WO2015188675A1

WO2015188675A1 - Air conditioner, and control method and device therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2015188675A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/078810
Authority: WO
Inventors: 习涛; 邝佳伟; 郑良剑; 何松耀
Original assignee: 珠海格力电器股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-06-11
Filing date: 2015-05-12
Publication date: 2015-12-17
Also published as: CN104006512A

Abstract

Disclosed is a control device for an air conditioner. The control device comprises: a sensor (101) for detecting an optical parameter of the environment of the air conditioner; a thermochromic device (103) nested on an air-condition panel of the air conditioner; and a controller (102) which is respectively connected to the sensor (101) and the thermochromic device (103) and is used for adjusting the appearance colour of the air conditioner by adjusting the colour of the thermochromic device based on the optical parameter. The present invention also relates to an air conditioner having the control device and a control method for the air conditioner.

Description

Air conditioner and control method and device thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of air conditioning, and in particular to an air conditioner and a control method and apparatus therefor.

Background technique

The existing air conditioner has a single color appearance, and can only change its appearance color by manually replacing the air conditioner panel of the air conditioner, resulting in an inflexible color change of the appearance. The cost of replacing the air conditioner panel is large, the installation is inconvenient, and the color is relatively simple, and the user has been watching for a long time. It is easy to produce visual fatigue and cannot meet the customer's demand for the appearance of the air conditioner.

In view of the inflexibility of the color change of the appearance of the air conditioner in the related art, an effective solution has not been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner and a control method and apparatus thereof for solving the problem that the color change of the appearance of the air conditioner in the related art is not flexible.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control device for an air conditioner is provided. A control device according to the present invention includes: a sensor for detecting a light parameter of an environment in which the air conditioner is located; a color changing device nested on an air conditioning panel of the air conditioner; and a controller, the sensor, and the color changing device Connected separately for adjusting the appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting the color of the color changing device based on the light parameter.

Optionally, the light parameter comprises the wavelength and/or intensity and/or chromaticity of the ambient light of the environment in which the air conditioner is located, the sensor being a photosensor.

Optionally, the color changing device comprises a layer of color changing material, which is a layer of material that undergoes a color change when the color changing material itself changes in structure at different temperatures.

Optionally, the color changing material layer is a thermochromic material layer.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to select a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device according to the light parameter, and control a current value of the color changing device according to the color parameter, wherein the color changing device is further configured to display a color corresponding to the current value under the current value; and Alternatively, the controller is further configured to select a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device according to the light parameter, and control a voltage value of the color changing device according to the color parameter, and the color changing device is further configured to display a color corresponding to the voltage value under the voltage value.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, an air conditioner is provided. An air conditioner according to the present invention includes: the control device of the above-described medium air conditioner.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling an air conditioner is provided. A control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes: detecting a light parameter of an environment in which the air conditioner is located; and adjusting an appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting a color of the color changing device based on the light parameter, wherein the color changing device is nested in an air conditioner of the air conditioner On the panel.

Optionally, adjusting the appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting the color of the color changing device based on the light parameter comprises: determining, by the light parameter, whether the appearance color of the air conditioner needs to be changed; if it is determined that the appearance color of the air conditioner needs to be changed, selecting the color changing device Corresponding color parameters; and adjusting the color of the color changing device according to the color parameters.

Optionally, adjusting the color of the color changing device according to the color parameter comprises: determining a current value through the color changing device by the color parameter; adjusting a current passing through the color changing device as a current value; and the color changing device displaying a color corresponding to the current value at the current value.

Optionally, adjusting the color of the color changing device according to the color parameter comprises: determining a voltage value of the color changing device by the color parameter; adjusting a voltage of the color changing device as a voltage value; and displaying, by the color changing device, a color corresponding to the voltage value under the voltage value.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by using a sensor to detect the light parameter of the ambient light, the color parameter of the ambient light that is detected by the detected ambient light adjusts the color of the color changing device embedded in the air conditioner panel of the air conditioner to change the appearance color of the air conditioner. The problem that the color change of the appearance of the air conditioner is not flexible has reached the effect of flexibly changing the appearance color of the air conditioner according to the ambient light.

DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in the claims In the drawing:

1 is a schematic diagram of a control device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of an alternative control method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the invention, but not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or order. It will be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate to facilitate the embodiments of the invention described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" and "the" and "the" are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a system, product, or device that includes a plurality of components is not necessarily limited to those components that are clearly listed. It may include other components not explicitly listed or inherent to such products or devices.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a control device for an air conditioner. The control device can be used for an air conditioner.

1 is a schematic diagram of a control device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the control device includes a sensor 101, a controller 102, and a color changing device 103.

The sensor 101 is used to detect the light parameters of the environment in which the air conditioner is located. The light parameter may be a parameter of ambient light in an environment in which the air conditioner is located, such as light intensity, chromaticity, wavelength, and the like. The sensor 101 is mounted on an air conditioner, and the sensor 101 may be a light sensor, a light sensor, or the like for detecting ambient light, and transmitting the light parameter to the controller 102.

The color changing device 103 is nested on the air conditioning panel of the air conditioner.

The controller 102 is coupled to the sensor 101 and the color changing device 103, respectively, for adjusting the appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting the color of the color changing device based on the light parameter.

Specifically, after receiving the light parameter sent by the sensor 101, the controller 102 may generate a control command according to the light parameter, where the control command corresponds to a color for adjusting the appearance color of the air conditioner.

The color changing device 103 may be evenly nested on the air conditioning panel of the air conditioner. Therefore, the color displayed by the color changing device 103 is the appearance color of the air conditioner, and the color of the color changing device 103 is adjusted to adjust the appearance color of the air conditioner. The color changing device 103 is controlled by the controller 102 to adjust the color of the color changing device 103 itself after the color changing device receives the control command output from the controller 102.

Specifically, after receiving the light parameter sent by the sensor 101, the controller 102 may determine whether it is necessary to change the appearance color of the air conditioner according to the light parameter, and if it is necessary to change the appearance color of the air conditioner, select a color suitable for the ambient light as the color. For the external light color adjusted by the air conditioner, the current or voltage passing through the color changing device 103 can be controlled according to the parameter of the color to change the color of the color changing device, thereby changing the color of the air conditioner (appearance 1, appearance 2, appearance N) .

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by using a sensor to detect the light parameter of the ambient light, the color parameter of the ambient light that is detected by the detected ambient light adjusts the color of the color changing device embedded in the air conditioner panel of the air conditioner to change the appearance color of the air conditioner. The problem that the color change of the appearance of the air conditioner is not flexible has reached the effect of flexibly changing the appearance color of the air conditioner according to the ambient light, making the air conditioner more adaptable to the environment, and satisfying the user's demand for the change of appearance, and the appearance is varied.

Optionally, the light parameters include the wavelength and/or intensity and/or chromaticity of ambient light in the environment in which the air conditioner is located, and the sensor 101 is a photosensor. The photoelectric sensor is used to detect parameters such as intensity, chromaticity and wavelength of ambient light.

Optionally, the color changing device 103 comprises a layer of color changing material, which is a layer of material that undergoes a color change when the color changing material layer itself changes in structure at different temperatures.

A color-changing material refers to a material or substance that undergoes a color change due to a structural change at different temperatures, such as a thermochromic material (triarylmethane, fluoran, etc.). When the magnitude of the current through the color changing device changes, its own heat changes accordingly, thereby changing its color. Optionally, the color changing material layer is a thermochromic material layer.

Optionally, the controller 102 is further configured to select a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device 103 according to the light parameter, and control a current value passing through the color changing device 103 according to the color parameter, and the color changing device 103 is further configured to display the color corresponding to the current value under the current value. .

The color parameter corresponding to the color changing device 103 selected by the controller 102 according to the light parameter may be a parameter of a color compatible with the ambient light, and the current value passing through the color changing device 103 is determined by the color parameter, and the current passing through the color changing device 103 changes, Then, the heat generated by the current of the color changing device 103 also changes, and then the temperature of the color changing device 103 changes, and the color of the color changing device 103 itself changes accordingly, thereby changing the appearance color of the air conditioner.

For example, if the wavelength of the external environment is detected as λ1 and the light intensity is IV1, the color of the appearance of the photoelectric control parameter set by the controller control logic should be blue, and the current corresponding to the blue color of the color changing device should be I1, then the master According to this logic, the control through the color changing device is at I1, so that the appearance color becomes blue.

Optionally, the controller 102 is further configured to select a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device 103 according to the light parameter, and control a voltage value passing through the color changing device 103 according to the color parameter, and the color changing device 103 is further configured to display the color corresponding to the voltage value under the voltage value. .

Since the color of the appearance of the air conditioner is controlled by changing the voltage value of the color changing device 103, the principle of controlling the color of the air conditioner by changing the current value of the color changing device 103 is the same, and will not be described herein. Of course, the air conditioner of the embodiment of the present invention can also adjust the color of the color changing device 103 by simultaneously controlling the current and voltage of the color changing device 103. The principle is substantially the same and will not be described herein.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner including the control device of the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the air conditioner further includes an air conditioning panel, and the color changing device in the control device is nested on the air conditioning panel, and the sensor Both the controller and the controller are disposed in the air conditioner, and the functions of the control device have been described in detail above, and therefore will not be described herein.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a method of controlling an air conditioner. The method can be applied to an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The control method can be used to execute the control device of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the control device of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention can also be used to execute the control method of the embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a control method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step S202, detecting a light parameter of an environment in which the air conditioner is located. The light parameter may be a parameter of ambient light in an environment in which the air conditioner is located, such as light intensity, chromaticity, wavelength, and the like. The light parameter can be detected by the sensor 101, which is mounted on an air conditioner, and the sensor 101 can be a light sensor, a light sensor, or the like for detecting ambient light, and transmitting the light parameter to the controller 102.

Step S204, adjusting the appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting the color of the color changing device based on the light parameter, wherein the color changing device is nested on the air conditioning panel of the air conditioner.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the light parameter of the ambient light is detected, and the color of the color changing device nested on the air conditioner panel of the air conditioner is adjusted by the light parameter of the detected ambient light to change the appearance color of the air conditioner, and the air conditioner is solved. The problem of inflexible color change of the appearance achieves the effect of flexibly changing the appearance color of the air conditioner according to the ambient light, making the air conditioner more adaptable to the environment, and satisfying the user's demand for a change in appearance, and the appearance is varied.

After detecting the light parameter of the ambient light, it may be determined whether it is necessary to change the current appearance color of the air conditioner. Specifically, the current appearance color of the air conditioner may be compared with the light parameter of the ambient light to determine whether the current appearance color is related to the environment. The optical phase is adapted. If it is adapted, the appearance color of the current air conditioner may not be changed. Otherwise, the color parameter adjusted by the color changing device may be selected to generate a corresponding control command, and the color of the color changing device is adjusted according to the color parameter.

3 is a flow chart of an alternative control method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the control method includes the following steps:

Step S302: Detecting optical parameters of the external environment. The light parameter is the light parameter of the ambient light in the environment in which the air conditioner is located.

In step S304, it is determined whether it is necessary to change the color of the external light of the air conditioner. If it is determined that the external light color needs to be changed, step S306 is performed; otherwise, step S308 is performed.

In step S306, the adjusted appearance color is selected. The adjusted appearance color is the external light color of the air conditioner after adjusting the air conditioner. After the color is selected, step S310 is performed.

In step S308, the appearance color does not change. The appearance of the air conditioner does not change.

Step S310, controlling the current magnitude. The current is the current through the color changing device.

In step S312, the appearance color changes to the selected color. By controlling the magnitude of the current, the appearance color of the air conditioner is adjusted to the color selected in step S306.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A control device for an air conditioner, comprising:

a sensor for detecting a light parameter of an environment in which the air conditioner is located;

a color changing device nested on an air conditioning panel of the air conditioner;

And a controller coupled to the sensor and the color changing device, respectively, for adjusting an appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting a color of the color changing device based on the light parameter.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the light parameter comprises a wavelength and/or intensity and/or chromaticity of ambient light of an environment in which the air conditioner is located, the sensor being a photosensor.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the color changing device comprises a color changing material layer which is a material layer in which a color change of the color changing material layer itself changes in structure at different temperatures.
The control device according to claim 3, wherein the color changing material layer is a thermochromic material layer.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein

The controller is further configured to select a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device according to the light parameter, and control a current value passing through the color changing device according to the color parameter, wherein the color changing device is further used under the current value Displaying a color corresponding to the current value; and/or

The controller is further configured to select a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device according to the light parameter, and control a voltage value of the color changing device according to the color parameter, wherein the color changing device is further configured to display at the voltage value The color corresponding to the voltage value.
An air conditioner comprising: the control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
A method of controlling an air conditioner, comprising:

Detecting light parameters of the environment in which the air conditioner is located;

An appearance color of the air conditioner is adjusted by adjusting a color of the color changing device based on the light parameter, wherein the color changing device is nested on an air conditioning panel of the air conditioner.
The control method according to claim 7, wherein adjusting an appearance color of the air conditioner by adjusting a color of the color changing device based on the light parameter comprises:

Determining, by the light parameter, whether it is necessary to change an appearance color of the air conditioner;

If it is determined that the appearance color of the air conditioner needs to be changed, selecting a color parameter corresponding to the color changing device;

The color of the color changing device is adjusted according to the color parameter.
The control method according to claim 8, wherein adjusting the color of the color changing device according to the color parameter comprises:

Determining a current value through the color changing device from the color parameter;

Adjusting a current through the color changing device to the current value;

The color changing device displays a color corresponding to the current value at the current value.
The control method according to claim 8, wherein adjusting the color of the color changing device according to the color parameter comprises:

Determining, by the color parameter, a voltage value of the color changing device;

Adjusting a voltage of the color changing device to the voltage value;

The color changing device displays a color corresponding to the voltage value at the voltage value.