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Granted Patent B2
US 11,959,651 · App. 17/801,484 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Method for cleaning air conditioner and air conditioner

Inventors: Yujun Song (Qingdao, CN); Defang Guo (Qingdao, CN); Fei Wang (Qingdao, CN); Yang Li (Qingdao, CN); Hongjin Wu (Qingdao, CN); Xinyi Zhang (Qingdao, CN); Wenming Xu (Qingdao, CN)
Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER GENERAL CORP.., LTD.; HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD
F24F11/41F24F8/20A61L2202/17F24F2221/22
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Patent No.
US 11,959,651
App. No.
17/801,484
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for cleaning an air conditioner includes: in response to a cleaning instruction, controlling frosting on the surface of a target heat exchanger; after a frosting completion condition is met, controlling defrosting of the frost on the target heat exchanger; and after a defrosting completion condition is met, reducing the surface temperature of the target heat exchanger to a sterilization temperature, and carrying out quick cooling sterilization, wherein the temperature difference between the sterilization temperature and the defrosting temperature during defrosting meets a set temperature change sterilization condition. By a frosting-defrosting process, dirt such as dust on the heat exchanger may be effectively stripped and deep bacteria may be exposed, and then the quick cooling sterilization process may kill the bacteria by utilizing the sharp temperature change during switching from the defrosting process to the quick cooling process. Also disclosed is the air conditioner.

Claims (48)

1. A method for cleaning an air conditioner, comprising:

in response to a cleaning instruction, controlling frosting on the surface of a target heat exchanger;

after a frosting completion condition is met, controlling defrosting of the frost on the target heat exchanger; and

after a defrosting completion condition is met, reducing the surface temperature of the target heat exchanger to a sterilization temperature and carrying out quick cooling sterilization, wherein a temperature difference between the sterilization temperature and a defrosting temperature during defrosting meets a set temperature change sterilization condition.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the set temperature change sterilization condition comprises:

T defrosting −T sterilization ≥T threshold

wherein T defrosting is the defrosting temperature, T sterilization is the sterilization temperature, and T threshold is not less than 55° C.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein first quick cooling sterilization parameters of the quick cooling sterilization are obtained according to an outdoor environment temperature; and

the first quick cooling sterilization parameters comprise a first outdoor-fan rotating speed of an outdoor fan and a first frequency of a compressor.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the obtaining first quick cooling sterilization parameters of the quick cooling sterilization according to an outdoor environment temperature comprises:

obtaining corresponding quick cooling sterilization parameters from a preset first association relationship according to the outdoor environment temperature, the preset first association relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between the outdoor environment temperature and an outdoor-fan rotating speed and a frequency.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a second quick cooling sterilization parameter of the quick cooling sterilization is obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second quick cooling sterilization parameter comprises a first opening degree of a throttling device.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the obtaining a second quick cooling sterilization parameter of the quick cooling sterilization according to an indoor environment temperature comprises:

obtaining a corresponding quick cooling sterilization parameter from a preset second association relationship according to the indoor environment temperature, the preset second association relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between the indoor environment temperature and an opening degree.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a first coagulation parameter of the frosting is obtained according to an outdoor environment temperature; and

the first coagulation parameter comprises a second outdoor-fan rotating speed of an outdoor fan.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the obtaining a first coagulation parameter of the frosting according to an outdoor environment temperature comprises:

obtaining a corresponding coagulation parameter from a preset third association relationship according to the outdoor environment temperature, the preset third association relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between the outdoor environment temperature and the outdoor-fan rotating speed.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein second coagulation parameters of the frosting are obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second coagulation parameters comprise a second frequency of a compressor and a second opening degree of a throttling device.

10. An air conditioner, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor being configured to, when executing the program instructions, perform a method for cleaning an air conditioner;

wherein the method for cleaning an air conditioner comprises:

in response to a cleaning instruction, controlling frosting on the surface of a target heat exchanger;

after a frosting completion condition is met, controlling defrosting of the frost on the target heat exchanger; and

after a defrosting completion condition is met, reducing the surface temperature of the target heat exchanger to a sterilization temperature and carrying out quick cooling sterilization, wherein a temperature difference between the sterilization temperature and a defrosting temperature during defrosting meets a set temperature change sterilization condition.

11. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a second quick cooling sterilization parameter of the quick cooling sterilization is obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second quick cooling sterilization parameter comprises a first opening degree of a throttling device.

12. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a second quick cooling sterilization parameter of the quick cooling sterilization is obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second quick cooling sterilization parameter comprises a first opening degree of a throttling device.

13. The method according to claim 7 , wherein second coagulation parameters of the frosting are obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second coagulation parameters comprise a second frequency of a compressor and a second opening degree of a throttling device.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein second coagulation parameters of the frosting are obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second coagulation parameters comprise a second frequency of a compressor and a second opening degree of a throttling device.

15. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein in the method for cleaning an air conditioner, first quick cooling sterilization parameters of the quick cooling sterilization are obtained according to an outdoor environment temperature; and

the first quick cooling sterilization parameters comprise a first outdoor-fan rotating speed of an outdoor fan and a first frequency of a compressor.

16. The air conditioner according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining first quick cooling sterilization parameters of the quick cooling sterilization according to an outdoor environment temperature comprises:

obtaining corresponding quick cooling sterilization parameters from a preset first association relationship according to the outdoor environment temperature, the preset first association relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between the outdoor environment temperature and an outdoor-fan rotating speed and a frequency.

17. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein in the method for cleaning an air conditioner, a second quick cooling sterilization parameter of the quick cooling sterilization is obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second quick cooling sterilization parameter comprises a first opening degree of a throttling device.

18. The air conditioner according to claim 17 , wherein the obtaining a second quick cooling sterilization parameter of the quick cooling sterilization according to an indoor environment temperature comprises:

obtaining a corresponding quick cooling sterilization parameter from a preset second association relationship according to the indoor environment temperature, the preset second association relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between the indoor environment temperature and an opening degree.

19. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein in the method for cleaning an air conditioner, a first coagulation parameter of the frosting is obtained according to an outdoor environment temperature;

the first coagulation parameter comprises a second outdoor-fan rotating speed of an outdoor fan;

the obtaining a first coagulation parameter of the frosting according to an outdoor environment temperature comprises:

obtaining a corresponding coagulation parameter from a preset third association relationship according to the outdoor environment temperature, the preset third association relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between the outdoor environment temperature and the second outdoor-fan rotating speed.

20. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein in the method for cleaning an air conditioner, second coagulation parameters of the frosting are obtained according to an indoor environment temperature; and

the second coagulation parameters comprise a second frequency of a compressor and a second opening degree of a throttling device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: SONG, YUJUN; GUO, DEFANG; WANG, FEI; LI, YANG; WU, HONGJIN; ZHANG, XINYI; XU, WENMING
To: QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER GENERAL CORP., LTD.; HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010140876.1 · Mar 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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