CN109406115B - Scale detection method and liquid heating apparatus - Google Patents

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CN109406115B
CN109406115B CN201811003058.6A CN201811003058A CN109406115B CN 109406115 B CN109406115 B CN 109406115B CN 201811003058 A CN201811003058 A CN 201811003058A CN 109406115 B CN109406115 B CN 109406115B
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Abstract

The invention discloses a scale detection method and liquid heating equipment, which are applied to the liquid heating equipment, wherein the liquid heating equipment comprises an electric heating device, and the method comprises the following steps: detecting the temperature of the electric heating device; judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device; and executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device. The invention solves the problem caused by untimely scale cleaning of the liquid heating equipment in the prior art, and improves the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment.

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Scale detection method and liquid heating apparatus
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of liquid heating, in particular to a scale detection method and liquid heating equipment.
Background
Along with the popularization of household appliances, liquid heating equipment, especially electric heating type humidifier, because electric heating element surface temperature is very high in the course of the work, very easily produce the incrustation scale, if not clear up the incrustation scale in time, can lead to electric heating element's heat conductivility to worsen, its surface temperature rises rapidly, leads to electric heating element to damage and bring the potential safety hazard, and the incrustation scale too many simultaneously can lead to heating efficiency to reduce to be difficult to the sanitization.
Aiming at the problems caused by untimely scale cleaning of liquid heating equipment in the related art, no effective solution is provided at present.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a scale detection method and liquid heating equipment, which at least solve the problem caused by untimely scale cleaning of the liquid heating equipment in the prior art.
In order to solve the above technical problem, according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a scale detection method applied to a liquid heating apparatus including an electric heating device, the method including: detecting the temperature of the electric heating device; judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device; and executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
Further, detecting the temperature of the electric heating device comprises: detecting the temperature of the electric heating device at a plurality of temperature monitoring points through a plurality of temperature detection devices; wherein, the surface of the electric heating device is provided with a plurality of temperature monitoring points, and each temperature monitoring point is provided with a temperature detection device.
Furthermore, a plurality of temperature monitoring points are arranged at the hot end of the electric heating device, and the positions of the plurality of temperature monitoring points are arranged according to the heating characteristic of the electric heating device.
Further, the method for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device comprises the following steps: judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition or not; when the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition, determining that the electric heating device is scaled; and when the temperature of the electric heating device does not meet the first preset condition, further judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition or not so as to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
Further, the first preset condition includes: the temperature of at least one temperature monitoring point is greater than or equal to a corresponding first preset temperature; wherein each temperature monitoring point corresponds to a first preset temperature.
Further, the second preset condition includes: the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature, and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature is more than or equal to the preset number; and each temperature monitoring point corresponds to one second preset temperature.
Further, whether the temperature distribution information of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition is further judged to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device, and the method comprises the following steps: when the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature less than the corresponding second preset temperature is more than or equal to the preset number, determining that the electric heating device is scaled; when the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature less than the corresponding second preset temperature is less than the preset number, determining that the electric heating device is partially scaled; and determining that the electric heating device is not scaled if the plurality of temperature monitoring points do not comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature lower than the corresponding second preset temperature.
Further, after determining the scaling condition of the electric heating device, the method further comprises the following steps: positioning the position where the scale is generated; when the electric heating device is scaled, the position where the scale is generated is the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding first preset temperature, or the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature; when the electric heating device is partially scaled, the position where the scale is generated is the position of the temperature monitoring point with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature.
Further, according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device, wherein the control strategy comprises the following steps: when the electric heating device is scaled, cutting off the power supply of the electric heating device, and performing alarm reminding operation; when the electric heating device is partially scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work and carrying out reminding operation; and when the electric heating device is not scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work.
Further, the alarm reminding operation comprises: displaying and driving the alarm module to give an alarm through the display interface, and/or displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface so as to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated; the reminding operation comprises the following steps: and displaying the position where the scale is generated through a display interface to remind a user of cleaning the position where the scale is generated.
Further, the method further comprises: transmitting the temperature of the electric heating device to a cloud server in a wireless communication mode; wherein, the server forms a scale distribution state diagram according to the temperature of the electric heating device so as to improve the electric heating device.
Further, the liquid heating device is an electric humidifier.
According to another aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a liquid heating apparatus including: an electric heating device for heating liquid; the temperature acquisition module is used for detecting the temperature of the electric heating device; the main control module is connected with the temperature acquisition module and the electric heating device and used for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device and executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
Further, the master control module comprises: the judging unit is used for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device; and the control unit is used for executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
Further, the judging unit includes: the first judgment subunit is used for judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition or not; the determining subunit is used for determining that the electric heating device is scaled when the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition; and the second judging subunit is used for further judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition or not when the temperature of the electric heating device does not meet the first preset condition so as to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
Further, the apparatus further comprises: the power supply is connected with the main control module and used for supplying power to the main control module and the electric heating device; the driving circuit is connected with the main control module and the electric heating device and is used for driving the electric heating device to work; the display interface is connected with the main control module and is used for displaying the position where the scale is generated; and the alarm module is connected with the main control module and used for giving an alarm to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated.
Further, the control unit is further configured to: when the electric heating device is scaled, controlling the power supply to stop supplying power, and giving an alarm through the alarm module, and/or displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated; when the electric heating device is partially scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work, and displaying the part where the scale is generated through a display interface so as to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated; when the electric heating device is not scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work; wherein, the scaling condition of the electric heating device comprises the following steps: fouling, partial fouling, no fouling.
Further, the device is an electro-thermal humidifier.
According to a further aspect of embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computer apparatus comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor when executing the program implementing a scale detection method as described above.
According to a further aspect of embodiments of the present invention there is provided a storage medium containing computer executable instructions which, when executed by a computer processor, are for performing a scale detection method as described above.
In the invention, whether the surface of the electric heating device generates scale or not is judged according to the heating characteristics of the electric heating device and the temperature variation trend thereof, and during the concrete implementation, the scaling condition of the electric heating device is judged according to the temperature of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature of the electric heating device. After the scaling condition of the electric heating device is determined, a corresponding control strategy is executed on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, so that potential safety hazards caused by the fact that the electric heating device works in an abnormal state are avoided, the problem caused by untimely scaling cleaning of the liquid heating equipment is effectively solved, and the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment are improved.
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FIG. 1 is an alternative flow diagram of a scale detection method according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of an alternative location of a temperature monitoring point according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is another alternative flow diagram of a scale detection method according to an embodiment of the invention; and
fig. 4 is a block diagram of an alternative configuration of a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.
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In the preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention, a method for detecting scale is provided, which can be directly applied to various liquid heating apparatuses, and also can be applied to other apparatuses having partial functions of the liquid heating apparatuses, and when the method is specifically implemented, the method can be implemented by installing software, APP, or writing a corresponding program into a controller of the liquid heating apparatus or other apparatuses. In particular, fig. 1 shows an alternative flow chart of the method, which, as shown in fig. 1, comprises the following steps S102-S106:
s102: detecting the temperature of the electric heating device;
s104: judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device;
s106: and executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
In the above embodiment, whether the surface of the electric heating device generates the scale is judged according to the heating characteristics of the electric heating device and the temperature variation trend thereof, and in the specific implementation, the scaling condition of the electric heating device is judged according to the temperature of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature of the electric heating device. After the scaling condition of the electric heating device is determined, a corresponding control strategy is executed on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, so that potential safety hazards caused by the fact that the electric heating device works in an abnormal state are avoided, the problem caused by untimely scaling cleaning of the liquid heating equipment is effectively solved, and the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment are improved.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, detecting the temperature of the electric heating device comprises: detecting the temperature of the electric heating device at a plurality of temperature monitoring points through a plurality of temperature detection devices; wherein, the surface of the electric heating device is provided with a plurality of temperature monitoring points, and each temperature monitoring point is provided with a temperature detection device. Fig. 2 shows the positions of the temperature monitoring points in the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, a plurality of temperature monitoring points a1, a2, … …, An are located at the hot end of the heating device, and collect the temperatures at different positions of the hot end, and determine whether the heating device is scaled according to the temperatures of the multiple points, so that the determination result is more accurate. Wherein, the position of different temperature monitoring points sets up according to the characteristic that generates heat of electric heating device, and the more position that generates heat can set up the monitoring point more, and the less position that generates heat can set up the monitoring point less, can evenly set up the monitoring point under the more even condition of generating heat, specifically carries out reasonable setting according to the characteristics that generate heat of the device that generates heat.
After the temperature of the electric heating device is detected, judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device, wherein the scaling condition comprises the following steps: judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition or not; when the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition, determining that the electric heating device is scaled; and when the temperature of the electric heating device does not meet the first preset condition, further judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition or not so as to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device. Wherein, the first preset condition comprises: the temperature of at least one temperature monitoring point is greater than or equal to a corresponding first preset temperature; wherein each temperature monitoring point corresponds to a first preset temperature. The second preset condition includes: the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature, and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature is more than or equal to the preset number; and each temperature monitoring point corresponds to one second preset temperature. If the temperature of no temperature monitoring point is greater than or equal to the corresponding first preset temperature, the electric heating device is probably scaled, and whether the electric heating device is scaled needs to be further judged.
In the above embodiment, further determining whether the temperature distribution information of the electric heating device satisfies a second preset condition to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device includes: when the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature less than the corresponding second preset temperature is more than or equal to the preset number, determining that the electric heating device is scaled; when the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature less than the corresponding second preset temperature is less than the preset number, determining that the electric heating device is partially scaled; and determining that the electric heating device is not scaled if the plurality of temperature monitoring points do not comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature lower than the corresponding second preset temperature. Whether the temperature monitoring points are larger than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature or not is continuously detected, and when the temperature monitoring points larger than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature are larger than the preset number, the fact that the electric heating device is scaled is also indicated; and when the temperature monitoring points at the second preset temperature which are more than or equal to the corresponding preset number are not reached, the fact that the electric heating device is not completely scaled, namely, partial scaling is indicated.
Preferably, after determining the scaling condition of the electric heating device, the method further comprises the following steps: positioning the position where the scale is generated; when the electric heating device is scaled, the position where the scale is generated is the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding first preset temperature, or the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature; when the electric heating device is partially scaled, the position where the scale is generated is the position of the temperature monitoring point with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding control strategy is implemented for the electric heating device based on the fouling of the electric heating device, comprising: when the electric heating device is scaled, cutting off the power supply of the electric heating device, and performing alarm reminding operation; when the electric heating device is partially scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work and carrying out reminding operation; and when the electric heating device is not scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work. When the structure of the electric heating device is determined, the electric heating device is controlled to stop working, and alarm reminding operation is carried out, so that potential safety hazards caused by overhigh temperature of the electric heating device due to continuous working of the electric heating device are avoided; and when part of the electric heating device is scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work, but performing reminding operation.
Preferably, the alarm reminding operation comprises: displaying and driving the alarm module to give an alarm through the display interface, and/or displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface so as to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated; the reminding operation comprises the following steps: and displaying the position where the scale is generated through a display interface to remind a user of cleaning the position where the scale is generated.
Optionally, the method further comprises: transmitting the temperature of the electric heating device to a cloud server in a wireless communication mode, such as WIFI, Bluetooth and the like; wherein, the server forms a scale distribution state diagram according to the temperature of the electric heating device so as to improve the electric heating device. The scale distribution state data in the working process of the product is uploaded to the cloud end in a wireless communication mode, so that developers can conveniently call the data for analysis, and the product design is improved.
Further, the liquid heating device is an electric humidifier. The invention is applied to the electric heating humidifier, and can judge whether scale is generated on the surface of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature change trend of the surface of the electric heating device, so as to remind a user to clean the scale, thereby improving the reliability and the safety of the use of the product.
Another scale detection method is also provided in preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention, and specifically, fig. 3 shows an alternative flow chart of the method, as shown in fig. 3, the method includes the following steps:
n temperature monitoring points are distributed on the surface of the electric heating device, and for the n temperature monitoring points, first temperature limit values are set to be B1, B2 and … … Bn respectively;
setting second temperature limits set to C1, C2, … … Cn, respectively, where Cx > Bx (x ═ 1,2, … … n);
setting a value m (m < n);
when the electric heating humidifier or the liquid heating device works normally, collecting temperature values A1, A2, … … and An of n temperature monitoring points;
comparing the acquired temperature value Ax with a second temperature limit Cx;
if Ax is larger than or equal to Cx, the surface of the electric heating device is scaled, the power supply is disconnected, the electric heating device stops heating, the alarm circuit is driven, the scale generation part is displayed, and a user is reminded to clean;
if Ax is less than Cx, comparing the acquired temperature value Ax with a second temperature limit value Bx;
when all Ax < Bx (x is 1,2, … … n), the surface of the electric heating device is free from scale;
ax is more than or equal to Bx (x is 1,2, … … n) and the number of the exceeding points is less than m, normal heating is continued, but the position where the scale is generated is displayed on a display interface, and a user can automatically judge whether power-off cleaning is needed;
when the number of the exceeded points is not less than m, the power supply is cut off, the electric heating device stops heating, the alarm circuit is driven, the scale generation part is displayed, and a user is reminded to clean;
and (6) ending.
In the above embodiment, whether the surface of the electric heating device generates the scale is judged according to the heating characteristics of the electric heating device and the temperature variation trend thereof, and in the specific implementation, the scaling condition of the electric heating device is judged according to the temperature of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature of the electric heating device. After the scaling condition of the electric heating device is determined, a corresponding control strategy is executed on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, so that potential safety hazards caused by the fact that the electric heating device works in an abnormal state are avoided, the problem caused by untimely scaling cleaning of the liquid heating equipment is effectively solved, and the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment are improved.
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Based on the scale detection method provided in the above embodiment 1, there is also provided a liquid heating apparatus in a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention, specifically, fig. 4 shows an alternative structural block diagram of the apparatus, and as shown in fig. 4, the apparatus includes:
an electric heating device for heating liquid;
the temperature acquisition module is used for detecting the temperature of the electric heating device;
the main control module is connected with the temperature acquisition module and the electric heating device and used for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device and executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
In the above embodiment, whether the surface of the electric heating device generates the scale is judged according to the heating characteristics of the electric heating device and the temperature variation trend thereof, and in the specific implementation, the scaling condition of the electric heating device is judged according to the temperature of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature of the electric heating device. After the scaling condition of the electric heating device is determined, a corresponding control strategy is executed on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, so that potential safety hazards caused by the fact that the electric heating device works in an abnormal state are avoided, the problem caused by untimely scaling cleaning of the liquid heating equipment is effectively solved, and the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment are improved.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main control module includes: the judging unit is used for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device; and the control unit is used for executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device. Further, the judging unit includes: the first judgment subunit is used for judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition or not; the determining subunit is used for determining that the electric heating device is scaled when the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition; and the second judging subunit is used for further judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition or not when the temperature of the electric heating device does not meet the first preset condition so as to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises: the power supply is connected with the main control module and used for supplying power to the main control module and the electric heating device; the driving circuit is connected with the main control module and the electric heating device and is used for driving the electric heating device to work; the display interface is connected with the main control module and is used for displaying the position where the scale is generated; and the alarm module is connected with the main control module and used for giving an alarm to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated.
Further, the control unit is further configured to: when the electric heating device is scaled, controlling the power supply to stop supplying power, and giving an alarm through the alarm module, and/or displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated; when the electric heating device is partially scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work, and displaying the part where the scale is generated through a display interface so as to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated; when the electric heating device is not scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work; wherein, the scaling condition of the electric heating device comprises the following steps: fouling, partial fouling, no fouling.
Preferably, the device is an electro-thermal humidifier.
With regard to the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each unit and each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be described in detail herein.
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Based on the scale detection method provided in the above embodiment 1, in a preferred embodiment 3 of the present invention, there is also provided a computer apparatus comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the scale detection method as described above when executing the program.
In the above embodiment, whether the surface of the electric heating device generates the scale is judged according to the heating characteristics of the electric heating device and the temperature variation trend thereof, and in the specific implementation, the scaling condition of the electric heating device is judged according to the temperature of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature of the electric heating device. After the scaling condition of the electric heating device is determined, a corresponding control strategy is executed on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, so that potential safety hazards caused by the fact that the electric heating device works in an abnormal state are avoided, the problem caused by untimely scaling cleaning of the liquid heating equipment is effectively solved, and the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment are improved.
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Based on the scale detection method provided in embodiment 1 above, there is also provided in a preferred embodiment 4 of the present invention a storage medium containing computer executable instructions for performing the scale detection method as described above when executed by a computer processor.
In the above embodiment, whether the surface of the electric heating device generates the scale is judged according to the heating characteristics of the electric heating device and the temperature variation trend thereof, and in the specific implementation, the scaling condition of the electric heating device is judged according to the temperature of the electric heating device by detecting the temperature of the electric heating device. After the scaling condition of the electric heating device is determined, a corresponding control strategy is executed on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device, so that potential safety hazards caused by the fact that the electric heating device works in an abnormal state are avoided, the problem caused by untimely scaling cleaning of the liquid heating equipment is effectively solved, and the reliability and the safety of the liquid heating equipment are improved.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. A scale detection method for a liquid heating apparatus comprising an electric heating device, the method comprising:
detecting the temperature of the electric heating device;
judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device;
executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device;
wherein, the step of judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device comprises the following steps:
judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition or not;
when the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition, determining that the electric heating device is scaled;
and when the temperature of the electric heating device does not meet the first preset condition, further judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition or not so as to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting a temperature of said electric heating device comprises:
detecting the temperature of the electric heating device at a plurality of temperature monitoring points through a plurality of temperature detection devices; the surface of the electric heating device is provided with a plurality of temperature monitoring points, and each temperature monitoring point is provided with a temperature detection device.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of temperature monitoring points are located at a hot end of the electrical heating device, the locations of the plurality of temperature monitoring points being set according to a heating characteristic of the electrical heating device.
4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first preset condition comprises: the temperature of at least one temperature monitoring point is greater than or equal to a corresponding first preset temperature; and each temperature monitoring point corresponds to one first preset temperature.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second preset condition comprises: the plurality of temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature, and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature is more than or equal to the preset number; the second preset temperature is lower than the first preset temperature, and each temperature monitoring point corresponds to one second preset temperature.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the further determining whether the temperature distribution information of the electric heating device satisfies a second preset condition to determine the fouling condition of the electric heating device comprises:
when the temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature, and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature is more than or equal to the preset number, determining that the electric heating device is scaled;
when the temperature monitoring points comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature, and the number of the temperature monitoring points with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature is less than the preset number, determining that the electric heating device is partially scaled;
and determining that the electric heating device is not scaled if the plurality of temperature monitoring points do not comprise temperature monitoring points with the temperature greater than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, after said determining a fouling condition of said electric heating device:
positioning the position where the scale is generated;
when the electric heating device is scaled, the position where the scale is generated is the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding first preset temperature, or the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature being more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature;
when the electric heating device is partially scaled, the scale generation part is the position of a temperature monitoring point with the temperature more than or equal to the corresponding second preset temperature.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein performing a corresponding control strategy for the electric heating device based on the fouling of the electric heating device comprises:
when the electric heating device is scaled, cutting off the power supply of the electric heating device, and performing alarm reminding operation;
when the electric heating device is partially scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work, and performing reminding operation;
and when the electric heating device is not scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work.
9. The method of claim 8,
the alarm reminding operation comprises the following steps: displaying and driving the alarm module to give an alarm through the display interface, and/or displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface so as to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated;
the reminding operation comprises the following steps: and displaying the position where the scale is generated through a display interface to remind a user of cleaning the position where the scale is generated.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting the temperature of the electric heating device to a cloud server in a wireless communication mode; wherein the server forms a scale distribution state diagram according to the temperature of the electric heating device so as to improve the electric heating device.
11. The method of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the liquid heating apparatus is an electro-thermal humidifier.
12. A liquid heating apparatus, comprising:
an electric heating device for heating liquid;
the temperature acquisition module is used for detecting the temperature of the electric heating device;
the main control module is connected with the temperature acquisition module and the electric heating device and used for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device and executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device;
the master control module comprises:
the judging unit is used for judging the scaling condition of the electric heating device according to the temperature of the electric heating device;
the judging unit includes:
the first judgment subunit is used for judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition or not;
the determining subunit is used for determining that the electric heating device is scaled when the temperature of the electric heating device meets a first preset condition;
and the second judgment subunit is used for further judging whether the temperature of the electric heating device meets a second preset condition or not when the temperature of the electric heating device does not meet the first preset condition so as to determine the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the master module comprises:
and the control unit is used for executing a corresponding control strategy on the electric heating device according to the scaling condition of the electric heating device.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:
the power supply is connected with the main control module and used for supplying power to the main control module and the electric heating device;
the driving circuit is connected with the main control module and the electric heating device and is used for driving the electric heating device to work;
the display interface is connected with the main control module and is used for displaying the position where the scale is generated;
and the alarm module is connected with the main control module and used for giving an alarm to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control unit is further configured to:
when the electric heating device is scaled, controlling the power supply to stop supplying power, and giving an alarm through the alarm module, and/or displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated;
when the electric heating device is partially scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work, and displaying the part where the scale is generated through the display interface so as to remind a user of cleaning the part where the scale is generated;
when the electric heating device is not scaled, controlling the electric heating device to normally work;
wherein the scaling condition of the electric heating device comprises: fouling, partial fouling, no fouling.
16. The apparatus according to any one of claims 12-15, wherein the apparatus is an electrothermal humidifier.
17. A computer device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor when executing the program implements a scale detection method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11.
18. A storage medium containing computer executable instructions for performing the scale detection method of any one of claims 1 to 11 when executed by a computer processor.
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