Sleep Temperature Curve Control in Air Conditioners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air conditioners lack the ability to customize their sleep mode temperature curves according to individual preferences, failing to provide comfort for a wide range of users, as the existing sleep mode settings are general and non-adjustable.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner system with a user-defined curve function that allows users to set personalized temperature curves using a remote controller, which transmits user-defined data to an MCU control chip for automatic temperature control, enabling flexible and comfortable sleep environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed sleep mode temperature curve is provided, then the air conditioner can operate automatically during sleep, but it cannot meet the diverse preferences of different users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed sleep mode into a dynamic, user-customizable temperature curve system. Users can define their own temperature changes at different time points during sleep, making the system adaptable to individual preferences while maintaining automatic operation through programmable control.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention allows users to modify temperature parameters at different time points to create personalized curves. By changing temperature values and time points, the system can accommodate diverse user needs without requiring complex hardware modifications.
2Ease of operation
If the sleep mode uses a standardized temperature curve, then the control system remains simple, but it fails to provide comfort for a wide range of users with different body temperatures and preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to independently create and store their own temperature curves using the remote controller. Users can input their preferred temperature changes at different times, save multiple curves, and select them as needed, making the system highly adaptable without increasing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows users to copy and store multiple temperature curves in the remote controller's memory. Users can create a base curve and modify it to create variations, or store multiple complete curves for different occasions, enabling diverse preferences to be accommodated through data replication and storage.
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AI summary
An air conditioner with operation according to a user-defined curve and the control method thereof are disclosed. The air conditioner includes a main unit, the main unit includes: a receiving unit of user-defined curve for receiving the user-defined curve set by a user, the user-defined curve is used to define the coincidence relation between the needed air conditioning temperature and the time, and a control unit connected to the receiving unit of user-defined curve for controlling the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioner at different time according to the user-defined curve. The user-defined curve can be set by a keyboard of a remote controller by the user, the data of the user-defined curve can be stored in a memory chip and then can be sent into an infrared signal receiving unit of the main unit, a MCU control chip controls the operation of the air conditioner according to the user-defined curve.