摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outdoor unit capable of preventing rise of high pressure even when indoor units are connected by the smallest number of units with a smallest capacity, in a multi-room air conditioner where the plurality of indoor units are connected to one outdoor unit. SOLUTION: This outdoor unit 2 of the air conditioner to which the plurality of indoor units 3 are connected, comprises a compressor 11, a container 20 and a control portion 4. The container 20 is disposed at a suction side of the compressor 11, and can increase and decrease a refrigerant storing amount. The control portion 4 controls a moist operation to store excess refrigerant in the container 20 when a capacity of a refrigerant circulating passage including the compressor 11 and the container 20 becomes below a prescribed amount in a heating operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |