CN114719479A - Ice making method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention belongs to the technical field of ice making, and discloses an ice making method. The ice making method is applied to an ice making system, which comprises: the ice making method comprises an ice making module and a heating module, wherein the ice making module has multiple modes, the heating module is arranged at an ice outlet of the ice making module, and the ice making method comprises the following steps: starting the ice making module to make ice in a default mode and obtain a first hardness of ice blocks produced by the ice making module; when the first hardness accords with the preset hardness, the ice making module is maintained to make ice in a default mode; when the first hardness is not in accordance with the preset hardness, the heating state of the heating module is adjusted, so that the ice making module operates in the first mode to change the heating amount of the ice passing through the ice outlet, and the hardness of the ice block is in accordance with the preset hardness. Therefore, ice blocks with different hardness can be generated quickly, different requirements of users on the hardness of the ice blocks are met, and the experience of the users is improved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of ice making, in particular to an ice making method.
Background
The ice blocks are used as common cooling objects in daily life, and are usually formed by heat exchange between water and cooling media in the manufacturing process and then can be formed by simple compression.
In the prior art, an ice maker includes an evaporator, and heat exchange between water and a cooling medium is achieved by adding water and the cooling medium into different chambers of the evaporator, so that ice is formed in the evaporator, and then the ice is discharged through an ice outlet, thereby completing ice making.
However, in the above process, when the evaporator is in operation, the ice cubes formed after the heat exchange between the water and the cooling medium are substantially the same, the hardness of the ice cubes is very close to the set hardness and is consistent, and when a user needs ice cubes with different hardness, the user needs to heat the ice cubes additionally, which takes time and results in poor experience of the user.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an ice making method, which solves the problem that the hardness of ice blocks cannot be adjusted according to the needs of users in the ice making process, so that the user experience is poor.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
an ice making method is applied to an ice making system, and the ice making system comprises: the ice making method comprises an ice making module and a heating module, wherein the ice making module has multiple modes, the heating module is arranged at an ice outlet of the ice making module, and the ice making method comprises the following steps: starting the ice making module to make ice in a default mode and obtain a first hardness of ice blocks produced by the ice making module; when the first hardness accords with a preset hardness, the ice making module is maintained to make ice in a default mode; when the first hardness does not accord with the preset hardness, the heating state of the heating module is adjusted, so that the ice making module operates in a first mode to change the heating amount of the ice passing through the ice outlet, and the hardness of the ice block accords with the preset hardness.
Optionally, when the first hardness does not meet the preset hardness, adjusting a heating state of the heating module to operate the ice making module in a first mode to change a heating amount of the ice passing through the ice outlet, so that the hardness of the ice block meets the preset hardness, specifically comprising: acquiring a second hardness of the ice block heated by the heating module; when the second hardness does not accord with the preset hardness, adjusting the heating power value of the heating module; when the second hardness meets the preset hardness, maintaining the heating power value of the heating module; wherein the heating power of the heating module is adjusted to change the amount of heat absorbed by the ice cubes passing through the ice outlet.
By the technical scheme, when the heated ice block is obtained, whether the hardness of the ice block meets the preset hardness can be judged, and when the hardness of the ice block does not meet the preset hardness, the heat absorbed by the ice block is changed by adjusting the heating power value of the heating module, so that the hardness of the ice block can be further adjusted.
Optionally, when the second hardness does not meet the preset hardness, adjusting the heating power value of the heating module specifically includes: when the second hardness is larger than the preset hardness, controlling the heating power value of the heating module to increase; and when the second hardness is smaller than the preset hardness, controlling the heating power value of the heating module to be reduced.
Through above-mentioned technical scheme, through the heating power of adjustment heating module, just can change heating module's heating temperature to the adjustment is through the heat that the ice-cube of ice-out mouth absorbed, and the hardness of ice-cube also will be along with changing, just can produce the ice-cube of different hardnesses, in order to satisfy customer's needs.
Optionally, the heating power value is smaller than a compressor power value of the ice making module.
Through above-mentioned technical scheme, when making the ice-cube of different hardness, the heating module needs long-time continuous operation, through the upper limit of the heating power value of restriction heating module, can ensure the operating life of heating module.
Optionally, after controlling the heating module to start, the ice making method further includes: and acquiring a second temperature value of the heating module, and controlling the heating module to stop running when the second temperature value is greater than a second temperature preset value.
Through above-mentioned technical scheme, when making the ice-cube of different hardness and start the heating module, the highest temperature of injecing the heating module is the second temperature default to avoid the heating module to ice outlet overheat, and lead to the ice-cube to be unable smooth shaping in ice outlet department.
Optionally, after the ice making module is started, the ice making method further includes: and when the first temperature value is greater than a first temperature preset value, controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to operate to make ice.
Through the technical scheme, when ice making is started, whether the ice making module is suitable for running to make ice is determined through the first temperature value and the first temperature preset value, so that the ice making module is determined to run under a normal working state, and the possibility of faults is reduced.
Optionally, before acquiring the first temperature value, the ice making method further includes: the method comprises the steps of obtaining an environment temperature value of the ice making module, obtaining the first temperature value when the environment temperature value meets an environment preset temperature range, and controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to operate to make ice when the first temperature value is larger than a first temperature preset value.
Through the technical scheme, when the ice making module runs, the environment temperature value of the environment where the ice making module is located is checked firstly to determine the running environment of the ice making module, only when the environment temperature value meets the preset environment temperature range, the ice making module can be allowed to be started, the first temperature value is obtained at the moment, and the first temperature value and the first temperature preset value are used for ensuring the safe and stable running of the ice making system.
Optionally, the obtaining of the first temperature value of the ice making module, and when the first temperature value is greater than a first preset temperature value, controlling the compressor and the ice discharge assembly of the ice making module to perform ice making specifically includes: and when the first temperature value is smaller than a first temperature preset value and larger than a third temperature preset value, starting the compressor until the first temperature value is larger than the first temperature preset value, and starting the ice discharging assembly.
Through above-mentioned technical scheme, when first temperature value is located between first temperature default and the third temperature default, only start the compressor in order to begin to produce ice, only when first temperature value is greater than first temperature default, restart the ice subassembly and arrange ice to accomplish the system ice.
Optionally, the obtaining of the first temperature value of the ice making module, and when the first temperature value is greater than a first preset temperature value, controlling the compressor and the ice discharge assembly of the ice making module to perform ice making, specifically further includes: and when the first temperature value is less than or equal to the third temperature preset value, starting the temperature raising module to heat the ice making module, controlling the compressor to start until the first temperature value is greater than the third temperature preset value and less than the first temperature preset value, and closing the temperature raising module and starting the ice discharging assembly when the first temperature value is greater than the first temperature preset value.
According to the technical scheme, when the temperature of the ice making module is smaller than or equal to the third temperature preset value, the fact that the ice making module is not suitable for continuously running for making ice is indicated, the problem that the ice outlet is blocked due to the fact that the efficiency of the ice making module is too high due to too low temperature is solved, therefore, when the first temperature value is smaller than or equal to the third temperature preset value, the compressor and the ice discharging assembly can be stopped to stop running of the ice making module, the ice making module is heated and warmed through the warming module, when the first temperature value of the ice making module is larger than the first temperature preset value, the warming module is closed, and then the ice making module is started to run for making ice.
Optionally, the ice making method further comprises: acquiring a first current value of the ice discharging assembly, and controlling the heating module to operate in a first heating state when the first current value is larger than a preset current value; and/or when the first current value is larger than a preset current value, controlling a motor of the ice discharging assembly to operate in a first operation state; the first heating state is a state in which the output power of the heating module is highest, and the first operating state is a state in which the rotation speed of the motor is highest.
Through the technical scheme, the first current value indicates the instantaneous current of the ice discharging assembly, when the first current value is larger than the preset current value, the current load of the ice discharging assembly is larger, namely, ice at the ice outlet of the ice making module is more, the heating module is started and the ice discharging module runs under the highest output power, so that the ice at the ice outlet is melted, and the load of the ice discharging assembly is reduced. And meanwhile, the rotating speed of the motor is increased to improve the ice discharging capacity of the ice discharging assembly so as to reduce the possibility that the ice at the ice outlet is too much and is blocked.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
when the ice making method is used for controlling the ice making system to operate to make ice, the ice making module is made to make ice in the default mode to manufacture corresponding ice blocks, according to the comparison between the first hardness of the ice blocks and the preset hardness, whether the ice blocks in the default mode meet the requirements of users can be determined, the default mode of the ice making module is maintained when the ice blocks meet the requirements, and the heating module is started when the ice blocks do not meet the requirements, so that the ice making module operates in the first mode, at the moment, when the ice blocks are discharged through the ice outlet, the ice blocks are heated in different heating states, the heat absorbed by the ice blocks is different under different heating states, and the hardness is correspondingly changed to meet the preset hardness. Therefore, ice blocks with different hardness can be generated quickly, different requirements of users on the hardness of the ice blocks are met, and the experience of the users is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram illustrating a method of making ice in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic flow diagram illustrating the operation of an ice making module in a method of making ice in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating the process of obtaining ice of different hardness in the ice making method according to some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating the process of adjusting the power of the heating module in the ice making method according to some embodiments of the present invention.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.
In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be connected through the use of two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc. are used in an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to be limiting.
The invention provides an ice making method which is applied to an ice making system for making ice blocks with different hardness. The ice-making system includes an ice-making module and a heating module. The ice making module is internally provided with an ice making cavity and an ice outlet communicated with the ice making cavity, the heating module is arranged at the ice outlet and used for heating the ice outlet of the ice making module, so that after the ice blocks passing through the ice outlet absorb heat, the hardness is changed, and the ice with different hardness is obtained. The heating module may also change the temperature of the ice making module by heating the ice outlet. The heating module can be an electric heating belt or heating equipment capable of providing heat, a branch circuit can be formed by the compressor and the exhaust pipe in a heating mode, and heating is controlled through opening and closing of a valve on the branch circuit and the opening and closing size of the valve. It should be understood that the heating structure and manner may be designed according to the actual ice making system, and the present invention is not particularly limited.
The ice making module includes a compressor and an ice discharge assembly. The compressor is used for generating the ice slush in the ice making cavity, and the ice discharging assembly is used for pushing the ice slush in the ice making cavity into the ice making opening so as to extrude the ice slush at the ice outlet to form an ice block. The ice discharging assembly can comprise a motor and a bolt ice blade, and the motor drives the spiral ice blade to rotate in the ice making cavity so as to push the ice slush to the ice outlet for extrusion forming.
The operation mode of the ice making module may have a plurality of modes, which may include a default mode in which the ice making module can make the hardest ice cubes, a first mode in which the ice making module can make the hardest ice cubes, and the like, and the first mode may include a plurality of states, each state corresponding to the heating power of a different heating module, respectively, so that when the ice making module is operated in the different states of the first module, the ice cubes with corresponding hardness can be generated. It should be understood that other hardness ice pieces may be produced by the ice-making module in the default mode, in which case the plurality of states in the first mode are different heating states of the heating module, the different heating states corresponding to different heating powers of the heating module. The hardness of the ice block corresponding to the specific default mode may be set according to an actual application scenario, and the application is not particularly limited.
The ice making module is respectively provided with a plurality of temperature sensors which respectively detect the environment temperature of the ice making module, the temperature of the ice making module and the temperature of the heating module. Whether the ice making module meets the starting condition is determined through the detection of the ambient temperature. The temperature of the ice-making module may determine the status of the ice-making module to determine whether the ice-making module is suitable for operation. The temperature of the heating module can determine the hardness of ice making, so that ice with different hardness can be made by the ice making system.
FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram illustrating a method of making ice in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, the ice making method specifically includes:
s100: the ice making module is started to make ice in a default mode, and the first hardness of ice blocks produced by the ice making module is obtained.
When ice is made, the ice making module is firstly operated in a default mode, so that the ice making module produces corresponding ice blocks, and then the hardness of the ice blocks is obtained and used as the first hardness. It should be understood that the default mode may correspond to any state of the ice making module, for example, in the default mode, the ice making module may be a mode when the softest ice is produced, a mode when the hardest ice is produced, or a mode when ice cubes with other hardness are produced, and the hardness of the ice cubes corresponding to the specific default mode may be set according to the actual situation, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In an embodiment of the invention, the hardness of the ice cubes made by the ice making module in the default mode is the maximum hardness.
S200: and when the first hardness accords with the preset hardness, the ice making module is maintained to make ice in the default mode.
When it is determined that the first hardness meets the preset hardness, the user may also input a time as an operation preset time according to the number of ice cubes required as the time required for the operation of the ice making module. During the running time, the water exchanges heat in the ice making cavity to generate the ice slush, and the ice discharging assembly pushes the ice slush to the ice outlet to be extruded and formed to form the ice blocks. So that the ice making system is continuously operated for a preset operation time to make ice cubes having the greatest hardness.
S300: when the first hardness is not accordant with the preset hardness, the heating state of the heating module is adjusted, so that the ice making module operates in the first mode to change the heating amount of the ice passing through the ice outlet, and the hardness of the ice block is accordant with the preset hardness.
The preset hardness is the hardness of the ice cubes required by the user. When the first hardness does not meet the preset hardness, it indicates that the user does not need the hardest ice cubes at this time. At this time, the heating state of the heating module may be adjusted such that the ice making module operates in the first mode. The first mode is an ice making mode of the ice making module when the heating module heats the ice outlet, and according to different powers of the heating module, multiple heating states, such as a softest ice state, a moderate soft ice state, and the like, may be set specifically according to an actual application scenario and power, and the present application is not limited specifically. In the invention, the default mode is to make the hardest ice, the heating module is started firstly in the first mode, the heating state is also switched to the heating state under the corresponding heating power from the non-heating state, and the specific switched heating state can be repeatedly adjusted according to the hardness of the generated ice blocks until the ice making module produces the ice blocks meeting the requirements.
And after the ice making module operates for a period of time in the first mode, a first time value is generated, and when the first time value is greater than a preset time value, the heating module is started. The ice block can absorb the heat generated by the heating module during heating after passing through the ice outlet, and the hardness of the ice block can be changed along with the absorption of the heat, so that the hardness of the ice block can be reduced, and the ice block with the hardness meeting the requirements of users can be smoothly generated.
Through the above steps S100, S200 and S300, when a user needs ice cubes with the maximum hardness, the ice making system can be set to operate in the default mode to make ice, and the ice making module can continuously generate ice cubes with the maximum hardness within a preset operation time.
When a user needs ice cubes with different hardnesses, whether the hardness of the ice cubes manufactured by the ice making module is met or not can be determined, when the first hardness does not meet the preset hardness, the heating module is started according to the required hardness of the ice cubes, and the ice making module can make ice in the first mode. Under the first mode, the heating module can switch different heating state, can be to the ice outlet heating, and the ice-cube will absorb certain heat when the ice-cube passes through the ice outlet, and the ice-cube hardness just can change after absorbing the heat. The heat absorbed by the ice blocks in different heating states is different, and the hardness of the generated ice blocks can be correspondingly changed, so that the ice blocks with the hardness required by the user can be generated, the requirements of the user can be met, and the improvement of the user experience is facilitated.
After the ice making module is started, the ice making method also comprises the step of starting the compressor and the ice discharging assembly, and specifically comprises the following steps: and when the first temperature value is greater than a first temperature preset value, controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to operate to make ice.
The first temperature value represents the temperature of the ice making module, and the first temperature preset value is a standard for judging the height of the first temperature value, namely judging the current state of the ice making module. The first preset temperature value may be set to 5 deg.c or other values, such as 4 deg.c, etc.
Specifically, the first temperature value may be a cavity wall temperature of an ice making cavity of the ice making module. The cavity wall temperature reflects the current state of the ice making cavity, which has a large impact on the ice making efficiency of the ice making module. Simply speaking, if the temperature of the cavity wall is too low, the ice making efficiency is higher, at this time, the ice in the ice making cavity may already be ice blocks rather than ice slush, and the ice discharging assembly is difficult to push the ice cubes to enter the ice outlet, so that only when the temperature of the cavity wall is greater than the first temperature preset value, the ice discharging assembly starts to push the ice slush to the ice outlet, and the ice cubes can be smoothly extruded by the ice discharging assembly.
Through the steps, after the ice making module is started, the state of the ice making module is determined according to the first temperature value and the first temperature preset value of the ice making module, when the state of the ice making module meets ice making, the compressor is started again to form ice slush in the ice making cavity, and meanwhile, the ice discharging assembly operates to push the ice slush to the ice outlet to extrude the ice so as to form ice blocks, and therefore ice making is completed.
In some embodiments of the present invention, before acquiring the first temperature value, the ice making method further includes: the method comprises the steps of obtaining an ambient temperature value of an ice making module, obtaining a first temperature value when the ambient temperature value meets an ambient preset temperature range, and controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to operate to make ice when the first temperature value is larger than the first temperature preset value.
The environmental temperature value represents the environmental temperature of the ice making module, the environmental preset temperature range represents whether the environmental temperature meets the operation requirement of the ice making module, and the environmental preset temperature range can be set to be 5 ℃ to 40 ℃. It should be understood that the ambient preset temperature range may be adjusted according to the specifications of the ice making system, and the present invention is not particularly limited.
Since the ice making module primarily relies on heat exchange to convert water into ice when making ice, the ambient temperature has a large influence on the ice making process of the ice making module. Specifically, when the ambient temperature is too low, for example, the ambient temperature is lower than 5 ℃, the ice making module is affected by cold air in the environment during ice making, the ice making efficiency is greatly increased, and at this time, ice making may cause that the ice making speed is much higher than the ice discharging speed, so that the ice outlet is easily blocked.
When the ambient temperature is higher than 40 ℃, the temperature of water entering the ice making chamber is also increased, and more refrigerant is needed to generate a larger amount of heat exchange to complete the ice making process, which results in poor refrigeration efficiency. Even if ice is formed in the ice making cavity, the ice in the ice making cavity is easy to absorb heat in the environment to melt, ice in the ice making cavity is difficult to form ice slush smoothly, and therefore the ice outlet is difficult to extrude and form the ice. Meanwhile, the temperature of the exhaust gas of the compressor is increased due to too high ambient temperature, which causes a large burden on the normal operation of the compressor and affects the service life of the compressor, so that when the ambient temperature value is not within the preset range of the ambient temperature, the ice making module cannot be started, and meanwhile, a corresponding alarm signal can be generated to warn a user, thereby reducing the possibility of the ice making system to break down.
Through the steps, the ice making module can be started only when the environment temperature of the ice making module is determined to meet the environment preset temperature range and the first temperature value is larger than the first temperature preset value, so that the safety and stability of the operation process of the ice making module are ensured.
Fig. 2 is a schematic flow diagram illustrating operation of an ice-making module of the ice-making method according to some embodiments of the present invention. Referring to fig. 2, a first temperature value of the ice making module is obtained, and when the first temperature value is greater than a first temperature preset value, the compressor and the ice discharging assembly of the ice making module are controlled to operate to make ice, which specifically includes:
s400: and when the first temperature value is smaller than the first temperature preset value and larger than the third temperature preset value, starting the compressor until the first temperature value is larger than the first temperature preset value, and starting the ice discharging assembly.
The third temperature preset value is a minimum judgment standard for the first temperature value, and may be set to 0 ℃, that is, when the ambient temperature satisfies the ambient preset temperature range and the temperature of the ice making module is higher than 0 ℃, the ice making module may start to operate, otherwise the ice making module does not operate. It should be understood that the third preset temperature value can be other values, which need to be set according to the specification of the ice making system, and the present invention is not limited in particular.
When the first temperature value is between the first temperature preset value and the third temperature preset value, the first temperature value indicates that the ice making module can start the compressor to make ice at the moment, and the temperature in the ice making cavity is more suitable for water to form ice sand after heat exchange. At the moment, the ice discharging assembly does not need to be started, and only the compressor is utilized to generate a certain amount of ice slush in the ice making cavity in the period of time, so that when the first temperature value is greater than the first temperature preset value, the ice discharging assembly can push the sufficient amount of ice slush to the ice outlet for extrusion forming when running again. To form ice cubes.
S410: when the first temperature value is smaller than or equal to the third temperature preset value, the temperature rising module is started to heat the ice making module, when the first temperature value is larger than the third temperature preset value and smaller than the first temperature preset value, the compressor is controlled to be started, when the first temperature value is larger than the first temperature preset value, the temperature rising module is closed, and the ice discharging assembly is started.
When the first temperature value is smaller than or equal to the third temperature preset value, the first temperature value indicates that the ice making cavity in the ice making module is not suitable for continuously making ice, the operation of the ice making module needs to be temporarily not controlled, but the temperature rising module is started to heat the ice making module, and the temperature of the ice making module rises. When the temperature of the ice making module is higher than the third temperature preset value, the step S400 is continuously executed, and when the first temperature value is judged to be higher than the first temperature preset value, the operation of the heating module is stopped, and the ice making module can normally operate to start making ice. In the ice making process, the first temperature value of the ice making module may be continuously reduced due to the continuous formation of the ice slush, and the steps are repeated until the ice making is completed. The heating module and the heating module may be the same module, or may be a module separately arranged, and may be specifically designed according to an actual installation space, which is not limited in the present invention.
Above, through obtaining first temperature value to and judge the corresponding relation between first temperature value, first temperature default and the third temperature default, realize the control to the opening and close of compressor and row ice subassembly, be used for guaranteeing the normal start and the operation of ice making module, guaranteed subsequent normal system ice, both can not harm ice making module simultaneously yet.
It should be noted that, after the ice making module operates, in order to ensure normal operation of the ice making module, the first temperature value needs to be obtained in real time, and a relationship between the first temperature value and a first temperature preset value and a third temperature preset value is determined, and the start and stop of the compressor, the ice discharging assembly and the warming module or the original operation state of the warming module is controlled through the corresponding relationship. Therefore, the normal operation of the ice making module is ensured on the premise of ensuring that ice blocks with corresponding hardness are made. The corresponding relationship between the first temperature value and the first temperature preset value and the third temperature preset value and how to control the opening and closing can refer to the process of how to start the ice making module and the temperature rising module.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the method of making ice further comprises: acquiring a first current value of the ice discharging assembly, and controlling the heating module to operate in a first heating state when the first current value is larger than a preset current value; wherein, the first heating state is a state of the highest output power of the heating module.
The ice discharging assembly is driven by a motor, the first current value represents an instantaneous current value of the motor, namely a current load condition of the ice discharging assembly, and the preset current value represents a current value of the motor under a normal load condition of the ice discharging assembly. When the first current value is greater than the preset current value, for example, the first current value is greater than twice the preset current value, which indicates that the load of the ice discharging assembly is greater at this time, the heating module is started to heat the ice making module, so that the temperature of the ice making module is raised to reduce the ice making efficiency in the ice making module, and thus, the ice in the ice making module is partially liquefied, or the ice generation rate is reduced, and the load of the ice discharging assembly can be reduced.
And when the first current value is smaller than or equal to the preset current value, the heating module is restored to the original operation state, for example, when the ice making module is originally used for making the hardest ice, the heating module is in the closed state, and the heating module is directly closed after being restored. When the ice making module is originally used for making ice with different hardness, the heating module is correspondingly heated to 0 degree and the heating power is the maximum, and the heating module is recovered to the state in a certain state between the heating power and the heating power.
In some embodiments of the present invention, when the first current value is greater than the preset current value, the motor of the ice discharging assembly is controlled to operate in a first operation state; the first operation state is a state of highest rotation speed of the motor. After the load of the ice discharging assembly is determined to be increased, the rotating speed of the motor can be increased so as to improve the ice discharging capacity of the ice discharging assembly, and therefore ice sand in the ice making cavity can be extruded to the ice discharging opening rapidly. When the load of the ice discharging assembly is recovered to be normal, the first current value is recovered, at the moment, the first current value is possibly smaller than or equal to the preset current value, and at the moment, the rotating speed of the motor of the ice discharging assembly is recovered.
Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating the process of obtaining ice of different hardness in the ice making method according to some embodiments of the present invention. Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the step S300 specifically includes:
s310: and acquiring a second hardness of the ice blocks heated by the heating module.
The hardness of the ice block is changed mainly by absorbing heat generated by heating of the heating module, so that the hardness of the ice block heated by the heating module is changed due to the absorbed certain heat, and the hardness is taken as a second hardness.
S320: and when the second hardness does not accord with the preset hardness, adjusting the heating power value of the heating module.
When the second hardness does not accord with the preset hardness, the ice block generated by the ice making module is not accord with the requirement of a user, and at the moment, the heat absorbed by the ice block can be changed only by regulating and controlling the heating power of the heating module, so that the hardness of the ice block is changed. And for the adjustment of the heating power, a preset power value can be set according to the preset hardness, and the heating module is controlled to be started by taking the preset power value as an operation standard, so that ice blocks with different hardness can be obtained smoothly. It should be understood that the preset power value may be a specific value or a range of values, and the specific type of the preset power value may be determined according to the specification of the actual ice making module, which is not limited in the invention.
S330: and when the second hardness accords with the preset hardness, maintaining the heating power value of the heating module.
When the second hardness meets the preset hardness, the ice blocks generated by the ice making module meet the requirements of users, and at the moment, the current heating power value of the heating module can be kept to ensure the stable operation of the heating module.
Through the steps S310, S320, and S330, the ice making module is operated in the first mode by starting the heating module, and at this time, whether the operation state of the ice making module is proper or not is determined according to the hardness of the ice cubes made by the ice making module, when the second hardness meets the preset hardness, the operation state of the ice making module does not need to be changed, and when the second hardness does not meet the preset hardness, other states of the first mode need to be adjusted to generate ice cubes with different hardness.
Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating the process of adjusting the power of the heating module in the ice making method according to some embodiments of the present invention. Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the step S320 specifically includes:
s321: and when the second hardness is greater than the preset hardness, controlling the heating power value of the heating module to increase.
When the second hardness is higher than the preset hardness, the hardness of the ice blocks is higher than the requirement of a user, the heating power value of the heating module needs to be increased, and the ice blocks at the ice outlet can absorb more heat so as to greatly reduce the hardness.
S322: and when the second hardness is smaller than the preset hardness, controlling the heating power value of the heating module to be reduced.
When the second hardness is less than the preset hardness, which indicates that the hardness of the ice made by the ice making module is less than the user's requirement, the heating power value of the heating module needs to be reduced, so as to reduce the heat absorbed by the ice cubes and improve the hardness of the ice cubes.
Through the steps S321 and S322, during ice making, the operation state of the ice making module in the first mode is adjusted in real time according to the relationship between the hardness of the ice cubes generated by the ice making module and the preset hardness, so as to adjust the heating power value of the heating module, thereby changing the heat absorbed by the ice cubes at the ice outlet, and smoothly changing the hardness of the ice cubes, so as to make ice cubes with different hardness.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the heating power value is less than the compressor power value of the ice making module.
In particular, the heating power value may be less than 50% of the compressor power value. When the heating module is used for manufacturing ice blocks with different hardness, the heating module may need to be operated for a long time, and the heating power value of the heating module is maintained below 50% of the power value of the compressor at the moment, so that the heating module is prevented from being operated in an overload mode, and the service life of the heating module is prolonged.
In some embodiments of the present invention, after controlling the heating module to be activated, the ice making method further includes: and acquiring a second temperature value of the heating module, and controlling the heating module to stop running when the second temperature value is greater than a second temperature preset value.
The second temperature value is a real-time temperature value representing the heating module, and the second preset temperature value is a standard for judging the second temperature value, which can be set to 70 ℃, that is, the temperature of the heating module does not exceed 70 ℃. It should be understood that the second preset temperature value may also be other values, or a range of values, which may be specifically set according to the specification of the ice making module, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
The maximum temperature of the heating module is limited by setting the second preset temperature value, so that the heat absorbed by the ice blocks at the ice outlet is limited, and the problem that the ice slush cannot be extruded and formed due to too much heat at the ice outlet is solved.
It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Numerous obvious variations, adaptations, and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.
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1. An ice making method applied to an ice making system, the ice making system comprising: an ice making module having a plurality of modes and a heating module provided at an ice outlet of the ice making module, the ice making method comprising:
starting the ice making module to make ice in a default mode, and acquiring a first hardness of ice produced by the ice making module;
when the first hardness accords with a preset hardness, the ice making module is maintained to make ice in a default mode;
when the first hardness does not accord with the preset hardness, the heating state of the heating module is adjusted, so that the ice making module operates in a first mode to change the heating amount of the ice passing through the ice outlet, and the hardness of the ice block accords with the preset hardness.
2. The ice making method according to claim 1, wherein when the first hardness does not meet a preset hardness, adjusting the heating state of the heating module so that the ice making module operates in the first mode to change the amount of heat applied to the ice passing through the ice outlet so that the hardness of the ice blocks meets the preset hardness comprises:
acquiring a second hardness of the ice block heated by the heating module;
when the second hardness does not accord with the preset hardness, adjusting the heating power value of the heating module;
when the second hardness meets the preset hardness, maintaining the heating power value of the heating module;
wherein the heating power of the heating module is adjusted to change the amount of heat absorbed by the ice cubes passing through the ice outlet.
3. The ice making method according to claim 2, wherein when the second hardness does not meet a preset hardness, the adjusting of the heating power value of the heating module specifically comprises:
when the second hardness is larger than the preset hardness, controlling the heating power value of the heating module to increase; and
and when the second hardness is smaller than the preset hardness, controlling the heating power value of the heating module to be reduced.
4. An ice making method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the heating power value is less than a compressor power value of the ice making module.
5. The ice making method of claim 1, wherein after controlling the heating module to be activated, the ice making method further comprises:
and acquiring a second temperature value of the heating module, and controlling the heating module to stop running when the second temperature value is greater than a second preset temperature value.
6. The ice making method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising, after activating the ice making module:
and acquiring a first temperature value of the ice making module, and controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to operate to make ice when the first temperature value is greater than a first temperature preset value.
7. The ice making method of claim 6, further comprising, before obtaining the first temperature value:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining an ambient temperature value of the ice making module, obtaining a first temperature value when the ambient temperature value meets an ambient preset temperature range, and controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to operate to make ice when the first temperature value is larger than a first temperature preset value.
8. The ice making method according to claim 6, wherein the obtaining of the first temperature value of the ice making module, and when the first temperature value is greater than a first temperature preset value, controlling a compressor and an ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to perform ice making specifically comprises:
and when the first temperature value is smaller than a first temperature preset value and larger than a third temperature preset value, starting the compressor, and starting the ice discharging assembly when the first temperature value is larger than the first temperature preset value.
9. The ice making method according to claim 6, wherein the obtaining of the first temperature value of the ice making module and the controlling of the compressor and the ice discharging assembly of the ice making module to perform ice making when the first temperature value is greater than a first preset temperature value further comprises:
and when the first temperature value is less than or equal to the third temperature preset value, starting a temperature raising module to heat the ice making module until the first temperature value is greater than the third temperature preset value and less than the first temperature preset value, controlling a compressor to start, and when the first temperature value is greater than the first temperature preset value, closing the temperature raising module and starting the ice discharging assembly.
10. The ice making method of claim 6, further comprising:
acquiring a first current value of the ice discharging assembly;
when the first current value is larger than a preset current value, controlling the heating module to operate in a first heating state; and/or
When the first current value is larger than a preset current value, controlling a motor of the ice discharging assembly to operate in a first operation state;
the first heating state is a state that the output power of the heating module is the highest, and the first operation state is a state that the rotating speed of the motor is the highest.
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