-96-
5) Change in number of operating indoor units while defrosting
• If the number of indoor units changes while the outdoor unit is defrosting, the defrosting operation continues. Once
defrosting has ended, control for changing the number of units is performed.
• If the indoor unit is stopped while the outdoor unit is defrosting or if the thermostat is set to off, the defrosting
operation continues. Once defrosting has ended, the unit is stopped.
6) Number of compressors operating during defrosting
• The number of compressors operating during defrosting is three in defrost 1 - 1 or 2 , two in defrost 2.
(8)
Control of liquid level detecting heater
Detect refrigerant liquid level in accumulator, and heat refrigerant with liquid level heater for judging refrigerant amount.
7 steps of duty control is applied to liquid level heater depending on frequency and outdoor air temperature, 1minute
after starting compressor.
(9)
Judgement and control of refrigerant amount
• Judge refrigerant amount by detecting refrigerant liquid surface accumulator.
1) Judgement of accumulator liquid level
• Return refrigerant from accumulator liquid level detecting circuit to compressor inlet pipe, detect piping tempera-
ture, and judge liquid level.
When heated with heater, liquid refrigerant temperature is almost equal to low pressure saturation temperature,
and gas refrigerant temperature is a little higher than low pressure saturation temperature. By comparing these
temperature A in accumulator inlet portion, refrigerant liquid level can be judged.
Accumulator liquid level is judged in 3 steps as shown in the figure, from temperature A and liquid level detecting
temperatures (TH3, TH4). After deciding refrigerant status (Liquid: TH3 and TH4 are TH2 + 5˚C or less, Gas: TH3
and TH4 are TH2 + 5˚C or more), judge liquid level by comparing TH3 and TH4.
2) Control of liquid level detection
1
Prohibition of liquid level detection
Liquid level is detected in normal conditions except for the following;
(Cooling)
• For 6 minutes after starting unit, and during unit stopping.
(Heating)
• For 6 minutes after starting unit, and during unit stopping.
• During defrosting.
• For 10 minutes after refrigerant recovery.
(Note that liquid level determination is being performed even when liquid level detection is being disregarded.)
2
In case AL = 2 is detected for 3 consecutive minutes during liquid level detection (control at excessive refrigerant
replenishment and trouble mode)
• Changed to intermittent fault check mode preceded by 3 minutes restart prevention. But it is not abnormal when
the discharge SH is high. Error stop is observed when trouble is detected again in the same intermittent fault
check mode (for 30 minutes after unit stops for intermittent fault check).
• When turning on liquid level trouble ignore switch (SW2-4), error stop is not observed, and 3 minutes restart
prevention by intermittent fault check mode is repeated. However, LED displays overflow.
(Turning SW2-4 on makes the error of TH6 < outdoor air sensor > ineffective.)
3
When operation mode shows “Stop,” excessive or insufficient refrigerant display and excessive or insufficient
refrigerant ignore display are extinguished.
TH3
TH4
Balance pressure pipe
TH2
AL=0
AL=1
AL=2
Dividing plate
Outlet
pipe
Inlet pipe
• Judgement by the AL is at best only a
rough guideline.
Please do not add refrigerant based
on the AL reading alone.
❇
Temperature A: low pressure saturation temperature.
Variable capacity unit; TH2
Constant capacity unit; Saturation
temperature
of 63LS
