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(11) EP 4 397 919 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.09.2024 Bulletin 2024/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/28

(21) Application number: 24178477.6

(22) Date of filing: 31.12.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24H 15/144(2022.01)
F24H 15/174(2022.01)
F24H 15/152(2022.01)
F24H 15/156(2022.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F24H 15/144; F24H 15/152; F24H 15/174; F24H 15/156
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 17.09.2019 CN 201910875704

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
19945913.2 / 3978824

(71) Applicant: Midea Group Co., Ltd.
Foshan, Guangdong 528311 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • XU, Liyang
    Guangdong, 528311 (CN)
  • BAI, Yanan
    Guangdong, 528311 (CN)
  • SONG, Zhihong
    Guangdong, 528311 (CN)
  • JIAN, Ao
    Guangdong, 528311 (CN)

(74) Representative: Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann et al
Maucher Jenkins Seventh Floor Offices Artillery House 11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT
London SW1P 1RT (GB)

   


(54) AUTOMATIC CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER HEATER, AND WATER HEATER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE


(57) Provided in the embodiments of the present application are an automatic control method and apparatus for a water heater, and a water heater and an electronic device. In the embodiments of the present application, corresponding water heater set temperatures for different time periods during a future water usage process are predicted according to water usage volumes corresponding to different time periods during a historical water usage process and to water usage volumes that a water heater can supply at different set temperatures, and thus, the water heater is controlled according to the corresponding water heater set temperatures, obtained through prediction, for the different time periods during the future water usage process. It can be seen that the embodiments of the present application realizes an automatic control method for a water heater that can be adaptive to a water usage behavior of a user, and the user does not need to manually reserve the temperature of the water heater, thereby realizing the intelligent control of the water heater.







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