摘要 |
Disclosed is air conditioner operable even in a low cooling or heating load. The air conditioner includes a compressor (110) for compressing refrigerant, a main outdoor heat exchanger (131) installed in an outdoor space, to perform heat exchange between outdoor air and refrigerant, an indoor heat exchanger (120) installed in an indoor space, to perform heat exchange between indoor air and refrigerant, a switching unit (190) for guiding the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to the main outdoor heat exchanger in a cooling mode while and for guiding the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to the indoor heat exchanger in a heating mode, and a sub outdoor heat exchanger (132) connected, at one end thereof, between the main outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger while and being connected, at the other end thereof, between the switching unit and the indoor heat exchanger, to perform heat exchange between outdoor air and refrigerant. |