Air conditioner, control method thereof, and computer readable storage medium

Abstract

The application discloses a control method of an air conditioner, which comprises the following steps: obtaining relative position information of each temperature detection module in at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner based on a preset application, and obtaining temperature values detected by each temperature detection module; determining a target air supply direction of the air conditioner according to at least two temperature values and corresponding relative position information; and controlling the air conditioner to supply air in the target air supply direction, so that a temperature difference between at least two space areas corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules is less than a set temperature difference threshold. The application also discloses an air conditioner and a computer readable storage medium. The application aims to improve temperature uniformity of different space areas required by user comfort, and realizes accurate matching between a regulation and control effect of the air conditioner on indoor temperature uniformity and user demand.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of air conditioning technology, and more particularly to a control method for an air conditioner, an air conditioner, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of economy and technology, air conditioners are being used more and more widely, and people's performance requirements for air conditioners are also constantly increasing. Currently, during the cooling or heating operation of air conditioners, temperature data from different areas of the room is acquired, and the airflow direction of the air conditioner is adjusted based on the acquired temperature data to regulate the uniformity of the indoor temperature.

[0003] However, after detecting temperature data from different areas of a space, the air conditioner generally adjusts the airflow direction according to the fixed zone division configured before the air conditioner leaves the factory, without taking into account the actual needs of the user. This can easily lead to the air conditioner's effect on the uniformity of indoor temperature deviating significantly from the user's needs, and failing to meet the user's actual comfort requirements. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main objective of this invention is to provide a control method for an air conditioner, an air conditioner, and a computer-readable storage medium, which aims to improve the temperature uniformity of different spatial areas required for user comfort and achieve a precise match between the air conditioner's regulation effect on indoor temperature uniformity and user needs.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a control method for an air conditioner, the control method comprising the following steps:

[0006] Based on a preset application, obtain the relative position information of each of the at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner, and obtain the temperature value detected by each of the temperature detection modules respectively;

[0007] The target airflow direction of the air conditioner is determined based on at least two temperature values ​​and their corresponding relative position information.

[0008] The air conditioner is controlled to deliver air in the target air delivery direction so that the temperature difference between at least two spatial areas corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules is less than a set temperature difference threshold.

[0009] Optionally, the step of obtaining the relative position information of each of the at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner based on a preset application includes:

[0010] The first location information of the air conditioner is obtained based on a preset application, and the second location information of each temperature detection module is obtained based on the preset application.

[0011] The relative position information of each temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner is determined based on the first position information and the second position information.

[0012] Optionally, the steps of obtaining the first location information of the air conditioner based on a preset application and obtaining the second location information of each temperature detection module based on the preset application include:

[0013] The preset application displays a location configuration interface; the location configuration interface includes a first icon and at least two second icons, the first icon representing the air conditioner and the second icons representing the temperature detection module;

[0014] Obtain the first position setting parameters of the first icon based on the location configuration interface, and obtain the second position setting parameters of the second icon based on the location configuration interface;

[0015] The first position information of the air conditioner is determined according to the first position setting parameters, and the second position information of the corresponding temperature detection module is determined according to the second position setting parameters.

[0016] Optionally, after the step of obtaining the second position setting parameter of the second icon based on the input of the position configuration interface, the method further includes:

[0017] During the process of obtaining the second location setting parameters, if there is a target module in the distribution network state, the air conditioner is controlled to establish a network connection with the target module, and the target module is determined to be the temperature detection module corresponding to the second location setting parameters.

[0018] Optionally, the relative position information includes the direction of the corresponding temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner, and the step of determining the target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on at least two temperature values ​​and their corresponding relative position information includes:

[0019] Determine the magnitude relationship between at least two of the temperature values;

[0020] Based on the magnitude relationship, a target temperature value is determined from at least two of the temperature values, and the temperature detection module that detects the target temperature value is determined as the target detection module;

[0021] The target airflow direction is determined based on the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner;

[0022] The target temperature value is the temperature value that deviates the largest from the set temperature of the air conditioner among at least two temperature values.

[0023] Optionally, the step of determining the target airflow direction based on the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner includes:

[0024] Control the air conditioner to blow air toward the target direction and maintain it for a preset time, and obtain the changing trend of the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas, wherein the target direction is the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner;

[0025] Determine the target area in the at least two spatial regions based on the changing trend;

[0026] The direction toward the target area is determined as the target air supply direction.

[0027] Optionally, the step of determining the target region among the at least two spatial regions based on the changing trend includes:

[0028] If the trend of change is a decreasing trend, then the first region is determined as the target region;

[0029] If the trend of change is increasing, then the second region is determined as the target region;

[0030] Wherein, the first region is the spatial region where the target detection module is located, and the second region is the spatial region other than the first region among the at least two spatial regions.

[0031] In addition, to achieve the above objectives, this application also proposes an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprising: a memory, a processor, and an air conditioner control program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the air conditioner control program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the air conditioner control method as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0032] In addition, to achieve the above objectives, this application also proposes a computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for an air conditioner, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the control method for the air conditioner as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0033] This invention proposes a control method for an air conditioner. This method uses a preset application to obtain the relative position information of temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner, which are used to detect temperature values ​​in different spatial areas. Combining the relative position information with the temperature values ​​detected by different modules, the target airflow direction of the air conditioner is determined. Based on this, users can set temperature detection modules in areas where they want to focus on temperature uniformity control according to their actual comfort needs. The air conditioner, through the relative position information obtained by the preset application, can characterize different areas where the user needs to focus on temperature uniformity control. This ensures that when the air conditioner delivers air in the determined target airflow direction, it can effectively reduce the temperature difference between different spatial areas of concern to the user, effectively improve the temperature uniformity of different spatial areas required for user comfort, and achieve a precise match between the air conditioner's control effect on indoor temperature uniformity and the user's needs. Attached Figure Description

[0034] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure involved in the operation of an embodiment of the air conditioner of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the control method for an air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0036] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of the control method for an air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0037] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of the control method for an air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0038] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A detailed flowchart of step S33;

[0039] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the alternative directions involved in the target air supply direction determination process in an embodiment of the control method for the air conditioner;

[0040] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the division of at least two spatial regions in another embodiment of the control method for the air conditioner of the present invention.

[0041] The realization of the objective, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0042] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

[0043] The main solution of this invention is as follows: based on a preset application, obtain the relative position information of each of the at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner, and obtain the temperature value detected by each of the temperature detection modules respectively; determine the target air supply direction of the air conditioner according to the at least two temperature values ​​and their corresponding relative position information; control the air conditioner to supply air in the target air supply direction so that the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules is less than a set temperature difference threshold.

[0044] In existing technology, after detecting temperature data from different areas of a space, air conditioners generally adjust the airflow direction according to the fixed zone division configured before the air conditioner leaves the factory, without considering the actual needs of the user. This makes it easy to imagine that the air conditioner's effect on regulating indoor temperature uniformity deviates significantly from the user's needs and fails to meet the user's actual comfort requirements.

[0045] The present invention provides the above-mentioned solution, which aims to improve the temperature uniformity of different spatial areas required for user comfort, and to achieve a precise match between the air conditioner's regulation effect on indoor temperature uniformity and user needs.

[0046] This invention provides an air conditioner. In this embodiment, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner. In other embodiments, the air conditioner may also be a cabinet air conditioner, window air conditioner, ceiling-mounted air conditioner, or portable air conditioner, depending on actual needs.

[0047] In this embodiment of the invention, the air conditioner includes a housing with an air outlet. The air outlet has an air guide 1, which is used to adjust the airflow direction of the air conditioner. In this embodiment, the air guide 1 is used to adjust the left-right airflow direction of the air conditioner. In other embodiments, the air guide 1 can also be used to adjust the up-down airflow direction of the air conditioner.

[0048] The air conditioner also includes a control device, and the aforementioned air guide 1 is connected to the control device, which can be used to control the operation of the air guide 1.

[0049] In addition to being connected to the air guide 1, the control device is also connected to at least two temperature detection modules 2 located outside the air conditioner to acquire the temperature values ​​detected by the at least two temperature detection modules 2. The air conditioner and the temperature detection modules 2 can be connected via wireless communication methods such as WIFI, Bluetooth, or Zigbee. Specifically, the at least two temperature detection modules 2 are used to detect temperature characterization data in different spatial areas within the air conditioner's operating space. The at least two temperature detection modules 2 are located in different spatial areas within the air conditioner's operating space. In this embodiment, the specific locations of the at least two temperature detection modules 2 are determined by the user according to their own needs. Furthermore, in other embodiments, the location of each temperature detection module 2 can be determined according to a pre-set relative position (relative direction and / or relative distance, etc.) between the temperature detection module 2 and the air conditioner, and the current position of the air conditioner.

[0050] Specifically, in the embodiments of the present invention, referring to Figure 1 The control device of the air conditioner includes: a processor 1001 (e.g., CPU), a memory 1002, a timer 1003, etc. Both the memory 1002 and the timer 1003 are connected to the processor 1001. The memory 1002 can be a high-speed RAM or a stable, non-volatile memory, such as a disk drive. Optionally, the memory 1002 can also be a storage device independent of the aforementioned processor 1001.

[0051] Those skilled in the art will understand that Figure 1 The device structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the device and may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements.

[0052] like Figure 1 As shown, the memory 1002, which is a computer-readable storage medium, may include a control program for an air conditioner. Figure 1 In the device shown, the processor 1001 can be used to call the control program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1002 and execute the relevant steps of the control method of the air conditioner in the following embodiments.

[0053] This invention also provides a control method for an air conditioner, which is used to control the air conditioner described above.

[0054] Reference Figure 2 This application proposes an embodiment of a control method for an air conditioner. In this embodiment, the control method for the air conditioner includes:

[0055] Step S10: Based on a preset application, obtain the relative position information of each of the at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner, and obtain the temperature value detected by each of the temperature detection modules respectively;

[0056] The preset application is a pre-configured application used to obtain the relative position information of the temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner, as set by the user according to their own needs. Specifically, the user can input the relative position information by operating a terminal with the preset application installed; the user can also input the respective position information of the temperature detection module and the air conditioner separately by operating a terminal with the preset application installed, so that the air conditioner can determine the relative position information based on the input position information.

[0057] Relative position information represents the characteristic information of the direction and / or distance of the corresponding temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner.

[0058] In this embodiment, the user can install temperature detection modules in at least two areas within the operating space of the air conditioner, according to their own needs. The number and location of the temperature detection modules can vary according to the user's actual needs. The temperature detection modules can be located on the same side or different sides of the air conditioner, and the number of temperature detection modules located on the same side of the air conditioner can be one or more. After the user sets the temperature detection modules, they can input corresponding information into a preset application based on the location of the set temperature detection modules in the space so that the air conditioner can obtain the relative position information of each temperature detection module.

[0059] Step S20: Determine the target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on at least two temperature values ​​and their corresponding relative position information;

[0060] Specifically, a first correspondence between at least two temperature values ​​and the air supply direction can be obtained based on at least two relative positional information. Different relative positional information results in different first correspondences. Based on the obtained first correspondence, the air supply direction corresponding to the currently detected at least two temperature values ​​can be determined as the target air supply direction. Here, the first correspondence can be a correspondence between a relationship parameter (such as magnitude, temperature difference, or ratio) between the at least two temperature values ​​and the air supply direction. Alternatively, a second correspondence can be pre-established between the at least two relative positional information, the at least two temperature values, and the air supply direction. Based on the second correspondence, the air supply direction corresponding to the current at least two temperature values ​​and the at least two relative positional information can be determined as the target air supply direction.

[0061] Step S30: Control the air conditioner to deliver air in the target air delivery direction so that the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules is less than the set temperature difference threshold.

[0062] Each temperature detection module corresponds to a spatial region, and the area where each temperature detection module is located is divided into a spatial region with a preset size.

[0063] The temperature difference threshold is a pre-set critical value used to determine whether the temperature of at least two spatial regions is uniform. If the temperature difference between any two spatial regions is less than the set temperature difference threshold, the temperature of the at least two spatial regions corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules can be considered uniform; if the temperature difference between two spatial regions is greater than the set temperature difference threshold, the temperature of the at least two spatial regions corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules can be considered non-uniform.

[0064] Specifically, the target air guide angle of the air conditioner's air guide component is determined based on the target air supply direction, and the air guide component at the air outlet of the air conditioner is controlled to operate at the target air guide angle so that the air outlet direction of the air conditioner can reach the target air supply direction. During the process of the air conditioner supplying air in the target air supply direction, the temperature difference between at least two space areas can be maintained at less than the set temperature difference threshold or change from greater than the set temperature difference threshold to less than the set temperature difference threshold.

[0065] This invention proposes a control method for an air conditioner. This method uses a preset application to obtain the relative position information of temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner, which are used to detect temperature values ​​in different spatial areas. Combining the relative position information with the temperature values ​​detected by different modules, the target airflow direction of the air conditioner is determined. Based on this, users can set temperature detection modules in areas where they want to focus on temperature uniformity control according to their actual comfort needs. The air conditioner, through the relative position information obtained by the preset application, can characterize different areas where the user needs to focus on temperature uniformity control. This ensures that when the air conditioner delivers air in the determined target airflow direction, it can effectively reduce the temperature difference between different spatial areas of concern to the user, effectively improve the temperature uniformity of different spatial areas required for user comfort, and achieve a precise match between the air conditioner's control effect on indoor temperature uniformity and the user's needs.

[0066] Furthermore, based on the above embodiments, another embodiment of the control method for the air conditioner of this application is proposed. In this embodiment, reference is made to... Figure 3 Step S10 includes:

[0067] Step S11: Obtain the first location information of the air conditioner based on a preset application, and obtain the second location information of each temperature detection module based on the preset application;

[0068] Specifically, in this embodiment, a location configuration interface is displayed in the preset application. The location configuration interface includes a first icon and at least two second icons. The first icon represents the air conditioner, and the second icons represent the temperature detection module. A first location setting parameter based on the first icon input through the location configuration interface is obtained, and a second location setting parameter based on the second icon input through the location configuration interface is obtained. A first location information of the air conditioner is determined based on the first location setting parameter, and a second location information of the corresponding temperature detection module is determined based on the second location setting parameter. Specifically, when displaying the location configuration interface, in addition to the first and second icons, the location configuration interface may also include an image area representing the operating space of the air conditioner. The user can move the first icon to a first image position within the image area that matches the actual position of the air conditioner in its operating space by operating the preset application, and input a first confirmation command. Upon receiving the first confirmation command, the first image position is obtained as the first location setting parameter. After obtaining the first position setting parameters of the first icon, the system can enter the position configuration state of the temperature detection module. The user can move the second icon to a second image position within the image area that matches the actual position of the temperature detection module within the air conditioner's operating space by operating a preset application, and input a second confirmation command. Upon receiving the second confirmation command, the second image position is obtained as the second position setting parameter. The second icon corresponding to each temperature detection module can also obtain its second position setting parameter in a similar manner. During the acquisition of each second position setting parameter, the user can input the module identifier information of the corresponding temperature detection module and associate it with the second position setting parameter, or associate the module currently in a preset state as the module corresponding to the second position setting parameter, thus ensuring that the air conditioner can know the second position setting parameters corresponding to each temperature detection module based on the associated information. After obtaining the first position setting parameter, it can be directly used as the first position information, or the first position setting parameter can be converted to obtain the first position information through a preset position conversion relationship; similarly, after obtaining the second position setting parameter, it can be directly used as the second position information, or the second position setting parameter can be converted to obtain the second position information through a preset position conversion relationship. Based on this, users can set the icon positions on the location configuration interface through preset applications, thus inputting the location information of the air conditioner and the temperature detection modules. This allows users to intuitively and accurately input location information, enabling the air conditioner to obtain accurate relative position information of each temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner. For example, Figure 4 As shown, when the preset application is run on a terminal with the preset application installed, the terminal can display the effective spatial range of the air conditioner (e.g., ...). Figure 4Within the rectangular area (as shown in the image), the terminal can simultaneously display a first icon M corresponding to the air conditioner and at least two second icons N corresponding to the temperature detection module installed externally to the air conditioner. The user can drag the first and second icons based on the first relative position set between the air conditioner and the temperature detection module until the second relative position between the first icon and the at least two second icons matches the first relative position. The user can then input a confirmation command. Upon receiving the user's confirmation command, the terminal can determine the first and second position information based on the image positions of the first and second icons.

[0069] Step S12: Determine the relative position information of each temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner based on the first position information and the second position information.

[0070] In this embodiment, the first position information of the air conditioner and the second position information of the temperature detection module are obtained based on a preset application. Then, the relative position information of each temperature detection module is determined by combining the first position information and the second position information. This allows users to intuitively and quickly characterize the positions of the air conditioner and the temperature detection module on the preset application without having to know the position of the temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner. This improves the convenience for users to set the relative position information of each temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner based on the preset application.

[0071] In other embodiments, users can also input the first and second location information here by entering characters or other means in a preset application. For example, users can measure the distance and / or direction of the air conditioner and each temperature detection module relative to a reference object in the space, and input the measurement results into the preset application to form the first and second location information here.

[0072] Furthermore, in this embodiment, after obtaining the second location setting parameter of the second icon input based on the location configuration interface, the method further includes: during the process of obtaining the second location setting parameter, if there is a target module in a network configuration state, the air conditioner is controlled to establish a network connection with the target module, and the target module is determined to be the temperature detection module corresponding to the second location setting parameter. Specifically, after entering the location configuration state of the temperature detection module, the user can input an instruction to start the network configuration state of the target temperature detection module by pressing the network configuration button on the target temperature detection module at the currently required location, so that the target temperature detection module enters the network configuration state. When the target temperature detection module is in the network configuration state, the user can move a second icon to an image position that matches the actual position of the target temperature detection module through a preset application. The module currently in the network configuration state detected by the air conditioner can be considered as the target temperature detection module. When the image position of the second icon matches the position of the target temperature detection module, the user can input a second confirmation instruction corresponding to the second icon to obtain the image position of the second icon as the second location setting parameter corresponding to the target temperature detection module. In this embodiment, while the user sets the position of the second icon corresponding to the temperature detection module based on a preset application, the network configuration of the temperature detection module is simultaneously activated. This allows the air conditioner to automatically and accurately identify the correspondence between the user-set second icon and the temperature detection module based on the network configuration, thereby ensuring that the air conditioner can obtain accurate relative position information of the temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner. Furthermore, the air conditioner establishes a network connection with the target module, ensuring that the air conditioner obtains the temperature value detected by the temperature detection module based on the network connection.

[0073] Furthermore, based on any of the above embodiments, in another embodiment of the control method for the air conditioner proposed in this application, the relative position information includes the direction of the corresponding temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner, referring to... Figure 5 Step S20 includes:

[0074] Step S21: Determine the magnitude relationship between at least two of the temperature values;

[0075] Specifically, any two of the at least two temperature values ​​can be compared pairwise to obtain more than one size relationship.

[0076] Step S22: Determine the target temperature value among at least two temperature values ​​based on the magnitude relationship, and determine the temperature detection module that detects the target temperature value as the target detection module; the target temperature value is the temperature value with the largest deviation from the set temperature of the air conditioner among the at least two temperature values.

[0077] Specifically, at least two temperature values ​​are included, including a first temperature value and a second temperature value. In cooling mode, if the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value, the first temperature value can be determined as the target temperature value; if the second temperature value is greater than the first temperature value, the second temperature value can be determined as the target temperature value. In heating mode, if the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value, the second temperature value can be determined as the target temperature value; if the second temperature value is greater than the first temperature value, the first temperature value can be determined as the target temperature value.

[0078] Step S23: Determine the target airflow direction based on the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner.

[0079] Specifically, the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner can be directly used as the target air supply direction; alternatively, the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner can be corrected by controlling the air conditioner to supply air in the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner for a preset time, and then using the temperature of each space area detected to correct the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner as the target air supply direction.

[0080] In this embodiment, the method ensures that the air conditioner can direct airflow towards the area where the actual temperature deviates most from the comfortable temperature in more than one area that the user is focusing on. This helps to quickly reduce the temperature difference between the areas that the user is focusing on, thereby improving the efficiency of achieving uniform temperature in each area.

[0081] Furthermore, in this embodiment, referring to Figure 6 Step S23 includes:

[0082] Step S231: Control the air conditioner to blow air towards the target direction and maintain it for a preset time, and obtain the changing trend of the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas, wherein the target direction is the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner;

[0083] Specifically, the air conditioner can direct airflow in a directional manner or sweep air in a non-directional manner towards the target direction.

[0084] When the air conditioner is controlled to blow air in the target direction for a preset time, temperature data corresponding to each of the at least two spatial regions corresponding to at least two temperature detection modules can be acquired. The trend of temperature difference between the at least two spatial regions is determined based on the at least two sets of temperature data.

[0085] Each temperature data point may include at least two temperature values ​​measured at different times. Based on these at least two temperature values ​​corresponding to each spatial region, the trend of temperature difference variation for at least two spatial regions can be determined.

[0086] Specifically, at least two spatial regions are defined as either a first spatial region or a second spatial region. At a first moment, the temperature T1 of the first spatial region is detected by a temperature detection module, and the temperature T2 of the second spatial region is detected by a temperature detection module. At a certain time interval, at a second moment, the temperature T3 of the first spatial region is detected by a temperature detection module, and the temperature T4 of the second spatial region is detected by a temperature detection module. Based on this, the temperature difference between the first and second spatial regions at the first moment can be determined as ΔT = |T1 - T2|, and the temperature difference between the first and second spatial regions at the second moment can be determined as ΔT' = |T3 - T4|. If ΔT > ΔT', the trend is determined to be decreasing; if ΔT < ΔT', the trend is determined to be increasing.

[0087] Step S232: Determine the target area in the at least two spatial regions based on the changing trend;

[0088] Different change trends correspond to different target areas in at least two spatial regions. Specifically, if at least two spatial regions correspond to the same change trend or have more than one identical first change region, the target area can be directly determined based on the change trend. Alternatively, if at least two spatial regions correspond to more than one different change trend, the spatial region with a decreasing change trend can be identified as a candidate region, and the target area can then be determined from the candidate region.

[0089] Specifically, in this embodiment, if the changing trend is a decreasing trend, then the first region is determined as the target region; if the changing trend is an increasing trend, then the second region is determined as the target region. The first region is the spatial region where the target detection module is located, and the second region is the spatial region other than the first region among the at least two spatial regions. For example, when the air conditioner's operating space is divided into a third spatial region and a fourth spatial region, and the third spatial region is the first region, then when the temperature difference between the two regions decreases after the air conditioner blows air into the third spatial region for a preset time, the third spatial region can be determined as the target region; when the temperature difference between the two regions increases after the air conditioner blows air into the third spatial region for a preset time, the fourth spatial region can be determined as the target region. Furthermore, if there is more than one second region, the region with the largest temperature difference from the set temperature among the more than one second region can be determined as the target region.

[0090] Step S233: Determine the direction toward the target area as the target air supply direction.

[0091] Specifically, one or more directions towards the target area can be identified as the target air supply direction. When there are more than one target air supply direction, the air conditioner can be controlled to swing according to the target air supply direction; when there is only one target air supply direction, the air conditioner can be controlled to supply air in a directional manner according to the target air supply direction.

[0092] In this embodiment, after the air conditioner directs airflow towards the target direction for a certain period of time, the target airflow direction of the air conditioner is determined based on the temperature difference trend between at least two spatial areas of the air conditioner. The temperature difference change between the areas reflects whether the current airflow direction of the air conditioner is accurate and whether it can make the temperature uniform between the spatial areas. Based on this, it can be ensured that when the air conditioner directs airflow according to the target airflow direction, the indoor spatial areas are adjusted to a uniform and comfortable temperature state. Specifically, if the temperature difference between the areas decreases when the air conditioner directs airflow towards the first area, it indicates that the air conditioner can make the temperature uniform in the first area. At this time, the direction towards the first area is taken as the airflow direction of the air conditioner to ensure that the indoor temperature quickly reaches a uniform and comfortable state. If the temperature difference between the areas increases when the air conditioner directs airflow towards the first area, it indicates that the air conditioner cannot make the temperature uniform in the first area, and the airflow direction is inaccurate. The direction towards other areas is taken as the airflow direction of the air conditioner to ensure a uniform and comfortable indoor temperature state, thereby improving user comfort.

[0093] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the step of determining the direction toward the target area as the target air supply direction includes: obtaining at least two directions toward the target area as candidate directions; controlling the air conditioner to supply air toward each candidate direction respectively, and obtaining the regional temperature difference value between the at least two spatial areas corresponding to each candidate direction; and determining the candidate direction with the smallest regional temperature difference value as the target air supply direction.

[0094] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 7 At least two spatial regions include a fifth spatial region located to the left of the air conditioner and a sixth spatial region located to the right of the air conditioner. Figure 7 The dotted lines in the diagram represent the boundaries between two spatial regions. The sixth spatial region is the target region. Air supply directions A, B, and C towards the sixth spatial region can be considered as alternative directions. The air conditioner supplies air in the directions A, B, and C sequentially at preset time intervals. When the air conditioner supplies air in the directions A, B, and C respectively, the first temperature difference, second temperature difference, and third temperature difference corresponding to the two spatial regions are detected. The minimum value among the first, second, and third temperature differences is determined. If the second temperature difference is the smallest, the B air supply direction is determined as the target air supply direction. If the first temperature difference is the smallest, the A air supply direction is determined as the target air supply direction.

[0095] In addition, in other embodiments, when there are more than two spatial regions, the temperature difference value of the region can be the average temperature difference of more than one temperature difference corresponding to the at least two spatial regions, and the candidate direction with the smallest average temperature difference is taken as the target air supply direction.

[0096] In this embodiment, based on the trend of temperature difference between regions to determine the target area and the general direction to make the indoor temperature uniform, the optimal air supply direction to make the indoor temperature uniform is further determined by the above method. This ensures the accuracy of the air supply direction of the air conditioner, further improves the efficiency of adjusting the indoor temperature to a comfortable and uniform state, and further improves the user's comfort.

[0097] Furthermore, this invention also proposes a computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for an air conditioner. When the control program is executed by a processor, it implements the relevant steps of any of the above-described air conditioner control methods.

[0098] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or system that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or system. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or system that includes that element.

[0099] The sequence numbers of the above embodiments of the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0100] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they 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 invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above, and includes several instructions to cause a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

[0101] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the scope of the patent. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the description and drawings of the present invention, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method for an air conditioner, characterized in that, The control method for the air conditioner includes the following steps: Based on a preset application, the relative position information of each of the at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner is obtained, and the temperature value detected by each of the temperature detection modules is obtained. The number and position of the temperature detection modules are placed by the user according to their own needs. The position configuration interface displayed by the preset application includes a first icon, at least two second icons, and an image area representing the operating space of the air conditioner. The first icon represents the air conditioner, the second icons represent the temperature detection modules, and the relative position information includes the direction of the corresponding temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner. The target airflow direction of the air conditioner is determined based on at least two temperature values ​​and their corresponding relative position information. The air conditioner is controlled to deliver air in the target air delivery direction so that the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas corresponding to the at least two temperature detection modules is less than a set temperature difference threshold. The step of obtaining the relative position information of each of the at least two temperature detection modules relative to the air conditioner based on a preset application includes: The preset application display location configuration interface; The first image position of the first icon in the image area based on the user's movement operation input on the location configuration interface is obtained as a first position setting parameter, and the second image position of the second icon in the image area based on the user's movement operation input on the location configuration interface is obtained as a second position setting parameter. The first image position is the position that matches the actual position of the air conditioner in its working space, and the second image position is the position that matches the actual position of the temperature detection module in the working space of the air conditioner. The first position information of the air conditioner is determined according to the first position setting parameters, and the second position information of the corresponding temperature detection module is determined according to the second position setting parameters. The relative position information of each temperature detection module relative to the air conditioner is determined based on the first position information and the second position information.

2. The control method for an air conditioner as described in claim 1, characterized in that, After the step of obtaining the second icon at the second image position in the image area based on the user's movement operation input on the location configuration interface as the second position setting parameter, the method further includes: During the process of obtaining the second location setting parameters, if there is a target module in the distribution network state, the air conditioner is controlled to establish a network connection with the target module, and the target module is determined to be the temperature detection module corresponding to the second location setting parameters.

3. The control method for an air conditioner as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The step of determining the target airflow direction of the air conditioner based on at least two temperature values ​​and their corresponding relative position information includes: Determine the magnitude relationship between at least two of the temperature values; Based on the magnitude relationship, a target temperature value is determined from at least two of the temperature values, and the temperature detection module that detects the target temperature value is determined as the target detection module; The target airflow direction is determined based on the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner; The target temperature value is the temperature value that deviates the largest from the set temperature of the air conditioner among at least two temperature values.

4. The control method for an air conditioner as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The step of determining the target airflow direction based on the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner includes: Control the air conditioner to blow air toward the target direction and maintain it for a preset time, and obtain the changing trend of the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas, wherein the target direction is the direction of the target detection module relative to the air conditioner; Determine the target area in the at least two spatial regions based on the changing trend; The direction toward the target area is determined as the target air supply direction.

5. The control method for an air conditioner as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The step of determining the target region in the at least two spatial regions based on the changing trend includes: If the trend of change is a decreasing trend, then the first region is determined as the target region; If the trend of change is increasing, then the second region is determined as the target region; Wherein, the first region is the spatial region where the target detection module is located, and the second region is the spatial region other than the first region among the at least two spatial regions.

6. The control method for an air conditioner as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The step of determining the direction toward the target area as the target air supply direction includes: At least two directions toward the target area are selected as alternative directions; The air conditioner is controlled to blow air in each of the candidate directions, and the temperature difference between the at least two spatial areas corresponding to each candidate direction is obtained. The candidate direction with the smallest temperature difference in the area is determined as the target air supply direction.

7. An air conditioner, characterized in that, The air conditioner includes: a memory, a processor, and a control program for the air conditioner stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the control program for the air conditioner is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the control method for the air conditioner as described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a control program for an air conditioner, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the control method for an air conditioner as described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

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