Cooling Energy Gate for Rapid Low-Temperature Refrigeration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooling apparatuses face limitations in achieving rapid cooling to a target temperature, especially as temperatures decrease, due to difficulties in efficiently generating and distributing cooling energy.
Innovation Solution
A cooling generator system comprising a cooling unit that accumulates energy at a preset temperature, a cooling gate unit for controlling energy emission, and a control unit to manage energy transfer, utilizing thermoelectric elements, phase change, or thermodynamic cycles to rapidly cool a target area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional cooling apparatuses are used to cool a target area, then cooling can be performed using standard methods, but the cooling time increases significantly as the target cooling temperature decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-cooling a cooling medium (such as a liquid or gas) to a temperature lower than the target cooling temperature before it contacts the target area. This pre-cooled medium then rapidly transfers its stored cooling energy to the target, enabling fast cooling even to very low temperatures. The cooling medium is regenerated by pre-cooling it again after it absorbs heat from the target.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a cooling medium as an intermediary between the cooling system and the target area. This medium (liquid or gas) is pre-cooled to a temperature below the target cooling temperature and then contacts the target area, transferring cooling energy rapidly. The intermediary medium enables efficient heat transfer and rapid cooling without requiring the cooling apparatus to be in direct contact with the target.
2Temperature
If conventional cooling apparatuses operate at lower temperatures, then the target cooling temperature can be reduced, but the efficiency of cooling generation and distribution decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling medium is pre-cooled to a temperature lower than the target cooling temperature in advance, storing cooling energy before contact with the target. This preliminary cooling action allows the system to maintain high cooling energy generation efficiency even when targeting very low temperatures, as the pre-cooled medium delivers intense cooling upon contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the temperature parameter of the cooling medium to be lower than the target cooling temperature, creating a temperature difference that drives rapid heat transfer. This parameter change enables the system to maintain high productivity by optimizing the cooling medium temperature for maximum heat transfer efficiency at each target temperature level.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and precise cooling of a target area by intensively supplying cooling energy, overcoming the limitations of conventional systems by efficiently accumulating and distributing cooling energy, thereby achieving high-speed refrigeration.
Implementation Method 1
a cooling unit cooling the cooling accumulation unit through thermal coupling with the cooling accumulation unit
Implementation Method 2
The cooling gate unit may block emission of the cooling energy through at least one of first passive cooling and active cooling while blocking emission of the cooling energy
Implementation Method 3
The cooling unit may be implemented using at least one of a Peltier effect, a phase change effect, a Joule-Thomson effect, and a thermodynamic cycle
Implementation Method 4
The cooling unit may be implemented using at least one of a Peltier effect, a phase change effect, a Joule-Thomson effect, and a thermodynamic cycle
Implementation Method 5
The cooling unit may be implemented using at least one of a Peltier effect, a phase change effect, a Joule-Thomson effect, and a thermodynamic cycle
Implementation Method 6
a cooling unit cooling the cooling accumulation unit through thermal coupling with the cooling accumulation unit
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AI summary
This application relates to an apparatus for generating refrigeration. The apparatus may include a cooling collector configured to collect cooling energy at a predetermined cooling collection temperature. The apparatus may also include a cooler thermally coupled to the cooling collector so as to cool the cooling collector. The apparatus may further include a refrigeration gate configured to block and release the collected cooling energy. The refrigeration gate may refrigerate a target region by releasing the collected cooling energy.