Dynamic Packaging Solutions for Refrigerant Optimization
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Summary
Problems
Existing packaging solutions for shipping frozen or chilled products often result in wasted refrigerant and inadequate protection due to standardized approaches that fail to account for varying product sizes and delivery conditions, leading to spoilage and damage.
Innovation solutions
A system dynamically optimizes package structure and refrigerant amount based on customer preferences, product characteristics, and weather data using a user interface, database, sensors, and control circuit to create customized packages with varying protection structures and refrigerant distribution.
TRIZ Analysis
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General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If standard-sized packages with predetermined refrigerant amounts are used, then product protection from spoilage is provided, but wasted refrigerant occurs when items are smaller than the shipping package
Why choose this principle:
The patent implements dynamic customization of package size and refrigerant amount based on real-time product dimensions and shipping parameters. The system adjusts the package configuration dynamically rather than using fixed standard sizes, allowing the refrigerant amount to precisely match the actual cooling needs of each product, thereby eliminating waste while maintaining spoilage protection.
Principle concept:
If standard-sized packages with predetermined refrigerant amounts are used, then product protection from spoilage is provided, but wasted refrigerant occurs when items are smaller than the shipping package
Why choose this principle:
The system changes key parameters including package dimensions, refrigerant quantity, and package structure based on product characteristics and shipping conditions. By varying these parameters dynamically rather than using fixed values, the system optimizes both protection effectiveness and resource efficiency for each individual shipment.
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AI summary:
A system dynamically optimizes package structure and refrigerant amount based on customer preferences, product characteristics, and weather data using a user interface, database, sensors, and control circuit to create customized packages with varying protection structures and refrigerant distribution.
Abstract
An optimal package structure and an amount of refrigerant to insert into the package structure are determined based upon product information, consumer preference information, and weather information. The optimal package structure and the amount of refrigerant are an optimized combination that is effective to both protect the product from damage and preserve the product from spoilage. A package is constructed to contain the product according to the optimal package structure and the amount of refrigerant is inserted into the structure.