WO2020137235A1 - 車両用空気調和装置 - Google Patents

車両用空気調和装置 Download PDF

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WO2020137235A1
WO2020137235A1 PCT/JP2019/044845 JP2019044845W WO2020137235A1 WO 2020137235 A1 WO2020137235 A1 WO 2020137235A1 JP 2019044845 W JP2019044845 W JP 2019044845W WO 2020137235 A1 WO2020137235 A1 WO 2020137235A1
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孝史 青木
竜 宮腰
耕平 山下
雄満 山崎
洪銘 張
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サンデン・オートモーティブクライメイトシステム株式会社
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/32—Cooling devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B1/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B5/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity
    • F25B5/02—Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity arranged in parallel

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  • the present invention relates to a heat pump type air conditioner that air-conditions a passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • a heat exchanger for cooling the battery is provided so that the battery can be cooled by circulating the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit to the heat exchanger.
  • a vehicle air conditioner having a plurality of evaporators for example, it is necessary to cool the temperature-controlled object from an operating state in which the refrigerant is evaporated by a heat absorber (evaporator) to air-condition the vehicle interior. Then, when the operation state in which the refrigerant flows through the target heat exchanger for temperature control (evaporator) also occurs, the heat exchange paths including them increase, so the capacity of the compressor (target rotation speed) becomes insufficient. As a result, the temperature of the air blown into the vehicle interior becomes high, and the cooling of the temperature-controlled object is delayed.
  • a heat absorber evaporator
  • the target rotation speed of the compressor is, for example, a feedforward operation calculated by a feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat absorber when cooling the vehicle interior.
  • the feedback operation amount calculated by the feedback calculation based on the target temperature and the actual temperature of the heat absorber Therefore, if a certain amount of time has passed after the transition, it is possible to satisfy the target temperature by the feedback operation amount, but the responsiveness is low.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and it is possible to reduce the capacity (target rotation speed) of the compressor when the operating state in which the number of evaporators that evaporate the refrigerant increases increases. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle air conditioner that is avoided and has improved responsiveness.
  • the vehicle air conditioner of the present invention includes at least a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a plurality of evaporators for evaporating the refrigerant, and a control device to air-condition the vehicle interior, and the control device is at least , Having a first operating state for evaporating the refrigerant in the evaporator and a second operating state for evaporating the refrigerant in a larger number of evaporators than in the first operating state, and being cooled by the evaporator or by it
  • the target rotation speed of the compressor is calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the target, and the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation is larger in the second operating state than in the first operating state. It is characterized in that it is corrected in the direction of
  • the control device calculates the feedback operation amount of the target rotation speed of the compressor by feedback calculation based on the temperature of the evaporator or the target cooled by the evaporator and the target temperature.
  • the target rotational speed of the compressor is determined based on a value calculated by adding the feedforward operation amount and the feedback operation amount.
  • a vehicle air conditioner according to a third aspect of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle by evaporating the refrigerant and a heat absorber as an evaporator for cooling the air supplied to the vehicle compartment in each of the above inventions.
  • the heat exchanger for the temperature controlled object as an evaporator for cooling the temperature controlled object, the valve device for the heat absorber for controlling the flow of the refrigerant to the heat absorber, and the heat exchanger for the temperature controlled object The temperature controlled object valve device for controlling the flow of the refrigerant is provided, and the control device opens one of the heat absorber valve device and the temperature controlled object valve device in the first operating state, and opens the other.
  • the valve device for heat absorber and the valve device for temperature adjustment are opened in the second operating state.
  • the refrigerant is evaporated in the heat absorber and the heat exchanger for temperature adjustment.
  • the control device opens the temperature-controlled object valve device, and based on the temperature of the heat-controlled object heat exchanger or the temperature of the object cooled by the heat exchanger. Controlling the number of revolutions of the compressor and closing the heat absorber valve device Cooling target cooling (single) mode, and opening the valve device for temperature control target, and cooling by the heat exchanger for temperature control target or it Controls the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the target, and controls the opening and closing of the valve device for the heat absorber based on the temperature of the heat absorber. Has a temperature controlled target cooling (priority) + air conditioning mode.
  • cooling (priority) + air conditioning mode it is calculated by a feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat exchanger to be temperature controlled or the target to be cooled by the heat exchanger to be temperature controlled, rather than the cooling (single) mode to be temperature controlled.
  • the feature is that correction is performed in the direction of increasing the feedforward operation amount.
  • the control device cools the temperature-controlled object (single) when the heat absorber valve device is opened in the temperature-controlled object cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode. It is characterized in that the amount of feedforward operation calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat exchanger to be temperature controlled or the target to be cooled by it is corrected to be larger than that in the mode.
  • a vehicle air conditioner according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle air conditioner according to the fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the control device controls the temperature of the object to be cooled (priority) + the temperature of the object cooled by the heat absorber in the air conditioning mode. And a correction value for correcting the feedforward manipulated variable based on the target temperature of the heat absorber.
  • the control device opens the valve device for the heat absorber, controls the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the heat absorber, Air conditioning (single) mode to close the valve device for temperature control, open the valve device for heat absorber, control the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the heat absorber, heat exchanger for temperature control or by it It has an air conditioning (priority) + temperature controlled target cooling mode that controls opening and closing of the temperature controlled target valve device based on the temperature of the target to be cooled.
  • this air conditioning (priority) + temperature controlled target cooling mode It is characterized in that the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat absorber is corrected to be larger than that in the air conditioning (single) mode.
  • control device is in an air conditioning (single) mode when the temperature controlled object valve device is opened in the air conditioning (priority) + temperature controlled object cooling mode. It is characterized in that the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat absorber is increased.
  • the control device uses the heat exchanger for the temperature controlled object in the air conditioning (priority) + temperature controlled target cooling mode. It is characterized in that a correction value for correcting the feedforward manipulated variable is calculated based on the temperature of the object to be cooled and the target temperature thereof.
  • a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a plurality of evaporators for evaporating the refrigerant, and a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus for air-conditioning a vehicle compartment which is provided with at least a control device, wherein at least the control device evaporates.
  • An evaporator or an object to be cooled by the evaporator which has a first operating state in which the refrigerant is evaporated in the evaporator and a second operating state in which the refrigerant is evaporated in a number of evaporators greater than the first operating state.
  • a direction in which the target rotation speed of the compressor is calculated by a feedforward calculation based on the target temperature and the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation is made larger in the second operating state than in the first operating state. Since the correction is made in step 1, the shortage of the compressor capacity (target speed) at the time of switching from the first operating state to the second operating state can be promptly resolved, and responsiveness is improved to improve reliability. With this, it becomes possible to improve the marketability.
  • the control device calculates the feedback manipulated variable of the target rotational speed of the compressor by feedback calculation based on the temperature of the evaporator or the object cooled by the evaporator and the target temperature, and also feedforward If the target rotation speed of the compressor is determined based on the value obtained by adding the operation amount and the feedback operation amount, the target rotation speed of the compressor will change as time elapses after switching to the second operating state. The number will change without any problem in the direction of converging the temperature of the evaporator or the object cooled by it to the target temperature.
  • a heat absorber as an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant to cool the air supplied to the vehicle interior, and evaporating the refrigerant to cool the temperature-controlled object mounted on the vehicle.
  • a heat exchanger for temperature control as an evaporator for, a valve device for heat absorber that controls the flow of refrigerant to the heat absorber, and a temperature control that controls the flow of refrigerant to the heat exchanger for temperature control
  • a valve device for temperature control is provided, and in the first operating state, the control device opens either one of the valve device for heat absorber and the valve device for temperature control target, and closes the other to close the heat absorber and the controlled device.
  • the valve device for heat absorber and the valve device for temperature control target are opened to thereby absorb heat and heat. If the heat exchanger for conditioning is used to evaporate the refrigerant, the interior of the vehicle is air-conditioned and the temperature-controlled object is cooled in the first operating state, and the vehicle is air-conditioned in the second operating state.
  • the temperature control target can be cooled, and the switching between the first operating state and the second operating state can be smoothly performed.
  • the first operating state in which the refrigerant evaporates in the heat absorber or the heat exchanger for temperature adjustment is switched to the second operating state in which the refrigerant evaporates in both the heat absorber and the heat exchanger for temperature adjustment.
  • the compressor capacity target speed
  • the control device opens the valve device for the temperature controlled object, and controls the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the heat exchanger for the temperature controlled object or the object cooled by the heat exchanger. Then, the temperature control target cooling (single) mode in which the heat absorber valve device is closed, and the temperature control target valve device is opened, and compression is performed based on the temperature of the heat control target heat exchanger or the temperature of the target cooled by it.
  • the control device opens the valve device for the temperature controlled object, and controls the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the heat exchanger for the temperature controlled object or the object cooled by the heat exchanger.
  • the temperature control target cooling (single) mode in which the heat absorber valve device is closed, and the temperature control target valve device is opened, and compression is performed based on the temperature of the heat control target heat exchanger or the temperature of the target cooled by it.
  • the temperature controlled cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode rather than the temperature controlled cooling (single) mode. If the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation is corrected so as to be increased, the temperature of the heat exchanger to be temperature-controlled when the valve device for the heat absorber is opened or the temperature of the object to be cooled by the heat exchanger is adjusted. It is possible to maintain the followability of the rotational speed control of the compressor based on the above, and also to secure the quick response of the vehicle interior air conditioning. Further, even when the heat absorber valve device is closed, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience (so-called overshoot) in which the object to be temperature-controlled is excessively cooled by maintaining the followability of the rotation speed control of the compressor. Become.
  • the control device opens the heat absorber valve device in the temperature-controlled cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode as in the invention of claim 5, the temperature is controlled more than in the temperature-controlled cooling (single) mode. If the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat exchanger for adjustment or the object cooled by it is corrected in the direction of increasing it, the heat absorber valve device can be opened or closed depending on whether the heat exchanger valve device is opened or closed. The feedforward manipulated variable can be finely corrected.
  • the control device determines the feedforward manipulated variable based on the temperature of the target cooled by the heat absorber and the target temperature of the heat absorber. If the correction value to be corrected is calculated, the feedforward operation amount can be accurately corrected according to the load on the heat absorber.
  • the control device opens the heat absorber valve device, controls the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the heat absorber, and closes the temperature-controlled object valve device. And open the valve device for the heat absorber, control the rotation speed of the compressor based on the temperature of the heat absorber, and for the temperature-controlled target based on the temperature of the heat-controlled target heat exchanger or the target cooled by it.
  • the air conditioner (priority) + controlled cooling mode for controlling the valve device is provided, only the air conditioning in the passenger compartment is performed in the air conditioning (single) mode, and in the air conditioning (priority) + controlled cooling mode for controlled temperature. It becomes possible to cool the temperature-controlled object while preferentially performing the air conditioning in the vehicle compartment.
  • the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature of the heat absorber is corrected to be larger than that in the air conditioning (single) mode.
  • the control device opens the temperature control target valve device in the air conditioning (priority)+temperature control target cooling mode as in the invention of claim 8
  • the heat absorber of the heat absorber is operated more than in the air conditioning (single) mode. If the feedforward operation amount calculated by the feedforward calculation based on the target temperature is corrected in the direction of increasing it, the feedforward operation amount can be finely corrected according to the opening/closing of the valve device for the temperature-controlled object.
  • the control device feeds the temperature of the target cooled by the target heat exchanger for temperature controlled and the target temperature thereof.
  • the correction value for correcting the forward operation amount the feedforward operation amount can be accurately corrected according to the load of the heat exchanger for temperature adjustment.
  • FIG. 4 It is a block diagram of the vehicle air conditioner explaining the cooling mode by the heat pump controller of the control apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram of the air conditioning apparatus for vehicles explaining the air conditioning (priority) + battery cooling mode and battery cooling (priority) + air conditioning mode by the heat pump controller of the control apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram of the vehicle air conditioning apparatus explaining the battery cooling (single) mode by the heat pump controller of the control apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram of the vehicle air conditioner explaining the defrost mode by the heat pump controller of the control apparatus of FIG. It is a control block diagram regarding compressor control of the heat pump controller of the control device of FIG. FIG. 4 is another control block diagram related to compressor control of the heat pump controller of the control device in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 7 is yet another control block diagram related to compressor control of the heat pump controller of the control device in FIG. 2. It is a figure explaining the control at the time of switching of battery cooling (single) mode and battery cooling (priority) + air conditioning mode by the heat pump controller of the control apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the control at the time of switching of cooling mode and air conditioning (priority) + battery cooling mode by the heat pump controller of the control apparatus of FIG.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a vehicle air conditioner 1 of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a vehicle of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied is an electric vehicle (EV) in which an engine (internal combustion engine) is not mounted, and electric power charged in a battery 55 mounted in the vehicle is used as a traveling motor (electric motor). (Not shown) to drive and run, and the compressor 2 described later of the vehicle air conditioner 1 of the present invention is also driven by the electric power supplied from the battery 55. ..
  • EV electric vehicle
  • an engine internal combustion engine
  • electric motor traveling motor
  • the vehicle air conditioner 1 of the embodiment is a heating mode, a dehumidification heating mode, a dehumidification cooling mode, a cooling mode, and a defrosting mode in a heat pump operation using the refrigerant circuit R in an electric vehicle that cannot be heated by engine waste heat.
  • the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode, the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode, and the battery cooling (single) mode are switched and executed to perform air conditioning in the vehicle compartment and temperature control of the battery 55. It is a thing.
  • the cooling mode is an example of the air conditioning (single) mode in the present invention
  • the battery cooling (single) mode is an example of the temperature controlled target cooling (single) mode in the present invention.
  • an embodiment of the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode in the present invention is the air conditioning (priority)+temperature controlled target cooling mode
  • battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode is the temperature controlled target cooling (priority)+ in the present invention. This is an example of the air conditioning mode.
  • the present invention is effective not only for electric vehicles but also for so-called hybrid vehicles that use an engine and a running motor.
  • the vehicle to which the vehicle air conditioner 1 of the embodiment is applied is one in which the battery 55 can be charged from an external charger (quick charger or normal charger). Further, the battery 55, the traveling motor, the inverter controlling the same, and the like described above are the objects of temperature adjustment mounted on the vehicle according to the present invention. In the following embodiments, the battery 55 will be described as an example.
  • the vehicle air conditioner 1 of the embodiment is for performing air conditioning (heating, cooling, dehumidification, and ventilation) of a vehicle interior of an electric vehicle, and an electric compressor 2 for compressing a refrigerant, and a vehicle interior.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 is provided in the air flow passage 3 of the HVAC unit 10 through which air is ventilated and circulated, flows through the muffler 5 and the refrigerant pipe 13G, and radiates this refrigerant into the vehicle interior.
  • the radiator 4 (releasing the heat of the refrigerant), the outdoor expansion valve 6 including a motor-operated valve (electronic expansion valve) that decompresses and expands the refrigerant during heating, the radiator that radiates the refrigerant during cooling, and the refrigerant during heating
  • An outdoor heat exchanger 7 for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the outside air so as to function as an evaporator that absorbs heat (absorbs heat into the refrigerant)
  • an indoor expansion valve 8 including a mechanical expansion valve for decompressing and expanding the refrigerant.
  • a heat absorber 9 as an evaporator that is provided in the air flow passage 3 to absorb (evaporate) the refrigerant from the inside and outside of the vehicle during cooling and dehumidifying, and an accumulator 12 and the like are sequentially connected by a refrigerant pipe 13 to form a refrigerant circuit.
  • R is configured.
  • the outdoor expansion valve 6 decompresses and expands the refrigerant flowing out of the radiator 4 and flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 7, and can be fully closed. Further, in the embodiment, the indoor expansion valve 8 using a mechanical expansion valve decompresses and expands the refrigerant flowing into the heat absorber 9, and adjusts the degree of superheat of the refrigerant in the heat absorber 9.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is provided with an outdoor blower 15.
  • the outdoor blower 15 exchanges heat between the outdoor air and the refrigerant by forcibly ventilating the outdoor air through the outdoor heat exchanger 7, whereby the outdoor air is discharged even while the vehicle is stopped (that is, the vehicle speed is 0 km/h).
  • the heat exchanger 7 is configured to ventilate outside air.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 7 has a receiver dryer section 14 and a supercooling section 16 sequentially on the refrigerant downstream side, and the refrigerant pipe 13A on the refrigerant outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is used when the refrigerant flows to the heat absorber 9.
  • the refrigerant pipe 13B on the outlet side of the supercooling unit 16 is connected to the receiver dryer unit 14 via an electromagnetic valve 17 (for cooling) as an open/close valve, and the check valve 18, the indoor expansion valve 8 and the heat absorption It is connected to the refrigerant inlet side of the heat absorber 9 through an electromagnetic valve 35 (for cabin) as a device valve device in order.
  • the receiver dryer unit 14 and the supercooling unit 16 structurally form a part of the outdoor heat exchanger 7.
  • the check valve 18 is configured such that the direction of the indoor expansion valve 8 is the forward direction.
  • the indoor expansion valve 8 and the solenoid valve 35 are expansion valves with solenoid valves.
  • the refrigerant pipe 13A exiting from the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is branched into a refrigerant pipe 13D, and the branched refrigerant pipe 13D is passed through an electromagnetic valve 21 (for heating) as an opening/closing valve opened during heating. It is connected to the refrigerant pipe 13C on the refrigerant outlet side of the heat absorber 9 so as to communicate therewith.
  • the refrigerant pipe 13C is connected to the inlet side of the accumulator 12, and the outlet side of the accumulator 12 is connected to the refrigerant pipe 13K on the refrigerant suction side of the compressor 2.
  • a strainer 19 is connected to the refrigerant pipe 13E on the refrigerant outlet side of the radiator 4, and this refrigerant pipe 13E is connected to the refrigerant pipes 13J and 13F before the outdoor expansion valve 6 (refrigerant upstream side).
  • One of the branched and branched refrigerant pipes 13J is connected to the refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 via the outdoor expansion valve 6.
  • the other branched refrigerant pipe 13F is connected to the refrigerant downstream side of the check valve 18 and the refrigerant upstream side of the indoor expansion valve 8 via an electromagnetic valve 22 (for dehumidification) as an opening/closing valve that is opened during dehumidification. It is connected to the located refrigerant pipe 13B.
  • the refrigerant pipe 13F is connected in parallel to the series circuit of the outdoor expansion valve 6, the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and the check valve 18, and the outdoor expansion valve 6, the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and the check valve are connected. It becomes a bypass circuit that bypasses 18. Further, a solenoid valve 20 as an opening/closing valve for bypass is connected in parallel to the outdoor expansion valve 6.
  • the air flow passage 3 on the air upstream side of the heat absorber 9 is formed with respective intake ports of an outside air intake port and an inside air intake port (represented by the intake port 25 in FIG. 1).
  • a suction switching damper 26 is provided at 25 for switching the air introduced into the air flow passage 3 between the inside air (inside air circulation) which is the air inside the vehicle compartment and the outside air (outside air introduction) which is the air outside the vehicle compartment.
  • an indoor blower (blower fan) 27 for feeding the introduced inside air or outside air to the air flow passage 3 is provided on the air downstream side of the suction switching damper 26, an indoor blower (blower fan) 27 for feeding the introduced inside air or outside air to the air flow passage 3 is provided.
  • the intake switching damper 26 of the embodiment opens and closes the outside air intake port and the inside air intake port of the intake port 25 at an arbitrary ratio to reduce the ratio of the outside air and the inside air flowing into the heat absorber 9 of the air flow passage 3 to 0. It is configured so that it can be adjusted between 100% and 100%.
  • the inside/outside air ratio RECrate means the ratio of inside air to the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 of the air flow passage 3.
  • an auxiliary heater 23 as an auxiliary heating device including a PTC heater (electric heater) is provided in the embodiment, and passes through the radiator 4. It is possible to heat the air supplied to the passenger compartment. Further, in the air flow passage 3 on the air upstream side of the radiator 4, the air (inside air or outside air) flowing into the air flow passage 3 and passing through the heat absorber 9 is radiated. An air mix damper 28 that adjusts the ratio of ventilation to the device 4 and the auxiliary heater 23 is provided.
  • blower outlet 29 is provided with blower outlet switching dampers 31 for controlling the blowout of air from the blower outlets.
  • the vehicle air conditioner 1 includes an equipment temperature adjusting device 61 for adjusting the temperature of the battery 55 by circulating a heat medium in the battery 55 (object to be temperature adjusted).
  • a device temperature adjusting device 61 of the embodiment includes a circulation pump 62 as a circulating device for circulating a heat medium in the battery 55, and a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger as a heat exchanger for a temperature-controlled object which is an evaporator. 64 and a heat medium heater 63 as a heating device, and the battery 55 and the battery 55 are annularly connected by a heat medium pipe 66.
  • the inlet of the heat medium passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 is connected to the discharge side of the circulation pump 62, and the outlet of this heat medium passage 64A is connected to the inlet of the heat medium heater 63.
  • the outlet of the heat medium heating heater 63 is connected to the inlet of the battery 55, and the outlet of the battery 55 is connected to the suction side of the circulation pump 62.
  • the heat medium used in the device temperature adjusting device 61 for example, water, a refrigerant such as HFO-1234yf, a liquid such as coolant, or a gas such as air can be adopted.
  • water is used as the heat medium.
  • the heat medium heating heater 63 is composed of an electric heater such as a PTC heater. Further, it is assumed that a jacket structure is provided around the battery 55 so that a heat medium can flow in a heat exchange relationship with the battery 55, for example.
  • the heat medium discharged from the circulation pump 62 flows into the heat medium flow passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64.
  • the heat medium exiting the heat medium passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 reaches the heat medium heating heater 63, and if the heat medium heating heater 63 is generating heat, the heat medium heating heater 63 is heated there, and then the battery. 55, where the heat medium exchanges heat with the battery 55.
  • the heat medium that has exchanged heat with the battery 55 is sucked into the circulation pump 62 and circulated in the heat medium pipe 66.
  • a branch pipe 67 as a branch circuit is provided in the refrigerant pipe 13B located on the refrigerant downstream side of the connecting portion between the refrigerant pipe 13F and the refrigerant pipe 13B of the refrigerant circuit R and on the refrigerant upstream side of the indoor expansion valve 8.
  • auxiliary expansion valve 68 which is a mechanical expansion valve in the embodiment, and an electromagnetic valve (for chiller) 69 as a valve device for the temperature-controlled object are sequentially provided.
  • the auxiliary expansion valve 68 decompresses and expands the refrigerant flowing into the later-described refrigerant channel 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and adjusts the degree of superheat of the refrigerant in the refrigerant channel 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64.
  • the auxiliary expansion valve 68 and the solenoid valve 69 are also expansion valves with solenoid valves.
  • the other end of the branch pipe 67 is connected to the refrigerant flow passage 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and one end of the refrigerant pipe 71 is connected to the outlet of the refrigerant flow passage 64B.
  • the other end is connected to the refrigerant pipe 13C on the refrigerant upstream side (refrigerant upstream side of the accumulator 12) from the confluence with the refrigerant pipe 13D.
  • the auxiliary expansion valve 68, the electromagnetic valve 69, the refrigerant flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and the like also form a part of the refrigerant circuit R and, at the same time, a part of the device temperature adjusting device 61. It will be.
  • the solenoid valve 69 When the solenoid valve 69 is open, the refrigerant (a part or all of the refrigerant) discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger 7 flows into the branch pipe 67, the pressure is reduced by the auxiliary expansion valve 68, and then the refrigerant is passed through the solenoid valve 69. -The refrigerant flows into the refrigerant channel 64B of the heat medium heat exchanger 64 and evaporates there. The refrigerant absorbs heat from the heat medium flowing through the heat medium passage 64A in the process of flowing through the refrigerant passage 64B, and then is sucked into the compressor 2 through the refrigerant pipe 13K through the refrigerant pipe 71, the refrigerant pipe 13C, and the accumulator 12.
  • FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the control device 11 of the vehicle air conditioner 1 of the embodiment.
  • the control device 11 includes an air-conditioning controller 45 and a heat pump controller 32 each of which includes a microcomputer, which is an example of a computer including a processor, and these include a CAN (Controller Area Network) and a LIN (Local Interconnect Network). Is connected to the vehicle communication bus 65 that constitutes the. Further, the compressor 2 and the auxiliary heater 23, the circulation pump 62 and the heat medium heating heater 63 are also connected to the vehicle communication bus 65, and the air conditioning controller 45, the heat pump controller 32, the compressor 2, the auxiliary heater 23, the circulation pump 62 and the heat generator. The medium heater 63 is configured to send and receive data via the vehicle communication bus 65.
  • the vehicle communication bus 65 includes a vehicle controller 72 (ECU) that controls the entire vehicle including traveling, a battery controller (BMS: Battery Management System) 73 that controls the charging and discharging of the battery 55, and a GPS navigation device 74.
  • the vehicle controller 72, the battery controller 73, and the GPS navigation device 74 are also configured by a microcomputer that is an example of a computer including a processor.
  • the air conditioning controller 45 and the heat pump controller 32 that configure the control device 11 connect the vehicle communication bus 65 to each other. Information (data) is transmitted/received to/from the vehicle controller 72, the battery controller 73, and the GPS navigation device 74 via these.
  • the air conditioning controller 45 is a higher-level controller that controls the vehicle interior air conditioning.
  • the inputs of the air conditioning controller 45 are an outside air temperature sensor 33 that detects the outside air temperature Tam of the vehicle and an outside air humidity that detects outside air humidity.
  • a sensor 34 an HVAC suction temperature sensor 36 for detecting the temperature of the air sucked into the air flow passage 3 from the suction port 25 and flowing into the heat absorber 9, and an inside air temperature for detecting the air temperature (inside air temperature Tin) in the vehicle interior.
  • An air conditioning operation unit 53 for performing an air conditioning setting operation in the vehicle interior such as temperature and operation mode switching and displaying information is connected.
  • 53A in the figure is a display as a display output device provided in the air conditioning operation unit 53.
  • the output of the air conditioning controller 45 is connected to the outdoor blower 15, the indoor blower (blower fan) 27, the suction switching damper 26, the air mix damper 28, and the outlet switching damper 31, which are connected to the air conditioning controller 45. Controlled by.
  • the heat pump controller 32 is a controller that mainly controls the refrigerant circuit R, and the heat pump controller 32 has an input that radiates heat to detect the refrigerant inlet temperature Tcxin of the radiator 4 (which is also the refrigerant temperature discharged from the compressor 2 ).
  • Radiator pressure sensor 47 for detecting the refrigerant pressure (pressure of radiator 4; radiator pressure Pci), and heat absorber temperature sensor for detecting temperature of heat absorber 9 (refrigerant temperature of heat absorber 9: heat absorber temperature Te) 48, an outdoor heat exchanger temperature sensor 49 for detecting the refrigerant temperature at the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 (refrigerant evaporation temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger 7: outdoor heat exchanger temperature TXO), and the temperature of the auxiliary heater 23.
  • Outputs of the auxiliary heater temperature sensors 50A (driver's seat side) and 50B (passenger seat side) are connected.
  • the output of the heat pump controller 32 includes the outdoor expansion valve 6, the solenoid valve 22 (for dehumidification), the solenoid valve 17 (for cooling), the solenoid valve 21 (for heating), the solenoid valve 20 (for bypass), and the solenoid valve 35.
  • the electromagnetic valves (for the cabin) and the electromagnetic valve 69 (for the chiller) are connected, and they are controlled by the heat pump controller 32.
  • the compressor 2, the auxiliary heater 23, the circulation pump 62, and the heat medium heating heater 63 each have a built-in controller, and in the embodiment, the controller of the compressor 2, the auxiliary heater 23, the circulation pump 62, and the heat medium heating heater 63. Transmits and receives data to and from the heat pump controller 32 via the vehicle communication bus 65, and is controlled by the heat pump controller 32.
  • the circulation pump 62 and the heat medium heating heater 63 that form the device temperature adjusting device 61 may be controlled by the battery controller 73.
  • the battery controller 73 includes a heat medium temperature sensor 76 for detecting the temperature (heat medium temperature Tw) of the heat medium on the inlet side of the heat medium flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 of the device temperature adjusting device 61.
  • a battery temperature sensor 77 that detects the temperature of the battery 55 (temperature of the battery 55 itself: battery temperature Tcell).
  • the remaining amount of the battery 55 (the amount of stored electricity), the information on the charging of the battery 55 (the information that the battery is being charged, the charging completion time, the remaining charging time, etc.), the heat medium temperature Tw, the battery temperature Tcell, and the battery
  • the amount of heat generated by 55 (calculated by the battery controller 73 from the amount of energization) is transmitted from the battery controller 73 to the air conditioning controller 45 and the vehicle controller 72 via the vehicle communication bus 65.
  • the information about the charging completion time and the remaining charging time when the battery 55 is charged is information supplied from an external charger such as a quick charger. Further, the output Mpower of the traveling motor is transmitted from the vehicle controller 72 to the heat pump controller 32 and the air conditioning controller 45.
  • the heat pump controller 32 and the air conditioning controller 45 send and receive data to and from each other via the vehicle communication bus 65, and control each device based on the output of each sensor and the setting input by the air conditioning operation unit 53.
  • the voltage (BLV) of 27, the information from the battery controller 73, the information from the GPS navigation device 74, and the output of the air conditioning operation unit 53 are transmitted from the air conditioning controller 45 to the heat pump controller 32 via the vehicle communication bus 65, and the heat pump It is configured to be used for control by the controller 32.
  • the heat pump controller 32 also transmits data (information) regarding the control of the refrigerant circuit R to the air conditioning controller 45 via the vehicle communication bus 65.
  • the control device 11 controls the heating mode, the dehumidification heating mode, the dehumidification cooling mode, the cooling mode, and the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode, and the battery cooling.
  • Each battery cooling operation of (priority)+air conditioning mode and battery cooling (single) mode and defrosting mode are switched and executed. These are shown in FIG.
  • the battery 55 is not charged in the embodiment, and the ignition of the vehicle is performed. This is executed when (IGN) is turned on and the air conditioning switch of the air conditioning operating unit 53 is turned on. However, it is executed even when the ignition is OFF during remote operation (pre-air conditioning, etc.). Further, even when the battery 55 is being charged, there is no battery cooling request, and the process is executed when the air conditioning switch is ON.
  • each battery cooling operation in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode and the battery cooling (single) mode is executed, for example, when the plug of the quick charger (external power source) is connected and the battery 55 is being charged. It is something.
  • the battery cooling (single) mode is executed when the air conditioning switch is OFF and there is a battery cooling request (such as when traveling at a high outside temperature) other than during charging of the battery 55.
  • the heat pump controller 32 operates the circulation pump 62 of the device temperature adjusting device 61 when the ignition is turned on, or when the battery 55 is being charged even when the ignition is turned off. It is assumed that the heat medium is circulated in the heat medium pipe 66 as indicated by broken lines in FIGS. 4 to 10. Further, although not shown in FIG. 3, the heat pump controller 32 of the embodiment also executes a battery heating mode for heating the battery 55 by causing the heat medium heating heater 63 of the device temperature adjusting device 61 to generate heat.
  • FIG. 4 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R in the heating mode (solid arrow).
  • the heat pump controller 32 opens the solenoid valve 21 and the solenoid valve 17 , The solenoid valve 20, the solenoid valve 22, the solenoid valve 35, and the solenoid valve 69 are closed. Then, the compressor 2 and the blowers 15 and 27 are operated, and the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor blower 27 to the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the radiator 4. Since the air in the air flow passage 3 is ventilated through the radiator 4, the air in the air flow passage 3 is heated by exchanging heat with the high temperature refrigerant in the radiator 4. On the other hand, the refrigerant in the radiator 4 is cooled by being deprived of heat by the air and condensed and liquefied.
  • the refrigerant liquefied in the radiator 4 exits the radiator 4, and then reaches the outdoor expansion valve 6 via the refrigerant pipes 13E and 13J.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor expansion valve 6 is decompressed there, and then flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 evaporates and pumps up heat from the outside air that is ventilated by traveling or by the outdoor blower 15 (heat absorption). That is, the refrigerant circuit R serves as a heat pump.
  • the low-temperature refrigerant that has exited the outdoor heat exchanger 7 reaches the refrigerant pipe 13C via the refrigerant pipes 13A and 13D, the solenoid valve 21, and further enters the accumulator 12 via this refrigerant pipe 13C, where it is gas-liquid separated.
  • the circulation of sucking the gas refrigerant into the compressor 2 from the refrigerant pipe 13K is repeated.
  • the air heated by the radiator 4 is blown out from the air outlet 29, so that the interior of the vehicle is heated.
  • the heat pump controller 32 calculates a target heater temperature TCO (of the radiator 4) calculated from a target outlet temperature TAO, which will be described later, which is a target temperature of air blown into the vehicle interior (a target value of the temperature of air blown into the vehicle interior).
  • the target radiator pressure PCO is calculated from the target temperature), and the rotational speed of the compressor 2 is based on the target radiator pressure PCO and the radiator pressure Pci (high pressure of the refrigerant circuit R) detected by the radiator pressure sensor 47.
  • the heat pump controller 32 supplements the shortage with the heat generated by the auxiliary heater 23. As a result, the vehicle interior is heated without any trouble even when the outside temperature is low.
  • FIG. 5 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R in the dehumidifying and heating mode (solid arrow).
  • the heat pump controller 32 opens the solenoid valve 21, the solenoid valve 22, and the solenoid valve 35, and closes the solenoid valve 17, the solenoid valve 20, and the solenoid valve 69.
  • the compressor 2 and the blowers 15 and 27 are operated, and the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor blower 27 to the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the radiator 4. Since the air in the air flow passage 3 is ventilated through the radiator 4, the air in the air flow passage 3 is heated by exchanging heat with the high temperature refrigerant in the radiator 4. On the other hand, the refrigerant in the radiator 4 is cooled by being deprived of heat by the air and condensed and liquefied.
  • the refrigerant liquefied in the radiator 4 exits the radiator 4, a part of it enters the refrigerant pipe 13J through the refrigerant pipe 13E and reaches the outdoor expansion valve 6.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor expansion valve 6 is decompressed there, and then flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 evaporates and pumps up heat from the outside air that is ventilated by traveling or by the outdoor blower 15 (heat absorption).
  • the low-temperature refrigerant that has exited the outdoor heat exchanger 7 reaches the refrigerant pipe 13C via the refrigerant pipes 13A and 13D and the solenoid valve 21, enters the accumulator 12 via this refrigerant pipe 13C, and is separated into gas and liquid there. After that, the circulation in which the gas refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 2 from the refrigerant pipe 13K is repeated.
  • the rest of the condensed refrigerant flowing through the radiator pipe 13E via the radiator 4 is diverted, and the diverted refrigerant flows into the refrigerant pipe 13F via the solenoid valve 22 and reaches the refrigerant pipe 13B.
  • the refrigerant reaches the indoor expansion valve 8, is decompressed by the indoor expansion valve 8, then flows into the heat absorber 9 through the electromagnetic valve 35, and evaporates.
  • the water in the air blown from the indoor blower 27 is condensed and attached to the heat absorber 9 due to the heat absorbing action of the refrigerant generated in the heat absorber 9, so that the air is cooled and dehumidified.
  • the refrigerant evaporated in the heat absorber 9 flows out to the refrigerant pipe 13C, joins the refrigerant from the refrigerant pipe 13D (refrigerant from the outdoor heat exchanger 7), and then is sucked into the compressor 2 from the refrigerant pipe 13K via the accumulator 12. Repeat the cycle.
  • the air dehumidified by the heat absorber 9 is reheated in the process of passing through the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23 (when heat is generated), so that dehumidification and heating of the vehicle interior is performed.
  • the heat pump controller 32 rotates the compressor 2 based on the target radiator pressure PCO calculated from the target heater temperature TCO and the radiator pressure Pci (high pressure of the refrigerant circuit R) detected by the radiator pressure sensor 47. Number, or controls the number of revolutions of the compressor 2 based on the temperature of the heat absorber 9 (heat absorber temperature Te) detected by the heat absorber temperature sensor 48 and the target heat absorber temperature TEO which is its target value. .. At this time, the heat pump controller 32 selects the lower one of the compressor target rotation speeds (the lower one of TGNCh and TGNCc described later) obtained from either calculation depending on the radiator pressure Pci or the heat absorber temperature Te. To control the compressor 2. Further, the valve opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve 6 is controlled based on the heat absorber temperature Te.
  • the heat pump controller 32 complements the shortage with the heat generated by the auxiliary heater 23. .. As a result, the vehicle interior is dehumidified and heated even when the outside temperature is low.
  • FIG. 6 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R in the dehumidifying and cooling mode (solid arrow).
  • the heat pump controller 32 opens the solenoid valve 17 and the solenoid valve 35, and closes the solenoid valve 20, the solenoid valve 21, the solenoid valve 22, and the solenoid valve 69.
  • the compressor 2 and the blowers 15 and 27 are operated, and the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor blower 27 to the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the radiator 4. Since the air in the air flow passage 3 is ventilated through the radiator 4, the air in the air flow passage 3 is heated by exchanging heat with the high temperature refrigerant in the radiator 4. On the other hand, the refrigerant in the radiator 4 is cooled by being deprived of heat by air, and is condensed and liquefied.
  • the refrigerant exiting the radiator 4 reaches the outdoor expansion valve 6 via the refrigerant pipes 13E and 13J, and then passes through the outdoor expansion valve 6 controlled to open more (a region of a larger valve opening) than the heating mode or the dehumidifying and heating mode. It flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is condensed by being cooled there by traveling or by the outside air ventilated by the outdoor blower 15.
  • the refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger 7 enters the refrigerant pipe 13B via the refrigerant pipe 13A, the electromagnetic valve 17, the receiver dryer unit 14, and the supercooling unit 16, and reaches the indoor expansion valve 8 via the check valve 18.
  • the refrigerant is decompressed by the indoor expansion valve 8, then flows into the heat absorber 9 through the electromagnetic valve 35, and evaporates. Due to the heat absorbing action at this time, the moisture in the air blown out from the indoor blower 27 is condensed and attached to the heat absorber 9, and the air is cooled and dehumidified.
  • the refrigerant evaporated in the heat absorber 9 reaches the accumulator 12 via the refrigerant pipe 13C, and is repeatedly circulated by being sucked into the compressor 2 from the refrigerant pipe 13K via the refrigerant pipe 13C.
  • the air cooled and dehumidified by the heat absorber 9 is reheated (has a lower heating capacity than that during dehumidification heating) in the process of passing through the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23 (when heat is generated). As a result, the dehumidifying and cooling of the vehicle interior is performed.
  • the heat pump controller 32 absorbs heat based on the temperature of the heat absorber 9 (heat absorber temperature Te) detected by the heat absorber temperature sensor 48 and the target heat absorber temperature TEO which is the target temperature of the heat absorber 9 (target value of the heat absorber temperature Te).
  • the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is controlled so that the device temperature Te becomes the target heat absorber temperature TEO, and the radiator pressure Pci (high pressure of the refrigerant circuit R) detected by the radiator pressure sensor 47 and the target radiator pressure PCO.
  • the reheat amount required by the radiator 4 (reheating) Amount Based on (the target value of the radiator pressure Pci), by controlling the valve opening of the outdoor expansion valve 6 so that the radiator pressure Pci becomes the target radiator pressure PCO, the reheat amount required by the radiator 4 (reheating) Amount).
  • the heat pump controller 32 supplements the shortage with the heat generated by the auxiliary heater 23. To do. As a result, dehumidifying and cooling are performed without excessively reducing the temperature inside the vehicle compartment.
  • FIG. 7 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R in the cooling mode (solid arrow).
  • the heat pump controller 32 opens the solenoid valve 17, the solenoid valve 20, and the solenoid valve 35, and closes the solenoid valve 21, the solenoid valve 22, and the solenoid valve 69.
  • the compressor 2 and the blowers 15 and 27 are operated, and the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor blower 27 to the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23.
  • the auxiliary heater 23 is not energized.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the radiator 4.
  • the air in the airflow passage 3 is ventilated through the radiator 4, since the proportion thereof is small (only for reheating (reheating) during cooling), it almost only passes through here, and the radiator 4
  • the discharged refrigerant reaches the refrigerant pipe 13J through the refrigerant pipe 13E.
  • the electromagnetic valve 20 is opened, the refrigerant passes through the electromagnetic valve 20 and flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 as it is, and is cooled by the traveling air or the outside air ventilated by the outdoor blower 15 to be condensed and liquefied. To do.
  • the refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger 7 enters the refrigerant pipe 13B via the refrigerant pipe 13A, the solenoid valve 17, the receiver dryer unit 14, and the supercooling unit 16, and reaches the indoor expansion valve 8 via the check valve 18.
  • the refrigerant is decompressed by the indoor expansion valve 8, then flows into the heat absorber 9 through the electromagnetic valve 35, and evaporates. Due to the heat absorbing action at this time, the air blown out from the indoor blower 27 and exchanging heat with the heat absorber 9 is cooled.
  • the refrigerant evaporated in the heat absorber 9 reaches the accumulator 12 via the refrigerant pipe 13C, and is sucked into the compressor 2 via the refrigerant pipe 13K.
  • the air cooled by the heat absorber 9 is blown into the vehicle interior from the air outlet 29, so that the vehicle interior is cooled.
  • the heat pump controller 32 controls the rotation speed of the compressor 2 based on the temperature of the heat absorber 9 (heat absorber temperature Te) detected by the heat absorber temperature sensor 48.
  • Air conditioning (priority) + battery cooling mode air conditioning (priority) + temperature controlled cooling mode
  • the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R (solid arrow) in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode.
  • the heat pump controller 32 opens the solenoid valve 17, the solenoid valve 20, the solenoid valve 35, and the solenoid valve 69, and closes the solenoid valves 21 and 22.
  • the compressor 2 and each of the blowers 15 and 27 are operated, and the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor blower 27 to the radiator 4 and the auxiliary heater 23.
  • the auxiliary heater 23 is not energized in this operation mode.
  • the heat medium heater 63 is not energized.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the radiator 4.
  • the air in the airflow passage 3 is ventilated through the radiator 4, since the proportion thereof is small (only for reheating (reheating) during cooling), it almost only passes through here, and the radiator 4
  • the discharged refrigerant reaches the refrigerant pipe 13J through the refrigerant pipe 13E.
  • the electromagnetic valve 20 is opened, the refrigerant passes through the electromagnetic valve 20 and flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 as it is, and is cooled by the traveling air or the outside air ventilated by the outdoor blower 15 to be condensed and liquefied. To do.
  • the refrigerant exiting the outdoor heat exchanger 7 enters the refrigerant pipe 13B through the refrigerant pipe 13A, the solenoid valve 17, the receiver dryer unit 14, and the supercooling unit 16.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant pipe 13B is split after passing through the check valve 18, and one of the refrigerant flows through the refrigerant pipe 13B as it is to reach the indoor expansion valve 8.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the indoor expansion valve 8 is decompressed there, then flows into the heat absorber 9 through the electromagnetic valve 35, and evaporates. Due to the heat absorbing action at this time, the air blown out from the indoor blower 27 and exchanging heat with the heat absorber 9 is cooled.
  • the refrigerant evaporated in the heat absorber 9 reaches the accumulator 12 via the refrigerant pipe 13C, and is sucked into the compressor 2 via the refrigerant pipe 13K.
  • the air cooled by the heat absorber 9 is blown into the vehicle interior from the air outlet 29, so that the vehicle interior is cooled.
  • the rest of the refrigerant that has passed through the check valve 18 is split, flows into the branch pipe 67, and reaches the auxiliary expansion valve 68.
  • the refrigerant is decompressed, then flows into the refrigerant channel 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the electromagnetic valve 69, and evaporates there. At this time, it exerts an endothermic effect.
  • the refrigerant evaporated in the refrigerant flow path 64B repeats the circulation in which the refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 2 from the refrigerant pipe 13K through the refrigerant pipe 71, the refrigerant pipe 13C and the accumulator 12 in sequence (indicated by a solid arrow in FIG. 8).
  • the heat medium discharged from the circulation pump 62 reaches the heat medium flow passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 in the heat medium pipe 66, and the refrigerant flow passage is there.
  • the heat medium exchanges heat with the refrigerant that evaporates in 64B and absorbs heat to cool the heat medium.
  • the heat medium exiting the heat medium flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 reaches the heat medium heater 63.
  • the heat medium heater 63 does not generate heat in this operation mode, the heat medium passes through as it is to the battery 55 and exchanges heat with the battery 55. As a result, the battery 55 is cooled, and the heat medium after cooling the battery 55 is repeatedly circulated by being sucked into the circulation pump 62 (indicated by a dashed arrow in FIG. 8 ).
  • the heat pump controller 32 maintains the electromagnetic valve 35 in the open state, and will be described later based on the temperature of the heat absorber 9 (heat absorber temperature Te) detected by the heat absorber temperature sensor 48.
  • the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is controlled as described above.
  • the solenoid valve 69 is controlled to open/close as follows based on the temperature of the heat medium detected by the heat medium temperature sensor 76 (heat medium temperature Tw: transmitted from the battery controller 73).
  • the heat medium temperature Tw is used as an index indicating the temperature of the battery 55 to be temperature-controlled in the embodiment (hereinafter the same).
  • the heat pump controller 32 sets an upper limit value TUL and a lower limit value TLL with a predetermined temperature difference above and below a predetermined target heat medium temperature TWO as a target value of the heat medium temperature Tw. Then, when the heat medium temperature Tw increases due to heat generation of the battery 55 or the like from the state where the solenoid valve 69 is closed and rises to the upper limit value TUL (when it exceeds the upper limit value TUL or becomes equal to or more than the upper limit value TUL). In the following case, the same), the solenoid valve 69 is opened.
  • the refrigerant flows into the refrigerant channel 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and evaporates to cool the heat medium flowing through the heat medium channel 64A, so that the battery 55 is cooled by the cooled heat medium. To be done.
  • the solenoid valve 69 is closed. After that, the solenoid valve 69 is repeatedly opened and closed as described above to control the heat medium temperature Tw to the target heat medium temperature TWO while prioritizing the cooling of the vehicle compartment, and the battery 55 is cooled.
  • the heat pump controller 32 calculates the above-mentioned target outlet temperature TAO from the following formula (I).
  • This target outlet temperature TAO is a target value of the temperature of the air blown into the vehicle compartment from the outlet 29.
  • TAO (Tset-Tin) ⁇ K+Tbal(f(Tset, SUN, Tam)) ..(I)
  • Tset is the set temperature in the vehicle compartment set by the air conditioning operation unit 53
  • Tin is the temperature of the vehicle interior air detected by the inside air temperature sensor 37
  • K is a coefficient
  • Tbal is the set temperature Tset
  • the solar radiation sensor 51 detects the temperature.
  • the target outlet temperature TAO is higher as the outside air temperature Tam is lower, and is decreased as the outside air temperature Tam is increased.
  • the heat pump controller 32 selects one of the above air conditioning operations based on the outside air temperature Tam detected by the outside air temperature sensor 33 and the target outlet temperature TAO at the time of startup.
  • the target outlet temperature TAO in response to operating conditions such as the outside air temperature Tam, the target outlet temperature TAO, the heat medium temperature Tw and the battery temperature Tcell, environmental conditions, changes in setting conditions, and a battery cooling request (mode transition request) from the battery controller 73.
  • the air conditioning operation is selected and switched.
  • Battery cooling (priority) + air conditioning mode (cooling subject to temperature adjustment (priority) + air conditioning mode)
  • the operation during charging of the battery 55 will be described. For example, when the plug for charging a quick charger (external power source) is connected and the battery 55 is being charged (these information is transmitted from the battery controller 73), the ignition (IGN) of the vehicle is turned on/off. Regardless of the above, if there is a battery cooling request and the air conditioning switch of the air conditioning operation unit 53 is turned on, the heat pump controller 32 executes battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode. The way the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode is the same as in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode shown in FIG.
  • the heat pump controller 32 keeps the electromagnetic valve 69 open, and the heat detected by the heat medium temperature sensor 76 (transmitted from the battery controller 73) is detected.
  • the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is controlled based on the medium temperature Tw as described later.
  • the solenoid valve 35 is controlled to open and close as follows based on the temperature of the heat absorber 9 (heat absorber temperature Te) detected by the heat absorber temperature sensor 48.
  • the heat pump controller 32 sets an upper limit value TeUL and a lower limit value TeLL with a predetermined temperature difference above and below a predetermined target heat sink temperature TEO as a target value of the heat sink temperature Te. Then, when the heat absorber temperature Te rises from the state where the solenoid valve 35 is closed and rises to the upper limit value TeUL (when it exceeds the upper limit value TeUL or becomes equal to or higher than the upper limit value TeUL. The same applies hereinafter). , The solenoid valve 35 is opened. As a result, the refrigerant flows into the heat absorber 9 and evaporates to cool the air flowing through the air flow passage 3.
  • the solenoid valve 35 is closed. Thereafter, such opening/closing of the electromagnetic valve 35 is repeated to give priority to the cooling of the battery 55, and the heat absorber temperature Te is controlled to the target heat absorber temperature TEO to cool the vehicle interior.
  • Battery cooling (independent) mode controlled cooling target (independent) mode
  • the heat pump controller 32 executes the battery cooling (single) mode. However, it is executed when the air conditioning switch is OFF and there is a battery cooling request (eg, when traveling at a high outside air temperature) other than during charging of the battery 55.
  • FIG. 9 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R (solid arrow) in the battery cooling (single) mode.
  • the heat pump controller 32 opens the solenoid valve 17, the solenoid valve 20, and the solenoid valve 69, and closes the solenoid valve 21, the solenoid valve 22, and the solenoid valve 35.
  • the compressor 2 and the outdoor blower 15 are operated.
  • the indoor blower 27 is not operated and the auxiliary heater 23 is not energized. Further, the heat medium heater 63 is not energized in this operation mode.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the radiator 4. Since the air in the air flow passage 3 is not ventilated to the radiator 4, it passes only here, and the refrigerant exiting the radiator 4 reaches the refrigerant pipe 13J via the refrigerant pipe 13E. At this time, since the electromagnetic valve 20 is open, the refrigerant passes through the electromagnetic valve 20, flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 as it is, and is cooled by air by the outside air ventilated by the outdoor blower 15 to be condensed and liquefied.
  • the refrigerant exiting the outdoor heat exchanger 7 enters the refrigerant pipe 13B through the refrigerant pipe 13A, the solenoid valve 17, the receiver dryer unit 14, and the supercooling unit 16. After passing through the check valve 18, all of the refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant pipe 13B flows into the branch pipe 67 and reaches the auxiliary expansion valve 68. Here, the refrigerant is decompressed, then flows into the refrigerant channel 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the electromagnetic valve 69, and evaporates there. At this time, it exerts an endothermic effect.
  • the refrigerant evaporated in the refrigerant flow path 64B repeats the circulation in which the refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 2 from the refrigerant pipe 13K through the refrigerant pipe 71, the refrigerant pipe 13C and the accumulator 12 in sequence (shown by a solid arrow in FIG. 9).
  • the heat medium discharged from the circulation pump 62 reaches the heat medium flow passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 in the heat medium pipe 66, and the refrigerant flow passage is there.
  • the heat medium is cooled by being absorbed by the refrigerant evaporated in 64B.
  • the heat medium exiting the heat medium flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 reaches the heat medium heater 63.
  • the heat medium heater 63 does not generate heat in this operation mode, the heat medium passes through as it is to the battery 55 and exchanges heat with the battery 55. As a result, the battery 55 is cooled, and the heat medium after cooling the battery 55 is repeatedly circulated by being sucked into the circulation pump 62 (shown by a dashed arrow in FIG. 9 ).
  • the heat pump controller 32 cools the battery 55 by controlling the rotation speed of the compressor 2 as described later based on the heat medium temperature Tw detected by the heat medium temperature sensor 76.
  • FIG. 10 shows how the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit R in the defrosting mode (solid arrow).
  • the refrigerant evaporates in the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and absorbs heat from the outside air to reach a low temperature, so that the moisture in the outside air adheres to the outside heat exchanger 7 as frost.
  • the heat pump controller 32 puts the refrigerant circuit R into the heating mode described above and fully opens the outdoor expansion valve 6. Then, the compressor 2 is operated, the high-temperature refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 is caused to flow into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 via the radiator 4 and the outdoor expansion valve 6, and the frost formation on the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is prevented. Thaw ( Figure 10). Then, the heat pump controller 32 defrosts the outdoor heat exchanger 7 when the outdoor heat exchanger temperature TXO detected by the outdoor heat exchanger temperature sensor 49 becomes higher than a predetermined defrosting end temperature (for example, +3° C.). Is completed and the defrosting mode is terminated.
  • a predetermined defrosting end temperature for example, +3° C.
  • the heat pump controller 32 executes the battery heating mode when the air conditioning operation is executed or when the battery 55 is charged. In this battery heating mode, the heat pump controller 32 operates the circulation pump 62 and energizes the heat medium heating heater 63. The solenoid valve 69 is closed.
  • the heat medium discharged from the circulation pump 62 reaches the heat medium flow passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 through the heat medium pipe 66, and passes therethrough to reach the heat medium heater 63.
  • the heat medium heating heater 63 is generating heat, the heat medium is heated by the heat medium heating heater 63 and its temperature rises, and then reaches the battery 55 and exchanges heat with the battery 55. Thereby, the battery 55 is heated, and the heat medium after heating the battery 55 is sucked into the circulation pump 62 and repeats circulation.
  • the heat pump controller 32 controls the energization of the heat medium heating heater 63 based on the heat medium temperature Tw detected by the heat medium temperature sensor 76 to set the heat medium temperature Tw to the predetermined target heat medium temperature. Adjust to TWO and heat battery 55.
  • the target rotation speed of the compressor 2 (compressor target rotation speed) TGNCcb is calculated based on the heat medium temperature Tw by the control block diagram of FIG. To do.
  • FIG. 11 is a control block diagram of the heat pump controller 32 that calculates the target rotation speed (compressor target rotation speed) TGNCh of the compressor 2 based on the radiator pressure Pci.
  • the F/F operation amount TGNChff of the compressor target rotation speed is calculated.
  • the heater temperature Thp is the air temperature (estimated value) on the leeward side of the radiator 4, and the radiator pressure Pci detected by the radiator pressure sensor 47 and the refrigerant outlet of the radiator 4 detected by the radiator outlet temperature sensor 44. It is calculated (estimated) from the temperature Tci.
  • the degree of supercooling SC is calculated from the refrigerant inlet temperature Tcxin and the refrigerant outlet temperature Tci of the radiator 4 detected by the radiator inlet temperature sensor 43 and the radiator outlet temperature sensor 44.
  • the target radiator pressure PCO is calculated by the target value calculation unit 79 based on the target supercooling degree TGSC and the target heater temperature TCO. Further, the F/B (feedback) manipulated variable calculation unit 81 calculates the F/B manipulated variable TGNChfb of the compressor target rotational speed by PID calculation or PI calculation based on the target radiator pressure PCO and the radiator pressure Pci. Then, the F/F operation amount TGNChff calculated by the F/F operation amount calculation unit 78 and the F/B operation amount TGNChfb calculated by the F/B operation amount calculation unit 81 are added by the adder 82 to obtain a limit setting unit as TGNCh00. 83 is input.
  • the control lower limit speed ECNpdLimLo and the upper limit speed ECNpdLimHi are set to TGNCh0, and then the compressor OFF control unit 84 is used to determine the target compressor speed TGNCh.
  • the heat pump controller 32 controls the operation of the compressor 2 by the compressor target rotation speed TGNCh calculated based on the radiator pressure Pci.
  • the compressor OFF control unit 84 determines that the compressor target rotation speed TGNCh becomes the above-described lower limit rotation speed ECNpdLimLo, and the radiator pressure Pci is the predetermined upper limit value PUL and lower limit value PLL set above and below the target radiator pressure PCO. If the state of rising to the upper limit value PUL (a state of exceeding the upper limit value PUL, or a state of becoming equal to or more than the upper limit value PUL. The same applies hereinafter) continues for a predetermined time th1, the compressor 2 is stopped and compression is performed. The machine enters the ON-OFF mode that controls the ON-OFF of the machine 2.
  • the compressor 2 In the ON-OFF mode of the compressor 2, when the radiator pressure Pci drops to the lower limit value PLL (when it falls below the lower limit value PLL or becomes less than or equal to the lower limit value PLL.
  • the compressor 2 is started to operate the compressor target rotation speed TGNCh as the lower limit rotation speed ECNpdLimLo, and when the radiator pressure Pci rises to the upper limit value PUL in that state, the compressor 2 is stopped again. That is, the operation (ON) and the stop (OFF) of the compressor 2 at the lower limit rotation speed ECNpdLimLo are repeated.
  • the compressor 2 When the radiator pressure Pci decreases to the lower limit value PUL and the compressor 2 is started, and the radiator pressure Pci does not become higher than the lower limit value PUL for a predetermined time th2, the compressor 2 is turned on and off. Is completed and the normal mode is restored.
  • FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the heat pump controller 32 that calculates the target rotation speed (compressor target rotation speed) TGNCc of the compressor 2 based on the heat absorber temperature Te.
  • the F/F (feed forward) operation amount calculation unit 86 of the heat pump controller 32 determines the outside air temperature Tam, the air volume Ga of the air flowing through the air flow passage 3 (the blower voltage BLV of the indoor blower 27 may be used), and the heat absorber temperature.
  • the F/F operation amount (feedforward operation amount) TGNCcff0 of the compressor target rotation speed is calculated based on the target heat absorber temperature TEO which is the target value of Te.
  • a predetermined correction value TGNCchos is added by the adder 101 to the F/F operation amount TGNCcff0 calculated by the F/F operation amount calculation unit 86, and then the F/F operation amount TGNCcff is determined.
  • the correction value TGNCchos will be described in detail later.
  • the F/B manipulated variable calculation unit 87 calculates the F/B manipulated variable (feedback manipulated variable) TGNCcfb of the compressor target rotation speed by PID calculation or PI calculation based on the target heat absorber temperature TEO and the heat absorber temperature Te. Then, the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcff output from the adder 101 and the F/B manipulated variable TGNCcfb calculated by the F/B manipulated variable calculator 87 are added by the adder 88 and input to the limit setting unit 89 as TGNCc00. It
  • the lower limit speed TGNCcLimLo for control and the upper limit speed TGNCcLimHi are set to TGNCc0, and then the compressor OFF control unit 91 is used to determine the target compressor speed TGNCc.
  • the heat pump controller 32 controls the operation of the compressor 2 with the compressor target rotation speed TGNCc calculated based on the heat absorber temperature Te.
  • the compressor OFF control unit 91 determines that the compressor target rotation speed TGNCc becomes the above-described lower limit rotation speed TGNCcLimLo, and the heat absorber temperature Te is set between the upper limit value TeUL and the lower limit value TeLL set above and below the target heat absorber temperature TEO.
  • the compressor 2 is stopped and the ON-OFF mode in which the compressor 2 is ON-OFF controlled is entered.
  • the compressor 2 In the ON-OFF mode of the compressor 2 in this case, when the heat absorber temperature Te rises to the upper limit value TeUL, the compressor 2 is started and the compressor target rotation speed TGNCc is operated as the lower limit rotation speed TGNCcLimLo, and the state is maintained. When the heat absorber temperature Te has dropped to the lower limit TeLL, the compressor 2 is stopped again. That is, the operation (ON) and the stop (OFF) of the compressor 2 at the lower limit rotation speed TGNCcLimLo are repeated. Then, after the heat absorber temperature Te rises to the upper limit TeUL and the compressor 2 is started, if the heat absorber temperature Te does not become lower than the upper limit TeUL for a predetermined time tc2, the compressor 2 in this case is turned on. -Ends the OFF mode and returns to the normal mode.
  • FIG. 13 is a control block diagram of the heat pump controller 32 that calculates the target rotation speed (compressor target rotation speed) TGNCcb of the compressor 2 based on the heat medium temperature Tw.
  • the F/F (feed forward) operation amount calculation unit 92 of the heat pump controller 32 calculates the outside air temperature Tam, the output (%) of the outdoor blower 15, the battery temperature Tcell, and the heat medium flow rate Gw (in the device temperature adjusting device 61).
  • a predetermined correction value TGNCcbhos is added by the adder 106 to the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff0 calculated by the F/F operation amount calculation unit 92, and then determined as the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff.
  • the correction value TGNCcbhos will be described in detail later.
  • the F/B operation amount calculation unit 93 calculates the F/B operation amount (feedback operation amount) TGNCcbfb of the compressor target rotation speed by PID calculation or PI calculation based on the target heat medium temperature TWO and the heat medium temperature Tw. Then, the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff output from the adder 106 and the F/B operation amount TGNCcbfb calculated by the F/B operation amount calculation unit 93 are added by the adder 94 and input to the limit setting unit 96 as TGNCcb00. It
  • the lower limit speed TGNCcbLimLo for control and the upper limit speed TGNCcbLimHi are set to TGNCcb0, and then the compressor OFF control unit 97 is used to determine the target compressor speed TGNCcb.
  • the heat pump controller 32 controls the operation of the compressor 2 with the compressor target rotation speed TGNCcb calculated based on the heat medium temperature Tw.
  • the compressor OFF control unit 97 determines that the compressor target rotation speed TGNCcb becomes the above-described lower limit rotation speed TGNCcbLimLo, and the heat medium temperature Tw is set between the upper limit value TUL and the lower limit value TLL set above and below the target heat medium temperature TWO.
  • the compressor 2 is stopped and the ON-OFF mode for controlling the ON-OFF of the compressor 2 is entered.
  • the cooling mode (air conditioning (single) mode) and the battery cooling (single) mode (temperature controlled target cooling (single) mode) are set as the first operating state in the present invention, and air conditioning (priority)+battery
  • the cooling mode (air conditioning (priority)+controlled cooling target temperature mode) and battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode (cooling controlled target temperature (priority)+air conditioning mode) are the second operating states in the present invention.
  • the battery cooling (single) mode When the battery cooling (single) mode is shifted to the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode, the heat exchange paths including them increase, so that the capacity (target speed) of the compressor 2 becomes insufficient. The cooling of the battery 55 is delayed, and the temperature of the air blown into the vehicle interior becomes high. In addition, when the air-conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode is switched from the cooling mode, the temperature of the air blown into the vehicle compartment also becomes high, which causes discomfort to the user and delays the cooling of the battery 55. Come to do.
  • the heat pump controller 32 corrects the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode in the direction of increasing the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff as compared with the case of the battery cooling (single) mode, and air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling.
  • the F/F operation amount TGNCcff is corrected to be larger than that in the cooling mode.
  • TGNCcbffhos1 K1 ⁇ (Tein-TEO) ⁇ Ga ⁇ Cpa ⁇ a ⁇ SW ⁇ 1.16 ..(II)
  • Tein is the temperature of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9
  • TEO is the target heat absorber temperature
  • Ga is the air volume of the air flowing through the air flow passage 3, both of which are input to the correction value computing unit 107 for cooperation.
  • K1 is a coefficient
  • Cpa is a steady specific heat of air
  • ⁇ a is a specific gravity of air
  • SW is an air volume ratio by the air mix damper 28.
  • the heat pump controller 32 calculates and estimates the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 using the following equations (III) and (IV) based on the inside/outside air ratio RECrate.
  • INTL2 is a calculation cycle (constant)
  • Tau2 is a time constant of the first-order delay
  • Tein0 is a steady value of the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 in the steady state before the first-order delay calculation
  • Teinz is flowing into the heat absorber 9. It is the previous value of the temperature of the air, which is to be maintained.
  • Tam is the outside air temperature
  • Tin is the inside air temperature
  • E1 is an adjustment error (correction term) due to the structural variation of the suction switching damper 26 and the variation of the stop position
  • H1 is the amount of heat received from the indoor blower 27 (heat generation during operation The amount by which the air is heated by the indoor blower 27: offset).
  • the correction value calculation unit 107 for cooperation calculates the correction value TGNccbhos1 for cooperation based on the difference (Tein-TEO) between the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 and the target heat absorber temperature TEO which is the target temperature of the heat absorber 9.
  • Tein-TEO the difference between the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 and the target heat absorber temperature TEO which is the target temperature of the heat absorber 9.
  • the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 is the temperature of the object to be cooled by the heat absorber 9
  • the target heat absorber temperature TEO is the target temperature of the temperature of the heat absorber 9
  • the correction value for cooperation TGNCcbhos1 is The higher the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 is higher than the target heat absorber temperature TEO, the higher the temperature.
  • the coordination correction value TGNCcbhos1 calculated by the coordination correction value calculation unit 107 is input to the switch 109.
  • the operation state determination unit 108 of this embodiment whether the vehicle air conditioner 1 is in the battery cooling (single) mode (first operation state) or battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode (second operation state). Is input, and in the battery cooling (single) mode, the operating state determination unit 108 switches the switch 109 to the non-correction (0) side.
  • the correction value TGNCcbhos of no correction (0) is output from the switch 109 and input to the adder 106, so that the F/F operation amount calculation unit 92 calculates the F value.
  • the /F operation amount TGNCcbff0 is not corrected and is directly input to the adder 94 as the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff.
  • the operating state determination unit 108 switches the switch 109 to the correction value for cooperation TGNCcbhos1. Therefore, in the battery cooling (priority)+air-conditioning mode, the correction value TGNCcbhos1 for cooperation is output from the switch 109 as the correction value TGNCcbhos and input to the adder 106, and is calculated by the F/F operation amount calculation unit 92. The value obtained by adding the correction value for cooperation TGNCcbhos1 to the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff0 is input to the adder 94 as the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff.
  • FIG. 14 shows the operation mode (operating state)
  • the second stage from the top shows the state of the solenoid valve 69
  • the third stage from the top shows the state of the solenoid valve 35.
  • the second stage from the bottom shows the value of the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcbff output from the adder 106
  • the bottom stage shows the change of the compressor target rotation speed TGNCcb.
  • X1 is the offset amount by the correction value for cooperation TGNCcbhos1
  • X2 is the change by the F/B operation amount TGNCcbfb calculated by the F/B operation amount calculation unit 93 after the operation mode is switched.
  • the F/F operation amount calculation unit 92 is more than in the battery cooling (single) mode (first operating state). Since the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff calculated by is corrected in the direction of increasing it, the capacity of the compressor 2 when the battery cooling (single) mode is switched to the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode (compression It becomes possible to quickly solve the shortage of the machine target rotation speed TGNCcb), improve the responsiveness, and improve the reliability and the marketability.
  • the heat pump controller 32 determines the target compressor rotation speed TGNCcb based on the value obtained by adding the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff and the F/B operation amount TGNCcbfb calculated by the F/B operation amount calculation unit 93, the battery cooling is performed. After switching to (priority)+air-conditioning mode, the target compressor rotation speed TGNCcb changes in a direction in which the heat medium temperature Tw converges to the target heat medium temperature TWO without any trouble as time passes.
  • the followability of the rotation speed control of the compressor 2 based on the heat medium temperature Tw when the solenoid valve 35 is opened can be maintained, and the responsiveness of the vehicle interior air conditioning can be secured. Further, even when the electromagnetic valve 35 is closed, it is possible to maintain the followability of the rotation speed control of the compressor 2 and avoid the disadvantage that the battery 55 is excessively cooled (so-called overshoot).
  • the heat pump controller 32 sets the temperature Tein of the air flowing into the heat absorber 9 and the target heat absorber temperature TEO, which are the temperatures to be cooled by the heat absorber 9. Since the correction value for cooperation TGNCcbhos1 for correcting the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff is calculated based on this, the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff can be accurately corrected according to the load of the heat absorber 9. ..
  • the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff is corrected by setting the battery cooling (single) mode as the first operating state in the present invention and the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode as the second operating state in the present invention.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the state in which the solenoid valve 35 is closed in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode is the first operating state in the present invention, and the state in which the solenoid valve 35 is open is the second operating state in the present invention.
  • the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff may be corrected as the operating state.
  • the vehicle air conditioner 1 is in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode and the electromagnetic valve 35 is closed (first operating state) or the electromagnetic valve 35 is opened in the operating state determination unit 108. Is being input (second operating state).
  • the operating state determination unit 108 switches the switch 109 to the non-correction (0) side. Therefore, in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode, when the solenoid valve 35 is closed, the correction value TGNCcbhos of no correction (0) is output from the switch 109 and is input to the adder 106.
  • the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcbff0 calculated by the manipulated variable calculator 92 is not corrected and is directly input to the adder 94 as the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcbff.
  • the operation state determination unit 108 treats the battery cooling (single) mode and other air conditioning operations in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode in the same manner as when the solenoid valve 35 is closed.
  • the operating state determination unit 108 switches the switch 109 to the cooperation correction value TGNCcbhos1 side. Therefore, when the solenoid valve 35 is opened in the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode, the correction value TGNCcbhos1 for cooperation is output from the switch 109 as the correction value TGNCcbhos and is input to the adder 106, so the F/F operation is performed. A value obtained by adding the correction value for cooperation TGNCcbhos1 to the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff0 calculated by the amount calculation unit 92 is input to the adder 94 as the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff.
  • the F/F operation amount calculation unit 92 calculates F/F more than in the battery cooling (single) mode. If the F operation amount TGNCcbff is corrected in the direction of increasing it, the F/F operation amount TGNCcbff can be finely corrected according to the opening/closing of the solenoid valve 35.
  • TGNCcffhos1 K2 ⁇ (Tw-TWO) ⁇ Gw ⁇ Cpw ⁇ w ⁇ 4.186 ⁇ 10 3 ⁇ 16.7 ..(V)
  • Tw is the heat medium temperature
  • TWO is the target heat medium temperature
  • Gw is the flow rate of the heat medium in the device temperature adjusting device 61, both of which are input to the correction value calculation unit for cooperation 102.
  • K2 is a coefficient
  • Cpw is a steady specific heat of the heat medium
  • ⁇ w is a specific gravity of the heat medium.
  • the correction value calculation unit for cooperation 102 uses the heat medium temperature Tw that is the temperature of the heat medium on the inlet side of the heat medium flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and the target heat medium temperature TWO that is the target temperature thereof.
  • the correction value for cooperation TGNCchos1 is calculated based on the difference (Tw-TWO). Since the heat medium temperature Tw is the temperature of the object cooled by the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and the target heat medium temperature TWO is the target temperature thereof, the correction value for coordination TGNCchos1 is the heat medium temperature Tw. The higher the heating medium temperature TWO, the larger the temperature.
  • the cooperation correction value TGNCchos1 calculated by the cooperation correction value calculation unit 102 is input to the switch 104.
  • the correction value TGNchos without correction (0) is output from the switcher 104 and input to the adder 101, so that the F/F operation amount calculated by the F/F operation amount calculation unit 86 is calculated.
  • the TGNCcff0 is not corrected and is directly input to the adder 88 as the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcff.
  • the operating state determination unit 103 switches the switch 104 to the correction value for cooperation TGNChos1 side. Therefore, in the air-conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode, the switch correction value TGNCchos1 is output as the correction value TGNCchos from the switch 104 and is input to the adder 101, so that the F/F operation amount calculation unit 86 calculates the correction value. A value obtained by adding the correction value TGNchos1 for cooperation to the F/F operation amount TGNCcff0 is input to the adder 88 as the F/F operation amount TGNCcff.
  • FIG. 15 shows the operation mode (operating state)
  • the second stage from the top shows the state of the solenoid valve 35
  • the third stage from the top shows the state of the solenoid valve 69.
  • the second stage from the bottom shows the value of the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcff output from the adder 101
  • the bottom stage shows the change of the compressor target rotational speed TGNCc.
  • X3 is the offset amount by the correction value for cooperation TGNCchos1
  • X4 is the change by the F/B operation amount TGNCcfb calculated by the F/B operation amount calculation unit 87 after the operation mode is switched.
  • the F/F manipulated variable calculating unit 86 calculates more than in the cooling mode (first operating state). Since the correction is made in the direction of increasing the F/F operation amount TGNCcff, the capacity of the compressor 2 (compressor target rotation speed TGNCc) at the time of switching from the cooling mode to the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode is insufficient. It will be possible to solve it promptly, improve responsiveness, and improve reliability and marketability.
  • the heat pump controller 32 determines the target compressor rotation speed TGNCc based on a value obtained by adding the F/F operation amount TGNCcff and the F/B operation amount TGNCcfb calculated by the F/B operation amount calculation unit 87, the air conditioning ( After switching to the (priority)+battery cooling mode, the target compressor rotation speed TGNCc changes without any problem in the direction in which the heat absorber temperature Te converges to the target heat absorber temperature TEO as time passes.
  • the followability of the rotation speed control of the compressor 2 based on the heat absorber temperature Te when the solenoid valve 69 is opened can be maintained, and the responsiveness of the cooling of the battery 55 can be secured. Further, even when the solenoid valve 69 is closed, it is possible to maintain the followability of the rotation speed control of the compressor 2 and avoid the inconvenience (so-called overshoot) in which the vehicle interior is excessively cooled.
  • the heat pump controller 32 is based on the heat medium temperature Tw and the target heat medium temperature TWO which are the temperatures to be cooled by the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode. Since the correction value TGNCchos1 for correction that corrects the F/F operation amount TGNCcff is calculated, the F/F operation amount TGNCcff can be accurately corrected according to the load of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64. become able to.
  • the vehicle air conditioner 1 is in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode and the electromagnetic valve 69 is closed (first operating state) or the electromagnetic valve 69 is opened in the operating state determination unit 103. Is being input (second operating state).
  • the solenoid valve 69 is closed in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode
  • the operating state determination unit 103 switches the switch 104 to the no correction (0) side. Therefore, in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode, when the solenoid valve 69 is closed, the switcher 104 outputs the correction value TGNchos without correction (0) and inputs it to the adder 101.
  • the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcff0 calculated by the manipulated variable calculator 86 is not corrected and is directly input to the adder 88 as the F/F manipulated variable TGNCcff.
  • the operation state determination unit 103 treats the air conditioning operation other than the cooling mode in the same manner as in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode and the electromagnetic valve 69 is closed.
  • the operating state determination unit 103 switches the switch 104 to the cooperation correction value TGNchos1 side. Therefore, when the solenoid valve 69 is opened in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode, the switching correction value TGNchos1 is output as the correction value TGNChos from the switch 104 and is input to the adder 101. Therefore, the F/F operation is performed. A value obtained by adding the correction value TGNCchos1 for cooperation to the F/F operation amount TGNCcff0 calculated by the amount calculation unit 86 is input to the adder 88 as the F/F operation amount TGNCcff.
  • the F/F operation amount TGNCcff calculated by the F/F operation amount calculation unit 86 is higher than that in the cooling mode. If the correction is performed in the direction of increasing, the F/F operation amount TGNCcff can be finely corrected according to the opening/closing of the solenoid valve 69.
  • the heat medium temperature Tw is adopted as the temperature of the object to be cooled by the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 in the above-described embodiment
  • the battery temperature Tcell may be adopted.
  • the heat medium is circulated to adjust the temperature of the battery 55, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the refrigerant and the battery 55 (object to be temperature adjusted) may be directly heat-exchanged.
  • the rotation speed of the compressor 2 may be controlled by the temperature of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 in the battery cooling (single) mode or the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode.
  • a vehicle capable of cooling the battery 55 while cooling the vehicle interior in the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode and the battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode for simultaneously cooling the vehicle interior and cooling the battery 55
  • the cooling of the battery 55 is not limited to during cooling, but other air conditioning operation, for example, the above-described dehumidifying and heating mode and cooling of the battery 55 may be performed simultaneously.
  • the dehumidifying and heating mode also becomes the air conditioning (single) mode in the present invention
  • the solenoid valve 69 is opened, and a part of the refrigerant flowing toward the heat absorber 9 via the refrigerant pipe 13F is caused to flow into the branch pipe 67, and the refrigerant-heat medium. It will flow to the heat exchanger 64.
  • the electromagnetic valve 35 is the heat absorber valve device and the electromagnetic valve 69 is the temperature controlled valve device.
  • the indoor expansion valve 8 and the auxiliary expansion valve 68 are electrically closed valves, Therefore, the solenoid valves 35 and 69 are not necessary, the indoor expansion valve 8 serves as the heat absorber valve device of the present invention, and the auxiliary expansion valve 68 serves as the temperature controlled valve device.
  • the heat absorber 9 and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 are the evaporators of the present invention, but the inventions of claims 1 and 2 are not limited to this, and, for example, the air supplied to the passenger compartment.
  • another evaporator e.g., an evaporator for a rear seat
  • a vehicle air conditioner equipped with an evaporator for cooling the vehicle.
  • the operating state in which the refrigerant is evaporated by either the main evaporator or another evaporator (evaporator for rear seat, etc.) becomes the first operating state in the present invention, and the refrigerant is discharged by both evaporators.
  • the second operating state is the operating state in which the is evaporated.
  • the invention of claim 1 and claim 2 is a vehicle air provided with another evaporator (evaporator for rear seat, etc.) in addition to the heat absorber 9 and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 of the embodiment. It is also effective as a harmony device.
  • the operating state in which the refrigerant is evaporated by the heat absorber 9 and another evaporator (evaporator for rear seat, etc.) is the first operating state in the present invention.
  • the operation state in which the heat absorber 9, another evaporator (evaporator for rear seat, etc.) and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 evaporate the refrigerant is the second operation state in the present invention.
  • the present invention has been described with the vehicle air conditioner 1 having each operation mode such as the heating mode, the dehumidification heating mode, the dehumidification cooling mode, the cooling mode, and the air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode.
  • the present invention is also effective for a vehicle air conditioner capable of executing, for example, a cooling mode, an air conditioning (priority)+battery cooling mode, a battery cooling (priority)+air conditioning mode, and a battery cooling (single) mode. ..

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