Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090019879 | Refrigeration System - A refrigerant circuit ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090025406 | Refrigerant Quantity Determining System of Air Conditioner - In a multi-type air conditioner, the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity charged in the air conditioner can be accurately determined, even when the refrigerant quantity charged on site is inconsistent, or even when a reference value of the operation state quantity, which is used for determining the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity, fluctuates depending on the pipe length of the refrigerant communication pipe, combination of utilization units, and the difference in the installation height among each unit. In an air conditioner ( | 01-29-2009 |
20090031739 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner performs a refrigerant quantity judging operation to judge the refrigerant quantity in a refrigerant circuit, and includes a heat source unit, utilization units, expansion mechanisms, a first refrigerant gas pipe, a second refrigerant gas pipe, a refrigerant liquid pipe, switching mechanisms, bypass circuits, bypass circuit opening/closing element, and a controller. The switching mechanism can switch between a first state and a second state. The bypass circuit opening/closing element are provided in the bypass circuits that bypass the first refrigerant gas pipe to the second refrigerant gas pipe, and open and close the bypass circuits. The controller opens the bypass circuit opening/closing element before performing the refrigerant quantity judging operation. | 02-05-2009 |
20090044550 | AIR CONDITIONER - An error in judgment due to the difference in the temperature of the refrigerant at an outlet of a condenser is reduced when judging the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity. An air conditioner ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090044551 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner that adjusts the temperature in a target space includes a refrigerant circuit and a controller. The refrigerant circuit is configured by the interconnection of a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, indoor expansion valves, and indoor heat exchangers. The controller adjusts the temperature such that predetermined temperature is reached in a target space. In addition, the controller judges the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit based on at least one value of operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit. The controller achieves a state in which the target space temperature satisfies a predetermined temperature condition. | 02-19-2009 |
20090095000 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit configured by the interconnection of a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger; an operation controlling means capable of performing a refrigerant quantity judging operation to control constituent equipment such that the refrigerant circulation flow rate that is the refrigerant quantity circulating in the refrigerant circuit becomes constant; and a refrigerant quantity judging means that judges the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit using an operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit during the refrigerant quantity judging operation. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100849 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a pipe volume calculating section and a refrigerant circuit configured by the interconnection of a heat source unit and a utilization unit via a refrigerant communication pipe. The pipe volume calculating section calculates the volume of the refrigerant communication pipe based on an additional charging quantity which is a refrigerant quantity to be additionally charged after the refrigerant circuit is configured by interconnecting the heat source unit and the utilization unit via the refrigerant communication pipe. | 04-23-2009 |
20090126379 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant quantity calculating section, and a refrigerant quantity judging section. The refrigerant circuit is configured by the interconnection of a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an indoor heat exchanger. The refrigerant quantity calculating section uses a relational expression between the refrigerant quantity in each portion of the refrigerant circuit when the refrigerant circuit is divided into a plurality of portions and an operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit in order to calculate the refrigerant quantity in each portion from the operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant quantity judging section uses the refrigerant quantity in each portion calculated by the refrigerant quantity calculating section in order to judge the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit. | 05-21-2009 |
20090126380 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, an operation controlling section, a stability judging section, a refrigerant quantity judging section, and a condition changing section. The operation controlling section is capable of performing a refrigerant quantity judging operation to control constituent equipment to reach a predetermined target control value. The stability judging section judges whether or not the refrigerant quantity judging operation has stabilized. The refrigerant quantity judging section judges the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit by using an operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit when it is judged that the refrigerant quantity judging operation has stabilized. The condition changing section changes the target control value in the refrigerant quantity judging operation when it is judged that the refrigerant quantity judging operation has not stabilized. | 05-21-2009 |
20090260376 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant quantity calculating section, and a refrigerant quantity judging section. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger interconnected together. The refrigerant quantity calculating section calculates the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit taking into account a dissolved refrigerant quantity that is the quantity of refrigerant dissolved in the refrigerating machine oil in the compressor, based on an operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant quantity judging section judges the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit based on the refrigerant quantity calculated by the refrigerant quantity calculating section. In addition, the refrigerant quantity calculating section calculates the dissolved refrigerant quantity based on operation state quantities that include at least the ambient temperature outside the compressor. | 10-22-2009 |
20090308088 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided with a refrigerant circuit and an operation controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a heat source unit, a refrigerant communication pipe, an expansion mechanism, and a utilization unit. The heat source unit has a compression mechanism and a heat source side heat exchanger. The heat source unit is connected to the refrigerant communication pipe. The utilization unit has a utilization side heat exchanger and is connected to the refrigerant gas communication pipe. The operation controller performs an oil-return operation in advance for returning oil pooled in the refrigerant circuit when a refrigerant quantity judging operation is carried out for judging the refrigerant quantity inside the refrigerant circuit. | 12-17-2009 |
20090314017 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided with a refrigerant circuit, refrigerant stagnation judging means, and an operation controller. The refrigerant circuit is a circuit that includes a heat source unit, a refrigerant communication pipe, an expansion mechanism, and a utilization unit. A heat source unit and a utilization unit are connected to the refrigerant fluid communication pipes. The heat source unit has a compression mechanism and a heat source side heat exchanger. The refrigerant stagnation judging means can judge whether the refrigerant has stagnated inside the compression mechanism. The operation controller performs a refrigerant de-stagnation operation for eliminating stagnation of the refrigerant in the case that the refrigerant stagnation judging means has judged in advance that the refrigerant inside the compression mechanism has stagnated when a refrigerant quantity judging operation is carried out for judging the refrigerant quantity inside the refrigerant circuit. | 12-24-2009 |
20100000245 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus is filled with a supercritical refrigerant, and includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, an expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a first temperature detector, a target refrigerant temperature derivation unit, and a control unit. The target refrigerant temperature derivation unit uses at least a set temperature to determine a target refrigerant temperature, the set temperature being a temperature that is set relative to the air in the space in which the radiator is disposed, and the target refrigerant temperature being the target temperature of the refrigerant flowing between the outlet side of the radiator and the refrigerant inflow side of the expansion mechanism. The control unit controls the expansion mechanism so that the temperature detected by the first temperature detector corresponds to the target refrigerant temperature. | 01-07-2010 |
20100037641 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a liquid receiver, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a pressure detector, a temperature detector, and a control unit. The pressure detector is provided between the refrigerant discharge side of the compression mechanism and the refrigerant inflow side of the first expansion mechanism. The temperature detector is provided between the exit side of the radiator and the refrigerant inflow side of the first expansion mechanism. The control unit controls the first expansion mechanism using the pressure detected by the pressure detector and the temperature detected by the temperature detector so that the refrigerant flowing out from the first expansion mechanism reaches a saturated state. | 02-18-2010 |
20100037647 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100050672 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device includes a control unit, and a refrigerant circuit in which a compression mechanism, a radiator, a refrigerant cooling unit, a first expansion mechanism, a liquid receiver, a second expansion mechanism, and an evaporator are connected in sequence. The control unit performs refrigerant cooling control whereby the refrigerant is cooled by the refrigerant cooling unit so that the state of the refrigerant that has flowed out from the first expansion mechanism is near the saturation line and not near the critical point. | 03-04-2010 |
20100050674 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a liquid receiver, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator and a control unit. The control unit minimizes the degree of pressure reduction by the first expansion mechanism when the refrigerant that flows from the refrigerant discharge side of the compression mechanism to the refrigerant inflow side of the first expansion mechanism has reached a subcritical state. | 03-04-2010 |
20100175400 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - The present disclosure allows for easy settling of control of capability of an refrigeration apparatus for performing a supercritical refrigeration cycle. | 07-15-2010 |
20100180612 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a first internal heat exchanger, a branch pipe, a third expansion mechanism, and a second internal heat exchanger. The first internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows from the radiator to the inflow side of the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows from the evaporator to the compression mechanism. The branch pipe branches from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the radiator and the second expansion mechanism, and merges with the second refrigerant pipe. A third expansion mechanism is provided to the branch pipe. The second internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows out from the third expansion mechanism. | 07-22-2010 |
20100198416 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A degree-of-superheat control unit ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100275634 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigerant circuit ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100281895 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes an indoor heat exchanger (radiator) and a controller. The radiator causes heat radiation to be performed with respect to air from a supercritical refrigerant during heating operation. The controller controls a room temperature by causing a high-pressure side pressure and a refrigerant outlet temperature of the radiator to reach respective target values. Preferably, the controller detects a refrigerant outlet temperature of the radiator with an outlet temperature sensor and detects a room temperature with a room temperature sensor. The controller increases or decreases a target value of the high-pressure side pressure when the controller has judged that there is an excess or a deficiency of capacity in view of the room temperature inside a room that is to be heated even when the refrigerant outlet temperature of the radiator has reached a target value during heating. | 11-11-2010 |
20110000239 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - An air conditioner ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110011125 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An air conditioner ( | 01-20-2011 |