RV Cooling Control Using Centralized Sensor and Logic Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional recreational vehicles (RVs) have multiple electronic devices that operate independently, leading to increased costs due to redundant sensors and logic units, limited data sharing, and cumbersome user control, which hampers optimization of device operation modes.
Innovation Solution
A centralized controlling system that collects and processes data from various RV electronic devices and sensors, allowing for optimized operation mode determination and control without the need for duplicate sensors, and enabling integration with internet data for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each electronic device is equipped with its own sensors and logic units to determine and process data, then each device can independently optimize its operation mode, but the costs for the overall entirety of electronic devices increase substantially due to multiple redundant sensors and logic units
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the sensing and data processing functions from multiple independent electronic devices into a single centralized control unit. This central unit collects data from all devices and performs unified processing to determine optimal operation modes, thereby eliminating the need for redundant sensors and logic units in each individual device while maintaining the capability for operation mode optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized control unit serves multiple electronic devices simultaneously, performing the functions of data collection, processing, and operation mode determination for all connected devices. This universal approach allows a single multi-functional unit to replace multiple specialized components, reducing overall system complexity and cost.
2Productivity
If each electronic device has its own sensors and logic units to process data, then each device can independently determine operation modes, but the overall costs increase due to duplicate data processing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple distributed logic units into a single centralized control unit that handles all data processing tasks. This consolidation maintains data processing efficiency by providing unified processing capabilities while eliminating the redundancy of having separate logic units in each electronic device, thereby reducing the total number of logic units required.
3Adaptability or versatility
If each electronic device only has access to data generated by its own sensors, then device independence is maintained, but the available functionality of each device is substantially limited
Solution Approach 1:
The centralized control unit acts as an intermediary between multiple electronic devices and the data they generate. It collects data from all devices, processes this unified data set, and then distributes appropriate control signals back to the devices. This intermediary approach enables all devices to benefit from comprehensive data access and coordinated control without requiring complex peer-to-peer data sharing infrastructure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent electronic devices are provided in the RV, then functionality is increased, but controlling all devices becomes cumbersome for the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions of multiple independent electronic devices into a single centralized control unit. This unified control interface allows users to manage all devices through one system rather than interacting with multiple separate devices, significantly simplifying operation while preserving the full functionality of the connected electronic devices.
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AI summary
The present embodiments refer to a controlling system configured to be installed in a recreational vehicle, cooling devices comprising or coupled to such controlling systems, a recreational vehicle comprising such controlling systems and methods for controlling cooling the cooling devices. The controlling system comprises a central processing unit, a read out unit and a controlling unit and is configured to be coupled to a plurality of electronic devices of the recreational vehicle. The read out unit of the controlling system is configured to read out data from the electronic devices and/or sensors of the recreational vehicle coupled to the controlling system and to forward the read out data to the central processing unit. The central processing unit is configured to receive and to process the read out data received from the read out unit and to forward processed data to the controlling unit. The controlling unit is configured to receive the processed data from the central processing unit and to control at least one of the electronic devices based on at least some of the processed data.