| CPC F24F 1/0087 (2019.02) [F24F 1/009 (2019.02); F24F 1/0035 (2019.02); F24F 1/42 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. An air-conditioning apparatus configured to perform a heating operation, the air-conditioning apparatus comprising:
an indoor unit set in an air-conditioning target space, the indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger;
an outdoor unit set outside the air-conditioning target space, the outdoor unit including
a compressor configured to compress and discharge refrigerant,
an outdoor heat exchanger, and
an outdoor fan configured to supply outdoor air to the outdoor heat exchanger;
a humidifier configured to heat and evaporate condensed water in the outdoor unit to send the evaporated water into the indoor unit; and
a controller, wherein
the humidifier includes
a water reservoir configured to store the condensed water in the outdoor unit,
a heating portion formed by a discharge pipe in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor flows, the discharge pipe communicating between the compressor and the indoor heat exchanger in the heating operation, the heating portion being configured to heat and evaporate the condensed water stored in the water reservoir with heat of the refrigerant,
a water level sensor configured to detect a water level of the condensed water stored in the water reservoir, and
a flow control mechanism,
the discharge pipe includes
a heating pipe portion forming the heating portion, and
a non-heating pipe portion connected in parallel to the heating pipe portion,
the flow control mechanism is configured to control a flow rate of refrigerant that flows into the heating pipe portion,
the flow control mechanism includes
a first flow control valve provided at the non-heating pipe portion, and
a second flow control valve provided at the heating pipe portion, and
the controller is configured to control an opening degree of each of the first flow control valve and the second flow control valve according to the water level detected by the water level sensor.
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