Moisture control apparatus, moisture control method, program, storage medium, produced object, product, apparatus, and facility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking technologies, such as those described in Patent Literature 1, fail to effectively improve the taste and preservation of various foods and objects due to insufficient consideration of moisture control mechanisms, limiting their applicability beyond food and specific cooking methods.
Innovation Solution
A moisture control apparatus and method that applies a predetermined voltage or current with DC and AC components to electrodes generating electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, sound, or ultrasonic fields to control moisture elements in objects, achieving a bonded state that enhances their properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electromagnetic waves are generated in a space for cooking food, then oxidation/deterioration of cooking oil is prevented and taste is improved, but the technique cannot be applied to all kinds of foods, other cooking styles, or objects other than food
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter from electromagnetic wave generation to voltage application (including DC component). By applying voltage to electrodes that generate electric fields, magnetic fields, electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, or ultrasonic waves, the system can control moisture elements in various objects. This parameter change enables broad applicability across different foods, cooking methods, and even non-food objects while maintaining reliable moisture control through the bonded state achievement.
2Reliability
If voltage is applied to electrodes to control moisture elements, then characteristics of objects are improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic action by applying voltage including AC component to the electrodes. The AC component creates alternating electric fields that periodically interact with moisture elements, achieving bonded state through rhythmic molecular alignment and interaction. This periodic voltage application is more energy-efficient than continuous DC application, as it leverages the natural resonance and response of water molecules to alternating fields, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining effective moisture control.
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 solution effectively improves the characteristics of objects by controlling moisture, leading to improved preservation, taste, and efficiency in cooking and storage, applicable beyond traditional food cooking methods.
Implementation Method 1
a predetermined voltage or current including a DC component and/or an AC component is applied to at least one electrode that generates at least one of an electric field, a magnetic field, an electromagnetic field, electromagnetic waves
Implementation Method 2
applying a predetermined voltage or current including a DC component and/or an AC component to at least one electrode that generates at least one of an electric field, a magnetic field, an electromagnetic field, electromagnetic waves to achieve a bonded state of moisture elements
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AI summary
Provided are a moisture control apparatus, a moisture control method, a program, a storage medium, a produced object, a product, an apparatus, and a facility that can improve the characteristics of an object through moisture control. In a moisture control apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, a predetermined voltage or current including a DC component and/or an AC component is applied to at least one electrode that generates at least one of an electric field, a magnetic field, an electromagnetic field, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, and ultrasonic waves to achieve a bonded state of moisture elements in an object disposed to face the electrode, so that a property of the object is able to be improved.