Cooking Chamber Scheduling for Mixed-Load Energy Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking methods lack flexibility and automation, leading to inefficiencies in energy consumption, time management, and weight loss optimization during cooking processes, especially when handling multiple products and programs.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows for the selection of starting and ending times, cooking products, and programs based on multiple parameters, optimizing energy consumption, time, and weight loss by indicating when to load and unload products, and enabling interlaced or stacked cooking programs, with automatic plausibility testing and energy-optimized program linkage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If multiple cooking products and programs are handled simultaneously with manual control, then cooking flexibility is maintained, but energy consumption increases and time management becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking appliance automatically determines optimal cooking parameters, schedules multiple programs, and manages cooking processes without continuous user intervention. The system self-optimizes energy consumption by independently calculating and adjusting cooking parameters based on product characteristics and desired outcomes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts cooking parameters (temperature, time, power levels) based on selected optimization criteria. Users can choose to optimize for energy consumption, time, or weight loss, and the system modifies cooking parameters accordingly to achieve the selected optimization goal.
2Loss of energy
If cooking processes are optimized for energy consumption, then energy efficiency improves, but cooking time may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to select different optimization criteria (energy consumption, time, or weight loss). When energy optimization is selected, the system adjusts cooking parameters to minimize energy usage while still achieving the desired cooking result, even if this extends the cooking time.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooking program dynamically adjusts parameters during the cooking process based on the selected optimization criterion. The system can modify temperature profiles, power levels, and timing to balance energy consumption against cooking time requirements.
3Reliability
If manual control is used for cooking processes, then operational simplicity is maintained, but cooking reliability and precision decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines optimal cooking parameters, schedules multiple programs, and manages cooking processes without continuous user intervention. The system self-optimizes energy consumption by independently calculating and adjusting cooking parameters based on product characteristics and desired outcomes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors and control mechanisms that monitor cooking progress and adjust parameters in real-time to ensure reliable and precise cooking results. The feedback loop allows the system to maintain high cooking reliability by continuously comparing actual state with target state.
4Productivity
If multiple cooking programs are run simultaneously, then productivity increases, but coordination complexity and resource management become problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-select and schedule multiple cooking programs in advance. The control unit automatically coordinates the execution of these programs, determining optimal start times, resource allocation, and parameter settings for each program before the cooking processes begin.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooking appliance is designed to handle multiple different cooking programs and product types simultaneously through a universal control system. The system can adapt its control strategies and parameter settings to accommodate various cooking requirements while managing multiple programs concurrently.
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AI summary
A method for operating at least one cooking process in a cooking chamber of a cooking appliance is based on a multiple number of parameters that can be entered through an input device of the cooking appliance. Based on the parameters, at least one cooking product and/or cooking program, at least one starting and/or ending time of the cooking of at least one cooking product and/or for at least one cooking program, and at least one cooking parameter can be selected. An output device indicates when each cooking product is to be loaded into and removed from the cooking chamber in dependence of the starting time and/or ending time, and the selection of a multiple number of cooking products. Additionally, the sequence of cooking of the cooking products can be optimized based on at least one parameter that determines at least one cooking parameter.