Multi-air conditioner for heating and cooling including a shut-off valve between indoor and outdoor units and control method thereof

A multi-air conditioner for heating and cooling may include at least one indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and at least one leak shut-off valve. The at least one indoor unit is installed in an indoor space and includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion valve. The outdoor unit is connected...

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Hauptverfasser: Song, Chiwoo, Sa, Yongcheol, Jung, Jaehwa
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Zusammenfassung:A multi-air conditioner for heating and cooling may include at least one indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and at least one leak shut-off valve. The at least one indoor unit is installed in an indoor space and includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion valve. The outdoor unit is connected to the at least one indoor unit via a refrigerant pipeline and includes an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor, an outdoor expansion valve, and a four-way valve. The outdoor unit may decrease a pressure of the refrigerant pipeline when a refrigerant leak occurs from the refrigerant pipeline. The at least one leak shut-off valve is provided on the refrigerant pipeline and blocks a flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant pipeline when a refrigerant leak from the refrigerant pipeline occurs in the indoor space.