Individualized Hypoxic Training Rooms Using Membrane Nitrogen Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing high-altitude training methods for athletes, such as traditional camps and hypoxic bedrooms, lack individualization and social cohesion, leading to suboptimal training regimes and mental health issues.
Innovation Solution
A system with a ventilation and hypoxic system using a membrane nitrogen generator to create adjustable oxygen environments, allowing athletes to simulate different altitudes within a facility, promoting social interaction and tailored training.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If athletes stay in traditional hypoxic bedrooms or tents at high altitude, then they can train in hypoxic conditions, but they experience social isolation and mental health deterioration
Solution Approach 1:
The facility is divided into multiple separate hypoxic rooms (first hypoxic room and second hypoxic room) that can operate independently. Each room can be controlled separately, allowing athletes to train in hypoxic conditions while remaining in a larger facility that supports social interaction. This segmentation enables hypoxic training without requiring complete isolation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If athletes train in mountainous areas for traditional high-altitude camps, then they experience social interaction and mental well-being, but they lack individualized training adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic control of oxygen concentration in each hypoxic room through separate membrane nitrogen generators. The oxygen levels can be adjusted in real-time based on individual athlete needs, training protocols, and physiological responses. This dynamic adjustment capability allows personalized training while maintaining social interaction facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameter of oxygen concentration independently in different rooms. By controlling the oxygen percentage (e.g., 19.5% in first room, 18.5% in second room), the system enables individualized training conditions without requiring physical relocation to different altitudes, thus maintaining social cohesion while achieving personalization.
3Productivity
If athletes use classic hypoxic bedrooms to maximize hypoxic exposure, then they achieve training goals, but they are isolated for weeks which reduces motivation
Solution Approach 1:
The facility serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides individualized hypoxic training rooms while also offering common areas for social interaction and dining. The hypoxic rooms are part of a larger facility that maintains normal social functions, making the training environment multi-functional rather than purely isolating.
4Device complexity
If a single hypoxic room is used for all athletes, then equipment is simplified, but individualized training conditions cannot be provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into multiple independently controlled hypoxic rooms, each with its own membrane nitrogen generator and control system. This segmentation allows each room to be optimized for individual athletes while keeping the overall system relatively simple through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Each hypoxic room has locally optimized oxygen concentration levels tailored to specific training needs. The first hypoxic room and second hypoxic room can have different oxygen percentages, allowing each space to have the specific quality required for its intended training protocol.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables individualized altitude training without isolation, enhancing performance and mental well-being by simulating various altitudes and promoting social cohesion.
Implementation Method 1
a membrane nitrogen generator for filtering an incoming airflow to produce nitrogen by means of semi-permeable membranes that separate nitrogen gas from the incoming airflow
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a system for creating individualized atmospheres within a sports training facility, wherein the system includes a ventilation system suitable for creating a normoxic atmosphere; a hypoxic system suitable for creating a hypoxic atmosphere and for simulating different altitudes, the hypoxic system comprising a membrane nitrogen generator for filtering oxygen from an incoming airflow and generating an outgoing filtered airflow with a reduced relative oxygen content; and one or more enclosed spaces. The invention also relates to a use for creating individualized atmospheres in a hotel comprising a plurality of rooms and one or more common spaces.