Method for controlling a clothes dryer, clothes dryer, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling a clothes dryer, a clothes dryer, and a storage medium. The method includes controlling the drum motor to rotate according to a preset rotation speed value to drive the drum; acquiring the weight value of clothes in the drum; determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value; and controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan to provide dry airflow for the clothes. The larger the weight value, the larger the target rotation speed value; or the smaller the weight value, the smaller the target rotation speed value.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for controlling a clothes dryer, wherein the clothes dryer comprises a drum driven by a drum motor and a fan driven by a fan motor, and the method comprises:
 controlling the drum motor to rotate according to a preset rotation speed value to drive the drum;   acquiring a weight value of clothes in the drum;   determining a target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value; and   controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan to provide dry airflow for the clothes,   wherein the larger the weight value, the larger the target rotation speed value; or the smaller the weight value, the smaller the target rotation speed value.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the weight value of the clothes comprises an initial weight value of the clothes;
 determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value comprises determining a fixed target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the initial weight value; and   controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan comprises controlling the fan motor to rotate at a fixed speed according to the fixed target rotation speed value to drive the fan.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the weight value of the clothes comprises a real-time weight value of the clothes;
 determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value comprises determining a real-time target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the real-time weight value; and   controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan comprises controlling the fan motor to rotate at a variable speed according to the real-time target rotation speed value to drive the fan.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum comprises:
 controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum to rotate forwards and backwards.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum to rotate forwards and backwards comprises:
 controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum to rotate forwards and backwards for a same duration.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value comprises:
 determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value by using a preset function, wherein the preset function comprises a linear function or a quadratic function, an independent variable of the preset function is a weight, and a dependent variable of the preset function is a rotation speed.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein acquiring the weight value of the clothes in the drum comprises:
 acquiring at least one of load power of the drum motor or load current of the drum motor; and   determining the weight value of the clothes based on the at least one of the load power or the load current.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein acquiring the weight value of the clothes in the drum comprises:
 acquiring a clothes collision frequency and a clothes collision amplitude that are detected by a clothes sensor in the drum; and   determining the weight value of the clothes based on the clothes collision frequency and the clothes collision amplitude.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan to provide the dry airflow for the clothes comprises:
 starting a heater and controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan to provide the dry airflow for the clothes.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 determining whether a clothes cooling condition is satisfied; and   in response to the clothes cooling condition being satisfied, turning off the heater and controlling the fan motor to rotate according to a specified rotation speed value to drive the fan to provide cooling airflow for the clothes.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of fans are provided, the plurality of fans are driven by the fan motor, and controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan further comprises:
 determining a target fan from the plurality of fans; and   controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the target fan.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the target fan from the plurality of fans comprises:
 determining, according to at least one of the weight value or a preset clothes drying duration, the target fan from the plurality of fans.   
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . A clothes dryer, comprising a memory, a processor, a drum driven by a drum motor, a fan driven by a fan motor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor is configured to, when executing the computer program, perform the following:
 controlling the drum motor to rotate according to a preset rotation speed value to drive the drum;   acquiring a weight value of clothes in the drum;   determining a target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value; and   controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan to provide dry airflow for the clothes,   wherein the larger the weight value, the larger the target rotation speed value; or the smaller the weight value, the smaller the target rotation speed value.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the following:
 controlling a drum motor to rotate according to a preset rotation speed value to drive a drum;   acquiring a weight value of clothes in the drum;   determining a target rotation speed value of a fan motor based on the weight value; and   controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive a fan to provide dry airflow for the clothes,   wherein the larger the weight value, the larger the target rotation speed value; or the smaller the weight value, the smaller the target rotation speed value.   
     
     
         16 . The clothes dryer of  claim 14 , wherein the weight value of the clothes comprises an initial weight value of the clothes;
 the processor is configured to perform determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value by determining a fixed target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the initial weight value; and   the processor is configured to perform controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan by controlling the fan motor to rotate at a fixed speed according to the fixed target rotation speed value to drive the fan.   
     
     
         17 . The clothes dryer of  claim 14 , wherein the weight value of the clothes comprises a real-time weight value of the clothes;
 the processor is configured to perform determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value by determining a real-time target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the real-time weight value; and   the processor is configured to perform controlling the fan motor to rotate according to the target rotation speed value to drive the fan by controlling the fan motor to rotate at a variable speed according to the real-time target rotation speed value to drive the fan.   
     
     
         18 . The clothes dryer of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to perform controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum by:
 controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum to rotate forwards and backwards.   
     
     
         19 . The clothes dryer of  claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to perform controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum to rotate forwards and backwards by:
 controlling the drum motor to rotate according to the preset rotation speed value to drive the drum to rotate forwards and backwards for a same duration.   
     
     
         20 . The clothes dryer of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to perform determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value by:
 determining the target rotation speed value of the fan motor based on the weight value by using a preset function, wherein the preset function comprises a linear function or a quadratic function, an independent variable of the preset function is a weight, and a dependent variable of the preset function is a rotation speed.   
     
     
         21 . The clothes dryer of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to perform acquiring the weight value of the clothes in the drum by:
 acquiring at least one of load power of the drum motor or load current of the drum motor; and   determining the weight value of the clothes based on the at least one of the load power or the load current.