Ice making control method and device and ice maker

Abstract

The invention discloses an ice-making control method and device and an ice maker, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a plurality of ice-making trigger ice amounts of the ice maker, and the ice-making trigger ice amounts are used for triggering the ice maker to start different ice-making speeds; detecting the residual ice amount of the ice maker; and controlling the ice maker to make ice according to the residual ice amount and the ice making trigger ice amount. The problems that in the prior art, ice making control is not accurate enough, and the ice storage amount is too large or too small are solved, the accuracy and reasonability of ice making control are effectively improved, it is avoided that the ice storage amount is too large or too small, the energy efficiency of the ice maker is improved, and meanwhile the ice using requirement of a user is met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of ice making, and in particular to an ice making control method, an ice making device and an ice making machine. Background Art

[0002] The commonly used ice-making technology currently uses refrigeration equipment to cool the evaporating ice tray, and then controls the water pump to make the water flow through the evaporating ice tray. In a low-temperature environment, the water gradually condenses into blocks on the evaporating ice tray and finally takes shape.

[0003] The ice-making efficiency of an ice machine is certain. Usually, it takes 20 to 30 minutes to make a plate of ice. Therefore, it cannot be used immediately after it is made. Instead, it needs to be prepared in advance and placed in a storage bin for use. However, when there is too much ice stored, it not only wastes water and energy, but also easily breeds bacteria, posing a safety and health hazard. When there is too little ice stored, the waiting time for temporary ice making is long, especially for commercial ice machines, which affects production efficiency.

[0004] With regard to the problem that ice making control in related technologies is not precise enough and there is too much or too little ice storage, no effective solution has been proposed so far. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention provides an ice making control method, device and ice making machine, so as to at least solve the problems in the prior art that ice making control is not accurate enough and there is too much or too little ice storage.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, according to one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, an ice-making control method is provided, which is applied to an ice-making machine, and the method includes: obtaining an ice-making trigger ice amount of the ice-making machine, wherein the ice-making trigger ice amount includes multiple amounts for triggering the ice-making machine to start different ice-making speeds; detecting the remaining ice amount of the ice-making machine; and controlling the ice-making machine to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice-making trigger ice amount.

[0007] Furthermore, the ice-making trigger ice amount at least includes: a quick ice-making trigger ice amount and a stop ice-making trigger ice amount; the ice-making machine is controlled to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice-making trigger ice amount, including: when the remaining ice amount is less than the quick ice-making trigger ice amount, the ice-making machine is controlled to start quick ice-making; when the remaining ice amount is greater than or equal to the quick ice-making trigger ice amount and less than or equal to the stop ice-making trigger ice amount, the ice-making machine is controlled to start energy-saving ice-making; when the remaining ice amount is greater than the stop ice-making trigger ice amount, the ice-making machine is controlled to stop making ice.

[0008] Furthermore, the ice maker includes a refrigeration system, which includes at least a compressor and an electronic expansion valve; controlling the ice maker to start fast ice making includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to increase, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to increase; controlling the ice maker to start energy-saving ice making includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to decrease, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to decrease.

[0009] Furthermore, obtaining the ice making trigger ice amount of the ice maker includes: obtaining a preset value of the ice making trigger ice amount; detecting a user's current ice usage cycle, wherein the current ice usage cycle includes at least a peak period of ice usage and a trough period of ice usage; and adjusting the preset value of the ice making trigger ice amount according to the current ice usage cycle.

[0010] Further, the detecting the current ice usage cycle of the user includes: acquiring historical ice usage data of the user, predicting the corresponding relationship between the ice usage amount and time of the user according to the historical ice usage data; and determining the current ice usage cycle according to the corresponding relationship.

[0011] Furthermore, the current ice usage cycle is determined according to the corresponding relationship, including: obtaining the current single ice usage amount and the time interval to the next ice usage; calculating the ratio of the single ice usage amount and the time interval to the next ice usage to obtain the ice usage speed; judging whether the ice usage speed is greater than a first preset speed within a first consecutive preset time, and if so, determining that the current ice usage cycle is the ice usage peak period; judging whether the ice usage speed is less than a second preset speed within a second consecutive preset time, and if so, determining that the current ice usage cycle is the ice usage trough period, wherein the first preset speed is greater than the second preset speed.

[0012] Furthermore, the preset value of the ice-making trigger ice amount is adjusted according to the current ice usage cycle, including: when the current ice usage cycle is the peak period of ice usage, increasing the preset value of the ice-making trigger ice amount; when the current ice usage cycle is the low period of ice usage, reducing the preset value of the ice-making trigger ice amount.

[0013] Further, obtaining the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount includes: obtaining the duration of the ice usage peak period, the ice usage speed during the ice usage peak period, and the ice making speed during the ice usage peak period, and calculating the quick ice making triggering ice amount M1 by the following formula: Wherein, t is time, Δt1 is the duration of the ice usage peak period, v is the ice usage speed during the ice usage peak period, and v1 is the ice making speed of the rapid ice making; the duration of the ice usage trough period and the ice usage speed during the ice usage trough period are obtained, and the ice amount M2 triggered by stopping ice making is calculated by the following formula: Among them, Δt2 is the duration of the ice usage low period, v2 is the ice usage speed during the ice usage low period, and M3 is the preset ice amount.

[0014] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, an ice-making control device is provided, which is applied to an ice-making machine, and the device includes: an acquisition module, used to obtain an ice-making trigger ice amount of the ice-making machine, wherein the ice-making trigger ice amount includes multiple amounts for triggering the ice-making machine to start different ice-making speeds; a detection module, used to detect the remaining ice amount of the ice-making machine; and a control module, used to control the ice-making machine to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice-making trigger ice amount.

[0015] According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, an ice-making machine is provided, comprising the ice-making control device as described above.

[0016] According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, a storage medium containing computer executable instructions is provided. When the computer executable instructions are executed by a computer processor, the computer executable instructions are used to perform the ice making control method as described above.

[0017] In the present invention, an ice-making control scheme applied to an ice maker is provided. By setting a plurality of ice-making triggering ice amounts to trigger the ice maker to start different ice-making speeds, the remaining ice amount of the ice maker is detected during the ice-making process, and the ice-making speed to be started by the ice maker is determined according to the remaining ice amount, thereby controlling the ice maker to make ice. In the above scheme, the ice-making speed is determined according to the remaining ice amount, and different ice-making speeds are used when the remaining ice amounts are different, so that the remaining ice amount meets the ice demand of the user, and finally the ice storage amount is not too much, so as to avoid wasting water and electricity resources, and the excessive remaining ice amount leading to bacterial growth. The above scheme effectively improves the accuracy and rationality of ice-making control, improves the energy efficiency of the ice maker, and meets the ice demand of the user. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is an optional structural schematic diagram of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is an optional flow chart of an ice making control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 is an optional structural block diagram of an ice-making control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all 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.

[0022] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings, and "multiple" generally includes at least two.

[0023] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0024] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe controllers in embodiments of the present invention, these controllers should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish controllers connected to different devices. For example, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present invention, a first controller may also be referred to as a second controller, and similarly, a second controller may also be referred to as a first controller.

[0025] As used herein, the words "if" and "if" may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting", depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if it is determined" or "if (stated condition or event) is detected" may be interpreted as "when it is determined" or "in response to determining" or "when detecting (stated condition or event)" or "in response to detecting (stated condition or event)", depending on the context.

[0026] It should also be noted that the term "includes", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a commodity or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such commodity or device. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprising a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the commodity or device including the elements.

[0027] The optional embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] In a preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention, an ice making control method is provided, which can be directly applied to various ice making machines, especially commercial ice making machines. Specifically, Figure 1 An optional structural schematic diagram of the ice maker is shown, such as Figure 1 As shown, the ice making machine comprises:

[0030] Water system, the water system includes an evaporating ice tray and a water storage tray, which are used to make ice; a liquid level sensor is set in the water storage tray, and a water inlet pipe and a drain pipe are also set. The water inlet pipe is provided with a water inlet solenoid valve, and the drain pipe is provided with a drain solenoid valve. The drain pipe is also connected to the evaporating ice tray. An ice thickness sensor is set in the evaporating ice tray to detect the thickness of the ice layer. The ice thickness sensor can also be replaced by a weight sensor to detect the weight of the ice;

[0031] The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, an electronic expansion valve, a drying filter, a coil-type heat recovery section and a gas-liquid separator. A condensing fan is provided corresponding to the condenser, a stop valve is provided between the condenser and the coil-type heat recovery section, and a temperature sensor and a pressure switch are provided at the exhaust port of the compressor. An ice collection solenoid valve is provided on the pipeline between the evaporator and the condenser, and temperature sensors are provided at the refrigerant inlet and outlet of the evaporator.

[0032] Since the ice-making efficiency of the ice-making machine is fixed, it usually takes 20 to 30 minutes to make a plate of ice. Therefore, it cannot be used immediately after being made. Instead, it needs to be prepared in advance and placed in the ice storage bin for use. However, when there is too much ice, it not only wastes water and energy, but also easily breeds bacteria, posing a safety and health hazard. When there is too little ice, the waiting time for temporary ice making is long, especially for commercial ice-making machines, which affects production efficiency.

[0033] Based on the above problems, a preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention provides an ice making control method. Specifically, Figure 2 An optional flow chart of the method is shown as follows: Figure 2 As shown, the method includes the following steps S202-S206:

[0034] S202: Acquire an ice making triggering ice amount of the ice maker, wherein the ice making triggering ice amount includes multiple amounts for triggering the ice maker to start different ice making speeds;

[0035] S204: Detecting the remaining ice amount of the ice maker;

[0036] S206: Controlling the ice maker to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice making triggering ice amount.

[0037] In the above embodiment, an ice making control scheme applied to an ice maker is provided. By setting a plurality of ice making triggering ice amounts to trigger the ice maker to start different ice making speeds, the remaining ice amount of the ice maker is detected during the ice making process, and the ice making speed to start the ice maker is determined according to the remaining ice amount, thereby controlling the ice maker to make ice. In the above scheme, the ice making speed is determined according to the remaining ice amount, and different ice making speeds are used when the remaining ice amounts are different, so that the remaining ice amount meets the ice demand of the user, and finally the ice storage amount is not too much, so as to avoid wasting water and electricity resources, and the excessive remaining ice amount leading to bacterial growth. The above scheme effectively improves the accuracy and rationality of ice making control, improves the energy efficiency of the ice maker, and meets the ice demand of the user.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ice making trigger ice amount at least includes: the quick ice making trigger ice amount and the stop ice making trigger ice amount; the ice making machine is controlled to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice making trigger ice amount, including: when the remaining ice amount is less than the quick ice making trigger ice amount, the ice making machine is controlled to start quick ice making; when the remaining ice amount is greater than or equal to the quick ice making trigger ice amount and less than or equal to the stop ice making trigger ice amount, the ice making machine is controlled to start energy-saving ice making; when the remaining ice amount is greater than the stop ice making trigger ice amount, the ice making machine is controlled to stop ice making. The above different ice making trigger ice amounts can trigger different ice making methods and execute different ice making speeds. When the remaining ice amount is less than the quick ice-making trigger ice amount, the ice maker is controlled to start quick ice-making to meet the user's ice demand because the remaining ice amount is small; when the remaining ice amount is greater than or equal to the quick ice-making trigger ice amount and less than or equal to the stop ice-making trigger ice amount, the ice maker is controlled to start energy-saving ice-making. At this time, the remaining ice amount is sufficient, so energy-saving ice-making, i.e., slow ice-making, is adopted to save energy; when the remaining ice amount is greater than the stop ice-making trigger ice amount, the ice maker is controlled to stop ice-making, i.e., stop ice-making when the remaining ice amount is very sufficient, so as to avoid too much remaining ice, waste of water and electricity resources, and bacterial growth, thereby improving the quality of produced and stored ice cubes.

[0039] like Figure 1As shown, the ice maker includes a refrigeration system, which includes at least a compressor and an electronic expansion valve; controlling the ice maker to start fast ice making includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to increase, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to increase; controlling the ice maker to start energy-saving ice making includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to decrease, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to decrease. When the remaining ice volume is lower than the ice volume M1 that triggers fast ice making, the fast ice making mode is started, the opening of the electronic expansion valve, the compressor frequency, the target superheat, the refrigerant flow rate, and the temperature difference are increased, so that when making ice, the ice grid temperature is lower and the ice condensation time is shorter; when collecting ice, the exhaust temperature is higher and the ice cubes are detached faster. When the remaining ice volume is higher than M1 and lower than the ice volume M2 that triggers stopping ice making, energy-saving ice making is started. At this time, the ice maker can be operated at a lower power and the ice making speed can be reduced by reducing the operating frequency of the compressor and reducing the water flow rate. When the remaining ice volume is higher than M2, ice making is suspended.

[0040] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, obtaining the ice making trigger ice quantity of the ice maker includes: obtaining a preset value of the ice making trigger ice quantity; detecting the user's current ice usage cycle, wherein the current ice usage cycle at least includes a peak period of ice usage and a trough period of ice usage; and adjusting the preset value of the ice making trigger ice quantity according to the current ice usage cycle. In the initial stage of use, the user needs to manually set the set values ​​of M1 and M2. When the processor collects enough data, it can choose to switch to automatic mode to automatically adjust the values ​​of M1 and M2 according to the ice usage speed. Specifically, the ice usage cycle is judged, and before entering the peak period of ice usage, the values ​​of M1 and M2 are increased to reserve enough ice in advance. During the trough period of ice usage, the values ​​of M1 and M2 are reduced to reduce ice storage and avoid waste of cold, which can effectively save energy and facilitate users to clean up excess ice cubes and reduce bacterial sacrifice.

[0041] In the above implementation, the current ice usage cycle of the user can be detected in the following manner: obtaining the historical ice usage data of the user, predicting the corresponding relationship between the ice usage amount and time of the user according to the historical ice usage data; and determining the current ice usage cycle according to the corresponding relationship. The ice usage cycle of the user, that is, the usage habits, can be predicted through historical data, so that ice making can be controlled in advance, so that ice making is more in line with the user's habits and the control of ice storage is more accurate.

[0042] Further, the current ice usage cycle is determined according to the corresponding relationship, including: obtaining the current single ice usage amount and the time interval from the next ice usage; calculating the ratio of the single ice usage amount and the time interval from the next ice usage to obtain the ice usage speed; judging whether the ice usage speed is greater than the first preset speed within the first consecutive preset time, if so, determining that the current ice usage cycle is the peak period of ice usage; judging whether the ice usage speed is less than the second preset speed within the second consecutive preset time, if so, determining that the current ice usage cycle is the trough period of ice usage, wherein the first preset speed is greater than the second preset speed. The ice storage device has a pressure sensor, which can obtain the remaining ice amount, and can also obtain the relationship between the user's ice usage and time according to the change of the ice amount. The processor receives the relationship between the user's ice usage and time, and divides the single ice usage amount ΔM by the time interval Δt from the current ice usage to the next ice usage to obtain the ice usage speed v (kg / min). The peak and trough periods of ice usage are determined based on the curve. When the ice usage speed v is continuously higher than the ice-making speed in the fast ice-making mode for a certain period of time, it is determined to be the peak period of ice usage. When the ice usage speed v is continuously lower than the ice-making speed in the energy-saving ice-making mode for a certain period of time, it is determined to be the trough period of ice usage. The ice-making speed is affected by the ambient temperature and water temperature and fluctuates within a certain range. By calculating the ice-making speed, problems that are difficult for the system to self-check, such as "insufficient refrigerant" and "too high water temperature", can be detected, prompting users to improve the water storage environment or replenish refrigerant in time.

[0043] Since the amount of ice consumed varies with different ice usage cycles, the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount is adjusted according to the current ice usage cycle, including: when the current ice usage cycle is at the peak of ice usage, the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount is increased; when the current ice usage cycle is at the low point of ice usage, the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount is decreased. By increasing the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount, the ice maker makes more ice in advance for users to consume quickly, and by decreasing the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount, the ice maker makes less ice in advance, avoiding the problem of users not being able to consume all the ice and storing the ice.

[0044] Preferably, obtaining the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount includes: obtaining the duration of the ice usage peak period, the ice usage speed during the ice usage peak period, and the ice making speed during the ice usage peak period, and calculating the quick ice making triggering ice amount M1 by the following formula: Wherein, t is time, Δt1 is duration of ice peak period, v is ice usage rate during ice peak period, and v1 is ice making rate of rapid ice making; obtain duration of ice trough period and ice usage rate during ice trough period, and calculate ice volume M2 for stopping ice making by the following formula: Among them, Δt2 is the duration of the ice trough period, v2 is the ice usage speed during the ice trough period, and M3 is the preset ice quantity. The preset values ​​of the ice making trigger ice quantity include the quick ice making trigger ice quantity and the stop ice making trigger ice quantity. By using the ice making speed and ice usage speed during the ice peak period to calculate the ice making trigger ice quantity, it can be further increased on this basis during the ice peak period to ensure sufficient ice quantity. The ice usage speed during the ice trough period is used to calculate the stop ice making trigger ice quantity, and it can be further reduced on this basis during the ice trough period to avoid the problem of storing excess ice.

[0045] The ice making device of the present invention is provided with four modes: automatic ice making, timed ice making, quantitative ice making and automatic cleaning.

[0046] In the timed ice-making mode, the device starts energy-saving ice-making after the countdown meets the timed time, until it is manually shut down or the weight of the ice storage device meets the set value, preparing for subsequent use.

[0047] In the quantitative ice-making mode, the ice-making device enters the rapid ice-making mode and exits the ice-making mode after preparing the specified weight of ice cubes.

[0048] In automatic cleaning mode, the device turns on the water pump and sterilizing ultraviolet rays to clean the ice-making device.

[0049] The above control scheme belongs to the automatic ice-making mode. The invention uses the pressure sensor of the ice storage bin to detect the relationship between the ice consumption rate and time during the user's use. When the processor collects enough data, the automatic ice-making mode can be turned on. Through calculation, the ice-making rate and ice-making amount of the ice-maker can be automatically controlled, providing convenience to the user, effectively reducing the excess ice-making amount, and saving energy. The remaining modes can meet the requirements of users in different situations.

[0050] Example 2

[0051] Based on the ice-making control method provided in the above-mentioned embodiment 1, an ice-making control device is further provided in a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention. Specifically, Figure 3 An optional structural block diagram of the device is shown, such as Figure 3 As shown, the device comprises:

[0052] An acquisition module 302 is used to acquire an ice making trigger ice quantity of an ice maker, wherein the ice making trigger ice quantity includes multiple ice making trigger ice quantities, which are used to trigger the ice maker to start different ice making speeds;

[0053] The detection module 304 is connected to the acquisition module 302 and is used to detect the amount of remaining ice in the ice maker;

[0054] The control module 306 is connected to the detection module 304 and is used to control the ice maker to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice making triggering ice amount.

[0055] In the above embodiment, an ice making control scheme applied to an ice maker is provided. By setting a plurality of ice making triggering ice amounts to trigger the ice maker to start different ice making speeds, the remaining ice amount of the ice maker is detected during the ice making process, and the ice making speed to start the ice maker is determined according to the remaining ice amount, thereby controlling the ice maker to make ice. In the above scheme, the ice making speed is determined according to the remaining ice amount, and different ice making speeds are used when the remaining ice amounts are different, so that the remaining ice amount meets the ice demand of the user, and finally the ice storage amount is not too much, so as to avoid wasting water and electricity resources, and the excessive remaining ice amount leading to bacterial growth. The above scheme effectively improves the accuracy and rationality of ice making control, improves the energy efficiency of the ice maker, and meets the ice demand of the user.

[0056] Among them, the ice-making trigger ice amount at least includes: the quick ice-making trigger ice amount and the stop ice-making trigger ice amount; the control module 306 includes: a first control unit, used to control the ice-maker to start quick ice-making when the remaining ice amount is less than the quick ice-making trigger ice amount; a second control unit, used to control the ice-maker to start energy-saving ice-making when the remaining ice amount is greater than or equal to the quick ice-making trigger ice amount and less than or equal to the stop ice-making trigger ice amount; a third control unit, used to control the ice-maker to stop ice-making when the remaining ice amount is greater than the stop ice-making trigger ice amount.

[0057] Furthermore, the ice maker includes a refrigeration system, which includes at least a compressor and an electronic expansion valve; the first control unit includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to increase, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to increase; the second control unit includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to decrease, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to decrease.

[0058] The acquisition module 302 includes: an acquisition unit, used to obtain the preset value of the ice making trigger ice quantity; a detection unit, used to detect the user's current ice usage cycle, wherein the current ice usage cycle at least includes a peak ice usage period and a low ice usage period; an adjustment unit, used to adjust the preset value of the ice making trigger ice quantity according to the current ice usage cycle.

[0059] The detection unit includes: an acquisition subunit for acquiring the user's historical ice usage data and predicting the corresponding relationship between the user's ice usage and time according to the historical ice usage data; and a determination subunit for determining the current ice usage cycle according to the corresponding relationship.

[0060] The determination subunit includes: obtaining the current single ice-taking amount and the time interval to the next ice-taking; calculating the ratio of the single ice-taking amount and the time interval to the next ice-taking to obtain the ice-using speed; judging whether the ice-using speed is greater than the first preset speed within a first preset time, and if so, determining that the current ice-using cycle is a peak period of ice-using; judging whether the ice-using speed is less than the second preset speed within a second preset time, and if so, determining that the current ice-using cycle is a trough period of ice-using, wherein the first preset speed is greater than the second preset speed.

[0061] The regulating unit includes: when the current ice usage cycle is a peak period of ice usage, increasing the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount; when the current ice usage cycle is a low period of ice usage, decreasing the preset value of the ice making triggering ice amount.

[0062] The acquisition unit includes: acquiring the duration of the ice usage peak period, the ice usage speed during the ice usage peak period, and the ice making speed during the ice usage peak period, and calculating the quick ice making triggering ice amount M1 by the following formula: Wherein, t is time, Δt1 is duration of ice peak period, v is ice usage rate during ice peak period, and v1 is ice making rate of rapid ice making; obtain duration of ice trough period and ice usage rate during ice trough period, and calculate ice volume M2 for stopping ice making by the following formula: Among them, Δt2 is the duration of the ice usage low period, v2 is the ice usage speed during the ice usage low period, and M3 is the preset ice amount.

[0063] Regarding the device in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each unit and module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0064] Example 3

[0065] Based on the ice-making control device provided in the above-mentioned embodiment 2, in a preferred embodiment 3 of the present invention, an ice-making machine is further provided, comprising the above-mentioned ice-making control device.

[0066] In the above embodiment, an ice making control scheme applied to an ice maker is provided. By setting a plurality of ice making triggering ice amounts to trigger the ice maker to start different ice making speeds, the remaining ice amount of the ice maker is detected during the ice making process, and the ice making speed to start the ice maker is determined according to the remaining ice amount, thereby controlling the ice maker to make ice. In the above scheme, the ice making speed is determined according to the remaining ice amount, and different ice making speeds are used when the remaining ice amounts are different, so that the remaining ice amount meets the ice demand of the user, and finally the ice storage amount is not too much, so as to avoid wasting water and electricity resources, and the excessive remaining ice amount leading to bacterial growth. The above scheme effectively improves the accuracy and rationality of ice making control, improves the energy efficiency of the ice maker, and meets the ice demand of the user.

[0067] Example 4

[0068] Based on the ice-making control method provided in the above embodiment 1, a storage medium containing computer executable instructions is further provided in a preferred embodiment 4 of the present invention. When the computer executable instructions are executed by a computer processor, they are used to execute the ice-making control method as described above.

[0069] In the above embodiment, an ice making control scheme applied to an ice maker is provided. By setting a plurality of ice making triggering ice amounts to trigger the ice maker to start different ice making speeds, the remaining ice amount of the ice maker is detected during the ice making process, and the ice making speed to start the ice maker is determined according to the remaining ice amount, thereby controlling the ice maker to make ice. In the above scheme, the ice making speed is determined according to the remaining ice amount, and different ice making speeds are used when the remaining ice amounts are different, so that the remaining ice amount meets the ice demand of the user, and finally the ice storage amount is not too much, so as to avoid wasting water and electricity resources, and the excessive remaining ice amount leading to bacterial growth. The above scheme effectively improves the accuracy and rationality of ice making control, improves the energy efficiency of the ice maker, and meets the ice demand of the user.

[0070] The serial numbers of the above embodiments of the present invention are only for description and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0071] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0072] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. Among them, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units can be a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of units or modules, which can be electrical or other forms.

[0073] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0074] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0075] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), mobile hard disk, magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

[0076] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present invention after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not invented by the present invention. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0077] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An ice making control method, applied to an ice making machine, characterized in that: The method comprises: Obtaining an ice-making triggering ice quantity of the ice-maker, wherein the ice-making triggering ice quantity includes a plurality of values ​​for triggering the ice-maker to start different ice-making speeds; Detecting the amount of remaining ice in the ice maker; The ice maker is controlled to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice making triggering ice amount.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The ice making trigger ice amount at least includes: a quick ice making trigger ice amount and a stop ice making trigger ice amount; controlling the ice maker to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice making trigger ice amount includes: When the remaining ice amount is less than the rapid ice making triggering ice amount, controlling the ice maker to start rapid ice making; When the remaining ice amount is greater than or equal to the quick ice-making trigger ice amount and less than or equal to the stop ice-making trigger ice amount, controlling the ice-making machine to start energy-saving ice-making; When the remaining ice amount is greater than the ice amount triggering the stopping of ice making, the ice maker is controlled to stop making ice.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The ice maker comprises a refrigeration system, which comprises at least a compressor and an electronic expansion valve; Controlling the ice maker to start rapid ice making includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to increase, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to increase; Controlling the ice maker to start energy-saving ice making includes: controlling the operating frequency of the compressor to decrease, and / or controlling the opening of the electronic expansion valve to decrease.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: Obtaining the ice making trigger ice quantity of the ice maker, including: Obtaining a preset value of the ice making trigger ice quantity; Detecting a current ice usage cycle of a user, wherein the current ice usage cycle at least includes an ice usage peak period and an ice usage valley period; The preset value of the ice making triggering ice quantity is adjusted according to the current ice usage cycle.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The detecting the current ice usage cycle of the user includes: Acquire historical ice usage data of a user, and predict the corresponding relationship between the ice usage amount and time of the user according to the historical ice usage data; The current ice usage cycle is determined according to the corresponding relationship.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that Determining the current ice usage cycle according to the corresponding relationship includes: Get the current single ice quantity and the time interval to the next ice collection; Calculate the ratio of the single ice taking amount to the time interval until the next ice taking to obtain the ice using speed; determining whether the ice usage speed is greater than a first preset speed for a continuous first preset time, and if so, determining that the current ice usage cycle is the ice usage peak period; It is determined whether the ice usage speed is less than a second preset speed for a second consecutive preset time. If yes, it is determined that the current ice usage cycle is the ice usage low period, wherein the first preset speed is greater than the second preset speed.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that Adjusting the preset value of the ice making triggering ice quantity according to the current ice usage cycle includes: When the current ice usage cycle is the ice usage peak period, increasing the preset value of the ice making triggering ice quantity; When the current ice usage cycle is the ice usage low period, the preset value of the ice making triggering ice quantity is reduced.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Obtaining the preset value of the ice making triggering ice quantity includes: The duration of the ice usage peak period, the ice usage speed during the ice usage peak period, and the ice making speed during the ice usage peak period are obtained, and the rapid ice making triggering ice quantity M1 is calculated by the following formula: Wherein, t is time, Δt1 is the duration of the peak period of ice usage, v is the ice usage speed during the peak period of ice usage, and v1 is the ice making speed of the rapid ice making; The duration of the ice usage low period and the ice usage speed during the ice usage low period are obtained, and the ice volume M2 triggered by stopping ice making is calculated by the following formula: Among them, Δt2 is the duration of the ice usage low period, v2 is the ice usage speed during the ice usage low period, and M3 is the preset ice amount.

9. An ice making control device, applied to an ice making machine, characterized in that: The device comprises: An acquisition module, used for acquiring an ice making trigger ice quantity of the ice maker, wherein the ice making trigger ice quantity includes a plurality of ice making trigger ice quantities, which are used for triggering the ice maker to start different ice making speeds; A detection module, used for detecting the amount of remaining ice in the ice maker; A control module is used to control the ice maker to make ice according to the remaining ice amount and the ice making triggering ice amount.

10. An ice making machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises the ice making control device as claimed in claim 9.

11. A storage medium containing computer executable instructions, characterized in that: The computer executable instructions are used to perform the ice making control method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 when executed by a computer processor.

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