Patent ID: 11959651
Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER GENERAL CORP., LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A  Y | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. An air conditioner, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor being configured to, when executing the program instructions, perform a method for cleaning an air conditioner;
wherein the method for cleaning an air conditioner comprises:
in response to a cleaning instruction, controlling frosting on the surface of a target heat exchanger;
after a frosting completion condition is met, controlling defrosting of the frost on the target heat exchanger; and
after a defrosting completion condition is met, reducing the surface temperature of the target heat exchanger to a sterilization temperature and carrying out quick cooling sterilization, wherein a temperature difference between the sterilization temperature and a defrosting temperature during defrosting meets a set temperature change sterilization condition.