CN107228456B

CN107228456B - Control method of fan assembly, fan assembly and air conditioner

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Publication number: CN107228456B
Application number: CN201710444264.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐亚林; 谭周衡; 黎辉玲
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-06-13
Filing date: 2017-06-13
Publication date: 2020-08-25
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-13
Also published as: CN107228456A

Abstract

The invention discloses a control method of a fan assembly. The fan assembly comprises a fan and an ion wind generator. The control method of the fan assembly comprises the following steps: judging whether the running time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first preset time or not; when the running time is equal to a first preset time, the fan is turned off and the ion wind generator is controlled to run at a preset voltage; and when the running time is less than the first preset time, controlling the fan and/or the ion wind generator to run in the current state. In addition, the invention also discloses a fan assembly and an air conditioner. According to the control method of the fan assembly, the fan assembly and the air conditioner, the fan is closed and only the ion wind generator is started after the running time reaches the preset time according to the current running time of the fan or the ion wind generator, so that the power consumption is effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the ion wind generator can continuously supply air for heat exchange.

Description

Control method of fan assembly, fan assembly and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to household appliances, in particular to a control method of a fan assembly, the fan assembly and an air conditioner.

Background

The existing air conditioner can adopt a fan to supply air, and the power consumption of the fan is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a control method of a fan assembly, the fan assembly and an air conditioner.

The control method of the fan assembly comprises the steps that the fan assembly comprises a fan and an ion wind generator; the control method comprises the following steps:

judging whether the running time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first preset time or not;

when the running time is equal to the first preset time, the fan is turned off and the ion wind generator is controlled to run at a preset voltage;

and when the running time is less than the first preset time, controlling the fan and/or the ion wind generator to run in the current state.

In some embodiments, the fan assembly forms an air duct, the fan is disposed on an air outlet side of the air duct, and the ion wind generator is disposed on an air inlet side of the air duct.

In some embodiments, the fan assembly further comprises a screen, and the ion wind generator is disposed between the screen and the fan.

In some embodiments, determining whether to generate a trigger signal is based on a user input;

entering a step of judging that an operating time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first predetermined time when the trigger signal is generated; and

activating the fan and/or the ion wind generator according to a user input when the trigger signal is not generated.

In some embodiments, the control method comprises, before the step of determining whether the operating time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first predetermined time, the steps of:

judging whether the current temperature difference value is smaller than or equal to a preset temperature difference value or not according to the current environment parameters;

starting the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is smaller than or equal to the preset temperature difference;

starting the fan when the current temperature difference is larger than the preset temperature difference; and

recording the operating time of the ionic wind generator or the fan.

In some aspects, the control method further includes the steps of:

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

when the trigger signal is generated, the step of judging whether the current temperature difference value is smaller than or equal to the preset temperature difference value according to the current environment parameter is carried out; and

and when the trigger signal is not generated, the fan and/or the ion wind generator are/is started according to the windshield number input by a user.

In some embodiments, the step of activating the fan and/or the ionic wind generator in accordance with a user input windshield progression when the trigger signal is not generated comprises the steps of:

judging whether the windshield series is less than or equal to a preset series;

starting the ionic wind generator when the windshield number of stages is less than or equal to a preset number of stages; and

and starting the fan when the windshield number of stages is greater than the preset number of stages.

In some embodiments, the step of activating the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is less than or equal to the predetermined temperature difference comprises the steps of:

and closing the fan.

In some embodiments, the step of activating the fan when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference comprises the steps of:

judging whether the current temperature difference value is larger than or equal to a temperature difference threshold value or not;

starting the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference value is greater than or equal to a temperature difference threshold value; and

and when the current temperature difference value is smaller than the temperature difference threshold value, the ion wind generator is closed.

and closing the ion wind generator.

In certain embodiments, the control method comprises the steps of:

and entering the step of starting the fan and/or the ion wind generator according to user input when the trigger signal is not generated after the ion wind generator operates at the preset voltage for a second preset time.

The fan assembly of the embodiment of the invention comprises a fan and an ion wind generator, and further comprises:

a memory storing at least one program; and

the processor is used for executing the at least one program to realize the following steps:

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the steps of:

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute a program to perform the following steps prior to the step of determining whether the operating time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first predetermined time:

recording the operating time of the ionic wind generator or the fan.

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute a program to perform the steps of:

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute a program to perform the steps of activating the fan and/or the ionic wind generator according to a user input windshield progression when the trigger signal is not generated:

judging whether the windshield series is less than or equal to a preset series;

In certain embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the step of activating the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is less than or equal to the predetermined temperature difference:

and closing the fan.

In certain embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the step of activating the fan when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference:

and closing the ion wind generator.

and after the ion wind generator operates at a preset voltage for a second preset time, starting the fan and/or the ion wind generator according to user input when the trigger signal is not generated.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the fan assembly.

According to the control method of the fan assembly, the fan assembly and the air conditioner, the fan is closed and only the ion wind generator is started after the running time reaches the preset time according to the current running time of the fan or the ion wind generator, so that the power consumption is effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the ion wind generator can continuously supply air for heat exchange.

Advantages of additional aspects of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a flow chart illustrating a control method of a fan assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a fan assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of illustrating the embodiments of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, a fan assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fan and an ion wind generator. The control method of the fan assembly comprises the following steps:

s10: judging whether the running time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first preset time or not;

s20: when the running time is equal to a first preset time, the fan is turned off and the ion wind generator is controlled to run at a preset voltage;

s30: and when the running time is less than the first preset time, controlling the fan and/or the ion wind generator to run in the current state.

Referring to fig. 2, a fan assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fan 10, an ion wind generator 20, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores at least one program, and the processor is used for executing the at least one program. As an example, the control method of the fan assembly of the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by the fan assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, and may be applied to an air conditioner.

The steps S10 to S30 of the wind guide assembly 10 method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by a processor. That is, the processor is configured to execute a program to determine whether an operation time of the blower 10 or the ion wind generator 20 is equal to a first predetermined time, turn off the blower 10 and control the ion wind generator 20 to operate at a predetermined voltage when the operation time is equal to the first predetermined time, and control the blower 10 and/or the ion wind generator 20 to operate in a current state when the operation time is less than the first predetermined time.

Wherein the memory may be a stand-alone memory or a dedicated or dynamically allocated portion of the memory of the air conditioner. The processor may be a stand-alone processor or a dedicated or dynamically allocated portion of the processor of the air conditioner.

The fan assembly 100 is generally used for supplying air to a refrigeration device, and may be installed in an indoor unit of an air conditioner, for example. Generally, the wind speed and the wind pressure of fan are great, consequently can advance the heat transfer high-efficiently, nevertheless supply air through the fan for a long time, the air current blows the user directly, experiences badly and the noise is great, the consumption is great when the fan moves. In some examples, add the ion wind generator in the air conditioner for producing the ion wind, the wind speed and the wind pressure of ion wind are lower, and user's body sense is better when supplying air, and nevertheless efficiency when carrying out the heat transfer through the ion wind alone is lower, can't satisfy the demand, but the power consumption teaches lowly.

In the control method of the embodiment of the invention, the fan assembly comprises the fan 10 and the ion wind generator 20 at the same time. In the working process, whether the operation state of the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20 needs to be changed or not is judged according to the current operation time of the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20, and it can be understood that after the fan 10 operates for a period of time, the heat exchange requirement is basically met, the fan does not need to operate continuously to generate higher power consumption, and the fan can be switched to the ion wind generator 20 with lower power consumption. After the ion wind generator 20 operates for a period of time, it can be considered that the requirement of the user can be met only by opening the ion wind generator 20 without performing efficient heat exchange at present. At this time, the ion wind generator 20 may be controlled to operate at a predetermined voltage, reducing power consumption. Generally, the power consumption of the ion wind generator 20 increases as the voltage at which it operates increases, and the higher the voltage, the stronger the blown ion wind flow, and after the ion wind generator 20 is continuously operated at a certain higher voltage for a predetermined time, it is possible to reduce the power consumption to a predetermined voltage, reduce the ion wind flow, but still maintain heat exchange, and purify the air.

When the running time of the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20 does not reach the preset time, the current state of the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20 is kept running to meet different requirements, the fan 10 is started to be used for efficient heat exchange, and the air outlet is mild and the noise is low after the ion wind generator 20 is started.

The first preset time can be set when the fan assembly leaves a factory, or can be set through user input, and relevant parameters after setting are stored in the memory. The first predetermined time may be set to 30 minutes, and within the first predetermined time, the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20 may be considered to meet the demand for the working purpose. The processor calls the relevant parameters in the memory when executing the relevant programs. That is, the current operation time is compared with the read first predetermined time to control the operation state of the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20.

When the fan 10 is turned on, the ion wind generator 20 can be turned on at the same time, and the ion wind generator 20 can play a certain role in air purification. At this time, the operation time of the fan 10 is determined. The first predetermined time is merely an illustrative example, and is not limited to a specific numerical value in the present embodiment.

In summary, according to the control method of the fan assembly, the fan assembly 100 and the air conditioner of the embodiments of the present invention, according to the current operation time of the fan 10 or the ion wind generator 20, after the operation time reaches the predetermined time, the fan 10 is turned off, and only the ion wind generator 20 is turned on, so that the power consumption is effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the ion wind generator 20 can continuously supply air for heat exchange.

Referring again to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the fan assembly 100 forms an air duct, the fan 10 is disposed on an air outlet side of the air duct, and the ion air generator 20 is disposed on an air inlet side of the air duct.

In such embodiments, the fan assembly 100 further includes a screen 30, and the ionic wind generator 20 is disposed between the screen 30 and the fan 10. That is, the screen 30 is closer to the intake side than the ion wind generator 20.

Specifically, during operation of fan assembly 100, air enters from the air intake side and is primarily filtered via screen 30. The ion wind generator 20 specifically includes a high voltage collector and a high voltage generator. When the ion wind generator 20 works, air passes through the high-voltage generating electrode of the ion generator 20 after being primarily filtered, is ionized into positive ions and electrons through high-voltage discharge, electrons are negatively charged and are adsorbed by the generating electrode, the positive ions move towards the high-voltage collecting electrode under the action of an electric field, and after the electrons of the high-voltage collecting electrode are adsorbed, the air molecules which are re-gathered still can obtain airflow with a certain speed due to the fact that the avalanche effect has large kinetic energy, so that ion wind is generated.

In addition, the process of generating the ion wind by the ion wind generator 20 can effectively kill harmful bacteria in the air through ionization and discharge processes, and meanwhile, negative oxygen ions are generated to enable the indoor environment to obtain more comfortable fresh experience.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the control method further includes the following steps:

s00: judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

s01: step S10 is entered when the trigger signal is generated; and

s02: the fan and/or the ion wind generator are activated in response to a user input when the trigger signal is not generated.

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to determine whether to generate a trigger signal based on a user input, enter step S10 when the trigger signal is generated, and activate the fan 10 and/or the ion wind generator 20 based on the user input when the trigger signal is not generated.

Specifically, the operation of the blower 10 and the ion wind generator 20 is controlled according to the operation time as an optional operation mode of the components of the blower 100, a trigger signal is generated by a user input to select to enter the operation mode, and after the operation mode is entered, the operation time of the blower 10 or the ion wind generator 20 is compared with a first preset time to control the operation of the blower 10 and the ion wind generator 20. When the working mode is not entered, the user can directly select to start at least one of the two modes for air supply. Therefore, multiple air supply modes are provided for users to meet different requirements.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, step S10 is preceded by the steps of:

s03: judging whether the current temperature difference value is smaller than or equal to a preset temperature difference value or not according to the current environment parameters;

s04: starting the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is smaller than or equal to the preset temperature difference;

s05: starting the fan when the current temperature difference is larger than the preset temperature difference; and

s06: and recording the running time of the ion wind generator or the fan.

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to determine whether the current temperature difference is less than or equal to a predetermined temperature difference based on the current environmental parameter, activate the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is less than or equal to the predetermined temperature difference, activate the blower when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference, and record the ion wind generator or the operation time of the blower.

Specifically, in the working process, the current temperature difference is determined according to the current environmental parameters, and the current temperature difference is the difference between the target temperature and the current temperature. It can be understood that the target temperature is a set value, and generally does not change, and along with the operation of the fan assembly 100, the ambient temperature will continuously decrease, the temperature difference will continuously decrease, that is, the required air output is smaller and smaller, at this time, it may no longer be necessary to perform heat exchange rapidly, more is to continuously output air to maintain the current temperature and/or humidity state, and the start of the ion wind generator 20 to generate a mild air flow can also meet the requirement. Because the air current of ion wind is weak, the body of user feels comparatively comfortable, simultaneously, if fan 10 closes then can weaken the noise this moment, user experience is more comfortable. And at the initial stage of fan subassembly 100 operation, current temperature difference is great, needs fan 10 operation, and fan 10 rotational speed is high, and the air output is big, can carry out high-efficient heat transfer to reach rapid cooling's purpose. The preset temperature difference value can be set when the fan assembly leaves a factory, or can be set through user input, the set related parameters are stored in the memory, and the processor is called when the related programs are executed. That is, the current temperature difference is compared with the read predetermined temperature difference to control the on-state of the blower 10 or the ionizer 20.

When the fan 10 is turned on, the ion wind generator 20 can be turned on at the same time, and the ion wind generator 20 can play a certain role in air purification.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the control method includes the following steps:

s07: judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

s08: step S03 is entered when the trigger signal is generated; and

and S09, starting the fan and/or the ion wind generator according to the windshield number input by the user when the trigger signal is not generated.

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to determine whether to generate the trigger signal based on a user input, enter step S03 when the trigger signal is generated, and activate the wind turbine 10 and/or the ion wind generator 20 based on a user input windshield number when the trigger signal is not generated.

Specifically, the fan 10 and the ion wind generator 20 are controlled to be turned on according to the current temperature difference value to serve as an optional working mode of the components of the fan 100, a trigger signal is generated through user input to select to enter the working mode, and after the working mode is entered, the fan 10 and the ion wind generator 20 are controlled to be turned on according to the comparison between the current temperature difference value and a preset temperature difference value. When the working mode is not entered, the user can control the starting of the fan 10 and the ion wind generator 20 by setting the windshield number. It can be understood that when the number of windshield stages is higher, the fan 10 is turned on to provide a larger air output to perform efficient heat exchange, and when the number of windshield stages is lower, the ion air generator 20 is turned on to generate a gentle air flow to keep continuously discharging air and reduce noise.

Of course, the user can also directly select to turn on at least one of the two devices for air supply.

Therefore, multiple air supply modes are provided for users to meet different requirements.

Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments, step S09 includes the steps of:

s091: judging whether the grade number of the windshield is less than or equal to a preset grade number or not;

s092: starting an ion wind generator when the windshield stage number is less than or equal to a preset stage number; and

s093: and starting the fan when the windshield number of stages is greater than the preset number of stages.

In certain embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to determine whether the number of damper stages is less than or equal to a predetermined number of stages, activate the ion wind generator 20 when the number of damper stages is less than or equal to the predetermined number of stages, and activate the wind turbine 10 when the number of damper stages is greater than the predetermined number of stages to implement step S09.

When the user does not select to control the fan assembly 100 according to the temperature difference, the fan assembly 100 can be controlled through the set number of damper stages. Specifically, the memory stores a predetermined number of damper stages, and when the user selects the number of damper stages to control the fan assembly 100, the predetermined number of damper stages is read and compared with the set number of damper stages, and when the set number of damper stages is greater than the predetermined number of damper stages, it is considered that efficient heat exchange is required, and at this time, the fan 10 is started to supply air to meet the demand. And when the windshield progression that sets for is less than predetermined progression, can think need not a large amount of air supplies this moment, open ion wind generator 20 and carry out gentle air supply and also can satisfy the demand, start ion wind generator 20 on the one hand and can last the air-out and keep the humiture isoparametric of current environment, on the other hand can reduce noise to play certain purification effect to the air simultaneously, improve user experience.

Therefore, the fan assembly 100 can be controlled according to different control parameters input by a user, convenience is brought to the user, and user experience is improved.

In certain embodiments, step S04 includes the steps of:

and (5) closing the fan.

In certain embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to turn off the wind turbine 10 to implement step S04.

It can be understood that when the current temperature difference is less than or equal to the predetermined temperature difference, it can be considered that the requirement can be met only by starting the ion wind generator 20 to supply air, the ion wind generator 20 is started to supply air continuously to keep heat exchange, and the ion wind has moderate airflow and better body feeling, and can purify air. In addition, turning off the fan 10 may reduce noise and provide a better user experience.

In certain embodiments, step S05 includes the steps of:

judging whether the current temperature difference value is greater than or equal to a temperature difference threshold value;

starting the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference value is greater than or equal to the temperature difference threshold value; and

In certain embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to determine whether the current temperature difference is greater than or equal to a temperature difference threshold, turn on the ion wind generator 20 when the current temperature difference is greater than or equal to the temperature difference threshold, and turn off the ion wind generator 20 when the current temperature difference is less than the temperature difference threshold to implement step S05.

The temperature difference threshold value is the temperature difference value that is greater than the predetermined temperature difference value, and when the current temperature difference value is greater than or equal to the temperature difference threshold value, can regard as only opening fan 10 still can't satisfy the heat transfer demand, and fan 10 and ion wind generator 20 open simultaneously this moment, can carry out the heat transfer fast, also can carry out the secondary evolution to the air simultaneously, experience the preferred. When the current temperature difference is smaller than the temperature difference threshold, it can be considered that the heat exchange requirement can be met only by starting the fan 10, and the ion wind generator 20 does not need to be started.

In some embodiments, the number of damper stages may be varied based on environmental parameters during operation of the wind turbine 10, such as when the ambient temperature reaches a target level after a period of operation of the wind turbine 10, the number of damper stages may be gradually decreased, and when the number of damper stages is decreased to less than a predetermined number, the wind turbine 10 may be turned off and the ion wind generator 20 may be turned on. In this way, the fan assembly 100 can automatically switch the fan 10 and the ion wind generator 20 on and off to meet different requirements.

In certain embodiments, step S05 includes the steps of:

and closing the ion wind generator.

In certain embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to turn off the wind turbine 10 to implement step S05.

Specifically, when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference, it can be understood that the fan 10 is required to operate at a higher rotation speed for performing rapid heat exchange, and the airflow generated by the ion wind generator 20 is usually weak, or the contribution in the heat exchange process is limited, so that the ion generator 20 is turned off, only the fan 10 is turned on, the heat exchange requirement can be met, and meanwhile, the electric energy for turning on the ion generator 20 can be saved.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises the steps of:

after the ion wind generator is operated at the predetermined voltage for the second predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S02.

In some embodiments, the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the step S02 after the ion wind generator is operated at the predetermined voltage for a second predetermined time.

It will be appreciated that the ion wind generator 20 continues to operate at a lower predetermined voltage and, although the supply of air is enabled, the temperature of the environment will still rise over time due to its lower heat transfer efficiency. At this time, the user will feel uncomfortable. Thus, the current operational mode in which the fan assembly 100 is controlled according to the running time is exited, and then the user manually controls or enters other operational modes according to the requirement, and of course, the mode can be entered again and the timer is restarted. The second predetermined time may be set at the time of factory shipment, for example, to 20 minutes, and of course, the 20 minutes is only an illustrative example and is not limited in particular. Within the second predetermined time, the ion wind generator 20 operates at a low voltage, and changes to another operation mode or resets the current operation mode after the second predetermined time.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

In embodiments of the invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise the first and second features being in direct contact, or the first and second features being in contact, not directly, but via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The above disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different configurations of embodiments of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of embodiments of the invention, specific example components and arrangements are described above. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Any process or method descriptions in flow charts or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps of the process, and alternate implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present invention.

The logic and/or steps represented in the flowcharts or otherwise described herein, such as an ordered listing of executable instructions that can be considered to implement logical functions, can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, processing module-containing system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions. For the purposes of this description, a "computer-readable medium" can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium would include the following: an electrical connection (electronic device) having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette (magnetic device), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber device, and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM). Additionally, the computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured, via for instance optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted or otherwise processed in a suitable manner if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

It should be understood that portions of embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, the various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or combination of the following techniques, which are known in the art, may be used: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, an application specific integrated circuit having an appropriate combinational logic gate circuit, a Programmable Gate Array (PGA), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps carried by the method for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a program, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and when the program is executed, the program includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. The integrated module, if implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, etc.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The control method of the fan assembly is characterized in that the fan assembly comprises a fan and an ion wind generator; the control method comprises the following steps:

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

when the trigger signal is generated, judging whether the current temperature difference value is smaller than or equal to a preset temperature difference value according to the current environment parameters, wherein the current temperature difference value is the difference value between the target temperature and the current temperature; starting the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is smaller than or equal to the preset temperature difference; starting the fan when the current temperature difference is larger than the preset temperature difference; recording the running time of the ion wind generator or the fan; judging whether the running time of the fan or the ion wind generator is equal to a first preset time or not; when the running time is equal to the first preset time, the fan is turned off and the ion wind generator is controlled to run at a preset voltage; when the running time is less than the first preset time, controlling the fan and/or the ion wind generator to run in the current state;

when the trigger signal is not generated, judging whether the windshield series input by a user is less than or equal to a preset series; starting the ionic wind generator when the windshield number of stages is less than or equal to a preset number of stages; starting the fan when the windshield number of stages is greater than the preset number of stages; changing the windshield series according to environmental parameters, and turning off the fan and turning on the ionic wind generator when the windshield series is reduced to be less than the preset series;

the step of starting the fan when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference comprises the steps of:

judging whether the current temperature difference value is larger than or equal to a temperature difference threshold value, wherein the temperature difference threshold value is a temperature difference value larger than the preset temperature difference value;

when the current temperature difference value is larger than or equal to the temperature difference threshold value, determining that the heat exchange requirement cannot be met only by starting the fan, and starting the ionic wind generator; and

and when the current temperature difference value is smaller than the temperature difference threshold value, determining that only the fan is started to meet the heat exchange requirement, and closing the ion wind generator.

2. The control method of claim 1, wherein the fan assembly is formed with an air duct, the fan is disposed on an air outlet side of the air duct, and the ion wind generator is disposed on an air inlet side of the air duct.

3. The control method of claim 2, wherein the fan assembly further comprises a screen, and the ion wind generator is disposed between the screen and the fan.

4. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising the steps of:

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

5. The control method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating the ion wind generator when the current temperature difference is less than or equal to the predetermined temperature difference comprises the steps of:

and closing the fan.

6. The control method of claim 1, wherein said step of activating said fan when said current temperature difference is greater than said predetermined temperature difference comprises the steps of:

and closing the ion wind generator.

7. The control method according to claim 4, characterized by comprising the steps of:

8. A fan assembly, comprising a fan and an ionic wind generator, the fan assembly further comprising:

a memory storing at least one program;

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

the processor is configured to execute at least one program to implement the step of starting the fan when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference:

9. The fan assembly of claim 8, wherein the fan assembly defines an air duct, the fan is disposed on an air outlet side of the air duct, and the ion wind generator is disposed on an air inlet side of the air duct.

10. The fan assembly of claim 9 further comprising a screen, wherein the ion wind generator is disposed between the screen and the fan.

11. The fan assembly of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the steps of:

judging whether a trigger signal is generated according to user input;

12. The fan assembly of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the step of activating the ionic wind generator when the current temperature difference is less than or equal to the predetermined temperature difference:

and closing the fan.

13. The fan assembly of claim 8 wherein the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the step of activating the fan when the current temperature difference is greater than the predetermined temperature difference:

and closing the ion wind generator.

14. The fan assembly of claim 11 wherein the processor is configured to execute at least one program to perform the steps of:

and after the ion wind generator operates at the preset voltage for a second preset time, starting the fan and/or the ion wind generator according to user input when the trigger signal is not generated.

15. An air conditioner characterised by comprising a fan assembly as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 14.