Compressed Air Data Acquisition Method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for maintenance and service of compressed air generation or treatment components are inefficient due to the need for manual collection and correlation of various data sources, leading to delays and errors in processing instructional measures.

Innovation Solution

A method that detects and combines identification, status, and instruction data with personal data to create a coherent electronic data record, which can be transmitted via a data network, using mobile devices and image processing techniques to simplify the processing of maintenance or service measures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If manual data collection and correlation methods are used, then data can be obtained from various sources, but significant time delays and errors occur in processing instructional measures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime delay in data availabilityVSAvoidprocessing efficiency of maintenance measures
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple data sources (identification data, status data, instruction data, and personal data) into a single coherent data set that is automatically transmitted to the instruction recipient. This merging eliminates the need for manual data collection and correlation, directly resolving the time delay and efficiency problems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary system (electronic data processing device) that automatically processes and transmits data between the component and the instruction recipient. This intermediary eliminates manual intervention, reducing both time delay and potential errors in data handling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If manual data collection methods are used, then data can be gathered from various sources, but the process becomes complex and error-prone

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of data correlationVSAvoidcomplexity of data collection process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

By merging all necessary data into a single coherent data set that is automatically generated and transmitted, the patent eliminates the complexity of manually collecting and correlating data from multiple sources, while simultaneously improving reliability by reducing human error.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically generating, processing, and transmitting the coherent data set without requiring manual intervention. This automation reduces both the complexity of the process and the potential for errors in data correlation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Speed

If traditional data transmission methods (letter, email, fax) are used, then data can be communicated to the recipient, but the process is time-consuming and susceptible to errors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission speedVSAvoidsusceptibility to transmission errors
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical data transmission methods (letter, email, fax) with an electronic data transmission system. This substitution dramatically increases transmission speed and eliminates the susceptibility to errors associated with manual data entry and traditional communication channels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP3624023A1Method for data acquisition and combining
Publication Date: 2020.03.18 KAESER KOMPRESSOREN SE
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for data acquisition and combination, in which data from a compressed air generation or compressed air treatment component are acquired and combined with further data to create a data set, comprising the following steps: - an identification acquisition step (100) in which data for identifying the components are acquired, - a status data acquisition step (101) in which status data of the compressed air generation or compressed air treatment component are acquired, - an instruction acquisition step (102) in which data declaring the desired instructions are acquired, and - a person acquisition step (103) in which one or more persons oran organization is identified as the controller and - the data collected in the identification recording step (100), the status data recording step (101), the instruction recording step (102) and the person recording step (103) are combined in an electronic data processing device to form a coherent data set that can be transmitted over a data network.