Temperature Regulation Modeling for Energy-Efficient Component Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current temperature regulation systems for industrial refrigeration lack efficiency in determining optimal component arrangements and energy consumption, leading to suboptimal performance and increased costs.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing machine learning models trained on physics-based thermodynamic simulations to simulate and optimize temperature regulation systems by determining the most energy-efficient configurations of components such as compressors and refrigerants based on target thermal load profiles and weather conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If traditional temperature regulation systems are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but energy consumption efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy consumption efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by simulating and evaluating multiple temperature regulation system configurations before actual deployment. Machine learning models predict energy consumption patterns and component performance under various weather conditions and thermal loads, allowing the selection of optimal system designs in advance, thereby improving energy efficiency without requiring complex real-time adjustments during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates virtual copies of temperature regulation systems through machine learning models that replicate the behavior of physical systems. These digital twins simulate energy consumption, component interactions, and system performance under different operating conditions, enabling efficient evaluation and optimization of multiple configurations without building and testing each physical prototype, thus improving energy efficiency while managing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Manufacturing precision

If comprehensive system simulations are performed, then design optimization is improved, but computational time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesign optimization accuracyVSAvoidcomputational time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional physics-based thermodynamic simulations with machine learning models that have been trained on such data. This substitution uses statistical patterns learned from comprehensive simulations to predict system behavior, maintaining high design optimization accuracy while dramatically reducing computational time during the evaluation and deployment phases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

Comprehensive system simulations are performed in advance to train machine learning models. The models learn from extensive simulation data covering various weather conditions, thermal loads, and component configurations. Once trained, these models can quickly evaluate new designs without requiring time-consuming full simulations, thus achieving both high optimization accuracy and reduced computational time for subsequent design iterations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If multiple component arrangements are evaluated, then system performance is improved, but evaluation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem performanceVSAvoidevaluation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent develops a universal machine learning evaluation framework that can assess multiple component arrangements simultaneously. The system evaluates different compressor configurations, refrigerant types, heat exchanger designs, and control strategies within a single integrated platform, comparing their energy consumption and performance metrics across various weather conditions and thermal loads, thereby improving system performance while managing evaluation complexity through standardized methodologies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240319686A1Modeling temperature regulation systems
Publication Date: 2024.09.26 DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION INC
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AI summary

A process includes obtaining a target thermal load profile and a target location; determining weather conditions associated with the target location; simulating regulation of the target thermal load profile by different temperature regulation systems having different corresponding sets of components, subject to the weather conditions, to obtain energy consumption data for each of the different temperature regulation systems; and providing at least one of the different temperature regulation systems based on the energy consumption data, to cause use of the at least one of the different temperature regulation systems having the corresponding set of components.