Eutectic Plate Power Manager for Multi-Device Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power supply systems require costly and complex infrastructure changes to accommodate additional devices, such as new outlets, breakers, and wiring, to maintain temperature settings in devices like refrigerators and freezers, which increases operational expenses and infrastructure needs.
Innovation Solution
A power manager component that switches power delivery between devices based on temperature settings, using eutectic plates for thermal management, allowing the system to maintain temperature without additional infrastructure by diverting power from one device to another, thus optimizing the use of existing power sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional power supplies and infrastructure are installed to maintain temperature settings for multiple devices, then temperature control reliability is improved, but device complexity and infrastructure cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple temperature-controlled devices onto a single shared power supply system with intelligent control. The power manager coordinates power distribution among multiple devices, allowing them to share the same infrastructure while maintaining individual temperature control through coordinated operation and load management.
Solution Approach 2:
The shared power supply system is designed to serve multiple temperature-controlled devices simultaneously. The power manager provides universal control functionality, dynamically allocating power to different devices based on their temperature control needs, thereby making a single power supply infrastructure capable of supporting multiple devices.
2Power
If additional power outlets, breakers, and wiring are installed to support more devices, then power delivery capacity is improved, but ease of operation and installation difficulty worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple devices share a common power supply infrastructure including outlets, breakers, and wiring. The power manager enables this shared infrastructure to deliver sufficient power to multiple devices by coordinating their operation, eliminating the need for separate dedicated infrastructure for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The power distribution system dynamically adjusts power allocation among devices based on real-time conditions. The power manager monitors and controls power delivery to each device, enabling the fixed infrastructure to adaptively meet varying power demands without requiring physical modifications to the installation.
3Ease of manufacture
If existing power sources are shared among multiple devices with intelligent control, then infrastructure cost is reduced, but power delivery management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power manager enables devices to self-regulate their power consumption and operation. Through automated control algorithms, the system monitors temperature conditions and power availability, making intelligent decisions about when to operate each device, thereby reducing the need for complex manual management while sharing infrastructure costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where temperature sensors and power monitors continuously report device status to the power manager. This feedback loop enables the controller to dynamically adjust power allocation and device operation, managing the complexity of shared power distribution through automated response to real-time conditions.
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 solution reduces infrastructure costs by allowing the use of existing power sources for multiple devices, maintaining temperature settings without the need for additional power sources or equipment, thereby optimizing energy distribution and reducing operational expenses.
Implementation Method 1
a primary device that is configured to store heat or cold
Implementation Method 2
using eutectic plates for thermal management
Data Source
AI summary
A system and/or method is provided that manages delivery of power for a device and an additional device. The system can include a device that consumes power to refrigerate an item stored therein, wherein the device includes an eutectic plate and an additional device that consumes power. The system can further include a power source that is configured to deliver power and a power manager component that is configured to monitor a temperature within the device. The power manager component can further be configured to activate the power source to deliver power to the device to reach a set temperature, switch the delivery of power from the device to the additional device based on the set temperature being reached, and maintain the set temperature in the device by switching delivery of power from the additional device to the device based on monitoring the temperature.