Air-conditioning apparatus
US10030894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2700/1933
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat medium system configured to control a flow rate of the heat medium supplied to the heat source unit side heat exchanger that exchanges heat between refrigerant and the heat medium, the heat medium system having at least one system of a heat medium conveyor, a heat medium flow rate adjuster, and a heat medium flow rate control device. In the air-conditioning apparatus, the operation of each of use-side heat exchangers is changed to a cooling operation or a heating operation in accordance with a control command, and a cooling and heating concurrent operation is performed. The refrigerant is caused to flow through the heat source unit side heat exchanger in accordance with the ratio of the total cooling capacity of the use-side heat exchangers to the total heating capacity of the use-side heat exchangers. The heat medium flow rate control device controls the flow rate of the heat medium supplied to the heat source unit side heat exchanger, using the temperature of the heat medium flowing into the heat source unit side heat exchanger and the temperature of the heat medium flowing from the heat source unit side heat exchanger.
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