MULTI-CYLINDER RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR

A multi-cylinder reciprocating compressor for cooling systems and/or conditioning systems and/or heat pumps, comprising a casing, in which at least one first group of at least three cylinders is provided, in which cylinders respective suction/compression pistons for sucking/compressing the cooling fluid in said cylinders being adapted to slide, and at least one first head tightly connected to said casing above said at least one first group of at least three cylinders, suction and delivery chambers for the fluid being defined on said at least one head that are associated with the at least three cylinders of said at least one first group of cylinders, at least one partialization device being provided for partializing the fluid sucked by said at least one first group of cylinders so as to vary the flow rate of the fluid sucked through the first head, with which the first group of cylinders is associated, said at least one first head comprising at least one first suction chamber and one second suction chamber, separated from each other and provided with respective suction ports, wherein each chamber is connected to a respective sub-group of cylinders of a respective first group, and wherein the partialization device comprises at least one first valve and at least one second valve that are adapted to close/to open the suction port of said first chamber and said second chamber respectively.