Shredder Power Load Optimization via Battery Buffering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional industrial shredders cause significant power load fluctuations, leading to operational interruptions and inefficiencies due to unpredictable power demand spikes and subsequent waste of power during load decreases, straining utility companies and underutilizing energy resources.
Innovation Solution
An electrical power load optimization system that includes a bus connected to a power source, a motor, and a battery, with multiple switch modes to regulate power distribution between the bus and the motor, optimizing power usage by charging the battery during motor deceleration and using it during power outages or high demand periods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the shredder operates with conventional power supply, then the shredder can process materials, but the power load fluctuates significantly causing operational interruptions and power waste
Solution Approach 1:
The battery is charged in advance during periods of low power demand (when the shredder is not actively shredding), so that energy is readily available to compensate for sudden power load spikes when the shredder needs full power, preventing operational interruptions
Solution Approach 2:
The battery acts as an energy buffer or cushion that absorbs power load fluctuations. During low-demand periods, excess power charges the battery, creating an energy reserve that cushions against future power deficits when the shredder requires maximum power, ensuring continuous operation
2Power
If the power supply accommodates power-load spikes, then the shredder can operate at full capacity, but power is wasted during rapid decrease in power load
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of discarding excess power during low-load periods, the system recovers this energy by charging the battery. The battery captures and stores the otherwise wasted energy, making it available for future use when the shredder requires full power capacity
3Adaptability or versatility
If the shredder uses variable power load, then it adapts to shredding needs, but the utility company cannot predict load and may lack sufficient power reserve
Solution Approach 1:
The battery serves as an intermediary between the shredder and the utility company's power supply. It decouples the shredder's variable power demands from the utility company's power delivery, allowing the shredder to adapt to shredding needs while the utility company experiences a more stable, predictable load pattern
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system minimizes power load fluctuations, optimizes energy utilization, reduces dependence on the electrical grid, and conserves energy by smoothing power demand, ensuring consistent power supply and independent operation during grid outages.
Implementation Method 1
a battery electrically connected to the pathway, configured to receive electricity from the bus, and/or configured to supply electricity to the motor
Implementation Method 2
a motor electrically connected to the pathway
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical power load optimization system operable to regulate a power supply to one or more industrial machines so that a load imposed on the power supply by the one or more machines is consistent and fluctuations are minimized.