CN-121992614-A - Method for determining water consumption of washing machine, electronic equipment and washing machine

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method for determining water consumption of a washing machine, electronic equipment and the washing machine. The method comprises the steps of obtaining electrical parameters of a motor in the process that a water inlet valve feeds water to a drum of a washing machine, determining water inlet flow of the water inlet valve according to the electrical parameters, and determining water consumption of the washing machine according to the water inlet flow of the water inlet valve and the water inlet time of the water inlet valve. The water inflow of the water inlet valve is determined through the electrical parameters of the motor, and the water consumption of the washing machine is further determined. Therefore, the method and the device can save corresponding hardware cost, avoid fault risks caused by blockage, abrasion or failure of the flowmeter, and improve the overall stability of the washing machine.

Inventors

• XU MENGFAN
• LIN ZIHAO
• ZHENG MINGXING

Assignees

• 珠海格力电器股份有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20260123

Claims (17)

1. 1. A method for determining the water consumption of a washing machine, comprising: Acquiring electrical parameters of a motor in the process of feeding water into a drum of the washing machine by a water inlet valve, wherein the electrical parameters comprise at least one of current and power of the motor; Determining the water inlet flow of the water inlet valve according to the electrical parameters; And determining the water consumption of the washing machine according to the water inflow rate of the water inlet valve and the water inflow time length of the water inlet valve.
2. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the inlet valve comprises a first inlet valve, and wherein the determining the inlet flow of water to the inlet valve based on the electrical parameter comprises: Obtaining the water inflow rate of the first water inlet valve according to the electrical parameters and a preset first prediction model, wherein the first prediction model represents the configuration relation between the electrical parameters and the water inflow rate of the motor configured by the first water inlet valve.
3. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the inlet valve comprises a second inlet valve, and wherein determining the inlet flow of water to the inlet valve based on the electrical parameter comprises: Determining a predicted water pressure according to the electrical parameter; and determining the water inflow of the second water inlet valve according to the predicted water pressure.
4. 4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said determining a predicted water pressure based on said electrical parameter comprises: And determining the predicted water pressure according to the electrical parameter and a preset second prediction model, wherein the second prediction model represents the configuration relation between the electrical parameter of the motor and the water pressure.
5. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein said determining the inflow of water to the second inlet valve based on the predicted water pressure comprises: and determining the water inflow rate of the second water inlet valve according to the predicted water pressure and a preset third prediction model, wherein the third prediction model represents the configuration relation between the water pressure and the water flow of the second water inlet valve configuration.
6. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the intake duration comprises a first intake duration during which a single intake valve is intake, the determining the water usage of the washing machine based on the intake flow of the intake valve and the intake duration of the intake valve comprising: and determining a first water inflow according to the water inflow rate of the independently opened water inlet valve and the first water inflow time, wherein the water consumption comprises the first water inflow.
7. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the intake duration includes a second intake duration in which a plurality of intake valves simultaneously intake water, and wherein determining the water usage of the washing machine based on the intake flow rate of the intake valves and the intake duration of the intake valves includes: determining the maximum value of the water inflow rates of the plurality of water inflow valves as the water inflow rate of the second water inflow time period; and determining a second water inflow according to the water inflow of the second water inflow time period and the second water inflow time period, wherein the water consumption comprises the second water inflow.
8. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the intake duration comprises a first intake duration in which a single intake valve is individually intake and a second intake duration in which a plurality of intake valves are simultaneously intake, the determining the water usage of the washing machine according to the intake flow rate of the intake valves and the intake duration of the intake valves comprising: Determining a first water inflow amount according to the water inflow amount of the independently opened water inlet valve and the first water inflow time period in the first water inflow time period; Determining the maximum value of the water inflow rates of a plurality of water inlet valves which are simultaneously opened in the second water inflow time period as the water inflow rate of the second water inflow time period; Determining a second water inflow according to the water inflow of the second water inflow time period and the second water inflow time period; and determining the sum of the first water inflow and the second water inflow as the water consumption of the washing machine.
9. 9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: Before water is fed into the roller, weighing a load placed in the roller to obtain a first weighing quality; And determining the first prediction model according to the first weighing quality.
10. 10. The method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the method further comprises: Before water is fed into the roller, weighing a load placed in the roller to obtain a first weighing quality; And determining the second prediction model or the third prediction model according to the first weighing quality.
11. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: after the clothes treatment is finished, the water consumption of the clothes treatment is displayed on the display module of the washing machine.
12. 12. A water inflow control method of a washing machine, comprising: determining target water consumption according to the weight and/or the material of the fabric to be washed before the washing machine starts to feed water; during water intake of a washing machine, calculating a current water intake based on the method for determining water consumption of the washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and ending water intake when the current water intake is equal to the target water consumption.
13. 13. A water replenishment control method for a washing machine, comprising: Determining a target water supplementing amount in a washing process of the washing machine, calculating a current water intake amount based on the water consumption determining method of the washing machine according to any one of claims 1-11, and ending water supplementing when the current water intake amount is equal to the target water supplementing amount.
14. 14. A water saving evaluation method of a washing machine, comprising: after the washing of the washing machine is finished, calculating the total water consumption in the whole washing process according to the method for determining the water consumption of the washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11; and evaluating the water saving condition of the washing machine according to the total water consumption data of one or more times of washing.
15. 15. A method for evaluating energy consumption of a washing machine, comprising: after the washing of the washing machine is finished, calculating the total water consumption in the whole washing process according to the method for determining the water consumption of the washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11; the energy consumption of the washing machine is evaluated according to the total water consumption data of each washing time or times.
16. 16. An electronic device, comprising: A memory for storing one or more computer instructions; A processor for invoking and executing computer instructions stored in the memory to implement the method of determining water usage of a washing machine according to any of claims 1-15.
17. 17. A washing machine comprising a drum and further comprising the electronic device of claim 16.

Description

Method for determining water consumption of washing machine, electronic equipment and washing machine Technical Field The disclosure relates to the technical field of controlling household appliances, and in particular relates to a method for determining water consumption of a washing machine, electronic equipment and the washing machine. Background In daily life, most users have difficulty in evaluating the actual water consumption of the washing machine under different washing modes and load conditions. Such information loss causes users to easily have unreasonable use behaviors such as 'a small amount of clothes consume a large amount of water' or 'a large amount of clothes consume too little water', and the like, so that water resources are wasted or the cleaning effect is poor. The related art often adopts a mode of installing a flowmeter in a water inlet pipeline of the washing machine so as to realize real-time monitoring and accurate statistics of water consumption. However, this approach has the obvious drawbacks of plugging or wearing the flow meter with impurities in the water flow, resulting in measurement misalignment, and at the same time, the flow meter itself is costly and difficult to maintain later. Accordingly, there is a need to provide a new method for determining the water consumption of a washing machine. Disclosure of Invention In order to overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a method for determining the water consumption of a washing machine, an operation control method, an electronic device, and a washing machine. According to a first aspect of the disclosure, a method for determining water consumption of a washing machine is provided, and the method comprises the steps of obtaining an electrical parameter of a motor in the process that a water inlet valve feeds water to a drum of the washing machine, wherein the electrical parameter comprises at least one of current and power of the motor, determining water inlet flow of the water inlet valve according to the electrical parameter, and determining water consumption of the washing machine according to water inlet flow of the water inlet valve and water inlet time of the water inlet valve. In some embodiments, the water inlet valve comprises a first water inlet valve, and the determining the water inlet flow of the water inlet valve according to the electrical parameter comprises obtaining the water inlet flow of the first water inlet valve according to the electrical parameter and a preset first prediction model, wherein the first prediction model represents the configuration relation between the electrical parameter of the motor and the flow of the configuration of the first water inlet valve. In some embodiments, the inlet valve comprises a second inlet valve, and the determining the inlet flow of the inlet valve based on the electrical parameter comprises determining a predicted water pressure based on the electrical parameter, and determining the inlet flow of the second inlet valve based on the predicted water pressure. In some embodiments, determining the predicted water pressure according to the electrical parameter includes determining the predicted water pressure according to the electrical parameter and a preset second prediction model, wherein the second prediction model characterizes a configuration relation between the electrical parameter and the water pressure of the motor. In some embodiments, the determining the inflow rate of the second water inlet valve according to the predicted water pressure comprises determining the inflow rate of the second water inlet valve according to the predicted water pressure and a preset third prediction model, wherein the third prediction model represents the configuration relation between the water pressure and the flow rate of the second water inlet valve configuration. In some embodiments, the water inlet time period comprises a first water inlet time period, a single water inlet valve is used for water inlet in the first water inlet time period, and the water consumption of the washing machine is determined according to the water inlet flow rate of the water inlet valve and the water inlet time period of the water inlet valve, wherein the water consumption comprises the first water inlet amount according to the water inlet flow rate of the water inlet valve which is independently opened and the first water inlet time period. In some embodiments, the water inlet time period comprises a second water inlet time period, a plurality of water inlet valves simultaneously inlet water in the second water inlet time period, and the water consumption of the washing machine is determined according to the water inlet flow rate of the water inlet valves and the water inlet time period of the water inlet valves, wherein the maximum value of the water inlet flow rates of the plurality of water inlet valves is determined to be the water inlet flow rate of the