Refrigeration cycle apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11820933-B2
Application number	US-202016913540-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2020
Priority date	Dec 18, 2017
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

A refrigeration cycle apparatus ( 10 ) includes a refrigerant circuit ( 11 ) including a compressor ( 12 ), a heat source-side heat exchanger ( 13 ), an expansion mechanism ( 14 ), and a usage-side heat exchanger ( 15 ). In the refrigerant circuit ( 11 ), a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132 (E)) is sealed. At least during a predetermined operation, in at least one of the heat source-side heat exchanger ( 13 ) and the usage-side heat exchanger ( 15 ), a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heating with the refrigerant are counter flows.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising:
a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a usage-side heat exchanger,
wherein, in the refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant is sealed, and
wherein, at least during a predetermined operation, in at least one of the heat source-side heat exchanger and the usage-side heat exchanger, a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heat with the refrigerant are counter flows,
wherein
the refrigerant comprises trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), difluoromethane (R32), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf),

wherein
when the mass % of HFO-1132(E), R32, and R1234yf based on their sum in the refrigerant is respectively represented by x, y and z, coordinates (x,y,z) in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of HFO-1132(E), R32, and R1234yf is 100 mass % are within the range of a figure surrounded by line segments ON, NU, and UO that connect the following 3 points:

point O (22.6, 36.8, 40.6),
point N (27.7, 18.2, 54.1), and
point U (3.9, 36.7, 59.4),
or on these line segments;
the line segment ON is represented by coordinates (0.0072y 2 −0.6701y+37.512, y, −0.0072y 2 −0.3299y+62.488);
the line segment NU is represented by coordinates (0.0083y 2 −1.7403y+56.635, y, −0.0083y 2 +0.7403y+43.365); and
the line segment UO is a straight line
wherein the mass % of R1234yf in the refrigerant is 50 mass % or more.

2. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, during an operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus using the heat source-side heat exchanger as an evaporator, in the heat source-side heat exchanger, a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heat with the refrigerant are counter flows.

3. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, during an operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus using the heat source-side heat exchanger as a condenser, in the heat source-side heat exchanger, a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heat with the refrigerant are counter flows.

4. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, during an operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus using the usage-side heat exchanger as an evaporator, in the usage-side heat exchanger, a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heat with the refrigerant are counter flows.

5. The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, during an operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus using the usage-side heat exchanger as a condenser, in the usage-side heat exchanger, a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heat with the refrigerant are counter flows.

Assignees

• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kumakura Eiji
• Yamada Takuro
• Yoshimi Atsushi
• Iwata Ikuhiro
• Itano Mitsushi
• Karube Daisuke
• Yotsumoto Yuuki
• Takahashi Kazuhiro
• Takakuwa Tatsuya
• Komatsu Yuzo
• Ohkubo Shun

Classifications

• C09K5/045 Primary

  containing only fluorine as halogen · CPC title

• F25B9/006

  the refrigerant containing more than one component (F25B9/004 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C09K2205/126

  Unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbons · CPC title

• C09K2205/22

  All components of a mixture being fluoro compounds · CPC title

• C09K2205/40

  Replacement mixtures · CPC title