US2025164123A1PendingUtilityA1

Spraying system, method and apparatus for controlling spraying system, and electronic device

Assignee: GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO LTDPriority: Mar 11, 2022Filed: Mar 7, 2023Published: May 22, 2025
Est. expiryMar 11, 2042(~15.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F28F 25/06F24F 5/0035F24F 11/61F28D 2021/007F24F 1/039F24F 1/16F24F 1/14
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Abstract

A spraying system, a method and an apparatus for controlling the spraying system, an electronic device, a computer-readable storage medium, and an air conditioner are provided. The spray system includes a water outlet device, a spraying branch, a backflow branch, and a nozzle; a water outlet of the water outlet device, the spraying branch, and the nozzle are communicated sequentially; a solenoid valve is arranged in the spraying branch and/or the backflow branch, and the solenoid valve is used for controlling turning on and turning off of the spraying branch and/or the backflow branch; when the spraying branch is turned on, liquid flowing out of the water outlet device flows out of the nozzle through the spraying branch; when the backflow branch is turned on, the liquid flowing out of the water outlet device flows into the water outlet device through the backflow branch.

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1 . A spraying system, comprising a water outlet device, a spraying branch, a backflow branch and a nozzle; a water outlet of the water outlet device, the spraying branch and the nozzle are communicated sequentially; the spraying branch, the backflow branch and a water inlet of the water outlet device are communicated sequentially;
 a solenoid valve is arranged in the spraying branch and/or the backflow branch, and the solenoid valve is configured to control turning on and turning off of the spraying branch and/or the backflow branch;   when the spraying branch is turned on, liquid flowing out of the water outlet device flows out of the nozzle through the spraying branch;   when the backflow branch is turned on, the liquid flowing out of the water outlet device flows into the water outlet device through the backflow branch.   
     
     
         2 . The spraying system according to  claim 1 , wherein the spraying branch comprises a first spraying branch and a second spraying branch, and a water pump is arranged in the first spraying branch;
 the water outlet of the water outlet device, the first spraying branch, the second spraying branch and the nozzle are communicated sequentially; the water outlet of the water outlet device, the first spraying branch, the backflow branch and the water inlet of the water outlet device are communicated sequentially.   
     
     
         3 . The spraying system according to  claim 2 , wherein the second spraying branch is provided with a first solenoid valve, the backflow branch is provided with a second solenoid valve, both the first solenoid valve and the second solenoid valve are two-way solenoid valves. 
     
     
         4 . The spraying system according to  claim 2 , wherein a third solenoid valve is arranged at an intersection point of the first spraying branch, the second spraying branch and the backflow branch, wherein the third solenoid valve is a three-way solenoid valve. 
     
     
         5 . The spraying system according to  claim 2 , wherein if a switch module is arranged in the water pump, none of the second spraying branch and the backflow branch is provided with the solenoid valve;
 if the switch module is not arranged in the water pump, the second spraying branch is provided with a fourth solenoid valve or a fifth solenoid valve is provided in the backflow branch, wherein both the fourth solenoid valve and the fifth solenoid valve are two-way solenoid valves.   
     
     
         6 . The spraying system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a detection module; the detection module is configured to detect startup and shutdown and a spraying mode of the spraying system. 
     
     
         7 . The spraying system according to  claim 6 , further comprising a control module, the control module is in communication connection with the detection module, and the control module is connected to a solenoid valve of the spraying system; the control module is configured to control turning on and turning off of the solenoid valve based on a detection mode. 
     
     
         8 . The spraying system according to  claim 1 , wherein the water outlet device is a water tank. 
     
     
         9 . A method for controlling a spraying system, the method comprising:
 determining a spraying mode of the spraying system;   controlling, in response to the spraying mode being a continuous spraying mode, the spraying branch of the spraying system to be turned on, and controlling the backflow branch of the spraying system to be turned off, in order that liquid in the water outlet device of the spraying system continuously flows out of the nozzle of the spraying system; and   controlling, if the spraying mode is an intermittent spraying mode, the spraying branch to be turned on, and controlling the backflow branch or the spraying branch to be turned off, and controlling the backflow branch to be turned on, in order that the liquid in the water outlet device intermittently flows out of the nozzle.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein if the spraying mode is the continuous spraying mode, said controlling the spraying branch of the spraying system is controlled to be turned on, and controlling the backflow branch of the spraying system to be turned off comprises:
 turning on the spraying branch; and   controlling the water pump of the spraying system to start to operate after the spraying branch has been turned on for a preset first time.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 obtaining a stop spraying signal, and controlling the water pump of the spray system to stop operation based on the stop spraying signal; and   turning off the spraying branch after the water pump stops operation for the first time.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein if the spraying mode is the intermittent spraying mode, said controlling the spraying branch to be turned on, controlling the backflow branch or the spraying branch to be turned off, and controlling the backflow branch to be turned on comprises:
 determining a spraying time and a stop spraying time of the intermittent spraying mode;   controlling the spraying branch to be turned on and controlling the backflow branch to be turned off during the spraying time; and   controlling the spraying branch to be turned off and controlling the backflow branch to be turned on during the stop spraying time.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 turning on the backflow branch when the spraying time is switched to the stop spraying time and an operation time of the water pump is greater than a preset time threshold value; turning off the spraying branch after the backflow branch has been turned on for a preset second time; and   turning on the spraying branch when the stop spraying time is switched to the spraying time; turning off the backflow branch after the spraying branch has been turned on for the second time.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 obtaining a stop spraying signal, and controlling the water pump to stop operation based on the stop spraying signal;   maintaining a turned-off state of the solenoid valve of the spraying branch and the solenoid valve of the backflow branch if the solenoid valve of the spraying branch and the solenoid valve of the backflow branch are both in a turned-off state; and   controlling, if the solenoid valve of the spraying branch or the solenoid valve of the backflow branch is in a turned-on state, the solenoid valve of the spraying branch in the turned-on state or the solenoid valve of the backflow branch in the turned-on state to be turned on for the second time, and then turning off the solenoid valve of the spraying branch in the turned-on state or the solenoid valve of the backflow branch in the turned-on state.   
     
     
         15 . An apparatus for controlling a spraying system, the apparatus comprising one or more hardware processors configured to:
 determine a spraying mode of the spray system;   control the spraying branch of the spraying system to be turned on, and control the backflow branch of the spraying system to be turned off, in order that liquid in a water outlet device of the spraying system continuously flows out of a nozzle of the spraying system, in response to the spraying mode being a continuous spraying mode; and   control the spraying branch to be turned on, control the backflow branch or the spraying branch to be turned off, and control the backflow branch to be turned on, in order that the liquid in the water outlet device intermittently flows out of the nozzle, in response to the spraying mode being an intermittent spraying mode.   
     
     
         16 . The control apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to turn on the spraying branch if the spraying mode is the continuous spraying mode, and control a water pump of the spraying system to start to operate after the spraying branch has been turned on for a preset first time. 
     
     
         17 . The control apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:
 determine a spraying time and a stop spraying time of the intermittent spraying mode in response to the spraying mode being the intermittent spraying mode; and   control the spraying branch to be turned on and control the backflow branch to be turned off during the spraying time, and control the spraying branch to be turned off and control the backflow branch to be turned on during the stop spraying time.   
     
     
         18 . An electronic device, comprising at least one processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a computer-executable instruction executable by the processor, the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instruction so as to implement the control method of the spray system according to  claim 9 . 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a computer-executable instruction, that, when being invoked and executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement the control method for the spray system according to  claim 9 . 
     
     
         20 . An air conditioner, comprising the spraying system according to  claim 1 .

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