CN104390364B - A kind of temperature automatically controlled method and system - Google Patents

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CN104390364B
CN104390364B CN201410682648.1A CN201410682648A CN104390364B CN 104390364 B CN104390364 B CN 104390364B CN 201410682648 A CN201410682648 A CN 201410682648A CN 104390364 B CN104390364 B CN 104390364B
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The invention provides a kind of temperature automatically controlled method and system, the present invention utilizes infrared temperature sensor to gather the shell temperature of active user, and control electric heater unit that water discharge of water faucet is heated using shell temperature with the default value preset revising temperature, the shell temperature collecting when the users are different is different, leaving water temperature is also different therewith, thus reaching the purpose according to different user automatic water temperature regulation, because the present invention being capable of automatic water temperature regulation, continually adjust manually without user, therefore fitness is higher.

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A kind of temperature automatically controlled method and system
Technical field
The present invention relates to automatic field, more particularly, to a kind of temperature automatically controlled method and system.
Background technology
When using water in the winter time, the water outlet of faucet is very ice-cold, increases by one in order to obtain warm water generally on faucet Electric heater unit, the water outlet to faucet is heated, but current electric heater unit is typically all to press gear to faucet Leaving water temperature be adjusted, the higher leaving water temperature of gear is higher, and the lower leaving water temperature of gear is lower, and the height of gear needs to use Family is adjusted manually oneself.
Because different user is different to the demand of leaving water temperature, when different user uses same faucet, need not Cut off the hands dynamic regulation stall, to meet the needs of different users, so in prior art, electric heater unit fitness is relatively low, need to currently use Family frequently manual regulation stall.Therefore need now a kind of method of automatic water temperature regulation, automatically adjust according to different active users Water temperature, reaches the higher purpose of fitness.
Content of the invention
The invention provides a kind of temperature automatically controlled method and system, the present invention can automatically adjust according to different active users Water temperature, reaches the higher purpose of fitness.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides following technological means:
A kind of temperature automatically controlled method, is applied to automatic temperature control system, and described system includes infrared temperature sensor, electrical heating Device and the processor being connected with described infrared temperature sensor and described electric heater unit, methods described includes:
The shell temperature of active user after meeting pre-conditioned, is gathered using described infrared temperature sensor;
Using described shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature as leaving water temperature;
Described electric heater unit is controlled to be heated using described leaving water temperature.
Preferably, described automatic temperature control system also includes temperature sensor, described pre-conditioned inclusion:
Ambient temperature using described temperature sensor collection is less than preset temperature;Or
Ambient temperature using described temperature sensor collection is less than preset temperature in continuous Preset Time.
Preferably, also included before the described shell temperature gathering life entity using described infrared temperature sensor:
Obtain the default correction temperature being set by active user.
Preferably, described acquisition is included by the default correction temperature that active user sets:
Identify described active user;
In presetting database, inquiry is corresponding with described active user revises temperature, using described temperature of revising as described pre- If correction temperature.
Preferably, the described default scope revising temperature is 0 DEG C -10 DEG C, and default value is 3 DEG C.
Preferably, the scope of described preset temperature is 0 DEG C -10 DEG C, and default value is 5 DEG C.
Preferably, also include:
After receiving the gear that described active user selects, exit temperature automatically controlled pattern.
A kind of automatic temperature control system, including:
Electric heater unit;
Infrared temperature sensor, for meet pre-conditioned after, gather and send the shell temperature of active user;
The processor being connected with described electrical heating heater and described infrared temperature sensor, for receiving described body surface Temperature, using described shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature as leaving water temperature;Controlled described using described leaving water temperature Electric heater unit is heated.
Preferably, also include:
The temperature sensor being connected with described processor, for gathering and sending ambient temperature;
Described processor, specifically for receiving described ambient temperature, judges that described ambient temperature is less than and controls during preset temperature Described infrared temperature sensor gathers and sends the shell temperature of active user;Or
Described processor, specifically for receiving described ambient temperature, judges that described ambient temperature is little in continuous Preset Time When preset temperature, described infrared temperature sensor is controlled to gather and send the shell temperature of active user.
Preferably, described processor is additionally operable to obtain the described default correction temperature being set by active user.
The invention provides a kind of temperature automatically controlled method and system, the present invention is using the current use of infrared temperature sensor collection The shell temperature at family, and control electric heater unit that water discharge of water faucet is carried out using shell temperature with the default value preset revising temperature Heating, the shell temperature collecting when the users are different is different, and leaving water temperature is also different therewith, thus reach using according to different The purpose of family automatic water temperature regulation, due to the present invention can automatic water temperature regulation, continually adjust manually without user, therefore suitable Response is higher.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly that the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, below will be to embodiment or existing Have technology description in required use accompanying drawing be briefly described it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description be only this Some embodiments of invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, acceptable Other accompanying drawings are obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a kind of structural representation of automatic temperature control system disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a kind of flow chart of temperature automatically controlled method disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the embodiment of the present invention another temperature automatically controlled method disclosed.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is carried out clear, complete Site preparation description is it is clear that described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiments.It is based on Embodiment in the present invention, it is every other that those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained under the premise of not making creative work Embodiment, broadly falls into the scope of protection of the invention.
As shown in figure 1, the invention provides a kind of automatic temperature control system, described system includes:
Infrared temperature sensor 100, electric heater unit 200 and with described infrared temperature sensor 100 and described electrical heating The processor 300 that device 200 is connected, additionally, the system also includes temperature sensor 400.
On the basis of above-mentioned automatic temperature control system, as shown in Fig. 2 present invention also offers a kind of temperature automatically controlled method, It is applied to the processor 300 in automatic temperature control system, methods described includes:
Step S101:The body surface of active user after meeting pre-conditioned, is gathered using described infrared temperature sensor 100 Temperature;
Gather the ambient temperature of current environment in the pre-treating device 300 of this method execution by temperature sensor 400, work as ring Border temperature meets pre-conditioned then it is assumed that the weather of current environment is more cold, opens temperature automatically controlled pattern, ambient temperature whether Meeting pre-conditioned has two kinds of judgment modes:
The first:When the ambient temperature gathering using described temperature sensor 400 is less than preset temperature, judge to meet in advance If condition;
Temperature sensor 400 constantly gathers the ambient temperature in current environment, compares the big of ambient temperature and preset temperature Little, think that ambient temperature meets when ambient temperature is less than preset temperature pre-conditioned, this mode can relatively simple fast be entered Enter temperature automatically controlled pattern.
Second:Preset when the ambient temperature being gathered using described temperature sensor 400 is less than in continuous Preset Time Temperature, judgement meets pre-conditioned.
But first kind of way has the advantage of simple and fast easily because the reason weather is fluid, and occurs judging Error, that is, weather suddenly change leads to ambient temperature to be less than preset temperature, but now weather is not cold, therefore the second way Set a Preset Time, when ambient temperature is both less than preset temperature in continuous Preset Time, then confirm gas now Wait more cold, thus opening temperature automatically controlled pattern.The second way increased time restriction, therefore compared with for first kind of way Can accurately determine whether enter automatic control mode.
Preferably, the scope of preset temperature is 0 DEG C -10 DEG C, and default value is 5 DEG C, and Preset Time is 3 days.Certainly preset temperature Depending on the length of the size of degree and Preset Time can be according to concrete condition, or set according to the hobby of itself by user, Here does not limit.
After opening temperature automatically controlled pattern, when user opens faucet, temperature automatically controlled pattern of just setting out is opened, now red Outer temperature sensor 100 gathers the shell temperature of active user, certainly, the shell temperature that collects when user is different With.
Step S102:Using described shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature as leaving water temperature;
As leaving water temperature, then in user, perceptually leaving water temperature is relatively for the shell temperature directly being obtained using in above-mentioned steps Cold, the therefore present invention increases on shell temperature and default revises temperature, using shell temperature with revise the value preset of temperature as going out Coolant-temperature gage, to improve Consumer's Experience.
Step S103:Described electric heater unit 200 is controlled to be heated using described leaving water temperature.
Control electric heater unit 200 that the water outlet of faucet is heated using the leaving water temperature obtaining in above-mentioned steps, Specific heating process is prior art, will not be described here.
When leaving water temperature can not reach user and requires, user can in the way of existing then manual regulation stall adjusting water outlet temperature Degree, after user selects gear, century-old startup manual adjustment mode, exits temperature automatically controlled pattern, that is, is receiving active user's choosing After the gear selected, exit temperature automatically controlled pattern.
The invention provides a kind of temperature automatically controlled method, the present invention is using infrared temperature sensor 100 collection active user Shell temperature, and control electric heater unit 200 that water discharge of water faucet is entered using shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature Row heating, the shell temperature collecting when the users are different is different, and leaving water temperature is also different therewith, thus reaching according to different The purpose of user's automatic water temperature regulation, due to the present invention can automatic water temperature regulation, continually adjust manually without user, therefore Fitness is higher.
Preferably, also included before present invention execution:Obtain the default process revising temperature, preset and revise obtaining of temperature Mode is taken to have two kinds:
The first:Direct access correction set in advance data from presetting database.
Correction temperature in presetting database is that technical staff obtains a suitable correction temperature through test of many times measurement Degree, for most people, user perceives the leaving water temperature obtaining after adding default correction temperature on shell temperature More good.The relatively simple convenience of first kind of way, but default temperature of revising is relatively fixed it is impossible to meet the need of all of user Ask, be thus provided that the second way.
Second:Identification active user;Inquiry correction corresponding with described active user temperature in presetting database, by institute State correction temperature as described default correction temperature.
Build, before the execution present invention, the correction that presetting database, receive user log-on message, and user set first Temperature, default temperature of revising can be that user itself foundation is liked and the temperature of setting, then by the log-on message of user and use The correction temperature that family sets corresponds and stores to presetting database.When specifically used, identify active user first, then Search, in presetting database, the correction temperature obtaining user's setting, then using this temperature as default correction temperature.
Preferably, in the present invention, the default scope revising temperature is 0 DEG C -10 DEG C, and user can be in 0 DEG C -10 DEG C of scope The interior default correction temperature selecting oneself hobby.In this method, default value is 3 DEG C, the default correction storing in presetting database Temperature is 3 DEG C.
A kind of scene embodiment of the present invention is described below, as shown in figure 3, comprising the following steps:
Step S301:User's registration, user is previously according to respective fancy setting respective water temperature modifying factor a;A value Scope is [0-10], and acquiescence is preferably the unit DEG C of 3, a;
Step S302:It is less than preset temperature T1 ([0-10], preferably 5) when outdoor environment temperature is detected for three days on end, then Judge now very cold, then automatically enable water temperature and automatically control;
Step S303:When someone's water, water temperature modifying factor a that identifying user sets first, then real-time detection use The temperature of water people's watch face, and leaving water temperature now=shell temperature+a;
Step S304:When user thinks that this water temperature is improper, manual adjustment mode can be started to control leaving water temperature, from And exit automatic mode.
As shown in figure 1, present invention also offers a kind of automatic temperature control system, including:
Electric heater unit 200;
Infrared temperature sensor 100, for meet pre-conditioned after, gather and send the shell temperature of active user;
The processor 300 being connected with described electrical heating heater and described infrared temperature sensor 100, for receiving State shell temperature, using described shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature as leaving water temperature;Using described leaving water temperature control Make described electric heater unit 200 to be heated.
Preferably, also include as shown in Figure 1:The temperature sensor 400 being connected with described processor 300, for collection simultaneously Send ambient temperature;
Described processor 300 specifically for receive described ambient temperature, judge described ambient temperature be less than preset temperature when Described infrared temperature sensor 100 is controlled to gather and send the shell temperature of active user;Or
Described processor 300, specifically for receiving described ambient temperature, judges described ambient temperature in continuous Preset Time Interior less than preset temperature when, control described infrared temperature sensor 100 gather and send the shell temperature of active user.
Preferably, described processor 300 is additionally operable to obtain the described default correction temperature being set by active user, is receiving After the gear that active user selects, exit temperature automatically controlled pattern.
The invention provides a kind of automatic temperature control system, the present invention is using infrared temperature sensor 100 collection active user Shell temperature, and control electric heater unit 200 that water discharge of water faucet is entered using shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature Row heating, the shell temperature collecting when the users are different is different, and leaving water temperature is also different therewith, thus reaching according to different The purpose of user's automatic water temperature regulation, due to the present invention can automatic water temperature regulation, continually adjust manually without user, therefore Fitness is higher.
If the function described in the present embodiment method is realized and as independent product pin using in the form of SFU software functional unit When selling or using, can be stored in a computing device read/write memory medium.Based on such understanding, the embodiment of the present invention Partly being embodied in the form of software product of part that prior art is contributed or this technical scheme, this is soft Part product is stored in a storage medium, including some instructions with so that computing device (can be personal computer, Server, mobile computing device or network equipment etc.) execution each embodiment methods described of the present invention all or part step Suddenly.And aforesaid storage medium includes:USB flash disk, portable hard drive, read only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), deposit at random Access to memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disc or CD etc. are various can be with the medium of store program codes.
In this specification, each embodiment is described by the way of going forward one by one, and what each embodiment stressed is and other The difference of embodiment, between each embodiment same or similar partly mutually referring to.
Described above to the disclosed embodiments, makes professional and technical personnel in the field be capable of or uses the present invention. Multiple modifications to these embodiments will be apparent from for those skilled in the art, as defined herein General Principle can be realized without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention in other embodiments.Therefore, the present invention It is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, and be to fit to and principles disclosed herein and features of novelty phase one The scope the widest causing.

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1. it is characterised in that being applied to automatic temperature control system, described system includes infrared temperature sensing to a kind of temperature automatically controlled method Device, electric heater unit and the processor being connected with described infrared temperature sensor and described electric heater unit, methods described includes:
Obtain the default correction temperature being set by active user, specifically include:Identify described active user;In presetting database Inquiry correction corresponding with described active user temperature, using described correction temperature as described default correction temperature;
The shell temperature of active user after meeting pre-conditioned, is gathered using described infrared temperature sensor;
Using described shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature as leaving water temperature;
Described electric heater unit is controlled to be heated using described leaving water temperature;
After receiving the gear that described active user selects, exit temperature automatically controlled pattern;
Wherein, described automatic temperature control system also includes temperature sensor, described pre-conditioned inclusion:Using described temperature sensor The ambient temperature of collection is less than preset temperature;Or utilize the ambient temperature of described temperature sensor collection in continuous Preset Time Less than preset temperature.
2. the method for claim 1 is it is characterised in that the described default scope revising temperature is 0 DEG C -10 DEG C.
3. method as claimed in claim 2 is it is characterised in that the described default default value revising temperature is 3 DEG C.
4. the method for claim 1 is it is characterised in that the scope of described preset temperature is 0 DEG C -10 DEG C.
5. method as claimed in claim 4 is it is characterised in that the default value of described preset temperature is 5 DEG C.
6. a kind of automatic temperature control system is it is characterised in that include:
Electric heater unit;
Infrared temperature sensor, for meet pre-conditioned after, gather and send the shell temperature of active user;
The processor being connected with described electrical heating heater and described infrared temperature sensor, for receiving described body surface temperature Degree, using described shell temperature and the default value preset revising temperature as leaving water temperature;Control described electricity using described leaving water temperature Heater is heated;After receiving the gear that described active user selects, exit temperature automatically controlled pattern;
The temperature sensor being connected with described processor, for gathering and sending ambient temperature;
Described processor, specifically for receiving described ambient temperature, judges that described ambient temperature is less than control during preset temperature described Infrared temperature sensor gathers and sends the shell temperature of active user;Or
Described processor, specifically for receiving described ambient temperature, judges that described ambient temperature is less than in continuous Preset Time pre- If during temperature, described infrared temperature sensor is controlled to gather and send the shell temperature of active user;
Described processor is additionally operable to obtain the described default correction temperature being set by active user.
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