A segmented electric heater control method and related equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application belongs to the field of electric heating, and relates to a method for controlling a segmented electric heater, including obtaining the current pipe temperature value and a heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes a plurality of heating segment combinations; determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, and matching all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions from the heating segment set; obtaining a rotation method, and rotating and starting all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions according to the rotation method. The present application also provides related equipment for a segmented electric heater. The present application realizes precise control of the start and stop of the required heating segment combinations, reasonably allocates the heating segment combinations, improves the utilization rate of the heating segment combinations and their service life, solves the problem of hot and cold caused by the frequent start and stop of electric heaters in the prior art, improves user experience, and rotates and starts all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions to avoid long-term startup of a single heating segment combination, thereby further extending the service life of the heating segment combination.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of electric heating technology, and in particular to a control method for a segmented electric heater and related equipment. Background Art

[0002] There are two common types of auxiliary electric heaters used in air conditioners: stainless steel tubular heaters and PTC heaters. PTC (positive temperature coefficient) heaters are widely used in air conditioners because PTC material is a typical temperature-sensitive semiconductor resistor. When the temperature exceeds a certain level (the Curie temperature), its resistance increases in a stepwise manner. At this point, the power consumption of the PTC heater decreases significantly. Therefore, PTC heaters are highly safe and reliable, making them widely used in air conditioners.

[0003] However, existing PTC electric heaters have the following problems: the starting current is large, and the power will decay during long-term use, resulting in poor heating effect during the overall heating process; and in the existing PTC electric heater control, when the preset temperature is not reached, the PTC electric heaters will all be turned on, and when the preset temperature is reached, the PTC electric heaters will all be turned off. This is easily affected by geographical, environmental, and human factors, resulting in frequent start and stop of the electric heater, shortening the service life of the PTC electric heater, and causing the heating temperature to fluctuate, resulting in a poor user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a segmented electric heater control method and related equipment to solve the problems of poor service life and poor user experience of electric heaters in the prior art.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application provides a segmented electric heater control method, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] Obtaining a current pipe temperature value and a heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes a plurality of heating segment combinations;

[0007] Determining a heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value, and matching all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating condition from the heating segment set;

[0008] A rotation method is obtained, and all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions are started in rotation according to the rotation method.

[0009] Furthermore, the step of determining the heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value includes:

[0010] Acquire a preset pipe temperature condition corresponding to the current pipe temperature value from a preset pipe temperature set, wherein the preset pipe temperature set includes a plurality of preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset pipe temperature condition is a preset pipe temperature threshold or a preset pipe temperature range;

[0011] The preset electrical parameters are determined according to the preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset electrical parameters are used as heating conditions.

[0012] Furthermore, the heating segment combination includes at least one heating segment; and before the step of obtaining the rotation mode, the step further includes:

[0013] Obtaining the operating parameters of each heating segment in all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions;

[0014] Determining a rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating conditions according to the operating parameters of all the heating segments;

[0015] According to all the rotation cycles, a rotation mode of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions is determined.

[0016] Furthermore, the step of determining the rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating conditions according to the working parameters of all the heating segments includes:

[0017] Calculating the sum of the operating parameters of all the heating segments in each of the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions to obtain a sum value;

[0018] Comparing the sum values of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions to obtain a comparison result;

[0019] The rotation period of each heating section combination that meets the heating conditions is determined according to the comparison result.

[0020] Furthermore, the step of determining, based on all the rotation cycles, the combined rotation modes of all the heating sections that meet the heating conditions includes:

[0021] A preset sorting rule is obtained, and all the rotation cycles are sorted according to the preset sorting rule to obtain a rotation method for all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions.

[0022] Furthermore, the step of rotating and starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions in the rotation manner includes:

[0023] Determining whether the rotation cycle of the current heating section combination meets the maximum operating time;

[0024] If the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination meets the maximum operating time, when the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination is reached, the heating segment combination next to the current heating segment combination is rotated according to the rotation method.

[0025] Furthermore, after the step of rotating and starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions, the method further includes:

[0026] After all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions have been rotated and started, the current pipe temperature value is re-acquired, and the new heating condition is determined according to the re-acquired current pipe temperature value;

[0027] If the new heating condition is the same as the previous heating condition, all the heating section combinations that meet the previous heating condition are restarted in rotation according to the previous rotation method;

[0028] If the new heating condition is different from the previous heating condition, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating condition are matched from the heating segment set, and the rotation method is re-acquired. According to the re-acquired rotation method, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating condition are rotated and started.

[0029] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application also provides a segmented electric heater control device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0030] A first acquisition module is configured to acquire a current pipe temperature value and a heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes a plurality of heating segment combinations;

[0031] a matching module, configured to determine a heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value, and match all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating condition from the heating segment set; and

[0032] The first rotation module is used to obtain a rotation method, and rotate and start all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions according to the rotation method.

[0033] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application further provides a computer device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0034] The method comprises a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the steps of the above-mentioned method for controlling a segmented electric heater when executing the computer program.

[0035] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0036] The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the above-mentioned method for controlling the segmented electric heater are implemented.

[0037] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application mainly have the following beneficial effects: by obtaining the current pipe temperature value and the heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes multiple heating segment combinations; determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, and matching all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions from the heating segment set; obtaining a rotation method, and rotatingly starting all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions according to the rotation method; after determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, matching all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions from the heating segment set to achieve precise control of the start and stop of the required heating segment combinations, so that the usage frequency of each heating segment combination is equivalent, the heating segment combinations are reasonably allocated, the utilization rate and service life of the heating segment combinations are improved, and the problem of excessive temperature changes and sudden changes in temperature caused by frequent start and stop of electric heaters in the prior art is solved, the user experience is improved, and the segmented starting method of the heating segment combination also reduces the starting current, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving; then, all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are rotated and started according to the rotation method to avoid long-term startup of a single heating segment combination, further extending the service life of each heating segment combination, and further improving the rationality of the allocation of heating segment combinations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] In order to more clearly illustrate the solutions in this application, a brief introduction will be given below to the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0039] Figure 1 is an exemplary system architecture diagram to which the present application may be applied;

[0040] Figure 2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for controlling a segmented electric heater according to the present application;

[0041] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a segmented electric heater control device according to the present application;

[0042] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a computer device according to the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of the application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application. The terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of this application or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order.

[0044] References herein to "embodiments" mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0045] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0046] like Figure 1 As shown, system architecture 100 may include terminal devices 101, 102, 103, a network 104, and a server 105. Network 104 is a medium for providing communication links between terminal devices 101, 102, 103 and server 105. Network 104 may include various connection types, such as wired or wireless communication links or fiber optic cables.

[0047] Users can use terminal devices 101, 102, and 103 to interact with server 105 via network 104 to receive or send messages, etc. Various communication client applications can be installed on terminal devices 101, 102, and 103, such as web browser applications, shopping applications, search applications, instant messaging tools, email clients, social platform software, etc.

[0048] Terminal devices 101, 102, and 103 can be various electronic devices with display screens and support web browsing, including but not limited to smartphones, tablet computers, e-book readers, MP3 players (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III), MP4 (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV), laptop computers, desktop computers, etc.

[0049] The server 105 may be a server that provides various services, such as a background server that provides support for web pages displayed on the terminal devices 101 , 102 , and 103 .

[0050] It should be noted that the segmented electric heater control method provided in the embodiment of the present application is generally executed by a server / terminal device, and accordingly, the segmented electric heater control device is generally set in the server / terminal device.

[0051] It should be understood that Figure 1 The number of terminal devices, networks and servers in the embodiment is merely illustrative. Any number of terminal devices, networks and servers may be provided as required.

[0052] Continue to refer Figure 2 , shows a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for controlling a segmented electric heater according to the present application. The segmented electric heater control method comprises the following steps:

[0053] Step S201 : obtaining a current pipe temperature value and a heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes a plurality of heating segment combinations.

[0054] In this embodiment, the electronic device (eg Figure 1 The server / terminal device shown in FIG. 1 can obtain the current pipe temperature value and the set of heating segments through a wired connection or a wireless connection. It should be noted that the wireless connection method may include, but is not limited to, 3G / 4G connection, WiFi connection, Bluetooth connection, WiMAX connection, Zigbee connection, UWB (ultra wideband) connection, and other wireless connection methods currently known or to be developed in the future.

[0055] The above-mentioned current tube temperature value is the current tube temperature of the evaporator, which can be directly measured by a temperature sensor.

[0056] The above-mentioned heating segment set includes multiple heating segment combinations; in this solution, the electric heater is designed in a segmented manner, including multiple heating segments, and the heating segments can be arranged and combined according to actual needs to form a heating segment combination, and then the heating segment combinations are merged to form a heating segment set;

[0057] For example, if the power of each heating section is the same: the power required by the electric heater design is 1 kW, 2 kW, and 3 kW. If there are three heating sections (represented by heating section A, heating section B, and heating section C respectively), and the power of each heating section is 1 kW, then there is a first heating section combination with a corresponding power of 1 kW formed by heating section A, a second heating section combination with a corresponding power of 1 kW formed by heating section B, a third heating section combination with a corresponding power of 1 kW formed by heating section C, a fourth heating section combination with a corresponding power of 2 kW formed by heating section A and heating section B, a fifth heating section combination with a corresponding power of 2 kW formed by heating section A and heating section C, a sixth heating section combination with a corresponding power of 2 kW formed by heating section B and heating section C, and a seventh heating section combination with a corresponding power of 3 kW formed by heating section A, heating section B, and heating section C. The first to seventh heating section combinations are combined to form a heating section set.

[0058] For another example, the power of each heating section is different: the power required for the electric heater design is 0.5KW, 1KW, 1.5KW, 2KW, and 2.5KW. If there are three heating sections (the three heating sections are represented by heating section A, heating section B, and heating section C), where the power of heating section A is 0.5KW, the power of heating section B is 1W, and the power of heating section C is 1.5KW, then there is a first heating section combination with a corresponding power of 0.5KW formed by heating section A, and a second heating section combination with a corresponding power of 1.5KW formed by heating section B. The second heating segment combination with a corresponding power of 1KW is formed by the heating segment A and the heating segment B, the third heating segment combination with a corresponding power of 1.5KW is formed by the heating segment C, the fourth heating segment combination with a corresponding power of 1.5KW is formed by the heating segment A and the heating segment C, the fifth heating segment combination with a corresponding power of 2KW is formed by the heating segment A and the heating segment C, and the sixth heating segment combination with a corresponding power of 2.5KW is formed by the heating segment B and the heating segment C. The above-mentioned first to sixth heating segment combinations are merged to form a heating segment set.

[0059] It should be noted that, in the present application, the heating segment combination includes at least one heating segment. When the heating segment combination includes multiple heating segments, the power of each heating segment in the heating segment combination may be the same or different.

[0060] Step S202 : determining a heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value, and matching all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating condition from the heating segment set.

[0061] In this embodiment, initially, the mapping relationship between the current pipe temperature value and the required heating conditions (such as power, voltage and other electrical parameters) can be determined through preliminary experiments; in actual applications, the heating conditions corresponding to the current pipe temperature value can be determined based on the mapping relationship.

[0062] Taking power as an example of the heating condition, after determining the power of the heating condition, a heating segment combination that has a mapping relationship with the power of the enabled target is selected from the heating segment set according to the power of the enabled target; in addition, the heating condition can also be current or voltage, and the current, voltage, and power can be converted according to Ohm's law.

[0063] Continuing with the example of power as the heating condition, and combining with the specific description of the above step S201, after obtaining the power of the heating condition, the power of the heating condition is matched with each heating segment combination in the heating segment set to determine the heating segment combination with the same power as the heating condition.

[0064] It should be noted that the power of the heating section combination is set according to the power of the heating conditions. For example, if the power of the actual required heating conditions is 1KW, 2W, or 3KW, then each heating section combination is designed accordingly according to 1KW, 2W, or 3KW. For details, please refer to the above step S201.

[0065] Step S203: obtaining a rotation mode, and rotatingly starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions according to the rotation mode.

[0066] In this embodiment, the rotation method includes the start-up sequence and rotation cycle of the heating segment combinations, wherein the start-up sequence is characterized by the sequential start-up sequence of the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions. For example, the sequential start-up sequence may be to start the heating segment combination containing fewer heating segments first to reduce the load pressure when the electric heater is initially started; the above-mentioned rotation cycle is characterized by the start-up duration of the heating segment combination. If the start-up duration of the current heating segment combination is reached, the heating segment combination next to the current heating segment combination is rotated and started until all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are rotated.

[0067] In the present application, after determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are matched from the heating segment set to achieve precise control of the start and stop of the required heating segment combinations, so that the usage frequency of each heating segment combination is equivalent, the heating segment combinations are reasonably allocated, the utilization rate and the service life of the heating segment combinations are improved, and the problem of excessive temperature changes and sudden changes in temperature caused by frequent start and stop of electric heaters in the prior art is solved, the user experience is improved, and the segmented starting method of the heating segment combination also reduces the starting current to achieve the purpose of energy saving; then, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are started in rotation to avoid long-term startup of a single heating segment combination, further extending the service life of each heating segment combination, and further improving the rationality of the allocation of heating segment combinations.

[0068] In some optional implementations, in step S202, the step of determining the heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value includes:

[0069] Acquire a preset pipe temperature condition corresponding to the current pipe temperature value from a preset pipe temperature set, wherein the preset pipe temperature set includes a plurality of preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset pipe temperature condition is a preset pipe temperature threshold or a preset pipe temperature range;

[0070] The preset electrical parameters are determined according to the preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset electrical parameters are used as heating conditions.

[0071] In this embodiment, the current pipe temperature value is a temperature value, which can be obtained by detecting the evaporator temperature by a temperature sensor; the above-mentioned preset pipe temperature condition can be a preset pipe temperature threshold or a preset pipe temperature range, wherein the preset pipe temperature threshold is a fixed value, such as each preset pipe temperature threshold is T1, T2, T3, etc., and the current pipe temperature value is compared with each preset pipe temperature threshold one by one to determine the preset pipe temperature threshold corresponding to the current pipe temperature value (for example, the current pipe temperature value is 20 degrees, and the corresponding preset pipe temperature threshold is determined to be 20 degrees); the above-mentioned preset pipe temperature range The range is a value such as (T1, T2), [T1, T2), (T1, T2], [T1, T2], etc. After obtaining the current pipe temperature value, determine whether the current pipe temperature value is within the preset pipe temperature range. For example, the preset pipe temperature ranges are (20, 30], (30, 40], etc. If the current pipe temperature value is 30 degrees, it is determined that the current pipe temperature value is within the preset pipe temperature range of (20, 30]. If the current pipe temperature value is 35 degrees, it is determined that the current pipe temperature value is within (30, 40].

[0072] After determining the preset pipe temperature conditions, the preset electrical parameters corresponding to the preset pipe temperature conditions corresponding to the current pipe temperature value are determined based on the mapping relationship between the preset pipe temperature conditions and the preset electrical parameters, where the preset electrical parameters are voltage values, current values, power values, etc.

[0073] It should be noted that the mapping relationship between the preset pipe temperature conditions and the preset electrical parameters can be obtained based on preliminary experiments.

[0074] In some optional implementations, the heating segment combination includes at least one heating segment; and before the step of obtaining the rotation mode, the step further includes:

[0075] Obtaining the operating parameters of each heating segment in all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions;

[0076] Determining a rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating conditions according to the operating parameters of all the heating segments;

[0077] According to all the rotation cycles, a rotation mode of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions is determined.

[0078] In this embodiment, the above-mentioned working parameters may be working time and / or working times; in actual application, every time the heating section starts working and stops working, the time taken from starting working to stopping working is counted to obtain the working time. For example, if the time taken from starting working to stopping working of the heating section is 30 minutes, the obtained working time is 30 minutes; and / or, every time the heating section starts working and stops working, it is recorded as the number of times the heating section works once. For example, the number of times the current heating section works is 0, if the current heating section completes starting and stopping, the number of times the working becomes 1.

[0079] After determining the operating parameters, compare the operating parameters of all heating section combinations. If the operating parameters of heating section combination A are greater than those of heating section combination B, it indicates that heating section combination A has a longer operating time and / or a longer number of operating times. In this heating section startup, the rotation cycle of heating section combination B can be made longer than the rotation cycle of heating section combination A.

[0080] For example, if the working parameter is the working time: if the working time of heating section combination A is greater than the working time of heating section combination B, then during the startup of this heating section, the working time of heating section combination A will be used as a benchmark to adjust the working time of heating section combination B so that the working time of heating section combination B is equal to or almost equal to the working time of heating section combination A. For example, if the working time of heating section combination A is 5 hours and the working time of heating section combination B is 2 hours, during the startup of this heating section, heating section combination B will be started and worked for 3 hours first (this startup working time can be set by yourself or preset at the factory) so that the time of heating section combination B and heating section combination A is equal. If the electric heater still needs to be in the heating state in the subsequent process, heating section combination B can continue to run for the preset time (for example, the preset time is set to 2 hours, the preset time can be adjusted manually according to actual conditions, or it has been pre-set at the factory), and then heating section combination A will run for the preset time.

[0081] It should be noted that the rotation cycle can be determined based on the working parameters of the heating section and the preset duration mentioned above; continuing to take the above working parameters as the working duration as an example, when there is a preset duration, the preset duration is 2 hours. If the working duration difference between the B heating section combination and the A heating section combination is 4 hours, the B heating section combination can be rotated for 4 hours, that is, the rotation cycle is 4 hours at this time. When the rotation cycle of the B heating section combination arrives, the B heating section combination stops, and the A heating section combination starts to heat in a rotation cycle of a preset time of 2 hours.

[0082] Similarly, the principles of working parameters and working hours are the same and will not be elaborated here.

[0083] In some optional implementations, the step of determining, based on the operating parameters of all the heating segments, a rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating condition includes:

[0084] Calculating the sum of the operating parameters of all the heating segments in each of the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions to obtain a sum value;

[0085] Comparing the sum values of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions to obtain a comparison result;

[0086] The rotation period of each heating section combination that meets the heating conditions is determined according to the comparison result.

[0087] In this embodiment, the heating segment combination includes at least one heating segment; when the heating segment combination includes one heating segment, the above sum value is the working parameter of the heating segment; when the heating segment combination includes multiple heating segments, the above sum value is the sum of the working parameters of each heating segment.

[0088] After the sum value is calculated, the sum values of each heating section combination are compared to obtain the comparison result of the size relationship between each sum value. Then, the sum values are sorted according to the preset sorting rules (see below for details) and the size relationship between each sum value. For example, after sorting, the sum value of heating section combination A is the smallest, followed by heating section combination B, heating section combination C, etc., then it can be determined that the rotation cycle of heating section combination A is the largest (see the above description), followed by heating section combination B, heating section combination C, so that the precise control of the electric heater is further achieved.

[0089] In some optional implementations, the step of determining, based on all the rotation cycles, the rotation modes of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions includes:

[0090] A preset sorting rule is obtained, and all the rotation cycles are sorted according to the preset sorting rule to obtain a rotation method for all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions.

[0091] In this embodiment, the preset sorting rule is sorting from high to low or from low to high, so as to facilitate the determination of the rotation order of each heating section combination and improve the convenience of determining the rotation method.

[0092] In addition, after the rotation method is determined, the rotation method can be stored for subsequent retrieval and viewing, and the sorting method of the rotation method improves the convenience of verification and inspection for operators.

[0093] In some optional implementations, in step S203, the step of rotating and starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions in the rotation manner includes:

[0094] Determining whether the rotation cycle of the current heating section combination meets the maximum operating time;

[0095] If the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination meets the maximum operating time, when the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination is reached, the heating segment combination next to the current heating segment combination is rotated according to the rotation method.

[0096] In this embodiment, the maximum operating time is characterized by the maximum operating time of the heating section combination, so as to protect the heating section combination and prevent the heating section combination from running too long and affecting its service life; when the duration of the rotation cycle reaches the maximum operating time, the start-up of the heating section combination is stopped; if the above working parameters are used as the working time as an example, if the working time difference between the B heating section combination and the A heating section combination is 6 hours, and the maximum operating time is 4 hours, then the rotation cycle of the B heating section combination is determined to be 4 hours, and after the B heating section combination reaches the rotation cycle, the heating section combination is stopped. Stop starting the B heating section combination, and start the A heating section combination to run for 2 hours. When the rotation cycle of the A heating section combination is reached, restart the B heating section combination to run with a rotation cycle of 4 hours. In this way, the B heating section combination and the A heating section combination are eventually made equal or almost equal. After the B heating section combination and the A heating section combination are equal or almost equal, the subsequent starts of the A heating section combination and the B heating section combination are run with a rotation cycle of 2 hours. This can avoid the single heating section combination from running too long and extend the service life of each heating section combination.

[0097] If the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination does not meet the maximum operating time, the sum value of the current heating segment combination is compared with the sum value of the next heating segment combination. If the sum value of the current heating segment combination is equal to or almost equal to the sum value of the next heating segment combination (the difference between the two sum values is less than the preset value (such as 0.5 hours)), the current heating segment combination is rotated to the next heating segment combination according to the rotation method; if the sum value of the current heating segment combination is not equal to the sum value of the next heating segment combination, the current heating segment combination continues to be rotated.

[0098] In this way, the working parameters of each heating section combination are similar, the rationality of the operation of the heating section combination is improved, the precise control of the heating section combination is achieved, and the service life of the heating section combination is extended.

[0099] Furthermore, among all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions, if the working time of each heating segment combination is quite different, the heating segment combination with the shorter working time can be operated continuously first until the heating segment combination with the shorter working time is equal to or almost equal to the heating segment combination with the longer working time; if the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are heating segment combination A, heating segment combination B, and heating segment combination C, where the working time of heating segment combination A is 1 hour, the working time of heating segment combination B is 5 hours, and the working time of heating segment combination C is 15 hours, then the working time of heating segment combination A can be operated within the maximum operating time until it is equal to or almost equal to the working time of heating segment combination B, and when the working time of heating segment combination A is equal to or almost equal to the working time of heating segment combination B, then the working time of heating segment combination A and the working time of heating segment combination B can be operated within the maximum operating time until they are equal to or almost equal to the working time of heating segment combination C.

[0100] In some optional implementations, after the step of rotating and starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions, the method further includes:

[0101] After all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions have been rotated and started, the current pipe temperature value is re-acquired, and the new heating condition is determined according to the re-acquired current pipe temperature value;

[0102] If the new heating condition is the same as the previous heating condition, all the heating section combinations that meet the previous heating condition are restarted in rotation according to the previous rotation method;

[0103] If the new heating condition is different from the previous heating condition, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating condition are matched from the heating segment set, and the rotation method is re-acquired. According to the re-acquired rotation method, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating condition are rotated and started.

[0104] In this embodiment, by comparing the new heating conditions with the previous heating conditions, it is determined whether to operate according to the current rotation mode or to operate a new rotation mode. This can effectively reduce the steps of confirming the rotation mode and improve the operating efficiency of the control method.

[0105] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the processes in the above-described method embodiments can be implemented by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the program can include the processes in the above-described method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium can be a non-volatile storage medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

[0106] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying drawings are shown in sequence as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying drawings may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, and these sub-steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily sequential, but can be executed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least a portion of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0107] Further references Figure 3 , as a response to the above Figure 2 In order to realize the method shown in FIG, the present application provides an embodiment of a segmented electric heater control device. Figure 2 Corresponding to the method embodiment shown, the device can be specifically applied to various electronic devices.

[0108] like Figure 3 As shown, the sectional electric heater control device 300 of this embodiment includes: a first acquisition module 301, a matching module 302 and a first rotation module 303.

[0109] The first acquisition module 301 is used to obtain the current pipe temperature value and the heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes multiple heating segment combinations;

[0110] A matching module 302 is configured to determine a heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value, and match all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating condition from the heating segment set;

[0111] The first rotation module 303 is configured to obtain a rotation method, and to rotate and start all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions according to the rotation method.

[0112] After determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are matched from the heating segment set to achieve precise control of the start and stop of the required heating segment combinations, so that the usage frequency of each heating segment combination is equivalent, the heating segment combinations are reasonably allocated, the utilization rate and service life of the heating segment combinations are improved, and the problem of excessive temperature changes and sudden changes in temperature caused by frequent start and stop of electric heaters in the prior art is solved, the user experience is improved, and the segmented starting method of the heating segment combination also reduces the starting current to achieve the purpose of energy saving; then, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are started in rotation to avoid long-term startup of a single heating segment combination, further extending the service life of each heating segment combination, and further improving the rationality of the allocation of heating segment combinations.

[0113] In some optional implementations, the matching module 302 includes an acquisition submodule and a first determination submodule.

[0114] an acquisition submodule, configured to acquire a preset pipe temperature condition corresponding to the current pipe temperature value from a preset pipe temperature set, wherein the preset pipe temperature set includes a plurality of preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset pipe temperature condition is a preset pipe temperature threshold or a preset pipe temperature range;

[0115] The first determining submodule is configured to determine a preset electrical parameter according to the preset pipe temperature condition, and use the preset electrical parameter as a heating condition.

[0116] In some optional implementations, the heating segment combination includes at least one heating segment; and further includes a second acquisition module, a first determination module, and a second determination module.

[0117] A second acquisition module is used to acquire the operating parameters of each heating segment in all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions;

[0118] A first determining module is configured to determine a rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating condition according to the operating parameters of all the heating segments;

[0119] The second determining module is used to determine the rotation mode of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions according to all the rotation cycles.

[0120] In some optional implementations, the first determination module includes a calculation submodule, a comparison submodule, and a second determination submodule.

[0121] a calculation submodule, configured to calculate the sum of the operating parameters of all the heating segments in each of the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions, and obtain a sum value;

[0122] A comparison submodule, configured to compare the sum values of all the heating section combinations that satisfy the heating conditions to obtain a comparison result;

[0123] The second determining submodule is configured to determine a rotation period of each heating section combination that meets the heating condition according to the comparison result.

[0124] In some optional implementations, the second determination module includes a sorting submodule.

[0125] The sorting submodule is used to obtain a preset sorting rule, sort all the rotation cycles according to the preset sorting rule, and obtain the rotation mode of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions.

[0126] In some optional implementations, the first rotation module includes a determination submodule and a rotation submodule.

[0127] A judgment submodule, configured to judge whether the rotation cycle of the current heating section combination satisfies the maximum operating time;

[0128] The rotation submodule is used to rotate the heating segment combination next to the current heating segment combination according to the rotation method when the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination reaches the maximum operating time if the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination meets the maximum operating time.

[0129] In some optional implementations, a third acquisition module, a second rotation module, and a third rotation module are further included.

[0130] a third acquisition module, configured to reacquire the current pipe temperature value after all the heating section combinations that meet the heating condition have been rotated and started, and determine the new heating condition according to the reacquired current pipe temperature value;

[0131] A second rotation module is configured to, if the new heating condition is the same as the previous heating condition, re-rotate and start all the heating section combinations that meet the previous heating condition according to the previous rotation method;

[0132] The third rotation module is used to match all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating conditions from the heating segment set if the new heating conditions are different from the previous heating conditions, and to re-acquire the rotation method. According to the re-acquired rotation method, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating conditions are rotated and started.

[0133] To solve the above technical problems, the present application also provides a computer device. Figure 4 , Figure 4This is a basic structural block diagram of the computer device in this embodiment.

[0134] The computer device 4 includes a memory 41, a processor 42, and a network interface 43 that are interconnected through a system bus. It should be noted that the figure only shows a computer device 4 having components 41-43, but it should be understood that it is not required to implement all the components shown, and more or fewer components can be implemented instead. Among them, those skilled in the art can understand that the computer device here is a device that can automatically perform numerical calculations and / or information processing according to pre-set or stored instructions, and its hardware includes but is not limited to microprocessors, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), digital signal processors (DSPs), embedded devices, etc.

[0135] The computer device may be a desktop computer, notebook computer, PDA, cloud server, etc. The computer device may interact with the user via a keyboard, mouse, remote control, touchpad, or voice control device.

[0136] The memory 41 includes at least one type of readable storage medium, including flash memory, hard disk, multimedia card, card-type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc. In some embodiments, the memory 41 can be an internal storage unit of the computer device 4, such as the hard disk or memory of the computer device 4. In other embodiments, the memory 41 can also be an external storage device of the computer device 4, such as a plug-in hard disk equipped on the computer device 4, a smart memory card (SMC), a secure digital (SD) card, a flash card, etc. Of course, the memory 41 can also include both the internal storage unit of the computer device 4 and its external storage device. In this embodiment, the memory 41 is generally used to store the operating system and various application software installed on the computer device 4, such as the program code of the segmented electric heater control method. In addition, the memory 41 can also be used to temporarily store various types of data that have been output or are to be output.

[0137] In some embodiments, the processor 42 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or other data processing chip. The processor 42 is generally used to control the overall operation of the computer device 4. In this embodiment, the processor 42 is used to execute program code stored in the memory 41 or process data, such as executing the program code of the segmented electric heater control method.

[0138] The network interface 43 may include a wireless network interface or a wired network interface. The network interface 43 is generally used to establish a communication connection between the computer device 4 and other electronic devices.

[0139] After determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are matched from the heating segment set to achieve precise control of the start and stop of the required heating segment combinations, so that the usage frequency of each heating segment combination is equivalent, the heating segment combinations are reasonably allocated, the utilization rate and service life of the heating segment combinations are improved, and the problem of excessive temperature changes and sudden changes in temperature caused by frequent start and stop of electric heaters in the prior art is solved, the user experience is improved, and the segmented starting method of the heating segment combination also reduces the starting current to achieve the purpose of energy saving; then, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are started in rotation to avoid long-term startup of a single heating segment combination, further extending the service life of each heating segment combination, and further improving the rationality of the allocation of heating segment combinations.

[0140] The present application also provides another embodiment, namely, providing a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a segmented electric heater control program, and the segmented electric heater control program can be executed by at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the steps of the segmented electric heater control method as described above.

[0141] After determining the heating conditions according to the current pipe temperature value, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are matched from the heating segment set to achieve precise control of the start and stop of the required heating segment combinations, so that the usage frequency of each heating segment combination is equivalent, the heating segment combinations are reasonably allocated, the utilization rate and service life of the heating segment combinations are improved, and the problem of excessive temperature changes and sudden changes in temperature caused by frequent start and stop of electric heaters in the prior art is solved, the user experience is improved, and the segmented starting method of the heating segment combination also reduces the starting current to achieve the purpose of energy saving; then, all heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are started in rotation to avoid long-term startup of a single heating segment combination, further extending the service life of each heating segment combination, and further improving the rationality of the allocation of heating segment combinations.

[0142] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0143] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the accompanying drawings, but they do not limit the patent scope of the present application. The present application can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned specific embodiments, or to make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the present application specification and the accompanying drawings, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is also within the scope of patent protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a segmented electric heater, characterized in that: The segmented electric heater control method is applied to an air-conditioning auxiliary electric heater, and the segmented electric heater control method includes the following steps: Obtaining a current pipe temperature value and a heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes a plurality of heating segment combinations; Determining a heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value, and matching all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating condition from the heating segment set; Obtaining a rotation mode, and rotatingly starting all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions according to the rotation mode, wherein the rotation mode includes a start-up sequence of the heating segment combinations and a rotation cycle, wherein the start-up sequence is characterized by the order in which the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are started, and the rotation cycle is characterized by the duration of the start-up of the heating segment combinations; The heating section combination includes at least one heating section; before the step of obtaining the rotation mode, the step further includes: Obtaining the operating parameters of each heating segment in all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions; Determining a rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating conditions according to the operating parameters of all the heating segments; According to all the rotation cycles, a rotation mode of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions is determined.

2. The control method of the segmented electric heater according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of determining the heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value includes: Acquire a preset pipe temperature condition corresponding to the current pipe temperature value from a preset pipe temperature set, wherein the preset pipe temperature set includes a plurality of preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset pipe temperature condition is a preset pipe temperature threshold or a preset pipe temperature range; The preset electrical parameters are determined according to the preset pipe temperature conditions, and the preset electrical parameters are used as heating conditions.

3. The control method of a segmented electric heater according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of determining the rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating conditions according to the working parameters of all the heating segments comprises: Calculating the sum of the operating parameters of all the heating segments in each of the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions to obtain a sum value; Comparing the sum values of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions to obtain a comparison result; The rotation period of each heating section combination that meets the heating conditions is determined according to the comparison result.

4. The control method of a segmented electric heater according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of determining, based on all the rotation cycles, the combined rotation modes of all the heating sections that meet the heating conditions comprises: A preset sorting rule is obtained, and all the rotation cycles are sorted according to the preset sorting rule to obtain a rotation method for all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions.

5. The control method of a segmented electric heater according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The step of rotating and starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions in the rotation manner includes: Determining whether the rotation cycle of the current heating section combination meets the maximum operating time; If the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination meets the maximum operating time, when the rotation cycle of the current heating segment combination is reached, the heating segment combination next to the current heating segment combination is rotated according to the rotation method.

6. The method for controlling a segmented electric heater according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: After the step of rotating and starting all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions, the method further includes: After all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions have been rotated and started, the current pipe temperature value is re-acquired, and the new heating condition is determined according to the re-acquired current pipe temperature value; If the new heating condition is the same as the previous heating condition, all the heating section combinations that meet the previous heating condition are restarted in rotation according to the previous rotation method; If the new heating condition is different from the previous heating condition, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating condition are matched from the heating segment set, and the rotation method is re-acquired. According to the re-acquired rotation method, all the heating segment combinations that meet the new heating condition are rotated and started.

7. A sectional electric heater control device, characterized in that: The segmented electric heater control device is applied to an air-conditioning auxiliary electric heater, and the segmented electric heater control device includes: A first acquisition module is used to obtain a current pipe temperature value and a heating segment set, wherein the heating segment set includes a plurality of heating segment combinations; a matching module, configured to determine a heating condition according to the current pipe temperature value, and match all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating condition from the heating segment set; and A first rotation module is configured to obtain a rotation mode, and according to the rotation mode, all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are rotated and started, wherein the rotation mode includes a start-up sequence of the heating segment combinations and a rotation cycle, wherein the start-up sequence is characterized by the order in which the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions are started, and the rotation cycle is characterized by the start-up duration of the heating segment combinations; The sectional electric heater control device further includes: A second acquisition module is used to acquire the operating parameters of each heating segment in all the heating segment combinations that meet the heating conditions; A first determining module is configured to determine a rotation period of each heating segment combination that meets the heating condition according to the operating parameters of all the heating segments; The second determining module is used to determine the rotation mode of all the heating section combinations that meet the heating conditions according to all the rotation cycles.

8. A computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the steps of the sectional electric heater control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 when executing the computer program.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the sectional electric heater control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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