Electrolytic Water Sprayer Control for Stable Tablet Dosing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional electrolytic water spraying devices face instability in electrolysis due to potential shortages of electrolysis-accelerating tablets, leading to inconsistent performance.

Innovation Solution

The device includes a dispensing timing controller and a dispensing amount controller to regulate when and how much electrolysis-accelerating agent is dispensed based on electrical characteristic energization amounts, ensuring stable electrolysis by adjusting the dispensing of tablets according to usage patterns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of stationary object

If water is supplied more than one time and an electrolysis-accelerating tablet is dispensed again in a predetermined period, then the electrolytic water spraying device can operate continuously, but there may be a shortage of electrolysis-accelerating tablets making electrolysis unstable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontinuous operation timeVSAvoidelectrolysis stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit measures the electrical characteristic value during electrolysis and calculates the integrated value over time. Based on this feedback information about actual electrolysis consumption, the system determines the optimal dispensing timing and amount of electrolysis-accelerating tablets, preventing both shortage and waste while maintaining stable electrolysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the dispensing parameters (timing and amount) of electrolysis-accelerating tablets based on the calculated integrated electrical characteristic value. By dynamically adjusting these parameters according to actual usage conditions, the system ensures stable electrolysis performance while avoiding tablet shortage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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

This approach stabilizes electrolysis by accurately determining the need for electrolysis-accelerating tablets, maintaining consistent production of electrolyzed water regardless of usage conditions.

Implementation Method 1

an electrolyzer that produces electrolyzed water by electrolyzing the water stored in the reservoir and into which the electrolysis-accelerating agent has been dispensed

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrolysis: Electrolysis

Data Source

PatentUS12577685B2Electrolytic water spraying device
Publication Date: 2026.03.17 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

An electrolytic water spraying device (100, 100A) according to the present disclosure includes: a reservoir (14) that stores water; a dispensing timing controller (320) that controls a dispensing timing that is a timing at which an electrolysis-accelerating agent is to be dispensed into the reservoir (14); a dispensing amount controller (310) that controls a dispensing amount that is an amount of the electrolysis-accelerating agent to be dispensed into the reservoir (14); and an electrolyzer (17) that produces electrolyzed water by electrolyzing the water stored in the reservoir (14) and into which the electrolysis-accelerating agent has been dispensed.