Electrical Installation Layout Using Adaptive Room Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Planning electrical installations in buildings, particularly for new constructions and extensive renovations, is a complex and costly task requiring specialized expertise, as existing digital design programs necessitate manual copying of installation units into floor plans, lacking automation.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing a computer unit with a database of electrical installation templates, capturing digitized room dimensions, selecting and adapting a template to specific spatial dimensions, and generating a digital plan with optimized cable routing and pricing information, accessible via an internet portal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual copying of installation units into floor plans is used, then planning accuracy is maintained, but productivity is reduced and economic effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining standard electrical installation templates for different room types (kitchens, bathrooms, offices, etc.) with all necessary installation units, cable routes, and technical data already configured. These templates are stored in a database and can be automatically selected and adapted to specific floor plans, eliminating the need for manual copying and significantly increasing planning productivity while maintaining accuracy through standardized configurations.
2Ease of manufacture
If specialized expertise is required for electrical installation planning, then planning quality is ensured, but economic effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by creating digital replicas of proven electrical installation solutions in the form of standardized templates. These templates contain pre-configured installation units, cable routing, and technical data that can be copied and adapted to similar rooms. This allows less experienced planners to access and use professionally developed solutions, improving accessibility while maintaining quality through standardized, tested configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing automated generation of electrical installation plans through computer-aided design. The software automatically selects appropriate templates, adapts them to specific room dimensions and requirements, and generates complete planning documentation without requiring manual intervention for routine tasks. This reduces dependency on highly specialized expertise while maintaining planning quality through automated consistency checks and standardized processes.
3Productivity
If standardized templates are used for electrical installations, then productivity increases, but adaptability to individual requirements decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by creating adaptive templates that can be automatically adjusted to match specific room characteristics. The system reads floor plan data, identifies room types and dimensions, and dynamically selects and modifies the most appropriate template. Installation units are automatically positioned based on actual room geometry, door and window locations, and specific customer requirements. This dynamic adaptation process maintains high productivity through automation while ensuring versatility by customizing solutions to each specific case.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by allowing different degrees of standardization for different parts of the electrical installation. Core components and cable routing follow standardized templates for efficiency, while local modifications can be made to accommodate specific requirements such as unique lighting configurations, specialized outlets, or custom cable routes. This enables simultaneous use of standardized approaches for routine elements and customized solutions for specific needs, optimizing both productivity and adaptability.
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AI summary
To provide a method and a system for creating a plan for an electrical installation in at least one room, which automatically generates a plan for given premises, the invention proposes a method for automatically generating a plan for an electrical installation in at least one room, using a system that has a computer unit with a storage unit on which a database with templates of electrical installations for room types is stored, and with input and output units, wherein a digitized version of the spatial dimensions of the room for which the plan is to be created is captured and compared with the room types available in the database.A suitable template is selected and adapted to the specific spatial dimensions of the room, and a digital version of the room's spatial dimensions, including the adapted electrical installation from the template, is created and saved as a file.