Method and apparatus for controlling air conditioner, and air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air conditioner temperature control methods, either in increments of one degree or half degrees, fail to accurately reflect user preferences and result in increased user inconvenience due to insufficient precision and higher control operations.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner control apparatus that senses user actions and switches between common and minute control modes based on user input, current time, setting temperature, and running time, allowing temperature adjustments in different intervals (e.g., 1 degree or 0.1 degree) to better match user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If temperature control is performed in increments of one degree, then the control system is simple, but the temperature control precision is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The control system dynamically switches between common control mode (first temperature control interval) and minute control mode (second temperature control interval) based on user selection. This allows the system to provide fine-grained temperature control (0.1 degree increments) when needed while maintaining simplicity during normal operation, resolving the contradiction between precision and complexity.
2Measurement precision
If temperature control is performed in increments of half degrees, then the temperature control precision is improved, but the number of control operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides two distinct control modes: common control mode with larger temperature intervals for quick adjustments, and minute control mode with smaller intervals for precise control. Users can select the appropriate mode based on their needs, reducing the number of operations required while maintaining the ability to achieve precise temperature control when necessary.
3Measurement precision
If the temperature control interval is reduced, then the temperature control precision is improved, but the control operations become more frequent
Solution Approach 1:
By allowing users to switch between common control mode (larger intervals, fewer operations) and minute control mode (smaller intervals, more precise but potentially more operations), the system enables users to balance precision requirements against time investment. The mode selection mechanism ensures that users do not always incur the time cost of fine-grained control unless necessary.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus for controlling an air conditioner are provided. The method includes sensing, by an air conditioner control apparatus, a user action requesting a temperature control, checking whether one of a common control mode in which a setting temperature is controlled at a first temperature control interval and a minute control mode in which the setting temperature is controlled at a second temperature control interval, which is less than the first temperature control interval, is selected in response to the sensed user action, calculating the setting temperature based on the user action and a result of the checking, and transmitting the calculated setting temperature to the air conditioner.