CN116717882A - Air conditioner control method, device, equipment and storage medium - Google Patents

Air conditioner control method, device, equipment and storage medium Download PDF

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CN116717882A
CN116717882A CN202310573984.1A CN202310573984A CN116717882A CN 116717882 A CN116717882 A CN 116717882A CN 202310573984 A CN202310573984 A CN 202310573984A CN 116717882 A CN116717882 A CN 116717882A
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邓建云
黎顺全
陈炽明
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Abstract

The present application relates to the field of air conditioner technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for controlling an air conditioner. According to the application, when the air conditioner operates in the heating and simultaneous opening mode, the critical temperature of each air conditioner inner unit is judged according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature of each air conditioner inner unit, the current heating requirement of the air conditioner is quantified, the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module is acquired to judge the heating requirement of the hydraulic module, the heating requirement of each air conditioner inner unit is combined to regulate the operation state of the air conditioner, the heating requirement of the hydraulic module is preferentially met, the heating requirement of the air conditioner inner unit is weakened, the problem that the outer units cannot operate simultaneously when the air conditioner operates in the heating and simultaneous opening mode is avoided, the technical problem that the heating effect of the air conditioner is poor when the multi-split air conditioner simultaneously operates the air conditioner inner unit and the hydraulic module in the prior art is solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

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Air conditioner control method, device, equipment and storage medium
Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of air conditioner technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for controlling an air conditioner.
Background
The multi-connected water heater is generally matched with a plurality of air conditioner indoor units and one or a plurality of hydraulic modules, the air conditioner indoor units are used for adjusting room temperature, the hydraulic modules are used for heating water, when the air conditioner indoor unit heating and the hydraulic modules heating water are simultaneously started, the limitation of the power of the external machine is received, and the problem that the effect of heating water is poor when the air conditioner indoor unit blows cold air or the air conditioner indoor unit heats water at high water temperature is solved when the air conditioner indoor unit is at low water temperature.
The foregoing is provided merely for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the technical solutions of the present application and is not intended to represent an admission that the foregoing is prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
The application mainly aims to provide a control method, a device, equipment and a storage medium of an air conditioner, and aims to solve the technical problem that the heating effect of the air conditioner is poor when a multi-split air conditioner simultaneously operates an air conditioner indoor unit and a hydraulic module in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides an air conditioner control method, which is applied to a multi-split air conditioner, the multi-split air conditioner comprising: the air conditioner comprises an outer machine, a plurality of air conditioner inner machines and a hydraulic module, wherein the outer machine is respectively connected with each air conditioner inner machine and the hydraulic module;
the method comprises the following steps:
when the air conditioner runs in a heating simultaneous-on mode, acquiring the indoor environment temperature of an area where an air conditioner inner unit is located in a starting state, the outdoor environment temperature of an environment where the outer unit is located and the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module;
determining the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature;
determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature;
and adjusting the running state of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
Optionally, the air conditioner indoor unit comprises a fan for controlling air supply quantity and a first throttling element for controlling refrigerant flow;
the adjusting the running state of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval comprises the following steps:
and reducing the opening degree of the first throttling element, reducing the rotating speed of the fan and/or shutting down the air conditioner internal unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
Optionally, the reducing the opening of the first throttling element, reducing the rotation speed of the fan and/or shutting down the air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjustment interval includes:
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a first water temperature adjustment interval, shutting down the air conditioner indoor unit;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a second water temperature adjustment interval, the rotating speed of the fan is reduced according to the water inlet temperature, and the minimum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the first water temperature adjustment interval;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a third water temperature adjustment interval, maintaining the current running state of the air conditioner indoor unit, wherein the minimum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fourth water temperature adjustment interval, reducing the opening of the first throttling element and/or reducing the rotating speed of the fan according to the inlet water temperature, wherein the minimum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval;
and when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fifth water temperature adjustment interval, the air conditioner indoor unit is shut down, and the minimum value of the fifth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval.
Optionally, the determining the target water temperature adjustment interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature includes:
determining a target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit;
dividing a plurality of water temperature adjustment intervals according to the target critical temperature and a preset temperature correction value;
and matching the water inlet temperature with each water temperature adjusting interval to determine a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located.
Optionally, after determining the target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit, the method further includes:
determining a target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit;
calculating a temperature difference between the inlet water temperature and the target critical temperature;
comparing the temperature difference value with a preset temperature correction value;
and determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the comparison result.
Optionally, the determining the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature includes:
determining a target indoor environment temperature of the area of the target air conditioner indoor unit;
determining an initial critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit according to the target indoor environment temperature, the outdoor environment temperature and a preset mapping relation;
and correcting the initial critical temperature to obtain the critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit.
Optionally, the correcting the initial critical temperature includes:
acquiring the sum of the first energy requirements of the air conditioner indoor unit in a starting state and the second energy requirements of the hydraulic module;
calculating a target energy demand ratio of the air conditioner according to the first energy demand sum and the second energy demand;
and correcting the initial water temperature at the street according to the target energy demand ratio.
In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application also provides an air conditioner control device, including:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the indoor environment temperature of the area where the air conditioner inner unit is positioned in a starting state, the outdoor environment temperature of the environment where the outer unit is positioned and the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module when the air conditioner runs in a heating and simultaneous opening mode;
the computing module is used for determining the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature;
the judging module is used for determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is positioned according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature;
and the adjusting module is used for adjusting the running state of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application also proposes an air conditioner control apparatus comprising: the system comprises a memory, a processor and an air conditioner control program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the air conditioner control program is configured to realize the steps of the air conditioner control method.
In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application also proposes a storage medium having stored thereon an air conditioner control program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the air conditioner control method as described above.
According to the application, when the air conditioner operates in the heating and simultaneous opening mode, the critical temperature of each air conditioner inner unit is judged according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature of each air conditioner inner unit, the current heating requirement of the air conditioner is quantified, the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module is acquired to judge the heating requirement of the hydraulic module, the heating requirement of each air conditioner inner unit is combined to regulate the operation state of the air conditioner, the heating requirement of the hydraulic module is preferentially met, the heating requirement of the air conditioner inner unit is weakened, the problem that the outer units cannot operate simultaneously when the air conditioner operates in the heating and simultaneous opening mode is avoided, the technical problem that the heating effect of the air conditioner is poor when the multi-split air conditioner simultaneously operates the air conditioner inner unit and the hydraulic module in the prior art is solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner control device of a hardware operation environment according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of an air conditioner control method according to the present application;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a multi-split air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of an air conditioner control method according to the present application;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a third embodiment of an air conditioner control method according to the present application;
fig. 6 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the air conditioner control device according to the present application.
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reference numerals Name of the name Reference numerals Name of the name
1 External machine 15 Throttling element
2 Air conditioner indoor unit 16 Pressure valve
3 Hydraulic module 31 Water side heat exchanger
11 Compressor 32 Water pump
12 Vapor-liquid separator 33 Manual valve
13 Four-way valve 34 Electric auxiliary heating device
14 Outdoor heat exchanger 16 Pressure valve
The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.
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It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the application.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner control device in a hardware operating environment according to an embodiment of the present application.
As shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner control device may include: a processor 1001, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), a communication bus 1002, a user interface 1003, a network interface 1004, a memory 1005. Wherein the communication bus 1002 is used to enable connected communication between these components. The user interface 1003 may include a Display, an input unit such as a Keyboard (Keyboard), and the optional user interface 1003 may further include a standard wired interface, a wireless interface. The network interface 1004 may optionally include a standard wired interface, a Wireless interface (e.g., a Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) interface). The Memory 1005 may be a high-speed random access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM) or a stable nonvolatile Memory (NVM), such as a disk Memory. The memory 1005 may also optionally be a storage device separate from the processor 1001 described above.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the configuration shown in fig. 1 is not limiting of the air conditioner control device and may include more or fewer components than shown, or certain components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components.
As shown in fig. 1, an operating system, a network communication module, a user interface module, and an air conditioner control program may be included in the memory 1005 as one type of storage medium.
In the air conditioner control device shown in fig. 1, the network interface 1004 is mainly used for data communication with a network server; the user interface 1003 is mainly used for data interaction with a user; the processor 1001 and the memory 1005 in the air conditioner control device of the present application may be provided in the air conditioner control device, and the air conditioner control device calls the air conditioner control program stored in the memory 1005 through the processor 1001 and executes the air conditioner control method provided by the embodiment of the present application.
An embodiment of the present application provides a control method for an air conditioner, and referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of a control method for an air conditioner according to the present application.
In this embodiment, the air conditioner control method includes the following steps:
step S10: and when the air conditioner operates in the heating and simultaneous-on mode, acquiring the indoor environment temperature of the area where the air conditioner inner unit is positioned in a starting state, the outdoor environment temperature of the environment where the outer unit is positioned and the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module.
It should be noted that, the execution body of the embodiment may be the air conditioner device, and the air conditioner device has functions of data processing, data communication, program running, and the like, and the air conditioner device may be a controller of the multi-split air conditioner. Of course, other devices with similar functions may be used, and the implementation conditions are not limited thereto. For convenience of explanation, the present embodiment will be described with reference to a controller of a multi-split air conditioner.
It should be noted that, the air conditioner in this embodiment refers to a multi-split air conditioner, where one external machine is connected to multiple internal machines, and the multi-split air conditioner can implement the functions of adjusting parameters such as air temperature, humidity, cleanliness, air flow rate and the like of multiple rooms at the same time, including but not limited to modes such as refrigeration, heating, fresh air circulation and the like.
It should be noted that, referring to fig. 3, the multi-split air conditioner in this embodiment includes an outer machine, an inner air conditioner and a hydraulic module, the outer machine is connected with each inner air conditioner and the hydraulic module, and the outer machine 1 includes: the compressor 11, the vapor-liquid separator 12, the four-way valve 13, the outdoor heat exchanger 14, the throttling element 15 and the pressure valve 16, wherein the throttling element 15 comprises a main capillary tube and a plurality of electronic expansion valves, the number of the throttling element 15 corresponds to the sum of the number of the air conditioner internal units 2 connected with the external machine and the number of the hydraulic module 3, namely the sum of the number of the main capillary tube and the number of each branch, and the electronic expansion valves are arranged on the corresponding branch of each air conditioner internal unit 2 and the corresponding branch of the hydraulic module 3, the opening degree of the throttling element adjusted in the embodiment refers to the opening degree of the electronic expansion valves, and the throttling element with the same or similar functions such as an expansion pipe or a throttling valve can be used for replacing the electronic expansion valves in the application, and the embodiment is not particularly limited.
It can be understood that, in the multi-split air conditioner of this embodiment, the output end of the compressor 11 is connected to the first communication port of the four-way valve 13, and is connected to the pressure valve 16 (low-pressure valve) through the second communication port of the four-way valve 13, so as to be convenient for conveying to the air conditioner indoor unit 2 or the hydraulic module 3 for heat exchange, after the heat exchange is completed, the air flows back to the electronic expansion valve through the pressure valve 16 (high-pressure valve), and then is conveyed to the outdoor heat exchanger 14 through the main capillary tube for evaporation and heat absorption, at this time, the outdoor heat exchanger 14 is used as an evaporator, and finally flows through the vapor-liquid separator 12 through the third communication port and the fourth communication port of the four-way valve 13, and returns to the compressor 11, so that the next heating is facilitated, wherein the number of the high-pressure valves is twice that of the electronic expansion valves.
In specific implementation, when the indoor air conditioner of the multi-split air conditioner is used for heating operation, a refrigerant is compressed by a compressor to obtain a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant is conveyed to an indoor heat exchanger through a four-way valve to be condensed and radiated, after heat exchange between the indoor heat exchanger and an indoor environment, the medium-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant is obtained, the medium-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant is obtained through throttling elements such as the electronic expansion valve and a main capillary tube, the medium-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant is conveyed to an outdoor heat exchanger to be evaporated, the low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant is obtained, and finally the low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant flows back to the compressor through the four-way valve to complete a single heating process.
Meanwhile, when the heating water of the multi-split air conditioner runs, the refrigerant is compressed by the compressor to obtain a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant is conveyed to the water side heat exchanger in the heat exchange module through the four-way valve to be condensed and radiated, the water side heat exchanger is used as the condenser, the water temperature is higher than the water inlet temperature after heat exchange with the water channel in the water side heat exchanger, the water channel flowing through the water side heat exchanger is heated, the medium-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant is obtained, the medium-temperature and low-temperature refrigerant is obtained through the throttling element such as the electronic expansion valve and the main capillary tube, the low-temperature and medium-temperature refrigerant is conveyed to the outdoor heat exchanger to be evaporated, the low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant is finally returned to the compressor through the four-way valve, the single heating process is completed, meanwhile, the heated water channel flows back to the water tank through the electric auxiliary heat device and the three-way valve to realize the heating of the water, and the water tank is stored if the redundant hot water exists, and the water can be used next time.
It can be understood that the heating simultaneous-on mode refers to a mode that the hydraulic module and the air conditioner indoor unit are in an operation state at the same time, in the mode, because the hydraulic module and the air conditioner indoor unit are different in use field Jing Gongkuang, the pressure deviation between the hydraulic module and the air conditioner indoor unit is larger, and when the hydraulic module operates in a low water temperature interval, because the pressure of the hydraulic module is lower, the refrigerant flows to the hydraulic module with low pressure, so that the air conditioner indoor unit has no heating capacity, and blows cold air; when the hydraulic module is in a high water temperature interval, because the pressure of the air conditioner indoor unit is low, the refrigerant flows to the air conditioner side with low pressure, so that the hydraulic module cannot establish high pressure, the heating water cannot be heated, and the heating water cannot reach the required water temperature by using the heat pump unit.
It should be understood that, in the conventional technology, when the multi-split air conditioner is controlled to operate, peak shifting operation of the air conditioner internal unit and the hydraulic module is generally limited, and the control scheme cannot meet the use requirement of a user and cannot maximally exert the external mechanism heat energy capacity of the multi-split air conditioner.
In this embodiment, the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module refers to the water temperature of the water inlet pipeline as shown in fig. 3, and may also be the water temperature of the water body without heat exchange of the water side heat exchanger; the outdoor environment temperature of the area where the external machine is located can be the temperature collected through a temperature sensor or a temperature sensing bulb arranged on a shell of the external machine, or can be the temperature collected by the temperature sensing bulb at the position of the external heat exchanger in the external machine, wherein if a plurality of external heat exchangers exist in the external machine, the average value of the temperatures collected by the temperature sensing bulbs at the positions of the external heat exchangers can be taken as the outdoor environment temperature, so that the influence of the outdoor environment temperature on the control scheme in the embodiment is reduced; the indoor environment temperature of the area where the air conditioner indoor unit is in the starting state refers to the environment temperature of the room where the air conditioner indoor unit with the internal requirement exists, and can be the temperature acquired by a temperature sensor or a temperature sensing bag installed on the indoor heat exchanger, and the indoor environment temperatures corresponding to the air conditioner indoor units can possibly be different, so that the embodiment can correspondingly adjust the refrigerant input of the air conditioner indoor units through the indoor environment temperatures of the air conditioner indoor units with the internal requirement.
Step S20: and determining the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature.
It should be noted that, the critical temperature is used for dividing the adjustment interval of the refrigerant input of the air conditioner indoor unit, and represents the heating requirement of the air conditioner indoor unit to a certain extent, in this embodiment, the higher the indoor environment temperature is, the higher the critical temperature is; the higher the outdoor environment temperature, the higher the critical temperature, and the critical temperature will not affect each other, and the critical temperature is also related to the type of the multi-split air conditioner, so that the influence of the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature on the critical temperature of the air conditioner is more conveniently described, referring to table 1, the indoor environment temperature, the outdoor environment temperature and the critical temperature in table 1 are all illustrated, and do not represent the defined final values.
TABLE 1
Wherein, the T is the outdoor environment temperature, the T is the indoor environment temperature, the TW-critical is the different indoor environment temperature or the corresponding critical temperature under the outdoor environment temperature, wherein TW-critical 1 < TW-critical 2 < TW-critical 3 < TW-critical 4 < TW-critical 5, TW-critical 5 < TW-critical 5' and the value range of TW-critical is 5-50 ℃, for example: TW-Critical 1 may take 25 ℃, TW-Critical 2 may take 27 ℃, TW-Critical 3 may take 29 ℃, TW-Critical 4 may take 31 ℃, TW-Critical 5 may take 33 ℃, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment.
Step S30: and determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is positioned according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature.
In this embodiment, because the multi-split air conditioner operates the air conditioner to heat and heat water at the same time, in order to achieve better refrigerant distribution and improve the heating capacity utilization rate of the external machine, the water temperature adjustment interval is determined by the cooperation of the water inlet temperature and the critical temperature.
Further, the determining the target water temperature adjustment interval where each air conditioner is located according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature includes:
determining a target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit;
dividing a plurality of water temperature adjustment intervals according to the target critical temperature and a preset temperature correction value;
and matching the water inlet temperature with each water temperature adjusting interval to determine a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located.
It should be noted that, the target air conditioner indoor unit refers to any air conditioner indoor unit requiring heating energy, and since the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit is positively correlated with the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature of the air conditioner indoor unit, the target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit is obtained through the table 1 described above in this embodiment.
It will be appreciated that, since the difference between the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment is not very large, and the inlet water temperature may take a larger value, there is a larger error in matching the inlet water temperature and the water temperature adjustment interval subsequently, this error may be reduced by setting a preset temperature correction value, the value range of the preset temperature correction value is (0, 20 ℃), and in this embodiment, the preset temperature correction value includes: a first temperature correction value, a second temperature correction value and a third temperature correction value, wherein the first temperature correction value is larger than the second temperature correction value, and the second temperature correction value is larger than the third temperature correction value.
In addition, when determining the target water temperature adjustment interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located in another manner, after determining the target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit, the method further includes:
calculating a temperature difference between the inlet water temperature and the target critical temperature;
comparing the temperature difference value with a preset temperature correction value;
and determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the comparison result.
It can be understood that the temperature difference between the inlet water temperature and the target critical temperature is calculated first, and the temperature difference is compared with the first temperature correction value, the second temperature correction value and the third temperature correction value respectively, and the target water temperature adjustment interval of each air conditioner is divided according to the comparison result.
Step S40: and adjusting the running state of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
It should be noted that, adjusting the operation state of the air conditioner indoor unit includes, but is not limited to, adjusting the opening of a first throttling element in the air conditioner indoor unit or adjusting the rotation speed of an air supply fan, where the air supply fan is used to control the air supply amount of the air conditioner indoor unit, and the first throttling element is used to control the flow rate or the flow velocity of the refrigerant.
According to the embodiment, when the air conditioner is operated to heat the same-time opening mode, the critical temperature of each air conditioner inner unit is judged according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature of each air conditioner inner unit, the current heating requirement of the air conditioner is quantified, the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module is acquired again to judge the heating requirement of the hydraulic module, the heating requirement of each air conditioner inner unit is combined to regulate the operation state of the air conditioner, the heating requirement of the hydraulic module is preferentially met, the heating requirement of the air conditioner inner unit is weakened, the problem that the outer units cannot be operated simultaneously when the air conditioner inner unit and the hydraulic module are operated simultaneously in the prior art is solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.
Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present application.
Based on the first embodiment, in this embodiment, the step S40 includes:
step S401: and reducing the opening degree of the first throttling element, reducing the rotating speed of the fan and/or shutting down the air conditioner internal unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
It should be noted that, the first throttling element refers to a device for controlling the flow of the refrigerant between the air conditioner indoor unit and the air conditioner outdoor unit, including but not limited to: the opening degree of the first throttling element can be reduced, so that the flow of the refrigerant flowing into the air conditioner indoor unit can be reduced, and the heating effect of the air conditioner indoor unit is reduced.
In the concrete realization, if the heating capacity of the air conditioner indoor unit is insufficient, cold air is sent by the air conditioner, the indoor temperature is reduced, and the heating experience of a user is affected, so that the air sending quantity can be reduced by reducing the rotating speed of a fan, and the rapid drop of the indoor temperature is avoided.
Further, the reducing the opening of the first throttling element, reducing the rotation speed of the fan and/or shutting down the air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjustment interval includes:
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a first water temperature adjustment interval, shutting down the air conditioner indoor unit;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a second water temperature adjustment interval, the rotating speed of the fan is reduced according to the water inlet temperature, and the minimum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the first water temperature adjustment interval;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a third water temperature adjustment interval, maintaining the current running state of the air conditioner indoor unit, wherein the minimum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fourth water temperature adjustment interval, reducing the opening of the first throttling element and/or reducing the rotating speed of the fan according to the inlet water temperature, wherein the minimum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval;
and when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fifth water temperature adjustment interval, the air conditioner indoor unit is shut down, and the minimum value of the fifth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval.
It should be noted that, from the above description, the first water temperature adjustment interval, the second water temperature adjustment interval, the third water temperature adjustment interval, the fourth water temperature adjustment interval, and the fifth water temperature adjustment interval gradually increase, that is, if the target water temperature adjustment interval where the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module in the air conditioner is located is the first water temperature adjustment interval, the water inlet temperature is lower, the heating requirement of the hydraulic module is higher, more refrigerant is distributed to the hydraulic module, and if the heating and the heating are performed simultaneously, the air conditioner can control the air conditioner to forcibly wait because the refrigerant is less to blow cold air in the room.
If the target water temperature adjustment interval where the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module in the air conditioner inner unit is located is the second water temperature adjustment interval, the third water temperature adjustment interval or the fourth water temperature adjustment interval, the water inlet temperature is not too low, the outer unit can simultaneously support the heating requirement of the air conditioner inner unit and the heating requirement of the hydraulic module, and can simultaneously operate heating and heating water, but in order to improve the utilization rate of the heat energy of the outer unit, the air conditioner inner unit can be properly controlled, and the fan rotating speed is reduced according to the water inlet temperature in the second water temperature adjustment interval; and in a third water temperature adjustment interval, maintaining the current running state of the air conditioner indoor unit, and in a fourth water temperature adjustment interval, reducing the opening of the first throttling element and/or reducing the rotating speed of the fan according to the water inlet temperature.
If the target water temperature adjustment interval where the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module in the air conditioner indoor unit is located is the fifth water temperature adjustment interval, the water temperature of the hydraulic module is higher, and when the water temperature is higher, the heat required for maintaining the water temperature is also higher, so as to avoid the water path water temperature in the hydraulic module from escaping too quickly to influence the user experience, the standby operation of the air conditioner indoor unit can be controlled.
According to the embodiment, different control schemes are selected through the target water temperature adjustment interval where the water inlet temperature of the water power module in the air conditioner inner unit is located, so that the opening degree of the throttling element in the air conditioner inner unit and the rotating speed of the fan are controlled, the heating requirement of the air conditioner is met, and the use experience of a user is met.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a third embodiment of an air conditioner control method according to the present application.
Based on the above second embodiment, in this embodiment, the step S20 includes:
step S201: and determining the target indoor environment temperature of the area of the target air conditioner.
The target indoor air conditioner refers to any air conditioner requiring heating energy, and the target indoor environment temperature refers to the indoor environment temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner.
Step S202: and determining the initial critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit according to the target indoor environment temperature, the outdoor environment temperature and a preset mapping relation.
It can be understood that for the same indoor environment temperature and outdoor environment temperature, the corresponding critical temperatures should be the same, but because the multi-connected air conditioner is connected with a plurality of air conditioner indoor units at the same time, the larger the ratio between the energy requirement of the air conditioner indoor units and the energy requirement of the hydraulic module is, the higher the heating requirement of the air conditioner indoor units is relative to the heating water requirement, the attenuation speed of the heating water capacity is relatively higher, and the critical temperature needs to be properly reduced; the smaller the ratio between the energy requirement of the air conditioner and the energy requirement of the hydraulic module, the lower the heating requirement of the air conditioner relative to the heating water requirement, the slower the attenuation speed of the heating water capability, and the requirement of properly raising the critical temperature.
Step S203: and correcting the initial critical temperature to obtain the critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit.
It is worth to say that, the initial critical temperature is corrected by the comparison between the energy requirement of the air conditioner internal unit and the energy requirement of the hydraulic module, and the method is specifically characterized in that the sum of the first energy requirement of the air conditioner internal unit in a starting state and the second energy requirement of the hydraulic module are obtained; calculating a target energy demand ratio of the air conditioner according to the first energy demand sum and the second energy demand; and correcting the initial water temperature at the street according to the target energy demand ratio.
According to the embodiment, the initial critical temperature is obtained through table lookup of the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature, the initial critical temperature is corrected through the comparison between the energy requirement of the air conditioner internal unit and the energy requirement of the hydraulic module, the more accurate critical temperature is obtained, and the adjustment precision of the running state of the air conditioner internal unit is improved.
In addition, the embodiment of the application also provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores an air conditioner control program, and the air conditioner control program realizes the steps of the air conditioner control method when being executed by a processor.
Because the storage medium adopts all the technical schemes of all the embodiments, the storage medium has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical schemes of the embodiments, and the description is omitted here.
Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the structure of a first embodiment of the air conditioner control device according to the present application.
As shown in fig. 6, an air conditioner control device according to an embodiment of the present application includes:
and the acquisition module 10 is used for acquiring the indoor environment temperature of the area where the air conditioner inner unit is positioned in a starting state, the outdoor environment temperature of the environment where the outer unit is positioned and the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module when the air conditioner is operated in the heating and simultaneous-on mode.
The calculating module 20 is configured to determine a critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature.
The judging module 30 is configured to determine a target water temperature adjustment interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the inlet water temperature and each critical temperature.
And the adjusting module 40 is used for adjusting the running state of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
In an embodiment, the adjusting module 40 is further configured to reduce the opening of the first throttling element, reduce the rotational speed of the fan, and/or shut down the air conditioner according to the target water temperature adjustment interval.
In an embodiment, the adjusting module 40 is further configured to shut down the air conditioner indoor unit when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a first water temperature adjustment interval; when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a second water temperature adjustment interval, the rotating speed of the fan is reduced according to the water inlet temperature, and the minimum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the first water temperature adjustment interval; when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a third water temperature adjustment interval, maintaining the current running state of the air conditioner indoor unit, wherein the minimum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval; when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fourth water temperature adjustment interval, reducing the opening of the first throttling element and/or reducing the rotating speed of the fan according to the inlet water temperature, wherein the minimum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval; and when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fifth water temperature adjustment interval, the air conditioner indoor unit is shut down, and the minimum value of the fifth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval.
In an embodiment, the determining module 30 is further configured to determine a target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit; dividing a plurality of water temperature adjustment intervals according to the target critical temperature and a preset temperature correction value; and matching the water inlet temperature with each water temperature adjusting interval to determine a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located.
In an embodiment, the determining module 30 is further configured to determine a target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit; calculating a temperature difference between the inlet water temperature and the target critical temperature; comparing the temperature difference value with a preset temperature correction value; and determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the comparison result.
In one embodiment, the calculating module 20 is further configured to determine a target indoor environment temperature of the area of the target air conditioner; determining an initial critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit according to the target indoor environment temperature, the outdoor environment temperature and a preset mapping relation; and correcting the initial critical temperature to obtain the critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit.
In an embodiment, the calculating module 20 is further configured to obtain a first energy requirement sum of the air conditioner indoor unit in a starting state and a second energy requirement of the hydraulic module; calculating a target energy demand ratio of the air conditioner according to the first energy demand sum and the second energy demand; and correcting the initial water temperature at the street according to the target energy demand ratio.
According to the embodiment, when the air conditioner is operated to heat the same-time opening mode, the critical temperature of each air conditioner inner unit is judged according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature of each air conditioner inner unit, the current heating requirement of the air conditioner is quantified, the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module is acquired again to judge the heating requirement of the hydraulic module, the heating requirement of each air conditioner inner unit is combined to regulate the operation state of the air conditioner, the heating requirement of the hydraulic module is preferentially met, the heating requirement of the air conditioner inner unit is weakened, the problem that the outer units cannot be operated simultaneously when the air conditioner inner unit and the hydraulic module are operated simultaneously in the prior art is solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.
It should be understood that the foregoing is illustrative only and is not limiting, and that in specific applications, those skilled in the art may set the application as desired, and the application is not limited thereto.
It should be noted that the above-described working procedure is merely illustrative, and does not limit the scope of the present application, and in practical application, a person skilled in the art may select part or all of them according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment, which is not limited herein.
In addition, technical details not described in detail in the present embodiment may refer to the air conditioner control method provided in any embodiment of the present application, and are not described herein again.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or system that comprises the element.
The foregoing embodiment numbers of the present application are merely for the purpose of description, and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.
From the above description of the embodiments, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiment method may be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, but of course may also be implemented by means of hardware, but in many cases the former is a preferred embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (e.g. Read Only Memory)/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and including several instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the method according to the embodiments of the present application.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the application, but rather is intended to cover any equivalents of the structures or equivalent processes disclosed herein or in the alternative, which may be employed directly or indirectly in other related arts.

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1. The air conditioner control method is characterized in that the air conditioner control method is applied to a multi-split air conditioner, and the multi-split air conditioner comprises the following steps: the air conditioner comprises an outer machine, a plurality of air conditioner inner machines and a hydraulic module, wherein the outer machine is respectively connected with each air conditioner inner machine and the hydraulic module;
the air conditioner control method comprises the following steps:
when the air conditioner runs in a heating simultaneous-on mode, acquiring the indoor environment temperature of an area where an air conditioner inner unit is located in a starting state, the outdoor environment temperature of an environment where the outer unit is located and the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module;
determining the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature;
determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature; and
and adjusting the running state of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
2. The air conditioner control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said air conditioner includes a fan for controlling an air supply amount and a first throttling element for controlling a refrigerant flow rate;
the adjusting the running state of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval comprises the following steps:
and reducing the opening degree of the first throttling element, reducing the rotating speed of the fan and/or shutting down the air conditioner internal unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
3. The air conditioner control method according to claim 2, wherein the reducing the opening degree of the first throttling element, reducing the fan rotation speed, and/or shutting down the air conditioner internal unit according to the target water temperature adjustment interval includes:
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a first water temperature adjustment interval, shutting down the air conditioner indoor unit;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a second water temperature adjustment interval, the rotating speed of the fan is reduced according to the water inlet temperature, and the minimum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the first water temperature adjustment interval;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a third water temperature adjustment interval, maintaining the current running state of the air conditioner indoor unit, wherein the minimum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the second water temperature adjustment interval;
when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fourth water temperature adjustment interval, reducing the opening of the first throttling element and/or reducing the rotating speed of the fan according to the inlet water temperature, wherein the minimum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the third water temperature adjustment interval; and
and when the target water temperature adjustment interval is a fifth water temperature adjustment interval, the air conditioner indoor unit is shut down, and the minimum value of the fifth water temperature adjustment interval is larger than the maximum value of the fourth water temperature adjustment interval.
4. The air conditioner control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said determining a target water temperature adjustment zone in which each air conditioner is located based on the inlet water temperature and each critical temperature includes:
determining a target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit;
dividing a plurality of water temperature adjustment intervals according to the target critical temperature and a preset temperature correction value; and
and matching the water inlet temperature with each water temperature adjusting interval to determine a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located.
5. The method for controlling an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein after determining the target critical temperature corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit, further comprising:
calculating a temperature difference between the inlet water temperature and the target critical temperature;
comparing the temperature difference value with a preset temperature correction value; and
and determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is located according to the comparison result.
6. The air conditioner control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said determining a critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit based on said indoor environment temperature and said outdoor environment temperature includes:
determining a target indoor environment temperature of the area of the target air conditioner indoor unit;
determining an initial critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit according to the target indoor environment temperature, the outdoor environment temperature and a preset mapping relation; and
and correcting the initial critical temperature to obtain the critical temperature of the target air conditioner indoor unit.
7. The air conditioner control method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said correcting said initial critical temperature includes:
acquiring the sum of the first energy requirements of the air conditioner indoor unit in a starting state and the second energy requirements of the hydraulic module;
calculating a target energy demand ratio of the air conditioner according to the first energy demand sum and the second energy demand; and
and correcting the initial water temperature at the street according to the target energy demand ratio.
8. An air conditioner control device, characterized by comprising:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the indoor environment temperature of the area where the air conditioner inner unit is positioned in a starting state, the outdoor environment temperature of the environment where the outer unit is positioned and the water inlet temperature of the hydraulic module when the air conditioner runs in a heating and simultaneous opening mode;
the computing module is used for determining the critical temperature of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the indoor environment temperature and the outdoor environment temperature;
the judging module is used for determining a target water temperature adjusting interval where each air conditioner indoor unit is positioned according to the water inlet temperature and each critical temperature;
and the adjusting module is used for adjusting the running state of each air conditioner indoor unit according to the target water temperature adjusting interval.
9. An air conditioner control apparatus, characterized by comprising: a memory, a processor, and an air conditioner control program stored on the memory and operable on the processor, the air conditioner control program configured to implement the air conditioner control method of any one of claims 1 to 7.
10. A storage medium having stored thereon an air conditioner control program which, when executed by a processor, implements the air conditioner control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
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