SUPERCRITICAL CYCLE AND HEAT PUMP HOT-WATER SUPPLIER USING SAME

摘要

To provide a supercritical cycle capable of setting a relatively low design pressure for devices subsequent to an intermediate pressure receiver and thereby reducing manufacturing costs while reducing thickness of each device and thereby achieving enhanced performance in proportion to the reduced thickness, and a heat pump water heater using the same. A supercritical cycle, having a refrigerant circuit (21) configured to include a compressor (9), a radiator (11), a first electronic expansion valve (12), an intermediate pressure receiver (13), second electronic expansion valves (16A, 16B), and evaporators (17A, 17B), which are connected in this order via a pipe, includes: a pressure sensor (34) configured to be placed on a downstream side of the first electronic expansion valve (12) to detect intermediate pressure; and a control means (35) configured to prohibit control of the first electronic expansion valve (12) to an open direction when a detection value of the pressure sensor (34) satisfies a predetermined intermediate pressure condition.