Defrosting method and device, refrigerator and computer readable storage medium

Abstract

The application provides a defrosting method and device, a refrigerator and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: if it is determined that the refrigerator enters a defrosting mode, defrosting the freezing evaporator; and if the freezing evaporator reaches a preset temperature threshold, opening a refrigeration air door of the refrigerator, so that hot air generated when the freezing evaporator is defrosted flows to the refrigeration evaporator to defrost the refrigeration evaporator. The defrosting method provided by the application can open the refrigeration air door between the freezing chamber and the refrigeration chamber after the temperature of the freezing evaporator rises to a certain degree when the freezing evaporator is defrosted, so that the hot air generated by defrosting can flow to the refrigeration evaporator, thereby accelerating the defrosting of the refrigeration evaporator and shortening the defrosting time of the refrigeration evaporator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of electrical technology, specifically to a defrosting method, apparatus, refrigerator, and computer-readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, frost-free refrigerators are becoming increasingly popular. Generally, frost-free refrigerators use forced convection cooling, resulting in rapid temperature reduction. Specifically, to improve cooling efficiency, refrigerators are equipped with a freezer evaporator in the freezer compartment and a refrigerator evaporator in the refrigerator compartment for heat exchange. However, after prolonged use, frost will form on both the freezer and refrigerator evaporators. Therefore, effective defrosting methods are needed to remove the frost from these evaporators. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides a defrosting method that utilizes the heat from defrosting a refrigerated evaporator to simultaneously defrost a cold evaporator, thereby improving the defrosting efficiency of the cold evaporator.

[0004] In a first aspect, this application provides a defrosting method for a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a freezing evaporator and a refrigeration evaporator, the method comprising:

[0005] If it is determined that the refrigerator has entered defrost mode, the freezer evaporator is defrosted;

[0006] If the freezer evaporator reaches a preset temperature threshold, the refrigerator's refrigeration damper is opened, allowing the hot air generated during the defrosting process of the freezer evaporator to circulate to the refrigeration evaporator for defrosting.

[0007] In some embodiments of this application, defrosting the refrigerated evaporator includes:

[0008] Turn off the refrigerator's compressor;

[0009] Turn off the freezer fan of the refrigerator;

[0010] Close the refrigerator's cooling door;

[0011] Turn on the refrigerator's heating device to defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0012] In some embodiments of this application, opening the refrigerator's refrigeration damper to allow hot air generated during defrosting of the freezer evaporator to circulate to the refrigeration evaporator for defrosting includes:

[0013] Open the refrigerator's refrigeration door and turn on the refrigerator's freezer fan to accelerate the flow of hot air generated during the defrosting of the freezer evaporator to the refrigeration evaporator, thereby defrosting the refrigeration evaporator.

[0014] In some embodiments of this application, after defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes:

[0015] If the freezer evaporator reaches the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator does not reach the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, turn off the refrigerator's heating device and continue to monitor the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator.

[0016] If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrosting exit temperature, the refrigeration damper and the refrigeration fan are closed to end the defrosting mode.

[0017] If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator is not rising, the refrigeration fan is turned off until the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrost exit temperature, at which point the refrigeration damper is closed to end the defrost mode.

[0018] In some embodiments of this application, after defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes:

[0019] If the refrigeration evaporator has not reached the defrosting exit temperature and the refrigeration evaporator has reached the defrosting exit temperature, close the refrigeration damper and turn off the refrigeration fan;

[0020] If the evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature, the refrigerator's heating device is turned off to end the defrost mode.

[0021] In some embodiments of this application, before defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes:

[0022] Determine the frosting condition of the evaporator;

[0023] Based on the frost condition, determine whether the refrigerator has entered defrost mode.

[0024] In some embodiments of this application, determining the frosting condition of the evaporator includes:

[0025] Acquire image data of the refrigeration evaporator;

[0026] Based on the image data, the frosting condition of the freeze evaporator is determined.

[0027] Secondly, this application also provides a defrosting device for use in a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a freezing evaporator and a refrigeration evaporator, the device comprising:

[0028] The first defrosting module is used to defrost the freezer evaporator if it is determined that the refrigerator has entered the defrosting mode.

[0029] The second defrosting module is used to open the refrigerator's refrigeration damper when the freezer evaporator reaches a preset temperature threshold, so that the hot air generated during the defrosting of the freezer evaporator can circulate to the refrigeration evaporator to defrost it.

[0030] In some embodiments of this application, the first defrosting module is specifically used for:

[0031] Turn off the refrigerator's compressor;

[0032] Turn off the freezer fan of the refrigerator;

[0033] Close the refrigerator's cooling door;

[0034] Turn on the refrigerator's heating device to defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0035] In some embodiments of this application, the second defrosting module is specifically used for:

[0036] Open the refrigerator's refrigeration door and turn on the refrigerator's freezer fan to accelerate the flow of hot air generated during the defrosting of the freezer evaporator to the refrigeration evaporator, thereby defrosting the refrigeration evaporator.

[0037] In some embodiments of this application, the second defrosting module is further configured to:

[0038] If the freezer evaporator reaches the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator does not reach the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, turn off the refrigerator's heating device and continue to monitor the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator.

[0039] If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrosting exit temperature, the refrigeration damper and the refrigeration fan are closed to end the defrosting mode.

[0040] If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator is not rising, the refrigeration fan is turned off until the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrost exit temperature, at which point the refrigeration damper is closed to end the defrost mode.

[0041] In some embodiments of this application, the second defrosting module is further configured to:

[0042] If the refrigeration evaporator has not reached the defrosting exit temperature and the refrigeration evaporator has reached the defrosting exit temperature, close the refrigeration damper and turn off the refrigeration fan;

[0043] If the evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature, the refrigerator's heating device is turned off to end the defrost mode.

[0044] In some embodiments of this application, the defrosting device further includes a defrosting determination module, which is specifically used for:

[0045] Determine the frosting condition of the evaporator;

[0046] Based on the frost condition, determine whether the refrigerator has entered defrost mode.

[0047] In some embodiments of this application, the defrosting determination module is further used for:

[0048] Acquire image data of the refrigeration evaporator;

[0049] Based on the image data, the frosting condition of the freeze evaporator is determined.

[0050] Thirdly, this application also provides a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a processor, a memory and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the processor executing the computer program to implement the steps in any of the defrosting methods described above.

[0051] Fourthly, this application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that is executed by a processor to implement the steps in any of the defrosting methods described herein.

[0052] The defrosting method provided in this application involves opening the refrigeration air damper between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment after the temperature of the freezer evaporator rises to a certain level during defrosting. This allows the hot air generated during defrosting to circulate to the refrigerator evaporator, thereby accelerating the defrosting process and shortening the defrosting time of the refrigerator evaporator. Attached Figure Description

[0053] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0054] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of a defrosting system provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0055] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart of one embodiment of the defrosting method in this application;

[0056] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a functional module of the defrosting device in an embodiment of this application;

[0057] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the refrigerator structure in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0058] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0059] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0060] In this application, the term "exemplary" is used to mean "used as an example, illustration, or description." Any embodiment described as "exemplary" in this application is not necessarily to be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments. Furthermore, it is understood that in the specific embodiments of this application, user information, user data, and other related data are involved. When the above embodiments of this application are applied to specific products or technologies, user permission or consent is required, and the collection, use, and processing of related data must comply with the relevant laws, regulations, and standards of the relevant countries and regions.

[0061] To enable any person skilled in the art to implement and use this application, the following description is provided. In this description, details are set forth for purposes of explanation. It should be understood that those skilled in the art will recognize that this application can be implemented without using these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and processes will not be described in detail to avoid obscuring the description of this application with unnecessary detail. Therefore, this application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is consistent with the broadest scope of the principles and features disclosed in this application.

[0062] This application provides a defrosting method, apparatus, refrigerator, and computer-readable storage medium, which are described in detail below.

[0063] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a defrosting system provided in an embodiment of this application. The defrosting system may include a refrigerator 100 and a storage device 200. The storage device 200 can store image data of the air vent received by a corresponding image sensor and can transmit the image data to the refrigerator 100. Figure 1 The refrigerator 100 can obtain the control program and image data corresponding to the defrosting method stored in the storage device 200 to execute the defrosting method in this application.

[0064] In this embodiment of the application, the storage device 200 may include, but is not limited to, mobile storage devices, cloud storage devices, local storage devices, etc.

[0065] In the embodiments of this application, the refrigerator 100 and the storage device 200 can communicate through any communication method, including but not limited to mobile communication based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), or computer network communication based on the TCP / IP Protocol Suite (TCP / IP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

[0066] It should be noted that, Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the defrosting system shown is merely an example. The defrosting system and scenarios described in this application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of this application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in this application. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of defrosting systems and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0067] like Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart of one embodiment of the defrosting method in this application. The method is applied to a refrigerator, which includes a freezing evaporator and a refrigeration evaporator, and specifically includes the following steps 201-202:

[0068] 201. If the refrigerator is confirmed to be in defrost mode, defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0069] In this embodiment, determining whether the refrigerator has entered defrost mode may include detecting the current temperature of the freezer or refrigerator compartment. If the current temperature of the freezer or refrigerator compartment is lower than a set temperature threshold, it can be determined that the current compartment is prone to frost buildup, and defrost mode can be entered at this time. Specifically, this embodiment does not limit the scope of the invention.

[0070] Once the refrigerator enters defrost mode, the internal heating device heats up, and a fan blows the heated air onto the evaporator to defrost it.

[0071] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the refrigerator may include two food storage spaces: a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment. A freezer evaporator is disposed around the perimeter of the freezer compartment. When the condensing medium flows into the freezer evaporator, it absorbs heat and vaporizes inside, carrying away heat to cool the freezer compartment. Similarly, a refrigerator evaporator is disposed around the perimeter of the refrigerator compartment. When the condensing medium flows into the refrigerator evaporator, it absorbs heat and vaporizes inside, thus cooling the refrigerator compartment.

[0072] 202. If the freezer evaporator reaches the preset temperature threshold, open the refrigerator's air vent to allow the hot air generated during the defrosting process of the freezer evaporator to circulate to the refrigerator evaporator for defrosting.

[0073] In this embodiment, after defrosting the evaporator begins, the refrigeration damper can be opened when the temperature of the evaporator rises to a certain preset temperature, such as 0 degrees Celsius. The reason for opening the refrigeration damper is that when the temperature of the evaporator reaches 0 degrees Celsius, the frost on the evaporator may not be completely eliminated, but the temperature of the evaporator has definitely risen. Opening the refrigeration damper at this time allows warm air from around the evaporator to circulate to the evaporator, thereby accelerating the melting of the frost. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the refrigeration damper can be located between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment. When the refrigeration damper is open, air exchange can occur between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment.

[0074] The defrosting method provided in this application involves opening the refrigeration air damper between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment after the temperature of the freezer evaporator rises to a certain level during defrosting. This allows the hot air generated during defrosting to circulate to the refrigerator evaporator, thereby accelerating the defrosting process and shortening the defrosting time of the refrigerator evaporator.

[0075] To better implement the embodiments of this application, in one embodiment, defrosting of the refrigerated evaporator includes:

[0076] Turn off the refrigerator compressor; turn off the refrigerator's freezer fan; turn off the refrigerator's air vents; turn on the refrigerator's heating element to defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0077] The above embodiments provide an implementation method for defrosting the freezer evaporator by activating the heating device. To further improve the defrosting efficiency of the freezer evaporator, the refrigerator compressor can be turned off during the defrosting process, preventing it from performing cooling operations. Simultaneously, turning off the refrigerator's refrigeration fan and refrigerator air damper prevents the refrigeration fan from blowing air heated by the heating device to other locations, such as the refrigerator compartment, thereby reducing the heating efficiency of the freezer evaporator. It should be noted that in this embodiment, turning off the refrigerator compressor, the refrigeration fan, and the refrigerator air damper can improve the defrosting efficiency of the freezer evaporator.

[0078] To better implement the embodiments of this application, in one embodiment, the refrigerator's refrigeration door is opened to allow hot air generated during defrosting of the freezer evaporator to circulate to the refrigeration evaporator for defrosting, including:

[0079] Open the refrigerator's cooling door and turn on the refrigerator's freezer fan to allow the hot air generated during the defrosting process of the freezer evaporator to circulate more quickly to the refrigerator evaporator, thus defrosting it.

[0080] The above embodiments provide a method for defrosting the refrigeration evaporator when only the refrigeration damper is opened. To further accelerate the melting of frost on the refrigeration evaporator, this embodiment can open the refrigeration fan and the refrigeration damper, allowing the residual heat from the refrigeration evaporator to reach the refrigeration evaporator more quickly, thereby accelerating the melting of frost on the refrigeration evaporator.

[0081] To better implement the embodiments of this application, in one embodiment of this application, after defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes:

[0082] If the freezer evaporator reaches the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator does not, turn off the refrigerator's heating device and continue to monitor the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator. If the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator rises and reaches the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, close the refrigerator damper and turn off the freezer fan to end the defrost mode. If the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator is not rising, turn off the freezer fan until the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator rises and reaches the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, then close the refrigerator damper to end the defrost mode.

[0083] The above embodiments provide a method for defrosting by utilizing the waste heat of the refrigerated evaporator to heat the refrigerated evaporator. However, in reality, while the refrigerated evaporator is being heated for defrosting, the refrigerated evaporator is not being heated. Therefore, the refrigerated evaporator typically reaches its defrost exit temperature later than the refrigerated evaporator. Therefore, in this embodiment, if the refrigerated evaporator reaches its defrost exit temperature but the refrigerated evaporator has not, the heating device can be turned off first. At this time, since the refrigerated damper is already open; or the refrigeration fan is already on, the temperature of the refrigerated evaporator will gradually rise until it reaches its defrost exit temperature. At this point, the refrigeration fan and refrigerated damper can be turned off, and the defrosting mode can be ended. If the temperature of the refrigerated evaporator is not rising, it indicates that the waste heat of the refrigerated evaporator has cooled down after being blown by the refrigeration fan. In this case, the refrigeration fan can be turned off first, allowing the waste heat of the refrigerated evaporator to gradually heat the refrigerated evaporator. Afterwards, once the temperature of the refrigeration evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature, close the refrigeration damper and exit the defrost mode.

[0084] To better implement the embodiments of this application, in one embodiment of this application, after defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes:

[0085] If the freezer evaporator has not reached the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator has reached the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, close the refrigerator air damper and turn off the freezer fan; if the freezer evaporator has reached the freezer defrost exit temperature, turn off the refrigerator's heating device to end the defrost mode.

[0086] The above embodiment illustrates a scheme where the freezer evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature first, followed by the refrigerator evaporator. However, a special case exists in reality: the user may leave the refrigerator door open and forget to close it. In this case, the refrigerator evaporator comes into contact with room temperature, and its defrosting time may be faster than that of the freezer evaporator. In other words, in this situation, the defrosting time of the freezer evaporator is longer than that of the refrigerator evaporator. If this situation occurs, the freezer fan and refrigerator damper can be turned off, keeping the hot air only around the freezer evaporator and preventing hot air from flowing into the refrigerator evaporator, thus accelerating the defrosting process of the freezer evaporator. When the temperature of the freezer evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature, the heating device can be turned off and the defrost mode can be exited.

[0087] To better implement the embodiments of this application, in one embodiment of this application, the method further includes the following before defrosting the freeze evaporator:

[0088] Determine the frost condition of the freezer evaporator; based on the frost condition, determine whether the refrigerator should enter defrost mode.

[0089] The above embodiments provide an implementation method for determining whether a refrigerator has entered defrost mode based on temperature. This application also provides a scheme for determining whether a refrigerator has entered defrost mode based on time. For example, in this application embodiment, a timer can be set inside the refrigerator to record the total running time from startup to the current moment. If the total running time exceeds a set time threshold, it can be determined that the frost buildup on the freezer evaporator is severe, and defrost mode can be entered at this time. It should be noted that the time threshold in this application embodiment can be determined based on user feedback on refrigerator use and relevant actual data; the specific implementation of this application does not limit the time threshold.

[0090] To better implement the embodiments of this application, in one embodiment of this application, determining the frosting condition of the evaporator includes:

[0091] Acquire image data of the evaporator; determine the frosting condition of the evaporator based on the image data.

[0092] The above embodiments provide a solution for determining whether the freezer evaporator is frosted by means of time, temperature, etc. However, the freezer evaporator may not frost even at low temperatures or over a long period of time. In this case, if the refrigerator enters defrost mode, the cooling effect will decrease, and the food preservation ability will be reduced. Therefore, to avoid this situation, this application embodiment provides an image recognition method to determine whether the freezer evaporator is frosted. In this application embodiment, an image sensor can be installed at an appropriate location inside the refrigerator to obtain image data of the freezer evaporator.

[0093] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this application, the image detection model used to detect whether the evaporator is frosted can be any type of image detection model that has been trained, and the specific embodiments of this application are not limited. For example, when the image detection model needs to detect whether the evaporator is icing or frosted, during the training phase, a large number of images of the evaporator with added icing or frost can be fed into the image detection model for training, so as to help the image detection model to identify the features of frost or ice on the evaporator, so that in the subsequent model application phase, the image detection model can detect whether the evaporator is icing or frosted based on the real-time acquired image data.

[0094] To better implement the defrosting method in the embodiments of this application, a defrosting device is also provided in the embodiments of this application. This device is applied to a refrigerator, which includes a freezing evaporator and a refrigeration evaporator, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the device 300 includes:

[0095] The first defrosting module 301 is used to defrost the freezer evaporator if it is determined that the refrigerator has entered the defrosting mode.

[0096] The second defrosting module 302 is used to open the refrigerator's cold air door if the freezer evaporator reaches a preset temperature threshold, so that the hot air generated during the defrosting of the freezer evaporator can circulate to the cold air evaporator to defrost it.

[0097] The defrosting device provided in this application, when defrosting the refrigeration evaporator through the first defrosting module 301, after the temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises to a certain level, the second defrosting module 302 can open the refrigeration air damper between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment, so that the hot air generated by defrosting can circulate to the refrigeration evaporator, thereby accelerating the defrosting process of the refrigeration evaporator and shortening the defrosting time of the refrigeration evaporator.

[0098] In some embodiments of this application, the first defrosting module 301 is specifically used for:

[0099] Turn off the refrigerator compressor;

[0100] Turn off the refrigerator's freezer fan;

[0101] Close the refrigerator's cooling door;

[0102] Turn on the refrigerator's heating element to defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0103] In some embodiments of this application, the second defrosting module 302 is specifically used for:

[0104] Open the refrigerator's cooling door and turn on the refrigerator's freezer fan to allow the hot air generated during the defrosting process of the freezer evaporator to circulate more quickly to the refrigerator evaporator, thus defrosting it.

[0105] In some embodiments of this application, the second defrosting module 302 is further configured to:

[0106] If the freezer evaporator reaches the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator does not reach the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, turn off the refrigerator's heating device and continue to monitor the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator.

[0107] If the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator rises and reaches the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, close the refrigerator damper and turn off the refrigeration fan to end the defrost mode;

[0108] If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator is not rising, turn off the refrigeration fan until the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrosting exit temperature, then close the refrigeration damper to end the defrosting mode.

[0109] In some embodiments of this application, the second defrosting module 302 is further configured to:

[0110] If the freezer evaporator has not reached the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator has reached the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, close the refrigerator damper and turn off the freezer fan.

[0111] If the freezer evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature, the refrigerator's heating device will be turned off to end the defrost mode.

[0112] In some embodiments of this application, the defrosting device further includes a defrosting determination module, which is specifically used for:

[0113] Determine the frosting condition of the evaporator;

[0114] Determine whether the refrigerator has entered defrost mode based on the amount of frost buildup.

[0115] In some embodiments of this application, the defrosting determination module is further used for:

[0116] Acquire image data of the freeze evaporator;

[0117] Based on the image data, determine the frosting condition of the evaporator.

[0118] This application also provides a refrigerator, which includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. The processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the defrosting method according to any one of the embodiments of this application. This refrigerator integrates any defrosting method provided in the embodiments of this application, such as... Figure 4 As shown, it illustrates a structural schematic diagram of the refrigerator involved in an embodiment of this application. Specifically:

[0119] The refrigerator may include components such as a processor 401 with one or more processing cores, a memory 402 with one or more computer-readable storage media, a power supply 403, and an input unit 404. Those skilled in the art will understand that... Figure 4 The refrigerator structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the refrigerator and may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements. Wherein:

[0120] The processor 401 is the control center of the refrigerator. It connects to various parts of the refrigerator via various interfaces and lines. By running or executing software programs and / or modules stored in the memory 402, and by calling data stored in the memory 402, it performs various functions and processes data, thereby providing overall monitoring of the refrigerator. Optionally, the processor 401 may include one or more processing cores. The processor 401 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. Preferably, the processor 401 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor mainly handles the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 401.

[0121] The memory 402 can be used to store software programs and modules. The processor 401 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 402. The memory 402 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store the operating system, application programs required for at least one function (such as sound playback function, image playback function, etc.), etc.; the data storage area may store data created based on the use of the refrigerator, etc. In addition, the memory 402 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device. Accordingly, the memory 402 may also include a memory controller to provide the processor 401 with access to the memory 402.

[0122] The refrigerator also includes a power supply 403 that supplies power to the various components. Preferably, the power supply 403 can be logically connected to the processor 401 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The power supply 403 may also include one or more DC or AC power supplies, a recharging system, a power fault detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator, or any other components.

[0123] The refrigerator may also include an input unit 404, which can be used to receive input digital or character information, and generate keyboard, joystick, optical or trackball signal inputs related to user settings and function control.

[0124] Although not shown, the refrigerator may also include a display unit, etc., which will not be described in detail here. Specifically, in this embodiment, the processor 401 in the refrigerator loads the executable files corresponding to the processes of one or more application programs into the memory 402 according to the following instructions, and the processor 401 runs the application programs stored in the memory 402 to realize various functions, such as:

[0125] If you determine that the refrigerator has entered defrost mode, defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0126] If the freezer evaporator reaches the preset temperature threshold, open the refrigerator's air vent to allow the hot air generated during the defrosting process to circulate to the refrigerator evaporator for defrosting.

[0127] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments can be performed by instructions, or by instructions controlling related hardware. These instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and loaded and executed by a processor.

[0128] Therefore, embodiments of this application provide a computer-readable storage medium, which may include: read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc. A computer program is stored thereon, and the computer program is loaded by a processor to execute the steps in any of the defrosting methods provided in embodiments of this application. For example, the computer program loaded by the processor can execute the following steps:

[0129] If you determine that the refrigerator has entered defrost mode, defrost the freezer evaporator.

[0130] If the freezer evaporator reaches the preset temperature threshold, open the refrigerator's air vent to allow the hot air generated during the defrosting process to circulate to the refrigerator evaporator for defrosting.

[0131] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the detailed descriptions of other embodiments above, which will not be repeated here.

[0132] In practice, each of the above units or structures can be implemented as an independent entity or can be arbitrarily combined to be implemented as the same or several entities. For the specific implementation of each of the above units or structures, please refer to the previous method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0133] For details on the implementation of each of the above operations, please refer to the previous examples, which will not be repeated here.

[0134] The defrosting method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of this application have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this application. The description of the above embodiments is only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this application. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the ideas of this application. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this application.

Claims

1. A defrosting method, characterized in that, Applied to a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a freezing evaporator for cooling the freezer compartment and a refrigeration evaporator for cooling the refrigerator compartment, the method includes: If it is determined that the refrigerator has entered defrost mode, the freezer evaporator is defrosted; If the freezer evaporator reaches a preset temperature threshold, the refrigerator's refrigeration damper is opened, allowing the hot air generated during the defrosting process of the freezer evaporator to circulate to the refrigeration evaporator for defrosting.

2. The defrosting method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The defrosting of the evaporator includes: Turn off the refrigerator's compressor; Turn off the freezer fan of the refrigerator; Close the refrigerator's cooling door; Turn on the refrigerator's heating device to defrost the freezer evaporator.

3. The defrosting method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Opening the refrigerator's refrigeration door to allow hot air generated during defrosting of the freezer evaporator to circulate to the refrigeration evaporator for defrosting includes: Open the refrigerator's refrigeration door and turn on the refrigerator's freezer fan to accelerate the flow of hot air generated during the defrosting of the freezer evaporator to the refrigeration evaporator, thereby defrosting the refrigeration evaporator.

4. The defrosting method according to claim 3, characterized in that, After defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes: If the freezer evaporator reaches the freezer defrost exit temperature but the refrigerator evaporator does not reach the refrigerator defrost exit temperature, turn off the refrigerator's heating device and continue to monitor the current temperature of the refrigerator evaporator. If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrosting exit temperature, the refrigeration damper and the refrigeration fan are closed to end the defrosting mode. If the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator is not rising, the refrigeration fan is turned off until the current temperature of the refrigeration evaporator rises and reaches the defrost exit temperature, at which point the refrigeration damper is closed to end the defrost mode.

5. The defrosting method according to claim 3, characterized in that, After defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes: If the refrigeration evaporator has not reached the defrosting exit temperature and the refrigeration evaporator has reached the defrosting exit temperature, close the refrigeration damper and turn off the refrigeration fan; If the evaporator reaches the defrost exit temperature, the refrigerator's heating device is turned off to end the defrost mode.

6. The defrosting method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before defrosting the refrigerated evaporator, the method further includes: Determine the frosting condition of the evaporator; Based on the frost condition, determine whether the refrigerator has entered defrost mode.

7. The defrosting method according to claim 6, characterized in that, Determining the frosting condition of the evaporator includes: Acquire image data of the refrigeration evaporator; Based on the image data, the frosting condition of the freeze evaporator is determined.

8. A defrosting device, characterized in that, An apparatus applied to a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a freezing evaporator for cooling the freezer compartment and a refrigeration evaporator for cooling the refrigerator compartment, the apparatus comprising: The first defrosting module is used to defrost the freezer evaporator if it is determined that the refrigerator has entered the defrosting mode. The second defrosting module is used to open the refrigerator's refrigeration damper when the freezer evaporator reaches a preset temperature threshold, so that the hot air generated during the defrosting of the freezer evaporator can circulate to the refrigeration evaporator to defrost it.

9. A refrigerator, characterized in that, The refrigerator includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the processor executing the computer program to implement the steps of the defrosting method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that is executed by a processor to implement the steps of the defrosting method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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