WO2018062485A1 - 冷媒量の決定方法および冷媒量の決定装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a refrigerant amount determination method and a refrigerant amount determination apparatus.
- an outdoor unit having a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger are connected to each other by using a refrigerant communication pipe at a site where the refrigerant unit is installed, and the refrigerant circuit is configured appropriately.
- the refrigerant is additionally charged as appropriate so that an appropriate amount of the refrigerant is enclosed.
- the length of the refrigerant communication pipe connecting the outdoor unit and the indoor unit, the pipe diameter, and the like vary depending on the local conditions for installation.
- the refrigerant condensed by the heat exchanger functioning as the refrigerant condenser is sent to the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe.
- Liquid refrigerant is conveyed in the refrigerant communication pipe.
- a specific refrigerant amount per unit length is simply set to the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe. By multiplying this length, it is possible to grasp the amount of refrigerant to be additionally charged.
- the refrigerant condensed in the heat exchanger functioning as a condenser is depressurized before being sent to the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, thereby generating a location where the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe.
- the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe is not filled with the liquid refrigerant, but there is also a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant. Therefore, the amount of refrigerant to be additionally charged is calculated based on the idea that the amount of refrigerant per unit length is constant even if the length of the refrigerant communication pipe changes as described in Patent Document 1 above. I can't do it.
- the longer the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe installed on site the greater the pressure loss experienced by the refrigerant during transport, increasing the portion of the liquid refrigerant that flows rather than the gas-liquid two-phase state.
- the area that can be sent in the liquid two-phase state is limited. Therefore, the amount of refrigerant per unit length cannot be made constant regardless of the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerant communication pipe having a refrigerant circuit for flowing a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe. It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerant amount determination method and a refrigerant amount determination apparatus capable of grasping an appropriate refrigerant charge amount according to the above.
- the method for determining the amount of refrigerant according to the first aspect is a method for determining the amount of refrigerant charged in a refrigeration apparatus having a refrigerant circuit.
- the refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, an evaporator, a liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe that sends the refrigerant that has passed through the condenser and has been decompressed in the first expansion valve to the evaporator, and evaporation And a gas side refrigerant communication pipe that sends the refrigerant that has passed through the compressor to the suction side of the compressor.
- the refrigerant quantity charged in the refrigerant circuit is determined so that the refrigerant quantity per unit length of the liquid refrigerant connection pipe increases as the length of the liquid refrigerant connection pipe increases.
- the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is not particularly limited.
- the refrigeration apparatus including the refrigerant circuit includes an outdoor unit having a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, and an indoor unit. May be a length from the first expansion valve or the liquid-side closing valve to the indoor unit via the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe, and further in the indoor unit.
- an indoor expansion valve is provided as the second expansion valve on the liquid refrigerant pipe side of the evaporator, the length until reaching the indoor expansion valve may be used.
- the refrigeration apparatus including the refrigerant circuit is configured to include a plurality of outdoor units having a compressor, a condenser, and a first expansion valve, and an indoor unit having an evaporator
- the first expansion valve or The length from the liquid side closing valve to the branching point that branches toward each indoor unit in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe may be sufficient, and the first expansion valve or the liquid side closing valve may be on the refrigerant path.
- the indoor unit may have a length up to the farthest indoor unit, and in each indoor unit, an indoor expansion valve is provided as a second expansion valve on the liquid refrigerant pipe side of the evaporator. The length from the first expansion valve or the liquid side closing valve to the indoor expansion valve located farthest on the refrigerant path may be used.
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is determined so that the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, the larger the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe.
- the refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve after passing through the condenser is sent to the evaporator. For this reason, since the density of the refrigerant flowing through the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe can be lowered, the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is reduced as compared with the case where the refrigerant is not decompressed in the first expansion valve after passing through the condenser. It becomes possible to make it.
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit can be sufficiently reduced.
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit varies depending on the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe installed on site, but the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, the greater the pressure loss experienced by the refrigerant during transportation. This increases the portion where the refrigerant in the liquid state flows instead of the gas-liquid two-phase state, and the region that can be sent in the gas-liquid two-phase state is limited. Therefore, the amount of refrigerant cannot be simply calculated so that the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe is constant as in the prior art.
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is determined such that the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, the larger the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe. Therefore, even if the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is long and the pressure loss received by the refrigerant during conveyance increases, it is possible to perform an appropriate refrigeration cycle in the refrigerant circuit.
- the refrigerant filling amount capable of executing an appropriate refrigeration cycle corresponding to the length of the refrigerant communication pipe is grasped. Is possible.
- a refrigerant amount determination method is a refrigerant amount determination method according to the first aspect, wherein the refrigeration apparatus includes a liquid side shut-off valve and a plurality of evaporators connected in parallel to each other. is doing.
- the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe has a liquid side main pipe extending from the liquid side shut-off valve to a branch point in the middle of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, and a branch pipe branching at the branch point and extending to each of the plurality of evaporators. ing.
- coolant amount is the length from a 1st expansion valve or a liquid side closing valve to a branch point via a liquid side main pipe, the number of branch pipes, the length of several branch pipes, The amount of refrigerant is determined using
- the length from the first expansion valve or the liquid side closing valve to the branch point via the liquid side main pipe, the number of branch pipes, and the lengths of the plurality of branch pipes are used. Determine the amount of refrigerant. Therefore, it is possible to grasp an appropriate amount of refrigerant according to the circuit configuration of the refrigerant circuit.
- the method for determining the amount of refrigerant according to the third aspect is a method for determining the amount of refrigerant according to the first or second aspect, and uses the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe determined according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus. Determine the amount.
- the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe determined according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus includes “the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe determined according to the refrigeration capacity of the refrigeration apparatus”.
- the refrigeration capacity includes, for example, various physical quantities indicating the amount of heat taken from an object per unit time, and examples of such physical quantities include Japanese refrigeration tons and American refrigeration tons.
- the pipe diameter may be an inner diameter or an outer diameter, but is preferably the inner diameter in order to more accurately specify an appropriate amount of refrigerant.
- the amount of refrigerant is determined by using the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe determined according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the amount of refrigerant that can execute an appropriate refrigeration cycle according to the horsepower of the refrigerant circuit.
- the method for determining the amount of refrigerant according to the fourth aspect is a method for determining the amount of refrigerant according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a plurality of liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe lengths or indoor units are provided. In this case, it corresponds to every predetermined range or every predetermined length of the length from the end on the outdoor unit side of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe to the farthest indoor unit in the refrigerant path.
- a correspondence relationship indicating a predetermined refrigerant reduction rate or a corresponding predetermined refrigerant filling rate for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus is determined in advance, and the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is determined based on the correspondence relationship.
- the predetermined refrigerant reduction rate is a refrigerant reduction rate based on the amount of refrigerant filled in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe when the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is filled with the liquid refrigerant.
- the predetermined refrigerant filling rate may be a refrigerant filling rate based on the amount of refrigerant filled in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe when the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is filled with liquid refrigerant, or a plurality of indoor units.
- refrigerant amount when filled with liquid refrigerant ⁇ (1 ⁇ predetermined refrigerant reduction rate) or refrigerant amount obtained by calculating (refrigerant amount when filled with liquid refrigerant) ⁇ (predetermined refrigerant)
- the amount of refrigerant obtained by calculating (filling rate) is the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe or the length from the end of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe on the outdoor unit side to the farthest indoor unit in the refrigerant path It is determined that the longer the longer the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus, the larger the refrigerant amount per unit length.
- the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe when there are a plurality of indoor units is, for example, the length from the end on the outdoor unit side in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe to the branch point in the middle of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe It may be the length from the end on the outdoor unit side in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe to the indoor unit located farthest in the refrigerant path.
- the predetermined refrigerant reduction rate when there are a plurality of indoor units is that the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe including the branch pipe extending to each indoor unit is filled with liquid refrigerant. This is the rate of refrigerant reduction based on the amount of refrigerant charged.
- the predetermined refrigerant filling rate when a plurality of indoor units are provided is that the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe including the branch pipe extending to each indoor unit is filled with the liquid refrigerant when the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is filled with the liquid refrigerant. This is the refrigerant filling rate based on the amount of refrigerant filled.
- predetermining the correspondence shown for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus includes “predetermining the correspondence shown for each refrigeration capacity of the refrigeration apparatus”.
- the refrigeration capacity includes, for example, various physical quantities indicating the amount of heat taken from an object per unit time, and examples of such physical quantities include Japanese refrigeration tons and American refrigeration tons.
- the correspondence relationship may be a correspondence table, the correspondence relationship may be described in words, or the correspondence relationship may be expressed by a mathematical expression. It may be represented by
- predetermined refrigerant reduction rate or the predetermined refrigerant filling rate obtained in this way calculate (amount of refrigerant when filled with liquid refrigerant) ⁇ (1 ⁇ predetermined refrigerant reduction rate), or By calculating (refrigerant amount when filled with liquid refrigerant) x (predetermined refrigerant filling rate), it is possible to easily grasp the appropriate refrigerant amount according to the horsepower of the refrigeration system and the length of the pipe It becomes.
- the refrigerant amount determination device is a refrigerant amount determination device charged in a refrigeration apparatus having a refrigerant circuit, and includes a reception unit, a refrigerant amount determination unit, and an output unit.
- the refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, an evaporator, a liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe that sends the refrigerant that has passed through the condenser and has been decompressed in the first expansion valve to the evaporator, and evaporation And a gas side refrigerant communication pipe that sends the refrigerant that has passed through the compressor to the suction side of the compressor.
- the reception unit receives at least information on the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe. Based on the information on the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe received by the reception unit, the refrigerant quantity determination unit increases the refrigerant amount per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe as the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe increases. The amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is determined so as to increase. The output unit outputs the refrigerant amount determined by the refrigerant amount determination unit.
- the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is not particularly limited.
- the refrigeration apparatus including the refrigerant circuit includes an outdoor unit having a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, and an indoor unit. May be a length from the first expansion valve or the liquid-side closing valve to the indoor unit via the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe, and further in the indoor unit.
- an indoor expansion valve is provided as the second expansion valve on the liquid refrigerant pipe side of the evaporator, the length until reaching the indoor expansion valve may be used.
- the refrigeration apparatus including the refrigerant circuit is configured to include a plurality of outdoor units having a compressor, a condenser, and a first expansion valve, and an indoor unit having an evaporator
- the first expansion valve or The length from the liquid-side closing valve to the branching point branching toward each indoor unit in the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe may be reached, or from the first expansion valve or the liquid-side closing valve on the refrigerant path
- the indoor expansion valve is provided as the second expansion valve on the liquid refrigerant pipe side of the evaporator in each indoor unit, the length may reach the indoor unit located farthest. May be the length from the first expansion valve or the liquid-side closing valve to the indoor expansion valve located farthest on the refrigerant path.
- the refrigerant quantity determination unit determines that the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is longer as the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is longer, based on the information on the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe received by the reception unit.
- the refrigerant amount determining unit increases the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe as the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe increases. Determining the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit so that the amount of refrigerant per unit length increases stepwise.
- the refrigerant decompressed by the first expansion valve after passing through the condenser is sent to the evaporator. For this reason, since the density of the refrigerant flowing through the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe can be lowered, the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is reduced as compared with the case where the refrigerant is not decompressed in the first expansion valve after passing through the condenser. It becomes possible to make it.
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit can be sufficiently reduced.
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit varies depending on the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe installed on site, but the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, the greater the pressure loss experienced by the refrigerant during transportation. This increases the portion where the refrigerant in the liquid state flows instead of the gas-liquid two-phase state, and the region that can be sent in the gas-liquid two-phase state is limited. Therefore, the amount of refrigerant cannot be simply calculated so that the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe is constant as in the prior art.
- this refrigerant quantity determination device a refrigerant circuit that performs an operation of reducing the refrigerant in the first expansion valve and flowing the refrigerant through the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe after passing through such a condenser is used. Based on the information on the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe received by the reception unit, the amount determination unit increases the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe as the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe increases. The amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is determined so that the output unit outputs the amount of refrigerant.
- the refrigerant filling amount capable of executing an appropriate refrigeration cycle corresponding to the length of the refrigerant communication pipe is grasped. Is possible.
- a refrigerant amount determination device is the refrigerant amount determination device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the refrigeration apparatus includes a plurality of evaporators connected in parallel to each other, a plurality of evaporators, and a first expansion.
- a liquid side closing valve provided between the valve and the valve.
- the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe has a liquid side main pipe extending from the liquid side shut-off valve to a branch point in the middle of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, and a branch pipe branching at the branch point and extending to each of the plurality of evaporators. ing.
- the receiving unit further receives information on the length from the first expansion valve or the liquid-side closing valve to the branch point via the liquid-side main pipe, the number of branch pipes, and the lengths of the plurality of branch pipes.
- the refrigerant amount determination unit includes a length from the first expansion valve or the liquid side closing valve received by the reception unit to the branch point via the liquid side main pipe, the number of branch pipes, and the lengths of the plurality of branch pipes. The amount of refrigerant is determined using each piece of information.
- the refrigerant quantity determination unit has a length from the first expansion valve or the liquid side closing valve to the branch point via the liquid side main pipe, the number of branch pipes, and a plurality of branch pipes.
- the amount of refrigerant is determined using Therefore, it is possible to grasp an appropriate amount of refrigerant according to the circuit configuration of the refrigerant circuit.
- the refrigerant amount determination device is the refrigerant amount determination device according to the sixth aspect, and further includes an image display unit.
- the image display unit displays at least the number of branch pipes, evaporators, and liquid side main pipes received by the reception section using each image data that is previously provided, and corresponds to a plurality of branch pipes and liquid side main pipes.
- An input field for accepting input of each length is displayed at the position.
- a reception part receives the value input into each input column currently displayed on the image display part.
- the image display unit displays a plurality of branch pipes and liquid side main pipes while displaying the branch pipe and evaporator and liquid side main pipe piping image data in the refrigerant circuit whose refrigerant quantity is to be determined.
- An input field for receiving input of each length is displayed at a position corresponding to.
- the refrigerant amount determination device is the refrigerant amount determination device according to any of the fifth to seventh aspects, and the reception unit further receives information on the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus.
- the refrigerant quantity determination unit obtains the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe determined in accordance with the horsepower information received by the reception unit based on data having in advance, and uses the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe to generate a refrigerant. Determine the amount.
- the pipe diameter may be an inner diameter or an outer diameter, but is preferably the inner diameter in order to more accurately specify an appropriate amount of refrigerant.
- the refrigeration capacity includes, for example, various physical quantities indicating the amount of heat taken from an object per unit time, and examples of such physical quantities include Japanese refrigeration tons and American refrigeration tons.
- the refrigerant quantity is determined using the pipe diameter of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe determined according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the amount of refrigerant that can execute an appropriate refrigeration cycle according to the horsepower of the refrigerant circuit.
- an appropriate refrigeration cycle corresponding to the length of the refrigerant communication pipe can be executed even when the operation for reducing the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit is performed. It becomes possible to grasp the possible refrigerant charging amount.
- the refrigerant amount determination method it is possible to grasp an appropriate refrigerant amount according to the circuit configuration of the refrigerant circuit.
- the refrigerant quantity determination method it is possible to grasp the refrigerant quantity capable of executing an appropriate refrigeration cycle according to the horsepower of the refrigerant circuit.
- the refrigerant amount determination method it is possible to easily grasp the appropriate refrigerant amount according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus and the length of the pipe.
- an appropriate refrigeration cycle corresponding to the length of the refrigerant communication pipe can be executed even when the operation for reducing the refrigerant quantity charged in the refrigerant circuit is performed. It becomes possible to grasp the possible refrigerant charging amount.
- the refrigerant quantity determination device it is possible to grasp the appropriate refrigerant quantity according to the circuit configuration of the refrigerant circuit.
- the circuit configuration of the refrigerant circuit can be visually confirmed, and the correspondence between each pipe and the length value input to each pipe can be easily confirmed.
- the refrigerant quantity determination device it is possible to grasp the refrigerant quantity that allows an appropriate refrigeration cycle to be executed according to the horsepower of the refrigerant circuit.
- FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a refrigeration apparatus in which a refrigerant amount determination method according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.
- the Mollier diagram in the case where the refrigerant after passing through the outdoor expansion valve is in a gas-liquid two-phase state in the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control.
- the Mollier diagram in the case where the refrigerant after passing through the outdoor expansion valve becomes a liquid refrigerant in the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control.
- coolant amount The figure which shows the example of the reception screen display by the determination apparatus of refrigerant
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the refrigeration device 1.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 is an apparatus used for cooling and heating a room such as a building by performing a vapor compression refrigeration cycle operation.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 mainly includes an outdoor unit 2, an indoor unit 4 (first indoor unit 4a and second indoor unit 4b), a liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 that connects the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor unit 4, and a gas side. And a refrigerant communication pipe 6. That is, the vapor compression refrigerant circuit 10 of the refrigeration apparatus 1 is configured by connecting the outdoor unit 2, the indoor unit 4, the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 of the present embodiment is filled with R32 as a refrigerant.
- the indoor unit 4 is installed by being embedded in a ceiling of a room such as a building or hanging, or by being hung on a wall surface of a room.
- the indoor unit 4 is connected to the outdoor unit 2 via the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6 and constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 10 as a main circuit.
- a plurality of indoor units 4 are connected in parallel to each other in the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the first indoor unit 4a and the second indoor unit 4b are connected in parallel to each other in the refrigerant circuit 10, and the pipes branched in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6 are respectively connected to the first indoor unit 4a and the second indoor unit 4b. It is connected to the 1 indoor unit 4a side and the 2nd indoor unit 4b side.
- the first indoor unit 4a mainly has a first indoor-side refrigerant circuit 10a that constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 10 as a main circuit.
- the first indoor-side refrigerant circuit 10a mainly includes a first indoor expansion valve 44a and a first indoor heat exchanger 41a.
- the first indoor expansion valve 44a is an electronic expansion valve.
- the first indoor heat exchanger 41a is a cross-fin type fin-and-tube heat exchanger composed of heat transfer tubes and a large number of fins, and functions as a refrigerant evaporator during cooling operation. It is a heat exchanger that functions as a refrigerant condenser during heating operation to warm indoor air.
- the first indoor unit 4a has a first indoor fan 42a for sucking indoor air into the unit and exchanging heat with the refrigerant in the first indoor heat exchanger 41a and then supplying the indoor air as supply air.
- the first indoor fan 42a is a centrifugal fan, a multiblade fan, or the like, and has a first indoor fan motor 43a for driving.
- the first indoor unit 4a is provided with a first indoor refrigerant temperature sensor 45a that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing on the gas side of the first indoor heat exchanger 41a.
- the first indoor unit 4a includes a first indoor control unit 46a that controls the operation of each unit constituting the first indoor unit 4a.
- the first indoor control unit 46a includes a microcomputer, a memory, and the like provided for controlling the first indoor unit 4a, and a remote controller for individually operating the first indoor unit 4a (see FIG. It is possible to exchange control signals and the like with the outdoor unit 2 via the transmission line 7a.
- the configuration of the second indoor unit 4b includes a second indoor side refrigerant circuit 10b having a second indoor expansion valve 44b and a second indoor heat exchanger 41b, a second indoor fan 42b having a second indoor fan motor 43b, Since it has the 2nd indoor refrigerant
- the outdoor unit 2 is installed outside a building or the like, and is connected to the indoor unit 4 via the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 is configured between the two.
- the outdoor unit 2 has an outdoor refrigerant circuit 10 c that constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 10.
- This outdoor refrigerant circuit 10c mainly includes a compressor 21, an outdoor heat exchanger 22, an outdoor expansion valve 28, an accumulator 29, a four-way switching valve 27, a liquid side closing valve 24, and a gas side closing valve. 25.
- the compressor 21 is a positive displacement compressor driven by a compressor motor 21a.
- the compressor motor 21a is driven by being supplied with electric power through an inverter device (not shown), and the operating capacity is changed by changing the frequency (that is, the rotation speed). It is possible.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 22 is a cross-fin type fin-and-tube heat exchanger composed of heat transfer tubes and a large number of fins, and functions as a refrigerant radiator or condenser during cooling operation. It is a heat exchanger that sometimes functions as a refrigerant evaporator.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 22 has a gas side connected to the compressor 21 and a liquid side connected to the outdoor expansion valve 28.
- the outdoor unit 2 has an outdoor fan 26 as an air blowing unit for sucking outdoor air into the unit and exchanging heat with the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 22 and then discharging the air to the outside.
- the outdoor fan 26 is a fan capable of changing the air volume of outdoor air as a heat source supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger 22, and is driven by an outdoor fan motor 26a including a DC fan motor in this embodiment. Propeller fans.
- the outdoor fan motor 26a is driven by being supplied with electric power through an inverter device (not shown).
- the outdoor expansion valve 28 is connected to the liquid side of the outdoor heat exchanger 22 in order to adjust the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor refrigerant circuit 10c.
- the outdoor expansion valve 28 in the refrigerant circuit 10 is provided between the outdoor heat exchanger 22 and the liquid side closing valve 24.
- the accumulator 29 is provided on the suction side of the compressor 21 between the four-way switching valve 27 and the compressor 21, and can separate the liquid state refrigerant and the gaseous state refrigerant.
- the four-way switching valve 27 is connected in a cooling operation connection state in which the downstream side of the accumulator 29 and the gas side shutoff valve 25 are connected while the discharge side of the compressor 21 and the outdoor heat exchanger 22 are connected by switching the connection state.
- the heating operation connection state in which the downstream side of the accumulator 29 and the outdoor heat exchanger 22 are connected while the discharge side of the compressor 21 and the gas side shut-off valve 25 are connected can be switched.
- the liquid side shut-off valve 24 and the gas side shut-off valve 25 are valves provided at connection ports with external devices and pipes (specifically, the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6).
- the liquid side closing valve 24 is connected to the outdoor expansion valve 28 on the side opposite to the outdoor heat exchanger 22 side via a pipe.
- the gas side closing valve 25 is connected to one of the connection ports of the four-way switching valve 27 via a pipe.
- the outdoor unit 2 is provided with various sensors. Specifically, the outdoor unit 2 detects a suction pressure sensor 32 that detects the suction pressure of the compressor 21, a discharge pressure sensor 33 that detects the discharge pressure of the compressor 21, and a suction temperature of the compressor 21. An intake temperature sensor 34, a discharge temperature sensor 35 that detects the discharge temperature of the compressor 21, and an outdoor heat exchange liquid side temperature that detects a refrigerant temperature (outdoor heat exchange outlet temperature) at the liquid side end of the outdoor heat exchanger 22.
- a suction pressure sensor 32 that detects the suction pressure of the compressor 21
- a discharge pressure sensor 33 that detects the discharge pressure of the compressor 21, and a suction temperature of the compressor 21.
- An intake temperature sensor 34, a discharge temperature sensor 35 that detects the discharge temperature of the compressor 21, and an outdoor heat exchange liquid side temperature that detects a refrigerant temperature (outdoor heat exchange outlet temperature) at the liquid side end of the outdoor heat exchanger 22.
- liquid pipe temperature sensor 37 that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor liquid refrigerant pipe 23 that connects the outdoor expansion valve 28 and the liquid side closing valve 24, and the outside air temperature as a temperature detector that detects the outside air temperature Sensor 38 is provided.
- the outdoor unit 2 has an outdoor control unit 31 that controls the operation of each unit constituting the outdoor unit 2.
- the outdoor control unit 31 includes a microcomputer provided for controlling the outdoor unit 2, a memory, a compressor motor 21a, an outdoor fan motor 26a, an inverter circuit for controlling the outdoor expansion valve 28, and the like.
- control signals and the like can be exchanged with the first indoor control unit 46a of the first indoor unit 4a and the second indoor control unit 46b of the second indoor unit 4b via the transmission line 7a. It has become. That is, the control part 7 which performs operation control of the whole freezing apparatus 1 is comprised by the transmission line 7a which connects between the 1st indoor control part 46a, the 2nd indoor control part 46b, and the outdoor control part 31.
- the control unit 7 is connected so as to be able to receive detection signals of various sensors 32 to 38, 45a, 45b, and based on these detection signals etc.
- the switching valve 27, the compressor 21, the outdoor fan 26, the outdoor expansion valve 28, the first indoor expansion valve 44a, the first indoor fan 42a, the second indoor expansion valve 44b, and the second indoor fan 42b can be controlled. It is connected.
- FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the refrigeration apparatus 1.
- the control unit 7 is connected to a controller 30 that receives various setting inputs from the user, and has a memory (not shown).
- Refrigerant communication pipes 5 and 6 are refrigerant pipes that are installed on site when the refrigeration apparatus 1 is installed in a building or the like. Those having various lengths and tube diameters are used depending on the installation conditions such as the combination with the.
- the first indoor-side refrigerant circuit 10a, the second indoor-side refrigerant circuit 10b, the outdoor-side refrigerant circuit 10c, and the refrigerant communication pipes 5 and 6 are connected, that is, the compressor 21 and the outdoor heat exchange.
- the refrigerant of the refrigeration apparatus 1 is connected by sequentially connecting the chamber 22, the outdoor expansion valve 28, the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, the indoor expansion valve 44, the indoor heat exchanger 41, and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6.
- a circuit 10 is configured.
- the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 branches from the liquid side shut-off valve 24 to the branch point X that is in the middle of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, and branches at the branch point X.
- a first indoor liquid side branch pipe 52a extending from X to the liquid side of the first indoor unit 4a, and a second indoor liquid side branch pipe 52b extending from the branch point X to the liquid side of the second indoor unit 4b. It is configured.
- the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6 branches from the gas side stop valve 25 to a branch point Y extending from the gas side stop valve 25 to the branch point Y in the middle of the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6.
- the first indoor gas side branch pipe 62a extending to the gas side of the first indoor unit 4a and the second indoor gas side branch pipe 62b extending from the branch point Y to the gas side of the second indoor unit 4b are configured. Yes.
- the controller 7 controls the state in which the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows in the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 during operation in order to suppress the amount of refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit 10 to a small value.
- Gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control that is generated positively is performed.
- control unit 7 performs the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control when the cooling operation is performed in the refrigeration apparatus 1 will be described as an example.
- the Mollier diagram of FIG. 3 shows that the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is relatively short, and the refrigeration cycle is appropriately performed even when the refrigerant that has passed through the outdoor expansion valve 28 is in a gas-liquid two-phase state. It shows an example that can be done.
- the Mollier diagram of FIG. 4 shows an example in which the refrigeration cycle is performed by using the liquid refrigerant connecting pipe 5 having a relatively long length and the refrigerant passing through the outdoor expansion valve 28 as the liquid refrigerant. .
- connection state of the four-way switching valve 27 is switched so that the discharge side of the compressor 21 is on the outdoor heat exchanger 22 side and the suction side of the compressor 21 is on the indoor heat exchangers 41a and 41b side. Done in state.
- the frequency of the compressor 21 is controlled by the control unit 7 so as to be the target low pressure so that the cooling load in each predetermined indoor unit can be processed.
- the low pressure refrigerant (see point A in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4) sucked into the compressor 21 is discharged from the compressor 21 and becomes high pressure refrigerant (point B in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4). And flow into the outdoor heat exchanger 22 through the four-way switching valve 27.
- the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 22 dissipates the heat of the refrigerant and condenses (see point C in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4).
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the outdoor heat exchanger 22 is depressurized in the outdoor expansion valve 28, and the pressure of the refrigerant decreases until it reaches an intermediate pressure between the high pressure and low pressure of the refrigeration cycle (point D in FIGS. 1 and 3). 'Or see point D in Figs.
- the control unit 7 controls the valve opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve 28 so that the refrigerant flowing at least a part upstream of the downstream side end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is in a gas-liquid two-phase state.
- control unit 7 controls the valve opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve 28 so that the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant passing through the liquid side end of the outdoor heat exchanger 22 becomes a predetermined target degree of subcooling.
- the control unit 7 subtracts the detected temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger side temperature sensor 36 from the temperature of the refrigerant obtained by converting the saturation temperature using the detected pressure of the discharge pressure sensor 33, thereby the outdoor heat exchanger. The degree of supercooling of the refrigerant at the liquid side outlet 22 is obtained.
- the control unit 7 opens the outdoor expansion valve 28 when the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant passing through the liquid side end of the outdoor heat exchanger 22 obtained as described above is larger than the target degree of subcooling. Control is performed to increase the degree, and when the degree of subcooling is smaller than the target supercooling degree, control is performed to decrease the valve opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve 28.
- the target supercooling degree that is the control target value of the outdoor expansion valve 28 is not particularly limited, but the control unit 7 may store the control target value in the storage unit or the like in advance.
- the specific value of the target supercooling degree, which is the control target value of the outdoor expansion valve 28 is a gas-liquid two-phase state in which the refrigerant flowing at least part of the upstream side of the downstream side end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is placed. It is preferable that the value is determined in advance.
- Whether the state of the refrigerant after being decompressed in the outdoor expansion valve 28 is a liquid refrigerant or a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant depends on the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to be constructed, etc. It changes for every constructed refrigeration equipment.
- the refrigerant decompressed in the outdoor expansion valve 28 passes through the outdoor liquid refrigerant pipe 23, the liquid side closing valve 24 and the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, and is sent to the indoor units 4a and 4b.
- the refrigerant passing through the outdoor liquid refrigerant pipe 23 and the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 causes a pressure loss when passing, the refrigerant pressure decreases (from point D ′ in FIGS. 1 and 3). (See Change to Point E or Change from Point D to Point E in FIGS. 1 and 4).
- coolant communication pipe 5 changes with the length of the liquid side refrigerant
- the refrigerant that has passed through the liquid-side main pipe 51 of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and has flowed to the branch point X is branched and flows into the first indoor unit 4a via the first indoor liquid-side branch pipe 52a, and the second It flows into the second indoor unit 4b through the indoor liquid side branch pipe 52b.
- the refrigerant flowing into the first indoor unit 4a is further depressurized in the first indoor expansion valve 44a until the low pressure of the refrigeration cycle is reached, and the refrigerant flowing into the second indoor unit 4b is also refrigerated in the second indoor expansion valve 44b.
- the pressure is further reduced until the low pressure of the cycle is reached (see point F in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4).
- the valve opening degree of the first indoor expansion valve 44a is controlled by the control unit 7 so that the superheat degree of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the first indoor heat exchanger 41a becomes a predetermined target superheat degree. May be.
- the control unit 7 subtracts the temperature of the first indoor heat by subtracting the temperature of the refrigerant obtained by converting the saturation temperature from the detection temperature of the first indoor refrigerant temperature sensor 45a using the detection pressure of the suction pressure sensor 32. You may obtain
- the refrigerant depressurized by the first indoor expansion valve 44a of the first indoor unit 4a evaporates in the first indoor heat exchanger 41a, flows toward the first indoor gas side branch pipe 62a, and flows into the second indoor unit 4b.
- the refrigerant decompressed by the two indoor expansion valve 44b evaporates in the second indoor heat exchanger 41b and flows toward the second indoor gas side branch pipe 62b.
- the refrigerant evaporated in the first indoor heat exchanger 41a and the second indoor heat exchanger 41b is separated from the gas side main pipe 61, the first indoor gas side branch pipe 62a, and the second indoor gas side branch of the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6.
- the merging is performed at the merging point Y to which the pipe 62b is connected, and is sucked again into the compressor 21 through the gas side closing valve 25, the four-way switching valve 27, and the accumulator 29 of the outdoor unit 2 (FIGS. 1, 3, 4). Point F).
- the refrigerant circuit 10 of the refrigeration apparatus 1 in which the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control is performed during operation includes the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas of the refrigeration apparatus 1 installed on site.
- the amount of refrigerant that can execute an appropriate refrigeration cycle is determined and filled even when the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control is performed.
- the outdoor unit 2 when a predetermined amount of refrigerant is filled in advance without the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6 being connected, the outdoor unit is determined from the determined refrigerant amount.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 may be additionally charged with a refrigerant by subtracting the amount of refrigerant preliminarily charged into 2.
- the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 increases as the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 installed in the field increases.
- the amount of refrigerant can be determined so as to increase. Although not particularly limited, for example, according to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, the larger the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5.
- the correspondence relation of the refrigerant quantity per unit length is determined in advance, and the refrigerant quantity per unit length corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 of the refrigeration apparatus 1 to be constructed is specified from the correspondence relation.
- the refrigerant amount to be sealed in the refrigerant circuit 10 to be constructed may be determined using the refrigerant amount per unit length specified.
- the correspondence relationship of the refrigerant amount per unit length according to the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is determined in advance so that the refrigerant amount per unit length increases as the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 increases. It may be.
- the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 is not particularly limited.
- the horsepower of the outdoor unit 2 included in the refrigeration apparatus 1 may be used, or the refrigeration apparatus 1 has one indoor unit 4.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 has a plurality of indoor units 4 (first indoor unit 4a and second indoor unit 4b)
- the horsepower of the indoor unit 4 may be used.
- the total of each horsepower of the indoor unit 4 may be used.
- the length from the liquid side shut-off valve 24 to the branch point X via the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the number of branch pipes (refrigerant circuit configuration in FIG. 1)
- the lengths of the plurality of branch pipes in the case of the refrigerant circuit configuration of FIG.
- the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit 10 may be determined using information on the length of the side branch pipe 52a and the length of the second indoor liquid side branch pipe 52b) and the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1.
- the amount of refrigerant per unit length is increased, the amount of refrigerant increases as the number of branch pipes increases, the amount of refrigerant increases as the length of each branch pipe increases,
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit 10 can be determined by increasing the amount of refrigerant as the horsepower increases.
- the refrigerant quantity according to the number of branch pipes and the length of each branch pipe is pre-corresponding so that the refrigerant quantity increases as the number of branch pipes increases and the refrigerant quantity increases as the length of each branch pipe increases.
- the refrigerant amount corresponding to the number of branch pipes and the length of each branch pipe may be determined using the corresponding relationship. For example, in the case of the refrigerant circuit configuration of FIG.
- the amount of refrigerant corresponding to the liquid side main pipe 51 in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is determined according to the horsepower of the outdoor unit 2, and the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 Of the first indoor liquid side branch pipe 52a is determined according to the horsepower of the first indoor unit 4a, and the refrigerant corresponding to the second indoor liquid side branch pipe 52b of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is defined.
- the amount of refrigerant may be determined in accordance with the horsepower of the second indoor unit 4b, and the refrigerant amount of the refrigerant circuit 10 may be determined by adding the respective refrigerant amounts thus determined.
- the indoor liquid side branch pipe is further branched, and a plurality of indoor units are connected to one indoor liquid side branch pipe, or a pipe branched from the indoor liquid side branch pipe is further provided.
- the amount of refrigerant corresponding to each branched pipe is set to the terminal side (distant from the liquid side main pipe 51) from the position of each branched pipe. It may be determined according to the horsepower of the indoor unit connected to the side) (the total of the horsepower when a plurality of indoor units are connected).
- the amount of refrigerant is determined according to the pipe diameter (inner diameter) of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 that is determined to increase as the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 increases. It may be determined. Specifically, the pipe diameter of the liquid main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is determined according to the horsepower of the outdoor unit 2, and the first indoor liquid side branch pipe 52 a of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is defined.
- the pipe diameter is determined according to the horsepower of the first indoor unit 4a
- the pipe diameter of the second indoor liquid side branch pipe 52b of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is determined according to the horsepower of the second indoor unit 4b
- these The amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 is determined according to the volume obtained by the product of each determined pipe diameter and the length of each pipe (the total volume for each pipe determined from the product of each pipe diameter and each pipe length). It may be determined.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 having a plurality of indoor units 4a and 4b, from the end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 on the outdoor unit 2 side (liquid side closing valve 24) to the farthest indoor unit in the refrigerant path.
- You may make it determine the refrigerant
- the amount of refrigerant charged in the refrigerant circuit 10 may be determined by increasing the amount of refrigerant as the value increases.
- the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 determined according to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the like in this way is, for example, the liquid side refrigerant communication in the installation manual.
- the refrigerant quantity per unit length corresponding to the length of the pipe 5 may be posted.
- the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 (for example, the length of the liquid side main pipe 51 in the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 or the end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 on the outdoor unit 2 side).
- Liquid side refrigerant so that the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 increases stepwise as the length of the longest part (the length from the first to the farthest indoor unit in the refrigerant path) increases.
- Corresponding refrigerant amounts per unit length can be listed as a list for each length of the communication pipe 5 or for each predetermined range of length.
- the refrigerant amount per unit length corresponding to each length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 or a predetermined range of the length may be listed as a list for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1. .
- the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe constructed on site is determined in advance.
- the amount of refrigerant charged was determined using the amount of refrigerant obtained by multiplying the amount of refrigerant per unit length.
- the refrigerant sent to the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is decompressed in the outdoor expansion valve 28 in order to reduce the refrigerant filling amount.
- the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control is performed, and operation is performed so that the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows in at least part of the upstream side of the downstream side end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5.
- the amount of refrigerant cannot be simply determined so that the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is constant as in the case where the entire conventional liquid side refrigerant communication pipe is filled with liquid refrigerant ( Multiplying the amount of refrigerant per unit length, regardless of the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe, the conventional simple method of grasping the amount of refrigerant to be sealed The method for determining the amount of refrigerant cannot be used).
- the refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit 10 in which the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control is performed the longer the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is, the longer the liquid side refrigerant communication is.
- the amount of refrigerant is determined so that the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the pipe 5 is increased. Therefore, in the refrigeration apparatus 1 that executes an appropriate refrigeration cycle capable of realizing the target low pressure while performing gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control, the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is long, and the pressure loss that the refrigerant receives during conveyance is large. Even if it increases, it is possible to perform an appropriate refrigeration cycle in the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 is determined using horsepower. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the amount of refrigerant that can more reliably execute an appropriate refrigeration cycle in the refrigerant circuit 10 in which gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control is performed.
- the length or the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is increased so that the refrigerant amount per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 increases stepwise as the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 increases. If the refrigerant quantity per unit length corresponding to each predetermined range is obtained in advance as a list for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1, depending on the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 In addition, the refrigerant amount for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 can be easily grasped.
- the refrigerant quantity determination device 100 is for executing the refrigerant quantity determination method of the above-described embodiment using a computer and automatically grasping the refrigerant quantity, and has been described in the refrigerant quantity determination method.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 is used as a target. Specifically, it is used for the refrigeration apparatus 1 including the refrigerant circuit 10 in which the above-described gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant conveyance control is performed.
- the refrigerant amount determination device 100 includes a reception unit 110, a refrigerant amount determination unit 120, and an output unit 130. I have.
- the reception unit 110 includes the length of the liquid-side main pipe 51 of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 in the refrigeration apparatus 1 installed on site, the number of indoor units (the number of branch pipes), and the liquid side of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5.
- Each information of the length of each indoor liquid side branch pipe 52a, 52b extended from the branch point X which is the edge part of the main pipe 51, and the horsepower of the freezing apparatus 1 is received.
- the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 is not particularly limited.
- the horsepower of the outdoor unit 2 included in the refrigeration apparatus 1 may be used.
- the accepting unit 110 accepts input from a user using a screen such as a touch panel described later.
- the refrigerant amount determination unit 120 determines the refrigerant amount charged in the refrigerant circuit 10 based on various information received by the reception unit 110.
- the refrigerant quantity determination unit 120 includes a processing unit 121 configured to include a CPU that performs various types of information processing, and a storage unit 122 configured to include a ROM and a RAM.
- the processing unit 121 of the refrigerant quantity determination unit 120 performs a refrigerant quantity determination process in the same manner as described in the refrigerant quantity determination method. For example, the processing unit 121 determines that the liquid-side main pipe 51 of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is longer as the length of the liquid-side main pipe 51 of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is longer based on each information received via the reception unit 110. As the number of indoor units (the number of branch pipes) increases, the refrigerant quantity increases so that the refrigerant quantity per unit length increases, and as the length of each branch pipe increases, the refrigerant quantity increases.
- the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 may be determined so that the amount of refrigerant increases as the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 increases. Further, for example, the processing unit 121 determines the unit length of the longest portion of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 as the length of the longest portion of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is longer based on each information received via the reception unit 110. The amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 may be determined so that the amount of refrigerant increases as the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 increases so that the amount of refrigerant per unit increases.
- the output unit 130 displays and outputs the refrigerant amount determined by the refrigerant amount determining unit 120. Specifically, the refrigerant amount value is displayed and output on a screen such as a touch panel.
- the storage unit 122 of the refrigerant amount determination device 100 displays the refrigerant amount determined by the refrigerant amount determination unit 120 as screen display data for display output by the output unit 130. In addition to the output screen display data for receiving, reception screen display data for reception by the reception unit 110 is stored.
- the outdoor unit 2 the indoor units 4a and 5a, the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, and the gas side refrigerant communication pipe 6
- the gas side main pipe 61, the branch pipes 52a, 52b, etc. are displayed in a state where image data simulating them is displayed so that each data such as the length and horsepower of each pipe can be received (note that In the reception screen display, the member numbers such as the indoor unit and the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe are not displayed, but are shown in FIG. 6 for easy understanding).
- the outdoor unit button 131 and the indoor unit button 132 are displayed as shown in the lower right of FIG.
- a branch pipe button 133 and an enter button 134 are displayed.
- an image corresponding to the pressed button is displayed on the screen.
- the indoor unit button 132 is pressed twice, two image images of the indoor unit are displayed, and when the branch pipe button 133 is pressed twice, two image images of the branch pipe are displayed.
- each of these image data is stored in the storage unit 122 in advance. Then, the user can create an image on the reception screen display according to the refrigerant circuit configuration of the refrigeration apparatus 1 to be constructed by moving each image image displayed on the screen in this way. .
- the output unit 130 displays an input field for the length of each pipe as shown in FIG. , And the horsepower input field of the refrigeration apparatus 1 (for example, the horsepower input field of the outdoor unit 2 and the horsepower input field of each indoor unit 4) are displayed.
- the refrigerant amount determining apparatus 100 it is possible to input the length of each pipe while visually recognizing a specific image of the refrigerant circuit configuration. Therefore, there is an error in the correspondence between each pipe and its length. It can be easily confirmed whether there is any.
- the refrigerant amount determination unit 120 includes the received information. Based on this, a refrigerant amount determination process is performed.
- the storage unit 122 of the refrigerant amount determination unit 120 stores the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 (for example, the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 for each pipe diameter (inner diameter) corresponding to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1.
- Information on the correspondence relationship of the refrigerant amount per unit length corresponding to the length of the pipe is stored in advance so that the refrigerant amount per length increases.
- tube 5 so that the refrigerant
- tube 5 increases in steps, so that the length of the liquid side refrigerant
- the corresponding refrigerant amount per unit length and the correspondence information determined for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 are stored in advance. May be.
- the process part 121 specifies the refrigerant
- the refrigerant amount corresponding to the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 having the received length is obtained by multiplying the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 that has received the specified refrigerant amount per unit length.
- the number of indoor units (the number of branch pipes) of the refrigeration apparatus 1 and the length of the branch pipes connecting the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the indoor units 4a, 4b is stored in advance, and the processing unit 121 of the refrigerant quantity determination unit 120 is stored.
- the number of indoor units (number of branch pipes) received by the receiving unit 110 and the refrigerant amount corresponding to the length of the branch pipe may be grasped.
- the processing unit 121 of the refrigerant quantity determination unit 120 obtains the total refrigerant quantity corresponding to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the refrigerant quantity corresponding to the number of indoor units and the length of each branch pipe.
- the amount of refrigerant to be used is determined as the amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the refrigerant amount determined by the refrigerant amount determination unit 120 is displayed and output on the display screen using the output screen display data by the output unit 130.
- the same effect as the refrigerant amount determination method of the above embodiment can be obtained, and the user inputs each data while visually recognizing the refrigerant circuit configuration of the refrigeration apparatus 1. It becomes possible to do.
- the length from the outdoor expansion valve 28 to the branch point X may be used as the length of the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5.
- the refrigerant amount per unit length corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is determined in advance for each pipe diameter (inner diameter) corresponding to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1.
- the example in which the refrigerant amount per unit length is multiplied by the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to determine the refrigerant quantity corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 has been described.
- a specific refrigerant amount corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 (the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is long).
- the refrigerant amount corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 that satisfies the relationship that the refrigerant amount per unit length is large is determined in advance, and from the predetermined relationship, the liquid side The amount of refrigerant corresponding to the length of the refrigerant communication pipe 5 may be determined.
- a specific value corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is provided for each pipe diameter (inner diameter) corresponding to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1.
- a refrigerant amount corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 that satisfies the relationship that the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is, the larger the amount of refrigerant per unit length is You may keep it.
- the processing unit 121 specifies the refrigerant amount corresponding to the input horsepower and the length of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5, and the specified refrigerant quantity is received by the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe having the received length. As a result, the amount of refrigerant corresponding to 5 will be grasped.
- the relationship between the predetermined length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the specific amount of refrigerant is compared with the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 in the installation manual, for example.
- the corresponding specific refrigerant amount may be posted.
- the refrigerant amount per unit length corresponding to the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is listed as a list for each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 and is grasped from the list.
- the case where the amount of refrigerant is grasped by multiplying the amount of refrigerant per unit length by the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to be constructed has been described as an example.
- the method for obtaining the refrigerant amount so that the refrigerant amount per unit length increases as the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is longer is not limited to this.
- a corresponding predetermined refrigerant filling rate (the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is a liquid refrigerant).
- the refrigerant amount to be charged when the amount of refrigerant charged in the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is 100%.
- a predetermined refrigerant filling rate is specified according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 to be constructed and the length of the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to be constructed. Also good.
- the filling rate specified in this way is filled in the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 in a state where the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is filled with the liquid refrigerant.
- an appropriate amount of refrigerant corresponding to the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to be constructed may be grasped.
- surface is per unit length of the liquid side main pipe
- the amount of refrigerant is determined so as to increase.
- surface is predetermined refrigerant
- the rate the length from the end on the outdoor unit 2 side of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 of the constructed refrigeration apparatus 1 to the farthest indoor unit in the refrigerant path (the length of the longest part)
- a predetermined refrigerant filling rate corresponding to each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 may be indicated.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 to be constructed is multiplied by the amount of refrigerant filled in the corresponding portion when the entire liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is filled with the liquid refrigerant.
- An appropriate amount of refrigerant corresponding to the length of the longest portion of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 may be grasped.
- liquid side main pipe 51 and the longest part of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 are not constructed to be made to order, for example, when selected from a plurality of predetermined lengths are constructed. For each of these lengths, a predetermined refrigerant filling rate corresponding to each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 may be indicated.
- a corresponding predetermined refrigerant reduction rate (the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is a liquid refrigerant.
- the amount of refrigerant reduced when the amount of refrigerant charged in the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is 100%.
- a predetermined refrigerant reduction rate is specified according to the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 to be constructed and the length of the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to be constructed, (1- The specified predetermined refrigerant reduction rate) is the amount of refrigerant filled in the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 in a state where the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is filled with liquid refrigerant.
- the appropriate refrigerant amount corresponding to the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 to be constructed may be grasped by multiplying by.
- the liquid-side main pipe 51 of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is longer as the liquid-side main pipe 51 of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is longer and the horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 is larger.
- the amount of refrigerant per unit length is determined to be large.
- surface is the predetermined
- the rate the length from the end on the outdoor unit 2 side of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 of the constructed refrigeration apparatus 1 to the farthest indoor unit in the refrigerant path (the length of the longest part)
- a predetermined refrigerant reduction rate corresponding to each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 may be indicated.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 to be constructed is multiplied by the reduction rate specified in this manner by multiplying the amount of refrigerant filled in the relevant portion when the entire liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is filled with the liquid refrigerant.
- An appropriate amount of refrigerant corresponding to the length of the longest portion of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 may be grasped.
- liquid side main pipe 51 and the longest part of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 are not constructed to be made to order, for example, when selected from a plurality of predetermined lengths are constructed. For each of these lengths, a predetermined refrigerant reduction rate corresponding to each horsepower of the refrigeration apparatus 1 may be indicated.
- coolant communication piping 5 with which the constructed refrigeration apparatus 1 is provided is shown in FIG.
- the length of the longest portion of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is described separately for each predetermined range, and is connected to the outdoor unit 2 of the refrigeration apparatus 1.
- the total horsepower is described separately for each predetermined range.
- the refrigeration apparatus 1 when the refrigeration apparatus 1 is configured by connecting one indoor unit 4 to one outdoor unit 2 via the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5, the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5
- the refrigerant in the gas-liquid two-layer state with the lowest density exists at the end on the indoor unit 4 side, and the refrigerant gradually increases in density toward the end on the outdoor unit 2 side of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5.
- a liquid refrigerant is present instead of a gas-liquid two-layer refrigerant in the middle), a predetermined amount from the end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 on the indoor unit 4 side.
- Each refrigerant density for each unit length may be determined in advance.
- the volume (the pipe diameter (inner diameter) of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is multiplied by the predetermined unit length for each predetermined unit length.
- the refrigerant volume for each part by multiplying by the refrigerant density corresponding to the volume), and by summing the refrigerant quantities obtained for each of these predetermined unit lengths (by integrating the refrigerant quantity)
- the amount of refrigerant is determined such that the longer the length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is, the larger the amount of refrigerant per unit length of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is.
- a plurality of indoor units 4a and 4b are connected to one outdoor unit 2 via the liquid side main pipe 51 of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 and the indoor liquid side branch pipes 52a and 52b.
- the indoor liquid side branch pipe 52a connected to the indoor unit 4a located farthest in the refrigerant path from the end of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 on the outdoor unit 2 side.
- the refrigerant in the gas-liquid two-layer state with the lowest density exists at the end on the indoor unit 4a side, and the refrigerant gradually increases in density toward the end on the outdoor unit 2 side of the liquid-side refrigerant communication pipe 5.
- the refrigerant density can be determined so as to decrease for each predetermined unit length as it approaches the indoor unit 4b.
- the refrigerant density for each predetermined unit length of the liquid side main pipe 51 and the indoor liquid side branch pipes 52a and 52b of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is determined, and the liquid side of the liquid side refrigerant communication pipe 5 is set.
- An appropriate amount of refrigerant may be grasped by integrating in the same manner as described above except that the pipe diameter is distinguished and multiplied for each of the main pipe 51 and the indoor liquid side branch pipes 52a and 52b.
- the present invention can be used as a refrigerant amount determination method and a refrigerant amount determination device.
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図1は、冷凍装置1の概略構成図である。
室内ユニット4は、ビル等の室内の天井に埋め込みや吊り下げ等により、又は、室内の壁面に壁掛け等により設置されている。室内ユニット4は、液側冷媒連絡配管5およびガス側冷媒連絡配管6を介して室外ユニット2に接続されており、主回路としての冷媒回路10の一部を構成している。
室外ユニット2は、ビル等の室外に設置されており、液側冷媒連絡配管5およびガス側冷媒連絡配管6を介して室内ユニット4に接続されており、室内ユニット4との間で冷媒回路10を構成している。
冷媒連絡配管5、6は、冷凍装置1をビル等の設置場所に設置する際に、現地にて施工される冷媒管であり、設置場所や室外ユニットと室内ユニットとの組み合わせ等の設置条件に応じて種々の長さや管径を有するものが使用される。
制御部7は、冷媒回路10に封入される冷媒量を少なく抑えるために、運転時に液側冷媒連絡配管5において気液二相状態の冷媒が流れる状態を積極的に生じさせる気液二相冷媒搬送制御を行う。
以上のように運転時に気液二相冷媒搬送制御が行われる冷凍装置1の冷媒回路10には、現地で施工される冷凍装置1の液側冷媒連絡配管5およびガス側冷媒連絡配管6の長さ等に応じて、上記気液二相冷媒搬送制御を行った場合であっても適切な冷凍サイクルを実行できる冷媒量が決定され、充填される。
本実施形態の冷媒量の決定方法が用いられる冷凍装置1の冷媒回路10では、室外熱交換器22において凝縮した冷媒を室外膨張弁28において減圧し、密度が低下した冷媒を液側冷媒連絡配管5に送っている。このため、冷媒回路10に充填される冷媒量を削減させることが可能となっている。特に、液側冷媒連絡配管5の下流側の少なくとも一部を流れる冷媒を気液二相状態とするように室外膨張弁28において減圧を行う場合には、液側冷媒連絡配管5の全体が液冷媒で満たされるように運転が行われる場合と比べて、冷媒回路10に充填される冷媒量を十分に削減することが可能になる。
以下、図面を参照しながら、本発明の他の実施形態に係る冷媒量の決定装置100について説明する。
冷媒量の決定装置100は、図5のブロック構成図に示すように、受付部110と、冷媒量決定部120と、出力部130と、を備えている。
冷媒量の決定装置100の記憶部122は、出力部130により表示出力させるための画面表示データとして、冷媒量決定部120により決定された冷媒量を表示するための出力画面表示データとは別に、受付部110による受付を行うための受付画面表示データが格納されている。
以上のようにして受付部110において各種情報を受け付けた冷媒量の決定装置100では、冷媒量決定部120が、これらの受け付けた情報に基づいて冷媒量の決定処理を行う。
上記実施形態は、以下の変形例に示すように適宜変形が可能である。なお、各変形例は、矛盾が生じない範囲で他の変形例と組み合わせて適用されてもよい。
上記実施形態では、液側冷媒連絡配管5の液側主管51の長さとして、液側閉鎖弁24から分岐点Xに到るまでの長さを用いる場合を例に挙げて説明した。
上記の冷媒量の決定方法では、冷凍装置1の馬力に応じた配管径(内径)毎に、液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さに対応した単位長さ当たりの冷媒量が予め定められており、対応する単位長さ当たりの冷媒量を液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さに乗じて、液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さに対応する冷媒量を決定する場合の例を説明した。
上記実施形態では、液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さ等毎に、対応する単位長さ当たりの冷媒量を、さらに冷凍装置1の馬力毎に、一覧表として掲載し、当該一覧表から把握される単位長さ当たりの冷媒量を施工される液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さ等に乗じることで冷媒量を把握する場合を例に挙げて説明した。
また、液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さ等が長いほど単位長さ当たりの冷媒量が多くなるように冷媒量を求める場合のさらに別の求め方として、以下のようにしてもよい。
また、液側冷媒連絡配管5の長さ等が長いほど単位長さ当たりの冷媒量が多くなるように冷媒量を求める場合のさらに別の求め方としては、以下に述べるものが挙げられる。
5 液側冷媒連絡配管
6 ガス側冷媒連絡配管
7 制御部
10 冷媒回路
21 圧縮機
22 室外熱交換器
23 室外液冷媒管
24 液側閉鎖弁
25 ガス側閉鎖弁
26 室外ファン
27 四路切換弁
28 室外膨張弁
29 アキュームレータ
30 コントローラ
31 室外制御部
32 吸入圧力センサ
33 吐出圧力センサ
34 吸入温度センサ
35 吐出温度センサ
36 室外熱交液側温度センサ
37 液冷媒温度センサ
38 外気温度センサ
41a 第1室内熱交換器
41b 第2室内熱交換器
42a 第1室内ファン
41b 第2室内ファン
44a 第1室内膨張弁
44b 第2室内膨張弁
45a 第1室内冷媒温度センサ
45b 第2室内冷媒温度センサ
46a 第1室内制御部
46b 第2室内制御部
51 液側主管
52a 第1室内液側分岐管(分岐管)
52b 第2室内液側分岐管(分岐管)
61 ガス側主管
62a 第1室内ガス側分岐管
62b 第2室内ガス側分岐管
100 冷媒量の決定装置
110 受付部
120 冷媒量の決定部
130 出力部
131 室外ユニットボタン
132 室内ユニットボタン
133 分岐管ボタン
134 決定ボタン
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- 圧縮機(21)と、凝縮器(22)と、第1膨張弁(28)と、蒸発器(41a、41b)と、前記凝縮器を通過した後に前記第1膨張弁において減圧された冷媒を前記蒸発器に送る液側冷媒連絡配管(5)と、前記蒸発器を通過した冷媒を前記圧縮機の吸入側に送るガス側冷媒連絡配管(6)と、が接続された冷媒回路(10)を有する冷凍装置(1)に充填される冷媒量の決定方法であって、
前記液側冷媒連絡配管の長さが長いほど前記液側冷媒連絡配管の単位長さ当たりの冷媒量が多くなるように前記冷媒回路に充填される冷媒量を定める、
冷媒量の決定方法。 - 前記冷凍装置は、液側閉鎖弁(24)と、互いに並列に接続される複数の前記蒸発器(41a、41b)と、を有しており、
前記液側冷媒連絡配管は、前記液側閉鎖弁から前記液側冷媒連絡配管の途中である分岐点(X)まで伸びる液側主管(51)と、前記分岐点において分岐して複数の前記蒸発器それぞれに対して伸びる分岐管(52a、52b)を有しており、
前記第1膨張弁または前記液側閉鎖弁から前記液側主管を介して前記分岐点に到るまでの長さと、前記分岐管の本数と、複数の前記分岐管の長さと、を用いて冷媒量を定める、
請求項1に記載の冷媒量の決定方法。 - 前記冷凍装置の馬力に応じて定まる前記液側冷媒連絡配管の配管径を用いて冷媒量を定める、
請求項1または2に記載の冷媒量の決定方法。 - 前記液側冷媒連絡配管(5)の長さの所定の範囲毎または所定長さ毎に、対応する所定の冷媒削減率または対応する所定の冷媒充填率を、前記冷凍装置(1)の馬力毎に示した対応関係を予め定めておき、前記対応関係に基づいて前記冷媒回路に充填される冷媒量を定め、
前記所定の冷媒削減率は、前記液側冷媒連絡配管が液冷媒で満たされた場合に前記液側冷媒連絡配管に充填されている冷媒量を基準とする冷媒の削減率であり、
前記所定の冷媒充填率は、前記液側冷媒連絡配管が液冷媒で満たされた場合に前記液側冷媒連絡配管に充填されている冷媒量を基準とする冷媒の充填率であり、
(液冷媒で満たされた場合の冷媒量)×(1-所定の冷媒削減率)を計算して得られる冷媒量、または、(液冷媒で満たされた場合の冷媒量)×(所定の冷媒充填率)を計算して得られる冷媒量が、前記液側冷媒連絡配管(5)の長さが長いほど、前記冷凍装置の馬力が大きいほど、単位長さ当たりの冷媒量が多くなるように定められている、
請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の冷媒量の決定方法。 - 圧縮機(21)と、凝縮器(22)と、第1膨張弁(28)と、蒸発器(41a、41b)と、前記凝縮器を通過した後に前記第1膨張弁において減圧された冷媒を前記蒸発器に送る液側冷媒連絡配管(5)と、前記蒸発器を通過した冷媒を前記圧縮機の吸入側に送るガス側冷媒連絡配管(6)と、が接続された冷媒回路(10)を有する冷凍装置(1)に充填される冷媒量の決定装置であって、
少なくとも前記液側冷媒連絡配管の長さの情報を受け付ける受付部(110)と、
前記受付部が受け付けた前記液側冷媒連絡配管の長さの情報に基づいて、前記液側冷媒連絡配管の長さが長いほど前記液側冷媒連絡配管の単位長さ当たりの冷媒量が多くなるように前記冷媒回路に充填される冷媒量を決定する冷媒量決定部(120)と、
前記冷媒量決定部によって決定された冷媒量を出力する出力部(130)と、
を備える冷媒量の決定装置(100)。 - 前記冷凍装置は、互いに並列に接続される複数の前記蒸発器(41a、41b)と、複数の前記蒸発器と前記第1膨張弁との間に設けられた液側閉鎖弁(24)と、を有しており、
前記液側冷媒連絡配管は、前記液側閉鎖弁から前記液側冷媒連絡配管の途中である分岐点(X)まで伸びる液側主管(51)と、前記分岐点において分岐して複数の前記蒸発器それぞれに対して伸びる分岐管(52a、52b)を有しており、
前記受付部は、さらに、前記第1膨張弁または前記液側閉鎖弁から前記液側主管を介して前記分岐点に到るまでの長さと、前記分岐管の本数と、複数の前記分岐管の長さの各情報を受け付け、
前記冷媒量決定部は、前記受付部が受け付けた前記第1膨張弁または前記液側閉鎖弁から前記液側主管を介して前記分岐点に到るまでの長さと、前記分岐管の本数と、複数の前記分岐管の長さの各情報を用いて冷媒量を定める、
請求項5に記載の冷媒量の決定装置。 - 少なくとも前記受付部が受け付けた数の前記分岐管および前記蒸発器と前記液側主管とを、予め有している各イメージデータを用いて表示させ、複数の前記分岐管と前記液側主管に対応する位置にそれぞれの長さの入力を受け付けるための入力欄を表示させるイメージ表示部をさらに備え、
前記受付部は、前記イメージ表示部において表示されている各入力欄に入力された値を受け付ける、
請求項6に記載の冷媒量の決定装置。 - 前記受付部は、さらに、前記冷凍装置の馬力の情報を受け付け、
前記冷媒量決定部は、前記受付部が受け付けた馬力の情報に応じて定まる前記液側冷媒連絡配管の配管径を予め有しているデータに基づいて求め、前記液側冷媒連絡配管の配管径を用いて冷媒量を定める、
請求項5から7のいずれか1項に記載の冷媒量の決定装置。
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