Air conditioner, and control method and device for heating system thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11788758-B2
Application number	US-202117357850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2021
Priority date	Dec 27, 2018
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

A control method for a heating system of an air conditioner, the method includes: obtaining ambient temperature and external heat exchanger evaporation temperature; obtaining external heat exchanger evaporation pressure, and obtaining, according to the external heat exchanger evaporation pressure, corresponding saturation temperature; and controlling a base plate heating device according to the ambient temperature, the external heat exchanger evaporation temperature, or the saturation temperature. The base plate heating device is controlled according to the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature corresponding to the external heat exchanger evaporation pressure, or the external heat exchanger evaporation temperature, and may avoid freezing of the base plate of an air conditioner, and may ensure normal drainage of the base plate during defrosting to improve the stability and reliability of the air conditioner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method for a heating system of an air conditioner, comprising:
obtaining an ambient temperature and an evaporation temperature of an external heat exchanger;
obtaining an evaporation pressure of the external heat exchanger, and obtaining a saturation temperature corresponding to the evaporation pressure of the external heat exchanger; and
controlling a chassis heating device according to the ambient temperature, the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger, or the saturation temperature comprising:
judging whether the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than a first preset temperature threshold for a time period greater than or equal to a first preset duration; and
turning off the chassis heating device, if the ambient temperature is higher than the first preset temperature threshold, or the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than the first preset temperature threshold for the time period greater than or equal to the first preset duration, and
controlling the chassis heating device to turn on and off regularly when the air conditioner is in a standby state.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , comprising: determining an icing level of the air conditioner according to a preset temperature range of the ambient temperature,
wherein one preset temperature range corresponds to one icing level, and
the higher the icing level is, the longer a turning-on period for the chassis heating device and the shorter a turning-off period for the chassis heating device are.

3. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
judging whether the air conditioner is in a standby state when the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is lower than or equal to a first preset temperature threshold for a time period greater than or equal to a second preset duration; and
controlling the chassis heating device according to a second preset temperature threshold if the air conditioner is not in the standby state, wherein the second preset temperature threshold is lower than the first preset temperature threshold.

4. The control method according to claim 3 , wherein controlling the chassis heating device according to a second preset temperature threshold comprises:
controlling the chassis heating device to keep turning on, if the ambient temperature is higher than the second preset temperature threshold;
controlling the chassis heating device to turn on when the air conditioner is in a defrosting mode, and controlling the chassis heating device to turn off after a preset delaying period at an end of the defrosting mode, if the ambient temperature is lower than or equal to the second preset temperature threshold.

5. The control method according to claim 3 , wherein controlling the chassis heating device according to a second preset temperature threshold further comprises:
controlling the chassis heating device to turn on and off regularly if the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than the second preset temperature threshold;
controlling the chassis heating device to turn on when the air conditioner is in a defrosting mode, and controlling the chassis heating device to turn off after a preset delay period at an end of the defrosting mode, if the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is lower than or equal to the second preset temperature threshold.

6. The control method according to claim 5 , wherein a cycle of turning on and off regularly is turning on for a second preset minute at an interval of a first preset minute.

7. The control method according to claim 5 , wherein controlling the chassis heating device to turn on and off regularly comprises:
changing a cycle of turning on and off regularly for the chassis heating device according to the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger.

8. The control method according to claim 7 , wherein changing a cycle of turning on and off regularly for the chassis heating device according to the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger comprises:
setting a turning-on duration of an intermittent turning-on state for the chassis heating device as a first preset turning-on duration, and setting an interval duration of the intermittent turning-on state for the chassis heating device as a first preset interval duration, if the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than a first preset evaporation temperature threshold and lower than or equal to a second preset evaporation temperature threshold for a third preset duration, wherein the second preset evaporation temperature threshold is higher than the first preset evaporation temperature threshold;
setting the turning-on duration of the intermittent turning-on state for the chassis heating device as a second preset turning-on duration, and setting the interval duration of the intermittent turning-on state for the chassis heating device as a second preset interval duration, if the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than the second preset evaporation temperature threshold and lower than or equal to a third preset evaporation temperature threshold for a fourth preset duration,
wherein the third preset evaporation temperature threshold is higher than the second preset evaporation temperature threshold, and the first preset turning-on duration is greater than the second preset turning-on duration, and the second preset interval duration is less than the first preset interval duration.

9. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein controlling the chassis heating device to turn on and off regularly when the air conditioner is in a standby state comprises turning on the chassis heating device for a preset minute at an interval of a preset hour.

10. A control apparatus for a heating system of an air conditioner, comprising:
an obtaining module, configured to obtain an ambient temperature, a saturation temperature corresponding to an evaporation pressure of an external heat exchanger or an evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger; and
a controlling module, configured to control a chassis heating device according to the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger, wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
judge whether the ambient temperature, the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than a first preset temperature threshold for a time period greater than or equal to a first preset duration;
turn off the chassis heating device, if the ambient temperature is higher than the first preset temperature threshold, or the saturation temperature or the evaporation temperature of the external heat exchanger is higher than the first preset temperature threshold for the time period greater than or equal to the first preset duration, and
control the chassis heating device to turn on and off regularly when the air conditioner is in a standby state.

11. The control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the controlling module is further configured to determine an icing level of the air conditioner according to a preset temperature range of the ambient temperature,
wherein one preset temperature range corresponds to one icing level, and
the higher the icing level is, the longer

Assignees

• Hefei Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
• Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Libo
• Yang Guozhong
• Wang Mingren
• Tan Zhijun
• Yang Shanshan

Classifications

• F24F11/65 Primary

  for selecting an operating mode · CPC title

• F24F11/42 Primary

  of outdoor units · CPC title

• F24F11/46

  Improving electric energy efficiency or saving · CPC title

• F24F11/61

  using timers · CPC title

• F24F11/64

  using pre-stored data · CPC title