Air-conditioning apparatus

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PATENT NO 12104818
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17425323

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An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a heat source unit that generates a heating energy or a cooling energy that is transferred to refrigerant; a heat-use unit that causes the refrigerant to transfer the heating energy or the cooling energy to a heat load through heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat load; a plurality of return pipes arranged parallel to each other and connecting the heat source unit and the heat-use unit to allow the refrigerant to flow therein from the heat-use unit to the heat source unit; an opening and closing device provided at at least one of the return pipes to control a flow rate of refrigerant; and a controller that opens the opening and closing device in a cooling operation, and closes the opening and closing device in a heating operation.

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION7-3 MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008310 ?1008310

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Honda, Kazuya Tokyo, JP 26 54
Ikeda, Soshi Tokyo, JP 24 68
Ishimura, Katsuhiro Tokyo, JP 38 326
Mizuno, Yuki Tokyo, JP 32 26
Motomura, Yuji Tokyo, JP 104 596
Nishio, Jun Tokyo, JP 24 92
Tanaka, Kosuke Tokyo, JP 248 2464

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