US2022397331A1PendingUtilityA1

Method of controlling air-cooling device and air-cooling device

Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER SPECIAL ELECTRIC FREEZER CO LTDPriority: Nov 26, 2019Filed: Jun 11, 2020Published: Dec 15, 2022
Est. expiryNov 26, 2039(~13.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Deseng Wang
F25D 11/02F25D 31/005F25D 17/045F25D 2400/02F25D 29/00F25D 17/062F25D 17/08F25D 21/08F25D 21/002F25D 21/02F25D 17/065F25D 21/006F25D 17/06
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Abstract

The present invention discloses a method of controlling an air-cooling device and an air-cooling device. The air-cooling device enables two chambers to achieve simultaneous refrigeration, to achieve simultaneous heating, or to achieve refrigeration in one chamber and heating in the other chamber by employing a structural design with a single evaporator+a single evaporation blower+two dampers+three heating wires, in conjunction with the control of operational relationship of the compressor, the evaporation blower, the heating wires and the dampers; in conjunction with the control in the above three manners, the thermostatic control of the air-cooling device with a single refrigeration system and dual temperature zones is achieved with a simple structure and process.

Claims

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         1 . A method of controlling an air-cooling device, the air-cooling device comprising:
 a cabinet;   a liner which is mounted in the cabinet and whose internal cavity is partitioned into a first chamber and a second chamber;   a first heating wire mounted in the first chamber;   a second heating wire mounted in the second chamber;   a single cycle refrigeration system comprising a circulation air passage, a compressor and an evaporator; a defrost sensor detecting defrost temperature is mounted on the evaporator;   an evaporation blower mounted outside the liner;   a first damper provided on the first chamber and connected to the circulation air passage;   a second damper provided on the second chamber and connected to the circulation air passage;   wherein the controlling method comprises:   controlling the compressor and the evaporation blower to operate, opening the first damper and closing the second damper, and activating the second heating wire;   controlling the compressor to stop when the first chamber reaches a preset refrigeration temperature, and closing the first damper after a delay until the defrost temperature reaches a first preset temperature;   turning off the second heating wire when the second chamber meets a heating temperature; and opening the second damper when the defrost temperature reaches the second preset temperature after a delay after the first damper is closed.   
     
     
         2 . The method of controlling an air-cooling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the controlling method further comprises:
 controlling the evaporation blower to stop when the defrost temperature reaches the first preset temperature; and   when the defrost temperature reaches the second preset temperature, controlling the evaporation blower to operate until the second chamber meets the heating temperature.   
     
     
         3 . The method of controlling an air-cooling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the air-cooling device further comprises:
 a compensatory heating wire disposed on a rear side of the evaporator;   the controlling method further comprises:   activating the compensatory heating wire after the compressor stops.   
     
     
         4 . The method of controlling an air-cooling device according to  claim 3 , wherein the specific operation of activating the compensatory heating wire is to activate the compensatory heating wire with a 100% current conduction rate. 
     
     
         5 . The method of controlling an air-cooling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the controlling method further comprises:
 opening the first damper and the second damper, and controlling the evaporation blower to operate;   activating the first heating wire, the second heating wire and the compensatory heating wire.   
     
     
         6 . An air-cooling device, comprising:
 a cabinet;   a liner which is mounted in the cabinet and whose internal cavity is partitioned into a first chamber and a second chamber;   a first heating wire mounted in the first chamber;   a second heating wire mounted in the second chamber;   a single cycle refrigeration system comprising a circulation air passage, a compressor and an evaporator; a defrost sensor detecting defrost temperature is mounted on the evaporator;   an evaporation blower mounted outside the liner;   wherein the air-cooling device further comprises:   a first damper provided on the first chamber and connected to the circulation air passage;   a second damper provided on the second chamber and connected to the circulation air passage;   a single chamber air-cooling/heating control module configured to: control the compressor and the evaporation blower to operate, open the first damper and close the second damper, and activate the second heating wire; when the first chamber reaches a preset refrigeration temperature, control the compressor to stop, and close the first damper after a delay when the defrost temperature reaches a first preset temperature; close the second heating wire when the second chamber meets a heating temperature; and open the second damper after the first damper is closed until when the defrost temperature reaches a second preset temperature.   
     
     
         7 . The air-cooling device according to  claim 6 , wherein the single chamber air-cooling/heating control module comprises:
 an evaporation blower control unit configured to: control the evaporation blower to stop when the defrost temperature reaches the first preset temperature; and control the evaporation blower to operate until the second chamber meets the heating temperature, when the defrost temperature reaches the second preset temperature.   
     
     
         8 . The air-cooling device according to  claim 6 , wherein the air-cooling device further comprises:
 a compensatory heating wire disposed on a rear side of the evaporator;   a compensatory heating control module configured to activate the compensatory heating wire after the compressor stops.   
     
     
         9 . The air-cooling device according to  claim 8 , wherein the compensatory heating control module is specifically configured to:
 activate the compensatory heating wire with a 100% current conduction rate.   
     
     
         10 . The air-cooling device according to  claim 6 , wherein the air-cooling device further comprises:
 a full air-cooling control module configured to: open the first damper and second damper, and control the evaporation blower to operate; and activate the first heating wire, the second heating wire and the compensatory heating wire.

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