Air conditioner control method, electronic device and storage medium

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing air conditioner technologies face challenges in enhancing user comfort by controlling wind direction and speed without increasing costs or reducing manufacturing efficiency, as they rely on additional sensors to avoid direct cold wind blowing.

Innovation Solution

An air conditioner control method that adjusts the wind guide component's angle, blower speed, and operating frequency based on environmental and system parameters, such as humidity and wind speed, to optimize comfort modes like comfort, anti-direct blowing, soft wind, and windless modes without the need for additional sensors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a special sensor is added to detect user position for anti-direct blowing function, then user comfort experience is improved, but air conditioner cost increases and manufacturing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedirect cold wind blowing to userVSAvoidair conditioner structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The air conditioner uses its own existing sensors (temperature sensor, humidity sensor, air flow sensor) to detect environmental parameters and calculate user position indirectly through software algorithms, rather than adding dedicated position detection sensors. The control system serves itself by processing data from existing components to achieve anti-direct blowing functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces physical sensor-based detection with a computational model that calculates user position based on environmental parameter distributions. Instead of using mechanical/optical sensors to directly detect user location, the system uses software algorithms to infer position from temperature, humidity, and air flow data collected by existing sensors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a special sensor is added to detect user position for anti-direct blowing function, then user comfort experience is improved, but manufacturing efficiency decreases and maintenance costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedirect cold wind blowing to userVSAvoidmanufacturing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the existing sensors serve multiple functions: the temperature sensor not only monitors ambient temperature for cooling control but also contributes to user position detection for anti-direct blowing. The humidity sensor and air flow sensor similarly serve dual purposes, eliminating the need for dedicated position detection sensors and reducing overall component count.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The control system processes data from existing sensors to simultaneously achieve temperature control, humidity control, and user position detection, allowing the air conditioner to serve multiple functions without additional hardware investment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Object-affected harmful factors

If wind guide component opens at pre-set angle with adjusted blower speed and operating frequency, then direct cold wind sensation is reduced, but control system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedirect cold wind sensationVSAvoidcontrol system
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dynamically adjusts the opening angle of the wind guide component, blower rotating speed, and operating frequency based on real-time environmental parameters and calculated user position. Instead of fixed settings, the system continuously optimizes these parameters to maintain comfortable conditions while preventing direct cold wind exposure to the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The control system changes multiple operating parameters (wind guide angle, blower speed, frequency) in coordination based on detected environmental conditions and inferred user position, achieving anti-direct blowing through parameter optimization rather than complex mechanical structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3882534B1Air conditioner control method, electronic device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.05.01 GD MIDEA AIR CONDITIONING EQUIP CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is an air conditioner control method, comprising: (step S1) acquiring an operation mode of an air conditioner, wherein the operation mode of the air conditioner comprises a comfort mode and a windless mode; (step S2) when the operation mode of the air conditioner is a comfort mode, controlling a wind guide component to open by a pre-set angle, acquiring environmental parameters and system parameters of the air conditioner, and determining a rotating speed of a blower and a working frequency of the air conditioner according to the environmental parameters and/or the system parameters of the air conditioner; and (step S3) when the operation mode of the air conditioner is a windless mode, acquiring environmental parameters and system parameters of the air conditioner, and determining a rotating speed of the blower, an angle of the wind guide component and a working frequency of the air conditioner according to the environmental parameters and/or the system parameters of the air conditioner. In addition, further disclosed are an air conditioner control apparatus (20), an air conditioner (10), an electronic device (200) and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.