Disclosure of Invention
The application provides an air conditioner control method, an air conditioner control device and an air conditioner, which are beneficial to enabling the air conditioner to run more reasonably.
In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present application provides an air conditioner control method, including:
acquiring the ambient temperature of an area where an air conditioning system is located, wherein the air conditioning system comprises: one or more than two air conditioners;
acquiring monitoring information read by a dynamic environment monitoring system, wherein a monitored object of the dynamic environment monitoring system comprises the air conditioning system;
and controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the environment temperature, the monitoring information and a preset control logic, wherein the control logic is relevant to the environment temperature and the monitoring information.
Based on the first aspect of the present application, in a first possible implementation manner, the monitoring object further includes: an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS);
the monitoring information read by the dynamic environment monitoring system comprises: the load capacity of the UPS;
and when the load capacity of the UPS is lower than a preset load threshold value and the environment temperature is lower than a preset temperature threshold value, controlling the air conditioning system to close N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system, wherein N is a preset value.
Based on the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect of the present application, in a second possible implementation manner, the controlling the air conditioning system to turn off N air conditioners that are in operation in the air conditioning system further includes:
the total cooling capacity in the air conditioning system is reduced.
Based on the first aspect of the present application, or the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, or the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the monitoring information further includes: uniformity of temperature and humidity of the cold channel;
the controlling of each air conditioner in the air conditioning system comprises:
and when the uniformity of the temperature and the humidity of the cold channel does not meet the preset requirement, controlling the air pressure value of the cold channel of the fan in the air conditioner to be in a micro-positive pressure state compared with the standard atmospheric pressure value.
Based on the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect or the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect of the present application, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the air conditioner control method further includes:
when the air conditioning system is started, the number M of the air conditioners to be started is calculated according to the load of the UPS and the ambient temperature, and then the M air conditioners with the corresponding number in the air conditioning system are started according to the calculated number of the air conditioners.
The present application provides in a second aspect an air conditioning control apparatus comprising:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located and acquiring the monitoring information read by the dynamic environment monitoring system; wherein, above-mentioned air conditioning system includes: one or more than two air conditioners, wherein the monitoring object of the power environment monitoring system comprises the air conditioner system;
and the control module is used for controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the environment temperature, the monitoring information and a preset control logic, wherein the control logic is related to the environment temperature and the monitoring information.
Based on the second aspect of the present application, in a first possible implementation manner, the monitoring object further includes a UPS, and the monitoring information includes: the load capacity of the UPS;
the control module is used for: and when the load capacity of the UPS is lower than a preset load threshold value and the environment temperature is lower than a preset temperature threshold value, controlling the air conditioning system to close N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system, wherein N is a preset value.
Based on the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect of the present application, in a second possible implementation manner, the control module is further configured to:
and reducing the total cooling capacity in the air conditioning system after controlling the air conditioning system to close the N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system.
A third aspect of the present application provides an air conditioner, including a memory and a processor, where the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the steps of the air conditioner control method when executing the computer program.
A fourth aspect of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program; the computer program realizes the steps of the air conditioner control method when being executed by a processor.
Therefore, the present application obtains the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located, wherein the air conditioning system includes: one or more than two air conditioners; acquiring monitoring information read by a power environment monitoring system, wherein a monitored object of the power environment monitoring system comprises an air conditioning system; and controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the ambient temperature, the monitoring information and the preset control logic. Because the control logic is related to the ambient temperature and the monitoring information, the technical scheme provided by the application can control the air conditioner by integrating the ambient temperature and the monitoring information, so that the air conditioner can run more reasonably, and the energy-saving effect is further achieved.
Detailed Description
In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary detail.
It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the specification of the present application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, 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 application.
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application, but the present application may be practiced in other ways than those described herein, and it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
Example one
An embodiment of the present application provides an air conditioner control method, as shown in fig. 1, the method includes:
step 11, obtaining the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located;
wherein, above-mentioned air conditioning system includes: one or more than two air conditioners;
in step 11, the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located may be obtained through a temperature sensor, which may be a contact temperature sensor or a non-contact temperature sensor, and is not limited in this respect. Specifically, in step 11, the ambient temperature detected by the temperature sensor may be acquired in a wired or wireless manner.
In an embodiment of the present application, the air conditioning system may be an air conditioning system of a data center, or may be an air conditioning system of a machine room, and is not specifically limited herein.
Step 12, acquiring monitoring information read by a dynamic environment monitoring system;
wherein, the monitoring object of the power environment monitoring system comprises the air conditioning system;
specifically, the power environment monitoring system refers to: a monitoring system capable of monitoring equipment and working environment of various communication station stations. More specifically, the dynamic environment monitoring system can realize functions of 'remote measurement, remote signaling, remote control, remote regulation' and the like for intelligent and non-intelligent devices such as communication power supplies, storage battery packs, UPS, generators, air conditioners and the like in various communication stations and environmental quantities such as temperature, humidity, smoke, ground water, entrance guard and the like. Specifically, in step 12, the dynamic environment monitoring system may acquire environment data information measured by various monitoring devices in the environment in a wireless manner or a wireless manner.
Step 13, controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the environment temperature, the monitoring information and a preset control logic;
wherein the control logic is associated with the ambient temperature and the monitoring information. In the embodiment of the present application, the environmental temperature and the monitoring information are used as control parameters in advance, and corresponding control actions are set to form the control logic.
In an application scenario, the monitored object of the dynamic environment monitoring system further includes a UPS, the monitoring information includes a load of the UPS, and the controlling of each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the ambient temperature, the monitoring information, and a preset control logic includes:
and when the load capacity of the UPS is lower than a preset load threshold value and the environment temperature is lower than a preset temperature threshold value, controlling the air conditioning system to close N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system, wherein N is a preset value. The air conditioning system turns off N air conditioners that are currently operating in the air conditioning system, wherein the number of the N air conditioners that are currently operating may be 50%, 20%, and the like, of the total number of air conditioners in the air conditioning system, and is not particularly limited herein. Specifically, the N value may be determined by setting a table lookup manner, where the N value in the table lookup manner is obtained by calculating a relationship between a load amount and an ambient temperature, that is, the N value in the table lookup manner corresponds to a calculation result one by one.
Further, the total cooling capacity in the air conditioning system is reduced after the air conditioning system is controlled to close the N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system.
Optionally, the above-mentioned reducing the total cooling capacity of the air conditioning system may be: the total refrigerating capacity of the air conditioning system is reduced according to a certain proportion, which can also be as follows: only the refrigerating capacity of part of the air conditioners in the opening state is reduced, and the refrigerating capacity of the rest of the air conditioners in the opening state is kept unchanged.
Preferably, the total cooling capacity of the air conditioning system can be reduced to 70%.
In another application scenario of this embodiment, the monitoring information further includes: uniformity of temperature and humidity of the cold channel; the controlling of each air conditioner in the air conditioning system includes: and when the uniformity of the temperature and the humidity of the cold channel does not meet the preset requirement, controlling the air pressure value of the cold channel of the fan in the air conditioner to be in a micro-positive pressure state compared with the standard atmospheric pressure value.
Wherein, the micro-positive pressure state refers to that the pressure value of the cold channel is slightly larger than the standard atmospheric pressure value. The preset requirement may be that the uniformity of the temperature and humidity of the cold channel is less than the uniformity of the temperature and humidity of the environment required for maintaining the normal operation of the electronic device.
Specifically, the micro-positive pressure state is maintained by controlling the output of an air conditioner internal fan.
Optionally, a differential pressure sensor may be arranged to determine whether the pressure value output by the cold channel of the inner fan maintains a micro-positive pressure state compared with a standard atmospheric pressure value.
In another application scenario, the air conditioner control method further includes:
when the air conditioning system is started, the number M of the air conditioners to be started is calculated according to the load of the UPS and the ambient temperature, and then the M air conditioners with the corresponding number in the air conditioning system are started according to the calculated number of the air conditioners.
It should be noted that the application scenario is only an illustration, and besides the application scenario, other control logics related to the environmental temperature and the monitoring information may also be set in the embodiment of the present application, which is not limited herein.
Specifically, the air conditioning system may be configured to connect more than one air conditioner to the system concentrator, and the control chip in the system concentrator controls the air conditioning system.
As can be seen from the above, the air conditioner control method in the embodiment of the present application obtains the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located, where the air conditioning system includes: one or more than two air conditioners; acquiring monitoring information read by a power environment monitoring system, wherein a monitored object of the power environment monitoring system comprises an air conditioning system; controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the ambient temperature, the monitoring information and the preset control logic; wherein the control logic is associated with the ambient temperature and the monitoring information. Therefore, the air conditioner control method provided by the embodiment of the application can be used for controlling the air conditioner by integrating the ambient temperature and the monitoring information, is beneficial to enabling the air conditioner to run more reasonably, and further achieves the effect of energy conservation.
Example two
The embodiment of the application also provides an air conditioner control device, and fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of the air conditioner control device provided by the embodiment of the application.
Specifically, referring to fig. 2, the air conditioner control device includes an obtaining module 21 and a control module 22.
The obtaining module 21 is configured to obtain an ambient temperature of an area where the air conditioning system is located and obtain monitoring information read by the dynamic environment monitoring system;
wherein, above-mentioned air conditioning system includes: one or more than two air conditioners, and the monitoring object of the power environment monitoring system comprises the air conditioner system.
Specifically, the monitoring object further includes a UPS.
Specifically, the dynamic environment monitoring system is a monitoring system capable of monitoring equipment and working environments of various communication stations, and more specifically, the dynamic environment monitoring system can realize functions of 'remote measurement, remote signaling, remote control, remote regulation' and the like on intelligent and non-intelligent equipment such as communication power supplies, storage batteries, UPSs, generators, air conditioners and the like and environmental quantities such as temperature, humidity, smoke, ground water, entrance guard and the like in various communication stations. Specifically, the dynamic environment monitoring system may acquire environmental data information measured by various monitoring devices in an environment in a wireless manner or a wireless manner.
Specifically, the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located may be obtained through a temperature sensor, which may be a contact temperature sensor or a non-contact temperature sensor, and is not limited specifically herein. In addition, the ambient temperature detected by the temperature sensor may be obtained by a wired method or a wireless method.
Specifically, the monitoring information includes: the loading capacity of the UPS and the temperature and humidity uniformity of the cold channel.
In this embodiment, the air conditioning system may be an air conditioning system of a data center, or an air conditioning system of a machine room.
The control module 22 is configured to control each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the ambient temperature, the monitoring information, and a preset control logic. Wherein the control logic is associated with the ambient temperature and the monitoring information.
Wherein, the control module 22 further comprises: a first processing unit (not shown in the figures) operable to: and when the load capacity of the UPS is lower than a preset load threshold value and the environment temperature is lower than a preset temperature threshold value, controlling the air conditioning system to close N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system, wherein N is a preset value. The air conditioning system turns off N air conditioners that are currently operating in the air conditioning system, wherein the number of the N air conditioners that are currently operating may be 50%, 20%, etc. of the total number of the air conditioners in the air conditioning system, and is not particularly limited herein. Specifically, the N value may be determined by setting a table lookup manner, where the N value in the table lookup manner is obtained by calculating a relationship between a load amount and an ambient temperature, that is, the N value in the table lookup manner corresponds to a calculation result one by one.
The control module 22 further includes: a second processing unit (not shown in the figures) operable to: and reducing the total cooling capacity in the air conditioning system after controlling the air conditioning system to close the N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system.
Optionally, the above-mentioned reducing the total cooling capacity of the air conditioning system may be: the total refrigerating capacity of the air conditioning system is reduced according to a certain proportion, which can also be as follows: only the refrigerating capacity of part of the air conditioners in the opening state is reduced, and the refrigerating capacity of the rest of the air conditioners in the opening state is kept unchanged.
Preferably, the total refrigerating capacity of the air conditioning system can be reduced to 70 percent.
The control module 22 further includes: a third processing unit (not shown in the figures) that can be used to: and when the uniformity of the temperature and the humidity of the cold channel does not meet the preset requirement, controlling the air pressure value of the cold channel of the fan in the air conditioner to be in a micro-positive pressure state compared with the standard atmospheric pressure value.
Wherein, the micro-positive pressure state refers to that the pressure value of the cold channel is slightly larger than the standard atmospheric pressure value. The preset requirement may be that the uniformity of the temperature and humidity of the cold channel is less than the uniformity of the temperature and humidity of the environment required for maintaining the normal operation of the electronic device.
Specifically, the micro-positive pressure state is maintained by controlling the output of an air conditioner internal fan.
Alternatively, whether the pressure value of the cold channel of the inner fan maintains a micro-positive pressure state compared with the standard atmospheric pressure value can be determined by arranging a differential pressure sensor.
The control module 22 further includes: a fourth processing unit (not shown in the figure) operable to: when the air conditioning system is started, the number M of the air conditioners to be started is calculated according to the load of the UPS and the ambient temperature, and then the M air conditioners with the corresponding number in the air conditioning system are started according to the calculated number of the air conditioners.
Specifically, the air conditioning system may be configured to connect more than one air conditioner to the system concentrator, and the control chip in the system concentrator controls the air conditioning system.
As can be seen from the above, the air conditioner control device in the embodiment of the present application obtains the ambient temperature of the area where the air conditioning system is located; wherein, air conditioning system includes: one or more than two air conditioners; acquiring monitoring information read by a dynamic environment monitoring system; the monitoring object of the dynamic environment monitoring system comprises an air conditioning system; controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the ambient temperature, the monitoring information and the preset control logic; wherein the control logic is associated with the ambient temperature and the monitoring information. The air conditioner control device in the embodiment of the application can synthesize the environmental temperature and the monitoring information to control the air conditioner, is beneficial to enabling the air conditioner to run more reasonably, and further achieves the energy-saving effect.
EXAMPLE III
The present application further provides an air conditioner, as shown in fig. 3, the air conditioner in the embodiment of the present application further includes:
a memory 301, a processor 302, and a computer program and air conditioning control unit group 303 stored in the memory 301 and operable on the processor 302, wherein: the memory 301 is used for storing software programs and modules, the processor 302 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 301, and the air conditioner control unit group 303 includes two or more air conditioner control units. The memory 301, the processor 302, and the air conditioning control unit group 303 are connected by a bus 304.
Specifically, the processor 302 implements the following steps by running the above-mentioned computer program stored in the memory 301:
acquiring the ambient temperature of an area where an air conditioning system is located, wherein the air conditioning system comprises: one or more than two air conditioners;
acquiring monitoring information read by a dynamic environment monitoring system, wherein a monitored object of the dynamic environment monitoring system comprises the air conditioning system;
controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system according to the environment temperature, the monitoring information and a preset control logic, wherein the control logic is related to the environment temperature and the monitoring information;
optionally, the monitoring object further includes: a UPS;
optionally, the monitoring information read by the power environment monitoring system includes: the load capacity of the UPS;
optionally, the controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system includes:
and when the load capacity of the UPS is lower than a preset load threshold value and the environment temperature is lower than a preset temperature threshold value, controlling the air conditioning system to close N running air conditioners in the air conditioning system, wherein N is a preset value.
Assuming that the above is the first possible embodiment, in a second possible embodiment based on the first possible embodiment, the controlling the air conditioning system to turn off N air conditioners that are in operation in the air conditioning system further includes:
the total cooling capacity in the air conditioning system is reduced.
Optionally, based on the method for controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system, the monitoring information further includes: uniformity of temperature and humidity of the cold channel;
optionally, the controlling each air conditioner in the air conditioning system includes:
and when the uniformity of the temperature and the humidity of the cold channel does not meet the preset requirement, controlling the air pressure value of the cold channel of the fan in the air conditioner to be in a micro-positive pressure state compared with the standard atmospheric pressure value.
Optionally, the air conditioner control method further includes: when the air conditioning system is started, the number M of the air conditioners to be started is calculated according to the load capacity of the UPS and the ambient temperature, and then the M air conditioners with the corresponding number in the air conditioning system are started according to the calculated number of the air conditioners.
In particular, memory 301 may include both read-only memory and random-access memory, and provides instructions and data to processor 302. Some or all of memory 301 may also include non-volatile random access memory; the Processor 302 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and may be other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.
Example four
The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed, may implement the steps provided by the above-described embodiments. Specifically, the computer program includes computer program code, which may be in one of a source code form, an object code form, an executable file or some intermediate form, and is not limited herein; the computer readable storage medium can be any entity or device capable of carrying the above computer program code, a recording medium, a U disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a computer Memory, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, and a software distribution medium, and is not limited herein. It should be noted that the contents contained in the computer-readable storage medium can be increased or decreased as required by legislation and patent practice in the jurisdiction.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
It should be noted that, the methods and the details thereof provided by the foregoing embodiments may be combined with the apparatuses and devices provided by the embodiments, which are referred to each other and are not described again.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/terminal device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus/device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the above-described modules or units is only one logical functional division, and the actual implementation may be implemented by another division, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.