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Outdoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus, and air-conditioning apparatus

US9518755B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2013
Grant dateDec 13, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F2140/20
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor heat exchanger; a compressor; a refrigerant pipe configured to couple the outdoor heat exchanger and the compressor with an indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger; and a control unit that determines whether the heating capacity of the indoor unit performing a heating operation is decreased by the refrigerant stagnated in the indoor heat exchanger.

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