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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2016
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenyu Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Matsunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Teppei Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit which includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers; a plurality of indoor units which accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers, respectively; and a controller which controls the plurality of indoor units. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. The controller divides the plurality of indoor units into one or more groups. The controller is set such that when refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any of the plurality of indoor units, the controller causes the air-sending fans included in all the indoor units which belong to a same group as the indoor unit which includes the refrigerant detection unit which detects the refrigerant to be operated.