Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a control method and a control device of an air conditioner, which aim to solve the technical problem that the heat dissipation capacity of the existing radiator is insufficient. The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview and is intended to neither identify key/critical elements nor delineate the scope of such embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a control method of an air conditioner.
In some optional embodiments, the control method comprises: the air conditioner comprises a heat dissipation component, wherein the heat dissipation component comprises a first heat dissipation module, a second heat dissipation module and a superconducting heat pipe, a refrigerant pipe is arranged in the first heat dissipation module, the first heat dissipation module is connected with the second heat dissipation module through the superconducting heat pipe, the first heat dissipation module further comprises a first electromagnetic expansion valve, the control method comprises the steps of obtaining a first temperature of the second heat dissipation module, and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature. According to the control method provided by the embodiment, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve can be adjusted according to the temperature of the second heat dissipation module, so that different heat can be dissipated, and the heat dissipation capacity is improved.
In some optional embodiments, the control method further includes: and acquiring a second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe, and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature and the second temperature.
In some optional embodiments, in the control method, the obtaining of the first temperature of the second heat dissipation module and the controlling of the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature include that the temperature of the second heat dissipation module at least includes a first temperature range and a second temperature range, temperature values in the first temperature range are all smaller than temperature values in the second temperature range, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve at least includes a first opening degree range corresponding to the first temperature range and a second opening degree range corresponding to the second temperature range, the opening degree in the first opening degree range is all smaller than the opening degree in the second opening degree range, the current first temperature of the second heat dissipation module is obtained, the current opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is obtained, and when the conditions that the first temperature falls into the second temperature range and the current opening degree falls into the first opening degree range are met, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is adjusted to the second opening degree range.
In some optional embodiments, in the control method, the obtaining a second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe, and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature and the second temperature includes: and obtaining a second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe, and increasing the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve when the conditions that the first temperature is greater than a first preset value and the second temperature is greater than a second preset value are met.
In some optional embodiments, in the control method, the first heat dissipation module further includes a check valve, and the control method further includes: and when the condition that the air conditioner is in a heating mode is met, the check valve is adopted to prevent a refrigerant from entering the refrigerant pipe.
According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a control apparatus of an air conditioner.
In some optional embodiments, the control device includes a heat dissipation member, where the heat dissipation member includes a first heat dissipation module, a second heat dissipation module, and a superconducting heat pipe, where a refrigerant pipe is disposed in the first heat dissipation module, the first heat dissipation module is connected to the second heat dissipation module through the superconducting heat pipe, the first heat dissipation module further includes a first electromagnetic expansion valve, and the control device includes a first unit configured to obtain a first temperature of the second heat dissipation module, and control an opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature.
In some optional embodiments, the control device further comprises: and the second unit is used for acquiring a second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature and the second temperature.
In some optional embodiments, the temperature of the second heat dissipation module at least includes a first temperature range and a second temperature range, the temperature values in the first temperature range are all smaller than the temperature values in the second temperature range, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve at least includes a first opening degree range corresponding to the first temperature range and a second opening degree range corresponding to the second temperature range, the opening degree in the first opening degree range is all smaller than the opening degree in the second opening degree range, the first unit further includes a second unit, configured to obtain a current first temperature of the second heat dissipation module, obtain a current opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve, and adjust the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve to fall into the second opening degree range when a condition that the first temperature falls into the second temperature range and the current opening degree falls into the first opening degree range is satisfied.
In some optional embodiments, in the control device, the second unit further comprises: and the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is increased when the conditions that the first temperature is greater than a first preset value and the second temperature is greater than a second preset value are met.
In some optional embodiments, in the control device, the first heat dissipation module further comprises a one-way valve, and the control device further comprises: and the third unit is used for preventing the refrigerant from entering the refrigerant pipe by adopting the one-way valve when the condition that the air conditioner is in the heating mode is met.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
the embodiment of the invention provides a control method and a control device of an air conditioner comprising a specific heat dissipation component, wherein the specific heat dissipation component comprises a first heat dissipation module, a second heat dissipation module and a superconducting heat pipe, a refrigerant pipe is arranged in the first heat dissipation module, the first heat dissipation module is connected with the second heat dissipation module through the superconducting heat pipe, the first heat dissipation module further comprises a first electromagnetic expansion valve, and the control method comprises the following steps: and acquiring the first temperature of the second heat dissipation module, and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature. The control method provided by the invention is adopted to radiate the frequency conversion module of the air conditioner, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve can be adjusted, and then the radiating capacity of the first radiating module is controlled, so that different heat can be radiated, and the radiating capacity is improved.
Detailed Description
The following description and the drawings sufficiently illustrate specific embodiments herein to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The scope of the embodiments herein includes the full breadth of the claims, as well as all available equivalents of the claims. The terms "first," "second," and the like, herein are used solely to distinguish one element from another element without requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such elements. In practice, a first element can also be referred to as a second element, and vice versa. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a structure, apparatus, or device that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such structure, apparatus, or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a … …" does not exclude the presence of another like element in a structure, device, or apparatus that comprises the element. The embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other.
The terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like herein, as used herein, are defined as orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are used for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description herein, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may include, for example, mechanical or electrical connections, communications between two elements, direct connections, and indirect connections via intermediary media, where the specific meaning of the terms is understood by those skilled in the art as appropriate.
Herein, the term "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specified.
Herein, the character "/" indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship. For example, A/B represents: a or B.
Herein, the term "and/or" is an associative relationship describing objects, meaning that three relationships may exist. For example, a and/or B, represents: a or B, or A and B.
The embodiment of the invention provides a control method of an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner comprises a radiating component, the radiating component comprises a first radiating module, a second radiating module and a superconducting heat pipe, a refrigerant pipe is arranged in the first radiating module, the first radiating module is connected with the second radiating module through the superconducting heat pipe, and the first radiating module further comprises a first electromagnetic expansion valve;
as shown in fig. 1, the control method includes:
s1, acquiring a first temperature of a second heat dissipation module,
the "first temperature of the second heat dissipation module" herein may be a surface temperature of the second heat dissipation module. In general, the temperatures of different positions of the second heat dissipation module may be different, and the first temperature here may be the highest temperature of the surface of the second heat dissipation module, and may also be the temperature of the portion where the superconducting heat pipe contacts the second heat dissipation module. The embodiment does not specifically limit the method for acquiring the first temperature, and for example, the first temperature may be acquired by using a temperature sensor.
And S2, controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature.
In the embodiment of the invention, the first electromagnetic expansion valve can be used for adjusting the flow of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe. The "opening degree" herein may include any state of the first electromagnetic expansion valve, including, for example, all states from "closed" to "fully open", and also including both the "closed" and "fully open" states. Specifically, when the first temperature increases, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is increased to increase the flow rate of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe in the first heat dissipation module, so that the heat dissipation capacity of the first heat dissipation module is increased. Specifically, the temperature node at which the first electromagnetic expansion valve is "opened" may be a phase transition temperature of the superconducting heat pipe, and the first temperature of the second heat dissipation module may be greater than or equal to the phase transition temperature of the superconducting heat pipe. When the first temperature is equal to the phase change temperature of the superconducting heat pipe, the first electromagnetic expansion valve is opened, and when the first temperature is higher than the phase change temperature of the superconducting heat pipe, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is increased; or if the acquired first temperature is in an increasing trend, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic valve is increased so as to improve the heat dissipation capacity of the first heat dissipation module. For example, the phase transition temperature of the superconducting heat pipe may be 55 ℃, and then the temperature node at which the first electromagnetic expansion valve is opened is 55 ℃; and when the first temperature of the second heat dissipation module is higher than 55 ℃, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is increased.
Further, the aforementioned "acquiring the first temperature of the second heat dissipation module, and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature" includes that the temperature of the second heat dissipation module at least includes a first temperature range and a second temperature range, the temperature values in the first temperature range are all smaller than the temperature values in the second temperature range, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve at least includes a first opening degree range corresponding to the first temperature range and a second opening degree range corresponding to the second temperature range, the opening degree in the first opening degree range is smaller than the opening degree in the second opening degree range, the first temperature of the current second heat dissipation module is acquired, the current opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is acquired, and when the conditions that the first temperature falls into the second temperature range and the current opening degree falls into the first opening degree range are met, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is adjusted to fall into the second opening degree range.
Specifically, the different temperatures of the second heat dissipation module can be divided into at least two temperature ranges, where the two temperature ranges can be two consecutive range values, for example, the first temperature range can be 55-60 ℃ and not equal to 60 ℃, and the second temperature range can be 60-65 ℃. The first opening degree range may be an opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve that decreases or maintains a temperature value within the first temperature range, and similarly, the second opening degree range may be an opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve that decreases or maintains a temperature value within the second temperature range. In order to better exert the heat dissipation effect of the heat dissipation member, the number of the temperature ranges of the second heat dissipation module is not specifically limited, and may include a first temperature range, a second temperature range, a … …, and an nth temperature range, and a first opening range, a second opening range, a … …, and an nth opening range of the first electromagnetic expansion valve corresponding to the N temperature ranges are set at the same time, a temperature range M (M is less than or equal to N) where the first temperature is located and an opening range E where the opening of the current electromagnetic expansion valve is located are obtained, and when M is greater than E (E is less than or equal to N), the opening of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is increased to make the opening of the first electromagnetic expansion valve fall into the mth opening range, or fall into the range greater than the mth opening range, so as to increase the heat dissipation capability of the first heat dissipation module, and effectively dissipate heat for an object to be dissipated (which may be a frequency conversion module of an air conditioner).
The air conditioner control method in the embodiment of the invention further comprises the following steps: and acquiring a second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe, and controlling the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve according to the first temperature and the second temperature.
In this embodiment, the method for obtaining the second temperature is not particularly limited, and for example, a temperature sensor may be disposed in the refrigerant pipe to obtain the second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe. When the first temperature is higher, the second heat dissipation module receives more heat of the object to be cooled, and the second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe is also higher, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve can be increased, so that the heat dissipation capacity of the first heat dissipation module is improved. Specifically, the second temperature of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe may be obtained, and when the conditions that the first temperature is greater than the first preset value and the second temperature is greater than the second preset value are met, the opening degree of the first electromagnetic expansion valve is increased.
In the control method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the first heat dissipation module further includes a check valve, and the control method further includes: when the condition that the air conditioner is in a heating mode is met, the check valve is adopted to prevent the refrigerant from entering the refrigerant pipe.
When the air conditioner indoor unit is in a heating mode, the outdoor environment temperature is low, the heat quantity to be dissipated by the frequency conversion module is small, and the second heat dissipation module can be adopted to dissipate the heat quantity of the frequency conversion module of the air conditioner. At this time, the refrigerant is prevented from entering the refrigerant pipe by the check valve, and further, the first electromagnetic expansion valve is adjusted to a closed state.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the check valve may be installed at a refrigerant inlet of the refrigerant pipe of the first heat dissipation module, and similarly, the first electromagnetic expansion valve may also be installed at the refrigerant inlet of the refrigerant pipe of the first heat dissipation module.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a control device of the air conditioner, and various embodiments in the control method can be introduced into the control device.
As shown in fig. 4, an air conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: a compressor 4, a four-way valve 5, an outdoor heat exchanger 6, a first electromagnetic expansion valve 7, a capillary tube 8, a check valve 9, a second electromagnetic expansion valve 10, an indoor heat exchanger 11, and a heat radiation member.
The heat dissipation member in the embodiment of the present invention may include, as shown in fig. 2 and 3: the heat radiator comprises a first heat radiating module 1, a second heat radiating module 2 and a superconducting heat pipe 3, wherein a refrigerant pipe 101 is arranged in the first heat radiating module, and the first heat radiating module is connected with the second heat radiating module through the superconducting heat pipe.
In order to better exert the heat dissipation effect of the first heat dissipation module, the first heat dissipation module provided in the embodiment of the present invention further includes a first electromagnetic expansion valve 7 for controlling the flow rate of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe, as shown in fig. 4, and further, the first heat dissipation module may further include a check valve 9 for controlling the flow direction of the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe.
The heat dissipation member provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a first heat dissipation module and a second heat dissipation module, and the first heat dissipation module is connected with the second heat dissipation module by using the superconducting heat pipe. The heat dissipation member including two heat dissipation modules provided in this embodiment employs two heat dissipation modules to dissipate heat of an object to be dissipated, and has high heat dissipation capability. For example, the first heat dissipation module may be a refrigerant heat dissipation form provided with a refrigerant pipe, specifically, heat is transferred to the first heat dissipation module through the superconducting heat pipe for heat dissipation, and cold is transferred to the superconducting heat pipe through the first heat dissipation module by the refrigerant pipe, thereby completing a phase change cycle of the superconducting heat pipe; the second heat dissipation module can be used for air cooling heat dissipation, can adopt a form of contacting with an object to be dissipated, receives heat of the object to be dissipated, and is combined with the fan to dissipate the heat to the air.
The embodiment of the invention does not specifically limit the object to be radiated, for example, the object to be radiated can be a frequency conversion module of an air conditioner with small size and high heat flux density. When the heat dissipation component provided by the embodiment is adopted to dissipate heat of the frequency conversion module of the air conditioner, compared with the existing aluminum fin radiator, the heat dissipation component can effectively dissipate heat of high-density heat flow, so that the compressor is guaranteed to work under the preset frequency, the compressor is prevented from forcibly reducing the frequency to reduce the heat productivity due to overhigh temperature of the frequency conversion module, and the user experience is further improved. Further, for current refrigerant encircle the aluminium radiator through frequency conversion module, this embodiment will be equipped with the first heat dissipation module of refrigerant pipe in with frequency conversion module direct contact, and then effectively prevented because of the risk that aluminium heating panel and inverter circuit contact surface produce the condensation and then lead to the circuit board short circuit to burn out.
In the embodiment of the invention, the heat of the second heat dissipation module is transferred to the first heat dissipation module by the superconducting heat pipe. Furthermore, the superconducting heat pipe is similar to a thermal diode, when the temperature of the second heat dissipation module reaches a certain temperature, the superconducting heat pipe starts the phase change heat transfer function, otherwise, the superconducting heat pipe is a common copper pipe. Specifically, the working mode of the heat dissipation member provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be that the second heat dissipation module is in contact with an object to be dissipated, the object to be dissipated serves as a heat source to transfer heat to the second heat dissipation module, the second heat dissipation module receives heat from the object to be dissipated and dissipates the heat, when the temperature of the second heat dissipation module is less than or equal to a preset value, the object to be dissipated is dissipated only by using the second heat dissipation module, at this time, the superconducting heat pipe does not transfer heat, and does not transfer heat of the second heat dissipation module to the first heat dissipation module; when the temperature of the second heat dissipation module is larger than the preset value, the first heat dissipation module and the second heat dissipation module are used for dissipating heat at the same time, at the moment, the superconducting heat pipe plays a heat transfer function and transfers the temperature of the second heat dissipation module to the first heat dissipation module, and the two heat dissipation modules dissipate heat with high heat flow density at the same time, so that the heat dissipation capacity of the heat dissipation component is improved. Specifically, in this embodiment, the object to be radiated may be an air conditioner frequency conversion module with a small size and a large heat flux density; the preset value may be 55 deg.c.
The superconducting heat pipe provided by the embodiment at least comprises a first part which is in contact with the first heat dissipation module and a second part which is in contact with the second heat dissipation module.
Further, the superconducting heat pipe may further include a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first part can be one heat conduction section in the superconducting heat pipe or a plurality of heat conduction sections, and the heat conduction sections can not be in contact with each other; similarly, the second portion may be one heat conducting segment of the superconducting heat pipe, or may be a plurality of heat conducting segments, and the plurality of heat conducting segments may not be in contact with each other. In this embodiment, the superconducting heat pipe may be integrally formed. The number of the superconducting heat pipes is not particularly limited in this embodiment, for example, the number of the superconducting heat pipes may be 1; in order to improve the heat transfer effect, the number of the superconducting heat pipes may be 2 or more. The contact described in this embodiment does not limit the contact manner between the superconducting heat pipe and the first heat dissipation module and the second heat dissipation module, for example, the first portion of the superconducting heat pipe may be disposed on the surface of the first heat dissipation module to transfer heat to the surface of the first heat dissipation module, and further, in order to better exert the heat transfer effect, the first portion of the superconducting heat pipe may be further embedded inside the first heat dissipation module to transfer heat to the inside of the first heat dissipation module; similarly, the second part of the super heat conducting pipe may be disposed on the surface of the second heat dissipation module to transfer heat on the surface of the second heat dissipation module, and further, in order to better exert the heat transfer effect, the second part of the super heat conducting pipe may be further embedded in the second heat dissipation module to transfer heat inside the second heat dissipation module.
The size and shape of the superconducting heat pipe are not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present invention, for example, the shape of the superconducting heat pipe may be a U shape as shown in fig. 2, or an L shape as shown in fig. 3.
The first heat dissipation substrate of the first heat dissipation module in the embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a fin radiator or a plate-type heat dissipation aluminum block; similarly, the second heat dissipating base of the second heat dissipating module is not particularly limited in the present invention, and may be, for example, a fin radiator or a plate-type heat dissipating aluminum plate.
As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a heat dissipation member in which the first heat dissipation substrate is a heat dissipation aluminum plate, the second heat dissipation substrate is a fin heat sink, and the superconducting heat pipe is U-shaped. The heat dissipation aluminum plate of the first heat dissipation base body comprises six surfaces, two opposite surfaces with the largest defined surface area are a first surface and a second surface, the refrigerant pipe is embedded in the first heat dissipation base body, the refrigerant pipe is close to the first surface and is parallel to the first surface, the first part of the superconducting heat pipe is embedded in the first heat dissipation base body, and the first part of the superconducting heat pipe is close to the second surface and is parallel to the second surface; the finned radiator of the second radiating base body comprises a plurality of fins and a base plate connected with the fins, wherein the second part of the superconducting heat pipe is embedded in the base plate or arranged on the surface of the base plate, or a groove is formed in the surface of the base plate, and the second part of the superconducting heat pipe is positioned in the groove. Further, the first surface of the first heat dissipation base body is parallel to the surface of the substrate where the second part of the superconducting heat pipe is located. As shown in fig. 1, the superconducting heat pipe includes a first portion embedded in a first substrate, a second portion embedded in a second substrate, and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. Specifically, the superconducting heat pipe may be integrally formed, and the three portions are all located in the same horizontal plane. In order to better exert the effect of heat transfer, a first horizontal plane of a horizontal plane where the superconducting heat pipe is located is defined, the fins in the second heat dissipation module are located below the first horizontal plane, and the refrigerant pipes in the first heat dissipation module are located above the first horizontal plane.
As shown in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a heat dissipation member in which the first heat dissipation substrate is a heat dissipation aluminum plate, the second heat dissipation substrate is a finned heat sink, and the superconducting heat pipe is L-shaped. Similarly, the relative position of the first part of the superconducting heat pipe and the first substrate may be the same as the aforementioned U shape, and the relative position of the first part of the superconducting heat pipe and the second substrate may also be the same as the aforementioned U shape. The difference is that the first surface of the first heat dissipation base body is perpendicular to the surface of the substrate where the second part of the superconducting heat pipe is located.
The present invention is not limited to the structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.