Patent ID: 10443899

Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerant circulation device and method that can suppress acid generation caused by decomposition of a refrigerant containing an HFO or HCFO. The refrigerant circulation device has a compressor, a condenser, expansion valves and an evaporator connected by a main pipe to form a refrigerant circulation circuit through which a refrigerant is circulated, the refrigerant circulation circuit being filled with a refrigerant containing a hydrofluoroolefin or a hydrochlorofluoroolefin having a carbon-carbon double bond within the molecular structure, wherein the refrigerant circulation device includes a drive that drives the compressor via a speed increaser, and a drive cooling unit that cools the drive with the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, and a desiccant that can trap moisture is disposed in the evaporator or the drive cooling unit.