Movable temperature adjusting device and method for operating the movable temperature adjusting device.
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temperature adjusting devices are unable to react to the specific heating and/or cooling demands of individual users, often relying on central systems that may not provide sufficient or timely adjustments to meet personal comfort needs.
Innovation Solution
A movable temperature adjusting device equipped with identifying means (such as face recognition, voice recognition, or RFID) and sensing means (like temperature, biometric, and infra-red sensors) that can determine a user's heating and/or cooling demand, and operate heating and/or cooling means accordingly, potentially communicating with a central HVAC system to optimize temperature adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a central heating/cooling system is used, then heating and cooling can be provided to multiple users, but the system cannot adjust temperature according to individual user demands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the central heating/cooling system into multiple independent movable temperature adjusting devices, each capable of autonomous operation and individual user identification. This segmentation allows each device to adapt to specific user demands while maintaining overall system functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces movable temperature adjusting devices that can dynamically adjust temperature settings based on real-time user identification and demand sensing. The system transitions from static central control to dynamic distributed control, enabling adaptability to changing user requirements.
2Speed
If central heating/cooling systems are used, then heating and cooling can be provided, but the response time to individual user needs is slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs identifying means to recognize users in advance and sensing means to detect heating/cooling demands before the user actively requests adjustment. This preliminary detection enables the movable temperature adjusting device to initiate temperature control actions immediately, eliminating response delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables temperature adjusting devices to autonomously identify users, sense their thermal demands, and execute temperature control without manual intervention. This self-service capability accelerates the response time by removing communication and control delays between user and system.
3Loss of energy
If centralized temperature control is used, then system management is simplified, but energy consumption increases due to insufficient targeted adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements localized temperature control through movable temperature adjusting devices that operate independently in specific user zones. Each device adjusts temperature based on local user demands detected by identifying and sensing means, avoiding the energy waste of uniform centralized temperature adjustment across all areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates sensing means that continuously monitor user presence and thermal demands, providing real-time feedback to the temperature control system. This feedback mechanism enables precise, demand-driven temperature adjustments, reducing energy consumption by avoiding heating/cooling when no user is present or when demand is low.
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 device provides personalized temperature control, ensuring user comfort by adapting to individual preferences and health conditions, reducing energy consumption, and bridging the gap between central system response times, while also being able to communicate with other devices for coordinated temperature management.
Implementation Method 1
Heating means can for example be an electric heater
Implementation Method 2
cooling means can for example be a fan or a peltier element
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AI summary
The invention is a movable temperature adjusting device, comprising heating and/or cooling means, identifying means configured to identify a user, and sensing means configured to sense at least one quantity indicative of a heating and/or cooling demand of the user, wherein the movable temperature adjusting device is adapted to operate the heating and/or cooling means based on the heating and/or cooling demand of the user.