CN106765899B - Air conditioner drainage control method and device and air conditioner - Google Patents

Air conditioner drainage control method and device and air conditioner Download PDF

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CN106765899B
CN106765899B CN201611087896.7A CN201611087896A CN106765899B CN 106765899 B CN106765899 B CN 106765899B CN 201611087896 A CN201611087896 A CN 201611087896A CN 106765899 B CN106765899 B CN 106765899B
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The invention discloses a drainage control method of an air conditioner, which comprises the following steps: acquiring an evaporator water precipitation influence factor of an air conditioner; calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor; and controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the drainage amount, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner. The invention also discloses an air conditioner drainage control device and an air conditioner. The drainage pump of the invention discharges the water of the air conditioner without setting a water level switch or normally opening the drainage pump, thereby providing an intelligent drainage control mode of the air conditioner, reasonably controlling the drainage pump to open and drain water and improving the drainage control accuracy of the air conditioner.

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Air conditioner drainage control method and device and air conditioner
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner drainage control method and device and an air conditioner.
Background
At present, with the continuous development of scientific technology, more and more household appliances enter the daily life and work of people. The household electrical appliance takes an air conditioner as an example, and the air conditioner can provide a refrigerating or heating effect for an indoor environment through heat exchange in a cold or hot environment so as to provide a comfortable indoor environment. In the air conditioner with a drainage pump, water needs to be drained by the water pump due to the height of the drainage, and for effective drainage, the current methods generally include: 1. is normally opened; 2. a water level switch is additionally arranged and is opened when the water level reaches; the problems that can occur when scheme 1 is always on are as follows: pump life problems, noise problems and idle running problems; scheme 2 then has the cost problem, if the water level switch breaks down then the problem of leaking appears. At present, the control of the drainage of the air conditioner is not intelligent enough, and the accuracy is poor.
The above is only for the purpose of assisting understanding of the technical aspects of the present invention, and does not represent an admission that the above is prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an air conditioner drainage control method and device and an air conditioner, and aims to solve the problems that the drainage control of the air conditioner is not intelligent enough and the accuracy is poor.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for controlling drainage of an air conditioner, comprising the steps of:
acquiring an evaporator water precipitation influence factor of an air conditioner;
calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor;
and controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the drainage amount, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Preferably, the controlling the drainage pump in the water pan to open according to the separated water amount, and draining the water in the water pan to the outside of the air conditioner comprises:
calculating the water level height of the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and the cross-sectional area of the water receiving tray;
and when the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Preferably, the precipitation impact factor includes the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor ambient relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2, and the indoor fan speed; the calculating the water separation amount of the evaporator according to the water separation influence factor comprises:
calculating to obtain an evaporator water separation calculation factor according to at least one of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of an indoor fan and a corresponding calculation coefficient;
and calculating the water separation amount of the current evaporator according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time.
Preferably, before acquiring the evaporator water separation influence factor of the air conditioner, the method further includes:
controlling a water adding pump to be started, pumping water flowing into a water tank from a water tank into a water adding pipe by the water adding pump, controlling the water adding pipe to inject water into an evaporator, and humidifying the indoor environment and/or cleaning the evaporator;
and controlling the water receiving disc to collect water separated out by the evaporator.
Preferably, the control water receiving tray is used for collecting water precipitated by the evaporator;
the water in the water pan flows into the water tank through the water outlet of the water pan to realize the circulating humidification and/or circulating water washing evaporator of the indoor environment;
and after the circulation for the first preset time, controlling to open a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
In addition, to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a drain control apparatus for an air conditioner, comprising:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring evaporator water precipitation influence factors of the air conditioner;
the calculation module is used for calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor;
and the drainage control module is used for controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Preferably, the drain control module includes:
the calculating unit is used for calculating the water level height of the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and the cross-sectional area of the water receiving tray;
and the drainage control unit is used for controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray when the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Preferably, the precipitation impact factor includes the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor ambient relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2, and the indoor fan speed;
the calculation module is used for calculating to obtain an evaporator water separation calculation factor according to at least one of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of the indoor fan and a corresponding calculation coefficient; the computing module is also used for
And calculating the water separation amount of the current evaporator according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time. .
Preferably, the apparatus further comprises: the control module is used for controlling the water adding pump to be started, the water adding pump pumps water flowing into the water tank from the water tank into the water adding pipe, the water adding pipe is controlled to inject water into the evaporator, and the indoor environment is humidified and/or the evaporator is cleaned; the control module is also used for
And controlling the water receiving disc to collect water separated out by the evaporator.
Preferably, the control module is further configured to make water in the water pan flow into the water tank through a water outlet of the water pan to achieve circulation humidification of the indoor environment and/or circulation washing of the evaporator; the control module is also used for
And after the circulation for the first preset time, controlling to open a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides an air conditioner comprising the air conditioner drainage control device as described above.
According to the invention, the water precipitation quantity of the evaporator is calculated according to the influence factor by obtaining the water precipitation influence factor of the evaporator, and the water discharge of the water receiving tray is controlled through the water precipitation quantity. Need not to set up water level switch or the drain pump is normally opened, provides an intelligent air conditioner drainage control mode, and the drainage is opened to the rational control drain pump, has improved air conditioner drainage control degree of accuracy.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of a method for controlling the drainage of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water tank and the sink of the air conditioner in an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2b is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a process for pumping water into an evaporator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a process of calculating the water separation amount of the evaporator according to the water separation influence factor according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a process of controlling the opening of the drain pump in the water-receiving tray according to the water separation amount and draining the water in the water-receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating drainage control according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a water washing control device of an air conditioner evaporator according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a refinement module of an embodiment of the drain control module of FIG. 8.
The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
The invention provides a drainage control method of an air conditioner.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of a drainage control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
Step S10, acquiring a water precipitation influence factor of an evaporator of the air conditioner;
in the present embodiment, referring to fig. 2a and 2b, an air conditioner of an embodiment of the present invention includes: the water-saving evaporator comprises an evaporator 1, a water tank 2, a water tank 3, a water adding water pump 4 and a water adding pipe 5, wherein a water receiving disc 11 is arranged at the bottom of the evaporator 1, the water tank 2 is communicated with the water tank 3, the water adding water pump 4 is arranged in the water tank 3, one end of the water adding pipe 5 is communicated with the water adding water pump 4, and the other end of the water adding pipe faces the evaporator 1 to inject water into the evaporator 1. And after the air conditioner is started, the air conditioner operates according to default or user-set parameters.
When the evaporator 1 needs to be cleaned and/or the indoor environment needs to be humidified, referring to fig. 3, step S11, the water adding pump is controlled to be started, the water adding pump pumps water flowing into the water tank from the water tank into the water adding pipe, and the water adding pipe is controlled to inject water into the evaporator, so as to humidify and/or clean the indoor environment;
and step S12, controlling the water receiving tray to collect the water precipitated by the evaporator.
Specifically, 1) taking the example of cleaning the evaporator 1, when the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner needs to be cleaned, the water adding pump 4 is controlled to be started, and after the water adding pump 4 is started, the water adding pump 4 pumps the water flowing into the water tank 3 from the water tank 3 into the water adding pipe 5. Judging whether the evaporator 1 needs to be cleaned or not through the running time of the air conditioner, and controlling the cleaning of the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner when the running time reaches a threshold value (one month, one quarter and the like, or the continuous running time reaches 300 hours or 400 hours and the like); or receiving a cleaning instruction of the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner and cleaning the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner. After the water adding pump 4 is controlled to pump water into the water adding pipe 5, the water adding pipe 5 is controlled to inject water into the evaporator 1 to clean the evaporator 1.
2) Taking the case of humidifying the indoor environment as an example, when the indoor environment needs to be humidified, the control enters the humidification mode. The controlling to enter the humidification mode may include: 1) receiving a humidification control instruction, and entering a humidification mode according to the humidification control instruction; 2) acquiring a humidity value of an indoor environment, and automatically entering a humidification mode when the humidity value is smaller than a preset threshold (the relative humidity is 30% or 40%, and the like), wherein the acquired humidity value of the indoor environment can be obtained by arranging a humidity detector on an air conditioner or by data detected by the humidity detector of the indoor environment; 3) acquiring weather conditions, selecting to enter a humidifying mode according to the weather conditions, not entering the humidifying mode when the weather is wet, and entering the humidifying mode when the weather is dry; 4) the method comprises the steps of acquiring the physical state of an indoor user, and entering a humidifying mode according to the physical state, wherein the humidifying mode needs to be entered when the user has a serious cold. After entering the humidification mode, the water adding pump 4 is controlled to be started, and the water adding pump 4 pumps water flowing into the water tank 3 from the water tank 2 into the water adding pipe 5 to inject the water into the evaporator 1.
Preferably, a nozzle is arranged at one end of the water adding pipe 5 facing the evaporator 1, water is sprayed to the evaporator 1 through the nozzle, the contact area of the water and the evaporator 1 is increased, and the cleaning force of the evaporator 1 is increased through spraying. It will be understood that the water feed pipe 5 may also be arranged to spray water against the middle or lower part of the evaporator 1, and that the spray head to which the water feed pipe 5 is connected is arranged to spray a desired amount of water when not spraying water against the upper end of the evaporator 1. Specifically, the water spray rate near the upper end is larger than that near the lower end.
When water is injected into the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner, water is separated out from the evaporator 1 in the humidifying or washing process, that is, water flows into the water receiving tray 11 from the evaporator 1, and the water receiving tray 11 collects the water flowing down from the evaporator 1. Of course, it will be appreciated that water may also be evolved when evaporator 1 is in either a cooling or heating mode. Acquiring the influence factors of the air conditioner on the condensate of the evaporator, wherein the influence factors influencing the condensate of the evaporator 1 include but are not limited to the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2, the rotating speed of an indoor fan and the like.
Step S20, calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor;
and after the water precipitation influence factor of the evaporator 1 is obtained, calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor. Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the calculating the precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the precipitation influence factor includes:
step S21, calculating to obtain an evaporator precipitation calculation factor according to at least one of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of the indoor fan and a corresponding calculation coefficient;
and step S22, calculating the water separation amount of the current evaporator according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time. Establishing a calculation coefficient table of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of the indoor fan, wherein a calculation coefficient corresponds to different values or different ranges of each parameter in the calculation coefficient table, for example, the higher the evaporator coil temperature T2 is, the lower the calculation coefficient is (the more water is evaporated); the higher the return air temperature T1 is, the lower the calculation coefficient is; the higher the rotating speed of the indoor fan is, the lower the calculation coefficient is; the higher the indoor ambient relative humidity Rh, the lower the calculation coefficient. The calculated water separation calculation factor is the water separation amount in unit time, for example, the calculation coefficient is 0.8, the initial value is 10ML, the calculation factor is 8ML, and then the water separation amount of the evaporator in the water separation time can be calculated according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time.
And step S30, controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water pan according to the water precipitation amount, and draining the water in the water pan to the outside of the air conditioner.
And after the water precipitation amount is obtained through calculation, controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Specifically, referring to fig. 5, the controlling, according to the separated water amount, the drainage pump in the water-receiving tray to be opened to drain the water in the water-receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner includes:
step S31, calculating the water level height of the water-receiving tray according to the precipitation amount and the cross-sectional area of the water-receiving tray;
and step S32, when the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
The preset threshold may be 2/3 or 3/4 of the height of the water pan 11, and the like, and is set according to requirements. It can be understood that, referring to fig. 2a and 2b, a first drain pump 12 and a first drain pipe 13 are arranged in the water-saving disc 11, and the first drain pipe 13 is connected to the outside. When the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, a first drainage pump 12 in the water pan 11 is controlled to be started, and water in the water pan 11 is drained to the outside of the air conditioner through a first drainage pipe 13 under the action of the first drainage pump 12.
It can be understood that the air conditioner may be configured as shown in fig. 6, another water receiving tray 6 is disposed at the bottom of the water tank 2, the another water receiving tray 6 is communicated with the water receiving tray 11, water in the water receiving tray 11 flows to the another water receiving tray 6, a second drain pump 61 and a second drain pipe 62 are disposed in the another water receiving tray 6, and when the water level reaches a preset threshold, the second drain pump 61 in the another water receiving tray 6 is controlled to be opened, and water in the another water receiving tray 6 is drained to the outside of the air conditioner through the second drain pipe 62 by the action of the second drain pump 61.
According to the embodiment, the water precipitation quantity of the evaporator is calculated according to the influence factor by obtaining the water precipitation influence factor of the evaporator, and then the water discharge of the water receiving tray is controlled through the water precipitation quantity. Need not to set up water level switch or the drain pump is normally opened, provides an intelligent air conditioner drainage control mode, and the drainage is opened to the rational control drain pump, has improved air conditioner drainage control degree of accuracy.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 7, after the step S12, the method further includes:
step S13, water in the water pan flows into the water tank through the water outlet of the water pan to realize the circulation humidification of the indoor environment and/or the circulation washing evaporator;
and step S14, after the circulation is carried out for the first preset time, the drainage pump is started, and the water in the water pan is drained to the outside of the air conditioner.
Referring to fig. 2a and 2b, the drip tray 11 is provided with a water outlet 14 and a water outlet pipe 15 at a side close to the sink, the water outlet pipe 15 being communicated to the sink 3. When humidifying the indoor environment and/or cleaning the evaporator 1, the water in the water tray 11 is not discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The drain pan 11 collects water flowing down from the evaporator 1 without being discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The water collecting tray 11 collects water for washing the evaporator 1, the water flows into the water tank 3 through the water outlet for recycling and flows into the water tank 3 again, the water flowing into the water collecting tray 11 and flowing into the water tank 3 is pumped into the evaporator 1 through the water adding pump 4 and the water adding pipe 5, and the water for washing the evaporator 1 is recycled, so that resource waste is avoided.
After the first preset time of circulation, the water in the water receiving tray 11 is discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The first preset time is set according to a user's requirement, and may be, for example, 5 minutes or 8 minutes, during which the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner is dirty, and the water deposited from the evaporator 1 is dirty, so that the first preset time is set to be relatively short. After the first preset time of circulation, the water in the water pan 11 is discharged to the outside of the air conditioner, that is, dirty water is discharged to the outside, and then clean water is circulated.
Based on the above method, the present invention further provides an air conditioner evaporator water washing control device, referring to fig. 8, the device comprising:
the acquisition module 10 is used for acquiring an evaporator water separation influence factor of the air conditioner;
in the present embodiment, referring to fig. 2a and 2b, an air conditioner of an embodiment of the present invention includes: the water-saving evaporator comprises an evaporator 1, a water tank 2, a water tank 3, a water adding water pump 4 and a water adding pipe 5, wherein a water receiving disc 11 is arranged at the bottom of the evaporator 1, the water tank 2 is communicated with the water tank 3, the water adding water pump 4 is arranged in the water tank 3, one end of the water adding pipe 5 is communicated with the water adding water pump 4, and the other end of the water adding pipe faces the evaporator 1 to inject water into the evaporator 1. And after the air conditioner is started, the air conditioner operates according to default or user-set parameters.
When the evaporator 1 needs to be cleaned and/or the indoor environment needs to be humidified, the control module 20 is used for controlling the water adding pump to be started, the water adding pump pumps water flowing into the water tank from the water tank into the water adding pipe, the water adding pipe is controlled to inject water into the evaporator, and the indoor environment is humidified and/or the evaporator is cleaned; the control module 20 is also used for
And controlling the water receiving disc to collect water separated out by the evaporator.
Specifically, 1) taking the example of cleaning the evaporator 1, when the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner needs to be cleaned, the water adding pump 4 is controlled to be started, and after the water adding pump 4 is started, the water adding pump 4 pumps the water flowing into the water tank 3 from the water tank 3 into the water adding pipe 5. Judging whether the evaporator 1 needs to be cleaned or not through the running time of the air conditioner, and controlling the cleaning of the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner when the running time reaches a threshold value (one month, one quarter and the like, or the continuous running time reaches 300 hours or 400 hours and the like); or receiving a cleaning instruction of the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner and cleaning the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner. After the water adding pump 4 is controlled to pump water into the water adding pipe 5, the water adding pipe 5 is controlled to inject water into the evaporator 1 to clean the evaporator 1.
2) Taking the case of humidifying the indoor environment as an example, when the indoor environment needs to be humidified, the control enters the humidification mode. The controlling to enter the humidification mode may include: 1) receiving a humidification control instruction, and entering a humidification mode according to the humidification control instruction; 2) acquiring a humidity value of an indoor environment, and automatically entering a humidification mode when the humidity value is smaller than a preset threshold (the relative humidity is 30% or 40%, and the like), wherein the acquired humidity value of the indoor environment can be obtained by arranging a humidity detector on an air conditioner or by data detected by the humidity detector of the indoor environment; 3) acquiring weather conditions, selecting to enter a humidifying mode according to the weather conditions, not entering the humidifying mode when the weather is wet, and entering the humidifying mode when the weather is dry; 4) the method comprises the steps of acquiring the physical state of an indoor user, and entering a humidifying mode according to the physical state, wherein the humidifying mode needs to be entered when the user has a serious cold. After entering the humidification mode, the water adding pump 4 is controlled to be started, and the water adding pump 4 pumps water flowing into the water tank 3 from the water tank 2 into the water adding pipe 5 to inject the water into the evaporator 1.
Preferably, a nozzle is arranged at one end of the water adding pipe 5 facing the evaporator 1, water is sprayed to the evaporator 1 through the nozzle, the contact area of the water and the evaporator 1 is increased, and the cleaning force of the evaporator 1 is increased through spraying. It will be understood that the water feed pipe 5 may also be arranged to spray water against the middle or lower part of the evaporator 1, and that the spray head to which the water feed pipe 5 is connected is arranged to spray a desired amount of water when not spraying water against the upper end of the evaporator 1. Specifically, the water spray rate near the upper end is larger than that near the lower end.
When water is injected into the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner, water is separated out from the evaporator 1 in the humidifying or washing process, that is, water flows into the water receiving tray 11 from the evaporator 1, and the water receiving tray 11 collects the water flowing down from the evaporator 1. Of course, it will be appreciated that water may also be evolved when evaporator 1 is in either a cooling or heating mode. Acquiring the influence factors of the air conditioner on the condensate of the evaporator, wherein the influence factors influencing the condensate of the evaporator 1 include but are not limited to the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2, the rotating speed of an indoor fan and the like.
The calculation module 30 is configured to calculate a water separation amount of the evaporator according to the water separation influence factor;
and after the water precipitation influence factor of the evaporator 1 is obtained, calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor. The calculation module 30 calculates at least one of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of the indoor fan and the corresponding calculation coefficient to obtain an evaporator water separation calculation factor;
and the calculation module 30 calculates the water separation amount of the current evaporator according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time. Establishing a calculation coefficient table of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of the indoor fan, wherein a calculation coefficient corresponds to different values or different ranges of each parameter in the calculation coefficient table, for example, the higher the evaporator coil temperature T2 is, the lower the calculation coefficient is (the more water is evaporated); the higher the return air temperature T1 is, the lower the calculation coefficient is; the higher the rotating speed of the indoor fan is, the lower the calculation coefficient is; the higher the indoor ambient relative humidity Rh, the lower the calculation coefficient. The calculated water separation calculation factor is the water separation amount in unit time, for example, the calculation coefficient is 0.8, the initial value is 10ML, the calculation factor is 8ML, and then the water separation amount of the evaporator in the water separation time can be calculated according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time.
And the drainage control module 40 is used for controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the precipitation amount and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
And after the water precipitation amount is obtained through calculation, controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Specifically, referring to fig. 9, the drain control module 40 includes:
the calculation unit 41 is used for calculating the water level height of the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and the cross-sectional area of the water receiving tray;
and the drainage control unit 42 is used for controlling the opening of the drainage pump in the water receiving tray when the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
The preset threshold may be 2/3 or 3/4 of the height of the water pan 11, and the like, and is set according to requirements. It can be understood that, referring to fig. 2a and 2b, a first drain pump 12 and a first drain pipe 13 are arranged in the water-saving disc 11, and the first drain pipe 13 is connected to the outside. When the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, a first drainage pump 12 in the water pan 11 is controlled to be started, and water in the water pan 11 is drained to the outside of the air conditioner through a first drainage pipe 13 under the action of the first drainage pump 12.
It can be understood that the air conditioner may be configured as shown in fig. 6, another water receiving tray 6 is disposed at the bottom of the water tank 2, the another water receiving tray 6 is communicated with the water receiving tray 11, water in the water receiving tray 11 flows to the another water receiving tray 6, a second drain pump 61 and a second drain pipe 62 are disposed in the another water receiving tray 6, and when the water level reaches a preset threshold, the second drain pump 61 in the another water receiving tray 6 is controlled to be opened, and water in the another water receiving tray 6 is drained to the outside of the air conditioner through the second drain pipe 62 by the action of the second drain pump 61.
According to the embodiment, the water precipitation quantity of the evaporator is calculated according to the influence factor by obtaining the water precipitation influence factor of the evaporator, and then the water discharge of the water receiving tray is controlled through the water precipitation quantity. Need not to set up water level switch or the drain pump is normally opened, provides an intelligent air conditioner drainage control mode, and the drainage is opened to the rational control drain pump, has improved air conditioner drainage control degree of accuracy.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 8, the control module 20 is further configured to make water in the water pan flow into the water tank through the water outlet thereof to realize the cyclic humidification of the indoor environment and/or the cyclic washing of the evaporator; the control module 20 is also used for
And after the circulation for the first preset time, starting the drainage pump to drain the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
Referring to fig. 2a and 2b, the drip tray 11 is provided with a water outlet 14 and a water outlet pipe 15 at a side close to the sink, the water outlet pipe 15 being communicated to the sink 3. When humidifying the indoor environment and/or cleaning the evaporator 1, the water in the water tray 11 is not discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The drain pan 11 collects water flowing down from the evaporator 1 without being discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The water collecting tray 11 collects water for washing the evaporator 1, the water flows into the water tank 3 through the water outlet for recycling and flows into the water tank 3 again, the water flowing into the water collecting tray 11 and flowing into the water tank 3 is pumped into the evaporator 1 through the water adding pump 4 and the water adding pipe 5, and the water for washing the evaporator 1 is recycled, so that resource waste is avoided.
After the first preset time of circulation, the water in the water receiving tray 11 is discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The first preset time is set according to a user's requirement, and may be, for example, 5 minutes or 8 minutes, during which the evaporator 1 of the air conditioner is dirty, and the water deposited from the evaporator 1 is dirty, so that the first preset time is set to be relatively short. After the first preset time of circulation, the water in the water pan 11 is discharged to the outside of the air conditioner, that is, dirty water is discharged to the outside, and then clean water is circulated.
Based on the water washing control device for the evaporator of the air conditioner, the invention also provides the air conditioner, the air conditioner comprises the evaporator, a water tank, a water adding pump, a water adding pipe and a water receiving disc, the water washing control device for the evaporator of the air conditioner runs on the air conditioner, and the indoor environment is humidified or the evaporator of the air conditioner is washed by controlling the evaporator, the water tank, the water adding pump, the water adding pipe and the water receiving disc. The air conditioner of the embodiment obtains the precipitation quantity of the evaporator through obtaining the precipitation influence factor of the evaporator and calculating according to the influence factor, and then controls the water discharge of the water pan through the precipitation quantity. Need not to set up water level switch or the drain pump is normally opened, provides an intelligent air conditioner drainage control mode, and the drainage is opened to the rational control drain pump, has improved air conditioner drainage control degree of accuracy.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A method for controlling the drainage of an air conditioner is characterized by comprising the following steps:
acquiring an evaporator water precipitation influence factor of an air conditioner;
calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor;
and controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the drainage amount, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controlling of the opening of the drain pump in the water receiving tray according to the drainage amount comprises:
calculating the water level height of the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and the cross-sectional area of the water receiving tray;
and when the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
3. The air conditioner drain control method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said precipitation influence factors include the air conditioner return air temperature T1, the indoor ambient relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2, and the indoor fan rotation speed; the calculating the water separation amount of the evaporator according to the water separation influence factor comprises:
calculating to obtain an evaporator water separation calculation factor according to at least one of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of an indoor fan and a corresponding calculation coefficient;
and calculating the water separation amount of the current evaporator according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time.
4. The air conditioner drainage control method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein before obtaining the evaporator water separation influence factor of the air conditioner, further comprising:
controlling a water adding pump to be started, pumping water flowing into a water tank from a water tank into a water adding pipe by the water adding pump, controlling the water adding pipe to inject water into an evaporator, and humidifying the indoor environment and/or cleaning the evaporator;
and controlling the water receiving disc to collect water separated out by the evaporator.
5. The air conditioner drainage control method of claim 4, wherein after the control water receiving tray collects the water precipitated from the evaporator, further comprising;
the water in the water pan flows into the water tank through the water outlet of the water pan to realize the circulating humidification and/or circulating water washing evaporator of the indoor environment;
and after the circulation for the first preset time, controlling to open a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
6. An air conditioner drain control device, comprising:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring evaporator water precipitation influence factors of the air conditioner;
the calculation module is used for calculating the water precipitation amount of the evaporator according to the water precipitation influence factor;
and the drainage control module is used for controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
7. The air conditioner drain control device according to claim 6, wherein the drain control module comprises:
the calculating unit is used for calculating the water level height of the water receiving tray according to the water precipitation amount and the cross-sectional area of the water receiving tray;
and the drainage control unit is used for controlling the opening of a drainage pump in the water receiving tray when the water level height reaches a preset threshold value, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
8. The air conditioner drain control apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said precipitation influence factor includes the air conditioner return air temperature T1, the indoor ambient relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the indoor fan speed;
the calculation module is used for calculating to obtain an evaporator water separation calculation factor according to at least one of the return air temperature T1 of the air conditioner, the indoor environment relative humidity Rh, the evaporator coil temperature T2 and the rotating speed of the indoor fan and a corresponding calculation coefficient; the computing module is also used for
And calculating the water separation amount of the current evaporator according to the water separation calculation factor and the water separation time.
9. An air conditioner drain control device as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that said device further comprises: the control module is used for controlling the water adding pump to be started, the water adding pump pumps water flowing into the water tank from the water tank into the water adding pipe, the water adding pipe is controlled to inject water into the evaporator, and the indoor environment is humidified and/or the evaporator is cleaned; the control module is also used for
And controlling the water receiving disc to collect water separated out by the evaporator.
10. The air conditioner drain control device of claim 9, wherein the control module is further configured to circulate the water in the water pan into the water tank through the water outlet of the water pan to achieve a cyclic humidification of the indoor environment and/or a cyclic water washing evaporator; the control module is also used for
And after the circulation for the first preset time, controlling to open a drainage pump in the water receiving tray, and draining the water in the water receiving tray to the outside of the air conditioner.
11. An air conditioner characterized by comprising the air conditioner drain control device as set forth in any one of claims 6 to 10.
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