Air conditioning system

Abstract

An air conditioning system includes a first device and a second device that are communicably connected to each other and through which a refrigerant flows, a first refrigerant sensor that is provided in the first device and detects the refrigerant, a first notification device that is communicably connected to the first device and makes a notification of a refrigerant leak on the basis of detection of the refrigerant by the first refrigerant sensor, and a control device that controls the first device and the second device, in which an authority to make a notification of a refrigerant leak on a basis of detection of the refrigerant received from other than the first refrigerant sensor is settable to the first notification device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioning system comprising:
 a first device and a second device that are communicably connected to each other and through which a refrigerant flows;   a first refrigerant sensor that is provided in the first device and detects the refrigerant;   a first notification device that is communicably connected to the first device and makes a notification of a refrigerant leak on a basis of detection of the refrigerant by the first refrigerant sensor; and   a control device that controls the first device and the second device, wherein   an authority to make a notification of a refrigerant leak on a basis of detection of the refrigerant received from other than the first refrigerant sensor is settable to the first notification device.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein the control device permits operation of the first device and the second device in conjunction with setting of the authority to the first notification device. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second refrigerant sensor that is provided in the second device and detects the refrigerant; and   a second notification device that is communicably connected to the second device and makes a notification of a refrigerant leak on a basis of detection of the refrigerant by the second refrigerant sensor, wherein   an authority to make a notification of a refrigerant leak on a basis of detection of the refrigerant received from other than the second refrigerant sensor is settable to the second notification device.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 3 , wherein the control device permits operation of the first device and the second device in conjunction with setting of the authority to the first notification device or the second notification device. 
     
     
         5 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third device that is connected to the first device and includes a compressor that compresses the refrigerant, wherein
 the control device is provided in the third device.   
     
     
         6 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 when the authority is set to the first notification device,   the first device and the second device share identification information that specifies a group including the first notification device and the first device,   the second device transmits leak detection information and the identification information to the first device on a basis of detection of the refrigerant by the second refrigerant sensor, and   the first device instructs the first notification device to make a notification of the refrigerant leak on a basis of reception of the leak detection information and the identification information of the group to which the first device belongs.   
     
     
         7 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 6 , wherein the identification information is information indicating a model name or a device number of the first device. 
     
     
         8 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 6 , wherein the first device and the second device are communicably connected by a communication method that allows simultaneous communication. 
     
     
         9 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first notification device is a remote controller that operates the first device. 
     
     
         10 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first device and the second device are indoor units of an air conditioner.