Energy consumption determination method and device of water heater, electronic equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The invention discloses an energy consumption determination method and device of a water heater, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining use demand parameters of the water heater of a user, and determining candidate water heaters according to the use demand parameters; determining the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters and the use demand parameters of the candidate water heater; and generating energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters, and sending the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that a user of the user terminal determines a target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information. According to the technical scheme, service personnel do not need to obtain (purchase) the water heater recommended to the user, the user can autonomously determine the target water heater meeting the energy consumption requirement from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information, the labor cost of the service personnel of a water heater obtaining place and the time cost of the user are saved, and the user experience is improved. And better water heater obtaining experience is brought to a user.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to household appliance control technology, and in particular to a method, device, electronic equipment and storage medium for determining energy consumption of a water heater. Background Art

[0002] Currently, when a user obtains a water heater at a water heater acquisition site, the service personnel at the water heater acquisition site need to estimate the energy consumption of the water heater (for example, bathing time, amount of hot water, and insulation power consumption) based on the user's needs for the water heater and combined with the water heater usage experience, and then recommend a water heater with lower energy consumption to the user. However, the energy consumption of the water heater estimated by the service personnel based on the water heater usage experience is not accurate enough, which results in the water heater recommended to the user not meeting the user's energy consumption requirements for the water heater, bringing the user a poor water heater acquisition experience. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a method, device, electronic device and storage medium for determining the energy consumption of a water heater. It eliminates the need for service personnel to recommend a water heater to a water heater acquisition (purchase) user, and enables the user to independently determine a target water heater that meets the energy consumption requirements from candidate water heaters based on energy consumption information, thereby saving the manpower cost of service personnel at the water heater acquisition site and the time cost of the user, and bringing the user a better water heater acquisition experience.

[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for determining energy consumption of a water heater is provided, the method comprising:

[0005] Obtaining a user's water heater usage requirement parameter, and determining a candidate water heater according to the usage requirement parameter;

[0006] determining the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters;

[0007] generating energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater;

[0008] The energy consumption information is sent to a user terminal, so that a user of the user terminal determines a target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

[0009] According to another aspect of the present invention, a device for determining energy consumption of a water heater is provided, the device comprising:

[0010] A first determination module is used to obtain a user's water heater usage requirement parameter and determine a candidate water heater according to the usage requirement parameter;

[0011] A second determination module, configured to determine the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters;

[0012] An information generating module, configured to generate energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater;

[0013] The information sending module is used to send the energy consumption information to a user terminal, so that a user of the user terminal can determine a target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, an electronic device is provided, the electronic device comprising:

[0015] at least one processor; and

[0016] a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein,

[0017] The memory stores a computer program executable by the at least one processor, and the computer program is executed by the at least one processor so that the at least one processor can execute the energy consumption determination method for the water heater described in any embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the computer instructions are used to enable a processor to implement the method for determining energy consumption of a water heater described in any embodiment of the present invention when executed.

[0019] The technical solution of the present invention obtains the usage demand parameters of the user's water heater and determines the candidate water heaters according to the usage demand parameters; determines the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters according to the parameters of the candidate water heaters and the usage demand parameters; generates energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters; and sends the energy consumption information to the user terminal so that the user of the user terminal determines the target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information. That is, the technical solution of the present invention obtains the usage demand parameters of the user's water heater, and determines the candidate water heaters according to the usage demand parameters, and then quickly and accurately determines the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters according to the parameters of the candidate water heaters and the usage demand parameters, so as to solve the problem that the energy consumption of the water heater estimated by the service personnel based on the water heater usage experience is not accurate enough, and generates energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater, and sends the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that the user of the terminal can determine the target water heater that meets the user's energy consumption requirements for the water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information, without the need for the service personnel to obtain (purchase) the water heater and recommend the water heater to the user, so that the user can independently determine the target water heater that meets the energy consumption requirements from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information, thereby saving the manpower cost of the service personnel at the water heater acquisition site and the time cost of the user, and bringing the user a better water heater acquisition experience.

[0020] It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present invention, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Other features of the present invention will become easily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments 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 these drawings without creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic flow chart of a method for determining energy consumption of a water heater provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 Another schematic flow chart of a method for determining energy consumption of a water heater provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a method for determining energy consumption of a water heater provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a method for determining energy consumption of a water heater provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the scheme of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings 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 should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0029] Figure 1 The present invention provides a flow chart of a method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be executed by a device for determining the energy consumption of a water heater. The device for determining the energy consumption of a water heater can be implemented in the form of hardware and / or software. The device for determining the energy consumption of a water heater can be configured in an electronic device, such as a computer or a server. Figure 1 As shown, the method may specifically include the following steps:

[0030] S101, obtaining a user's water heater usage requirement parameter, and determining a candidate water heater according to the usage requirement parameter.

[0031] The usage demand parameter may be understood as the demand parameter when the user uses the water heater; and the candidate water heater may be understood as the water heater determined according to the usage demand parameter.

[0032] In an optional implementation, the parameter information may be queried according to the usage demand parameters to obtain the candidate water heaters, wherein the parameter information may include the candidate water heaters corresponding to the respective usage demand parameters.

[0033] Optionally, the usage demand parameters of each water heater and the corresponding water heater can be stored in the parameter information in advance. In this way, when determining the energy consumption of the water heater, the corresponding candidate water heater can be quickly obtained by querying the parameter information based on each usage demand parameter, thereby improving the speed and accuracy of determining the energy consumption of the water heater and increasing the intelligence of the water heater.

[0034] For example, the user's usage demand parameters for the water heater may include the number of water users f1, the average water consumption e and the hot water temperature t1. In the parameter information, the usage demand parameters corresponding to the candidate water heater A include: the number of water users f1, the average water consumption e and the hot water temperature t1, the usage demand parameters corresponding to the candidate water heater B include: the number of water users f1, the average water consumption e and the hot water temperature t1, and the usage demand parameters corresponding to the candidate water heater C include: the number of water users f2, the average water consumption e and the hot water temperature t1. The corresponding candidate water heaters obtained by querying the parameter information based on the number of water users, the average water consumption and the hot water temperature include: water heater A and water heater B.

[0035] In another optional implementation, the candidate water heaters may be determined based on the usage demand parameter and a preset parameter interval. The preset parameter interval may be understood as a preset numerical interval of the usage demand parameter.

[0036] Specifically, it may include multiple usage demand parameters and multiple preset parameter intervals, and the corresponding preset parameter interval may be determined based on the query interval information of each usage demand parameter, and then the parameters in the preset parameter interval corresponding to each usage demand parameter may be randomly combined to obtain at least one usage demand parameter combination, and then the parameter information of each usage demand parameter in the usage demand parameter combination may be queried to obtain the corresponding candidate water heater, so that more candidate water heaters belonging to the preset parameter interval may be determined, thereby increasing the user's selectivity when determining the target water heater based on the energy consumption information of the candidate water heater, and providing a better water heater acquisition experience when the user acquires the water heater on the water heater acquisition platform. Among them, the interval information includes the preset parameter intervals corresponding to each usage demand parameter.

[0037] For example, the user's usage demand parameters for the water heater may include the number of water users being 4 and the hot water temperature being 40 degrees, the preset parameter intervals include the number of water users interval [3, 5] and the hot water temperature interval [30 degrees, 41 degrees], the number of water users corresponding to the number of water users interval being [3, 5], and the hot water temperature corresponding to the hot water temperature being 40 degrees is [30 degrees, 41 degrees]. In the parameter information, the usage demand parameters corresponding to the candidate water heater A include: the number of water users being 3 and the hot water temperature being 40 degrees, the usage demand parameters corresponding to the candidate water heater B include: the number of water users being 4 and the hot water temperature being 39 degrees, and the usage demand parameters corresponding to the candidate water heater C include: the number of water users being 3 and the hot water temperature being 42 degrees.

[0038] According to the query interval information of the number of water users, the corresponding number interval [3, 5] is obtained, and according to the query interval information of the hot water temperature interval, the hot water temperature interval [30 degrees, 41 degrees] is obtained; after obtaining the number interval corresponding to the number of water users and the hot water temperature interval corresponding to the hot water temperature, the number of people in the number interval (3, 4, 5) and the temperature in the hot water temperature interval (39 degrees, 40 degrees and 41 degrees) can be randomly combined to obtain a usage demand parameter combination. For example, the usage demand parameter combination may include:

[0039] (The number of water users is 3 and the hot water temperature is 40 degrees), (The number of water users is 4 and the hot water temperature is 39 degrees), and then query the parameter information according to each usage demand parameter in the usage demand parameter combination, and obtain the corresponding candidate water heaters including: water heater A and water heater B.

[0040] S102, determining the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters.

[0041] Among them, energy consumption can be understood as the resource consumption of the water heater, and energy consumption can include direct energy consumption and indirect energy consumption. Direct energy consumption can be understood as the resource consumption directly determined according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters, and indirect energy consumption can be understood as the resource consumption determined according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater.

[0042] In an optional implementation, the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater may be determined based on the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters; and then the indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater may be determined based on the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater.

[0043] Specifically, direct energy consumption may include required heating power, heating time and hot water volume. The use demand parameters may also include bathing temperature, pipeline loss, use time and use location. The parameters of the candidate water heater may include water heater capacity and heating power. The cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the use location and use time may be determined based on the use location and use time. The heating time may be determined based on the heating power, cold water temperature and hot water temperature. The required heating power may be determined based on the cold water temperature, number of users, average water consumption, hot water temperature, heating time and pipeline loss. The hot water volume may be determined based on the water heater capacity, cold water temperature, hot water temperature and bathing temperature. Among them, the heating power may be understood as the power of the candidate water heater when heating. The required heating power may be understood as the power consumed by the candidate water heater when heating according to the use demand parameters.

[0044] Furthermore, the cold water temperature information can be queried according to the usage location and usage time to obtain the cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the usage location and usage time. The cold water temperature information includes the cold water temperature of the candidate water heater corresponding to each usage location and usage time.

[0045] For example, the use location is L, the use time is T, and the cold water temperature information is queried based on the use location L and the use time T, and the cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the use location and the use time is t0.

[0046] The volume of the water heater is v, the heating power is q, the hot water temperature is t1, the cold water temperature is t0, and the heating time is Th. Substitute the volume of the water heater v, the heating power q, the hot water temperature t1, and the cold water temperature t0 into the heating time calculation formula to calculate the heating time. The heating time calculation formula is as follows:

[0047]

[0048] Among them, 4.18 is the water consumption constant.

[0049] The required heating power is Q, the average water consumption is e, the hot water temperature is t1, the cold water temperature is t0, and the pipeline loss is j. Substitute the average water consumption e, hot water temperature t1, cold water temperature t0, pipeline loss j and heating time Th into the required heating power calculation formula to calculate the required heating power. The required heating power calculation formula is as follows:

[0050]

[0051] The bathing temperature is tb, and the hot water volume is C. Substitute the bathing temperature tb, hot water temperature t1, cold water temperature t0, and water heater volume v into the hot water volume calculation formula to calculate the hot water volume. The hot water volume calculation formula is as follows:

[0052] CV*(t1-t0) / (tb-t0).

[0053] Then, the indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater is determined according to the direct energy consumption (heating time Th, required heating power Q, hot water volume C) and the parameters of the candidate water heater.

[0054] S103: Generate energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters.

[0055] In an optional implementation, energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters is generated according to the direct energy consumption and indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heaters.

[0056] For example, the energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters is generated according to the direct energy consumption (heating time Th, required heating power Q, and hot water volume C) and indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heaters.

[0057] S104: Send the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal determines the target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

[0058] For example, energy consumption information (heating time Th, required heating power Q, hot water volume C and indirect energy consumption) can be sent to the mini program of the user terminal bound to the water heater through the mini program, so that the user of the user terminal can determine the target water heater from the candidate water heaters based on the energy consumption information.

[0059] Optionally, when there are multiple candidate water heaters, the energy consumption of each candidate water heater can be sorted according to the energy consumption type to obtain the sorted energy consumption information of each candidate water heater, and the sorted energy consumption information of each candidate water heater can be sent to a user terminal bound to the water heater, so that the user of the user terminal can determine the target water heater from the candidate water heaters based on the sorted energy consumption information.

[0060] For example, the candidate water heaters include water heater A and water heater B. The energy consumption of water heater A includes: required heating power Q1 and heating time Th1. The energy consumption of water heater B includes: required heating power Q2 and heating time Th2. Among them, Q1<Q2, Th1>Th2, the required heating power in the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters is sorted in ascending order to obtain the first sorted energy consumption information, as shown in Table 1 below:

[0061] Table 1

[0062] Required heating power Heating time Water Heater A Q1 Th1 Water Heater B Q2 Th2

[0063] The heating time in the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters is sorted in ascending order to obtain the second sorted energy consumption information, as shown in the following Table 2:

[0064] Table 2

[0065] Required heating power Heating time Water Heater B Q2 Th2 Water Heater A Q1 Th1

[0066] The first ranking energy consumption information and the second ranking energy consumption information are determined as the ranking energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters, and the ranking energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters (water heater A and water heater B) is sent to the user terminal bound to the water heater. If the user pays more attention to obtaining a water heater with a smaller required heating power, the user can clearly know from Table 1 that water heater A is the water heater with the smallest required heating power. If the user pays more attention to obtaining a water heater with the shortest heating time, the user can clearly know from Table 2 that water heater B is the water heater with the shortest heating time. This can provide users with more intuitive and clear ranking energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters, so that users of the user terminal can determine the target water heater more quickly and accurately from the candidate water heaters according to the ranking energy consumption information, thereby providing users with a better water heater acquisition experience.

[0067] In this embodiment, the usage demand parameters of the user's water heater are obtained, and candidate water heaters are determined based on the usage demand parameters. Then, the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters is quickly and accurately determined based on the parameters of the candidate water heaters and the usage demand parameters, so as to solve the problem that the energy consumption of the water heater estimated by the service personnel based on the experience of using the water heater is not accurate enough. The energy consumption information of the candidate water heater is generated based on the energy consumption of the candidate water heater, and the energy consumption information is sent to the user terminal, so that the user of the terminal can determine the target water heater that meets the user's energy consumption requirements for the water heater from the candidate water heaters based on the energy consumption information. There is no need for the service personnel to recommend the water heater to the water heater acquisition (purchase) user, so that the user can independently determine the target water heater that meets the energy consumption requirements from the candidate water heaters based on the energy consumption information, thereby saving the manpower cost of the service personnel at the water heater acquisition site and the time cost of the user, and bringing the user a better water heater acquisition experience.

[0068] Figure 2 Another flow chart of the method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 As shown, the method may include the following steps:

[0069] S201, obtaining the user's water heater usage requirement parameters, querying parameter information according to the usage requirement parameters to obtain candidate water heaters, the parameter information including the candidate water heaters corresponding to the respective usage requirement parameters.

[0070] S202: Determine the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters.

[0071] S203: Determine the indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater.

[0072] Among them, the parameters of the candidate water heaters also include the insulation energy consumption coefficient.

[0073] In an optional implementation, the bathing time is determined based on the amount of hot water and the capacity of the water heater; the heating power consumption is determined based on the heating power and the heating time; and the insulation power consumption is determined based on the capacity of the water heater and the insulation energy consumption coefficient.

[0074] For example, the amount of hot water is C, the volume of the water heater is v, and the bathing time is Tx. Substitute the amount of hot water C and the volume of the water heater v into the bathing time calculation formula to calculate the bathing time. The bathing time calculation formula is as follows:

[0075] Tx=C / v.

[0076] The heating power is q, the heating time is Th, and the heating power consumption is Qh. Substitute the heating power q and the heating time Th into the heating power consumption calculation formula to calculate the heating power consumption. The heating power consumption calculation formula is as follows:

[0077]

[0078] The insulation energy consumption coefficient is ε, and the insulation power consumption is Qp. Substitute the water heater volume v and the insulation energy consumption coefficient into the insulation power consumption calculation formula to calculate the insulation power consumption. The insulation power consumption calculation formula is as follows:

[0079] Qp=(0.015*C+0.8)E.

[0080] S204: Generate energy consumption information of the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters.

[0081] For example, energy consumption information of the candidate water heater is generated according to the direct energy consumption (heating time Th, required heating power Q, hot water volume C) and indirect energy consumption (bathing time Th, heating power consumption Qp, insulation power consumption Qp) of the candidate water heater.

[0082] S205: Send the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal determines the target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

[0083] In this embodiment, the usage demand parameters of the user's water heater are obtained, and candidate water heaters are determined based on the usage demand parameters. Then, the energy consumption of the candidate water heaters is quickly and accurately determined based on the parameters of the candidate water heaters and the usage demand parameters, so as to solve the problem that the energy consumption of the water heater estimated by the service personnel based on the experience of using the water heater is not accurate enough. The energy consumption information of the candidate water heater is generated based on the energy consumption of the candidate water heater, and the energy consumption information is sent to the user terminal, so that the user of the terminal can determine the target water heater that meets the user's energy consumption requirements for the water heater from the candidate water heaters based on the energy consumption information. There is no need for the service personnel to recommend the water heater to the water heater acquisition (purchase) user, so that the user can independently determine the target water heater that meets the energy consumption requirements from the candidate water heaters based on the energy consumption information, thereby saving the manpower cost of the service personnel at the water heater acquisition site and the time cost of the user, and bringing the user a better water heater acquisition experience.

[0084] In some embodiments, before obtaining the user's water heater usage requirement parameters, it may also include: displaying recommended water heater information, so that the user determines whether to view the recommended water heater energy consumption information based on the recommended water heater information; when the user decides to view the recommended water heater energy consumption information, obtaining the recommended water heater energy consumption information, and sending the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal determines the target water heater from the recommended water heaters based on the energy consumption information. In this way, water heaters with lower energy consumption can be recommended to the user in advance without the user having to input usage requirement parameters. The user can directly determine the target water heater from the recommended water heaters more quickly based on the energy consumption information, saving the user's time cost, providing the user with a more convenient water heater acquisition experience, and increasing the convenience of the user in acquiring the water heater.

[0085] The following is a detailed description of the method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater provided in this embodiment with a specific example. Figure 3 As shown, the user enters the water heater acquisition place, and the service personnel at the water heater acquisition place can share the water heater acquisition applet on the user terminal. When the user enters the water heater acquisition applet installed on the terminal through the water heater acquisition applet entrance, the recommended water heater information is displayed, so that the user can determine whether to view the recommended water heater energy consumption information based on the recommended water heater information; when the user decides to view the recommended water heater energy consumption information, the energy consumption information of the recommended water heater is obtained, and the energy consumption information is sent to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal can determine the target water heater from the recommended water heaters based on the energy consumption information.

[0086] When the user decides not to view the energy consumption information of the recommended water heater, a usage requirement parameter input interface is displayed, so that the user can input the usage requirement parameters, obtain the usage requirement parameters of the user's water heater, and determine the candidate water heaters according to the usage requirement parameters; determine the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage requirement parameters, and determine the indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater; generate energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater; send the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal can determine the target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information, so that there is no need for service personnel to obtain (purchase) the user's recommended water heater from the water heater, and the service personnel only needs to share the water heater acquisition applet on the user terminal, so that the user can independently determine the target water heater that meets the energy consumption requirements from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information through the user terminal, saving the manpower cost of the service personnel at the water heater acquisition site and the time cost of the user, and bringing the user a better water heater acquisition experience.

[0087] Figure 4 The present invention is a schematic diagram of a structure of a device for determining energy consumption of a water heater provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The device is suitable for executing a method for determining energy consumption of a water heater provided in the present invention. Figure 4 As shown, the device may specifically include:

[0088] The first determination module 401 is used to obtain the user's water heater usage requirement parameters and determine the candidate water heaters according to the usage requirement parameters;

[0089] A second determination module 402 is used to determine the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameter;

[0090] An information generating module 403 is used to generate energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater;

[0091] The information sending module 404 is used to send the energy consumption information to a user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal can determine a target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

[0092] Optionally, the energy consumption includes direct energy consumption and indirect energy consumption, and the second determining module 402 is specifically configured to:

[0093] Determining the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters;

[0094] The indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater is determined according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater.

[0095] Optionally, the direct energy consumption includes required heating power, heating time and hot water volume, the usage demand parameters include the number of water users, average water consumption, hot water temperature, bathing temperature, pipeline loss, usage time and usage location, and the parameters of the candidate water heater include water heater volume and heating power. The second determination module 402 determines the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters, including:

[0096] determining, based on the use location and the use time, a cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the use location and the use time;

[0097] Determining the heating time according to the heating power, the cold water temperature, and the hot water temperature;

[0098] Determine the required heating power according to the cold water temperature, the number of users, the average water consumption, the hot water temperature, the heating time and the pipeline loss;

[0099] The amount of hot water is determined according to the capacity of the water heater, the cold water temperature, the hot water temperature and the bathing temperature.

[0100] Optionally, the second determination module 402 determines the cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used according to the use location and the use time, including:

[0101] The cold water temperature information is queried according to the usage location and the usage time to obtain the cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the usage location and the usage time, wherein the cold water temperature information includes the cold water temperature of the candidate water heater corresponding to each usage location and usage time.

[0102] Optionally, the indirect energy consumption includes bathing time, heating power consumption and insulation power consumption, and the parameters of the candidate water heater also include insulation energy consumption coefficient. The second determination module 402 determines the indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater, including:

[0103] Determining the bathing time according to the amount of hot water and the capacity of the water heater;

[0104] Determining the heating power consumption according to the heating power and the heating time;

[0105] The thermal insulation power consumption is determined according to the volume of the water heater and the thermal insulation energy consumption coefficient.

[0106] Optionally, the first determination module 401 determines a candidate water heater according to the usage demand parameter, including:

[0107] The candidate water heaters are obtained by querying parameter information according to the usage demand parameters, and the parameter information includes the candidate water heaters corresponding to the respective usage demand parameters.

[0108] Furthermore, the device also includes:

[0109] An information display module, used to display recommended water heater information, so that the user can determine whether to view the recommended water heater energy consumption information according to the recommended water heater information;

[0110] The information acquisition module is used to acquire the energy consumption information of the recommended water heater when the user decides to view the energy consumption information of the recommended water heater, and send the energy consumption information to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal determines the target water heater from the recommended water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

[0111] The energy consumption determination method for a water heater provided in this embodiment can execute the energy consumption determination method for a water heater provided in any embodiment of the present invention, and has the corresponding functional modules and beneficial effects of the execution method.

[0112] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a computer system 10 of an electronic device that can be used to implement an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The electronic device is intended to represent various forms of digital computers, such as laptop computers, desktop computers, workstations, personal digital assistants, servers, blade servers, mainframe computers, and other suitable computers. The electronic device can also represent various forms of mobile devices, such as personal digital processing, cellular phones, smart phones, wearable devices (such as helmets, glasses, watches, etc.) and other similar computing devices. The components shown herein, their connections and relationships, and their functions are merely examples and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention described and / or required herein.

[0113] like Figure 5 As shown, the computer system 10 includes at least one processor 11, and a memory connected to the at least one processor 11, such as a read-only memory (ROM) 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, etc., wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be executed by at least one processor, and the processor 11 can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to the computer program stored in the read-only memory (ROM) 12 or the computer program loaded from the storage unit 18 to the random access memory (RAM) 13. In the RAM 13, various programs and data required for the operation of the computer system 10 can also be stored. The processor 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13 are connected to each other through a bus 14. An input / output (I / O) interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14.

[0114] A number of components in the computer system 10 are connected to the I / O interface 15, including: an input unit 16, such as a keyboard, a mouse, etc.; an output unit 17, such as various types of displays, speakers, etc.; a storage unit 18, such as a disk, an optical disk, etc.; and a communication unit 19, such as a network card, a modem, a wireless communication transceiver, etc. The communication unit 19 allows the computer system 10 to exchange information / data with other devices through a computer network such as the Internet and / or various telecommunication networks.

[0115] The processor 11 may be a variety of general and / or special processing components with processing and computing capabilities. Some examples of the processor 11 include, but are not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), various special artificial intelligence (AI) computing chips, various processors running machine learning model algorithms, a digital signal processor (DSP), and any appropriate processor, controller, microcontroller, etc. The processor 11 executes the various methods and processes described above, such as a method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater.

[0116] In some embodiments, the method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater may be implemented as a computer program, which is tangibly contained in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a storage unit 18. In some embodiments, part or all of the computer program may be loaded and / or installed on the computer system 10 via the ROM 12 and / or the communication unit 19. When the computer program is loaded into the RAM 13 and executed by the processor 11, one or more steps of the method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater described above may be performed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the processor 11 may be configured to execute the method for determining the energy consumption of a water heater in any other appropriate manner (e.g., by means of firmware).

[0117] Various implementations of the systems and techniques described above herein can be implemented in digital electronic circuit systems, integrated circuit systems, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application specific standard products (ASSPs), systems on chips (SOCs), load programmable logic devices (CPLDs), computer hardware, firmware, software, and / or combinations thereof. These various implementations can include: being implemented in one or more computer programs that can be executed and / or interpreted on a programmable system including at least one programmable processor, which can be a special purpose or general purpose programmable processor that can receive data and instructions from a storage system, at least one input device, and at least one output device, and transmit data and instructions to the storage system, the at least one input device, and the at least one output device.

[0118] Computer programs for implementing the methods of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These computer programs may be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, so that when the computer program is executed by the processor, the functions / operations specified in the flow chart and / or block diagram are implemented. The computer program may be executed entirely on the machine, partially on the machine, partially on the machine and partially on a remote machine as a stand-alone software package, or entirely on a remote machine or server.

[0119] In the context of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium may be a tangible medium that may contain or store a computer program for use by or in combination with an instruction execution system, device or equipment. A computer-readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor systems, devices or equipment, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. Alternatively, a computer-readable storage medium may be a machine-readable signal medium. A more specific example of a machine-readable storage medium may include an electrical connection based on one or more lines, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0120] To provide interaction with a user, the systems and techniques described herein may be implemented on an electronic device having: a display device (e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor) for displaying information to the user; and a keyboard and a pointing device (e.g., a mouse or trackball) through which the user can provide input to the electronic device. Other types of devices may also be used to provide interaction with the user; for example, the feedback provided to the user may be any form of sensory feedback (e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback); and input from the user may be received in any form (including acoustic input, voice input, or tactile input).

[0121] The systems and techniques described herein may be implemented in a computing system that includes backend components (e.g., as a data server), or a computing system that includes middleware components (e.g., an application server), or a computing system that includes frontend components (e.g., a user computer with a graphical user interface or a web browser through which a user can interact with implementations of the systems and techniques described herein), or a computing system that includes any combination of such backend components, middleware components, or frontend components. The components of the system may be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include: a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a blockchain network, and the Internet.

[0122] A computing system may include a client and a server. The client and the server are generally remote from each other and usually interact through a communication network. The client and server relationship is generated by computer programs running on the corresponding computers and having a client-server relationship with each other. The server may be a cloud server, also known as a cloud computing server or cloud host, which is a host product in the cloud computing service system to solve the defects of difficult management and weak business scalability in traditional physical hosts and VPS services.

[0123] It should be understood that the various forms of processes shown above can be used to reorder, add or delete steps. For example, the steps described in the present invention can be executed in parallel, sequentially or in different orders, as long as the desired results of the technical solution of the present invention can be achieved, and this document does not limit this.

[0124] The above specific implementations do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions can be made according to design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent substitution and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for determining energy consumption of a water heater, characterized in that: The method comprises: Obtaining a user's water heater usage requirement parameter, and determining a candidate water heater according to the usage requirement parameter; determining the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters; generating energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater; The energy consumption information is sent to a user terminal, so that a user of the user terminal determines a target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The energy consumption includes direct energy consumption and indirect energy consumption. The determining the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters includes: Determining the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters; The indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater is determined according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The direct energy consumption includes required heating power, heating time and hot water volume, the usage demand parameters include the number of users, average water consumption, hot water temperature, bathing temperature, pipeline loss, usage time and usage location, the parameters of the candidate water heater include water heater volume and heating power, and the direct energy consumption of the candidate water heater is determined according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters, including: determining, based on the use location and the use time, a cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the use location and the use time; Determining the heating time according to the heating power, the cold water temperature, and the hot water temperature; Determine the required heating power according to the cold water temperature, the number of users, the average water consumption, the hot water temperature, the heating time and the pipeline loss; The amount of hot water is determined according to the capacity of the water heater, the cold water temperature, the hot water temperature and the bathing temperature.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The step of determining the cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used according to the use location and the use time includes: The cold water temperature information is queried according to the usage location and the usage time to obtain the cold water temperature when the candidate water heater is used at the usage location and the usage time, wherein the cold water temperature information includes the cold water temperature of the candidate water heater corresponding to each usage location and usage time.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The indirect energy consumption includes bathing time, heating power consumption and insulation power consumption. The parameters of the candidate water heater also include insulation energy consumption coefficient. The indirect energy consumption of the candidate water heater is determined according to the direct energy consumption and the parameters of the candidate water heater, including: Determining the bathing time according to the amount of hot water and the capacity of the water heater; Determining the heating power consumption according to the heating power and the heating time; The thermal insulation power consumption is determined according to the volume of the water heater and the thermal insulation energy consumption coefficient.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining of the candidate water heater according to the usage demand parameter comprises: The candidate water heaters are obtained by querying parameter information according to the usage demand parameters, and the parameter information includes the candidate water heaters corresponding to the respective usage demand parameters.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before obtaining the user's water heater usage demand parameters, it also includes: Displaying recommended water heater information so that the user can determine whether to view the recommended water heater energy consumption information according to the recommended water heater information; When the user decides to view the energy consumption information of the recommended water heaters, the energy consumption information of the recommended water heaters is obtained and sent to the user terminal, so that the user of the user terminal determines the target water heater from the recommended water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

8. A device for determining energy consumption of a water heater, characterized in that: The device comprises: A first determination module is used to obtain a user's water heater usage requirement parameter and determine a candidate water heater according to the usage requirement parameter; A second determination module, configured to determine the energy consumption of the candidate water heater according to the parameters of the candidate water heater and the usage demand parameters; An information generating module, configured to generate energy consumption information of the candidate water heater according to the energy consumption of the candidate water heater; The information sending module is used to send the energy consumption information to a user terminal, so that a user of the user terminal can determine a target water heater from the candidate water heaters according to the energy consumption information.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: at least one processor; as well as a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein, The memory stores a computer program executable by the at least one processor, and the computer program is executed by the at least one processor so that the at least one processor can perform the energy consumption determination method for the water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, characterized in that: The computer instructions are used to enable a processor to implement the method for determining energy consumption of a water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when the computer instructions are executed.

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