The present invention provides a heat source unit capable of being used in
either an air conditioner for switchable cooling and heating operation or
an air conditioner for simultaneous cooling and heating operation. An air
conditioner principally includes one heat source unit, a plurality of
utilization units, and a connecting unit provided for each utilization
unit. The heat source unit uses water as the heat source, and principally
includes a compressing means, a main heat exchanger, a first switching
means, a main refrigerant switching means, an auxiliary heat exchanger
connected in parallel with the main heat exchanger, a second switching
means, an auxiliary refrigerant switching means, and a liquid receiver.
The auxiliary heat exchanger is capable of switching between functioning
as an evaporator and a condenser, by the second switching means.