Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an energy-saving method and device for an air conditioner, which solve the problem of electric energy waste caused by low energy efficiency when the air conditioner is used for refrigerating or heating.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
in a first aspect, the present invention provides an energy saving method of an air conditioner, which may include: after entering an energy-saving mode, determining the operating frequency of the compressor according to the difference value between the set temperature and the current indoor temperature; comparing the operating frequency to the first frequency and the second frequency; determining a target operating frequency according to the comparison result, wherein the target operating frequency is greater than or equal to a first frequency and less than or equal to a second frequency; and controlling the compressor to operate at the target operation frequency. The second frequency is greater than the first frequency, and the energy efficiency ratio corresponding to any frequency which is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency is greater than or equal to the preset energy efficiency ratio.
With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, determining the target operating frequency according to the comparison result may specifically include: if the operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency, determining the operating frequency as a target operating frequency; if the operating frequency is greater than the second frequency, determining the second frequency as a target operating frequency; if the operating frequency is less than the first frequency, the first frequency is determined to be the target operating frequency.
With reference to the first aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, the determining to enter an energy saving mode specifically may include: and when receiving the triggering operation of the user on the energy-saving key, determining to enter an energy-saving mode.
With reference to the first aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, before comparing the operating frequency with the first frequency and the second frequency, the method may further include: determining the number of times of triggering the energy-saving key by a user within a preset time after receiving the triggering operation; and if the triggering times are less than or equal to the preset times, updating the second frequency according to the second frequency, the triggering times and a prestored third frequency. And the third frequency represents the frequency value for triggering the reduction of the energy-saving key once.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides an energy saving device of an air conditioner, which may include: the device comprises a determining unit, a comparing unit and a control unit. And the determining unit is used for determining the operating frequency of the compressor according to the difference value between the set temperature and the current indoor temperature after entering the energy-saving mode. A comparison unit for comparing the operating frequency with the first frequency and the second frequency; the second frequency is greater than the first frequency, and the energy efficiency ratio corresponding to any frequency which is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency is greater than or equal to the preset energy efficiency ratio. And the determining unit is also used for determining a target operating frequency according to the comparison result, wherein the target operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency. And a control unit for controlling the compressor to operate at the target operating frequency.
With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the determining unit is specifically configured to: if the operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency, determining the operating frequency as a target operating frequency; if the operating frequency is greater than the second frequency, determining the second frequency as a target operating frequency; if the operating frequency is less than the first frequency, the first frequency is determined to be the target operating frequency.
With reference to the second aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, the determining unit is specifically configured to: and when receiving the triggering operation of the user on the energy-saving key, determining to enter an energy-saving mode.
With reference to the second aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, the energy saving device of an air conditioner may further include: and an updating unit. And the determining unit is also used for determining the triggering times of the energy-saving key by the user within the preset time after the triggering operation is received. And the updating unit is used for updating the second frequency according to the second frequency, the triggering frequency and a prestored third frequency if the triggering frequency is less than or equal to the preset frequency. And the third frequency represents the frequency value for triggering the reduction of the energy-saving key once.
Specific implementations may refer to the behavior function of the energy saving device of the air conditioner in the energy saving method of the air conditioner provided in the first aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect.
In a third aspect, there is provided an energy saving device of an air conditioner, comprising: at least one processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a communication bus. The processor is connected with the memory and the communication interface through a communication bus, the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, and when the energy-saving device of the air conditioner runs, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory, so that the energy-saving device of the air conditioner executes the energy-saving method of the air conditioner as the first aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect.
In a fourth aspect, there is provided a computer storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed on an energy saving device of an air conditioner, cause the energy saving device of the air conditioner to perform the energy saving method of the air conditioner as set forth in the first aspect or any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect.
The energy-saving method of the air conditioner provided by the invention is characterized in that after the operating frequency of the compressor is determined according to the temperature difference, the operating frequency is compared with the pre-stored first frequency and second frequency, and the target operating frequency is determined according to the comparison result so as to control the compressor to operate under the target operating frequency, wherein the target operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency. Because the energy efficiency ratio corresponding to any frequency in the range taking the first frequency as the lower limit and the second frequency as the upper limit is larger than or equal to the preset energy efficiency ratio, the compressor can operate in a frequency section with high energy efficiency ratio, and the purpose of energy conservation is achieved. And, through setting up the upper limit value of target operating frequency, not only can alleviate the electric wire netting load when the power consumption peak, moreover indirect restriction the temperature of the air outlet of air conditioner, avoided the too fast rising or the reduction of temperature of air outlet, improved user experience.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic composition diagram of an energy saving device of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may include: at least one processor 11, a memory 12, a communication interface 13, and a communication bus 14.
The following describes the components of the energy saving device of the air conditioner in detail with reference to fig. 2:
the processor 11 is a control center of an energy saving device of an air conditioner, and may be a single processor or a collective term for a plurality of processing elements. For example, the processor 11 is a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or one or more Integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present invention, such as: one or more Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
In particular implementations, processor 11 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 shown in FIG. 2, for example, as one embodiment. Also, as an example, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may include a plurality of processors, such as the processor 11 and the processor 15 shown in fig. 2. Each of these processors may be a Single-core processor (Single-CPU) or a Multi-core processor (Multi-CPU). A processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).
The Memory 12 may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) or other optical Disc storage, optical Disc storage (including Compact Disc, laser Disc, optical Disc, digital versatile Disc, blu-ray Disc, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited to such. The memory 12 may be self-contained and coupled to the processor 11 via a communication bus 14. The memory 12 may also be integrated with the processor 11.
In a specific implementation, the memory 12 is used for storing data in the present invention and software programs for executing the present invention. The processor 11 may perform various functions of the energy saving device of the air conditioner by running or executing a software program stored in the memory 12 and calling data stored in the memory 12.
The communication interface 13 is any device such as a transceiver for communicating with other devices or communication Networks, such as a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and the like. The communication interface 13 may include a receiving unit implementing a receiving function and a transmitting unit implementing a transmitting function.
The communication bus 14 may be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCl) bus, an Extended ISA (EISA) bus, or the like. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 2, but it is not intended that there be only one bus or one type of bus.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may be a split type air conditioner, a window type air conditioner, a mobile air conditioner, or other refrigeration equipment, or may be a remote controller corresponding to the refrigeration equipment.
In order to solve the problem of electric energy waste caused by low energy efficiency when an air conditioner is used for cooling or heating, an embodiment of the present invention provides an energy saving method for an air conditioner, as shown in fig. 3, the method may include:
201. and after entering the energy-saving mode, determining the operating frequency of the compressor according to the difference value between the set temperature and the current indoor temperature.
When the air conditioner is in a cooling or heating mode, and when the energy-saving device of the air conditioner determines to enter the energy-saving mode, the operating frequency of the compressor can be calculated according to the difference value between the set temperature of the user and the current indoor temperature. The energy-saving device of the air conditioner can determine to enter the energy-saving mode when receiving the triggering operation of a user on an energy-saving key on the energy-saving device of the air conditioner.
202. The operating frequency is compared to the first frequency and the second frequency.
The first frequency and the second frequency may be threshold values pre-stored in an energy saving device of the air conditioner, the first frequency is a lower threshold value, and the second frequency is a maximum allowable operating frequency in the energy saving mode. And the energy efficiency ratio corresponding to any frequency which is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency is greater than or equal to the preset energy efficiency ratio.
Illustratively, in conjunction with fig. 1, assuming the preset energy efficiency ratio is 3, the first frequency is 13Hz and the second frequency is 75 Hz.
203. And determining a target operating frequency according to the comparison result, wherein the target operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency.
Wherein the energy saving device of the air conditioner may determine the target operation frequency according to the comparison result after comparing the operation frequency with the first frequency and the second frequency. Specifically, if the operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency, the operating frequency is determined as the target operating frequency; if the operating frequency is greater than the second frequency, determining the second frequency as a target operating frequency; if the operating frequency is less than the first frequency, the first frequency is determined to be the target operating frequency. Thus, the target operation frequency is always in the frequency band with relatively high energy efficiency, and the energy saving of the air conditioner is realized.
For example, assuming that the operation frequency determined by the energy saving device of the air conditioner according to the temperature difference is 80 hertz (Hz), the first frequency is 20Hz, and the second frequency is 60Hz, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a power curve and a power consumption difference relationship of the compressor respectively operating at the frequency of 80Hz and the frequency of 60Hz, wherein the power consumption difference refers to a difference between the power consumption of the compressor operating at the frequency of 80Hz and the power consumption of the compressor operating at the frequency of 60Hz in a certain period of time, as shown in fig. 4, when the compressor is controlled to operate at the frequency of 60Hz instead of the frequency of 80Hz in the prior art, the maximum operation power of the air conditioner can be reduced from 1080 watts (W) to 780W, which effectively reduces the peak load of the power grid. And as can be seen from fig. 4, the power consumption of the compressor operating at a frequency of 60Hz is always less than the power consumption of the compressor operating at a frequency of 80Hz, indicated by 0.32KW/h in the table of fig. 4: the compressor operates for 5 hours and 30 minutes at the frequency of 60Hz, and saves electricity consumption compared with 5 hours and 30 minutes at the frequency of 80 Hz.
204. And controlling the compressor to operate at the target operation frequency.
After the target operation frequency is determined, the energy-saving device of the air conditioner can control the compressor to operate at the target operation frequency. When the user switches to other modes, for example, the current cooling or heating mode is switched to a dehumidification mode, an air supply mode or the like, or the user reenters the cooling or heating mode, the energy-saving device of the air conditioner exits the energy-saving mode, and the user can reenter the energy-saving mode by re-triggering the energy-saving key.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may further adjust the upper threshold of the operating frequency according to the triggering operation of the user, so as to improve the user experience. Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, before the step 202, the method may further include:
205. and determining the number of times of triggering the energy-saving key by the user within the preset time after the triggering operation is received.
The energy-saving device of the air conditioner can start timing after receiving the triggering operation of the energy-saving key by the user, determine the triggering times N of the energy-saving key by the user within the preset time, and compare the triggering times N with the preset times M. If the triggering times N are greater than the preset times M, the upper limit threshold value is not updated, and the pre-stored second frequency is still used; if the triggering time N is less than or equal to the preset time M, the upper threshold is updated, and specifically, the following step 206 may be performed:
206. and if the triggering times are less than or equal to the preset times, updating the second frequency according to the second frequency, the triggering times and a prestored third frequency.
And the third frequency represents the frequency value for triggering the reduction of the energy-saving key once. If the triggering time N is less than or equal to the preset time M, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may adopt the following formula: f2 ═ F2-F3 × N, and the updated second frequency F2' is determined, where F2 is the prestored second frequency, F3 is the prestored third frequency, and N is the number of triggers. Accordingly, step 202 is to compare the operating frequency with the first frequency and the updated second frequency.
The energy-saving method of the air conditioner provided by the invention is characterized in that after the operating frequency of the compressor is determined according to the temperature difference, the operating frequency is compared with the pre-stored first frequency and second frequency, and the target operating frequency is determined according to the comparison result so as to control the compressor to operate under the target operating frequency, wherein the target operating frequency is greater than or equal to the first frequency and less than or equal to the second frequency. Because the energy efficiency ratio corresponding to any frequency in the range taking the first frequency as the lower limit and the second frequency as the upper limit is larger than or equal to the preset energy efficiency ratio, the compressor can operate in a frequency section with high energy efficiency ratio, and the purpose of energy conservation is achieved. And, through setting up the upper limit value of target operating frequency, not only can alleviate the electric wire netting load when the power consumption peak, moreover indirect restriction the temperature of the air outlet of air conditioner, avoided the too fast rising or the reduction of temperature of air outlet, improved user experience.
The scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention is mainly introduced from the perspective of the energy-saving device of the air conditioner. It is understood that the energy saving device of the air conditioner includes hardware structures and/or software modules corresponding to the respective functions in order to implement the above-described functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software, in conjunction with the exemplary algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.
The energy saving device of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention may divide the functional modules according to the above method, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, the division of the modules in the embodiment of the present invention is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.
In the case of dividing each function module according to each function, fig. 6 shows another possible composition diagram of the energy saving device of the air conditioner related to the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may include: a determination unit 31, a comparison unit 32 and a control unit 33.
Wherein, the determining unit 31 is configured to support the energy saving device of the air conditioner to perform step 201 and step 203 in the energy saving method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 3, and step 205 in the energy saving method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 5.
The comparison unit 32, the economizer for supporting an air conditioner performs step 202 in the energy saving method of an air conditioner shown in fig. 3.
The control unit 33, which is used to support the energy saving device of the air conditioner, performs step 204 in the energy saving method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 3.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7, the energy saving device of the air conditioner may further include: and an updating unit 34.
The updating unit 34, the economizer for supporting the air conditioner performs step 206 in the energy saving method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 5.
It should be noted that all relevant contents of each step related to the above method embodiment may be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module, and are not described herein again.
The energy-saving device of the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for executing the energy-saving method of the air conditioner, so that the same effect as the energy-saving method of the air conditioner can be achieved.
In the case of an integrated unit, fig. 8 shows another possible composition diagram of the energy saving device of the air conditioner according to the above embodiment. As shown in fig. 8, the energy saving device of the air conditioner includes: a processing module 41, a communication module 42 and a storage module 43.
The processing module 41 is used for controlling and managing the actions of the energy saving device of the air conditioner, for example, the processing module 41 is used for supporting the energy saving device of the air conditioner to execute step 201, step 202, step 203, step 204 in fig. 3, step 205, step 206 in fig. 5, and/or other processes for the technology described herein. The communication module 42 is used to support communication of the energy saving device of the air conditioner with other network entities. And a storage module 43 for storing program codes and data of the energy saving device of the air conditioner.
The processing module 41 may be the processor in fig. 2. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. A Processor may also be a combination of computing functions, including, for example, one or more microprocessors, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and microprocessor combination, or the like. The communication module 42 may be the communication interface in fig. 2. The storage module 43 may be the memory of fig. 2.
Through the above description of the embodiments, it is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device may be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the above described functions.
In the embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical functional division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may be one physical unit or a plurality of physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed in a plurality of different places. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.
The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention may be essentially or partially contributed to by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product, where the software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a device (which may be a single chip, a chip, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.