Cyclic Voltammetry Taste Diagnosis for Portable Alcohol Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrochemical sensors are inadequate for diagnosing the taste of alcoholic beverages due to their complexity and the need for specialized knowledge, and they often require multiple sensors for accurate analysis.
Innovation Solution
A diagnostic device and system that utilizes cyclic voltammetry to calculate and diagnose taste attributes like astringency, aftertaste, sweetness, aroma, and bitterness based on integral values from cyclic voltammograms, employing regression analysis and coefficient calculations to determine taste characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If electrochemical sensors are used for taste analysis, then portability and cost are improved, but the ability to diagnose taste of alcoholic beverages deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple electrochemical sensors into a single diagnostic device, integrating their functions to achieve comprehensive taste analysis. This merging allows the device to maintain portability while overcoming the limitation of individual sensors being insufficient for diagnosing alcoholic beverage tastes.
Solution Approach 2:
The diagnostic device is designed with multi-functional capabilities to analyze various taste components (sweetness, bitterness, astringency, etc.) using a single integrated system. This universality enables the device to handle diverse taste diagnosis requirements without requiring multiple separate sensors, thus maintaining portability while improving diagnostic capability.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are combined for accurate analysis, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple sensors are merged into a single integrated diagnostic device with unified control and processing systems. This integration maintains the measurement precision benefits of multiple sensors while reducing the operational complexity that would arise from managing separate sensor systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The diagnostic device incorporates multiple sensing functions within a single universal platform, allowing accurate multi-parameter taste analysis without requiring users to operate multiple separate devices. The unified system simplifies the user interface and data processing while maintaining high measurement precision.
3Measurement precision
If conventional analytical methods are used, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to specialized knowledge requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic device incorporates automated processing and interpretation capabilities that enable users to obtain accurate taste analysis without requiring specialized knowledge. The system performs self-service functions including data acquisition, processing, and interpretation, making precise measurement accessible to general users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex manual analytical procedures with automated electronic sensing and digital processing systems. This substitution maintains high measurement precision while eliminating the need for users to possess specialized analytical knowledge, thereby improving ease of operation.
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
The system effectively diagnoses the taste of alcoholic beverages by analyzing cyclic voltammograms, providing accurate and portable taste analysis without the need for specialized knowledge.
Implementation Method 1
a first calculation unit calculates a first sum (L(+) sum) which is a sum of first integral values in a positive predetermined potential sections based on a plurality of first integral values in a plurality of predetermined potential sections calculated using a current-potential characteristic of a first cyclic voltammogram measured while changing a potential at a first potential scanning rate
Data Source
AI summary
The diagnostic device calculates sums L(+)_sum, M(+)_sum, H(+)_sum of integral values in a positive predetermined potential section, a sum H(−)_sum of integral values in a negative predetermined potential section, and sums L(all)_sum, M(all)_sum, H(all)_sum of integral values in all predetermined potential sections based on a plurality of integral values ITG1_Low to ITGn_Low, ITG1_Middle to ITGn_Middle, ITG1_High to ITGn_High in a plurality of predetermined potential sections calculated using the current-potential characteristics of three cyclic voltammograms measured while changing the potential at potential scan rates Vr_Low, Vr_Middle, Vr_High to diagnose the taste of analyte.