Ice-making method, ice-making apparatus, storage medium, and computer program product

Abstract

An ice-making method includes obtaining temperatures affecting ice making, determining, based on the temperatures affecting ice making, an operation sequence and a running mode for a refrigeration system and an ice scraping assembly of an ice-making apparatus, and controlling, based on the operation sequence and the running mode, the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ice-making method comprising:
 obtaining temperatures affecting ice making;   determining, based on the temperatures affecting ice making, an operation sequence and a running mode for a refrigeration system and an ice scraping assembly of an ice-making apparatus; and   controlling, based on the operation sequence and the running mode, the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate.   
     
     
         2 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , wherein determining the operation sequence and the running mode includes:
 determining that the temperatures affecting ice making are greater than or equal to a threshold temperature; and   in response to the determination that the temperatures affecting ice making are greater than or equal to the threshold temperature, determining that the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly operate successively.   
     
     
         3 . The ice-making method according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the temperatures affecting ice making, a pre-cooling duration of the refrigeration system;   wherein controlling the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate includes:
 controlling the ice scraping assembly to start operating subsequent to the refrigeration system being controlled to operate for the pre-cooling duration. 
   
     
     
         4 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , wherein determining the operation sequence and the running mode includes:
 determining that at least one of the temperatures affecting ice making is smaller than a first temperature and greater than or equal to a second temperature, the second temperature being smaller than or equal to 0° C.; and   in response to the determination that at least one of the temperatures affecting ice making is smaller than the first temperature and greater than or equal to the second temperature, determining that the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly operate simultaneously.   
     
     
         5 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , wherein determining the operation sequence and the running mode includes:
 determining that at least one of the temperatures affecting ice making is smaller than a threshold temperature that is smaller than or equal to 0° C.; and   in response to the determination that at least one of the temperatures affecting ice making is smaller than the second temperature, determining that the ice scraping assembly and the refrigeration system operate successively.   
     
     
         6 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , wherein determining the operation sequence and the running mode includes determining, based on the temperatures affecting ice making:
 a first operating speed of the refrigeration system when an operation duration of the refrigeration system is smaller than or equal to an operation duration threshold;   a first operating speed of the ice scraping assembly when an operation duration of the ice scraping assembly is smaller than or equal to the operation duration threshold;   a second operating speed of the refrigeration system when the operation duration of the refrigeration system is greater than the operation duration threshold; and   a second operating speed of the ice scraping assembly when the operation duration of the ice scraping assembly is greater than the operation duration threshold.   
     
     
         7 . The ice-making method according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 the first operating speed of the refrigeration system is greater than or equal to the second operating speed of the refrigeration system; and   the first operating speed of the ice scraping assembly is smaller than or equal to the second operating speed of the refrigeration system.   
     
     
         8 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining a target ice output;   wherein determining the operation sequence and the running mode includes:
 determining, based on the temperatures affecting ice making and the target ice output, an inlet water volume and an operation duration of the refrigeration system; and 
 determining, based on the operation duration of the refrigeration system, an operating cycle of the ice scraping assembly and an operating speed of the ice scraping assembly within the operating cycle. 
   
     
     
         9 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining a set operation mode, the set operation mode being an ice cube-making operation mode or a shaved ice-making operation mode;   controlling, in the ice cube-making operation mode, the ice scraping assembly to start operating subsequent to the refrigeration system being controlled to operate for a pre-cooling duration; and   controlling, in the shaved ice-making operation mode, the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate simultaneously.   
     
     
         10 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, subsequent to controlling the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 detecting an actual operating current flowing through a drive motor of the ice scraping assembly and obtaining stall currents of the drive motor in different operation modes;   determining that the actual operating current of the drive motor is smaller than a stall current corresponding to a current operation mode, and controlling the drive motor to maintain operating, in response to the determination that the actual operating current of the drive motor is smaller than the stall current corresponding to the current operation mode; and   determining that the actual operating current of the drive motor is greater than or equal to the stall current corresponding to the current operation mode, and controlling, based on a set safe duration, the drive motor and the refrigeration system to stop operating, in response to the determination that the actual operating current of the drive motor is greater than or equal to the stall current corresponding to the current operation mode.   
     
     
         11 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , wherein the temperatures affecting ice making include at least one of an ambient temperature, an evaporation temperature, and an inlet water temperature. 
     
     
         12 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, prior to controlling the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 controlling an opening degree of a throttle device of the refrigeration system to be adjusted to an initial opening degree; and   determining, subsequent to the throttle device operating at the initial opening degree for a predetermined time, the opening degree of the throttle device based on an air discharge temperature of the refrigeration system, and controlling a condenser and a fan of the refrigeration system to be activated.   
     
     
         13 . An ice-making apparatus, comprising:
 an ice-making drum provided with an ice scraping assembly;   a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, a throttle device, and an evaporator, that are sequentially in communication to form a refrigeration cycle loop, the evaporator being configured to cool the drum, to enable water in the drum to freeze into ice; and   a controller storing an ice-making control program and configured to execute the ice-making control program to:
 obtain temperatures affecting ice making; 
 determine, based on the temperatures affecting ice making, an operation sequence and a running mode for the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly; and 
 controlling, based on the operation sequence and running mode, the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate. 
   
     
     
         14 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, when determining the operation sequence and the running mode:
 determine that the temperatures affecting ice making are greater than or equal to a threshold temperature; and   in response to the determination that the temperatures affecting ice making are greater than or equal to the threshold temperature, determine that the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly operate successively.   
     
     
         15 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to:
 determine, based on the temperatures affecting ice making, a pre-cooling duration of the refrigeration system; and   when controlling the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate, control the ice scraping assembly to start operating subsequent to the refrigeration system being controlled to operate for the pre-cooling duration.   
     
     
         16 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, when determining the operation sequence and the running mode includes:
 determine that at least one of the temperatures affecting ice making is smaller than a first temperature and greater than or equal to a second temperature, the second temperature being smaller than or equal to 0° C.; and   in response to the determination that at least one of the temperatures affecting ice making is smaller than the first temperature and greater than or equal to the second temperature, determine that the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly operate simultaneously.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
 obtain temperatures affecting ice making;   determine, based on the temperatures affecting ice making, an operation sequence and a running mode for a refrigeration system and an ice scraping assembly of an ice-making apparatus; and   control, based on the operation sequence and running mode, the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 17 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to, when determining the operation sequence and the running mode:
 determine, based on the temperatures affecting ice making:
 a first operating speed of the refrigeration system when an operation duration of the refrigeration system is smaller than or equal to an operation duration threshold; 
 a first operating speed of the ice scraping assembly when an operation duration of the ice scraping assembly is smaller than or equal to the operation duration threshold; 
 a second operating speed of the refrigeration system when the operation duration of the refrigeration system is greater than the operation duration threshold; and 
 a second operating speed of the ice scraping assembly when the operation duration of the ice scraping assembly is greater than the operation duration threshold. 
   
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 17 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:
 obtain a set operation mode, the set operation mode being an ice cube-making operation mode or a shaved ice-making operation mode;   control, in the ice cube-making operation mode, the ice scraping assembly to start operating subsequent to the refrigeration system being controlled to operate for a pre-cooling duration; and   control, in the shaved ice-making operation mode, the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate simultaneously.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 17 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to, subsequent to controlling the refrigeration system and the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 detect an actual operating current flowing through a drive motor of the ice scraping assembly and obtaining stall currents of the drive motor in different operation modes;   determine that the actual operating current of the drive motor is smaller than a stall current corresponding to a current operation mode, and controlling the drive motor to maintain operating, in response to the determination that the actual operating current of the drive motor is smaller than the stall current corresponding to the current operation mode; and   determine that the actual operating current of the drive motor is greater than or equal to the stall current corresponding to the current operation mode, and control, based on a set safe duration, the drive motor and the refrigeration system to stop operating, in response to the determination that the actual operating current of the drive motor is greater than or equal to the stall current corresponding to the current operation mode.