Multi-Cavity Electronic Atomizer Control for Differential Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic atomization devices face challenges in differentially atomizing flavored liquids with varying volatilization characteristics, leading to inconsistent taste and inefficient volatilization of components.
Innovation Solution
A control method for heating atomization that utilizes a substrate with multiple atomization regions and corresponding liquid storage cavities, where the heating element is controlled based on a predetermined strategy to achieve differential atomization temperatures and times, ensuring targeted volatilization of different media.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single heating assembly is used for atomizing flavored liquid, then the device structure is simple, but the volatilization efficiency of components with different characteristics is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The heating assembly is divided into multiple independent heating units (first heating assembly, second heating assembly, etc.), each capable of independently heating different liquid storage cavities. This segmentation allows differential heating of components with different volatilization characteristics, improving overall volatilization efficiency while maintaining reasonable structural complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Each heating unit is configured with different heating parameters (temperature, power, timing) tailored to the specific volatilization characteristics of the liquid components stored in corresponding cavities. This local optimization of heating quality ensures efficient atomization of each component according to its properties, resolving the contradiction between efficiency and structure.
2Reliability
If different heating parameters are used for different liquid components, then the atomization effect is improved, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures heating parameters for each heating unit based on the known volatilization characteristics of different liquid components. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for complex real-time adjustments during operation, maintaining taste consistency through predetermined optimized parameters while keeping the control system relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
Each heating unit operates independently with its own control parameters, allowing the system to self-regulate the heating process for different components without requiring complex centralized control. This distributed self-service approach ensures reliable atomization while minimizing control complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The method ensures efficient and targeted atomization of various components in flavored liquids, improving taste consistency and volatilization efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
controlling, based on a predetermined strategy, the heating element to perform heating atomization on the media to be atomized in the plurality of liquid storage cavities
Implementation Method 2
heating atomization on the media to be atomized... ensuring targeted volatilization of different media
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AI summary
A control method for controlling an atomizer to perform heating atomization includes: providing the atomizer, the atomizer including: a plurality of liquid storage cavities, media to be atomized being stored in the plurality of liquid storage cavities, with different media to be atomized being stored in at least some liquid storage cavities of the plurality of liquid storage cavities, and a heating assembly including a substrate and a heating element, the heating element being arranged on an atomization surface of the substrate; or the heating assembly including a substrate, the substrate being at least partially electrically conductive so as to serve as a heating element, the substrate having a plurality of atomization regions, the plurality of atomization regions and the plurality of liquid storage cavities being arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner; receiving a heating start signal; and in response to receiving the heating start signal, controlling the heating element.