WO2019225031A1 - Dispositif à cycle frigorifique - Google Patents

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WO2019225031A1
WO2019225031A1 PCT/JP2018/040100 JP2018040100W WO2019225031A1 WO 2019225031 A1 WO2019225031 A1 WO 2019225031A1 JP 2018040100 W JP2018040100 W JP 2018040100W WO 2019225031 A1 WO2019225031 A1 WO 2019225031A1
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康敬 落合
一宏 小松
宣明 田崎
義統 中島
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present invention relates to a refrigeration cycle apparatus provided with a refrigeration cycle circuit.
  • Patent Document 1 describes a refrigeration air conditioner provided with a refrigerant shortage determination unit.
  • the refrigerant shortage determining means obtains a deviation amount between the degree of refrigerant supercooling at the outlet of the supercooling heat exchanger and the determination threshold value, and determines whether the refrigerant amount is insufficient based on whether the deviation amount is a positive value. It is configured.
  • Recent refrigeration cycle devices tend to reduce the amount of refrigerant charged.
  • the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant may be relatively small even in a normal state where no refrigerant leakage occurs.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage is determined based on the deviation between the degree of supercooling and the determination threshold, it is determined that the refrigerant has been leaked even though the refrigerant has not leaked.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a refrigeration cycle apparatus that can suppress erroneous detection or notification of refrigerant leakage.
  • a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit that circulates refrigerant, a sensor that detects a temperature or pressure of the refrigeration cycle circuit, and a notification unit configured to notify leakage of the refrigerant.
  • a refrigeration cycle circuit that circulates refrigerant
  • a sensor that detects a temperature or pressure of the refrigeration cycle circuit
  • a notification unit configured to notify leakage of the refrigerant.
  • the present invention it is possible to more reliably detect the leakage of the refrigerant based on the fact that either the detected value of the sensor or the calculated value calculated based on the detected value fluctuates greatly within a predetermined period. Therefore, according to the present invention, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be suppressed.
  • FIG. 3 is a ph diagram showing the state of refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the time change of the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the condenser outlet temperature Tco and the time change of the calculated value of the degree of subcooling when refrigerant leakage occurs. It is a graph to show. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the refrigerant
  • the refrigerating cycle device concerning Embodiment 2 of the present invention it is a graph which shows the time change of the computed value of the degree of supercooling when the leakage of the refrigerant has arisen.
  • FIG. 1 is a refrigerant circuit diagram showing the configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the air conditioning apparatus which can perform air_conditionaing
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus has a refrigeration cycle circuit 10 that circulates refrigerant.
  • the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 has a configuration in which a compressor 21, a heat source side heat exchanger 22, an expansion valve 23, and a load side heat exchanger 24 are sequentially connected in an annular manner through a refrigerant pipe.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus has an outdoor unit 30 installed outdoors and an indoor unit 40 installed indoors.
  • the outdoor unit 30 houses at least the heat source side heat exchanger 22.
  • outdoor air is supplied to the compressor 21, pressure sensors 61 and 62, temperature sensors 71, 72, and 74, and the heat source side heat exchanger 22.
  • An outdoor fan 25 for blowing air is accommodated.
  • the indoor unit 40 accommodates at least the load side heat exchanger 24.
  • an expansion valve 23 and a temperature sensor 73, and an indoor fan 26 that blows indoor air to the load-side heat exchanger 24 are accommodated. ing.
  • the outdoor unit 30 and the indoor unit 40 are connected via an extension pipe 51 and an extension pipe 52 that are part of the refrigerant pipe.
  • One end of the extension pipe 51 is connected to the outdoor unit 30 via the joint portion 31.
  • the other end of the extension pipe 51 is connected to the indoor unit 40 via the joint portion 41.
  • the extension pipe 51 is a gas pipe for mainly circulating a gas refrigerant.
  • One end of the extension pipe 52 is connected to the outdoor unit 30 via the joint portion 32.
  • the other end of the extension pipe 52 is connected to the indoor unit 40 via the joint portion 42.
  • the extension pipe 52 is a liquid pipe that mainly circulates the liquid refrigerant.
  • Compressor 21 is a fluid machine that sucks and compresses low-pressure gas refrigerant and discharges it as high-pressure gas refrigerant.
  • the compressor 21 for example, an inverter-driven compressor capable of adjusting the rotation speed is used.
  • the heat source side heat exchanger 22 is a heat exchanger that functions as a condenser. In the heat source side heat exchanger 22, heat exchange is performed between the refrigerant circulating inside and the outdoor air blown by the outdoor fan 25.
  • the expansion valve 23 is a valve that decompresses the refrigerant by expansion of the throttle. As the expansion valve 23, an electronic expansion valve whose opening degree can be adjusted is used. The opening degree of the expansion valve 23 is controlled so that the degree of superheat or the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant approaches the target value.
  • the load side heat exchanger 24 is a heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator. In the load-side heat exchanger 24, heat exchange is performed between the refrigerant circulating inside and the indoor air blown by the indoor fan 26.
  • the pressure sensor 61 is provided on the suction side of the compressor 21 in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the pressure sensor 61 is configured to detect the suction pressure Ps of the compressor 21 as a low-pressure side pressure in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 and output a detection signal.
  • the pressure sensor 62 is provided on the discharge side of the compressor 21 in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the pressure sensor 62 is configured to detect the discharge pressure Pd of the compressor 21 as a high-pressure side pressure in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 and output a detection signal.
  • the pressure sensors 61 and 62 directly detect the pressure of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe.
  • the temperature sensor 71 is provided in the two-phase part of the heat source side heat exchanger 22.
  • the temperature sensor 71 is configured to detect the temperature of the two-phase refrigerant in the heat source side heat exchanger 22 as the condensation temperature Tc and output a detection signal.
  • the temperature sensor 72 is provided at the outlet of the heat source side heat exchanger 22 in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the temperature sensor 72 is configured to detect the temperature of the refrigerant flowing out from the heat source side heat exchanger 22 as the condenser outlet temperature Tco and output a detection signal.
  • the temperature sensor 73 is provided at the inlet of the load-side heat exchanger 24 in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the temperature sensor 73 is configured to detect the temperature of the refrigerant flowing into the load-side heat exchanger 24 and output a detection signal.
  • the temperature sensor 74 is provided on the suction side of the compressor 21 in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the temperature sensor 74 is configured to detect the temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor 21 as the evaporation temperature Te and output a detection signal.
  • the temperature sensors 71, 72, 73, and 74 are provided outside the refrigerant pipe. That is, the temperature sensors 71, 72, 73, and 74 indirectly detect the temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe by detecting the temperature of the refrigerant pipe.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the control unit 200 of the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the control unit 200 includes a microcomputer that includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O port, and the like.
  • the control unit 200 includes a compressor 21, an expansion valve 23, an outdoor fan 25, and an indoor fan 26 based on detection signals from various sensors provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10, operation signals from the operation unit 211, and the like. Controls the overall operation of the cycle device.
  • the control unit 200 notifies the refrigerant leakage by the notification unit 212.
  • the control unit 200 includes a measurement unit 201, a calculation unit 202, a storage unit 203, and a comparison determination unit 204 as functional blocks.
  • the measurement unit 201 acquires the detected pressure value of each part based on the detection signal output from each of the pressure sensors 61 and 62, and outputs the detection signal output from each of the temperature sensors 71, 72, 73, and 74. Based on this, the detected value of the temperature of each part is acquired.
  • the calculation unit 202 calculates various calculation values and control parameters based on the detected values of temperature and pressure acquired by the measurement unit 201. For example, the calculation unit 202 calculates a calculated value of the degree of supercooling based on the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco.
  • control parameters include instruction values of the component devices of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 such as the driving frequency of the compressor 21, the opening degree of the expansion valve 23, the rotational speed of the outdoor fan 25, and the rotational speed of the indoor fan 26.
  • the storage unit 203 stores information such as the detection value acquired by the measurement unit 201 and the calculation value and control parameter calculated by the calculation unit 202.
  • the comparison determination unit 204 compares values such as a detection value, a calculation value, and an instruction value as necessary, and determines the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage.
  • the control unit 200 may be provided in the outdoor unit 30 or may be provided in the indoor unit 40.
  • the control unit 200 may include an outdoor unit control unit provided in the outdoor unit 30 and an indoor unit control unit provided in the indoor unit 40 and capable of communicating with the outdoor unit control unit.
  • the operation unit 211 is configured to receive various operations by the user such as operation start operation and operation stop operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus. When various operations by the user are performed on the operation unit 211, an operation signal corresponding to the performed operation is output from the operation unit 211 to the control unit 200.
  • the operation unit 211 is provided in the indoor unit 40, for example.
  • reporting part 212 is comprised so that various information, such as a refrigerant
  • the notification unit 212 includes at least one of a display unit for visually informing information and an audio output unit for informing information audibly.
  • the notification unit 212 is provided in the indoor unit 40, for example.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the refrigerant leakage detection process executed by the control unit 200 of the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the refrigerant leakage detection process shown in FIG. 3 is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals during the operation period of the refrigeration cycle apparatus.
  • the control unit 200 stores the current instruction value of each element device provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 in the storage unit 203 as the current instruction value.
  • the component devices include a compressor 21, an expansion valve 23, an outdoor fan 25, an indoor fan 26, and the like.
  • the instruction value includes the drive frequency of the compressor 21, the opening degree of the expansion valve 23, the rotational speed of the outdoor fan 25, the rotational speed of the indoor fan 26, and the like.
  • the control unit 200 stores the current detection value detected by each sensor in the storage unit 203 as the current detection value, and also calculates the current calculation value calculated based on these detection values.
  • the calculated value is stored in the storage unit 203.
  • the detection value includes a detection value of the suction pressure Ps detected by the pressure sensor 61, a detection value of the discharge pressure Pd detected by the pressure sensor 62, a detection value of the condensation temperature Tc detected by the temperature sensor 71, and a temperature sensor 72.
  • the calculated value of the superheat degree calculated based on the detected value of the suction pressure Ps and the detected value of the suction temperature Ts, the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd, and the excessive value calculated based on the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco.
  • the cooling degree is a calculated value of the cooling degree.
  • step S3 the control unit 200 stores the current instruction value of each element device stored in step S1 and the previous instruction value of each element device stored in the previous refrigerant leakage detection process.
  • the current instruction value is compared with the previous instruction value.
  • step S4 when it is determined in step S4 that at least one instruction value among the current instruction values of each element device has changed from the previous instruction value, the current refrigerant leakage detection process is terminated. If it is determined in step S4 that all of the current instruction values of the element devices have not changed from the previous instruction value, the process proceeds to step S5. Instead of the previous instruction value, a past instruction value stored before the previous refrigerant leakage detection process can be used.
  • step S5 the control unit 200 determines whether or not the present time is within the transition period.
  • the transient period is a period from when the indicated value of each element device changes until the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 is stabilized. For example, when the elapsed time from the change of the instruction value of each element device is equal to or less than a predetermined time set in advance, it is determined that the current time is within the transition period. Further, when the elapsed time since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus is equal to or less than a predetermined time set in advance, it is determined that the current time is within the transition period. When it is determined that the current time is within the transition period, the control unit 200 ends the current refrigerant leak detection process.
  • step S6 the determination of the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage (step S6 and step S7) is not performed during a transient period in which the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 is not stable, and the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 is stable. It is executed during a period outside the transition period.
  • step S6 the control unit 200 stores the current value stored in step S2 and the previous value stored in the previous refrigerant leakage detection process for at least one of the detected value and the calculated value. Read from. Then, the control unit 200 calculates the amount of change based on the current value and the previous value. The amount of change is an absolute value obtained by subtracting the previous value from the current value. In addition, it can replace with the last value and can also use the past value memorize
  • step S7 the control unit 200 determines whether or not the amount of change calculated in step S6 is equal to or less than a preset threshold value. If it is determined that the amount of change is equal to or less than the threshold, the current refrigerant leak detection process is terminated. This is because, as will be described later, when the amount of change is equal to or less than the threshold value, it is determined that the refrigerant has not leaked. On the other hand, if it is determined that the amount of change is larger than the threshold value, the process proceeds to step S8, and a process of notifying the notification unit 212 of the leakage of the refrigerant is performed. As described later, this is because it is determined that the refrigerant has leaked when the amount of change is larger than the threshold value. By the process of step S8, the notification unit 212 notifies the outside of the leakage of the refrigerant.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph showing the change over time of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling when there is no refrigerant leakage in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph showing the change over time of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling when refrigerant leakage occurs in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment. 4 and 5, the horizontal axis represents the elapsed time [min] since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus, and the vertical axis represents the calculated value [K] of the degree of supercooling.
  • the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is calculated based on the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco.
  • the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is maintained at about + 1K after the transition period of about 20 minutes has elapsed since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus. . For this reason, the fluctuation of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is small. For example, if the calculated value of the degree of supercooling at a certain time t1 is SC1, and the calculated value of the degree of supercooling at time t2 a few minutes after time t1 is SC2, the supercooling in the period from time t1 to time t2 The amount of change in the calculated value of degree (
  • ) is about 0K to 1K.
  • the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is obtained even after a transition period of about 20 minutes has elapsed since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus. , And fluctuate periodically periodically across 0K.
  • the fluctuation period of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is about several minutes, and the fluctuation range is about ⁇ several K across 0K.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage can be determined based on whether or not the amount of change is equal to or less than the threshold if the threshold is set to about 5K.
  • FIG. 6 is a graph showing the change over time of the detected value of the condensation temperature when there is no refrigerant leakage in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a graph showing the change over time of the detected value of the condensation temperature when refrigerant leakage occurs in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment. 6 and FIG. 7, the horizontal axis represents the elapsed time [min] since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus, and the vertical axis represents the detected value [° C.] of the condensation temperature.
  • the detection value of the condensation temperature is acquired based on the detection signal of the temperature sensor 71.
  • the fluctuation of the detected value of the condensing temperature becomes small after a transient period of about 20 minutes has elapsed since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus.
  • the detection value of the condensation temperature at a certain time t1 is Tc1
  • the detection value of the condensation temperature at a time t2 several minutes after the time t1 is Tc2
  • ) is about 0K to 1K.
  • the detected value of the condensation temperature is a period even after a transition period of about 20 minutes has elapsed since the start of the refrigeration cycle apparatus. It has fluctuated greatly.
  • the fluctuation period of the detected value of the condensation temperature is about several minutes, and the fluctuation range is about several K to 10K.
  • the detection value of the condensation temperature at a certain time t3 is Tc3
  • the detection value of the condensation temperature at a time t4 several minutes after the time t3 is Tc4
  • ) is about 7K.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage can be determined based on whether or not the amount of change is equal to or less than the threshold.
  • FIG. 8 is a ph diagram showing the state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis in FIG. 8 represents the specific enthalpy, and the vertical axis represents the pressure.
  • the state of the refrigerant changes in the order of A1, A2, A3, and A4. If refrigerant leakage occurs in the refrigeration cycle apparatus with a reduced refrigerant charge amount, the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant flowing out from the heat source side heat exchanger 22 functioning as a condenser becomes approximately 0K (point of FIG. 8).
  • the state of the refrigerant at the inlet of the expansion valve 23 can change from a liquid single phase to a gas-liquid two phase.
  • the cycle to be executed changes from the refrigeration cycle A to the refrigeration cycle B.
  • the state of the refrigerant changes in the order of B1, B2, B3, and B4.
  • the refrigerant at the inlet of the expansion valve 23 is in a gas-liquid two-phase state, so that the pressure loss of the expansion valve 23 increases. This makes it difficult for the refrigerant to flow from the high pressure side to the low pressure side of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 via the expansion valve 23. For this reason, the refrigerant amount on the low pressure side of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 decreases, and the low pressure side pressure of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 decreases. Further, as the low pressure side pressure decreases, the high pressure side pressure of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 also decreases.
  • the refrigerant that should flow into the low pressure side accumulates on the high pressure side, so the refrigerant at the inlet of the expansion valve 23 is liable to liquefy.
  • the cycle to be executed changes from the refrigeration cycle B to the refrigeration cycle A.
  • the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant at the inlet of the expansion valve 23 is almost 0K, so that the refrigeration cycle A and the refrigeration cycle B are repeatedly executed alternately.
  • the detection values detected by the pressure sensors 61 and 62, the temperature sensors 71, 72, 73, 74, and the like, and the calculation values calculated based on these detection values And a hunting phenomenon in which each of them fluctuates greatly periodically.
  • the detection values that fluctuate greatly periodically when the refrigerant leaks include the detection value of the suction pressure Ps detected by the pressure sensor 61, the detection value of the discharge pressure Pd detected by the pressure sensor 62, and the temperature sensor 71. , The detected value of the condenser temperature Tc detected by the temperature sensor 72, the detected value of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 73, and the suction temperature Ts detected by the temperature sensor 74. There is a detected value.
  • the calculated value that fluctuates greatly when the refrigerant leaks includes a detected value of the suction pressure Ps and a calculated value of the degree of superheat calculated based on the detected value of the suction temperature Ts.
  • the degree of supercooling is 0K at both points A2 and B2 shown in FIG. 8, according to FIG. 8, even if the refrigeration cycle A and the refrigeration cycle B are executed alternately, the supercooling is performed. The degree does not seem to fluctuate greatly. However, when the degree of supercooling is calculated based on the detected value of the pressure sensor and the detected value of the temperature sensor, the calculated value of the degree of supercooling varies greatly periodically as described below.
  • FIG. 9 shows the time change of the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the condenser outlet temperature Tco and the time change of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling when refrigerant leakage occurs in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is a graph which shows.
  • the horizontal axis in FIG. 9 represents the passage of time. 9 represents the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco.
  • the vertical axis in the lower part of FIG. 9 represents the calculated value [K] of the degree of supercooling.
  • the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is calculated based on the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco. As already shown in FIG.
  • the actual value of the discharge pressure Pd and the actual value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco vary periodically.
  • the discharge pressure Pd is the pressure at the points A1 and B1
  • the condenser outlet temperature Tco is the temperature at the points A2 and B2.
  • the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd detected by the pressure sensor 62 varies with the actual value of the discharge pressure Pd.
  • the pressure sensor 62 directly detects the pressure of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe.
  • the temperature sensor 71 indirectly detects the temperature of the refrigerant by detecting the temperature of the refrigerant pipe. For this reason, the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco detected by the temperature sensor 71 is delayed in response to fluctuations in the actual value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco due to the influence of the heat capacity of the refrigerant piping and the like.
  • the peak of the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco is delayed by the time t from the peak of the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd. Further, with the response delay, the waveform of the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco becomes dull with respect to the waveform of the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd.
  • the calculated value of the degree of supercooling is calculated based on the detected value of the discharge pressure Pd and the detected value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco. As a result, when the refrigeration cycle A and the refrigeration cycle B are executed alternately, the calculated value of the degree of supercooling periodically fluctuates greatly across 0K as shown in the lower part of FIG.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus is configured to notify the refrigerant leakage, the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 that circulates the refrigerant, the sensor that detects the temperature or pressure of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10, and the like. And a notification unit 212.
  • the sensors are, for example, pressure sensors 61 and 62 and temperature sensors 71, 72, 73, and 74.
  • the refrigerant leakage is notified by the notification unit 212.
  • the detection value is, for example, a detection value of the suction pressure Ps, a detection value of the discharge pressure Pd, a detection value of the condensation temperature Tc, a detection value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco, a detection value of the suction temperature Ts, or the like.
  • the calculated value is, for example, a calculated value of the degree of superheat, a calculated value of the degree of supercooling, or the like.
  • the change amount is, for example, a change amount calculated based on the current value stored in step S2 of FIG. 3 and the past value stored in the past.
  • the leakage of the refrigerant is more reliably performed based on the fact that either the detection value of the sensor that detects the temperature or pressure, or the calculation value calculated based on the detection value greatly fluctuates within a predetermined period. Can be detected. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be suppressed.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage is determined based on the magnitude of the amount of change within a predetermined period of the detected value or the calculated value, not the magnitude of the degree of supercooling. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be suppressed.
  • refrigerant leakage is detected as long as the leakage proceeds and there is almost no refrigerant in the circuit. Not. In this case, when leakage of the refrigerant is detected, there is a possibility that element devices such as a compressor have been damaged.
  • the refrigerant leakage is detected earlier based not on the level of the discharge temperature or the degree of superheat, but on the basis of the amount of change in the detected value or calculated value within a predetermined period.
  • the present embodiment it is possible to notify the leakage of the refrigerant before the component device such as the compressor is damaged. Moreover, in this Embodiment, since the leakage amount of a refrigerant
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus further includes a compressor 21 provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the predetermined period is a period in which the drive frequency of the compressor 21 is maintained constant. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant leakage from being erroneously detected when the detection value or the calculation value changes due to the change in the driving frequency of the compressor 21. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be more reliably suppressed.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus further includes an expansion valve 23 provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10.
  • the predetermined period is a period during which the opening degree of the expansion valve 23 is maintained constant. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant leakage from being erroneously detected when the detection value or the calculation value varies due to the variation in the opening degree of the expansion valve 23. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be more reliably suppressed.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus further includes a heat exchanger provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 and a fan that supplies air to the heat exchanger.
  • the heat exchanger is, for example, a heat source side heat exchanger 22 or a load side heat exchanger 24.
  • the fan is, for example, the outdoor fan 25 or the indoor fan 26.
  • the predetermined period is a period in which the rotation speed of the fan is kept constant. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant leakage from being erroneously detected when the detected value or the calculated value varies due to the variation in the rotation speed of the fan. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be more reliably suppressed.
  • the predetermined period is a period outside the transient period after the state of the component devices provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 changes.
  • the element device is, for example, the compressor 21, the expansion valve 23, the outdoor fan 25, the indoor fan 26, or the like. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant leakage from being erroneously detected when the detection value or the calculation value varies due to the state change of the element device. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, erroneous detection or erroneous notification of refrigerant leakage can be more reliably suppressed.
  • Embodiment 2 a refrigeration cycle apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described.
  • Embodiment 1 when the amount of change in the detected value or the calculated value within a predetermined period exceeds the threshold value, it is determined that the refrigerant has leaked, and the leakage of the refrigerant is notified by the notification unit 212.
  • the standard deviation ⁇ within the predetermined period of the detected value or the calculated value exceeds the threshold value, it is determined that the refrigerant has leaked, and the refrigerant leakage is notified by the notification unit 212.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage is determined based on the magnitude of variation in the detected value or the calculated value, not on the magnitude of the change amount of the detected value or the calculated value.
  • the detected value or the calculated value is acquired as a discrete value at a predetermined time interval, and two or more detected values or calculated values are acquired within the predetermined period.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the refrigerant leakage detection process executed by the control unit 200 of the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment. Steps S11 to S15 in FIG. 10 are the same as steps S1 to S5 in FIG.
  • step S16 of FIG. 10 the control unit 200 reads two or more values within a predetermined period from the storage unit 203 for at least one of the detected value and the calculated value, and calculates these standard deviations ⁇ . .
  • step S17 the control unit 200 determines whether or not the standard deviation ⁇ calculated in step S16 is equal to or less than a preset threshold value. If it is determined that the standard deviation ⁇ is equal to or less than the threshold value, the current refrigerant leakage detection process is terminated. On the other hand, when it determines with standard deviation (sigma) being larger than a threshold value, it progresses to step S18 and performs the process which alert
  • FIG. 11 is a graph showing the change over time of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling when there is no refrigerant leakage in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a graph showing the change over time of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling when refrigerant leakage occurs in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis of FIG.11 and FIG.12 represents the elapsed time [minute] after starting a refrigerating-cycle apparatus, and the vertical axis
  • shaft represents the calculated value [K] of a supercooling degree.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage can be determined based on whether or not the standard deviation ⁇ of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling within the predetermined period exceeds the threshold value. For example, in the graph shown in FIG.
  • the standard deviation ⁇ of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling during the period from time t11 to time t12 is equal to or less than the threshold value, it can be determined that the refrigerant has not leaked. Further, for example, in the graph shown in FIG. 12, if the standard deviation ⁇ of the calculated value of the degree of supercooling in the period from time t13 to time t14 exceeds the threshold value, it is determined that the refrigerant has leaked. it can.
  • FIG. 13 is a graph showing the change over time of the detected value of the condensation temperature when there is no refrigerant leakage in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 is a graph showing the change over time of the detected value of the condensation temperature when refrigerant leakage occurs in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis of FIG.13 and FIG.14 represents the elapsed time [minute] after starting a refrigerating-cycle apparatus, and the vertical axis
  • shaft represents the detected value [degreeC] of the condensation temperature.
  • the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage can be determined based on whether or not the standard deviation ⁇ of the detected value of the condensation temperature within the predetermined period exceeds the threshold value. For example, in the graph shown in FIG.
  • the standard deviation ⁇ of the detected value of the condensation temperature in the period from time t11 to time t12 is equal to or less than the threshold value, it can be determined that the refrigerant has not leaked. Further, for example, in the graph shown in FIG. 14, if the standard deviation ⁇ of the detected value of the condensation temperature in the period from time t13 to time t14 exceeds the threshold value, it can be determined that the refrigerant has leaked. .
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus is configured to notify the refrigerant leakage, the refrigeration cycle circuit 10 that circulates the refrigerant, the sensor that detects the temperature or pressure of the refrigeration cycle circuit 10, and the like. And a notification unit 212.
  • the sensors are, for example, pressure sensors 61 and 62 and temperature sensors 71, 72, 73, and 74.
  • the refrigerant leakage is notified by the notification unit 212.
  • the detection value is, for example, a detection value of the suction pressure Ps, a detection value of the discharge pressure Pd, a detection value of the condensation temperature Tc, a detection value of the condenser outlet temperature Tco, a detection value of the suction temperature Ts, or the like.
  • the calculated value is, for example, a calculated value of the degree of superheat, a calculated value of the degree of supercooling, or the like.
  • the air conditioner is taken as an example, but the present invention is also applicable to a refrigeration cycle apparatus other than the air conditioner.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of performing the cooling operation is described as an example.
  • the present invention is a refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of performing only the heating operation, or the cooling operation and the heating operation.
  • the present invention can also be applied to a refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of performing both.

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Dispositif à cycle frigorifique comprenant : un circuit à cycle frigorifique dans lequel circule un fluide frigorigène; un capteur qui détecte la température ou la pression du circuit à cycle frigorifique; et une unité de notification configurée pour notifier une fuite du fluide frigorigène, lorsque la quantité de variation d'une valeur détectée du capteur ou d'une valeur calculée sur la base de la valeur détectée du capteur dans une période de temps prédéterminée dépasse un seuil, une fuite de fluide frigorigène est notifiée par l'unité de notification.
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