Organic Material Handling Controller for Enclosed Waste Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current organic waste handling systems are inefficient, requiring large footprints, producing greenhouse gases, attracting pests, and generating unpleasant odors, with unprocessed material leading to costly transportation and handling inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A modular organic material handling system comprising receiving, transfer, storage, and discharge modules, along with a control system, that automates and encloses the handling process, including conveyors, sensors, and adjustable shells to manage and process organic waste efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If organic waste is dumped on the ground in piles for processing, then the site footprint is large and earthworks are required, but the waste becomes exposed to environment attracting insects and rodents and producing unpleasant odors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs enclosed housing structures with flexible or rigid walls that contain the organic waste during processing. The housing includes removable panels and sealed compartments that prevent waste exposure to the external environment, thereby eliminating odors and pest attraction while maintaining processing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an enclosed housing as an intermediary structure between the waste processing operations and the external environment. This housing acts as a barrier that isolates the harmful effects (odors, pests) from the surrounding area while allowing controlled access for processing operations.
2Manufacturing precision
If organic waste is handled multiple times by equipment, then processing is thorough, but human and capital resources are consumed at each handling event
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple processing operations within a single integrated housing structure. The housing accommodates shredding, screening, and sorting operations that traditionally require separate equipment and multiple handling steps, thereby reducing resource consumption while maintaining processing quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure is designed as a multi-functional unit that can perform various processing operations sequentially or simultaneously. The same housing accommodates different processing stages, eliminating the need for multiple separate handling operations and reducing overall system complexity.
3Quantity of substance
If unprocessed organic material is transported, then transportation volume is high, but the material is heavier and more expensive to transport due to high moisture content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary processing operations (shredding, drying, compacting) within the housing before the material is loaded for transportation. This preliminary action reduces the moisture content and optimizes the material density, thereby reducing transportation weight and cost while maintaining adequate volume for efficient transport.
4Productivity
If a front-end loader is used to load waste into trailers, then loading is efficient, but the type of trailers and vehicles that can haul away the waste is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is designed with a universal discharge interface that can accommodate various types of trailers and vehicles. The housing includes adjustable discharge mechanisms that can load different vehicle types efficiently, eliminating the limitation imposed by front-end loader requirements and enhancing vehicle compatibility.
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AI summary
A control system is provided for control of an organic material handling system. A modular system and method for improving the receiving, processing, storing, and transloading of bulk materials such as organic waste. A system includes at least a receiving module to receive material, a storage module, a discharge module, and a control system. Systems can be adapted with additional modules, such as processing modules and transfer modules, depending on the site and materials to be handled. The storage module has a levelling component for levelling out the organic material stored therein, and a removal component for discharging the organic material. The control system interfaces with the modular components and local operators, and provides remote reporting and monitoring.