Patents Assigned to GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20220010979
    Abstract: A control method and device and an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner has an outdoor condenser, an indoor evaporator, a first electronic expansion valve, a throttle valve, and a heat dissipation coolant pipe arranged in an electric control box. By utilizing the control method and device, the air conditioner uses the heat dissipation coolant pipe to dissipate heat from the electric control box of the air conditioner. The heat generated by the electric control box can thus be timely removed. The temperature of the elements of the air conditioner can be lowered and the reliability and service life of the air conditioner can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dashu ZOU
  • Publication number: 20220006455
    Abstract: A power device for an electrical applicant, such as, a household air conditioner, is provided. The power device has a control input terminal, a first driving circuit, and a second driving circuit. When the control input terminal inputs a low level, the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit output high and low level signals in a first voltage range. When the control input terminal inputs a high level, the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit output high and low level signals in a second voltage range. The first voltage range is different from the second voltage range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuxiang FENG
  • Publication number: 20220006454
    Abstract: A power device and an electrical appliance are provided. The power device has a control input terminal, a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. When the control input terminal is connected to a high level or a low level, the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit output a high/low level signal in a first voltage range or a high/low level signal in a second voltage range. The first voltage range is different from the second voltage range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuxiang FENG
  • Publication number: 20210404701
    Abstract: Disclosed are an indoor unit and an air conditioner. The indoor unit has a chassis, a washing module, and a water blocking structure. The chassis has a condensate area and an effluent area adjacent to the condensate area and positioned above the condensate area. A portion of a bottom of the effluent area adjacent to the condensate area is recessed with a water outlet hole in communication with the condensate area. The washing module is mounted on the chassis and has a discharge pipe extending into the effluent area. The water blocking structure is arranged between the condensate area and the effluent area. A top end of the water blocking structure is connected to the washing module, and a lower end of the water blocking structure is in front of the water outlet hole to shield a part of the water outlet hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gen LU, Shuyang PI
  • Publication number: 20210389019
    Abstract: Disclosed are an air conditioning indoor unit and an air conditioner. The air conditioning indoor unit includes a housing and a ventilator in the housing. The housing has a frame and a panel. The panel defines a first ventilation opening, and the frame defines a second ventilation opening corresponding to the first ventilation opening. The ventilator is communicated with the second ventilation opening. The air conditioning indoor unit further includes a sealer disposed at the second ventilation opening and configured to seal a gap between the frame and the ventilator and/or to seal a gap between the frame and the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianhua LV
  • Publication number: 20210376710
    Abstract: Disclosed is a driver IC circuit of an intelligent power module including an upper bridge control signal input end, a lower bridge control signal input end, a PFC control signal input end, a logic input buffer circuit, a first upper bridge driver circuit, a second upper bridge driver circuit, a first lower bridge driver circuit, a second lower bridge driver circuit and a PFC driver circuit. The logic input buffer circuit performs full-wave filtering on control signals. The first upper bridge driver circuit, the first lower bridge driver circuit, the second upper bridge driver circuit and the second lower bridge driver circuit each drives a switch transistor corresponding to a first or second external motor according to one of the control signals. The PFC driver circuit drives an external PFC switch transistor according to one of the control signals. An intelligent power module and an air conditioner are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yesheng LI, Yuxiang FENG
  • Patent number: 11181295
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner and an air conditioner are provided. A bracket of the indoor unit has a chassis. The chassis has a limiting structure. An air duct assembly of the indoor unit is detachably engaged or magnetically connected with an upper portion of the chassis. A movable limiting member of the indoor unit is provided to the air duct assembly. The movable limiting member is configured to movably protrude from the air duct assembly and engage with the limiting structure to retain the air duct assembly within the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiansong Wang, Qiang Qin
  • Publication number: 20210356168
    Abstract: A filter screen rail module, a cleaning member, an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and an air conditioner are provided. The filter screen rail module is applied to the indoor unit of the air conditioner. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a face frame defining an air inlet. The filter screen rail module is disposed adjacent to the air inlet. The filter screen rail module is separable from the face frame. The filter screen rail module is provided with a guiding space, in which the filter screen moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gen LU, Zecheng SUN, Shuyang PI, Huajun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11168908
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner includes obtaining initial indoor ambient temperature and humidity, obtaining an initial dew point temperature according to the initial indoor ambient temperature and humidity, controlling a temperature of an indoor heat exchanger coil to be equal to the initial dew point temperature and maintaining a current operating frequency of a compressor unchanged, obtaining a current indoor ambient temperature, judging whether the current indoor ambient temperature is lower than or equal to a set temperature, if so, obtaining a current indoor ambient humidity and obtaining a current moisture content and a current dew point temperature according to the current indoor ambient temperature and the current indoor ambient humidity, and controlling the air conditioner to perform humidification or dehumidification according to the temperature of the indoor heat exchanger coil, the current moisture content, and the current dew point temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhanli Xi, Jinbo Li, Bobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11169851
    Abstract: A running control method includes determining a remaining running space of a first household appliance, receiving a remaining running space sent by a second household appliance connected with the first household appliance in an Internet of Things, and determining one of the second household appliance and the first household appliance having the remaining running space meeting a preset remaining running space condition as a control-side household appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiming Huo, Jingchun Liu, Tianyu Zhang, Jin Huang
  • Patent number: 11168917
    Abstract: A control method of an air conditioner includes detecting an indoor ambient temperature value under a rapid cooling operation mode, judging whether the indoor ambient temperature value is greater than a preset temperature value, and in response to the indoor ambient temperature value being greater than the present temperature value, determining an operation temperature interval including the indoor ambient temperature value, determining a rapid cooling rotating speed value of an indoor fan of the air conditioner corresponding to the operation temperature interval, and controlling the indoor fan to operate according to the rapid cooling rotating speed value. The rapid cooling rotating speed value is greater than a highest preset rotating speed value of the indoor fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhanli Xi, Wenduan Qi, Bobo Zhang, Meng Chen, Jun Liu
  • Publication number: 20210341200
    Abstract: An electric control assembly for an air conditioner is provided. The assembly has an electric control board, a fan driving circuit and a compressor driving circuit. A ground end of the fan driving circuit and a ground end of the compressor driving circuit are connected with two reference grounds of the electric control board in one-to-one correspondence. The assembly also has a switch isolation driving circuit, a first input end of which is connected with a control end of the compressor driving circuit. A first output end of the switch isolation driving circuit is connected with a controlled end of the fan driving circuit. A second input end of the switch isolation driving circuit is connected with a control end of the fan driving circuit. A second output end of the switch isolation driving circuit is connected with a feedback end of the compressor driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianning YANG, Wenkai ZHANG, Wenjie YI
  • Publication number: 20210320585
    Abstract: A highly integrated power module and an air conditioner are provided. The module has a substrate. The module has a power factor correction element, a rectifier bridge, a compressor inverter and a blower inverter, which are arranged on the substrate. The rectifier bridge is arranged on a first side of the power factor correction element. The compressor inverter is arranged on a second side of the power factor correction element. The blower inverter is arranged on a third side of the compressor inverter. The rectifier bridge is electrically connected to the power factor correction element. The power factor correction element is electrically connected to the compressor inverter and the blower inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuquan SU, Yuxiang FENG
  • Patent number: 11125238
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an axial flow wind wheel and an air conditioner, the axial flow wind wheel includes a wheel hub and a plurality of blades, the blades are arranged on the wheel hub at intervals, the blade includes a front blade edge and a rear blade edge arranged from front to back, and a top blade edge connecting to outer ends of the front blade edge and the rear blade edge, the top blade edge defines a cut surface inclining from a pressure surface to a suction surface of the blade, and the cut surface extends from the front blade edge to the rear blade edge, the cut surface includes an outer cut edge defined at the top blade edge, and an inner cut edge defined at the pressure surface, and the inner cut edge is defined to concave inwards and protrude outwards, forming a concave-convex shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Wang, Xujie Cai, Hejie Zhou
  • Patent number: 11121617
    Abstract: Disclosed are a driver IC circuit of an intelligent power module, an intelligent power module and an air conditioner. The driver IC circuit includes: an operating voltage input end, an inverter logic buffer circuit, an upper bridge driver circuit, a lower bridge driver circuit, a PFC logic buffer circuit, a PFC driver circuit, a first voltage regulation control input end, a second voltage regulation control input end, a first voltage regulation module and a second voltage regulation module. The first voltage regulation module increases or decreases the operating voltage according to the first voltage regulation control signal; the second voltage regulation module increase or decreases the operating voltage according to the second voltage regulation control signal; or output the operating voltage to the PFC logic buffer input circuit and the PFC driver circuit. The problem that existing driver IC circuits cannot directly drive SiC-based power switching devices can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yesheng Li, Yuxiang Feng
  • Patent number: 11105519
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a chassis, a face frame over the chassis, an electric control box mounted at the face frame and located at a front portion of the face frame, and a panel configured to openably cover the front portion of the face frame and the electric control box. At least a portion of the electric control box is detachably connected to the face frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjun Luo, Zhicai Cai, Kuifang Zou
  • Publication number: 20210263724
    Abstract: A home appliance system and an online upgrade control method for the home appliance system are provided. The home appliance system has multiple functional components. The home appliance system is in communication with a memory. Pursuant to the online upgrade control method, a server is queried with respect to all the functional components to determine whether there is an applicable software update. If so, the applicable software update for the functional component requiring updating is downloaded to the memory, and the original software of the functional component requiring updating is backed up to the memory. Version numbers of all applicable software are combined into a single updated version number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiongbin YE
  • Patent number: 11088648
    Abstract: An intelligent power module and a controller for an air conditioner are provided. For the intelligent power module, an adjust circuit is additionally provided between a respective drive circuit and a respective IGBT transistor. The adjust circuit detects a change in the voltage of a low voltage power supply of the intelligent power module in real time, and disables the output of the module when the voltage is detected to be too low due to fluctuation of the low voltage power supply. This operation releases the charge accumulated in the IGBT transistor, when energy storage of a drive motor causes charge accumulation of the IGBT transistor. The adjust circuit can continue releasing the charge when the low voltage power supply is restored to normal, to prevent the operating reliability of the module from being affected by the impact of the charge on internal circuits of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuxiang Feng
  • Publication number: 20210215380
    Abstract: A control method for an air conditioner indoor unit is provided. The air conditioner indoor unit has a housing, a drain pan, an air deflector, a door, and a sweeping strip. In a wind-free mode of the indoor unit, an orthographic projection of the air deflector in the drain pan is located in the drain pan. According to the method, the air conditioner indoor unit enables the non-draught mode; when receiving an instruction of ending the non-draught mode, the air conditioner indoor unit controls the door to move back and forth for n times to close and open the air outlet, so as to drive the sweeping strip to move to sweep the condensate water on the surface of the air deflector, n being greater than 0; and the wind-free mode is ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guojian CAI, Zhouheng TAN
  • Patent number: 11054151
    Abstract: An indoor unit (1000) for an air conditioner is provided. The indoor unit (1000) includes a housing (100) having an upper base plate (110) provided with an air inlet (101), a lower base plate (120) detachably mounted to the upper base plate (110) and provided with an air outlet, and a front cover (130) detachably mounted to the upper base plate (110); a heat exchanger (140) mounted to the upper base plate (110); and a fan (142) detachably mounted to the lower base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Bai, Dacheng Li, Xing Liu, Xinzhou Zhang, Jianjian Zhang