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US 2012/0222440 A1Published application
Regrigeration cycle apparatus and information transfer method used therein
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorsKenji Matsui, Shigeo Takata, Hironori Yabuuchi
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Abstract
To provide a refrigeration cycle apparatus that achieves load balancing (for example, the balance between the cooling load and the heating load, and the balance between the cooling load and the heating and hot water loads) to increase system COP and an information transfer method used in the refrigeration cycle apparatus. A refrigeration cycle apparatus operates a plurality of indoor units so that the thermal cooling load and the thermal heating load to be executed by the plurality of indoor unit are balanced.
Claims8
A refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising:
- at least one heat source unit having mounted therein at least an air conditioning compressor and a heat-source-side heat exchanger;
- a plurality of use-side units each having mounted therein at least a use-side heat exchanger, the use-side units being automatically operable;
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- at least one relay unit that is disposed between the heat source unit and the use-side units and that transfers heating energy or cooling energy generated by the heat source side unit to the use-side units,
- wherein by using a use-side unit that is stopped or is under automatic operation among the plurality of use-side units, the plurality of use-side units are operated so that a thermal cooling load and a thermal heating load to be executed by the plurality of use-side units are balanced.
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