CN113432271A

CN113432271A - System, method and device for humidification

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Publication number: CN113432271A
Application number: CN202110595287.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 代传民; 刘江彬; 宋强; 王海胜
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-22
Filing date: 2021-05-28
Publication date: 2021-09-24
Anticipated expiration: 2041-05-28
Also published as: CN215336795U; CN113418246B; CN216132007U; CN113418278B; CN113375242A; CN113418295A; CN113418295B; CN113418260A; CN215336790U; CN113375242B; WO2022247367A1; CN216132008U; CN113432270B; CN113418259A; CN113294850A; CN113418278A; CN113418277A; CN115111670A; CN113375315A; CN113375315B

Abstract

The application relates to intelligence air conditioning technology field discloses a system for humidification includes: the air conditioner, the damping machine, temperature sensor and controller. In the application, the indoor environment can be heated by the air conditioner firstly in the process of heating and humidifying the indoor environment, the temperature difference between the set temperature and the indoor environment temperature is in a target temperature range, the indoor environment temperature is close to the set temperature, then the indoor environment is humidified by the humidity regulator, the air conditioner and the humidity regulator are controlled according to different humidity ranges of indoor relative humidity, the control process of heating by the air conditioner firstly and then humidifying by the humidity regulator is adopted, the influence of overhigh humidity of the indoor environment on the heating efficiency of the air conditioner can be avoided, the humidity fluctuation of the indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process is reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the comfort of the indoor environment is improved. The present application also discloses a method for humidifying.

Description

System, method and device for humidification

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of intelligent air conditioning technologies, and for example, to a system, method, and apparatus for humidification.

Background

At present, some commercial areas such as stores or warehouses often have different requirements on the humidity and the temperature of indoor air, but the humidity in the indoor air fluctuates greatly along with the change of seasons, so that the humidity and the temperature of an internal space need to be adjusted, for example, the indoor temperature and the humidity are adjusted by adopting an air conditioner and a humidifier.

The scheme that the humidity and the temperature of the indoor environment of a market or a warehouse are adjusted simultaneously by jointly matching the air conditioner and the humidifier arranged indoors is provided in the related art, but the indoor temperature and the indoor humidity are adjusted by jointly matching the air conditioner and the humidifier in the related art, the heating of the air conditioner and the humidification of the humidifier are performed simultaneously, the frequency of the air conditioner can be gradually reduced along with the temperature rise of the indoor environment in the process, the temperature rise speed is reduced, the humidity is overlarge in the process of temperature rise, the heating efficiency of the air conditioner is also influenced by the improvement of the air humidity, the humidity of the indoor environment is fluctuated, the comfort level of the indoor environment is reduced, and the energy consumption in the heating and humidifying process is improved.

Therefore, how to reduce the humidity fluctuation of the indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process and reduce the energy consumption becomes a problem to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

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 nor is intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of such embodiments but rather as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a system, a method and equipment for humidification, so as to reduce the humidity fluctuation of an indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process, reduce energy consumption and improve the comfort of the indoor environment.

In some embodiments, a system for humidifying comprises: the air conditioner, the damping machine, temperature sensor and controller. The humidity regulator is used for humidifying the indoor environment; the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the indoor environment; the controller is used for acquiring a preset target temperature interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner in the preset target temperature interval; determining that the air conditioner operates in a heating mode, and acquiring a temperature difference between a set temperature and the indoor environment temperature; if the temperature difference is in a preset target temperature interval, acquiring at least two preset humidity intervals and the operation modes of the humidity conditioner in different preset humidity intervals; the method comprises the steps of obtaining the relative humidity of an indoor environment, determining a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from at least two preset humidity intervals, and controlling the operation of a humidity conditioner and an air conditioner according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

In some embodiments, a method for humidifying comprises:

acquiring a preset target temperature interval and an operation mode of the air conditioner in the preset target temperature interval;

determining that the air conditioner operates in a heating mode, acquiring a temperature difference between a set temperature and an indoor environment temperature, and acquiring at least two preset humidity intervals and operating modes of a humidity conditioner in different preset humidity intervals if the temperature difference is in a preset target temperature interval;

the method comprises the steps of obtaining the relative humidity of an indoor environment, determining a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from at least two preset humidity intervals, and controlling the operation of a humidity conditioner and an air conditioner according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

The system, the method and the equipment for humidifying provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can realize the following technical effects:

in the process of heating and humidifying the indoor environment, the indoor environment is heated through the air conditioner firstly, the temperature difference between the set temperature and the indoor environment temperature is in a target temperature range, the indoor environment temperature is close to the set temperature, then the indoor environment is humidified through the humidifying machine, the air conditioner and the humidifying machine are controlled according to different humidity ranges of indoor relative humidity, the control process of heating through the air conditioner firstly and then humidifying through the humidifying machine is adopted, the influence of overhigh humidity of the indoor environment on the heating efficiency of the air conditioner can be avoided, the humidity fluctuation of the indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process is reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the comfort of the indoor environment is improved.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the accompanying drawings and not in limitation thereof, in which elements having the same reference numeral designations are shown as like elements and not in limitation thereof, and wherein:

fig. 1 is a block diagram of a system for humidification according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a block diagram of another system for humidification according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a humidity conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a position where a heating portion is provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a lower end face of a moisture absorption rotary disc provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a first baffle provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure in a first position;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a first baffle plate in a second position provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a second separator provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a method for humidifying provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a flow chart of another method for humidifying provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for humidifying according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another device for humidifying provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

100. a processor (processor); 101. a memory (memory); 102. a Communication Interface (Communication Interface); 103. a bus; 200. an air conditioner; 300. a temperature sensor; 400. a humidity conditioner; 410. a housing; 411. a flow-through chamber; 412. a first chamber; 413. a second chamber; 414. a heating section; 420. a moisture absorption turntable; 421. a first air inlet end; 422. a first air outlet end; 423. a second air inlet end; 424. a second air outlet end; 430. a first separator; 440. a second separator; 441. a first plate; 442. a second plate; 500. a controller; 600. a humidity sensor; 700. an air quality sensor; 800. an acquisition module; 810. a determination module; 811. a calculation unit; 820. a selection module; 830. and a collecting unit.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and elements of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the disclosed embodiments, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In the following description of the technology, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown in simplified form in order to simplify the drawing.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, and the above-described drawings of embodiments of the present disclosure, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the present disclosure described herein may be made. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

The term "plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the character "/" indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an or relationship. For example, A/B represents: a or B.

The term "and/or" is an associative relationship that describes objects, meaning that three relationships may exist. For example, a and/or B, represents: a or B, or A and B.

In some embodiments, as shown in connection with fig. 1-2, a system for humidifying includes: an air conditioner 200, a humidifier 400, a temperature sensor 300, and a controller 500. The humidifier 400 is used for humidifying the indoor environment; the temperature sensor 300 is used for detecting the indoor ambient temperature; the controller 500 is configured to obtain a preset target temperature interval and an operation mode of the air conditioner 200 in the preset target temperature interval; determining that the air conditioner 200 operates in a heating mode, and acquiring a temperature difference between a set temperature and an indoor ambient temperature; if the temperature difference is within a preset target temperature range, acquiring at least two preset humidity ranges and the operation modes of the humidity conditioner 400 in different preset humidity ranges; the method comprises the steps of obtaining the relative humidity of the indoor environment, determining a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from at least two preset humidity intervals, and controlling the operation of the humidity conditioner 400 and the air conditioner 200 according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner 400 corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner 200 corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

By adopting the system for humidifying provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, in the process of heating and humidifying the indoor environment, the indoor environment is heated by the air conditioner 200 firstly, so that the temperature difference between the set temperature and the indoor environment temperature is in the target temperature range, the indoor environment temperature is close to the set temperature, then the indoor environment is humidified by the humidifier 400, the air conditioner 200 and the humidifier 400 are controlled according to the different humidity ranges of the indoor relative humidity, the control process of heating by the air conditioner 200 firstly and then humidifying by the humidifier 400 is adopted, the influence of the overhigh humidity of the indoor environment on the heating efficiency of the air conditioner 200 can be avoided, the humidity fluctuation of the indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process is reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the comfort of the indoor environment is improved.

Alternatively, the controller 500 may be independent of the air conditioner 200 and the humidity conditioner 400, and may control the processors of the air conditioner 200 and the humidity conditioner 400, and the controller 500 may be mounted on the air conditioner 200 or the humidity conditioner 400. In this way, the controller 500 can simultaneously control the operation states of the air conditioner 200 and the humidity conditioner 400, so as to better heat and humidify the indoor environment, and the controller 500 is integrally installed on the air conditioner 200 or the humidity conditioner 400, so that the space occupation of the system can be reduced.

Optionally, the system for humidifying further comprises: a humidity sensor 600. The humidity sensor 600 is used for detecting the absolute humidity of the indoor environment, and the controller 500 is further used for calculating the relative humidity of the indoor environment according to the absolute humidity of the indoor environment. In this way, the absolute humidity of the indoor environment can be detected by the humidity sensor 600, and the relative humidity of the indoor environment can be calculated by the controller 500 according to the absolute humidity of the detected indoor environment, so that the relative humidity of the indoor environment can be more accurately obtained, and the controller 500 can heat and humidify the indoor environment by controlling the air conditioner 200 and the humidifier 400 according to the relative humidity of the indoor environment.

Optionally, the system for temperature and humidity control further includes: an air quality sensor 700. The air quality sensor 700 is used to detect the quality of the outdoor environment and the indoor environment. In this way, the air quality of the outdoor environment and the air quality of the indoor environment can be detected by the air quality sensor 700, and the controller 500 can control the operation mode of the humidity conditioner 400 according to the air quality of the outdoor environment and the air quality of the indoor environment, so as to better heat and humidify the indoor environment.

It is to be appreciated that the air quality sensor 700 may be an air quality monitor.

As shown in connection with fig. 3-8, in some alternative embodiments, the dehumidifier 400 comprises: a housing 410, a hygroscopic turning disc 420 and a first partition 430. The interior of the housing 410 defines a cavity; the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 is rotatably arranged in the cavity, a circulation cavity 411 is defined between the upper end surface of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 and the inner wall of the cavity, and the lower end surface of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 is provided with a first air inlet end 421, a first air outlet end 422, a second air inlet end 423 and a second air outlet end 424; the first partition 430 is disposed in the circulation chamber 411 and partitions the circulation chamber 411 into a first chamber 412 and a second chamber 413. Thus, because the moisture in the air flow is absorbed when the air flow at normal temperature passes through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420, and the heated air flow releases the moisture in the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 into the air flow when passing through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 absorbing the moisture, by utilizing the characteristic of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420, the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 is driven to continuously rotate below the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413, and one of the air flow at normal temperature or the heated air flow passes through the first air inlet end 421 located at the lower end face of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 to enter the first chamber 412, then passes through the first air outlet end 422 located at the lower end face of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 again to flow out, and the other air flow passes through the second air inlet end 423 located at the lower end face of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 to enter the second chamber 413, then passes through the second air outlet end 424 located at the lower end face of the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 again to enable the moisture in the air flow at normal temperature to be better absorbed, and the moisture absorbed by the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 is better released into the heated air flow, thereby enabling continuous humidification of the indoor environment.

Optionally, the first air inlet end 421 and the first air outlet end 422 are both communicated with the outdoor environment, and the second air inlet end 423 and the second air outlet end 424 are both communicated with the indoor environment. Like this, in making the air in the outdoor environment can get into first cavity 412 through first air inlet end 421, then during the first air-out end 422 of rethread flows out the outdoor environment, the air in the indoor environment can get into in the second cavity 413 through second air inlet end 423, then the rethread second air-out end 424 flows out the indoor environment, forms the inner loop circulation of indoor air.

Optionally, a first baffle 430 may be rotatably disposed within the recirculation chamber 411. Thus, since the first partition 430 is located in the circulation chamber 411 and divides the circulation chamber 411 into the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413, the first partition 430 is rotatably disposed, the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413 can be switched by the rotation of the first partition 430, and the communication relationship among the first air inlet 421, the first air outlet 422, the second air inlet 423 and the second air outlet 424 can be realized, so that the flow passage of the air flow is switched by the rotation of the first partition 430 according to the outdoor environment quality, the humidity conditioner 400 is in the state of external circulation or internal circulation, the exchange between the indoor air flow and the outdoor air flow or the non-exchange can be realized in the humidification process, the indoor air flow and the outdoor air flow can be exchanged in the case of the indoor air exchange requirement, and the indoor air flow and the outdoor air flow can not be exchanged in the case of the outdoor air quality without the air exchange requirement, the indoor humidification device has the advantages that the outdoor dirty air is prevented from entering the indoor space, outdoor airflow is selectively utilized, dependence on the outdoor environment is reduced, humidification stability is improved, and the quality of indoor air is maintained.

Optionally, a heating portion 414 is disposed in each of the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413. In this way, the airflow passing through the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413 can be selectively heated by the heating unit 414, so that moisture in the airflow at normal temperature can be absorbed by the moisture absorption turntable 420, and the heated airflow can carry away the moisture absorbed by the moisture absorption turntable 420, thereby better humidifying the indoor environment.

In some examples of the humidity conditioner 400 in internal circulation, the first chamber 412 communicates with the outdoor environment, the second chamber 413 communicates with the indoor environment, that is, the first chamber 412 communicates with the first air inlet 421 and the first air outlet 422, and the second chamber 413 communicates with the second air inlet 423 and the second air outlet 424, at this time, the air in the indoor environment is in an internal circulation state, the heating unit 414 in the second chamber 413 is controlled to be opened, the heating unit 414 in the first chamber 412 is closed, the outdoor normal temperature air flow passes through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 through the first air inlet 421 and enters the first chamber 412, then passes through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 again and exits to the outdoor environment through the first air outlet 422, moisture in the outdoor air is absorbed by the moisture absorption rotary disc 420, the indoor air flow passes through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 through the second air inlet 423 and enters the second chamber 413, and the air flow is heated by the heating unit 414 in the second chamber 413, the heated airflow passes through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 again and flows out to the indoor environment through the second air outlet end 424, and the moisture absorbed in the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 is regenerated and discharged to the indoor environment along with the heated airflow, so that the indoor environment is humidified.

In some examples of the humidity conditioner 400 in the external circulation, the first chamber 412 communicates the outdoor environment with the indoor environment, the second chamber 413 communicates the indoor environment with the outdoor environment, that is, the first chamber 412 communicates with the first air inlet 421 and the second air outlet 424, and the second chamber 413 communicates with the second air inlet 423 and the first air outlet 422, when the air in the indoor environment is in the external circulation state, the outdoor air flows into the indoor environment through the first chamber 412, the indoor air flows out to the outdoor environment through the second chamber 413, the heating portion 414 in the first chamber 412 is controlled to be opened, the heating portion 414 in the second chamber 413 is controlled to be closed, the indoor normal temperature air flow flows into the second chamber 413 through the second air inlet 423 through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420, then flows out to the outdoor through the moisture absorption rotary disc 420 again through the first air outlet 422, and the moisture in the indoor air flow flowing out to the outdoor is absorbed by the moisture absorption rotary disc 420, outdoor airflow flows into the first chamber 412 through the first air inlet end 421, is heated by the heating part 414 opened in the first chamber 412, and flows into the room through the second air outlet end 424 after passing through the moisture absorption turntable 420, and the heated airflow can regenerate the moisture absorbed by the moisture absorption turntable 420 and flows into the room together with the heated airflow, thereby playing a role of humidifying the indoor environment.

Optionally, the dehumidifier 400 further comprises: and a second barrier 440. The second partition board 440 is rotatably disposed on the lower end surface of the moisture absorption rotary disk 420 and connected to the first partition board 430, the second partition board 440 includes a first board 441 and a second board 442, the first board 441 and the second board 442 are disposed in a crossed manner, the centers of the first board 441 and the first partition board 430 are located on the same vertical line, and the first air inlet end 421, the first air outlet end 422, the second air inlet end 423 and the second air outlet end 424 on the lower end surface of the moisture absorption rotary disk 420 are defined by the second partition board 440. Thus, outdoor airflow and indoor airflow can pass through the moisture absorption rotary table 420 through the first air inlet end 421 and the second air inlet end 423 to enter the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413, then flow out through the second air outlet end 424 and the second air outlet end 424, and are connected with the second partition plate 440 through the first partition plate 430, so that the first partition plate 430 and the second partition plate 440 can synchronously rotate, under the condition that the first partition plate 430 rotates to switch the communication relation of the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413, the second partition plate 440 at the lower end of the humidity conditioning rotary table can synchronously rotate along with the first partition plate 430, and as the first plate 441 of the second partition plate 440 is parallel to the first partition plate 430 and the center is on the same vertical line, the first plate 441 of the second partition plate 440 and the first partition plate 430 are on the same vertical plane, so that the first partition plate 430 and the second partition plate 440 synchronously rotate, and the airflow can be kept to smoothly flow in the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413, better humidify the indoor environment.

Alternatively, the first plate 441 and the second plate 442 are the same plate-shaped structure, and the first plate 441 and the second plate 442 vertically intersect with each other and overlap at their centers. Like this, make first board 441 and second board 442 be the crisscross setting, through first air inlet end 421, first air-out end 422, second air inlet end 423 and the size of second air-out end 424 that first board 441 and second board 442 divided are even, the air inlet area difference is less, air inlet and air-out that can be better.

Alternatively, with the first partition 430 located at the first position, the dehumidifier 400 is in the state of internal circulation; with the first partition 430 located at the second position, the dehumidifier 400 is in the state of the outer circulation. Thus, the state of the humidity conditioner 400 can be switched by controlling the position of the first partition 430, and the communication relation between the first chamber 412 and the second chamber 413 is changed by driving the first partition 430 to rotate according to the quality of the outdoor environment, so that the humidity conditioner 400 is in an external circulation or internal circulation state, the outdoor dirty air is prevented from entering the room, the outdoor airflow is selectively utilized, the dependence on the outdoor environment is reduced, the humidifying stability of the indoor environment is improved, and the quality of the indoor air is maintained.

It will be appreciated that when the first partition 430 is switched from the first position to the second position, the first partition 430 is rotated 90 degrees in a counterclockwise direction, and when the second position is switched to the first position, the first partition 430 is rotated 90 degrees in a clockwise direction.

In some embodiments, a method for humidifying, as shown in conjunction with fig. 9-10, includes:

the method comprises the steps that a controller obtains a preset target temperature interval and the running mode of the air conditioner in the preset target temperature interval;

the controller determines that the air conditioner operates in a heating mode, obtains the temperature difference between the set temperature and the indoor environment temperature, and obtains at least two preset humidity intervals and the operating modes of the humidity conditioner in different preset humidity intervals if the temperature difference is in a preset target temperature interval;

the controller acquires the relative humidity of the indoor environment, determines a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from at least two preset humidity intervals, and controls the operation of the humidity conditioner and the air conditioner according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

By adopting the method for humidifying provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, in the process of heating and humidifying the indoor environment, the indoor environment is heated by the air conditioner firstly, so that the temperature difference between the set temperature and the indoor environment temperature is in the target temperature range, the indoor environment temperature is close to the set temperature, then the indoor environment is humidified by the humidifier, the air conditioner and the humidifier are controlled according to different humidity ranges of the indoor relative humidity, the control process of heating by the air conditioner firstly and then humidifying by the humidifier is adopted, the influence of overhigh humidity of the indoor environment on the heating efficiency of the air conditioner can be avoided, the humidity fluctuation of the indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process is reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the comfort of the indoor environment is improved.

Optionally, in the preset target temperature interval, the operation mode of the air conditioner is as follows: the compressor of the air conditioner runs at low frequency, and the rotating speed of the fan of the air conditioner is increased. Like this, in predetermineeing the target temperature interval under, the temperature of indoor environment is close to the settlement temperature, indoor environment heating demand reduces, consequently, the compressor low frequency operation of controller control air conditioner, the fan rotational speed of air conditioner improves, the compressor low frequency operation can reduce the energy consumption of air conditioner, reduce the heating volume of air conditioner to the indoor environment, make the temperature of indoor environment keep in comfortable within range, the fan rotational speed improves the amount of wind that can increase the air conditioner, the air flow of reinforcing indoor environment, and then improve humidification efficiency, make the humidity of indoor environment more even.

Optionally, the preset target temperature interval is greater than or equal to 0 degree and less than or equal to 3 degrees. Therefore, under the condition that the temperature difference between the set temperature and the temperature of the indoor environment is greater than or equal to 0 ℃ and less than or equal to 3 ℃, the temperature of the indoor environment is close to the set temperature, the temperature of the indoor environment is comfortable at the moment, and the user experience is better.

In some examples, in a preset target temperature interval, a compressor of the air conditioner operates at a speed of less than or equal to 40Hz, and a fan of the air conditioner operates at a speed of greater than or equal to 700r/min, if a temperature difference between the set temperature and the temperature of the indoor environment is in the preset target temperature interval, the temperature of the indoor environment is close to the set temperature, and the temperature of the indoor environment is more comfortable, so that the heating capacity of the air conditioner can be reduced by controlling the compressor of the air conditioner to operate at the speed of less than or equal to 40Hz, the temperature of the indoor environment is prevented from continuously rising, the temperature of the indoor environment is kept in a comfortable range, and the fan of the air conditioner operates at the speed of greater than or equal to 700r/min, so that the air volume of the air conditioner is increased, the air flow of the indoor environment is enhanced, and the indoor environment is more efficiently humidified.

Optionally, if the preset humidity interval is two preset humidity intervals: a first preset humidity interval and a second preset humidity interval; the mode of operation of damping machine under different humidity intervals of predetermineeing includes: the operation mode of the humidity conditioner in the first preset humidity interval is as follows: humidifying by a humidifying machine; the operation mode of the humidity conditioner in the second preset humidity interval is as follows: the damping machine is stopped. Like this, the controller is through acquireing the first humidity interval of predetermineeing during humidity with the second is predetermineeing and the mode of operation of damping machine between the first humidity interval of predetermineeing and the second is predetermineeing, better control damping machine, when the relative humidity of indoor environment under the first humidity interval of predetermineeing, the relative humidity of indoor environment is less, the travelling comfort is relatively poor, consequently, need control damping machine to carry out the humidification, improve the relative humidity of indoor environment, when the relative humidity of indoor environment predetermines under the humidity interval at the second, the relative humidity of indoor environment is in comfortable within range, consequently, control damping machine shuts down, thereby more energy-conserving carry out the humidification to the indoor environment.

Optionally, the initial states of the humidity conditioner when the humidity conditioner performs humidification in the first preset humidity interval and the second preset humidity interval are both internal circulation states. Therefore, when the indoor environment is humidified by the dehumidifier, the air quality of the outdoor environment is unknown, and the dehumidifier is controlled to operate in an internal circulation state in order to prevent low-quality air in the outdoor environment from entering the room.

It is understood that the initial state of the humidifier is a state immediately after the humidifier is turned on.

Optionally, the first preset humidity range and the second preset humidity range acquired by the controller are defined by a first humidity set value and a second humidity set value, wherein the second humidity set value is greater than the first humidity set value. Like this, acquire the first humidity interval of presetting and the second humidity interval of presetting that is injectd by first humidity setting value and second humidity setting value through the controller, according to the different humidity interval of presetting of indoor environment's relative humidity place down the operation mode of control damping machine, better control the operation mode of damping machine, reduce the energy consumption, improve the travelling comfort of indoor environment.

In some examples, the first humidity set point is 40%, the second humidity set point is 50%, a first predetermined humidity interval defined by the first humidity set point and the second humidity set point is less than 40%, and the second predetermined humidity interval is greater than or equal to 40% and less than or equal to 50%; under the condition that the relative humidity of the indoor environment is in a first preset humidity range, namely the relative humidity of the indoor environment is less than 40%, the relative humidity of the indoor environment is low, the comfort of the indoor environment is influenced, the humidity conditioner needs to be controlled to be started to humidify the indoor environment, at the moment, because the temperature of the indoor environment is in a preset target temperature range, the air conditioner operates at low frequency, the fan operates at high speed, and the temperature of the indoor environment is stable, so that in the process of humidifying the indoor environment through the humidity conditioner, the humidity of the indoor environment stably rises, the fluctuation is small, the comfort of the indoor environment is improved, the air fluidity of the indoor environment can be enhanced through the high-speed operation of the fan of the air conditioner, the humidifying efficiency is further improved, and the humidification is more uniform; under the condition that the relative humidity of the indoor environment is within the second preset humidity range, namely the relative humidity of the indoor environment is greater than or equal to 40% and less than or equal to 50%, the relative humidity of the indoor environment is suitable, the comfort of the indoor environment is high, the damping machine needs to be controlled to stop, at the moment, the temperature of the indoor environment is within the preset target temperature range, the air conditioner runs at a low frequency, the fan runs at a high speed, the temperature of the indoor environment is stable, the temperature and the humidity of the indoor environment are within the comfortable range, and the energy consumption can be further reduced by controlling the damping machine to stop.

Optionally, under a first preset humidity interval, the humidity conditioner humidifies, including: the rotating speed of a fan of the humidity conditioner is increased; the heating power of the heating part of the humidity conditioner is improved. Like this, because the humidification efficiency of damping machine is relevant with the fan rotational speed of damping machine and the heating power of heating portion, the higher the fan rotational speed of damping machine and the heating power of heating portion are, the higher the humidification efficiency of damping machine is, when the relative humidity of indoor environment under first predetermined humidity interval, the relative humidity of indoor environment is less, the travelling comfort of indoor environment is relatively poor, consequently, the fan rotational speed of control damping machine and the heating power of heating portion improve, can more efficient humidify the indoor environment, improve the comfort level of indoor environment.

Optionally, in some examples, in a first preset humidity interval, the fan of the humidity conditioner is controlled to operate at a rotation speed greater than or equal to 500r/min, and the heating part operates at a power greater than or equal to 200 w/h.

Optionally, under a first preset humidity interval, the humidity conditioner humidifies, and the method further includes: the rotating speed of the moisture absorption rotary disc of the moisture conditioner is improved. Like this, improve the rotational speed of the moisture absorption carousel of damping machine, make the moisture absorption carousel be located the part of first chamber lower extreme and constantly switch with the part that is located the second chamber lower extreme, make the absorption and the regeneration number of times of moisture improve in the unit interval, thereby improve the humidification efficiency of damping machine, relative humidity when the indoor environment is under first predetermined humidity interval, the relative humidity of indoor environment is less, the travelling comfort of indoor environment is relatively poor, consequently, the rotational speed of the moisture absorption carousel of control damping machine improves, can further improve the humidification efficiency of damping machine.

In some examples, the moisture absorption rotary disc of the humidity conditioner is controlled to operate at a rotating speed of more than or equal to 40r/min under the first preset humidity interval.

Optionally, the controller obtains a relative humidity of the indoor environment, including: the controller obtains the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature of the indoor environment, and calculates the relative humidity of the indoor environment according to the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature. Like this, the controller acquires the dry bulb temperature of measuring through dry bulb thermometer and the wet bulb temperature of measuring through wet bulb thermometer, then calculates the relative humidity of indoor environment according to dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature, and the relative humidity of indoor environment that acquires that can be more accurate to the operating mode of better control damping machine, more efficient humidifies the indoor environment.

Optionally, the controller obtaining the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature of the indoor environment comprises: the controller obtains a dry bulb temperature value of the dry bulb thermometer and a wet bulb temperature value of the wet bulb thermometer scanned by a camera of the air conditioner or the humidity conditioner. Like this, through the dry bulb temperature numerical value on the dry bulb thermometer on the camera scanning indoor environment on air conditioner or the damping machine and the wet bulb numerical value on the wet bulb thermometer, can be through the accurate dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature who obtains indoor environment of controller to calculate the relative humidity of indoor environment according to dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature, make the numerical value of the relative humidity of the indoor environment of obtaining of controller more accurate.

Optionally, the controller obtaining the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature of the indoor environment comprises: the controller obtains the voice information of the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature input by a user through the voice input device, and analyzes the information related to the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature from the voice information. Like this, the user is through the speech information to the dry-bulb temperature of speech input equipment input indoor environment and wet-bulb temperature, and the controller acquires the speech information of user input to analyze out the information that dry-bulb temperature and wet-bulb temperature are relevant from it, then calculates the relative humidity of indoor environment according to dry-bulb temperature and wet-bulb temperature, can be more accurate acquire the relative humidity of indoor environment, more accurate control humidity conditioning machine according to relative humidity.

Optionally, the controller obtains a relative humidity of the indoor environment, including: the controller acquires the absolute humidity of the indoor environment detected by the humidity sensor and calculates the relative humidity of the indoor environment according to the absolute humidity. Like this, through the absolute humidity of humidity transducer direct detection indoor environment to calculate relative humidity according to absolute humidity, make relative humidity's the acquisition in-process simpler, reduced the degree of difficulty that indoor environment relative humidity acquireed.

Optionally, the method for humidifying further comprises: and S04, the controller acquires the air quality of the outdoor environment, and controls the humidity conditioner to work in an external circulation state if the air quality of the outdoor environment is higher than that of the indoor environment. This way. In-process to the indoor environment humidification that heats, the controller can also acquire the air quality of outdoor environment and indoor environment, according to the operating condition of the air quality control damping machine of outdoor environment, if the air quality of outdoor environment is higher than the air quality of indoor environment, then control damping machine is in the work of extrinsic cycle state, make the high quality air in the outdoor environment can get into indoorly, indoor low quality air can flow out to the open air, improve the air quality of indoor environment, further improve the comfort level of indoor environment temperature humidity control.

Optionally, the controller controls the humidity conditioner to operate in an external circulation state, including: the first air inlet end and the second air outlet end of the humidity regulator are communicated under the control of the controller, and the second air inlet end and the first air outlet end are communicated. This way. Because the first air inlet end and the first air outlet end of the humidity regulator are communicated with the outdoor environment, and the second air inlet end and the second air outlet end are communicated with the indoor environment, the first air inlet end and the second air outlet end of the humidity regulator are controlled to be communicated, so that the air in the outdoor environment can enter the indoor environment through a flow channel formed by the first air inlet end and the second air outlet end, and the air in the indoor environment can flow out of the room through the flow channel formed by the second air inlet end and the first air outlet end, so that the ventilation effect is achieved, the air quality of the indoor environment is improved, and the comfort level of the indoor environment is further improved.

Optionally, the first air inlet end and the second air-out end intercommunication of controller control damping machine, second air inlet end and first air-out end intercommunication include: the controller controls the first diaphragm to rotate from the first position to the second position. Like this, rotate the second position from the first position through controller control first baffle, make first cavity intercommunication outdoor environment and indoor environment, second cavity intercommunication indoor environment and outdoor environment, first cavity and first air inlet end promptly, second air-out end intercommunication, second cavity and second air inlet end, first air-out end intercommunication, make the damping machine be in the extrinsic cycle state, outdoor high quality air can get into indoorly through first cavity, indoor low quality air can flow out to indoorly through the second cavity, when heating the humidification to the indoor environment, improve the air quality of indoor environment.

Optionally, the controller obtains the air quality of the outdoor environment and the air quality of the indoor environment detected by the air quality sensor, and further includes: if the air quality of the outdoor environment is lower than that of the indoor environment, the controller controls the humidity conditioner to work in an internal circulation state. Therefore, if the outdoor air quality is lower than the indoor air quality, the air quality of the outdoor environment is poor, and therefore the humidity regulator is controlled to work in an internal circulation state, outdoor dirty air is prevented from entering the indoor environment, and the indoor air quality is maintained.

Alternatively, if the air quality of the outdoor environment is lower than the air quality of the indoor environment, the controller controls the humidity conditioner to operate in an inner circulation state, including: the controller controls the first partition to rotate from the second position to the first position. Like this, rotate first position from the second position through controller control first baffle, make first cavity intercommunication outdoor environment, second cavity intercommunication indoor environment, first cavity promptly and first air inlet end, first air-out end intercommunication, second cavity and second air inlet end, second air-out end intercommunication make the damping machine be in the inner loop state, when heating the humidification to indoor environment, avoid outdoor dirty air to enter into indoorly, keep the quality of room air.

Optionally, the air quality comprises: the content of PM2.5 in air and/or the content of carbon dioxide in air. Therefore, the air quality of the indoor environment and the air quality of the outdoor environment can be judged according to the PM2.5 content and/or the carbon dioxide content in the air of the indoor environment and the air of the outdoor environment, the external circulation or the internal circulation state of the humidity conditioner can be better controlled, and the quality of the indoor environment is improved.

It is understood that the air quality of the outdoor environment is higher than the air quality of the indoor environment, meaning that the amount of PM2.5 and/or carbon dioxide in the outdoor environment air is less than the amount of PM2.5 and/or carbon dioxide in the indoor environment air, and the air quality of the outdoor environment is lower than the air quality of the indoor environment, meaning that the amount of PM2.5 and/or carbon dioxide in the outdoor environment air is greater than or equal to the amount of PM2.5 and/or carbon dioxide in the indoor environment air.

As shown in connection with fig. 11, an apparatus for humidifying includes: an acquisition module 800, a determination module 810, and a selection module 820. The obtaining module 800 is configured to obtain a preset target temperature interval and an operation mode of the air conditioner in the preset target temperature interval; the determining module 810 is configured to determine that the air conditioner operates in a heating mode, and obtain a temperature difference between a set temperature and an indoor environment temperature, and if the temperature difference is within a preset target temperature interval, obtain at least two preset humidity intervals, and an operating mode of the humidity conditioner in different preset humidity intervals; the selection module 820 is configured to obtain the relative humidity of the indoor environment, determine a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from at least two preset humidity intervals, and control the operation of the humidity conditioner and the air conditioner according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

By adopting the humidifying equipment provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, in the process of heating and humidifying the indoor environment, the indoor environment is heated by the air conditioner firstly, so that the temperature difference between the set temperature and the indoor environment temperature is in the target temperature range, the indoor environment temperature is close to the set temperature, then the indoor environment is humidified by the humidifier, the air conditioner and the humidifier are controlled according to different humidity ranges of the indoor relative humidity, the control process of heating by the air conditioner firstly and then humidifying by the humidifier is adopted, the influence of overhigh humidity of the indoor environment on the heating efficiency of the air conditioner can be avoided, the humidity fluctuation of the indoor environment in the heating and humidifying process is reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the comfort of the indoor environment is improved.

Optionally, the determining module 810 further comprises: a calculation unit 811. The calculation unit 811 is configured to calculate the relative humidity of the indoor environment from the dry-bulb temperature and the wet-bulb temperature. Like this, can calculate the relative humidity of indoor environment according to dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature, the relative humidity of the indoor environment of acquireing that can be more accurate to the operational mode of better control damping machine, more efficient humidifies the indoor environment.

Optionally, the obtaining module 800 further includes: an acquisition unit 830. The collection unit 830 is configured to acquire the air quality of the outdoor environment and control the humidity conditioner to operate in the external circulation state if the air quality of the outdoor environment is higher than that of the indoor environment. Like this, at the in-process of heating the humidification to the indoor environment, the controller can also acquire the air quality of outdoor environment and indoor environment, according to the operating condition of the air quality control damping machine of outdoor environment, if the air quality of outdoor environment is higher than the air quality of indoor environment, then control damping machine is in the work of extrinsic cycle state, make the high quality air in the outdoor environment can get into indoorly, indoor low quality air can flow out to the open air, improve the air quality of indoor environment, further improve the comfort level of indoor environment temperature humidity control.

As shown in connection with fig. 12, in some embodiments, an apparatus for humidifying includes a processor (processor)100 and a memory (memory) 101. Optionally, the apparatus may also include a Communication Interface (Communication Interface)102 and a bus 103. The processor 100, the communication interface 102, and the memory 101 may communicate with each other via a bus 103. The communication interface 102 may be used for information transfer. The processor 100 may call logic instructions in the memory 101 to perform the method for humidifying of the above-described embodiment.

In addition, the logic instructions in the memory 101 may be implemented in the form of software functional units and stored in a computer readable storage medium when the logic instructions are sold or used as independent products.

The memory 101, which is a computer-readable storage medium, may be used for storing software programs, computer-executable programs, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 100 executes functional applications and data processing, i.e. implements the method for humidification in the above-described embodiments, by executing program instructions/modules stored in the memory 101.

The memory 101 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function; the storage data area may store data created according to the use of the terminal device, and the like. In addition, the memory 101 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a nonvolatile memory.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions configured to perform the above-described method for humidifying.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the above-described method for humidification.

The computer-readable storage medium described above may be a transitory computer-readable storage medium or a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

The technical solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes one or more instructions for enabling a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure. And the aforementioned storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium comprising: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes, and may also be a transient storage medium.

The above description and drawings sufficiently illustrate embodiments of the disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. Furthermore, the words used in the specification are words of description only and are not intended to limit the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term "and/or" as used in this application is meant to encompass any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this application, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method or device comprising the element. In this document, each embodiment may be described with emphasis on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts between the respective embodiments may be referred to each other. For methods, products, etc. of the embodiment disclosures, reference may be made to the description of the method section for relevance if it corresponds to the method section of the embodiment disclosure.

Those of skill in the art would appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software may depend upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the disclosed embodiments. It can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the system, the apparatus and the unit described above may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, the disclosed methods, products (including but not limited to devices, apparatuses, etc.) may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, a division of a unit may be merely a division of a logical function, and an actual implementation may have another division, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form. Units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to implement the present embodiment. In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. In the description corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures, operations or steps corresponding to different blocks may also occur in different orders than disclosed in the description, and sometimes there is no specific order between the different operations or steps. For example, two sequential operations or steps may in fact be executed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. Each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Claims

1. A system for humidifying, comprising:

an air conditioner (200);

a humidifier (400) for humidifying an indoor environment;

a temperature sensor (300) for detecting a temperature of the indoor environment;

the controller (500) is used for acquiring a preset target temperature interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner (200) in the preset target temperature interval; determining that the air conditioner (200) operates in a heating mode and acquiring a temperature difference between a set temperature and the indoor ambient temperature; if the temperature difference is in the preset target temperature interval, acquiring at least two preset humidity intervals and the operation modes of the humidity conditioner (400) in different preset humidity intervals; the method comprises the steps of obtaining the relative humidity of the indoor environment, determining a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from the at least two preset humidity intervals, and controlling the humidity conditioner (400) and the air conditioner (200) to operate according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner (400) corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner (200) corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a humidity sensor (600) for detecting an absolute humidity of the indoor environment, the controller (500) further being configured to calculate a relative humidity of the indoor environment according to the absolute humidity of the indoor environment.

3. A method for humidifying, comprising:

determining that the air conditioner operates in a heating mode, acquiring a temperature difference between a set temperature and an indoor environment temperature, and acquiring at least two preset humidity intervals and operating modes of a humidity conditioner in different preset humidity intervals if the temperature difference is in the preset target temperature interval;

acquiring the relative humidity of the indoor environment, determining a target humidity interval where the relative humidity is located from the at least two preset humidity intervals, and controlling the operation of the humidity conditioner and the air conditioner according to the operation mode of the humidity conditioner corresponding to the target humidity interval and the operation mode of the air conditioner corresponding to the preset target temperature interval.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein in the preset target temperature interval, the air conditioner operates in a manner that: the compressor of the air conditioner runs at low frequency, and the rotating speed of the fan of the air conditioner is increased.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein if the preset humidity interval is two preset humidity intervals: a first preset humidity interval and a second preset humidity interval; the mode of operation of damping machine under different humidity intervals of predetermineeing includes:

the operation mode of the humidity conditioner in the first preset humidity interval is as follows: the humidifying machine humidifies;

the operation mode of the humidity conditioner in the second preset humidity interval is as follows: the damping machine is stopped.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the humidifying machine performs humidification in the first preset humidity interval, comprising:

increasing the fan rotating speed of the humidity conditioner;

and improving the heating power of the heating part of the humidity conditioner.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein obtaining the relative humidity of the indoor environment comprises:

and acquiring the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature of the indoor environment, and calculating the relative humidity of the indoor environment according to the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein obtaining the relative humidity of the indoor environment comprises:

and acquiring the absolute humidity of the indoor environment, and calculating the relative humidity of the indoor environment according to the absolute humidity.

9. The method of any of claims 3 to 8, further comprising:

and acquiring the air quality of the outdoor environment, and controlling the humidity conditioner to work in an external circulation state if the air quality of the outdoor environment is higher than that of the indoor environment.

10. An apparatus for humidification comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, characterised in that the processor is configured to perform a method for humidification as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 9 when executing the program instructions.