Pest Repelling Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pest repelling devices face issues with reduced service life due to operating outside ideal temperature ranges and dust accumulation, which can affect their efficiency and reliability.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a temperature sensor to monitor the solenoid coil's temperature and a fan to regulate airflow within the device, ensuring operation within an ideal temperature range and reducing dust buildup, thereby extending the device's service life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If the PRD operates continuously without temperature monitoring, then productivity is maintained, but the service life is reduced due to operating outside ideal temperature ranges
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature sensor continuously monitors the solenoid coil temperature and provides feedback to the control system. When the temperature exceeds the ideal range, the system automatically adjusts operation (reduces duty cycle or shuts off) to prevent damage, thereby extending service life while maintaining optimal productivity through intelligent control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts its operation based on real-time temperature conditions. Instead of continuous fixed operation, the PRD modulates its duty cycle or power level in response to temperature feedback, allowing it to adapt between productivity and service life protection as conditions change.
2Reliability
If no dust mitigation is implemented, then device complexity is reduced, but efficiency and reliability deteriorate due to dust accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
The fan creates a self-service dust mitigation system where the device actively manages its own internal environment. The fan draws air through the housing, preventing dust accumulation that would otherwise degrade reliability, creating a self-maintaining system that protects against its own operational byproducts.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If a temperature sensor and fan are added, then service life is extended, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature sensor provides critical feedback that enables intelligent control, allowing the system to extend service life through informed decision-making rather than brute-force over-engineering. The feedback mechanism enables precise temperature management with minimal additional complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors and responds to temperature parameter changes in real-time. By detecting when temperature exits the ideal range and adjusting operation accordingly, the system extends service life through parameter-based control rather than structural complexity.
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 maintains the device within an optimal operating temperature range, preventing damage and reducing dust accumulation, thus enhancing the device's longevity and performance.
Implementation Method 1
Incorporating a temperature sensor to monitor the solenoid coil's temperature
Implementation Method 2
a fan is oriented within a housing of the PRD to force the flow of air from inside a housing of the PRD to outside a housing the PRD
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a pest repelling magnetic field generating device (PRD) having a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of a solenoid coil during operation. The detected temperature to be used to ensure that the PRD operates within an ideal temperature range. Additionally, a fan is oriented within a housing of the PRD to force the flow of air from inside a housing of the PRD to outside a housing the PRD. In an illustrative example, the PRD may shut off if the temperature of the solenoid coil moves outside the ideal temperature range. By operating the PRD within an ideal temperature range, the service life of the PRD may be extended. Further, the fan may mitigate dust collection within the housing of the pest repelling magnetic field generating device.