Method and device for controlling air conditioner and air conditioner

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and device for controlling an air conditioner and the air conditioner. The method comprises the steps that an avoiding area corresponding to air conditioning air output by the air conditioner is obtained, wherein the avoiding area is determined according to at least one of an area of smoke in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner and an area of flames of kitchen stoves; control data corresponding to the avoiding area are determined, wherein the control data are used for controlling at least one of the swing angle and the wind power of an air deflector of the air conditioner; and the air conditioner is controlled through the control data, so that air conditioner wind output by the air conditioner avoids the avoiding area. The scheme provided by the invention aims to solve the technical problem of low working efficiency of specific kitchen utensils in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of electrical equipment, and more specifically, to a method and device for controlling an air conditioner and the air conditioner. Background Art

[0002] The swing angle and wind force of the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner can be adjusted according to actual needs. For example, in the hot summer, the cool air output by the air conditioner is widely used in home and office environments, wherein the air outlet direction of the air conditioner can be fixed or swing back and forth; when the cool air output by the air conditioner is directly directed at the human body, it often causes discomfort to the user, especially the elderly or infants, or users with weak constitutions, who need to avoid direct blowing of the cool air from the air conditioner. Therefore, the range of the swing angle can be controlled to avoid direct blowing on the above-mentioned groups of people.

[0003] With the increase in the application scenarios of air conditioners, simply avoiding specific groups of people can no longer meet the application scenario needs of air conditioners. The conditioned wind output by the air conditioner will deteriorate the working environment of other equipment in the application scenario and affect the working effect of the equipment. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and device for controlling an air conditioner and an air conditioner, aiming to solve the technical problem of low working efficiency of specific kitchen appliances in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for controlling an air conditioner, comprising:

[0006] Obtaining a avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of a smoke area in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner and a flame area of ​​a kitchen stove;

[0007] Determining control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner;

[0008] The air conditioner is controlled by using the control data so that the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner avoids the avoidance area.

[0009] Preferably, the avoidance area is detected by an airflow detection device, wherein the distance between the airflow sensor and the stove eye of the kitchen stove is less than a set distance, or is located on a side of the kitchen smoke exhaust device adjacent to the kitchen stove.

[0010] Preferably, the area of ​​the smoke is determined by using a displacement sensor in the airflow detection device to detect the drifting direction of the smoke under the action of the kitchen smoke exhaust equipment;

[0011] The flame area is detected by using a millimeter wave radar or an infrared detector in an airflow detection device.

[0012] Preferably, the control data includes at least one of first control sub-data and second control sub-data;

[0013] Wherein, the determining of the control data corresponding to the avoidance area includes:

[0014] When the distribution area corresponding to the drifting direction of the smoke overlaps with the area corresponding to the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner, first control sub-data for controlling the swing angle is generated;

[0015] When the fire output is unstable in the area where the flame is detected, second control sub-data for controlling the wind force is generated.

[0016] Preferably, the blowing range corresponding to the swing angle in the first control sub-data and the avoidance area corresponding to the smoke area at least partially do not overlap;

[0017] The second control sub-data is used to reduce the wind force of the air conditioner.

[0018] Preferably, the control data further includes third control sub-data;

[0019] The method further comprises:

[0020] When the fire output is unstable in the area where the flame is detected and the swinging state of the flame satisfies the preset swinging condition, the third control sub-data for controlling the swinging angle is generated.

[0021] Preferably, the third control sub-data is used to control the blowing range corresponding to the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner and the avoidance area corresponding to the flame area to at least partially not overlap.

[0022] Preferably, the swinging state of the flame is determined by detecting the airflow velocity of the flame using an airflow sensor in an airflow detection device.

[0023] Preferably, the generating of the third control sub-data for controlling the swing angle includes:

[0024] Determine the swing coefficient corresponding to the current airflow velocity of the flame to obtain the current swing coefficient;

[0025] According to the preset corresponding relationship between the swing coefficient and the swing angle, the swing angle corresponding to the current swing coefficient is determined to obtain the third control sub-data.

[0026] A device for controlling an air conditioner, comprising:

[0027] an acquisition module, configured to acquire an avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of the areas of smoke and flames of a kitchen stove in the deployment space where the air conditioner is located;

[0028] A determination module, configured to determine control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle and a wind force of the air guide plate of the air conditioner;

[0029] The control module is configured to control the air conditioner using the control data so that the air-conditioned air output by the air conditioner avoids the avoidance area.

[0030] A storage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the method described above when running.

[0031] An electronic device comprises a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the method described above.

[0032] An air conditioner comprises the electronic device mentioned above.

[0033] In the technical solution of the present invention, an avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner is obtained, wherein the avoidance area is determined based on at least one of an area of ​​smoke and an area of ​​flame of a kitchen stove in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner; control data corresponding to the avoidance area is determined, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner, and the control data is output so that the air conditioner controls the wind force according to the control data, thereby ensuring that specific kitchen appliances in the use space corresponding to the air conditioner have a suitable working environment and that the specific kitchen appliances have a good working effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0035] Figure 1 A flow chart of a method for controlling an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the deployment of equipment in a kitchen space provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the deployment position of the airflow detection device 40 in the kitchen space;

[0038] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Another schematic diagram of the deployment position of the airflow detection device 40 in the kitchen space is shown;

[0039] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a device for controlling an air conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clear, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other arbitrarily without conflict.

[0041] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0042] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0043] In addition, in the present invention, descriptions such as "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0044] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "fixation", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixation" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that ordinary technicians in the field can implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0046] In the process of implementing this application, it was found that the prior art has the following problems:

[0047] In the kitchen space, the air conditioner is usually installed on the kitchen ceiling. During the air conditioner output wind, if the kitchen utensils used in the cooking process produce substances that are easily affected by the wind, the substances will be diffused or unstable under the influence of the wind, which will deteriorate the working environment of the specific kitchen utensils and affect the working effect of the kitchen utensils. Therefore, how to enable kitchen utensils to operate in a suitable working environment is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0048] Based on the above analysis, the present application embodiment proposes the following solutions, including:

[0049] Figure 1 Flow chart of a method for controlling an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0050] Step 101, obtaining a avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of a smoke area in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner and a flame area of ​​a kitchen stove;

[0051] Specifically, the air conditioner has multiple working modes, each of which has its own wind force control method.

[0052] The working mode can be conventional working modes such as heating mode, cooling mode, dehumidification mode and sleep mode, and can also have new working modes such as air supply mode and automatic mode, among which:

[0053] The air supply mode of the air conditioner is when the indoor fan is supplying air, which is similar to the function of an ordinary fan and its main function is to increase the flow of indoor air. When the air conditioner is operating in the air supply mode, the compressor does not run, but only the rotation of the indoor fan makes the indoor air circulate in the room, thereby driving the air flow and assisting the convection movement of the air;

[0054] The automatic mode of the air conditioner refers to the mode in which the air conditioner automatically adjusts the temperature. That is, the air conditioner will make appropriate adjustments based on the temperature feedback obtained from monitoring, automatically select cooling mode or heating mode, and automatically maintain the ambient temperature of the air-conditioned room at the most suitable ambient temperature for the human body.

[0055] In actual applications, the air guide device in the air conditioner in each working mode can have different swing angles to control the output direction of wind force, and different wind force intensities can be used to control the wind force of the output air-conditioning wind.

[0056] Among them, the usage space corresponding to the air conditioner can be the space covered by the air-conditioned air output from the air outlet of the air conditioner.

[0057] Specifically, the use space corresponding to the air conditioner can be determined according to the room structure of the indoor house and the deployment position of the air conditioner. For example, if the air conditioner is installed in the kitchen, the corresponding use space is the kitchen space.

[0058] The avoidance area is an area to which the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner cannot blow.

[0059] In the prior art, the avoidance area is determined according to the position of the human body, that is, the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner needs to avoid the human body to avoid blowing directly on the person, thereby improving the comfort of the human body.

[0060] Different from the prior art, the avoidance area in the present application is determined based on at least one of the area of ​​smoke and the area of ​​flame of the kitchen stove.

[0061] The smoke may be fumes generated during cooking, such as smoke generated during the heating of food using gas or electric heating equipment or charcoal, wherein the electric heating equipment may be an induction cooker, an electric baking pan, an electric baking pan, etc.

[0062] Among them, the kitchen stove can be a gas stove.

[0063] Specifically, a large amount of oil smoke is generated during the process of heating food. If the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner passes through the distribution area of ​​oil smoke, the air-conditioning wind will blow away the oil smoke, causing the range hood to be unable to gather and absorb the smoke, so that the oil smoke processed by the range hood is dispersed, and the kitchen is prone to smoky conditions. Such a working environment is not conducive to the exhaust operation of the range hood, and reduces the working efficiency of the range hood.

[0064] When cooking with a gas stove, if the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner is too strong, the flame of the gas stove will swing back and forth, which will reduce the fire power of the gas stove and reduce the efficiency of fire use. Therefore, the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner needs to avoid the smoke area and the flame area of ​​the kitchen stove, so as to ensure that the range hood or gas stove can work in a more suitable working environment.

[0065] Furthermore, in the kitchen space, the smoke area and the flame area are usually fixed, and the above areas can be measured and recorded in advance.

[0066] After detecting the wind speed output by the air conditioner, the current avoidance area is determined by judging whether there is smoke or flame in the kitchen space.

[0067] Specifically, if there is smoke in the kitchen space, the avoidance area is determined according to the area of ​​the smoke; if there is flame in the kitchen space, the avoidance area is determined according to the area of ​​the flame.

[0068] Step 102, determining control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner;

[0069] The control data is used to control the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner so as not to affect the working environment of the specific kitchen appliance in the avoidance area, so that the specific kitchen appliance can work in a suitable working environment.

[0070] Taking the range hood described above as an example, the control data can be used to control the air conditioner's wind angle to not cover the area of ​​​​the smoke, thereby preventing the smoke from being blown away, so that the smoke can be gathered together as much as possible, providing a suitable working environment for the range hood to exhaust smoke, and ensuring that the smoke extractor can complete the smoke treatment in time. Taking the gas stove described above as an example, the control data can be used to control the air conditioner's wind force to be less than the preset threshold, so that the swing amplitude of the flame becomes smaller, providing a suitable working environment for the gas stove to output the flame, ensuring the stability of the gas stove's firepower, and thus improving the efficiency of fire use.

[0071] Step 103, controlling the air conditioner using the control data;

[0072] By outputting the control data, the air conditioner controls the wind force according to the control data, thereby ensuring that the specific kitchen appliances in the use space corresponding to the air conditioner have a suitable working environment and ensure that the specific kitchen appliances have good working effects.

[0073] The method provided in the embodiment of the present application obtains an avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined based on at least one of an area of ​​smoke and an area of ​​flame of a kitchen stove in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner; determines control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner, and outputs the control data so that the air conditioner controls the wind force according to the control data, thereby ensuring that specific kitchen appliances in the use space corresponding to the air conditioner have a suitable working environment and that the specific kitchen appliances have a good working effect.

[0074] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the deployment of equipment in the kitchen space provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 2As shown, an air conditioner 10, a kitchen exhaust device 20 and a kitchen stove 30 are deployed in the kitchen space; wherein:

[0075] The air conditioner 10 can be installed on the ceiling in the kitchen;

[0076] The kitchen smoke exhaust device 20 may be a range hood or a device with an integrated smoke exhaust function;

[0077] The kitchen stove 30 is located below the kitchen fume exhaust device 20. When the flame output by the kitchen stove 30 heats the cooking utensils, the generated fumes float upwards, and the kitchen fume exhaust device 20 exhausts the fumes under the action of the wind force generated by itself.

[0078] exist Figure 2 In the application scenario shown, the avoidance area can be detected by the airflow detection device 40 .

[0079] Among them, the airflow detection device 40, also known as the air cube, can display the cumulative flow, instantaneous flow, pressure and temperature, and can detect various physical quantities such as gas displacement, force, speed, temperature, flow, gas composition, etc.

[0080] Figure 3 for Figure 2 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the deployment position of the airflow detection device 40 in the kitchen space. Figure 3 As shown, the airflow detection device 40 is located around the kitchen stove 30, wherein the distance between the airflow detection device 40 and the stove eye of the kitchen stove 30 is less than the set distance. Specifically, it can be placed on the operating table where the kitchen stove 40 is located, so that the top of the airflow detection device 40 is higher than the top of the kitchen stove 30 and lower than the top of the kitchen smoke exhaust device 20, so that smoke and flame can be detected.

[0081] When the airflow detection device 40 is actually placed, it should be avoided as much as possible that there are no obstructions between the kitchen smoke exhaust equipment 20 and the airflow detection device 40 and between the kitchen stove 30 and the airflow detection device 40 to ensure the detection accuracy of the airflow detection device 40.

[0082] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Another schematic diagram of the deployment position of the airflow detection device 40 in the kitchen space is shown. Figure 4 As shown, the airflow detection device 40 is located on a side of the kitchen smoke exhaust device 20 adjacent to the kitchen stove 30 .

[0083] The airflow detection device 40 may be attached to the kitchen smoke exhaust device 20 .

[0084] Since the airflow detection device 40 is located between the kitchen smoke exhaust device 20 and the kitchen stove 30 , it is convenient to detect the smoke distributed between the kitchen smoke exhaust device 20 and the kitchen stove 30 .

[0085] When the airflow detection device 40 is actually placed, it is best to avoid the cooking utensils placed on the kitchen stove 30 blocking the airflow detection device 40 so that the flame of the kitchen stove 30 can be detected.

[0086] In an exemplary embodiment, when the airflow detection device 40 is used to detect the area of ​​smoke, the displacement sensor in the airflow detection device 40 can be used to detect the drifting direction of the smoke.

[0087] Furthermore, when the kitchen smoke exhaust device 20 performs the smoke exhaust operation, the drifting direction of the smoke can be detected to determine the area of ​​the smoke.

[0088] Wherein, under the effect of the wind force generated by the kitchen smoke exhaust device 30, the smoke will gather and automatically float upward.

[0089] Specifically, the airflow detection device 40 is provided with a laser, which uses the laser to emit red laser, which reaches the surface of the object to be measured through a converging lens, forms an object light point, and generates diffusely reflected light. The diffusely reflected light is imaged on the photosensitive surface of the camera through a receiving lens to form a phase light point. When the object to be measured moves, the object light point changes at the same time, and the corresponding phase light point also changes, so that the displacement change of the object to be measured during the moving process can be detected.

[0090] When smoke is generated during the cooking process, the generated smoke is used as the object to be measured. The above method can accurately measure the displacement change of the smoke in a non-contact manner, so as to obtain the area of ​​the smoke by using the displacement change of the smoke.

[0091] The airflow detection device 40 may send the displacement change information detected to the server, and the server calculates the smoke area and obtains the calculation result from the server to determine the avoidance area corresponding to the smoke area.

[0092] In practical applications, the area with the highest smoke concentration in the smoke area can be used as the avoidance area according to the needs of use; or, all areas corresponding to the smoke area can be used as the avoidance area; or, the smoke area and the possible diffusion area corresponding to the smoke area can be used as the avoidance area.

[0093] In an exemplary embodiment, when the airflow detection device 40 is used to detect the flame area, the millimeter wave radar or infrared detector in the airflow detection device 40 can be used for detection.

[0094] Since the kitchen stove 40 is usually deployed at a fixed position, the area of ​​the flame output by the kitchen stove 40 is also fixed. Therefore, the focus of the detection by the millimeter wave radar or infrared detector is whether the flame is swaying, so as to determine whether the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner causes the fire to be unstable.

[0095] For example, the millimeter wave radar can detect the stable state of the flame based on the echo signal by sending a transmission signal and receiving an echo signal generated after the flame reflects the transmission signal.

[0096] In an exemplary embodiment, the control data may include at least one of first control sub-data corresponding to an avoidance area determined according to an area of ​​smoke and second control sub-data corresponding to an avoidance area determined according to an area of ​​flame;

[0097] In one implementation, when determining smoke in a use space of the air conditioner, it is determined whether a distribution area corresponding to the drifting direction of the smoke overlaps with an area corresponding to a swing angle of an air guide plate of the air conditioner;

[0098] If there is overlap, it means that the air-conditioning wind outputted by the current swing angle will blow away the smoke, causing the smoke to spread. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner to avoid blowing away the smoke. In the above case, the first control sub-data is generated, wherein the first control sub-data is used to control the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner so that the blowing range determined by the swing angle in the first control sub-data can avoid passing through the smoke area as much as possible.

[0099] Further, the blowing range determined by the swing angle in the first control sub-data overlaps with a part of the avoidance area corresponding to the smoke area, and does not overlap with another part of the avoidance area corresponding to the smoke area. Alternatively, the blowing range determined by the swing angle in the first control sub-data does not overlap with the avoidance area corresponding to the smoke area at all.

[0100] When the blowing range and the avoidance area at least partially do not overlap, the probability of smoke being blown away can be reduced, thereby facilitating the kitchen smoke exhaust equipment to handle the smoke.

[0101] Specifically, if the air conditioner swings up and down, the swing angle required for the smoke avoidance area is determined according to the top and bottom positions of the avoidance area. If the air conditioner swings left and right, the swing angle required for the smoke avoidance area is determined according to the two side positions of the avoidance area.

[0102] In another implementation, when determining the flame in the use space of the air conditioner, it is determined whether the fire output of the kitchen stove in the area of ​​the flame is stable;

[0103] If the fire output is unstable, it means that the current air conditioning wind force is too strong, causing the flame to swing back and forth, affecting the efficiency of fire use; therefore, the wind force of the air conditioner needs to be adjusted to ensure stable flame output. In the above case, the second control sub-data is generated, wherein the second control sub-data is used to control the wind force.

[0104] Furthermore, the second control sub-data is used to reduce the wind force of the air conditioner so that the fire output of the kitchen stove tends to be stable.

[0105] Since the wind force of the air conditioning wind is reduced, the wind force blowing toward the flame is reduced, so that the flame can be output more stably and the fire power output tends to be stable.

[0106] Specifically, in different kitchen spaces, the deployment location of the air conditioner and the distance between the air conditioner and the kitchen stove are different. The maximum wind force corresponding to the flame stability state can be detected in advance, and the wind force required for stable fire output can be determined based on the obtained maximum wind force.

[0107] Optionally, the control data further includes third control sub-data corresponding to an avoidance area determined for the flame area;

[0108] Specifically, when the fire output is unstable in the area where the flame is detected, it can also be judged whether the fire output instability is very serious according to the swing state of the flame. If the fire output instability is very serious, it means that only controlling the wind force can no longer quickly control the stable fire output. Therefore, it is necessary to control the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner. In the above case, the third control sub-data is generated, wherein the third control sub-data is used to control the swing angle to avoid blowing the flame of the kitchen stove.

[0109] Among them, whether the instability of firepower output is very serious can be determined by judging whether the swing state of the flame meets the preset swing condition.

[0110] Specifically, if the swinging state of the flame satisfies the swinging condition, it means that the instability of the firepower output is very serious; otherwise, it means that the instability of the firepower output is not very serious.

[0111] Furthermore, the third control sub-data is used to control the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner to be within a target range, wherein the target range is determined according to the angle required when the swing state of the flame does not satisfy the swing condition.

[0112] Further, the blowing range determined by the swing angle in the third control sub-data overlaps with a part of the avoidance area corresponding to the flame area, and does not overlap with another part of the avoidance area corresponding to the flame area. Alternatively, the blowing range determined by the swing angle in the third control sub-data does not overlap with the avoidance area corresponding to the flame area.

[0113] When the blowing range and the avoidance area at least partially do not overlap, the probability of the flame being blown can be reduced, and the firepower efficiency can be effectively guaranteed.

[0114] In an exemplary embodiment, an airflow detection device may be used to detect the swinging state of the flame.

[0115] Specifically, the airflow detection device may be equipped with an airflow sensor to determine the swing state of the flame by the airflow velocity of the flame output by the kitchen stove.

[0116] If the detected air flow velocity is too large, it means that the flame is currently swinging very frequently; if the detected air flow velocity is within a reasonable range, it means that the flame is currently relatively stable and there is no need to adjust the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner.

[0117] Among them, the corresponding relationship between the airflow velocity and the swing state of the flame can be obtained through actual measurement, and the reasonable size of the airflow velocity can be determined.

[0118] In an exemplary embodiment, the third control sub-data may be obtained in the following manner, including:

[0119] Determine the current swing coefficient according to the current air flow velocity of the flame;

[0120] Specifically, the adjustment coefficient may be preset, and the current swing coefficient may be obtained by calculating the product of the adjustment coefficient and the air flow velocity;

[0121] The adjustment coefficient may be a number greater than 0 and less than 1. In practical applications, the value of the adjustment coefficient may be changed according to the actual application situation.

[0122] In one implementation, the value of the adjustment coefficient may be set to 0.75.

[0123] The flame swing coefficient A is obtained by the following method, including:

[0124] A=S*0.75; where S is the air flow velocity in meters per second.

[0125] According to a preset corresponding relationship, determine the swing angle corresponding to the current swing coefficient to obtain the third control sub-data, wherein the corresponding relationship records the swing angle corresponding to each swing coefficient;

[0126] Specifically, when the swing coefficient is greater than a preset threshold, the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner can be adjusted. The larger the swing coefficient, the greater the impact of the corresponding air conditioning wind on the flame; conversely, the smaller the swing coefficient, the less impact of the corresponding air conditioning wind on the flame.

[0127] For example, if the swing coefficient is greater than 1, it means that the air conditioning wind has a certain degree of influence on the flame; if the swing coefficient is greater than 1.5, it means that the air conditioning wind has a serious influence on the flame.

[0128] From the above analysis, it can be known that the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of the smoke area and the flame area of ​​the kitchen stove, and the control data corresponding to the avoidance area is determined to control at least one of the swing angle of the air guide plate and the wind force of the air conditioner, and then the control data is output. By outputting the control data, the air conditioner controls the wind force according to the control data, thereby ensuring that the specific kitchen appliances in the use space corresponding to the air conditioner have a suitable working environment and that the specific kitchen appliances have a good working effect.

[0129] Figure 5 The schematic diagram of the structure of the device for controlling the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 As shown, the device comprises:

[0130] An acquisition module 501 is configured to acquire an avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of the areas of smoke and flames of a kitchen stove in the deployment space where the air conditioner is located;

[0131] Specifically, the air conditioner has multiple working modes, each of which has its own wind force control method.

[0132] The working mode can be conventional working modes such as heating mode, cooling mode, dehumidification mode and sleep mode, and can also have new working modes such as air supply mode and automatic mode, among which:

[0133] The air supply mode of the air conditioner is when the indoor fan is supplying air, which is similar to the function of an ordinary fan and its main function is to increase the flow of indoor air. When the air conditioner is operating in the air supply mode, the compressor does not run, but only the rotation of the indoor fan makes the indoor air circulate in the room, thereby driving the air flow and assisting the convection movement of the air;

[0134] The automatic mode of the air conditioner refers to the mode in which the air conditioner automatically adjusts the temperature. That is, the air conditioner will make appropriate adjustments based on the temperature feedback obtained from monitoring, automatically select cooling mode or heating mode, and automatically maintain the ambient temperature of the air-conditioned room at the most suitable ambient temperature for the human body.

[0135] In actual applications, the air guide device in the air conditioner in each working mode can have different swing angles to control the output direction of wind force, and different wind force intensities can be used to control the wind force of the output air-conditioning wind.

[0136] Among them, the usage space corresponding to the air conditioner can be the space covered by the air-conditioned air output from the air outlet of the air conditioner.

[0137] Specifically, the use space corresponding to the air conditioner can be determined according to the room structure of the indoor house and the deployment position of the air conditioner. For example, if the air conditioner is installed in the kitchen, the corresponding use space is the kitchen space.

[0138] The avoidance area is an area to which the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner cannot blow.

[0139] In the prior art, the avoidance area is determined according to the position of the human body, that is, the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner needs to avoid the human body to avoid blowing directly on the person, thereby improving the comfort of the human body.

[0140] Different from the prior art, the avoidance area in the present application is determined based on at least one of the area of ​​smoke and the area of ​​flame of the kitchen stove.

[0141] The smoke may be fumes generated during cooking, such as smoke generated during the heating of food using gas or electric heating equipment or charcoal, wherein the electric heating equipment may be an induction cooker, an electric baking pan, an electric baking pan, etc.

[0142] Among them, the kitchen stove can be a gas stove.

[0143] Specifically, a large amount of oil smoke is generated during the process of heating food. If the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner passes through the distribution area of ​​oil smoke, the air-conditioning wind will blow away the oil smoke, causing the range hood to be unable to gather and absorb the smoke, so that the oil smoke processed by the range hood is dispersed, and the kitchen is prone to smoky conditions. Such a working environment is not conducive to the exhaust operation of the range hood, and reduces the working efficiency of the range hood.

[0144] When cooking with a gas stove, if the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner is too strong, the flame of the gas stove will swing back and forth, which will reduce the fire power of the gas stove and reduce the efficiency of fire use. Therefore, the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner needs to avoid the smoke area and the flame area of ​​the kitchen stove, so as to ensure that the range hood or gas stove can work in a more suitable working environment.

[0145] Furthermore, in the kitchen space, the smoke area and the flame area are usually fixed, and the above areas can be measured and recorded in advance.

[0146] After detecting the wind speed output by the air conditioner, the current avoidance area is determined by judging whether there is smoke or flame in the kitchen space.

[0147] Specifically, if there is smoke in the kitchen space, the avoidance area is determined according to the area of ​​the smoke; if there is flame in the kitchen space, the avoidance area is determined according to the area of ​​the flame.

[0148] A determination module 502, connected to the acquisition module 501, configured to determine control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner;

[0149] The control data is used to control the air conditioning wind output by the air conditioner so as not to affect the working environment of the equipment in the avoidance area, so that the equipment can work in a suitable working environment.

[0150] Taking the range hood described above as an example, the control data can be used to control the air conditioner's wind angle to not cover the area of ​​​​the smoke, thereby preventing the smoke from being blown away, so that the smoke can be gathered together as much as possible, providing a suitable working environment for the range hood to exhaust smoke, and ensuring that the smoke extractor can complete the smoke treatment in time. Taking the gas stove described above as an example, the control data can be used to control the air conditioner's wind force to be less than the preset threshold, so that the swing amplitude of the flame becomes smaller, providing a suitable working environment for the gas stove to output the flame, ensuring the stability of the gas stove's firepower, and thus improving the efficiency of fire use.

[0151] The control module 503 is connected to the determination module 502 and is configured to control the air conditioner using the control data.

[0152] By outputting the control data, the air conditioner controls the wind force according to the control data, ensuring that the equipment in the use space corresponding to the air conditioner has a suitable working environment and ensures that the equipment has a good working effect.

[0153] The device provided in the embodiment of the present application obtains an avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined based on at least one of an area of ​​smoke and an area of ​​flame of a kitchen stove in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner; determines control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner, and outputs the control data so that the air conditioner controls the wind force according to the control data, thereby ensuring that specific kitchen appliances in the use space corresponding to the air conditioner have a suitable working environment and that the specific kitchen appliances have a good working effect.

[0154] An embodiment of the present invention provides a storage medium storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed, any of the above methods can be executed.

[0155] An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor can execute any of the above methods when running the computer program in the memory.

[0156] The electronic device can be integrated into an air cube or a mobile terminal as an application for controlling an air conditioner.

[0157] An embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioner, which is used to implement the electronic device mentioned above.

[0158] The electronic device can be arranged in the air conditioner as an independent module, or integrated into the processor of the air conditioner, and is used to control at least one of the swing angle of the air guide plate and the wind force of the air conditioner.

[0159] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an air conditioner, characterized in that: include: Obtaining a avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of a smoke area in a use space corresponding to the air conditioner and a flame area of ​​a kitchen stove; Determining control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle of an air guide plate and a wind force of the air conditioner; The air conditioner is controlled by using the control data so that the air-conditioned wind output by the air conditioner avoids the avoidance area.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The avoidance area is detected by an airflow detection device, wherein the distance between the airflow sensor and the stove eye of the kitchen stove is less than a set distance, or is located on a side of the kitchen smoke exhaust device adjacent to the kitchen stove.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The area of ​​the smoke is determined by using a displacement sensor in the airflow detection device to detect the drifting direction of the smoke under the action of the kitchen smoke exhaust device; The flame area is detected by using a millimeter wave radar or an infrared detector in an airflow detection device.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control data includes at least one of first control sub-data and second control sub-data; Wherein, the determining of the control data corresponding to the avoidance area includes: When the distribution area corresponding to the drifting direction of the smoke overlaps with the area corresponding to the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner, first control sub-data for controlling the swing angle is generated; When the fire output is unstable in the area where the flame is detected, second control sub-data for controlling the wind force is generated.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The blowing range corresponding to the swing angle in the first control sub-data and the avoidance area corresponding to the smoke area at least partially do not overlap; The second control sub-data is used to reduce the wind force of the air conditioner.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control data also includes third control sub-data; The method further comprises: When the fire output is unstable in the area where the flame is detected and the swinging state of the flame satisfies the preset swinging condition, the third control sub-data for controlling the swinging angle is generated.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third control sub-data is used to control the blowing range corresponding to the swing angle of the air guide plate of the air conditioner and the avoidance area corresponding to the flame area to at least partially not overlap.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that: The swinging state of the flame is determined by detecting the airflow velocity of the flame using an airflow sensor in the airflow detection device.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The generating of the third control sub-data for controlling the swing angle comprises: Determine the swing coefficient corresponding to the current airflow velocity of the flame to obtain the current swing coefficient; According to the preset corresponding relationship between the swing coefficient and the swing angle, the swing angle corresponding to the current swing coefficient is determined to obtain the third control sub-data.

10. A device for controlling an air conditioner, characterized in that: include: an acquisition module, configured to acquire an avoidance area corresponding to the air-conditioning wind output by the air conditioner, wherein the avoidance area is determined according to at least one of the areas of smoke and flames of a kitchen stove in the deployment space where the air conditioner is located; A determination module, configured to determine control data corresponding to the avoidance area, wherein the control data is used to control at least one of a swing angle and a wind force of the air guide plate of the air conditioner; The control module is configured to control the air conditioner using the control data so that the air-conditioned air output by the air conditioner avoids the avoidance area.

11. A storage medium, characterized in that: The storage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 when executed.

12. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, characterized in that: A computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

13. An air conditioner, characterized in that: Comprising the electronic device as claimed in claim 12.

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