upper threshold, and extracts only the difference determined by the determination unit 13 as being greater than the lower threshold and less than the upper threshold. To do.
- the difference is used as the evaluation value.
- the extraction unit 14 regards the difference determined by the determination unit 13 as being less than the lower threshold or greater than or equal to the upper threshold as zero. Thereby, the difference acquired when there is a possibility that a disturbance is generated is excluded, and only the difference acquired when the possibility that the disturbance is low is extracted. And the extraction means 14 integrates the extracted difference. That is, the extraction unit 14 does not accumulate the differences acquired when there is a possibility that a disturbance is occurring, but only adds the differences acquired when the possibility that the disturbance is low. is there.
- the defrost determination unit 15 determines to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 5 when the evaluation value calculated by the extraction unit 14 is equal to or greater than the evaluation threshold value.
- the defrost determination means 15 determines to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 5, when the integrated value integrated by the extraction means 14 is more than an evaluation threshold value.
- the integrated value extracted and integrated by the extraction means 14 is an integrated value of only the difference obtained when the possibility of disturbance is low.
- the defrost determination means 15 controls the flow-path switching part 4 so that the outdoor heat exchanger 5 may be defrosted. Thereby, the defrosting operation is started.
- the defrost determination means 15 may control not only a defrost operation but to perform a defrost with a heater etc.
- the air conditioner 1 has a cooling operation, a heating operation, and a defrosting operation as operation modes.
- the refrigerant flows in the order of the compressor 3, the flow path switching unit 4, the outdoor heat exchanger 5, the expansion unit 6, and the indoor heat exchanger 7.
- the indoor heat exchanger 7 the indoor air is heat-exchanged with the refrigerant. It is to be cooled.
- the refrigerant flows in the order of the compressor 3, the flow path switching unit 4, the indoor heat exchanger 7, the expansion unit 6, and the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and indoor air is heat-exchanged with the refrigerant in the indoor heat exchanger 7. It is to be heated.
- the defrosting operation the refrigerant flows in the order of the compressor 3, the flow path switching unit 4, the outdoor heat exchanger 5, the expansion unit 6, and the indoor heat exchanger 7, and removes frost adhering to the outdoor heat exchanger 5. is there.
- the cooling operation will be described.
- the refrigerant sucked into the compressor 3 is compressed by the compressor 3 and discharged in a high-temperature and high-pressure gas state.
- the high-temperature and high-pressure gas state refrigerant discharged from the compressor 3 passes through the flow path switching unit 4 and flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and is condensed by being exchanged with outdoor air in the outdoor heat exchanger 5. Liquefaction.
- the condensed refrigerant in the liquid state flows into the expansion unit 6 and is expanded and depressurized in the expansion unit 6 to be in a gas-liquid two-phase state.
- the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows into the indoor heat exchanger 7, and in the indoor heat exchanger 7, heat is exchanged with room air to evaporate gas. At this time, the room air is cooled and cooling is performed.
- the evaporated refrigerant in the gas state passes through the flow path switching unit 4 and is sucked into the compressor 3.
- the heating operation will be described.
- the refrigerant sucked into the compressor 3 is compressed by the compressor 3 and discharged in a high-temperature and high-pressure gas state.
- the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 3 passes through the flow path switching unit 4 and flows into the indoor heat exchanger 7, where it is heat-exchanged with indoor air and condensed in the indoor heat exchanger 7. Liquefaction.
- room air is warmed and heating is performed.
- the condensed refrigerant in the liquid state flows into the expansion unit 6 and is expanded and depressurized in the expansion unit 6 to be in a gas-liquid two-phase state.
- the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and in the outdoor heat exchanger 5, heat exchange with outdoor air is performed to evaporate gas.
- the evaporated refrigerant in the gas state passes through the flow path switching unit 4 and is sucked into the compressor 3.
- the defrosting operation In the air conditioner 1, when heating operation is performed, frost may adhere to the outdoor heat exchanger 5. In order to remove this frost, a defrosting operation is performed. In the defrosting operation, the refrigerant sucked into the compressor 3 is compressed by the compressor 3 and discharged in a high-temperature and high-pressure gas state. The high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant discharged from the compressor 3 passes through the flow path switching unit 4, flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and melts frost attached to the outdoor heat exchanger 5. The refrigerant is condensed and liquefied in the outdoor heat exchanger 5 by heat exchange with outdoor air. The condensed liquid refrigerant flows into the expansion section 6.
- the expansion part 6 is fully opened, and the refrigerant flows into the indoor heat exchanger 7 in a liquid state. Then, the liquid refrigerant flows into the indoor heat exchanger 7, and in the indoor heat exchanger 7, heat is exchanged with room air to evaporate. The evaporated refrigerant in the gas state passes through the flow path switching unit 4 and is sucked into the compressor 3.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Next, operation
- the heating operation is started, the time during which the heating operation is performed is measured (step ST1). And it is judged whether the measured time is more than predetermined time (step ST2).
- the predetermined time is, for example, 3 minutes.
- the process returns to step ST1.
- step ST2 when the measured time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time (Yes in step ST2), that is, when the predetermined time has elapsed after the heating operation is started, the voltage acquisition means 11 causes the rotational speed of the outdoor blower 8 to be increased.
- the command voltage transmitted to the fan motor 8a is acquired at every set interval while rotating at the reference rotation speed (step ST3).
- the value of the command voltage transmitted to the fan motor 8a is stabilized when a predetermined time elapses after the compressor 3 is started.
- the command voltage acquired first is set as the initial command voltage.
- the difference calculation means 12 subtracts the command voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means 11 immediately before from the command voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means 11 to obtain a difference (step ST4). Note that immediately after the heating operation is started, there is no command voltage acquired before the time threshold value, so the initial value is directly calculated as a difference. And it is determined by the determination means 13 whether the difference calculated
- step ST5 When it is determined that the difference is less than the lower threshold value or greater than or equal to the upper threshold value (No in step ST5), the difference is not extracted by the extraction unit 14, and the difference is regarded as zero (step ST6). On the other hand, when it is determined that the difference is greater than or equal to the lower threshold and less than the upper threshold (Yes in step ST5), the difference is extracted by the extraction unit 14 (step ST7). Thereafter, the differences determined by the extraction unit 14 as being greater than or equal to the lower threshold and less than the upper threshold are integrated (step ST8).
- step ST9 it is determined by the defrost determining means 15 whether or not the integrated value integrated in the extracting means 14 is equal to or greater than an evaluation threshold (step ST9). If the integrated value is less than the evaluation threshold (No in step ST9), the process returns to step ST3. On the other hand, when the integrated value is equal to or greater than the evaluation threshold value (Yes in step ST9), the defrost determining unit 15 determines to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 5. Then, the defrosting operation is started, and the integrated value is initialized (step ST10).
- the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is Defrosted. That is, for example, the presence or absence of defrosting is determined after the drive voltage that is less than the lower threshold value or greater than or equal to the upper threshold value due to the occurrence of a disturbance such as a gust of wind. Therefore, the presence or absence of defrosting can be determined after sufficiently eliminating the influence of disturbance.
- an air conditioner that starts a defrosting operation based on a decrease in the number of rotations of an outdoor fan by a predetermined value.
- frost adheres to the outdoor heat exchanger the resistance of the air passing through the outdoor heat exchanger increases.
- the air conditioner controlled so that the rotation speed of the outdoor fan decreases, the rotation speed of the outdoor fan decreases, and the outdoor heat exchanger Since the amount of air passing through the outdoor heat exchanger decreases, the saturation temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger further decreases. Therefore, the frost adhering to the indoor heat exchanger is further increased, and the heat exchange performance is lowered. For this reason, the coefficient of performance of the refrigeration cycle of the air conditioner decreases.
- the heating operation is performed while maintaining the state in which the outdoor fan 8 rotates at the reference rotation speed. For this reason, defrosting can be performed in a state where the coefficient of performance from the heating operation to the start of defrosting has reached the highest efficiency point. Therefore, an increase in power consumption can be suppressed while maintaining the heating operation capability.
- an air conditioner that starts a defrosting operation based on a decrease in the temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger is known.
- a temperature detection sensor or the like that detects the temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger freezes, there is a possibility that the accurate temperature cannot be measured and the presence or absence of the defrosting operation cannot be determined.
- this Embodiment 1 can judge the presence or absence of defrost, even if there is no temperature detection sensor.
- the control unit 10 further includes a difference calculation unit 12 that subtracts the drive voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition unit 11 immediately before from the drive voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition unit 11 to obtain a difference. Is to determine whether or not the difference obtained by the difference calculation means 12 is not less than the lower limit threshold and less than the upper limit threshold, and the extraction means 14 is not less than the lower limit threshold and less than the upper limit threshold by the determination means 13.
- the defrost determination means 15 defrosts the outdoor heat exchanger 5 when the integrated value integrated by the extraction means 14 is equal to or greater than the evaluation threshold value. Is to determine.
- the presence or absence of defrosting is determined based on the difference that is a minute change in the drive voltage.
- the integrated value extracted and integrated by the extracting means 14 is an integrated value obtained only when the possibility that a disturbance is low is low. Therefore, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of defrosting after sufficiently eliminating the influence of disturbance such as gusts.
- the presence or absence of defrosting is determined based on the difference that is a minute change of the driving voltage, the influence of environmental factors such as contamination of the outdoor heat exchanger 5 and deterioration of the outdoor fan 8 is suppressed, not limited to gusts. You can also
- the outdoor blower 8 includes a fan motor 8a that is driven to rotate by a command voltage received from the control unit 10, and an impeller 8b that rotates when the fan motor 8a is driven to rotate.
- the voltage acquisition unit 11 includes a fan motor. The command voltage transmitted to 8a is acquired. This eliminates the need for a voltage detection sensor or the like when acquiring the drive voltage. Therefore, the cost can be reduced.
- the refrigerant circuit 2 further includes a flow path switching unit 4 that switches the flow direction of the refrigerant, and the defrost determining unit 15 controls the flow path switching unit 4 so as to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 5. Thereby, when it is determined by the defrost determining means 15 to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 5, a defrost operation is performed.
- the presence / absence of defrosting is determined based on calculating the difference between the driving voltages, but the presence / absence of defrosting is determined based on calculating the average value of the driving voltages. May be. That is, an average value may be used as the evaluation value. Also in this case, the influence of disturbances such as gusts can be suppressed.
- FIG. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing an air conditioner 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that an outdoor temperature detection unit 109 and an outdoor heat exchange temperature detection unit 105a are provided.
- the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The description will focus on differences from the first embodiment.
- the outdoor temperature detection unit 109 is provided, for example, outdoors and detects the temperature of outdoor air.
- the outdoor heat exchange temperature detection unit 105 a is provided, for example, in a pipe connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 5.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the control unit 110 of the air conditioner 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the evaluation value calculated by the extraction means 14 is equal to or higher than the evaluation threshold and the temperature detected by the outdoor temperature detection unit 109 is equal to or lower than the outdoor temperature threshold, as shown in FIG. It is determined that the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is defrosted.
- the temperature of the outdoor air is high, it is difficult for frost to adhere to the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and therefore it is determined that defrosting is unnecessary.
- frost tends to adhere to the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and therefore it is determined that defrosting is necessary.
- the outdoor temperature threshold is 0 ° C., for example.
- the defrosting determination means 115 is used when the evaluation value calculated by the extraction means 14 is equal to or higher than the evaluation threshold value, and when the temperature detected by the outdoor heat exchange temperature detection unit 105a is equal to or lower than the outdoor heat exchange temperature threshold value. It is determined that the heat exchanger 5 is defrosted. In the heating operation, when the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 5 acting as an evaporator is high, it is determined that the heat exchange performance is maintained, and it is determined that defrosting is unnecessary. On the other hand, in the heating operation, when the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 5 acting as an evaporator is low, it is determined that the heat exchange performance is lowered and it is determined that defrosting is necessary.
- the presence or absence of defrosting is determined based on the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 5 in addition to the evaluation value calculated by the extraction unit 14.
- the outdoor heat exchange temperature threshold is, for example, 0 ° C.
- the defrost determination unit 115 removes the outdoor heat exchanger 5 when the evaluation value calculated by the extraction unit 14 is equal to or greater than the evaluation threshold value and when the heating operation time is equal to or greater than the heating time threshold value. It is decided to frost. As time elapses after the heating operation is started, frost tends to adhere to the outdoor heat exchanger 5. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the presence or absence of defrosting is determined based on the time during which the heating operation is performed in addition to the evaluation value calculated by the extraction unit 14. The time during which the heating operation is performed may be used when the outdoor temperature detection unit 109 or the outdoor heat exchange temperature detection unit 105a cannot detect each temperature due to freezing or the like.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the air conditioner 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the operation of the control unit 110 of the air conditioner 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described.
- the time during which the heating operation is performed is measured (step ST21).
- the predetermined time is, for example, 3 minutes.
- the process returns to step ST21.
- the voltage acquisition means 11 causes the rotational speed of the outdoor blower 8 to be increased.
- the command voltage transmitted to the fan motor 8a is acquired at every set interval while rotating at the reference rotation speed (step ST23).
- the value of the command voltage transmitted to the fan motor 8a is stabilized when a predetermined time elapses after the compressor 3 is started.
- the command voltage acquired first is set as the initial command voltage.
- the difference calculation means 12 subtracts the command voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means 11 before the time threshold from the command voltage acquired by the voltage acquisition means 11 to obtain a difference (step ST24). Note that immediately after the heating operation is started, there is no command voltage acquired before the time threshold value, so the initial value is directly calculated as a difference. And it is determined by the determination means 13 whether the difference calculated
- step ST25 If it is determined that the difference is less than the lower threshold or greater than or equal to the upper threshold (No in step ST25), the extraction means 14 does not extract the difference, and the difference is regarded as zero (step ST26). On the other hand, when it is determined that the difference is greater than or equal to the lower threshold and less than the upper threshold (Yes in step ST25), the extraction unit 14 extracts the difference (step ST27). Thereafter, the differences determined by the extraction means 14 as being greater than or equal to the lower threshold and less than the upper threshold are integrated (step ST28). And it is judged by the defrost determination means 115 whether the integrated value integrated in the extraction means 14 is more than an evaluation threshold value (step ST29). When the integrated value is less than the evaluation threshold value (No in step ST29), the process returns to step ST23.
- step ST30 the temperature detected by the outdoor temperature detecting unit 109 by the defrost determining unit 115 is equal to or lower than the outdoor temperature threshold value and the outdoor heat exchanger temperature detecting unit 105a. It is determined whether or not the temperature detected by is below the outdoor heat exchange temperature threshold (step ST30). When it is determined that the temperature detected by the outdoor temperature detection unit 109 is equal to or less than the outdoor temperature threshold value and the temperature detected by the outdoor heat exchange temperature detection unit 105a is equal to or less than the outdoor heat exchange temperature threshold value (Yes in step ST30). It is determined that the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is defrosted. Then, the defrosting operation is started, and the integrated value is initialized (step ST32).
- step ST30 when it is determined that the temperature detected by the outdoor temperature detection unit 109 exceeds the outdoor temperature threshold value or the temperature detected by the outdoor heat exchange temperature detection unit 105a exceeds the outdoor heat exchange temperature threshold value (step ST30). No), the defrost determining means 115 determines whether or not the time during which the heating operation is performed is equal to or greater than the heating time threshold (step ST31). When it is determined that the heating operation time is less than the heating time threshold (No in step ST31), the process returns to step ST21. On the other hand, when it is determined that the time during which the heating operation is performed is equal to or greater than the heating time threshold (Yes in step ST31), it is determined that the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is defrosted. Then, the defrosting operation is started, and the integrated value is initialized (step ST32).
- the temperature of the outdoor air, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and the time during which the heating operation is performed are excluded.
- the presence or absence of frost is determined. Therefore, the presence or absence of defrosting can be determined after eliminating the influence of disturbance.
- the outdoor defrost determination unit 115 further includes an outdoor temperature detection unit 109 that detects the temperature of the outdoor air, and the defrost determination unit 115 detects the evaluation value calculated by the extraction unit 14 when the evaluation value is equal to or greater than the evaluation threshold.
- the measured temperature is equal to or lower than the outdoor temperature threshold, it is determined that the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is defrosted.
- frost tends to adhere to the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and therefore it is determined that defrosting is necessary.
- the determination precision of the presence or absence of defrost further improves.
- the outdoor heat exchanger temperature detecting unit 105a that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is further provided, and the defrosting determining unit 115 is configured so that the evaluation value calculated by the extracting unit 14 is equal to or higher than an evaluation threshold value, and When the temperature detected by the outdoor heat exchanger temperature detection unit 105a is equal to or less than the outdoor heat exchanger temperature threshold, it is determined that the outdoor heat exchanger 5 is defrosted. In the heating operation, when the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger 5 acting as an evaporator is low, it is determined that the heat exchange performance is lowered and it is determined that defrosting is necessary.
- the determination accuracy of the presence or absence of defrosting is further improved.
- the defrost determination means 115 sets the outdoor heat exchanger 5 It is decided to defrost. As time elapses after the heating operation is started, frost tends to adhere to the outdoor heat exchanger 5.
- the presence or absence of defrosting is determined based on the time during which the heating operation is performed in addition to the evaluation value calculated by the extraction unit 14, the determination accuracy of the presence or absence of defrosting is further increased. improves.
- coolant which flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 5, and the presence or absence of the defrost based on the time when heating operation is performed are respectively independent. May be implemented.
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以下、本発明に係る空気調和機の実施の形態について、図面を参照しながら説明する。図1は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る空気調和機1を示す回路図である。この図1に基づいて、空気調和機1について説明する。図1に示すように、空気調和機1は、冷媒回路2と、室外送風機8と、制御部10とを備えている。冷媒回路2は、圧縮機3、流路切替部4、室外熱交換器5、膨張部6及び室内熱交換器7が配管により接続され、冷媒が流れるものである。
図5は、本発明の実施の形態2に係る空気調和機100を示す回路図である。本実施の形態2は、室外温度検出部109及び室外熱交温度検出部105aを備えている点で、実施の形態1と相違する。本実施の形態2では、実施の形態1と同一の部分は同一の符号を付して説明を省略し、実施の形態1との相違点を中心に説明する。
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- 圧縮機、室外熱交換器、膨張部及び室内熱交換器が配管により接続され、冷媒が流れる冷媒回路と、
前記室外熱交換器に室外空気を送風する室外送風機と、
前記室外送風機の動作を制御する制御部と、を備え、
前記制御部は、
前記室外送風機の回転数が基準回転数で回転する状態で、設定間隔毎に前記室外送風機の駆動電圧を取得する電圧取得手段と、
前記電圧取得手段によって取得された駆動電圧が、下限閾値以上且つ上限閾値未満であるか否かを判定する判定手段と、
前記判定手段によって前記下限閾値以上且つ前記上限閾値未満であると判定された駆動電圧を抽出して評価値を算出する抽出手段と、
前記抽出手段によって算出された評価値が評価閾値以上の場合、前記室外熱交換器を除霜することを決定する除霜決定手段と、を有する
空気調和機。 - 前記制御部は、
前記電圧取得手段によって取得された駆動電圧から、直前に前記電圧取得手段によって取得された駆動電圧を減算して差分を求める差分演算手段を更に有し、
前記判定手段は、
前記差分演算手段によって求められた差分が、前記下限閾値以上且つ前記上限閾値未満であるか否かを判定するものであり、
前記抽出手段は、
前記判定手段によって前記下限閾値以上且つ前記上限閾値未満であると判定された差分を抽出して前記差分を積算するものであり、
前記除霜決定手段は、
前記抽出手段によって積算された積算値が前記評価閾値以上の場合、前記室外熱交換器を除霜することを決定するものである
請求項1記載の空気調和機。 - 前記室外送風機は、
前記制御部から受信した指令電圧によって回転駆動するファンモータと、
前記ファンモータが回転駆動することによって回転する羽根車と、を有し、
前記電圧取得手段は、
前記ファンモータに送信される前記指令電圧を取得するものである
請求項1又は2記載の空気調和機。 - 前記冷媒回路において冷媒の流れる方向を切り替える流路切替部を更に備え、
前記除霜決定手段は、
前記室外熱交換器を除霜するように、前記流路切替部を制御するものである
請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の空気調和機。 - 前記室外空気の温度を検出する室外温度検出部を更に備え、
前記除霜決定手段は、
前記抽出手段によって算出された評価値が前記評価閾値以上の場合、且つ、前記室外温度検出部によって検出された温度が室外温度閾値以下の場合、前記室外熱交換器を除霜することを決定するものである
請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の空気調和機。 - 前記室外熱交換器に流れる冷媒の温度を検出する室外熱交温度検出部を更に備え、
前記除霜決定手段は、
前記抽出手段によって算出された評価値が前記評価閾値以上の場合、且つ、前記室外熱交温度検出部によって検出された温度が室外熱交温度閾値以下の場合、前記室外熱交換器を除霜することを決定するものである
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の空気調和機。 - 前記除霜決定手段は、
前記抽出手段によって算出された評価値が前記評価閾値以上の場合、且つ、暖房運転が行われている時間が暖房時間閾値以上の場合、前記室外熱交換器を除霜することを決定するものである
請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の空気調和機。
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