Household appliance control method and device, household appliance and storage medium

Abstract

The invention discloses a household appliance control method and device, a household appliance and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of smart home. The method comprises the steps that when it is detected that a clothes washing and care mode of the household appliance is triggered, current time is acquired; determining whether the current time is in a power utilization peak period; if yes, generating an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothes washing and caring mode; and controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the power grid load can be reduced, the electricity price resource can be reasonably utilized, the electricity charge of using the household appliance by the user is saved, and the use experience feeling of the household appliance by the user can be further improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of smart home technology, and in particular to a control method and device for household appliances, household appliances, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Many cities have peak periods due to electricity shortages, and power supply departments often encourage people to avoid peak periods through administrative or economic means. For example, according to the actual load change state, the peak and valley time-of-use electricity price is formulated, and the 24 hours of a day are divided into multiple periods, namely valley, peak and flat periods, and the corresponding electricity prices are set according to the different sections.

[0003] With the continuous development of smart home, it has brought a lot of convenience to our modern home life. At present, the operation mode of smart home appliances is to start and run immediately according to the operation mode set by the user, without considering reducing the load of the power grid to respond to the national call for staggered power consumption, nor considering the grid's tiered electricity price pricing method. There is a problem that the use of smart home appliances during peak power consumption will result in high electricity bills, which is not conducive to the rational use of electricity price resources. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides a control method, device, home appliance and storage medium for home appliances, which can reduce the load on the power grid and reasonably utilize electricity price resources, saving users' electricity bills for using home appliances, and further improving users' experience of using home appliances.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for controlling a household appliance, the method comprising:

[0006] When it is detected that the laundry care mode of the home appliance is triggered, the current time is obtained;

[0007] Determining whether the current time is during a peak electricity consumption period;

[0008] If it is during the peak period of electricity consumption, an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode is generated;

[0009] The home appliance is controlled to execute the energy-saving mode.

[0010] Furthermore, the energy-saving mode includes multiple candidate energy-saving modes; generating the energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode includes: determining the mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode, the mode parameters including at least water level parameters, temperature parameters, number of rinses and intensity parameters; adjusting at least any one of the mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode to obtain the corresponding candidate energy-saving mode, thereby obtaining the multiple candidate energy-saving modes.

[0011] Furthermore, controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode includes: displaying the multiple candidate energy-saving modes; receiving a selection operation for the multiple candidate energy-saving modes, and determining a target energy-saving mode from the multiple candidate energy-saving modes; and controlling the household appliance to execute the target energy-saving mode.

[0012] Furthermore, the household appliance is communicatively connected to a mobile terminal of a user, and the mobile terminal is equipped with a power grid application software; before controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode, it also includes: obtaining the user's cumulative electricity consumption through the mobile terminal, and the cumulative electricity consumption includes the cumulative electricity consumption of the current month or the cumulative electricity consumption of the current year; determining the corresponding electricity fee level based on the cumulative electricity consumption; if the electricity fee level is the first level, starting a reservation program for the energy-saving mode, and executing the operation of controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode when the reservation time of the reservation program is reached; if the electricity fee level is the second level, directly executing the operation of controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode, wherein the first level is higher than the second level.

[0013] Furthermore, starting the reservation program for the energy-saving mode includes: determining the shortest interval between the current time and the non-peak power consumption period; determining the reservation time in the reservation program based on the interval time; generating the reservation program based on the reservation time and the energy-saving mode, and starting the reservation program.

[0014] Furthermore, the method also includes: generating a usage data report of the household appliance, the usage data report including at least the number of times the household appliance is used, the usage time, the usage mode, the single water level data, the total water volume data, the electricity volume data and the electricity fee level within a preset time period; and displaying the usage data report in the display interface of the mobile terminal.

[0015] Furthermore, the method also includes: if it is not during the peak period of electricity consumption, controlling the household appliance to execute the clothing washing mode.

[0016] In a second aspect, the present application provides a control device for a household appliance, the device comprising:

[0017] A data acquisition module, used to acquire the current time when it is detected that the clothing washing and care mode of the home appliance is triggered;

[0018] A data judgment module is used to determine whether the current time is at a peak power consumption period;

[0019] A mode determination module, for generating an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode if the electricity consumption is at a peak period;

[0020] The device control module is used to control the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode.

[0021] In a third aspect, the present application provides a household appliance, comprising: at least one processor; and 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 execute the control method of the household appliance described in any embodiment of the present application.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the computer instructions are used to enable a processor to implement the control method of a household appliance described in any embodiment of the present application when executed.

[0023] In order to solve the defects of the prior art in the background technology, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for household appliances, and executing the method can bring the following beneficial effects: when a user uses the household appliance, the present application first determines whether the current time is a peak electricity consumption period. If it is a peak electricity consumption period, the clothing washing and care mode selected by the user is adjusted to obtain its corresponding energy-saving mode, and then the energy-saving mode is used to wash and care for the clothes, which can reduce the load on the power grid and reasonably utilize electricity price resources, saving the user's electricity bill for using the household appliance, and further improving the user's experience of using the household appliance.

[0024] It should be noted that the above-mentioned computer instructions may be stored in whole or in part on a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium may be packaged together with the processor of the control device of the home appliance, or may be packaged separately from the processor of the control device of the home appliance, and this application does not limit this.

[0025] The description of the second, third and fourth aspects in this application can refer to the detailed description of the first aspect; and the beneficial effects of the description of the second, third and fourth aspects can refer to the beneficial effect analysis of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0026] It should be understood that the content described in this section is not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present application, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present application. Other features of the present application will become easily understood through the following description.

[0027] It is understandable that before using the technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of this application, the type, scope of use, and usage scenarios of the personal information involved in this application should be informed to the user and the user's authorization should be obtained in an appropriate manner in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, 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 application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 A first flow chart of a method for controlling a household appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 2A A usage data report of household appliances provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 2B A water volume data report for household appliances provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2C The power data report of the household electrical appliances provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3 A second flow chart of a method for controlling a household appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a control device for household appliances provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 5 The block diagram of a household appliance is used to implement a method for controlling a household appliance in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", "target", and "original" in the specification and claims of the present application 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 interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including", "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.

[0038] Figure 1 This is a first flow chart of a control method for a household appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application. This embodiment can be applied to control a household appliance so that the household appliance operates in an energy-saving mode. The control method for a household appliance provided in this embodiment can be executed by a control device for a household appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device can be implemented in software and / or hardware and integrated in an electronic device that executes the method. Preferably, the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application can be a household appliance, such as a washing machine or a dryer. The executor of the method is a microcontroller in the household appliance.

[0039] See also Figure 1 The method of this embodiment includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0040] S110. When it is detected that the clothing washing and care mode of the household appliance is triggered, the current time is obtained.

[0041] In an embodiment of the present application, when the user uses a household appliance to wash and care for clothes (such as washing or drying), the physical button or virtual button corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode on the household appliance is triggered; when the microcontroller detects that the clothing washing and care mode of the household appliance is triggered, it responds to the triggering operation of the clothing washing and care mode, completes the mode start operation, and determines the current time when the clothing washing and care mode of the household appliance is triggered.

[0042] S120: Determine whether the current time is at a peak electricity consumption period.

[0043] In an embodiment of the present application, after obtaining the current time when the clothing washing mode of the household appliance is triggered, the microprocessor determines whether the current time is in the peak electricity consumption period based on the peak and valley time periods set by the power supply department obtained in advance.

[0044] For example, assuming that peak-valley electricity divides 24 hours a day into two periods, such as peak period (i.e. peak electricity consumption period) and valley period (i.e. non-peak electricity consumption period). The 14 hours from 8:00 to 22:00 can be called the peak period, and the peak electricity price is 0.568 yuan per kilowatt-hour; the 10 hours from 22:00 to 8:00 the next day can be called the valley period, and the valley electricity price is 0.288 yuan per kilowatt-hour.

[0045] In another embodiment, the power supply department may formulate peak and valley time-of-use electricity prices according to the seasonal electricity consumption status throughout the year. For example, most people need heating and cooling in winter and summer, which are peak electricity consumption periods (i.e., peak periods), and spring and autumn are non-peak electricity consumption periods (i.e., valley periods). Therefore, when it is detected that the clothing washing mode of a home appliance is triggered, the current season can be obtained to determine whether the current season is in the peak electricity consumption period.

[0046] S130: If it is during the peak period of electricity consumption, generate an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing mode.

[0047] Optionally, the energy-saving mode includes multiple candidate energy-saving modes.

[0048] In an embodiment of the present application, when it is determined that the current time is at a peak electricity consumption period, if clothes washing and care are still performed according to the clothes washing and care mode selected by the user, it will cause the problem of high electricity bills. Therefore, the clothes washing and care mode can be optimized and adjusted to obtain its corresponding energy-saving mode.

[0049] Specifically, generating an energy-saving mode corresponding to a clothing washing and care mode includes: determining mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode, the mode parameters including at least water level parameters, temperature parameters, number of rinses and intensity parameters; adjusting at least any one mode parameter in the clothing washing and care mode to obtain a corresponding candidate energy-saving mode, thereby obtaining multiple candidate energy-saving modes.

[0050] Exemplarily, one mode parameter in the laundry care mode may be adjusted, such as: the initial water level parameter may be reduced by a preset water level to obtain a target water level parameter, thereby obtaining candidate energy-saving mode 1; the initial temperature parameter may be reduced by a preset temperature value to obtain a target temperature parameter, thereby obtaining candidate energy-saving mode 2; the initial rinsing times may be reduced by a preset number of times to obtain a target rinsing times, thereby obtaining candidate energy-saving mode 3; the initial intensity parameter may be reduced by a preset intensity level to obtain a target intensity parameter, thereby obtaining candidate energy-saving mode 4. Alternatively, two mode parameters in the laundry care mode may be adjusted, such as: the initial water level parameter in the laundry care mode may be reduced by a preset water level, and the initial temperature parameter may be reduced by a preset temperature number, thereby obtaining candidate energy-saving mode 5, etc. Alternatively, three or more mode parameters in the laundry care mode may be adjusted, thereby obtaining multiple candidate energy-saving modes.

[0051] Furthermore, the control method of the household appliance of the present application also includes: when it is determined that the current time is not in the peak period of electricity consumption (i.e., in the non-peak period of electricity consumption), controlling the household appliance to process clothes based on the clothes washing and care mode selected by the user.

[0052] S140, controlling the home appliance to execute energy-saving mode.

[0053] Specifically, controlling a household appliance to execute an energy-saving mode includes: displaying multiple candidate energy-saving modes in a display interface of the household appliance, or displaying multiple candidate energy-saving modes in a display interface of a user's mobile terminal; a user selects a candidate energy-saving mode to be executed by clicking in the display interface; a microcontroller receives the user's selection operation for multiple candidate energy-saving modes, and determines a target energy-saving mode from the multiple candidate energy-saving modes; and the microcontroller controls the household appliance to execute the target energy-saving mode.

[0054] Furthermore, the control method of the household appliance of the present application also includes: generating a usage data report of the household appliance, the usage data report at least including the number of times the household appliance is used, the usage time, the usage mode, the single water level data, the total water volume data, the power volume data and the electricity fee level within a preset time period (such as one month), and displaying the usage data report in the display interface of the mobile terminal.

[0055] The home appliance application software on the mobile terminal will automatically generate a data report on the water and electricity usage of home appliances every month, including the number of times the home appliances are used this month, the water level, water volume, usage pattern, power consumption, and the relationship between the power consumption time and the local peak and valley power consumption time. Figure 2A This is a usage data report of household appliances provided in the embodiment of the present application. The figure shows the usage of the washing machine in a certain year and month. The inverted triangle symbol in the figure is a drop-down menu. The user can clearly understand the specific usage by clicking the drop-down menu. For example, by clicking the drop-down menu corresponding to the water volume, you can view the bar chart of the water volume by year, month, and day. Figure 2B This is a water volume data report for household appliances provided in the embodiment of the present application; click the drop-down menu corresponding to the power consumption to view the bar chart of the power consumption by year, month, and day. Figure 2C This is a report on the power consumption data of household appliances provided in the embodiment of the present application; other information can also be viewed by clicking.

[0056] The water and electricity usage of home appliances is reported monthly and pushed to users through home appliance applications. Users can clearly understand the water and electricity usage and associate it with the local peak and valley electricity usage time standards, so that users can reasonably plan the use of washing machines.

[0057] In the technical solution provided in this embodiment, when it is detected that the clothing washing and care mode of the household appliance is triggered, the current time is obtained; it is determined whether the current time is during the peak electricity consumption period; if it is during the peak electricity consumption period, an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode is generated; and the household appliance is controlled to execute the energy-saving mode. In this application, when the user uses the household appliance, it is first determined whether the current time is the peak electricity consumption period. If it is the peak electricity consumption period, then the clothing washing and care mode selected by the user is adjusted to obtain its corresponding energy-saving mode, and then the energy-saving mode is used to wash and care for the clothes, which can reduce the power grid load and rationally utilize the electricity price resources, save the electricity cost of the user using the household appliance, and further improve the user's experience of using the household appliance.

[0058] The control method of the household appliance provided in the embodiment of the present application is further described below. Figure 3 It is a second process schematic diagram of a control method for a household appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application. The embodiment of the present application is optimized on the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments. Specifically, the optimization is: the execution process of the energy-saving mode is explained in detail in this embodiment.

[0059] See Figure 3 , the method of this embodiment includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0060] S210. Obtain the cumulative power consumption of the user through the mobile terminal.

[0061] Among them, the household appliance is communicatively connected to the user's mobile terminal. The mobile terminal refers to a device used for remotely managing the household appliance, which can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a computer, etc. The mobile terminal is configured with a grid application software for obtaining the user's cumulative power consumption; the cumulative power consumption includes the monthly cumulative power consumption or the annual cumulative power consumption.

[0062] In the embodiment of the present application, since the power supply department can formulate electricity prices according to the cumulative power consumption, different electricity charge standards can be set for each cumulative power consumption interval. Therefore, when the current time corresponding to the triggering of the clothing washing and care mode of the household appliance is during the peak electricity consumption period, in addition to generating the energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode, the microcontroller also needs to request and obtain the user's cumulative power consumption from the grid application software of the mobile terminal.

[0063] S220. Determine the corresponding electricity charge level based on the cumulative power consumption.

[0064] Exemplarily, for "one household, one meter" residential users who pay electricity bills normally according to the meter reading cycle of the power grid enterprise, the electricity price of the second level is implemented for the annual power consumption of X degrees and below, which is m yuan per degree; for the part exceeding X degrees, the price increase standard of the first level is implemented, which is n yuan per degree; m < n, and X is a positive integer.

[0065] S230: If the electricity rate level is the first level, a reservation program is started for the energy-saving mode, and the household appliance is controlled to execute the energy-saving mode when the reservation time of the reservation program is reached.

[0066] In the embodiment of the present application, if the current electricity fee level is the first level, it indicates that the electricity fee generated by the user's use of smart home appliances at this time will be high, and the clothing washing task can be completed during the off-peak period to further reduce the electricity fee generated by the washing task. Therefore, the reservation program is started for the energy-saving mode, and the operation of controlling the home appliance to execute the energy-saving mode is executed when the reservation time of the reservation program is reached.

[0067] Specifically, starting the reservation program for the energy-saving mode includes: the microcontroller first determines the shortest interval between the current time and the non-peak power consumption period; then determines the reservation time in the reservation program based on the interval; the microcontroller generates a reservation program based on the reservation time and the energy-saving mode, and starts the home appliance to enter the reservation program. The reservation program includes the energy-saving mode to be executed by the home appliance and the reservation time for executing the energy-saving mode.

[0068] Among them, the specific process of determining the reservation time based on the interval duration is: the current time plus the interval duration can be used as the reservation time, that is, the household appliance is controlled to execute the energy-saving mode as soon as the non-peak electricity consumption period begins; or the current time plus the interval duration plus the preset time can be used as the reservation time, that is, the household appliance is controlled to execute the energy-saving mode after the preset time when entering the non-peak electricity consumption period.

[0069] S240: If the electricity rate level is the second level, directly control the home appliance to execute energy-saving mode.

[0070] Among them, the first level is higher than the second level.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present application, if the current electricity fee level is the first level, it indicates that the electricity fee generated by the user's use of smart home appliances at this time will not be high, and thus the home appliances can be directly controlled to execute energy-saving mode.

[0072] The technical solution provided in this embodiment obtains the user's cumulative electricity consumption through a mobile terminal; determines the corresponding electricity fee level based on the cumulative electricity consumption; if the electricity fee level is the first level, starts the reservation program for the energy-saving mode, and controls the home appliance to execute the energy-saving mode when the reservation time of the reservation program is reached; if the electricity fee level is the second level, directly controls the home appliance to execute the energy-saving mode. When the user uses the home appliance during the peak electricity consumption period, in addition to generating a corresponding energy-saving mode for the clothing washing and care mode, the application also determines the user's cumulative electricity consumption for the month or the year, and then determines whether it is necessary to execute the energy-saving mode during the non-peak electricity consumption period, so as to further reduce the electricity bill generated by this washing and care task. The application responds to the call for staggered electricity consumption, can reduce the load on the power grid and reasonably utilize electricity price resources, save electricity bills for the use of home appliances, and further enhance the user's experience of using home appliances.

[0073] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a control device for household appliances provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, the apparatus 400 may include:

[0074] The data acquisition module 410 is used to acquire the current time when it is detected that the laundry care mode of the household appliance is triggered;

[0075] The data determination module 420 is used to determine whether the current time is at a peak power consumption period;

[0076] A mode determination module 430 is used to generate an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing mode if it is in the peak period of electricity consumption;

[0077] The device control module 440 is used to control the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode.

[0078] Optionally, the energy-saving mode includes a plurality of candidate energy-saving modes;

[0079] Furthermore, the above-mentioned mode determination module 430 can be specifically used to: determine the mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode, and the mode parameters include at least water level parameters, temperature parameters, number of rinses and intensity parameters; adjust at least any one of the mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode to obtain the corresponding candidate energy-saving mode, thereby obtaining the multiple candidate energy-saving modes.

[0080] Furthermore, the above-mentioned device control module 440 can be specifically used to: display the multiple candidate energy-saving modes; receive selection operations on the multiple candidate energy-saving modes, and determine a target energy-saving mode from the multiple candidate energy-saving modes; and control the household appliance to execute the target energy-saving mode.

[0081] Optionally, the household appliance is communicatively connected with a mobile terminal of the user, and the mobile terminal is configured with power grid application software;

[0082] Furthermore, the above-mentioned device control module 440 can also be used to: obtain the user's cumulative electricity consumption through the mobile terminal, and the cumulative electricity consumption includes the cumulative electricity consumption of the current month or the cumulative electricity consumption of the current year; determine the corresponding electricity fee level based on the cumulative electricity consumption; if the electricity fee level is the first level, start the reservation program for the energy-saving mode, and execute the operation of controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode when the reservation time of the reservation program is reached; if the electricity fee level is the second level, directly execute the operation of controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode, wherein the first level is higher than the second level.

[0083] Furthermore, the device control module 440 further includes: a program reservation unit;

[0084] The program reservation unit is used to determine the shortest interval between the current time and the non-peak power consumption period; determine the reservation time in the reservation program based on the interval time; generate the reservation program based on the reservation time and the energy-saving mode, and start the reservation program.

[0085] Furthermore, the control device for the household appliance may further include: a report display module;

[0086] The report display module is used to generate a usage data report of the household appliance, and the usage data report at least includes the number of times the household appliance is used, the usage time, the usage mode, the single water level data, the total water volume data, the electricity volume data and the electricity fee level within a preset time period; and the usage data report is displayed in the display interface of the mobile terminal.

[0087] Furthermore, the device control module 440 may also be used to control the household appliance to execute the clothing washing mode if the electricity consumption is not at a peak period.

[0088] The control device for household appliances provided in this embodiment can be applied to the control method for household appliances provided in any of the above embodiments, and has corresponding functions and beneficial effects.

[0089] Figure 5It is a block diagram of a household appliance for implementing a control method of a household appliance of an embodiment of the present application. The household appliance 10 is intended to represent various forms of digital computers, such as laptop computers, desktop computers, workbenches, personal digital assistants, servers, blade servers, mainframe computers, and other suitable computers. The household appliance 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 application described and / or required herein.

[0090] like Figure 5 As shown, the household appliance 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 household appliance 10 can also be stored. The processor 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13 are connected to each other through a bus 14. The input / output (I / O) interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14.

[0091] A number of components in the home appliance 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 home appliance 10 to exchange information / data with other devices through a computer network such as the Internet and / or various telecommunication networks.

[0092] 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 control method for a home appliance.

[0093] In some embodiments, the control method of the household appliance can 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 can be loaded and / or installed on the household appliance 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 control method of the household appliance described above can be performed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the processor 11 can be configured to execute the control method of the household appliance in any other appropriate manner (for example, by means of firmware).

[0094] Various embodiments 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 embodiments may 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.

[0095] The computer programs for implementing the methods of the present application 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 programs are executed by the processor, the functions / operations specified in the flow charts and / or block diagrams are implemented. The computer programs 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.

[0096] In the context of the present application, a computer readable storage medium may be a tangible medium that may contain or store a computer program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, device, or equipment. A computer readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device, 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.

[0097] To provide interaction with a user, the systems and techniques described herein may be implemented on a home appliance 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 home appliance. 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).

[0098] The systems and techniques described herein can 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 can 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.

[0099] 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.

[0100] Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and that various obvious changes, readjustments, and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of protection of the present application. For example, those skilled in the art can use the various forms of processes shown above to reorder, add, or delete steps; the steps recorded in the present application can be performed in parallel, sequentially, or in different orders, as long as the desired results of the technical solution of the present application can be achieved, and this document does not limit them here.

[0101] The above specific implementations do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of this application. 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 modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included in the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a household appliance, characterized in that: The method comprises: When it is detected that the laundry care mode of the home appliance is triggered, the current time is obtained; Determining whether the current time is during a peak electricity consumption period; If it is during the peak period of electricity consumption, an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode is generated; The home appliance is controlled to execute the energy-saving mode.

2. The control method of household electrical appliances according to claim 1, characterized in that: The energy-saving mode includes a plurality of candidate energy-saving modes; and the generating of the energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode includes: Determine mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode, wherein the mode parameters at least include a water level parameter, a temperature parameter, a rinse number, and an intensity parameter; At least any one of the mode parameters in the clothing washing and care mode is adjusted to obtain a corresponding candidate energy-saving mode, thereby obtaining the multiple candidate energy-saving modes.

3. The control method of household electrical appliances according to claim 2, characterized in that: The controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode includes: displaying the plurality of candidate energy-saving modes; receiving a selection operation of the plurality of candidate energy-saving modes, and determining a target energy-saving mode from the plurality of candidate energy-saving modes; The home appliance is controlled to execute the target energy-saving mode.

4. The control method of household electrical appliances according to claim 1, characterized in that: The household appliance is connected to a user's mobile terminal for communication, and the mobile terminal is equipped with power grid application software; Before controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode, the method further includes: Obtaining the user's cumulative electricity consumption through the mobile terminal, the cumulative electricity consumption including the cumulative electricity consumption for the current month or the cumulative electricity consumption for the current year; Determining a corresponding electricity fee level based on the accumulated electricity consumption; If the electricity rate level is the first level, a reservation procedure is started for the energy-saving mode, and when the reservation time of the reservation procedure is reached, the operation of controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode is performed; If the electricity rate level is the second level, the operation of controlling the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode is directly performed, wherein the first level is higher than the second level.

5. The control method of household electrical appliances according to claim 4, characterized in that: The step of starting a reservation procedure for the energy-saving mode includes: Determine the shortest interval between the current time and a non-peak electricity consumption period; Determining a reservation time in the reservation procedure based on the interval duration; The reservation program is generated based on the reservation time and the energy saving mode, and the reservation program is started.

6. The control method of household electrical appliances according to claim 4, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Generate a usage data report of the household appliance, wherein the usage data report includes at least the number of times the household appliance is used, the usage time, the usage mode, the single water level data, the total water volume data, the electricity volume data and the electricity fee level within a preset time period; The usage data report is displayed in a display interface of the mobile terminal.

7. The control method of household electrical appliances according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: If it is not during the peak period of electricity consumption, the household appliance is controlled to execute the clothing washing mode.

8. A control device for household electrical appliances, characterized in that: The device comprises: A data acquisition module, used to acquire the current time when it is detected that the clothing washing and care mode of the home appliance is triggered; A data judgment module is used to determine whether the current time is at a peak power consumption period; A mode determination module, for generating an energy-saving mode corresponding to the clothing washing and care mode if the electricity consumption is at a peak period; The device control module is used to control the household appliance to execute the energy-saving mode.

9. A household appliance, characterized in that: The household electrical appliances include: at least one processor; and 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 execute the control method of the household appliance described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the computer instructions are used to enable a processor to implement the control method of the household appliance described in any one of claims 1 to 7 when executed.

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