US2022011036A1PendingUtilityA1

Control method and device for refrigerator, and refrigerator

Assignee: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COPriority: Dec 28, 2018Filed: Dec 28, 2018Published: Jan 13, 2022
Est. expiryDec 28, 2038(~12.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Xueqiang Tang
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Abstract

A control method and device for a refrigerator, and the refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises at least two compartments. The control method comprises: acquiring a compartment currently requesting cooling; after detecting and confirming a first set time, the compartment currently requesting cooling not being cooled, determining a currently cooled compartment, and interchanging currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling. The present disclosure may solve the problem in which a refrigerator cannot be cooled normally due to a connection error between the capillary tube and a solenoid valve during the production of a multi-system refrigerator, and reduces the refrigerator repair rate, improves the refrigerator production efficiency, and reduces fabrication costs.

Claims

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1 . A control method for a refrigerator, the refrigerator including at least two compartments, the control method comprising:
 acquiring a compartment among the at least two compartments currently requesting cooling;   detecting and confirming that the compartment currently requesting cooling is not cooled after a first set time;   determining a currently cooled compartment; and   interchanging currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling.   
     
     
         2 . The control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 detecting and confirming that the compartment currently requesting cooling is cooled after the first set time; and   keeping currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the at least two compartments requesting cooling unchanged.   
     
     
         3 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerator includes two compartments, and after the interchanging currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling, the control method further comprises:
 controlling a set compartment to request cooling, the set compartment being any one of the two compartments;   detecting and confirming that the set compartment is cooled after a second set time;   keeping currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the two compartments requesting cooling unchanged;   detecting and confirming that the set compartment is not cooled after the second set time; and   sending out a refrigerator fault alerting signal.   
     
     
         4 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerator includes at least three compartments, and after the interchanging currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling, the control method further comprises:
 interchanging for accumulated 1 time;   detecting and confirming that interchanging time is smaller than an interchanging time threshold value;   controlling the currently cooled compartment to request cooling; and   returning to a step of acquiring a compartment currently requesting cooling,   wherein a difference between the number of the at least three compartments and the interchanging time threshold value is 1.   
     
     
         5 . The control method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 detecting and confirming that the interchanging time is equal to the interchanging time threshold value;   controlling the currently cooled compartment to request cooling;   reacquiring a compartment currently requesting cooling;   detecting and confirming that the compartment currently requesting cooling is cooled after a third set time;   keeping currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the at least three compartments requesting cooling unchanged;   detecting and confirming that the compartment currently requesting cooling is not cooled after the third set time; and   sending out a refrigerator fault alerting signal.   
     
     
         6 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring a compartment currently requesting cooling comprises:
 each time after a compressor is started or each time after defrosting is finished, acquiring the compartment currently requesting cooling.   
     
     
         7 . A control device for a refrigerator, refrigerator including at least two compartments, the control device comprising:
 an acquisition module configured to acquire a compartment currently requesting cooling; and   an execution module configured to:
 detect and confirm that the compartment currently requesting cooling is not cooled after a first set time; 
 determine a currently cooled compartment; and 
 interchange currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling. 
   
     
     
         8 . The control device of  claim 7 , wherein the execution module is further configured to:
 detect and confirm that the compartment currently requesting cooling is cooled after the first set time; and   keep currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the at least two compartments requesting cooling unchanged.   
     
     
         9 . The control device of  claim 7 , wherein the refrigerator comprises two compartments, and the execution module is further configured to:
 after the interchanging currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling, control a set compartment to request cooling, wherein the set compartment is any one of the two compartments;   detect and confirm that the set compartment is cooled after a second set time, and keep currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the two compartments requesting cooling unchanged; and   detect and confirm that the set compartment is not cooled after the second set time, and send out a refrigerator fault alerting signal.   
     
     
         10 . The control device of  claim 7 , wherein the refrigerator comprises at least three compartments, and the execution module is further configured to:
 after the interchanging currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the compartment currently requesting cooling and the currently cooled compartment requesting cooling, interchange for accumulated 1 time; and   detect and confirm that interchanging time is smaller than an interchanging time threshold value, control the currently cooled compartment to request cooling, and trigger the acquisition module to re-execute the step of acquiring a compartment currently requesting cooling, wherein a difference between the number of the at least three compartments and the interchanging time threshold value is  1 .   
     
     
         11 . The control device of  claim 10 , wherein the execution module is further configured to:
 detect and confirm that the interchanging time is equal to the interchanging time threshold value, and control the currently cooled compartment to request cooling;   reacquire a compartment currently requesting cooling;   detect and confirm that the compartment currently requesting cooling is cooled after a third set time, and keep currently set valve body rotation angles corresponding to the at least three compartments requesting cooling unchanged; and   detect and confirm that the compartment currently requesting cooling is not cooled after the third set time, and send out a refrigerator fault alerting signal.   
     
     
         12 . The control device of  claim 7 , wherein the acquisition module is configured to:
 each time after a compressor is started or each time after defrosting is finished, acquire the compartment currently requesting cooling.   
     
     
         13 . A refrigerator, comprising the control device for a refrigerator of  claim 7 . 
     
     
         14 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
 a memory;   a processor; and   a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor,   wherein the processor implements the control method for a refrigerator of  claim 1  when executing the program.   
     
     
         15 . A non-temporary computer-readable storage medium storing thereon a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the control method for a refrigerator of  claim 1 .

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