CN113294880A

CN113294880A - Zone control system and control method thereof, temperature controller and equipment thereof, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113294880A
Application number: CN202110565728.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张之栋; 陈良庆; 谢金桂; 陈毛毛; 叶铁英
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-05-24
Filing date: 2021-05-24
Publication date: 2021-08-24

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a zone control system and a control method thereof, a temperature controller and equipment thereof, and a storage medium. The control method of the regional control system comprises the following steps: acquiring the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature of the current area; judging whether the current area needs environmental temperature data or not according to the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature; and under the condition that the current area does not need the environmental temperature data, the data sending function of the temperature controller is closed. This openly can avoid the temperature controller also to send data when the current region need not to acquire temperature data to reduced the consumption, increased battery life, promoted user experience degree.

Description

Zone control system and control method thereof, temperature controller and equipment thereof, and storage medium

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the field of air conditioners, in particular to a zone control system and a control method thereof, a temperature controller and equipment thereof, and a storage medium.

Background

With the increasing expansion of air conditioner export markets, due to the characteristic that some export countries have sparse population, houses are mostly in the form of villas and the like, and for some office places, office areas can be divided into small areas, and the area control system is derived according to the requirements. The regional control system realizes regional temperature control monitoring and control by installing a wireless temperature controller in each region. Because the temperature controller adopts a battery power supply mode, how to reduce the power consumption of the temperature controller becomes a key problem.

Disclosure of Invention

The temperature controller and the air valve controller in the related art adopt a wireless communication mode, and the power supply mode adopts a battery for power supply. In order to reduce power consumption, the temperature controller only sends region temperature data according to a certain period, and does not receive data of the air valve controller. If the current region is not in use, and the temperature controller sends data at a fixed period all the time, the energy waste of the temperature controller is caused, the service life of the battery is shortened, and the user experience is reduced.

In view of at least one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a zone control system, a control method thereof, a thermostat, a device thereof, and a storage medium, which can prevent the thermostat from sending data when the temperature data does not need to be acquired in a current zone.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a control method of a zone control system, including:

acquiring the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature of the current area;

judging whether the current area needs environmental temperature data or not according to the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature;

and under the condition that the current area does not need the environmental temperature data, the data sending function of the temperature controller is closed.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the control method of the zone control system further includes:

and under the condition that the current area needs the environmental temperature data, acquiring the environmental temperature data and sending the environmental temperature data to the air valve controller.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the obtaining ambient temperature data comprises:

the temperature of the first temperature sensor is acquired through sampling of the analog-to-digital converter, and the temperature of the first temperature sensor is used as environmental temperature data, wherein the setting position of the first temperature sensor is the temperature controller position.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the determining whether the current area requires the environmental temperature data according to the highest altitude point temperature and the lowest altitude point temperature includes:

acquiring an absolute value of a difference value between the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature;

judging whether the absolute value of the difference value is larger than a preset temperature difference value or not;

under the condition that the absolute value of the difference is larger than a preset temperature difference value, judging that the front area does not need environmental temperature data;

and under the condition that the absolute value of the difference is not larger than the preset temperature difference value, judging that the front area needs the environmental temperature data.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the obtaining the highest altitude temperature and the lowest altitude temperature of the current region includes:

the temperature of a second temperature sensor is obtained through sampling of an analog-to-digital converter, and the temperature of the second temperature sensor is taken as the highest point temperature, wherein the second temperature sensor is arranged at a position vertically extending from the temperature controller to the ceiling;

and sampling by an analog-to-digital converter to obtain the temperature of a third temperature sensor, and taking the temperature of the third temperature sensor as the temperature of the lowest height point, wherein the set position of the third temperature sensor is a position vertically extending from the temperature controller to the floor.

waking up the temperature controller according to a preset wake-up period;

judging whether the current time meets the preset sending cycle time or not under the condition that the temperature controller is awakened;

and under the condition that the current time meets the preset sending cycle time, executing the step of acquiring the highest point temperature and the lowest point temperature of the current area and judging whether the current area needs the environmental temperature data according to the highest point temperature and the lowest point temperature.

after the data sending function of the temperature controller is closed, controlling the temperature controller to enter a low-power-consumption sleep mode;

under the condition that the current time does not meet the preset sending cycle time, executing the step of controlling the temperature controller to enter a low-power consumption sleep mode;

after sending the ambient temperature data to the damper controller, performing a step of controlling the thermostat to enter a low power consumption sleep mode.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a thermostat, comprising:

the temperature acquisition module is used for acquiring the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature of the current area;

the temperature judging module is used for judging whether the current area needs environmental temperature data according to the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature;

and the control module is used for closing the data sending function of the temperature controller under the condition that the current area does not need the environmental temperature data.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat is configured to perform an operation of implementing the control method of the zone control system according to any one of the above embodiments.

a memory to store instructions;

a processor for executing the instructions to make the thermostat perform operations for implementing the control method of the zone control system according to any one of the above embodiments.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a thermostat device comprising a thermostat as described in any one of the above embodiments.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a zone control system comprising a thermostat as described in any one of the above embodiments.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the control method of the zone control system according to any one of the above embodiments.

This openly can avoid the temperature controller also to send data when the current region need not to acquire temperature data to reduced the consumption, increased battery life, promoted user experience degree.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of a control method of a regional control system of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of other embodiments of a control method for a zone control system of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of some embodiments of thermostats of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a thermostat of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of some embodiments of the thermostat device of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of some embodiments of a zone control system of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all of the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments disclosed herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless specifically stated otherwise.

Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

In the related art, the zone control system is connected to the air valve of each independent zone through the air pipe, and the multi-split air conditioner can achieve the effect of multi-split air conditioner by using one tractor unit. Wherein, every region is installed a temperature controller and is detected the temperature in current region, and the temperature controller is connected with blast gate controller through wireless communication mode. In order to reduce the power consumption of the thermostat, the zone control system of the related art enables the thermostat to enter a sleep state most of the time by turning off a data receiving function of the thermostat, and sends temperature data according to a certain period.

If the current region is not in use, and the temperature controller sends data at a fixed period all the time, the energy waste of the temperature controller is caused, the service life of the battery is shortened, and the user experience is reduced.

In view of at least one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a zone control system and a control method thereof, a thermostat and a device thereof, and a storage medium, and the present disclosure is explained below with specific embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of a control method of a regional control system of the present disclosure. Preferably, this embodiment may be performed by the thermostat of the present disclosure or the thermostat device of the present disclosure. The method comprises at least one of the following steps, wherein:

and 11, acquiring the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature of the current area.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a region of the present disclosure refers to a relatively hermetically isolated region, such as a different room.

And 12, judging whether the current area needs environmental temperature data or not according to the highest and lowest height temperatures.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, step 12 may comprise: acquiring an absolute value of a difference value between the highest height point temperature and the lowest height point temperature; judging whether the absolute value of the difference value is larger than a preset temperature difference value or not; under the condition that the absolute value of the difference is larger than a preset temperature difference value, judging that the front area does not need environmental temperature data; and under the condition that the absolute value of the difference is not larger than the preset temperature difference value, judging that the front area needs the environmental temperature data.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the obtaining of the highest and lowest altitude temperatures of the current region may include: the temperature of a second temperature sensor (a second temperature sensing bulb) is obtained through sampling of an analog-digital converter, and the temperature of the second temperature sensor is taken as the highest point temperature, wherein the second temperature sensor is arranged at a position vertically extending from the temperature controller to the ceiling; and (3) sampling and acquiring the temperature of a third temperature sensor (a third temperature sensing bulb) through an analog-digital converter, and taking the temperature of the third temperature sensor as the temperature of the lowest height point, wherein the set position of the third temperature sensor is a position vertically extending from the temperature controller to the floor.

And step 13, under the condition that the environmental temperature data is not needed in the current area, closing the data sending function of the temperature controller.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the control method of the zone control system may further include: and under the condition that the current area needs the environmental temperature data, acquiring the environmental temperature data and sending the environmental temperature data to the air valve controller.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the obtaining ambient temperature data may include: the temperature of a first temperature sensor (a first temperature sensing bulb) is obtained through sampling of an analog-to-digital converter, and the temperature of the first temperature sensor is used as environmental temperature data, wherein the setting position of the first temperature sensor is a temperature controller position.

Based on the control method of the zone control system provided by the above embodiment of the present disclosure, by adding the second temperature sensing bulb and the third temperature sensing bulb to the temperature controller, the highest point temperature and the lowest point temperature of the current zone can be detected, and whether the current zone needs the ambient temperature data or not is determined, and if the current zone does not need the ambient temperature data, the data sending function of the temperature controller is turned off, so that the power consumption of the temperature controller is reduced.

Aiming at the technical problems that the control methods of a temperature controller and an air valve controller of a regional control system in the related art are not ideal, the power consumption of the temperature controller is high and the user experience degree is low, the embodiment of the invention creates a new regional control system temperature controller control method based on the framework of the regional control system operation, avoids the problem that the temperature controller sends data when the temperature data does not need to be acquired in the current region, reduces the power consumption, prolongs the service life of a battery and improves the user experience degree.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of other embodiments of a control method for a zone control system of the present disclosure. Preferably, this embodiment may be performed by a thermostat of the present disclosure or a thermostat device of the present disclosure or a zone control system of the present disclosure. The method may comprise at least one of the following steps, wherein:

and step 21, the temperature controller wakes up in a preset wake-up period through a timer. After waking up, judging whether the timing time of the current timer meets the preset sending cycle time. If the preset sending period time is not reached, the sleep low power consumption state is re-entered (step 28). Otherwise step 22 is entered.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined wake-up period is pre-agreed by a protocol.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined wake-up period may be 1 minute.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined transmission cycle time may be specified according to a master chip specification.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined transmission cycle time may be 1 second.

In step 22, the thermostat samples the temperature T2 of the second thermal bulb via an AD (Analog to Digital Converter).

And step 23, the temperature controller samples the temperature T3 of the third temperature sensing bulb through the AD.

And 24, calculating the absolute value delta T of the temperature difference between the second temperature-sensing bulb and the third temperature-sensing bulb as | T2-T3 |, namely the temperature difference delta T between the ceiling and the floor.

And 25, judging whether the delta T is larger than or equal to the set temperature difference value delta Tmax or not. If Δ T is equal to or greater than Δ Tmax, it is determined that the current zone is cooling or heating, and the process proceeds to step 26. If Δ T is smaller than Δ Tmax, it is determined that the current region is not powered on or the temperature point is reached, and the thermostat directly enters the sleep low power consumption mode, i.e. step 28 is executed.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the value of Δ Tmax may be set by a preset program or a dial on a thermostat, and the Δ Tmax may be set according to actual conditions because indoor heights of different house areas are not consistent, and the above embodiments of the present disclosure use a default value of 1 ℃. Because the air conditioner opens after the refrigeration, cold air can sink, leads to regional ceiling and floor to produce certain difference in temperature, perhaps the air conditioner opens after heating, and the heating installation rises, also can lead to ceiling and floor to produce certain difference in temperature, and the temperature controller should send data according to certain cycle this moment. When the air conditioner reaches the temperature point of the set temperature, the air conditioner is shut down and does not cool or heat any more, and the temperature difference between the ceiling and the floor is basically consistent. When the temperature does not reach the temperature point, the temperature difference between the ceiling and the floor cannot exist, and by utilizing the characteristic, the following judgment can be realized: if Δ T is equal to or greater than Δ Tmax, it is determined that the current zone is cooling or heating, and the process proceeds to step 26. If the delta T is smaller than the delta Tmax, the current region is not started or the temperature point is reached, and the temperature controller directly enters the sleep low-power-consumption mode.

And step 26, the temperature controller samples the temperature T1 of the first temperature sensing bulb through the AD.

And step 27, the temperature controller sends T1 temperature data to the air valve controller through wireless communication.

And step 28, the temperature controller enters a low-power consumption sleep mode.

In the above embodiment of the present disclosure, when the current area is in a shutdown state, the change of the indoor ambient temperature is relatively smooth, and there is substantially no temperature difference between the ceiling and the floor, so Δ T is smaller than Δ Tmax. When the area is in a starting state, the indoor environment temperature changes rapidly, and a large temperature difference is generated between a ceiling and a floor, so that the delta T is larger than or equal to delta Tmax. When the area reaches a state of shutdown at a temperature point, the temperature difference between the ceiling and the floor is small, so that the delta T is smaller than the delta Tmax. When the temperature of the area environment deviates from the set temperature again, the cold air is gradually reduced from the ceiling to the floor, the warm air is gradually reduced from the floor to the ceiling, and the large temperature difference is generated between the ceiling and the floor, so that the delta T is larger than or equal to delta Tmax, and the temperature controller wakes up again to send temperature data to the air valve controller so as to restart the air valve controller.

Through the control method of the embodiment of the disclosure, when the current region does not need to use the indoor environment temperature data, the temperature controller closes the data sending function, so that the power consumption of the battery is greatly reduced, the time for replacing the battery is prolonged, and the user experience degree is improved.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of some embodiments of thermostats of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the thermostat of the present disclosure may include a temperature obtaining module 31, a temperature judging module 32 and a control module 33, wherein:

the temperature obtaining module 31 is configured to obtain a highest height point temperature and a lowest height point temperature of the current area.

And the temperature judging module 32 is configured to judge whether the current area needs the environmental temperature data according to the highest and lowest altitude temperatures.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the temperature determination module 32 may be configured to obtain an absolute value of a difference between the highest altitude temperature and the lowest altitude temperature; judging whether the absolute value of the difference value is larger than a preset temperature difference value or not; under the condition that the absolute value of the difference is larger than a preset temperature difference value, judging that the front area does not need environmental temperature data; and under the condition that the absolute value of the difference is not larger than the preset temperature difference value, judging that the front area needs the environmental temperature data.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the temperature determination module 32 may be configured to obtain the temperature of the second temperature sensor through sampling of the analog-to-digital converter, and use the temperature of the second temperature sensor as the highest point temperature, where the second temperature sensor is disposed at a position vertically extending from the thermostat position to the ceiling.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the temperature determination module 32 may be configured to obtain the temperature of the third temperature sensor through sampling of the analog-to-digital converter, and use the temperature of the third temperature sensor as the height lowest point temperature, where the setting position of the third temperature sensor is a position vertically extending from the thermostat position to the floor.

And the control module 33 is configured to turn off the data transmission function of the thermostat when the current area does not require the ambient temperature data.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat may also be used to obtain ambient temperature data and send the ambient temperature data to the damper controller in the event that the current area requires the ambient temperature data.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat may be configured to obtain a temperature of the first temperature sensor through sampling of the analog-to-digital converter, and use the temperature of the first temperature sensor as the ambient temperature data, where the setting position of the first temperature sensor is a thermostat position.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat may also be configured to wake up the thermostat with a predetermined wake-up period; judging whether the current time meets the preset sending cycle time or not under the condition that the temperature controller is awakened; and under the condition that the current time meets the preset sending cycle time, executing the operation of acquiring the highest point temperature and the lowest point temperature of the current area and judging whether the current area needs the environmental temperature data or not according to the highest point temperature and the lowest point temperature.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat may be further configured to control the thermostat to enter a low power sleep mode after a data transmission function of the thermostat is turned off.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat may be further configured to perform an operation of controlling the thermostat to enter the low power sleep mode if the current time does not satisfy the predetermined transmission cycle time.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat may also be used to perform an operation of controlling the thermostat to enter a low power sleep mode after transmitting ambient temperature data to the damper controller.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat is configured to perform an operation for implementing a control method of a zone control system according to any one of the embodiments (e.g., the embodiments of fig. 1 or fig. 2).

Based on the temperature controller that this openly above-mentioned embodiment provided, through increasing second temperature sensing package and third temperature sensing package for the temperature controller, can detect the peak temperature and the minimum temperature in current region, judge whether current region needs ambient temperature data, if current region does not need ambient temperature data, then closed the data sending function of temperature controller to the power consumption of temperature controller has been reduced.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a thermostat of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the thermostat comprises a memory 41 and a processor 42.

The memory 41 is used for storing instructions, the processor 42 is coupled to the memory 41, and the processor 42 is configured to execute a control method for implementing the zone control system according to any one of the embodiments (for example, the embodiment of fig. 1 or fig. 2) described above based on the instructions stored in the memory.

As shown in fig. 4, the thermostat further includes a communication interface 43 for information interaction with other devices. Meanwhile, the thermostat also comprises a bus 44, and the processor 42, the communication interface 43 and the memory 41 are communicated with each other through the bus 44.

The memory 41 may comprise a high-speed RAM memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as at least one disk memory. The memory 41 may also be a memory array. The storage 41 may also be partitioned, and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules.

Further, the processor 42 may be a central processing unit CPU, or may be an application specific integrated circuit ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.

Aiming at the technical problems that the control methods of the temperature controller and the air valve controller of the area control system in the related art are not ideal, the power consumption of the temperature controller is high and the user experience degree is low, the embodiment of the invention creates a new temperature controller of the area control system based on the framework of the operation of the area control system, avoids the problem that the temperature controller sends data when the temperature data does not need to be acquired in the current area, reduces the power consumption, prolongs the service life of a battery and improves the user experience degree.

When this openly above-mentioned embodiment need not to use indoor ambient temperature data in current region, the temperature controller has closed the data sending function to greatly reduced the consumption of battery, prolonged the time of changing the battery, promoted user experience degree.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of some embodiments of the thermostat device of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the thermostat device of the present disclosure may include a first temperature sensor (first bulb) 51, a second temperature sensor (second bulb) 52, and a third temperature sensor (third bulb) 53, and a thermostat 54, wherein:

as shown in fig. 5. The first temperature sensor 51 may be a temperature sensor at the location of the thermostat 54 itself, the second temperature sensor 52 may be a temperature sensor extending from the thermostat 54 itself to a ceiling location (i.e., high peak temperature data), and the third temperature sensor 53 may be a temperature sensor extending from the thermostat 54 itself to a floor location (i.e., high peak temperature data). The first temperature sensor 51, the second temperature sensor 52, and the third temperature sensor 53 may be mounted on the wall of the current area by means of mounting such as gluing.

The temperature controller 54 may be the temperature controller described in any of the above embodiments (for example, the embodiment shown in fig. 3 or fig. 4).

Based on the temperature controller equipment that this openly above-mentioned embodiment provided, through increasing second temperature sensing package and third temperature sensing package for the temperature controller, can detect the peak temperature and the minimum temperature in current region, judge whether current region needs ambient temperature data, if current region does not need ambient temperature data, then closed the data sending function of temperature controller to the consumption of temperature controller has been reduced.

The above embodiment of this disclosure has created a new regional control system's temperature controller equipment based on the framework of regional control system operation, has avoided the temperature controller to also send data when the current region need not to acquire temperature data, has reduced the consumption, has increased battery life, has promoted user experience degree.

This above-mentioned embodiment of disclosure instructs the temperature controller to close the data transmission function when current region need not to use indoor ambient temperature data to greatly reduced the consumption of battery, prolonged the time of changing the battery, promoted user experience degree.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of a zone control system of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6, the regional control system of the present disclosure may include a regional control terminal, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, an indoor unit of an air conditioner, an air duct, and an air duct controller. The zone control system of the present disclosure may further include a thermostat device 1 and a damper 1 provided in the zone 1, a thermostat device 2 and a damper 2 provided in the zone 2, and a thermostat device 3 and a damper 3 provided in the zone 3.

Fig. 6 shows a basic zone control system. The regional control system is connected to the air valve of each independent region through an air pipe, and the effect of the multi-split air conditioner can be achieved by using one tractor unit. Wherein, every region installation temperature controller equipment detects the temperature in current region, and temperature controller equipment is connected with the blast gate controller through wireless communication mode.

In order to reduce the power consumption of the thermostat, the zone control system of the related art enables the thermostat to enter a sleep state most of the time by turning off a data receiving function of the thermostat, and sends temperature data according to a certain period. Because the data receiving function of the temperature controller is closed, the temperature controller cannot guide whether the air valve works or not.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the thermostat device 1, the thermostat device 2 and the thermostat device 3 may be thermostat devices as described in any of the embodiments above (e.g. the embodiment of fig. 5).

Based on the regional control system that this disclosure provided in the above-mentioned embodiment, through increasing second temperature sensing package and third temperature sensing package for temperature controller equipment, can detect the peak temperature and the minimum temperature in current region, judge whether current region needs ambient temperature data, if current region does not need ambient temperature data, then closed the data sending function of temperature controller to the power consumption of temperature controller has been reduced.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the control method of the zone control system according to any one of the embodiments (for example, the embodiments of fig. 1 or fig. 2) above.

Based on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium provided by the above embodiment of the present disclosure, by adding the second temperature sensing package and the third temperature sensing package to the temperature controller device, the highest point temperature and the lowest point temperature of the current region can be detected, and whether the current region needs the ambient temperature data or not is determined, and if the current region does not need the ambient temperature data, the data sending function of the temperature controller is turned off, so that the power consumption of the temperature controller is reduced.

According to the above embodiment of the disclosure, the temperature controller is prevented from sending data when the temperature data does not need to be acquired in the current region, power consumption is reduced, the service life of the battery is prolonged, and user experience is improved.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as a method, apparatus, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable non-transitory storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present disclosure is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The thermostat described above may be implemented as a general purpose processor, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any suitable combination thereof, for performing the functions described herein.

Thus far, the present disclosure has been described in detail. Some details that are well known in the art have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure. It will be fully apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description how to practice the presently disclosed embodiments.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware to implement the above embodiments, where the program may be stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and the above-mentioned storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, and the like.

The description of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the disclosure in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the disclosure for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Claims

1. A control method of a zone control system, comprising:

2. The control method of a zone control system according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

3. The zone control system control method according to claim 2, wherein the acquiring ambient temperature data includes:

4. The zone control system control method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the determining whether the current zone requires the ambient temperature data based on the highest altitude temperature and the lowest altitude temperature includes:

5. The zone control system control method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the acquiring the highest and lowest altitude temperatures of the current zone includes:

6. The control method of a zone control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by further comprising:

waking up the temperature controller according to a preset wake-up period;

7. The control method of a zone control system according to claim 6, characterized by further comprising:

8. A temperature controller, comprising:

9. The thermostat of claim 8, wherein the thermostat is configured to perform an operation of implementing the control method of the zone control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A temperature controller, comprising:

a memory to store instructions;

a processor for executing the instructions to cause the thermostat to perform operations to implement the control method of the zone control system of any of claims 1-7.

11. A thermostat device, characterized in that it comprises a thermostat according to any of claims 8-10.

12. A zone control system comprising a thermostat according to claim 11.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement a control method of a zone control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.