CN110567129B

CN110567129B - Area control method and device

Info

Publication number: CN110567129B
Application number: CN201910913873.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄向聪; 吴学伟; 杨华生; 邹宏亮; 谢金桂; 张之栋
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2019-09-25
Filing date: 2019-09-25
Publication date: 2020-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-25
Also published as: CN110567129A

Abstract

The invention provides a region control method and a device, wherein the method comprises the following steps: determining whether the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature; under the condition that the air conditioning unit is determined to be operated to the set temperature, controlling a compressor to stop operating, and determining whether an area with people exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by an area control system; in the case where it is determined that there is a manned area, the damper controlling the manned area is in an open state. By means of the technical scheme, the technical problems that the existing air valve in the fixed area is set to be in the opening state, so that the user experience is not high, the energy is wasted are solved, the user experience is effectively improved, and the technical effect of energy waste is reduced.

Description

Area control method and device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of equipment control, in particular to a region control method and device.

Background

With the expansion of the air conditioner market, air conditioners are increasingly used in large areas such as villas, offices, and the like. For these large areas, the area is divided into one small area, and in order to achieve effective control of such small area, an area control system is created.

The general regional control system is realized by adding an air valve controller and a regional control terminal on the basis of one-to-one unit, and the regional control terminal can control the opening and closing of an air valve to realize the independent control of a plurality of small regions.

Considering that for a general air conditioning unit, when the unit operates to reach a set temperature, the compressor may stop operating, but the indoor fan always operates to output air, so that when a regional control system is carried on, when the compressor stops operating and the indoor fan always operates to output air, it is necessary that an air valve of one region is normally open to prevent all air outlets from being blocked, so that the inner fan cannot output air, thereby generating abnormal sound and increasing fan load. The current common mode is that a regional control system defaults to fix an air valve to be normally open or a user needs to set a regional air valve to be normally open, and when the compressor stops running, the regional air valve is opened.

However, if the set normally open area is not occupied, the air is always discharged from the area under the condition that the compressor is stopped, a part of cooling/heating energy is wasted, and the user experience is not high.

In view of the above problems, no effective solution has been proposed.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a region control method and device, which are used for improving user experience and avoiding energy waste.

In one aspect, a method for controlling an area is provided, including:

determining whether the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature;

under the condition that the air conditioning unit is determined to be operated to the set temperature, controlling a compressor to stop operating, and determining whether an area with people exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by an area control system;

in the case where it is determined that there is a manned area, the damper controlling the manned area is in an open state.

In one embodiment, after determining whether there is an area in which a person is present in the plurality of target areas controlled by the area control system, the method further includes:

and under the condition that the area without the human is determined, controlling the air valve of the preset normally open area to be in an open state.

In one embodiment, determining whether there is an occupied area among a plurality of target areas controlled by an area control system includes:

and monitoring whether human areas exist in the target areas or not through human monitoring devices arranged in the target areas.

In one embodiment, the human monitoring device is built into a thermostat.

In one embodiment, after the air valve controlling the manned area is in the open state, the method further comprises the following steps:

determining whether the compressor is re-entered into an operating state;

under the condition that the compressor is determined to be in the working state again, determining whether the environmental temperature of the manned area with the air valve in the opening state reaches the preset temperature of the area;

and controlling the air valve of the area to be in a closed state under the condition that the preset temperature of the area is determined to be reached.

In another aspect, there is provided an area control apparatus including:

the first determining module is used for determining whether the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature;

the first control module is used for controlling the compressor to stop running under the condition that the air conditioning unit is determined to run to the set temperature, and determining whether an area with people exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by an area control system;

and the second control module is used for controlling the air valve of the manned area to be in an opening state under the condition that the manned area is determined.

In one embodiment, the area control device further includes:

and the third control module is used for controlling a preset normally open air valve to be in an open state under the condition that whether the human area exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by the area control system or not is determined.

In one embodiment, the area control device further includes:

the second determining module is used for determining whether the compressor enters the working state again after the air valve controlling the manned area is in the opening state;

the third determining module is used for determining whether the environmental temperature of the manned area with the air valve in the opening state reaches the preset temperature of the area or not under the condition that the compressor is determined to reenter the working state;

and the fourth control module is used for controlling the air valve of the area to be in a closed state under the condition that the preset temperature of the area is determined to be reached.

In yet another aspect, an air conditioning unit is provided, including: the area control device described above.

In yet another aspect, a network device is provided, including: a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the above method when executing the computer program.

In a further aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the above-mentioned method.

In the above embodiment, when the air conditioning unit is operated to the set temperature and the compressor stops operating, it is determined whether there is an occupied zone in a plurality of target zones controlled by the zone control system; in the case where it is determined that there is a manned area, the damper controlling the manned area is in an open state. Namely, after the compressor stops operating, set up the blast gate of someone region to the open mode, rather than setting up fixed area's blast gate to the open mode to can solve current set up fixed area's blast gate to the open mode and the user experience that leads to is not high, the extravagant technical problem of the energy, reach effective promotion user experience, reduce the extravagant technological effect of the energy.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a method flow diagram of a zone control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a system architecture diagram of a zone control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a normally open zone switching method according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a block diagram of a zone control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are provided to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

For the existing air conditioning unit, when the unit runs to reach the set temperature, the compressor can stop running, but the indoor fan runs to output air all the time, so that when the regional control system is carried, the compressor stops running and the indoor fan runs to output air all the time, the air valve in one region is required to be normally open, so that the situation that the air outlet of the inner fan cannot output air due to the fact that all the air outlets are blocked is avoided, abnormal sound is generated, and the load of the fan is increased. The current common mode is that a regional control system defaults to fix an air valve to be normally open or a user needs to set a regional air valve to be normally open, and when the compressor stops running, the regional air valve is opened.

To this end, in this example, a zone control method is provided, as shown in fig. 1, which may include the steps of:

step 101: determining whether the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature;

step 102: under the condition that the air conditioning unit is determined to be operated to the set temperature, controlling a compressor to stop operating, and determining whether an area with people exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by an area control system;

step 103: in the case where it is determined that there is a manned area, the damper controlling the manned area is in an open state.

That is, when the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature and the compressor stops operating, determining whether there is an occupied area in a plurality of target areas controlled by the area control system; in the case where it is determined that there is a manned area, the damper controlling the manned area is in an open state. Namely, after the compressor stops operating, set up the blast gate of someone region to the open mode, rather than setting up fixed area's blast gate to the open mode to can solve current set up fixed area's blast gate to the open mode and the user experience that leads to is not high, the extravagant technical problem of the energy, reach effective promotion user experience, reduce the extravagant technological effect of the energy.

In consideration of actual implementation, when the air conditioning unit operates to the set temperature and the compressor stops operating, all controlled areas are unmanned, but the air valve of an area which needs to be occupied is opened, and at this time, the preset normally-open air valve can be controlled to be in an open state under the condition that the area which does not have the occupied is determined. That is, one or more areas may be preset, and if there is no person area, the dampers of these preset areas are set to an open state.

In order to determine whether people exist in each region of the effective region, human body monitoring devices can be arranged in each target region controlled by the region control system, and whether people exist in each region can be determined through the human body monitoring devices. Specifically, this human monitoring devices can infrared detector etc. specifically adopt which kind of device can be confirmed according to actual need and condition as human monitoring devices, and this application does not limit this. That is, determining whether there is a human area among a plurality of target areas controlled by the area control system may include: and monitoring whether human areas exist in the target areas or not through human monitoring devices arranged in the target areas.

The above human body monitoring device may be built in a thermostat, that is, a thermostat is provided in each region, and in order to reduce the number of devices, the human body monitoring device may be built in a thermostat.

In one embodiment, after the damper controlling the manned area is in the open state, it may be determined whether the compressor is re-entering the operating state; under the condition that the compressor is determined to be in the working state again, determining whether the environmental temperature of the manned area with the air valve in the opening state reaches the preset temperature of the area; and controlling the air valve of the area to be in a closed state under the condition that the preset temperature of the area is determined to be reached. That is, after the compressor of the air conditioning unit exits the shutdown state and reenters the operating state, if the ambient temperature of the area corresponding to the air valve set in the open state reaches the set temperature, the air valve of the area can be closed to stop air supply, and if the ambient temperature does not reach the set temperature, the area continues air supply, and the air valve of the area is not closed.

The above method is described below with reference to a specific example, however, it should be noted that the specific example is only for better describing the present application and is not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In order to solve the problem that the existing normally-open area is fixed or needs to be manually set, and the normally-open area cannot be intelligently switched to cause poor user experience and waste of energy consumption, in the embodiment, the normally-open (air-out) area of the intelligent switching area control system is a manned area, so that the intelligence of a product is improved, the user experience is improved, the product is more intelligent and humanized, the user experience is improved, and the energy is saved.

Specifically, in this example, a zone control system is provided, as shown in fig. 2, which may include: blast gate controller, regional controller terminal to reach blast gate and the temperature controller of every subregion, wherein:

and the air valve controller is used for monitoring the temperature fed back by the temperature controller and controlling the operation of the air valve in the area according to the set temperature of the area control terminal and the indoor temperature detected by the temperature controller.

And the temperature controller is used for feeding back the indoor temperature of the area and whether a person exists.

And the air valve is used for controlling the air volume of the area.

The area control system can control the air valves of the sub-areas according to the starting requirements of different sub-areas so as to realize independent control of the sub-areas.

Based on the zone control system, in this example, a normally open zone switching method is provided, as shown in fig. 3, and may include:

s1: the air valve controller is communicated with the internal unit, the internal unit forwards the operation information of the external unit compressor to the air valve controller, and the air valve controller judges whether the air conditioning system reaches a preset temperature point in real time to control the compressor to stop operating.

S2: the temperature controllers in all the areas are provided with human body detection modules which can detect whether people exist in the areas, and the air valve controllers are communicated with the temperature controllers to acquire the ambient temperature of all the areas and the information whether people exist.

S3: when the air valve controller judges that the unit reaches a temperature point and stops the compressor, the air valve controller counts whether people exist in an area which is set to be opened by all users, if people exist, the area is used as a normally open area (a plurality of areas are all provided with people and a plurality of areas can be used as the normally open area), the air valve of the area is opened, and air is supplied to the area. If no one exists, the air is blown to the normal open area set by default or the user.

S4: and after the compressor of the air conditioning unit exits the shutdown state and reenters the running state, if the ambient temperature of the area corresponding to the air valve which is set to be in the open state reaches the set temperature, the air valve of the area can be closed, air supply is stopped, if the ambient temperature does not reach the set temperature, air supply continues to be carried out in the area, and the air valve of the area is not closed.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present invention further provides an area control device, as described in the following embodiments. Because the principle of solving the problem of the area control device is similar to that of the area control method, the implementation of the area control device can refer to the implementation of the area control method, and repeated details are not repeated. As used hereinafter, the term "unit" or "module" may be a combination of software and/or hardware that implements a predetermined function. Although the means described in the embodiments below are preferably implemented in software, an implementation in hardware, or a combination of software and hardware is also possible and contemplated. Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a structure of a zone control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 4, the block diagram may include: a first determination module 401, a first control module 402, and a second control module 403, the structure of which will be described below.

A first determining module 401, configured to determine whether the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature;

a first control module 402, configured to control the compressor to stop operating when it is determined that the air conditioning unit is operating to the set temperature, and determine whether there is an occupied zone in a plurality of target zones controlled by a zone control system;

and a second control module 403, configured to control the air valve of the manned area to be in an open state in a case where it is determined that the manned area exists.

In one embodiment, the area control device may further include: and the third control module is used for controlling a preset normally open air valve to be in an open state under the condition that whether the human area exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by the area control system or not is determined.

In one embodiment, the area control device may further include: the second determining module is used for determining whether the compressor enters the working state again after the air valve controlling the manned area is in the opening state; the third determining module is used for determining whether the environmental temperature of the manned area with the air valve in the opening state reaches the preset temperature of the area or not under the condition that the compressor is determined to reenter the working state; and the fourth control module is used for controlling the air valve of the area to be in a closed state under the condition that the preset temperature of the area is determined to be reached.

In an embodiment, the first control module 402 may specifically monitor whether there is a human region in the target regions through a human monitoring device disposed in the target regions.

In one embodiment, the human body monitoring device may be built in a thermostat.

In another embodiment, a software is provided, which is used to execute the technical solutions described in the above embodiments and preferred embodiments.

In another embodiment, a storage medium is provided, in which the software is stored, and the storage medium includes but is not limited to: optical disks, floppy disks, hard disks, erasable memory, etc.

From the above description, it can be seen that the embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects: determining whether a human area exists in a plurality of target areas controlled by an area control system under the condition that the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature and the compressor stops operating; in the case where it is determined that there is a manned area, the damper controlling the manned area is in an open state. Namely, after the compressor stops operating, set up the blast gate of someone region to the open mode, rather than setting up fixed area's blast gate to the open mode to can solve current set up fixed area's blast gate to the open mode and the user experience that leads to is not high, the extravagant technical problem of the energy, reach effective promotion user experience, reduce the extravagant technological effect of the energy.

Although various specific embodiments are mentioned in the disclosure of the present application, the present application is not limited to the cases described in the industry standards or the examples, and the like, and some industry standards or the embodiments slightly modified based on the implementation described in the custom manner or the examples can also achieve the same, equivalent or similar, or the expected implementation effects after the modifications. Embodiments employing such modified or transformed data acquisition, processing, output, determination, etc., may still fall within the scope of alternative embodiments of the present application.

Although the present application provides method steps as described in an embodiment or flowchart, more or fewer steps may be included based on conventional or non-inventive means. The order of steps recited in the embodiments is merely one manner of performing the steps in a multitude of orders and does not represent the only order of execution. When an apparatus or client product in practice executes, it may execute sequentially or in parallel (e.g., in a parallel processor or multithreaded processing environment, or even in a distributed data processing environment) according to the embodiments or methods shown in the figures. The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, the presence of additional identical or equivalent elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the recited elements is not excluded.

The devices or modules and the like explained in the above embodiments may be specifically implemented by a computer chip or an entity, or implemented by a product with certain functions. For convenience of description, the above devices are described as being divided into various modules by functions, and are described separately. Of course, in implementing the present application, the functions of each module may be implemented in one or more pieces of software and/or hardware, or a module that implements the same function may be implemented by a combination of a plurality of sub-modules, and the like. The above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules is merely a logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of modules or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed.

Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that, in addition to implementing the controller as pure computer readable program code, the same functionality can be implemented by logically programming method steps such that the controller is in the form of logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits, programmable logic controllers, embedded microcontrollers and the like. Such a controller may therefore be considered as a hardware component, and the means included therein for performing the various functions may also be considered as a structure within the hardware component. Or even means for performing the functions may be regarded as being both a software module for performing the method and a structure within a hardware component.

The application may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, classes, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The application may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.

From the above description of the embodiments, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present application can be implemented by software plus necessary general hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a storage medium, such as a ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like, and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a mobile terminal, a server, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments or some parts of the embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. The application is operational with numerous general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. For example: personal computers, server computers, hand-held or portable devices, tablet-type devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable electronic devices, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.

While the present application has been described by way of examples, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that there are numerous variations and permutations of the present application that do not depart from the spirit of the present application and that the appended embodiments are intended to include such variations and permutations without departing from the present application.

Claims

1. A zone control method, comprising:

determining whether the air conditioning unit operates to a set temperature;

under the condition that the manned area is determined, controlling an air valve of the manned area to be in an opening state;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an occupied zone exists in a plurality of target zones controlled by a zone control system comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the human monitoring device is built into a thermostat.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after controlling the dampers of the manned areas to be in an open state:

determining whether the compressor is re-entered into an operating state;

5. An area control apparatus, comprising:

the second control module is used for controlling the air valve of the manned area to be in an opening state under the condition that the manned area is determined;

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

7. An air conditioning assembly comprising: the zone control apparatus of claim 5 or 6.

8. A network device, comprising: memory, processor and computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor implements the steps of the method according to any of claims 1 to 4 when executing the computer program.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of any of claims 1 to 4.