Patent ID: 11959675
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An air-conditioning apparatus provided with an indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to each other via a refrigerant pipe through which refrigerant flows, the air-conditioning apparatus comprising:
a refrigerant sensor configured to detect leakage of the refrigerant in the indoor unit;
a notification unit configured to provide a notification of occurrence of leakage of the refrigerant;
a transmitter capable of communicating with an external terminal via a network; and
a controller configured to control operations of the indoor unit, and to control at least the notification unit and the transmitter;
wherein the notification unit includes at least one of a display and a speaker disposed on a surface of a casing of the indoor unit;
wherein at least one of the display and the speaker disposed on the surface of the casing of the indoor unit is disposed adjacent to at least one of a temperature sensor and a light receiver disposed on the surface of the casing, the light receiver being configured to receive an operation signal from a remote controller; and
wherein the controller is configured to
determine whether leakage of the refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant sensor, and
in response to determining that leakage of the refrigerant is detected, control both the notification unit to provide a notification of occurrence of leakage of the refrigerant and the transmitter to provide the notification of occurrence of leakage of the refrigerant via the network to the external terminal.