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A vehicle air conditioning apparatus is provided that can extend the mileage of a vehicle by reducing the power consumed by the operation of a compressor and a heater. When a required quantity of heating Q_req is acquired, the minimum power sharing ratio between quantity of heat release Q_hpof a wat

A vehicle air conditioning apparatus is provided that can extend the mileage of a vehicle by reducing the power consumed by the operation of a compressor and a heater. When a required quantity of heating Q_req is acquired, the minimum power sharing ratio between quantity of heat release Q_hpof a water-refrigerant heat exchanger 22 and quantity of heat release Q_htrof a water heater 32 is calculated, which allows the power consumption W_total to be minimized, and a compressor 21 and the water heater 32 are operated based on the result of the calculation.

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1. A vehicle air conditioning apparatus comprising: a compressor configured to compress and discharge refrigerant;a heat medium heating radiator configured to release heat from the refrigerant and heat the heat medium;an air cooling heat exchanger configured to absorb the heat into the refrigerant a

1. A vehicle air conditioning apparatus comprising: a compressor configured to compress and discharge refrigerant;a heat medium heating radiator configured to release heat from the refrigerant and heat the heat medium;an air cooling heat exchanger configured to absorb the heat into the refrigerant and to cool air blowing to a vehicle interior;an outdoor heat exchanger provided outside the vehicle interior and configured to release the heat from or absorb the heat into the refrigerant by performing a heat exchange between the refrigerant and outdoor air;a heat medium circuit configured to allow the heat medium heated by the heat medium heating radiator to flow through;an air heating radiator configured to release heat from the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit and to heat the air blowing to the vehicle interior; anda heat medium heater configured to be able to heat the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit by electric power, wherein:a heating operation is performed by releasing the heat from the refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the heat medium heating radiator and absorbing the heat into the refrigerant after the heat release in the outdoor heat exchanger;a heating and dehumidifying operation is performed by releasing the heat from the refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the heat medium heating radiator and absorbing the heat into the refrigerant after the heat release in the air cooling heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger; andthe heat medium heater can heat the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit,the vehicle air conditioning apparatus further comprising:an outdoor air temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature outside the vehicle interior;a high-pressure side pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure of the compressor in an output side from which the refrigerant is discharged; anda controller, the controller being configured to:estimate a temperature of the heat medium that is heated by the heat medium heating radiator and flows through the heat medium circuit;calculate an insufficient quantity of heat during one of the heating operation and the heating and dehumidifying operation, based on the estimated temperature of the heat medium that is heated by the heat medium heating radiator;control the heat medium heater, based on the calculated insufficient quantity of heat;calculate an estimated value of a pressure of the compressor in an input side into which the refrigerant is sucked, based on the temperature detected by the outdoor air temperature sensor, the pressure detected by the high-pressure side pressure sensor and a number of rotations of the compressor; andcontrol operation of the compressor such that the estimated value of the pressure of the compressor is a predetermined level or higher. 2. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, the controller being further configured to stop the operation of the compressor when the number of rotations of the compressor is a predetermined value or lower. 3. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, the controller being further configured to: calculate a number of rotations of the compressor that allows the estimated value of the pressure of the compressor to be a predetermined pressure; andcontrol operation of the compressor such that the compressor is operated at the calculated number of rotations. 4. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 3, the controller being further configured to stop the operation of the compressor when the calculated number of rotations is a predetermined value or lower. 5. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, the controller being further configured to: calculate a target temperature of the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit;start operation of the heat medium heater when the temperature of the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit is equal to or lower than a temperature obtained by reducing the calculated target temperature by a predetermined temperature; andstop the operation of the heat medium heater when the temperature of the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit is higher than the temperature obtained by reducing the calculated target temperature by the predetermined temperature. 6. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controller operates the heat medium heater at a maximum quantity of heating when a difference between the temperature of the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit and the calculated target heat medium temperature is greater than a predetermined value. 7. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, the controller being further configured to: calculate a required amount of dehumidification based on a temperature and a humidity of the vehicle interior;calculate a possible amount of dehumidification during the heating and dehumidifying operation;switch the heating and dehumidifying operation to a cooling and dehumidifying operation to release the heat from the refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the heat medium heating radiator and the outdoor heat exchanger and to absorb the heat into the refrigerant after the heat release in the air cooling heat exchanger when the calculated dehumidifying capability is lower than the calculated required amount of dehumidification; andcompensate for an insufficient quantity of heat released from the air heating radiator by switching from the heating and dehumidifying operation to the cooling and dehumidifying operation. 8. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, the controller being further configured to heat the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit by operating the heat medium heater to perform the heating operation during a defrost operation, wherein the defrost operation includes: releasing heat from part of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the heat medium heating radiator; absorbing the heat into the refrigerant after the heat release in the outdoor heat exchanger; and releasing heat from remaining refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the outdoor heat exchanger. 9. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus according to claim 8, the controller being further configured to: calculate a dew point temperature of outdoor air;detect an evaporating temperature of the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger; andperform a defrost heating operation when the calculated evaporating temperature is lower than the calculated dew point temperature. 10. A vehicle air conditioning apparatus comprising: a compressor configured to compress and discharge refrigerant;a heat medium heating radiator configured to release heat from the refrigerant and heat the heat medium;an air cooling heat exchanger configured to absorb the heat into the refrigerant and to cool air blowing to a vehicle interior;an outdoor heat exchanger provided outside the vehicle interior and configured to release the heat from or absorb the heat into the refrigerant by performing a heat exchange between the refrigerant and outdoor air;a heat medium circuit configured to allow the heat medium heated by the heat medium heating radiator to flow through;an air heating radiator configured to release heat from the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit and to heat the air blowing to the vehicle interior; anda heat medium heater configured to be able to heat the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit by electric power, wherein:a heating operation is performed by releasing the heat from the refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the heat medium heating radiator and absorbing the heat into the refrigerant after the heat release in the outdoor heat exchanger;a heating and dehumidifying operation is performed by releasing the heat from the refrigerant discharged from the compressor in the heat medium heating radiator and absorbing the heat into the refrigerant after the heat release in the air cooling heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger; andthe heat medium heater can heat the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit,the vehicle air conditioning apparatus further comprising:an outdoor air temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature outside the vehicle interior;a high-pressure side pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure of the compressor in an output side from which the refrigerant is discharged; anda controller, the controller being configured to:estimate a temperature of the heat medium that is heated by the heat medium heating radiator and flows through the heat medium circuit;calculate an insufficient quantity of heat during one of the heating operation and the heating and dehumidifying operation, based on the estimated temperature of the heat medium that is heated by the heat medium heating radiator;control the heat medium heater, based on the calculated insufficient quantity of heat;calculate an estimated value of a pressure of the compressor in an input side into which the refrigerant is sucked, based on the temperature detected by the outdoor air temperature sensor, the pressure detected by the high-pressure side pressure sensor and a number of rotations of the compressor;calculate a number of rotations of the compressor that allows the estimated value of the pressure of the compressor to be a predetermined pressure; andcontrol operation of the compressor such that the compressor is operated at the calculated number of rotations.