Induction energy transmission system
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing induction energy transmission systems for household appliances require separate operating units for each appliance, leading to reduced user convenience and increased manufacturing costs, as users must familiarize themselves with multiple interfaces and appliances cannot be uniformly controlled, especially during simultaneous operation.
Innovation Solution
An induction energy transmission system with a centralized operating unit outside the appliance, allowing for uniform operation of multiple appliances, featuring a support plate with a supply unit for inductive energy provision, a control unit, and a communication unit for wireless data transmission, enabling intuitive and cost-effective operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each small household appliance has an integrated operating unit, then the appliance can be operated independently, but users must familiarize themselves with multiple different interfaces and cannot achieve uniform operation during simultaneous use of multiple appliances
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the operating units of multiple small household appliances into a single centralized operating unit integrated into the induction cooktop. This allows users to control multiple appliances (kettle, toaster, coffee machine) through one unified interface, eliminating the need to learn and switch between multiple different operating interfaces, thereby achieving operational uniformity and improved user convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized operating unit is designed to serve multiple functions by controlling different types of small household appliances simultaneously. It provides a universal control interface that can manage various appliances with different functions through a single system, enabling uniform operation across diverse device types
2Ease of manufacture
If each small household appliance has an integrated operating unit, then the appliance can be controlled independently, but manufacturing costs increase due to duplicate components in each appliance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate operating units into one centralized unit in the induction cooktop. This eliminates the need to manufacture and assemble duplicate operating unit components in each small household appliance, significantly reducing manufacturing costs while simplifying the overall system structure by centralizing control functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The operating unit functionality is extracted from individual small household appliances and relocated to the induction cooktop. This removes the burden of manufacturing complex operating units from each appliance manufacturer, reducing their manufacturing costs and simplifying their appliance designs while maintaining independent control capability
3Weight of moving object
If each small household appliance has an integrated operating unit, then the appliance can function autonomously, but the weight of each appliance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operating unit is extracted from each small household appliance and relocated to the induction cooktop. This removal significantly reduces the weight of each appliance (kettle, toaster, coffee machine) while the centralized operating unit in the cooktop maintains the ability to control all appliances autonomously, preserving functional autonomy at the system level
Solution Approach 2:
The induction cooktop acts as an intermediary that hosts the centralized operating unit. This mediator provides the control functionality that would otherwise require separate operating units in each appliance, enabling lightweight appliance designs while maintaining system-level autonomous control through wireless communication
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
Enhances user convenience by providing a unified interface for operating different appliances, reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating the need for separate operating units within appliances, and allows for wireless energy transmission, resulting in a more resource-efficient and sustainable system.
Implementation Method 1
a supply unit which is arranged below the support plate and has at least one supply induction element for inductively providing energy
Implementation Method 2
the small household appliance has at least one receiving induction element for receiving the inductively provided energy
Data Source
AI summary
An induction energy transmission system includes a support plate, a supply unit arranged below the support plate and including a supply induction element designed to inductively provide energy, a control unit designed to control the supply unit, and a small household appliance for placement on the support plate. The small household appliance includes a receiving induction element designed to receive the inductively provided energy. An operating unit is arranged outside the small household appliance and designed for operation of the small household appliance by a user.