Artificial Cellar Control Using Natural Temperature and Humidity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing artificial cellars lack the ability to replicate the natural preservation conditions of temperature and humidity found in traditional cellars, which are ideal for storing wine and other products, leading to suboptimal storage and aging conditions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that receive and adjust the preservation conditions of an artificial cellar to match those of a natural cellar, using sensors and control units to regulate temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors, allowing for precise replication of natural cellar conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the target temperature is manually set by the user according to personal preferences, then the temperature control is simple and easy to operate, but the wine quality cannot be improved because it does not correspond to the ideal storing temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies the preservation conditions (temperature, humidity) from a natural cellar to the artificial cellar. The system receives actual preservation conditions from a natural cellar and adjusts the artificial cellar's conditions to substantially correspond to the natural cellar's conditions, thereby replicating the ideal storage environment without requiring users to manually determine optimal temperatures.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the artificial cellar maintains a constant target temperature, then the temperature control is stable and simple, but it cannot replicate the natural preservation conditions that improve wine quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from static constant temperature control to dynamic temperature control that replicates natural cellar variations. The system receives actual preservation conditions from a natural cellar and adjusts the artificial cellar's temperature to substantially correspond to the natural cellar's conditions, allowing the temperature to vary naturally while maintaining stability through active control.
3Manufacturing precision
If sensors and control units are added to replicate natural cellar conditions, then the preservation condition accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary natural cellar as a reference model. Instead of directly programming complex control algorithms to replicate ideal conditions, the system receives actual preservation conditions from a natural cellar and uses these as target values for the artificial cellar's control system, simplifying the control logic while achieving high accuracy.
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AI summary
A method for controlling an artificial cellar, including receiving actual preservation conditions of a natural cellar, the actual preservation conditions having at least one of an actual temperature and an actual humidity within the natural cellar, and adjusting preservation conditions of the artificial cellar to substantially correspond to the received actual preservation conditions of the natural cellar.