Wireless Control Panel Design Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Control panels for automation devices are inflexible and require complex cabling and configuration, limiting their adaptability and ease of maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A control panel with freely positionable design elements, each equipped with a unique identifier and a communication unit for wireless communication, allowing for flexible reconfiguration and contactless power supply, using polymer electronic systems and high-frequency data transmission for efficient communication and power distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If control panels are designed with fixed display and operating elements at production time, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is divided into separate, independently addressable design elements (display elements and operating elements) that can be individually positioned and configured. Each element has its own control and communication unit, allowing modular assembly and reconfiguration without redesigning the entire panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The control panel system uses universal communication protocols and addressing schemes that allow different types of design elements to be mixed and matched. The same communication infrastructure supports various display and operating elements, enabling flexible reconfiguration for different applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If design elements are freely positionable on control panel, then flexibility and adaptability are improved, but configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Design elements automatically perform self-identification and self-addressing when placed on the control panel. The system autonomously detects the position and type of each element and assigns appropriate addresses and communication parameters, eliminating manual configuration requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
Each design element is pre-equipped with a control unit and communication interface that are activated upon placement. The system performs preliminary detection and configuration steps automatically, so users only need to physically position elements without dealing with complex setup procedures.
3Reliability
If complex cabling is used to power and communicate with individual design elements, then reliable power and data transmission is ensured, but installation complexity and maintenance difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical cable connections with wireless communication technology for data transmission between design elements and the control panel. Power transmission also uses contactless methods, eliminating the need for complex cabling and making installation and maintenance simpler.
4Device complexity
If contactless power supply is implemented for design elements, then installation complexity is reduced, but power transmission reliability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The contactless power supply uses periodic electromagnetic field transmission to deliver power to design elements. The system employs regulated pulsed energy transmission that maintains stable power delivery while enabling simple, cable-free installation.
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
Enables flexible and cost-effective reconfiguration of control panels, reducing installation complexity and allowing for easy maintenance and adaptation to different applications without the need for extensive cabling, while ensuring reliable and fast data transmission.
Implementation Method 1
The communication unit here is preferably configured for wireless communication, in such a manner that a data transmission to the control panel is ensured with free positioning
Implementation Method 2
An inductive power supply is particularly advantageous because of is comparatively simple embodiment
Implementation Method 3
The data is preferably transmitted using a particularly fast and reliable technology, in particular a high-frequency method
Data Source
AI summary
There is described a design element for a control panel of a device and further a device having a plurality of design elements that can be freely positioned on a control panel, and to a method for configuring such a device and a corresponding computer program. An aim is to provide a control panel which is extremely flexible in its handling. For this purpose, individual design elements are freely positioned on a control panel. Power supply and data transmission to a control module are carried out in a contactless manner. The design elements are preferably printed polymer electronic components having their own electronics.