Power Supply Design Tradeoff Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power supply design tools require significant manual effort to compare and select the best design from numerous possible options, which can take days or weeks, due to the complexity of evaluating multiple parameters such as efficiency, footprint, and cost.
Innovation Solution
A design tool that allows users to create and visualize multiple power supply designs simultaneously, using a visualizer design tool application to compare key parameters graphically and filter results, enabling quick selection of the most suitable design for specific applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual comparison of multiple power supply designs is performed, then design selection accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual replicas (graphs and charts) of multiple power supply design parameters that can be compared simultaneously. Instead of manually analyzing each design specification document, the system generates visual copies of key parameters (efficiency, footprint, cost, etc.) in graphical form, enabling rapid comparison while maintaining selection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms tabular design data into graphical dimensions. By plotting multiple designs across multiple parameters in a visual space (using graphs, charts, and visual indicators), the system adds spatial dimensions to the comparison process, allowing designers to perceive relationships and tradeoffs that would require extensive manual analysis in tabular form.
2Productivity
If multiple design parameters are evaluated simultaneously, then design optimization is improved, but complexity of evaluation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the complex multi-parameter evaluation into separate visual components. Each design parameter (efficiency, footprint, cost, etc.) is plotted as a separate graph or visual element, allowing the designer to evaluate multiple parameters simultaneously while maintaining clarity. The segmentation of information into discrete visual units reduces the cognitive load of handling complex multi-parameter tradeoffs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal visual comparison framework that handles multiple different parameters (electrical, physical, cost) using a consistent graphical methodology. The same visual techniques (graphs, charts, indicators) are applied across all parameter types, providing a unified approach to evaluating diverse design criteria and simplifying the overall evaluation process.
Data Source
AI summary
A system may include a database configured to store information including characteristics of a plurality of components. The system may further include a server in communication with the database and configured to receive design requirements indicative of desired power supply designs; query the database for components that satisfy the design requirements; determine a plurality of power supply designs in accordance with the components and the design parameters; determine key parameters of at least a subset of the determined power supply designs; and rank the power supply designs.