Exhaust Snorkel Venting for Indoor Vehicle Data Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles parked with engines running produce exhaust gases that can accumulate and exceed safe levels within buildings, posing safety concerns and ventilation systems may not adequately manage these gases, especially during data communication between onboard and offboard computer systems.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing an exhaust snorkel to direct exhaust gases to a ventilation system while enabling data communication between a vehicle and an offboard computer, with sensors to monitor exhaust gas characteristics and control data transmission based on these conditions, ensuring safe indoor air quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the vehicle engine is running to enable data communication between onboard and offboard computer systems, then data transmission capability is improved, but exhaust gas accumulation and air quality degradation occur
Solution Approach 1:
An exhaust snorkel is introduced as an intermediary component to intercept and redirect exhaust gases away from the building interior. The snorkel creates a dedicated exhaust pathway that prevents harmful gases from accumulating while allowing the vehicle to operate with its engine running for data communication purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful exhaust gases are extracted from the vehicle's exhaust system and redirected through the snorkel to an external discharge point. This separation removes the harmful element (exhaust gases) from the building environment while preserving the useful function (data communication).
2Use of energy by stationary object
If the ventilation system operates at standard capacity, then energy consumption is minimized, but exhaust gas concentration may exceed safe levels
Solution Approach 1:
A sensor system continuously monitors exhaust gas characteristics (such as CO, NOx, or other harmful emissions) and provides feedback to a control system. Based on this feedback, the control system dynamically adjusts the ventilation system's operation to maintain safe gas concentrations while optimizing energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The ventilation system transitions from static, fixed-capacity operation to dynamic, adjustable operation. The system can modulate its performance based on real-time exhaust gas levels, increasing capacity when needed and reducing it when safe, thereby optimizing the balance between safety and energy consumption.
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
Effectively reduces exhaust gas concentrations within buildings by controlling data communication based on exhaust gas levels, maintaining safe working conditions and ensuring reliable data transfer.
Implementation Method 1
an exhaust snorkel in fluid communication with an exhaust system of the vehicle and configured to direct the exhaust gas from the vehicle to a ventilation system
Data Source
AI summary
A system, method and computer program product control data communication based on a characteristic of an exhaust gas from a vehicle. In the context of a system, an exhaust snorkel is in fluid communication with an exhaust system of the vehicle and configured to direct the exhaust gas from the vehicle to a ventilation system. The system also includes a data transmission system configured to provide for data communication between the vehicle and an offboard computer system. The system further includes a sensor system configured to control operation of the data transmission system based on the characteristic of the exhaust gas.