The invention discloses an air conditioner and a
coolant leakage warning method for the air conditioner. The method includes: detecting indoor temperature and indoor heat exchange
pipe coil temperature; calculating
temperature difference between the indoor temperature and the indoor heat exchange
pipe coil temperature; acquiring operating parameters of a compressor when the
temperature difference between the indoor temperature and the indoor heat exchange
pipe coil temperature is smaller than a preset temperature threshold; calculating power of the compressor according to
voltage and current of the compressor; comparing the calculated power of the compressor with a preset nominal power of the compressor at the same rotation speed to judge whether
coolant of the air conditioner is leaked or not; giving out warning information if the
coolant of the air conditioner is leaked. By combination of
temperature difference judgment and compressor
power difference judgment, coolant leakage conditions of the air conditioner can be detected accurately, and misjudgment rate is decreased. In addition, power of the compressor is calculated by means of
software algorithms according to existing
signal data of the compressor, so that hardware cost is reduced on the premise that accuracy is guaranteed.