Solar Panel Recycling Records With Blockchain Traceability
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of a reliable and credible supervision mechanism for recycling solar panels, which can lead to environmental harm if not properly dismantled and sorted.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for generating a recycling record of a solar panel using a computer connected to a peer-to-peer network and a dismantling equipment, which captures information elements, dismantles the panel, collects data, and generates a recycling record stored in a blockchain ledger.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If solar panels are discarded without proper treatment, then disposal is simple and quick, but environmental harm increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by recording and tracking the recycling process of solar panels through blockchain technology. Each step of dismantling and material separation is documented with timestamps, creating a transparent feedback loop that ensures proper environmental treatment while maintaining efficient processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary recycling supervision mechanism that mediates between disposal efficiency and environmental protection. The blockchain-based recording system acts as an intermediary layer that verifies and documents proper recycling procedures without significantly increasing processing time.
2Reliability
If a recycling supervision mechanism is established, then credibility and transparency improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical supervision systems with a digital blockchain-based recording system. This substitution reduces physical complexity while enhancing credibility through cryptographic verification and distributed ledger technology that ensures transparent and tamper-proof documentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The recycling recording system is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a supervision mechanism and a data management platform. By integrating multiple functions into a single system, the patent reduces overall complexity while maintaining high reliability and transparency.
3Loss of information
If detailed dismantling data is collected and recorded, then recycling process transparency improves, but data processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing and recording dismantling data in real-time during the recycling process. Information such as images, weights, and process details are documented as they occur, eliminating the need for subsequent data collection and reducing overall processing time while maintaining complete information records.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating digital replicas of physical dismantling processes through images, videos, and sensor data. These digital copies are stored on the blockchain, providing complete information about the recycling process without requiring physical inspection or additional data gathering time.
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AI summary
A method for generating a recycling record of a solar panel is implemented by a computer that is connected to a dismantling equipment. The method includes: upon the dismantling equipment receiving the solar panel that is provided with an information element, controlling the dismantling equipment to capture the information element, and obtaining product information related to the solar panel based on the information element; controlling the dismantling equipment to dismantle the solar panel and to collect data of dismantling the solar panel; obtaining a recycling result based on the data of dismantling the solar panel; and generating and storing a recycling record that includes the product information and the recycling result as a block in a distributed ledger of a blockchain.