CN110243061B

CN110243061B - Control method, air conditioner, and computer-readable storage medium

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Publication number: CN110243061B
Application number: CN201910534772.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴孔祥; 许永锋; 李宏伟; 王茹翰; 王威
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Heating and Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Heating and Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-20
Filing date: 2019-06-20
Publication date: 2021-09-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-06-20
Also published as: CN110243061A

Abstract

The invention provides a control method, an air conditioner and a computer readable storage medium, wherein the control method comprises the following steps: acquiring historical operating data and at least one special operating mode of the air conditioner; determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to historical operation data; obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule; and controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time. By the technical scheme, the running time of the special running modes such as oil return, defrosting and dehumidifying can be adjusted according to the running priority rule, so that on one hand, the reliable running of the air conditioner is ensured, on the other hand, the influence of the special running modes such as oil return, defrosting and dehumidifying on the normal use of the air conditioner by a user is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Control method, air conditioner, and computer-readable storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a control method, an air conditioner and a computer readable storage medium.

Background

Along with the improvement of the quality of life of people, more and more attention is paid to the adjustment of indoor environment, especially in cold or extremely hot environment, the indoor temperature needs to be adjusted, the air conditioner has been widely used in common families with the characteristics of energy conservation, flexible control, convenient installation and the like, the existing air conditioning unit usually has the installation requirement of long piping high drop, namely the distance between an outdoor unit and an indoor unit is far, the unit usually runs in oil return, defrosting and the like after running for a period of time for the reliable running of the unit so as to ensure the running reliability of the unit, but when the air conditioning unit runs in special running modes such as oil return, defrosting and the like, the refrigeration or heating of the indoor unit can be interrupted, and the use comfort of users is sacrificed to a certain extent.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art or the related art.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a control method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable storage medium.

In order to achieve at least one of the above objects, according to an aspect of the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method including: acquiring historical operating data and at least one special operating mode of the air conditioner; determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to historical operation data; obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule; and controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

According to the control method provided by the invention, historical operation data and at least one special operation mode are obtained, and the operation time of the air conditioner in the at least one special operation mode is determined according to the historical operation data, so that the use habit of a user is obtained, and when the user uses the air conditioner, the operation time of the at least one special operation mode is obtained, specifically, the operation time of the air conditioner in different states in different time periods in the obtained historical operation data is obtained, wherein the special operation mode comprises but is not limited to oil return, defrosting, dehumidifying and the like, and the operation time of the special operation mode, namely the operation time of the air conditioner in the oil return, defrosting, dehumidifying and the like, is determined in each special operation mode. After determining the mode operation time of one or more special operation modes through historical operation data, acquiring an operation priority rule, and adjusting the operation time of each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule, so that the mode operation time of each special operation mode is adjusted again according to the operation priority rule, specifically, obtaining data of the air conditioner operating according to different operation states in different time periods according to the historical operation data, such as the operation load state of the air conditioner in different time periods, the opening times of the air conditioner and the like, selecting the operation state of any one or more air conditioners as the operation priority rule, adjusting the operation time of the special operation mode according to the acquired operation priority rule, and controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time, thereby realizing the control of the oil return, the air conditioner, and the like, The change of special operating mode operating duration such as defrosting, dehumidification to according to the operation priority rule under the condition of ensureing the air conditioner reliable operation, the priority is according to the air conditioner running state operation that can satisfy user's user demand, and then reduces the adverse effect to the user when special operating mode such as oil return, defrosting, dehumidification, promotes user's use and experiences.

Specifically, the operation priority rule may be that different operation states of the air conditioner are divided into different operation priorities according to the use conditions of the user, for example, when the air conditioner operates with a large load, it indicates that the use requirement of the user is large, the operation of the air conditioner in the operation state with a large load can be set to a high operation priority level, when the operation with a small load, it indicates that the use requirement of the user is small, the operation of the air conditioner operates with a small load as a low operation priority level, and then the operation time of the special operation mode is adjusted according to the operation priority rule, the operation time of the special operation mode such as oil return, defrosting and the like which affect the use experience of the user can be readjusted according to the above priority rule, so as to avoid the operation of the special operation mode such as oil return, defrosting, dehumidifying and the like of the air conditioner when the user needs the air conditioner to operate with a large load to rapidly change the indoor temperature, the heat exchange of the indoor air by the indoor unit of the air conditioner is interrupted, so that the use experience of a user is influenced.

In addition, the operation priority rule may also be an operation state of a special operation mode to preferentially satisfy the reliable operation of the air conditioner.

One or more special operating modes may be determined.

In addition, the control method in the above embodiment provided by the present invention may further have the following technical features:

in the above technical solution, acquiring historical operating data of the air conditioner specifically includes: determining the operation period and the current operation time of the air conditioner: and determining the operation data in at least one operation period before the current operation moment as the historical operation data of the air conditioner.

In the technical scheme, the time corresponding to one circle of the air conditioner in the circulating operation is obtained by determining the operation period of the air conditioner, specifically, the time required by the air conditioner to operate for one time according to a plurality of different operation states is one operation period of the air conditioner, understandably, the operation time periods corresponding to the plurality of different operation states of the air conditioner can be obtained through the operation periods, for example, within 24 hours, the air conditioner operates according to five operation states of low load operation state, medium load operation state, high load operation state, oil return and standby, after the air conditioner operates for one time according to the five operation states, the operation period of the air conditioner is 24 hours, therefore, by determining the operation period of the air conditioner, the rule that the air conditioner in one operation period operates in different operation states can be determined through the operation period, the rule that the air conditioner operates in different operating states in the operating period can reflect the habit and rule of using the air conditioner by a user, and reference data is provided for controlling the operation of the air conditioner, so that the subsequent operation process of the air conditioner is closer to the use requirement of the user; the current operation time is determined to obtain the current operation time point of the air conditioner, and the operation data in at least one operation period before the current operation time is determined to be used as the historical operation data of the air conditioner, so that the rule of the air conditioner in different operation states included in the obtained operation data is closer to the current operation time, namely the habit and rule of the user using the air conditioner closest to the current operation time.

The operation data in one operation cycle can be determined as historical operation data of the air conditioner, and at the moment, the historical operation data is the operation state, the special operation mode and other data of the air conditioner corresponding to different time periods in the determined operation cycle; the operation data in multiple operation cycles can also be determined as historical operation data of the air conditioner, and at this time, the historical operation data is the corresponding data of the air conditioner operation state, the special operation mode and the like of the air conditioner in different time periods in each operation cycle in multiple operation cycles.

It should be noted that the operation cycle of the air conditioner may be determined according to the usage habit of the user, specifically, when the user sets different operation states of the air conditioner to operate at different time periods of each day, the operation cycle is determined according to the operation states of the air conditioner each day, and the operation cycle of the air conditioner may also be a determined time period as the operation cycle of the air conditioner.

In the above technical solution, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to the historical operation data specifically includes: determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to historical operation data; a mode start time and a mode end time corresponding to each special operation mode are determined.

According to the technical scheme, the operation data of a plurality of special operation modes are contained according to historical operation data, at least one special operation mode is determined according to the historical operation data, and the mode starting time and the mode ending time corresponding to each special operation mode are determined, so that the mode operation time of each special operation mode in one or more special operation modes and the mode operation time corresponding to each special operation mode and the operation cycle in one operation cycle of the air conditioner are obtained.

In the above technical solution, adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule specifically includes: determining at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule; the mode start time and/or the operation end time of each special operation mode is adjusted according to the operation time period.

In the technical scheme, at least one operation time period corresponding to an operation priority rule is determined to obtain operation time periods corresponding to different operation priorities under the operation priority rule, specifically, if one operation priority is set, the operation time period corresponding to the operation priority can be obtained, if a plurality of operation priorities are set, the operation time period corresponding to each operation priority can be obtained, and a mode starting time and/or a mode operation ending time of each special operation mode are adjusted according to the operation time periods, wherein only the mode starting time or only the mode ending time or both the mode starting time and the mode ending time can be adjusted according to the operation time periods to change the mode operation time of each special operation mode, thereby avoiding the influence on the use of a user when the air conditioner operates in the special operation mode, specifically, if the mode operation time of the special operation mode overlaps with the operation time period corresponding to the determined operation priority rule, the start time and/or the end time of the special operation mode are/is adjusted according to the operation time period to change the operation time period corresponding to the special operation mode time of the air conditioner, so that the influence on the use of a user in the operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule when the air conditioner operates in the special operation mode is avoided, or the reliable operation of the air conditioner is not facilitated due to the fact that the air conditioner does not finish the operation actions of the special operation modes such as oil return and defrosting.

In the above technical solution, adjusting the mode start time and/or the mode end time of each special operating mode according to the operating time period specifically includes: and determining at least one mode starting time of the special operation mode and a mode ending time corresponding to each mode starting time according to the duration of the operation time period and the mode operation time of the special operation mode.

In the technical scheme, the starting time of at least one special operation mode and the ending time corresponding to each mode starting time are adjusted according to the duration of an operation time period and the mode operation time of the special operation mode to change the corresponding relation between the mode operation time and the operation time period, specifically, when a plurality of different operation time periods are obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner, each operation time period corresponds to different priorities of operation rules, and when the mode operation time is in the operation time period corresponding to a higher priority operation rule, the mode operation time is changed by adjusting the mode starting time of the special operation mode and the mode ending time corresponding to each mode starting time, so that the air conditioner is ensured to operate according to a conventional special operation mode in the operation time period corresponding to the higher priority, and oil return are avoided, The special operation mode, such as defrosting, affects the regular operation of the air conditioner, for example, when the air conditioner is operated according to the historical operation data, when different operation states of the indoor unit of the air conditioner are taken as operation priority rules, each operation state corresponds to one or more operation time periods, if the operation state with larger load is taken as higher priority and the operation state with smaller load is taken as lower priority, when the mode operation time is in the operation time period corresponding to the large load operation state, the starting time of the special operation mode and the ending time corresponding to the starting time of each mode are adjusted to ensure that the operation time of the oil return and defrosting special operation modes is in the operation time period corresponding to the small load operation state, the air conditioner is ensured not to be interrupted by the operation of actions such as oil return, defrosting and the like of the air conditioner when the air conditioner operates in a high-load operation state, so that the use experience of a user is improved.

In the above technical solution, before adjusting the mode start time and/or the mode end time of each special operating mode according to the operating time period, the method further includes: determining a first time length between a mode starting time and a mode ending time and a second time length from the mode starting time to the end time of the running time period at which the mode starting time is located; adjusting the mode start time and/or the operation end time of each special operation mode according to the operation time period specifically comprises: splitting the first time length into a plurality of sub-time lengths when the first time length is longer than the second time length; controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time, and specifically comprising the following steps: and controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work in each sub-time period.

In the technical scheme, a first time length between a mode starting time and a mode ending time is determined to obtain a time period of the air conditioner during the operation of a determined mode, a second time length between the mode starting time and the ending time of an operation time period of the mode starting time is determined, if the first time length is longer than the second time length, the operation time period during the normal operation of the air conditioner is completely covered by the time period of the operation of special operation modes such as oil return starting or defrosting of the air conditioner, and when the operation time period is ended, the air conditioner does not finish the operation actions of the special operation modes such as oil return and defrosting, and the first time length is divided into a plurality of sub-time lengths, when the operation time period is ended, the first sub-time length of the special operation mode is ended, the operation of the special operation mode is ended, and when the air conditioner enters the next operation time period, the special operation mode of the air conditioner is started, and continuously operating according to the remaining sub-time length to finish the operation action of the special operation mode so as to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work in each sub-time length, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode to work in the operation time period, and finishing the operation action of the special operation modes such as oil return or defrosting and the like so as to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner.

In the above technical solution, controlling an air conditioner component in the air conditioner corresponding to the special operation mode according to the adjusted mode operation time specifically includes: determining an air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode; and controlling the air conditioning component to work at the adjusted mode starting time until the adjusted mode ending time.

In the technical scheme, the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode is determined, so that different air conditioner components are determined according to different special operation modes, the corresponding air conditioner component is started when the special operation mode is determined, the normal operation of the special operation mode of the air conditioner is ensured, the air conditioner component is controlled to work at the adjusted mode starting moment until the adjusted mode ending moment, on one hand, the air conditioner runs according to the special operation mode to ensure that the air conditioner can run reliably, on the other hand, the mode operation time of the special operation mode of the air conditioner is changed, and the influence of the running time of the air conditioner in the special operation mode on the use of a user is reduced.

In the above technical solution, the obtaining of the operation priority rule specifically includes: determining an operation priority rule according to historical operation data; or receiving a setting instruction and determining the operation priority rule according to the setting instruction.

In the technical scheme, the operation priority rule is determined, the operation priority rule can be determined according to historical operation data, and can be determined according to a setting instruction received by the air conditioner, specifically, the historical operation data comprises the operation condition of the air conditioner in a plurality of operation cycles of the air conditioner, reflects the use habit of a user, and understandably, the use requirement and the use habit of the air conditioner by the user have great difference due to the influence of factors such as region, season, time and the like, for example, the main requirement of the user is refrigeration in summer in northern China, but the environmental temperature in different time periods is different in 24 hours of a day, conceivably, the temperature is changed from low to high and then changed from high to low in a regular way, so the load degree of the operation of the air conditioner can also be changed in a regular way according to the historical operation data of the air conditioner, the using habits of the user can be obtained, the operation priority rule is determined according to the using habits of the user, namely, the using habits of the user are taken as different priorities of the operation priority rule corresponding to the operating state of the air conditioner, so that the mode operation time of the special operation mode is adjusted according to the operation priority rule, and the influence of the operation of the air conditioner in the special operation mode on the user is reduced.

The operation priority rule is determined according to a setting instruction received by the air conditioner, that is, the operation time of the special operation mode is adjusted according to the set operation priority rule by presetting the operation priority rule, for example, in order to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner, the operation of the special operation mode is set as the operation priority rule, and when the air conditioner operates, the operation requirement of the special operation mode is preferentially executed so as to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner.

In the above technical solution, the operation priority rule specifically includes: the starting number of the indoor units, and/or the running state of the indoor units, and/or the execution times of the special running modes, and/or the mode starting time of the special running modes, and/or the mode ending time of the special running modes.

In this technical solution, the operation priority rule may include one of the number of turned-on indoor units, the operation state of the indoor units, the number of execution times of the special operation mode, the mode start time of the special operation mode, the mode end time of the special operation mode, or a combination of any two or more of these, and different operation priority rules may be determined according to different usage requirements, for example, if the usage requirement of the user is prioritized, the operation state of the indoor unit may be used as the operation priority rule, and if the reliable operation of the air conditioner is prioritized, any one or more of the number of execution times of the special operation mode, the mode start time of the special operation mode, and/or the mode end time of the special operation mode may be used as the operation priority rule.

In the above technical solution, the special operation mode specifically includes: oil return mode, dehumidification mode, defrosting mode, dust removal mode, snow removing mode.

In the technical scheme, the special operation modes are specifically an oil return mode, a dehumidification mode, a defrosting mode, a dust removal mode and a snow removal mode, and the air conditioner controls the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation modes to operate under different special operation modes and generate different influences.

Specifically, when the operation mode of the air conditioner is an oil return mode, the indoor unit stops operating, at the moment, a heat exchanger of the indoor unit does not exchange heat with indoor air any more, so that the indoor temperature is stopped to be adjusted, the mode operation time can be adjusted to the standby time period or the small-load operation time period of the air conditioner, a user does not need to exchange heat with the indoor air through the indoor unit of the air conditioner to change the indoor temperature in the standby time period of the air conditioner, the temperature difference between the indoor temperature and the temperature expected by the user is small in the small-load operation time period, at the moment, the air conditioner is controlled to operate in the oil return mode, so that the operation of the indoor unit is stopped, and the influence on the user is small; when the operation mode of the air conditioner is a dehumidification mode, the indoor temperature is reduced due to the fact that the air conditioner is generally dehumidified when the air conditioner is started, the indoor temperature can be further reduced due to dehumidification in the air environment with low weather temperature and high humidity, such as winter or spring, the indoor temperature can be further reduced, a user does not need to change the indoor temperature through heat exchange between an indoor unit of the air conditioner and the indoor air in the standby period of the air conditioner, the temperature difference between the indoor temperature and the temperature expected by the user is small in the small-load operation period, therefore, the mode operation time of the dehumidification mode is adjusted to the hot-mode low-load period or the standby period, and the influence on the user can be reduced; when the air conditioner operation mode is the dust removal mode of the outdoor unit, the indoor unit stops operating, and the outdoor fan reverses, so that the influence can be reduced by adjusting the operation time of the dust removal mode to the standby time period; when the operation mode of the outdoor unit is snow removal or defrosting, a common air conditioner can change a heating mode or a refrigerating mode, change the flow direction of a refrigerant, guide the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant to a frosted or snow-accumulated heat exchanger, improve the temperature of the heat exchanger, and achieve the purpose of defrosting and snow removal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: an outdoor unit; the indoor units are connected with the outdoor unit; a memory and a processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon a computer program operable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the control method of any of the above when executing the computer program.

According to the air conditioner provided by the present invention, a plurality of indoor units are provided, and each indoor unit is connected to an outdoor unit, so as to realize heat exchange between indoor air and outdoor air of one or more rooms, and a memory and a processor are provided, wherein the memory stores a computer program capable of running on the processor, and the processor implements the steps of any of the above control methods when executing the computer program, so as to have the technical effects of any of the above technical solutions of the first aspect, and no further description is provided herein.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the control method according to any of the first aspect, so that the technical effects of any of the first aspect are achieved, and are not described herein again.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 shows a flow diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a control method in an oil return mode according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a control method in a dehumidification mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a control method in a dust removal mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a control method in the snow removal mode according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method in a defrosting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the above recited objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Some embodiments according to the invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 9.

As shown in fig. 1, a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: step S102, obtaining historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner; step S104, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to historical operation data; step S106, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule; and step S108, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, the use habit of the user is obtained by acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode, and when the user uses the air conditioner, the operation time of the at least one special operation mode is determined according to the historical operation data, specifically, the operation time of the air conditioner in different states in different time periods in the historical operation data acquired by the user, wherein the special operation mode includes but is not limited to special operation modes such as oil return, defrosting and dehumidifying, and the operation time of the special operation mode, namely the operation time of the oil return, defrosting and dehumidifying, in each special operation mode is determined. After determining the mode operation time of one or more special operation modes through historical operation data, acquiring an operation priority rule, and adjusting the operation time of each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule, so that the mode operation time of each special operation mode is adjusted again according to the operation priority rule, specifically, obtaining data of the air conditioner operating according to different operation states in different time periods according to the historical operation data, such as the operation load state of the air conditioner in different time periods, the opening times of the air conditioner and the like, selecting the operation state of any one or more air conditioners as the operation priority rule, adjusting the operation time of the special operation mode according to the acquired operation priority rule, and controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time, thereby realizing the control of the oil return, the air conditioner, and the like, The running time of the special running modes such as defrosting and dehumidifying is changed, so that the running state of the air conditioner which can meet the use requirements of users is preferentially operated according to the running priority rule, the adverse effect on the users when the special running modes such as oil return, defrosting and dehumidifying are operated is further reduced, and better use experience is provided for the users.

Specifically, the operation priority rule may be that different operation states of the air conditioner are divided into different operation priorities according to the use conditions of the user, for example, when the air conditioner operates with a large load, it indicates that the use requirement of the user is large, the operation of the air conditioner in the operation state with a large load can be set to a high operation priority level, when the operation with a small load, it indicates that the use requirement of the user is small, the operation of the air conditioner operates with a small load as a low operation priority level, and then the operation time of the special operation mode is adjusted according to the operation priority rule, the operation time of the special operation mode such as oil return, defrosting and the like which affect the use experience of the user can be readjusted according to the above priority rule, so as to avoid the operation of the special operation mode such as oil return, defrosting, dehumidifying and the like of the air conditioner when the user needs the air conditioner to operate with, the heat exchange of the indoor air by the indoor unit of the air conditioner is interrupted, so that the use experience of a user is influenced.

One or more special operating modes may be determined.

As shown in fig. 2, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S202, determining the operation period and the current operation time of the air conditioner;

step S204, determining the operation data in at least one operation period before the current operation time as the historical operation data of the air conditioner;

step S206, acquiring at least one special operation mode;

step S208, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to the historical operation data;

step S210, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S212, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, the time corresponding to one circle of the air conditioner in the circulating operation is obtained by determining the operation period of the air conditioner, specifically, the time required for the air conditioner to operate for one time according to a plurality of different operation states in sequence is one operation period of the air conditioner, understandably, the operation time periods corresponding to a plurality of different operation states of the air conditioner can be obtained through the operation periods, for example, within 24 hours, the air conditioner operates according to five operation states of a low load operation state, a medium load operation state, a high load operation state, an oil return state and a standby state in sequence, and after the air conditioner operates for one time according to the five operation states, the operation period of the air conditioner is obtained by repeating the operation actions in sequence, so that by determining the operation period of the air conditioner, the rule that the air conditioner in one operation period operates in different operation states can be determined through the operation period, the rule that the air conditioner operates in different operating states in the operating period can reflect the habit and rule of using the air conditioner by a user, and reference data is provided for controlling the operation of the air conditioner, so that the subsequent operation process of the air conditioner is closer to the use requirement of the user; the current operation time is determined to obtain the current operation time point of the air conditioner, and the operation data in at least one operation period before the current operation time is determined to be used as the historical operation data of the air conditioner, so that the rule of the air conditioner in different operation states included in the obtained operation data is closer to the current operation time, namely the habit and rule of the user using the air conditioner closest to the current operation time.

As shown in fig. 3, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S302, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S304, determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to historical operation data;

step S306, determining a mode starting time and a mode ending time corresponding to each special operation mode;

step S308, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S310, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, the operating data of a plurality of special operating modes is contained according to the historical operating data, at least one special operating mode is determined according to the historical operating data, and the mode starting time and the mode ending time corresponding to each special operating mode are determined, so that the mode operating time of each special operating mode in one or more special operating modes and the mode operating time corresponding to each special operating mode and the operating cycle in one operating cycle of the air conditioner are obtained.

As shown in fig. 4, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S402, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S404, determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to historical operation data;

step S406, determining a mode starting time and a mode ending time corresponding to each special operation mode;

step S408, determining at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule;

step S410, adjusting the mode starting time and/or the operation ending time of each special operation mode according to the operation time period;

and step S412, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule is determined to obtain operation time periods corresponding to different operation priorities under the operation priority rule, specifically, if one operation priority is set, the operation time period corresponding to the operation priority can be obtained, if a plurality of operation priorities are set, the operation time period corresponding to each operation priority can be obtained, and the mode starting time and/or the mode operation ending time of each special operation mode can be adjusted according to the operation time periods, wherein only the mode starting time or only the mode ending time or both the mode starting time and the mode ending time can be adjusted according to the operation time periods to change the mode operation time of each special operation mode, thereby avoiding the influence on the use of a user when the air conditioner operates in the special operation mode, specifically, if the mode operation time of the special operation mode overlaps with the operation time period corresponding to the determined operation priority rule, the start time and/or the end time of the special operation mode are/is adjusted according to the operation time period to change the operation time period corresponding to the special operation mode time of the air conditioner, so that the influence on the use of a user in the operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule when the air conditioner operates in the special operation mode is avoided, or the reliable operation of the air conditioner is not facilitated due to the fact that the air conditioner does not finish the operation actions of the special operation modes such as oil return and defrosting.

As shown in fig. 5, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S502, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S504, determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to historical operation data;

step S506, determining a mode starting time and a mode ending time corresponding to each special operation mode;

step S508, at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule is determined;

step S510, determining at least one mode starting time of the special operation mode and a mode ending time corresponding to each mode starting time according to the duration of the operation time period and the mode operation time of the special operation mode;

and step S512, controlling the air conditioner components corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, the starting time of at least one special operation mode and the ending time corresponding to each mode starting time are adjusted according to the duration of the operation time period and the mode operation time of the special operation mode to change the corresponding relation between the mode operation time and the operation time period, specifically, when a plurality of different operation time periods are obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner, each operation time period corresponds to different priorities of the operation rules, when the mode operation time is in the operation time period corresponding to the higher priority operation rule, the mode operation time is changed by adjusting the mode starting time of the special operation mode and the mode ending time corresponding to each mode starting time, so that the air conditioner is ensured to operate according to the conventional special operation mode in the operation time period corresponding to the higher priority, and the influence of the special operation modes such as oil return, defrosting and the like on the conventional operation of the air conditioner is avoided, for example, when different operation states of an indoor unit of an air conditioner are taken as operation priority rules according to historical operation data, each operation state corresponds to one or more operation time periods, if a larger load operation state is taken as a higher priority and a smaller load operation state is taken as a lower priority, when the mode operation time is in the operation time period corresponding to the larger load operation state, the starting time of the special operation mode and the ending time corresponding to the starting time of each mode are adjusted, so that the operation time of the special operation modes such as oil return and defrosting is in the operation time period corresponding to the smaller load operation state, and the air conditioner is ensured not to be interrupted by the operation of the actions such as oil return and defrosting of the air conditioner when the air conditioner operates in the higher load operation state, thereby improving the use experience of users.

As shown in fig. 6, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S602, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S604, determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to historical operation data;

step S606, determining a mode starting time and a mode ending time corresponding to each special operation mode;

step S608, determining at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule;

step S610, determining a first time length between the mode starting time and the mode ending time and a second time length between the mode starting time and the end time of the running time period of the mode starting time;

step S612, if the first duration is longer than the second duration, executing step S614, otherwise, ending;

step S614, dividing the first time length into a plurality of sub-time lengths;

and step 616, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work in each sub-time period.

Specifically, a first time length between a mode starting time and a mode ending time is determined to obtain a time period of the air conditioner during the operation of a determined mode, a second time length between the mode starting time and an ending time of an operation time period of the mode starting time is determined, if the first time length is longer than the second time length, the operation time period during the normal operation of the air conditioner is completely covered by the time period of the air conditioner starting the operation of special operation modes such as oil return or defrosting, and when the operation time period is ended, the air conditioner does not finish the operation actions of the special operation modes such as oil return and defrosting, by dividing the first time length into a plurality of sub-time lengths, when the operation time period is ended, the first sub-time length of the special operation modes is ended, the operation of the special operation modes is ended, and when the air conditioner enters the next operation time period, the special operation modes of the air conditioner are started, and continuously operating according to the remaining sub-time length to finish the operation action of the special operation mode so as to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work in each sub-time length, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode to work in the operation time period, and finishing the operation action of the special operation modes such as oil return or defrosting and the like so as to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner.

As shown in fig. 7, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S702, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S704, determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to historical operation data;

step S706, determining a mode starting time and a mode ending time corresponding to each special operation mode;

step S708, determining at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule;

step S710, adjusting the mode starting time and/or the operation ending time of each special operation mode according to the operation time period;

step S712, determining an air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode;

and step S714, controlling the air conditioning assembly to work at the adjusted mode starting time, and stopping working until the adjusted mode ending time.

Specifically, the air conditioner components corresponding to the special operation modes are determined, so that different air conditioner components are determined according to different special operation modes, the corresponding air conditioner components of the air conditioner are started under the condition that the special operation modes are determined, the normal operation of the special operation modes of the air conditioner is ensured, the air conditioner components are controlled to work at the mode starting moment after adjustment until the mode ending moment after adjustment, on one hand, the air conditioner runs according to the special operation modes to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner, on the other hand, the mode operation time of the special operation modes of the air conditioner is changed, and the influence of the operation of the air conditioner in the special operation modes on the use of a user in the operation time period is reduced.

As shown in fig. 8, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

step S802, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S804, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to the historical operation data;

step S806, determining operation priority rules according to historical operation data;

step S808, receiving a setting instruction, and determining an operation priority rule according to the setting instruction;

step S810, adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S812, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, the operation priority rule is determined, the operation priority rule can be determined according to historical operation data, and the operation priority rule can be determined according to a setting instruction received by the air conditioner, specifically, the historical operation data comprises the operation conditions of the air conditioner in a plurality of operation cycles of the air conditioner, reflects the use habits of users, understandably, the use requirements and the use habits of the air conditioner by the users have large difference due to the influence of factors such as region, season, time and the like, for example, the main requirement of the users is refrigeration in summer in northern China, but the environmental temperature in different time periods is different in 24 hours of a day, conceivably, the temperature is changed from low to high and then from high to low in a regular way, so that the frequency of using the air conditioner by the users in the day and the load degree of the operation of the air conditioner can also be changed in a regular way, and according to the historical operation data of the air conditioner, the using habits of the user can be obtained, the operation priority rule is determined according to the using habits of the user, namely, the using habits of the user are taken as different priorities of the operation priority rule corresponding to the operating state of the air conditioner, so that the mode operation time of the special operation mode is adjusted according to the operation priority rule, and the influence of the operation of the air conditioner in the special operation mode on the user is reduced.

In the above embodiment, the operation priority rule specifically includes: the starting number of the indoor units, and/or the running state of the indoor units, and/or the execution times of the special running modes, and/or the mode starting time of the special running modes, and/or the mode ending time of the special running modes.

In this embodiment, the operation priority rule may include one of the number of turned-on indoor units, the operation state of the indoor units, the number of execution times of the special operation mode, the mode start time of the special operation mode, the mode end time of the special operation mode, or a combination of any two or more of these, and different operation priority rules may be determined according to different usage requirements, for example, if the usage requirement of the user is prioritized, the operation state of the indoor unit may be used as the operation priority rule, and if the reliable operation of the air conditioner is prioritized, any one or more of the number of execution times of the special operation mode, the mode start time of the special operation mode, and/or the mode end time of the special operation mode may be used as the operation priority rule.

In the above embodiment, in the above technical solution, the special operation mode specifically includes: oil return mode, dehumidification mode, defrosting mode, dust removal mode, snow removing mode.

In this embodiment, specifically, the usage habit of the user may be, but is not limited to, taking the past 24h as a cycle, dividing the usage of the air conditioner by the user into three operation habit segments according to waiting/shutdown, small load operation, and large load operation, and recording the start-stop time point and the duration time point of each operation habit segment; the air conditioner has special operation modes including but not limited to oil return operation, unit defrosting operation, outdoor unit dedusting operation, dehumidifying operation, snow removing operation and the like, wherein the operation cycle of the special operation mode generally has an operation frequency after the unit is started, a latest entry time point and an earliest exit time point according to the self control of the unit; the certain logic refers to a set of automatic execution programs set by an intelligent control method based on the actual needs of the air conditioner, the intelligent logic generally compares the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit and the use habits of users, and judges according to a preset operation priority, wherein the operation priority comprises but is not limited to: the method comprises the following steps that a unit is operated according to reliability to be a first operation priority (such as execution frequency priority of a special operation mode or priority of a latest entering time point), a standby/shutdown state in a user use habit is a second operation priority, and a smaller load operation is a third operation priority; the user use habit is taken as the highest priority (for example, the operation of a large load is taken as the first operation priority), the latest entering time point of the special operation mode is taken as the second operation priority, and the like; the method meets the requirement of control logic by controlling the inherent period of the special operation mode of the air conditioner by certain logic, namely, adjusting the entering time or frequency of the special operation mode of the unit to match the use habit of a user.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 10, when the special operation mode is the dehumidification mode, the method specifically includes the following steps:

step S1002, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S1004, determining that the special operation mode is a dehumidification mode;

step S1006, judging whether the air conditioner is in a heating mode, if so, executing S1008, and if not, ending;

step S1008, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in the dehumidification operation mode according to the historical operation data;

step S1010, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in the dehumidification mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S1012, controlling an air conditioner component corresponding to the dehumidification mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, when the operation mode of the air conditioner is determined to be the dehumidification mode, whether the air conditioner is in the heating mode is judged, if the heating mode indicates that the user needs to increase the indoor temperature, the operation time of the dehumidification mode is adjusted, so that the influence of the operation of the dehumidification mode on the user is reduced.

For example, the obtaining of the usage habits of the user specifically includes: the method comprises the following steps of obtaining a waiting/shutdown state of the air conditioner, a small load operation of the air conditioner and a large load operation of the air conditioner, wherein the specific use habit of a user obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner is as follows:

standby/power off: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

And (3) running under a smaller load: 8: 00-9: 59, 12: 00-13: 59, 18: 00-19: 59;

operation under a large load: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

the method is matched with the operation inherent period duration of the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit, and specifically comprises the following steps: the dehumidifying mode operation time is compared with a time period in which the user operates in different states of the air conditioner in the usage habit.

The priority rule for determining the selection of the dehumidification operation time period is:

the time interval (standby/power-off) of the first priority is 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59;

the period of the second priority (less loaded operation) is: 8: 00-9: 59, 12: 00-13: 59, 18: 00-19: 59;

the period of the third priority (higher load operation) is: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

according to an operation priority rule, adjusting and adjusting an operation time period of a dehumidification mode of the air conditioner, wherein the operation time period is 10: 00-11: 59 or 14: 00-17: 59, if the first priority time period does not meet dehumidification requirements, the operation time of the dehumidification mode is adjusted to 8: 00-9: 59, 12: 00-13: 59 and 18: 00-19: 59 in a time period of a second priority, and in a time period close to noon, because outdoor temperature is higher than air temperature of other time periods, heating requirements of users are small, the influence of starting the dehumidification mode on the users is small, and the situation that when indoor temperature is low and the users have large heating requirements, the indoor temperature is further reduced and the use experience of the users is influenced is avoided.

In another specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 11, when the special operation mode is the dust removal mode, the method specifically includes the following steps:

step S1102, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S1104, determining that the special operation mode is a dust removal mode;

step S1106, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in the dedusting operation mode according to the historical operation data;

step S1108, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in the dust removal mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S1110, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the dust removal mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, when the air conditioner operation mode is the dust removal mode of the outdoor unit, the indoor unit stops operating and the outdoor fan reverses, so that the influence can be reduced by adjusting the operation time of the dust removal mode to the standby time period.

After the operation mode of the air conditioner is determined to be the dust removal mode, the acquiring of the use habit of the user specifically comprises the following steps: the method comprises the following steps of obtaining a waiting/shutdown state of the air conditioner, a small load operation of the air conditioner and a large load operation of the air conditioner, wherein the specific use habit of a user obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner is as follows:

standby/power off: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

operation under a large load: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

The method is matched with the operation inherent period duration of the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit, and specifically comprises the following steps: and comparing the operation time of the dust removal mode with the time periods of the air conditioner in different states in the use habit of the user.

The priority rule for performing the selection of the dust removal operation period is determined as follows:

the time interval (standby/shutdown) of the first priority is 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

the period of the third priority (higher load operation) is: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

Adjusting and adjusting the operation time period of the dust removal mode of the air conditioner to be in a first priority time period, namely 0: 00-8: 00 or 20: 00-24: 00, according to the operation priority rule; the air conditioner is in a standby state at the moment, and the user does not need to change the indoor temperature, and the outdoor unit fan is controlled to operate and remove dust at the moment, so that the problem that the user uses the air conditioner due to the fact that the dust removal mode is started by the air conditioner when the user urgently changes the indoor temperature and heat exchange between the indoor unit and indoor air is interrupted is avoided.

In another specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 12, when the special operation mode is the snow removal mode, the following process steps are specifically included:

step S1202, acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S1204, confirm the special operation mode is the snow removing mode;

step S1106, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in the snow removal operation mode according to historical operation data;

step S1208, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time in the snow removal mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S1210, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the snow removal mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode running time.

Specifically, when the operation mode of the outdoor unit is the snow removal mode, a general air conditioner can change the heating mode or the cooling mode, change the flow direction of a refrigerant, guide the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant to a heat exchanger with accumulated snow, improve the temperature of the heat exchanger, and achieve the snow removal purpose.

When the operation mode of the air conditioner is determined to be the snow removal mode, the acquiring of the use habits of the user specifically comprises the following steps: the method comprises the following steps of obtaining a waiting/shutdown state of the air conditioner, a small load operation of the air conditioner and a large load operation of the air conditioner, wherein the specific use habit of a user obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner is as follows:

standby/power off: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

operation under a large load: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

the method is matched with the operation inherent period duration of the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit, and specifically comprises the following steps: the snow removal mode operation time is compared with the time period in which the user operates the air conditioner in different states in use habit.

The priority rule for determining the selection of the snow removal operation time period to be executed is:

according to the operation priority rule, adjusting the mode operation time period of the snow removing mode of the air conditioner to be in the first priority time period, namely 10: 00-11: 59 and 14: 00-17: 59, if the snow removing requirement cannot be met, adjusting the operation time period of the snow removing mode to be in the second priority time period: 8: 00-9: 59, 12: 00-13: 59 and 18: 00-19: 59, the first priority time interval is in the noon time interval of a day, the outdoor temperature is higher than the temperature in other time intervals, the heating demand of a user is less, the air conditioner is controlled to remove snow, the situation that when the indoor temperature is low and the user has a large heating demand, the heating of an indoor unit is interrupted by starting a snow removing mode, and the use experience of the user is influenced can be avoided.

In another specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 13, when the special operation mode is the defrosting mode, the method specifically includes the following steps:

step S1302, obtaining historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

step S1304, determining that the special operation mode is a defrosting mode;

step S1106, acquiring an indoor temperature and a set temperature;

step S1308, determining a first difference between the set temperature and the indoor temperature;

step S1310, determining a first temperature difference range;

step S1312, determining whether the difference between the indoor temperature and the set temperature is smaller than the minimum value of the first temperature difference range, if so, performing S1316, otherwise, performing S1314;

step S1314, determining whether a difference between the indoor temperature and the set temperature is greater than a maximum value of the first temperature difference range, if so, performing S1316, otherwise, performing S1318;

step S1314, controlling an air conditioner component corresponding to the defrosting mode in the air conditioner to work;

step S1316, determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in the defrosting operation mode according to the historical operation data;

step S1318, obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting mode operation time in the defrosting mode according to the operation priority rule;

and step S1320, controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the defrosting mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time.

Specifically, after the special operation mode of the air conditioner is determined to be a defrosting mode, the indoor temperature and the set temperature are obtained, a range of a difference value between the set temperature and the indoor temperature is determined, when the difference value between the set temperature and the indoor temperature is larger than the minimum value of the temperature difference range and smaller than the maximum value of the determined temperature difference range, at the moment, the difference value between the set temperature and the indoor temperature is within the set temperature difference range, the indoor temperature is close to the set temperature, the requirements of a user are basically met, at the moment, the air conditioner is controlled to operate in the defrosting mode, and the change of the indoor temperature caused by defrosting operation of the air conditioner does not cause great influence on user experience; when the difference value between the set temperature and the indoor temperature is smaller than the minimum value of the determined temperature difference range, or the difference value between the set temperature and the indoor temperature is larger than the maximum value of the determined temperature difference range, it indicates that the difference value between the indoor temperature and the set temperature is larger, the indoor temperature does not reach the requirement of the user, the step of adjusting the mode operation time of the defrosting operation mode is executed at the moment, and specifically, the step of obtaining the use habit of the user specifically comprises the following steps: the method comprises the following steps that if the air conditioner is in a standby/shutdown state, the air conditioner is in a low-load operation state, and the air conditioner is in a high-load operation state, the specific use habit of a user obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner is as follows:

standby/power off: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

operation under a large load: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

The method is matched with the operation inherent period duration of the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit, and specifically comprises the following steps: the defrosting mode operation time is compared with the time period in which the user operates the air conditioner in different states in the usage habit.

The priority rule for determining the selection of the defrosting operation time period is as follows:

the period of the first priority (less loaded operation) is: 8: 00-9: 59, 12: 00-13: 59, 18: 00-19: 59;

the period of the second priority (higher load operation) is: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

Adjusting the time period of the mode operation time period of the defrosting mode of the air conditioner in the first priority, namely 8: 00-9: 59, 12: 00-13: 59 and 18: 00-19: 59, according to the operation priority rule; if the defrosting requirement cannot be met, adjusting the running time of the defrosting mode to be in a second priority period: 10: 00-11: 59 and 14: 00-17: 59, specifically, if the indoor temperature does not meet the requirement of a user, on the premise of meeting the reliable operation of the air conditioner, the mode operation time of the defrosting operation mode is adjusted to be in a first priority time period, at this time, the heat exchange demand of the user with the indoor air through the indoor unit is small, when the air conditioner operates in the defrosting mode, the influence on the user is small, and when the user has a large heat exchange requirement, the normal operation of the indoor unit is interrupted by starting the defrosting mode, so that the use experience of the user is influenced, and if the defrosting mode operation time is adjusted to be in the first priority time period and cannot meet the defrosting requirement, the defrosting mode operation time is adjusted to be in a second priority time period to ensure the reliable operation of the air conditioner.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including: an outdoor unit; the indoor units are connected with the outdoor unit; a memory and a processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon a computer program operable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the control method of any of the above when executing the computer program.

According to the air conditioner of this embodiment, a plurality of indoor units are provided, and each indoor unit is connected to an outdoor unit to realize heat exchange between indoor air and outdoor air of one or more rooms, and a memory and a processor are provided, where the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and the processor implements the steps of the control method of any of the above embodiments when executing the computer program, so as to have the technical effects of any of the above embodiments, which are not described herein again.

Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the control method according to any of the above embodiments, so that the technical effects of any of the above embodiments of the control method are achieved, and are not described herein again.

The control method provided by the present application is described in detail according to a specific embodiment provided by the present application, and as shown in fig. 9, the method specifically includes the following steps:

step S902, acquiring the use habit of the air conditioner user;

step S904, matching the operation inherent period duration of the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit;

step S906, according to a certain logic, the inherent period of the special operation mode of the air conditioner is adjusted.

Specifically, the user usage habit may be, but is not limited to, taking the past 24h as a period, dividing the use of the air conditioner by the user into three operation habit segments according to waiting/shutdown, small load operation and large load operation, and recording the start-stop time point and the duration time point of each operation habit segment; the air conditioner has special operation modes including but not limited to oil return operation, unit defrosting operation, outdoor unit dedusting operation, dehumidifying operation, snow removing operation and the like, wherein the operation cycle of the operation modes generally has an operation frequency after the unit is started, a latest entering time point and an earliest exiting time point according to the self control of the unit; the certain logic refers to a set of automatic execution programs set by an intelligent control method based on the actual needs of the air conditioner, the intelligent logic generally compares the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit and the use habits of users, and judges according to a preset operation priority, wherein the operation priority comprises but is not limited to: the method comprises the following steps that a unit is operated according to reliability to be a first operation priority (such as execution frequency priority of a special operation mode or priority of a latest entering time point), a standby/shutdown state in a user use habit is a second operation priority, and a smaller load operation is a third operation priority; the user use habit is taken as the highest priority (for example, the operation of a large load is taken as the first operation priority), the latest entering time point of the special operation mode is taken as the second operation priority, and the like; the method meets the requirement of control logic by controlling the inherent period of the special operation mode of the air conditioner by certain logic, namely, adjusting the entering time or frequency of the special operation mode of the unit to match the use habit of a user.

In a specific embodiment, the specific operation mode is determined as an oil return control process; the oil return control program of the air conditioner is defined in that the oil return control program (adjusting the operation frequency of a unit to a target frequency and controlling an indoor and outdoor electronic expansion valve to a specific opening degree) must be executed once every 7 hours (recording the accumulated operation time of a compressor) of operation of the air conditioner at the latest, and the duration time of oil return does not exceed 10min each time.

The method for acquiring the use habits of the user specifically comprises the following steps: the method comprises the following steps of obtaining a waiting/shutdown state of the air conditioner, a small load operation of the air conditioner and a large load operation of the air conditioner, wherein the specific use habit of a user obtained through historical operation data of the air conditioner is as follows:

standby/power off: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

operation under a large load: 10: 00-11: 59, 14: 00-17: 59.

The method is matched with the operation inherent period duration of the special operation mode of the air conditioner unit, and specifically comprises the following steps: and in the condition that the air conditioner runs for 7 hours every time, the duration time of the oil return operation does not exceed 10 minutes, and in order to meet the reliable running of the air conditioner, the time interval of the air conditioner duration running time between two adjacent oil return operations executed by the air conditioner is determined to be less than 7 hours.

Determining the priority rule for selecting the oil return operation time period as follows:

the period of the first priority (standby/off) is: 0: 00-8: 00, 20: 00-24: 00;

And adjusting the inherent cycle of the special operation mode of the air conditioner according to the operation priority rule, specifically, controlling the air conditioner to start oil return action for at least 7 hours, wherein the oil return time is not less than 10min each time, firstly arranging the oil return time point in the time period of the first priority, selecting time from the time period of the second priority for oil return under the condition that the oil return operation requirement cannot be met, and selecting time from the time period of the third priority for oil return under the condition that the oil return operation requirement cannot be met.

According to the operation priority rule selected by the execution of the oil return operation time period, the oil return time can be selected as follows: 13: 00-13: 59, 20: 00-24: 00. For example, the first oil return is carried out at 13:40, and the first oil return is ended at 13: 50; and performing the second oil return at 20:00, and finishing the second oil return at 20: 10. According to the method, the first oil return distance starting time interval is 5h40min, the second oil return distance last oil return time interval is 6h10min, and the selection meets the requirement of performing at least one oil return operation at the latest every 7h, so that the oil return operation time is prevented from being in a time period of large-load operation of the air conditioner, and the user experience is improved.

According to the control method provided by the invention, the change of the running time of the special running modes of the air conditioner, such as oil return, defrosting, dehumidifying and the like, is realized by acquiring the historical running data of the air conditioner and the special running mode of the air conditioner and adjusting the mode running time of the special running mode of the air conditioner according to the running priority rule, so that the air conditioner runs preferentially according to the running state of the air conditioner which can meet the use requirements of users under the condition of ensuring the reliable running of the air conditioner according to the running priority rule, the adverse effect on the users when the special running modes of oil return, defrosting, dehumidifying, dedusting, snow removing and the like run is reduced, and the use experience of the users is improved.

In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless expressly limited otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; "coupled" may be direct or indirect through an intermediary. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or unit must have a specific direction, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method for an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and at least one indoor unit connected to the outdoor unit, the control method comprising:

acquiring historical operation data and at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner;

determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to the historical operation data;

obtaining an operation priority rule, and adjusting the mode operation time of each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule;

controlling an air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work according to the adjusted mode operation time;

the determining the mode operation time of the air conditioner in at least one special operation mode according to the historical operation data specifically includes:

determining at least one special operation mode of the air conditioner according to the historical operation data;

determining a mode start time and a mode end time corresponding to each of the special operation modes;

the adjusting the mode operation time in each special operation mode according to the operation priority rule specifically includes:

determining at least one operation time period corresponding to the operation priority rule;

adjusting the mode starting time and/or the operation ending time of each special operation mode according to the operation time period;

the special operation mode is an operation mode for interrupting the heat exchange of the indoor air of the indoor unit of the air conditioner.

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the historical operating data of the air conditioner specifically comprises:

determining the operation period and the current operation time of the air conditioner:

and determining the operation data in at least one operation period before the current operation moment as the historical operation data of the air conditioner.

3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting the mode start time and/or the mode end time of each of the special operating modes according to the operating time period specifically includes:

and determining at least one mode starting time of the special operation mode and a mode ending time corresponding to each mode starting time according to the duration of the operation time period and the mode operation time of the special operation mode.

4. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising, before the adjusting the mode start time and/or the mode end time of each of the special operating modes according to the operating time period:

determining a first time length between the mode starting time and the mode ending time and a second time length from the mode starting time to the end time of the running time period at which the mode starting time is located;

the adjusting the mode start time and/or the operation end time of each special operation mode according to the operation time period specifically includes:

splitting the first time length into a plurality of sub-time lengths when the first time length is greater than the second time length;

the controlling, according to the adjusted mode operation time, an air conditioner component in the air conditioner corresponding to the special operation mode to operate specifically includes:

and controlling the air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner to work in each sub-time period.

5. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling an air conditioner component corresponding to the special operation mode in the air conditioner according to the adjusted mode operation time specifically comprises:

determining an air conditioning component corresponding to the special operation mode;

and controlling the air conditioning component to work at the adjusted mode starting time until the adjusted mode ending time.

6. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the operation priority rule specifically includes:

determining the operation priority rule according to the historical operation data; or

Receiving a setting instruction, and determining the operation priority rule according to the setting instruction.

7. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the run priority rule specifically includes:

the starting number of the indoor units, and/or the running state of the indoor units, and/or the execution times of the special running modes, and/or the mode starting time of the special running modes, and/or the mode ending time of the special running modes.

8. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the special operating mode specifically comprises:

oil return mode, dehumidification mode, defrosting mode, dust removal mode, snow removing mode.

9. An air conditioner, comprising:

an outdoor unit;

the indoor units are connected with the outdoor unit;

memory and a processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon a computer program operable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the control method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 when executing the computer program.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the control method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.