CN-118623459-B - Method and device for self-cleaning air conditioner, air conditioner and computer readable storage medium

CN118623459BCN 118623459 BCN118623459 BCN 118623459BCN-118623459-B

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of equipment cleaning, and discloses a self-cleaning method for an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner comprises a shell; the heat exchanger is arranged in the shell, the water separating device is arranged in the shell and used for separating out water in the air to the surface of the heat exchanger, and the method comprises the steps of controlling an air conditioner to operate in a self-cleaning mode, starting the water separating device, continuously obtaining the temperature of a coil pipe of the heat exchanger, and adjusting operation parameters of the water separating device according to the temperature of the coil pipe of the heat exchanger. Under the action of the water separating device, more water molecules are adsorbed on the surface of the heat exchanger, so that the frosting quantity on the surface of the heat exchanger can be increased, and the self-cleaning effect of the air conditioner is improved. The application also discloses a device for self-cleaning the air conditioner, the air conditioner and a computer readable storage medium.

Inventors

LI YANG
WANG FEI
ZHANG XINYI
LIN CHAO
JIANG JUN

Assignees

青岛海尔空调器有限总公司
青岛海尔空调电子有限公司
青岛海尔智能技术研发有限公司
海尔智家股份有限公司

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20240309
Priority Date: 20230310

Claims (9)

1. The self-cleaning method for the air conditioner is characterized by comprising a shell, a heat exchanger and a water separating device, wherein the heat exchanger is arranged in the shell, the water separating device is arranged in the shell and used for separating water in air out to the surface of the heat exchanger, the water separating device comprises an ionization device, the ionization device comprises a plurality of discharge electrodes, the discharge electrodes are used for ionizing air and generating ions, water molecules and dust in the air can be adsorbed to the surface of the heat exchanger after being combined with the ions, the discharge electrodes are connected with electricity, the heat exchanger is grounded, or the discharge electrodes and the heat exchanger are respectively connected with electricity with opposite polarities, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling the air conditioner to operate in a self-cleaning mode, and starting the water separation device; Continuously acquiring the temperature of a coil pipe of the heat exchanger; adjusting the operation parameters of the water separation device according to the temperature of the coil pipe of the heat exchanger; The method comprises the steps of adjusting the operation parameters of the water separation device according to the temperature of the heat exchanger coil, wherein the operation parameters comprise that the operation parameters of the water separation device are adjusted to be first operation parameters when the temperature of the heat exchanger coil is higher than the ambient dew point temperature, and the operation parameters of the water separation device are adjusted to be second operation parameters when the temperature of the heat exchanger coil is lower than or equal to the ambient dew point temperature, wherein the water separation capacity corresponding to the second operation parameters is lower than the water separation capacity corresponding to the first operation parameters; The air conditioner further comprises a moving device connected with the water separation device and used for driving the water separation device to move relative to the heat exchanger, and the method further comprises the step of controlling the moving device to adjust the distance between the water separation device and the heat exchanger according to the dirt attaching capability and the dirt area of the heat exchanger.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: When the temperature of the heat exchanger coil is less than or equal to the ambient frost temperature, adjusting the operation parameter of the water separation device to be a third operation parameter; The environmental frost point temperature is smaller than the environmental dew point temperature, and the water separating capacity corresponding to the third operation parameter is smaller than the water separating capacity corresponding to the second operation parameter.
3. The method of claim 1 or2, wherein the air conditioner further comprises a fan device disposed in the housing for sequentially blowing air to the water separation device and the heat exchanger during the condensation phase, and wherein after adjusting the operation parameters of the water separation device according to the temperature of the heat exchanger coil, the method further comprises: acquiring the working rotation speed of a fan device; and correcting the operation parameters of the water separation device according to the working rotation speed of the fan device.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein modifying the operating parameters of the water separation device based on the operating speed of the fan device comprises: Increasing the operating parameter of the water-separating device when the operating speed of the fan device is less than or equal to the first operating speed, or And maintaining the operation parameters of the water separation device under the condition that the working rotating speed of the fan device is larger than the first working rotating speed.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the ionization device further comprises an electric repulsive portion for generating repulsive force to the ions, and wherein the correcting the operation parameters of the water separation device according to the operation rotation speed of the blower device comprises: and controlling the operation of the electricity repellent part according to the working rotation speed of the fan device.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein controlling operation of the electricity repellent section based on an operating speed of the fan apparatus comprises: Controlling the operation of the electricity-repellent part under the condition that the operating rotating speed of the fan device is less than or equal to the second operating rotating speed, or And under the condition that the working rotating speed of the fan device is larger than the second working rotating speed, the electric repellent part is controlled to be not operated.
7. An apparatus for self-cleaning of an air conditioner comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method for self-cleaning of an air conditioner as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 when the program instructions are run.
8. An air conditioner, comprising: A housing; the heat exchanger is arranged in the shell; The water separation device is arranged in the shell and is used for separating out water in the air to the surface of the heat exchanger, the water separation device comprises an ionization device, the ionization device comprises a plurality of discharge electrodes, the discharge electrodes are used for ionizing the air and generating ions, water molecules and dust in the air can be adsorbed to the surface of the heat exchanger after being combined with the ions, the ionization device also comprises an electric repulsive part, the electric repulsive part is used for generating repulsive force on the ions, wherein the discharge electrodes are connected with electricity, the heat exchanger is grounded, or the discharge electrodes and the heat exchanger are respectively connected with electricity with opposite polarities; the fan device is arranged in the shell and used for enabling air to be blown to the water separation device and the heat exchanger in sequence in the condensation stage; the moving device is connected with the water separating device and used for driving the water separating device to move relative to the heat exchanger; the apparatus for self-cleaning an air conditioner as claimed in claim 7, disposed in the housing, electrically connected with the water separation apparatus.
9. A computer readable storage medium storing program instructions which, when run, are adapted to cause a computer to perform the method for self-cleaning an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

Description

Method and device for self-cleaning air conditioner, air conditioner and computer readable storage medium The present application claims priority from chinese patent application No. 202310234019.1 entitled "air conditioner, filtration device, ionization device, method, device and storage medium for self-cleaning of air conditioner," filed under the name of 2023, 3 and 10, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field The present application relates to the field of equipment cleaning technology, and for example, to a method and an apparatus for self-cleaning an air conditioner, and a computer readable storage medium. Background Currently, self-cleaning of temperature regulating devices, such as air conditioners with heat exchangers, has been a concern for users. For the heat exchanger, because of various types of pollutants in the air, dirt is formed on the surface of the heat exchanger for a long time. If the air conditioner is not cleaned in time, the heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger is obviously reduced, and even the air conditioner frequently enters a protection state due to insufficient heat exchange performance and cannot work normally. The related art provides an air conditioner which combines refrigeration system parameter control and detection judgment to realize self-cleaning of a heat exchanger, and comprises the following steps of obtaining a control self-cleaning control instruction, entering a self-cleaning mode, adjusting the rotating speed of a fan of the air conditioner and/or reducing the temperature of an indoor heat exchanger to enable the heat exchanger to be frosted, and defrosting the heat exchanger after the frosting is completed. In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related art: In the self-cleaning process of the heat exchanger, the condensation rate and frosting efficiency of the surface of the heat exchanger are low, so that the frosting quantity is insufficient, and finally the self-cleaning effect is poor. It should be noted that the information disclosed in the above background section is only for enhancing understanding of the background of the application and thus may include information that does not form the prior art that is already known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Disclosure of Invention The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview, and is intended to neither identify key/critical elements nor delineate the scope of such embodiments, but is intended as a prelude to the more detailed description that follows. The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method and a device for self-cleaning an air conditioner, the air conditioner and a computer readable storage medium, which can increase the frosting quantity of the surface of a heat exchanger and are beneficial to improving the self-cleaning effect of the air conditioner. In some embodiments, the air conditioner comprises a shell, a heat exchanger arranged in the shell, a water separation device arranged in the shell and used for separating out water in air to the surface of the heat exchanger, and the method comprises the steps of controlling the air conditioner to operate in a self-cleaning mode, starting the water separation device, continuously acquiring the temperature of a heat exchanger coil, and adjusting the operation parameters of the water separation device according to the temperature of the heat exchanger coil. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions configured to perform the above-described method for self-cleaning of an air conditioner when the program instructions are executed. In some embodiments, the air conditioner comprises a shell, a heat exchanger arranged in the shell, a water separating device arranged in the shell and used for separating water in air out to the surface of the heat exchanger, wherein the water separating device comprises an ionization device used for ionizing the air to generate ions, the ionization device comprises an electric repelling part used for generating repulsive force on the ions, a fan device arranged in the shell and used for enabling the air to be blown to the water separating device and the heat exchanger in sequence in a condensation stage, and the self-cleaning device for the air conditioner is arranged in the shell and electrically connected with the water separating device. In some embodiments, the computer readable storage medium stores program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to perform the above-described method for self-cleaning an air conditioner. The method and device for self-cleaning of the air conditioner, the air conditioner and the computer readable storage medium provided by the embodiment of