Humidification control system, method and device for incubator and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of humidity control, and discloses a humidification control system for an incubator, and the system comprises a box body which comprises a box body space for testing or storage; a water tank containing water; the heating vaporizer comprises a liquid inlet pipeline and a vaporization pipeline, and the heating vaporizer is used for vaporizing water to form water vapor and conveying the water vapor into the box body through the vaporization pipeline; the pump is connected with the heating vaporizer through a liquid inlet pipeline and controllably pumps water in the water tank into the heating vaporizer; the controller is electrically connected with the pump and used for obtaining the humidity value of the box space and obtaining the humidification amount according to the humidity value and the humidity threshold value so as to control the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount. According to the method, a humidifying scheme which is simple in pipeline design, high in control precision and low in energy consumption can be provided. The invention further discloses a humidification control method and device for the incubator and a storage medium.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of humidity control, for example to a humidification control system and method, device, storage medium for an incubator. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, biological and medical and environmental test incubators such as incubators, constant temperature and humidity boxes, environmental test boxes and artificial climate boxes need to provide humidification control to provide a stable humidity environment for samples. Since the sample has high requirements for the environment, high precision of humidification control is required. The related art uses a water pan type / water reservoir type electric heating humidification or a boiler type steam humidification.

[0003] In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related art:

[0004] The water pan humidification method is achieved by heating the pipe. The increase in water temperature will cause the temperature in the box to rise. At the same time, this method cannot quantitatively control the humidification amount, and often needs to open the dehumidifier to achieve dynamic balance. The water pan humidification method not only has low precision, but also affects the internal temperature of the test box. The balance humidification also increases energy consumption. Although the boiler type steam humidification can control the amount of steam entering the box through the humidification valve, the boiler needs to be continuously heated to maintain the steam pressure to reach the steam pressure threshold, so that the steam can enter the box after the humidification valve is opened. At the same time, the boiler must have a pressure relief and condensate discharge function, the pipeline design is complex, the continuous heating energy consumption is high, and the water consumption is large. Based on this, how to provide a humidification method with simple pipeline design, high control precision and low energy consumption has become a technical problem to be solved at present.

[0005] It should be noted that the information disclosed in the above background section is only used to strengthen the understanding of the background of the present application, and therefore can include information that does not constitute prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art. SUMMARY

[0006] To provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments, a brief summary is given below. The summary is not an overall description of the application, nor is it intended to determine key / important elements or delineate the scope of the embodiments. It is intended as a prelude to the detailed description below.

[0007] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a humidification control system, method, device and storage medium for an incubator to provide a humidification scheme with simple pipeline design, high control precision and low energy consumption.

[0008] In some embodiments, the control system comprises: a box comprising a box space for testing or storage; a water tank containing water; a heating vaporizer comprising a liquid inlet pipeline and a vapor pipeline, the heating vaporizer being configured to vaporize the water to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor into the box through the vapor pipeline; a pump connected to the heating vaporizer through the liquid inlet pipeline and configured to controllably pump the water in the water tank into the heating vaporizer; and a controller electrically connected to the pump, configured to obtain a humidity value of the box space, and obtain a humidification amount according to the humidity value and a humidity threshold value to control the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount.

[0009] In some embodiments, the control system further comprises: a temperature sensor electrically connected to the controller and installed in the heating vaporizer to detect a heating vaporizer temperature; and the controller is further configured to control the heating vaporizer temperature to be within a temperature threshold range.

[0010] In some embodiments, an outer wall of the vapor pipeline comprises a heat preservation structure.

[0011] In some embodiments, the control method is applied to the control system as described above, and comprises: obtaining a humidification amount according to a humidity value of the box space and a humidity threshold value; and controlling the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controlling the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor into the box.

[0012] In some embodiments, the controlling the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controlling the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor into the box comprises: obtaining a pump flow rate and a heating power of the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount; controlling the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the pump flow rate; and controlling the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor into the box according to the heating power.

[0013] In some embodiments, the obtaining the pump flow rate and the heating power based on the humidification amount comprises: determining the pump flow rate according to a corresponding relationship between the humidification amount and the pump flow rate; and determining the heating power according to a corresponding relationship between the pump flow rate and the heating power; wherein the humidification amount and the pump flow rate have a positive correlation.

[0014] In some embodiments, the pump flow rate and the heating power have a monotonically increasing function relationship.

[0015] In some embodiments, the method further comprises: obtaining a heating vaporizer temperature and a heating power of the heating vaporizer; controlling the heating vaporizer to increase the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is less than a lower temperature threshold value; and controlling the heating vaporizer to decrease the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is greater than an upper temperature threshold value.

[0016] In some embodiments, the control device, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, is installed in the humidification control system for the incubator as described above, and the processor is configured to execute the humidification control method for the incubator as described above when running the program instructions.

[0017] In some embodiments, the storage medium stores program instructions, which when executed, cause a computer to execute the humidification control method for the incubator as described above.

[0018] The humidification control system, method, device and storage medium for the incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

[0019] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller determines the humidification amount based on the humidity value and the humidity threshold value, and controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount, so that the heating vaporizer vaporizes the water to form water vapor and supplies the water vapor to the cabinet through the vaporization pipeline, thereby realizing the humidity regulation of the interior of the cabinet. Since the controller determines the humidification amount according to the humidity value of the cabinet space to perform subsequent pumping operation, the embodiments of the present disclosure can provide a humidification scheme that quantitatively pumps and vaporizes according to the size of the humidification amount to realize on-demand humidification, which is conducive to improving the control accuracy of humidification and achieving the effect of energy saving and water saving.

[0020] The foregoing general description and the following description are only exemplary and explanatory, and are not intended to limit the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] One or more embodiments are exemplarily illustrated by corresponding drawings, which do not constitute limitation on the embodiments, elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are shown as similar elements, the drawings do not constitute proportional limitation, and wherein:

[0022] Figure 1 is a system diagram of the humidification control system for the incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the corresponding relationship between the pump flow and the heating power provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of one humidification control method for the incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of another humidification control method for the incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of another humidification control method for the incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 6 is another schematic diagram of a humidification control method for an incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a humidification control device for an incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] Reference signs:

[0030] 10: cabinet; 20: water tank; 30: heating vaporizer;

[0031] 40: pump; 50: controller; 10a: cabinet space;

[0032] 60: temperature sensor; 70: circulating fan; 80: humidity sensor;

[0033] 301: vaporization pipeline; 302: vaporization heating pipeline; 401: liquid inlet pipeline;

[0034] 70: humidification control device for an incubator; 700: processor;

[0035] 701: memory; 702: communication interface; 703: bus. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to enable a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the implementation of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are only used for reference and do not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the following technical description, in order to facilitate explanation, a plurality of details are provided to provide a full understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments can still be implemented without these details. In other cases, in order to simplify the drawings, well-known structures and devices can be simplified.

[0037] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the embodiments of the present disclosure and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily have to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein can be implemented. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion.

[0038] Unless otherwise specified, the term "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0039] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the character " / " represents an "or" relationship between the objects before and after it. For example, A / B means A or B.

[0040] The term "and / or" is a descriptive representation of a connection relationship of objects, which means that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B means that there are three relationships of A or B, or A and B.

[0041] The term "corresponding" can refer to a connection relationship or a binding relationship. A corresponds to B means that there is a connection relationship or a binding relationship between A and B.

[0042] In this application, the incubator can be a biological medicine box or an environmental test box. The biological medicine box is, for example, a biological incubator, a constant temperature and humidity box, an environmental test box, and an artificial climate box.

[0043] In combination Figure 1 As shown, the disclosure embodiment provides a humidification control system for an incubator, which includes a box body 10, a water tank 20, a heating vaporizer 30, a pump 40, and a controller 50.

[0044] The box body 10 includes a box space 10a for testing or storage.

[0045] The water tank 20 contains water.

[0046] The heating vaporizer 30 includes a liquid inlet pipeline 401 and a vaporization pipeline 301. The heating vaporizer is used to vaporize water to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor to the box body 10 through the vaporization pipeline 301.

[0047] The pump 40 is connected to the heating vaporizer 30 through the liquid inlet pipeline 401 and can controllably pump water in the water tank 20 into the heating vaporizer. The pump 40 can be a peristaltic pump, or other types of pumps with flow control functions, or a combination of a pump and a valve. The controllable mode of the pump 40 can be the rotation speed, the rotation angle or the rotation duration, or the valve opening duration. It should be noted that the pump 40 has a reverse stop function, which means that water is allowed to flow into the liquid inlet pipeline 401 through the pump 40, and water is prohibited from flowing into the pump 40 through the liquid inlet pipeline 401.

[0048] The controller 50 is electrically connected to the pump 40, used to obtain the humidity value of the box space 10a, and obtain the humidification amount according to the humidity value and the humidity threshold to control the pump 40 to pump water from the water tank 20 to the heating vaporizer 30 based on the humidification amount. Wherein, obtaining the humidification amount according to the humidity value and the humidity threshold to control the pump 40 to pump water from the water tank 20 to the heating vaporizer 30 based on the humidification amount, includes: the controller 50 controls the pump flow based on the humidification amount and the proportional-integral-derivative algorithm to control the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer. The parameters associated with the pump flow can be any one of the aforementioned rotation speed, rotation angle or rotation duration, or valve opening duration.

[0049] With the humidification control system for the incubator provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller determines the humidification amount based on the humidity value and the humidity threshold value, and controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount, so that the heating vaporizer vaporizes the water to form water vapor and supplies the water vapor to the cabinet through the vaporization pipeline, thereby realizing the humidity regulation of the cabinet interior. Since the controller determines the humidification amount according to the humidity value of the cabinet space to perform subsequent pumping operation, the embodiments of the present disclosure can perform quantitative pumping and quantitative vaporization according to the size of the humidification amount, realize on-demand humidification, and be beneficial to improving the control accuracy of humidification, while achieving the effects of energy saving and water saving.

[0050] In addition, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not need a boiler to maintain a positive pressure by high-power heating, do not need to be controlled by opening and closing with the help of a solenoid valve, and do not need to add a pressure relief pipeline. Therefore, compared with the boiler type steam humidification method, the embodiments of the present disclosure have the advantages of simple pipeline structure, low energy consumption, and high humidification control accuracy. Compared with the water pan type humidification method, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not need to perform dehumidification and balance humidity control, the heating power is relatively small, and the system energy consumption can be reduced. At the same time, the vaporization function of the heating vaporizer also has a sterilization effect, which can reduce the risk of environmental pollution in the cabinet caused by simple humidification.

[0051] Furthermore, the humidification method used in the humidification control system for the incubator belongs to isothermal humidification, and the form entering the cabinet is water vapor rather than liquid water, which has less effect on the temperature in the cabinet compared with the enthalpy humidification method such as ultrasonic humidification.

[0052] Optionally, the humidification control system for the incubator further includes a humidity sensor 80. The humidity sensor 80 is electrically connected with the controller 50, and the humidity sensor 80 is arranged in the cabinet space 10a and used to detect the humidity value of the cabinet space 10a.

[0053] Optionally, the vaporization pipeline 301 has a heat preservation structure outside the pipeline wall. In this way, the water vapor before being delivered to the cabinet is prevented from being condensed again.

[0054] In some optional embodiments, the heat preservation structure can be a straight pipe section heat preservation structure. For example, the straight pipe section heat preservation structure includes a heat preservation layer, a moisture-proof layer and a protective layer arranged in sequence from inside to outside along the radial direction of the vaporization pipeline 301. The material of the heat preservation layer can be aluminum silicate fiber, glass wool, rock wool, etc. The moisture-proof layer can be aluminum foil glass cloth. The protective layer can be a corrosion-resistant material. In other optional embodiments, the heat preservation structure can also be a special-shaped part heat preservation structure. For example, the special-shaped part heat preservation structure can customize an rubber or polyurethane heat preservation sleeve according to the shape of the vaporization pipeline 301.

[0055] Optionally, the water tank 20 has an open top. In this way, the water tank can be connected to the atmosphere, and the pressure inside the water tank can be balanced when the amount of water in the water tank is reduced, so that the pump can be prevented from failing to pump water due to the pressure inside the water tank being too low. It should be noted that the water tank 20 can also be provided with a pressure balance hole.

[0056] Optionally, the heating vaporizer 30 further comprises a heating body. The heating body heats the liquid inlet pipeline 401 to a set temperature when in operation, and the heated liquid inlet pipeline 401 completely vaporizes the water pumped into the liquid inlet pipeline 401, and the water vapor automatically enters the tank space through the vaporization pipeline 301 due to pressure changes and the reverse blocking effect of the pump. Here, the heating body comprises a resistance heating wire, a heating sheet, a heating block, or a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heater. The liquid inlet pipeline 401 can be a pipeline or an evaporation space with heat transfer and vaporization functions, for example, the liquid inlet pipeline 401 can be a copper pipe.

[0057] Optionally, the humidification control system for the incubator further comprises a temperature sensor 60. The temperature sensor 60 is electrically connected to the controller 50 and is installed in the heating vaporizer 30 to detect the temperature of the heating vaporizer. The controller 50 is further configured to control the temperature of the heating vaporizer 30 to be within a temperature threshold range. The temperature threshold range is greater than or equal to a lower temperature threshold and less than or equal to an upper temperature threshold. As an example, the lower temperature threshold is [115℃, 125℃], and the upper temperature threshold is [145℃, 155℃]. Preferably, the lower temperature threshold is 120℃, and the upper temperature threshold is 150℃.

[0058] As an example, the heating vaporizer 30 comprises a heating body. The heating body comprises a heating portion and a vaporization heating pipeline 302 connected to the heating portion. The temperature sensor 60 is installed on the heating portion or the vaporization heating pipeline 302. In this way, the controller can detect the temperature on the heating portion or the vaporization heating pipeline 302 through the temperature sensor to obtain the temperature of the heating vaporizer.

[0059] In this way, when the heating vaporizer is working, if the temperature of the heating vaporizer is too low (for example, lower than 100 DEG C), the water cannot reach the vaporization temperature and cannot be vaporized to form water vapor. If the temperature of the heating vaporizer is too high, the water vaporization will enter the excessive boiling area, and the local water will rapidly vaporize to cause the gaseous water after vaporization to block other liquid water from contacting the high-temperature surface, resulting in insufficient vaporization and liquid spraying. If the temperature of the heating vaporizer is kept within the above temperature threshold range, the vaporization can be kept in the nucleate boiling area, and the heat transfer efficiency can be ensured. Therefore, when the heating vaporizer is working, the temperature of the heating vaporizer should be kept within the temperature threshold range as much as possible. Based on this, the controller is used to control the temperature of the heating vaporizer to be kept within the temperature threshold range, so as to ensure the accuracy of the humidification control and the optimal humidification efficiency.

[0060] It should be noted that the outer part of the wall of the vaporization heating pipeline 302 includes a heat preservation structure. In this way, the energy diffusion is prevented to cause the electric energy consumption, and the safety of the heating vaporizer when vaporizing the liquid water is improved. The heat preservation structure here can adopt the same heat preservation structure as the outer part of the wall of the vaporization pipeline 301, or can adopt a different heat preservation structure from the outer part of the wall of the vaporization pipeline 301. The embodiments of the present disclosure can not be limited in this regard.

[0061] In addition, the controller 50 is also used to alarm and prompt when the temperature of the heating vaporizer 30 is abnormal. The temperature of the heating vaporizer 30 being abnormal includes that the temperature of the heating vaporizer 30 is greater than the upper temperature threshold or the temperature of the heating vaporizer 30 remains unchanged after the heating vaporizer 30 works.

[0062] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 7, the humidification control system for the incubator further includes a circulating fan 70. The circulating fan 70 is installed in the box body 10 and is used to realize the airflow diffusion in the box body 10. As an example, the circulating fan 70 is installed at the upper part of the box space 10a. In this way, by configuring the circulating fan in the box body, the air flow diffusion in the box body can be realized, and the humidity in the box body can be uniformly distributed.

[0063] Based on the above humidification control system for the incubator, in combination with Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 7, the present disclosure provides a humidification control method for an incubator, which includes the following steps.

[0064] S01, the controller obtains the humidification amount according to the humidity value of the box space and the humidity threshold.

[0065] In this step, the controller obtains the humidification amount according to the absolute value of the difference between the humidity value of the box space and the humidity threshold, including: the controller obtains the humidification amount according to the absolute value of the difference between the humidity value of the box space and the humidity threshold.

[0066] S02, the controller controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controls the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver it into the cabinet.

[0067] With the humidification control method for the incubator provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller obtains the humidification amount based on the humidity value and the humidity threshold value, and controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount, and controls the heating vaporizer to form water vapor after vaporizing the water inside and supply it to the cabinet through the vaporization pipeline, thereby realizing the humidity regulation inside the cabinet. Since the controller determines the humidification amount according to the humidity value of the cabinet space to perform subsequent pumping operation, the embodiments of the present disclosure can perform quantitative pumping and quantitative vaporization according to the humidification amount, realize on-demand humidification, and be beneficial to improve the control accuracy of humidification, and at the same time achieve the effect of energy saving and water saving.

[0068] Optionally, in combination with Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the controller controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer, and controls the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver it into the cabinet, including:

[0069] S11, the controller obtains the pump flow and the heating power of the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount.

[0070] S12, the controller controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the pump flow.

[0071] S13, the controller controls the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver it into the cabinet according to the heating power.

[0072] In this way, after the controller in the embodiments of the present disclosure obtains the humidification amount, it first determines the pump flow and the heating power of the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount, and then pumps water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the pump flow. Finally, the heating vaporizer vaporizes the water inside to form water vapor and delivers it into the cabinet according to the heating power. The embodiments of the present disclosure can perform quantitative pumping and quantitative vaporization according to the humidification amount, realize on-demand humidification, and be beneficial to improve the control accuracy of humidification, and at the same time achieve the effect of energy saving and water saving.

[0073] Optionally, in combination with Figure 5 As shown in the figure, the controller obtains the pump flow and the heating power based on the humidification amount, including:

[0074] S21, the controller determines the pump flow according to the correspondence between the humidification amount and the pump flow.

[0075] In this step, the humidification amount represents the humidification amount required by the box, and the pump flow rate is determined by the aforementioned humidification amount. The greater the humidification amount, the greater the pump flow rate, and the smaller the humidification amount, the smaller the pump flow rate. In actual application, the controller can perform proportional-integral-derivative adjustment on the pump flow rate according to the humidification amount.

[0076] S22, the controller determines the heating power according to the correspondence between the pump flow rate and the heating power. The humidification amount and the pump flow rate are in a positive correlation.

[0077] In this way, the correspondence between the pump flow rate and the heating power can be a functional relationship. Understandably, to match different pump flow rates, the heating power can change or even dynamically change. Therefore, the corresponding relationship between the pump flow rate and the heating power can be calibrated by experiments, so that the controller can directly determine the heating power corresponding to the pump flow rate according to the corresponding relationship, avoid independent control of the heating power, thereby simplifying the control logic of humidification and ensuring the accuracy of humidification control.

[0078] Optionally, the pump flow rate and the heating power are in a monotonically increasing function relationship. As an example, the pump flow rate and the heating power are in a monotonically increasing first-order function relationship. As another example, the pump flow rate and the heating power are in a monotonically increasing second-order function relationship. Understandably, the specific correspondence between the pump flow rate and the heating power is determined by test experiments.

[0079] In combination with Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 6, Q represents the pump flow rate, P represents the heating power, and P0 represents the lower limit threshold of the heating power. As can be seen, the pump flow rate and the heating power are in a first-order increasing function relationship, that is, the heating power increases linearly with the increase of the pump flow rate. In this way, sufficient vaporization amount and vaporization temperature are ensured. At the same time, the lower limit threshold of the heating power is reserved in the function relationship, and the lower limit threshold of the heating power is greater than zero, which can reduce the preheating time of the heating vaporizer while ensuring the surface temperature of the heating vaporizer at low flow rate, thereby improving the timeliness of humidification response.

[0080] It should be noted that since the heating power changes to the corresponding temperature value requires a certain response time, that is, the heating has a hysteresis, therefore, when actually executing the pump flow rate and the heating power, the execution time of the heating power is earlier than that of the pump flow rate. For example, the execution time of the pump flow rate is 10 seconds later than that of the heating power.

[0081] In combination with Figure 6 As shown in FIG. 6, the present disclosure also provides a humidification control method for a culture box, comprising:

[0082] S31, the controller obtains the humidification amount according to the humidity value of the box space and the humidity threshold.

[0083] S32, the controller controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controls the heating vaporizer to vaporize water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver it into the cabinet.

[0084] S33, the controller obtains the heating vaporizer temperature and the heating power of the heating vaporizer.

[0085] S34, the controller controls the heating vaporizer to increase the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is less than the lower temperature threshold.

[0086] S35, the controller controls the heating vaporizer to decrease the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is greater than the upper temperature threshold.

[0087] By using the humidification control method for the incubator provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller not only controls the heating vaporizer to vaporize water in it to form water vapor and deliver it into the cabinet, but also monitors the heating vaporizer temperature. Specifically, the controller controls the heating vaporizer to increase the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is less than the lower temperature threshold, and controls the heating vaporizer to decrease the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is greater than the upper temperature threshold, so as to independently and dynamically adjust the heating vaporizer temperature and provide sufficient heating power for the pump water amount.

[0088] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller obtains the humidification amount according to the humidity value of the cabinet space and the humidity threshold, and controls the pump to pump water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controls the heating vaporizer to vaporize water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver it into the cabinet, which can be independently executed, or can be executed in cooperation with the controller obtaining the heating vaporizer temperature and the heating power of the heating vaporizer, controlling the heating vaporizer to increase the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is less than the lower temperature threshold, or controlling the heating vaporizer to decrease the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is greater than the upper temperature threshold.

[0089] In combination with Figure 7 As shown in the figure, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a humidification control device 70 for an incubator, which is installed in the humidification control system for the incubator as described above, and includes a processor 700 and a memory 701. Optionally, the device 70 can also include a communication interface 702 and a bus 703. The processor 700, the communication interface 702, and the memory 701 can communicate with each other through the bus 703. The communication interface 702 can be used for information transmission. The processor 700 can call the logical instructions in the memory 701 to execute the humidification control method for the incubator of the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0090] In addition, the logic instructions in the memory 701 described above can be implemented in the form of a software function unit and sold or used as an independent product, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

[0091] The memory 701 as a computer readable storage medium can be used to store software programs, computer executable programs, such as program instructions / modules corresponding to the method in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 700 executes the function application and data processing by running the program instructions / modules stored in the memory 701, that is, implements the humidification control method for the incubator in the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0092] The memory 701 can include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system and application programs required by at least one function; the data storage area can store data created according to the use of the terminal device, etc. In addition, the memory 701 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory.

[0093] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an incubator, comprising: an incubator body, and the humidification control device 70 for the incubator described above. The humidification control device 70 for the incubator is installed on the incubator body. The installation relationship described herein is not limited to being placed inside the incubator body, but also includes installation connection with other components of the incubator, including but not limited to physical connection, electrical connection or signal transmission connection, etc. Those skilled in the art can understand that the humidification control device 70 for the incubator can be adapted to a feasible incubator body, and thus realize other feasible embodiments.

[0094] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium, which stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are set to execute the humidification control method for the incubator described above.

[0095] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes one or more instructions to make a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), a random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. Various media that can store program codes.

[0096] The above description and drawings are illustrative of embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to be limiting. Other embodiments can include structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. Embodiments are merely representative of possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the order of operations can be varied. Portions and features of some embodiments can be included in, or substituted for, those of other embodiments. Also, words used in this document and claims are words of description, not limitation. As used in the description and claims herein, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term "and / or" as used herein refers to any one or more of the associated listed items, optionally including zero of the associated listed items. Additionally, the term "comprising" and variations thereof as used herein are intended to be open-ended terms that specify the presence of the stated features, elements, steps, operations, integers, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, steps, operations, integers, components, and / or groups thereof. The term "consisting of" as used herein is intended to be a closed term that specifies the presence of the stated features, elements, steps, operations, integers, and / or components, but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, steps, operations, integers, components, and / or groups thereof. Unless otherwise expressly stated, mechanisms of the present disclosure can be implemented in either hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The description herein assumes that the mechanisms are implemented in software, unless specifically stated otherwise. If implemented in hardware, as one of ordinary skill in the art will readily understand, the principles of the present disclosure can be implemented in either a completely hardware state or using a combination of hardware and software. If implemented in software, the software including one or more computer readable instructions to perform the functions of the present disclosure can be stored on one or more computer readable media such as, but not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory, or any other form of memory. The computer readable instructions can be executed by one or more processors of one or more computers or other programmable devices to produce the functions of the present disclosure. The description herein assumes that the mechanisms are implemented in software, unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0097] Those skilled in the art can understand that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. The skilled person can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The skilled person can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, devices and units can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0098] In the embodiments disclosed herein, the disclosed methods, products (including but not limited to apparatuses, devices, etc.), can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatus embodiments can be implemented only in a form of a logical function, and can be implemented by using a manner such as software (for example, application program) or the like. In some embodiments, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed coupling or direct coupling or indirect coupling between different units, or the coupling or direct coupling or indirect coupling between the displayed or discussed communication connections can be in a form of electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0099] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings show the possible implementation architectures, functions and operations of the system, method and computer program product according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowcharts or block diagrams can represent a module, a program segment or a part of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks can occur in an order different from that noted in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and sometimes they can be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. In the descriptions corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings, the operations or steps corresponding to different blocks can also occur in an order different from that disclosed in the descriptions, and sometimes there is no specific order between different operations or steps. For example, two consecutive operations or steps can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and sometimes they can be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. Each block in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, and the combination of blocks in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or actions, or can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

Claims

1. A humidification control system for an incubator, characterized by, The control system comprises: a cabinet comprising a cabinet space for testing or storage; a water tank containing water; a heating vaporizer comprising a liquid inlet pipeline and a vapor pipeline, the heating vaporizer being configured to vaporize the water to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor to the cabinet through the vapor pipeline; a pump connected to the heating vaporizer through the liquid inlet pipeline and configured to controllably pump the water in the water tank to the heating vaporizer; a controller electrically connected to the pump, configured to obtain a humidity value of the cabinet space, and obtain a humidification amount according to the humidity value and a humidity threshold value to control the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer based on the humidification amount.

2. The control system of claim 1, wherein, The control system further comprises: a temperature sensor electrically connected to the controller and installed in the heating vaporizer, configured to detect a heating vaporizer temperature; the controller is further configured to control the heating vaporizer temperature to be within a temperature threshold range.

3. The control system of claim 1, wherein, The vapor pipeline wall outside comprises a heat preservation structure.

4. A humidification control method for an incubator, characterized by, The control system is applied to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: obtaining a humidification amount according to the humidity value of the cabinet space and the humidity threshold value; controlling the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controlling the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor to the cabinet.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, Controlling the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount, and controlling the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor to the cabinet, comprises: obtaining a pump flow rate and a heating power of the heating vaporizer according to the humidification amount; controlling the pump to pump the water from the water tank to the heating vaporizer according to the pump flow rate; controlling the heating vaporizer to vaporize the water in the heating vaporizer to form water vapor and deliver the water vapor to the cabinet according to the heating power.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, Obtaining the pump flow rate and the heating power based on the humidification amount, comprises: determining the pump flow rate according to a corresponding relationship between the humidification amount and the pump flow rate; determining the heating power according to a corresponding relationship between the pump flow rate and the heating power; wherein the humidification amount and the pump flow rate have a positive correlation.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The pump flow rate and the heating power have a monotonically increasing function relationship.

8. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that, Further comprising: obtaining the heating vaporizer temperature and the heating power of the heating vaporizer; controlling the heating vaporizer to increase the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is less than a lower temperature threshold value; controlling the heating vaporizer to decrease the heating power when the heating vaporizer temperature is greater than an upper temperature threshold value.

9. A humidification control device for an incubator comprising a processor and a memory having stored therein program instructions, the device being characterised in that, The program instructions, when executed, cause the computer to perform the humidification control method for the incubator according to any one of claims 4 to 8.

10. A computer readable storage medium storing program instructions, characterized in that, The program instructions, when executed, cause the computer to perform the humidification control method for the incubator according to any one of claims 4 to 8.

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