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Solution Overview
Problem
Air conditioning and cooling for outdoor areas face challenges due to moving air currents, thermal transfer, and lack of containment, making it difficult to efficiently cool such areas.
Innovation Solution
Modular cooling units with a base, cooling tower, and air distribution system that can be arranged in various configurations to efficiently dispense cooled air, including the use of separate or shared components and remote network connectivity for control, and integration of water treatment and thermal insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If cooling units are deployed in outdoor areas, then cooling coverage is extended, but energy efficiency deteriorates due to moving air currents and thermal transfer
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is divided into multiple modular cooling units that can be independently deployed and configured. Each unit contains its own base, cooling tower, and air distribution system, allowing for targeted cooling of specific outdoor areas while minimizing overall energy consumption through localized operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an air distribution system with enclosures and covers that create contained zones for cooled air. These flexible boundary structures help maintain thermal containment in outdoor environments by reducing heat transfer with surrounding air currents while still allowing the cooling coverage area to be adjusted.
2Adaptability or versatility
If modular cooling units with separate components are used, then adaptability and customization improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling unit is segmented into distinct functional modules: a base with control components, a cooling tower with inner flow path, and an air distribution system with enclosures. This segmentation enables flexible configuration and customization while keeping each module relatively simple in design.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal interfaces and standardized configurations that allow them to be combined in various arrangements. The base, cooling tower, and air distribution system can be configured differently to suit various outdoor cooling applications, providing multi-functionality without requiring complex custom designs for each scenario.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple cooling units are arranged in linear configuration, then cooling coverage area expands, but system complexity increases due to coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cooling units are deployed as independent segmented modules in a linear arrangement. Each unit operates autonomously with its own control system, allowing the cooling coverage area to expand through simple addition of units without requiring complex coordination between them.
Solution Approach 2:
Adjacent cooling units can be combined to form an extended linear cooling zone. The units work together as a coordinated system where the air distribution systems of neighboring units create continuous cooled areas, achieving expanded coverage through simple merging rather than complex integration.
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
The modular cooling units provide efficient and customizable cooling solutions for outdoor areas, enhancing comfort by creating cooled zones and improving energy efficiency through modular design and renewable energy integration.
Implementation Method 1
a cooling tower attached to the base at a first end of the cooling tower, the cooling tower having an inner flow path
Implementation Method 2
The control components are configured to convey air through the base, the cooling tower, and the air distribution system to dispense air through the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser
Data Source
AI summary
Cooling systems are provided. The cooling systems include a plurality of cooling units. Each cooling unit has a base having a housing with control components, a cooling tower attached to the base at a first end of the cooling tower, with an inner flow path and an exterior surface, and an air distribution system attached to the cooling tower at a second end. The air distribution system includes an air distribution chamber between first and second enclosures, cool and warm air dispensers are configured in the first enclosure, and a cover is disposed on an exterior of the enclosures. The control components are configured to convey air through the base, the cooling tower, and the air distribution system to dispense air through the air dispensers. At least two of the cooling units of the plurality of cooling units are arranged in a linear arrangement.