Wire Mesh With Integrated Photovoltaic Lamellae
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production of wire mesh from metallic wires is labor-intensive due to high friction forces and equipment wear, limiting its application and requiring more efficient use of weaving machines.
Innovation Solution
A wire mesh design featuring spaced-apart tube devices with lamella devices for shading, where the tube devices are transparent or sleeves accommodating slat-like lamella devices, allowing for adjustable angles and integration of photovoltaic cells to provide effective shading and electricity generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If wire mesh is produced from metallic wires using conventional weaving machines, then the mesh structure is created, but the friction forces are significantly high and equipment wear increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines metallic wires with plastic elements (tubes and lamellae) to create a composite structure. The plastic components reduce friction during weaving while the metallic wires provide structural integrity, thereby easing manufacture without excessive equipment wear
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameters of the mesh by incorporating transparent plastic tubes and lamellae with specific geometric configurations. These parameter changes enable new applications in shading and solar protection while maintaining manufacturability
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional wire mesh with round wires in twill weave is used, then the mesh provides basic structure, but the shading of solar radiation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the shading function into separate components: transparent tubes that structure the mesh and lamellae that provide the actual shading surfaces. This segmentation allows optimized shading performance while maintaining a manageable device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from simple round wires in a planar weave to three-dimensional structures with tubes and angled lamellae. This dimensional change creates effective shading surfaces that block solar radiation while preserving visual appeal
3Adaptability or versatility
If wire mesh is designed for aesthetic purposes, then visual appeal is achieved, but the range of applications remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional mesh structure that simultaneously provides aesthetic appearance, solar radiation shading, and potential photovoltaic integration. The transparent tubes and lamellae configuration serves multiple purposes: structural support, light filtering, and mounting platform for energy-generating elements
Solution Approach 2:
The mesh structure incorporates photovoltaic cells on the lamellae, enabling the shading system to generate electricity for its own operation or for building integration. This self-service capability expands applications to energy-autonomous structures
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enhances the application of wire mesh by providing efficient solar radiation shading, reducing cooling loads, and enabling self-sufficient energy production through photovoltaic cells, while minimizing equipment wear and increasing machine utilization.
Implementation Method 1
at least some of the weft wires are each designed as a lamella device (6) and are at least partially provided with photovoltaic cells (13) to serve for shading of incident light and for generating electricity
Implementation Method 2
lamellar structures are arranged, particularly for shading incoming light
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AI summary
The wire mesh (1) comprises warp wires (2) and weft wires (3) on a mesh surface (4). Pipe connections are provided, which are woven on the mesh surface. Lamellar units (6) are provided, which are arranged at the pipe connections for shading of light. The pipe connections are designed as transparent pipes, into which the lamellar units are received.