Control method of refrigeration equipment, refrigeration equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The present application discloses a control method for a refrigeration device, a refrigeration device, and a storage medium. The method includes: when it is determined that the ice-making area has finished making ice and there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted, according to a preset ice melting compensation strategy for the ice-making area, controlling the refrigeration system to intermittently supply cold energy to the ice-making area; when the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or controlling the refrigeration system to stop providing cold energy. In this way, the present application can not only keep the ice cubes at an appropriate size for a longer period of time, but also reasonably utilize cold energy, avoid continuously supplying cold energy to the ice-making area to waste electricity, and reduce the possibility of ice cubes being connected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of ice making technology, and in particular to a control method for refrigeration equipment, refrigeration equipment, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Traditional ice-making equipment typically has two options for handling the ice after it's finished making. The first option is to stop keeping the ice warm, while the second option is to temporarily keep the ice warm using a low-power insulation strategy. These two options are relatively simple and crude: With the first option, if the ice isn't removed for a long time, it will melt and not produce the desired ice size. With the second option, if the ice is kept warm for a long time at low power, the ice will clumping, making it difficult to remove the ice, preventing the desired shape, and wasting energy. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Based on this, the present application provides a control method for refrigeration equipment, refrigeration equipment and storage medium, which can not only keep the ice cubes at a suitable size for a long time, but also reasonably utilize the cold energy, avoid continuously supplying cold energy to the ice-making area to cause waste of electricity and reduce the possibility of ice cube connection.

[0004] In a first aspect, the present application provides a control method for a refrigeration device, wherein the refrigeration device includes a refrigeration system for supplying cold air; the refrigeration device is provided with an ice-making area and a refrigeration area, and the method includes:

[0005] When it is determined that the ice making area has finished making ice and there are ice cubes that have not been de-iced, the refrigeration system is controlled to intermittently supply cooling capacity to the ice making area according to a preset ice melting compensation strategy for the ice making area;

[0006] When the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, the refrigeration system is controlled to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or the refrigeration system is controlled to stop providing cold energy.

[0007] In a second aspect, the present application provides a refrigeration device, which is provided with an ice-making area and a refrigeration area. The refrigeration device includes: a refrigeration system, a processor and a memory, the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program and, when executing the computer program, implement the control method of the refrigeration device as described in the first aspect above.

[0008] In a third aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements the control method for the refrigeration equipment as described in the first aspect above.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present application, an ice-making zone and a refrigeration zone are provided within the refrigeration device. The refrigeration device includes a refrigeration system. When the ice-making zone determines that ice making has ended and there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted, the ice-making device controls the refrigeration system to intermittently supply cold energy to the ice-making zone according to a preset ice-melting compensation strategy for the ice-making zone. When the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making zone, the refrigeration system controls the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the refrigeration zone or controls the refrigeration system to stop supplying cold energy. In an embodiment of the present application, since the refrigeration system intermittently supplies cold energy to the ice-making zone according to the preset ice-melting compensation strategy for the ice-making zone, and when the supply of cold energy to the ice-making zone is stopped, the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the refrigeration zone or stops supplying cold energy, in this way, the ice cubes can be kept at an appropriate size for a longer period of time, and the cold energy can be reasonably utilized, thereby avoiding the waste of electricity caused by continuously supplying cold energy to the ice-making zone and reducing the possibility of ice cube connection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 This is a flow chart of a method for controlling a refrigeration device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0011] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a control method for a refrigeration device provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0012] Figure 3 This is a flow chart of a control method for a refrigeration device provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0013] Figure 4 This is a flow chart of a control method for a refrigeration device provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0014] Figure 5 This is a flow chart of a control method for a refrigeration device provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 6 This is a flow chart of a control method for a refrigeration device provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 7 This is a block diagram of a refrigeration device provided in one embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0018] It should also be understood that the terms used in this specification are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present application. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0019] It should be further understood that the term "and / or" used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0020] Traditional ice-making equipment typically has two options for handling the ice after it's finished making. The first option is to stop keeping the ice warm, while the second option is to temporarily keep the ice warm using a low-power insulation strategy. These two options are relatively simple and crude: With the first option, if the ice isn't removed for a long time, it will melt and not produce the desired ice size. With the second option, if the ice is kept warm for a long time at low power, the ice will clumping, making it difficult to remove the ice, preventing the desired shape, and wasting energy.

[0021] In the embodiment of the present application, an ice-making area and a refrigeration area are provided in the refrigeration device. The refrigeration device includes a refrigeration system. When the refrigeration device determines that the ice-making area has finished making ice and there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted, the refrigeration device controls the refrigeration system to intermittently supply cold energy to the ice-making area according to the preset ice-melting compensation strategy of the ice-making area; when the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, the refrigeration system controls the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or controls the refrigeration system to stop supplying cold energy. The refrigeration device provided in the embodiment of the present application intermittently supplies cold energy to the ice-making area according to the preset ice-melting compensation strategy of the ice-making area, and when the supply of cold energy to the ice-making area is stopped, the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the refrigeration area or stops supplying cold energy. In this way, the ice cubes can be kept at an appropriate size for a longer period of time, and the cold energy can be reasonably utilized, thereby avoiding the waste of electricity caused by continuously supplying cold energy to the ice-making area and reducing the possibility of ice cube connection.

[0022] The following describes some embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features therein may be combined with each other.

[0023] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1This is a flow chart of an embodiment of a control method for a refrigeration device of the present application, wherein the refrigeration device includes a refrigeration system for supplying cold; an ice-making area and a refrigeration area are provided in the refrigeration device. The ice-making area is used for making ice, and the refrigeration area can be used for freezing and / or refrigeration. The refrigeration system mainly includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and the like. The refrigeration principle of the refrigeration system is: the evaporator absorbs the refrigerant and then sends the refrigerant compressed by the compressor into the condenser, and the condenser sends the liquefied refrigerant into the evaporator through capillaries for evaporation and heat absorption to achieve the purpose of refrigeration.

[0024] The method includes: step S101 and step S102.

[0025] Step S101: when it is determined that the ice making area has finished making ice and there are ice cubes that have not been de-iced, the refrigeration system is controlled to intermittently supply cooling capacity to the ice making area according to a preset ice melting compensation strategy for the ice making area.

[0026] In step S101, the refrigeration equipment executes the method of the present embodiment only when it determines that the ice making zone has finished making ice and that ice cubes that have not been defrosted exist. If the refrigeration equipment detects that a defrosting operation has occurred but no ice cubes are present in the ice making zone, the method of the present embodiment will not be executed. The presence of ice cubes that have not been defrosted may occur in the following situations: one is that all ice cubes in the ice making zone have not been defrosted, and the other is that only some ice cubes in the ice making zone have not been defrosted.

[0027] A preset ice melt compensation strategy can be a pre-set strategy whose goal is to intermittently compensate ice in the ice-making area to prevent ice melting, maintain the appropriate ice size for a longer period of time, and effectively utilize cooling capacity and conserve electricity. For example, cooling capacity can be supplied to the ice-making area at regular intervals for a certain period of time, or the ice condition in the ice-making area can be monitored and cooling capacity can be supplied to the ice-making area for a certain period of time as needed, and then the ice condition in the ice-making area can be continuously monitored and cooling capacity can be stopped as needed, and so on.

[0028] Intermittent can mean non-continuous or non-continuous, that is, the ice-making area will not be supplied with cold energy continuously. After supplying cold energy to the ice-making area for a period of time, the supply of cold energy to the ice-making area will be stopped. On the one hand, this can prevent the ice cubes from melting and keep the ice cubes at a suitable size for a longer period of time. On the other hand, it can avoid the waste of electricity caused by continuously supplying cold energy to the ice-making area and reduce the possibility of ice cube connection.

[0029] Step S102: When the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or controlling the refrigeration system to stop providing cold energy.

[0030] In step S102, the refrigeration device controlling the refrigeration system to stop providing cooling capacity may mean that the refrigeration device controls the refrigeration system to stop operating and no longer provide cooling capacity. When the refrigeration system stops supplying cooling capacity to the ice-making zone, the refrigeration device controls the refrigeration system to supply cooling capacity to the refrigeration zone or controls the refrigeration system to stop providing cooling capacity. This ensures the rational use of cooling capacity while avoiding energy waste caused by the refrigeration system continuing to supply cooling capacity when the ice-making zone and the refrigeration zone do not need cooling capacity.

[0031] In the embodiment of the present application, the refrigeration system intermittently supplies cold energy to the ice-making area according to a preset ice melting compensation strategy for the ice-making area. When the supply of cold energy to the ice-making area is stopped, the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the refrigeration area or stops providing cold energy. In this way, the ice cubes can be kept at an appropriate size for a longer period of time, and the cold energy can be reasonably utilized, thereby avoiding the continuous supply of cold energy to the ice-making area to cause waste of electricity and reduce the possibility of ice cube connection.

[0032] In some embodiments, in step S101, controlling the refrigeration system to intermittently supply cooling capacity to the ice-making area according to the preset ice melting compensation strategy of the ice-making area may include: sub-steps S1011, S1012, S1013, and S1014. Figure 2 shown.

[0033] Sub-step S1011: when stopping supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, monitoring a first duration of stopping supplying cold energy to the ice-making area.

[0034] In sub-step S1011, when the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, timing is performed, that is, a first duration of stopping supplying cold energy to the ice-making area is monitored.

[0035] Sub-step S1012: If the first time duration is greater than or equal to a first threshold, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cooling capacity to the ice-making area.

[0036] In sub-step S1012, the first threshold is a pre-set duration during which the supply of cooling energy to the ice-making area can be stopped. The first threshold can be determined based on experience or experiments. If the first duration during which the refrigeration system stops supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the refrigeration system can no longer stop supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area. If the first duration during which the refrigeration system stops supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area is less than the first threshold, the refrigeration system can continue to stop supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area. Therefore, when the first duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the refrigeration system needs to be controlled to resume supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area.

[0037] Sub-step S1013: When supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, monitoring a second duration of supplying cold energy to the ice-making area.

[0038] In sub-step S1013, when the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the ice-making area, timing is also performed, that is, the second duration of supplying cold energy to the ice-making area is monitored.

[0039] Sub-step S1014: If the second time period is greater than or equal to a second threshold, controlling the refrigeration system to stop supplying cold air to the ice-making area.

[0040] In sub-step S1014, the second threshold is a preset duration for which cooling is required to be supplied to the ice-making area. The second threshold can be determined based on experience or testing. If the second duration for which the refrigeration system supplies cooling to the ice-making area is greater than or equal to the second threshold, cooling supply to the ice-making area may be stopped. If the second duration for which the refrigeration system supplies cooling to the ice-making area is less than the second threshold, cooling supply to the ice-making area continues. Therefore, when the second duration is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the refrigeration system is controlled to stop supplying cooling to the ice-making area.

[0041] In an embodiment of the present application, a first threshold is used to finely control the first duration for which the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, and a second threshold is used to finely control the second duration for which the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the ice-making area, thereby achieving effective and fine management of the supply of cold energy to the ice-making area by the refrigeration system.

[0042] In some embodiments, step S102, when the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or controlling the refrigeration system to stop providing cold energy, may include: sub-steps S1021, S1022, and S1023. Figure 3 shown.

[0043] Sub-step S1021: when the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, obtaining the temperature of the refrigeration area.

[0044] In sub-step S1021, when the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making zone, the temperature of the refrigeration zone is obtained to determine whether the refrigeration zone needs cold energy.

[0045] Sub-step S1022: If the temperature of the refrigeration zone is higher than a preset temperature, control the refrigeration system to supply cooling to the refrigeration zone.

[0046] In sub-step S1022, the preset temperature is a pre-set temperature at which the refrigeration zone does not require cooling. If the temperature of the refrigeration zone is higher than the preset temperature, it indicates that the refrigeration zone needs to be cooled. If the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature, it indicates that the refrigeration zone does not need to be cooled. Therefore, when the temperature of the refrigeration zone is higher than the preset temperature, the refrigeration system needs to be controlled to supply cooling to the refrigeration zone.

[0047] Sub-step S1023: If the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature, control the refrigeration system to stop providing cooling.

[0048] In sub-step S1023, if the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature, it means that the refrigeration zone does not need to supply cooling capacity, and the ice-making zone also does not need to supply cooling capacity, so the refrigeration system is controlled to stop providing cooling capacity.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present application, whether the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the refrigeration zone is finely controlled by a preset temperature, thereby achieving both fine and reasonable utilization of cold energy and finely avoiding waste of electricity.

[0050] In some embodiments, the method further includes: step S103 and step S104, such as Figure 4 shown.

[0051] Step S103: When the refrigeration system supplies cooling capacity to the refrigeration zone, monitor the first time period and the temperature of the refrigeration zone.

[0052] In step S103, when the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the refrigeration zone, it also stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making zone. When the refrigeration system supplies cold energy to the refrigeration zone, the temperature of the refrigeration zone will drop. Therefore, the first duration during which the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making zone is monitored, and the temperature of the refrigeration zone is also monitored.

[0053] Step S104: If the first time duration is less than the first threshold value, and the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature, the refrigeration system is controlled to stop providing cooling.

[0054] In step S104, if the first duration during which the refrigeration system stops supplying cooling to the ice-making zone is less than a first threshold, it indicates that the refrigeration system can continue to stop supplying cooling to the ice-making zone. The temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature, indicating that the refrigeration zone no longer needs cooling. At this point, the ice-making zone also does not need cooling, so the refrigeration system is controlled to stop supplying cooling. This can avoid wasting electricity.

[0055] In some embodiments, the method further includes: step S105 and step S106, as shown in FIG. Figure 5 shown.

[0056] Step S105: when stopping supplying cooling capacity to the ice-making area, determining the first threshold value according to the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration equipment and the first water temperature of the ice-making area.

[0057] In step S105, the ambient temperature is the temperature of the external environment in which the refrigeration equipment is located. After ice making is completed, an ice-water mixture exists in the ice-making area, and the water temperature in the ice-making area refers to the temperature of the ice-water mixture. It should be understood that in an ice-water mixture of the same mass, when the mass of the ice cube is larger, the mass of the water is smaller, and the temperature of the ice-water mixture is relatively low; when the mass of the ice cube is smaller, the mass of the water is larger, and the temperature of the ice-water mixture is relatively high. In this application, the water temperature of the ice-water mixture does not vary significantly, but there is still a certain temperature difference between ice cubes of different masses. The ambient temperature outside the refrigeration equipment and the water temperature of the ice-making area are monitored, and when the supply of cooling to the ice-making area is stopped, a first threshold is determined based on the ambient temperature and the first water temperature. Obviously, the higher the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration device, the higher the first water temperature in the ice-making zone, the easier it is for ice cubes to melt, and therefore the shorter the duration during which the supply of cooling energy to the ice-making zone can be stopped, i.e., the smaller the first threshold value. The lower the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration device, the lower the first water temperature in the ice-making zone, the harder it is for ice cubes to melt, and therefore the longer the duration during which the supply of cooling energy to the ice-making zone can be stopped, i.e., the larger the first threshold value. For example, after ice making is completed in the summer, the first threshold during which the supply of cooling energy to the ice-making zone can be stopped will be very short; after ice making is completed in the winter, the first threshold during which the supply of cooling energy to the ice-making zone can be stopped will be very long.

[0058] Step S106: When supplying cooling capacity to the ice-making area, determine the second threshold value according to the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration equipment and the second water temperature of the ice-making area, where the water temperature of the ice-making area is the temperature of the ice-water mixture in the ice-making area.

[0059] In step S106, the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration unit and the water temperature in the ice-making zone are monitored. When supplying cooling energy to the ice-making zone, the second threshold is determined based on the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration unit and the second water temperature in the ice-making zone. Obviously, the higher the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration unit, the higher the second water temperature in the ice-making zone, and the easier it is for ice cubes to melt. Therefore, the longer the duration of cooling energy supply to the ice-making zone is, the greater the second threshold. The lower the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration unit, the lower the second water temperature in the ice-making zone is, and the less likely ice cubes are to melt. Therefore, the shorter the duration of cooling energy supply to the ice-making zone is, the smaller the second threshold. For example, after ice making is completed in the summer, the second threshold for cooling energy supply to the ice-making zone is likely to be long; while after ice making is completed in the winter, the second threshold for cooling energy supply to the ice-making zone is likely to be short.

[0060] The present embodiment takes into account the primary factors influencing ice melting and formation, namely ambient temperature and water temperature. Based on the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration unit and the water temperature in the ice-making zone, a first threshold at which cooling supply to the ice-making zone can be stopped and a second threshold at which cooling supply to the ice-making zone is required are determined. This allows the refrigeration system's intermittent cooling supply to the ice-making zone to better reflect the actual cooling requirements of the ice-making zone, resulting in more precise control. The ice-melt compensation strategy of the present embodiment is particularly applicable to multifunctional refrigeration equipment that integrates both cooling and ice-making, enabling full utilization of cooling capacity to meet the needs of both the ice-making and refrigeration zones, while also achieving a good ice-melt compensation effect.

[0061] In some embodiments, in order to more conveniently determine the first threshold and the second threshold, a first correspondence between a preset ambient temperature, a preset water temperature, and a preset intermittent time can be established in advance through experiments, and a second correspondence between a preset ambient temperature, a preset water temperature, and a preset compensation time can be established in advance through experiments. Based on the first correspondence, the monitored ambient temperature, and the first water temperature, the first threshold can be quickly determined, and based on the second correspondence, the monitored ambient temperature and the second water temperature, the second threshold can be quickly determined. The specific method for determining the first correspondence and the second correspondence is described as follows:

[0062] First, test the melting time curve (mass vs. time) for a given ice cube size at different preset ambient temperatures and water temperatures. For example, the melting time for a given ice cube to melt 80% of its mass is used as a reference. This allows you to estimate the effect of ice cube weight on melting time. The melting time is the interval time. This method allows you to create a table of preset ambient temperatures, preset water temperatures, and preset interval times, as shown in Table 1.

[0063] Table 1 The first correspondence between the preset ambient temperature, the preset water temperature, and the preset intermittent time

[0064]

[0065] Similarly, a compensation time for ice cubes of a specified size from 80% to 100% can be established at the same power, different preset ambient temperatures, and different preset water temperatures. In this way, a second correspondence between the preset ambient temperature, the preset water temperature, and the preset compensation time can be established, as shown in Table 2.

[0066] Table 2 The second correspondence between the preset ambient temperature, preset water temperature, and preset compensation time

[0067]

[0068] After obtaining the first correspondence relationship and the second correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship and the second correspondence relationship may be stored in the refrigeration device.

[0069] In some embodiments, the power of the refrigeration system when supplying cooling to the ice-making area is greater than the power of the refrigeration system when supplying cooling to the refrigeration area. The temperature of the ice-making area is lower than the temperature of the refrigeration area. Generally, the cooling required by the ice-making area is greater than the cooling required by the refrigeration area. Therefore, in order to quickly reduce the temperature of the refrigeration area in a short period of time, cooling compensation is performed on the ice-making area. The power of the refrigeration system when supplying cooling to the ice-making area is greater than the power of the refrigeration system when supplying cooling to the refrigeration area.

[0070] In some embodiments, the method further includes: step S107.

[0071] Step S107: After the ice making area finishes making ice, if no ice-shedding operation is detected for the ice cubes within a preset time, it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been subjected to the ice-shedding operation.

[0072] In the embodiment of the present application, if no ice-de-icing operation is detected on the ice cubes within a preset time after ice making is completed, it means that all ice cubes have not been de-iced, and it can be determined that there are ice cubes that have not been de-iced.

[0073] In some embodiments, step S107, after the ice-making area finishes ice-making, if no defrosting operation on the ice cubes is detected within a preset time, it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted. It may also include: after the ice-making area finishes ice-making, if no opening operation on the lid of the ice-making area or no touch operation on the defrosting button is detected within a preset time, it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present application, the defrosting operation includes a manual defrosting operation or an automatic defrosting operation. During the manual defrosting operation, the lid of the ice-making area needs to be manually opened for manual defrosting. Therefore, if the opening operation of the lid of the ice-making area is not detected within a preset time, it means that the user has not performed the manual defrosting operation, and it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted.

[0075] If the refrigeration equipment is equipped with an automatic defrosting device, the automatic defrosting operation can be performed. The refrigeration equipment is provided with a defrosting button. When the ice cubes need to be defrosted, the defrosting button can be touched. Therefore, if the touch operation of the defrosting button is not detected within the preset time, it means that the user has not performed the automatic defrosting operation, and it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been defrosted.

[0076] In the embodiments of the present application, the defrosting operation refers to detecting the opening of the lid of the ice-making area or the touch operation of the defrosting button. After the refrigeration device finishes making ice, the control method provided in the embodiments of the present application begins to execute. Once the defrosting operation is detected, the refrigeration device stops the control method provided in the above embodiments. After the lid of the ice-making area is closed, the water temperature and ambient temperature of the ice-making area are obtained, and the ice-making process begins according to the water temperature and ambient temperature.

[0077] The above methods are combined together to specifically illustrate the method of the embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 , the method includes the following steps.

[0078] Step S1: When making ice in the ice-making area, a timer is used to count the time and an interrupt is triggered every certain period of time (for example, 10 ms).

[0079] Step S2: After receiving the interrupt signal, determine whether ice making in the ice making zone is finished. If ice making is finished, proceed to step S3; if ice making is not finished, return to step S1.

[0080] Step S3: Determine whether the ice-removing operation is detected within a preset time. If detected, proceed to step S4; if not, proceed to step S5.

[0081] Step S4: performing ice-removing operation on the ice cubes.

[0082] Step S5: According to a preset ice melting compensation strategy, the refrigeration system is controlled to intermittently supply cooling capacity to the ice-making area, which specifically includes sub-steps S51 to S57.

[0083] Sub-step S51: Control the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the ice-making area.

[0084] Sub-step S52: Determine whether the refrigeration system has finished supplying cold energy to the ice-making area. Specifically, determine whether the second duration of the refrigeration system supplying cold energy to the ice-making area is greater than or equal to a second threshold. If so, proceed to sub-step S53. If not, proceed to sub-step S51 to continue supplying cold energy to the ice-making area.

[0085] Sub-step S53: Determine whether the refrigeration zone needs cooling, that is, determine whether the temperature of the refrigeration zone is higher than the preset temperature. If cooling is needed, proceed to sub-step S54; if cooling is not needed, proceed to sub-step S57.

[0086] Sub-step S54: Control the refrigeration system to supply cooling to the refrigeration zone.

[0087] Sub-step S55: Determine whether the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature. If yes, proceed to sub-step S57; if not, proceed to sub-step S56.

[0088] Sub-step S56: Determine whether the time period during which the refrigeration system stopped supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area has ended. Specifically, determine whether the first duration during which the refrigeration system stopped supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area is greater than or equal to a first threshold. If so, the process returns to sub-step S51. If not, the process returns to sub-step S54 to continue supplying cooling energy to the refrigeration area.

[0089] Sub-step S57: The refrigeration system stops supplying cooling.

[0090] Through the above-mentioned method, the method of the embodiment of the present application realizes ice melting compensation in the ice-making area, which can keep the ice cubes at a suitable size for a longer period of time, while also making full and reasonable use of the cooling capacity, avoiding the continuous supply of cooling capacity to the ice-making area to cause waste of electricity and reduce the possibility of ice cube connection.

[0091] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a block diagram of an embodiment of the refrigeration equipment of the present application. It should be noted that the refrigeration equipment of the embodiment of the present application can implement the control method of the above-mentioned refrigeration equipment. For detailed description of the relevant content, please refer to the above-mentioned method part, which will not be repeated here.

[0092] The refrigeration device 10 is provided with an ice-making area 101 and a refrigeration area 102. The refrigeration device 10 includes a refrigeration system 103. The refrigeration device 10 also includes a processor 104 and a memory 105. The memory 105 is configured to store a computer program. The processor 104 is configured to execute the computer program and, when executing the computer program, implement any of the above-described control methods for the refrigeration device. The memory 105 is connected to the processor 104 via a bus.

[0093] The processor 104 may be a microcontroller unit, a central processing unit, a digital signal processor, etc. The memory 105 may be a Flash chip, a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a USB flash drive, or a mobile hard disk, etc.

[0094] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements any of the above-described control methods for refrigeration equipment.

[0095] The computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the refrigeration device, such as a hard disk or memory. The computer-readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the refrigeration device, such as a plug-in hard disk, smart memory card, secure digital card, flash memory card, etc.

[0096] It should be understood that the terms used in the present specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0097] It will also be understood that the term "and / or" used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0098] The above descriptions are merely specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, and such modifications or substitutions should be included within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a refrigeration device, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment includes a refrigeration system for supplying cold; the refrigeration equipment is provided with an ice-making area and a refrigeration area, and the method includes: When it is determined that ice making in the ice making area has ended and ice cubes that have not been defrosted exist, and when supplying cooling capacity to the ice making area is stopped, monitoring a first duration of stopping supplying cooling capacity to the ice making area, and determining a first threshold value based on an ambient temperature outside the refrigeration equipment and a first water temperature in the ice making area; If the first time duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cooling capacity to the ice-making area; When supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area, monitoring a second duration of supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area, and determining a second threshold value based on an ambient temperature outside the refrigeration device and a second water temperature of the ice-making area, where the water temperature of the ice-making area is a temperature of the ice-water mixture in the ice-making area; If the second time period is greater than or equal to the second threshold, controlling the refrigeration system to stop supplying cooling energy to the ice-making area; When the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, the refrigeration system is controlled to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or the refrigeration system is controlled to stop providing cold energy.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that When the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cold energy to the refrigeration area or controlling the refrigeration system to stop providing cold energy includes: When the refrigeration system stops supplying cold energy to the ice-making area, obtaining the temperature of the refrigeration area; If the temperature of the refrigeration zone is higher than a preset temperature, controlling the refrigeration system to supply cooling capacity to the refrigeration zone; If the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to a preset temperature, the refrigeration system is controlled to stop providing cooling.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the refrigeration system supplies cooling capacity to the refrigeration zone, monitoring the first duration and the temperature of the refrigeration zone; If the first time duration is less than the first threshold value and the temperature of the refrigeration zone is less than or equal to the preset temperature, the refrigeration system is controlled to stop providing cooling.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The power of the refrigeration system when supplying cold energy to the ice-making area is greater than the power of the refrigeration system when supplying cold energy to the refrigeration area.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: After the ice making area finishes ice making, if no ice-shedding operation is detected for the ice cubes within a preset time, it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been subjected to the ice-shedding operation.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that After the ice making area finishes ice making, if no de-icing operation on the ice cubes is detected within a preset time, determining that there are ice cubes that have not been de-iced includes: After the ice making area finishes making ice, if no opening operation of the lid of the ice making area or no touch operation of the ice-removing button is detected within a preset time, it is determined that there are ice cubes that have not been removed by the ice-removing operation.

7. A refrigeration device, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment is provided with an ice-making area and a refrigeration area, and the refrigeration equipment includes: a refrigeration system, a processor and a memory, the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program and, when executing the computer program, implement the control method of the refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements the control method for the refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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