US-12618580-B2 - Method for controlling air conditioning system and air conditioning system

Abstract

An air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units, a plurality of outdoor units, a gateway device, a server and a terminal device. A method for controlling the air conditioning system includes: the gateway device obtaining first category identification information of an outdoor unit and second category identification information of an indoor unit coupled to the outdoor unit, and sending the first category identification information and the second category identification information to the server; the server determining a piece of scenario data corresponding to the outdoor unit and the indoor unit according to the first category identification information, the second category identification information and a scenario data table, and outputting the piece of scenario data to the terminal device; and the terminal device outputting at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data.

Inventors

• Xiuxia Cao

Assignees

• Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20230719

Priority Date

20210824

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A method for controlling an air conditioning system, the air conditioning system including: a plurality of indoor units; a plurality of outdoor units; a gateway device configured to obtain first category identification information of an outdoor unit and second category identification information of an indoor unit coupled to the outdoor unit, and send the first category identification information and the second category identification information to a server; the server configured to determine a piece of scenario data corresponding to the indoor unit and the outdoor unit according to the first category identification information, the second category identification information, and a scenario data table and output the piece of scenario data to a terminal device; and the terminal device configured to output at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data; and the method comprising: an information collecting step configured to obtain, by the gateway device, the first category identification information of the outdoor unit, and the second category identification information of the indoor unit coupled to the outdoor unit; an information transmitting step configured to send, by the gateway device, the first category identification information and the second category identification information to the server; an information determining step configured to determine, by the server, the piece of scenario data corresponding to the outdoor unit and the indoor unit according to the first category identification information, the second category identification information, and the scenario data table, wherein the scenario data table includes a plurality of pieces of scenario data corresponding to the plurality of indoor units and the plurality of outdoor units, and each piece of scenario data corresponds to at least one scenario; and an information outputting step configured to output, by the server, the piece of scenario data to the terminal device, and output, by the terminal device, at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data.
2. 2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein each scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data has a scenario marker-position-information; and the information outputting step is further configured to output, by the server, the scenario marker-position-information of each scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data to the terminal device, and output, by the terminal device, the scenario corresponding to the scenario marker-position-information through the terminal device according to the scenario marker-position-information.
3. 3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first category identification information includes an outdoor unit model code, and the second category identification information includes an indoor unit model code; and the method further comprises: a scenario data table updating step configured to update, by the server, indoor unit model codes, outdoor unit model codes, and pieces of scenario data in the scenario data table.
4. 4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning system further includes at least one wire controller having an identification code; each wire controller in the at least one wire controller is coupled to at least two indoor units in the plurality of indoor units and configured to control operations of the at least two indoor units; and the method further comprises: an identification code obtaining step configured to obtain, by the server, an identification code of each wire controller; a working state information obtaining step configured to obtain, by the server, working state information of the at least two indoor units coupled to each wire controller according to the identification code of each wire controller; an intersection generating step configured to obtain, by the server, an intersection of working state information of the plurality of indoor units coupled to the at least one wire controller according to the working state information of the plurality of indoor units coupled to the at least one wire controller; and an intersection outputting step configured to obtain, by the terminal device, the intersection of the working state information of the plurality of indoor units, and output, by the terminal device, the intersection of the working state information of the plurality of indoor units.
5. 5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the intersection generating step includes: a first intersection generating sub-step configured to obtain, by the server, working state information corresponding to each wire controller according to the working state information of the at least two indoor units coupled to each wire controller; and a second intersection generating sub-step configured to obtain, by the server, the intersection of the working state information of the plurality of indoor units coupled to the at least one wire controller according to working state information corresponding to the at least one wire controller.
6. 6 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising: an upgrade transmitting step configured to transmit, by the server, an upgrade package and an upgrade strategy corresponding to at least one device of the plurality of indoor units, the plurality of outdoor units, the gateway device, and the at least one wire controller to the terminal device; an upgrade receiving step configured to receive, by the terminal device, the upgrade package and the upgrade strategy corresponding to the at least one device; and an upgrade executing step configured upgrade, by the terminal device, the at least one device using the upgrade package according to the upgrade strategy.
7. 7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the upgrade transmitting step includes an upgrade transmitting sub-step, and the upgrade transmitting sub-step is configured to transmit, by the server, upgrade packages and upgrade strategies corresponding to a plurality of devices of the plurality of indoor units, the plurality of outdoor units, the gateway device, and the at least one wire control to the terminal device; the upgrade receiving step includes an upgrade receiving sub-step, and the upgrade receiving sub-step is configured to receive, by the terminal device, the upgrade packages and the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices; and the upgrade executing step includes an upgrade executing sub-step, and the upgrade executing sub-step is configured to upgrade, by the terminal device, the plurality of devices using the upgrade packages corresponding to the plurality of devices according to the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices based on an upgrade order.
8. 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the upgrade executing sub-step is further configured to: upgrade, by the terminal device, the plurality of devices using the upgrade packages corresponding to the plurality of devices according to the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices based on the upgrade order of first upgrading a wire controller and the gateway device and then upgrading an indoor unit and an outdoor unit.
9. 9 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising: an upgrade displaying step configured to control, by the server, the terminal device to display upgrade information before the server upgrades the at least one device of the plurality of indoor units, the plurality of outdoor units, the gateway device, and the at least one wire controller, wherein the upgrade information includes the upgrade strategy of the at least one device and upgrade prompt information of the at least one device, and the upgrade prompt information includes a time required to complete an upgrade of the at least one device.
10. 10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions that, when executed by an air conditioning system, cause the air conditioning system to perform the method for controlling the air conditioning system according to claim 1 .
11. 11 . An air conditioning system, comprising: a plurality of indoor units; a plurality of outdoor units, each outdoor unit in the plurality of outdoor units being coupled to at least one indoor unit in the plurality of indoor units; a gateway device coupled to the plurality of outdoor units and the plurality of indoor units, and configured to obtain first category identification information of each outdoor unit and second category identification information of each indoor unit, and send the first category identification information and the second category identification information to a server; the server coupled to the gateway device and configured to generate a scenario data table according to the first category identification information and the second category identification information and store the scenario data table, wherein the scenario data table includes a plurality of pieces of scenario data corresponding to the plurality of outdoor units and the plurality of outdoor units, and each piece of scenario data corresponds to at least one scenario; and a terminal device coupled to the server and configured to obtain a piece of scenario data and output at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data.
12. 12 . The air conditioning system according to claim 11 , wherein the gateway device is further configured to obtain first category identification information of a target outdoor unit and second category identification information of a target indoor unit coupled to the target outdoor unit, and send the first category identification information of the target outdoor unit and the second category identification information of the target indoor unit to the server; the server is further configured to receive the first category identification information, sent by the gateway device, of the target outdoor unit and the second category identification information, sent by the gateway device, of the target indoor unit, and obtain a piece of target scenario data corresponding to the target outdoor unit and the target indoor unit according to the first category identification information of the target outdoor unit, the second category identification information of the target indoor unit, and the scenario data table; and the terminal device is further configured to obtain the piece of target scenario data, and output at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of target scenario data.
13. 13 . The air conditioning system according to claim 12 , wherein the server is further configured to configure a scenario marker-position-information for each scenario corresponding to each piece of scenario data in the scenario data table; and the terminal device is further configured to obtain a scenario marker-position-information of each scenario corresponding to the piece of target scenario data, and output a scenario according to the scenario marker-position-information of each scenario corresponding to the piece of target scenario data.
14. 14 . The air conditioning system according to claim 11 , wherein the first category identification information includes an outdoor unit model code, and the second category identification information includes an indoor unit model code; and the server is further configured to update indoor unit model codes, outdoor unit model codes, and pieces of scenario data in the scenario data table.
15. 15 . The air conditioning system according to claim 11 , further comprising: at least one wire controller having an identification code; each wire controller in the at least one wire controller being coupled to at least two indoor units in the plurality of indoor units, and each wire controller being configured to control the at least two indoor units to operate, wherein the server is further configured to obtain an identification code of each wire controller, obtain working state information of the at least two indoor units coupled to each wire controller according to the identification code of each wire controller, and obtain an intersection of working state information of the plurality of indoor units coupled to the at least one wire controller according to the working state information of the plurality of indoor units coupled to the at least one wire controller, and the terminal device is further configured to obtain the intersection of the working state information of the plurality of indoor units and output the intersection of the working state information of the plurality of indoor units.
16. 16 . The air conditioning system according to claim 15 , wherein the server is further configured to obtain working state information corresponding to each wire controller according to the working state information of the at least two indoor units coupled to each wire controller and obtain the intersection of the working state information of the plurality of indoor units coupled to the at least one wire controller according to working state information corresponding to the at least one wire controller.
17. 17 . The air conditioning system according to claim 15 , wherein the server is further configured to configure an upgrade package and an upgrade strategy for at least one device of the plurality of indoor units, the plurality of outdoor units, the gateway device, and the at least one wire controller, and send the upgrade package and the upgrade strategy corresponding to the at least one device to the terminal device; and the terminal device is further configured to receive the upgrade package and the upgrade strategy corresponding to the at least one device and upgrade the at least one device using the upgrade package according to the upgrade strategy.
18. 18 . The air conditioning system according to claim 17 , wherein the server is further configured to configure upgrade packages and upgrade strategies for a plurality of devices of the plurality of indoor units, the plurality of outdoor units, the gateway device, and the at least one wire controller and send the upgrade packages and the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices to the terminal device; and the terminal device is further configured to receive the upgrade packages and the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices and upgrade the plurality of devices using the upgrade packages corresponding to the plurality of devices according to the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices based on an upgrade order.
19. 19 . The air conditioning system according to claim 18 , wherein the terminal device is further configured to upgrade the plurality of devices using the upgrade packages corresponding to the plurality of devices according to the upgrade strategies corresponding to the plurality of devices based on the upgrade order of first upgrading a wire controller and the gateway device and then upgrading an indoor unit and an outdoor unit.
20. 20 . The air conditioning system according to claim 17 , wherein the server is further configured to control the terminal device to display upgrade information before the server upgrades the at least one device of the plurality of indoor units, the plurality of outdoor units, the gateway device, and the at least one wire controller; the upgrade information including the upgrade strategy of the at least one device and upgrade prompt information of the at least one device, and the upgrade prompt information including a time required for completing an upgrade of the at least one device.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2022/114590, filed on Aug. 24, 2022, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110975548.8, filed on Aug. 24, 2021, and Chinese Patent Application No. 202110976259.X, filed on Aug. 24, 2021, and Chinese Patent Application No. 202111136870.8, filed on Sep. 27, 2021, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioning, and in particular, to a method for controlling an air conditioning system and an air conditioning system. BACKGROUND With intelligent development of home appliance systems, it has become a trend to use a terminal device to control home appliances. For example, operations of the home appliances such as the air conditioner can be controlled through an application (APP) installed on the terminal device. SUMMARY In an aspect, a method for controlling an air conditioning system is provided. The air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units, a plurality of outdoor units, a gateway device, a server, and a terminal device. The gateway device is configured to obtain first category identification information of an outdoor unit and second category identification information of an indoor unit coupled to the outdoor unit and send the first category identification information and the second category identification information to the server. The server is configured to determine a piece of scenario data corresponding to the indoor unit and the outdoor unit according to the first category identification information, the second category identification information, and a scenario data table, and output the piece of scenario data to the terminal device. The terminal device is configured to output at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data. The method includes an information collecting step, an information transmitting step, an information determining step, and an information outputting step. The information collecting step is configured to obtain, by the gateway device, the first category identification information of the outdoor unit and the second category identification information of the indoor unit coupled to the outdoor unit. The information transmitting step is configured to send, by the gateway device, the first category identification information and the second category identification information to the server. The information determining step is configured to determine, by the server, the piece of scenario data corresponding to the outdoor unit and the indoor unit according to the first category identification information, the second category identification information and the scenario data table. The scenario data table includes a plurality of pieces of scenario data corresponding to the plurality of indoor units and the plurality of outdoor units, and each piece of scenario data corresponds to at least one scenario. The information outputting step is configured to output, by the server, the piece of scenario data to the terminal device, and output, by the terminal device, at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data. In another aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has stored thereon computer program instructions that, when executed by an air conditioning system, cause the air conditioning system to perform the method for controlling the air conditioning system. In yet another aspect, an air conditioning system is provided. The air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units, a plurality of outdoor units, a gateway device, a server, and a terminal device. Each outdoor unit in the plurality of outdoor units is coupled to at least one indoor unit in the plurality of indoor units. The gateway device is coupled to the plurality of outdoor units and the plurality of indoor units and is configured to obtain first category identification information of each outdoor unit and second category identification information of each indoor unit and send the first category identification information and the second category identification information to the server. The server is coupled to the gateway device and configured to generate a scenario data table according to the first category identification information and the second category identification information and store the scenario data table. The scenario data table includes a plurality of pieces of scenario data corresponding to the plurality of indoor units and the plurality of outdoor units, and each piece of scenario data corresponds to at least one scenario. The terminal device is coupled to the server and configured to obtain a piece of scenario data and output at least one scenario corresponding to the piece of scenario data. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAW