The expansion valve comprises a valve body
assembly, a switch piece and a silencing
assembly, the valve body
assembly is provided with a
valve port, a first side and a second side, and the
valve port is located between the first side and the second side and communicates with the first side and the second side; the switch piece and the
noise reduction assembly are arranged on the first side and / or the second side, the
noise reduction assembly is connected to the valve body assembly, a channel is formed between the
noise reduction assembly and the valve body assembly, the
noise reduction assembly is provided with a porous
noise reduction part, the switch piece is movably located between the
noise reduction assembly and the
valve port, and a first flow channel is formed between the switch piece and the valve body assembly; when the flowing direction of the working medium is from the valve port to the silencing assembly, the porous silencing part is closed by the switch piece; and when the flowing direction of the working medium is from the silencing assembly to the valve port, the porous silencing part is opened. According to the expansion valve, the problems that a
refrigerant flowing through the valve port is prone to
cavitation to generate noise, and bubbles are prone to being generated in the
refrigerant before flowing through the valve port to generate noise can be solved.