WO2017130845A1 - Heat pump system - Google Patents

Abstract

A heat pump system, provided with a heat pump cycle (10), a heat medium circulation circuit (20), and a refrigeration cycle device. The heat pump cycle has a compressor (11), a first heat exchanger (12), a decompression device (13), and an outdoor heat exchanger (14). The heat medium circulation circuit has a pumping device (21) and a second heat exchanger (22). The refrigeration cycle device is provided with a throttle opening degree control unit (40b) for controlling the throttle opening degree of the decompression device, a pumping performance control unit (40c) for controlling the pumping performance of the pumping device, and a frost formation determination unit (S1) for determining frost formation on the outdoor heat exchanger. When it is determined that frost formation has occurred, the refrigeration cycle device performs a defrosting operation. During the defrosting operation, the throttle opening degree control unit expands the throttle opening degree. During the defrosting operation, the pumping performance control unit increases the pumping performance along with an increase in the required heating performance required to heat a fluid to be heated, in a range over which the temperature of a refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger can melt the frost.

Description

Heat pump system Cross-reference of related applications

The present application includes Japanese Patent Application 2016-011531 filed on January 25, 2016 and Japanese Patent Application 2016- filed on December 5, 2016, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. 236054.

The present disclosure relates to a heat pump system that heats a heat medium by a heat pump cycle and heats a fluid to be heated using the heated heat medium as a heat source.

Conventionally, in Patent Document 1, warm water that is a heat medium is heated by a heat pump cycle (that is, a vapor compression refrigeration cycle), and heat is exchanged between the heated warm water and blown air that is a fluid to be heated. A heat pump system for heating is disclosed.

In the heat pump system of Patent Document 1, when frost is generated in an outdoor heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator of a heat pump cycle, a defrosting operation is performed to remove the frost. Specifically, in the heat pump system of Patent Document 1, defrosting is performed by increasing the throttle opening of the expansion valve of the heat pump cycle during the defrosting operation and increasing the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger. , So-called hot gas defrosting is performed.

Japanese Patent No. 4631576

However, in the heat pump system of Patent Document 1, the refrigerant flowing out of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the high-pressure refrigerant and the hot water is assumed on the premise that the temperature of the hot water is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature during the defrosting operation. The throttle opening of the expansion valve is adjusted so that the temperature of the expansion valve is equal to that of the hot water.

For this reason, according to examination of the inventor of this indication, in the heat pump system of patent documents 1, if the temperature of warm water changes, the defrosting capability for defrosting an outdoor heat exchanger will change, and stable defrosting will be carried out. There is a risk that you will not be able to demonstrate your ability. For example, if the temperature of the hot water is lowered, the defrosting time may be extended. Furthermore, when the temperature of the hot water is low, there is a possibility that the heating capacity of the blown air becomes insufficient.

In view of the above points, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a heat pump system capable of suppressing a decrease in the heating capacity of a fluid to be heated while exhibiting a stable defrosting capacity during a defrosting operation.

The heat pump system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a heat pump cycle, a heat medium circulation circuit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus. The heat pump cycle includes a compressor that compresses and discharges the refrigerant, a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor and the heat medium, and a decompressor that depressurizes the refrigerant flowing out of the first heat exchanger. And an outdoor heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the decompression device and the outside air. The heat medium circulation circuit includes a pressure feeding device that pumps the heat medium, and a second heat exchanger that heats the heat target fluid by exchanging heat between the heat medium flowing out from the first heat exchanger and the heat target fluid. The refrigeration cycle apparatus determines a throttle opening degree control unit that controls the throttle opening degree of the pressure reducing device, a pressure feeding capacity control unit that controls the pressure feeding capacity of the pressure feeding device, and frost formation in the outdoor heat exchanger. A frost determination unit. The refrigeration cycle apparatus performs a defrosting operation for defrosting the outdoor heat exchanger when it is determined by the frost determination unit that frost is generated in the outdoor heat exchanger. The throttle opening control unit increases the throttle opening during the defrosting operation. The pressure-feeding capacity control unit is required to heat the heating target fluid in a range where the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger becomes a temperature at which frost generated in the outdoor heat exchanger can be melted during the defrosting operation. The pumping capacity is increased as the required heating capacity increases.

According to this, since the throttle opening degree control unit increases the throttle opening degree of the decompression device during the defrosting operation, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger is increased to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger. It can be performed.

At this time, since the pumping capacity control unit increases the pumping capacity as the required heating capacity increases, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant from radiating and losing heat necessary for defrosting in the first heat exchanger. can do. Furthermore, it is possible to suppress the temperature drop of the heat medium flowing out from the first heat exchanger and supply a relatively high temperature heat medium to the second heat exchanger.

That is, according to this aspect, it is possible to provide a heat pump system capable of suppressing a decrease in the heating capacity of the heating target fluid while exhibiting a stable defrosting capacity during the defrosting operation.

Here, the frost formation determination unit described in the claims is not limited to the determination unit that determines whether or not frost formation has actually occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger. For example, a determination unit that determines whether or not it is an operating condition that may cause frost formation in the outdoor heat exchanger, and a determination unit that determines whether or not frost formation may occur in the outdoor heat exchanger Is also included in the meaning of the term frost formation determination unit.

It is a typical whole block diagram of the heat pump system of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the electric control part of the heat pump system of a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing of the heat pump system of 1st Embodiment. It is a Mollier diagram which shows the change of the state of the refrigerant | coolant in the heat pump cycle at the time of the defrost operation of 1st Embodiment. It is a Mollier diagram which shows the change of the state of the refrigerant | coolant in the heat pump cycle of the comparative example at the time of enlarging the pumping capability of a water pump at the time of a defrost operation. It is a Mollier diagram which shows the change of the state of the refrigerant | coolant in the heat pump cycle of the comparative example at the time of stopping a water pump at the time of a defrost driving | operation. It is a time chart which shows temporal changes, such as a heating capability at the time of the defrost operation of the heat pump system of 1st Embodiment. It is a typical whole block diagram of the heat pump system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a typical whole block diagram of the heat pump system of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing of the heat pump system of 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing of the heat pump system of 5th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, a plurality of modes for carrying out the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, parts corresponding to the matters described in the preceding embodiment may be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted. When only a part of the configuration is described in each mode, the other modes described above can be applied to the other parts of the configuration. Not only combinations of parts that clearly show that combinations are possible in each embodiment, but also combinations of the embodiments even if they are not explicitly stated unless there is a problem with the combination. Is also possible.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. In the present embodiment, the heat pump system 1 according to the present disclosure is applied to a vehicle air conditioner for a so-called hybrid vehicle that obtains driving force for vehicle traveling from an internal combustion engine (engine) 60 and a traveling electric motor. The heat pump system 1 fulfills the function of heating or cooling the blown air blown into the vehicle interior, which is the air-conditioning target space, in the vehicle air conditioner.

The heat pump system 1 includes a heat pump cycle 10 that is a vapor compression refrigeration cycle that heats or cools blown air, and a heat medium circulation circuit 20 that circulates cooling water of the engine 60. And when the heat pump system 1 heats blowing air, it can heat cooling water with the heat pump cycle 10, and can heat blowing air by using the heated cooling water as a heat source. Therefore, the fluid to be heated in the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment is blown air, and the heat medium is cooling water.

Furthermore, the heat pump cycle 10 is configured to be able to switch the refrigerant circuit. Specifically, a refrigerant circuit for cooling operation that cools the blown air to cool the vehicle interior, a refrigerant circuit for heating operation that heats the blown air and heats the vehicle interior, and is cooled and dehumidified It is configured to be switchable to a refrigerant circuit for dehumidifying and heating operation that performs heating while dehumidifying the vehicle interior by reheating the blown air.

In FIG. 1, the refrigerant flow in the refrigerant circuit during the cooling operation is indicated by a white arrow, the refrigerant flow in the refrigerant circuit during the heating operation is indicated by a black arrow, and the refrigerant flow in the refrigerant circuit during the dehumidifying heating operation is indicated. The flow is indicated by hatched arrows. Furthermore, in addition to the cooling operation, the heating operation, and the dehumidifying heating operation, the heat pump cycle 10 can perform a defrosting operation for removing the frost when the outdoor heat exchanger 14 described later is frosted.

In the heat pump cycle 10 of the present embodiment, an HFC refrigerant (specifically, R134a) is adopted as the refrigerant, and a subcritical refrigeration cycle in which the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure does not exceed the refrigerant critical pressure is configured. Yes. This refrigerant is mixed with refrigerating machine oil for lubricating the compressor 11, and a part of the refrigerating machine oil circulates in the cycle together with the refrigerant.

Among the constituent devices of the heat pump cycle 10, the compressor 11 is disposed in the engine room, and sucks the refrigerant in the heat pump cycle 10 and discharges it until it becomes a high-pressure refrigerant. Specifically, the compressor 11 of the present embodiment is an electric compressor configured by housing a fixed capacity type compression mechanism and an electric motor that drives the compression mechanism in one housing.

As this compression mechanism, various compression mechanisms such as a scroll-type compression mechanism and a vane-type compression mechanism can be employed. Further, the operation (rotation speed) of the electric motor is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40 described later, and either an AC motor or a DC motor may be adopted.

The inlet of the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 is connected to the discharge port of the compressor 11. The water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 is a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and the cooling water circulating in the heat medium circulation circuit 20.

Such a water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 has a plurality of tubes as refrigerant passages through which high-pressure refrigerant flows, and forms water passages through which cooling water flows between adjacent tubes. A heat exchanger or the like configured by disposing inner fins that promote heat exchange between the refrigerant and the cooling water can be employed.

The inlet side of the heating expansion valve 13 is connected to the outlet side of the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The heating expansion valve 13 is a decompression device that decompresses the high-pressure refrigerant that has flowed out of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 during heating operation or the like. More specifically, the heating expansion valve 13 includes a valve body configured to be able to change the throttle opening, and an electric actuator including a stepping motor that changes the throttle opening by displacing the valve body. This is an electric variable aperture mechanism.

Furthermore, the heating expansion valve 13 of the present embodiment is a variable throttle mechanism with a fully-open function that functions as a simple refrigerant passage with almost no refrigerant decompression effect by fully opening the throttle opening. The operation of the heating expansion valve 13 is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.

The refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is connected to the outlet side of the heating expansion valve 13. The outdoor heat exchanger 14 is a heat exchanger that is disposed on the front side in the engine room and exchanges heat between the refrigerant on the downstream side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 and the outside air blown from the blower fan 14a.

More specifically, the outdoor heat exchanger 14 functions as a radiator that radiates high-pressure refrigerant at least during cooling operation, and absorbs heat by evaporating the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 13 at least during heating operation. It functions as an evaporator that exerts its action. The blower fan 14a is an electric blower in which the operating rate, that is, the rotation speed (blowing capacity) is controlled by the control voltage output from the air conditioning control device 40.

The refrigerant outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the branching portion 15a that branches the flow of the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14. The branch portion 15a is configured by a three-way joint, and one of the three inflow / outflow ports is a refrigerant inflow port, and the remaining two are the refrigerant outflow ports. Such a three-way joint may be formed by joining pipes having different pipe diameters, or may be formed by providing a plurality of refrigerant passages in a metal block or a resin block.

The refrigerant inlet side of the cooling expansion valve 16 is connected to one refrigerant outlet of the branch part 15a. Further, a bypass passage 18 is connected to the other refrigerant outlet of the branch portion 15a to guide the refrigerant flowing out from the branch portion 15a to the inlet side of an accumulator 19 described later by bypassing the cooling expansion valve 16 and the like.

The basic configuration of the cooling expansion valve 16 is the same as that of the heating expansion valve 13. Furthermore, the cooling expansion valve 16 of the present embodiment has only a fully open function that fully opens the refrigerant passage from the refrigerant outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 to the refrigerant inlet side of the indoor evaporator 17 when the throttle opening is fully opened. First, it is composed of a variable throttle mechanism with a full-close function that closes the refrigerant passage when the throttle opening is fully closed.

In the heat pump cycle 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant circuit for circulating the refrigerant can be switched by the cooling expansion valve 16 closing the refrigerant passage. Therefore, the cooling expansion valve 16 of the present embodiment also has a function as a refrigerant circuit switching device.

The refrigerant inlet side of the indoor evaporator 17 is connected to the outlet side of the cooling expansion valve 16. The indoor evaporator 17 is arrange | positioned in the casing 31 of the indoor air conditioning unit 30 mentioned later. The indoor evaporator 17 is a cooling heat exchanger that cools blown air by evaporating the refrigerant circulating through the heat exchange with blown air at least during cooling operation and dehumidifying heating operation.

The inlet side of the accumulator 19 is connected to the refrigerant outlet side of the indoor evaporator 17 via a junction 15b. The accumulator 19 is a gas-liquid separator that separates the gas-liquid of the refrigerant that has flowed into the accumulator and stores excess liquid-phase refrigerant in the cycle. The merging portion 15b is configured by a three-way joint similar to the branching portion 15a, and two of the three inflow / outflow ports are refrigerant inlets and the remaining one is a refrigerant outlet.

Furthermore, the outlet side of the bypass passage 18 is connected to the other refrigerant inlet of the junction 15b of the present embodiment. Further, an open / close valve 18 a that opens and closes the bypass passage 18 is disposed in the bypass passage 18. The on-off valve 18 a is an electromagnetic valve whose opening / closing operation is controlled by a control voltage output from the air conditioning control device 40. The on-off valve 18a functions as a refrigerant circuit switching device together with the cooling expansion valve 16.

The suction side of the compressor 11 is connected to the gas phase refrigerant outlet of the accumulator 19. Therefore, the accumulator 19 functions to prevent liquid compression of the compressor 11 by suppressing the liquid phase refrigerant from being sucked into the compressor 11.

Next, the heat medium circulation circuit 20 will be described. As described above, the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is a heat medium circuit that circulates cooling water for cooling the engine 60. Therefore, the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is connected to a cooling water passage formed inside the engine 60. Further, the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is provided with a water pump 21 for circulating the cooling water.

The water pump 21 is a pressure feeding device that pumps the cooling water flowing out from the heater core 22 to the inlet side of the cooling water passage of the engine 60. The rotation speed (water pumping capacity) of the water pump 21 is controlled by the control voltage output from the air conditioning control device 40.

The inlet side of the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 is connected to the outlet side of the cooling water passage of the engine 60. Further, the heat medium inlet of the heater core 22 is connected to the outlet side of the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The heater core 22 is disposed in the casing 31 of the indoor air conditioning unit 30, and exchanges heat between the cooling water heated by the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 and the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17. It is the 2nd heat exchanger which heats.

Therefore, when the air conditioning control device 40 operates the water pump 21, in the heat medium circulation circuit 20, as shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. 1, the water pump 21 → the engine 60 → the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 → Cooling water circulates in the order of the heater core 22 and the water pump 21. Thereby, in the heat pump system 1 of this embodiment, the cooling water heated by the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 can be flowed into the heater core 22 at the time of heating operation etc., and heating air can be heated.

Also, the engine 60 is connected to a circulation circuit 25 for heat dissipation. The heat dissipation circulation circuit 25 is a water circulation circuit for radiating the cooling water whose temperature has risen by absorbing the waste heat of the engine 60. The heat radiation circuit 25 is connected in parallel to the heat medium circuit 20. Further, a radiator 26 is disposed in the heat radiation circuit 25.

The radiator 26 is a heat radiating heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the cooling water and the outside air and radiates the heat of the cooling water to the outside air. Furthermore, a mechanical water pump (not shown) that operates in conjunction with the engine 60 is disposed in the circulation circuit 25 for heat dissipation. Therefore, when the engine 60 is operated, the cooling water circulates between the engine 60 and the radiator 26 as indicated by broken line arrows in FIG.

Here, during the operation of the engine 60, the cooling water absorbs the waste heat of the engine 60 and rises in temperature. Therefore, the engine 60 also functions as a heating unit that heats the cooling water.

Next, the indoor air conditioning unit 30 will be described. The indoor air conditioning unit 30 is disposed inside the instrument panel (instrument panel) at the forefront of the vehicle interior. The indoor air conditioning unit 30 accommodates a blower 32, an indoor evaporator 17, a heater core 23, and the like in a casing 31 that forms an outer shell in order to blow the blown air whose temperature is adjusted by the heat pump system 1 into the vehicle interior. is there.

The casing 31 forms an air passage for the blown air blown into the passenger compartment, and is formed of a resin (for example, polypropylene) having a certain degree of elasticity and excellent in strength. An inside / outside air switching device 33 for switching and introducing inside air (vehicle compartment air) and outside air (vehicle compartment outside air) into the casing 31 is disposed on the most upstream side of the blast air flow in the casing 31.

The inside / outside air switching device 33 continuously adjusts the opening area of the inside air introduction port for introducing the inside air into the casing 31 and the outside air introduction port for introducing the outside air, by the inside / outside air switching door, The introduction ratio with the introduction air volume is changed. The inside / outside air switching door is driven by an electric actuator for the inside / outside air switching door, and the operation of the electric actuator is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.

On the downstream side of the blown air flow of the inside / outside air switching device 33, a blower (blower) 32 is disposed as a blower that blows the air sucked through the inside / outside air switching device 33 toward the vehicle interior. The blower 32 is an electric blower that drives a centrifugal multiblade fan (sirocco fan) with an electric motor, and the number of rotations (air flow rate) is controlled by a control voltage output from the air conditioning control device 40.

On the downstream side of the blower air flow of the blower 32, the indoor evaporator 17 and the heater core 23 are arranged in this order with respect to the flow of the blown air. That is, the indoor evaporator 17 is arranged on the upstream side of the air flow with respect to the heater core 23. Further, in the casing 31, a cold air bypass passage 35 is formed in which the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 17 bypasses the heater core 23 and flows downstream.

On the downstream side of the blower air flow of the indoor evaporator 17 and on the upstream side of the blower air flow of the heater core 23, the air that adjusts the air volume ratio that passes through the heater core 23 among the blown air that has passed through the indoor evaporator 17. A mix door 34 is arranged.

Further, a mixing space for mixing the blown air heated by the heater core 23 and the blown air that has passed through the cold air bypass passage 35 and is not heated by the heater core 23 is provided on the downstream side of the blower air flow of the heater core 23. ing. Furthermore, the opening hole which blows off the ventilation air (air-conditioning wind) mixed in the mixing space to the vehicle interior which is an air-conditioning object space is arrange | positioned in the most downstream part of the ventilation air flow of the casing 31. FIG.

As the opening hole, a face opening hole, a foot opening hole, and a defroster opening hole (all not shown) are provided. The face opening hole is an opening hole for blowing conditioned air toward the upper body of the passenger in the vehicle interior. The foot opening hole is an opening hole for blowing conditioned air toward the feet of the passenger. The defroster opening hole is an opening hole for blowing out conditioned air toward the inner side surface of the vehicle front window glass.

These face opening hole, foot opening hole, and defroster opening hole are respectively connected to a face air outlet, a foot air outlet, and a defroster air outlet (not shown) through a duct that forms an air passage. )It is connected to the.

Therefore, the temperature of the conditioned air mixed in the mixing space is adjusted by the air mix door 34 adjusting the air volume ratio between the air volume passing through the heater core 23 and the air volume passing through the cold air bypass passage 35. Thereby, the temperature of the blast air (air conditioned air) blown out from each outlet into the vehicle compartment is adjusted.

That is, the air mix door 34 functions as a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts the temperature of the conditioned air blown into the vehicle interior. The air mix door 34 is driven by an electric actuator for driving the air mix door, and the operation of the electric actuator is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.

Further, on the upstream side of the air flow of the face opening hole, foot opening hole, and defroster opening hole, a face door for adjusting the opening area of the face opening hole, a foot door for adjusting the opening area of the foot opening hole, and a defroster opening, respectively. A defroster door (both not shown) for adjusting the opening area of the hole is disposed.

These face doors, foot doors, and defroster doors constitute an opening hole mode switching device that switches the opening hole mode, and are linked to an electric actuator for driving an outlet mode door via a link mechanism or the like. And rotated. The operation of this electric actuator is also controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning control device 40.

Specific examples of the outlet mode switched by the outlet mode switching device include a face mode, a bi-level mode, and a foot mode.

The face mode is a blowout mode in which the face blowout is fully opened and air is blown out from the face blowout toward the upper body of the passenger in the passenger compartment. The bi-level mode is an air outlet mode in which both the face air outlet and the foot air outlet are opened and air is blown toward the upper body and the feet of the passengers in the passenger compartment. The foot mode is a blow-out mode in which the foot blow-out opening is fully opened and the defroster blow-out opening is opened by a small opening so that air is mainly blown out from the foot blow-out opening.

Furthermore, when the occupant manually operates a blow mode switching switch provided on the operation panel 50, the defroster mode in which the defroster blowout port is fully opened and air is blown out from the defroster blowout port to the inner surface of the front windshield of the vehicle can be set.

Next, an outline of the electric control unit of this embodiment will be described. The air conditioning control device 40 includes a known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and peripheral circuits thereof. Then, various calculations and processes are performed based on the air conditioning control program stored in the ROM, and the operations of the various control target devices 11, 13, 14a, 16, 18a, 21, 32, etc. connected to the output side are performed. Control.

Further, on the input side of the air conditioning control device 40, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the inside air temperature sensor 41, the outside air temperature sensor 42, the solar radiation sensor 43, the first and second water temperature sensors 44a and 44b, and the first to second water temperature sensors 44a and 44b. Third refrigerant temperature sensors 45a to 45c, a refrigerant pressure sensor 46, an evaporator temperature sensor 47, an air conditioning air temperature sensor 48, an inflow air temperature sensor 49, and the like are connected. And the detection signal of these sensor groups is input into the air-conditioning control apparatus 40. FIG.

The inside air temperature sensor 41 is an inside air temperature detecting unit that detects a vehicle interior temperature (inside air temperature) Tr. The outside air temperature sensor 42 is an outside air temperature detecting unit that detects a vehicle compartment outside temperature (outside air temperature) Tam. The solar radiation sensor 43 is a solar radiation amount detection unit that detects the solar radiation amount As irradiated into the vehicle interior.

The first water temperature sensor 44a is a first water temperature detecting unit that detects the inlet side water temperature TW1 of the cooling water flowing into the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The second water temperature sensor 44b is a second water temperature detection unit that detects the outlet side water temperature TW2 of the cooling water that has flowed out of the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12.

The first refrigerant temperature sensor 45a is a first refrigerant temperature detector that detects an inlet side refrigerant temperature TD1 of refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and flowing into the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b is a second refrigerant temperature detector that detects the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 of the refrigerant that has flowed out of the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. More specifically, the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45 b is arranged to detect the temperature of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the heating expansion valve 13 and on the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14. The third refrigerant temperature sensor 45c is a third refrigerant temperature detector that detects the temperature (outdoor heat exchanger temperature) TD3 of the refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger.

The refrigerant pressure sensor 46 is a refrigerant pressure detector that detects the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure PD in the refrigerant passage extending from the discharge port side of the compressor 11 to the inlet side of the heating expansion valve 13. The evaporator temperature sensor 47 is an evaporator temperature detector that detects a refrigerant evaporation temperature (evaporator temperature) Tefin in the indoor evaporator 17. The air-conditioning air temperature sensor 48 is an air-conditioning air temperature detector that detects the temperature TAV of air blown from the mixed space into the vehicle interior. The inflow air temperature sensor 49 is an inflow air temperature detector that detects an inflow air temperature TA1 flowing into the heater core 22.

In addition, although the 3rd refrigerant | coolant temperature sensor 45c of this embodiment has detected the temperature of the piping connected to the refrigerant | coolant outflow port of the outdoor heat exchanger 14, a 3rd refrigerant | coolant temperature detection part is not limited to this. As the third refrigerant temperature detector, a temperature detector that detects the temperature of the main body of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 may be adopted, or the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 14 or the temperature of the refrigerant immediately after flowing out may be determined. You may employ | adopt the temperature detection part to detect.

The evaporator temperature sensor 47 detects the heat exchange fin temperature of the indoor evaporator 17, but the evaporator temperature detector is not limited to this. As the evaporator temperature detector, a temperature detector that detects the temperature of other parts of the indoor evaporator 17 may be employed, or a temperature detector that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the indoor evaporator 17 may be employed. May be.

Moreover, in this embodiment, although the ventilation air temperature sensor which detects blowing air temperature TAV is provided, the value calculated based on evaporator temperature Tefin, discharge refrigerant temperature Td, etc. is employ | adopted as this blowing air temperature TAV. May be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an operation panel 50 disposed near the instrument panel in the front part of the vehicle interior is connected to the input side of the air conditioning control device 40, and various operation switches provided on the operation panel 50 are connected. The operation signal is input.

Specifically, various operation switches provided on the operation panel 50 include an auto switch for setting or canceling the automatic control operation of the vehicle air conditioner, a cooling switch for requesting cooling of the vehicle interior, and the air volume of the blower 32. There are an air volume setting switch for manually setting the air temperature, a temperature setting switch for setting the target temperature Tset in the passenger compartment, a blow mode switching switch for manually setting the blow mode.

The air-conditioning control device 40 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a control unit that controls various control target devices connected to the output side thereof is integrally configured. However, the configuration controls the operation of each control target device. (Hardware and Software) constitutes a control unit that controls the operation of each control target device.

For example, in the air-conditioning control device 40, the configuration (hardware and software) that controls the refrigerant discharge capability (the number of revolutions of the compressor 11) of the compressor 11 constitutes the discharge capability control unit 40a. Moreover, the structure which controls the throttle opening of the expansion valve 13 for heating comprises the throttle opening control part 40b. Moreover, the structure which controls the pumping capability of the water pump 21 comprises the pumping capability control part 40c.

Of course, the discharge capacity control unit 40a, the throttle opening degree control unit 40b, the pumping capacity control unit 40c, and the like may be configured as separate control devices for the air conditioning control device 40. In FIG. 1 and the like, signal lines and power lines that connect the air conditioning control device 40 and various control target devices are shown, but for clarity of illustration, the sensor group, the air conditioning control device 40, and the sensor group are connected. Illustration of signal lines to be connected is omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment in the above configuration will be described. In the heat pump system 1 of this embodiment, the cooling operation, the dehumidifying heating operation, and the heating operation can be switched. Switching between these operations is performed by executing an air conditioning control program. This air conditioning control program is executed when the auto switch of the operation panel 50 is turned on.

More specifically, in the main routine of the air conditioning control program, the detection signals of the above-described sensor group for air conditioning control and operation signals from various air conditioning operation switches are read. And based on the value of the read detection signal and operation signal, the target blowing temperature TAO which is the target temperature of the blowing air which blows off into the vehicle interior is calculated based on the following formula F1.
TAO = Kset × Tset−Kr × Tr−Kam × Tam−Ks × As + C (F1)
Tset is a target temperature in the vehicle interior (set temperature in the vehicle interior) set by the temperature setting switch, Tr is the internal air temperature detected by the internal air temperature sensor 41, Tam is the external air temperature detected by the external air temperature sensor 42, As Is the amount of solar radiation detected by the solar radiation sensor 43. Kset, Kr, Kam, Ks are control gains, and C is a correction constant.

Further, when the cooling switch of the operation panel 50 is turned on and the target blowing temperature TAO is lower than the predetermined cooling reference temperature KT, the operation in the cooling operation is executed. When the cooling switch is turned on and the target blowing temperature TAO is equal to or higher than the cooling reference temperature KT, the dehumidifying heating operation is performed. When the cooling switch is not turned on, the heating operation is performed.

Thereby, in the heat pump system 1 of this embodiment, when the outside air temperature is relatively high mainly in summer, the cooling operation is performed, and the dehumidification heating operation is performed mainly in early spring or early winter. Heating operation is performed mainly when the outside air temperature is relatively low, such as in winter. Furthermore, in the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, when frost is generated in the outdoor heat exchanger 14, a defrosting operation for removing the frost is performed. The operation in each operation mode will be described below.

(A) Air-cooling operation In air-cooling operation, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 operates the water pump 21 so as to exhibit a predetermined pressure-feeding capacity. Further, the throttle opening degree control unit 40b of the air conditioning control device 40 opens the heating expansion valve 13 fully. Further, the air conditioning control device 40 closes the on-off valve 18a and puts the cooling expansion valve 16 into a throttled state that exerts a pressure reducing action.

Thus, in the heat pump cycle 10 during the cooling operation, as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 1, the compressor 11 → the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 (→ the heating expansion valve 13) → the outdoor heat exchanger 14 → the cooling. A vapor compression refrigeration cycle in which the refrigerant circulates in the order of the expansion valve 16 → the indoor evaporator 17 → the accumulator 19 → the compressor 11 is configured.

Furthermore, with the configuration of this refrigerant circuit, the air conditioning control device 40 indicates the operating states of the various control target devices (control signals output to the various control target devices) based on the target blowing temperature TAO, the detection signal of the sensor group, and the like. decide.

For example, the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11, that is, the control signal output to the electric motor of the compressor 11 is determined as follows. First, the target evaporator outlet 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 controller 40 in advance.

Specifically, in this control map, the target evaporator blowout temperature TEO is determined to decrease as the target blowout temperature TAO decreases. Further, the target evaporator blowout temperature TEO is determined to be equal to or higher than a reference frost prevention temperature (for example, 1 ° C.) determined to be able to suppress frost formation in the indoor evaporator 17.

Then, based on the deviation between the target evaporator outlet temperature TEO and the evaporator temperature Tefin detected by the evaporator temperature sensor 47, the evaporator temperature Tefin approaches the target evaporator outlet temperature TEO using a feedback control method. In addition, a control signal output to the electric motor of the compressor 11 is determined.

Further, the control voltage output to the blower 32 is determined with reference to a control map stored in advance in the air conditioning control device 40 based on the target blowing temperature TAO. Specifically, in this control map, the air volume of the blower 32 is set to the maximum air volume in the extremely low temperature region (maximum cooling region) and the extremely high temperature region (maximum heating region) of the target blowing temperature TAO.

Further, as the target blowing temperature TAO increases from the extremely low temperature range toward the intermediate temperature range, the air blowing amount is decreased according to the increase in the target blowing temperature TAO, and the target blowing temperature TAO is changed from the extremely high temperature range to the intermediate temperature range. As the air pressure decreases, the air flow rate is decreased according to the decrease in the target air temperature TAO. In addition, when the target blowing temperature TAO enters a predetermined intermediate temperature range, the blowing amount is set as the minimum blowing amount.

Regarding the control signal output to the electric actuator that drives the air mix door 34, the air mix door 34 closes the air passage on the heater core 23 side, and the total air volume of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is the heater core 23. Is determined to flow around.

For the control signal output to the cooling expansion valve 16, the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant flowing into the cooling expansion valve 16 is determined by referring to a control map stored in the air conditioning control device 40 in advance. It is determined to approach the degree of supercooling. The target supercooling degree during cooling is a target value that is set so that the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump cycle 10 becomes a substantially maximum value during cooling operation.

Further, the control voltage output to the blower fan 14a is determined so that the blower fan 14a exhibits a predetermined blowing ability according to the operation mode.

Then, the control signals determined as described above are output to various control target devices. After that, until the operation stop of the vehicle air conditioner is requested, reading the above detection signal and operation signal at every predetermined control cycle → calculating the target blowing temperature TAO → determining the operating state of various control target devices → control voltage And the control routine such as the output of the control signal is repeated. Such a control routine is repeated in the other operation modes.

Therefore, in the heat pump cycle 10 during the cooling operation, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. At this time, if the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 is lower than the temperature of the high-pressure refrigerant flowing into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, the heat of the high-pressure refrigerant is cooled. The cooling water radiated to the water and circulated through the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is heated.

In the cooling operation, since the air mix door 34 closes the air passage on the heater core 23 side, the cooling water circulating in the heat medium circuit 20 almost exchanges heat with the blown air even if it flows into the heater core 23. It flows out from the heater core 23.

Therefore, the temperature of the cooling water circulating in the heat medium circulation circuit 20 rises until it becomes equal to the temperature of the high-pressure refrigerant after the start of the cooling operation. Then, when the temperature of the cooling water circulating in the heat medium circuit 20 rises to be equal to the temperature of the high-pressure refrigerant, even if the high-pressure refrigerant flows into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, the cooling water and heat It flows out of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 without replacement.

The refrigerant that has flowed out of the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 through the heating expansion valve 13 that is fully open. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 exchanges heat with the outside air blown from the blower fan 14a in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 to radiate heat.

The refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the cooling expansion valve 16 through the branch portion 15a because the on-off valve 18a is closed. The refrigerant flowing into the cooling expansion valve 16 is decompressed until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. The refrigerant decompressed by the cooling 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 refrigerant that has flowed out of the indoor evaporator 17 flows into the accumulator 19 through the junction 15b. The gas-phase refrigerant separated by flowing into the accumulator 19 is sucked into the compressor 11 and compressed again.

As described above, in the heat pump system 1 for cooling operation, the vehicle interior can be cooled by blowing the blown air cooled by the indoor evaporator 17 into the vehicle interior.

During the cooling operation, if the temperature of the cooling water circulating in the heat medium circuit 20 rises to be equal to the temperature of the high-pressure refrigerant, the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 heats the refrigerant and the cooling water. There is no exchange. Accordingly, during the cooling operation, the pumping capacity control unit 40c of the air conditioning control device 40 may stop the operation of the water pump 21.

(B) Dehumidifying heating operation In the dehumidifying heating operation, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 operates the water pump 21 so as to exhibit a predetermined pressure-feeding capacity. Moreover, the throttle opening degree control part 40b of the air-conditioning control apparatus 40 makes the expansion valve 13 for heating into a throttle state. Further, the air conditioning control device 40 closes the on-off valve 18a and puts the cooling expansion valve 16 into a throttled state that exerts a pressure reducing action.

Thus, in the heat pump cycle 10 during the dehumidifying heating operation, as indicated by the hatched arrows in FIG. 1, the compressor 11 → the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 → the heating expansion valve 13 → the outdoor heat exchanger 14 (→ A vapor compression refrigeration cycle in which the refrigerant circulates in the order of the cooling expansion valve 16) → the indoor evaporator 17 → the accumulator 19 → the compressor 11 is configured. That is, in the dehumidifying and heating operation, a refrigeration cycle in which the refrigerant circulates in the same order as in the cooling operation is configured.

Further, with the configuration of the heat medium circulation circuit and the refrigerant circuit, the air-conditioning control device 40 operates the operation states of the various control target devices (output to the various control target devices based on the target blowing temperature TAO and the detection signal of the sensor group). Control signal) to be determined.

For example, the control signal output to the electric motor of the compressor 11, the control voltage output to the blower 32, and the control voltage output to the blower fan 14a are determined in the same manner as in the cooling operation.

For the control signal output to the heating expansion valve 13, the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant flowing into the heating expansion valve 13 is determined by referring to a control map stored in the air conditioning control device 40 in advance. It is determined to approach the degree of supercooling. The target supercooling degree during heating is a target value that is set so that the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump cycle 10 becomes a substantially maximum value during dehumidifying heating operation or during heating operation.

Also, the control signal output to the electric actuator of the air mix door 34 is determined so that the blown air temperature TAV detected by the conditioned air temperature sensor 48 approaches the target blowing temperature TAO.

Therefore, in the heat pump cycle 10 during the dehumidifying heating operation, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 exchanges heat with the cooling water flowing through the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. Thereby, the cooling water circulating through the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is heated.

The cooling water heated by the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 flows into the heater core 23. In the dehumidifying heating operation, since the air mix door 34 opens the air passage on the heater core 23 side, the cooling water flowing into the heater core 23 and the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 exchange heat. Thereby, a part of blowing air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is heated. Then, the temperature of the blown air blown from the mixed space of the indoor air conditioning unit 30 into the vehicle interior approaches the target blowing temperature TAO.

The refrigerant that has flowed out of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 flows into the heating expansion valve 13 and is decompressed until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 13 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14. The refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 absorbs heat from the outside air blown from the blower fan 14a and evaporates.

The refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the indoor evaporator 17 through the branching portion 15a and the cooling expansion valve 16 that is fully open because the on-off valve 18a is closed. The refrigerant flowing into the indoor evaporator 17 further absorbs heat and evaporates from the blown air blown from the blower 32. Thereby, blowing air is cooled and dehumidification of blowing air is made. The subsequent operation is the same as in the cooling operation.

As described above, in the heat pump system 1 in the dehumidifying and heating operation, the blown air cooled and dehumidified by the indoor evaporator 17 is reheated by the heater core 23 and blown out into the vehicle interior, thereby performing dehumidification heating in the vehicle interior. be able to. Further, during the dehumidifying and heating operation, the cooling water can be heated by the heat pump cycle 10, so that the vehicle room can be dehumidified and heated even if the engine 60 as the heating unit is not operating.

(C) Heating operation In the heating operation, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 operates the water pump 21 so as to exhibit a predetermined pressure-feeding capacity. Moreover, the throttle opening degree control part 40b of the air-conditioning control apparatus 40 makes the expansion valve 13 for heating into a throttle state. Furthermore, the air conditioning control device 40 opens the on-off valve 18a and fully closes the cooling expansion valve 16.

As a result, in the heat pump cycle 10 during heating operation, as indicated by the black arrows in FIG. 1, the compressor 11 → the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 → the heating expansion valve 13 → the outdoor heat exchanger 14 → the bypass passage 18 A vapor compression refrigeration cycle in which the refrigerant circulates in the order of the accumulator 19 and the compressor 11 is configured.

Further, with the configuration of the heat medium circulation circuit and the refrigerant circuit, the air-conditioning control device 40 operates the operation states of the various control target devices (output to the various control target devices based on the target blowing temperature TAO and the detection signal of the sensor group). Control signal) to be determined.

For example, the refrigerant discharge capacity of the compressor 11, that is, the control signal output to the electric motor of the compressor 11 is determined as follows. First, the target condensing temperature TCO in the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 is determined based on the target blowing temperature TAO with reference to a control map stored in the air conditioning controller 40 in advance. Specifically, in this control map, the target condensing temperature TCO is determined to increase as the target blowing temperature TAO increases.

Based on the deviation between the target condensation temperature TCO and the inlet refrigerant temperature TD1 detected by the first refrigerant temperature sensor 45a, the inlet refrigerant temperature TD1 approaches the target condensation temperature TCO using a feedback control method. And the control signal output to the electric motor of the compressor 11 is determined so that the abnormal rise of the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure PD is suppressed.

Further, the control voltage output to the blower 32 and the control voltage output to the blower fan 14a are determined in the same manner as in the cooling operation. The control signal output to the heating expansion valve 13 is determined in the same manner as in the dehumidifying heating operation.

As for the control signal output to the electric actuator of the air mix door 34, the air mix door 34 closes the cold air bypass passage 35, and the total air volume of the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is the air passage on the heater core 23 side. Is determined to pass.

Therefore, in the heat pump cycle 10 during the heating operation, the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 flows into the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 as in the dehumidifying heating operation. The refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 exchanges heat with the cooling water flowing through the water passage of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. Thereby, the cooling water circulating through the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is heated.

The cooling water heated by the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 flows into the heater core 23. In the heating operation, since the air mix door 34 fully opens the air passage on the heater core 23 side, the cooling water flowing into the heater core 23 and the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 exchange heat. Thereby, the blown air after passing through the indoor evaporator 17 is heated.

The refrigerant that has flowed out of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 flows into the heating expansion valve 13 and is decompressed until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant. The low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the heating expansion valve 13 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 14. The refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is blown from the blower fan 14a and absorbs heat from the outside air after passing through the radiator 26 and evaporates, as in the dehumidifying and heating operation.

The refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 flows into the accumulator 19 through the branch portion 15a and the bypass passage 18 because the on-off valve 18a is closed and the cooling expansion valve 16 is fully closed. Gas-liquid separation. The gas-phase refrigerant separated by the accumulator 19 is sucked into the compressor 11 and compressed again as in the cooling operation and the dehumidifying heating operation.

As described above, in the heat pump system 1 for heating operation, the vehicle interior can be heated by blowing the blown air heated by the heater core 23 into the vehicle interior. Further, during the heating operation, the cooling water can be heated by the heat pump cycle 10 as in the dehumidifying heating operation, so that the vehicle compartment can be dehumidified and heated even when the engine 60 is not operating.

Here, in the configuration in which the outdoor heat exchanger 14 of the heat pump cycle 10 functions as an evaporator as in the dehumidifying heating operation or heating operation of the heat pump system 1, the refrigerant evaporation temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is below freezing (0 ° C. or lower). ), Frost formation may occur in the outdoor heat exchanger 14.

When such frost formation occurs, the outdoor air passage of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is blocked by frost, so that the heat exchange performance of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is deteriorated. Accordingly, the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant from the outside air in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is significantly reduced, and the heat pump cycle 10 cannot sufficiently heat the cooling water. As a result, the passenger's feeling of heating deteriorates.

In contrast, in the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, when frost formation occurs in the outdoor heat exchanger 14, a defrosting operation for removing the frost can be performed. The defrosting operation will be described below.

(D) Defrosting operation Defrosting operation is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 is a control process executed at predetermined intervals as a subroutine for the main routine of the air conditioning control program. Moreover, each control step of the flowchart of FIG. 3 comprises the function implementation apparatus (function implementation part) which the air-conditioning control apparatus 40 has.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not frost formation has occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger. Specifically, in step S1 of the present embodiment, a value (Tam−TD3) obtained by subtracting the outdoor heat exchanger temperature TD3 detected by the third refrigerant temperature sensor 45c from the outside air temperature Tam is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference temperature difference. It is determined that frost formation has occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger 14. Therefore, control step S1 comprises the frost determination part.

Furthermore, in step S1 of this embodiment, in order to determine whether or not frost formation has actually occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger 14, frost formation can occur in the outdoor heat exchanger (air heat exchanger) 14. It is determined whether or not the operating condition is met. That is, in step S1, it is determined whether there is a possibility that frost formation has occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger 14.

And when it determines with the frost formation having arisen in the outdoor heat exchanger 14 in step S1, it progresses to step S2. On the other hand, if it is not determined in step S1 that frost formation has occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger 14, the process returns to the main routine.

In step S2, the operating states of the various control target devices (control signals output to the various control target devices) when executing the defrosting operation are determined, and the process proceeds to step S3.

More specifically, in the defrosting operation, the throttle opening degree control unit 40b of the air conditioning control device 40 brings the heating expansion valve 13 into a throttled state. At this time, the throttle opening control unit 40b performs the heating operation so that the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 detected by the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b approaches the outlet side water temperature TW2 detected by the second water temperature sensor 44b. Increase the throttle opening more than.

Furthermore, the air conditioning control device 40 opens the opening / closing valve 18a, fully closes the cooling expansion valve 16, and stops the operation of the blower fan 14a that blows outside air toward the outdoor heat exchanger 14.

In step S3, the outside air temperature Tam is compared with the outlet side water temperature TW2. Specifically, when it is determined in step S3 that the outlet side water temperature TW2 is lower than the value (Tam + α) obtained by adding the first reference temperature α (40 ° C. in the present embodiment) to the outside air temperature Tam, Proceed to step S4. In step S4, the pumping capacity control unit 40c of the air conditioning control device 40 decreases the flow rate of the water pump 21 (that is, the pumping capacity) by a predetermined amount, and proceeds to step S7.

In Step S3, when it is determined that the outlet side water temperature TW2 is equal to the value (Tam + α) obtained by adding the first reference temperature α to the outside air temperature Tam, the process proceeds to Step S5. In step S5, the pumping capacity control unit 40c maintains the flow rate of the water pump 21 without changing it, and proceeds to step S7.

In Step S3, when it is determined that the outlet water temperature TW2 is higher than the value obtained by adding the first reference temperature α to the outside air temperature Tam (Tam + α), the process proceeds to Step S6. In step S6, the pumping capacity control unit 40c increases the flow rate of the water pump 21 by a predetermined amount, and proceeds to step S7.

Note that step S3 determines that TW2 is equal to Tam + α when the value (Tam + α) obtained by adding the first reference temperature α to the actual outlet water temperature TW2 and the actual outside air temperature Tam completely coincides with each other. It is not limited to things. Since each temperature detector has a detection error, etc., when the difference (absolute value) between TW2 and Tam + α is equal to or less than a predetermined minute value, it is determined that TW2 is equal to Tam + α. May be.

Here, in steps S3 to S6, as the temperature difference obtained by subtracting Tam from TW2 (TW2-Tam) increases, the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is increased stepwise. Furthermore, in a general vehicle, by adjusting the amount of cooling water to be circulated to the radiator 26, the cooling water temperature is prevented from greatly fluctuating.

Therefore, in steps S3 to S7 of the present embodiment, the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is increased mainly as the outside air temperature Tam decreases. Further, as the outside air temperature Tam decreases, the required heating capacity required for the heat pump system 1 to heat the passenger compartment (that is, the required heating capacity required for heating the blown air) also increases.

Therefore, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the present embodiment increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 as the required heating capacity increases during the defrosting operation. More specifically, the pumping capacity control unit 40c increases the required heating capacity as the temperature difference (TW2-Tam) obtained by subtracting the outside air temperature Tam from the outlet side water temperature TW2 increases during the defrosting operation. As a result, the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is increased.

Further, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c changes the pressure-feeding capacity in a range where the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference refrigerant temperature KTH. The reference refrigerant temperature KTH is a value determined experimentally or experimentally as a temperature at which the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can be reliably defrosted.

In step S7, it is determined whether or not the defrosting of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is completed. When it is determined in step S7 that the defrosting of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 has been completed, the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S7 that the defrosting of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 has not been completed, the process returns to step S3.

In step S8, a defrosting operation completion process is performed. In the defrosting operation completion process, when the defrosting operation is switched to the dehumidifying heating operation or the heating operation, a control for suppressing a sudden change in the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 and a sudden change in the outlet water temperature TW2 is performed. It is processing.

Specifically, in this step S8, the amount of change in the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is limited until a predetermined waiting time elapses so that the pumping capacity is not suddenly changed. And after completion | finish of a defrost operation completion process, it returns to a main routine.

Therefore, according to the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, when it is determined that frost formation has occurred in the outdoor heat exchanger 14, the refrigerant circuit is switched to the same refrigerant circuit as in the heating operation, and the throttle of the air conditioning control device 40 is switched. The opening degree control part 40b increases the throttle opening degree of the expansion valve 13 for heating. Thereby, what is called a hot gas defrost which performs the defrost of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 by raising the temperature of the refrigerant | coolant which flows in into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 can be performed.

At this time, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 as the temperature difference (TW2-Tam) increases. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant from radiating and losing heat necessary for defrosting in the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. Further, it is possible to suppress the temperature drop of the cooling water flowing out from the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 and supply the cooling water having a relatively high temperature to the heater core 22.

This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a Mollier diagram showing a change in the state of the refrigerant in the heat pump cycle 10 during the defrosting operation. FIG. 5 is a Mollier diagram of a comparative example when the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is relatively increased during the defrosting operation in a cycle equivalent to the heat pump cycle 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a Mollier diagram of a comparative example when the water pump 21 is stopped during the defrosting operation in a cycle equivalent to the heat pump cycle 10 of the present embodiment.

In addition, each symbol in the Mollier diagram of FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 uses the same alphabet for those indicating the state of the refrigerant in the same or corresponding part in the cycle configuration as compared to the Mollier diagram of FIG. The subscripts (numbers) are changed.

First, as in the comparative example of the present disclosure, if the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is not changed from the operation during heating operation, and the pumping capacity is relatively large, as shown in the Mollier diagram of FIG. There is a risk that most of the heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 (point a5 in FIG. 5) is radiated to the cooling water (point a5 → b5 in FIG. 5). Therefore, only a very limited amount (c5 point → d5 point in FIG. 5) of the heat of the refrigerant (point c5 in FIG. 5) flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is radiated by the outdoor heat exchanger 14. There is a risk that the outdoor heat exchanger 14 cannot be defrosted.

On the other hand, if the water pump 21 is stopped during the defrosting operation, the heat of the refrigerant (point a6 in FIG. 6) discharged from the compressor 11 is dissipated to the cooling water as shown in the Mollier diagram of FIG. There is a risk that the pressure will be reduced by the heating expansion valve 13 (point a6 → c6 in FIG. 6). Furthermore, since cooling water is not supplied to the heater core 22, there is a possibility that the blown air cannot be heated.

In contrast, in the defrosting operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 (see the Mollier diagram of FIG. 4) by changing the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 ( The heat of point a4 in FIG. 4 is radiated to the cooling water (point a4 → point b4 in FIG. 4). Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the temperature drop of the cooling water flowing out from the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. That is, the blown air can be heated.

Further, the pumping capacity is changed in a range where the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 of the refrigerant flowing out of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 is equal to or higher than the reference refrigerant temperature KTH. Therefore, the heat of the refrigerant (point c4 in FIG. 4) flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is dissipated by the outdoor heat exchanger 14 (point c4 → d4 in FIG. 4), and the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is removed. Frost can be realized.

As a result, in the defrosting operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 7, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the heating capacity of the heating target fluid while exhibiting a stable defrosting capacity. .

In FIG. 7, the change in the flow rate (that is, the pumping capacity) of the water pump 21 in the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the change in the outlet water temperature TW2, and the change in the heating capacity of the blown air in the heater core 22 are shown by bold lines. Is shown. Moreover, the change of the flow volume of the water pump in the heat pump system 1 of a comparative example, the change of outlet side water temperature TW2, and the change of the heating capability of blowing air are shown with the thick broken line.

That is, if the flow rate of the water pump 21 is not changed during the defrosting operation as in the comparative example shown by the thick broken line in FIG. 7, the amount of decrease in the outlet side water temperature TW2 during the defrosting operation may increase. For this reason, there exists a possibility that the heating capability (namely, heating capability) of the ventilation air in the heater core 22 may fall rather than a request | requirement heating capability.

On the other hand, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 7, in the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the flow rate of the water pump 21 is changed during the defrosting operation, so that the outlet side water temperature TW2 decreases during the defrosting operation. Can be suppressed. Therefore, it can suppress that the heating capability of the blowing air in the heater core 22 falls below required heating capability, and it can avoid that a passenger | crew's feeling of heating deteriorates greatly.

That is, according to the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the heating capacity of the fluid to be heated (in this embodiment, blown air) while exhibiting a stable defrosting capacity during the defrosting operation. it can.

Moreover, according to the heat pump system 1 of this embodiment, in order to ensure the thermal energy necessary for performing defrosting and the thermal energy necessary for heating the vehicle interior during the defrosting operation, It is not necessary to make the engine 60 as. Therefore, unnecessary energy consumption can be suppressed and vehicle fuel consumption can be improved.

In addition, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment changes the pressure-feeding capacity in a range where the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 is equal to or higher than the reference refrigerant temperature KTH. Therefore, the stable defrosting capability can be exhibited more reliably during the defrosting operation.

In the present embodiment, the example in which the outside air temperature Tam and the outlet side water temperature TW2 are compared in the control step S3 has been described. However, the outside air temperature Tam may be compared with other cooling water temperatures. For example, instead of the outlet side water temperature TW2, the inlet side water temperature TW1 detected by the first water temperature sensor 44a may be adopted.

(Second Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, an example in which a shutter 27 is added to the first embodiment will be described as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. In FIG. 8, the same or equivalent parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. The same applies to the following drawings.

The shutter 27 opens and closes an inflow path of outside air that flows into the radiator 26. As such a shutter 27, a shutter having a plurality of cantilevered plate doors and a servo motor for driving the plate doors can be adopted. The operation of the shutter 27 is controlled by a control signal output from the air conditioning controller 40. Therefore, in the air conditioning control device 40 of the present embodiment, the configuration that controls the operation of the shutter 27 constitutes the heat dissipation capability control unit 40d.

Here, the radiator 26 performs a function of exchanging heat between the cooling water and the outside air to dissipate the heat of the cooling water to the outside air. Therefore, the cooling water is cooled by the radiator 26 when the shutter 27 opens the outside air inflow path. On the other hand, when the shutter 27 closes the inflow path of the outside air, the cooling water is not cooled by the radiator 26.

Therefore, the radiator 26 and the shutter 27 constitute a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The structure of the other heat pump system 1 is the same as that of 1st Embodiment.

Next, the operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, during the cooling operation, the dehumidifying heating operation, and the heating operation, the heat dissipation capability control unit 40d of the air conditioning control device 40 controls the operation of the shutter 27 so as to open the inflow path of the outside air. Further, during the defrosting operation, the heat dissipation capacity control unit 40d of the air conditioning control device 40 controls the operation of the shutter 27 so as to close the inflow path of the outside air.

Other operations of the heat pump system 1 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the cooling operation, the dehumidifying heating operation, and the heating operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the cooling, the dehumidifying heating, and the heating of the vehicle interior can be performed as in the first embodiment.

Further, during the defrosting operation, since the shutter 27 closes the inflow path of the outside air, the heat dissipation of the cooling water in the radiator 26 can be suppressed, and the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 can be raised. . Therefore, during the defrosting operation, heat necessary for performing defrosting and heat necessary for heating the passenger compartment are easily absorbed from the cooling water.

As a result, according to the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the defrosting capability and the heating capability of the fluid to be heated (in this embodiment, blown air) are not deficient during the defrosting operation, and are more stable. While exhibiting the defrosting capability, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the heating capability of the heating target fluid.

(Third embodiment)
In the present embodiment, an example in which a water bypass passage 28 and a three-way valve 28a are added to the first embodiment will be described as shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG.

The water bypass passage 28 is a coolant pipe that bypasses the engine 60 and pumps the coolant fed from the water pump 21 to the three-way valve 28a side.

The three-way valve 28a is disposed on the outlet side of the water bypass passage 28. The three-way valve 28a includes a heat medium circuit that guides the cooling water flowing out from the water bypass passage 28 to the water passage inlet side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, and water-refrigerant heat exchange between the cooling water circulating through the heat radiation circuit 25. It is an electric three-way valve that switches between the heat medium circuit that leads to the water passage inlet side of the vessel 12.

Furthermore, the operation of the three-way valve 28a is controlled by a control voltage output from the air conditioning control device 40. Therefore, the structure which controls the action | operation of the three-way valve 28a among the air-conditioning control apparatuses 40 of this embodiment comprises the heat medium circuit control part 40e.

Here, when the three-way valve 28a is switched to the heat medium circuit that guides the cooling water circulating through the heat radiation circuit 25 to the water passage inlet side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, the heat medium circuit 20 is turned on. The circulating cooling water is heated by the engine 60. On the other hand, when the cooling water flowing into the water bypass passage 28 is switched to the heat medium circuit that guides the cooling water flowing to the water passage inlet side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, the cooling water circulating in the heat medium circulation circuit 20 is the engine 60. Not heated by.

Therefore, the three-way valve 28a of the present embodiment constitutes a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The structure of the other heat pump system 1 is the same as that of 1st Embodiment.

Next, the operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, during the cooling operation, the dehumidifying heating operation, and the heating operation, the heat medium circuit control unit 40e of the air conditioning control device 40 converts the cooling water flowing into the water bypass passage 28 into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. The operation of the three-way valve 28a is controlled so as to form a heat medium circuit that leads to the water passage inlet side.

Further, during the defrosting operation, the heat medium circuit control unit 40e of the air conditioning control device 40 serves as a heat medium circuit that guides the cooling water circulating in the heat radiation circuit 25 to the water passage inlet side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. Thus, the operation of the three-way valve 28a is controlled.

Other operations of the heat pump system 1 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the cooling operation, the dehumidifying heating operation, and the heating operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the cooling, the dehumidifying heating, and the heating of the vehicle interior can be performed as in the first embodiment.

Further, during the defrosting operation, the three-way valve 28a switches the cooling water circulating through the heat radiation circuit 25 to the heat medium circuit that leads to the water passage inlet side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, so that the cooling heated by the engine 60 is performed. Water can flow into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12. Therefore, during the defrosting operation, heat necessary for performing defrosting and heat necessary for heating the passenger compartment are easily absorbed from the cooling water.

As a result, according to the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the defrosting capability and the heating capability of the fluid to be heated (in this embodiment, blown air) are not deficient during the defrosting operation, and are more stable. While exhibiting the defrosting capability, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the heating capability of the heating target fluid.

(Fourth embodiment)
This embodiment demonstrates the example which changed the control aspect at the time of a defrost operation with respect to 1st Embodiment. Specifically, in this embodiment, the control step S3 described in the first embodiment is changed to a control step S31 as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In this step S31, the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 detected by the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b is compared with a predetermined second reference temperature β (50 ° C. in the present embodiment). The second reference temperature β is a value experimentally or experimentally determined as the temperature of the refrigerant that can reliably defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 14 by flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14.

If it is determined in step S31 that the outlet-side refrigerant temperature TD2 is lower than the second reference temperature β, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, the pumping capacity control unit 40c of the air conditioning control device 40 decreases the flow rate of the water pump 21 by a predetermined amount, and proceeds to step S7.

If it is determined in step S31 that the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 is equal to the second reference temperature β, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the pumping capacity control unit 40c maintains the flow rate of the water pump 21 without changing it, and proceeds to step S7.

If it is determined in step S31 that the outlet-side refrigerant temperature TD2 is higher than the second reference temperature β, the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the pumping capacity control unit 40c increases the flow rate of the water pump 21 by a predetermined amount, and proceeds to step S7.

In step S31, when the actual outlet-side refrigerant temperature TD2 and the second reference temperature β completely coincide with each other, it is not limited to the one that determines that TD2 is equal to β. Since there is a detection error, etc., in each temperature detection unit, when the difference (absolute value) between TD2 and β is equal to or less than a predetermined minute value, one that determines that TD2 is equal to β is adopted. May be.

Here, in steps S31 to S6, as TD2 rises, the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is increased stepwise. Furthermore, in the vehicle air conditioner, the outlet-side refrigerant temperature TD2 is raised in order to raise the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the heater core 22 and raise the temperature of the blown air. Therefore, as the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 rises, the required heating capacity required for the heat pump system 1 to heat the passenger compartment (that is, the required heating capacity required to heat the blown air) also increases. To do.

Therefore, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the present embodiment increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 as the required heating capacity increases during the defrosting operation. More specifically, the pumping capacity control unit 40c increases the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 on the assumption that the required heating capacity increases as TD2 increases during the defrosting operation. Other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Therefore, in the cooling operation, the dehumidifying and heating operation, and the heating operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the cooling, the dehumidifying heating, and the heating in the vehicle compartment can be performed just like the first embodiment.

Furthermore, during the defrosting operation, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 as the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2 rises. Therefore, according to the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the heating capacity of the heating target fluid while exhibiting a stable defrosting capacity during the defrosting operation. .

(Fifth embodiment)
This embodiment demonstrates the example which changed the control aspect at the time of a defrost operation with respect to 1st Embodiment. Specifically, in this embodiment, the control step S3 described in the first embodiment is changed to a control step S32 as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In this step S32, the inflow air temperature TA1 detected by the inflow air temperature sensor 49 is compared with a predetermined third reference temperature γ (10 ° C. in the present embodiment).

If it is determined in step S32 that the inflow air temperature TA1 is higher than the third reference temperature γ, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, the pumping capacity control unit 40c of the air conditioning control device 40 decreases the flow rate of the water pump 21 by a predetermined amount, and proceeds to step S7.

In step S32, if it is determined that the inflow air temperature TA1 is equal to the third reference temperature γ, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the pumping capacity control unit 40c maintains the flow rate of the water pump 21 without changing it, and proceeds to step S7.

If it is determined in step S32 that the inflow air temperature TA1 is lower than the third reference temperature γ, the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the pumping capacity control unit 40c increases the flow rate of the water pump 21 by a predetermined amount, and proceeds to step S7.

Note that the step S32 is not limited to the case where it is determined that TA1 is equal to γ when the actual inflow air temperature TA1 completely matches the third reference temperature γ. Since there is a detection error, etc., in each temperature detection unit, it is possible to adopt one that determines that TA1 is equal to γ when the difference (absolute value) from TA2 is less than or equal to a predetermined minute value. Good.

Here, in steps S31 to S6, as TA1 decreases, the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 is increased stepwise. Further, in the vehicle air conditioner, the required heating capacity required for the heat pump system 1 to heat the passenger compartment increases as the inflow air temperature TA1 decreases during the heating operation or the dehumidifying heating operation.

Therefore, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the present embodiment increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 as the required heating capacity increases during the defrosting operation. More specifically, the pumping capacity control unit 40c increases the pumping capacity of the water pump 21 on the assumption that the required heating capacity increases as TA1 decreases during the defrosting operation. Other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Therefore, in the cooling operation, the dehumidifying and heating operation, and the heating operation of the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, the cooling, the dehumidifying heating, and the heating in the vehicle compartment can be performed just like the first embodiment.

Furthermore, during the defrosting operation, the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 as the incoming air temperature TA1 decreases. Therefore, according to the heat pump system 1 of the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the heating capacity of the heating target fluid while exhibiting a stable defrosting capacity during the defrosting operation. .

The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made as follows without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the heat pump system 1 according to the present disclosure is applied to a vehicle air conditioner for a hybrid vehicle has been described, but application of the heat pump system 1 is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to an electric vehicle (including a fuel cell vehicle) that obtains driving force for driving a vehicle from an electric motor for driving the vehicle, or an air conditioner for a normal vehicle that obtains driving force for driving the vehicle from an engine.

Furthermore, the heat pump system 1 according to the present disclosure is not limited to a vehicle air conditioner, and may be applied to a stationary air conditioner, a cold / hot storage, a hot water supply device, and the like. Therefore, the air conditioning control device 40 may be a refrigeration cycle device.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which engine cooling water is used as the heat medium has been described, but the heat medium is not limited to this. For example, it may be cooling water for cooling an inverter that supplies electric power to the traveling electric motor. In this case, the inverter serves as a heating unit that heats the heat medium.

Furthermore, you may employ | adopt other electric equipment, an electric heater, etc. as a heating part. Furthermore, you may employ | adopt the tank which heat-retains a high-temperature heat medium as a heating part. Then, during the defrosting operation, the high-temperature heat medium stored in the tank may be allowed to flow into the heat medium circulation circuit. In the heat pump system according to the present disclosure, the heating unit is not an essential configuration.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the pressure-feeding capacity control unit 40c of the air-conditioning control device 40 increases the pressure-feeding capacity of the water pump 21 stepwise as the required heating capacity increases has been described. You may make it make it. In this case, for example, based on the temperature difference (TW2−Tam), the outlet side refrigerant temperature TD2, the inflow air temperature TA1, and the like, referring to the control map stored in the air conditioning controller 40 in advance, the pressure pumping of the water pump 21 is performed. You just have to decide your ability.

In the heat pump cycle 10 of the above-described embodiment, the discharge capacity control unit 40a determines that the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12 (that is, the inlet-side refrigerant temperature TD1) is a predetermined reference during the defrosting operation. The operation of the compressor 11 may be controlled so as to be equal to or lower than the temperature KTL. According to this, during the defrosting operation, the temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 is not excessively increased, and unnecessary energy consumption can be suppressed.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the heat pump cycle 10 configured to be able to switch the refrigerant circuit has been described, but the heat pump cycle is not limited thereto. It is sufficient that at least a cycle capable of flowing the refrigerant in the same order as in the heating operation of the above-described embodiment can be configured.

Further, various components of the heat pump cycle 10 are not limited to those disclosed in the above-described embodiment.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which an electric compressor is employed as the compressor 11 of the heat pump cycle 10 has been described, but the compressor 11 is not limited thereto. For example, an engine-driven compressor driven by a rotational driving force transmitted from an internal combustion engine (engine) via a pulley, a belt, or the like may be employed as the compressor.

Furthermore, as an engine-driven compressor, a variable displacement compressor that can adjust the refrigerant discharge capacity by changing the discharge capacity, and adjusting the refrigerant discharge capacity by changing the operating rate of the compressor by intermittently connecting the electromagnetic clutch A fixed capacity compressor or the like can be employed.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which R134a is adopted as the refrigerant of the heat pump cycle 10 has been described, but the refrigerant is not limited to this. For example, HFO refrigerants (R1234yf, HFO-1234ze, HFO-1234zd), R600a, R410A, R404A, R32, R407C, etc. can be employed. Or you may employ | adopt the mixed refrigerant | coolant etc. which mixed multiple types among these refrigerant | coolants.

Furthermore, carbon dioxide may be adopted as the refrigerant, and a heat pump cycle constituting a supercritical refrigeration cycle in which the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure is equal to or higher than the critical pressure of the refrigerant may be adopted.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example which employ | adopted what detects the temperature of the refrigerant | coolant of the exit side of the heating expansion valve 13 and the entrance side of the outdoor heat exchanger 14 as the 2nd refrigerant | coolant temperature sensor 45b is demonstrated. However, the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b is not limited to this.

For example, the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b may detect the temperature of the refrigerant immediately after flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14. Further, the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b may detect the temperature of the refrigerant on the inlet side of the heating expansion valve 13. In this case, the refrigerant temperature flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 may be estimated based on the throttle opening of the heating expansion valve 13 and the detection value of the second refrigerant temperature sensor 45b. Further, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant flow path from the discharge port of the compressor 11 to the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, the amount of heat radiated by the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 12, and the opening of the expansion valve 13 for heating are opened. Based on the degree, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 14 may be estimated.

The means disclosed in each of the above embodiments may be appropriately combined within a practicable range. For example, in the heat pump system 1 described in the second and third embodiments, the control mode during the defrosting operation described in the fourth and fifth embodiments may be applied.

Although the present disclosure has been described based on the embodiments, it is understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments and structures. The present disclosure includes various modifications and modifications within the equivalent range. In addition, various combinations and forms, as well as other combinations and forms including only one element, more or less, are within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.

Claims (6)

1. A compressor (11) that compresses and discharges the refrigerant, a first heat exchanger (12) that exchanges heat between the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor and the heat medium, and refrigerant that flows out of the first heat exchanger A heat pump cycle (10) having a decompression device (13) for decompressing, and an outdoor heat exchanger (14) for exchanging heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the decompression device and the outside air;
   A pressure feeding device (21) for pumping the heat medium, and a second heat exchanger (22) for heating the fluid to be heated by exchanging heat between the heat medium flowing out from the first heat exchanger and the fluid to be heated. A heat medium circuit (20) having;
   A refrigeration cycle apparatus,
   The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes:
   A throttle opening control unit (40b) for controlling the throttle opening of the pressure reducing device;
   A pumping capacity controller (40c) for controlling the pumping capacity of the pumping device;
   A frost determination unit (S1) for determining that frost is generated in the outdoor heat exchanger,
   When it is determined by the frost determination unit that frost is generated in the outdoor heat exchanger, a defrosting operation is performed to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger,
   The throttle opening control unit is for expanding the throttle opening during the defrosting operation,
   The pressure-feeding capacity control unit heats the heating target fluid in a range where the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger becomes a temperature at which frost generated in the outdoor heat exchanger can be melted during the defrosting operation. A heat pump system that increases the pumping capacity as the required heating capacity increases.
2. The pressure-feeding capacity control unit increases the pressure-feeding capacity as the difference between the temperature (TW2) of the heat medium circulating in the heat medium circulation circuit and the outside air temperature (Tam) increases during the defrosting operation. The heat pump system according to claim 1, which is a thing.
3. The pressure-feeding capacity control unit (40c) increases the pressure-feeding capacity as the outlet-side refrigerant temperature (TD2) of the refrigerant flowing out from the first heat exchanger rises during the defrosting operation. The heat pump system according to claim 1.
4. The pressure-feeding capacity control unit (40c) increases the pressure-feeding capacity as the inflow air temperature (TA1) of the heating target fluid flowing into the second heat exchanger (22) decreases during the defrosting operation. The heat pump system according to claim 1, wherein
5. And a temperature adjusting unit (26, 27, 28a) for adjusting the temperature of the heat medium flowing into the first heat exchanger,
   The heat pump system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the temperature adjustment unit increases the temperature of the heat medium during the defrosting operation.
6. The pressure-feeding capacity control unit (40c) is configured so that, during the defrosting operation, the outlet-side refrigerant temperature (TD2) of the refrigerant flowing out from the first heat exchanger is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference refrigerant temperature (KTH). The heat pump system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pumping capacity is adjusted.

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