Recycled Material Plant Assignment for Decentralized Recycling Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The decentralization of recycling plants makes operating recycling processes cumbersome and inefficient, necessitating a more reliable and flexible method for processing recycled materials.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and apparatus for providing plant assignment data by associating recycled material identifiers with suitable processing plants, using decentralized computing nodes to determine and monitor plant identifiers, and operating recycling processes through plant assignment data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If recycling plants are spatially distributed to many different places, then processing capacity and accessibility are improved, but operating complexity and inefficiency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized platform that acts as an intermediary between decentralized recycling plants and material sources. This platform receives material data, determines appropriate plant assignments, and coordinates processing activities, thereby simplifying the operation of distributed plants while maintaining their processing capacity and accessibility benefits
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized platform performs multiple functions including data reception, plant identification, assignment determination, and process coordination. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single universal system, the patent reduces the overall operating complexity while preserving the advantages of decentralized plant distribution
2Ease of operation
If recycling plants are spatially distributed, then material accessibility is improved, but process control and monitoring become cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the centralized platform continuously receives material data from various sources, processes this information, and adjusts plant assignments accordingly. This feedback loop enables effective control and monitoring of decentralized plants while maintaining easy material accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized platform serves as an intermediary that coordinates control and monitoring activities across distributed plants. By centralizing the control logic while allowing plants to remain spatially distributed, the system maintains material accessibility without making process control cumbersome
3Adaptability or versatility
If plant assignment is manual, then flexibility is maintained, but efficiency and reliability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing a database of recycling plants with their capabilities and characteristics. When material data is received, the system can quickly determine appropriate assignments based on pre-analyzed compatibility, thereby improving efficiency while maintaining flexibility through the ability to adapt to different material types
4Adaptability or versatility
If plant assignment is manual, then adaptability to material composition is possible, but reliability and consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes parameters by systematically evaluating material composition parameters and matching them with plant capability parameters. This automated parameter-based matching ensures consistent and reliable assignments while maintaining adaptability to different material compositions through flexible matching criteria
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for providing plant assignment data usable for processing recycled material, the method comprising the steps of:providing one or more recycled material identifier(s) and corresponding recycled material data associated with the recycled material;determining at least one plant identifier associated with a plant for processing the recycled material as provided by recycled material data;providing plant assignment data comprising the at least one plant identifier and related recycled material identifier(s).