JP2021530959A - Control methods for household appliances, control systems, household electrical centers - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a control method for household electric appliances, an integrated control system, and a household electric center. The control method acquires power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric appliances, and selectively adjusts power parameters and / or current parameters of household electric appliances by the power information and / or current information. .. Therefore, in addition to satisfying the user's usage requirements, it avoids the occurrence of trip power outage due to the total power / total current of the household electric equipment being excessive, and eliminates the influence on the use of the household electric equipment, and the user experience. Can be improved.

Description

The present invention belongs to the field of household electrical technology, and particularly provides a control method, a control system, and a household electrical center for household electrical equipment.

Household electrical appliances (that is, home appliances) mean equipment that is placed in the home and supports people's lives. Depending on its function and application, refrigeration appliances (refrigerators, drinkers, etc.), air conditioning appliances (air conditioners, air dampers, etc.), washing appliances (washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, etc.), kitchen appliances (electric rice cookers, electronics, etc.) Ranges, electric ovens, etc.), electric heating appliances (electric blankets, electric heaters, etc.), beauty and health appliances (electric shavers, electric blows, etc.), sound image appliances (TVs, computers, radios, etc.), and other appliances (smoke alarms) , Electric bell, etc.). The household electric appliances can create a living environment and a working environment that are more comfortable and beautiful and contribute to physical and mental health, and can provide rich cultural and entertainment conditions.

The current power of household electricity has an upper limit on its power and current, for example, the general supply current for household use is limited to 30A. Although 35A can be reached in some new residential areas, it is generally appropriate to limit the total power to 6000W. Therefore, it becomes impossible to use all the household electric appliances at the same time, and it is necessary to avoid the peak when using the household electric appliances having a particularly large power. Also, when using household electrical appliances, do not connect many facilities to the same socket at the same time so that the rated allowable limit of the socket is not exceeded and a trip power failure does not occur. However, in actual usage, the user does not know the real-time operating power of household appliances one by one, so it is clear how many household appliances can be used as long as the household electricity limit is not exceeded. I can't judge. Therefore, at the present time, trip power outages always occur again. A trip power outage must affect the normal use of household appliances.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, a new control method for home electric appliances, an integrated control system, and a corresponding home electric center are required in this field.

To solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, that is, to solve the existing problem that a trip power failure occurs while using a plurality of household electric devices, which affects the normal use of the household electric devices. The present invention acquires power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric devices, and selectively adjusts the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric device based on the power information and / or current information. It provides a control method for household electrical equipment including the above.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" is for all the household appliances currently in operation. This includes obtaining the total power of electrical equipment and selectively adjusting the power of some or all household appliances currently in operation by the total power.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power", the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value. If the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value, it includes reducing the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power", the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value. If the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value, it includes stopping some or all household electric appliances currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power", the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value. If the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold, the power of some household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, and some household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped. including.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power", the total power is less than the first power threshold value. And further includes not adjusting the power of all household appliances currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" is for all the household appliances currently in operation. This includes acquiring the total power of an electric device and selectively starting a household electric device that is not currently operating by the total power.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively starting the household electric appliances that are not currently operating by the total power" determines whether or not the total power is less than the second power threshold value. If the total power is less than the second power threshold, it involves activating household appliances that are not currently operating.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively starting the household electric appliances that are not currently operating by the total power" is currently operating when the total power is equal to or higher than the second power threshold value. It also includes not starting no household appliances.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" is for all the household appliances currently in operation. Acquiring the total power of electrical equipment, including selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electrical appliances that are currently operating, and activating household electrical appliances that are not currently operating. ..

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total power is used to selectively adjust the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step involves determining if the total power is less than the third power threshold and, if the total power is less than the third power threshold, directly launching the currently non-operating household appliances.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total power is used to selectively adjust the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step is to reduce the power of some or all household appliances that are currently operating when the total power is greater than or equal to the third power threshold, and then activate the household appliances that are not currently operating. Including further.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total power is used to selectively adjust the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step further includes stopping some or all of the currently operating household appliances and then activating the currently non-operating household appliances when the total power is greater than or equal to the third power threshold. ..

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total power is used to selectively adjust the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step is to reduce the power of some home appliances that are currently in operation when the total power is greater than or equal to the third power threshold, and then stop some home appliances that are currently in operation. Further includes activating household appliances that are not currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric device by the power information and / or the current information" is for all households currently in operation. This includes obtaining the total current of an electrical device and selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electrical devices currently in operation by the total current.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current", the total current is equal to or higher than the first current threshold value. If the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value, it includes reducing the current of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current", the total current is equal to or higher than the first current threshold value. If the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value, it includes stopping some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, in the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current", the total current is equal to or higher than the first current threshold. If the total current is equal to or higher than the first current threshold, the current of some household electric devices currently in operation is reduced, and some household electric devices currently in operation are stopped. including.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current" is that the total current is less than the first current threshold. And further includes not adjusting the current of all household appliances currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric device by the power information and / or the current information" is for all the households currently in operation. This includes acquiring the total current of an electric device and selectively starting a household electric device that is not currently operating by the total current.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively starting the household electric device currently not operating by the total current" determines whether or not the total current is less than the second current threshold value. If the total current is less than the second current threshold, it involves activating household appliances that are not currently operating.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively starting a household electric appliance that is not currently operating by the total current" is currently operating when the total current is equal to or greater than the second current threshold value. It also includes not starting no household appliances.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric device by the power information and / or the current information" is for all the households currently in operation. Includes taking the total current of an electrical device and using the total current to selectively adjust the current of some or all household electrical devices that are currently operating to activate a household electrical device that is not currently operating. ..

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all of the household electric devices currently in operation to activate the currently inactive household electric devices". The step involves determining if the total current is less than the third current threshold and, if the total current is less than the third current threshold, directly activating household appliances that are not currently operating.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step is to reduce the current of some or all household appliances that are currently operating when the total current is greater than or equal to the third current threshold, and then activate the household appliances that are not currently operating. Including further.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step further includes stopping some or all of the currently operating household appliances and then activating the currently non-operating household appliances when the total current is greater than or equal to the third current threshold. ..

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, "the total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation to activate the household electric appliances currently not in operation". The step is to reduce the current of some currently operating household appliances when the total current is greater than or equal to the third current threshold, and then stop some currently operating household appliances. Further includes activating household appliances that are not currently in operation.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the control method is performed between the plurality of household electric devices before, simultaneously, or after the step of "acquiring power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric devices". It further includes establishing a communication protocol including the operation priority of the above, and composing a plurality of household electric appliances into a network based on the communication protocol.

In a preferred technical proposal of the control method, the control method further includes operating a plurality of household electric appliances in the order of operation priority.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "operating a plurality of household electric appliances in the order of operation priority" stops the low-priority household electric appliances and causes the high-priority household electric appliances. Including launching.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "operating a plurality of household electric appliances in the order of operation priority" reduces the power / current of the low priority household electric appliances and has a high priority. Includes activating household appliances.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "operating a plurality of household electric appliances in the order of operation priority" stops some low-priority household electric appliances and has a low priority. Includes reducing the power / current of household appliances in the department and activating high priority household appliances.

In the preferred technical proposal of the control method, the step of "operating a plurality of household electric appliances in the order of operation priority" is a low-priority household electric appliance during operation of the high-priority household electric appliance. Includes refusing to start the device.

In a preferred technical proposal of the control method, the control method further comprises uploading power information and / or current information to a local server or cloud server for analysis and processing.

In another aspect, the invention further provides an integrated control system used for multiple home appliances. The integrated control system is arranged one by one for each household electric device, communicates with a plurality of control modules for controlling the corresponding household electric device, and communicates with the control module via a specific communication protocol, and each from the control module. Includes a centralized controller that receives the power and / or current of household electrical equipment, sends control commands to the control module, and centrally controls multiple household electrical equipment.

In the preferred technical proposal of the integrated control system, the control system further includes a meter reader that communicates with a centralized controller and collects the total load of a plurality of household appliances.

In the preferred technical proposal of the integrated control system, the centralized controller is a local controller or a cloud controller.

In yet another aspect, the invention further provides a home electrical center that includes the control system in addition to including a plurality of home appliances.

In a preferred technical proposal of the present invention, the power information and / or current information of each household electric device is acquired, and the power and / or current of the household electric device is adjusted accordingly, and / or a part thereof is selectively selected. Activate some household appliances when the power of all currently operating household appliances is excessive by starting or stopping some of the household appliances. Power can be reduced in a timely manner, or some household appliances can be shut down directly. Some household appliances can be properly activated if the power of all household appliances currently in operation does not increase and is well below the household electricity limit. With such a setting, based on satisfying the user's usage requirement, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of trip power failure due to the total power / total current of the household electric appliance being excessive, and the influence on the use of the household electric appliance. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that it can be eliminated and the user experience can be improved.

In addition, if the total power / total current of all currently operating household appliances is excessive, the power / current of some or all household appliances may be reduced, or some or all household electricity may be reduced. All household electrical equipment operates avoiding peaks by stopping the equipment, reducing the power / current of some household electrical equipment, and stopping some household electrical equipment. And, it can be guaranteed that the operating household electric equipment that the user intends to maintain does not become unusable due to the trip power failure.

In addition, if the total power / current of all currently operating household appliances is small and well below the household electricity limit, the currently non-operating household appliances can be started directly. , Avoid situations where the user will not start the household appliances for fear of a trip power outage, and will operate when the conditions are met based on the power information and / or current information of the household appliances that are not currently operating. Directly activate the household electric appliance that has not been installed. Therefore, the user can flexibly activate the non-operating home electric appliances according to his / her usage request without the occurrence of the trip power failure, and the user experience is improved.

In addition, if the total power / total current of all currently operating household appliances is excessive, the power / current of some or all household appliances may be reduced, or some or all household electricity may be reduced. Increase the total power of all currently operating household appliances by stopping the equipment, reducing the power / current of some household appliances and stopping some household appliances. Reduced, thus preserving power / current for the activation of other household appliances that are not currently operating, so that other household appliances can be successfully booted without trip failure. The normal use of household appliances is guaranteed, the user's usage requirements are satisfied, and the user experience is improved.

Further, a communication protocol for a plurality of household electric appliances is established, a plurality of household electric appliances are composed in a network based on the communication protocol, and each of the plurality of household electric appliances has a priority. With such a setting, the household electric appliances must operate according to their respective operation priorities, and if the user tries to operate the high-priority household electric appliances during use, the household electric appliances are currently in operation. By stopping and / or reducing the power / current of the household appliances that are currently in operation, it is guaranteed that the high-priority household appliances start up smoothly. By refusing to start low-priority home appliances when high-priority home appliances are in operation, multiple home appliances operate regularly, stably and reliably with each other, and the user The experience is further improved.

The present invention also provides an integrated control system used for a plurality of household electric appliances. The integrated control system allows centralized control of all household appliances and thus ensures that all household appliances operate reliably. In addition, the more regular operation of each home appliance through a specific communication protocol ensures the normal use of the home appliance without trip power outages and enhances the user experience. ..

Further, since the household electric center provided based on the technical proposal according to the present invention adopts the integrated control system, the household electric center has the technical effect of the integrated control system and has not been improved. In comparison, the home electrical center of the present invention ensures that there are no trip power outages in the home, while at the same time satisfying the normal use of home electrical equipment and improving the user experience.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the control method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the control method of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are used solely to illustrate the technical principles of the invention and do not limit the scope of protection of the invention.

Based on the existing problem that a trip power outage occurs during the use of a plurality of household electrical appliances, which has been shown in the background art, it affects the normal use of the household electrical appliances, the present invention presents the present invention. Provides control methods, integrated control systems, and home electrical centers to satisfy the normal use of home electrical equipment and enhance the user experience without trip power outages in the home.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the control method of the present invention acquires power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric appliances, and is for home use based on the power information and / or current information. Includes selectively adjusting the power and / or current parameters of electrical equipment. In the description of the present invention, adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of a household electric device means increasing, maintaining or reducing the power and / or current of the household electric device, or activating the home electric device. Or (ie, increase power and / or current from zero) or shut down household appliances (ie, reduce power and / or current to zero). The above several methods can be understood and summarized as adjustments for household appliances. Further, the household electric appliances may be adjusted only by the power information, the household electric appliances may be adjusted only by the current information, or the household electric appliances may be adjusted based on both the power information and the current information jointly. You may adjust. As long as the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance can be adjusted by the power information and / or the current information, those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust the basis and method of the adjustment of the household electric appliance according to practical use. Can be set. Hereinafter, the technical proposal of the present invention will be described in detail by combining a plurality of examples.

Example 1

The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" acquires the total power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation. The total power includes selectively adjusting the power of some or all household appliances currently in operation. Of these, the power of some household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted, or the power of all household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted. As long as the user's request is satisfied and the occurrence of a trip power outage in the home does not affect the normal use of household electric appliances, those skilled in the art will make specific adjustment methods for household electric appliances according to practical use. It can be set flexibly.

In one possible embodiment, the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household appliances currently in operation by the total power" is whether the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold. Judging whether or not, if the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold, it includes reducing the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation. In this case, the first power threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit power value of household power. As a result, when the total power of all currently operating home appliances is equal to or higher than the first power threshold, measures are taken to immediately reduce the power of some or all currently operating home appliances. And avoid trip power outages.

In another possible embodiment, the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household appliances currently in operation by the total power" is whether the total power is equal to or greater than the first power threshold. Judging whether or not, if the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold, it includes stopping some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation. As described above, in this case, the first power threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit power value of household power. As a result, if the total power of all currently operating home appliances is equal to or greater than the first power threshold, some or all currently operating home appliances will be immediately shut down. Avoid trip power outages.

In yet another possible embodiment, the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household appliances currently in operation by the total power" is such that the total power is greater than or equal to the first power threshold. If the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold, the power of some household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, and some household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped. including. As described above, in this case, the first power threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit power value of the household power. As a result, when the total power of all currently operating home appliances is equal to or higher than the first power threshold, some household appliances currently in operation are immediately reduced in power. For some household appliances, take measures to stop immediately to avoid trip power outages.

In addition, the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power" is that all currently in operation when the total power is less than the first power threshold value. Further includes not adjusting the power of household appliances. In this case, since it is known that the total power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation has not reached the risk value (that is, the first power threshold value), measures are taken for all the household electric appliances currently in operation. Does not have to be adopted temporarily.

In the above several embodiments, those skilled in the art can flexibly set a specific numerical value of the first power threshold value, for example, set the first power threshold value to 0.9 times the household limit power value. It may be set to 0.95 times the household threshold power value, but it may be set to another value. Such changes in the specific numerical values of the first power threshold value do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Example 2

The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" acquires the total power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation. The total power includes the selective activation of household appliances that are not currently in operation.

In one possible embodiment, the step of "selectively activating home appliances that are not currently operating by total power" determines if the total power is less than the second power threshold and is total. If the power is less than the second power threshold, it involves activating household appliances that are not currently operating. In this case, the second power threshold may be set much lower than the limit power value of household power, so that the total power of all currently operating household appliances is less than the second power threshold. Even if you start some household appliances that are not currently working, you can avoid a trip power outage without significantly increasing the total power of all household appliances, so users can use household appliances. Will be able to be used smoothly.

Furthermore, the step of "selectively starting the household electric appliances that are not currently operating by the total power" starts the household electric appliances that are not currently operating when the total power is equal to or higher than the second power threshold value. Including not doing more. In such situations, it is known that the total power of household appliances that are currently in operation can reach risk values, so household appliances that are not currently in operation should not be activated. When it is necessary to start a household electric appliance that is not currently operating, a secondary judgment is made in consideration of the first power threshold value in the first embodiment, after the household electric appliance that is not operating is started. It is possible to guarantee that there will be no situation where a trip power outage will occur, and by extension, the normal use of household electric appliances.

In the above embodiment, those skilled in the art can flexibly set a specific value of the second power threshold value, for example, the second power threshold value may be set to 0.5 times the household limit power value. , It may be set to 0.6 times the household threshold power value, but it can also be set to another value. Such a change in a specific numerical value of the second power threshold value does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Example 3

The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" acquires the total power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation. The total power selectively adjusts the power of some or all household appliances that are currently operating, including activating household appliances that are not currently operating. Of these, as in the first embodiment, the power of some of the household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted, or the power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted. As long as the user's request is satisfied and the occurrence of a trip power outage in the home does not affect the normal use of the household electric appliance, those skilled in the art will have the flexibility to adjust the specific adjustment method of the household electric appliance in practical use. Can be set.

Specifically, the step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently operating by the total power and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is the total. It is determined whether the power is less than the third power threshold, and if the total power is less than the third power threshold, it includes directly starting the household electric appliance which is not currently operating. In this case, the third power threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit power value of household power. As a result, if the total power of all currently operating household appliances is less than the third power threshold, the currently non-operating household appliances can be directly activated, of course, insured. Therefore, that is, in order to avoid the occurrence of trip power failure, the first power threshold value can be introduced into the secondary judgment, and thus does not affect the normal use of household electric appliances.

In one possible embodiment, the step of "using the total power to selectively adjust the power of some or all of the currently operating home appliances to activate the currently non-operating household appliances". Further reduces the power of some or all household appliances that are currently operating when the total power is greater than or equal to the third power threshold, and then activates the household appliances that are not currently operating. include. In this case, if the total power of all currently operating home appliances is equal to or higher than the third power threshold, measures will be taken to immediately reduce the power of some or all currently operating home appliances. Then, start the household electric appliances that the user intends to use, avoid the occurrence of trip power outage, and guarantee the normal use of the household electric appliances.

In yet one possible embodiment, "the total power selectively adjusts the power of some or all of the currently operating home appliances to activate the currently non-operating household appliances". The step further includes stopping some or all of the currently operating home appliances and then activating the currently non-operating household appliances when the total power is greater than or equal to the third power threshold. .. As in the above embodiment, in this case, when the total power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or higher than the third power threshold value, immediately for some or all the household electric appliances currently in operation. Adopt measures to stop and ensure the normal use of household appliances while avoiding trip power outages.

In yet one possible embodiment, "the total power selectively adjusts the power of some or all of the currently operating home appliances to activate the currently non-operating household appliances". The step reduces the power of some appliances that are currently in operation when the total power is greater than or equal to the third power threshold, shuts down some of the appliances that are currently in operation, and then now. It further includes activating household appliances that are not working. Similar to the above embodiment, in this case, when the total power of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or more than the third power threshold value, for some of the household electric appliances currently in operation, immediately. We will adopt measures to reduce power, and for some household appliances, we will adopt measures to stop immediately, avoiding the occurrence of trip power outages, and ensuring the normal use of household appliances.

In some of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can flexibly set a specific numerical value of the third power threshold, for example, set the third power threshold to 0.7 times the household limit power value. It may be set to 0.8 times the household threshold power value, but it can also be set to another value. Such a change in a specific numerical value of the third power threshold value does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the above, the judgment is made based on the power information and the power of the household electric appliance is selectively adjusted. However, of course, in the mounting embodiment, the judgment is made based on the current information and the current of the household electric appliance is selectively adjusted. You can also.

Example 4

The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" acquires the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation. The total current includes selectively adjusting the current of some or all household appliances currently in operation. Of these, the currents of some of the household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted, or the currents of all the household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted. As long as the user's request is satisfied and the occurrence of a trip power outage in the home does not affect the normal use of the household electric appliance, those skilled in the art will perform a specific adjustment method of the household electric appliance according to practical use. Can be set flexibly.

In one possible embodiment, the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household appliances currently in operation by the total current" is whether the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold. Judging whether or not, if the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold, this includes reducing the current of some or all household electrical appliances currently in operation. In this case, the first current threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit current value of the household current. As a result, when the total current of all currently operating home appliances is equal to or greater than the first current threshold, measures are taken to immediately reduce the current of some or all currently operating home appliances. And avoid trip power outages.

In another possible embodiment, the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household appliances currently in operation by the total current" is whether the total current is greater than or equal to the first current threshold. Judging whether or not, if the total current is equal to or higher than the first current threshold, it includes stopping some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation. As described above, in this case, the first current threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit current value of the household current. As a result, when the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or higher than the first current threshold value, a measure is adopted to immediately stop some or all the household electric appliances currently in operation. Avoid trip power outages.

The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current" determines whether the total current is equal to or higher than the first current threshold, and the total current is determined. When it is equal to or higher than the first current threshold value, it includes reducing the current of some of the household electric appliances currently in operation and stopping some of the household electric appliances currently in operation. As described above, in this case, the first current threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit current value of the household current. As a result, when the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or higher than the first current threshold, measures are adopted to immediately reduce the current of some of the household electric appliances currently in operation. For some household appliances, take measures to stop immediately to avoid trip power outages.

In addition, the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently operating by the total current" is that if the total current is less than the first current threshold value, all currently operating Further includes not adjusting the current of household appliances. In this case, since it is known that the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation has not reached the risk value (that is, the first current threshold value), measures are taken for all the household electric appliances currently in operation. Does not have to be adopted temporarily.

In some of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can flexibly set a specific value of the first current threshold, for example, set the first current threshold to 0.9 times the household limit current value. It may be set to 0.95 times the household limit current value, but it may be set to another value. Such a change in the specific numerical value of the first current threshold value does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Example 5

The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" acquires the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation. The total current includes the selective activation of household appliances that are not currently operating.

In one possible embodiment, the step of "selectively starting a household electrical appliance that is not currently operating by the total current" determines whether the total current is less than the second current threshold and is total. If the current is less than the second current threshold, it involves activating household appliances that are not currently operating. In this case, the second current threshold may be set much lower than the limit current value of the household current, so that if the total current of all currently operating household appliances is below the second current threshold. Even if you start some household appliances that are not currently working, you can avoid trip power outages without significantly increasing the total current of all household appliances, so users can do so. Will be able to be used smoothly.

Furthermore, the step of "selectively starting the household electric appliances that are not currently operating by the total current" starts the household electric appliances that are not currently operating when the total current is equal to or higher than the second current threshold value. Including not doing more. In such a situation, it is known that the total current of the currently operating household appliances may reach the risk value, so the currently non-operating household appliances should not be started. When it is necessary to start a household electric appliance that is not currently operating, a secondary judgment is made in consideration of the first current threshold value in the fourth embodiment, after the household electric appliance that is not operating is started. It is possible to guarantee that there will be no trip power outages and to guarantee the normal use of household electrical appliances.

In the above embodiment, a person skilled in the art can flexibly set a specific value of the second current threshold value, for example, the second current threshold value may be set to 0.55 times the household limit current value. , It may be set to 0.6 times the household limit current value, but it can also be set to another value. Such a change in the specific numerical value of the second current threshold value does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Example 6

The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric appliance by the power information and / or the current information" acquires the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation. The total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all household appliances that are currently operating, including activating household appliances that are not currently operating. Of these, as in the fourth embodiment, the currents of some of the household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted, or the currents of all the household electric appliances currently in operation may be adjusted. As long as the user's request is satisfied and the occurrence of a trip power outage in the home does not affect the normal use of household electric appliances, those skilled in the art will make specific adjustment methods for household electric appliances according to practical use. It can be set flexibly.

Specifically, the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently operating by the total current and activating the household electric equipment currently not operating" is the total. It is determined whether the current is less than the third current threshold, and if the total current is less than the third current threshold, it includes directly starting the household electrical equipment that is not currently operating. In this case, the third current threshold value may be set slightly lower than the limit current value of the household current. As a result, if the total current of all currently operating household appliances is less than the third current threshold, the currently non-operating household appliances can be started directly, of course, just in case. In other words, in order to avoid the occurrence of trip power failure, the first current threshold value may be introduced in the secondary determination, so that it does not affect the normal use of household electric appliances.

In one possible embodiment, the step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all of the household appliances currently in operation by the total current to activate the household appliances that are not currently operating". Further reduces the current of some or all household appliances that are currently operating when the total current is greater than or equal to the third current threshold, and then activates the household appliances that are not currently operating. include. In this case, if the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or higher than the third current threshold, measures are taken to immediately reduce the current of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation. It activates the household appliances that the user intends to use, avoids the occurrence of trip power outages, and guarantees the normal use of the household appliances.

In yet one possible embodiment, "the total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all household appliances that are currently operating to activate the household appliances that are not currently operating." The step further includes stopping some or all of the currently operating household appliances and then activating the currently non-operating household appliances when the total current is greater than or equal to the third current threshold. .. As in the above embodiment, in this case, when the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or more than the third current threshold value, immediately for some or all the household electric appliances currently in operation. Adopt measures to stop and ensure the normal use of household appliances while avoiding trip power outages.

In yet one possible embodiment, "the total current selectively adjusts the current of some or all of the household appliances that are currently operating to activate the household appliances that are not currently operating." The step reduces the current of some currently operating household appliances when the total current is greater than or equal to the third current threshold, shuts down some currently operating household appliances, and then now It further includes activating household appliances that are not working. As in the above embodiment, in this case, when the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is equal to or more than the third current threshold value, the current is immediately applied to some of the household electric appliances currently in operation. Adopt measures to reduce, and for some household appliances, take measures to stop immediately, avoid the occurrence of trip power outages, and ensure the normal use of household appliances.

In the above several types of embodiments, those skilled in the art can flexibly set a specific value of the third current threshold value, for example, set the third current threshold value to 0.75 times the household limit current value. It may be set to 0.8 times the household limit current value, but it may be set to another value. Such a change in the specific numerical value of the third current threshold value does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Preferably, before, at the same time, or after the step of "acquiring power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric appliances", the control method of the present invention further communicates between a plurality of household electric appliances. It prepares to establish a protocol, in which the communication protocol includes priorities among multiple household appliances. In the present invention, a communication protocol between a plurality of household electric devices can be established before, simultaneously, or after the step of "acquiring power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric devices". .. As long as a plurality of household electric appliances can be controlled via the communication protocol, those skilled in the art can flexibly set the timing for establishing the communication protocol between the plurality of household electric appliances. For example, in one possible embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, after establishing a communication protocol between a plurality of household electric devices, a plurality of household electric devices are configured in a network based on the communication protocol. Then, the power information and / or current information of a plurality of household electric devices is acquired, and finally, the power parameter and / or current parameter of the household electric device is selectively selected based on the power information and / or the current information. Adjust to.

Specifically, a plurality of home electric appliances are divided into groups according to the operating power and the user's usage request (for example, the number of times the user has used the device), and at least one corresponding home electric appliance is provided in each group. Yes, and prioritize by group. In the process of actual use, multiple household appliances can be operated in the order of operation priority, that is, household appliances in a high priority group have the operation priority and priority. Household appliances in the lower group will only work if higher priority appliances are not in use. In such a method, it is possible to control the priority of the household electric appliance, operate the household electric appliance according to the priority in the communication protocol while avoiding the peak, and avoid the occurrence of the trip power failure.

Among them, the method of composing a plurality of household electric devices in a network based on a communication protocol can be realized by a local area network, that is, a local area network is set in the home, and each household electric device is locally set. By locating in the area network, each household electric device can be conveniently centrally controlled.

When one is possible, the step of "operating multiple home appliances in the order of operation priority" stops the low-priority home appliances and starts the high-priority home appliances. Including doing. In such a case, if the power and / or current of the high-priority household electric appliance itself is high and it is necessary to start it, a part or all of the low-priority household electric appliances may or may not have a trip power failure. Household appliances need to be shut down and power and / or current is reserved in advance for high priority home appliances to ensure that the high priority home appliances operate smoothly.

Where one more is possible, the step of "operating multiple home appliances in order of operating priority" reduces the power and / or current of the low priority home appliances and reduces the priority. Includes starting expensive household appliances. In such a case, if the power and / or current of the high-priority household electric appliance itself is small and it is necessary to start the electric appliance, the low-priority household electric appliance is used so that a trip power failure does not occur. By simply reducing the power / current, the power and / or current can be reserved in advance for the high priority household appliances, ensuring that the high priority household appliances operate smoothly.

Where one more is possible, the step of "operating multiple home appliances in order of operating priority" stops some low-priority home appliances and some low-priority ones. Includes reducing the power / current of household appliances and activating high priority household appliances. In such cases, if the power and / or current of the high-priority household electrical equipment itself is moderate (ie, between high and low power / current) and needs to be started, trip. Some low-priority home appliances need to reduce power / current and some home appliances need to be shut down to prevent power outages, because of high-priority home appliances Power and / or current is reserved in advance to ensure that high-priority household appliances operate smoothly.

Of course, in the above-mentioned several types, the start-up of the household electric appliance having a high priority is an example, and the adjustment to the household electric appliance having a low priority is not limited to each case. For example, if the total power and / or total current does not exceed the household power limit even if the high-priority household appliances are started, the power and / or current is adjusted to the low-priority household appliances. There is no need to stop or shut down low-priority household appliances.

When one more possible case, the step of "operating multiple home appliances in the order of operation priority" is a low-priority home appliance when a high-priority home appliance is in operation. Includes refusing to start the device. In such a case, if it is not possible to stop the high-priority home appliances and there is a possibility that a trip power failure will occur when the low-priority home appliances are started, the low-priority home appliances will be used. It is necessary to refuse to start the device or to start the low priority household appliances in the lowest possible power / low current method.

In the above method, if two household appliances having the same priority cannot be operated at the same time, one of the household electric appliances is operated or the two household electric powers are set to low power /. You can choose to operate at the same time in a low current way.

Preferably, the control method of the present invention further comprises uploading power and / or current information to a local server or cloud server for analysis and processing. That is, the analysis and processing of the power information and / or the current information may be performed via the local server, and the analysis and processing of the power information and / or the current information may be performed via the cloud server, or the power. Information and / or current information may be analyzed and processed simultaneously via a local server and a cloud server. As long as the power information and / or the current information can be analyzed and processed, those skilled in the art can flexibly set the processing method of the power and / or the current information in the mounted state.

Preferably, the present invention further provides an integrated control system used in a plurality of household appliances. The integrated control system is arranged one by one for each household electric device, communicates with a plurality of control modules for controlling the corresponding household electric device, and communicates with the control module via a specific communication protocol, and each from the control module. Includes a centralized controller that receives the power and / or current of household electrical equipment, sends control commands to the control module, and centrally controls multiple household electrical equipment. Of these, as the communication method between the centralized controller and the control module, a conventional electrical connection method may be adopted, a wireless transmission method may be adopted, or a Bluetooth transmission method may be adopted. As long as it is possible to receive the power and / or current of each household electric device from the control module via the centralized controller and transmit a control command to the control module to centrally control a plurality of household electric devices. The vendor can flexibly set the transmission method between the centralized control and the control module in the mounted state. Further, the centralized controller may be set by an integrated method or an independent method.

More preferably, the control system of the present invention further includes a meter reader that communicates with a centralized controller and collects the total load of a plurality of household appliances. By collecting the total load of multiple household appliances and transmitting the total load data to a centralized controller for analysis and processing, all household appliances are conveniently integrated and controlled.

Similar to the above, the centralized controller is a local controller or a cloud controller. That is, the analysis and processing of the power information and / or the current information may be performed via the local server, and the analysis and processing of the power information and / or the current information may be performed via the cloud server, or the power. Information and / or current information may be analyzed and processed simultaneously via a local server and a cloud server.

The present invention also provides a home electrical center that includes the control system in addition to including a plurality of home appliances. In the present invention, some household electric devices can be centrally arranged, for example, a plurality of washing facilities (for example, a washing machine, a dryer, an ironing machine, a folding machine, etc.) are integrally assembled to form a washing center. And it may be processed by one centralized controller or the method of total line communication. As long as a plurality of household electric devices can be centrally controlled, those skilled in the art can flexibly set the control method of a plurality of household electric devices in the mounted state. All of them belong to the protection scope of the present invention without departing from the principle and scope of the invention.

Although the technical proposal of the present invention has now been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Understood. One of ordinary skill in the art can make equivalent modifications or substitutions to the relevant technical features without departing from the principles of the invention, and any of these modifications or substitutions of the technical proposals will protect the invention. Included in the range.

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Acquire power information and / or current information of multiple household electric appliances,
A method for controlling a household electric appliance, which comprises selectively adjusting a power parameter and / or a current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information. The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information" is
Get the total power of all household appliances currently in operation,
The control method according to claim 1, wherein the total power is used to selectively adjust the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power" is
It is determined whether or not the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value.
The control method according to claim 2, wherein when the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value, the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power" is
It is determined whether or not the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value.
The control method according to claim 2, wherein when the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value, a part or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power" is
It is determined whether or not the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value.
When the total power is equal to or higher than the first power threshold value, the power of some or all the household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, and some or all the household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped. The control method according to claim 2, wherein the control method comprises. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total power" is
The invention according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising not adjusting the power of all currently operating home appliances when the total power is less than the first power threshold. Control method. The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information" is
Get the total power of all household appliances currently in operation,
The control method according to claim 1, wherein the total power selectively activates a household electric appliance that is not currently operating. The step of "selectively starting a household electric appliance that is not currently operating by the total power" is
Judging whether the total power is less than the second power threshold,
The control method according to claim 7, wherein when the total power is less than the second power threshold value, the household electric appliance which is not currently operating is activated. The step of "selectively starting a household electric appliance that is not currently operating by the total power" is
The control method according to claim 8, further comprising not activating a household electric appliance that is not currently operating when the total power is equal to or greater than a second power threshold value. The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information" is
Get the total power of all household appliances currently in operation,
1 The control method described in. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently operating by the total power and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
Judging whether the total power is less than the third power threshold,
The control method according to claim 10, wherein when the total power is less than the third power threshold value, the household electric appliance which is not currently operating is directly activated. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently operating by the total power and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
When the total power is equal to or higher than the third power threshold value, the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, and then the household electric appliances currently not in operation are started. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the control method includes. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently operating by the total power and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
When the total power is equal to or higher than the third power threshold value, it further includes stopping some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation and then starting the household electric appliances that are not currently in operation. 11. The control method according to claim 11. The step of "selectively adjusting the power of some or all of the household electric appliances currently operating by the total power and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
When the total power is equal to or higher than the third power threshold value, the power of some household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, some household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped, and then the current operation is performed. The control method according to claim 11, further comprising activating a household electric appliance that has not been used. The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information" is
The feature is that the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is acquired, and the current of some or all the household electric appliances currently in operation is selectively adjusted by the total current. The control method according to claim 1. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current" is
It is determined whether or not the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value.
The control method according to claim 15, wherein when the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value, the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current" is
It is determined whether or not the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value, and if the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value,
The control method according to claim 15, wherein some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current" is
It is determined whether or not the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value, and if the total current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold value,
15. The control according to claim 15, comprising reducing the current of some or all of the currently operating household appliances and shutting down some or all of the currently operating household appliances. Method. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all household electric appliances currently in operation by the total current" is
6. Control method. The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information" is
The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the total current of all the household electric appliances currently in operation is acquired, and the total current is used to selectively start the household electric appliances that are not currently in operation. Control method. The step of "selectively starting a household electric appliance that is not currently operating by the total current" is
It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the total current is less than the second current threshold value, and if the total current is less than the second current threshold value, it includes starting a household electric appliance that is not currently operating. The control method according to claim 20. The step of "selectively starting a household electric appliance that is not currently operating by the total current" is
21. The control method according to claim 21, further comprising not activating home appliances that are not currently operating when the total current is greater than or equal to the second current threshold. The step of "selectively adjusting the power parameter and / or the current parameter of the household electric appliance based on the power information and / or the current information" is
Get the total current of all household appliances currently in operation,
1 The control method described in. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all the household electric appliances currently operating by the total current and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
Judging whether the total current is less than the third current threshold,
23. The control method according to claim 23, wherein when the total current is less than the third current threshold value, the household electric appliance which is not currently operating is directly started. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all the household electric appliances currently operating by the total current and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
When the total current is equal to or higher than the third current threshold value, the current of some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, and then the household electric appliances currently not in operation are started. The control method according to claim 24, wherein the control method includes. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all the household electric appliances currently operating by the total current and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
When the total current is equal to or greater than the third current threshold value, it further includes stopping some or all of the household electric appliances currently in operation and then starting the household electric appliances that are not currently in operation. 24. The control method according to claim 24. The step of "selectively adjusting the current of some or all the household electric appliances currently operating by the total current and activating the household electric appliances currently not operating" is
When the total current is equal to or greater than the third current threshold value, the current of some household electric appliances currently in operation is reduced, and some household electric appliances currently in operation are stopped and then currently operated. The control method according to claim 24, further comprising activating a household electric appliance that has not been used. Before, at the same time, or after the step of "acquiring power information and / or current information of multiple household electric appliances"
Established a communication protocol between the multiple household appliances,
Further comprising composing the plurality of household appliances in a network based on the communication protocol,
However, the control method according to claim 1, wherein the communication protocol includes an operation priority among the plurality of household electric appliances. 28. The control method according to claim 28, further comprising operating the plurality of household electric appliances in the order of the operation priority. The step of "operating the plurality of household electric appliances in the order of the operation priority" is
29. The control method according to claim 29, which comprises stopping the low-priority home electric appliance and starting the high-priority home electric appliance. The step of "operating the plurality of household electric appliances in the order of the operation priority" is
29. The control method of claim 29, comprising reducing the power / current of the low priority home electrical appliance and activating the high priority home electrical appliance. The step of "operating the plurality of household electric appliances in the order of the operation priority" is
Includes shutting down some low-priority home appliances, reducing the power / current of some low-priority home appliances, and starting high-priority home appliances. The control method according to claim 29. The step of "operating the plurality of household electric appliances in the order of the operation priority" is
29. The control method according to claim 29, wherein the activation of the low-priority home electric appliance is rejected during the operation of the high-priority home electric appliance. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising uploading the power information and / or the current information to a local server or a cloud server for analysis and processing. An integrated control system used in multiple home appliances
Multiple control modules that are arranged correspondingly to each household electric appliance and control the corresponding household electric appliance,
By communicating with the control module via a specific communication protocol, receiving power and / or current for each household electric device from the control module, and transmitting a control instruction to the control module, the plurality of households. An integrated control system characterized by being equipped with a centralized controller that centrally controls electrical equipment. The control system according to claim 35, further comprising a meter reading device that collects the total load of the plurality of household electric appliances by communicating with the centralized controller. The control system according to claim 35, wherein the centralized controller is a local controller or a cloud controller. A home electrical center that includes multiple home appliances
A household electrical center comprising the control system according to any one of claims 35 to 37.

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