Patents by Inventor Qifeng FAN

Qifeng FAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250257895
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner, an air conditioner and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining at least two predicted control parameter combinations for a current cycle prediction of the air conditioner and obtaining a historical control parameter combination of the air conditioner from a previous cycle operation; determining a target control parameter combination for the air conditioner according to parameter similarities between each of the predicted control parameter combinations and the historical control parameter combination; and controlling the air conditioner to operate according to the parameter values in the target control parameter combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qifeng FAN, Zhe SHANG
  • Publication number: 20250237400
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for controlling an air conditioner, an air conditioner, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining uncontrollable operating parameters of the air conditioner; predicting, based on the uncontrollable operating parameters, the operating energy efficiency and/or output capacity corresponding to each parameter combination of controllable operating parameters of the air conditioner; determining a target operating parameter combination that meets the target operating energy efficiency and/or output capacity; and controlling the air conditioner to operate according to the target operating parameter combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qifeng FAN, Zhe SHANG, Lu YAN, Yunlong XIA
  • Publication number: 20250237399
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner based on an operation power, an air conditioner and a readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining uncontrollable operation parameters of the air conditioner; based on the uncontrollable operation parameters, predicting an operation power corresponding to each parameter combination of the controllable operation parameters of the air conditioner; there are at least two controllable operation parameters, and the operation power corresponds to a parameter combination formed by means of combining parameters among all of the controllable operation parameters; and controlling the air conditioner to operate according to a target operation parameter combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoliang ZHAI, Qifeng FAN, Zhe SHANG
  • Patent number: 12287106
    Abstract: The present application discloses an air conditioner control method. The method includes obtaining a position of a user; detecting that the position of the user meets a preset condition, and obtaining a target operating parameter of an air conditioner, the preset condition being determined according to a preset running time span, and the preset running time span being determined according to a current environmental parameter and a target environmental parameter, and the current environmental parameter comprising at least one of a current indoor temperature, a current indoor humidity, a current air cleanliness and a current air freshness; and controlling the air conditioner at a target position to operate with the target operating parameter. The present application also discloses an air conditioner, a server and a computer readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuang Lv, Qifeng Fan, Min Pang, Haoliang Zhai, Jiwei Hei, Jingchun Liu
  • Publication number: 20250102179
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling an air-conditioning device, a device, a medium, and a program product. The method includes: activating a linkage mode of the air-conditioning device; in the linkage mode, determining, in response to a control instruction for a first adjustment dimension of a plurality of adjustment dimensions of the air-conditioning device and in response to controlling the first adjustment dimension, a target value of the first adjustment dimension; and controlling a second adjustment dimension based on the target value of the first adjustment dimension and an adjustment coefficient for an adjustment from the first adjustment dimension to the second adjustment dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang HUANG, Qifeng FAN, Zhe SHANG
  • Publication number: 20240392993
    Abstract: A control method includes receiving, by a first air conditioner, a detection value of a shared sensor sent by a second air conditioner, and controlling operation of the first air conditioner according to the detection value. The shared sensor is configured to detect outdoor environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Qifeng FAN
  • Patent number: 11821644
    Abstract: A control method includes acquiring indoor temperatures of a plurality of rooms each having one of a plurality of indoor units of a multi-split air conditioner, identifying a target indoor unit corresponding to a target room in response to the target room satisfying an overheating condition or a supercooling condition, controlling other one or more indoor units of the multi-split air conditioner except for the target indoor unit to be shut down, and switching an operation mode of the target indoor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwei Hei, Qifeng Fan
  • Publication number: 20230314026
    Abstract: An energy-saving control method includes obtaining a demand instruction configured to indicate an energy-saving operation and a performing time slot of the energy-saving operation. The energy-saving operation is determined based on load data of a power grid and is configured to reduce a load of the power grid. The method further includes transmitting a first control message configured to control an authorized device to perform the energy-saving operation in response to detecting that time reaches the performing time slot, and transmitting a second control message configured to control the authorized device to stop performing the energy-saving operation in response to detecting that time is outside the performing time slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Min PANG, Xiaoyong HU, Jiwei HEI, Qifeng FAN, Liwei LUO, Chuang LV, Biao DAI, Jingchun LIU
  • Publication number: 20220113051
    Abstract: The present application discloses an air conditioner control method. The method includes obtaining a position of a user; detecting that the position of the user meets a preset condition, and obtaining a target operating parameter of an air conditioner, the preset condition being determined according to a preset running time span, and the preset running time span being determined according to a current environmental parameter and a target environmental parameter, and the current environmental parameter comprising at least one of a current indoor temperature, a current indoor humidity, a current air cleanliness and a current air freshness; and controlling the air conditioner at a target position to operate with the target operating parameter. The present application also discloses an air conditioner, a server and a computer readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuang LV, Qifeng FAN, Min PANG, Haoliang ZHAI, Jiwei HEI, Jingchun LIU
  • Patent number: 11236918
    Abstract: An operation parameter recommending method includes acquiring current application scenario information of a target air conditioner, comparing the current application scenario information with an application scenario information database to select at least one matched application scenario which matches a current application scenario of the target air conditioner associated with the current application scenario information of the target air conditioner, acquiring an air conditioner operation parameter under each of the at least one matched application scenario, acquiring a group-behavior recommended parameter based on the acquired air conditioner operation parameter, acquiring historical operation records of the target air conditioner through an acquisition server, acquiring an individual-behavior recommended parameter based on the historical operation records, generating a final recommended parameter based on the group-behavior recommended parameter and the individual-behavior recommended parameter, and provid
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qifeng Fan, Jiwei Hei
  • Patent number: 11231194
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner including: determining at least one first air conditioner within a first preset distance from the air conditioner; determining control information of the air conditioner based on current operating state of the at least one first air conditioner; and controlling operation of the air conditioner according to the control information of the air conditioner. An electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qifeng Fan, Jiwei Hei
  • Publication number: 20210381714
    Abstract: A control method includes acquiring indoor temperatures of a plurality of rooms each having one of a plurality of indoor units of a multi-split air conditioner, identifying a target indoor unit corresponding to a target room in response to the target room satisfying an overheating condition or a supercooling condition, controlling other one or more indoor units of the multi-split air conditioner except for the target indoor unit to be shut down, and switching an operation mode of the target indoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jiwei HEI, Qifeng FAN
  • Publication number: 20200232666
    Abstract: An operation parameter recommending method includes acquiring current application scenario information of a target air conditioner, comparing the current application scenario information with an application scenario information database to select at least one matched application scenario which matches a current application scenario of the target air conditioner associated with the current application scenario information of the target air conditioner, acquiring an air conditioner operation parameter under each of the at least one matched application scenario, acquiring a group-behavior recommended parameter based on the acquired air conditioner operation parameter, acquiring historical operation records of the target air conditioner through an acquisition server, acquiring an individual-behavior recommended parameter based on the historical operation records, generating a final recommended parameter based on the group-behavior recommended parameter and the individual-behavior recommended parameter, and provid
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Qifeng FAN, Jiwei HEI
  • Publication number: 20200217540
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner including: determining at least one first air conditioner within a first preset distance from the air conditioner; determining control information of the air conditioner based on current operating state of the at least one first air conditioner; and controlling operation of the air conditioner according to the control information of the air conditioner. An electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicants: GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qifeng FAN, Jiwei HEI