阅读说明：本技术 一种漏电检测电路及方法、漏电保护电路及方法、空调器 (Electric leakage detection circuit and method, electric leakage protection circuit and method and air conditioner ) 是由 赵锋瑞 于 2020-04-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开提供了一种漏电检测电路,包括：分压电路,用于采集用电器的地线端Vin输出的电信号,光耦隔离电路,用于当采集到电信号时,将电信号转换为直流电信号,信号输出电路,用于将直流电信号转换为漏电信号,并输出漏电信号。该电路设置在用电器的控制器上,无需单独设置外装的漏电检测器,原理简单,检测准确。本公开还提供了一种漏电检测方法、漏电保护电路和漏电检测方法,漏电保护电路包括漏电检测电路,能有效保护用电器不因漏电而损坏,防止用户在漏电时误触。(The present disclosure provides a leakage detection circuit, including: the device comprises a voltage division circuit, an optical coupling isolation circuit and a signal output circuit, wherein the voltage division circuit is used for collecting an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance, the optical coupling isolation circuit is used for converting the electric signal into a direct current electric signal when the electric signal is collected, and the signal output circuit is used for converting the direct current electric signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal. The circuit is arranged on a controller of an electric appliance, an externally-arranged leakage detector is not required to be arranged independently, the principle is simple, and the detection is accurate. The leakage protection circuit comprises a leakage detection circuit, and can effectively protect an electric appliance from being damaged due to leakage and prevent a user from mistakenly touching the electric appliance when the electric appliance leaks electricity.)

1. An electrical leakage detection circuit, comprising:

the voltage division circuit is used for acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance;

the optical coupling isolation circuit is used for converting the electric signal into a direct current electric signal when the electric signal is collected;

the signal output circuit is used for converting the direct current signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal;

the first wiring end a of the voltage division circuit is connected with a ground wire end Vin of an electrical appliance, the second wiring end b of the voltage division circuit is connected with a zero wire end N of the electrical appliance, the output end of the voltage division circuit is connected with the input end of the optical coupling isolation circuit, and the output end of the optical coupling isolation circuit is connected with the input end of the signal output circuit.

2. The electrical leakage detection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the voltage dividing circuit comprises:

resistors R1, R2, a diode D1;

one end of the resistor R1 is connected with the first terminal a, the other end of the resistor R1 is connected with one end of the resistor R2 in series, the other end of the resistor R2 is connected with the second terminal b, the diode D1 is connected with the resistor R2 in parallel, the anode of the diode D1 is connected with the second terminal b, and the cathode of the diode D1 is connected with the other end of the resistor R1.

3. A leakage detection circuit according to claim 2, wherein the optical coupling isolation circuit comprises:

the circuit comprises a resistor R3, capacitors C1 and C2 and an optical coupler O1;

the capacitor C1 and the optocoupler O1 are connected in parallel with the resistor R2, one end of the resistor R2 connected with the resistor R1 is connected with the anode of a diode in the optocoupler O1, one end of the resistor R2 connected with the second terminal b is connected with the cathode of the diode in the optocoupler O1, one end of the capacitor C2 is connected with an emitter of a triode in the optocoupler O1, and the resistor R3 is connected in parallel with the capacitor C2.

4. The leakage detection circuit according to claim 3, wherein the signal output circuit comprises:

resistors R4, R5 and R6, a capacitor C3 and a triode Q1;

the one end of R6 with the one end of electric capacity C2, the one end of resistance R3, the inside triode of opto-coupler O1 are connected, resistance R6's the other end with triode Q1's base is connected, triode Q1's emitter ground, and with electric capacity C2's the other end, resistance R3's the other end are connected, triode Q1's collecting electrode with one end of resistance R4, the one end of resistance R5 are connected, the other end of resistance R5 is connected with an external power supply, the other end of resistance R4 is connected the output of signal detection unit, the output of signal detection unit still with the one end of electric capacity C3 is connected, the other end ground connection of electric capacity C3.

5. The electrical leakage detection circuit according to claims 1 to 4, wherein when the electrical appliance is an air conditioner, the electrical leakage detection circuit is installed in a controller of the air conditioner.

6. An electric leakage detection method applied to the electric leakage detection circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by comprising:

acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance;

when the electric signal is collected, converting the electric signal into a direct current electric signal;

and converting the direct current signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal.

7. A leakage protection circuit comprising a leakage detection circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by comprising:

the leakage detection circuit is used for acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance and outputting a leakage signal when the electric signal is acquired;

the instruction sending unit is used for sending an alarm instruction to the alarm unit and/or sending a power-off instruction to the power supply control unit when the leakage signal is received;

the alarm unit is used for alarming and prompting a user after receiving the alarm signal;

the power supply control unit is used for disconnecting the power supply of the electrical appliance after receiving the power-off signal;

the first terminal a of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the ground wire end Vin of the electrical appliance, the second terminal b of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the zero line end N of the electrical appliance, the output end of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the input end of the instruction sending unit, the first output end of the instruction sending unit is connected with the alarm unit, and/or the second output end of the instruction sending unit is connected with the power control unit.

8. The earth leakage protection circuit of claim 7, wherein the alarm unit comprises a display lamp panel and a buzzer, the display lamp panel is used for emitting warning light, and the buzzer is used for emitting alarm sound.

9. A leakage protection method applied to a leakage protection circuit according to any one of claims 7 to 8, comprising:

acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance;

when the electric signal is collected, outputting a leakage signal;

when the leakage signal is received, an alarm instruction is sent to an alarm unit, and/or a power-off instruction is sent to a power supply control unit;

and when the power supply control unit receives a power-off instruction, the power supply of the electrical appliance is disconnected.

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that the air conditioner comprises the electric leakage detection circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and/or the electric leakage protection circuit according to any one of claims 7 to 8.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an electric leakage detection circuit and method, an electric leakage protection circuit and method and an air conditioner.

Background

At present, household appliances are increasingly popularized. However, the leakage of electricity from the household appliances may cause accidents such as casualties caused by electric shock, and the leakage of electricity from the household appliances may be caused by an irregular wiring method, damage of an insulating layer of an air-conditioning strong electric circuit, wire biting by a mouse, a press, and leakage of electricity from a motor. The traditional protection mode is that a leakage protector is added outside the household appliance, the cost of the method is high, and the possibility of protection failure still exists due to external installation.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention provides a leakage detection circuit, a leakage detection method, a leakage protection circuit, a leakage protection method, and an air conditioner, which are used to at least partially solve the above technical problems.

To solve the above problem, an aspect of the present invention provides a leakage detecting circuit, including: the voltage division circuit is used for acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance; the optical coupling isolation circuit 102 is used for converting the electric signal into a direct current electric signal when the electric signal is collected; the signal output circuit is used for converting the direct current signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal; the first wiring end a of the voltage division circuit is connected with a ground wire end Vin of an electrical appliance, the second wiring end b of the voltage division circuit is connected with a zero wire end N of the electrical appliance, the output end of the voltage division circuit is connected with the input end of the optical coupling isolation circuit, and the output end of the optical coupling isolation circuit is connected with the input end of the signal output circuit.

Therefore, the electric leakage detection circuit can timely detect whether the electric appliance leaks electricity through the voltage division circuit, and outputs an electric leakage signal when the electric appliance leaks electricity.

Optionally, the voltage divider circuit includes: resistors R1, R2, a diode D1; one end of the resistor R1 is connected with the first terminal a, the other end of the resistor R1 is connected with one end of the resistor R2 in series, the other end of the resistor R2 is connected with the second terminal b, the diode D1 is connected with the resistor R2 in parallel, the anode of the diode D1 is connected with the second terminal b, and the cathode of the diode D1 is connected with the resistor R1.

Therefore, when the voltage division circuit detects a large electric signal, the resistor R1 shares most of the voltage, and the resistor R2 shares less of the voltage, so that the electric signal is weakened, and the purpose of protecting the circuit from being damaged by strong electricity is achieved.

Optionally, the optical coupling isolation circuit comprises: the circuit comprises a resistor R3, capacitors C1 and C2 and an optical coupler O1; the capacitor C1 and the optocoupler O1 are connected in parallel with the resistor R2, one end of the resistor R2 connected with the resistor R1 is connected with the anode of a diode in the optocoupler O1, one end of the resistor R2 connected with the second terminal b is connected with the cathode of the diode in the optocoupler O1, one end of the capacitor C2 is connected with an emitter of a triode in the optocoupler O1, and the resistor R3 is connected in parallel with the capacitor C2.

Thereby, the alternating current electric signal is converted into the direct current weak current signal.

Optionally, the signal output circuit 103 includes: resistors R4, R5 and R6, a capacitor C3 and a triode Q1; the one end of R6 with the one end of electric capacity C2, the one end of resistance R3, the inside triode of opto-coupler O1 are connected, the other end of R6 with triode Q1's base is connected, triode Q1's emitter ground, and with electric capacity C2's the other end, resistance R3's the other end are connected, triode Q1's collecting electrode with the one end of resistance R4, the one end of R5 are connected, the other end of resistance R5 is connected with an external power supply, the other end of resistance R4 is connected the output of signal detection unit, the output of signal detection unit still with the one end of electric capacity C3 is connected, the other end ground connection of electric capacity C3.

Therefore, the direct-current weak current signal is converted into a leakage signal to be output.

Optionally, when the electrical appliance is an air conditioner, the electric leakage detection circuit is installed in a controller of the air conditioner.

Therefore, the problem that the traditional external leakage protector is externally arranged is solved.

An aspect of the present disclosure further provides a leakage detection method applied to the leakage detection circuit according to the first aspect, including: acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance; when the electric signal is collected, converting the electric signal into a direct current electric signal; and converting the direct current signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal.

The electric leakage detection method has the same advantages as the electric leakage detection circuit.

An aspect of the present disclosure further provides a leakage protection circuit, including the leakage detection circuit according to any one of the first aspect, including: the leakage detection circuit is used for acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance and outputting a leakage signal when the electric signal is acquired; the instruction sending unit is used for sending an alarm instruction to the alarm unit and/or sending a power-off instruction to the power supply control unit when the leakage signal is received; the alarm unit is used for alarming and prompting a user after receiving the alarm signal; the power supply control unit is used for disconnecting the power supply of the electrical appliance after receiving the power-off signal; the first terminal a of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the ground wire end Vin of the electrical appliance, the second terminal b of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the zero line end N of the electrical appliance, the output end of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the input end of the instruction sending unit, the first output end of the instruction sending unit is connected with the alarm unit, and/or the second output end of the instruction sending unit is connected with the power control unit.

Therefore, after the electric leakage detection circuit detects the electric leakage of the electric appliance, the alarm unit is controlled to alarm according to the electric leakage signal, the user is prompted that the electric appliance is leaked, and the power supply of the electric appliance is disconnected through the source control unit, so that the personal property is protected from being threatened.

Optionally, the alarm unit is including showing lamp plate and bee calling organ, it is used for sending warning light to show the lamp plate, bee calling organ is used for sending alarm sound.

Therefore, the user can be warned by light and sound at the same time.

An aspect of the present disclosure further provides a leakage protection method applied to the leakage protection circuit according to any one of the third aspects, including:

acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance;

when the electric signal is collected, outputting a leakage signal;

when the leakage signal is received, an alarm instruction is sent to an alarm unit, and/or a power-off instruction is sent to a power supply control unit;

and when the power supply control unit receives a power-off instruction, the power supply of the electrical appliance is disconnected.

The leakage protection method has the same advantages as the leakage protection circuit.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner, which includes the above-mentioned leakage detecting circuit, and/or the above-mentioned leakage protection circuit.

The air conditioner has the same advantages as the electric leakage detection circuit, and the description is omitted.

Drawings

Fig. 1 schematically shows a circuit diagram of a leakage detection circuit provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating an electrical signal collected by the electrical leakage detection circuit and an output electrical leakage signal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a leakage protection circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 schematically illustrates a schematic diagram of an air conditioner leakage protection circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the purpose, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 schematically illustrates a circuit diagram of a leakage detection circuit provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the leakage detection circuit includes: the voltage division circuit 101 is used for acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electrical appliance; the optical coupling isolation circuit 102 is used for converting an electric signal into a direct current electric signal when the electric signal is collected; a signal output circuit 103 for converting the dc electrical signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal; a first terminal a of the voltage division circuit 101 is connected with a ground wire end Vin of an electrical appliance, a second terminal b of the voltage division circuit 101 is connected with a zero wire end N of the electrical appliance, an output end of the voltage division circuit 101 is connected with an input end of the optical coupling isolation circuit 102, and an output end of the optical coupling isolation circuit 102 is connected with an input end of the signal output circuit 103.

The electrical appliance can be a household electrical appliance such as an air conditioner, a refrigerator and the like, the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance can be a special ground of the electrical appliance or a metal shell grounded by the electrical appliance and the like, the electrical signal output by the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance is a sinusoidal alternating-current voltage signal, and the leakage signal is a periodic signal consisting of a high-level electrical signal and a low-level electrical signal.

In this embodiment, whether electric leakage detection circuitry detects with electrical apparatus through bleeder circuit 101 and takes place the electric leakage, when taking place the electric leakage with electrical apparatus, bleeder circuit 101 acquires the electric signal of the ground terminal of electrical apparatus, make bleeder circuit 101 upload the leakage voltage, bleeder circuit 101 diminishes the partial pressure of electric signal, and transmit the electric signal that intensity diminishes for opto-coupler isolation circuit 102, opto-coupler isolation circuit 102 becomes the weak current signal of direct current with this electric signal, and transmit for signal output circuit 103, signal output circuit 103 is according to the weak current signal of this direct current, output leakage signal.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the voltage divider circuit 101 includes: resistors R1, R2, a diode D1; one end of a resistor R1 is connected with the first terminal a, the other end of a resistor R1 is connected with one end of a resistor R2 in series, the other end of a resistor R2 is connected with the second terminal b, a diode D1 is connected with the resistor R2 in parallel, the anode of a diode D1 is connected with the second terminal b, and the cathode of a diode D1 is connected with the resistor R1.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the electrical appliance does not generate electric leakage, the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance has no voltage, the diode D1 in the voltage dividing circuit 101 is turned off, and the voltage on the R2 is zero; when the electrical appliance leaks electricity, an alternating current electrical signal appears at a ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance, when the electrical signal is a forward voltage signal, a diode D1 in the voltage division circuit 101 is cut off, the voltage on the R2 is not zero, and V is zero_R2Vin × R2/(R1+ R2); when the electrical signal is a negative voltage signal, the diode D1 in the voltage divider circuit 101 is turned on, so that the resistor R2 is shorted, and the voltage across R2 is zero, where the resistor R1 is much larger than the resistor R2. The voltage division circuit 101 can timely detect whether the electrical appliance has electric leakage, when the electric leakage occurs, the resistor R1 can reduce the detected electric leakage voltage, and other weak current parts of the electric leakage detection circuit 301 are protected from being damaged by the electric leakage voltage.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the optical coupler isolation circuit 102 includes: the circuit comprises a resistor R3, capacitors C1 and C2 and an optical coupler O1; the capacitor C1 and the optocoupler O1 are connected in parallel with the resistor R2, one end of the resistor R2 connected with the resistor R1 is connected with the anode of a diode in the optocoupler O1, one end of the resistor R2 connected with the second terminal b is connected with the cathode of the diode in the optocoupler O1, one end of the capacitor C2 is connected with the emitter of a triode in the optocoupler O1, and the resistor R3 is connected in parallel with the capacitor C2.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the electrical appliance is in a leakage state, the optical coupling isolation circuit 102 can convert an alternating current voltage signal into a direct current weak current signal for the signal output circuit 103 to use. When the electrical appliance does not leak electricity, the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance has no voltage, the diode D1 in the voltage division circuit 101 is cut off, the voltage on the resistor R2 is zero, the diode inside the optocoupler O1 connected with the resistor R2 is cut off, the triode inside the optocoupler O1 is not conducted, and the optocoupler isolation circuit 102 does not output a direct current signal; when the electric appliance leaks electricity, an alternating current electric signal appears at a ground wire end Vin of the electric appliance, when the electric signal is a forward voltage signal, a diode D1 in the voltage division circuit 101 is cut off, the voltage on the R2 is not zero, a diode in the optical coupler O1 is conducted, a triode in the optical coupler O1 is electrically conducted, and a direct current electric signal is output from an emitting electrode of the triode in the optical coupler O1; when the electrical signal is a negative voltage signal, the diode D1 in the voltage dividing circuit 101 is turned on, so that the resistor R2 is short-circuited, the voltage on R2 is zero, the transistor in the optocoupler O1 is not turned on, and the optocoupler isolation circuit 102 does not output a dc electrical signal. The capacitor C1 can filter the alternating current electric signal, so that the voltage input to two ends of the diode in the optical coupler O1 is more stable.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal output circuit 103 includes: resistors R4, R5 and R6, a capacitor C3 and a triode Q1; one end of a resistor R6 is connected with one end of a capacitor C2, one end of a resistor R3 and an emitter of a triode in an optocoupler O1, the other end of a resistor R6 is connected with a base of a triode Q1, an emitter of a triode Q1 is grounded and is connected with the other end of a capacitor C2 and the other end of a resistor R3, a collector of a triode Q1 is connected with one end of a resistor R4 and one end of a resistor R5, the other end of the resistor R5 is connected with an external power supply, the other end of the resistor R4 is connected with an output end Vout of a signal detection unit, an output end of the signal detection unit is further connected with one end of a capacitor C3, and the other end of the.

In this embodiment, when the transistor in the optocoupler O1 is turned off, the emitter of the transistor in the optocoupler O1 does not output a dc signal, so that the transistor Q1 is turned off, and the output signal of the output terminal of the signal output circuit 103 is the voltage Vcc of the external power supply connected to the resistor R5, that is, the output terminal of the signal output circuit 103 outputs a high-level electrical signal; when the triode in the optocoupler O1 is conducted, the emitter of the triode in the optocoupler O1 outputs a direct current signal to conduct the triode Q1, and because the emitter of the triode Q1 is grounded, the output signal of the output end of the signal output circuit 103 is changed into a low-level electric signal.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, an upper solid line in fig. 2 represents a forward ac voltage at a ground terminal Vin of the consumer when a leakage occurs, a voltage cycle is 20ms, and a lower broken line in fig. 2 represents a leakage signal output by the signal output circuit 103. When the electrical appliance leaks electricity, and the alternating voltage at the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance is a forward voltage signal (namely a sinusoidal voltage signal with a positive half cycle of 0-10 ms and 20-30 ms in the figure), the triode inside the optocoupler O1 is conducted, the triode Q1 is conducted, and the output signal of the output end of the signal output circuit 103 is changed into a low-level electrical signal; when the electrical appliance has electric leakage and the alternating voltage at the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance is a negative voltage signal (not shown in the figure), the triode inside the optocoupler O1 is cut off, the triode Q1 is cut off, and the output signal of the output end of the signal output circuit 103 is changed into a high-level electric signal. Thus, when ac leakage occurs, the signal output circuit 103 can output a periodic signal composed of a high-level signal and a low-level signal, that is, a leakage signal.

It should be noted that, when the electrical appliance does not leak electricity, the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance has no voltage, the diode D1 in the voltage dividing circuit 101 is turned off, the voltage across the resistor R2 is zero, the diode inside the optocoupler O1 connected to the resistor R2 is turned off, the transistor inside the optocoupler O1 is turned off, the transistor Q1 is turned off, and the output signal of the output terminal of the signal output circuit 103 is a high-level electrical signal.

In one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the leakage detecting circuit 301 is installed in a controller of the electrical appliance. The leakage detection circuit 301 is simple and effective and accurate in detection. The leakage detection circuit 301 is integrated in the controller of the electrical appliance, so that additional installation is avoided, and the control function of the controller can be improved.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a leakage detection method, which is applied to the leakage detection circuit shown in fig. 1 and includes S101 to S103.

And S101, acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance.

And S102, converting the electric signal into a direct current electric signal when the electric signal is acquired.

And S103, converting the direct current signal into a leakage signal and outputting the leakage signal.

In this embodiment, when the voltage divider circuit 101 collects an electrical signal, the resistor R2 in the voltage divider circuit 101 provides voltage for the optical coupler O1 of the optical coupler isolation circuit 102, the optical coupler O1 converts the electrical signal into a dc electrical signal and outputs the dc electrical signal to the signal output circuit 103, and the signal output circuit 103 converts the dc electrical signal into a periodic signal composed of a high-level signal and a low-level signal, that is, a leakage signal, and outputs the leakage signal.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 shows a leakage protection circuit provided by the present disclosure, which includes the leakage detection circuit shown in fig. 1, and includes: the leakage detection circuit 301 is used for acquiring an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance and outputting a leakage signal when the electric signal is acquired; the instruction sending unit 302 is used for sending an alarm instruction to the alarm unit 303 when receiving the electric leakage signal and/or sending a power-off instruction to the power supply control unit 304; the alarm unit 303 is used for giving an alarm to prompt a user after receiving the alarm signal; the power supply control unit 304 is used for disconnecting the power supply of the electric appliance after receiving the power-off signal; the first terminal a of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the ground wire end Vin of the electrical appliance, the second terminal b of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the zero wire end N of the electrical appliance, the output end of the leakage point detection circuit is connected with the input end of the instruction sending unit 302, the first output end of the instruction sending unit 302 is connected with the alarm unit 303, and/or the second output end of the instruction sending unit 302 is connected with the power control unit 304.

The first terminal a of the leakage detection circuit 301 is connected to the ground terminal Vin of the electrical appliance and used for detecting whether the electrical appliance has leakage, and the second terminal b of the leakage detection circuit is connected to the zero line terminal N of the electrical appliance and used for protecting the zero line of the electrical appliance when the electrical appliance has leakage.

The instruction sending unit 302 may be a single chip, a controller, a circuit with a signal receiving function, and the like. Referring to the leakage detection circuit 301 in fig. 1, when the electrical equipment is in a leakage state, the leakage detection circuit 301 outputs a leakage signal composed of a high level signal and a low level signal, and when the electrical equipment is not in a leakage state, the leakage detection circuit 301 outputs only a high level signal. When the command sending unit 302 receives the signal sent by the leakage detection circuit 301, it needs to determine whether the signal is a leakage signal, and when the signal is a leakage signal, it sends an alarm command and a power-off command.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the alarm unit 303 includes a display lamp panel and a buzzer, the display lamp panel is used for emitting warning light, the buzzer is used for emitting warning sound, the display lamp panel may be a digital lamp panel or a plurality of L ED small lamps, the digital lamp panel may display a leakage voltage value, the L ED small lamps may be designed to flash when alarming, and is used for warning a user.

The power control unit 304 may be a relay specially disposed on the power line of the electrical appliance, or a protection switch provided in the electrical appliance itself, and can immediately disconnect the power of the electrical appliance when receiving the power-off command.

Referring to fig. 4, when the electrical appliance is an air conditioner, the leakage protection circuit may be disposed on a controller of the air conditioner, an input terminal Vin of the leakage protection circuit is connected to an outer shell of the air conditioner, wherein the outer shell of the air conditioner is generally made of a metal plate and is grounded, an output point Vout of the leakage protection circuit is connected to a power supply main relay (i.e., a power control unit 304), a display panel, and a buzzer (which form an alarm unit 303) of the air conditioner, when leakage occurs on the outer shell of the air conditioner, the leakage protection circuit determines that leakage occurs through a leakage detection circuit 301, and an alarm instruction is sent to the display panel and the buzzer through an instruction sending unit 302, so that a lamp of the display panel is turned on, the buzzer alarms, and sends a power-off instruction, so that the power supply main relay is turned off, and the air conditioner is powered off.

The disclosure also provides a leakage protection method, which is applied to the leakage protection circuit shown in fig. 3, and the method includes S301 to S304.

S301, collecting an electric signal output by a ground wire end Vin of an electric appliance.

And S302, outputting a leakage signal when the electric signal is acquired.

S303, when receiving the leakage signal, sending an alarm instruction to the alarm unit 303, and/or sending a power-off instruction to the power control unit 304.

S304, when the alarm unit 303 receives the alarm instruction, the alarm prompts the user, and/or when the power control unit 304 receives the power-off instruction, the power of the electric appliance is cut off.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the leakage detection circuit 301 is configured to collect an electrical signal output by a ground line terminal Vin of an electrical appliance, and when the leakage detection circuit 301 collects the electrical signal, output a leakage signal to the instruction sending unit 302, where the leakage signal is a periodic signal composed of a high level signal and a low level signal, and after receiving the leakage signal, the instruction sending unit 302 sends an alarm instruction to the alarm unit 303 and/or sends a power-off instruction to the power control unit 304, so that the alarm unit 303 prompts a user that the electrical appliance is leaked, and timely disconnects the power supply of the electrical appliance, so as to protect the electrical appliance from being damaged and prevent the user from accidentally touching.

The present disclosure also provides an air conditioner including the leakage detecting circuit as shown in fig. 1 and the leakage protecting circuit as shown in fig. 3.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.