CN113031454A

CN113031454A - Intelligent household appliance and power consumption management method thereof

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Publication number: CN113031454A
Application number: CN201911350419.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 秦勇; 陈泽元; 张乃风
Original assignee: Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co Ltd; Hisense Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Group Co Ltd; Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co Ltd; Hisense Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-24
Filing date: 2019-12-24
Publication date: 2021-06-25

Abstract

The invention relates to an intelligent household appliance and a power consumption management method thereof, relating to the technical field of Internet of things and aiming at solving the problem that each type of intelligent household appliance in the prior art needs to independently import a frequency set matched with the intelligent household appliance, so that the import operation is relatively complicated, and the method comprises the following steps: the first processor is used for obtaining the device type of the intelligent household appliance, and determining a frequency set corresponding to the device type from a plurality of frequency sets after the intelligent household appliance is powered on for the first time, wherein the frequency set comprises a plurality of frequencies. According to the embodiment of the invention, the corresponding device type importing frequency set does not need to be matched independently, and the corresponding frequency set is determined from the multiple frequency sets according to the device type, so that the first processor can work by adopting the frequency set corresponding to the device type, the requirements of multiple device types can be met, and the importing operation is simplified.

Description

Intelligent household appliance and power consumption management method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of Internet of things, in particular to an intelligent household appliance and a power consumption management method of the intelligent household appliance.

Background

In the field of intelligent home appliances of the internet of things, the intelligent home appliances include processors for processing control logic events of the intelligent home appliances, and the operating modes of each type of intelligent home appliances are different, so that the consumed CPU resources are also different, that is, the CPU frequencies (clock frequencies of the processors, hereinafter, referred to as frequencies) corresponding to the processors are different. For example, the working modes of the air conditioner are refrigeration, heating and the like, the working mode of the washing machine is down jacket washing, wool washing, cotton and linen washing and the like, and the working modes of the two intelligent household appliances are completely different, so that the corresponding frequencies of the processor are also different.

In the prior art, in the process of producing each type of intelligent household appliance, a frequency set of the device type needs to be separately imported into the corresponding intelligent household appliance. The leading-in operation is more complicated when a large number of different types of intelligent household appliances need to be produced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an intelligent household appliance and a power consumption management method thereof, which can be introduced into intelligent household appliances of different equipment types by adopting the same multiple frequency sets without independently matching the frequency sets of the corresponding equipment types, thereby simplifying the introduction operation.

In a first aspect, an intelligent home appliance provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first processor and a memory; wherein the first processor is a processor for processing intelligent appliance control logic events;

the memory is used for storing a plurality of frequency sets;

the first processor is used for acquiring the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance;

after the intelligent household appliance is powered on for the first time, a frequency set corresponding to the equipment type is determined from a plurality of frequency sets, wherein the frequency set comprises a plurality of frequencies.

According to the intelligent household appliance, the frequency sets corresponding to multiple equipment types are stored in the intelligent household appliance, when the intelligent household appliance works, the equipment types of the intelligent household appliance are obtained firstly, and then after the intelligent household appliance is electrified for the first time, the frequency sets corresponding to the equipment types of the intelligent household appliance are determined from the frequency sets, so that the first processor can work by adopting the frequency sets matched with the equipment types of the intelligent household appliance, in the process of producing the intelligent household appliance, only the same frequency sets are required to be imported into the intelligent household appliances of different equipment types, the frequency sets corresponding to the equipment types do not need to be matched, and the importing operation is simplified.

In one possible implementation manner, the smart appliance further includes: a second processor and a plurality of execution devices, the first processor being specifically configured to:

responding to a control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance to work, and selecting a target frequency matched with a working mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set;

adjusting the current frequency of the self-body to the target frequency;

generating a control event of a working mode corresponding to the control instruction by adopting the target frequency, and issuing the control event to the second processor;

and the second processor is used for executing the control event sent by the first processor and controlling the plurality of execution devices to work.

Above-mentioned intelligent household electrical appliances, when the response is used for starting the control command that intelligent household electrical appliances worked, adopt the frequency set that the equipment type corresponds to in select the target frequency that matches with the mode that control command corresponds, adjust the current frequency of first treater to target frequency and carry out work, can make first treater carry out work according to the frequency in this frequency set, avoid first treater to operate according to the frequency that unmatched with the mode and lead to the great condition of consumption to reduce the consumption of intelligent household electrical appliances.

In one possible implementation, the first processor is specifically configured to: reading a mark pre-stored by the intelligent household appliance, and acquiring the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark; or

The first processor is specifically configured to: and acquiring the device type of the intelligent household appliance from the second processor.

The invention provides a plurality of ways for acquiring the device types of the intelligent household appliances, and improves the convenience for acquiring the device types of the intelligent household appliances.

In one possible implementation, the first processor is specifically configured to:

responding to the control instruction sent by the cloud platform; or

And responding to the control instruction triggered by the user through the control panel of the intelligent household appliance.

The intelligent terminal obtains the control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance through the following two modes, wherein one mode is that when the intelligent household appliance is in network communication, the control instruction sent by the cloud platform is the control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance, and the purpose of remotely controlling the intelligent household appliance can be achieved. The other mode is that when a control instruction triggered by a user through a control panel of the intelligent household appliance is a control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance to work, the user can interact with the intelligent household appliance face to face, so that the intelligent household appliance is controlled to operate.

In a possible implementation manner, the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is a frequency with a minimum value among frequencies exceeding a threshold value corresponding to the working mode, where the threshold value is a frequency of a maximum load amount corresponding to the first processor when the first processor operates at full speed in the working mode corresponding to the control instruction.

According to the intelligent household appliance, the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is the frequency with the minimum value in the frequencies exceeding the threshold value corresponding to the working mode, wherein the threshold value is the frequency of the maximum load amount corresponding to the first processor when the first processor operates at full speed in the working mode corresponding to the control instruction.

the first processor selects frequencies from the corresponding frequency sets according to the sequence from small to large, and if the currently selected frequency exceeds a threshold value and the last selected frequency does not exceed the threshold value, the currently selected frequency is taken as the target frequency; or

And the first processor selects frequencies from the corresponding frequency sets according to the descending order, and takes the currently selected frequency as the target frequency if the currently selected frequency and the last selected frequency both exceed a threshold value and the next selected frequency does not exceed the threshold value.

The intelligent household appliance can select the frequencies from the corresponding frequency sets according to the sequence from small to large, and if the currently selected frequency exceeds the threshold value and the last selected frequency does not exceed the threshold value, the currently selected frequency is the frequency with the minimum value in the frequencies exceeding the threshold value corresponding to the working mode. Or according to the sequence from large to small, selecting the frequency from the corresponding frequency set, if the currently selected frequency and the frequency selected last time both exceed the threshold value, and the frequency selected next time does not exceed the threshold value, indicating that the currently selected frequency is the frequency with the minimum value in the frequencies exceeding the threshold value corresponding to the working mode.

In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing power consumption of an intelligent household appliance, where the method is applied to the intelligent household appliance, and the method includes:

a first processor in the intelligent household appliance acquires the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance, wherein the first processor is used for processing the control logic event of the intelligent household appliance;

after the intelligent household appliance is powered on for the first time, the first processor determines a frequency set corresponding to the device type from a plurality of frequency sets, wherein the frequency set comprises a plurality of frequencies.

In a possible implementation manner, after the first processor determines, after the intelligent appliance is powered on for the first time, a frequency set corresponding to the device type from a plurality of frequency sets, the method further includes:

the first processor responds to a control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance to work, and selects a target frequency matched with a working mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set;

the first processor adjusts the current frequency of the first processor to the target frequency;

the first processor generates a control event of a working mode corresponding to the control instruction by adopting the target frequency, and sends the control event to the second processor;

and the second processor executes the control event sent by the first processor and controls the execution equipment to work.

In one possible implementation manner, the obtaining, by the first processor in the smart appliance, the device type of the smart appliance includes:

the first processor reads a mark pre-stored by the first processor and obtains the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark; or

And the first processor acquires the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance from the second processor.

In one possible implementation, the first processor, in response to a control instruction for starting the operation of the intelligent appliance, includes:

the first processor responds to the control instruction sent by the cloud platform; or

And the first processor responds to the control instruction triggered by the user through the control panel of the intelligent household appliance.

In a possible implementation manner, the selecting, by the first processor, a target frequency matching the working mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set includes:

In a third aspect, the present application further provides a computer storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program, when executed by a processing unit, implements the steps of the intelligent household appliance power consumption management method according to the second aspect.

In addition, for technical effects brought by any one implementation manner of the second aspect to the third aspect, reference may be made to technical effects brought by different implementation manners of the first aspect, and details are not described here.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an intelligent home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a block diagram of another intelligent appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a flowchart of a power consumption management method for an intelligent household appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a process of determining a corresponding frequency set for each device type in a test process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a flowchart of another method for managing power consumption of an intelligent appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a user terminal controlling an intelligent appliance to work through the internet of things according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a user operating a user terminal when a control instruction is sent by a cloud platform according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a user operating an intelligent appliance when the device type is a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a block diagram of a smart board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

Some of the words that appear in the text are explained below:

1. the term "and/or" in the embodiments of the present invention describes an association relationship of associated objects, and indicates that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

2. The term "intelligent household appliance" in the embodiment of the invention is a household appliance product formed by introducing a microprocessor, a sensor technology and a network communication technology into household appliances.

3. The term "cloud server" in the embodiment of the invention serves the intelligent household appliances, and the contents of the service, such as providing resources for the intelligent household appliances and storing the data of the intelligent household appliances.

The application scenario described in the embodiment of the present invention is for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, and does not form a limitation on the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and it can be known by a person skilled in the art that with the occurrence of a new application scenario, the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present invention is also applicable to similar technical problems. Wherein, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, "a plurality" means.

In an intelligent household appliance, the CPU frequency provided to the processor is generally a fixed plurality of frequencies, and the processor of each type of intelligent household appliance operates with a fixed plurality of frequencies. However, since the different types of intelligent home appliances have different working modes, if the same set of CPU frequency set is adopted, the frequency matching between the processor and the CPU is not reasonable, which increases the power consumption of the intelligent home appliance.

The embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent household appliance, which can work according to the frequency in a frequency set corresponding to the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance, so that the condition that the processor for processing the control logic event of the intelligent household appliance is unreasonably matched with the corresponding frequency is avoided, and the power consumption of the intelligent household appliance is reduced.

As an example, an embodiment of the present invention provides a structure of an intelligent appliance, where the intelligent appliance includes a first processor, a second processor, a memory, and a plurality of execution devices, the first processor is connected to the second processor, the memory is connected to the first processor, and the second processor is connected to the plurality of execution devices. The plurality of execution devices include an execution device 1, an execution device 2, and an execution device n … ….

The execution device is understood to be: when the household appliance is an air conditioner, for example, the air conditioner includes 2 execution devices, i.e., an air conditioner internal unit and an air conditioner external unit. When the intelligent household appliance is an air conditioner, the structure of the intelligent household appliance comprises a first processor, a second processor, a memory, an air conditioner internal unit and an air conditioner external unit.

The first processor is used for processing the intelligent household appliance control logic event.

The first processor is used for working according to the target frequency determined after the intelligent household appliance power consumption management method provided by the invention is executed, and obtaining control events, such as the temperature required to be regulated by an air conditioner, the washing temperature, the rotating speed during washing and other information, wherein the control events comprise at least one control command and are sent to the second processor.

The second processor is used for executing the control event sent by the first processor and controlling the operation of the plurality of execution devices.

The first processor can generate a control event according to the user requirement and send the control event to the second processor, or the first processor generates the control event after meeting a preset condition and sends the control event to the second processor.

For example, when the intelligent household appliance is an air conditioner, if the user needs to input indoor required temperature for the user, the first processor obtains the temperature to be adjusted of the air conditioner through a control logic algorithm according to the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature and the target is the indoor required temperature, generates a control event according to the temperature to be adjusted of the air conditioner, and sends the control event to the second processor, and the second processor controls the air conditioner internal unit and the air conditioner external unit to work according to the sent control event, so that the temperature of the air conditioner is adjusted to the temperature to be adjusted.

Or, when the intelligent household appliance is a washing machine, and the user needs to request the user to wash wool clothes, the processor can obtain information such as washing temperature and rotation speed during washing according to the information such as the weight of the wool clothes, the quality of wool, the process of the wool clothes and the like, generate a control event according to the information, and send the control event to the second processor, and the second processor controls the motor and the heater of the washing machine according to the sent control event, so that the washing machine washes clothes according to the information such as the washing temperature and the rotation speed during washing.

And if the intelligent household appliance is an air conditioner and the preset condition is that the indoor temperature is lower than the preset temperature, adjusting the temperature output by the air conditioner. At this time, the first processor detects the indoor temperature in real time, when the indoor temperature is judged to be lower than the preset temperature, the output temperature of the air conditioner at the moment is calculated according to a logic algorithm, for example, according to the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature, a control event is generated based on the output temperature, and the control event is issued to the second processor, so that the second processor controls the air conditioner internal unit and the air conditioner external unit to adjust the output temperature of the air conditioner according to the control event.

In an actual application process, taking an air conditioner as an example, as shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner includes a first smart board 101, a home appliance MCU (micro controller Unit) 102, an air conditioner internal Unit 103, and an air conditioner external Unit 104.

The first intelligent board 101 is in communication with the household appliance MCU102 through a serial port, and the household appliance MCU102 is respectively connected with the air conditioner internal unit 103 and the air conditioner external unit 104.

The serial port may be a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter).

The first smart board 101 comprises a first processor, i.e. the first smart board 101 is capable of implementing functions in the first processor.

The home appliance MCU102 has the same function as the second processor.

As another example, an embodiment of the present invention provides another structure of an intelligent appliance, where the intelligent appliance includes a third processor, a memory, and a plurality of execution devices, and the third processor is connected to the plurality of execution devices.

The third processor communicates with the execution device through a serial port, the number of the serial port is the same as that of the execution device, for example, when the execution devices 1 to n are executed, the number of the UARTs is also n. And the third processor communicates with the corresponding execution equipment through the corresponding serial port. The serial port may be a UART.

The third processor has the functions of the first processor and the second processor described above.

The third processor is used for working according to the target frequency determined after the intelligent household appliance power consumption management method provided by the invention is executed, obtaining a control result and controlling a plurality of execution devices to operate according to the control result.

For example, when the intelligent household appliance is an air conditioner, if a user inputs an indoor required temperature, the third processor obtains the temperature required to be adjusted by the air conditioner through a control logic algorithm according to the indoor temperature, the outdoor temperature and the target indoor required temperature, generates a control event according to the temperature required to be adjusted by the air conditioner, and controls the air conditioner internal unit and the air conditioner external unit to work according to the issued control event, so that the temperature of the air conditioner is adjusted to the temperature required to be adjusted.

In practical application, taking an air conditioner as an example, as shown in fig. 2, the air conditioner includes a second smart board 201, an air conditioner internal unit 103, and an air conditioner external unit 104.

The second intelligent board 201 is connected to the air conditioner indoor unit 103 and the air conditioner outdoor unit 104, respectively.

Wherein the functions of the first processor and the second processor can be implemented in the second smart board 201.

The second intelligent board 201 communicates with the corresponding air conditioner indoor unit 103 and the corresponding air conditioner outdoor unit 104 through the corresponding serial ports. The serial port may be a UART. As shown in fig. 2, the second smart board 201 communicates with the air conditioner indoor unit 103 through the UART1, and the second smart board 201 communicates with the air conditioner outdoor unit 104 through the UART 2.

Based on the intelligent household appliance introduced above, an embodiment of the present invention provides a power consumption management method for an intelligent household appliance, which is shown in fig. 3 and includes the following steps:

s300: a first processor in the intelligent household appliance obtains the device type of the intelligent household appliance.

Types of equipment, e.g., refrigerator, washing machine, oven, air conditioner, television, etc.

S301: after the intelligent household appliance is powered on for the first time, the first processor determines a frequency set corresponding to the equipment type from the multiple frequency sets. Wherein the set of frequencies comprises a plurality of frequencies.

The intelligent household appliance stores a frequency set corresponding to each device type. The first processor may determine a set of frequencies corresponding to the device type from a plurality of sets of frequencies.

And the plurality of frequencies in the frequency set are the frequencies of the intelligent household appliances of the device types corresponding to the frequency set in the plurality of working modes.

In the above scheme, since the frequency sets corresponding to each device type are stored in the intelligent household appliance, after the device type of the intelligent household appliance is obtained, after the intelligent household appliance is powered on for the first time, the frequency sets corresponding to the device types are extracted from the stored frequency sets, and thus the first processor of the intelligent household appliance works by using the frequency sets corresponding to the device types, and thus, the intelligent household appliance of each type does not need to independently import the corresponding frequency sets because the frequency sets matched with the device types of the intelligent household appliance are obtained, and the import operation is simplified.

In the invention, the intelligent household appliance stores a frequency set of a plurality of device types, wherein the plurality of device types comprise which types can be stored in advance according to requirements. For example, when the processing system provided by the invention is adopted by four devices, namely a washing machine, an air conditioner, a refrigerator and an oven, frequency sets corresponding to the four types of the devices, namely the washing machine, the air conditioner, the refrigerator and the oven, are stored in the four devices. The first processor of any of the four devices described above may use a frequency set of a plurality of different device types.

The four intelligent household appliances of any equipment type all store the following frequency sets:

the frequencies in the frequency set corresponding to the washing machine comprise 300M, 500M, 800M, 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.3G and 1.5G;

the frequencies in the frequency set corresponding to the air conditioner comprise 200M, 600M, 1.0G and 1.5G;

the frequencies in the corresponding frequency set of the refrigerator comprise 100M, 200M, 500M and 1.5G;

the frequencies in the frequency set corresponding to the oven comprise 100M, 200M, 400M, 600M, 700M, 900M, 1.2G and 1.3G;

in the actual operation process, the invention firstly obtains the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance as the washing machine, and extracts the frequency set corresponding to the washing machine from a plurality of frequency sets, namely the frequency set corresponding to the washing machine: 300M, 500M, 800M, 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.3G, 1.5G, the first processor of the present invention may operate at a set of frequencies including 300M, 500M, 800M, 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.3G, 1.5G. In the invention, when the type of the acquired intelligent household appliance is the air conditioner, a frequency set corresponding to the air conditioner is extracted from a plurality of frequency sets, namely the frequency set corresponding to the air conditioner: 200M, 600M, 1.0G, 1.5G, the first processor of the present invention may operate at a frequency set including these frequencies 200M, 600M, 1.0G, 1.5G.

By taking the intelligent board as an example, only one intelligent board needs to be manufactured, the frequency sets of multiple equipment types are stored in the intelligent board, and when the intelligent board works actually, the frequency sets of the corresponding equipment types can be extracted from the multiple frequency sets by determining the equipment types.

For obtaining the device type of the intelligent household appliance, the invention also provides a plurality of methods, such as:

And the first processor acquires the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance from a second processor used for executing the control event sent by the first processor.

Two ways of obtaining the device type of the smart appliance are described below in conjunction with the two configurations of the smart appliance described above.

In combination with the intelligent household appliance with the first structure, the method for acquiring the device type of the intelligent household appliance includes the following steps:

the first method is as follows: the first processor reads the mark stored in advance to obtain the device type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark.

In an actual application process, before the intelligent household appliance leaves a factory, the mark can be stored in a memory connected with the first processor, and the first processor can read the pre-stored mark to acquire the device type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark.

Of course, if the flag is not stored in advance, the device type of the intelligent home appliance may be obtained in the following manner.

The second method comprises the following steps: and the first processor acquires the device type of the intelligent household appliance from the second processor.

The first processor and the second processor are communicated through a serial port, namely, the first processor and the second processor are communicated through the serial port, and the device type of the intelligent household appliance is obtained.

Specifically, the first processor sends a request for the device type of the intelligent household appliance to the second processor, and the second processor receives the request sent by the first processor and sends the device type of the intelligent household appliance to the first processor.

In combination with the intelligent home appliance with the second structure, since the third processor has functions of the first processor and the second processor in the first structure, the manner of obtaining the device type of the intelligent home appliance may include: and the third processor reads the mark stored in advance to acquire the device type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark.

Generally, each of a plurality of frequency sets stored in the smart appliance is determined during a commissioning process. As shown in fig. 4, specifically:

taking a plurality of intelligent household appliances as current debugging intelligent household appliances one by one, and carrying out the following steps:

s400: in the debugging process, determining the working type of the current intelligent household appliance to be debugged;

s401: if each frequency corresponding to the first processor in each working mode is different when the first processor runs at full speed, taking each frequency corresponding to the first processor in each working mode when the first processor runs at full speed as a frequency in a frequency set corresponding to the device type of the current debugging intelligent household appliance; or

S402: if each frequency corresponding to the first processor in each working mode is different from each other when the first processor in each working mode runs at full speed, the frequency with different numerical values in the multiple frequencies corresponding to the first processor in each working mode when the first processor in each working mode runs at full speed is used as the frequency in the frequency set corresponding to the device type of the current debugging intelligent household appliance.

Specifically, when the first processor in each operating mode has a frequency with the same value in each frequency corresponding to full-speed operation, only one frequency value may be recorded in the frequency set corresponding to the current smart home appliance.

For example, in combination with the table 1:

TABLE 1

Mode of operation	Frequency of
		Down washing	C
Air wash	A
		Infant care and washing device	E
Wool	D
		Fast quiet	C
Cleaning barrel	B
		95 degree sterilization	G
Mixed washing	B
		Single-threshing device	A

Taking a washing machine as an example, the working modes of the washing machine are as follows: washing down, air washing, infant care washing, wool, fast and static washing, barrel cleaning, 95-degree sterilization, mixed washing and single-removal, wherein the frequency determined in the debugging process of each working mode is as follows: the frequency determined by down washing is C, the frequency determined by air washing is A, the frequency determined by infant care washing is E, the frequency determined by wool is D, the frequency determined by fast and static washing is C, the frequency determined by barrel cleaning is B, the frequency determined by 95-degree degerming is G, the frequency determined by mixed washing is B, the frequency determined by single-threshing is A, and the frequency included in the frequency set corresponding to the intelligent household appliance as the washing machine is A, B, C, D, E, G.

After all the device types are debugged, for example, all the device types are refrigerator, washing machine, oven, and air conditioner, the first processor stores a plurality of frequency sets as shown in table 2:

TABLE 2

With reference to Table 2, the frequencies included in the corresponding frequency set for the refrigerator are Fa-1, Fb-1, Fc-1, Fd-1, Fe-1, and Fg-1. The frequencies included in the frequency set corresponding to the air conditioner are Fa-2, Fb-2, Fc-2, Fd-2, Fe-2 and Fg-2. The frequencies included in the corresponding frequency set of the washing machine are Fa-3, Fb-3, Fc-3, Fd-3, Fe-3 and Fg-3. The frequencies included in the frequency set corresponding to the oven are Fa-4, Fb-4, Fc-4, Fd-4, Fe-4, Fg-4.

For example, operating with the frequencies in Table 2 would be with the first processor of the oven operating with frequencies including Fa-4, Fb-4, Fc-4, Fd-4, Fe-4, Fg-4.

In some embodiments, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for managing power consumption of an intelligent appliance, which is shown in fig. 5 and includes:

s500: the method comprises the steps that a first processor obtains the device type of the intelligent household appliance;

s501: after the intelligent household appliance is powered on for the first time, the first processor determines a frequency set corresponding to the equipment type from the multiple frequency sets.

S502: and the first processor responds to a control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance to work and selects a target frequency matched with a working mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set.

S503: the first processor adjusts the current frequency of the first processor to be a target frequency;

s504: the first processor generates a control event of a working mode corresponding to the control instruction by adopting the target frequency, and sends the control event to the second processor;

s505: the second processor executes the control event sent by the first processor and controls the plurality of execution devices to work.

According to the scheme, after the frequency set corresponding to the equipment type is selected, the control instruction for starting the intelligent household appliance to work is responded, the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is found from the frequency set, and the target frequency is matched with the working mode, so that when the first processor works by adopting the target frequency, the waste of functions is avoided, and the power consumption of the whole intelligent household appliance can be reduced by saving the functions of the first processor.

Because the frequency set corresponding to the device type includes a plurality of frequencies with different values, there are frequencies with large values and frequencies with small values, and meanwhile, the working modes of the intelligent household appliance are also different, the frequency used by the first processor in some working modes is relatively low, and the frequency used in some working modes is relatively high.

For example, when the device type is a washing machine, if the first processor operates at full speed in the operation mode corresponding to the control command, 800M is used, power consumption is less, but the operation is displayed as stuck. When 1.1G is adopted, the power consumption is more than that of 800M, but the operation is smooth. When 1.2G is adopted, the power consumption is more than that of 1.1G, but the operation is smooth. When 1.3G is adopted, the power consumption is more than that of 1.1G, but the operation is smooth. When 1.5G is adopted, the power consumption is more than that of 1.1G, but the operation is smooth. Therefore, when the first processor operates in 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.3G, and 1.5G, the operation is smooth, but when 1.1G is used, the power consumption is smaller than that when any one of 1.2G, 1.3G, and 1.5G is used, and therefore, 1.1G is set as the target frequency of the operation mode corresponding to the control instruction. And determining the target frequency as the frequency with the minimum value in the frequencies exceeding the threshold value corresponding to the working mode, so that the power consumption can be reduced under the condition that the first processor runs smoothly.

Of course, in order to avoid an unexpected situation during the operation, for example, the load amount of the first processor changes when the first processor operates at full speed in the operating mode, the embodiment of the present invention provides that the preset probability of the target frequency exceeds the threshold value.

For example, when the preset probability is 85%, the frequency of the maximum load amount corresponding to the full-speed operation of the first processor in the operating mode does not exceed 85% of the target frequency, and the target frequency is the frequency with the minimum value under the condition that the preset probability satisfies the above condition.

It should be noted that the value of the preset probability may be arbitrarily set according to the need, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In an actual application process, the selecting, by the first processor, a target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set includes the following steps:

the first method is as follows: and the first processor selects frequencies from the corresponding frequency sets according to the sequence from small to large, and takes the currently selected frequencies as the target frequencies if the currently selected frequencies exceed a threshold value and the last selected frequencies do not exceed the threshold value.

In general, when a first mode is adopted to select a target frequency matched with a working mode corresponding to a control instruction, a minimum frequency is selected from a corresponding frequency set, if the minimum frequency does not exceed a threshold value, a second small frequency is selected, if the second small frequency does not exceed the threshold value, a third small frequency is continuously selected, and if the third small frequency exceeds the threshold value, it is indicated that the third small frequency is the frequency with the minimum value among the frequencies exceeding the threshold value corresponding to the working mode, and the third small frequency is taken as the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction.

Taking the device type as a washing machine as an example, the plurality of frequencies in the frequency set are from small to large: 300M, 500M, 800M, 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.3G and 1.5G, wherein the 300M is adopted for the first time, if the 300M does not exceed the threshold value, 500M is selected, if the 500M does not exceed the threshold value, 800M is continuously selected, and if the 800M exceeds the threshold value, the 800M is taken as the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction.

The second method comprises the following steps: and the first processor selects frequencies from the corresponding frequency sets according to the descending order, and takes the currently selected frequency as the target frequency if the currently selected frequency and the last selected frequency both exceed a threshold value and the next selected frequency does not exceed the threshold value.

In general, when the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is selected in the second mode, the maximum frequency is selected from the corresponding frequency set, if the maximum frequency exceeds the threshold value, the second maximum frequency is adopted, if the second maximum frequency exceeds the threshold value, the third maximum frequency is continuously selected, and if the third maximum frequency does not exceed the threshold value, it is indicated that the second maximum frequency is the frequency with the minimum value among the frequencies exceeding the threshold value corresponding to the working mode, the second maximum frequency is used as the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction.

Taking the device type as a washing machine as an example, the plurality of frequencies in the frequency set are from small to large: 1.5G, 1.3G, 1.2G, 1.1G, 800M, 500M and 300M, wherein 1.5G is adopted for the first time, if 1.5G exceeds a threshold value, 1.3G is selected again, if 1.3G exceeds the threshold value, 1.2G is selected continuously, and if 1.2G does not exceed the threshold value, 1.3G is taken as a target frequency matched with a working mode corresponding to a control command.

It should be noted that, the manner of selecting the target frequency matched with the operation mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set in the embodiment of the present invention is only an example, and any manner of selecting the target frequency matched with the operation mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set is applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.

The mode of controlling the work of the intelligent household appliances comprises the steps that the user terminal controls the work of the intelligent household appliances through the Internet of things, or the user directly controls the work of the intelligent household appliances on a control panel of the intelligent household appliances. The first processor responds to the control instructions for initiating operation of the smart appliance, including:

the first method is as follows: the first processor responds to the control instruction sent by the cloud platform.

Referring to fig. 6, a schematic diagram of a user terminal controlling work of an intelligent appliance through an internet of things includes a user terminal 600, a cloud server 610, and an intelligent appliance 620. The user terminal 600 may be a mobile phone, a tablet, a computer, or the like. The smart appliance 620 may be an oven (shown in fig. 6), a refrigerator (shown in fig. 6), an air conditioner (not shown in fig. 6), or the like. The user terminal 600 is connected to the cloud server 610 through a network, and the cloud server 610 is connected to the intelligent appliance 620 through a network.

The user terminal 600 takes a mobile phone as an example, and the specific process of the first mode is as follows: a user clicks the intelligent remote control application, a mobile phone responds to a starting instruction to start the intelligent remote control application, a user interface corresponding to the intelligent remote control application is displayed on a display screen, as shown in fig. 7, the user interface comprises a plurality of controllable intelligent terminals, the user clicks a washing machine A of an intelligent device to be controlled, after the user clicks the intelligent terminal, the user interface displays a control page of the washing machine A, control buttons of working modes of down washing, air washing, infant care washing, wool, fast and static washing, barrel cleaning, 95-degree sterilization, mixed washing, single-off and the like are arranged in the control page, the user clicks the wool washing button in the control page and sends a control instruction of the wool washing button to a cloud server 610, the cloud server 610 sends the control instruction to the washing machine A, a first processor of the washing machine A responds to the control instruction sent by a cloud platform, and the first processor of the washing machine A selects a target frequency matched with the wool washing button from a corresponding frequency set The first processor adjusts its current frequency to the target frequency.

The second method comprises the following steps: and the first processor responds to the control instruction triggered by the user through the control panel of the intelligent household appliance.

Referring to fig. 8, the control panel of the intelligent household appliance is a washing machine, and includes control buttons for various operation modes, such as wool, air washing, and down washing. When a user clicks a button of the wool, the user triggers the control instruction through the control panel of the intelligent household appliance, and the first processor of the intelligent terminal responds to the control instruction triggered by the user through the control panel of the intelligent household appliance.

The intelligent household appliance can be a mode of displaying control buttons comprising various working modes on a control panel of the washing machine or a mode of a knob, and when the knob is rotated to the corresponding working mode, the washing machine works in the working mode.

The block diagram of an intelligent household appliance provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps: a first processor and a memory; the first processor is used for processing the intelligent household appliance control logic event;

a memory for storing a plurality of frequency sets;

Optionally, the intelligent appliance further includes: a second processor and a plurality of execution devices, the first processor being specifically configured to:

adjusting the current frequency of the self-body to the target frequency;

Optionally, the first processor is specifically configured to: reading a mark pre-stored by the intelligent household appliance, and acquiring the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark; or

Optionally, the first processor is specifically configured to:

responding to the control instruction sent by the cloud platform; or

Optionally, the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is a frequency with a minimum value among frequencies exceeding a threshold value corresponding to the working mode, where the threshold value is a frequency of a maximum load amount corresponding to the first processor when the first processor operates at full speed in the working mode corresponding to the control instruction.

Optionally, the first processor is specifically configured to:

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a storage medium comprising instructions, such as a memory comprising instructions, executable by a first processor of an intelligent appliance to perform the method described above. Alternatively, the storage medium may be a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, which may be, for example, a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

As shown in fig. 9, the first smart board or the second smart board described above further includes RF circuit 910, display unit 920, sensor 930, audio circuit 940, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module 950, bluetooth module 960, and power supply 970. Fig. 9 illustrates the first smart board 101 as an example.

The RF circuit 910 may be used for receiving and transmitting signals during information transmission and reception or during a call, and may receive downlink data of a base station and then deliver the received downlink data to the first processor 980 for processing; the uplink data may be transmitted to the base station. Typically, the RF circuitry includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

The display unit 920 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate signal input related to user settings and function control of the first smart board 101, and specifically, the display unit 920 may include a touch screen 921 disposed on a front surface of the first smart board 101 and may collect touch operations of a user thereon or nearby, such as clicking a button, dragging a scroll box, and the like.

The display unit 920 may also be used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of various menus of the first smart board 101. Specifically, the display unit 920 may include a display screen 922 disposed on the front surface of the first smart board 101. The display 922 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, a light emitting diode, or the like. The display unit 920 may be used to display various graphical user interfaces described herein.

The touch screen 921 may be covered on the display screen 922, or the touch screen 921 and the display screen 922 may be integrated to implement an input and output function of the first smart board 101, and after the integration, the touch screen may be referred to as a touch display screen for short. In the present application, the display unit 920 may display the application programs and the corresponding operation steps. The display unit 920 is the same as a control panel of the intelligent household appliance.

The first smart board 101 may also include at least one sensor 930, such as a temperature sensor 931. When the first smart board 101 is installed in the washing machine, when hot water washing is adopted, the temperature of water entering the inner tub of the washing machine is detected according to the temperature sensor 931, and the temperature of the water is adjusted according to the temperature to obtain the condition of hot water washing.

The first processor 980 of the first smart board 101 may include a voice recognition function, recognize a user voice, and determine a user requirement according to the user voice, thereby achieving a purpose of controlling the smart appliance. In this case, the audio circuit 940, the speaker 941, and the microphone 942 may provide an audio interface between the user and the first smart board 101. The audio circuit 940 may convert the received audio data into an electrical signal, transmit the electrical signal to the speaker 941, and convert the electrical signal into an audio signal through the speaker 941 for output. The first smart board 101 may also be provided with a volume button for adjusting the volume of the sound signal. On the other hand, the microphone 942 converts collected sound signals into electrical signals, converts the electrical signals into audio data after being received by the audio circuit 940, and then outputs the audio data to the RF circuit 910 to be transmitted to, for example, another terminal, or outputs the audio data to a memory for further processing. The microphone 942 may capture the user's voice in this application.

Wi-Fi belongs to short distance wireless transmission technology, and first smart board 101 can help the user to send and receive e-mail, browse the webpage and visit streaming media etc. through Wi-Fi module 950, and it provides wireless broadband internet access for the user for the smart board communicates with the cloud server.

The first processor 980 is a control center of the first smart board 101, connects various parts of the entire terminal using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the first smart board 101 and processes data by running or executing software programs stored in a memory and calling data stored in the memory. In some embodiments, the first processor 980 may include one or more processing units; the first processor 980 may also integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, applications, etc., and a baseband processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the baseband processor described above may not be integrated into the first processor 980. In this application, the first processor 980 may run an operating system, an application program, a user interface display, and a touch response, as well as the processing method described in this embodiment of the application. Additionally, the first processor 980 is coupled with the display unit 920.

The bluetooth module 960 is configured to perform information interaction with other bluetooth devices having a bluetooth module via a bluetooth protocol. For example, the first smart board 101 may establish a bluetooth connection with a user terminal (e.g., a mobile phone) having a bluetooth module through the bluetooth module 960, so as to perform data interaction, so that the smart board can directly communicate with a close-range user terminal.

The first smart board 101 also includes a power source 970 (such as a battery) that powers the various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the first processor 980 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. The first smart board 101 may further be configured with a power button for turning on and off the smart appliance, and locking the screen. Wherein, the power in the first smart board 101 is the same as the original power in the smart appliance.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a computer program product, and when the computer program product runs on an electronic device, the electronic device is enabled to execute the method for managing the power consumption of the intelligent household appliance, which is used for realizing any one of the above intelligent household appliance power consumption management methods.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This invention is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent appliance, comprising: a first processor and a memory; wherein the first processor is a processor for processing intelligent appliance control logic events;

the memory is used for storing a plurality of frequency sets;

2. The intelligent appliance of claim 1, further comprising: a second processor and a plurality of execution devices, the first processor being specifically configured to:

adjusting the current frequency of the self-body to the target frequency;

3. The intelligent appliance of claim 2, wherein the first processor is specifically configured to: reading a mark pre-stored by the intelligent household appliance, and acquiring the equipment type of the intelligent household appliance from the mark; or

4. The intelligent appliance of claim 2, wherein the first processor is specifically configured to:

responding to the control instruction sent by the cloud platform; or

5. The intelligent household appliance according to claim 2, wherein the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is a frequency with a minimum value among frequencies exceeding a threshold value corresponding to the working mode, wherein the threshold value is a frequency of a maximum load amount corresponding to the first processor when the first processor operates at full speed in the working mode corresponding to the control instruction;

the first processor is specifically configured to:

6. A power consumption management method for an intelligent household appliance is applied to the intelligent household appliance, and comprises the following steps:

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein after the first processor determines a frequency set corresponding to the device type from a plurality of frequency sets after the intelligent appliance is powered on for the first time, the method further comprises:

8. The method for managing power consumption of an intelligent appliance according to claim 7, wherein the acquiring, by the first processor in the intelligent appliance, the device type of the intelligent appliance includes:

9. The power consumption management method for the intelligent household appliance according to claim 7, wherein the responding of the control instruction for starting the work of the intelligent household appliance by the first processor comprises:

10. The power consumption management method for the intelligent household electrical appliance according to claim 7, wherein the target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction is a frequency with a minimum value among frequencies exceeding a threshold value corresponding to the working mode, wherein the threshold value is a frequency of a maximum load amount corresponding to full-speed operation of the first processor in the working mode corresponding to the control instruction;

the first processor selects a target frequency matched with the working mode corresponding to the control instruction from the corresponding frequency set, and the method comprises the following steps: