Refrigeration cycle apparatus

A refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising:

• a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a radiator, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and configured to use a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture including a first refrigerant and a second refrigerant;
• an adsorption section including an adsorbent configured to adsorb the first refrigerant, and configured to not adsorb the second refrigerant or having lower adsorption performance for the second refrigerant than adsorption performance for the first refrigerant, the adsorption section configured to store the first refrigerant adsorbed by the adsorbent;
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• a first bypass flow path connecting a first end which is a high-pressure part of the refrigeration cycle and a second end which is a low-pressure part of the refrigeration cycle, the first bypass flow path having the adsorption section and a valve disposed therein,
• the valve including a first valve disposed between the first end and the adsorption section, and a second valve disposed between the adsorption section and the second end,
• in a case where making the adsorbent adsorbs the first refrigerant, the first valve and the second valve being opened, and opening degrees of the first valve and the second valve being adjusted such that a flow path area of the first valve is larger than a flow path area of the second valve;
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• in a case where making the adsorbent desorbs the first refrigerant, the first valve and the second valve being opened, and the opening degrees of the first valve and the second valve are adjusted such that the flow path area of the second valve is larger than the flow path area of the first valve.