Control method and device for air conditioner in machine room

Abstract

The application discloses a control method and device of an air conditioner in a computer room. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring the gas density of inert gas at each region in the target computer room; analyzing the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region; determining the region with the temperature exceeding the predetermined temperature value as the target region according to the temperature value at each region; determining the air conditioner with the distance to the target region less than the predetermined distance as the target air conditioner in the target computer room; and controlling the target air conditioner to operate in the target operation mode so as to reduce the temperature of the target region to the target cooling temperature of the heat dissipation equipment. The application solves the technical problem that the air conditioner for heat dissipation in the computer room in the related art is generally uniformly controlled, only the whole computer room can be cooled, and the problem that the heat dissipation difference of each equipment in the computer room is not considered, which leads to resource waste.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of electrical control technology, and more specifically, to a control method and device for an air conditioner in a computer room. Background Technology

[0002] Data centers and cloud service centers house a large number of servers and other electrical equipment. For information security reasons, these areas are generally enclosed rooms with strong earthquake resistance and poor ventilation. Furthermore, the electrical equipment generates a lot of heat during operation, which leads to high room temperatures. This affects the heat dissipation of the equipment itself. High equipment temperatures are not conducive to the long-term operation of these electrical devices and can also easily cause short circuits, fires, and losses of property and data.

[0003] Currently, air conditioners are typically installed in the computer room to cool and ventilate each room, keeping the environmental conditions within a specified range. However, the temperature of the air conditioners is generally uniformly controlled, while the heat generation and operating temperature environments of each device are not the same, resulting in a waste of resources.

[0004] The air conditioners used for heat dissipation in the aforementioned technologies are generally uniformly controlled, which can only cool the entire computer room without being targeted. They do not take into account the differences in heat generation among the various devices in the computer room, which can easily lead to resource waste. Currently, no effective solution has been proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling air conditioners in a computer room, which at least solves the technical problem in the related art that air conditioners used for heat dissipation in computer rooms are generally uniformly controlled, which can only cool the entire computer room without being specific, and do not take into account the heat dissipation differences of various devices in the computer room, which can easily lead to resource waste.

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling an air conditioner in a computer room is provided, comprising: acquiring the gas density of an inert gas in each area of ​​a target computer room; analyzing the gas density in each area to obtain a temperature value in each area; determining, based on the temperature values ​​in each area, that an area in each area where the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value is a target area; determining, in the target computer room, an air conditioner whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance is a target air conditioner; and controlling the target air conditioner to operate according to a target operating mode, so that the temperature in the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

[0007] Optionally, obtaining the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room includes: controlling a gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along a track in the target computer room to collect the gas density in each area, wherein the track is set inside the target computer room; obtaining the gas density in each area fed back by the gas density detection module according to a predetermined period to obtain the gas density of gas in each area of ​​the target computer room.

[0008] Optionally, the control method for the air conditioner in the computer room further includes: while controlling the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along the track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, triggering the position detection module to detect the position of each area to obtain the position information of each area, wherein the position detection module is connected to the gas density detection module; and obtaining the position information of each area fed back by the position detection module to obtain the position information of each area.

[0009] Optionally, analyzing the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region includes: searching a gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region, wherein the gas density-temperature mapping table is constructed based on the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures.

[0010] Optionally, determining the region in each region whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as a target region based on the temperature values ​​at each region includes: determining a target temperature value in each region whose temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value; and determining the region corresponding to the target temperature value as the target region in each region whose temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value.

[0011] Optionally, determining the air conditioner in the computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner includes: controlling an image acquisition module in the target computer room to rotate according to the location information of the target area to acquire an image sequence of a predetermined range of the target area; analyzing the image sequence to determine the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; and determining the air conditioner among the multiple air conditioners whose distance from the device to be cooled is less than the predetermined distance as the target air conditioner.

[0012] Optionally, controlling the target air conditioner to operate according to a target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area, includes: analyzing the image sequence to obtain device information of the device to be cooled; determining the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled based on the device information; determining the target operating mode based on the target cooling temperature; and sending the target operating mode to the target air conditioner to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area.

[0013] According to another aspect of the present invention, a control device for an air conditioner in a computer room is also provided, comprising: an acquisition unit for acquiring the gas density of an inert gas in various areas of a target computer room; an analysis unit for analyzing the gas density in each area to obtain a temperature value in each area; a first determination unit for determining, based on the temperature values ​​in each area, areas in which the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as target areas; a second determination unit for determining, in the target computer room, air conditioners located at a distance less than a predetermined distance from the target area as target air conditioners; and a control unit for controlling the target air conditioners to operate according to a target operating mode, so that the temperature in the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

[0014] Optionally, the acquisition unit includes: a first control module, configured to control the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along a track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, wherein the track is located inside the target computer room; and a first acquisition module, configured to acquire the gas density at each area fed back by the gas density detection module at a predetermined period to obtain the gas density at each area in the target computer room.

[0015] Optionally, the control device for the air conditioner in the computer room further includes: a second acquisition module, used to control the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along the track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, and simultaneously trigger the position detection module to detect the position of each area to obtain the position information of each area, wherein the position detection module is connected to the gas density detection module; and a third acquisition module, used to acquire the position information of each area fed back by the position detection module to obtain the position information of each area.

[0016] Optionally, the analysis unit includes: a search module, used to search in a gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region, wherein the gas density-temperature mapping table is a table constructed based on the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures.

[0017] Optionally, the first determining unit includes: a second determining module, configured to determine that the temperature value in each region exceeds the target temperature value of the predetermined low temperature; and a third determining module, configured to determine that the region corresponding to the target temperature value is the target region in each region where the temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value.

[0018] Optionally, the second determining unit includes: a second control module, used to control the image acquisition module in the target computer room to rotate according to the position information of the target area, so as to acquire an image sequence of a predetermined range of the target area; a first analysis module, used to analyze the image sequence to determine the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; and a fourth determining module, used to determine the air conditioner among the multiple air conditioners whose distance from the device to be cooled is less than the predetermined distance as the target air conditioner.

[0019] Optionally, the control unit includes: a second analysis module for analyzing the image sequence to obtain device information of the device to be cooled; a fifth determination module for determining the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled based on the device information; a sixth determination module for determining the target operating mode based on the target cooling temperature; and a third control module for sending the target operating mode to the target air conditioner to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area.

[0020] According to another aspect of the present invention, a control system for an air conditioner in a computer room is also provided, wherein the control system for the air conditioner in the computer room uses the control method for the air conditioner in the computer room described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0021] According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, the computer-readable storage medium including a stored program, wherein the program executes the control method for an air conditioner in a computer room as described above.

[0022] According to another aspect of the present invention, a processor is also provided, the processor being configured to run a program, wherein the program, when running, executes the control method for an air conditioner in a computer room as described above.

[0023] In this embodiment of the invention, the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room is obtained; the gas density in each area is analyzed to obtain the temperature value in each area; based on the temperature value in each area, the area in each area whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value is determined as the target area; the air conditioner in the target computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance is determined as the target air conditioner; the target air conditioner is controlled to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature in the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area. The technical solution provided by this invention enables the determination of temperature values ​​in different areas of a computer room based on gas density. By comparing these temperatures with predetermined values, it identifies the equipment requiring upgraded cooling and controls the air conditioners near that equipment to adjust their operating modes to lower the temperature to a suitable level. This improves the flexibility of cooling for individual equipment in the computer room, rather than uniformly controlling all air conditioners. By using the differences in cooling needs of individual equipment as a control factor for the air conditioners, the control of the entire computer room becomes more targeted, reducing resource waste. This solves the problem in related technologies where air conditioners used for cooling in computer rooms are generally uniformly controlled, only cooling the entire room without specificity, failing to consider the differences in heat generation among individual devices, and easily leading to resource waste. Attached Figure Description

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and form part of this application, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and, together with their description, serve to explain the invention and do not constitute an undue limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 This is a hardware structure block diagram of a mobile terminal for a method of controlling an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the control system of an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of an optional control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the control device for an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0030] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0032] As described in the background section, air conditioners used for heat dissipation in computer rooms are generally uniformly controlled, only cooling the entire computer room without specific targeting. This fails to consider the differences in heat generation among various devices in the computer room, easily leading to resource waste. In this invention, an embodiment provides a control method and apparatus for an air conditioner in a computer room, a control system for the air conditioner in a computer room, a computer-readable storage medium, and a processor.

[0033] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0034] The methods and embodiments provided in this invention can be executed on a mobile terminal, a computer terminal, or a similar computing device. Taking running on a mobile terminal as an example, Figure 1 This is a hardware structure block diagram of a mobile terminal for a method of controlling an air conditioner in a computer room, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, a mobile terminal may include one or more ( Figure 1 Only one is shown in the diagram. A processor 102 (which may include, but is not limited to, a microprocessor MCU or a programmable logic device FPGA, etc.) and a memory 104 for storing data are also shown. The mobile terminal may further include a transmission device 106 for communication functions and an input / output device 108. Those skilled in the art will understand that... Figure 1The structure shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not limit the structure of the mobile terminal described above. For example, the mobile terminal may also include components that are more... Figure 1 The more or fewer components shown, or having the same Figure 1 The different configurations shown.

[0035] The memory 104 can be used to store computer programs, such as application software programs and modules, like the computer program corresponding to the control method of the air conditioner in the computer room in this embodiment of the invention. The processor 102 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the computer program stored in the memory 104, thereby implementing the above-described method. The memory 104 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some instances, the memory 104 may further include memory remotely located relative to the processor 102, and these remote memories can be connected to the mobile terminal via a network. Examples of the above-described networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, corporate intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof. The transmission device 106 is used to receive or send data via a network. Specific examples of the above-described networks may include wireless networks provided by the mobile terminal's communication provider. In one example, the transmission device 106 includes a network interface controller (NIC), which can be connected to other network devices via a base station to communicate with the Internet. In one example, the transmission device 106 may be a radio frequency (RF) module, which is used to communicate with the Internet wirelessly.

[0036] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method embodiment for controlling an air conditioner in a computer room is provided. It should be noted that the steps shown in the flowchart in the accompanying drawings can be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions. Furthermore, although a logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described may be executed in a different order than that shown here.

[0037] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the control method for the air conditioner in this computer room includes the following steps:

[0038] Step S202: Obtain the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room.

[0039] Optionally, the target computer room mentioned above can be a room such as a data center or cloud service center that houses a large number of servers and other electrical equipment.

[0040] In this embodiment of the invention, an inert gas, such as helium, neon, or argon, can be filled into the target room. No specific limitation is made herein.

[0041] In one alternative embodiment, inert gas can be introduced into the data center, and the gas density of the inert gas in the data center can be collected. This facilitates the subsequent determination of the temperature value of each area based on the density of the inert gas, so as to achieve targeted heat dissipation for each device in the data center that needs to be cooled.

[0042] Step S204: Analyze the gas density in each region to obtain the temperature value in each region.

[0043] In this embodiment, the gas density in each region can be analyzed to obtain the temperature value of each region based on the gas density in each region. This makes it easier to determine which regions require personalized heat dissipation methods, making the heat dissipation of each region more targeted and reducing resource waste.

[0044] Step S206: Based on the temperature values ​​at each region, determine the regions in each region whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as target regions.

[0045] In this embodiment, after determining the temperature values ​​of each area in the target computer room, the area with the higher temperature in the target computer room can be determined based on the temperature values ​​of each area. For example, the temperature values ​​of each area can be compared with a predetermined temperature value, and the area with a temperature value exceeding the predetermined temperature value can be determined as the target area. The equipment in the target area that needs to be cooled is the equipment that requires targeted heat dissipation treatment.

[0046] Step S208: Identify the air conditioner in the target computer room that is less than a predetermined distance from the target area as the target air conditioner.

[0047] In this embodiment, after determining the target area, an air conditioner in the target computer room that is less than a predetermined distance from the target area can be identified as the target air conditioner, so as to use the target air conditioner to dissipate heat from the equipment in the target area.

[0048] Step S210: Control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

[0049] As described above, in this embodiment of the invention, the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room can be obtained. Then, the gas density in each area is analyzed to obtain the temperature value of each area. After determining the areas in each area whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as target areas based on the temperature values, the air conditioners in the target computer room that are less than a predetermined distance from the target area are identified as target air conditioners. The target air conditioners are then controlled to operate according to the target operating mode, so that the temperature in the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled. This achieves the goal of determining the temperature value of each area by using the gas density in each area of ​​the computer room, comparing the temperature value of each area with the predetermined temperature value, determining that cooling upgrades are needed for the equipment to be cooled, and controlling the air conditioners near the equipment to adjust their operating modes to reduce the temperature of the equipment to a more suitable temperature. This achieves the technical effect of improving the cooling flexibility of each equipment to be cooled in the computer room, rather than uniformly controlling all the air conditioners in the entire computer room. By using the differences in the cooling needs of each equipment to be cooled as a control factor for the air conditioners in the computer room, the control of the entire computer room is more targeted, and resource waste can be reduced.

[0050] Therefore, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention solves the technical problem in the related art that the air conditioners used for heat dissipation in the computer room are generally uniformly controlled, which can only cool the entire computer room without being targeted, and do not take into account the heat dissipation differences of various devices in the computer room, which can easily lead to resource waste.

[0051] According to the above embodiments of the present invention, obtaining the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room includes: controlling a gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along a track in the target computer room to collect the gas density in each area, wherein the track is set inside the target computer room; obtaining the gas density in each area fed back by the gas density detection module according to a predetermined period to obtain the gas density of gas in each area of ​​the target computer room.

[0052] In this embodiment, a gas density detection module in the target computer room can move along a track set up in the target computer room to collect the gas density of inert gas in different areas of the target computer room. This gas density detection module can feed back the collected gas density to the track-based air conditioning group control module at predetermined intervals, allowing the track-based air conditioning group control module to obtain the gas density of each area in the target computer room. This facilitates targeted regulation of the air conditioners in the target computer room, enabling them to effectively dissipate heat from the equipment requiring cooling.

[0053] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the control system of an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown below. Figure 3As shown, the control system for the air conditioners in the computer room can include: multiple cabinet units (i.e., devices to be cooled) and multiple cabinet air conditioners (i.e., air conditioners); in addition, it also includes: a gas density detection device, a sliding rail, a computer room air conditioning control module, a computer room air conditioning group control module, an image acquisition module, and a gas density detection device position detection module. The image acquisition module can be a camera or similar image acquisition device. Positioned at the top of the room, the image acquisition module can detect the position of all devices in the room and the position of the gas detection device, thus acquiring comprehensive images. It can capture images of devices in various areas of the target computer room, enabling targeted cooling for each device. The computer room air conditioning group control module controls the computer room air conditioning control module and the image acquisition module, analyzes and processes data from various sensors, and regulates the computer room air conditioning.

[0054] For example, the room where the server rack is placed can be filled with inert gas. A gas density detection device can be connected to a slide rail that runs horizontally around the server room. A gas density detection device position detection module can be connected to the gas density detection device and can provide feedback on the real-time position of the gas density detection device. This allows the collected gas density to correspond to the location of the collection point, making it easier to accurately and quickly locate the high-temperature area in the target server room.

[0055] According to the above embodiments of the present invention, the control method of the air conditioner in the computer room may further include: while controlling the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along the track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, triggering the position detection module to detect the position of each area to obtain the position information of each area, wherein the position detection module is connected to the gas density detection module; and obtaining the position information of each area fed back by the position detection module to obtain the position information of each area.

[0056] In this embodiment, as the gas density detection module in the target computer room moves along the track of the target computer room, the position detection module (i.e., Figure 3 The gas density detection device position detection module shown will also move along the track to detect the position information of the gas density detection device sampling point, and then feed back the position information of the sampling point and the gas density at the sampling point to the control center, so that the control center can quickly locate the area with a high temperature in the target computer room.

[0057] According to the above embodiments of the present invention, analyzing the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region may include: searching a gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region, wherein the gas density-temperature mapping table is a table constructed based on the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures.

[0058] In this embodiment, a gas density-temperature mapping table can be established in advance based on the relationship between the density and temperature of the inert gas, so that the corresponding temperature value can be directly searched from the gas density-temperature mapping table according to the gas density of the inert gas.

[0059] For example, the temperature value of each region can be obtained by searching the gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density of each region, thus enabling the rapid acquisition of the temperature value of each region.

[0060] According to the above embodiments of the present invention, determining the area in each region whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as the target area based on the temperature value at each region includes: determining the target temperature value in each region whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value; and determining the area corresponding to the target temperature value as the target area in each region whose temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value.

[0061] In this embodiment, after determining the temperature value of each region, the temperature value of each region can be compared with a predetermined temperature value to determine the region in each region whose temperature value exceeds the predetermined temperature value, that is, the target region.

[0062] According to an embodiment of the present invention, determining an air conditioner in a computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance as a target air conditioner includes: controlling an image acquisition module in the target computer room to rotate according to the location information of the target area to acquire an image sequence of a predetermined range of the target area; analyzing the image sequence to determine the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; and determining the air conditioner among the multiple air conditioners whose distance from the device to be cooled is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner.

[0063] In this embodiment, the gas density detection device reciprocates on a slide rail to detect the gas density at the current location. After one revolution, the data is fed back to the data center air conditioning group control device. The data center air conditioning group control module analyzes and processes the feedback data to identify locations with excessively high temperatures, determines the locations that need cooling, and transmits the location data to the image acquisition module. The image acquisition module locates the server rack and nearby data center air conditioners based on the data transmitted by the data center air conditioning group control module, acquires the server rack model, and feeds the data back to the data center air conditioning group control module. Thus, the data center air conditioning group control module can quickly determine which device needs cooling, improving the efficiency of cooling the device.

[0064] According to the above embodiments of the present invention, controlling a target air conditioner to operate according to a target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area includes: analyzing an image sequence to obtain device information of the device to be cooled; determining the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled based on the device information; determining a target operating mode based on the target cooling temperature; and sending the target operating mode to the target air conditioner to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area.

[0065] In this embodiment, the image sequence acquired by the image acquisition module can be analyzed to obtain the device information of the device to be cooled. Based on the device information, the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled can be found, that is, the suitable temperature of the device under normal circumstances. Based on the determined target cooling temperature, the target operating mode of the target air conditioner is determined and sent to the target air conditioner so that the target air conditioner operates according to the target operating mode to perform heat dissipation operation on the device to be cooled in the target area, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature.

[0066] In other words, the data center air conditioning group control module analyzes the data fed back by the image acquisition module, confirms the suitable temperature for this type of server rack, and issues control commands to the nearby data center air conditioners for precise cooling, reducing resource consumption, preventing equipment oxidation, and extending equipment lifespan.

[0067] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of an optional control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 4 As shown, inert gas can be introduced into the computer room; then, the gas density detection module is used to detect the gas density in each area of ​​the computer room; then, based on the gas density of each area, it is determined whether certain areas in each area need to be cooled; if not, the gas density of each area continues to be detected; otherwise, the image acquisition module is used to collect images of the cabinet air conditioner and nearby air conditioners in the area that needs to be cooled; so as to adjust the nearby air conditioners to achieve precise cooling.

[0068] The above technical solution addresses the issue of varying heat generation in different locations within a data center, with server racks generating significant heat. Furthermore, air conditioning systems, even during normal cooling, can lower the temperature of other areas, leading to resource waste. This solution effectively overcomes the limitations of traditional data center air conditioning, which only cools the entire data center without targeting specific areas. By filling the room containing the server racks with inert gas and monitoring the gas density, precise cooling can be applied to areas with relatively high temperatures. This not only reduces resource waste but also minimizes equipment oxidation and corrosion, extending equipment lifespan.

[0069] It should be noted that, for the sake of simplicity, the foregoing method embodiments are all described as a series of actions. However, those skilled in the art should understand that this application is not limited to the described order of actions, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to this application. Furthermore, those skilled in the art should also understand that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily essential to this application.

[0070] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods according to 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 this application, in essence, 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) and includes several instructions to cause a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0071] According to embodiments of the present invention, a control device for an air conditioner in a computer room is also provided for implementing the above-described control method for an air conditioner in a computer room. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the control device for an air conditioner in a computer room according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 5 As shown, the device includes: an acquisition unit 51, an analysis unit 53, a first determination unit 55, a second determination unit 57, and a control unit 59. The control device for the air conditioner in the computer room will be described in detail below.

[0072] Acquisition unit 51 is used to acquire the gas density of inert gas in various areas of the target computer room.

[0073] Analysis unit 53 is used to analyze the gas density in each region in order to obtain the temperature value in each region.

[0074] The first determining unit 55 is used to determine the areas in each region whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as target areas based on the temperature values ​​in each area.

[0075] The second determining unit 57 is used to determine the air conditioner in the target computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner.

[0076] Control unit 59 is used to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

[0077] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned acquisition unit 51, analysis unit 53, first determination unit 55, second determination unit 57 and control unit 59 correspond to steps S202 to S210 in the above embodiments. The five units and the corresponding steps implement the same instances and application scenarios, but are not limited to the content disclosed in the above embodiments.

[0078] As can be seen from the above, in the solution described in the above embodiments of the present invention, the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room can be obtained by the acquisition unit; the analysis unit is used to analyze the gas density in each area to obtain the temperature value in each area; then the first determination unit determines the area in each area whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as the target area based on the temperature value in each area; then the second determination unit determines the air conditioner in the target computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner; and the control unit controls the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature in the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area. This technology enables the determination of temperature values ​​in different areas of the computer room based on gas density. By comparing these temperatures with predetermined values, it identifies equipment requiring enhanced cooling and adjusts the operating mode of nearby air conditioners to lower the temperature of the equipment to a more suitable level. This improves the flexibility of cooling for individual devices in the computer room, rather than uniformly controlling all air conditioners. By using the differences in cooling needs of individual devices as a control factor for the air conditioners, the control of the entire computer room becomes more targeted, reducing resource waste.

[0079] Therefore, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention solves the technical problem in the related art that the air conditioners used for heat dissipation in the computer room are generally uniformly controlled, which can only cool the entire computer room without being targeted, and do not take into account the heat dissipation differences of various devices in the computer room, which can easily lead to resource waste.

[0080] In one optional embodiment, the acquisition unit includes: a first control module, configured to control a gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along a track in the target computer room to collect gas density at various locations, wherein the track is located inside the target computer room; and a first acquisition module, configured to acquire the gas density at various locations fed back by the gas density detection module at a predetermined period to obtain the gas density at various locations within the target computer room.

[0081] In an optional embodiment, the control device for the air conditioner in the computer room further includes: a second acquisition module, used to control the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along the track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, and simultaneously trigger the position detection module to detect the position of each area to obtain the position information of each area, wherein the position detection module is connected to the gas density detection module; and a third acquisition module, used to acquire the position information of each area fed back by the position detection module to obtain the position information of each area.

[0082] In one optional embodiment, the analysis unit includes: a search module for searching a gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region, wherein the gas density-temperature mapping table is a table constructed based on the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures.

[0083] In one optional embodiment, the first determining unit includes: a second determining module, configured to determine a target temperature value in each region where the temperature value exceeds a predetermined low temperature value; and a third determining module, configured to determine the region corresponding to the target temperature value as the target region in each region where the temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value.

[0084] In one optional embodiment, the second determining unit includes: a second control module, used to control the image acquisition module in the target computer room to rotate according to the location information of the target area, so as to acquire a sequence of images within a predetermined range of the target area; a first analysis module, used to analyze the image sequence to determine the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; and a fourth determining module, used to determine the air conditioner among the multiple air conditioners whose distance from the device to be cooled is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner.

[0085] In one optional embodiment, the control unit includes: a second analysis module for analyzing the image sequence to obtain device information of the device to be cooled; a fifth determination module for determining the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled based on the device information; a sixth determination module for determining the target operating mode based on the target cooling temperature; and a third control module for sending the target operating mode to the target air conditioner to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area.

[0086] According to another aspect of the present invention, a control system for an air conditioner in a computer room is also provided, wherein the control system for the air conditioner in the computer room uses any of the above-described control methods for the air conditioner in the computer room.

[0087] According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, the computer-readable storage medium including a stored program, wherein the program executes the control method for an air conditioner in a computer room as described above.

[0088] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium may be located in any computer terminal in a group of computer terminals in a computer network, or in any communication device in a group of communication devices.

[0089] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: obtaining the gas density of inert gas in each area of ​​the target computer room; analyzing the gas density in each area to obtain the temperature value in each area; determining the area in each area whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as the target area based on the temperature value in each area; determining the air conditioner in the target computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner; controlling the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

[0090] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: controlling the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along a track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, wherein the track is set inside the target computer room; obtaining the gas density at each area fed back by the gas density detection module according to a predetermined period to obtain the gas density at each area in the target computer room.

[0091] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: while controlling the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along the track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, triggering the position detection module to detect the position of each area to obtain the position information of each area, wherein the position detection module is connected to the gas density detection module; obtaining the position information of each area fed back by the position detection module to obtain the position information of each area.

[0092] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: searching a gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region, wherein the gas density-temperature mapping table is a table constructed according to the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures.

[0093] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: determining a target temperature value in each region where the temperature value exceeds a predetermined temperature value; determining the region corresponding to the target temperature value as the target region in each region where the temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value.

[0094] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: controlling the image acquisition module in the target computer room to rotate according to the location information of the target area to acquire a sequence of images within a predetermined range of the target area; analyzing the image sequence to determine the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; and determining the air conditioner among the multiple air conditioners whose distance from the device to be cooled is less than a predetermined distance as the target air conditioner.

[0095] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: analyzing the image sequence to obtain device information of the device to be cooled; determining the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled based on the device information; determining the target operating mode based on the target cooling temperature; and sending the target operating mode to the target air conditioner to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled in the target area.

[0096] According to another aspect of the present invention, a processor is also provided, which is used to run a program, wherein the program executes the control method for an air conditioner in a computer room as described above.

[0097] 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.

[0098] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0099] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for example, the division of units can be a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For instance, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection may be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connection between units or modules may be electrical or other forms.

[0100] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0101] Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present invention can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or as a software functional unit.

[0102] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), portable hard drives, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0103] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an air conditioner in a computer room, characterized in that, include: The gas density detection module in the target computer room is controlled to move along a track in the target computer room to collect the gas density in various areas of the target computer room, wherein the track is set inside the target computer room; The gas density of each region is obtained by the gas density detection module according to a predetermined period to obtain the gas density of each region in the target computer room. The gas density of each region is searched in the gas density-temperature mapping table to obtain the temperature value of each region. The gas density-temperature mapping table is constructed according to the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures. Based on the temperature values ​​at each of the regions, the regions in each region whose temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value are identified as target regions. The image acquisition module in the target computer room is controlled to rotate according to the position information of the target area in order to acquire a sequence of images within a predetermined range of the target area; The image sequence is analyzed to identify the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; The air conditioner that is less than a predetermined distance from the device to be cooled among the plurality of air conditioners is identified as the target air conditioner; The target air conditioner is controlled to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

2. The control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: While controlling the gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along the track in the target computer room to collect the gas density in each area, the position detection module is triggered to detect the position of each area to obtain the position information of each area, wherein the position detection module is connected to the gas density detection module; The location information of each region is obtained from the location detection module to obtain the location information of each region.

3. The control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to claim 1, characterized in that, Based on the temperature values ​​at each of the aforementioned regions, areas in each region where the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value are identified as target regions, including: Determine that the temperature value in each of the regions exceeds the target temperature value that is lower than the predetermined temperature; The region corresponding to the target temperature value is determined as the target region in each region where the temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature value.

4. The control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to claim 1, characterized in that, Controlling the target air conditioner to operate according to a target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area, includes: The image sequence is analyzed to obtain the device information of the device to be cooled; Determine the target cooling temperature of the device to be cooled based on the device information; The target operating mode is determined based on the target cooling temperature; The target operating mode is sent to the target air conditioner to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode, so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the heat dissipation equipment in the target area.

5. A control device for an air conditioner in a computer room, characterized in that, include: The acquisition unit is used to acquire the gas density of inert gas in various areas of the target computer room; The acquisition unit includes: a first control module for controlling a gas density detection module in the target computer room to move along a track in the target computer room to collect the gas density at each area, wherein the track is located inside the target computer room; and a first acquisition module for acquiring the gas density at each area fed back by the gas density detection module at a predetermined period to obtain the gas density at each area within the target computer room. An analysis unit is used to analyze the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region; wherein, the analysis unit includes: a search module, used to search in a gas density-temperature mapping table based on the gas density at each region to obtain the temperature value at each region, wherein the gas density-temperature mapping table is a table constructed according to the correspondence between different gas densities and temperatures; The first determining unit is configured to determine, based on the temperature values ​​at each of the regions, the regions in which the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature value as target regions; The second determining unit is used to determine that an air conditioner in the target computer room whose distance from the target area is less than a predetermined distance is the target air conditioner; wherein, the second determining unit includes: a second control module, used to control an image acquisition module in the target computer room to rotate according to the position information of the target area to acquire an image sequence of a predetermined range of the target area; a first analysis module, used to analyze the image sequence to determine the device to be cooled and multiple air conditioners within a predetermined range around the device to be cooled; and a fourth determining module, used to determine that the air conditioner among the multiple air conditioners whose distance from the device to be cooled is less than the predetermined distance is the target air conditioner; The control unit is used to control the target air conditioner to operate according to the target operating mode so that the temperature of the target area is reduced to the target cooling temperature of the equipment to be cooled in the target area.

6. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein the program executes the control method for an air conditioner in a computer room according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

7. A processor, characterized in that, The processor is used to run a program, wherein the program executes the control method for the air conditioner in the computer room according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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