Data Collector for Automated Environmental Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage cabinets require manual data recording of temperature and humidity levels, leading to inefficiency and human error, and are cumbersome to reposition due to complex cable connections for data transmission.
Innovation Solution
A data collector with a microprocessor, USB port, buffer, memory, and LCD display is installed in storage cabinets to automatically record environmental conditions, allowing for direct data transmission to a computer for statistical graph generation, eliminating the need for manual data recording and enabling easy monitoring of storage conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual data recording by operators is used, then data can be collected from storage cabinets, but the process is inefficient and prone to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The storage cabinet system performs data collection automatically through its own integrated controller that reads data from sensors and transmits it to the host computer, eliminating the need for external operators to manually record data. This self-service mechanism resolves the contradiction by making the system both highly efficient (no manual intervention needed) and reliable (automated data capture eliminates human error).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/manual data recording process with an automated electronic data transmission system. The controller uses communication protocols to automatically transmit environmental data from sensors to the host computer, substituting the manual writing/recording mechanism with an automated digital transmission system that improves both efficiency and accuracy.
2Ease of operation
If cables are used to connect storage cabinets to computers for data transmission, then data can be transmitted, but the layout becomes complex and the cabinets cannot be easily moved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data transmission function from the physical cable connection by implementing wireless communication between the storage cabinet controller and the host computer. This removes the physical constraint of cables, allowing cabinets to be repositioned freely while maintaining data transmission capability, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of repositioning and transmission reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a wireless communication intermediary (wireless transmission module) that mediates data transmission between the storage cabinet controller and the host computer. This intermediary eliminates the need for direct physical cable connections, enabling flexible cabinet placement while maintaining reliable data transmission through wireless protocols.
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AI summary
A data collector to be installed in an electrical storage device has a data reader and a base. The data reader is to be connected to the electrical storage device to store status data detected by the electrical storage device. The stored data has a specific format. The stored data in the data reader can be transmitted to a computer through the base. The computer can then generate statistical graphs to show the status data. According to the graphs, whether or not the interior status of the electrical storage device is normal can be easily monitored.