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EP3370000B1
EP3370000B1 EP16859333.3A EP16859333A EP3370000B1 EP 3370000 B1 EP3370000 B1 EP 3370000B1 EP 16859333 A EP16859333 A EP 16859333A EP 3370000 B1 EP3370000 B1 EP 3370000B1
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Yoji ONAKA
Takashi Matsumoto
Naofumi Takenaka
Shigeyoshi MATSUI
Hiroyuki Okano
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/06—Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger
    • F24F1/14—Heat exchangers specially adapted for separate outdoor units
    • F24F1/16—Arrangement or mounting thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/06—Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger
    • F24F1/14—Heat exchangers specially adapted for separate outdoor units
    • F24F1/18—Heat exchangers specially adapted for separate outdoor units characterised by their shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/06—Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger
    • F24F1/46—Component arrangements in separate outdoor units
    • F24F1/48—Component arrangements in separate outdoor units characterised by air airflow, e.g. inlet or outlet airflow
    • F24F1/50—Component arrangements in separate outdoor units characterised by air airflow, e.g. inlet or outlet airflow with outlet air in upward direction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/70—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof
    • F24F11/80—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air
    • F24F11/83—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling the supply of heat-exchange fluids to heat-exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/30—Arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00—Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/26—Arrangements for connecting different sections of heat-exchange elements, e.g. of radiators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
    • F24F1/0063—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the mounting or arrangement of the heat exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
    • F24F1/0067—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the shape of the heat exchangers or of parts thereof, e.g. of their fins

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  • the present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus that has improved energy efficiency.
  • liquid refrigerant condensed in a heat exchanger that acts as a condenser mounted in an indoor unit is decompressed by an expansion valve into a two-phase gas-liquid state in which gas refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant are mixed and then flows into a heat exchanger that acts as an evaporator mounted in an outdoor unit.
  • refrigerant in the two-phase gas-liquid state flows into the heat exchanger that acts as the evaporator, refrigerant distribution performance to the heat exchanger degrades.
  • a header as a distributing device for the heat exchanger mounted in the outdoor unit and adjusting a structure inside the header such as a projection amount of a branch pipe into the header, a partition plate inside the header, and formation of an ejection hole.
  • the distribution of the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant is required to be uniformized.
  • a method of providing a turbulence promoting member configured to agitate the refrigerant inside the header see Patent Literature 1.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant inside the header is agitated by the turbulence promoting member to uniformize the distribution of the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant.
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication JP 5-203 286
  • EP 1 837 608 A1 refers to an outdoor unit for an air conditioner is provided with an outdoor unit housing accommodating a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a blower.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger includes a plurality of rows of heat exchangers bent into L-shapes in a plan view toward the blower and disposed in an air circulating direction, and a downstream side heat exchanger an a downstream side in the air circulating direction has an obtuse bending angle.
  • EP 2 725 306 A2 describes an air conditioner which includes a main body having an air suction port and an air discharge port, plural heat exchangers to heat-exchange with sucked air, and a cross-flow fan disposed between the heat exchangers and the air discharge port and configured to blow the air heat-exchanged by the heat exchangers to the air discharge port.
  • the heat exchangers are disposed to the rear of a first imaginary surface which extends perpendicularly from an edge of the cross-flow fan at a front point, and a center in a forward and backward direction of each of the plural heat exchangers is disposed between the first imaginary surface and a second imaginary surface which extends perpendicularly from an edge of the cross-flow fan at a rear point.
  • JP 2014 142 138 A refers to an air conditioner which comprises a micro-channel heat exchanger; and finned tube heat exchanger.
  • the micro-channel heat exchanger includes: a plurality of micro-channel portions including a plurality of very small channels in which refrigerant flows, and provided to be separated from one another; and a plurality of first fin portions provided between the two adjacent micro-channel portions so as to contact the respective micro-channel portions.
  • the finned tube heat exchanger includes: a plurality of second fin portions provided to be separated from one another; and a refrigerant tube that is provided to penetrate the second fin portions, and in which the refrigerant flowing, and is provided downward of the micro-channel heat exchanger in a gravity direction.
  • Patent Literature 1 a structure configured to agitate the refrigerant is provided in the header to improve the refrigerant distribution performance.
  • the structure inside the header becomes complex to lead to an increase in cost.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the problem described above, and has an object to provide an outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus with improved energy efficiency and a reduced increase in cost.
  • an outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus as defined in claim 1.
  • Favorable embodiments are described the respective dependent claims.
  • the first heat exchanger main body including the flat pipes having high heat exchange performance as heat transfer pipes is arranged closer to the fan where a contribution rate to heat exchange performance is high, whereas the second heat exchanger main body including the circular pipes having low heat exchange performance and high refrigerant distribution performance with low manufacturing cost as heat transfer pipes is arranged at a position far from the fan where the contribution rate to the heat exchange performance is low. Consequently, the energy efficiency can be improved while the increase in cost is reduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outdoor unit 1OOa of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10a of Embodiment 1 of the present invention and a periphery of the heat exchanger 10a.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 4 is a view for illustrating another example of the sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 2 .
  • the arrows in FIG. 1 indicate flow of air
  • the arrows in FIG. 2 indicate flow of refrigerant or flow of air in a heating operation.
  • the outdoor unit 100a of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 accommodates the heat exchanger 10a illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the outdoor unit 100a of the air-conditioning apparatus is of top flow type, and a refrigeration cycle is formed by circulating refrigerant between the outdoor unit 100a and an indoor unit (not shown).
  • the outdoor unit 100a is used, for example, as an outdoor unit for a multiple air-conditioning system for a building and is installed on a top of a building or in other places.
  • the outdoor unit 100a includes, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , a casing 1 formed in a box-like shape, an air inlet 2 formed of an opening formed in a side surface of the casing 1, the heat exchanger 10a arranged in the casing 1 along the air inlet 2, an air outlet 3 formed of an opening formed in an upper surface of the casing 1, a fan guard 4 provided to allow ventilation through the fan guard 4 to cover the air outlet 3, and a fan 5 arranged inside the fan guard 4 and configured to suck outside air from the air inlet 2 and exhaust the outside air from the air outlet 3.
  • the heat exchanger 10a mounted in the outdoor unit 100a of the air-conditioning apparatus is configured to exchange heat between the outside air sucked by the fan 5 from the air inlet 2 and the refrigerant.
  • the heat exchanger 10a is arranged, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , below the fan 5 and includes an upper heat exchanger 11 and a lower heat exchanger 12.
  • the upper heat exchanger 11 and the lower heat exchanger 12 are arranged in an up-and-down direction on a front view or a side view. More specifically, the upper heat exchanger 11 is arranged on an upper side closer to the fan 5, whereas the lower heat exchanger 12 is arranged on a lower side farther from the fan 5.
  • the upper heat exchanger 11 includes an upper heat exchanger main body 20 including a plurality of fins 21 arranged in parallel at intervals, and a plurality of heat transfer pipes, inside which the refrigerant flows, arranged in a direction of parallel arrangement of the fins 21 to pass through the fins 21, a first upper header 23 connected to one end of each of the plurality of heat transfer pipes, and a second upper header 24 connected to another end of each of the plurality of heat transfer pipes.
  • the first upper header 23 is connected to an upstream side of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 in a heating operation
  • the second upper header 24 is connected to a downstream side of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 in the heating operation.
  • upstream-side distributing device a distributing device connected to the upstream side of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 or a lower heat exchanger main body 30 in the heating operation.
  • the lower heat exchanger 12 includes the lower heat exchanger main body 30 including a plurality of fins 31 arranged in parallel at intervals, and a plurality of heat transfer pipes, inside which the refrigerant flows, arranged in a direction of parallel arrangement of the fins 31 to pass through the fins 31, a distributor 34, capillary tubes 33 connecting one end of each of the plurality of heat transfer pipes to the distributor 34, and a lower header 35 connected to another end of each of the plurality of the heat transfer pipes.
  • the distributor 34 is connected to an upstream side of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 through the capillary tubes 33 in the heating operation, whereas the lower header 35 is connected to a downstream side of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 in the heating operation.
  • the first upper header 23 of the upper heat exchanger 11 is connected to a first branch pipe 41 branching from a first pipe 40 through which two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant, which is a mixture of gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant, passes in the heating operation.
  • the second upper header 24 of the upper heat exchanger 11 is connected to a first branch pipe 51 branching from a second pipe 50 through which the gas refrigerant passes in the heating operation.
  • the distributor 34 of the lower heat exchanger 12 is connected to a second branch pipe 42 branching from the first pipe 40. Further, the lower header 35 of the lower heat exchanger 12 is connected to a second branch pipe 52 branching from the second pipe 50.
  • the heat transfer pipes of the upper heat exchanger 11 of Embodiment 1 are flat pipes 22 illustrated in FIG. 3 , each having a flat sectional shape
  • multi-hole flat pipes 22a illustrated in FIG. 4 each having a flat sectional shape and a plurality of holes formed inside, may also be used.
  • both of the flat pipes 22 illustrated in FIG. 3 and the multi-hole flat pipes 22a illustrated in FIG. 4 have smooth surfaces, a grooved surface, which is grooved to enlarge a heat transfer area, may be formed.
  • the heat transfer pipes of the lower heat exchanger 12 of Embodiment 1 are circular pipes 32 illustrated in FIG. 5 , each having a circular sectional shape.
  • FIG. 16 is a first view for illustrating another example of FIG. 2
  • FIG. 17 is a second view for illustrating a further example of FIG. 2 .
  • the upper heat exchanger 11 and the lower heat exchanger 12 may be brought into close contact with each other in practice as illustrated in FIG. 16 to drain water drops on surfaces of the fins of the upper heat exchanger 11. Further, integrated fins, which are seamless between the upper heat exchanger 11 and the lower heat exchanger 12, may be shared by the upper heat exchanger 11 and the lower heat exchanger 12 as illustrated in FIG. 17 .
  • Each of the flat pipes 22 illustrated in FIG. 3 and the multi-hole flat pipes 22a illustrated in FIG. 4 has a larger heat transfer area per unit volume of the refrigerant than each of the circular pipes 32 illustrated in FIG. 5 . Consequently, heat exchange performance is high. Because of a small sectional area, however, a flow resistance and a pressure loss increase. Thus, the number of paths corresponding to the heat transfer pipes is required to be increased to reduce an increase in the pressure loss. In this case, a technology of effectively distributing the refrigerant to a large number of the heat transfer pipes is left to be achieved. Meanwhile, although each of the circular pipes 32 illustrated in FIG. 5 has lower heat exchanger performance than each of the flat pipes 22 illustrated in FIG. 3 and each of the multi-hole flat pipes 22a illustrated in FIG. 4 , manufacturing cost is low. Because of a large sectional area, however, the flow resistance and the pressure loss decrease. Consequently, there is provided an advantage in that the number of paths corresponding to the heat transfer pipes can be reduced to facilitate the improvement of the distribution.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant passes through the first pipe 40 to be split into the first branch pipe 41 and the second branch pipe 42.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the second branch pipe 42 flows into the distributor 34 to be homogenized, the homogenized two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant passes through the capillary tubes 33 to flow into the lower heat exchanger main body 30.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the lower heat exchanger main body 30 exchanges heat with the outside air sucked from the air inlet 2 to be gasified and then flows out to the lower header 35.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the first branch pipe 41 flows into the first upper header 23 where the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant is distributed to the flat pipes 22.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flows from the flat pipes 22 into the upper heat exchanger main body 20.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the upper heat exchanger main body 20 exchanges heat with the outside air sucked from the air inlet 2 to be gasified and then flows out to the second upper header 24.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the distributor 34 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the distributor 34 illustrated in FIG. 6 includes a distributor main pipe portion 61, a distributor expanding portion 62, and a distributor flow-splitting member 63.
  • the distributor main pipe portion 61 includes an area sudden reduction portion 64. Further, one end of each of the capillary tubes 33 is connected to the distributor 34.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flows into the distributor 34 to be expanded in the area sudden reduction portion 64 of the distributor main pipe portion 61.
  • the gas refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant are agitated in the distributor expanding portion 62 to be homogenized.
  • the homogenized gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant are distributed to the capillary tubes 33 by the distributor flow-splitting member 63.
  • Another ends of the capillary tubes 33 are each connected to a corresponding one of the circular pipes 32 of the lower heat exchanger 12.
  • a refrigerant flow rate in each of the circular pipes 32 can be controlled by adjusting a length of a corresponding one of the capillary tubes 33.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view for illustrating a distributing device different from the distributor 34 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the arrow in FIG. 7 indicates a direction of gravitational force.
  • a header 70 illustrated in FIG. 7 may also be used.
  • the header 70 illustrated in FIG. 7 has a structure of distributing the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the header 70 to the circular pipes 32, which are the plurality of heat transfer pipes arranged in parallel in the direction of gravitational force. Then, the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flows upward in a vertical direction inside the header 70 as an upward flow and is split into the plurality of circular pipes 32 at a right angle to the flow inside the header 70.
  • the distributor 34 generally has higher refrigerant distribution performance than the header as the distributing device.
  • the distributor 34 is used for the heat exchanger including the flat pipes 22 as the heat transfer pipes, however, the number of paths increases. Consequently, the number of branch portions of the distributor 34 is required to be increased or a plurality of the distributors 34 are required to be used. Consequently, there is a disadvantage in that routing of the pipes becomes complicated.
  • the routing of the pipes is easy. Automation such as automatic brazing is easy to apply, and the header can be manufactured at low cost.
  • the gravitational force acts on the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant. Consequently, when, for example, the refrigerant flow rate is small, there is a problem in that the liquid refrigerant of a higher flow rate having a high density flows unevenly into lower ones of the heat transfer pipes. Consequently, the header has a disadvantage in that the refrigerant distribution performance is generally lower than the distributor 34.
  • the header does not include the area sudden reduction portion 64 and other portions unlike the distributor 34. Further, the capillary tubes 33 are not connected to the header. Thus, the pressure loss is small. Hence, for the heat exchanger main body including the flat pipes 22 as the heat transfer pipes, the number of paths increases. Consequently, the header having a small pressure loss, with which the routing of the pipes is easy, is more suitable as the upstream-side distributing device. Meanwhile, the heat exchanger main body including the circular pipes 32 as the heat transfer pipes has a small number of paths, and hence the routing of the pipes is not complicated. Thus, the distributor 34 having high refrigerant distribution performance is more suitable. As described above, there are the upstream-side distributing device suitable for the heat exchanger main body including the flat pipes 22 as the heat transfer pipes and the upstream-side distributing device suitable for the heat exchanger main body including the circular pipes 32 as the heat transfer pipes.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph for showing an air flow rate in a height direction of the heat exchanger 10a of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the heat exchanger 10a of Embodiment 1 is mounted in the top flow-type outdoor unit 100a. Consequently, the fan 5 is arranged above the heat exchanger 10a. Air passes through the clearance in the heat exchanger 10a by the fan 5 and the air exchanges heat.
  • the fan 5 is arranged above the upper heat exchanger 11, and hence an air flow rate distribution inside the outdoor unit 100a becomes larger in an upper part in the heat exchanger 10a, which is closer to the fan 5, than in a lower part in the heat exchanger 10a as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • air of a higher flow rate flows in the upper heat exchanger 11 arranged on the upper side than in the lower heat exchanger 12 arranged on the lower side. Consequently, when the upper heat exchanger 11 and the lower heat exchanger 12 have the same front surface area, the upper heat exchanger 11 has a higher contribution rate to the heat exchange performance of the outdoor unit 100a than the lower heat exchanger 12.
  • the upper heat exchanger 11 including the flat pipes 22 having the high heat exchange performance as the heat transfer pipes is arranged in the upper part of the outdoor unit 100a in which air of a high flow rate flows, specifically, at a position closer to the fan 5, whereas the lower heat exchanger 12 including the circular pipes 32 having low heat exchange performance and high refrigerant distribution performance as the heat transfer pipes is arranged in the lower part of the outdoor unit 100a in which of air of a low flow rate flows, specifically, at a position farther from the fan 5.
  • the heat exchange performance can be efficiently improved.
  • energy efficiency of the outdoor unit 100a of the air-conditioning apparatus can be improved.
  • the header is used as the distributing device for the heat exchanger including the flat pipes 22 as the heat transfer pipes, specifically, the upper heat exchanger 11, whereas the distributor 34 is used as the distributing device for the heat exchanger including the circular pipes 32 as the heat transfer pipes, specifically, for the lower heat exchanger 12.
  • a flow resistance of the distributing device is larger in the distributor 34 than in the header. Consequently, by using the distributing devices as described above, the refrigerant of a higher flow rate can be caused to flow in the upper heat exchanger 11. Consequently, a refrigerant distribution characteristic can be improved to improve the heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger 10a. Further, the refrigerant flow rate in the header can be controlled by changing the length of each of the capillary tubes 33 connected to the distributor 34. Consequently, the above-mentioned use of the distributor 34 and the header is more preferred.
  • FIG. 18 is a third view for illustrating a still further example of FIG. 2 .
  • the distributor 34 is connected to the circular pipes 32 and the header is connected to the flat pipes 22 in Embodiment 1 as illustrated in FIG. 2
  • the connection described above is merely an example.
  • a distributing device of the same type may be mounted to each of a set of the circular pipes 32 and a set of the flat pipes 22 as illustrated in FIG. 18 .
  • the distributor 34 may be connected to the flat pipes 22, whereas the header may be connected to the circular pipes 32.
  • manufacturing cost of the flat pipes 22 is generally higher than manufacturing cost of the circular pipes 32. Consequently, by arranging the upper heat exchanger 11 including the flat pipes 22 having high heat exchange performance as the heat transfer pipes at a position close to the fan 5 where the contribution rate to the heat exchange performance of the outdoor unit 100a is high, the heat exchanger 10a with high cost performance can be provided.
  • the upper heat exchanger 11 including the flat pipes 22 having the high heat exchange performance as the heat transfer pipes is arranged at the position close to the fan 5 where the contribution rate to the heat exchange performance is high, whereas the lower heat exchanger 12 including the circular pipes 32 having the low heat exchange performance and the high refrigerant distribution performance with the low manufacturing cost as the heat transfer pipes is arranged at a position far from the fan 5 where the contribution rate to the heat exchange performance is low. In this manner, the energy efficiency can be improved while an increase in cost is reduced.
  • Embodiment 2 of the present invention is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10b of Embodiment 2 of the present invention and a periphery of the heat exchanger 10b.
  • the arrows in FIG. 9 indicate flow of the refrigerant or flow of the air in the heating operation.
  • An outdoor unit 100b of the air-conditioning apparatus includes a gas-liquid separator 80 on an upstream side of the heat exchanger 10b.
  • the gas-liquid separator 80 is used to control a quality of the refrigerant and is connected to a third pipe 82 through which the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flows, a fourth pipe 83 through which the gas refrigerant separated in the gas-liquid separator 80 flows, and the first pipe 40 through which the liquid refrigerant separated in the gas-liquid separator 80 flows.
  • the fourth pipe 83 is connected to a bypass flow rate control valve 85.
  • the bypass flow rate control valve 85 is connected to a fifth pipe 84.
  • the fifth pipe 84 is connected to the second pipe 50. Further, the second pipe 50 is connected to a compressor 81.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic view for illustrating a part of a configuration when an internal heat exchanger 110 is used as the quality control device for the outdoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus.
  • gas-liquid separator 80 corresponds to "quality control device" of the present invention
  • the gas-liquid separator 80 is merely an example of a device configured to control the quality, and the quality control device of the present invention is not limited to this example.
  • the internal heat exchanger 110 as illustrated in FIG. 15 or other heat exchangers configured to exchange heat with a low-temperature heat source or other heat sources may be used.
  • the refrigerant passes through a pipe 111 to flow into the internal heat exchanger 110.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the internal heat exchanger 110 is self-cooled by a part of the refrigerant that is bypassed to a pipe 116 connected to an outlet of a heat exchanger 117, and passes through a pipe 112 under a reduced quality state to flow into the heat exchanger 117.
  • the bypassed refrigerant passes through a pipe 115.
  • a bypass flow rate is controlled by a valve 114 installed on a pipe 113.
  • the valve 114 installed on the pipe 113 is not limited to a valve and only needs to be a flow resistor such as a capillary tube, a narrow pipe, and a float valve.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant passes through the third pipe 82 to flow into the gas-liquid separator 80.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the gas-liquid separator 80 is separated into the gas refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant.
  • the gas refrigerant separated in the gas-liquid separator 80 passes through the fourth pipe 83, the bypass flow rate control valve 85, the fifth pipe 84, and the second pipe 50 to flow into the compressor 81. Meanwhile, the liquid refrigerant separated in the gas-liquid separator 80 passes through the first pipe 40 to be split into the first branch pipe 41 and the second branch pipe 42.
  • the liquid refrigerant flowing into the second branch pipe 42 flows into the distributor 34 to be homogenized and then passes through the capillary tubes 33 to flow into the lower heat exchanger main body 30.
  • the liquid refrigerant flowing into the lower heat exchanger main body 30 exchanges heat with the outside air sucked from the air inlet 2 to be gasified and then flows out to the lower header 35.
  • the liquid refrigerant flowing into the first branch pipe 41 flows into the first upper header 23 to be distributed to the flat pipes 22 and then flows from the flat pipes 22 into the upper heat exchanger main body 20.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flowing into the upper heat exchanger main body 20 exchanges heat with the outside air sucked from the air inlet 2 to be gasified and then flows out to the second upper header 24.
  • a flow rate ratio of the refrigerant flowing into the first branch pipe 41 and the refrigerant flowing into the second branch pipe 42 is determined by a total flow resistance of the first branch pipe 41, the first upper header 23, the flat pipes 22, the second upper header 24, and the first branch pipe 51 and a total flow resistance of the second branch pipe 42, the distributor 34, the capillary tubes 33, the circular pipes 32, the lower header 35, and the second branch pipe 52.
  • the flow rate ratio of the refrigerant flowing into the first branch pipe 41 and the refrigerant flowing into the second branch pipe 42 can be effectively controlled.
  • the flow rate of gas refrigerant flowing into the first upper header 23 only needs to be reduced even without perfect separation between the gas refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant. Further, the pressure loss generated during the passage through the distributing device and the heat transfer pipes can be reduced as a whole by using the gas-liquid separator 80. Thus, the control of the flow rate ratio with the capillary tubes 33 is facilitated.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic side view for illustrating another example of the heat exchanger 10b of Embodiment 2 of the present invention and the periphery of the heat exchanger 10b.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic side view for illustrating a further example of the heat exchanger 10b of Embodiment 2 of the present invention and the periphery of the heat exchanger 10b.
  • the arrows in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 indicate flow of refrigerant or flow of air in the heating operation.
  • the gas-liquid separator 80 is not limited to be arranged at a position illustrated in FIG. 9 .
  • the gas-liquid separator 80 may be arranged in the first branch pipe 41 as illustrated in FIG. 10 or may be arranged in the second branch pipe 42 as illustrated in FIG. 11 . Further, it is more preferred to arrange a plurality of the gas-liquid separators 80 because a control range for the refrigerant flow rate in the first branch pipe 41 and the second branch pipe 42 is increased.
  • Embodiment 3 of the present invention is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10c of Embodiment 3 of the present invention and a periphery of the heat exchanger 10c.
  • the arrows in FIG. 12 indicate flow of the refrigerant or flow of the air in a cooling operation.
  • the heat exchanger 10c of Embodiment 3 includes at least two kinds of heat transfer pipes, which are the flat pipes 22 and the circular pipes 32, connected in series through an intermediate header 26.
  • the heat exchanger 10c is arranged below the fan 5 and includes the upper heat exchanger main body 20, the lower heat exchanger main body 30, a header 25, the intermediate header 26, the distributor 34, and the capillary tubes 33.
  • the upper heat exchanger main body 20 includes the plurality of fins 21 arranged in parallel at intervals and the plurality of flat pipes 22 passing through the fins 21 in a direction of parallel arrangement of the fins 21, inside which the refrigerant flows.
  • the lower heat exchanger main body 30 includes a plurality of fins 31 arranged in parallel at intervals and the plurality of circular pipes 32 passing through the fins 31 in a direction of parallel arrangement of the fins 31, inside which the refrigerant flows.
  • the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the lower heat exchanger main body 30 are arranged in the up-and-down direction on a front view or a side view.
  • the upper heat exchanger main body 20 is arranged on an upper side closer to the fan 5, whereas the lower heat exchanger main body 30 is arranged on a lower side farther from the fan 5.
  • the plurality of flat pipes 22 of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the plurality of circular pipes 32 of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 are arranged in parallel in the direction of gravitational force.
  • One ends of the plurality of flat pipes 22 of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 are connected to the header 25, whereas one ends of the plurality of circular pipes 32 of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 are connected to the distributor 34 through the capillary tubes 33. Further, another ends of the plurality of flat pipes 22 of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and another ends of the plurality of circular pipes 32 of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 are connected to the intermediate header 26.
  • a distributing device connected to the upstream side of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 in the cooling operation is the header 25, whereas a distributing device connected to the upstream side of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 in the cooling operation is the distributor 34.
  • header 25 is connected to a first pipe 91 through which the gas refrigerant passes in the cooling operation, whereas the distributor 34 is connected to a second pipe 92 through which the liquid refrigerant passes in the cooling operation.
  • high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant passes through the first pipe 91 to flow into the header 25 to be distributed to the flat pipes 22 and then flows from the flat pipes 22 into the upper heat exchanger main body 20.
  • the gas refrigerant flowing into the upper heat exchanger main body 20 exchanges heat with the outside air sucked from the air inlet 2 to reject heat and turn into a two-phase gas-liquid state and then flows into the intermediate header 26.
  • the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant in the intermediate header 26 flows into the circular pipes 32 of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 to further exchange heat with an air in the periphery of the circular pipes 32 to turn into a liquid single phase.
  • Embodiment 4 of the present invention is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an outdoor unit 100d of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10d of Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the arrows in FIG. 14 indicate flow of air.
  • the outdoor unit 100d of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention accommodates the heat exchanger 10d illustrated in 14.
  • the outdoor unit 100d of the air-conditioning apparatus is of side flow type and a refrigeration cycle is formed by circulating the refrigerant between the outdoor unit 100d and an indoor unit (not shown).
  • the outdoor unit 100d is used, for example, as an outdoor unit for a multiple air-conditioning system for a building and is installed on a top of a building or in other places.
  • the outdoor unit 100d includes, as illustrated in FIG. 13 , a casing 101 formed in a box-like shape, an air inlet (not shown) formed of an opening formed in a back surface of the casing 101, the heat exchanger 10d arranged inside the casing 101 on a side closer to the back surface, an air outlet 103 formed of an opening formed in a front surface of the casing 101, a fan guard 104 provided to allow ventilation through the fan guard 104 to cover the air outlet 103, and a fan 105 arranged inside the fan guard 104 and configured to suck the outside air from the air inlet and exhaust the outside air from the air outlet 103.
  • the heat exchanger 10d mounted in the outdoor unit 100d of the air-conditioning apparatus is configured to exchange heat between the outside air sucked from the air inlet by the fan 105 and the refrigerant.
  • the heat exchanger 10d is arranged closer to the back surface than the fan 105.
  • the heat exchanger 10d includes a front-surface heat exchanger main body 120 including the fins 21 and the flat pipes 22 and a back-surface heat exchanger main body 130 including the fins 31 and the circular pipes 32.
  • the front-surface heat exchanger main body 120 and the back-surface heat exchanger main body 130 are arranged in a fore-and-aft direction on a front view. More specifically, the front-surface heat exchanger main body 120 is arranged on a front surface side of the outdoor unit 100d, which is closer to the fan 105, whereas the back-surface heat exchanger main body 130 is arranged on a back surface side of the outdoor unit 100d, which is farther from the fan 105.
  • the heat exchange performance can be improved with high cost performance in the front row in which a temperature difference between the refrigerant and the outside air is large.
  • the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the front-surface heat exchanger main body 120 correspond to "first heat exchanger main body” of the present invention
  • the lower heat exchanger main body 30 and the back-surface heat exchanger main body 130 correspond to "second heat exchanger main body” of the present invention
  • the front surface of the casing 101 corresponds to "side surface of a casing" of the present invention.
  • Example 5 is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 19 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10e of Embodiment 5 of the present invention and a periphery of the heat exchanger 10e.
  • the arrows in FIG. 19 indicate flow of the refrigerant or flow of the air in the heating operation.
  • the heat exchanger 10e of Example 5 includes the first upper header 23 connected to a refrigerant flow upstream side of the upper heat exchanger main body 20, a first lower header 140 connected to a refrigerant flow upstream side of the lower heat exchanger main body 30, and a flow control valve 150 on an upstream side of the first lower header 140.
  • the refrigerant flow rate in the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the lower heat exchanger main body 30 is controlled by a valve opening degree.
  • an expansion valve is described herein as an example of a mechanism configured to control the refrigerant flow rate, the expansion valve is merely an example. Any mechanism such as a capillary tube and a float valve may be used as long as the flow resistance is changed to control the refrigerant flow rate.
  • the header is connected as the distributing device connected to the upper heat exchanger main body 20 or the lower heat exchanger main body 30 merely as an example of Embodiment 5, the distributing device is not limited to this example. A plurality of the distributors or the header and the distributor may be used together.
  • Example 5 in the heating operation, the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the lower heat exchanger main body 30 including the circular pipes 32 is controlled by the flow control valve 150 to control the distribution, while the heat exchange contribution rate of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 can be changed.
  • the heat exchanger that can stably supply the refrigerant of a higher flow rate to the upper heat exchanger main body 20 having a larger heat exchange contribution rate and is excellent in cost performance can be provided.
  • Example 6 is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 20 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 1 Of of Example 6 and a periphery of the heat exchanger 10f.
  • the arrows in FIG. 20 indicate flow of the refrigerant or flow of the air in the heating operation.
  • a header connected to the upstream side of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 including the circular pipes 32 and the upper heat exchanger main body 20 including the flat pipes 22 in the heating operation is a single upstream header 160 without being divided in an up-and-down direction
  • a header connected to the downstream side in the heating operation is a single downstream header 170 without being divided in the up-and-down direction.
  • the single upstream header 160 and the single downstream header 170 are connected over the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the lower heat exchanger main body 30.
  • the headers are not divided in the up-and-down direction. As a result, the number of pipes can be reduced or the need of mounting the plurality of headers is eliminated. Thus, the cost performance can be improved.
  • each of the header connected to the upstream side of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the lower heat exchanger main body 30 in the heating operation and the header connected to the downstream side in the heating operation is a single header in Example 6, the number of headers is not limited to this configuration.
  • the upstream sides may be connected to the single header, whereas the downstream sides may be connected to a plurality of headers that are separated from each other in the up-and-down direction.
  • the upstream sides may be connected to the distributing device other than the header such as the distributor, whereas the downstream sides may be connected to a plurality of headers that are separated from each other in the up-and-down direction.
  • the upstream sides may be connected to a plurality of headers, distributors, or other distributing devices that are separated from each other in the up-and-down direction, whereas the downstream sides may be connected to a single header.
  • Example 7 is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 21 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10g of Example 7 and a periphery of the heat exchanger l0g.
  • the arrows in FIG. 21 indicate flow of the refrigerant or flow of the air in the heating operation.
  • the heat exchanger 10g of Example 7 includes an anticorrosion sheet 180 inserted between the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the lower heat exchanger main body 30.
  • the anticorrosion sheet 180 is provided to decrease a progression rate of erosion of the lower heat exchanger main body 30 due to water discharge or other factors when, for example, dissimilar metals are provided in an up-and-down direction as in the case where the flat pipes 22 are made of aluminum and the circular pipes 32 are copper pipes or other metal pipes.
  • it is effective to make the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and the lower heat exchanger main body 30 of an identical material.
  • Example 8 is described below. Description of the overlapping components to those of Embodiment 1 is (partially) omitted. Parts identical with or corresponding to those of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs.
  • FIG. 22 is a schematic side view of a heat exchanger 10h of Example 8 and a periphery of the heat exchanger 10h.
  • the arrows in FIG. 22 indicate flow of the refrigerant or flow of the air in the heating operation.
  • the lower heat exchanger main body 30 including the circular pipes 32 is arranged at a position farther from the fan 5 than the upper heat exchanger main body 20 including the flat pipes 22.
  • the heat transfer pipes of the heat exchanger are arranged approximately vertically, specifically, are oriented in the vertical direction. In this manner, the refrigerant flowing through the header connected to the upper heat exchanger main body 20 or the lower heat exchanger main body 30 is little affected by a head difference of the header. Thus, the distribution can be improved.
  • the flat pipes 22 having relatively high heat transfer performance are used at the positions closer to the fan 5, whereas the circular pipes 32 having relatively low heat transfer performance and high cost performance are arranged at the positions farther from the fan 5. In this manner, the heat exchanger excellent in cost performance can be provided.
  • the header into which the refrigerant flows is positioned below the heat exchanger main body in FIG. 22 , the position of the header is merely an example.
  • the refrigerant inflow position may be an upper portion of the heat exchanger main body or a lower portion of the upper heat exchanger main body 20 and an upper portion of the lower heat exchanger main body 30.
  • FIG. 23 is a first schematic view for illustrating an indoor unit 100e of the air-conditioning apparatus, as an example, in which a turbofan 250 is mounted.
  • FIG. 24 is a second schematic view for illustrating the indoor unit 100e of the air-conditioning apparatus, as an example, in which the turbofan 250 is mounted.
  • the arrows in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 indicate flow of air.
  • the indoor unit 100e of the air-conditioning apparatus accommodates the turbofan 250 illustrated in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 . Further, a first heat exchanger 200 and a second heat exchanger 210 are mounted in a periphery of the turbofan 250. The first heat exchanger 200 is arranged in an upper part of the indoor unit 100e, which is above the second heat exchanger 210, specifically, arranged closer to a distal end of the turbofan 250.
  • the turbofan 250 is rotated by a motor 230. By the rotation of the turbofan 250, air flows into the indoor unit 100e along a bellmouth 240 and is brown in a distal direction by the turbofan 250.
  • the brown air exchanges heat as passing through the first heat exchanger 200 and the second heat exchanger 210, which are arranged in the periphery of the turbofan 250, and is brown along an air passage formed by a ceiling member 190.
  • a drain pan 220 is arranged in a lower part of the second heat exchanger 210 to provide a structure of accumulating condensed water generated in the heat exchanger.
  • FIG. 24 An air flow rate distribution in the indoor unit 100e is as illustrated in FIG. 24 .
  • the flat pipes 22 having relatively high heat exchange performance are used for the first heat exchanger 200, which is closer to the distal end of the turbofan 250, in which an air flow rate is large, whereas the circular pipes 32 having relatively low heat exchange performance and high cost performance are used for the second heat exchanger 210, which is farther from the distal end of the turbofan 250, in which the air flow rate is small.
  • a refrigerant circuit of the first heat exchanger 200 and a refrigerant circuit of the second heat exchanger 210 may be connected in parallel or in series. It is more preferred that the second heat exchanger 210 be used as a heat exchanger for the liquid single phase in the cooling operation. Further, although a clearance is illustrated between the first heat exchanger 200 and the second heat exchanger 210 in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 , it is more preferred that the first heat exchanger 200 and the second heat exchanger 210 be held in contact with each other because a water discharge path for the fins is ensured.
  • a configuration of the indoor unit 100e is also applicable to the outdoor unit.

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  1. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air, comprenant:
    - un boîtier (1) présentant une entrée d'air (2) et une sortie d'air (3), et formant une enveloppe extérieure;
    - un ventilateur (5) prévu à l'intérieur du boîtier (1) et configuré pour aspirer l'air extérieur par l'entrée d'air (2) et évacuer l'air extérieur par la sortie d'air (3); et
    - un échangeur de chaleur (10a à 10f) prévu à l'intérieur du boîtier (1), et configuré pour échanger de la chaleur entre l'air extérieur aspiré par le ventilateur (5) et un réfrigérant, l'échangeur de chaleur (10a à 10f) incluant:
    - un premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) incluant une pluralité d'ailettes (21) agencées en parallèle à un certain intervalle et une pluralité de tuyaux plats (22) passant à travers la pluralité d'ailettes (21) dans une direction d'agencement parallèle de la pluralité d'ailettes (21), dans laquelle le réfrigérant est agencé pour s'écouler à l'intérieur de la pluralité de tuyaux plats (22), et
    - un second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) incluant une pluralité d'ailettes (31) agencées en parallèle à un certain intervalle et une pluralité de tuyaux circulaires (32) passant à travers la pluralité d'ailettes (31) dans une direction d'agencement parallèle de la pluralité d'ailettes (31), dans laquelle le réfrigérant est agencé pour s'écouler à l'intérieur de la pluralité de tuyaux circulaires (32),
    le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) étant agencé plus près du ventilateur (5) que le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130);
    l'unité extérieure comprenant en outre:
    - un collecteur (25) relié à un côté amont du premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120); et
    - un distributeur (34) relié à un côté amont du second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) par un tube capillaire (33).
  2. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 1,
    comprenant en outre un dispositif de contrôle de qualité (80, 110) prévu sur un côté amont de l'échangeur de chaleur (10a à 10f) et configuré pour contrôler une qualité du réfrigérant.
  3. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    dans laquelle le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont agencés dans une direction haut-bas sur une vue de face, le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) est agencé sur ou au-dessus du second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) et le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont reliés en série par un collecteur intermédiaire (26),
    dans laquelle l'unité extérieure (100a à 100d) est de préférence du type à flux supérieur ayant la sortie d'air (3) formée dans une surface supérieure du boîtier (1).
  4. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    dans laquelle le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont agencés dans une direction avant-arrière sur une vue de face.
  5. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 4,
    dans laquelle l'unité extérieure (100a à 100d) est du type à flux latéral ayant la sortie d'air (3) formée dans une surface latérale du boîtier (1).
  6. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4,
    dans laquelle au moins l'un du premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et du second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) présente un mécanisme pour commander un débit du réfrigérant s'écoulant à travers le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130).
  7. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6,
    dans laquelle un dispositif de distribution est relié à au moins l'un d'un côté amont et d'un côté aval du premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et du second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) via le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130).
  8. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7,
    comprenant en outre une feuille anticorrosion insérée entre le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130).
  9. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8,
    dans laquelle le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont réalisés dans un matériau identique.
  10. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 et 6 à 9,
    dans laquelle des tuyaux de transfert de chaleur d'au moins l'un du premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et du second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont agencés dans une direction verticale.
  11. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 1,
    dans laquelle le ventilateur est une turbosoufflante (250),
    le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) étant agencé plus près d'une extrémité distale de la turbosoufflante (250) que le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130).
  12. Unité extérieure (100a à 100d) d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 11,
    dans laquelle le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont reliés en série; ou
    dans laquelle le premier corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (20, 120) et le second corps principal d'échangeur de chaleur (30, 130) sont reliés en parallèle.
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