Disclosure of Invention
One purpose of the invention is to reasonably distribute the air output of the storage space of the refrigerator, so that the temperature in the storage space is uniformly distributed.
The invention further aims to reduce the energy consumption of the refrigerator, improve the storage effect and improve the use experience of a user.
Particularly, the present invention provides an air supply control method of a refrigerator, in which a first air outlet and a second air outlet are respectively provided above and below a storage space of the refrigerator, the first air outlet and the second air outlet are respectively provided with a first damper and a second damper, a rack which can move up and down is provided between the first air outlet and the second air outlet, and the air supply control method includes: acquiring the actual position of the rack; determining a first air outlet area of the first air outlet and a second air outlet area of the second air outlet according to the actual position; and controlling the first air door to be at a first opening and closing angle according to the first air outlet area, and controlling the second air door to be at a second opening and closing angle according to the second air outlet area.
Optionally, the rack is driven by a motor to move up and down, and the step of acquiring the actual position of the rack comprises: and acquiring the number of rotation turns of the motor, and determining the actual position of the rack according to the number of rotation turns.
Optionally, the step of determining the first air outlet area of the first air outlet and the second air outlet area of the second air outlet according to the actual position includes: calculating the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack according to the actual position; respectively calculating a first air supply quantity and a second air supply quantity required above and below the rack according to the upper volume and the lower volume; and respectively determining a first air outlet area and a second air outlet area according to the first air supply quantity and the second air supply quantity.
Optionally, the step of calculating the upper and lower volumes of the rack from the actual position comprises: determining a first height of the rack from the top of the storage space and a second height of the rack from the bottom of the storage space according to the actual positions; acquiring the length and the width of a storage space obtained in advance; and multiplying the length and the width by the first height to obtain an upper volume, and multiplying the length and the width by the second height to obtain a lower volume.
Optionally, the step of calculating a first air supply amount and a second air supply amount required above and below the rack according to the upper volume and the lower volume respectively comprises: and calculating the product of the upper volume and a first preset coefficient to obtain a first air supply quantity, and calculating the product of the lower volume and a second preset coefficient to obtain a second air supply quantity.
Optionally, the step of determining the first air-out area and the second air-out area according to the first air supply quantity and the second air supply quantity respectively includes: acquiring the wind speed of a wind supply fan of the refrigerator; and calculating a quotient of the first air supply quantity and the air speed to obtain a first air outlet area, and calculating a quotient of the second air supply quantity and the air speed to obtain a second air outlet area.
Optionally, the step of controlling the first damper to be a first opening and closing angle according to the first air outlet area and controlling the second damper to be a second opening and closing angle according to the second air outlet area includes: inquiring an air supply information table to obtain a first switch angle corresponding to the first air outlet area and a second switch angle corresponding to the second air outlet area in a matching manner, wherein the air supply information table stores different switch angles corresponding to the air outlet areas in advance; and controlling the first air door to be at a first opening and closing angle, and controlling the second air door to be at a second opening and closing angle.
Optionally, after the steps of controlling the first damper to the first opening and closing angle and controlling the second damper to the second opening and closing angle, the method further comprises: acquiring the actual temperature of the storage space; judging whether the actual temperature reaches the starting temperature of the storage space; and if so, controlling a refrigerating system of the refrigerator to be started to supply air to the storage space.
Optionally, the back of the storage space is provided with an air duct, the upper portion of the air duct is provided with a first air outlet, and the lower portion of the air duct is provided with a second air outlet.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a refrigerator comprising a control device including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a control program, and the control program is executed by the processor to implement the above-mentioned air supply control method of the refrigerator.
The invention relates to an air supply control method of a refrigerator and the refrigerator, wherein a first air outlet and a second air outlet are respectively arranged above and below a storage space of the refrigerator, a first air door and a second air door are respectively arranged at the first air outlet and the second air outlet, a rack capable of moving up and down is arranged between the first air outlet and the second air outlet, the rack capable of moving up and down can meet the storage of articles with different heights by acquiring the actual position of the rack, determining the first air outlet area of the first air outlet and the second air outlet area of the second air outlet according to the actual position, controlling the first air door to be a first opening and closing angle according to the first air outlet area, and controlling the second air door to be a second opening and closing angle according to the second air outlet area, finally determining the opening and closing angles of the first air door and the second air door according to the actual position of the rack, and reasonably distributing the air supply quantity of the storage space of the refrigerator, so that the temperature distribution in the storage space is uniform.
Further, the air supply control method of the refrigerator and the refrigerator calculate the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack according to the actual position; respectively calculating a first air supply quantity and a second air supply quantity required above and below the rack according to the upper volume and the lower volume; and a first air-out area and a second air-out area are respectively determined according to the first air supply quantity and the second air supply quantity, so that the air supply quantities above and below the rack are respectively matched with the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack, the temperature in the storage space is further ensured to be uniformly distributed, the storage effect is effectively improved, cold quantity can be prevented from being excessively provided in a smaller space, the energy consumption of the refrigerator is reduced to a certain degree, and the use experience of a user is improved.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
The embodiment provides a refrigerator at first, can rationally distribute the air output in refrigerator storing space for the temperature distribution in the storing space is even. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a schematic internal structural view of a storage space 111 of the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a first air outlet 131 and a second air outlet 132 are respectively disposed above and below the storage space 111 of the refrigerator 100, a first damper 141 and a second damper 142 are respectively disposed at the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet 132, and a rack 150 capable of moving up and down is disposed between the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet 132. In a preferred embodiment, the air duct 112 is disposed at the back of the storage space 111, the first air outlet 131 is disposed at the upper portion of the air duct 112, and the second air outlet 132 is disposed below the air duct 112.
Specifically, the rack 150 may be driven by a motor to move up and down, that is, the rack 150 may be lifted and lowered. In addition, the motor may be provided with a hall sensor, and the number of rotations of the motor may be acquired to determine the actual position of the rack 150 through the number of rotations. The opening and closing angles of the first damper 141 and the second damper 142 are adjustable, and in a specific embodiment, when the opening and closing angles of the first damper 141 and the second damper 142 are 0 °, the dampers can be considered to be completely closed; when the opening and closing angle of the first damper 141 and the second damper 142 is 90 °, it can be considered that they are completely opened; the first damper 141 and the second damper 142 may be considered to be partially opened when the opening and closing angle is an angle between 0 ° and 90 °.
Note that, the refrigerator 100 may generally include: a cabinet 110 and a door 120. Wherein the case 110 defines a storage space 111 therein. The number and structure of the storage spaces 111 may be configured as required, and fig. 1 shows the case of a first space, a second space and a third space which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; the space can be configured into a refrigerating space, a freezing space, a temperature changing space or a fresh keeping space according to different purposes. Each storage space 111 may be divided into a plurality of storage regions by a partition plate, and the storage rack 150 or the drawer may store the articles.
The door 120 is disposed on a front surface of the cabinet 110 to enclose the storage space 111. The door bodies 120 may be disposed corresponding to the storage spaces 111, that is, one or more door bodies 120 may be disposed corresponding to each storage space 111. The number of the storage space 111 and the door 120 and the function of the storage space 111 can be selected according to the actual situation. The refrigerator 100 of this embodiment is provided with a first door, a second door, and a third door respectively corresponding to the first space, the second space, and the third space that are sequentially provided from top to bottom. The door 120 may be pivotally disposed on the front surface of the box 110, and may be opened in a drawer manner to achieve a drawer-type storage space, where the drawer-type storage space is often provided with a metal slide rail, so as to ensure a soft effect during opening and closing of the drawer, and reduce noise. The refrigerator 100 of the present embodiment has the first space opened in a pivoting manner, and the second and third spaces opened in a drawer manner.
The refrigerator 100 may further include a refrigeration system configured to provide cooling energy to the storage space 111. The refrigeration system may be a compression refrigeration system, and in particular may include components such as an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor. The refrigeration system provides different amounts of cooling to the various types of storage spaces 111, so that the temperatures in the various types of storage spaces 111 are also different. For example, the temperature in the refrigerated space is generally between 2 ℃ and 10 ℃, preferably between 4 ℃ and 7 ℃. The temperature in the refrigerated space is typically in the range of-22 ℃ to-14 ℃. The optimum storage temperatures for different types of articles are not the same, and thus the storage spaces 111 suitable for storage are not the same. For example, fruits and vegetables are suitable for storage in a refrigerated space or a fresh-keeping space, while meat is suitable for storage in a refrigerated space. Preferably, the liftable rack 150 of the present embodiment may be disposed in the refrigerating space for placing the articles in the refrigerating space.
The refrigerator 100 may further include a control apparatus 200, and fig. 3 is a block diagram of the control apparatus 200 of the refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control device 200 includes a processor 210 and a memory 220, wherein the memory 220 stores a control program 221, and the control program 221 is executed by the processor 210 to implement the air supply control method of the refrigerator according to any one of the embodiments described below.
The embodiment also provides a method for controlling air supply of a refrigerator, and fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the method for controlling air supply of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention. The air supply control method of the refrigerator may be performed by the refrigerator 100 of any of the above embodiments. As shown in fig. 4, the air supply control method of the refrigerator sequentially performs the following steps:
step S402, acquiring the actual position of the rack 150;
step S404, determining a first air outlet area of the first air outlet 131 and a second air outlet area of the second air outlet 132 according to the actual position;
in step S406, the first damper 141 is controlled to be at a first opening and closing angle according to the first air outlet area, and the second damper 142 is controlled to be at a second opening and closing angle according to the second air outlet area.
In the above steps, the step of acquiring the actual position of the rack 150 in step S402 includes: the number of turns of the motor is obtained, and the actual position of the rack 150 is determined according to the number of turns. As mentioned above, the motor may be provided with a hall sensor, through which the number of rotations of the motor may be acquired to determine the actual position of the rack 150 through the number of rotations. It should be noted that the number of turns may include both positive and negative numbers, wherein positive numbers represent the rack 150 ascending and negative numbers represent the rack 150 descending. The specific position of the rack 150 after being raised or lowered can be accurately determined by the number of turns.
The specific steps of determining the first air outlet area of the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet area of the second air outlet 132 according to the actual position in step S404 may include: calculating an upper volume and a lower volume of the rack 150 according to the actual position; calculating a first air supply amount and a second air supply amount required above and below the rack 150 according to the upper volume and the lower volume; and respectively determining a first air outlet area and a second air outlet area according to the first air supply quantity and the second air supply quantity.
More specifically, the step of calculating the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack 150 from the actual position may include: determining a first height of the rack 150 from the top of the storage space 111 and a second height of the rack 150 from the bottom of the storage space 111 according to the actual positions; acquiring the length and the width of a storage space 111 obtained in advance; and multiplying the length and the width by the first height to obtain an upper volume, and multiplying the length and the width by the second height to obtain a lower volume.
The step of calculating the first and second air supply amounts required above and below the rack 150 according to the upper and lower volumes may include: and calculating the product of the upper volume and a first preset coefficient to obtain a first air supply quantity, and calculating the product of the lower volume and a second preset coefficient to obtain a second air supply quantity. That is, the first air blowing amount is proportional to the upper volume; the second air supply amount is proportional to the lower volume. It should be noted that the first preset coefficient and the second preset coefficient may be the same or different, and may be set in advance according to actual situations and experimental results.
The step of determining the first air-out area and the second air-out area according to the first air-out amount and the second air-out amount may include: acquiring the wind speed of an air supply fan of the refrigerator 100; and calculating a quotient of the first air supply quantity and the air speed to obtain a first air outlet area, and calculating a quotient of the second air supply quantity and the air speed to obtain a second air outlet area.
In step S406, the specific steps of controlling the first damper 141 to be at a first opening and closing angle according to the first air outlet area, and controlling the second damper 142 to be at a second opening and closing angle according to the second air outlet area may include: inquiring an air supply information table to obtain a first switch angle corresponding to the first air outlet area and a second switch angle corresponding to the second air outlet area in a matching manner, wherein the air supply information table stores different switch angles corresponding to the air outlet areas in advance; and the first damper 141 is controlled to a first opening and closing angle, and the second damper 142 is controlled to a second opening and closing angle.
In the air supply control method of the refrigerator of the embodiment, the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet 132 are respectively disposed above and below the storage space 111 of the refrigerator 100, the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet 132 are respectively provided with the first air door 141 and the second air door 142, the rack 150 capable of moving up and down is disposed between the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet 132, the rack 150 capable of moving up and down can meet the storage requirements of articles with different heights by acquiring the actual position of the rack 150, determining the first air outlet area of the first air outlet 131 and the second air outlet area of the second air outlet 132 according to the actual position, controlling the first air door 141 as the first opening and closing angle according to the first air outlet area, and controlling the second air door 142 as the second opening and closing angle according to the second air outlet area, and the air supply amount of the storage space 111 of the refrigerator 100 can be reasonably distributed, so that the temperature distribution in the storage space 111 is uniform.
In some optional embodiments, the refrigerator 100 may achieve a higher technical effect by further optimizing and configuring the above steps, and the following describes in detail the air supply control method of the refrigerator of this embodiment in combination with a description of an optional execution flow of this embodiment, where this embodiment is merely an illustration of the execution flow, and in a specific implementation, an execution sequence and an operation condition of some steps may be modified according to specific implementation requirements. Fig. 5 is a detailed flowchart of a blowing control method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. The air supply control method of the refrigerator comprises the following steps:
step S502, obtaining the number of turns of the motor, and determining the actual position of the rack 150 according to the number of turns;
step S504, calculating the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack 150 according to the actual position;
step S506, calculating the product of the upper volume and a first preset coefficient to obtain a first air supply quantity, and calculating the product of the lower volume and a second preset coefficient to obtain a second air supply quantity;
step S508, acquiring a wind speed of an air supply fan of the refrigerator 100;
step S510, calculating a quotient of the first air supply quantity and the air speed to obtain a first air outlet area, and calculating a quotient of the second air supply quantity and the air speed to obtain a second air outlet area;
step S512, inquiring an air supply information table to obtain a first switch angle corresponding to the first air outlet area and a second switch angle corresponding to the second air outlet area in a matching manner;
in step S514, the first damper 141 is controlled to a first opening/closing angle, and the second damper 142 is controlled to a second opening/closing angle.
In the above steps, the specific step of calculating the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack 150 according to the actual position in step S504 may include: determining a first height of the rack 150 from the top of the storage space 111 and a second height from the bottom of the storage space 111 according to the actual positions; acquiring the length and width of the storage space 111 obtained in advance; and multiplying the length and the width by the first height to obtain an upper volume, and multiplying the length and the width by the second height to obtain a lower volume.
In step S506, a product of the upper Fang Rongji and the first preset coefficient is calculated to obtain a first air supply amount, and a product of the lower volume and the second preset coefficient is calculated to obtain a second air supply amount. In practice, the specific calculation procedure may be as follows: since the heat load is proportional to the volume, the heat load above the rack 150 can be obtained according to the upper volume and the heat load below the rack 150 can be obtained according to the lower volume; in the case where the temperature difference between the evaporator and the storage space 111 is constant, the air blowing amount is also proportional to the heat load, and therefore, the first air blowing amount can be obtained according to the heat load above the rack 150 and the second air blowing amount can be obtained according to the heat load below the rack 150. By integrating the above calculation processes, it can be determined that the air supply amount is proportional to the volume, and therefore, the first air supply amount can be obtained by calculating the product of the upper volume and the first preset coefficient, and the second air supply amount can be obtained by calculating the product of the lower volume and the second preset coefficient. The first preset coefficient and the second preset coefficient may be the same or different, and may be set in advance according to actual conditions and experimental results.
In the air supply information table in step S512, the switch angles corresponding to different air outlet areas are stored in advance, so that a first switch angle corresponding to the first air outlet area and a second switch angle corresponding to the second air outlet area can be obtained by querying the table through matching. Further, the first damper 141 is controlled to a first opening/closing angle, and the second damper 142 is controlled to a second opening/closing angle.
It should be noted that, after the step of controlling the first damper 141 to the first opening and closing angle and the step of controlling the second damper 142 to the second opening and closing angle in step S514, the method may further include: acquiring the actual temperature of the storage space 111; judging whether the actual temperature reaches the starting temperature of the storage space 111; and if so, controlling a refrigeration system of the refrigerator 100 to be started to supply air to the storage space 111. That is, after the opening and closing angles of the first damper 141 and the second damper 142 are determined in advance according to the actual positions of the racks 150, the air can be supplied to the upper side of the racks 150 according to the first opening and closing angle and to the lower side of the racks 150 according to the second opening and closing angle when the refrigeration system starts to perform the refrigeration. It should be noted that, after the position of the rack 150 is changed each time, the actual position thereof may be determined, and then the opening and closing angles of the first damper 141 and the second damper 142 are adjusted, so that the air supply condition after the start of refrigeration conforms to the volume separation condition of the storage space 111, and the uniform temperature distribution in the storage space 111 is effectively ensured. In addition, when the actual temperature of the storage space 111 reaches the shutdown temperature, the refrigeration system may be controlled to be turned off, and no air is supplied to the storage space 111.
In the air supply control method of the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack 150 are calculated according to the actual position; calculating a first air supply amount and a second air supply amount required above and below the rack 150 according to the upper volume and the lower volume; and respectively determining a first air-out area and a second air-out area according to the first air-out amount and the second air-out amount, so that the air-out amounts above and below the rack 150 are respectively matched with the upper volume and the lower volume of the rack 150, the temperature in the storage space 111 is further ensured to be uniformly distributed, the storage effect is effectively improved, meanwhile, the cold energy can be prevented from being excessively provided in a smaller space, the energy consumption of the refrigerator 100 is reduced to a certain degree, and the use experience of a user is improved.
Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while various exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications which are consistent with the principles of this invention may be determined or derived directly from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.