Modular Structural Louver Walls for Faster Airflow Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building designs for data storage units face challenges with structural complexity, space limitations for airflow, and delays in on-site installation of louvers, leading to inefficiencies in cooling and potential errors.
Innovation Solution
Pre-assembled modular louvered wall systems with integrated vertical and horizontal structural supports that include louvers, dampers, actuators, and wiring, allowing for rapid installation and minimizing the need for additional structural supports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional on-site installation of louvers is performed step-by-step, then installation flexibility is maintained, but installation time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The louver system is divided into modular units that can be pre-assembled and then quickly installed. Each module contains integrated structural supports, louvers, dampers, actuators, and wiring, allowing independent fabrication and rapid on-site installation without requiring sequential completion of multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular louver units are pre-assembled with all necessary components (structural supports, louvers, dampers, actuators, wiring) before shipment to the construction site. This preliminary assembly eliminates the need for complex on-site step-by-step installation and reduces installation time while maintaining quality control.
2Stability of the object's composition
If vertical and horizontal structural walls are added for building support, then structural stability is improved, but available airflow space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The modular louver units incorporate integrated structural supports that serve dual purposes: providing structural stability for the building and creating airflow channels for cooling. The vertical and horizontal members within the modular units function as both structural elements and airflow conduits, eliminating the need for separate structural walls that would block airflow.
Solution Approach 2:
The structural support function and air flow function are merged into a single integrated system. The vertical and horizontal members of the modular louver units simultaneously provide structural reinforcement and create passages for air flow, combining what were traditionally separate functions into one unified component system.
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AI summary
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing pre-assembled modular structural louvered systems that include structural supports and louvers, and may also include dampers, actuators and wiring in pre-assembled modules that may be transported to a building site, tilted up into place, and installed. Embodiments of the present invention also provide methods and apparatus for providing pre-assembled modular structural louvered systems which include integrated vertical and horizontal structural supports, allowing for the elimination of some vertical and horizontal wall structures in a building by relying on the structural support provided in the modular louvered systems, thereby making more space available in the building for louvers and airflow.