Ozone Generator Resource Optimization via Dynamic Power and Flow Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ozone generators face inefficiencies in operating resource consumption, particularly in applications with variable ozone demand, leading to high costs due to constant power and gas usage, even when only a fraction of the rated power is needed.
Innovation Solution
A method that reduces both electrical power and ozone concentration, while also adjusting gas flow to optimize operating resource consumption, using a characteristic performance map to determine minimum power and flow rates that achieve the required generator power at lower costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the electrical power is reduced to match the variable ozone demand (operating below rated power), then operating costs decrease, but the ozone concentration in the emitting gas decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by simultaneously adjusting multiple operating parameters (electrical power, gas flow rate) rather than changing a single parameter. This allows the system to achieve cost reduction while maintaining acceptable ozone concentration levels by finding optimal combinations of parameters in the expanded operational parameter space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic operation by expanding the operational parameter space and allowing continuous adjustment of electrical power and gas flow rate based on variable demand. This enables the ozone generator to adapt to changing ozone requirements while optimizing resource consumption, moving away from static rated power operation.
2Productivity
If the gas flow is increased to maintain constant electrical power, then the total ozone volume increases, but the ozone concentration in the gas decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by changing multiple parameters simultaneously - adjusting both gas flow rate and electrical power together. This allows the system to achieve desired total ozone volume while maintaining acceptable concentration levels through coordinated parameter adjustment, rather than holding electrical power constant.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by allowing the system to operate with sub-optimal ozone concentration in exchange for achieving the required total ozone volume and reducing overall resource consumption. The focus is on meeting the primary requirement (total ozone volume) while accepting partial compromise on concentration.
3Quantity of substance
If the gas flow is reduced to increase ozone concentration, then the ozone concentration increases, but the total ozone volume decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by simultaneously adjusting gas flow rate and electrical power. This allows the system to achieve the desired total ozone volume while maintaining acceptable concentration levels through coordinated parameter changes, rather than relying solely on gas flow reduction.
4Reliability
If the ozone generator is designed for peak load capacity, then it can meet maximum demand, but it operates at less than full capacity during normal conditions, reducing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling continuous adjustment of operating parameters (electrical power, gas flow rate) based on actual demand. This allows the ozone generator to operate efficiently at variable loads while maintaining the capability to meet peak demand, resolving the contradiction between peak capacity and operating efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes to expand the operational parameter space, allowing the system to optimize efficiency at different load levels. By adjusting electrical power and gas flow rate together, the system can maintain high efficiency across a range of operating conditions while retaining peak load capability.
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AI summary
The present invention comprises a method for optimizing the consumption of an operating resource of ozone generators in which an oxygen-containing gas is conveyed through an existing gap between two conductors, between which there is a potential difference, wherein the ozone generator has a generator rated power Pn that is achieved when the ozone generator has an electrical power Pel=Pel,max coupled and the oxygen-containing gas is conveyed through the gap with a gas flow φN, such that the gas that flows through has an ozone concentration cozN, wherein the method comprises the following steps:A) specify a required generator power Ptarget,B) if 0<Ptarget<Pn, reduce both the electrical power Pel=Pel,actual<Pel,max and the ozone concentration coz,actual<cozN, wherein Pel,actual and coz is selected in order to achieve the required generator power Ptarget.