CN111076374B

CN111076374B - Air conditioner communication method based on intelligent board and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN111076374B
Application number: CN201911368364.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卢保东; 陈坚波; 陈建兵
Original assignee: Hisense Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-26
Filing date: 2019-12-26
Publication date: 2021-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-26
Also published as: CN111076374A

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, in particular to an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board and an air conditioner. The application provides an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board, which comprises the following steps: at least 1 display panel and/or line controller receives key value remote control signal from at least 1 remote controller; at least 1 display panel and/or wire controller analyzes at least 1 key value remote control signal into a control signal and sends the control signal to at least 1 intelligent panel; at least 1 intelligent board carries out air conditioner function control logic operation according to the control signal and the current operation parameter of the air conditioner to obtain a driving instruction; the at least 1 intelligent board sends the driving instruction to the at least 1 indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board; the outdoor driving board executes operation according to the driving instruction and sends feedback information to the at least 1 intelligent board; and the at least 1 intelligent board sends the feedback information to the at least 1 display board and/or wire controller for display.

Description

Air conditioner communication method based on intelligent board and air conditioner

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, in particular to an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board and an air conditioner.

Background

An air conditioner is generally composed of an outdoor unit and an indoor unit. The outdoor unit includes a compressor capable of compressing medium, an outdoor heat exchanger for condensing the medium discharged from the compressor, an outdoor unit controller for controlling operation signals to transmit the medium to the indoor heat exchanger via the outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve for adjusting the temperature and pressure of the condensed medium, a valve for changing the circulation direction of the medium according to the operation mode, and a power input unit.

In some air conditioner component communication implementations, an outdoor unit and an indoor unit of an air conditioner are respectively provided with a control panel, and the control panels have a functional interface, a driving function and a logic operation function. In the multi-split air conditioner, a plurality of indoor units are respectively provided with control panels correspondingly, and each control panel carries out logic operation and drive control on the corresponding indoor unit. When a user needs to operate the air conditioner, the remote controller or the wire controller is used for operating the control panels configured on the indoor unit and the outdoor unit which are correspondingly connected with the user, then the control panels return the corresponding equipment operation parameters to the indoor unit connected with the user, and the user can confirm the operation state of the air conditioner through the display panel configured on each indoor unit.

However, when the configuration of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is complex, for example, in a scenario with a large number of indoor units, the production and development of the air conditioner are complex, and a plurality of board card positions and ports need to be reserved in the indoor unit in advance; secondly, the air conditioner needs to be respectively detected and operated under the conditions of after-sales maintenance and product upgrading. The indoor unit is respectively provided with the control panel, so that the design of the communication control architecture of the air conditioner is limited, and the existing organization architecture and the communication architecture are relatively complex.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board and an air conditioner, and the problems that the existing air conditioner structure is inconvenient to develop and produce, complex in after-sales maintenance and upgrading operation and low in air conditioner communication and organization structure efficiency can be solved to a certain extent by configuring an intelligent edition which is independently used for logic operation in the air conditioner and redesigning an organization structure and a communication structure of the air conditioner.

The embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board, including:

at least 1 display panel and/or line controller receives key value remote control signal from at least 1 remote controller;

the at least 1 display panel and/or the wire controller analyzes the at least 1 key value remote control signal into a control signal and sends the control signal to at least 1 intelligent panel;

the at least 1 intelligent board carries out logic operation according to the control signal and the current operation parameters of the air conditioner to obtain a driving instruction;

the at least 1 intelligent board sends the driving instruction to at least 1 indoor driving board and outdoor driving board;

the at least 1 indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board execute operation according to the driving instruction and send feedback information to the at least 1 intelligent board;

and the at least 1 intelligent board sends the feedback information to the at least 1 display board and/or wire controller for display.

A second aspect of embodiments of the present application provides an air conditioner, including:

at least one remote controller for sending key value remote control signals to at least 1 display panel and/or wire controller;

at least one indoor unit provided with at least one indoor driving board, at least one display board, and at least one intelligent board; and

the indoor driving board is used for receiving a driving instruction sent by the intelligent board to operate equipment and feeding back information to the intelligent board; and

the intelligent board is used for receiving control signals from the display board and/or the wire controller, performing air conditioner function control logic operation to generate a driving instruction, and receiving feedback information from the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board;

the outdoor unit is provided with at least one outdoor driving board, and the outdoor driving board is used for receiving driving instructions from the intelligent board to execute operation and feeding back information to the intelligent board.

A third aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board, including:

the at least 1 display panel and/or the wire controller forwards the key value remote control signal to at least 1 intelligent panel to be analyzed into a control signal;

the outdoor driving board executes operation according to the driving instruction and sends feedback information to the at least 1 intelligent board;

The beneficial effect of this application lies in: the intelligent board which is used for logic operation and function control independently is added in the air conditioner, so that the driving boards of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of the air conditioner can be controlled simultaneously; furthermore, by improving the organization and the communication architecture of the air conditioner, the development and the production of the air conditioner can be simplified, the operation difficulty of after-sale maintenance and upgrading can be reduced, and the efficiency of the communication and the organization architecture of the air conditioner can be improved.

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Specifically, in order to more clearly explain the technical solution of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments are briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 shows a functional block diagram of an intelligent board based on an intelligent board air-conditioning communication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 shows a functional block diagram of a driving board based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a display panel based on a smart board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 shows a functional block diagram of a wire controller based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario that wired controllers drag one by one according to an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which wired controllers drag one by one according to another embodiment of the present application based on an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method;

fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a scenario that wireless controllers drag one by one according to an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which wireless controllers are driven by one in accordance with another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a one-to-many scenario of a wired controller based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a multi-split scenario of a wired controller based on an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 shows a scene diagram of a multi-split scenario of a wireless controller based on an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Certain exemplary embodiments will now be described to provide an overall understanding of the principles of the structure, function, manufacture, and use of the devices and methods disclosed herein. One or more examples of these embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the devices and methods specifically described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting exemplary embodiments and that the scope of the various embodiments of the present invention is defined solely by the claims. Features illustrated or described in connection with one exemplary embodiment may be combined with features of other embodiments. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Reference throughout this specification to "embodiments," "some embodiments," "one embodiment," or "an embodiment," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in various embodiments," "in some embodiments," "in at least one other embodiment," or "in an embodiment," or the like, throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Thus, the particular features, structures, or characteristics shown or described in connection with one embodiment may be combined, in whole or in part, with the features, structures, or characteristics of one or more other embodiments, without limitation. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Flow charts are used herein to illustrate operations performed by systems according to some embodiments of the present application. It should be expressly understood that the operations of the flow diagrams may be performed out of order, with precision. Rather, these operations may be performed in the reverse order or simultaneously. Also, one or more other operations may be added to the flowchart. One or more operations may be removed from the flowchart.

Example 1

The application provides an air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board and an air conditioner.

Fig. 1 shows a functional block diagram of an intelligent board based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

This application increases intelligent board on the framework of present air conditioner, intelligent board is provided with power supply circuit, treater, communication circuit and functional interface. The intelligent board has a logic operation function and is used for executing the air conditioner function control logic operation and sending an operation result to each driving board and each display board of the air conditioner for execution. Meanwhile, the intelligent board also receives feedback information from each driving board, wherein the feedback information comprises the operating parameters of each driving board and the air conditioner component.

And the communication circuit is used for communicating the intelligent board with a control part and a drive board of the air conditioner and transmitting a control signal and a drive instruction. The control part at least comprises a remote controller and a wire controller of the air conditioner. Typically, the smart board communicates with the remote control via a wireless connection, and the smart board and the drive-by-wire board communicate via a wired connection.

In some embodiments, the smart board and the display board and the wire controller CAN also be connected by wireless communication, for example, the smart board supports various wireless and wired modes including but not limited to NB-IoT, WiFi, BlueTooth, ZigBee, Ethernet, UART, IIC, SPI, CAN, and the like.

The processor receives control signals from the air conditioner and other control components through the communication circuit to perform air conditioner function control logic operation, and sends a drive instruction to the drive board and the display board, the control components at least comprise a remote controller and a wire controller of the air conditioner, and in some implementation modes, the control components can also comprise a mobile terminal APP, a central control device and the like.

The functional interfaces include an input functional interface, an output functional interface, an input/output interface, etc., as shown in fig. 1.

The input function interface is used for receiving a control signal sent by control equipment of the air conditioner, such as a control signal from a remote controller or a control signal from a wire controller; and is also used for receiving signals from signal acquisition equipment, such as a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an infrared sensor, a key and the like. The control signals may include control signals for turning on, turning off, selecting modes, and the like of the air conditioner, and the application does not limit the types, specific functions and purposes of the control signals.

The output function interface is used for transmitting the driving instruction generated by the processor to a driving board and a display board of the air conditioner. The driving plate is arranged on an indoor air-conditioning part and/or an outdoor air-conditioning part, and the indoor air-conditioning part is, for example, an air-conditioning hanging machine, an air-conditioning cabinet machine or the like; the outdoor unit is, for example, an air conditioner outdoor unit or the like.

The input/output functional interface comprises a communication interface and also comprises closed-loop operations such as direct current motor drive control and the like.

The power supply circuit is arranged on the intelligent board and used for providing working current for each chip and each component on the intelligent board and providing a grounding circuit.

In some embodiments, the smart board may set and recognize the identification ID, so as to limit the operation authority of the air conditioner, thereby facilitating the management operation of large-scale central air conditioners and other devices.

Fig. 2 shows a functional block diagram of a driving board based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

The driving board generally includes an indoor driving board provided to an indoor unit of the air conditioner and an outdoor driving board provided to the inside of an outdoor unit. The indoor unit can be an indoor hanging machine or an indoor cabinet machine.

The driving board comprises a functional interface and a control chip and is used for receiving the driving instruction sent by the intelligent board to carry out specific operation on the air conditioner. The driving instruction comprises operations such as opening, closing, defrosting and mode selection of the air conditioner, and the type, specific functions and purposes of the driving instruction are not limited in the application. Meanwhile, each driving board of the air conditioner executes the driving instruction and simultaneously feeds back the operating parameters of the air conditioner to the intelligent board for the intelligent board to perform air conditioner function control logic operation.

The control chip receives a driving command from the intelligent board through a communication interface in the input/output functional interface, performs logical operation and processing on the input driving command, and converts the input driving command into specific real-time control operation on components of the air conditioner, wherein the control operation comprises power control of a compressor, opening degree of an electronic expansion valve, starting and closing of a defroster and the like.

The functional interfaces include an input functional interface, an output functional interface, an input/output interface, etc., as shown in fig. 2.

The input function interface is used for receiving a driving instruction from the intelligent board, data collected by various sensors, key signals and the like, wherein the driving instruction can comprise the opening, closing, mode selection and the like of an air conditioner, and the application does not limit the types, specific functions and purposes of the driving instruction.

The output function interface is used for transmitting a driving instruction sent by the driving board control chip to a specific execution component of the air conditioner, and the execution instruction can comprise starting and stopping of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, starting and stopping of electric heating, starting and stopping or speed regulation of an air supply motor and the like. The driving plate is arranged inside an indoor air conditioning component and/or an outdoor unit, and the indoor air conditioning component is an air conditioner hanging machine or an air conditioner cabinet machine and the like.

The input/output function interface also comprises a communication interface and closed-loop operation such as driving control by a flow motor.

Fig. 3 shows a functional block diagram of a display panel based on a smart board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

The display panel is usually arranged on the surface of an outer shell plate of an indoor unit of the air conditioner, and can be usually arranged as an LED display screen or a seven-segment digital tube display screen. The display panel is used for displaying the current running state of the air conditioner.

The display content of the air conditioner is different according to the actual model and the function of the air conditioner, but the information such as the preset temperature of the air conditioner, the current indoor temperature collected by an indoor sensor, the running mode of the air conditioner, error codes and the like can be displayed generally. For example, when the display panel displays ER, it indicates that the E-square parameter in the room is wrong; displaying Eb, which represents the communication fault of the indoor driving board and the display board; display E0, indicating failure of indoor unit E side; display E1, indicating an indoor driver board and an outdoor driver board communication failure; the display E3 shows information such as a stall failure of the indoor fan.

The display panel comprises a functional interface, a display unit and a control chip.

The functional interfaces include an input functional interface, an output functional interface, a communication interface, etc., as shown in fig. 3.

The input function interface is used for receiving a control signal from the intelligent board, for example, after the intelligent board sends a control signal for starting the air conditioner to heat, the control signal is sent to an indoor driving board and an outdoor driving board of the air conditioner through a communication circuit of the intelligent board, a compressor of the air conditioner is started and feeds current operation parameters of air conditioner components back to the intelligent board, and the intelligent board carries out logic operation processing on the operation parameters and then sends the operation parameters to the display board for display.

The input function interface also receives control signals from the air conditioner control component, for example, receives control signals from a remote controller, the control signals may include control signals for turning on, turning off, selecting modes, and the like of the air conditioner, and the application does not limit the types, specific functions and purposes of the control signals.

The output function interface is used for driving certain parts of the air conditioner, such as a buzzer, the operation of an LED array and the like. The communication interface is used for communication between the display panel and the smart board, for example, the operation parameters of the display panel can be sent to the display panel through the communication interface. In some embodiments, the communication interface is also used for connecting other intelligent devices, such as a mobile terminal through a WIFI network, so as to control and operate the air conditioner

The display unit can be generally set as an LED display screen or a seven-segment digital tube display screen. The display panel is used for displaying the current running state of the air conditioner. The display unit is arranged on the surface of the shell of the indoor unit of the air conditioner. The display unit receives a control command of a control chip in the display panel and can display current operating parameters of the air conditioner, wherein the operating parameters can include information such as current ambient temperature, preset temperature of the air conditioner, working mode, fault codes and the like.

And the control chip is arranged on the surface of the display panel and used for receiving the driving instruction from the intelligent panel and further analyzing the driving instruction into the graphic information suitable for being displayed on the display unit for displaying.

Fig. 4 shows a functional block diagram of a wire controller based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

The wire controller is generally classified into a push button type and a touch type. Generally speaking, the line controller can perform operations such as power-on/off, timing, mode setting, etc. The wire controller is the control center of the air conditioner, and compared with a remote controller, the wire controller has the advantage of higher reliability. The wire controller is the first step of the operation of the air conditioner and also the center of daily regulation, the wire controller sends out a control signal, and the intelligent board receives and sends out a corresponding driving instruction so as to generate various services.

As shown in FIG. 4, the line controller includes a function interface, a display unit ring and a control chip

The functional interfaces include an input functional interface, an output functional interface, a communication interface, and the like, as shown in fig. 4.

The input function interface is used for receiving key value remote control signal input from a panel of the wire controller and also used for receiving signals from signal acquisition equipment, such as a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and an infrared sensor. For example, the line controller panel typically includes an on/off key, a temperature setting key, an operating mode key, and a wind speed key. When a user operates the corresponding key, the corresponding key value remote control signal is transmitted to the input function interface, and the function input interface transmits the key value remote control signal to the control chip of the wire controller. In some embodiments, the input function interface may further receive a wireless control signal, for example, the line controller may further receive a control signal of a remote controller, where the control signal may include control signals for turning on, turning off, and selecting a mode of the air conditioner.

The output function interface is used for driving certain parts of the air conditioner and sending operation parameters or control signals of the parts to an intelligent board of the air conditioner to perform air conditioner function control logic operation, such as operation of a buzzer and an LED array.

The communication interface is used for communication between the display panel and the smart board, for example, the operation parameters of the display panel can be sent to the display panel through the communication interface. In some embodiments, the communication interface is also used for connecting other intelligent devices, such as a mobile terminal through a WIFI network, so as to control and operate the air conditioner.

The display unit can be generally set as an LED display screen or a seven-segment digital tube display screen. The display unit is used for displaying the current running state of the air conditioner and is arranged on the surface of the wire controller. The display unit receives an instruction of the control chip in the wire controller to display graphical information, and specifically can display current operating parameters of the air conditioner, wherein the operating parameters can include information such as current ambient temperature, preset temperature of the air conditioner, working mode and fault codes.

And the control chip is arranged in the wire controller and used for receiving the driving instruction from the intelligent board and further analyzing the driving instruction into the graphic information suitable for being displayed on the display unit for displaying.

An air conditioner communication method based on a smart board will be explained in detail below.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a scene that wired controllers drag one by one based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner includes a remote controller and a line controller for operating the air conditioner, respectively. The air conditioner also comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is provided with at least one indoor driving plate, at least one display plate and at least one intelligent plate; the outdoor unit is provided with at least one outdoor driving board.

The smart panel may be disposed inside the outdoor unit. In this embodiment, since it is considered that the indoor environment has small relative temperature fluctuation, and there is no insolation or rain and snow weather, it can be ensured that the smart panel is stable, but this does not mean that the smart panel may not be disposed inside the outdoor unit or in other locations. The position where the intelligent board is arranged depends on communication requirements, space requirements of the air conditioner and the like.

In step 501, a user sends out at least one key value remote control signal by operating a control component of the air conditioner, namely a remote controller, and the key value remote control signal is sent to a wire controller through an input function interface of the wire controller; meanwhile, the key value remote control signal is also sent to the display panel through an input function interface of the display panel.

Namely, it can be considered that the key value remote control signal sent by the remote controller can be respectively received by a display panel of the air conditioner located in the indoor unit, and the key value remote control signal can also be received by the line controller.

In step 502, the control chip inside the line controller analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal and further sends the control signal to the intelligent board; and the control chip in the display panel analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal and further sends the control signal to the intelligent panel for logic operation of the intelligent panel.

In some embodiments, the wirer may forward the key-value remote control signal directly to the smart board; and the control chip in the display panel directly transmits the key value remote control signal to the intelligent panel for the air conditioning function control logic operation of the intelligent panel.

In step 503, the smart board receives a control signal from the display board and/or the line controller, performs an air conditioner function control logic operation according to the current operating parameter of the air conditioner and the control signal, and generates a driving command. The driving command may include operations of turning on, turning off, defrosting, mode selection, etc. of the air conditioner.

In step 504, the smart board sends the driving command to the driving board through a functional interface, where in this embodiment, the driving board includes an indoor driving board located in an indoor unit and an outdoor driving board disposed in an outdoor unit.

In step 505, the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board are analyzed by their internal control chips into specific execution instructions according to the received driving instructions, where the execution instructions may include, for example, start/stop of a compressor of the outdoor unit, start/stop of an electronic expansion valve of the outdoor unit, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop of an air supply motor, speed regulation, and the like.

In step 506, the driver board feeds back operating parameters of the air conditioner components to the smart board. For example, after the air conditioner receives a control signal from a heating mode and is switched to a cooling mode, the current operation parameters of the air conditioner component can be fed back to the intelligent board after the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board execute the related driving instructions, and a data basis is provided for the next logic operation of the intelligent board.

In step 507, the smart board sends the feedback information to a display board and a line controller for display. The feedback information at least comprises the current running mode of the air conditioner, the wind speed, the temperature collected by the sensor, the preset temperature and the like. The information displayed by the display panel may be one or a combination of several of the above information, and the content of the display is not particularly limited in this application.

Example 2

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which wired controllers drag one another based on a smart board air conditioner communication method according to another embodiment of the present application.

This embodiment is based on embodiment 1, and the same points of the air conditioner as those in embodiment 1 are not described again, and differences between embodiment 2 and embodiment 1 will be explained below.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the outdoor driving board is connected to the smart board through the indoor driving board, and is not directly connected to the smart board itself. The arrangement can effectively reduce the difficulty of cable laying in some special building environments.

In step 601, a user sends out at least one key value remote control signal by operating a control component of the air conditioner, namely a remote controller, and the key value remote control signal is sent to the wire controller through an input function interface of the wire controller.

Meanwhile, the key value remote control signal is also sent to the display panel through an input function interface of the display panel.

Namely, key value remote control signals sent by the remote controller can be considered to be received by a display panel of the air conditioner, which is positioned in an indoor unit, respectively, and the display panel is provided with an infrared receiver or a wireless receiving device corresponding to the remote controller; the wire controller is used for receiving the key value remote control signal, and the infrared receiver or a wireless receiving device corresponding to the remote controller is arranged in the wire controller.

In step 602, the control chip inside the line controller parses the key value remote control signal into a control signal and further sends the control signal to the smart board; in some embodiments, the wired controller may directly forward the key-value remote control signal to the smart board for analysis.

The control chip in the display panel analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal and further sends the control signal to the intelligent panel for logic operation of the intelligent panel; in some embodiments, the control chip inside the display panel directly forwards the key value to the smart board to analyze the air conditioning function control logic operation for the smart board.

In step 603, the smart board receives a control signal from the display board and/or the line controller, performs a logic operation according to the current operating parameter of the air conditioner and the control signal, and generates a driving command.

The driving command may include operations of turning on, turning off, defrosting, mode selection, etc. of the air conditioner.

In step 604, the intelligent board sends the driving command to the indoor driving board through a functional interface, so that the driving board of the indoor unit executes specific device control operation.

In step 605, the indoor driver board forwards the driving command from the smart board to the outdoor driver board, and the indoor driver board may also transmit the operation parameter feedback of the indoor unit to the smart board.

The indoor driving board analyzes a specific execution instruction through a control chip in the indoor driving board according to the received driving instruction, and the execution instruction can comprise starting and stopping of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, starting and stopping of electric heating, starting and stopping of an air supply motor and the like.

It should be noted that the communication interface of the indoor driving board receives a feedback signal from the outdoor driving board, where the feedback signal includes an operation parameter of the outdoor unit, and is used for an air conditioning function control logic operation of the smart board.

In step 606, the outdoor drive board receives the forwarding drive command from the indoor drive board, and the forwarding drive command is analyzed by a control chip inside the outdoor drive board into a specific execution command, where the execution command may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop or speed regulation of an air supply motor, and the like.

The outdoor drive board transmits the current operation parameters of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner to the intelligent board through the feedback of the indoor drive board, for example, after the air conditioner receives a control signal from a heating mode and switches the control signal into a cooling mode, the indoor drive board and the outdoor drive board can feed the current operation parameters of the air conditioner component back to the intelligent board after the execution of related drive instructions is finished, and a data basis is provided for the next logical operation of the intelligent board.

In step 607, the smart board sends the received feedback information from the indoor driving board and the forwarded feedback information from the outdoor driving board to the display board and the line controller for displaying.

The feedback information at least comprises the current running mode of the air conditioner, the wind speed, the temperature collected by the sensor, the preset temperature and the like. The information displayed by the display panel may be one or a combination of several of the above information, and the content of the display is not particularly limited in this application.

Example 3

Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a scenario that wireless controllers drag one by one based on an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

This embodiment is based on embodiment 1, and the same points of the air conditioner as those in embodiment 1 are not described again, and differences between embodiment 3 and embodiment 1 will be explained below.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner includes a remote controller for operating the air conditioner. The air conditioner also comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is provided with at least one indoor driving plate, at least one display plate and at least one intelligent plate; the outdoor unit is provided with at least one outdoor driving board.

In step 701, a user operates a control unit of the air conditioner, that is, a remote controller, to transmit at least one key value remote control signal, and the key value remote control signal is transmitted to a display panel through an infrared receiver of the display panel or a wireless receiving device corresponding to the remote controller.

In step 702, the control chip inside the display panel analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal, and further sends the control signal to the smart board for the air conditioning function control logic operation of the smart board.

In some embodiments, the control chip inside the display panel directly transmits the key value remote control signal to the smart board to analyze the air conditioning function control logic operation for the smart board.

In step 703, the smart board receives the control signal from the display board, performs air conditioner function control logic operation according to the current operating parameter of the air conditioner and the control signal, and generates a driving command. The driving command may include operations of turning on, turning off, defrosting, mode selection, etc. of the air conditioner.

In step 704, the smart board sends the driving command to the driving board through a functional interface, where in this embodiment, the driving board includes an indoor driving board located in an indoor unit and an outdoor driving board disposed in an outdoor unit. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the intelligent board is connected to the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board respectively, and sends and receives driving instructions.

In step 705, the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board are analyzed into specific execution instructions by their internal control chips according to the received driving instructions, where the execution instructions may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop of an air supply motor, speed regulation, and the like.

In step 706, the driving board feeds back the operating parameters of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit to the smart board. For example, after the air conditioner receives a control signal from a heating mode and is switched to a cooling mode, the current operation parameters of the air conditioner component can be fed back to the intelligent board after the indoor drive board and the outdoor drive board execute the related drive instructions, and a data basis is provided for the next air conditioner function control logic operation of the intelligent board.

In step 707, the smart board sends the feedback information to a display panel for display. The feedback information at least comprises the current running mode of the air conditioner, the wind speed, the temperature collected by the sensor, the preset temperature and the like. The information displayed by the display panel may be one or a combination of several of the above information, and the content of the display is not particularly limited in this application.

Example 4

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which wireless controllers are driven by one wireless controller based on an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method according to another embodiment of the present application.

This embodiment is based on embodiment 1, and the same points of the air conditioner as embodiment 1 are not described again, and differences between embodiment 4 and embodiment 1 will be explained below.

In step 801, a user operates a control unit, i.e., a remote controller, of the air conditioner to transmit at least one key value remote control signal, and the key value remote control signal is received by an infrared receiver of a display panel or a wireless receiving device corresponding to the remote controller.

In step 802, the control chip inside the display panel analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal, and further sends the control signal to the smart board for the air conditioning function control logic operation of the smart board.

In some embodiments, the control chip inside the display panel directly transmits the key value remote control signal to the intelligent board for analyzing the logic operation of the intelligent board

In step 803, the smart board receives the control signal from the display board, performs a logic operation according to the current operating parameter of the air conditioner and the control signal, and generates a driving command.

In step 804, the smart board sends the driving command to the indoor driving board through a functional interface for operation of the indoor unit.

In step 805, the indoor driver board forwards the driving instruction from the smart board to an outdoor driver board, and the indoor driver board may also transmit the operation parameter feedback of the indoor unit to the smart board.

The indoor driving board analyzes a specific execution instruction through a control chip in the indoor driving board according to the received driving instruction, and the execution instruction can comprise starting and stopping of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, starting and stopping of electric heating, starting and stopping or speed regulation of an air supply motor and the like.

In step 806, the outdoor drive board receives the forwarding drive command from the indoor drive board, and the forwarding drive command is analyzed by a control chip inside the outdoor drive board into a specific execution command, where the execution command may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop or speed regulation of an air supply motor, and the like.

And the outdoor drive board transmits the current operating parameters of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner to the intelligent board through the feedback of the indoor drive board. For example, after the air conditioner receives a control signal from a heating mode and is switched to a cooling mode, the current operation parameters of the air conditioner component can be fed back to the intelligent board after the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board execute the related driving instructions, and a data basis is provided for the next logic operation of the intelligent board.

In step 807, the smart board sends the feedback information from the indoor driver board and its relayed from the outdoor driver board to the display panel for display.

Example 5

Fig. 9 shows a scene diagram of a one-drive-multiple-wire controller based on an intelligent board air conditioner communication method according to the embodiment of the application.

This embodiment is based on embodiment 1, and the same parts of the air conditioner as those of embodiment 1 are not described again, and the differences between embodiment 5 and embodiment 1 will be explained below.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner includes at least 2 remote controllers and at least 2 line controllers, which are respectively used to operate different indoor units of the air conditioner. The air conditioner also comprises 2 indoor units and 1 outdoor unit, wherein each indoor unit is provided with at least one indoor driving plate, at least one display plate and at least one intelligent plate; the outdoor unit is provided with at least one outdoor driving board.

In step 901, a user sends out at least one key value remote control signal by operating a control component of the air conditioner, that is, one or more remote controllers of at least 2 remote controllers, and the key value remote control signal can be sent to a line controller through an input function interface of the line controller; meanwhile, the key value remote control signal is also sent to the display panel through an input function interface of the display panel.

In some embodiments, the user can also send a key value remote control signal to the intelligent board of the corresponding indoor unit directly by operating 1 or more of the at least 2 line controllers.

In step 902, the control chips in 1 or more of the at least 2 line controllers analyze the key value remote control signal into a control signal and further send the control signal to the intelligent board connected with the corresponding line controller; and the control chips in 1 or more display panels of the at least 2 display panels analyze the key value remote control signals into control signals, and further send the control signals to the connected intelligent panel for the air-conditioning function control logic operation of the intelligent panel.

In some embodiments, 1 or more of the at least 2 hypervisors may forward the key-value remote control signal directly to the smart board for analysis; the control chip in 1 or more of the at least 2 display panels directly transmits the key value remote control signal to the intelligent panel for analysis and analysis of air conditioning function control logic operation of the intelligent panel

In step 903, 1 or more intelligent boards of the at least 2 intelligent boards receive the control signal from the display board and/or the line controller, perform logic operation according to the current operating parameter of the air conditioner and the control signal, and generate a driving command. The driving command may include operations of turning on, turning off, defrosting, mode selection, etc. of the air conditioner.

In step 904, 1 or more of the at least 2 smartboards send the drive command to the indoor driver board through a functional interface.

In step 905, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards are analyzed by an internal control chip into specific execution instructions according to the received driving instructions, where the execution instructions may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop or speed regulation of an air supply motor, and the like.

In step 906, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards feed back the operating parameters of the indoor unit to the smart board.

Meanwhile, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards transmit the driving command to an outdoor driving board of an outdoor unit connected thereto.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the at least 2 indoor driving boards are simultaneously connected to the outdoor driving board, and it can be considered that any one indoor driving board can drive the outdoor unit to operate. For example, after the air conditioner receives a control signal from a heating mode and is switched to a cooling mode, the current operation parameters of the air conditioner component can be fed back to the intelligent board after the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board execute the related driving instructions, and a data basis is provided for the next logic operation of the intelligent board.

In step 907, the outdoor driving board receives a driving command from the indoor driving board, and the driving command is analyzed by a control chip inside the outdoor driving board into a specific execution command, where the execution command may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop of an air supply motor, speed regulation, or the like.

In step 908, 1 or more of the at least 2 smart boards send feedback information from the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board forwarded thereto to the display board for display.

It should be understood that while operations are depicted in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In some cases, multitasking or parallel processing may be beneficial.

Example 6

Fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a multi-split scenario of a wired controller based on an intelligent panel air conditioner communication method according to another embodiment of the present application.

This embodiment is based on embodiment 1, and the same parts of the air conditioner as those in embodiment 1 are not described again, and the differences between embodiment 6 and embodiment 1 will be explained below.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner includes 1 remote controller and 1 wire controller, the remote controller can control the display panels of different internal machines in a universal manner, and the wire controller can operate different internal machines. The air conditioner also comprises at least 2 indoor units and 1 outdoor unit, wherein each indoor unit is provided with at least one indoor driving board, at least one display board and at least one intelligent board; the outdoor unit is provided with at least one outdoor driving board.

In step 1001, a user operates a control component of the air conditioner, namely operates a remote controller to send out at least one key value remote control signal, and the key value remote control signal can be sent to a wire controller through an input function interface of the wire controller; meanwhile, the key value remote control signal is also sent to the display panel through the input function interface of the display panel of the different internal machines.

In some embodiments, the user can also directly send at least one key value remote control signal to the intelligent board of the corresponding indoor unit by operating the line controller.

In step 1002, a control chip inside the line controller analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal and further sends the control signal to an intelligent board connected with the line controller; and the control chips in 1 or more display panels of the at least 2 display panels analyze the key value remote control signals into control signals, and further send the control signals to the intelligent panel connected with the control signals for the air-conditioning function control logic operation of the intelligent panel.

In some embodiments, the wired controller may directly forward the key-value remote control signal to the smart board for analysis; the control chip in 1 or more of the at least 2 display panels directly transmits the key value remote control signal to the intelligent panel for analysis and analysis of air conditioning function control logic operation of the intelligent panel

In step 1003, 1 or more intelligent boards of the at least 2 intelligent boards receive control signals from the display board and/or the line controller, perform logic operation according to the current operating parameters of the air conditioner and the control signals, and generate driving instructions. The driving command may include operations of turning on, turning off, defrosting, mode selection, etc. of the air conditioner.

In step 1004, 1 or more intelligent boards of the at least 2 intelligent boards transmit the driving command to the indoor driving board connected thereto through the functional interface.

In step 1005, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards are analyzed by a control chip inside the driving boards into specific execution instructions according to the received driving instructions, where the execution instructions may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop or speed regulation of an air supply motor, and the like.

In step 1006, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards feed back operating parameters of the indoor unit to the smart board; meanwhile, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards transmit the driving command to an outdoor driving board of an outdoor unit connected thereto.

In step 1007, the outdoor driving board receives a driving command from the indoor driving board, and the driving command is analyzed by a control chip inside the outdoor driving board into a specific execution command, where the execution command may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop of an air supply motor, speed regulation, and the like.

In step 1008, 1 or more of the at least 2 smart boards send feedback information from the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board forwarded thereto to the display board for display.

Example 7

This embodiment is based on embodiment 1, and the same parts of the air conditioner as those of embodiment 1 are not described again, and the differences between embodiment 7 and embodiment 1 will be explained below.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner includes at least 2 remote controllers, each for operating a different indoor unit of the air conditioner. The air conditioner also comprises 2 indoor units and 1 outdoor unit, wherein each indoor unit is provided with at least one indoor driving plate, at least one display plate and at least one intelligent plate; the outdoor unit is provided with at least one outdoor driving panel.

In step 1101, a user issues at least one key-value remote control signal by operating a control part of the air conditioner, i.e., one or more remote controllers of at least 2 remote controllers, the key-value remote control signal being transmitted to the display panel through an input function interface of the display panel.

In step 1102, the control chips in 1 or more of the at least 2 display panels analyze the key value remote control signal into a control signal, and further send the control signal to the connected intelligent panel for the air conditioning function control logic operation of the intelligent panel.

And the control chips in 1 or more display panels of the at least 2 display panels directly transmit the key value remote control signal to the intelligent panel to analyze the air conditioning function control logic operation for the intelligent panel.

In step 1103, 1 or more intelligent boards of the at least 2 intelligent boards receive the control signal from the display board, perform logic operation according to the current operation parameters of the air conditioner and the control signal, and generate a driving command. The driving command may include operations of turning on, turning off, defrosting, mode selection, etc. of the air conditioner.

In step 1104, 1 or more smart boards of the at least 2 smart boards send the driving command to the indoor driving board through a functional interface.

In step 1105, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards are analyzed by a control chip inside the driving boards into specific execution instructions according to the received driving instructions, where the execution instructions may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop or speed regulation of an air supply motor, and the like.

In step 1106, 1 or more indoor driving boards of the at least 2 indoor driving boards feed back the operating parameters of the indoor unit to the smart board.

In step 1107, the outdoor driving board receives a driving instruction from the indoor driving board, and the driving instruction is analyzed by a control chip inside the outdoor driving board to be a specific execution instruction, where the execution instruction may include, for example, start/stop of an outdoor unit compressor, opening degree setting of an outdoor unit electronic expansion valve, start/stop of electric heating, start/stop of an air supply motor, speed regulation, or the like.

In step 1108, 1 or more of the at least 2 smart boards send feedback information from the indoor driving board and its forwarded from the outdoor driving board to the display board for display.

The intelligent control system has the advantages that the intelligent board which is independently used for logic operation and function control is additionally arranged in the air conditioner, so that the driving boards of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of the air conditioner can be simultaneously controlled; furthermore, by improving the organization and the communication architecture of the air conditioner, the development and the production of the air conditioner can be simplified, the operation difficulty of after-sale maintenance and upgrading can be reduced, and the efficiency of the communication and the organization architecture of the air conditioner can be improved.

Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that aspects of the present application may be illustrated and described in terms of several patentable species or situations, including any new and useful combination of processes, machines, manufacture, or materials, or any new and useful improvement thereon. Accordingly, various aspects of the present application may be embodied entirely in hardware, entirely in software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or in a combination of hardware and software. The above hardware or software may be referred to as "data block," module, "" engine, "" unit, "" component, "or" system. Furthermore, aspects of the present application may be represented as a computer product, including computer readable program code, embodied in one or more computer readable media.

The computer storage medium may comprise a propagated data signal with the computer program code embodied therewith, for example, on baseband or as part of a carrier wave. The propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including electromagnetic, optical, etc., or any suitable combination. A computer storage medium may be any computer-readable medium that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code located on a computer storage medium may be propagated over any suitable medium, including radio, cable, fiber optic cable, RF, or the like, or any combination of the preceding.

Computer program code required for the operation of various portions of the present application may be written in any one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Scala, Smalltalk, Eiffel, JADE, Emerald, C + +, C #, VB.NET, Python, and the like, a conventional programming language such as C, Visual Basic, Fortran 2003, Perl, COBOL 2002, PHP, ABAP, a dynamic programming language such as Python, Ruby, and Groovy, or other programming languages, and the like. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any network format, such as a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet), or in a cloud computing environment, or as a service, such as a software as a service (SaaS).

Additionally, the order in which elements and sequences of the processes described herein are processed, the use of alphanumeric characters, or the use of other designations, is not intended to limit the order of the processes and methods described herein, unless explicitly claimed. While various presently contemplated embodiments of the invention have been discussed in the foregoing disclosure by way of example, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose and that the appended claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, are intended to cover all modifications and equivalent arrangements that are within the spirit and scope of the embodiments herein. For example, although the system components described above may be implemented by hardware devices, they may also be implemented by software-only solutions, such as installing the described system on an existing server or mobile device.

Similarly, it should be noted that in the preceding description of embodiments of the application, various features are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure aiding in the understanding of one or more of the embodiments. This method of disclosure, however, is not intended to require more features than are expressly recited in the claims. Indeed, the embodiments may be characterized as having less than all of the features of a single embodiment disclosed above.

The entire contents of each patent, patent application publication, and other material cited in this application, such as articles, books, specifications, publications, documents, and the like, are hereby incorporated by reference into this application. Except where the application is filed in a manner inconsistent or contrary to the present disclosure, and except where the claim is filed in its broadest scope (whether present or later appended to the application) as well. It is noted that the descriptions, definitions and/or use of terms in this application shall control if they are inconsistent or contrary to the statements and/or uses of the present application in the material attached to this application.

Claims

1. An air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the at least 1 display panel and/or the wire controller analyzes the key value remote control signal into a control signal and sends the control signal to the at least 1 intelligent panel;

2. The intelligent board-based communication method for the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent board sends the driving command to the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board by the specific steps of:

and the intelligent board sends the driving instruction to the indoor driving board, and then the indoor driving board forwards the driving instruction to the outdoor driving board.

3. The intelligent board-based communication method for the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent board is provided with a signal circuit, a power supply circuit, a processor, a communication circuit and functional interfaces, the functional interfaces comprise an input functional interface, an output functional interface and an input/output interface, and the input/output interface comprises a communication interface.

4. The intelligent board-based air conditioner communication method of claim 1, wherein the intelligent board is disposed in an indoor unit.

5. The air conditioner communication method based on the intelligent board as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wire controller can also output key value remote control signals and convert the key value remote control signals into control signals to be sent to the intelligent board.

6. The intelligent board-based air conditioner communication method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feedback information at least comprises current operation mode of the air conditioner, wind speed, and temperature collected by the sensor.

7. An air conditioner, comprising:

the intelligent board is used for receiving control signals from the display board and/or the wire controller, performing logic operation to generate a driving instruction, and receiving feedback information from the indoor driving board and the outdoor driving board;

8. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 7, wherein the display panel is used for displaying the air conditioner operation parameters transmitted from the smart panel and receiving key value remote control signals from the remote controller.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the line controller receives a key value remote control signal from a remote controller; the wire controller can also directly output key values, convert the key values into control signals and send the control signals to the intelligent board.

10. An air conditioner communication method based on an intelligent board is characterized by comprising the following steps: