Patent Application
20210222899
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a method and device for controlling electric heating of an air conditioner compressor.
In the related art, a refrigerant may enter into a compressor due to increase of outdoor environment when an air conditioner is shut down. However, a unit cannot pre-judge a change trend of outdoor environment in advance. In order to ensure reliability of the compressor of the unit, an electric heating belt of the compressor should always be enabled during a standby process. However, the power consumed by the electric heating belt of the compressor is more than 70% of a standby power of the whole machine, thereby leading to high energy consumption of a multi-split machine in a standby state. For a year as a whole, a standby time of a household multi-split machine is far greater than a running time, therefore, to reduce the standby power consumption of the electric heating belt of the compressor is the key of promoting the whole efficiency of use.
In allusion to the problem in the related art that the air conditioner compressor consumes a large amount of standby power because the compressor still needs a lot of electric heating when the air conditioner is in a standby state, no effective solution has been proposed yet till now.
The present disclosure provides a method and device for controlling electric heating of an air conditioner compressor, to solve the problem in the related art that the air conditioner compressor consumes a large amount of standby power because the compressor still needs a lot of electric heating when an air conditioner is in a standby state.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, according to one aspect of an embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling electric heating of the air conditioner compressor, including: when monitoring to learn that a shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds a third preset duration threshold, acquiring weather forecast data; and generating, according to the weather forecast data, a control strategy to control the air conditioner compressor to start and stop electric heating.
According to an example embodiment, before monitoring to learn that the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold, further including: transmitting first request information to a corresponding database server at an interval of a first preset duration, as to acquire weather forecast data of an area where an air conditioner is located within an upcoming second preset duration; and receiving the weather forecast data returned by the database server and storing in a built-in database of the air conditioner.
According to an example embodiment, transmitting the first request information to the corresponding database server at the interval of the first preset duration, as to acquire the weather forecast data of the area where the air conditioner is located within the upcoming second preset duration includes: positioning the area where the air conditioner is located to determine location information of the air conditioner; acquiring the second preset duration threshold that is preset; and generating the first request information including the location information of the air conditioner and the second preset duration threshold, and transmitting to the database server to acquire the weather forecast data of the area where the air conditioner is located within the upcoming second preset duration.
According to an example embodiment, generating, according to the weather forecast data, the control strategy to control the air conditioner compressor to start and stop electric heating includes: screening, from the weather forecast data acquired from the built-in database of the air conditioner, weather forecast data within a fourth preset duration threshold after a present time; and analyzing to determine a change trend along time, of a temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold, controlling the air conditioner compressor to start electric heating within a duration during which an ascending trend is shown, and controlling the air conditioner compressor to stop electric heating within a duration during which a non-ascending trend is shown.
According to an example embodiment, analyzing to determine the change trend along the time, of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold includes: dividing the fourth preset duration threshold into n preset unit time periods equally, and recording as F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn respectively, where n and k are natural numbers, and k∈[2,n]; calculating a mean temperature within each of n unit time periods F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn, and recording as t1 . . . tk . . . tn respectively; and comparing the mean temperature within each time period with the mean temperature within a last time period of this time period, as to determine the change trend along the time, of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold.
According to an example embodiment, comparing the mean temperature within each time period with the mean temperature within the last time period of this time period, as to determine the change trend along the time, of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold includes: calculating to determine according to following formula: determining that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is an ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)>0; and determining that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is a non-ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)≤0.
According to an example embodiment, when k=n, it indicates that the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold is processed completely, and monitoring is continued to learn whether the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold.
According to another aspect of the present embodiment, a device for controlling electric heating of an air conditioner compressor, including: an acquiring element, configured to, when monitoring to learn that a shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds a third preset duration threshold, acquire weather forecast data; and a controlling element, configured to generate, according to the weather forecast data, a control strategy to control the air conditioner compressor to start and stop electric heating.
According to an example embodiment, the device further including: a transmitting element, configured to transmit first request information to a corresponding database server at an interval of a first preset duration before monitoring to learn that the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold, as to acquire weather forecast data of an area where an air conditioner is located within an upcoming second preset duration; and a storing element, configured to receive the weather forecast data returned by the database server and store in a built-in database of the air conditioner.
According to an example embodiment, the transmitting element includes: a positioning component, configured to position the area where the air conditioner is located to determine location information of the air conditioner; an acquiring component, configured to acquire the second preset duration threshold which is preset; and a transmitting component, configured to generate the first request information including the location information of the air conditioner and the second preset duration threshold, and transmit to the database server to acquire the weather forecast data of the area where the air conditioner is located within the upcoming second preset duration.
According to an example embodiment, the controlling element includes: a screening component, configured to screen, from the weather forecast data acquired from the built-in database of the air conditioner, weather forecast data within a fourth preset duration threshold after a present time; and an analyzing and determining component, configured to analyze and determine a change trend along time, of a temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold, control the air conditioner compressor to start electric heating within a duration during which an ascending trend is shown, and control the air conditioner compressor to stop electric heating within a duration during which a non-ascending trend is shown.
According to an example embodiment, the analyzing and determining component includes: a determining sub-component, configured to divide the fourth preset duration threshold into n preset unit time periods equally, and record as F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn respectively, where n and k are natural numbers, and k∈[2,n]; a calculating sub-component, configured to calculate a mean temperature within each of n unit time periods F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn and record as t1 . . . tk . . . tn respectively; and a comparing sub-component, configured to compare the mean temperature within each time period with the mean temperature within a last time period of this time period, as to determine the change trend along the time, of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold.
According to an example embodiment, the comparing sub-component determines that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is an ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)>0, and determines that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is a non-ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)≤0.
According to an example embodiment, the comparing sub-component determines that the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold is processed completely when k=n, and continues monitoring to learn whether the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold.
In the present disclosure, a communication component is configured inside the air conditioner for network communication. The communication component is able to connect and communicate with the database server including the weather data, and transmits the request information to the database server at the interval of preset time. The request information carries time request information and location request information of the area where the air conditioner is located, and the database server may return the weather forecast data required by the air conditioner. The air conditioner stores the weather forecast data returned by the database server in its own database. When the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold, the air conditioner calls the weather forecast data required in its own database directly, and takes the weather forecast data as a basis to judge whether the compressor is required to implement electric heating when the air conditioner is in a standby state. This control scheme solves the problem in the related art that the air conditioner compressor consumes a large amount of standby power because the compressor still needs a lot of electric heating when the air conditioner is in a standby state, while reducing an electric heating startup time when the air conditioner is in a standby state and reducing energy consumption.
Exemplary embodiments are explained in detail here, and examples are shown in drawings. When the description below involves the drawings, identical numbers in different drawings shall represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise stated. Modes of implementation described in the exemplary embodiments below shall not represent all modes of implementation which are consistent with the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are just examples of a device and method consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure expatiated in claims attached.
A method for controlling electric heating of an air conditioner compressor provided by the present disclosure is described below in combination with drawings.
The method for controlling electric heating of the air conditioner compressor provided by the present disclosure may be applied to a household air conditioner, and implemented on commercial air conditioners of malls and other places, or marine air conditioners.
S102, When monitoring to learn that the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds a third preset duration threshold, weather forecast data is acquired.
In an example embodiment, before monitoring to learn that the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold, the method further includes: first request information is transmitted to a corresponding database server at an interval of a first preset duration, as to acquire the weather forecast data of an area where an air conditioner is located within an upcoming second preset duration; and the weather forecast data returned by the database server is received and stored in a built-in database of the air conditioner.
In an example embodiment, through setting in advance, a built-in communication component of the air conditioner transmits the first request information to the database server at the interval of the first preset duration. In the example embodiment, the area where the air conditioner is located is positioned through the built-in communication component of the air conditioner, as to determine location information of the air conditioner; the second preset duration threshold that is preset is acquired; the first request information including the location information of the air conditioner and the second preset duration threshold is generated and transmitted to the database server, as to acquire the weather forecast data of the area where the air conditioner is located within an upcoming second preset duration; wherein the database server analyzes the first request information, accesses to a weather platform with its own network interface to acquire the weather forecast data corresponding to the first request information, and returns the weather forecast data to the communication component of the air conditioner.
S104, a control strategy is generated according to the weather forecast data to control the air conditioner compressor to start and stop electric heating.
During an example implementation, the weather forecast data within a fourth preset duration threshold after a present time is screened from the weather forecast data acquired from the built-in database of the air conditioner; a change trend along the time, of a temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold is analyzed and determined; and the air conditioner compressor is controlled to start electric heating within the duration during which an ascending trend is shown, and controlled to stop electric heating within the duration during which a non-ascending trend is shown.
A preferred embodiment of implementation of the present disclosure provides a simple and effective scheme for analyzing to determine the change trend along the time of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold; In an example embodiment, the fourth preset duration threshold is divided into n preset unit time periods equally, and recorded as F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn respectively, where n and k are natural numbers, and k∈[2,n]; a mean temperature within each of n unit time periods F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn is calculated, and recorded as t1 . . . tk . . . tn respectively; the mean temperature within each time period is compared with the mean temperature within the last time period of this time period, as to determine the change trend along the time, of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold.
During the above-mentioned comparison, the scheme below may be taken to implement calculation and determination with a formula below:
it is determined that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is an ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)>0, and it is determined that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is a non-ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)≤0.
In addition, when k=n, it is indicated that the weather forecast data within the third preset duration threshold is processed completely, and monitoring is continued to learn whether the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold.
The method for controlling electric heating of the air conditioner compressor provided by the present disclosure will be further described below in combination with
S201, the communication component transmits a weather forecast data request at an interval of T=6 h, and positions position of the communication component through a cellular network at an interval of T=6 h, as to acquire position information of the communication component.
S202, the communication component transmits two pieces of information in S201 to a specified server (database server) through the cellular network.
S203, the server receives the information transmitted by the communication component and acquires local upcoming weather forecast data through the network.
S204, the server transmits the acquired weather forecast data into the communication component.
S205, the communication component returns the received information to a controller of the air conditioner for storage, and replaces the data stored before.
S206, a shutdown duration A of the compressor is monitored to learn to be equal to or more than 1 h, and the controller calls the stored weather forecast data.
S207, the controller, according to the weather forecast data, captures all weather forecast data within T0=6 h after a moment corresponding to the shutdown moment T of the compressor.
S208, the captured data (namely data within the upcoming T0) is divided into n parts equally, and each part is defined and recorded as F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn. Each equal part of the data is processed to acquire the mean value of the part of the data, namely the mean value of each equal part is t1 . . . tk . . . tn; k is defined as [2, n]; and n is at least 2.
S209, tk−t(k-1)>0 is judged and detected, and if so, S210 is implemented, or S211 is implemented;
S210, an appointment is made to start electric heating at the moment corresponding to an equal part section Fk.
S211, an appointment is made to stop electric heating at the moment corresponding to the equal part section Fk;
S212, whether k is equal to n is judged, and if so, a skip to S202 is executed, or a skip to S209 is executed.
It may be seen from the above description that the communication component is configured inside the air conditioner in the present disclosure for network communication, and may be connected and communicated with the database server including the weather data. The communication component transmits the request information to the database server at the interval of the preset time. The request information carries time request information and location request information of the area where the air conditioner is located, and the database server may return the weather forecast data required by the air conditioner. The air conditioner stores the weather forecast data returned by the database server in the database of the air conditioner. When the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold, the weather forecast data required is called directly in the database of the air conditioner, and the weather forecast data is taken as a basis to judge whether the compressor is required to implement electric heating when the air conditioner is in a standby state. This control scheme solves the problem in the related art that the air conditioner compressor consumes a large amount of standby power because the compressor still needs a lot of electric heating when the air conditioner is in a standby state, while reducing the electric heating startup time when the air conditioner is in a standby state and reducing energy consumption.
Based on the method for controlling electric heating of the air conditioner compressor provided by the above-mentioned embodiment 1, a preferred embodiment 2 of the present disclosure further provides a device for controlling electric heating of an air conditioner compressor. In an example embodiment,
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In an example embodiment, the analyzing and determining component includes a determining sub-component configured to divide the fourth preset duration threshold into n preset unit time periods equally, and record as F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn respectively, where n and k are natural numbers, and k∈[2,n], a calculating sub-component configured to calculate a mean temperature within each of n unit time periods F1 . . . Fk . . . Fn and record as t1 . . . tk . . . tn respectively, a comparing sub-component configured to compare the mean temperature within each time period with the mean temperature within the last time period of this time period to determine the change trend along the time, of the temperature in the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold.
In an example embodiment, the comparing sub-component determines that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is an ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)>0, and determines that the change trend along the time, of the temperature within a Fk time period is a non-ascending trend when tk−t(k-1)≤0.
In an example embodiment, when k=n, the comparing sub-component determines that the weather forecast data within the fourth preset duration threshold is processed completely, and continues monitoring to learn whether the shutdown duration of the air conditioner compressor exceeds the third preset duration threshold.
As for the device in the above-mentioned embodiments, specific ways for all units and modules to implement operations have been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, which will not be elaborated here.
It is easy for those skilled in the art to think of other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the description and practicing the present disclosure disclosed here. The application aims to cover any variations, uses or adaptive changes of the present disclosure, and these variations, uses or adaptive changes should comply with the general principle of the present disclosure and include common general knowledge or conventional technical means of this technical field that are not invented by the present disclosure. The description and embodiments are only regarded as exemplary, and the real scope and spirit of the present disclosure will be indicated in claims below.
It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in the accurate structure described above and shown in the drawings, and any modification and changes may be implemented without breaking away from its scope. Further, the scope of the present disclosure shall be limited by the claims attached only.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 201610415142.3 | Jun 2016 | CN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/CN2017/085340 | 5/22/2017 | WO | 00 |
