Background technology
In the epoch now that development in science and technology is maked rapid progress, electronic installation has become an indispensable part in modern's life.In these electronic installations, as desktop PC, mobile computer (notebook) and projector (projector) etc., the quality of its heat-sinking capability often has influence on the stability of System Operation and the tenure of use of product.With mobile computer, for the heat energy dissipation apace that computer system is produced, be equipped with fan in the computing machine usually, make that computer system can normal operation under suitable temperature environment.Generally speaking, be provided with a filter screen at the air inlet or the air outlet place of fan, the position of filter screen may be on the inside or the surface of electronic installation, and when fan rotated, the air-flow that is driven can flow to this filter screen.When filter screen was not accumulated dust, the actual speed of fan can be controlled voltage corresponding to the rotating speed that central processing unit is exported.That is to say that central processing unit is exported rotating speed control voltage to fan, this rotating speed control voltage is corresponding to a desired speed, and the actual speed of fan equates with desired speed.
In the fan rotating process, filter screen all can be stained with sticking dust usually.When filter screen is stained with sticking too much dust, can will tail off by the air-flow of filter screen.At this moment, the pairing desired speed of the actual speed specific speed of fan control voltage is also fast.Thus, fan can't be discharged heat energy outside electronic installation effectively, and the operational effectiveness that influences electronic installation is very big.Unless the user just initiatively removes to clear up filter screen at set intervals, not so be difficult to be alerted to filter screen and be stained with sticking too much dust, and need to clean or change.Especially be arranged at the filter screen of the inside of electronic installation, the user can't can learn that such test mode is pretty troublesome for the user after electronic installation need being taken apart by the external inspection of the electronic installation clean degree to filter screen at all.Therefore, how developing the technology that a cover can initiatively remind the user need clean the filter screen with too much dust, will be that instant the need solves.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, purpose of the present invention is exactly that a kind of method that is used to detect the clean degree of filter screen is being provided.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of method that is used to detect the clean degree of filter screen is proposed, filter screen is arranged at the air inlet or the air outlet place of fan.In the method, at first, export rotating speed control voltage to fan, and the air flow direction filter screen that driven when rotating of fan.Then, detect an actual speed of fan.Then, according to actual speed and rotating speed control voltage, calculate a dust actual value f1.One dust higher limit fm of filter screen then, is provided.Then, according to dust actual value f1 and dust higher limit fm, with the clean degree of decision filter screen.
The present invention uses the design that the actual speed that fan exports and the rotating speed that fan received control voltage decide the clean degree of filter screen, can initiatively remind the user need clean filter screen, avoid blocking the heat extraction effect that influences fan because of filter screen with too much dust.
Description of drawings
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below:
Fig. 1 represents the synoptic diagram according to the electronic installation of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 represents the schematic flow sheet of method of clean degree that is used to detect filter screen according to preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 represents the schematic flow sheet according to the establishing method of the default table of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The rectangular coordinates figure of the state when Fig. 4 represents dust actual value f1 less than dust higher limit fm.
Fig. 5 represents to have because of filter screen the rectangular coordinates figure of the state of too much dust when causing dust actual value f1 greater than dust higher limit fm.
The drawing reference numeral explanation
10: electronic installation
11: control module
12: fan
13: filter screen
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, its expression is according to the synoptic diagram of the electronic installation of preferred embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 1, electronic installation 10 comprises a control module 11, one fans 12 and a filter screen 13 at least.Control module 11 outputs one rotating speed control voltage A is to fan 12, and rotating speed control voltage A is corresponding to a desired speed.Receive rotating speed control voltage A aft-fan 12 and begin to rotate, control module 11 detects an actual speed B of fans 12 at this moment.Filter screen 13 is arranged at the air outlet or the air intake vent place of fan 12, and the air flow direction filter screen 13 that driven when rotating of fan 12.Wherein, control module 11 decides the clean degree of filter screen 13 according to actual speed B and rotating speed control voltage A.
Please refer to Fig. 2, its expression is according to the schematic flow sheet of method of clean degree that is used to detect filter screen of preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please also refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in step 21, control module 11 outputs one rotating speed control voltage A rotates to order about fan 12 to fan 12.The air flow direction filter screen 13 that fan 12 is driven when rotating.In addition, rotating speed control voltage A is corresponding to a desired speed.Then, enter in the step 22, control module 11 detects the actual speed B that fan 12 is exported.
Then, enter in the step 23, control module 11 calculates a dust actual value f1 according to actual speed B and rotating speed control voltage A.Dust actual value f1 is the ratio X of actual speed B and rotating speed control voltage A, as X=B/A (rpm/V).
Dust actual value f1 calculates with following method: at first, the actual speed B that is detected is scaled a rotational pulse frequency C.Then, calculate the ratio of rotational pulse frequency C and rotating speed control voltage A, as C/A (Hz/V), to produce dust actual value f1.
After treating that dust actual value f1 is calculated, promptly enter in the step 24, control module 11 provides a dust higher limit fm of filter screen 13.Wherein, dust higher limit fm defaultly showing to table look-up to learn with one according to rotating speed control voltage A.Should calculate and get by following manner by default table, as shown in Figure 3.At first, in step 31, use a filter screen with known ash dust quantity, and this filter screen belonged to the defective products of needs cleaning because of accumulating too much dust, so, this filter screen is considered as having the filter screen of dust higher limit fm.In step 31, record is input into the rotating speed control voltage a1 of fan 12.Then, enter in the step 32, detect the actual speed e1 of fan 12.Then, enter in the step 33, calculate the ratio z1 of a corresponding rotating speed and voltage, as z1=e1/a1.Then, enter in the step 34, under the situation of different rotating speeds control voltage a2-an, calculate the ratio z2-zn of each corresponding rotating speed and voltage, and record composition one default table, the computing method of this default table are whole to come to an end.
Rotating speed can be considered the fan desire to the ratio z of voltage air-flow is transported by filter screen required " energy ".The amount of dust of accumulating on filter screen is many more, and the fan desire is transported air-flow by filter screen required " energy " also big more, so rotating speed is directly proportional with amount of dust to the ratio z of voltage, therefore, z represents the amount of dust of accumulating on the filter screen with this ratio.Shown in the 4th~5 figure, abscissa is expressed as rotating speed control voltage (V), and ordinate is expressed as the dust values of filter screen 13, then should preset the datum curve D that the data of showing to be noted down will form a dust higher limit fm.
Then, method of the present invention enters step 25, and at this moment, control module 11 is according to dust actual value f1 and dust higher limit fm, and with the clean degree of decision filter screen 13, this method comes to an end eventually.As shown in Figure 4, be under the state of A at rotating speed control voltage, according to datum curve D, Ci Shi dust higher limit fm as can be known.In addition, actual speed B and the rotating speed control voltage A by fan 12 can calculate dust actual value f1.As dust actual value f1 during less than dust higher limit fm, expression filter screen 13 be stained with sticking amount of dust and be lower than the dust higher limit, do not need to remind the user to remove to clean filter screen 13.
Again with reference to figure 5, after the contrast datum curve D, if when finding dust actual value f1 more than or equal to dust higher limit fm, promptly to cause actual speed B specific speed to control the pairing desired speed of voltage A also fast because of having too much dust for filter screen 13.At this moment, control module 11 will order about electronic installation 10 and send a caution signal or expression filter screen 13 caution signal that need be cleaned that an expression filter screen 13 has too much dust.Wherein, above-mentioned caution signal is the cresset that other elements sent, a sound or a screen display (on screen display, OSD) signal that control module 11 orders about electronic installation 10.
Yet those skilled in the art can also understand that technology of the present invention is not confined to this, and for example, electronic installation 10 is desktop PC, mobile computer (notebook) and projector (projector) etc.In addition, the method that is used to detect the clean degree of filter screen of the present invention more is applied to any electronic installation with fan and filter screen, as air conditioner, warming machine, dehumidifier, air filter and air conditioner.
The above embodiment of the present invention is disclosed to be used to detect the method for the clean degree of filter screen, actual speed that it is exported with fan and the rotating speed that fan was received control voltage decide the design of the clean degree of filter screen, can initiatively remind the user need clean filter screen, avoid blocking the heat extraction effect that influences fan because of filter screen with too much dust.
In sum; though the present invention with a preferred embodiment openly as above; so it is not to be used to limit the present invention; any those skilled in the art; under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can carry out various changes and modification, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the claim restricted portion that is proposed.