Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the application.
The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator and an ice making method, wherein an ice maker of the refrigerator not only has different ice making states, but also can be controlled to adapt to the different ice making states, so that the energy consumption is reduced. The following description is made in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 is a side view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.
The present application provides a refrigerator 100, the refrigerator 100 including a freezing chamber 110, an ice maker 120, a refrigerating system 130, and a processor 140. The freezing chamber 110 has a cavity, the ice maker 120 is disposed in the cavity, the refrigerating system 130 delivers cool air into the cavity, the processor 140 is connected with the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130, the processor 140 is used for obtaining an ice making state of the ice maker 120, and controlling the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130 according to the ice making state of the ice maker 120.
The freezing chamber 110 may have only one cavity or may have a plurality of cavities. For example, the freezing chamber 110 has a cavity, the ice maker 120 is disposed in the cavity and occupies only a portion of the space in the cavity, and other portions of the cavity are also capable of storing other objects. For another example, the freezing chamber 110 has a plurality of cavities separated from each other, the ice maker 120 is disposed in one of the cavities, and the remaining cavities may store other objects. Among them, the state of the freezing chamber 110 may have three states: strong gear, weak gear and intelligent gear. When the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the state of the freezing chamber 110 is a weak range; when the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20 ℃, the state of the freezing chamber 110 is a strong gear; when the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is-18 ℃, the state of the freezing chamber 110 is an intelligent grade.
The ice cubes may be transparent ice, normal ice or quick ice. The transparent ice is transparent, colorless and firm, has certain aesthetic feeling, and can be used for engraving and decorating and the like; common ice, also known as food ice, which has a medium number of bubbles and can be used for iced drink and the like; and the quick ice can be quickly prepared, and bubbles in the ice cubes cannot be timely removed in the quick preparation process, so that the quick ice has more bubbles, and the color of the quick ice is white due to the more bubbles.
Since ice cubes have at least three types, there are various situations in which the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130 are controlled according to the three types of ice cubes. The following examples are illustrative.
In the first case, when the user selects the type of ice cubes to be made as transparent ice, the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the ice making time of the ice maker 120 is controlled to 330 minutes, and the refrigerating system 130 is controlled so that the temperature in the cavity is-18 ℃.
In the second case, after the user selects the type of ice cubes to be used as the normal ice, the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, the ice making time of the ice maker 120 is controlled to be 220 minutes, and the refrigerating system 130 is controlled so that the temperature in the cavity is-20 ℃.
In a third case, after the user selects the type of ice cubes to be used as the fast ice, the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is the fast ice, the ice making time of the ice maker 120 is controlled to be 115 minutes, and the refrigerating system 130 is controlled so that the temperature in the cavity is-18 ℃.
The refrigerator 100 and the ice making method provided by the embodiment of the application, the refrigerator 100 is provided with a freezing chamber 110 with a cavity, an ice maker 120 arranged in the cavity, a refrigerating system 130 for conveying cold air into the cavity, and a processor 140 connected with the ice maker 120 and the refrigerator. When the user selects the type of ice cubes, the processor 140 in the refrigerator 100 acquires the ice making state of the ice maker 120, and controls the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130 according to the ice making state. It can be seen that the refrigerator 100 can prepare different ice making schemes according to different types of ice cubes, for example, the ice making scheme may include an ice making time of the ice maker 120 or a temperature and a flow rate of cool air generated from the refrigerating system 130, according to the different ice making schemes, to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art in which ice is continuously made through the natural mode. Therefore, the ice maker 120 of the refrigerator 100 not only has different ice making states, but also can control the ice maker 120 or the refrigerating system 130 to accommodate the different ice making states, thereby reducing power consumption.
In some embodiments, when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the water injection time of the ice maker 120 is 6 seconds; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, the water injection time of the ice maker 120 is 5.5 seconds; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the water injection time of the ice maker 120 is 5 seconds. The start time of the ice making time of the ice maker 120 refers to the completion time of the water filling time of the ice maker 120.
In some embodiments, when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the ice maker 120 is operated for a duration of 24 hours for 7 times of ice making, and then is operated as normal ice according to the ice making state; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, the ice maker 120 is operated for a continuous ice making time until the ice maker 120 is in a full ice state; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is quick ice, the ice maker 120 is operated for 7 times for 10 hours and then operated as normal ice according to the ice making state.
In some embodiments, the above-mentioned controlling the ice making time of the ice maker 120 according to the type of ice cubes, the processor 140 is configured to: when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, controlling the ice making time to be within the first period of time; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, controlling the ice making time to be within a second period of time, the minimum value of the first period of time being equal to or greater than the maximum value of the second period of time; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the ice making time is controlled to be within the third period, and the minimum value of the second period is equal to or greater than the maximum value of the third period.
For example, the first period of time is 300 minutes or more, the second period of time is 115 minutes or more and 300 minutes or less, and the third period of time is 100 minutes or more and 115 minutes or less. When the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, controlling the ice making time to be 330 minutes; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, controlling the ice making time to be 160 minutes; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the ice making time is controlled to be 115 minutes.
It is understood that energy can be effectively saved by making different ice making times according to different states of the ice maker 120.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the refrigerator 100 further includes a first temperature sensor 150, the first temperature sensor 150 is configured to detect an ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100, the processor 140 is connected to the first temperature sensor 150, and the processor 140 is further configured to control the ice maker 120 or the refrigeration system 130 according to the ambient temperature.
The ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 refers to the temperature of the environment in which the refrigerator 100 is located, for example, when the refrigerator 100 is located in a home, the temperature in the home is the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100.
The environmental temperature is divided into four stages, namely a high-ring temperature stage, a medium-ring temperature stage, a low-ring temperature stage and an extremely-low-ring temperature stage, wherein the four stages are a Gao Huan-ring temperature stage when the environmental temperature is higher than 28 ℃, a medium-ring temperature stage when the environmental temperature is higher than 20 ℃ and lower than 28 ℃, a low-ring temperature stage when the environmental temperature is higher than 12 ℃ and lower than 20 ℃, and an extremely-low-ring temperature stage when the environmental temperature is lower than 12 ℃. The ice making time in the refrigerator 100 and the temperature and flow rate of the cool air are different according to the ambient temperature, and the temperature and flow rate of the cool air are different to cause the temperature in the cavity to be different. The following illustrates various cases.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains that the required type is transparent ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 330 minutes, and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-17 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice and the gear of the freezing chamber 110 is weak, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains the desired type of normal ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to 115 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to-15 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice and the gear of the freezing chamber 110 is strong, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains the desired type of normal ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to 160 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to-25 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains that the desired type is transparent ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 115 minutes, and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-20 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains that the required type is transparent ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 360 minutes, and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-17 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice and the gear of the freezing chamber 110 is weak, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains the required type of normal ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to 240 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-15 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice and the gear of the freezing chamber 110 is strong, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains the required type of normal ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to 180 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-25 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains that the desired type is transparent ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 110 minutes, and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-21 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range or Gao Huan temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains that the required type is transparent ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to 300 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to-17 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range or Gao Huan temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice and the gear of the freezing chamber 110 is weak, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains the required type of normal ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 200 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-15 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range or Gao Huan temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice and the gear of the freezing chamber 110 is strong, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains the required type of normal ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 140 minutes and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-25 ℃.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range or Gao Huan temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is quick ice, the processor 140 of the refrigerator 100 obtains that the required type is transparent ice, controls the ice making time of the ice maker 120 to be 100 minutes, and controls the temperature formed by the refrigerating system 130 in the cavity to be-21 ℃.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigeration system according to an embodiment of the present application. The refrigerating system 130 includes a compressor 131, a condenser 132, a throttling device 133 such as a capillary tube, an expansion valve, and an evaporator 134 sequentially connected through refrigerant lines, the evaporator 134 for cooling the freezing chamber 110, a processor 140 connected to the compressor 131, and the processor 140 for controlling the rotation speed of the compressor 131 according to the ice making state of the ice maker 120 to control the temperature of the cooled air.
The evaporator 134 may be a fin evaporator 134, and the fin evaporator 134 has a large heat exchange area, so that heat exchange efficiency is high. The compressor 131 is a driven fluid machine that lifts low-pressure gas to high-pressure gas, and is the heart of the refrigeration system 130. The low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant gas is sucked from the air suction pipe, the motor is operated to drive the piston to compress the low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant gas, and then the high-temperature high-pressure refrigerant gas is discharged to the air discharge pipe to provide power for refrigeration cycle.
In some embodiments, when controlling the rotational speed of the compressor 131 according to the ice making state of the ice maker 120, the processor 140 is configured to: when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, controlling the rotation speed of the compressor 131 to be the first rotation speed; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, controlling the rotation speed of the compressor 131 to be the second rotation speed; when the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the rotation speed of the compressor 131 is controlled to be the third rotation speed. The rotation speed of the compressor 131 has a plurality of stages, and the rotation speed of each stage may be as shown in table 1 below.
TABLE 1
In some cases, when the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C1 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 90 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C2 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C1 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C1 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C2 stage and operated for 60 minutes again, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C3 stage and operated for 60 minutes again, and then sequentially increases to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20deg.C, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C1 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C5 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-16 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C6 stage for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-16 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C7 stage for 60 minutes, and then sequentially increased to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-16 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-16 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C5 stage to start operation.
The above description has been made with respect to the ice making type of the ice maker 120, that is, transparent ice, normal ice, and fast ice, which correspond to different rotational speeds of the compressor 131, respectively, and the rotational speeds of the compressor 131 are different for different cases. It should be noted that, depending on the ambient temperature and the temperature of the freezing chamber 110, the compressor 131 may also have different operation modes. The following is a specific description.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C1 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 90 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C2 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C1 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C1 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 90 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C2 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C1 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C2 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C3 stage operation for 60 minutes again, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C4 stage operation for 60 minutes again, and then sequentially increases to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C2 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C3 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C4 stage operation for 60 minutes again, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C5 stage operation for 60 minutes again, and then sequentially increases to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C3 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C1 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C2 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20deg.C, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C1 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C1 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C2 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20deg.C, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C3 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C2 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 30 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C3 stage operation for 30 minutes again, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C4 stage for 30 minutes again, and then sequentially increases to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20deg.C, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C2 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to operate in the C4 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to operate in the C5 stage for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to operate in the C6 stage for 60 minutes, and then sequentially increases to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20deg.C, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C4 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C3 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C4 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C3 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C3 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C4 stage; if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C3 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C4 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C5 stage operation for 60 minutes again, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C6 stage for 60 minutes again, and then sequentially increases to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C4 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C6 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C7 stage operation for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C8 stage. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-17 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C6 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C5 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C6 stage and operated for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C7 stage and operated for 60 minutes, and then sequentially increased to C8. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C5 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C5 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C6 stage and operated for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C7 stage and operated for 60 minutes, and then sequentially increases to the C8 stage and operated until the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-18 ℃. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C5 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C6 stage, the compressor 131 operates for 60 minutes, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 changes to the C7 stage operation and operates for 60 minutes again, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is still greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 changes to the C8 stage and operates until the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-18 ℃. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C6 stage to start operation.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice, the compressor 131 starts to be in the C7 stage, the compressor 131 is operated for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is changed to the C8 stage and then operated until the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is equal to or less than-18 ℃. If the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is stopped. After the compressor 131 is suspended, if the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-18 ℃, the compressor 131 is again in the C7 stage to start operation.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the refrigeration system 130 has an air duct 135, the air duct 135 has an air duct 135 inlet and an air duct 135 outlet, cold air flows from the air duct 135 inlet to the air duct 135 outlet to blow to the ice maker 120 for cooling, the refrigeration system 130 further includes a fan 136, the fan 136 is used for accelerating or reducing the flow of the cold air in the air duct 135 to control the flow rate of the cold air, the processor 140 is connected with the fan 136, and the processor 140 is used for controlling the rotation speed of the fan 136 according to the rotation speed of the compressor 131 to control the flow rate of the cold air. The rotational speed of the fan 136 has a plurality of stages, and the rotational speed of each stage may be as shown in table 2 below.
TABLE 2
| Stage(s) |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
F4 |
F5 |
| Rotating speed (rpm) |
800 |
900 |
1000 |
1100 |
1200 |
In some cases, when the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 starts to be in the F1 stage, the fan 136 is operated for 300 minutes, and if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 is changed to the F2 stage; if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than or equal to-7deg.C, the fan 136 is stopped. After the fan 136 is suspended, if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-19 ℃, the fan 136 is again in the F1 stage to start operation. When the compressor 131 is stopped, the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0.
In some cases, when the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, the fan 136 is in the F2 stage after the compressor 131 starts to operate, and the rotational speed of the fan 136 is 0 when the compressor 131 is suspended from operating.
In some cases, the fan 136 is in stage F3 when the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice.
The above description has been made with respect to the ice making type of the ice maker 120, that is, transparent ice, normal ice, and fast ice, which correspond to different rotational speeds of the fan 136, respectively, and the rotational speeds of the fan 136 are different for different situations. It should be noted that the fan 136 may also have different operation modes according to the ambient temperature and the temperature of the freezing chamber 110. The following is a specific description.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low ambient temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 starts to be in the F1 stage, the fan 136 operates for 300 minutes, and if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 changes to the F2 stage; if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than or equal to-7deg.C, the fan 136 is stopped. After the fan 136 is suspended, if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 is again in the F1 stage to start operation. When the compressor 131 is stopped, the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 starts to be in the F1 stage, the fan 136 operates for 300 minutes, and if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 changes to the F2 stage; if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than or equal to-7deg.C, the fan 136 is stopped. After the fan 136 is suspended, if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 is again in the F1 stage to start operation. When the compressor 131 is stopped, the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 starts to be in the F2 stage, the fan 136 operates for 260 minutes, and if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 changes to the F3 stage; if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than or equal to-7deg.C, the fan 136 is stopped. After the fan 136 is suspended, if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 is again in the F2 stage to start operation. When the compressor 131 is stopped, the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 starts to be in the F3 stage, the fan 136 operates for 60 minutes, and if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 changes to the F4 stage. If the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than or equal to-7deg.C, the fan 136 is stopped. After the fan 136 is suspended, if the temperature of the ice maker 120 is greater than-7 ℃, the fan 136 is again in the F3 stage to start operation. When the compressor 131 is stopped, the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the very low loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F2 stage after the compressor 131 starts to operate, and the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0 when the compressor 131 is suspended to operate.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F2 stage after the compressor 131 starts to operate, and the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0 when the compressor 131 is suspended to operate.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F3 stage after the compressor 131 starts to operate, and the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0 when the compressor 131 is suspended to operate.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in the weak range, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F3 stage after the compressor 131 starts to operate, and the rotation speed of the fan 136 is 0 when the compressor 131 is suspended to operate.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in an extremely low loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F3 stage regardless of whether the compressor 131 is operated.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F3 stage regardless of whether the compressor 131 is operated.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature section, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F5 stage regardless of whether the compressor 131 is operated.
In some cases, when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range, the freezing chamber 110 is in a strong gear, and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the fan 136 is in the F5 stage regardless of whether the compressor 131 is operated.
In some cases, the fan 136 is in the F3 stage when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in an extremely low loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice.
In some cases, the fan 136 is in the F5 stage when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the low-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice.
In some cases, the fan 136 is in the F5 stage when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the middle-ring temperature section and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice.
In some cases, the fan 136 is in the F5 stage when the first temperature sensor 150 detects that the ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 100 is in the high-loop temperature range and the ice making type of the ice maker 120 is rapid ice.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, a damper 137 is disposed in the air duct 135, and a processor 140 is connected to the damper 137, and the processor 140 is configured to control the opening and closing of the damper 137 according to the rotation speed of the compressor 131 so as to control the flow rate of the cold air.
Wherein, when the compressor 131 is turned on, the damper 137 is opened; when the compressor 131 is closed, the damper 137 is closed.
In some cases, the ice making type of the ice maker is quick ice. When the compressor 131 is operated, the damper 137 is opened when the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-19 ℃; when the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is equal to or less than-19 deg.c, the damper 137 is closed. When the compressor 131 is suspended, the damper 137 is closed until the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-21 ℃, the damper 137 is opened until the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-19 ℃, and the damper 137 is closed.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the refrigerator 100 further includes a second temperature sensor 160, the second temperature sensor 160 is configured to detect a temperature in the cavity, the processor 140 is connected to the second temperature sensor 160, and the processor 140 is further configured to control the ice maker 120 or the refrigeration system 130 according to the temperature in the cavity.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the refrigerator 100 further includes a third temperature sensor 170, the third temperature sensor 170 is configured to detect a temperature of the ice maker 120, and the ice maker 120 stops working when the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than a preset value. For example, when the third temperature sensor 170 detects that the temperature of the ice maker 120 is less than or equal to-40 ℃, the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130 stop operating so as not to be too low in temperature, thereby damaging the devices in the refrigerator 100.
The present application further provides an ice making method, please continue to refer to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flow chart of the ice making method according to an embodiment of the present application.
The ice making method is applied to a refrigerator 100, the refrigerator 100 includes a freezing chamber 110 having a cavity, an ice maker 120 disposed in the cavity, and a refrigerating system 130, the refrigerating system 130 is used for delivering cool air into the cavity, the ice making method includes:
S10, acquiring an ice making state of the ice maker 120;
S20, controlling the ice maker 120 or the refrigerating system 130 according to the ice making state of the ice maker 120.
The freezing chamber 110 may have only one cavity or may have a plurality of cavities. For example, the freezing chamber 110 has a cavity, the ice maker 120 is disposed in the cavity and occupies only a portion of the space in the cavity, and other portions of the cavity are also capable of storing other objects. For another example, the freezing chamber 110 has a plurality of cavities separated from each other, the ice maker 120 is disposed in one of the cavities, and the remaining cavities may store other objects. Among them, the state of the freezing chamber 110 may have three states: strong gear, weak gear and intelligent gear. When the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is greater than-20 ℃, the state of the freezing chamber 110 is a weak range; when the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is less than or equal to-20 ℃, the state of the freezing chamber 110 is a strong gear; when the temperature of the freezing chamber 110 is 20 ℃, the state of the freezing chamber 110 is a smart grade.
The ice cubes may be transparent ice, normal ice or quick ice. The transparent ice is transparent, colorless and firm, has certain aesthetic feeling, and can be used for engraving and decorating and the like; common ice, also known as food ice, which has a medium number of bubbles and can be used for iced drink and the like; and the quick ice can be quickly prepared, and bubbles in the ice cubes cannot be timely removed in the quick preparation process, so that the quick ice has more bubbles, and the more bubbles enable the quick ice to appear white.
Since ice cubes have at least three types, there are various situations in which the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130 are controlled according to the three types of ice cubes. The following examples are illustrative.
In the first case, when the user selects the type of ice cubes to be made as transparent ice, the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is transparent ice, the ice making time of the ice maker 120 is controlled to 330 minutes, and the refrigerating system 130 is controlled so that the temperature in the cavity is-18 ℃.
In the second case, after the user selects the type of ice cubes to be used as the normal ice, the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is normal ice, the ice making time of the ice maker 120 is controlled to be 220 minutes, and the refrigerating system 130 is controlled so that the temperature in the cavity is-20 ℃.
In a third case, after the user selects the type of ice cubes to be used as the fast ice, the ice making state of the ice maker 120 is the fast ice, the ice making time of the ice maker 120 is controlled to be 115 minutes, and the refrigerating system 130 is controlled so that the temperature in the cavity is-18 ℃.
The embodiment of the present application also provides a storage medium storing a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the ice making method of any one of the embodiments described above.
For example, in some embodiments, the computer program described above, when run on the computer, performs the steps of:
acquiring an ice making state of an ice maker;
the ice maker or the refrigerating system is controlled according to the ice making state of the ice maker.
The specific implementation of each operation above may be referred to the previous embodiments, and will not be described herein.
Wherein the storage medium may include: read Only Memory (ROM), random access Memory (RAM, random Access Memory), magnetic or optical disk, and the like.
The instructions stored in the storage medium may perform any step in the ice making method provided by the embodiment of the present application, so that the beneficial effects that any one of the ice making methods provided by the embodiment of the present application can achieve can be achieved, which are detailed in the previous embodiments and are not described herein.
The refrigerator 100 and the ice making method provided by the embodiment of the application, the refrigerator 100 is provided with a freezing chamber 110 with a cavity, an ice maker 120 arranged in the cavity, a refrigerating system 130 for conveying cold air into the cavity, and a processor 140 connected with the ice maker 120 and the refrigerator. When the user selects the type of ice cubes, the processor 140 in the refrigerator 100 acquires the ice making state of the ice maker 120, and controls the ice maker 120 and the refrigerating system 130 according to the ice making state. It can be seen that the refrigerator 100 can prepare different ice making schemes according to different types of ice cubes, for example, the ice making scheme may include an ice making time of the ice maker 120 or a temperature and a flow rate of cool air generated from the refrigerating system 130, according to the different ice making schemes, to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art in which ice is continuously made through the natural mode. Therefore, the ice maker 120 of the refrigerator 100 not only has different ice making states, but also can control the ice maker 120 or the refrigerating system 130 to accommodate the different ice making states, thereby reducing power consumption.
In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
In the description of the present application, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.
The refrigerator and the ice making method provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail. Specific examples are set forth herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application and are provided to aid in the understanding of the present application. Meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in light of the ideas of the present application, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present application.