Air conditioner and defrosting operation method therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10473353
APP PUB NO 20170038125A1
SERIAL NO

15305110

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A hot gas bypass circuit that connects a discharge side of the compressor and a portion between the heat source side heat exchanger and the expansion valve, an on-off valve that opens and closes a channel of the hot gas bypass circuit, and a control device performing control to select one of hot gas bypass defrosting and reverse cycle defrosting according to a frosting amount on the heat source side heat exchanger and perform defrosting. The control device controls to open the on-off valve of the hot gas bypass circuit such that a part of a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger via the hot gas bypass circuit and, the control device switches switch the four-way valve such that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger after passing through the four-way valve.

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HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING INC16-1 KAIGAN 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 1050022 ?1050022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akiyama, Yoshiyuki Tokyo, JP 53 893
Inaba, Masami Tokyo, JP 6 43
Mochida, Tatsuya Tokyo, JP 1 7
Naito, Koji Tokyo, JP 46 383
Tani, Kazuhiko Tokyo, JP 56 391
Urata, Kazumoto Tokyo, JP 25 289

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