The invention provides a multi-connected air conditioner
refrigerant leakage detection method and an air conditioner. The method comprises the following steps: S1, after debugging operation of a multi-connected air conditioner
system is completed, the
system enters an initial parameter acquisition stage of a
refrigerant leakage detection mode; S2, when the accumulated
operation time t of a unit meets t1, first-stage judgment is carried out; S3, the
system continues to accumulate the
operation time, and when t meets t2, second-stage judgment is carried out; S4, the system continues to accumulate the
operation time, and when t meets t3, third-stage judgment is carried out; if it is judged that a
refrigerant does not leak in the three stages, t is reset, and control in the third stage is repeated; if it is judged that the refrigerant leaks slightly in any stage, the system is prompted to leak
fluorine; and if serious leakage is judged in any stage, the system forcibly enters a liquid collection mode to recover the refrigerant. According to the multi-connected air conditioner refrigerant leakage detection method and the air conditioner, the problems that a detection method is single, and misjudgment is likely to happen are solved.