Patent attributes
The present invention is capable of eliminating the line unit in an air conditioner that includes a plurality of heat source units, and hold increases in onsite line construction to a minimum while making it possible to adjust the amount of refrigerant in the air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a plurality of heat source units, a refrigerant liquid junction line and a refrigerant gas junction line, user units, and a refrigerant supply circuit. The refrigerant supply circuit is used in situations in which some of the plurality of heat source units stop operating in response to the operational burden of the user units, and is formed from refrigerant removal lines that remove refrigerant that accumulates inside stopped heat source units to the exterior thereof, and an oil equalization line and oil removal lines that connect the refrigerant removal lines of each stopped heat source unit and the intake sides of the compression mechanisms of the operating heat source units.
