Method for controlling freezing of indoor unit, outdoor unit and/or unit connection pipe of air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11506436-B2
Application number	US-201816957477-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2018
Priority date	Dec 25, 2017
Publication date	Nov 22, 2022
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022

Abstract

A control method for an air conditioner comprising a compressor and an outdoor unit, wherein the control method includes: obtaining a suction temperature of the outdoor unit; and selectively adjusting the frequency of the compressor according to the suction temperature of the outdoor unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling freezing of an indoor unit, an outdoor unit and/or a unit connection pipe of an air conditioner including a compressor and the outdoor unit, the method comprising:
acquiring outdoor ambient temperature; and
determining values of a first preset temperature, a second preset temperature and a third preset temperature according to the outdoor ambient temperature, wherein the outdoor ambient temperature is divided into two temperature intervals by setting a temperature threshold, wherein if the outdoor ambient temperature is higher than the temperature threshold, the values of the first preset temperature, the second preset temperature and the third preset temperature are set to higher temperatures than the determined values, respectively; and if the outdoor ambient temperature is lower than or equal to the temperature threshold, the values of the first preset temperature, the second preset temperature and the third preset temperature are set to lower temperatures than the determined values, respectively;
acquiring suction temperature of the outdoor unit and acquiring coil temperature of the indoor unit of the air conditioner; and
selectively adjusting the frequency of the compressor according to the suction temperature of the outdoor unit only when the coil temperature of the indoor unit is higher than a sixth preset temperature, comprising the step of:
operating the compressor at a decreased frequency if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is lower than the first preset temperature;
maintaining the operating frequency of the compressor unchanged if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is higher than or equal to the first preset temperature and lower than or equal to the second preset temperature,
operating the compressor at an increased frequency if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is higher than the second preset temperature and lower than or equal to the third preset temperature,
wherein the first preset temperature is lower than the second preset temperature and the second preset temperature is lower than the third preset temperature.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
after the compressor has been operated for a first preset duration, if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is lower than a fourth preset temperature for a second preset duration, stopping operation of the compressor for a third preset duration.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
after stopping the operation, if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit becomes higher than or equal to a fifth preset temperature, resuming the operation of the compressor,
wherein the fourth preset temperature is lower than the fifth preset temperature.

4. A method for controlling freezing of an indoor unit, an outdoor unit and/or a unit connection pipe of an air conditioner, the air conditioner including a compressor and the outdoor unit, the method comprising:
acquiring suction temperature of the outdoor unit and outdoor ambient temperature;
determining values of a first preset temperature, a second preset temperature and a third preset temperature according to the outdoor ambient temperature, wherein the outdoor ambient temperature is divided into two temperature intervals by setting a temperature threshold, wherein if the outdoor ambient temperature is higher than the temperature threshold, the values of the first preset temperature, the second preset temperature and the third preset temperature are set to higher temperatures than the determined values, respectively; and if the outdoor ambient temperature is lower than or equal to the temperature threshold, the values of the first preset temperature, the second preset temperature and the third preset temperature set to lower temperatures than the determined values, respectively;
operating the compressor at a decreased frequency if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is lower than the first preset temperature;
maintaining an operating frequency of the compressor unchanged if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is higher than or equal to the first preset temperature and lower than or equal to the second preset temperature which is higher than the first preset temperature;
operating the compressor at an increased frequency if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is higher than the second preset temperature and lower than or equal to the third preset temperature which is higher than the second preset temperature;
after the compressor has been operated for a first preset duration, if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit is lower than a fourth preset temperature for a second preset duration, stopping operation of the compressor for a third preset duration; and
after stopping the operation, if the suction temperature of the outdoor unit becomes higher than or equal to a fifth preset temperature, resuming the operation of the compressor, wherein the fourth preset temperature is lower than the fifth preset temperature.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
acquiring coil temperature of the indoor unit of the air conditioner;
wherein the frequency of the compressor is selectively adjusted according to the suction temperature of the outdoor unit only when the coil temperature of the indoor unit is higher than a sixth preset temperature.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electronic Co Ltd
• Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

Inventors

• An Chao
• Gu Chao

Classifications

• F24F11/86

  by controlling compressors within refrigeration or heat pump circuits · CPC title

• F25B49/022 Primary

  Compressor control arrangements · CPC title

• F24F11/61

  using timers · CPC title

• F24F2140/20

  Heat-exchange fluid temperature · CPC title

• F24F11/64

  using pre-stored data · CPC title