Abstract: An air-conditioning unit that is able to suppress ignition at an electric heater even when leakage of refrigerant occurs while a low-GWP refrigerant is used is provided. In an outdoor unit (20) including a casing (60), a compressor (21) provided inside the casing (60) and configured to compress refrigerant containing 1,2-difluoroethylene, and a drain pan heater (54) provided inside the casing (60), an electric power consumption of the drain pan heater (54) is lower than or equal to 300 W.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus (10) includes a refrigerant circuit (11) including a compressor (12), a heat source-side heat exchanger (13), an expansion mechanism (14), and a usage-side heat exchanger (15). In the refrigerant circuit (11), a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132 (E)) is sealed. At least during a predetermined operation, in at least one of the heat source-side heat exchanger (13) and the usage-side heat exchanger (15), a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heating with the refrigerant are counter flows.

Abstract: Provided is an alternative mixed refrigerant that has an acceptable concentration (OEL) of 400 ppm or more based on the entire composition, as calculated with the OEL of R1234yf as 200 ppm. A solution is to provide a composition containing a refrigerant that contains difluoromethane (R32), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf), and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234ze(E)), wherein the three components have a mass ratio that falls within the region surrounded by lines a, b, c, d, and e that connect 5 points (points A, B, C, D, and E) of a ternary composition diagram that has the three components as vertices of FIG. 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant characterized by having a coefficient of performance (COP) and a refrigerating capacity equivalent to or higher than those of R404A, and having a sufficiently low GWP. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132 (E)) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), wherein HFO-1132 (E) is present in an amount of 35.0 to 65.0 mass %, and HFO-1234yf is present in an amount of 65.0 to 35.0 mass %, based on the total mass of HFO-1132 (E) and HFO-1234yf, and wherein the refrigerant is for use in operating a refrigeration cycle in which the evaporation temperature is ?75 to ?5° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., an excellent coefficient of performance and refrigerating capacity that allow it to serve as an alternative refrigerant for R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and non-flammability. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and difluoromethane (R32), wherein the contents of CF3I and R32 in the refrigerant are respectively 48 mass %?CF3?46 mass % and 54 mass %?R32?52 mass %, based on the total amount of CF3I and R32 taken as 100 mass %.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant having characteristics equal to or higher than those of R23. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant contains (a) at least one perfluorocarbon (PFC) selected from the group consisting of PFC-14, PFC-116, PFC-c216, FFC-218, PFC-c318, and PFC-31-10, and (b) an unsaturated compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for using, as an alternative refrigerant for R404A that is currently widely used, a refrigerant that has, for example, a non-flammability similar to that of R404A, a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a COP equal or superior to that of R404A, and a lower GWP than that of R404A, as a refrigerant for a cooling system; as well as a refrigeration unit using the refrigerant. The method uses a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons as a refrigerant, (1) the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125) and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in amounts such that the sum of the concentrations thereof is 99.5 wt % or more; (2) the composition ratio of the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture falling within a triangle having, as vertices, the following three points in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of the concentrations of R32, R125, and R134a is 100 wt %, point A (R32/R125/R134a=37.3/17.0/45.

Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerant-containing composition by using a refrigerant that has a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of widely used R404A, and a low GWP. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition that contains a refrigerant containing difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R143a), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluropropene (R1234yf), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in specific concentrations.

Abstract: A heat source unit and a refrigeration cycle apparatus that are able to reduce damage to a connection pipe when a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is used are provided. An outdoor unit (20) that is connected via a liquid-side connection pipe (6) and a gas-side connection pipe (5) to an indoor unit (30) including an indoor heat exchanger (31) and that is a component of an air conditioner (1) includes a compressor (21) and an outdoor heat exchanger (23). A refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is used as a refrigerant. A design pressure of the outdoor unit (20) is lower than 1.5 times a design pressure of each of the liquid-side connection pipe (6) and the gas-side connection pipe (5).

Abstract: An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance and a refrigerating capacity that are equivalent to those of R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and a lower flammability (Class 2L) according to the ASHRAE standard. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)) and trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123) in a total amount of 99.5 mass % or more based on the entire refrigerant, and the refrigerant comprising 62.5 mass % to 72.5 mass % of HFO-1132(E) based on the entire refrigerant.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant characterized by having a GWP lower than that of R410A and a COP equivalent to that of R410A. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CO2 (R744) and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)-HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant characterized by having a low GWP, low flammability, a COP equivalent to that of R410A, and a refrigerating capacity almost equivalent to that of R410A. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CO2 (R744), hexafluoropropene (FO-1216), and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)-HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).

Abstract: An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance and a refrigerating capacity that are equivalent to those of R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and a lower flammability (Class 2L) according to the ASHRAE standard. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)) and trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123) in a total amount of 99.5 mass % or more based on the entire refrigerant, and the refrigerant comprising 62.0 mass % to 72.0 mass % of HFO-1132(E) based on the entire refrigerant.

Abstract: Provided is a mixed refrigerant having three types of performance; i.e., a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and a lower flammability (Class 2L) according to the ASHRAE standard. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), difluoromethane (R32), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf), each in a specific concentration.

Abstract: An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having three types of performance, i.e., a refrigerating capacity and a coefficient of performance that are equivalent to those of R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. Provided as a means for achieving the object is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf).

Abstract: A heat exchange unit is provided with which, even if a flammable refrigerant is used, the likelihood of the refrigerant reaching an electric component unit is reduced. An outdoor unit (20) constitutes a portion of an air-conditioning apparatus (1), and is connected to an indoor unit (30) via a liquid-side refrigerant connection pipe (6) and a gas-side refrigerant connection pipe (5). The outdoor unit (20) includes an outdoor housing (50), an outdoor heat exchanger (23) disposed inside the outdoor housing (50) and in which a refrigerant flows, a liquid-side shutoff valve (29) connected to the liquid-side refrigerant connection pipe (6), a gas-side shutoff valve (28) connected to the gas-side refrigerant connection pipe (5), and an outdoor electric component unit (8) disposed inside the outdoor housing (50). The refrigerant is a flammable refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene.

Abstract: An air conditioning unit capable of performing a refrigeration cycle using a small-GWP refrigerant is provided. A refrigeration cycle apparatus (1, 1a to 1m) includes a refrigerant circuit (10) including a compressor (21), a condenser (23, 31, 36), a decompressing section (24, 44, 45, 33, 38), and an evaporator (31, 36, 23), and a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene enclosed in the refrigerant circuit (10).

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus that is able to suppress a decrease in capacity when a refrigerant that contains at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is used is provided. In an air conditioner (1) including a refrigerant circuit (10) in which a compressor (21), an outdoor heat exchanger (23), an outdoor expansion valve (24), a liquid-side connection pipe (6), an indoor heat exchanger (31), and a gas-side connection pipe (5) are connected, a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is used, a pipe outer diameter of the liquid-side connection pipe (6) and a pipe outer diameter of the gas-side connection pipe (5) each are D0/8 inches (where, “D0-? inches” is a pipe outer diameter of a connection pipe when refrigerant R32 is used), a range of the D0 of the liquid-side connection pipe (6) is “2?D0?4”, and a range of the D0 of the gas-side connection pipe (5) is “3?D0?8”.

Abstract: In an air conditioner that uses a refrigerant mixture containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene, high efficiency is achieved. The motor rotation rate of a compressor (100) can be changed in accordance with an air conditioning load, and thus a high annual performance factor (APF) can be achieved. In addition, an electrolytic capacitor is not required on an output side of a rectifier circuit (21), and thus an increase in the size and cost of the circuit is suppressed.

Abstract: High power of a compressor that compresses a mixed refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is achieved. A compressor (100) employs an induction motor (70) as a motor that drives a compression unit (60) that compresses a mixed refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene, and thus, high power is enabled at comparatively low costs.