WO2022244739A1 - 冷媒漏洩検知システム - Google Patents
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- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2012-255648 discloses an air conditioner that detects refrigerant leakage based on the degree of subcooling of a condenser.
- the degree of supercooling of the condenser may fluctuate depending on the aging deterioration of the air conditioner and operating conditions. In this case, erroneous detection of refrigerant leakage may occur. Thus, detection accuracy is not sufficient when refrigerant leakage is detected by only one method.
- a refrigerant leakage detection system is a system of a refrigeration cycle device having a refrigerant circuit.
- a refrigerant leakage detection system includes a first controller, a second controller, and a third controller.
- the first control unit determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit by a first method.
- the second control unit determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit by a second method that is different from the first method.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system detects refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit. judge there is.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system it is determined that there is refrigerant leakage only when it is determined that there is refrigerant leakage in both the determination of refrigerant leakage by the first method and the determination of refrigerant leakage by the second method. be.
- this configuration even if an erroneous detection occurs in one of the refrigerant leakage judgment by the first method and the refrigerant leakage judgment by the second method, the remaining other makes an accurate refrigerant leakage judgment. As long as the refrigerant leak detection system does not determine that there is a refrigerant leak. Therefore, detection accuracy of refrigerant leakage is improved.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system is the system according to the first aspect, in which the first control unit determines the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device during the first period.
- the second control unit determines presence or absence of refrigerant leakage based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle apparatus during a second period that is longer than the first period.
- the third control unit determines that there is refrigerant leakage. According to this configuration, even if an erroneous detection occurs in one of the refrigerant leakage judgment based on the operating state in the first period and the refrigerant leakage judgment based on the operating state in the second period, the other is an accurate refrigerant leakage. As long as the determination is made, the third control unit does not determine that there is refrigerant leakage. Therefore, detection accuracy of refrigerant leakage is improved.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system is the system according to the second aspect, and the operating state of the refrigerating cycle device in the second period includes the operating state during trial operation of the refrigerating cycle device.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system it is possible to determine whether or not there is refrigerant leakage by referring to the operating state during trial operation. In other words, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage by referring to the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device in which refrigerant leakage and aged deterioration of equipment have not occurred. Therefore, detection accuracy of refrigerant leakage is improved.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system is the system according to the second aspect, and the first period is a period of 1 to 60 minutes.
- the second period is a period of one day or more.
- a refrigerant leakage detection system is a system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, and the first controller is included in the refrigeration cycle device.
- the second controller is included in the first device that centrally manages the refrigeration cycle device or the second device that remotely manages the refrigeration cycle device.
- a refrigerant leakage detection system is a system according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, and further includes a storage unit.
- the first control unit periodically acquires first data indicating the operating state of the refrigeration cycle apparatus during the first period.
- the first data is accumulated in the storage unit.
- the second control unit calculates a moving average of the first data in the second period based on the first data accumulated in the storage unit.
- the second control unit can detect refrigerant leakage based on the moving average of the first data in the second period. Therefore, it is possible to detect refrigerant leaks, including minute refrigerant leaks such as slow leaks.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a refrigerant leakage detection system
- FIG. It is a schematic diagram showing the whole refrigerating cycle device composition. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a 1st control part and a room-side control part.
- 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing performed in refrigerant leakage determination; It is a schematic diagram showing the whole refrigerant leak detection system composition concerning modification 1A.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a refrigerant leakage detection system 1. As shown in FIG.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system 1 includes a refrigeration cycle device 100, a system management device 90, and a communication line 50.
- the refrigeration cycle device 100 is a device that achieves indoor air conditioning in an office building or the like by performing a vapor compression refrigeration cycle operation.
- the refrigeration cycle device 100 is, for example, an air conditioner.
- the system management device 90 is a device composed of a first device 61 that centrally manages the refrigeration cycle device 100 and a second device 62 that remotely manages the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the communication line 50 is a cable that connects the refrigeration cycle device 100 and the system management device 90 .
- various signals and information are transmitted and received via the communication line 50 .
- the communication line 50 is, for example, a twisted pair cable. However, the communication line 50 may be a coaxial cable or other known cables.
- the refrigeration cycle device 100 and the system management device 90 may transmit and receive various information and signals through wireless communication.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first controller 10 and the indoor controllers 127, 137 and 147. As shown in FIG.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 mainly has one outdoor unit 70 and multiple indoor units 120, 130, 140 connected thereto.
- the refrigerant circuit 11 is configured by connecting the outdoor unit 70 and the indoor units 120 , 130 , 140 via the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 151 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 152 .
- the refrigeration cycle device 100 has an operation period of five years.
- (2-1-1) Indoor Units The configurations of the indoor units 120, 130, and 140 will be described. In this embodiment, the configuration of the indoor unit 120 and the configuration of the indoor units 130 and 140 are substantially the same. Therefore, only the configuration of the indoor unit 120 will be described here, and the configurations of the indoor units 130 and 140 will be assigned 130-series or 140-series symbols instead of the 120-series symbols indicating each part of the indoor unit 120. , and the description of each part is omitted.
- the indoor unit 120 is a user-side unit installed on the ceiling of the indoor space.
- the indoor unit 120 mainly has an indoor expansion valve 121 , an indoor heat exchanger 122 and an indoor fan 123 .
- the indoor unit 120 also includes an indoor refrigerant circuit 11a (an indoor refrigerant circuit 11b in the indoor unit 130 and an indoor refrigerant circuit 11c in the indoor unit 140) that is part of the refrigerant circuit 11.
- the indoor expansion valve 121 is an electronic expansion valve connected to the liquid side of the indoor heat exchanger 122, and adjusts the pressure and flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the indoor-side refrigerant circuit 11a. Note that the indoor expansion valve 121 is not limited to an electronic expansion valve, and a mechanism that is generally used as an expansion mechanism in a refrigeration cycle apparatus may be appropriately selected.
- the indoor heat exchanger 122 is a device that exchanges heat between air and refrigerant.
- the indoor heat exchanger 122 functions as a refrigerant evaporator during cooling operation, and cools indoor air.
- the indoor heat exchanger 122 functions as a refrigerant condenser during heating operation, and heats indoor air.
- the indoor heat exchanger 122 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a cross-fin type fin-and-tube heat exchanger composed of heat transfer tubes and a large number of fins.
- the indoor fan 123 is a blower that draws indoor air into a casing (not shown) of the indoor unit 120 .
- the indoor air sucked into the casing exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing through the indoor heat exchanger 122, and is then supplied to the indoor space.
- a centrifugal fan, a multi-blade fan, or the like can be used as the indoor fan 123.
- the indoor unit 120 has an indoor-side control section 127 that controls the operation of each section that constitutes the indoor unit 120 .
- the indoor control unit 127 has a microcomputer, a storage device, etc. provided for controlling the indoor unit 120, and communicates with a remote controller (not shown) for operating the indoor unit 120 individually. Control signals can be communicated, and control signals can be communicated with the outdoor unit 70 via the transmission line 150 .
- the outdoor unit 70 is a heat source unit installed on the roof or basement of a building.
- the outdoor unit 70 mainly has a compressor 71 , a channel switching valve 72 , an outdoor heat exchanger 73 , an outdoor expansion valve 74 , an accumulator 75 , an outdoor fan 76 , a liquid side closing valve 77 and a gas side closing valve 78 .
- the outdoor unit 70 also includes an outdoor refrigerant circuit 11 d that is part of the refrigerant circuit 11 .
- the compressor 71 is a device that compresses the low-pressure refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle until it becomes a high-pressure refrigerant and discharges the compressed refrigerant to the discharge pipe 82 .
- a closed type compressor is used in which a positive displacement type compression element (not shown) such as a rotary type or a scroll type is rotationally driven by a compressor motor.
- the motor can be controlled in rotation speed by an inverter.
- the capacity of the compressor 71 is controlled by controlling the rotation speed (operating frequency) of the motor.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of the outdoor unit 70 having one compressor 71, the configuration of the compressor 71 is not limited to this.
- the outdoor unit 70 may have multiple compressors 71 connected in parallel.
- the outdoor unit 70 may have multiple compressors 71 connected in series.
- the flow path switching valve 72 changes the state of the outdoor heat exchanger 73 between a first state functioning as a condenser and a second state functioning as an evaporator.
- the channel switching valve 72 sets the state of the outdoor heat exchanger 73 to the first state, each of the indoor heat exchangers 122, 132, 142 functions as an evaporator.
- each of the indoor heat exchangers 122, 132, 142 functions as a condenser.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 73 is a device that exchanges heat between air and refrigerant.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 73 functions as a refrigerant condenser during cooling operation, and functions as a refrigerant evaporator during heating operation.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 73 is connected to the flow path switching valve 72 on the gas side and to the outdoor expansion valve 74 on the liquid side.
- the outdoor heat exchanger 73 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a cross-fin type fin-and-tube heat exchanger.
- the outdoor expansion valve 74 is an electronic expansion valve that adjusts the pressure and flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor refrigerant circuit 11d.
- the outdoor expansion valve 74 is arranged upstream of the outdoor heat exchanger 73 in the refrigerant flow direction during heating operation (here, it is connected to the liquid side of the outdoor heat exchanger 73).
- the accumulator 75 is a container having a gas-liquid separation function that separates the inflowing refrigerant into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant. Also, the accumulator 75 has a function of accumulating surplus refrigerant that is generated according to fluctuations in the operating load of the indoor units 120, 130, and 140 and the like.
- the outdoor fan 76 is a blower that sucks outdoor air into a casing (not shown) of the outdoor unit 70 .
- the outdoor air sucked into the casing exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 73, and is then discharged to the outside of the casing.
- the outdoor fan 76 according to this embodiment is, for example, a propeller fan.
- the liquid-side shut-off valve 77 and the gas-side shut-off valve 78 are valves provided at connection ports with external equipment and piping (specifically, the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 151 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 152).
- the liquid-side shut-off valve 77 and the gas-side shut-off valve 78 according to this embodiment are, for example, manually operated valves.
- the outdoor unit 70 is provided with various sensors.
- the outdoor unit 70 includes a discharge pressure sensor 79 that detects the discharge pressure Hp of the compressor 71, and an outlet temperature sensor 80 that detects the outlet temperature Tb, which is the refrigerant temperature on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 73. and a discharge pipe temperature sensor 81 that detects the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the discharge pipe 82 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the discharge pipe temperature).
- the sensors provided in the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 are not limited to the sensors 79, 80, and 81 described above.
- the refrigeration cycle device 100 includes, for example, indoor temperature and humidity, outdoor temperature and humidity, suction pressure (evaporation saturation temperature), suction gas temperature, discharge gas temperature, refrigerant temperature on the inlet side of the indoor heat exchanger, One or more sensors capable of detecting the refrigerant temperature on the outlet side of the indoor heat exchanger, the refrigerant temperature on the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, the rotation speed of the compressor 71, the current value of the compressor 71, etc. may be provided.
- the outdoor unit 70 has a first control section 10 .
- the first control unit 10 has a control arithmetic device, a storage device, and the like (not shown).
- the control computing unit can execute programs stored in the storage device.
- a program for controlling the outdoor unit 70 is stored in the storage device.
- the first control unit 10 exchanges control signals and information with the compressor 71, the flow path switching valve 72, the outdoor expansion valve 74, the outdoor fan 76, the discharge pressure sensor 79, the outlet temperature sensor 80, and the discharge pipe temperature sensor 81. are electrically connected (see FIG. 3).
- the first controller 10 is electrically connected to the indoor controllers 127, 137, and 147 via a transmission line 150 so as to be able to exchange control signals and information.
- the first control unit 10 operates the outdoor unit 70 based on the detection results detected by the various sensors and the command regarding the set temperature and operation mode received by the indoor control units 127, 137, and 147 from the remote controllers. It is possible to control the operation of various constituent devices. Supplementally, the first control unit 10 determines the temperature of the indoor unit (for example, the indoor unit 120) based on the degree of deviation between the set temperature set by the user through the remote controller and the air temperature of the space in which the indoor unit is installed. can be switched between a thermo-on state and a thermo-off state.
- thermo-on state refers to a state in which the refrigerant is flowing through the indoor heat exchanger (for example, the indoor heat exchanger 122) and sufficient heat is being exchanged between the refrigerant and the indoor air.
- thermo-off state refers to a state in which the refrigerant does not flow in the indoor heat exchanger and heat is not substantially exchanged between the refrigerant and the indoor air.
- the first control unit 10 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by the first method. Details will be described later.
- the system management device 90 is conceptually integrated and configured by a first device 61 connected to the refrigeration cycle device 100 and a second device 62 connected to the first device 61 . It is a device that has been
- the first device 61 is a device (for example, a local controller) that centrally manages the refrigeration cycle device 100 based on the operation data of the refrigeration cycle device 100 acquired via the communication line 50 .
- the first device 61 according to this embodiment has a storage section 40 and a second control section 20 .
- the storage unit 40 is a memory configured by, for example, ROM, RAM, or the like. Here, an example in which the storage unit 40 is included in the first device 61 will be described, but the storage unit 40 may be included in the second device 62, the outdoor unit 70, or the like.
- the storage unit 40 accumulates the first data sent from the first control unit 10 .
- the second control unit 20 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by the second method. Details will be described later.
- the second device 62 is a device (for example, a server) installed in a building different from the building where the refrigeration cycle device 100 is installed.
- the second device 62 acquires the driving data acquired by the first device 61 and comprehensively manages the data.
- the second device 62 according to this embodiment has a third control section 30 .
- the third control unit 30 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 based on the determination result of the first control unit 10 and the determination result of the second control unit 20 . Details will be described later.
- the first control unit 10, the second control unit 20, and the third control unit 30 are realized by, for example, a computer.
- the first control unit 10, the second control unit 20, and the third control unit 30 include a control arithmetic device and a storage device (not shown).
- a processor such as a CPU or a GPU, can be used for the control computing unit.
- the control arithmetic unit reads a program stored in the storage device and performs predetermined arithmetic processing according to the program. Furthermore, the control arithmetic unit can write the arithmetic result to the storage device and read the information stored in the storage device according to the program.
- the functions of the first control unit 10, the second control unit 20, and the third control unit 30, which are realized by the control arithmetic unit executing the program stored in the storage device, will be described below.
- the first control unit 10 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by a first method.
- the determination of refrigerant leakage by the first method is, for example, determination of refrigerant leakage based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 during the first period. A detailed description will be given below.
- the first control unit 10 acquires information about the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 by communicating with various sensors and the like. Below, information acquired by the first control unit 10 may be referred to as first data.
- the first data includes, for example, the discharge pressure Hp, the outlet temperature Tb, which is the refrigerant temperature on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and the discharge pipe temperature.
- the first data includes the indoor temperature and humidity, the outdoor temperature and humidity, the suction pressure (evaporation saturation temperature), the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the suction pipe, the refrigerant temperature on the inlet side of the indoor heat exchanger, the indoor The refrigerant temperature on the outlet side of the heat exchanger, the refrigerant temperature on the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, the rotation speed of the compressor 71, the current value of the compressor 71, the opening of the outdoor expansion valve 74, the refrigeration cycle It may also include information on power ON/OFF, thermo ON/OFF, operation mode, set temperature, etc. of the device 100 .
- the first data is preferably acquired as needed.
- the first control unit 10 transmits the acquired first data to the second control unit 20 .
- the first control unit 10 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 based on the first data of the first period.
- the first period is from 1 minute to 60 minutes. For example, if the first data is the discharge pipe temperature and the first period is 30 minutes, the first control unit 10 acquires the discharge pipe temperature for 30 minutes and determines whether the discharge pipe temperature satisfies a predetermined condition. , the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 is determined.
- the first control unit 10 determines that the refrigerant is leaking from the refrigerant circuit 11 when the state where the discharge pipe temperature is 100° C. or higher continues for 30 minutes.
- the first control unit 10 transmits the judgment result of refrigerant leakage judgment to the second control unit 20 .
- the second control unit 20 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by a second method.
- the determination of refrigerant leakage by the second method is, for example, determination of refrigerant leakage based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 during the second period. A detailed description will be given below.
- the second control unit 20 stores the first data received from the first control unit 10 in the storage unit 40 .
- the first data accumulated in the storage unit 40 will not be deleted unless the administrator or the like operates it.
- the first data for five years is stored in the storage unit 40 here. Moreover, it is preferable that the first data is acquired from the stage when the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 starts the trial operation and stored in the storage unit 40 . According to this configuration, the storage unit 40 stores the first data during the trial operation of the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the second control unit 20 calculates the first index value and the second index value based on the first data stored in the storage unit 40.
- the second control unit 20 uses the first index value and the second index value to determine refrigerant leakage.
- the first index value is, for example, an index value calculated based on first data acquired during trial operation of the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the first index value is a moving average value of the degree of supercooling (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “degree of supercooling”) on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 73 .
- the storage unit 40 stores the first data during the trial operation of the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the degree of supercooling on the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 73 is the temperature difference between the condensation temperature Tc and the outlet temperature Tb of the condenser (outdoor heat exchanger 73), and is represented by Tc-Tb.
- the condensation temperature Tc can be calculated from the discharge pressure Hp, which is data included in the first data.
- the outlet temperature Tb of the condenser is included in the first data.
- the second control unit 20 calculates the moving average value (first index value) of the degree of supercooling during the trial operation of the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the calculation of the first index value by the second control unit 20 may be performed, for example, when the trial operation of the refrigeration cycle device 100 is completed, or may be performed when refrigerant leakage is determined. If the calculation of the first index value is performed at the end of the test run, the second control unit 20 only needs to acquire the first index value from the storage unit 40 when determining refrigerant leakage.
- the second index value is an index value calculated based on the first data of the second period stored in the storage unit 40 .
- the second index value is the moving average value of the degree of supercooling in the second period.
- the second period is longer than the first period and is one day or longer.
- the second period is the period from the start of the trial operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 to the present.
- the second index value is the five-year moving average value of the degree of supercooling. It should be noted that the second index value is preferably calculated each time the second control unit 20 determines the refrigerant leakage.
- the second control unit 20 determines whether the degree of divergence between the calculated first index value and the second index value exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the first index value is the moving average value of the degrees of supercooling measured during the trial operation of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 .
- the first index value is the moving average value of the degree of subcooling measured under conditions where it is considered that no refrigerant leakage has occurred from the refrigerant circuit 11 . Therefore, when refrigerant leakage occurs from the refrigerant circuit 11 during the second period, it is conceivable that the degree of divergence between the first index value and the second index value gradually increases and eventually exceeds the predetermined threshold. .
- the second control unit 20 determines the refrigerant leakage. In the refrigerant leakage judgment by the second control unit 20, refrigerant leakage can be detected including minute refrigerant leakage such as slow leak.
- the judgment result of the refrigerant leakage judgment by the second control unit 20 is transmitted to the third control unit 30 .
- the second control unit 20 transmits the first data acquired from the first control unit 10 and the judgment result of refrigerant leakage judgment to the third control unit 30 .
- the third control unit 30 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 based on the determination result of the first control unit 10 and the determination result of the second control unit 20 . Specifically, the third control unit 30 determines that the first control unit 10 has refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11, and the second control unit 20 determines that there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11. If so, it is determined that there is refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit 11 . When the third control unit 30 determines that there is refrigerant leakage, it is preferable to stop the operation of the refrigerating cycle device 100 and notify the administrator of the refrigerating cycle device 100 .
- step S1 the first control unit 10 acquires first data.
- the first data acquired by the first control unit 10 is transmitted to the first device 61 and stored (accumulated) in the storage unit 40 of the first device 61 .
- step S2 the first control unit 10 determines refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit 11 based on the first data.
- step S3 the determination result by the first control unit 10 is transmitted to the second control unit 20 and the third control unit 30.
- step S4 the second control unit 20 acquires the first index value and calculates the second index value.
- step S5 the second control unit 20 determines refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit 11 based on whether the deviation between the first index value and the second index value exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- step S6 the determination result by the second control unit 20 is transmitted to the third control unit 30.
- step S7 the third control unit 30 determines refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit 11 based on the determination results of the first control unit 10 and the second control unit 20.
- a refrigerant leakage detection system 1 is a system of a refrigeration cycle device 100 having a refrigerant circuit 11 .
- the refrigerant leakage detection system 1 includes a first controller 10 , a second controller 20 and a third controller 30 .
- the first control unit 10 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by a first method.
- the second control unit 20 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by a second method that is different from the first method.
- the third control unit 30 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 based on the determination result of the first control unit 10 and the determination result of the second control unit 20 .
- the third control unit 30 It is determined that there is refrigerant leakage in the circuit 11 .
- the refrigerant leakage detection system 1 it is determined that there is refrigerant leakage only when it is judged that there is refrigerant leakage in both the refrigerant leakage judgment by the first method and the refrigerant leakage judgment by the second method. 3 is determined by the control unit 30 . According to this configuration, even if an erroneous detection of refrigerant leakage occurs in one of the refrigerant leakage judgment by the first method and the refrigerant leakage judgment by the second method, the remaining other is an accurate refrigerant leakage. As long as the determination is made, the third control unit 30 does not determine that there is refrigerant leakage. Therefore, detection accuracy of refrigerant leakage is improved.
- the refrigerant leakage detection system 1 is useful for detecting minute refrigerant leakage (so-called slow leak). From the viewpoint of preventing global warming, it is preferable to detect slow leaks as much as possible. In order to detect a slow leak, it is conceivable to adopt a method of improving the detection sensitivity for refrigerant leakage by setting a low threshold value, which is a criterion for refrigerant leakage judgment. However, when the detection sensitivity for refrigerant leakage is improved, the possibility of erroneous detection of refrigerant leakage increases.
- the first 3 The controller 30 determines that there is refrigerant leakage.
- the third control unit 30 detects only refrigerant leakage that has a high probability of being judged to be refrigerant leakage in both the first method and the second method. According to this configuration, it is possible to achieve both an improvement in detection sensitivity with respect to refrigerant leakage and suppression of erroneous detection. Therefore, it is possible to accurately detect a slow leak.
- the first control unit 10 determines presence or absence of refrigerant leakage based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 during the first period.
- the second control unit 20 determines presence or absence of refrigerant leakage based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 during the second period, which is longer than the first period.
- a detection method for refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit 11 As a detection method for refrigerant leakage in the refrigerant circuit 11, a detection method based on short-term acquired data (for example, the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 in the first period) and a long-term acquired data (for example, A detection method based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 in the second period) is conceivable.
- short-term acquired data for example, the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 in the first period
- a long-term acquired data for example, A detection method based on the operating state of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 in the second period
- the third control unit 30 determines that there is refrigerant leakage for the first time. According to this configuration, an erroneous detection due to aged deterioration of the device or a discrepancy in the measured value may occur in either one of the refrigerant leakage judgment based on the operating state in the first period and the refrigerant leakage judgment based on the operating state in the second period. Even if it occurs, the third control unit 30 does not judge that there is refrigerant leakage as long as the other one makes an accurate refrigerant leakage judgment. Therefore, detection accuracy of refrigerant leakage is improved.
- the operating state of the refrigerating cycle device 100 during the second period includes the operating state during the test run of the refrigerating cycle device 100 .
- the refrigerant leakage detection system 1 it is possible to determine whether or not there is refrigerant leakage by referring to the operating state during the test run. In other words, the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage can be determined by referring to the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 in which no refrigerant leakage or aged deterioration of equipment has occurred. Therefore, detection accuracy of refrigerant leakage is improved.
- the first period is a period of 1 to 60 minutes.
- the second period is a period of one day or longer.
- the first control section 10 is included in the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the second controller 20 is included in a first device 61 that centrally manages the refrigeration cycle device 100 .
- the third controller 30 is included in the second device 62 .
- the refrigerant leakage detection system 1 further includes a storage unit 40 .
- the first control unit 10 periodically acquires first data, which is data indicating the operating state of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 during the first period.
- the first data is accumulated in the storage unit 40 .
- the second control unit 20 calculates the moving average of the first data in the second period based on the first data accumulated in the storage unit 40 .
- the second control unit 20 can detect refrigerant leakage based on the moving average of the first data in the second period. Therefore, it is possible to detect refrigerant leaks, including minute refrigerant leaks such as slow leaks.
- the second control unit 20 determines the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by the second method. You may judge the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage.
- the storage unit 40 is provided in the second device 62 (see FIG. 5).
- the second control unit 20 determines the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by the second method, acquires the results of the refrigerant leakage determination from the first control unit 10, and based on these results from the refrigerant circuit 11 The presence or absence of refrigerant leakage is finally determined.
- the third control unit 30 acquires the determination result of the first control unit 10 and the determination result of the second control unit 20, and determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 based on these results.
- the second control unit 20 determines the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage from the refrigerant circuit 11 by the second method, acquires the result of the refrigerant leakage determination from the first control unit 10, and based on these results from the refrigerant circuit 11 The presence or absence of refrigerant leakage may be finally determined.
- the second control unit 20 transmits the refrigerant leakage determination result to the third control unit 30 .
- the first control unit 10 controls the indoor temperature and humidity, the outdoor temperature and humidity, the suction pressure (evaporation saturation temperature), the suction gas temperature, the refrigerant temperature on the inlet side of the indoor heat exchanger, and the outlet of the indoor heat exchanger.
- the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage may be determined using the refrigerant temperature on the side, the refrigerant temperature on the inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, the rotation speed of the compressor 71, the current value of the compressor 71, and the like.
- the second control unit 20 determines the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage by calculating the moving average value of the degree of supercooling.
- the method of determining the refrigerant by the second control unit 20 is not limited to this.
- the second control unit 20 may determine the presence or absence of refrigerant leakage by calculating a moving average value of the discharge pipe temperature, a moving average value of the discharge pressure Hp, or the like.
- the second control unit 20 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage based on whether the deviation between the first index value and the second index value exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
- the content of the processing performed by the second control unit 20 is not limited to the above example.
- the second control unit 20 may calculate the third index value.
- the third index value is a value representing the degree of deterioration over time of the equipment (for example, the compressor 71) that constitutes the refrigeration cycle device 100.
- the third index value can be calculated based on moving average values such as the number of revolutions of the compressor 71, the discharge pressure Hp, the current value of the compressor 71, and the degree of opening of the outdoor expansion valve 74 in the second period. can.
- the second control unit 20 calculates the third index value each time the second control unit 20 determines whether the refrigerant leaks.
- the second control unit 20 When calculating the third index value, the second control unit 20 further calculates a predetermined coefficient based on the third index value, and corrects the predetermined threshold value using the coefficient. According to this configuration, refrigerant leakage can be determined after coping with a change in the second index value caused by aged deterioration of the equipment (compressor 71, for example) that constitutes the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 . Therefore, erroneous detection of refrigerant leakage is suppressed.
- the second control unit 20 determines whether or not there is refrigerant leakage based on whether the deviation between the first index value and the second index value exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
- the content of the processing performed by the second control unit 20 is not limited to the above example.
- the second control unit 20 may refer to various information related to the operating state of the refrigeration cycle device 100 when making refrigerant leakage determination.
- the second control unit 20 acquires information about turning on/off the power of the refrigeration cycle device 100, information about turning the thermostat on/off, information about the operation mode and set temperature, etc., from the storage unit 40. do. As a result, the second control unit 20 determines that the refrigeration cycle device 100 has not been operated for a long period of time, that an irregular operation mode has been selected, or that an irregular set temperature has been selected. It is possible to confirm whether or not there was a special circumstance such as an accident. If there are special circumstances such as those described above, it is preferable that the second control unit 20 further corrects the predetermined threshold value before determining refrigerant leakage. According to this configuration, it is possible to determine the refrigerant leakage while taking into consideration various circumstances related to the operation of the refrigeration cycle device 100 . Therefore, erroneous detection of refrigerant leakage is suppressed.
- the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments as they are.
- the present disclosure can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the gist thereof.
- the present disclosure can form various disclosures by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in each of the above embodiments. For example, some components may be omitted from all components shown in the embodiments. Further, elements may be combined as appropriate in different embodiments. Accordingly, the embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive, and are intended to include any modifications apparent to those skilled in the art.
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Description
(1)全体構成
冷媒漏洩検知システム1の概要について、図1を参照しながら説明する。図1は、冷媒漏洩検知システム1の全体構成を概略的に示した図である。
(2-1)冷凍サイクル装置
冷凍サイクル装置100の構成について、図2及び図3を参照しながら説明する。図2は、冷凍サイクル装置100の全体構成を概略的に示した図である。図3は、第1制御部10と室内側制御部127、137、147の構成を示したブロック図である。
室内ユニット120、130、140の構成について説明する。本実施形態において、室内ユニット120の構成と室内ユニット130、140の構成とは、実質的に同一である。したがって、ここでは、室内ユニット120の構成のみを説明し、室内ユニット130、140の構成については、それぞれ、室内ユニット120の各部を示す120番台の符号の代わりに130番台又は140番台の符号を付して、各部の説明を省略する。
室外ユニット70は、建物の屋上や地下などに設置される熱源ユニットである。室外ユニット70は、主として、圧縮機71、流路切換弁72、室外熱交換器73、室外膨張弁74、アキュムレータ75、室外ファン76、液側閉鎖弁77及びガス側閉鎖弁78を有する。また、室外ユニット70は、冷媒回路11の一部である室外側冷媒回路11dを含む。
システム管理装置90の構成について、図1を参照しながら説明する。
第1制御部10、第2制御部20、第3制御部30の構成について、図1を参照しながら説明する。
室外ユニット70に含まれる第1制御部10の機能について説明する。第1制御部10は、冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を、第1の方法によって判断する。第1の方法による冷媒漏洩判断とは、例えば第1期間における冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態に基づく冷媒漏洩判断である。以下、詳細に説明する。
第1装置61に含まれる第2制御部20の機能について説明する。第2制御部20は、冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を、第2の方法によって判断する。第2の方法による冷媒漏洩判断とは、例えば第2期間における冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態に基づく冷媒漏洩判断である。以下、詳細に説明する。
第2制御部20は、第1制御部10から受信した第1データを記憶部40に記憶する。記憶部40に蓄積されている第1データは、管理者等による操作を受けない限り、削除されることはない。上述のとおり、本実施形態に係る冷凍サイクル装置100の稼働期間は5年間であるため、ここでは5年間分の第1データが記憶部40に記憶されている。また、第1データは、冷凍サイクル装置100が試運転を開始した段階から取得され、記憶部40に記憶されることが好ましい。この構成によれば、記憶部40には冷凍サイクル装置100の試運転時における第1データが記憶される。
第2装置62に含まれる第3制御部30の機能について説明する。
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1において行われる冷媒漏洩判定の流れについて、図4を参照しながら説明する。なお、図4に示す処理の流れは一例であって、適宜変更可能である。例えば、矛盾のない範囲でステップの順序が変更されてもよいし、一部のステップが他のステップと並列に実行されてもよいし、他のステップが新たに追加されてもよい。
(5-1)
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1は、冷媒回路11を有する冷凍サイクル装置100のシステムである。冷媒漏洩検知システム1は、第1制御部10と、第2制御部20と、第3制御部30と、を備える。第1制御部10は、冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を、第1の方法で判断する。第2制御部20は、冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を、第1の方法とは異なる方法である第2の方法で判断する。第3制御部30は、第1制御部10の判断結果及び第2制御部20の判断結果に基づいて、冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する。第3制御部30は、第1制御部10が冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩が有ると判断し、かつ、第2制御部20が冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩が有ると判断した場合に、冷媒回路11において冷媒漏洩が有ると判断する。
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1では、第1制御部10は、第1期間における冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態に基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する。第2制御部20は、第1期間よりも長い期間である第2期間における冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態に基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する。
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1では、第2期間における冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態は、冷凍サイクル装置100の試運転時における運転状態を含む。
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1では、第1期間は、1~60分の期間である。第2期間は、1日以上の期間である。
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1では、第1制御部10は、冷凍サイクル装置100に含まれている。第2制御部20は、冷凍サイクル装置100を集中管理する第1装置61に含まれている。第3制御部30は、第2装置62に含まれている。
本実施形態に係る冷媒漏洩検知システム1は、記憶部40をさらに備える。第1制御部10は、第1期間における冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態を示すデータである第1データを定期的に取得する。記憶部40には、第1データが蓄積される。第2制御部20は、記憶部40に蓄積された第1データに基づき、第2期間における第1データの移動平均を算出する。
上記実施形態の変形例を以下に示す。変形例は、互いに矛盾しない範囲で、適宜組み合わされてもよい。なお、上記実施形態と同様の構成については同様の符号を付し、その詳細な説明は省略する。
上記実施形態では、第2制御部20が、第2の方法によって冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する構成について説明したが、第3制御部30が第2の方法によって冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を判断してもよい。この場合、記憶部40は第2装置62に設けられる(図5参照)。第2制御部20は、第2の方法によって冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を判断するとともに、第1制御部10から冷媒漏洩判断の結果を取得し、これらの結果に基づき冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を最終的に判断する。
上記実施形態では、第3制御部30が、第1制御部10の判断結果及び第2制御部20の判断結果を取得し、これらの結果に基づいて冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を判断しているが、これに限られない。第2制御部20が、第2の方法によって冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を判断するとともに、第1制御部10から冷媒漏洩判断の結果を取得し、これらの結果に基づき冷媒回路11からの冷媒漏洩の有無を最終的に判断してもよい。第2制御部20は、冷媒漏洩判断の結果を第3制御部30に送信する。
上記実施形態では、吐出管温度に基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する第1制御部10の例について説明した。しかしながら、第1制御部10による冷媒判断の方法はこれに限定されるものではない。例えば第1制御部10は、室内温湿度や、室外温湿度や、吸入圧力(蒸発飽和温度)や、吸入ガス温度や、室内熱交換器の入口側における冷媒温度や、室内熱交換器の出口側における冷媒温度や、室外熱交換器の入口側における冷媒温度や、圧縮機71の回転数や、圧縮機71の電流値などを用いて、冷媒漏洩の有無を判断してもよい。
上記実施形態では、第1指標値と第2指標値との乖離度が所定の閾値を超えるか否かに基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する第2制御部20について説明した。しかしながら、第2制御部20が行う処理の内容は上記の例に限定されるものではない。例えば、第2制御部20は、第3指標値を算出するものであってもよい。
上記実施形態では、第1指標値と第2指標値との乖離度が所定の閾値を超えるか否かに基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する第2制御部20について説明した。しかしながら、第2制御部20が行う処理の内容は上記の例に限定されるものではない。例えば、第2制御部20は、冷媒漏洩判断を行う際に、冷凍サイクル装置100の運転状態に関わる様々な情報を参照するものであってもよい。
以上、本開示に係る実施形態を説明したが、特許請求の範囲の趣旨及び範囲から逸脱することなく、形態や詳細の多様な変更が可能なことが理解されるであろう。
10 第1制御部
11 冷媒回路
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Claims (6)
- 冷媒回路(11)を有する冷凍サイクル装置(100)の冷媒漏洩検知システム(1)であって、
前記冷媒回路からの冷媒漏洩の有無を、第1の方法で判断する第1制御部(10)と、
前記冷媒回路からの冷媒漏洩の有無を、前記第1の方法とは異なる方法である第2の方法で判断する第2制御部(20)と、
を備え、
前記冷媒漏洩検知システムは、前記第1制御部が前記冷媒回路からの冷媒漏洩が有ると判断し、かつ、前記第2制御部が前記冷媒回路からの冷媒漏洩が有ると判断した場合に、前記冷媒回路において冷媒漏洩が有ると判断する、
冷媒漏洩検知システム(1)。 - 前記第1制御部は、第1期間における前記冷凍サイクル装置の運転状態に基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断し、
前記第2制御部は、前記第1期間よりも長い期間である第2期間における前記冷凍サイクル装置の運転状態に基づいて冷媒漏洩の有無を判断する、
請求項1に記載の冷媒漏洩検知システム。 - 前記第2期間における前記冷凍サイクル装置の運転状態は、前記冷凍サイクル装置の試運転時における運転状態を含む、
請求項2に記載の冷媒漏洩検知システム。 - 前記第1期間は、1~60分の期間であり、
前記第2期間は、1日以上の期間である、
請求項2に記載の冷媒漏洩検知システム。 - 前記第1制御部は、前記冷凍サイクル装置に含まれており、
前記第2制御部は、前記冷凍サイクル装置を集中管理する第1装置(61)又は前記冷凍サイクル装置を遠隔から管理する第2装置(62)に含まれている、
請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の冷媒漏洩検知システム。 - 記憶部(40)をさらに備え、
前記第1制御部は、前記第1期間における前記冷凍サイクル装置の運転状態を示すデータである第1データを定期的に取得し、
前記記憶部には、前記第1データが蓄積され、
前記第2制御部は、前記記憶部に蓄積された前記第1データに基づき、前記第2期間における前記第1データの移動平均を算出する、
請求項2から5のいずれかに記載の冷媒漏洩検知システム。
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