WO2022202836A1 - 車両用空調装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat pump type vehicle air conditioner applied to a vehicle, in particular, a vehicle air conditioner that absorbs heat from a heat medium circulating in a heat medium circuit connected to a refrigerant circuit and utilizes the heat to heat the vehicle interior.
- a vehicle air conditioner that absorbs heat from a heat medium circulating in a heat medium circuit connected to a refrigerant circuit and utilizes the heat to heat the vehicle interior.
- a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an expansion valve are connected to a refrigerant circuit.
- a heat pump type vehicle air conditioner is known.
- a refrigerant circuit is provided with a battery temperature adjustment device as a heat medium circuit through a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger, and the heat of the battery is recovered and used for heating operation.
- a battery temperature adjustment device as a heat medium circuit through a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger, and the heat of the battery is recovered and used for heating operation.
- heat absorption of the refrigerant during heating operation is performed in a plurality of modes including an outside air heat absorption mode in which an outdoor heat exchanger is used and a waste heat recovery mode in which a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger is used. It is running by switching modes as needed.
- the electronic expansion valve provided on the refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger and the electronic expansion valve provided in front of the refrigerant inlet of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger are used to divide the refrigerant. This is achieved by adjusting the branch flow rate.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has an object to suppress disturbance in the temperature of the air supplied to the passenger compartment and to keep the temperature constant when the heating mode is switched.
- One aspect of the present invention is a compressor that compresses the refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and the outside air, a radiator that heats the air supplied to the vehicle interior, and the outdoor heat exchanger.
- a refrigerant circuit including a first electronic expansion valve provided on a refrigerant inlet side, a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger, and a second electronic expansion valve provided on a refrigerant inlet side of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger; and a heat medium is circulated to perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat medium in the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger; and a control device for controlling the refrigerant circuit and the heat medium circuit, wherein In a heating operation for heating the vehicle interior using the radiator, the control device includes an outside air heat absorption heating mode in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor and radiated in the radiator absorbs heat from the outdoor heat exchanger; and a waste heat recovery
- the heating mode when the heating mode is switched, disturbance of the temperature of the air supplied to the vehicle interior can be suppressed, and the temperature can be kept constant.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a heat pump ECU as a control device for a vehicle air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the outside air heat absorption heating mode in the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the waste heat recovery heating mode and the flow of the heat medium in the device temperature adjustment circuit when adjusting the temperature of the battery in the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the waste heat recovery heating mode and the flow of the heat medium when adjusting the temperature of the motor unit in the device temperature adjustment circuit in the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. . In the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention, a diagram showing the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the waste heat recovery heating mode and the flow of the heat medium when adjusting the temperature of the battery and the motor unit in the device temperature adjustment circuit. is. In the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the combined heating mode and the flow of the heat medium when adjusting the temperature of the motor unit in the device temperature adjustment circuit in the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the combined heating mode and the flow of the heat medium when adjusting the temperatures of the battery and the motor unit in the device temperature adjustment circuit in the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention. .
- the compressor, the outdoor expansion valve, the chiller expansion valve, the first 4 is a graph showing control over a circulation pump and a second circulation pump and the results thereof;
- 1 shows a schematic configuration of a refrigerant circuit R1 of a vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 1 of the embodiment of the present invention;
- 4 shows a schematic configuration of a refrigerant circuit R2 of a vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 2 of the embodiment of the present invention.
- 4 shows a schematic configuration of a refrigerant circuit R3 of a vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 3 of the embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a vehicle air conditioner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the vehicle air conditioner 1 can be applied to a vehicle such as an electric vehicle (EV) that is not equipped with an engine (internal combustion engine) or a so-called hybrid vehicle that shares an engine and an electric motor for running.
- a vehicle is equipped with a battery (for example, a lithium battery), and is driven by supplying electric power charged in the battery from an external power source to a motor unit including a motor for running.
- the vehicle air conditioner 1 is also driven by electric power supplied from the battery.
- the vehicle air conditioner 1 includes a refrigerant circuit R, and performs heat pump operation using the refrigerant circuit R to air-condition (heat, cool, dehumidify, and defrost) the vehicle interior.
- the equipment temperature adjustment circuit 61 as a heat medium circuit connected to the refrigerant circuit R is used to cool and warm up the electric equipment such as the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 .
- a refrigerant is a circulating medium in a refrigerant circuit R that undergoes state changes in a heat pump (compression, condensation, expansion, evaporation), and a heat medium is a heat medium that heats without such state changes. It is a medium that absorbs and dissipates heat.
- the refrigerant circuit R is provided in an electric compressor 2 for compressing refrigerant and in an air flow passage 3 of an HVAC unit 10 through which air in the vehicle is ventilated and circulated.
- An indoor condenser (heat radiator) 4 as an indoor heat exchanger that heats the air supplied to the vehicle interior by radiating heat
- an outdoor expansion valve 6 that decompresses and expands the refrigerant during heating
- a radiator that heats the refrigerant during cooling
- An outdoor heat exchanger 7 that functions as a condenser
- An indoor heat exchanger 7 that functions as a condenser
- an indoor expansion valve 8 that decompresses and expands the refrigerant
- air A heat absorber 9 as an indoor heat exchanger provided in the flow passage 3 and cooling the air supplied to the vehicle interior by allowing the refrigerant to absorb heat from the outside and outside
- Both the outdoor expansion valve 6 and the indoor expansion valve 8 are electronic expansion valves driven by a pulse motor (not shown), and the degree of opening is appropriately controlled between fully closed and fully opened depending on the number of pulses applied to the pulse motor. .
- the outdoor expansion valve 6 decompresses and expands the refrigerant flowing out of the indoor condenser 4 and flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 .
- the outdoor expansion valve 6 is set so that the SC (subcool) value, which is an index of the achievement degree of supercooling at the refrigerant outlet of the indoor condenser 4, becomes a predetermined target value during heating operation using the outdoor heat exchanger 7.
- the heat pump ECU 11 which will be described later, controls the degree of opening (SC control).
- the indoor expansion valve 8 decompresses and expands the refrigerant flowing into the heat absorber 9 and adjusts the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the heat absorber 9 .
- the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is provided with an outdoor fan 15 .
- the outdoor blower 15 forcibly blows outside air to the outdoor heat exchanger 7 to exchange heat between the outside air and the refrigerant, so that the outside air is blown to the outdoor heat exchanger 7 even when the vehicle is stopped. .
- the refrigerant outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and the refrigerant inlet of the heat absorber 9 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 13A.
- a check valve 18 and an indoor expansion valve 8 are provided in order from the outdoor heat exchanger 7 side in the refrigerant pipe 13A.
- the check valve 18 is provided in the refrigerant pipe 13A so that the direction toward the heat absorber 9 is the forward direction.
- the refrigerant pipe 13A is branched into the refrigerant pipe 13B at a position closer to the outdoor heat exchanger 7 than the check valve 18 is.
- a refrigerant pipe 13B branched from the refrigerant pipe 13A is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the accumulator 12 .
- the refrigerant pipe 13B is provided with an electromagnetic valve 21 and a check valve 20 that are opened during heating in order from the outdoor heat exchanger 7 side.
- the check valve 20 is connected so that the direction toward the accumulator 12 is the forward direction.
- a refrigerant pipe 13C is branched between the solenoid valve 21 and the check valve 20 of the refrigerant pipe 13B.
- a refrigerant pipe 13C branched from the refrigerant pipe 13B is connected to a refrigerant outlet of the heat absorber 9 .
- a refrigerant outlet of the accumulator 12 and the compressor 2 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 13D.
- the refrigerant outlet of the compressor 2 and the refrigerant inlet of the indoor condenser 4 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 13E.
- One end of the refrigerant pipe 13F is connected to the refrigerant outlet of the indoor condenser 4, and the other end of the refrigerant pipe 13F is branched into the refrigerant pipe 13G and the refrigerant pipe 13H before the outdoor expansion valve 6 (refrigerant upstream side).
- One branched refrigerant pipe 13 ⁇ /b>H is connected to the refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 via the outdoor expansion valve 6 .
- the other branched refrigerant pipe 13 ⁇ /b>G is connected between the check valve 18 of the refrigerant pipe A and the indoor expansion valve 8 .
- a solenoid valve 22 is provided on the refrigerant upstream side of the connection point between the refrigerant pipe 13G and the refrigerant pipe A. As shown in FIG.
- the refrigerant pipe 13G is connected in parallel to the series circuit of the outdoor expansion valve 6, the outdoor heat exchanger 7, and the check valve 18, and bypasses the outdoor expansion valve 6, the outdoor heat exchanger 7, and the check valve 18. circuit.
- the air flow passage 3 on the air upstream side of the heat absorber 9 is formed with an outside air intake and an inside air intake (representatively shown as an intake 25 in FIG. 1).
- a suction switching damper 26 is provided at the suction port 25 .
- the intake switching damper 26 appropriately switches between the inside air (inside air circulation) that is the air inside the vehicle compartment and the outside air (outside air introduction) that is the air outside the vehicle compartment, and introduces the air into the air flow passage 3 from the intake port 25 .
- An indoor air blower (blower fan) 27 for supplying the introduced inside air and outside air to the air flow passage 3 is provided on the air downstream side of the suction switching damper 26 .
- An auxiliary heater (not shown) is provided in the air flow passage 3 on the air downstream side of the indoor condenser 4 with respect to the air flow in the air flow passage 3 .
- the auxiliary heater is composed of, for example, a PTC heater (electric heater), and supplements the heating of the passenger compartment by generating heat when the auxiliary heater is energized.
- the air (inside air or outside air) in the air flow passage 3 after flowing into the air flow passage 3 and passing through the heat absorber 9 is transferred to the indoor condenser 4 and
- An air mix damper 28 is provided for adjusting the ratio of ventilation to the auxiliary heater.
- the auxiliary heating means for example, hot water heated by compressor waste heat may be circulated through a heater core disposed in the air flow passage 3 to heat the blown air.
- a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 is connected to the refrigerant circuit R.
- the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 includes a refrigerant flow path 64A and a heat medium flow path 64B, constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit R, and at the same time constitutes a part of the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 as a heat medium circuit. do.
- the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 is connected to the refrigerant circuit R as follows.
- one end of a refrigerant pipe 72 as a branch circuit is connected downstream of the check valve 18 provided in the refrigerant pipe 13A and upstream of the indoor expansion valve 8 .
- the other end of the refrigerant pipe 72 is connected to the inlet of the refrigerant flow path 64 A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- a chiller expansion valve 73 is provided in the refrigerant pipe 72 .
- the chiller expansion valve 73 is an electronic expansion valve driven by a pulse motor (not shown), and the degree of opening is appropriately controlled between fully closed and fully opened depending on the number of pulses applied to the pulse motor.
- the chiller expansion valve 73 decompresses and expands the refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and reduces the degree of superheat of the refrigerant downstream of the refrigerant passage 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64. to adjust.
- refrigerant pipe 75 One end of a refrigerant pipe 75 is connected to the outlet of the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64.
- the other end of refrigerant pipe 75 is connected between check valve 20 and accumulator 12 in refrigerant pipe 13B.
- the chiller expansion valve 73, the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and the like also constitute a part of the refrigerant circuit R.
- the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit R exchanges heat with the heat medium circulating in the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 by the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 adjusts the temperature of the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 by circulating the heat medium through the temperature-adjustable objects such as the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 .
- the motor unit 65 also includes an electric motor for traveling and a heat-generating device such as an inverter circuit for driving the electric motor.
- a device that is mounted on the vehicle and generates heat can be applied.
- the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 includes a first circulation pump 62 and a second circulation pump 63 as circulation devices for circulating the heat medium to the battery 55 and the motor unit 65, an air-heat medium heat exchanger 67, and a flow path.
- Three-way valves 81, 82 and 83 are provided as switching devices, which are connected by heat medium pipes 68A to 68D.
- the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 In the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, one end of the heat medium pipe 68A is connected to the refrigerant discharge side of the heat medium flow path 64B, and the other end of the heat medium pipe 68A is connected to the heat medium inlet.
- a three-way valve 83, a battery 55, a three-way valve 82, an air-heat medium heat exchanger 67, a three-way valve 81, a first circulation A pump 62 is provided in order from the heat medium discharge side of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64.
- a three-way valve 83 In order from the heat medium discharge side of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, a three-way valve 83, a battery 55, a three-way valve 82, an air-heat medium heat exchanger 67, a three-way valve 81, a first circulation A pump 62 is provided.
- one end of the heat medium pipe 68B bypassing the battery 55 is connected to the heat medium downstream side of the three-way valve 83, and the other end of the heat medium pipe 68B is connected to the three-way valve 82 of the heat medium pipe 68A. are also connected to the downstream side of the heat medium.
- One end of the heat medium pipe 68C is provided on the side opposite to the heat medium pipe 68B of the three-way valve 82, and the other end of the heat medium pipe 68C is connected to the first circulation pump 62 of the heat medium pipe 68A and the three-way valve 81. connected between
- One end of the heat medium pipe 68D is provided between the three-way valve 82 of the heat medium pipe 68A and the air-heat medium heat exchanger 67, and the other end of the heat medium pipe 68D is connected to the first circulation pump of the heat medium pipe 68A. 62 is connected upstream of the heat medium.
- the heat medium pipe 68D is provided with a motor unit 65 and a second circulation pump 63 in this order from the heat medium upstream side.
- the heat medium used in the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 for example, water, refrigerants such as HFO-1234yf, liquids such as coolant, and gases such as air can be used.
- coolant is used as a heat medium.
- a jacket structure is provided around the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 so that, for example, a heat medium can flow with the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 in a heat exchange relationship.
- the chiller expansion valve 73 When the chiller expansion valve 73 is open, part or all of the refrigerant flowing out of the refrigerant pipe 13G or the outdoor heat exchanger 7 flows into the refrigerant pipe 72 and is decompressed by the chiller expansion valve 73, and then the refrigerant-heat medium It flows into the refrigerant channel 64A of the heat exchanger 64 and evaporates.
- the heat medium that circulates through the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 and absorbs heat from the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 flows into the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the refrigerant absorbs heat from the heat medium flowing through the heat medium flow path 64B in the process of flowing through the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and is sucked into the compressor 2 via the accumulator 12.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the heat pump ECU 11 as a control device for the vehicle air conditioner 1.
- the heat pump ECU 11 is communicatively connected to a vehicle controller 35, which controls the entire vehicle including running, via an in-vehicle network such as CAN (Controller Area Network) or LIN (Local Interconnect Network), and transmits and receives information.
- a microcomputer as an example of a computer having a processor can be applied to both the heat pump ECU 11 and the vehicle controller 35 .
- the heat pump ECU 11 includes an outside air temperature sensor 33 that detects the outside air temperature Tam of the vehicle, an HVAC intake temperature sensor 36 that detects the temperature of air sucked into the air flow passage 3 from the intake port 25, and an air temperature sensor 36 that detects the temperature of the air in the vehicle interior.
- An inside air temperature sensor 37 that detects the temperature Tin, a blowout temperature sensor 41 that detects the temperature of the air blown into the vehicle interior from the blowout port 29, and a discharge pressure sensor that detects the discharge refrigerant pressure (discharge pressure Pd) of the compressor 2 42, a discharge temperature sensor 43 that detects the discharge refrigerant temperature Td of the compressor 2, a suction temperature sensor 44 that detects the suction refrigerant temperature Ts of the compressor 2, an indoor condenser temperature sensor 46 that detects the temperature TCI of the indoor condenser 4, an indoor An indoor condenser pressure sensor 47 that detects the pressure of the condenser 4 (refrigerant pressure immediately after leaving the indoor condenser 4: indoor condenser outlet pressure Pci), a heat absorber temperature sensor 48 that detects the temperature Te of the heat absorber 9, and the heat absorber 9 A heat absorber pressure sensor 49 that detects the refrigerant pressure, an air conditioning operation unit 53 for setting the set temperature and switching of air conditioning operation, an
- the outputs of the heat pump ECU 11 include the compressor 2, the outdoor fan 15, the indoor fan (blower fan) 27, the suction switching damper 26, the air mix damper 28, the outdoor expansion valve 6, the indoor expansion valve 8, the electromagnetic valves 21, 22, three-way valves 81, 82, 83, chiller expansion valve 73, first circulation pump 62, and second circulation pump 63 are connected.
- the heat pump ECU 11 controls these based on the output of each sensor, the setting input by the air conditioning operation unit 53 and the information from the vehicle controller 35 .
- the heat pump ECU 11 (control device) in the present embodiment has an outside air heat absorption heating mode in which heat is absorbed only by the outdoor heat exchanger 7, and a waste heat recovery heat heating mode in which heat is absorbed only by the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64. Execute by switching modes. Also, when switching between the heating mode and the waste heat recovery mode, heat is absorbed by both the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 . Therefore, the vehicle air conditioner according to the present embodiment can perform three heating modes including an outside air absorption heating mode, a waste heat recovery heating mode, and a combined heating mode. Each heating mode will be described below.
- FIG. 3 shows the flow (arrows) of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R in the outside air heat absorption heating mode. Heating operation is selected by the heat pump ECU 11 (auto mode) or by manual operation (manual mode) of the air conditioning operation unit 53, and when the heat pump ECU 11 executes the outside air heat absorption heating mode, the electromagnetic valve 21 is opened to expand the room. The valve 8 is fully closed. Also, the chiller expansion valve 73 and the electromagnetic valve 22 are fully closed.
- the compressor 2 and the indoor fan 27 are operated, and the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor fan 27 to the indoor condenser 4 and the auxiliary heater (not shown).
- the air mix damper 28 adjusts the ratio of the air blown from the indoor fan 27 to the indoor condenser 4 and the auxiliary heater (not shown).
- the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 flows into the indoor condenser 4 .
- the air in the air circulation passage 3 is passed through the indoor condenser 4, the air in the air circulation passage 3 is heated by the high-temperature refrigerant in the indoor condenser 4, while the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 4 transfers heat to the air. It is robbed, cooled, condensed and liquefied.
- the refrigerant liquefied in the indoor condenser 4 After the refrigerant liquefied in the indoor condenser 4 leaves the indoor condenser 4, it reaches the outdoor expansion valve 6 through the refrigerant pipes 13F and 13H. After being decompressed by the outdoor expansion valve 6 , the refrigerant flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 .
- the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 evaporates and absorbs heat from the outside air that flows in as the vehicle travels or the outside air that is blown by the outdoor blower 15 . That is, the refrigerant circuit R becomes a heat pump.
- the heat pump ECU 11 calculates a target indoor condenser pressure PCO (a target value of the pressure PCI of the indoor condenser 4) from the target blowout temperature TAO, and calculates the target indoor condenser pressure PCO and the refrigerant in the indoor condenser 4 detected by the indoor condenser pressure sensor 47.
- the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is controlled based on the pressure (indoor condenser pressure PCI, i.e., the pressure on the high pressure side of the refrigerant circuit R), and the temperature of the indoor condenser 4 detected by the indoor condenser temperature sensor 46 (indoor condenser temperature TCI).
- the opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve 6 is controlled, and the degree of subcooling of the refrigerant at the outlet of the indoor condenser 4 is controlled. Further, when the heating capacity of the indoor capacitor 4 is insufficient, an auxiliary heater (not shown) is energized to generate heat to complement the heating.
- Waste heat recovery heating mode (MODE2) 4 to 6 show the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R and the flow of the heat medium in the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 in the waste heat recovery heating mode.
- the heat pump ECU 11 closes the solenoid valve 21 , fully closes the outdoor expansion valve 6 and the indoor expansion valve 8 , and opens the solenoid valve 22 .
- the chiller expansion valve 73 is opened to control the degree of valve opening.
- the compressor 2 and the indoor fan 27 are operated.
- the refrigerant evaporated in the refrigerant flow path 64A flows through the refrigerant pipe 75 into the downstream side of the check valve 20 of the refrigerant pipe 13B, passes through the accumulator 12 and the refrigerant pipe 13D, and is sucked into the compressor 2, repeating the circulation.
- the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 adjusts the temperature of the battery 55 to recover heat from the battery 55 (FIG. 4), and adjusts the temperature of the motor unit 65 to recover heat from the motor unit 65 (FIG. 4). 5) and a case where the temperatures of the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 are adjusted and heat is recovered from both (FIG. 6).
- the heat medium When heat is to be recovered from the battery 55 shown in FIG. 4, the heat medium is circulated by the first circulation pump 62, flows through the three-way valve 83, exchanges heat in the battery 55, and then flows through the three-way valve 82. It flows into the pipe 68C and reaches the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the heat medium pipe 68A.
- the heat medium is cooled by absorbing heat from the refrigerant that evaporates in the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat medium cooled by the heat absorbing action of the refrigerant leaves the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and flows into the battery 55 again by the first circulation pump 62, repeating circulation.
- the heat medium When heat is recovered from the motor unit 65 shown in FIG. 5, the heat medium is circulated by the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63 and flows through the three-way valve 83. After heat exchange in the motor unit 65 , from the heat medium pipe 68D to the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the three-way valve 81 and the heat medium pipe 68A. The heat medium is cooled by absorbing heat from the refrigerant that evaporates in the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat medium cooled by the heat absorbing action of the refrigerant exits the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and passes through the heat medium pipe 68A, the three-way valve 83, the heat medium pipe 68B and the heat medium pipe 68B by the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63.
- the circulation of flowing into the motor unit 65 again through the medium pipe 68D is repeated.
- the heat medium pipe 68D After that, it is sucked into the second circulation pump 63 in the heat medium pipe 68D and reaches the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the three-way valve 81 and the heat medium pipe 68A.
- the heat medium is cooled by absorbing heat from the refrigerant that evaporates in the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat medium cooled by the heat absorption action of the refrigerant exits the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and flows into the battery 55 again through the heat medium pipe 68A and the three-way valve 83 by the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63. Repeat the cycle to
- the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R evaporates in the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and absorbs heat only from the heat medium in the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 . That is, the refrigerant does not flow into the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and evaporate.
- the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 are cooled while solving the problem of frost formation on the heat exchanger 7, and the heat pumped up from the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 (subject to temperature control) is transferred to the indoor condenser 4 to operate the vehicle. You can heat the room.
- Combined heating mode (waste heat recovery parallel mode) 7 to 9 show the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R and the flow of the heat medium in the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 in the combined heating mode.
- the heat pump ECU 11 further opens the electromagnetic valve 22 and the chiller expansion valve 73 to control the valve opening degree in the state of the outside air heat absorption heating mode in the heating operation of the refrigerant circuit R shown in FIG. and As a result, part of the refrigerant coming out of the indoor condenser 4 is branched on the refrigerant upstream side of the outdoor expansion valve 6 and flows into the refrigerant pipe 72 through the refrigerant pipe 13G.
- the refrigerant that has flowed into the refrigerant pipe 72 is decompressed by the chiller expansion valve 73, flows through the refrigerant pipe 72 into the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and evaporates. At this time, it exerts an endothermic action.
- the refrigerant evaporated in the refrigerant flow path 64A enters the downstream side of the check valve 20 of the refrigerant pipe 13B through the refrigerant pipe 74, passes through the accumulator 12 and the refrigerant pipe 13D, and is sucked into the compressor 2, repeating circulation.
- the heat medium in the device temperature adjustment circuit 61 adjusts the temperature of the battery 55 to recover heat from the battery 55 (FIG. 7), as in the waste heat recovery heating mode described above.
- the heat medium When heat is recovered from the battery 55 shown in FIG. 7, the heat medium is circulated by the first circulation pump 62, and after heat exchange in the battery 55 flowing through the three-way valve 83, the heat medium flows through the three-way valve 82. It flows into the pipe 68C and reaches the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the heat medium pipe 68A.
- the heat medium is cooled by absorbing heat from the refrigerant that evaporates in the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat medium cooled by the heat absorbing action of the refrigerant leaves the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and flows into the battery 55 again by the first circulation pump 62, repeating circulation.
- the heat medium When heat is recovered from the motor unit 65 shown in FIG. 8, the heat medium is circulated by the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63 and flows through the three-way valve 83. After heat exchange in the motor unit 65 , from the heat medium pipe 68D to the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the three-way valve 81 and the heat medium pipe 68A. The heat medium is cooled by absorbing heat from the refrigerant that evaporates in the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat medium cooled by the heat absorbing action of the refrigerant exits the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and passes through the heat medium pipe 68A, the three-way valve 83, the heat medium pipe 68B and the heat medium pipe 68B by the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63.
- the circulation of flowing into the motor unit 65 again through the medium pipe 68D is repeated.
- the heat is further exchanged in the motor unit 65 via the three-way valve 82 and the heat medium pipe 68D. After that, it is sucked into the second circulation pump 63 in the heat medium pipe 68D and reaches the heat medium flow path 64B of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 via the three-way valve 81 and the heat medium pipe 68A.
- the heat medium is cooled by absorbing heat from the refrigerant that evaporates in the refrigerant flow path 64A of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat medium cooled by the heat absorption action of the refrigerant exits the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and flows into the battery 55 again through the heat medium pipe 68A and the three-way valve 83 by the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63. Repeat the cycle to
- the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 are connected in parallel with respect to the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit R, so the refrigerant flows through the outdoor heat exchanger 7 and It flows to the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 and evaporates in each. Therefore, the outdoor heat exchanger 7 absorbs heat from the outside air, and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 4 also absorbs heat from the heat medium. As a result, heat is drawn from the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 via the heat medium, and while the battery 55 and the motor unit 65 are cooled, the drawn heat is transferred to the indoor capacitor 4 and used for heating the passenger compartment. become able to.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing control of the compressor 2, the outdoor expansion valve 6, the chiller expansion valve 73, the first circulation pump 62, and the second circulation pump 63 by the heat pump ECU 32, and the results thereof. (Input), and the lower part shows the result (Output) of the control shown in the upper part.
- the dashed line indicates the reference (conventional) example, and the solid line indicates the control and control results for the vehicle air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the opening of the chiller expansion valve 73 is controlled to the target value. Further, along with the opening degree control of the chiller expansion valve 73, the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is reduced based on the high-pressure side pressure of the refrigerant circuit R, that is, the temperature of the air supplied from the air outlet 29 into the passenger compartment. to control. Since the operations of the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63 are not changed, the flow rate of the heat medium circulating through the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 is also not changed.
- the degree of opening of the chiller expansion valve 73 becomes the target value when the outdoor expansion valve 6 is closed.
- the pressure on the low-pressure side of the refrigerant circuit R especially the pressure of the refrigerant on the downstream side of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, suddenly rises.
- the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is reduced, it is not enough to reduce the rotation speed, and the temperature of the air supplied from the air outlet 29 to the passenger compartment is disturbed, causing discomfort to the occupants. may give
- the heat pump ECU 11 controls to close the outdoor expansion valve 6 when switching from the outside air heat absorption heating mode to the waste heat recovery heating mode. Control is performed to temporarily increase the degree of superheat of the pressure of the refrigerant on the downstream side (refrigerant outlet side) of the heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the heat pump ECU 11 controls to close the outdoor expansion valve 6, and until the outdoor expansion valve 6 is fully closed, that is, the switching from the outside air heat absorption heating mode to the waste heat recovery heating mode is started. to the completion of switching (operation period in combined heating mode), the chiller expansion valve 73 is controlled to open gently to a predetermined degree of opening.
- the rotation speed of the compressor 2 is reduced based on the high-pressure side pressure of the refrigerant circuit R, that is, the temperature of the air supplied from the air outlet 29 into the passenger compartment. to control.
- the chiller expansion valve 73 opens slowly to a predetermined opening degree and does not fully open, so the rotational speed of the compressor 2 decreases more gently than in the above-described reference example.
- the first circulation pump 62 and the second circulation pump 63 are controlled to temporarily reduce the flow rate (circulation amount) of the heat medium circulating through the device temperature adjustment circuit 61, and then increase the flow rate of the heat medium again. The original flow rate is restored before the outdoor expansion valve 6 is fully closed. Note that switching to the waste heat recovery heating mode is completed when the outdoor expansion valve 6 is fully closed and heat exchange between the outside air and the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is no longer performed.
- the chiller expansion valve 73 is throttled to a predetermined degree of opening (not fully open), and the flow rate of the heat medium temporarily decreases. Therefore, the temperature of the heat medium during the operation period in the combined heating mode is higher than in the reference example described above, that is, the amount of heat absorbed from the heat medium by the refrigerant in the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 is small.
- the degree of superheat on the downstream side (refrigerant outlet side) of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 is increased, and the pressure on the low pressure side of the refrigerant circuit R, particularly the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 can suppress a sudden rise in the refrigerant pressure on the downstream side of the .
- the heat pump ECU 11 further increases the opening degree of the chiller expansion valve 73 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of switching from the outside air heat absorption heating mode to the waste heat recovery heating mode, for example, when switching to the waste heat recovery heating mode is completed. to control.
- the amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant from the heat medium increases in the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, and the degree of superheat of the refrigerant on the downstream side (refrigerant outlet side) of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 gradually decreases.
- the refrigerant pressure downstream of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 also decreases.
- the refrigerant downstream of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 (refrigerant outlet side) is increased to suppress a sudden rise in the pressure on the low-pressure side of the refrigerant circuit R, particularly the refrigerant pressure on the downstream side of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 .
- the temperature of the air blown out from the indoor condenser 4 and thus the temperature of the air supplied to the passenger compartment can be suppressed and kept constant.
- the refrigerant pipe 13F from the indoor condenser 4 of the refrigerant circuit R to the entrance of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is longer than other refrigerant pipes and has a large diameter, so that the amount of refrigerant during heating can be reduced. can be increased.
- a receiver cycle may be formed by arranging a receiver as a refrigerant reservoir on the refrigerant high pressure side of the refrigerant circuit R, for example, at the refrigerant outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 .
- FIG. 11 shows a schematic configuration of a refrigerant circuit R1 of a vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 1 of the embodiment described above.
- a refrigerant passage 91A of a refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91 is connected to the refrigerant circuit R1 of the vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 1, and a heat medium circuit 90 is connected to a heat medium passage 91B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91. is connected.
- the refrigerant flow path 91A of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91 forms part of the refrigerant circuit R1, and the heat medium flow path 91B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91 forms part of the heat medium circuit 90.
- An indoor capacitor 4 is provided in the heat medium circuit 90 .
- the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 exchanges heat with the heat medium circulated in the heat medium circuit 90 by the circulation pump 94 in the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91, and is cooled by the heat medium. condensed and liquefied.
- the heat medium in the heat medium circuit 90 becomes hot, and the air in the air flow passage 3 that is ventilated to the indoor condenser 4 is heated by the high temperature heat medium that circulates through the indoor condenser 4 .
- FIG. 12 shows a schematic configuration of a refrigerant circuit R2 of a vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 2 of the embodiment described above.
- a refrigerant passage 93A of a refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 is connected to the refrigerant circuit R1 of the vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 2, and a heat medium circuit 92 is connected to a heat medium passage 93B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93. is connected.
- a refrigerant flow path 93A of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit R2
- a heat medium flow path 93B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 constitutes a part of the heat medium circuit 92.
- An outdoor heat exchanger 7 is provided in the heat medium circuit 92 .
- the refrigerant circuit 92 heat is exchanged between the heat medium and the outside air that flows in as the vehicle travels or the outside air that is blown by the outdoor blower 15.
- the refrigerant liquefied in the indoor condenser 4 reaches the outdoor expansion valve 6 through the refrigerant pipes 13F and 13H.
- the refrigerant flows into the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 .
- the refrigerant exchanges heat in the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 with the heat medium circulated through the heat medium circuit 92 by the circulation pump 95 .
- the low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant exiting the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 flows into the accumulator 12 through the refrigerant pipes 13A and 13B, the solenoid valve 21, and the check valve 20.
- FIG. 13 shows a schematic configuration of a refrigerant circuit R3 of a vehicle air conditioner according to Modification 3 of the embodiment described above.
- a refrigerant passage 91A of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91 and a refrigerant passage 93A of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 are connected to the refrigerant circuit R3 of the vehicle air conditioner according to the third modification.
- a heat medium circuit 90 is connected to the heat medium flow path 91B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91, and a heat medium circuit 92 is connected to the heat medium flow path 93B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93.
- the refrigerant flow path 91A of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91 forms part of the refrigerant circuit R3, and the heat medium flow path 91B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 91 forms part of the heat medium circuit 90.
- a refrigerant flow path 93A of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit R3, and a heat medium flow path 93B of the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 constitutes a part of the heat medium circuit 92.
- the indoor condenser 4 is provided in the heat medium circuit 90 and the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is provided in the heat medium circuit 92 .
- the high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 exchanges heat with the heat medium circulated in the heat medium circuit 90 by the circulation pump 94 in the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 81, and is cooled by the heat medium being deprived of heat. Condensate and liquefy. On the other hand, the temperature of the heat medium in the heat medium circuit 90 becomes high, and the air in the air circulation passage 3 is passed through the indoor condenser 4 . heated.
- the refrigerant circuit 92 heat is exchanged between the heat medium and the outside air that flows in as the vehicle travels or the outside air that is blown by the outdoor blower 15.
- the refrigerant liquefied in the indoor condenser 4 reaches the outdoor expansion valve 6 through the refrigerant pipes 13F and 13H.
- the refrigerant flows into the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 .
- the refrigerant exchanges heat in the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 with the heat medium circulated through the heat medium circuit 92 by the circulation pump 95 .
- the low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant exiting the refrigerant-heat medium exchanger 93 flows into the accumulator 12 through the refrigerant pipes 13A and 13B, the solenoid valve 21, and the check valve 20.
- the heat pump ECU 11 controls to close the outdoor expansion valve 6, and until the outdoor expansion valve 6 is fully closed, that is, the switching from the outside air heat absorption heating mode to the waste heat recovery heating mode is started. to the completion of switching (operation period in combined heating mode), the chiller expansion valve 73 is controlled to open gently to a predetermined degree of opening.
- the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 of the refrigerant By increasing the degree of superheat on the downstream side (refrigerant outlet side), a rapid rise in the pressure on the low-pressure side of the refrigerant circuit R, particularly the refrigerant pressure on the downstream side of the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64, is suppressed. As a result, the temperature of the air blown out from the indoor condenser 4, and thus the temperature of the air supplied to the passenger compartment, can be suppressed and kept constant.
- 1 vehicle air conditioner
- 2 compressor
- 3 air flow passage
- 4 indoor condenser
- 6 outdoor expansion valve
- 7 outdoor heat exchanger
- 8 indoor expansion valve
- 9 heat absorber
- 11 heat pump ECU (control device)
- 61 equipment temperature adjustment circuit
- 62 first circulation pump
- 63 second circulation pump
- 64, 91, 93 refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger
- 73 chiller expansion valve
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なお、補助暖房手段として、例えば、圧縮機廃熱によって加熱した温水を空気流通路3に配置したヒータコアに循環させることにより、送風空気を加熱する形態とすることもできる。
冷媒回路Rにおいて、冷媒配管13Aに設けられた逆止弁18の下流側であって、室内膨張弁8の冷媒上流側には、分岐回路としての冷媒配管72の一端が接続されている。冷媒配管72の他端は、冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器64の冷媒流路64Aの入口に接続されている。冷媒配管72にはチラー膨張弁73が設けられている。
熱媒体配管68Aにおいて、三方弁83の熱媒体下流側には、バッテリ55をバイパスする熱媒体配管68Bの一端が接続され、熱媒体配管68Bの他端は、熱媒体配管68Aの三方弁82よりも熱媒体下流側に接続される。
機器温度調整回路61をこのような構成とすることで、三方弁81,82,83を制御して、機器温度調整回路61においてバッテリ55のみ、モータユニット65のみ、または、バッテリ55及びモータユニット65の双方に熱媒体を循環させて、これらの温度を調整することができる。
具体的には、ヒートポンプECU11には、車両の外気温度Tamを検出する外気温度センサ33、吸込口25から空気流通路3に吸い込まれる空気の温度を検出するHVAC吸込温度センサ36、車室内の空気の温度Tinを検出する内気温度センサ37、吹出口29から車室内に吹き出される空気の温度を検出する吹出温度センサ41、圧縮機2の吐出冷媒圧力(吐出圧力Pd)を検出する吐出圧力センサ42、圧縮機2の吐出冷媒温度Tdを検出する吐出温度センサ43、圧縮機2の吸込冷媒温度Tsを検出する吸込温度センサ44、室内コンデンサ4の温度TCIを検出する室内コンデンサ温度センサ46、室内コンデンサ4の圧力(室内コンデンサ4を出た直後の冷媒圧力:室内コンデンサ出口圧力Pci)を検出する室内コンデンサ圧力センサ47と、吸熱器9の温度Teを検出する吸熱器温度センサ48、吸熱器9の冷媒圧力を検出する吸熱器圧力センサ49、設定温度や空調運転の切り換えを設定するための空調操作部53、室外熱交換器7の温度TXOを検出する室外熱交換器温度センサ54、室外熱交換器7の冷媒圧力PXOを検出する室外熱交換器圧力センサ56、及び、ヒートポンプECU11には、冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器64の熱媒体流路64Bを出て熱媒体回路を循環する熱媒体の温度Tw(以下、「チラー水温」という)を検出する熱媒体温度センサ79、が接続されている。
以下、各暖房モードについて説明する。
図3は、外気吸熱暖房モードにおける冷媒回路Rの冷媒の流れ(矢印)を示している。ヒートポンプECU11により(オートモード)、或いは、空調操作部53へのマニュアル操作(マニュアルモード)により暖房運転が選択され、ヒートポンプECU11が外気吸熱暖房モードを実行する場合、電磁弁21を開放し、室内膨張弁8を全閉とする。また、チラー膨張弁73及び電磁弁22を全閉とする。
図4~図6は、廃熱回収暖房モードにおける冷媒回路Rの冷媒の流れ及び機器温度調整回路61の熱媒体の流れを示している。
廃熱回収暖房モードでは、ヒートポンプECU11は電磁弁21を閉じ、室外膨張弁6と室内膨張弁8を全閉とし、電磁弁22を開く。また、チラー膨張弁73を開いてその弁開度を制御する状態とする。圧縮機2及び室内送風機27を運転する。
図7~図9は、併用暖房モードにおける冷媒回路Rの冷媒の流れ及び機器温度調整回路61の熱媒体の流れを示している。
併用暖房モードでは、ヒートポンプECU11は図3に示した冷媒回路Rの暖房運転における外気吸熱暖房モードの状態で、更に電磁弁22を開き、チラー膨張弁73も開いてその弁開度を制御する状態とする。これにより、室内コンデンサ4から出た冷媒の一部が室外膨張弁6の冷媒上流側で分流され、冷媒配管13Gを経て冷媒配管72に流入する。
以下、図10を用いて、外気吸熱暖房モード(MODE1)から廃熱回収暖房モード(MODE3)への切替時の制御について説明する。
図10は、ヒートポンプECU32による圧縮機2、室外膨張弁6、チラー膨張弁73、第1循環ポンプ62及び第2循環ポンプ63に対する制御と、その結果を示すグラフであり、上段にヒートポンプECU32による制御(Input)、下段に上段に示す制御の結果(Output)を示す。また、図10において、破線は参考(従来)例について、実線は本実施形態における車両用空調装置1についての制御及び制御結果を示す。
参考例に係る車両用空調装置では、外気吸熱暖房モードから排熱回収暖房モードへの切替時に、ヒートポンプECU11により、冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器64において冷媒と熱媒体とを熱交換させるために、チラー膨張弁73を一定の速度で開度が狙い値となるように制御する。
本実施形態においては、ヒートポンプECU11は、外気吸熱暖房モードから廃熱回収暖房モードへの切替時に、室外膨張弁6を閉じるように制御し、同時に、冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器64の下流側(冷媒出口側)の冷媒の圧力の過熱度を一時的に上昇させるように制御する。
図11に、上述した実施形態の変形例1に係る車両用空調装置の冷媒回路R1の概略構成を示す。変形例1に係る車両用空調装置の冷媒回路R1には、冷媒-熱媒体交換器91の冷媒流路91Aが接続され、冷媒-熱媒体交換器91の熱媒体流路91Bに熱媒体回路90が接続されている。冷媒-熱媒体交換器91の冷媒流路91Aは、冷媒回路R1の一部を構成し、冷媒-熱媒体交換器91の熱媒体流路91Bは熱媒体回路90の一部を構成する。熱媒体回路90には、室内コンデンサ4が設けられている。
図12に、上述した実施形態の変形例2に係る車両用空調装置の冷媒回路R2の概略構成を示す。変形例2に係る車両用空調装置の冷媒回路R1には、冷媒-熱媒体交換器93の冷媒流路93Aが接続され、冷媒-熱媒体交換器93の熱媒体流路93Bに熱媒体回路92が接続されている。冷媒-熱媒体交換器93の冷媒流路93Aは、冷媒回路R2の一部を構成し、冷媒-熱媒体交換器93の熱媒体流路93Bは熱媒体回路92の一部を構成する。熱媒体回路92には、室外熱交換器7が設けられている。
図13に、上述した実施形態の変形例3に係る車両用空調装置の冷媒回路R3の概略構成を示す。変形例3に係る車両用空調装置の冷媒回路R3には、冷媒-熱媒体交換器91の冷媒流路91A及び、冷媒-熱媒体交換器93の冷媒流路93Aが接続されている。また、冷媒-熱媒体交換器91の熱媒体流路91Bに熱媒体回路90が接続され、冷媒-熱媒体交換器93の熱媒体流路93Bには熱媒体回路92が接続されている。
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- 冷媒を圧縮する圧縮機、冷媒と外気との間で熱交換を行わせる室外熱交換器、車室内に供給される空気を加熱する放熱器、前記室外熱交換器の冷媒入口側に設けられる第1電子膨張弁、冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器、及び、前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器の冷媒入口側に設けられる第2電子膨張弁を含む冷媒回路と、
熱媒体を循環させて前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器において冷媒と熱媒体との間で熱交換を行わせる熱媒体回路と、
前記冷媒回路及び前記熱媒体回路を制御する制御装置と、を備え、
前記制御装置は、
前記放熱器を用いて前記車室内を暖房する暖房運転において、
前記圧縮機から吐出し前記放熱器において放熱した冷媒に、
前記室外熱交換器から吸熱させる外気吸熱暖房モードと、
前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器から吸熱させる廃熱回収暖房モードと、を有し、
前記外気吸熱暖房モードから前記廃熱回収暖房モードへの切替時に、前記第1電子膨張弁を閉じるように制御するとともに、前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器の下流側の冷媒過熱度を上昇させるように制御する、車両用空調装置。 - 前記制御装置は、前記第2電子膨張弁の開度を制御することにより、前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器の下流側の冷媒過熱度を上昇させる請求項1記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記制御装置は、前記廃熱回収暖房モードへ切替開始から所定時間経過後に、前記第2電子膨張弁の開度を制御することにより、前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器の下流側の冷媒過熱度を下降させる請求項1または請求項2記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記熱媒体回路に、前記熱媒体を循環させるポンプが設けられ、
前記制御装置は、前記外気吸熱暖房モードから前記廃熱回収暖房モードへの切替時に、前記ポンプの回転数を制御することにより前記熱媒体の循環量を減少させる請求項1から請求項3の何れか1項記載の車両用空調装置。 - 前記室外熱交換器の冷媒出口に冷媒貯留部を設けた請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記冷媒回路において、前記放熱器から前記室外熱交換器の冷媒入口までの冷媒配管に、他の冷媒配管に比して、長く、太径の冷媒配管を用いる請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項記載の車両用空調装置。
- 前記熱媒体回路は、機器温度調整回路であって、
前記機器温度調整回路に熱媒体を循環させて車両に搭載される被温調対象から前記冷媒-熱媒体熱交換器によって熱を回収する、請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項記載の車両用空調装置。
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