The invention discloses a backheating method and a backheating structure for a
heat pump air conditioner, which can improve the performance of the air conditioner. The backheating structure comprises heat exchangers A and B, a compressor, and a throttling element connected between the heat exchangers A and B, wherein the
heat exchanger B is connected with the compressor by an air suction
pipe of the compressor; and a higher-temperature
coolant in the throttling element performs heat exchange with a lower-temperature
coolant in the air suction
pipe of the compressor. In the backheating method and the backheating structure, the temperature of the
coolant in the throttling element can be reduced by performing backheating in a throttling process, thereby retarding the
evaporation of the coolant and the change of the
dryness of the coolant, making more stable the flow regime of the coolant and reducing inevitable loss; and the
dryness of the coolant at an outlet of the throttling element is reduced, namely, the degree of
subcooling of the air conditioner is increased, so the
cooling capacity of the air conditioner can be improved. The backheating method and the backheating structure for the
heat pump air conditioner can improve the cooling or heating performance of the
heat pump air conditioner; and the backheating structure is simplified to a certain extent so as to be convenient to manufacture and save the cost.