WO2017191814A1 - 冷凍サイクル装置 - Google Patents
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- Embodiment of this invention is related with the refrigerating-cycle apparatus provided with the function which detects the leakage of a refrigerant
- Refrigeration cycle apparatus such as an air conditioner has a refrigeration cycle configured by connecting a compressor, a condenser, a decompressor, an evaporator and the like in order.
- the compressor sucks in the refrigerant, compresses it, and discharges it.
- the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is sucked into the compressor through the condenser, the decompressor, and the evaporator.
- Refrigerant may leak from the connection part or joint of each pipe in the refrigeration cycle. In the unlikely event that a large amount of refrigerant leaks into the indoor space, there is a possibility that the amount of oxygen in the room will decrease relatively and the room will become deficient in oxygen.
- An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of preventing indoor oxygen shortage when a refrigerant leaks.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus wherein a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, a decompressor, and an indoor heat exchanger are connected by piping in order, and refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger, the decompressor, and the indoor A refrigeration cycle that passes through a heat exchanger and returns to the compressor; detection means for detecting leakage of the refrigerant; and when the detection means detects leakage of the refrigerant, the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle is refrigerated. Control means for performing a refrigerant recovery operation for recovery on the compressor side of the cycle.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control of one embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioner includes an outdoor unit A and an indoor unit B as shown in FIG.
- the outdoor unit A includes a compressor 1, a four-way valve 2, an outdoor heat exchanger 3, an electric expansion valve (first electric expansion valve) 4 as a decompressor, a liquid side packed valve 5, a gas side packed valve 6, an accumulator 7,
- the outdoor fan 8 and the outdoor controller 30 are included.
- the indoor unit B includes a liquid side packed valve 21, an electric expansion valve (second electric expansion valve) 22, which is a decompressor, an indoor heat exchanger 23, a gas side packed valve 24, an indoor fan 25, an indoor controller 40, and the like. .
- Compressor 1 sucks in refrigerant, compresses it, and discharges it.
- a four-way valve 2 is connected to the discharge port of the compressor 1 via a gas side pipe 71, and one end of the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is connected to the four-way valve 2 via a gas side pipe 72.
- One end of the electric expansion valve 4 is connected to the other end of the outdoor heat exchanger 3 via a liquid side pipe 73, and one end of the liquid side packed valve 5 is connected to the other end of the electric expansion valve 4 via a liquid side pipe 74. Is connected.
- One end of the liquid side packed valve 21 is connected to the other end of the liquid side packed valve 5 via a liquid side pipe 75, and the other end of the liquid side packed valve 21 is connected to the other end of the electric expansion valve 22 via a liquid side pipe 76.
- One end is connected.
- One end of the indoor heat exchanger 23 is connected to the other end of the electric expansion valve 22 via a liquid side pipe 77, and the other end of the indoor heat exchanger 23 is connected to the gas side packed valve 24 via a gas side pipe 78.
- One end is connected.
- One end of the gas side packed valve 6 is connected to the other end of the gas side packed valve 24 via a gas side pipe 79, and the other end of the gas side packed valve 6 is connected to the four-way valve 2 via a gas side pipe 81. It is connected.
- One end of an accumulator 7 is connected to the four-way valve 2 via a gas side pipe 82, and the suction port of the compressor 1 is connected to the other end of the accumulator 7 via
- the electric expansion valves 4 and 22 are pulse motor valves (PMV) whose opening degree changes continuously according to the number of input drive pulses.
- An outdoor fan 8 that sucks outside air and passes it through the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is disposed in the vicinity of the outdoor heat exchanger 3.
- An indoor fan 25 that sucks indoor air and passes it through the indoor heat exchanger 23 is disposed in the vicinity of the indoor heat exchanger 23.
- a pressure regulating valve 13 is disposed in the bypass pipe 91.
- the pressure regulating valve 13 is configured such that a pressure on one end side of the bypass pipe 91 (pressure of the refrigerant in the liquid side pipe 75) P1 and a pressure on the other end side of the bypass pipe 91 (pressure of the refrigerant in the gas side pipe 79) P2. It operates mechanically according to the difference ⁇ P, and closes when the differential pressure ⁇ P is less than the predetermined value ⁇ Ps, and opens when the differential pressure ⁇ P is greater than the predetermined value ⁇ P.
- the liquid side opening / closing valve 11 for recovering the refrigerant is disposed at a position closer to the indoor heat exchanger 23 than the connection position of the bypass pipe 91 (position closer to the liquid side packed valve 21).
- the gas side on-off valve 12 for refrigerant recovery is disposed at a position closer to the indoor heat exchanger 23 than the connection position of the bypass pipe 91 (position closer to the gas side packed valve 24).
- the liquid-side on-off valve 11 and the gas-side on-off valve 12 are electrically operated on-off valves whose opening / closing is controlled by the system controller 50, and are opened when the refrigerant recovery operation described later is not executed. When executed, each is closed at a predetermined timing.
- gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 1 passes through the gas side pipe 71, the four-way valve 2, and the gas side pipe 72, and the outdoor heat It flows into the exchanger 3.
- gas refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is liquefied by releasing heat to the outdoor air supplied from the outdoor fan 8.
- the liquid refrigerant (referred to as liquid refrigerant) flowing out from the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is the liquid side pipe 73, the electric expansion valve 4, the liquid side pipe 74, the liquid side packed valve 5, the liquid side pipe 75, the liquid side on-off valve 11, It flows into the indoor heat exchanger 23 through the liquid side packed valve 21, the liquid side pipe 76, the electric expansion valve 22, and the liquid side pipe 77.
- the liquid refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor heat exchanger 23 takes heat from the indoor air supplied from the indoor fan 25 and vaporizes.
- the gas refrigerant flowing out of the indoor heat exchanger 23 is gas side pipe 78, gas side packed valve 24, gas side pipe 79, gas side on-off valve 12, gas side packed valve 6, gas side pipe 81, four-way valve 2, gas
- the air is sucked into the compressor 1 through the side pipe 82, the accumulator 7, and the gas side pipe 83. That is, the outdoor heat exchanger 3 functions as a condenser, and the indoor heat exchanger 23 functions as an evaporator.
- the opening degree of the electric expansion valve 4 is controlled so that the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 3 becomes a set value.
- the opening degree of the electric expansion valve 22 is controlled so that the degree of superheat of the refrigerant in the indoor heat exchanger 23 becomes a constant set value.
- the electric expansion valve 22 is fully closed when the cooling operation is stopped.
- the flow path of the four-way valve 2 is switched so that the gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 1 causes the gas side pipe 71, the four-way valve 2, the gas side pipe 81, the gas side packed valve 6, and the gas side pipe. 79, the liquid refrigerant flowing into the indoor heat exchanger 23 through the gas side open / close valve 12, the gas side packed valve 24, and the gas side pipe 78 and flowing out of the indoor heat exchanger 23, the liquid side pipe 77, the electric expansion valve 22,
- the outdoor heat exchanger 3 passes through the liquid side pipe 76, the liquid side packed valve 21, the liquid side pipe 75, the liquid side on-off valve 11, the liquid side packed valve 5, the liquid side pipe 74, the electric expansion valve 4, and the liquid side pipe 73.
- the gas refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is sucked into the compressor 1 through the gas side pipe 72, the four-way valve 2, the gas side pipe 82, the accumulator 7, and the gas side pipe 83. That is, the indoor heat exchanger 23 functions as a condenser, and the outdoor heat exchanger 3 functions as an evaporator.
- the electric expansion valve 22 is controlled such that the degree of refrigerant supercooling in the indoor heat exchanger 23 is constant.
- the opening degree of the electric expansion valve 4 is controlled so that the degree of superheat of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is constant.
- the electric expansion valve 22 is fully closed when the heating operation is stopped.
- the pressure regulating valve 13 is kept closed. If the refrigerant does not leak from the heat pump refrigeration cycle even during the cooling operation and the heating operation stop, the difference ⁇ P between the refrigerant pressure P1 in the liquid side pipe 75 and the refrigerant pressure P2 in the gas side pipe 79 is Therefore, the pressure adjustment valve 13 is kept closed.
- the indoor controller 40 and the system controller 50 are connected to the outdoor controller 30 via communication lines.
- a remote control type operation indicator (remote controller) 51 and a refrigerant leakage detector (detection means) 60 are connected to the indoor controller 40 via communication lines.
- the system controller 50 is connected to the liquid side on / off valve 11 and the gas side on / off valve 12 via signal lines.
- the refrigerant leakage detector 60 detects refrigerant leakage from the heat pump refrigeration cycle.
- the refrigerant leakage detector 60 is a gas sensor that detects gas refrigerant, and is disposed in the indoor space where the indoor unit B is installed or in the vicinity of the indoor unit B. Is done.
- the operation display 51 includes an operation unit 51a for setting the operation mode and the room temperature, and also includes a display unit 51b for displaying the setting contents of the operation unit 51a and the like with characters and images.
- the outdoor controller 30 controls the operation of the compressor 1, the flow path of the four-way valve 2, the opening degree of the electric expansion valve 4, and the operation of the outdoor fan 8 according to a command from the system controller 50, and the system controller In response to a command from 50, a predetermined indoor control is commanded to the indoor controller 40.
- the indoor controller 40 controls the opening degree of the electric expansion valve 22 and the operation of the indoor fan 25 in accordance with a command from the outdoor controller 30.
- the system controller 50 controls the outdoor unit A via the outdoor controller 30 and controls the indoor unit B and the operation indicator 51 via the outdoor controller 30 and the indoor controller 40.
- the system controller 50 receives the detection result of the refrigerant leak detector 60 via the indoor controller 40 and the outdoor controller 30 as a main function (control means) related to refrigerant leakage, and the refrigerant leak detector.
- coolant 60 detects leakage of a refrigerant
- operation which collect
- This refrigerant recovery operation is basically the same as a general refrigerant recovery operation performed to recover the refrigerant on the indoor unit B side to the outdoor unit A side when the indoor unit B is moved or replaced.
- the system controller 50 operates the compressor 1 at a predetermined frequency and sets the four-way valve 2 as a cooling flow path to perform heat pump refrigeration.
- the refrigerant flow in the cycle is set to the flow during cooling, the electric expansion valve 4 is set to a predetermined opening, the electric expansion valve 22 is fully opened, and the liquid side opening / closing valve 11 and the gas side opening / closing valve 12 are opened.
- the refrigerant recovery operation is started.
- the system controller 50 closes the liquid side opening / closing valve 11 after a certain time t1 from the start of the refrigerant recovery operation, and turns the gas side opening / closing valve 12 after the certain time t2 after the liquid side opening / closing valve 11 is closed.
- the compressor 1 is stopped after a certain time t3 from the closing of the gas side on-off valve 12, and the electric expansion valve 4 is fully opened along with the stop of the compressor 1 to complete the refrigerant recovery operation. .
- the system controller 50 stops the operation of the outdoor fan 8 and the indoor fan 25 during the execution of the refrigerant recovery operation.
- connection parts and joints such as liquid side pipes 75, 76, 77 on the indoor unit B side, liquid side packed valve 21, electric expansion valve 22, indoor heat exchanger 23, gas side packed valve 24, gas side pipes 78, 79, etc.
- the refrigerant leak detector 60 detects the refrigerant leak. In this case, if the leaked refrigerant is a gas refrigerant, the gas refrigerant is detected as it is by the refrigerant leak detector 60. If the leaked refrigerant is a liquid refrigerant, the gas refrigerant evaporated from the liquid refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant leak detector 60.
- step S1 When the refrigerant leak detector 60 detects the refrigerant leak (YES in step S1), the system controller 50 notifies the fact that the refrigerant has leaked by displaying characters or displaying an icon image on the operation indicator 51 (step S1). S2) A refrigerant recovery operation is executed (step S3).
- the system controller 50 first sets the four-way valve 2 to the cooling flow path, operates the compressor 1 at a predetermined frequency, sets the electric expansion valve 4 to a predetermined opening degree, and fully opens the electric expansion valve 22.
- the liquid side on / off valve 11 and the gas side on / off valve 12 are opened. As a result, as indicated by solid arrows in FIG.
- the gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 1 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 3 through the gas side pipe 71, the four-way valve 2, and the gas side pipe 72
- the refrigerant (gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant) in the outdoor heat exchanger 3 is the liquid side pipe 73, the electric expansion valve 4, the liquid side pipe 74, the liquid side packed valve 5, the liquid side pipe 75, the liquid side on-off valve 11, and the liquid side. It flows to the indoor unit B through the packed valve 21.
- the refrigerant flowing into the indoor unit B is the liquid side pipe 76, the electric expansion valve 22, the liquid side pipe 77, the indoor heat exchanger 23, the gas side pipe 78, the gas side packed valve 24, the gas side pipe 79, and the gas side on-off valve. 12. Collected to the outdoor unit A side through the gas side packed valve 6. The refrigerant recovery operation starts.
- the system controller 50 starts a time count t1 (step S4) and waits for the time count t1 to reach a predetermined time t1s (NO in step S5).
- step S6 the system controller 50 closes the liquid side on-off valve 11 (step S6).
- the liquid side on-off valve 11 is closed, the liquid side pipe 75, the liquid side packed valve 21, the liquid side pipe 76, the electric expansion valve 22, the liquid side pipe 77, the indoor heat exchanger 23 downstream from the liquid side on / off valve 11,
- the refrigerant existing in the gas side pipe 78, the gas side packed valve 24, the gas side pipe 79, and the gas side on-off valve 12 is evacuated to the compressor 1 side and subsequently recovered to the outdoor unit A side.
- step S6 the system controller 50 starts a time count t2 (step S7) and waits for the time count t2 to reach a predetermined time t2s (in step S8). NO).
- step S8 When the time count t2 reaches the predetermined time t2s (YES in step S8), the system controller 50 closes the gas side on-off valve 12 (step S9).
- the gas side opening / closing valve 12 When the gas side opening / closing valve 12 is closed, the refrigerant recovered in the gas side pipe 79, the gas side packed valve 6, the gas side pipe 81, etc. downstream from the gas side opening / closing valve 12 does not return to the indoor unit B side.
- step S10 the system controller 50 starts a time count t3 (step S10) and waits for the time count t3 to reach a certain time t3s (in step S11). NO).
- step S11 the system controller 50 stops the compressor 1 (step S12). With this stop, the system controller 50 fully opens the electric expansion valve 4 that has been set to a predetermined opening degree so far (step S13). The refrigerant recovery operation ends when the compressor 1 is stopped and the electric expansion valve 4 is fully opened.
- step S9 When the liquid side on / off valve 11 is closed in step S9, the liquid side pipe 75, the liquid side packed valve 5, the liquid side pipe 74, the electric expansion valve 4, which are the refrigerant flow channels upstream of the liquid side on / off valve 11, Although the refrigerant is confined in the liquid side pipe 73 and the like, it is liquefied. However, since the electric expansion valve 4 is fully opened in step S13, the liquid refrigerant confined in the refrigerant flow channel upstream of the liquid side on-off valve 11 is obtained. Flows to the outdoor heat exchanger 3 through the electric expansion valve 4 and the liquid side pipe 73 as indicated by the thick arrows in FIG. The liquid refrigerant that has flowed to the outdoor heat exchanger 3 accumulates in the outdoor heat exchanger 3 as it is. That is, the outdoor heat exchanger 3 functions as a liquid refrigerant storage tank.
- the liquid refrigerant confined in the refrigerant flow channel upstream of the liquid side opening / closing valve 11 is vaporized.
- the pressure of the vaporized gas refrigerant exceeded the pressure resistance of the refrigeration cycle components such as the liquid side on-off valve 11, the liquid side pipe 75, the liquid side packed valve 5, the electric expansion valve 4, and the liquid side pipe 73, the pressure resistance was exceeded.
- the refrigeration cycle parts at the location may be ruptured or damaged.
- the design pressure resistance of the refrigeration cycle component is 3.7 to 4.15 MPa on the high pressure side when, for example, R410A refrigerant is used.
- the refrigerant pressure P1 in the liquid side pipe 75 and the refrigerant pressure P2 in the gas side pipe 79 The difference ⁇ P increases.
- the differential pressure ⁇ P increases to a predetermined value ⁇ Ps or more
- the pressure regulating valve 13 is opened by the differential pressure ⁇ P.
- the gas refrigerant existing in the refrigerant flow path upstream from the liquid side opening / closing valve 11 passes through the bypass pipe 91 and the pressure regulating valve 13 to the gas side pipe 79 as shown by a thick arrow in FIG. Flowing.
- the gas refrigerant that has flowed to the gas side pipe 79 is evacuated to the compressor 1 side and recovered to the outdoor unit A side. Thereby, rupture and damage of the refrigeration cycle component due to pressure increase can be prevented.
- refrigerant leakage on the indoor unit B side is detected by the refrigerant leakage detector 60, and at the time of detection, the refrigerant recovery operation is performed to remove the refrigerant in the heat pump refrigeration cycle in the outdoor unit A of the heat pump refrigeration cycle. Since the refrigerant is collected to the side, the leakage of the refrigerant does not continue indefinitely. Refrigerant leakage can be minimized. If a large amount of refrigerant leaks into the indoor space, there is a possibility that the amount of oxygen in the room is relatively lowered and the room becomes deficient in oxygen, but such a problem can be prevented in advance. The adverse effects on the human body and the environment due to the leaked refrigerant can be reduced.
- the operation indicator 51 notifies that the refrigerant has leaked, it is possible to make the user accurately recognize the refrigerant leak.
- a user who recognizes the leakage of the refrigerant can promptly request a service company or the like for inspection and repair.
- the refrigerant leak detector 60 has been described as an example.
- the means for detecting the refrigerant leak is not limited.
- a thermography camera that captures infrared energy released by the refrigerant is used. Also good.
- an air conditioner is described as an example of a refrigeration cycle apparatus.
- any apparatus equipped with a refrigeration cycle can be applied to other apparatuses as well.
- bypass pipe 91 and the pressure adjustment valve 13 may be arranged inside the outdoor unit A.
- an electric on-off valve in place of the pressure regulating valve 13 is arranged in the bypass pipe 91, and the bypass pipe 91 and the electric on-off valve are arranged inside the outdoor unit A, and the electric on-off valve is opened and closed. May be configured to be controlled by the outdoor controller 30.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the present invention can be used for various devices equipped with a refrigeration cycle.
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室内機B側の液側管75,76,77、液側パックドバルブ21、電動膨張弁22、室内熱交換器23、ガス側パックドバルブ24、ガス側管78,79などの接続部や継ぎ目から冷媒が漏洩した場合、その冷媒の漏洩が冷媒漏洩検知器60で検知される。この場合、漏洩した冷媒がガス冷媒であれば、そのガス冷媒がそのまま冷媒漏洩検知器60で検知される。漏洩した冷媒が液冷媒であれば、その液冷媒から気化したガス冷媒が冷媒漏洩検知器60で検知される。
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- 圧縮機、室外熱交換器、減圧器、室内熱交換器を順に配管接続し、前記圧縮機が吐出する冷媒を前記室外熱交換器、前記減圧器、前記室内熱交換器に通して前記圧縮機に戻す冷凍サイクルと、
前記冷媒の漏洩を検知する検知手段と、
前記検知手段が前記冷媒の漏洩を検知した場合に、前記冷凍サイクル中の前記冷媒を同冷凍サイクルの前記圧縮機側に回収する冷媒回収運転を実行する制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする冷凍サイクル装置。 - 前記圧縮機、前記室外熱交換器、前記減圧器を含む室外機と、
前記室内熱交換器を含む室内機と、
をさらに備え、
前記検知手段は、前記冷凍サイクルの前記室内機側から前記冷媒が漏洩した場合に、その漏洩した冷媒を検知する、
前記制御手段は、前記冷媒回収運転の実行により、前記冷凍サイクル中の前記冷媒を同冷凍サイクルの前記室外機側に回収する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の冷凍サイクル装置。 - 前記冷凍サイクルは、前記減圧器と前記室内熱交換器とを接続し前記冷媒が液状態で流れる液側管、および前記室内熱交換器と前記圧縮機とを接続し前記冷媒がガス状態で流れるガス側管を含み、
前記液側管と前記ガス側管との間に接続されたバイパス管と、
前記バイパス管に配置され、前記液側管内の冷媒圧力と前記ガス側管内の冷媒圧力との差が所定値未満の場合に閉じて所定値以上の場合に開く圧力調整弁と、
をさらに備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の冷凍サイクル装置。 - 前記液側管における前記バイパス管の接続位置よりも前記室内熱交換器側の位置に配置された液側開閉弁と、
前記ガス側管における前記バイパス管の接続位置よりも前記室内熱交換器側の位置に配置されたガス側開閉弁と、
をさらに備え、
前記制御手段は、前記検知手段が前記冷媒の漏洩を検知した場合に、前記圧縮機を運転するとともに前記液側開閉弁および前記ガス側開閉弁を開放することにより前記冷媒回収運転を開始し、この開始から一定時間t1後に前記液側開閉弁を閉成し、この液側開閉弁の閉成から一定時間t2後に前記ガス側開閉弁を閉成し、このガス側開閉弁の閉成から一定時間t3後に前記圧縮機を停止することにより前記冷媒回収運転を終了する、
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の冷凍サイクル装置。 - 前記減圧器は、電動膨張弁であり、
前記制御手段は、前記検知手段が前記冷媒の漏洩を検知した場合に、前記圧縮機を運転するとともに前記電動膨張弁を所定開度に設定しかつ前記液側開閉弁および前記ガス側開閉弁を開放することにより前記冷媒回収運転を開始し、この開始から一定時間t1後に前記液側開閉弁を閉成し、この液側開閉弁の閉成から一定時間t2後に前記ガス側開閉弁を閉成し、このガス側開閉弁の閉成から一定時間t3後に前記圧縮機を停止し、この停止に伴い前記電動膨張弁を全開することにより前記冷媒回収運転を終了する、
ことを特徴とする請求項4記載の冷凍サイクル装置。 - 前記冷凍サイクルは、前記圧縮機、四方弁、前記室外熱交換器、前記減圧器である第1電動膨張弁、第2電動膨張弁、前記室内熱交換器を順に配管接続し、冷房時は前記圧縮機が吐出する冷媒を前記四方弁、前記室外熱交換器、前記第1電動膨張弁、前記第2電動膨張弁、前記室内熱交換器、前記四方弁に通して前記圧縮機に吸込ませ、暖房時は前記圧縮機が吐出する冷媒を前記四方弁から前記室内熱交換器、前記第2電動膨張弁、前記第1電動膨張弁、前記室外熱交換器、前記四方弁に通して前記圧縮機に吸込ませるヒートポンプ式冷凍サイクルであって、前記第1電動膨張弁と前記第2電動膨張弁とを接続し前記冷媒が液状態で流れる液側管、および前記室内熱交換器と前記四方弁とを接続し前記冷媒がガス状態で流れるガス側管を含み、
前記室外機は、前記圧縮機、前記四方弁、前記室外熱交換器、前記第1電動膨張弁を含み、
前記室内機は、前記第2電動膨張弁および前記室内熱交換器を含む、
ことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の冷凍サイクル装置。 - 前記液側管における前記バイパス管の接続位置よりも前記室内熱交換器側の位置に配置された液側開閉弁と、
前記ガス側管における前記バイパス管の接続位置よりも前記室内熱交換器側の位置に配置されたガス側開閉弁と、
をさらに備え、
前記制御手段は、前記検知手段が前記冷媒の漏洩を検知した場合に、前記圧縮機を運転し、前記ヒートポンプ式冷凍サイクルにおける前記冷媒の流れを前記冷房時の流れに設定し、前記第1電動膨張弁を所定開度に設定し、前記第2電動膨張弁を全開し、かつ前記液側開閉弁および前記ガス側開閉弁を開放することにより前記冷媒回収運転を開始し、この開始から一定時間t1後に前記液側開閉弁を閉成し、この液側開閉弁の閉成から一定時間t2後に前記ガス側開閉弁を閉成し、このガス側開閉弁の閉成から一定時間t3後に前記圧縮機を停止し、この停止に伴い前記第1電動膨張弁を全開することにより前記冷媒回収運転を終了する、
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の冷凍サイクル装置。
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