Bioclimatic Pool Shelter with Adjustable Ventilation Louvers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Swimming pool enclosures face a safety vs. heat management dilemma, as they can create a greenhouse effect that heats the pool water excessively, leading to poor water quality, but opening them compromises safety.
Innovation Solution
A swimming pool shelter with adjustable ventilation blades that can be moved between open and closed positions to allow ventilation without compromising safety, using manual or motorized actuation means controlled by temperature or climatic conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the pool enclosure modules are kept closed to ensure safety, then safety is improved, but the greenhouse effect causes excessive water heating leading to poor water quality
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is segmented into fixed side sections and a central ventilation section with adjustable louvers. This allows the safety-critical side sections to remain closed while the central section provides controlled ventilation to reduce greenhouse heating, resolving the contradiction between safety and temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The ventilation section incorporates adjustable louvers that can dynamically change their opening angle based on temperature conditions. The louvers transition from a closed position (maintaining safety) to a partially open position (allowing ventilation), enabling adaptive control of the greenhouse effect while preserving safety functionality.
2Temperature
If the modules are opened to prevent water overheating, then temperature control is improved, but the safety function is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the panel into fixed side sections and a movable central ventilation section, the invention allows temperature control through the adjustable louvers in the central section without compromising the safety provided by the closed fixed side sections.
Solution Approach 2:
Different sections of the panel have different functions: the fixed side sections maintain safety with closed structure, while the central ventilation section provides temperature control through adjustable louvers. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by assigning specific functions to specific locations.
3Loss of energy
If ventilation is provided by opening the enclosure, then the greenhouse effect is reduced, but safety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable louvers provide dynamic ventilation control, allowing the enclosure to transition from a fully closed state to a ventilated state without fully opening. This partial ventilation reduces the greenhouse effect while maintaining the safety barrier of the closed enclosure structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The ventilation function is extracted from the main enclosure structure by creating a separate adjustable louver system in the central section. This allows ventilation to be provided independently of the main enclosure opening, reducing the greenhouse effect without compromising the safety function of the closed enclosure.
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
This solution effectively reduces the greenhouse effect, limiting water heating while maintaining safety by allowing controlled ventilation through adjustable blades, thus preventing the proliferation of microorganisms and bacteria.
Implementation Method 1
By opening the adjustable louvers, it is possible to ventilate under the enclosure without compromising its safety. This ventilation helps reduce the greenhouse effect, thus limiting the heating of the pool water.
Implementation Method 2
During periods of intense heat, pool enclosures do have a greenhouse effect, which heats the pool water.
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AI summary
The pool enclosure (10) comprises at least one module (12) including a panel (14) intended to cover the pool. The panel (14) includes at least one ventilation section (20) formed by adjustable slats (22) movable between an open and a closed position.