Patent Application
20250111322
This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 112137776, filed on Oct. 2, 2023. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of specification.
The invention relates to a calculation system, and in particular to a carbon emission calculation system and a carbon emission calculation method.
Current carbon emission calculations are mostly based on large-scale calculations. However, as internal carbon pricing becomes an important tool for companies to reduce carbon emissions, it is currently impossible to reduce or manage carbon in specific scenarios. For example, it is impossible to automatically calculate the carbon emissions of elevators individually, so it is impossible to effectively use carbon emission information to help companies improve their awareness of carbon reduction or assist with internal carbon pricing.
The invention provides a carbon emission calculation system and a carbon emission calculation method that may calculate a personal carbon emission.
A carbon emission calculation system of the invention includes a computing equipment and a detection element. The detection element is coupled to the computing equipment and disposed in a mobile vehicle. When the detection element detects a user identity, the detection element outputs inbound data to the computing equipment, and the computing equipment starts to calculate usage information according to the inbound data. When the detection element detects the user identity again, the detection element outputs outbound data to the computing equipment, and the computing equipment finishes calculating the usage information according to the outbound data. The computing equipment calculates a personal carbon emission according to the inbound data, the outbound data, and the usage information.
A carbon emission calculation method of the invention includes the following steps: outputting inbound data to a computing equipment via a detection element disposed at a mobile vehicle when the detection element detects a user identity; starting to calculate usage information according to the inbound data via the computing equipment; outputting outbound data to the computing equipment via the detection element when the detection element detects the user identity again; finishing calculating the usage information according to the outbound data via the computing equipment; and calculating a personal carbon emission according to the inbound data, the outbound data, and the usage information via the computing equipment.
Based on the above, the carbon emission calculation system and the carbon emission calculation method of the invention may calculate the personal carbon emission of the user riding on the mobile vehicle.
In order to make the aforementioned features and advantages of the disclosure more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the invention, and examples of the exemplary embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the figures and the descriptions to refer to the same or similar portions.
In the present embodiment, the computing equipment 110 includes a computing module 111 and a database 112. The computing module 111 may, for example, include a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), or other similar processing circuits, or a combination of the devices. In the present embodiment, the database 112 may include a memory. The detection element 120 may be a sensing and/or physical detection element, such as various identity verification machines.
In an embodiment, the usage information may include the usage time of the user riding the mobile vehicle 200. The computing equipment 111 may calculate personal carbon emission according to the power parameter, the usage time, and the electric power carbon emission coefficient corresponding to the mobile vehicle 200, wherein the computing equipment 111 may obtain a personal carbon emission CE1 by calculating the following equation (1). In formula (1), P is the power parameter (unit: Watt) (known parameter) of the elevator equipment. t is the usage time of the mobile vehicle 200. EF is the electric power carbon emission coefficient (unit: carbon emission/kWh) (known parameter) of the elevator equipment. It should be noted that, the electric power carbon emission coefficient may be determined according to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by different power generation methods and energy sources, and the invention is not limited thereto.
For example, when the user enters the elevator equipment and checks in via the detection element 120, the computing equipment 111 may obtain inbound data and start to calculate the usage (ride) time. When the user leaves the elevator equipment and checks out via the detection element 120, the computing equipment 111 may obtain outbound data and finish calculating the usage time. Therefore, the computing equipment 111 may calculate the personal carbon emission according to the above equation (1).
In addition, in another embodiment, the usage information may also include the electric power consumption record of the mobile vehicle 200. The computing equipment 111 may calculate the personal carbon emission according to the electric power consumption record and the electric power carbon emission coefficient corresponding to the mobile vehicle 200, wherein the computing equipment 111 may obtain a personal carbon emission CE2 by calculating the following equation (2). In equation (2), ER is the elevator energy consumption data (unit: kilowatt hours) obtained via an electric power consumption recording element.
For example, after the user enters the elevator equipment (the mobile vehicle 200) and checks in via the detection element 120, the computing equipment 111 may obtain inbound data and start to calculate the electric power consumption. When the user leaves the elevator equipment and checks out via the detection element 120, the computing equipment 111 may obtain outbound data and finish calculating the electric power consumption. Therefore, the computing equipment 111 may calculate the personal carbon emission according to the above equation (2).
In another embodiment, when the detection element 120 detects a plurality of user identities, the computing equipment 111 may calculate the total carbon emission of the mobile vehicle according to the maximum usage information. Moreover, the computing equipment 111 may calculate average carbon emissions per person (i.e., personal carbon emissions) of different floors according to a plurality of inbound data and a plurality of outbound data corresponding to these user identities.
For example, it is assumed that N people enter the elevator on floor m0 and want to arrive at floor m1. It is assumed that K people enter the elevator on floor m0 and want to arrive at floor m2. It is assumed that I people enter the elevator on floor m0 and want to arrive at floor m3 (m3>m2>m1>m0). The computing equipment 111 may divide the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from floor m0 to floor m1 by N to obtain the average carbon emission per person of N people. The computing equipment 111 may divide the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from floor m0 to floor m1 by N, and add the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from floor m1 to floor m2 by K to obtain the average carbon emission per person of K people. The computing equipment 111 may divide the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from floor m0 to floor m1 by N, and add the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from floor m1 to floor m2 by K, and then add the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from floor m2 to floor m3 by I, to obtain the average carbon emission per person of I people. Therefore, the computing equipment 111 may calculate the average carbon emission per person of each floor accordingly. Moreover, examples of different numbers of people and different floors may be deduced in the same way.
For another example, it is assumed that 5 people enter the elevator on the 1st floor, 3 people want to reach the 5th floor, and 2 people want to reach the 7th floor. Taking the personal carbon emission of reaching the highest floor (the 7th floor) as an example, the computing equipment 111 may add the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from the 1st floor to the 5th floor by 5 and the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from the 5th floor to the 7th floor by 5 to obtain the personal carbon emissions of the two people who arrive on the 7th floor. The personal carbon emissions of other floors may be deduced similarly.
For another example, it is assumed that 5 people enter the elevator on the first floor, 3 people want to arrive on the 5th floor, 2 people want to arrive on the 7th floor, and when they arrive on the 3rd floor, 2 more people come in and want to go to the 5th floor. Taking the personal carbon emission of reaching the highest floor (the 7th floor) as an example, the computing equipment 111 may add the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor by 5, the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from the 3rd floor to the 5th floor by 7, and the result of dividing the total carbon emission of the elevator equipment from the 5th floor to the 7th floor by 2 to obtain the personal carbon emissions of the two people who arrive on the 7th floor. The personal carbon emissions of other floors may be deduced similarly.
In the present embodiment, the computing module 311 may record the inbound data and the outbound data to an inbound and outbound database 3121 in the database 312 and record personal carbon emission and/or carbon emissions of a plurality of people into the carbon emission database 3122 in the database. In the present embodiment, the computing module 311 may execute an application 313, so that the application 313 displays information of personal carbon emission and/or carbon emissions of a plurality of people by reading the database 312. Or, in an embodiment, the application 313 may perform relevant analysis and calculations according to information of personal carbon emission and/or carbon emissions of a plurality of people to generate corresponding carbon emission assessments or recommendations, and the invention is not limited thereto. The application 313 may also be used to display information of personal carbon emission and/or carbon emissions of a plurality of people via a specific user interface, and/or the user may perform the query function of information of the above related carbon emission using the application 313.
Based on the above, the carbon emission calculation system and the carbon emission calculation method of the invention may calculate information of the carbon emission generated by each user when riding the mobile vehicle, and record the relevant information into the database to, for example, provide enterprises or individuals with access to facilitate carbon management and/or carbon pricing. The carbon emission calculation system and the carbon emission calculation method of the invention may obtain personal carbon emission and/or carbon emissions of a plurality of people to facilitate the formulation of carbon reduction strategies (i.e. carbon management), or for an application such as the collection of internal carbon prices (i.e. carbon pricing).
Lastly, it should be mentioned that: each of the above embodiments is only used to describe the technical solutions of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention; and although the invention is described in detail via each of the above embodiments, those having ordinary skill in the art should understand that: modifications may still be made to the technical solutions recited in each of the above embodiments, or portions or all of the technical features thereof may be replaced to achieve the same or similar results; the modifications or replacements do not make the nature of corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of each of the embodiments of the invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112137776 | Oct 2023 | TW | national |
