WO2019196458A1

WO2019196458A1 - Air conditioner controller and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: WO2019196458A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/120377
Authority: WO
Inventors: 叶铁英; 唐杰; 玉维友; 赖东锋; 王文灿; 杨都; 邓忠文; 刘泉洲; 张阳
Original assignee: 珠海格力电器股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-04-13
Filing date: 2018-12-11
Publication date: 2019-10-17
Also published as: CN108397861A

Abstract

An air conditioner controller and an air conditioner. The air conditioner controller comprises: a power line carrier (PLC) assembly (10) configured to communicate with an indoor unit (30) in an air conditioner system using a power line; a control assembly (12) configured to control electrical equipment except the indoor unit (30); and a detection assembly (14) connected to the PLC assembly (10) and the control assembly (12), and configured to detect a control instruction and send the control instruction to the PLC assembly (10) and/or the control assembly (12). The invention solves the technical problem that an air conditioner controller and an electric switch need to be installed at the same time.

Description

Air conditioning controller, air conditioning

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of electronics, and in particular to an air conditioner controller and an air conditioner.

Background technique

In the related art, the multi-connected air conditioner is usually composed of an external unit, an internal unit and a line controller, and each internal unit is connected with a line controller, and the operating parameters are displayed and set on the line controller, and a dedicated communication line is provided between the devices. The connection, the external unit and the internal unit are powered by the power line, and the line controller is powered by the internal unit or separately, but the installation is usually placed next to the indoor light switch, thereby limiting the installation of the line controller.

In response to the above problems, no effective solution has been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides an air conditioner controller and an air conditioner to solve at least the technical problem that the air conditioner controller and the power switch need to be installed at the same time in the related art.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present application, an air conditioner controller includes: a Power Line Carrier (PLC) component configured to communicate with an internal machine in an air conditioning system using a power line; and a control component configured to be controlled a power generating device other than the internal machine; a detecting component coupled to the PLC component and the control component, configured to detect a control command, and send the control command to the PLC component and/or the Control component.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, an air conditioner is further provided, including: an internal machine; an external machine; an air conditioner controller, including: a power line carrier PLC component, configured to communicate with the internal machine by using a power line; and a control component Provided to control a powered device other than the internal machine; a detecting component coupled to the PLC component and the control component, configured to detect a control command, and send the control command to the PLC component and / or the control component.

In the embodiment of the present application, the air line controller uses the power line carrier communication mode to realize data interaction, and realizes the illumination lamp control function through the online controller, and the air conditioner controller can simultaneously control the air conditioner and other electric equipment, thereby realizing the installation line. The controller only needs to replace the indoor switch. There is no need to separately arrange the communication line between the line controller and the internal machine, and only the power line is needed to supply power, thereby solving the technical problem that the air conditioner controller and the power switch need to be installed at the same time in the related art.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the present application, and are intended to be a part of this application. In the drawing:

1 is a structural diagram of an air conditioner controller according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a structural block diagram of a line controller in a preferred embodiment of the present application;

3 is a structural diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the air conditioner controller of the embodiment.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is an embodiment of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without departing from the inventive scope shall fall within the scope of the application.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "comprises" and "comprises" and "the" and "the" are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to Those steps or units may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products or devices.

The embodiment provides an air conditioner controller, and FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of an air conditioner controller according to an embodiment of the present application, including:

The power line carrier PLC component 10 is configured to communicate with an internal machine in the air conditioning system using a power line;

a control component 12 configured to control a powered device other than the internal machine;

The detection component 14, coupled to the PLC component and the control component, is configured to detect the control command and send the control command to the PLC component and/or the control component.

Optionally, the power line is at least powered by the internal machine, and the air conditioner controller is a line controller. The power line is used for communication and power supply, so that no additional wiring is required, so that the power supply embedded line of the light switch can be utilized.

Optionally, the electrical equipment other than the internal machine can be, but is not limited to, a lighting device, a television, a router, a smart home appliance, and the like.

Optionally, the control component comprises: a relay, connected to the powered device, and configured to control the powered device. Can control the switch, gear adjustment, level adjustment and so on. The lighting switch is controlled by the relay control circuit, and the output of the relay can be turned on and off by the output of the MCU control relay.

Optionally, the detection component is a micro control unit MCU, in parallel with the PLC component and the control component.

Optionally, the controller further includes: an interaction interface, is connected to the MCU, configured to receive a user instruction, generate a control instruction based on the user instruction, and input the control instruction to the MCU, where the control instruction includes: setting a first control instruction for controlling the air conditioner and The second control command is set to control the power device, and the second control command may be, but is not limited to, a switch control command. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a line controller in a preferred embodiment of the present application. The interactive interface provides user input interfaces such as buttons, touch screens, and the like.

Optionally, the interaction interface further includes: a display configured to display first state information of the internal machine and/or second state information of the powered device. Can display at the same time, split screen display, switch display, etc.

The embodiment also provides an air conditioner, and FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application, including:

Internal machine 30;

External machine 32;

The air conditioner controller 34 includes: a power line carrier PLC component configured to communicate with the internal machine using the power line; a control component configured to control the electrical equipment other than the internal machine; the detecting component, connected with the PLC component and the control component, and setting To detect control commands and send control commands to the PLC components and/or control components.

Optionally, the power line supplies power to the internal unit.

Optionally, the air conditioner controller further includes: an interaction interface, connected to the detection component, configured to receive a user instruction, generate a control instruction based on the user instruction, and input the control instruction to the detection component.

The control component includes: a relay connected to the powered device and configured to control the powered device

Optionally, the air conditioner controller comprises: a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the internal device and the powered device. At this time, the air conditioner controller also has a remote control function.

According to an embodiment of the present application, an embodiment of a communication method of an air conditioner controller is provided. It should be noted that the steps shown in the flowchart of the accompanying drawings may be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer executable instructions. Also, although logical sequences are shown in the flowcharts, in some cases the steps shown or described may be performed in a different order than the ones described herein.

The steps of the communication method of the air conditioner controller include:

S102. Receive a control instruction.

S104. Determine a target device of the control instruction, where the target device includes at least one of the following: an internal device of the air conditioner, and a power device other than the internal device;

S106: Send a control command to the target device through the power line, wherein the air conditioner controller communicates with the internal device and the powered device through the power line.

4 is a working flow chart of the air conditioner controller of the embodiment. The air conditioner controller is a line controller. After the line controller is completed and paired with the internal machine, common control of air conditioning and lighting in the room can be realized.

The implementation process includes the following steps:

1. Connect the line controller to the light switch that needs to be replaced;

2. After the line controller is powered on, enter the state of retrieving the network of the external computer system, and display the network identifier in a list manner;

3. Select the network identifier to be added, input the corresponding network key, and implement the line controller to join the air conditioning system;

4. The line controller obtains the internal machine information under the system from the external machine, and displays the retrieved internal machine in a list according to the unique address of the internal machine;

5. Select an internal machine in the selection list, and issue a control command to the internal machine, including but not limited to controlling the tuyere or buzzer sounding;

6. If it is the response made by the internal machine in the room, the binding relationship is established, and the internal machine information is stored to the line controller as the basis for subsequent communication;

7. If there is no response in the room, the selected internal machine is not the required internal machine. At this time, switch the next internal machine and repeat step 5 until the internal machine is matched.

The embodiment solves the problem that the wire controller needs to be separately wired and installed, and the combination with the lighting switch improves the practicability, and establishes pairing management with the internal machine to ensure the effectiveness of communication and control.

The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for the description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

In the above-mentioned embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of the various embodiments are different, and the parts that are not detailed in a certain embodiment can be referred to the related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed technical contents may be implemented in other manners. The device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the unit may be a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be Integrate into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, unit or module, and may be electrical or otherwise.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence or the contribution to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium. A number of instructions are included to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present application. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like. .

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present application. It should be considered as the scope of protection of this application.

Industrial applicability

The above technical solution provided by the present application uses the power line carrier communication method to realize data interaction between the air conditioner controllers, realizes the illumination lamp control function through the online controller, and the air conditioner controller can simultaneously control the air conditioner and other electric equipment, and solves related technologies. The technical problem of installing the air conditioner controller and the power switch at the same time is required, so that the installation line controller only needs to replace the indoor switch, and there is no need to separately arrange the communication line between the line controller and the internal machine, and only the power line is needed.

Claims

An air conditioner controller, comprising:

A power line carrier PLC component configured to communicate with an internal machine in an air conditioning system using a power line;

a control component configured to control a powered device other than the internal machine;

A detection component coupled to the PLC component and the control component, configured to detect a control command and to send the control command to the PLC component and/or the control component.
The controller of claim 1 wherein said power line supplies power to said internal machine.
The controller of claim 1 wherein said control component comprises:

And a relay connected to the powered device and configured to control the powered device.
The controller of claim 1 wherein said detecting component comprises:

A micro control unit MCU is coupled in parallel with the PLC component and the control component.
The controller of claim 4, wherein the controller further comprises:

And interacting with the MCU, configured to receive a user instruction, generate the control instruction based on the user instruction, and input the control instruction to the MCU.
The controller of claim 5, wherein the interaction interface further comprises:

And a display configured to display first state information of the internal machine and/or second state information of the powered device.
An air conditioner, including:

Internal machine

External machine

The air conditioner controller includes: a power line carrier PLC component configured to communicate with the internal machine using a power line; a control component configured to control a powered device other than the internal machine; a detecting component, and the PLC component and The control component is coupled, configured to detect a control command and to send the control command to the PLC component and/or the control component.
The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein said power line supplies power to said internal machine.
The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the air conditioner controller further comprises:

An interaction interface, coupled to the detection component, configured to receive a user instruction, generate the control instruction based on the user instruction, and input the control instruction to the detection component.
The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein said air conditioner controller comprises:

And a relay connected to the powered device and configured to control the powered device.