Heating Assembly Feedback Control for Vapour Substance Aging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vapor generating devices using induction heating face inefficiencies and safety concerns due to unsuitable temperature control and power usage, as well as the need for precise monitoring of conditions like age and type of the vaporizable substance, which affect performance and safety.
Innovation Solution
A heating assembly with a temperature sensor and memory accessor that determines the condition of the vaporizable substance based on monitored temperature and power usage, allowing for a predetermined heating profile to optimize performance and safety by adjusting power supply modes and indicating when the substance needs replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If induction heating is used to generate vapour, then controlled heating and vapour generation is achieved, but unsuitable temperatures are unknowingly produced wasting power and risking damage
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors temperature at the body using a temperature sensor and feeds this information back to the controller. The controller compares the monitored temperature with the target temperature from the heating profile and adjusts the power supplied to the heating device accordingly, preventing both overheating and power waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes the power supply parameters (amount and profile of power) based on the monitored temperature and the predetermined heating profile. This ensures the body reaches and maintains the optimal temperature while minimizing energy consumption.
2Reliability
If temperature monitoring is implemented, then temperature control is improved, but factors like body age and type are not considered affecting performance
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by determining the body's characteristics (age, type, presence) before and during heating. This early identification allows the controller to select appropriate heating profiles and parameters tailored to the specific body characteristics, improving reliability without requiring complex real-time adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The temperature sensor and controller serve multiple functions: monitoring temperature, determining body presence, assessing body characteristics (age and type), and controlling power supply. This multi-functionality improves reliability while minimizing the addition of separate monitoring components.
3Productivity
If power is continuously supplied to heat the body, then vapour generation is maintained, but the body degrades over time reducing efficiency and safety
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the heating profile and power supply based on the body's real-time characteristics and degradation state. As the body degrades, the system modifies heating parameters to maintain optimal efficiency and safety, rather than using a static heating approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The continuous monitoring of temperature and body characteristics provides feedback that allows the system to detect body degradation. The controller uses this feedback to adjust power supply and heating profiles, maintaining safety and efficiency even as the body degrades over time.
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 enhances the efficiency and safety of vapor generation by optimizing power usage, maintaining consistent temperatures, and ensuring the vaporizable substance is used effectively and safely, reducing waste and prolonging device lifespan.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature sensor arranged to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heating at the body
Implementation Method 2
a heating device arranged to heat, in use, a body, the body comprising a vaporisable substance
Implementation Method 3
an induction coil (hereinafter also referred to as an inductor and induction heating device) is provided within the device and a susceptor is provided within the vapour generation substance. Electrical energy is provided to the inductor when a user activates the device which in turn creates an electromagnetic (EM) field. The susceptor couples with the field and generates heat
Implementation Method 4
The susceptor couples with the field and generates heat which is transferred to the substance and vapour is created
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AI summary
A heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes a heating device arranged to heat, in use, a body, the body including a vaporisable substance located in use in a heating compartment of the heating assembly, the heating assembly being arranged to supply, in use, power to the heating device to heat the body; a temperature sensor arranged to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the body, temperature information related to heat generated from the body being determinable from the monitored temperature; and a memory accessor arranged to access, in use, a memory that holds a relationship between the temperature information, the amount of power supplied to the heating device or the profile of power supplied to the heating device, and at least one condition including an age of the body, or a type of the body, or the presence of the body.