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Abstract
Description
【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、地球環境負荷の少ない冷媒が使用される冷凍サイクルを用いた空気調和装置に関し、特に、高圧側で臨界圧力にまで圧縮された冷媒で運転されるものに好適である。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、空気調和装置等の冷凍サイクルには不燃、無毒のフロン冷媒が使用されている。しかし、フロン冷媒は地球温暖化係数が大きく、より環境負荷の少ない冷媒が要望されている。そして、地球環境負荷の少ない冷媒として炭酸ガスが知られているが、炭酸ガスを空気調和装置の冷媒として使用した場合、高圧側が超臨界となり、システム効率が低下する。そのため、炭酸ガスを使用した冷凍サイクルの効率向上策として高圧側の圧力を制御する方法が知られ、例えば、特許文献1に記載されている。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特許第2931668号公報
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記のような従来技術では、高圧側の圧力を制御することにより冷凍サイクルの効率は高くなるが、炭酸ガスはフロン冷媒より高圧であり、空気調和の必要な空間まで高圧配管を引く場合、配管を溶接する等の高圧に対する安全性を確保する必要があり、設置時の作業性を考慮すると水等の2次冷媒を使用する必要がある。この場合、システムの高効率化を図るためには、単に冷凍サイクルの効率だけでなく2次冷媒の搬送動力を低減する必要がある。そして、炭酸ガスは放熱器を冷却する空気の温度が高温になると効率が著しく低下する。
【0005】
本発明の目的は、超臨界冷凍サイクルとして運転される空気調和装置であってもシステム全体の効率を向上し、消費電力を少なくすることにある。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明は圧縮機、四方弁、室外熱交換器、減圧装置、水−冷媒熱交換器を接続し冷凍サイクルと、前記水−冷媒熱交換器とポンプと室内熱交換器を接続し2次冷媒を封入した熱搬送装置からなる空気調和装置において、冷凍サイクルは高圧側冷媒が超臨界状態になるように運転され、水−冷媒熱交換器内の冷媒と2次冷媒とは暖房時に対向に流れ、2次冷媒の流量は冷房時と暖房時とで異なるものである。
【0007】
また、上記のものにおいて、水−冷媒熱交換器と前記室内熱交換器との長さに関連して水循環量を変更可能としたことが望ましい。
さらに、本発明は、圧縮機、四方弁、室外熱交換器、減圧装置、水−冷媒熱交換器を接続し高圧側冷媒が超臨界状態になる冷媒を封入した冷凍サイクルと、前記水−冷媒熱交換器とポンプと室内熱交換器を接続し2次冷媒を封入した熱搬送装置からなる空気調和装置において、室内熱交換器の2次冷媒入口を風下、出口を風上、室外熱交換器の冷媒入口を冷房時に風下、出口を風上に設置されたものである。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の一実施の形態を説明する。
図1は空気調和装置の構成図、図2は減圧装置の詳細図、図3は冷房時の温度−エンタルピ線図、図4は暖房時の温度−エンタルピ線図、図5は水温度差と消費電力の関係図である。図1、2において、1は空気調和装置で室外ユニット2と室内ユニット3から構成されている。室外ユニット2内に設けられた冷凍サイクル10は圧縮機11、冷房暖房で冷媒の流れを切り替える四方弁12、室外熱交換器13、室外熱交換器13に送風する室外ファン14、減圧装置としての膨張弁15及び膨張機16、冷媒−水熱交換器17、膨張機16と回転軸が一体になった副圧縮機18、アキュームレータ19から構成され、内部に冷媒として炭酸ガスが封入されている。
熱搬送装置20は冷媒と熱交換する水−冷媒熱交換器17、ポンプ21、室内熱交換器22、室内熱交換器22に送風する室内ファン23から構成され内部に水等の2次冷媒として水が封入されている。空気調和装置1を制御するために室外制御器30、吐出温度検出器31、室外空気温度検出器32、水戻り温度検出器33、水供給温度検出器34、室内温度検出器35、室内制御器36、操作器37、配管設定器38が設けられている。減圧装置を構成する膨張弁15と膨張機16の配置を図2に示す。4個の逆止弁40により冷房、暖房運転のどちらでも冷媒は膨張弁15を流れたのち膨張機16を流れる構成になっている。
【0009】
以上のように構成された空気調和装置1の動作を説明する。
操作器37で冷房、暖房の選択と室内の温度設定が設定されると室内制御器36から設定条件と室内温度検出器35で検出された温度が室外制御器30に送られるとともに室内ファンが駆動される。室外制御器30により冷房、暖房により四方弁12が切り替えられ、圧縮機11、室外ファン14、ポンプ20が駆動される。ここで、圧縮機11は室内温度設定値と室内温度の差から算出される能力になるように回転数が制御される。また、ポンプ20は水戻り温度検出器33と水供給温度検出器34で検出された温度差が能力により算出された温度差になるように制御される。膨張弁15は圧縮機吐出温度検出器31で検出される温度が能力と外気温度検出器32で検出される温度から算出される設定値になるように制御される。
【0010】
冷房時の動作を図3にて説明する。
四方弁12が冷房側に切り替えられ圧縮機11が駆動すると圧縮機11で高圧高温(図3a点)になった冷媒は四方弁12を通り室外熱交換器13に送られる。室外熱交換器13で室外ファン14より送風された空気に放熱し、高圧低温のガス冷媒(図3b点)となり膨張弁15で減圧された後(図3c点)、膨張機16で膨張しさらに減圧される(図3d点)。このとき、膨張過程で得られた動力(c点とd点のエンタルピ差)は副圧縮機18の駆動に使用される。膨張機16で膨張し低圧、低温の2相になった冷媒は水−冷媒熱交換器17で水を冷却し、ガス冷媒(図3e点)となって四方弁12を通り副圧縮機18で圧縮された後(図3f点)、アキュームレータ19より圧縮機11に戻る。水−冷媒熱交換器17で冷却された水はポンプ21により室内ユニット3内の室内熱交換器22で室内ファン23により送風される室内空気を冷却し、再び水−冷媒熱交換器17に戻る。
【0011】
ここで、室外熱交換器13の冷媒の入口は風下、出口が風上になっているために、室外熱交換器13内での冷媒温度が低下(図3のa点とb点の温度差)と空気が加熱されることによる温度差が相殺され、空気と冷媒の温度差が平均化され熱交換性能が向上する。また、水−冷媒熱交換器17内では冷媒と水が平行に流れることにより、つまり冷媒が熱交換器内を流れる間に生じる圧力損失による温度低下と冷却されることにより水の温度低下により、水と冷媒の温度差が平均化され熱交換性能が向上する。同様に、室内熱交換器21の水の入口は風下、出口が風上になっているために空気と水の温度差が平均化され熱交換性能が向上する。
【0012】
次に暖房時の動作を図4を用いて説明する。
四方弁12が暖房側に切り替えられ圧縮機11が駆動すると圧縮機11で高圧高温になった冷媒(図4a点)は四方弁12を通り水−冷媒熱交換器17に送られ水に放熱し、高圧、低温になった冷媒(図4b点)は膨張弁15で減圧された後(図4c点)、膨張機16で膨張減圧し動力回収した後(図4d点)、低圧、低温の2相の冷媒となり室外熱交換器13に送られる。室外熱交換器13で室外ファン14より送風された空気から吸熱することにより蒸発し、ガス冷媒となって(図4e点)四方弁12を通り副圧縮機18で圧縮された後(図4f点)、アキュームレータ19より圧縮機11に戻る。水−冷媒熱交換器17で加熱された水はポンプ21により室内ユニット3内の室内熱交換器22で室内ファン23により送風される室内空気を加熱し、再び水−冷媒熱交換器17に戻る。
【0013】
暖房時は室外熱交換器13の冷媒の入口は風上、出口が風下になっているために、つまり圧力損失により温度が低下した冷媒が室外熱交換器13の後列になるために空気と冷媒の温度差が平均化され熱交換性能が向上する。また、水−冷媒熱交換器17内では冷媒と水が対抗に流れることにより、冷媒が熱交換器内を流れる間に生じる圧力損失による温度低下と冷却され、水の温度低下により、水と冷媒の温度差が平均化され熱交換性能が向上する。同様に、室内熱交換器21の水の入口は風下、出口が風上になっているために空気と水の温度差が平均化され熱交換性能が向上する。
【0014】
冷房時と暖房時の水戻り温度検出器33と水供給温度検出器34で検出された温度差は、暖房時が大きくなるように設定されている。冷凍サイクルの特性からポンプ21の回転数を大きくし熱搬送装置20内の水の流量を多くすることにより同一能力での冷凍サイクルの消費電力は低下する。しかし、2次冷媒の流量を増加させると流量増と熱搬送装置20内の圧力損失のためにポンプ21の消費電力が増加する。
【0015】
冷房時、水−冷媒熱交換器17の冷媒温度は圧力損失による温度低下はあるものの変化は少なく、水の温度差を大きくするため蒸発温度を低下させ、図5に示すように空気調和装置1全体の消費電力を最少にするためには水流量を多くし、水温度差を小さくする。
暖房時は水−冷媒熱交換器17内の冷媒の温度が図4のa点とb点の差に見られるように大きくなり、水と冷媒を対向に流すことにより水流量を少なくし、水温度差を大きくしても圧縮機吐出冷媒温度が適正になるように膨張弁15で制御し、高圧側の圧力上昇を少なく、消費電力を少なくするために水温度差を小さくする。
【0016】
さらに、ポンプ20の消費電力は同一水循環量でも室外ユニット2と室内ユニット3の設置場所により配管長さが異なり消費電力が変化する。このために、配管設定器38により配管長さを設定することにより、常に消費電力が少ない水温度差で運転が可能となる。すなわち、室外ユニット2と室内ユニット3の設置場所が離れ、水配管の長さが長くなると圧力損失によるポンプ21の消費電力が増加する。このために、配管長さの増加に応じて水温度を大きめに設定することで冷凍サイクル2の消費電力は増加するが、それ以上にポンプ21の消費電力が低減でき全体として消費電力の増加を抑制できる。
【0017】
以上のように、水循環量を冷房と暖房で変えることにより空気調和装置の消費電力を低減できる。また、減圧装置として膨張弁と膨張機を設け、圧縮機吐出温度より膨張弁を制御することにより冷房時のような放熱終了後の冷媒温度が高い場合にも膨張機により冷媒の膨張動力が回収できると共に、蒸発開始時のエンタルピを小さくでき、圧縮機動力の低減と能力向上を図れる。そして、圧縮機吐出温度を最適に設定することにより水−冷媒熱交換器の入口冷媒温度を最適にでき熱交換性能を確保できる。
【0018】
水−冷媒熱交換器とポンプと室内熱交換器を接続し2次冷媒を封入した熱搬送装置からなる空気調和装置において、水−冷媒熱交換器内の冷媒と2冷媒を暖房時に対向に流れるように設置するとともに、冷房時と暖房時の2次冷媒の流量を異なるように設定したので、高圧側冷媒が超臨界状態になる冷媒を封入した冷凍サイクルを利用する空気調和装置の消費電力を少なくできる。また、室内熱交換器の2次冷媒入口を風下、出口を風上、室外熱交換器の冷媒入口を冷房時に風下、出口を風上にすることにより室内熱交換器及び室外熱交換器の伝熱性能が向上し空気調和装置の消費電力を低減できる。
【0019】
【発明の効果】
以上述べたように、本発明によれば超臨界冷凍サイクルとして運転される空気調和装置であってもシステム全体の効率を向上し、消費電力を少なくすることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】空気調和装置の構成をブロック図。
【図2】減圧装置の詳細を示す模式図。
【図3】冷房時の温度−エンタルピ線図。
【図4】暖房時の温度−エンタルピ線図。
【図5】水温度差と消費電力の関係を示すグラフ。
【符号の説明】
1…空気調和装置、2…で室外ユニット、3…室内ユニット、10…冷凍サイクル、11…圧縮機、12…四方弁、13…室外熱交換器、14…室外ファン、15…膨張弁、16…膨張機、17…冷媒−水熱交換器、18…副圧縮機、20…熱搬送装置、21…ポンプ、22…室内熱交換器、23…室内ファン、30…室外制御器、31…吐出温度検出器、32…室外空気温度検出器、33…水戻り温度検出器、34…水供給温度検出器、35…室内温度検出器、36…室内制御器、37…操作器、38…配管設定器、40…逆止弁。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an air conditioner using a refrigeration cycle in which a refrigerant having a low global environmental load is used, and is particularly suitable for an operation using a refrigerant compressed to a critical pressure on a high pressure side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, non-combustible and non-toxic Freon refrigerants are used in refrigeration cycles of air conditioners and the like. However, a CFC refrigerant having a large global warming potential and a refrigerant having a lower environmental load are demanded. Carbon dioxide gas is known as a refrigerant having a low global environmental load. However, when carbon dioxide gas is used as a refrigerant for an air conditioner, the high pressure side becomes supercritical and system efficiency is reduced. Therefore, as a measure for improving the efficiency of a refrigeration cycle using carbon dioxide gas, a method of controlling the pressure on the high pressure side is known, for example, described in
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 2931668 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the prior art as described above, the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle is increased by controlling the pressure on the high pressure side.However, when the carbon dioxide gas is at a higher pressure than the Freon refrigerant and the high pressure pipe is drawn to a space requiring air conditioning, It is necessary to ensure safety against high pressure such as welding, and it is necessary to use a secondary refrigerant such as water in consideration of workability at the time of installation. In this case, in order to increase the efficiency of the system, it is necessary to reduce not only the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle but also the power for transporting the secondary refrigerant. When the temperature of the air for cooling the radiator becomes high, the efficiency of the carbon dioxide gas is significantly reduced.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of the entire system and reduce power consumption even in an air conditioner operated as a supercritical refrigeration cycle.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the present invention connects a compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing device, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger to a refrigeration cycle, the water-refrigerant heat exchanger, a pump, and indoor heat. In an air conditioner comprising a heat transfer device connected to an exchanger and filled with a secondary refrigerant, the refrigeration cycle is operated so that the high-pressure side refrigerant is in a supercritical state, and the refrigerant in the water-refrigerant heat exchanger is connected to the secondary refrigerant. The refrigerant flows oppositely during heating, and the flow rate of the secondary refrigerant differs between during cooling and during heating.
[0007]
In the above, it is preferable that the water circulation amount can be changed in relation to the length of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger.
Furthermore, the present invention relates to a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, a decompression device, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger are connected and a refrigerant in which a high-pressure side refrigerant is in a supercritical state is enclosed, In an air conditioner comprising a heat transfer device in which a heat exchanger, a pump and an indoor heat exchanger are connected and a secondary refrigerant is sealed, an indoor heat exchanger has a secondary refrigerant inlet leeward, an outlet leeward, and an outdoor heat exchanger. The refrigerant inlet is set downwind during cooling, and the outlet is set upwind.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
1 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioner, FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram of a pressure reducing device, FIG. 3 is a temperature-enthalpy diagram during cooling, FIG. 4 is a temperature-enthalpy diagram during heating, and FIG. It is a relation diagram of power consumption. 1 and 2,
The
[0009]
The operation of the
When the selection of cooling and heating and the indoor temperature setting are set by the
[0010]
The operation during cooling will be described with reference to FIG.
When the four-
[0011]
Here, since the refrigerant inlet of the
[0012]
Next, the operation during heating will be described with reference to FIG.
When the four-
[0013]
At the time of heating, the inlet of the refrigerant of the
[0014]
The temperature difference detected by the water return temperature detector 33 and the water supply temperature detector 34 during cooling and during heating is set to be large during heating. By increasing the rotation speed of the pump 21 and increasing the flow rate of water in the
[0015]
At the time of cooling, the refrigerant temperature of the water-
During heating, the temperature of the refrigerant in the water-
[0016]
Furthermore, even if the power consumption of the
[0017]
As described above, the power consumption of the air conditioner can be reduced by changing the amount of water circulation between cooling and heating. An expansion valve and an expander are provided as a decompression device, and the expansion valve is controlled by the compressor discharge temperature to recover the expansion power of the refrigerant by the expander even when the refrigerant temperature after the end of heat release such as during cooling is high. In addition, the enthalpy at the start of evaporation can be reduced, and the power of the compressor can be reduced and the capacity can be improved. By setting the compressor discharge temperature optimally, the inlet refrigerant temperature of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger can be optimized, and the heat exchange performance can be secured.
[0018]
In an air conditioner including a water-refrigerant heat exchanger, a heat transfer device that connects a pump and an indoor heat exchanger, and encapsulates a secondary refrigerant, the refrigerant in the water-refrigerant heat exchanger and the two refrigerants are opposed to each other during heating. And the flow rate of the secondary refrigerant during cooling and during heating is set to be different, so that the power consumption of the air conditioner using a refrigeration cycle in which the refrigerant in which the high-pressure side refrigerant becomes supercritical is sealed. Can be reduced. In addition, the secondary refrigerant inlet of the indoor heat exchanger is leeward, the outlet is leeward, the refrigerant inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger is leeward during cooling, and the outlet is leeward during cooling, so that the transfer of the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger is performed. Thermal performance is improved and power consumption of the air conditioner can be reduced.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even in an air conditioner operated as a supercritical refrigeration cycle, the efficiency of the entire system can be improved and power consumption can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an air conditioner.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing details of a decompression device.
FIG. 3 is a temperature-enthalpy diagram during cooling.
FIG. 4 is a temperature-enthalpy diagram during heating.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing a relationship between a water temperature difference and power consumption.
[Explanation of symbols]
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前記冷凍サイクルは高圧側冷媒が超臨界状態になるように運転され、前記水−冷媒熱交換器内の冷媒と前記2次冷媒とは暖房時に対向に流れ、前記2次冷媒の流量は冷房時と暖房時とで異なることを特徴とする空気調和装置。A compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, a decompression device, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger were connected to connect a refrigeration cycle, and the water-refrigerant heat exchanger, a pump, and an indoor heat exchanger were connected to charge a secondary refrigerant. In an air conditioner consisting of a heat transfer device,
The refrigeration cycle is operated such that the high-pressure side refrigerant is in a supercritical state, the refrigerant in the water-refrigerant heat exchanger and the secondary refrigerant flow oppositely during heating, and the flow rate of the secondary refrigerant is during cooling. An air conditioner characterized in that it differs between heating and heating.
前記室内熱交換器の2次冷媒入口を風下、出口を風上、前記室外熱交換器の冷媒入口を冷房時に風下、出口を風上に設置されたことを特徴とする空気調和装置。A refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, a decompression device, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger are connected and a refrigerant in which the high-pressure side refrigerant becomes a supercritical state is enclosed, and the water-refrigerant heat exchanger and a pump are provided. In an air conditioner comprising a heat transfer device connected to an indoor heat exchanger and filled with a secondary refrigerant,
An air conditioner, wherein a secondary refrigerant inlet of the indoor heat exchanger is leeward, an outlet is leeward, and a refrigerant inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger is leeward during cooling, and an outlet is installed upwind.
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