Increasing Energy Efficiency TRIZ Cases

Tightly coupled control conductors inside the extension cable carry data and power to remote monitoring while reducing leakage and damage risk.

A scanned laser focal point and preheated wire feed spread heat more evenly, cutting distortion, residual stress, and weld shape defects.

Horizontal continuous casting keeps copper alloy billets supersaturated through extrusion, cutting energy use while preserving strength and conductivity.

Wound thermally conductive tubes increase counterflow contact area to deliver compact heat exchange without a bulky outer shell.

A composite-reinforced X-arm carriage uses linear rails, an encoder strip, and a magnet track to cut moving mass while preserving printhead accuracy.

On-axis imaging of a beam-made calibration pattern aligns multiple irradiation units faster, reducing manual setup and stitching errors.

Bionic internal flow channels for additively manufactured cylinder blocks cut weight, simplify sealing, and reduce leakage in hydraulic drives.

A concentric inert gas flow shields the melt zone at the nozzle, limiting oxidation and contamination without fully inerting the printer.

Pre-sized surface tags on green bodies stay readable after sintering shrinkage, enabling individual traceability, data logging, and recycling.

A ring-shaped laser beam with a central powder feed improves melt-pool targeting, reducing powder scatter and stabilizing deposition.

Real-time z-position measurement lets a liquid-jet guided laser control ablation depth for faster, more accurate 3D shaping.

Multiple converging laser beams fuse metal wire evenly around the focal point, enabling symmetric 3D shapes with simpler equipment.

Imaging-based monitoring detects melt drops on the wire tip and triggers removal commands to preserve DED modeling accuracy.

A sound field constrains particle stream size, shape, and path in directed energy deposition to improve resolution, surface roughness, and microstructure.

Helical filament deposition forms aircraft ducts with tight bends and varying cross-sections while cutting tooling, weight, and process steps.

Overlapping a small-focus beam with a low-power wider beam improves gas penetration in thin-sheet laser cutting, raising speed while limiting burrs.

Thermal image monitoring detects nozzle adhesive residue buildup and stops deposition welding before energy loss and powder focusing errors degrade quality.

A movable distributor placed near the nozzle cuts powder response time and waste by switching flow to work or discharge paths.

An angled laser cladding process improves cast iron brake disc adhesion, limits graphite-related defects, and boosts wear and corrosion resistance.

A movable dispensing member inside the 3D print head shortens powder flow paths, cuts off feed quickly, and reduces powder loss.

A single laser head switches between powder, wire, and assist-gas modes to cut downtime and keep precise multi-process laser operation.

A post-quench 30-60°C heating step plus ambient cooling stabilizes 6xxx aluminum sheet microstructure for consistent strength and ductility.

Vacuum induction melting with silicon deoxidation and electroslag refining suppresses large inclusions that cause ultrafine sawing wire breakage.

Multiple beams converge inside a part to remelt porosity, cracks, and lack-of-fusion defects while limiting overheating of surrounding material.

Partially overlapping coils on both sides of a flat steel product raise power density and improve temperature uniformity in a shorter heating line.

By varying build conditions by irradiation frequency and beam position, this case keeps 3D object height and size uniform across the target surface.

Spatial low-coherence fringe detection measures laser head standoff on non-metal and complex surfaces with real-time precision.

Using dispersed Ni-Mo-Cr powder and hot isostatic pressing, this case avoids Mo segregation and delivers uniform properties in solid articles.

A two-step laser scan smooths metal powder compact surfaces before forming recess dots, reducing read errors after sintering.

A heat-sink front block and coolant circuit protect the wire deposition nozzle tip, enabling longer runs and higher laser power.

Interlayer peening and cold working are integrated into 3D printing to tailor strength, microstructure, and corrosion behavior in each layer.

Cryogenic tool cooling enables in-chamber machining of Inconel and titanium without contaminating the inert additive manufacturing environment.

A side barrier confines plasticized material at the shoulder edge in AFS, cutting flash and reducing secondary machining time.

A fully austenitic rock bolt steel resolves the usual tradeoff between strength, elongation, and magnetism for deep roadway support.

Multi-stage annealing in nitrogen or vacuum plus citric acid pickling removes oxides and contamination from Cu alloy wire for WAAM.

A brief post-quench heating step stabilizes 6xxx aluminum sheet microstructure, improving strength-ductility consistency during coiling and aging.

A fully austenitic rock bolt steel balances non-magnetic behavior, 600-1000 MPa yield strength, and high elongation for deep mining support.

Selective powder mixing and laser remelting improve stack shape control, material ratios, and residual stress in metal builds.

Controlled billet heating and rapid cooling prevent sigma phase formation in highly alloyed stainless steel forgings without solution annealing.

Multiple feeders and adjustable electromagnetic melt pools enable faster near-net shaping, finer final geometry, and graded alloy transitions.

Relative motion inside the print head shortens powder ducts, enables fast flow cutoff, and reduces waste in powder spray 3D printing.

A movable powder injector regulates local deposition along its path to cut excess powder, speed builds, and simplify batch changes.

A rotary distributor reroutes powder and carrier gas to cut nozzle delay, recycle unused powder, and prevent clogging in 3D printing.

A coolant circuit and heat-sink block keep the wire deposition nozzle from melting, enabling longer runs and higher laser power.

A side barrier constrains plasticized material at the shoulder edge in friction stir additive manufacturing, cutting flash and secondary machining.

Helical filament-fed 3D printing forms aircraft ducts with complex bends and varying cross-sections without bending tools or support structures.

Layer-specific build plane segmentation determines precise powder amounts, reducing waste while maintaining accurate layer formation.

A movable powder injector meters material by layer geometry, cutting excess powder, batch-change cleaning, and additive manufacturing time.

A movable axicon-convex lens setup shapes a ring laser around the powder outlet to reduce scattering and improve deposition accuracy.

A second powder layer chosen for polishing response helps additive manufacturing reduce scanning lines, seams, and surface roughness.