Air conditioner

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air conditioner which comprises a display panel, an indoor unit control panel and an outdoor unit control panel. The display panel comprises an artificial intelligence AI control assembly and is used for generating control parameters of an indoor unit load and an outdoor unit load of the air conditioner based on an operation result of the AI control assembly; the indoor unit control panel is electrically connected with the display panel and used for driving an indoor unit load to operate; the outdoor unit control panel is electrically connected with the display panel through the indoor unit control panel and used for driving an outdoor unit load to operate. The display panel is further used for controlling operation of a display load of the air conditioner. According to the air conditioner with the AI control function, a centralized control framework is adopted, the control parameters of all loads of the air conditioner are calculated and generated in a unified mode through the display panel, and the indoor unit control panel and the outdoor unit control panel do not need to calculate and drive the control parameters of the corresponding loads; compared with a distributed control framework, only the AI control assembly providing the AI control function needs to be arranged on the display panel, hardware upgrading of the inner unit control panel and the outer unit control panel is not needed, and the hardware cost of the air conditioner is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of air conditioners, and in particular to an air conditioner. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of air conditioner technology and the increasing use requirements of users, some new air conditioners combine artificial intelligence (AI) technology, use AI algorithms to control the load operation of the air conditioner, and improve the operation ability and temperature regulation effect of the air conditioner.

[0003] For a split air conditioner, multiple control panels are usually provided to control respective corresponding load operations, for example, a display panel controls the display load operation of the air conditioner, an indoor unit control panel controls the indoor unit load operation of the air conditioner, and an outdoor unit control panel controls the outdoor unit load operation of the air conditioner; if the split air conditioner is configured with an AI control function, in order to meet the computing power requirement of the AI algorithm, the control components (such as controllers) on each control panel need to improve the computing ability, which greatly increases the hardware cost of the air conditioner. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] Therefore, an air conditioner is provided in the embodiments of the present application to reduce the hardware cost of a split air conditioner configured with an AI control function.

[0005] The technical solution of the embodiments of the present application is as follows:

[0006] The air conditioner provided in the embodiments of the present application comprises:

[0007] a display panel comprising an AI control component, configured to generate control parameters of an indoor unit load and an outdoor unit load of the air conditioner based on the operation result of the AI control component;

[0008] an indoor unit control panel electrically connected to the display panel and configured to drive the indoor unit load to operate;

[0009] an outdoor unit control panel electrically connected to the display panel through the indoor unit control panel and configured to drive the outdoor unit load to operate;

[0010] The display panel is further configured to control the display load operation of the air conditioner.

[0011] In some embodiments, the indoor unit control panel comprises a first control component configured to drive the indoor unit load to operate.

[0012] The outdoor unit control panel comprises a second control component configured to drive the outdoor unit load.

[0013] In some embodiments, the first control component is electrically connected with the second control component; the first control component is configured to drive the indoor load to operate based on the control parameter of the indoor load generated by the display panel;

[0014] the second control component is configured to drive the outdoor load to operate based on the control parameter of the outdoor load generated by the display panel;

[0015] In some embodiments, the capacity of the random access memory (RAM) of the first control component is less than 64K, and / or the capacity of the RAM of the second control component is less than 64K.

[0016] In some embodiments, the second control component is further configured to acquire the current outdoor operating parameter of the air conditioner and send the outdoor operating parameter to the first control component; the first control component is further configured to acquire the current indoor operating parameter of the air conditioner and send the indoor operating parameter and the outdoor operating parameter to the display panel.

[0017] In some embodiments, the AI control component is electrically connected with the first control component and configured to receive the indoor operating parameter and the outdoor operating parameter.

[0018] In some embodiments, the display panel further comprises:

[0019] a wireless network (WiFi) component, the AI control component is arranged on the WiFi component; the WiFi component is configured to receive a user instruction and generate the control parameter of the indoor load and the outdoor load based on the user instruction, the indoor operating parameter and the outdoor operating parameter.

[0020] In some embodiments, the WiFi component comprises:

[0021] a receiving component configured to receive a user instruction;

[0022] a first processing component electrically connected with the receiving component and configured to generate the control parameter of the display load based on the user instruction.

[0023] In some embodiments, the display panel further comprises:

[0024] a display load driving component connected with the first processing component and configured to drive the display load to operate based on the control parameter of the display load generated by the first processing component.

[0025] In some embodiments, the AI control component is electrically connected to the first processing component; the operation result of the AI control component includes: based on the received user instruction, the current indoor unit operating parameter and the historical indoor unit operating parameter, operating to generate a first parameter for indicating the indoor unit load operation; and based on the received user instruction, the current outdoor unit operating parameter and the historical outdoor unit operating parameter, operating to generate a second parameter for indicating the outdoor unit load operation.

[0026] The receiving component includes at least one of the following: a drive-by-wire component, an infrared remote control component, an application (APP) control component and a voice control component;

[0027] If the WiFi component includes a plurality of receiving components, the first processing component is further configured to output a target user instruction based on the received at least one user instruction.

[0028] In some embodiments, the WiFi component further includes:

[0029] The second processing component is electrically connected to the first processing component and the first control component respectively, and is configured to generate a third parameter for indicating the indoor unit load operation based on the received user instruction and the indoor unit operating parameter;

[0030] The third processing component is electrically connected to the first processing component and the first control component respectively, and is configured to generate a fourth parameter for indicating the outdoor unit load operation based on the received user instruction and the outdoor unit operating parameter;

[0031] The second processing component is further electrically connected to the AI control component, and is further configured to determine the control parameter of the indoor unit load based on the first parameter and the third parameter.

[0032] The third processing component is further electrically connected to the AI control component, and is further configured to determine the control parameter of the outdoor unit load based on the second parameter and the fourth parameter.

[0033] In some embodiments, the display board is configured to: according to the instruction returned by the indoor control board based on the preset handshake protocol, send the control parameter of the indoor unit load to the indoor control board; and / or, according to the instruction returned by the outdoor control board based on the preset handshake protocol, send the control parameter of the outdoor unit load to the outdoor control board.

[0034] The technical scheme provided in the embodiments of the present application, the air conditioner comprises a display panel, an indoor unit control panel and an outdoor unit control panel. The display panel comprises an AI control component, which is configured to generate control parameters of an indoor unit load and an outdoor unit load of the air conditioner based on an operation result of the AI control component; the indoor unit control panel is electrically connected with the display panel and is configured to drive the indoor unit load to operate; the outdoor unit control panel is electrically connected with the display panel through the indoor unit control panel and is configured to drive the outdoor unit load to operate; and the display panel is further configured to control a display load of the air conditioner to operate. In this way, the air conditioner with the AI control function in the embodiments of the present application adopts a centralized control architecture, the display panel is configured to uniformly calculate and generate the control parameters of the loads of the air conditioner, and the indoor unit control panel and the outdoor unit control panel do not need to calculate the control parameters of the corresponding loads to be driven; compared with a decentralized control architecture, only the AI control component providing the AI control function needs to be arranged on the display panel, and the hardware of the indoor unit control panel and the outdoor unit control panel does not need to be upgraded, thereby reducing the hardware cost of the air conditioner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a second structural schematic diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a third structural schematic diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a fourth structural schematic diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 5 FIG. 4 is a fourth structural schematic diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0040] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0041] 1000, display panel; 1100, third control component; 1110, WiFi component;

[0042] 1111, AI control component; 1112, receiving component; 1113, first processing component;

[0043] 1114, second processing component; 1115, third processing component; 1120, display load driving component;

[0044] 2000, indoor unit control panel; 2100, first control component; 3000, outdoor unit control panel;

[0045] 3100, second control component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0047] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

[0048] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the term "electrical connection" refers to an electrical connection relationship, which can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and can be a connection within two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0049] This application provides an air conditioner, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the air conditioner includes a display panel 1000, an indoor unit control panel 2000, and an outdoor unit control panel 3000. The display panel 1000 includes an AI control component 1111, used to generate control parameters for the indoor and outdoor unit loads based on the calculation results of the AI ​​control component 1111. The indoor unit control panel 2000 is electrically connected to the display panel 1000 and is used to drive the indoor unit load. The outdoor unit control panel 3000 is electrically connected to the display panel 1000 via the indoor unit control panel 2000 and is used to drive the outdoor unit load. The display panel 1000 is also used to control the operation of the air conditioner's displayed load.

[0050] Here, the air conditioner in this embodiment is a split-type air conditioner, including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor unit includes, but is not limited to, a display panel 1000, an indoor unit control panel 2000, a display load, and an indoor unit load. The outdoor unit includes, but is not limited to, an outdoor unit control panel 3000 and an outdoor unit load.

[0051] Here, the display load of the air conditioner includes, but is not limited to: display panel, LED lights, buzzer and sterilization device; the indoor unit load of the air conditioner includes, but is not limited to: indoor fan, relay, electric auxiliary heating device and air guide component stepper motor; the outdoor unit load of the air conditioner includes, but is not limited to: compressor, outdoor fan, four-way valve and electronic expansion valve.

[0052] It can be understood that the control system of the air conditioner of the embodiment of the present application includes the display panel 1000, the indoor unit control panel 2000 and the outdoor unit control panel 3000, each control panel is electrically connected with the corresponding load and drives the corresponding load to operate, that is, the display panel 1000 is electrically connected with the display load and drives the display load to operate, the indoor unit control panel 2000 is electrically connected with the indoor unit load and drives the indoor unit load to operate, and the outdoor unit control panel 3000 is electrically connected with the outdoor unit load and drives the outdoor unit load to operate.

[0053] Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 2 The indoor unit control panel 2000 includes a first control component 2100 for driving the indoor unit load, the outdoor unit control panel 3000 includes a second control component 3100 for driving the outdoor unit load, and the display panel 1000 includes a third control component 1100 for controlling the display load.

[0054] It can be understood that the load driving function of each control panel of the air conditioner can be realized based on the control component provided on the panel.

[0055] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, there is an electrical connection between each control panel, that is, the display panel 1000 is electrically connected with the indoor unit control panel 2000, the indoor unit control panel 2000 and the outdoor unit control panel 3000 are electrically connected, and the display panel 1000 is electrically connected with the outdoor unit control panel 3000 through the indoor unit control panel 2000; based on the electrical connection relationship between each control panel, there is also an electrical connection between the first control component 1100, the second control component 2100 and the third control component 3100, and data transmission and instruction transceiving can be performed between each control component.

[0056] Here, the communication mode between each control component includes but is not limited to UART, SPI, RS485 and IIC protocol, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0057] It should be noted that the air conditioner of the present application is provided with an AI control function, which supports generating control parameters of the indoor unit load and the outdoor unit load of the air conditioner based on an AI algorithm, the indoor unit control panel 2000 can drive the indoor unit load to operate based on the control parameters of the indoor unit load, and the outdoor unit control panel 3000 can drive the outdoor unit load to operate based on the control parameters of the outdoor unit load.

[0058] Among them, AI technology is a branch of computer science, aiming to study, develop theories, methods, technologies and application systems for simulating, extending and expanding human intelligence. Specifically, AI technology attempts to understand the essence of intelligence and produce a new ability to produce intelligent machines in a way similar to human intelligence. AI technology involves machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, robotics, and expert systems, and is applied in autonomous driving, smart home, medical health, financial services, and education.

[0059] It can be understood that the air conditioner configures an AI control model, which is trained based on a large number of user data samples of the air conditioner; when the air conditioner with the AI control function is running, the AI control model automatically optimizes and updates the load control parameters of the air conditioner according to the received user instructions, the current running parameters of the air conditioner, and the historical running parameters of the air conditioner, calculates the current optimal control parameters of the load of the air conditioner, and improves the temperature control effect of the air conditioner and reduces the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

[0060] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the AI control function of the air conditioner is implemented based on the AI control component 1111, the AI control component 1111 configures the AI control model, which can be pre-trained before the air conditioner is installed, or continuously optimized and updated based on the running parameters of the air conditioner during the running process of the air conditioner.

[0061] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the AI control component 1111 for implementing the AI control function is only arranged on the display panel 1000, and the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 do not arrange control components related to the AI control function; specifically, the AI control component 1111 is arranged on the third control component 3100, and the AI control component 1111 arranged on the display panel 1000 of the air conditioner is used to generate control parameters of the indoor load and control parameters of the outdoor load based on the AI control model.

[0062] It should be noted that based on the corresponding driving relationship between each control panel and the load of the split air conditioner, in the related art, the split air conditioner usually adopts a decentralized control architecture, wherein the display panel is used to generate control parameters of the display load and drive the display load to run based on the generated control parameters of the display load, the indoor control panel is used to generate control parameters of the indoor load and drive the indoor load to run based on the generated control parameters of the indoor load, and the outdoor control panel is used to generate control parameters of the outdoor load and drive the outdoor load to run based on the generated control parameters of the outdoor load; based on the decentralized control architecture, if the split air conditioner sets the AI control function, the display panel, the indoor control panel and the outdoor control panel all need to set control components for implementing the AI control function.

[0063] It should be noted that, since the process of AI control model operating the control parameters of air conditioner load involves a large number of parameters, in order to ensure the computing power requirement of AI algorithm, after the split type air conditioner is provided with AI control function, the control components on each control board need to improve computing power; obviously, although the AI control function improves the overall control performance of the air conditioner, it greatly increases the hardware cost of the air conditioner.

[0064] It can be understood that the air conditioner of the embodiment of the present application uniformly operates and generates the control parameters of each load of the air conditioner by the display board 1000, and based on the electrical connection relationship between each control board, the indoor control board 2000 and the outdoor control board 3000 can receive the control parameters generated by the display board 1000 and drive the corresponding load to operate based on the received control parameters, realizing the centralized control architecture; on this basis, the embodiment of the present application only sets the AI control component 1111 providing the AI control function on the display board 1000, and still can realize the operation of generating the control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load based on the AI algorithm, without the need of hardware upgrade of the indoor control board 2000 and the outdoor control board 3000, reducing the hardware cost of the air conditioner.

[0065] It can be understood that, due to the strong coupling between the components of the air conditioner, when the air conditioner needs to be upgraded, each control board needs to be optimized and upgraded; the embodiment of the present application adopts the centralized control architecture, and only the display board 1000 needs to be optimized and upgraded to realize the program upgrade of the air conditioner.

[0066] It should be noted that, since the indoor control board 2000 and the outdoor control board 3000 of the air conditioner of the present application can drive the load to operate based on the control parameters generated by the display board 1000, in a preferred example, the indoor control board 2000 and the outdoor control board 3000 are only used to drive the load to operate, and are not used to generate the control parameters of the load, and the effect of reducing the hardware cost of the indoor control board 2000 and the outdoor control board 3000 is realized by simplifying the function of the control board.

[0067] Specifically, the third control component 1100 is electrically connected with the first control component 2100, and the first control component 2100 is electrically connected with the second control component 3100; the first control component 2100 is configured to drive the indoor load to operate based on the control parameters of the indoor load generated by the display board 1000; the second control component 3100 is configured to drive the outdoor load to operate based on the control parameters of the outdoor load generated by the display board 1000.

[0068] Among them, the capacity of the RAM of the first control component 2100 is less than 64K, and / or the capacity of the RAM of the second control component 3100 is less than 64K.

[0069] In the present example, the third control component 1100 sends the generated control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load to the first control component 2100, the first control component 2100 sends the received control parameters of the outdoor load to the second control component 3100, and drives the indoor load to operate based on the received control parameters of the indoor load; the second control component 3100 drives the outdoor load to operate based on the received control parameters of the outdoor load, so as to realize the normal operation of the indoor load and the outdoor load of the air conditioner.

[0070] It should be noted that, in the present example, since the first control component 2100 and the second control component 3100 are not used to calculate the control parameters of the load, the RAM capacity is reduced to less than 64K, and the load can still be driven to operate, so in the centralized control architecture of the air conditioner provided in the present application, on the basis of only setting the AI control component 1111 on the display panel 1000, by canceling the original load control parameter calculation generation function of the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 in the distributed control architecture, the RAM capacity of the first control component 2100 and / or the second control component 3100 is reduced, and the hardware cost of the air conditioner is further reduced.

[0071] It should be noted that, in the present example, the first control component 2100 includes a first controller for driving the indoor load to operate, wherein the RAM capacity of the first control component 2100 is less than 64K, which means that the RAM capacity of the first controller is less than 64K; in the present example, in addition to the first controller, the first control component 2100 can also include a first memory, the first controller is electrically connected with the first memory, and the first memory is used to store the parameters required by the first controller to drive the indoor load, wherein the RAM capacity of the first control component 2100 is less than 64K, which means that the RAM capacity of the first memory is less than 64K. The present example does not specifically limit the form of the first control component 2100 and the number of internal sub-components.

[0072] It should be noted that the first control component 2100 only refers to the set of components on the indoor control panel 2000 for controlling the operation of the indoor load, and controlling the operation of the indoor load at least includes driving the indoor load to operate, and can also include calculating and generating the control parameters of the indoor load according to the functional needs; the control components on the indoor control panel 2000 that are not used to control the operation of the indoor load are not within the scope of the first control component 1100; in the above example, the RAM capacity of the components in the form of other controllers, memories and processors etc. provided on the indoor control panel 2000 and not used to control the operation of the load is greater than or equal to 64K, which will not affect the RAM capacity of the first control component 2100 being less than 64K.

[0073] It should be noted that in the present example, the second control component 3100 includes a second controller for driving the operation of the outdoor load, and the capacity of the RAM of the second control component 3100 is less than 64K, which means that the capacity of the RAM of the second controller is less than 64K; in the present example, the second control component 3100 can include a second memory in addition to the second controller, the second controller is electrically connected with the second memory, and the second memory is used to store parameters required by the second controller to drive the operation of the outdoor load, and the capacity of the RAM of the second control component 3100 is less than 64K, which means that the capacity of the RAM of the second memory is less than 64K. The present example does not specifically limit the form of the second control component 3100 and the number of internal sub-components.

[0074] It should be noted that the second control component 3100 only refers to a set of components on the outdoor control panel 3000 for controlling the operation of the outdoor load, and the operation of the outdoor load at least includes driving the operation of the outdoor load, and can also include generating control parameters of the outdoor load according to the functional needs; the control components on the outdoor control panel 3000 that are not used for controlling the operation of the outdoor load are not within the scope of the second control component 3100; in the above example, the RAM capacity of the components in the form of other controllers, memories and processors and the like provided on the outdoor control panel 3000 and not used for controlling the operation of the load can be greater than or equal to 64K, which will not affect the capacity of the RAM of the second control component 3100 being less than 64K.

[0075] It should be noted that the third control component 1100 is used not only for driving the operation of the display load, but also for generating control parameters for driving the display load; since the operating state of the display load of the air conditioner is mostly on-off state, the control is easy to implement, and whether the operation result of the AI control component 1111 of the present embodiment includes the control parameters of the display load is not specifically limited; the third control component 3100 can generate the control parameters of the display load based on the operation result of the AI control component 1111, or can generate the control parameters of the display load based on other components with operation capability inside.

[0076] It should be noted that in addition to the technical solutions of the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 provided in the above examples, which are only used for driving the operation of the load and not used for generating the control parameters of the load, in some embodiments, the indoor control panel 2000 of the air conditioner is also used for generating the control parameters of the indoor load, which is specifically implemented by the first control component 2100; and / or, the outdoor control panel 3000 of the air conditioner is also used for generating the control parameters of the outdoor load, which is specifically implemented by the second control component 3100.

[0077] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present application, whether the indoor control panel 2000 and / or the outdoor control panel 3000 is / are further used to generate the control parameters of the load, the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 are not provided with the control components related to the AI control function, and the display panel 1000 is still provided with the AI control component 1111 and has the function of generating the control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load. In other words, the AI control function can be an optional function of the air conditioner. When the AI control function is started, the display panel 1000 generates the control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load based on the AI control component 1111, and the indoor control panel 2000 drives the indoor load to operate based on the control parameters of the indoor load generated by the display panel 1000, and the outdoor control panel 3000 drives the outdoor load to operate based on the control parameters of the outdoor load generated by the display panel 1000. When the AI control function is not started, the indoor control panel 2000 generates the control parameters of the indoor load and drives the indoor load to operate, the outdoor control panel 3000 generates the control parameters of the outdoor load and drives the outdoor load to operate, and the display panel 1000 will not send the control parameters to the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000. However, as a preferred example, the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 are not used to generate the control parameters of the load, which can further reduce the hardware cost of the air conditioner.

[0078] Exemplarily, the second control component 3100 is further used to acquire the current outdoor operation parameters of the air conditioner, and send the outdoor operation parameters to the first control component 2100; and the first control component 2100 is further used to acquire the current indoor operation parameters of the air conditioner, and send the indoor operation parameters and the outdoor operation parameters to the display panel 1000.

[0079] Among them, the AI control component 1111 is electrically connected with the first control component 2100, and is used to receive the indoor operation parameters and the outdoor operation parameters.

[0080] Here, the outdoor operation parameters include but are not limited to the operation state of the outdoor load and the outdoor environment parameters, wherein the operation state of the outdoor load includes but is not limited to the current operation state of the compressor, the outdoor fan, the four-way valve and the electronic expansion valve, such as the actual operation frequency of the compressor, the actual rotating speed of the outdoor fan, the actual opening degree of the electronic expansion valve, etc.; the outdoor environment parameters include but are not limited to the outdoor temperature value and the exhaust temperature value; the indoor operation parameters include but are not limited to the operation state of the indoor load and the indoor environment parameters, wherein the operation state of the indoor load includes but is not limited to the current operation state of the indoor fan, the relay, the electric auxiliary heating device and the stepping motor of the air guide component, such as the actual rotating speed of the indoor fan, the actual opening state of the electric auxiliary heating device, the actual opening angle of the air guide component, etc.; and the indoor parameters include but are not limited to the indoor temperature value and the indoor humidity value.

[0081] In some embodiments, the running state of the indoor load is acquired based on a first controller in the first control assembly 2100; the running state of the outdoor load is acquired based on a second controller in the second control assembly 3100; in some embodiments, the first control assembly 2100 further comprises a first sensor for acquiring an indoor environment parameter; the second control assembly 3100 further comprises a second sensor for acquiring an outdoor environment parameter.

[0082] It should be noted that the AI control assembly 1111 stores the received indoor running parameters and outdoor running parameters, and the stored indoor running parameters and outdoor running parameters are used as historical running parameters together with the current indoor running parameters and outdoor running parameters to calculate the control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load.

[0083] For example, the calculation result of the AI control assembly 1111 includes: calculating a first parameter for instructing the indoor load to run based on the received user instruction, the current indoor running parameter and the historical indoor running parameter; and calculating a second parameter for instructing the outdoor load to run based on the received user instruction, the current outdoor running parameter and the historical outdoor running parameter.

[0084] For example, as shown in Figure 3 The third control assembly 1100 comprises a WiFi assembly 1110 and a display load driving assembly 1120. The WiFi assembly 1110 is used to receive a user instruction, and generate control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load based on the user instruction, the indoor running parameter and the outdoor running parameter. The display load driving assembly 1120 is used to drive the display load to run.

[0085] It should be noted that the WiFi assembly 1110 and the display load driving assembly 1120 only represent sub-assemblies on the third control assembly 1100 for performing different functions, and do not represent that the third control assembly 1100 is divided into at least two independent hardware architectures; in some embodiments, the third control assembly 1100 comprises a third controller, and the WiFi assembly 1110 and the display load driving assembly 1120 are integrated on the third controller; in some embodiments, the WiFi assembly 1110 and the display load driving assembly 1120 are respectively provided with independent controllers, and the controllers respectively process their own tasks.

[0086] Here, the display load driving assembly 1120 is electrically connected with the display load.

[0087] In some embodiments, if the WiFi assembly 1110 and the display load driving assembly 1120 are arranged separately, the third control assembly 3100 comprises at least one display load driving assembly 1120, and the number of the display load driving assembly 1120 is determined based on the number of the display load.

[0088] Here, the AI control component 1111 is arranged on the WiFi component 1110 as one of the sub-components of the WiFi component 1110.

[0089] It should be noted that in the related art, the air conditioner is usually provided with the WiFi component 1110, which is used to receive and process user instructions; since the WiFi component 1110 needs to process various forms of user instructions and the user instructions include a large number of user setting parameters, the operation capacity of the WiFi component 1110 is stronger than that of the control components on the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000; the AI control component 1111 is arranged on the WiFi component 1110 in the embodiment of the present application, compared with the technical solution of arranging the AI control component 1111 on the indoor control panel 2000 or the outdoor control panel 3000, the original strong operation capacity of the WiFi component 1110 can be reasonably applied to realize the AI control function, so as to reduce the cost increase of the air conditioner after setting the AI control function.

[0090] Here, the display load driving component 1120 is electrically connected with the WiFi component 1110, and the WiFi component 1110 is further used to generate control parameters of the display load, and the display load driving component 1120 drives the display load to operate based on the control parameters of the display load generated by the WiFi component 1110.

[0091] Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 4 The third control component 1100 further includes a receiving component 1112 and a first processing component 1113. The receiving component 1112 is used to receive user instructions; the first processing component 1113 is electrically connected with the receiving component 1112 and is used to generate control parameters of the display load based on the user instructions.

[0092] Here, the receiving component 1112 is used to receive various forms of user instructions sent by the user, and the sending forms of the user instructions include but are not limited to RS485 line control, infrared remote control, application APP control and voice control; accordingly, the receiving component 1112 includes at least one of the following: a line control component, an infrared remote control component, an APP control component and a voice control component.

[0093] Here, the receiving component 1112 sends the received user instructions to the first processing component 1113 after processing, the first processing component 1113 generates the control parameters of the display load based on the received user instructions and synchronously sends the user instructions to the AI control component 1111; the AI control component 1111 generates the first parameter and the second parameter based on the user instructions received from the first processing component 1113, the current indoor operating parameters and outdoor operating parameters received from the first control component 1100 and the stored historical operating parameters.

[0094] Here, the communication mode between the receiving component 1112 and the first processing component 1113 includes but is not limited to UART, SPI, RS485, and IIC protocol, and the embodiments of the present application do not make a specific limitation here.

[0095] Here, the display load driving component 1120 is electrically connected with the first processing component 1113, and the display load control parameter generated by the WiFi component 1110 is specifically the display load control parameter generated by the first processing component 1113.

[0096] Here, the first processing component 1113 is electrically connected with the AI control component 1111.

[0097] Here, the first parameter includes but is not limited to the inner fan rotating speed, the switch state of the relay, the switch state of the electric auxiliary heating device, and the opening angle of the air guide component; and the second parameter includes but is not limited to the outer fan rotating speed, the compressor frequency, the four-way valve conduction state, and the electronic expansion valve opening degree.

[0098] In some embodiments, the AI control component 1111 operates the generated first parameter as the control parameter of the indoor unit load, and the second parameter as the control parameter of the outdoor unit load, and the third control component 1100 sends the first parameter and the second parameter to the first control component 2100, and the first control component 2100 sends the received second parameter to the second control component 3100.

[0099] Exemplarily, if the WiFi component 1110 includes multiple receiving components 1112, the first processing component 1113 is further configured to output a target user instruction based on the received at least one user instruction.

[0100] It should be noted that if the WiFi component 1110 includes multiple receiving components 1112, there may be a case that the WiFi component 1110 simultaneously receives multiple user instructions, for example, the WiFi component 1110 simultaneously receives the user instruction sent by the user through infrared remote control and the user instruction sent by the user through voice control; if the receiving component 1112 simultaneously receives multiple user instructions, the first processing component 1113 processes the multiple user instructions to output a target user instruction, and the target user instruction is used to generate the control parameter of each load of the air conditioner.

[0101] In an application example of the present application, the first processing component 1113 is pre-configured with the priority corresponding to each receiving component 1112, if multiple receiving components 1112 simultaneously receive user instructions, the first processing component 1113 determines the priority processing order of the multiple user instructions based on the corresponding priority, and sequentially outputs the target user instruction in the message-queue mode.

[0102] It should be noted that the target of the AI control model operation to generate the control parameter of the load is usually to seek the optimal control parameter, but in order to ensure the safe operation of the air conditioner and prolong the service life, the air conditioner usually sets corresponding protection measures and control logic, and the AI control model cannot identify whether the currently generated control parameter meets the control logic and does not trigger the protection measures when operating to generate the control parameter of the load. For example, the rotation speed of the outdoor fan generated based on the AI control component 1111 can achieve rapid heat exchange, but may cause the bus current of the air conditioner to be too high, affecting the service life of the air conditioner.

[0103] Based on the above problems, as shown in Figure 5 The WiFi component 1110 also includes a second processing component 1114 and a third processing component 1115. The second processing component 1114 is electrically connected to the first processing component 1113 and the first control component 2100, respectively, and is used to generate a third parameter for indicating the operation of the indoor load based on the received user instruction and the indoor operating parameter. The third processing component 1115 is electrically connected to the first processing component 1113 and the first control component 2100, respectively, and is used to generate a fourth parameter for indicating the operation of the outdoor load based on the received user instruction and the outdoor operating parameter.

[0104] Among them, the second processing component 1114 is also electrically connected to the AI control component 1111, and is also used to determine the control parameter of the indoor load based on the first parameter and the third parameter; the third processing component 1115 is also electrically connected to the AI control component 1111, and is also used to determine the control parameter of the outdoor load based on the second parameter and the fourth parameter.

[0105] Here, the protection measures can include compressor frequency limiting, air conditioner bus current limiting and the like.

[0106] Here, the user instruction output by the first processing component 1113 is sent to the second processing component 1114 and the third processing component 1115 in addition to being sent to the AI control component 1111; the first control component 2100 sends the indoor operating parameter to the second processing component 1114 and the outdoor operating parameter to the third processing component 1115 in addition to sending the indoor operating parameter and the outdoor operating parameter to the AI control component 1111.

[0107] Here, the second processing component 1114 is configured to calculate the control parameter of the indoor unit load, and the third processing component 1115 is configured to calculate the control parameter of the outdoor unit load; the control algorithm configured by the second processing component 1114 is different from the AI algorithm configured by the AI control component 1111, the control algorithm configured by the third processing component 1115 is different from the AI algorithm configured by the AI control component 1111, and the second processing component 1114 and the third processing component 1115 can identify the protection measures and control logic set by the air conditioner, and the control algorithm configured by the second processing component 1114 and the third processing component 1115 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0108] Here, the third parameter generated by the second processing component 1114 can be a specific control parameter based on the current user instruction and the operating parameter of the indoor unit, or can be a reasonable control parameter range based on the current user instruction and the operating parameter of the indoor unit; the fourth parameter generated by the third processing component 1115 can be a specific control parameter based on the current user instruction and the operating parameter of the outdoor unit, or can be a reasonable control parameter range based on the current user instruction and the operating parameter of the outdoor unit.

[0109] It should be noted that after the second processing component 1114 receives the first parameter calculated and generated by the AI control component 1111, the second processing component 1114 compares the first parameter with the third parameter generated based on the same user instruction and the current operating parameter of the indoor unit, to determine whether the first parameter meets the control logic and does not trigger the protection measures, and finally determines the control parameter of the indoor unit load as the optimal control parameter under the condition that the control logic is met and the protection measures are not triggered; after the third processing component 1115 receives the second parameter calculated and generated by the AI control component 1111, the third processing component 1115 compares the second parameter with the fourth parameter generated based on the same user instruction and the current operating parameter of the outdoor unit, to determine whether the second parameter meets the control logic and does not trigger the protection measures, and finally determines the control parameter of the outdoor unit load as the optimal control parameter under the condition that the control logic is met and the protection measures are not triggered.

[0110] In an application example of the present application, the second processing component 1114 generates the control parameter range of each indoor unit load based on the received user instruction and the operating parameter of the indoor unit, and compares whether there is a parameter exceeding the control parameter range in the received first parameter; if there is no parameter exceeding the control parameter range, the first parameter is determined as the control parameter of the indoor unit load; if there is a parameter exceeding the control parameter range, the corresponding parameter in the first parameter is corrected based on the threshold of the control parameter range, and the corrected first parameter is determined as the control parameter of the indoor unit load.

[0111] Here, the second processing component 1114 determines the control parameter of the indoor unit load, and sends the control parameter of the indoor unit load to the first control component 2100; the third processing component 1115 determines the control parameter of the outdoor unit load, and sends the control parameter of the outdoor unit load to the first control component 2100, and the first control component 2100 sends the received control parameter of the outdoor unit load to the second control component 3100.

[0112] It should be noted that the AI control component 1111, the receiving component 1112, the first processing component 1113, the second processing component 1114 and the third processing component 1115 are integrated on the WiFi component 1110, and the controller of the WiFi component 1110 processes the tasks corresponding to each subcomponent in a multi-thread concurrent + interrupt processing manner.

[0113] Exemplarily, the display panel 1000 is configured to: according to the instruction returned by the indoor control panel 2000 based on the preset handshake protocol, send the control parameter of the indoor unit load to the indoor control panel 2000; and / or, according to the instruction returned by the outdoor control panel 3000 based on the preset handshake protocol, send the control parameter of the outdoor unit load to the outdoor control panel 3000.

[0114] Here, when the air conditioner is powered on, the display panel 1000 sends a handshake instruction to the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 based on the preset handshake protocol, the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 return corresponding instructions based on the handshake instruction respectively, and the returned instructions indicate whether to adopt a centralized control architecture; if the centralized control architecture is adopted, the display panel 1000 sends the control parameters of the indoor unit load and the outdoor unit load to the indoor control panel 2000, and the indoor control panel 2000 transmits the control parameter of the outdoor unit load to the outdoor control panel 3000; if the centralized control architecture is not adopted, the display panel 1000 sends user instructions to the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000, and the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 generate control parameters of corresponding loads respectively.

[0115] Further, the indoor control panel 2000 and the outdoor control panel 3000 can adopt different control architectures, for example, the indoor control panel 2000 adopts a centralized control architecture, and the outdoor control panel 3000 adopts a decentralized control architecture, then the display panel 1000 sends the control parameter of the indoor unit load to the indoor control panel 2000 based on the returned instruction, and sends the user instruction to the outdoor control panel 3000 through the indoor control panel 2000.

[0116] It can be understood that based on the preset handshake protocol, the air conditioner of the embodiment of the application supports multiple control architectures, and compatibility between the display panel 1000, the indoor unit control panel 2000 and the outdoor unit control panel 3000 is improved. Whether the indoor unit control panel 2000 and the outdoor unit control panel 3000 support the control parameter generation function, the air conditioner can operate normally.

[0117] It should be noted that "first", "second", and the like are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily have to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0118] In addition, the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the application can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

[0119] The above is only a specific implementation of the application, but the protection scope of the application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the application. Therefore, the protection scope of the application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An air conditioner characterized by comprising: The air conditioner comprises: a display panel comprising an artificial intelligence (AI) control component, configured to generate control parameters of an indoor load and an outdoor load of the air conditioner based on an operation result of the AI control component; an indoor control panel electrically connected to the display panel, configured to drive the indoor load to operate; an outdoor control panel electrically connected to the display panel via the indoor control panel, configured to drive the outdoor load to operate; wherein the display panel is further configured to control a display load of the air conditioner to operate.

2. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein The indoor control panel comprises a first control component configured to drive the indoor load to operate; The outdoor control panel comprises a second control component configured to drive the outdoor load to operate.

3. The air conditioner of claim 2, wherein The first control component is electrically connected to the second control component, and is configured to drive the indoor load to operate based on the control parameters of the indoor load generated by the display panel; The second control component is configured to drive the outdoor load to operate based on the control parameters of the outdoor load generated by the display panel; wherein a random access memory (RAM) of the first control component has a capacity less than 64K, and / or a RAM of the second control component has a capacity less than 64K.

4. The air conditioner of claim 3, wherein The second control component is further configured to acquire current operating parameters of the outdoor load of the air conditioner, and send the operating parameters of the outdoor load to the first control component; the first control component is further configured to acquire current operating parameters of the indoor load of the air conditioner, and send the operating parameters of the indoor load and the operating parameters of the outdoor load to the display panel; wherein the AI control component is electrically connected to the first control component, and is configured to receive the operating parameters of the indoor load and the operating parameters of the outdoor load.

5. The air conditioner of claim 4, wherein The display panel further comprises: a wireless network (WiFi) component, wherein the AI control component is arranged on the WiFi component; the WiFi component is configured to receive a user instruction, and generate the control parameters of the indoor load and the outdoor load based on the user instruction, the operating parameters of the indoor load and the operating parameters of the outdoor load.

6. The air conditioner of claim 5, wherein The WiFi component comprises: a receiving component configured to receive a user instruction; a first processing component electrically connected to the receiving component, configured to generate control parameters of the display load based on the user instruction.

7. The air conditioner of claim 6, wherein The display panel further comprises: a display load driving component connected to the first processing component, configured to drive the display load to operate based on the control parameters of the display load generated by the first processing component.

8. The air conditioner of claim 6, wherein The AI control component is electrically connected to the first processing component; the operation result of the AI control component comprises: a first parameter for instructing the indoor load to operate, which is generated based on the received user instruction, current operating parameters of the indoor load and historical operating parameters of the indoor load; and a second parameter for instructing the outdoor load to operate, which is generated based on the received user instruction, current operating parameters of the outdoor load and historical operating parameters of the outdoor load; The receiving component comprises at least one of the following: a wire control component, an infrared remote control component, an application program (APP) control component and a voice control component; If the WiFi component includes a plurality of the receiving components, the first processing component is further configured to output a target user instruction based on the received at least one user instruction.

9. The air conditioner of claim 8, wherein The WiFi component further includes: a second processing component electrically connected with the first processing component and the first control component, respectively, and configured to generate a third parameter for indicating the indoor unit load operation based on the received user instruction and the indoor unit operation parameter; a third processing component electrically connected with the first processing component and the first control component, respectively, and configured to generate a fourth parameter for indicating the outdoor unit load operation based on the received user instruction and the outdoor unit operation parameter; The second processing component is further electrically connected with the AI control component, and is further configured to determine the control parameter of the indoor unit load based on the first parameter and the third parameter. The third processing component is further electrically connected with the AI control component, and is further configured to determine the control parameter of the outdoor unit load based on the second parameter and the fourth parameter.

10. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein The display panel is configured to: send the control parameter of the indoor unit load to the indoor unit control panel according to the instruction returned by the indoor unit control panel based on the preset handshake protocol; and / or send the control parameter of the outdoor unit load to the outdoor unit control panel according to the instruction returned by the outdoor unit control panel based on the preset handshake protocol.

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