Claims:I/We Claim:
1. An automated incinerator system (104), comprising:
an incinerator unit (106) that comprises
an inlet (204) that is adapted to input one or more waste materials by a user (102), wherein the inlet (204) comprises a door open sensor (302) that determines an opening of a door of the inlet (204) while inputting the one or more waste materials;
an insulation chamber (206) that comprises
a heater unit that is adapted to burn the one or more waste materials that is received through the inlet (204);
a temperature sensor (304) that measures a temperature of the heater unit; and
a heater power sensor (306) that measures a power that is supplied to the heater unit;
an ash collection tray that is placed below the insulation chamber (206), wherein the ash collection tray stores ash received from the insulation chamber (206) after burning;
one or more filter units to filter smoke that is generated during the burning of the one or more waste materials, wherein the one or more filter units comprises a first filter unit and a second filter unit;
a blower (208) that is adapted to divert the filtered smoke through a smoke outlet, wherein the blower (208) comprises a blower power sensor (308) that measures a power that is supplied to the blower (208); and
a microcontroller (202) that is connected to the door open sensor (302), the temperature sensor (304), the heater power sensor (306), and the blower power sensor (308), wherein the microcontroller (202) activates the incinerator unit (106) for burning the one or more waste materials when a number of times that the door opened is equal to a first predetermined door opening count.

2. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller (202) deactivates the incinerator unit (106) when at least one of (i) the temperature of the heater unit exceeds a temperature threshold value of the heater unit, (ii) the power that is supplied to the heater unit exceeds a power threshold value of the heater unit, (iii) the ash collection tray is filled, or (iv) the power that is supplied to the blower (208) exceeds a power threshold value of the blower (208).


3. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the automated incinerator system (104) comprises a server (402) that is communicatively connected to the microcontroller (202), wherein the server (402) comprises
a server database (404) that stores at least one of door opening data, temperature data, the temperature threshold value of the heater unit, heater power data, the power threshold value of the heater unit, blower power data, or the power threshold value of the blower (208); and
a server processor (406) that executes a machine learning model (408) that identifies a fault in the incinerator unit (106) by analysing the stored sensor data in a real-time and communicates an alert comprising information about the fault to the user (102).

4. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the automated incinerator system (104) comprises a communication unit (314) that is connected to a mobile application of a user device (410) associated with the user (102), wherein the communication unit (314) communicates the sensor data associated with the incinerator unit (106) in real-time to the server (402), wherein the machine learning model (408) communicates the identified fault to the user (102) using the communication unit (314).

5. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automated incinerator system (104) comprises a display unit (310) that displays a status of the incinerator unit (106), wherein the status comprises a colour representation.

6. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first filter unit filters particulate matter and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the generated smoke to obtain a first filtered smoke, wherein the first filter unit is placed above the insulation chamber (206).

7. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second filter unit filters odour from the first filtered smoke to obtain a second filtered smoke, wherein the second filter unit is placed above the first filter unit.

8. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automated incinerator system (104) identifies that the ash collection tray is filled when a number of times that the door opened is below a second predetermined door opening count, wherein the first predetermined door opening count is in a range of 5 to 15, wherein the second predetermined door opening count is in a range of 5 to 15.

9. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the machine learning model (408) identifies a cause for the identified fault and provides a recommendation to rectify the fault, wherein the machine learning model (408) is trained by providing door opening data, temperature data, a temperature threshold value of a heater unit, heater power data, a power threshold value of a heater unit, blower power data, a power threshold value of the blower (208) associated with a plurality of automated incinerator systems (104A-N), fault identified as the training data.

10. The automated incinerator system (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automated incinerator system (104) comprises a press control switch that is placed adjacent to the ash collection tray, wherein when the ash collection tray is removed from the incinerator unit (106), the press control switch is activated and deactivates the operation of the incinerator unit (106). , Description:BACKGROUND
Technical Field
[0001] Embodiments of this disclosure generally relate to an automated incinerator system, more particularly, to an automated incinerator system for burning and disposing one or more waste materials and for determining faults in the incinerator system.
Description of the Related Art
[0002] The disposal of waste materials (e.g. sanitary napkins, used cotton, etc.) has been a problem, especially in domestic kitchens, toilets and public facilities such as lavatories. Incinerator has been used widely for waste materials disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical wastes. The incinerator is a furnace for burning waste materials. Many paper and pulp mills incorporate them into their pollution mitigation systems for disposing waste materials. Incineration involves the high-efficiency combustion of certain solid, liquid, or gaseous wastes. The reactions may be self-sustaining based on the combustibility of the waste or require the addition of fuels.
[0003] Normally, all the existing incinerator system disposes waste materials. Without proper waste preparation and feeding, the furnace combustion performance may be impaired. Some incinerator systems may generate unpleasant odour with CO2 and pollute the environment. There is an increasing public concern over the combustion of the waste materials from the risk of pollutants emitted during combustion. During incineration, the heating system may be failed due to overheat and/or by keeping it continuously under switched ON condition for a long time. Further, many existing incinerator systems may not include sensing unit for sensing a condition of components of the incinerator system.
[0004] Accordingly, there remains a need for an automated incinerator system and method to overcome the aforementioned problems for burning one or more waste materials and determining the faults in the incinerator system.
SUMMARY
[0005] In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides an automated incinerator system. The automated incinerator system includes an incinerator unit. The incinerator unit comprises an inlet, an insulation chamber, an ash collection tray, one or more filters, a blower and a microcontroller. The inlet is adapted to input one or more waste materials by a user. The inlet comprises a door open sensor that determines an opening of a door of the inlet while inputtin the one or more waste materials. The insulation chamber comprises a heater unit, a temperature sensor and a heater power sensor. The heater unit is adapted to burn the one or more waste materials that is received through the inlet. The temperature sensor measures a temperature of the heater unit. The heater power sensor measure a power that is supplied to the heater unit. Tha ash collection tray, that is placed below the insulation chamber, stores ash received from the insulation chamber after burning. The one or more filter units filter smoke that is generated during the burning of the one or more waste materials. The one or more filter units comprises a first filter unit and a second filter unit. The blower is adapted to divert the filtered smoke through a smoke outlet. The blower comprises a blower power sensor that measures a power that is supplied to the blower. The microcontroller is connected to the door open sensor, the temperature sensor, the heater power sensor, and the blower power sensor. The microcontroller activates the incinerator unit for burning the one or more waste materials when a number of times that the door opened is equal to a first predetermined door opening count.
[0006] In some embodiments, the microcontroller deactivates the incinerator unit when at least one of (i) the temperature of the heater unit exceeds a temperature threshold value of the heater unit, (ii) the power that is supplied to the heater unit exceeds a power threshold value of the heater unit, (iii) the ash collection is filled, or (iv) the power that is supplied to the blower exceeds a power threshold value of the blower.
[0007] In some embodiments, the automated incinerator system identifies that the ash collection tray is filled when a number of times that the door opened is below a second predetermined door opening count. The first predetermined door opening count is in a range of 5 to 15 and the second predetermined door opening count is in a range of 15 to 25.
[0008] In some embodiments, the automated incinerator system comprises a server that is communicatively connected to the microcontroller. The server comprises a server database and a server processor. The server database stores at least one of door opening data, temperature data, the temperature threshold value of the heater unit, heater power data, the power threshold value of the heater unit, blower power data, or a power threshold value of the blower. The server processor executes a machine learning model that identifies a fault in the incinerator unit by analysing the stored sensor data in a real-time and communicates an alert comprising information about the fault to the user.
[0009] In some embodiments, the automated incinerator system comprises a communication unit that is connected to a mobile application of a user device associated with the user. The communication unit communicates the sensor data associated with the incinerator unit in real-time to the server. The machine learning model communicates the identified fault to the user using the communication unit.
[0010] In some embodiments, the automated incinerator system comprises a display unit that displays a status of the incinerator unit. The status comprises a colour representation.
[0011] In some embodiments, the first filter unit filters particulate matter and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the generated smoke to obtain a first filtered smoke. The first filter unit is placed above the insulation chamber.
[0012] In some embodiments, the second filter unit filters odour from the first filtered smoke to obtain a second filtered smoke. The second filter unit is placed above the first filter unit.
[0013] In some embodiments, the machine learning model identifies a cause for the identified fault and provides a recommendation to rectify the fault. In some embodiments, the machine learning model is trained by providing door opening data, temperature data, a temperature threshold value of a heater unit, heater power data, a power threshold value of a heater unit, blower power data, a power threshold value of the blower associated with one or more incinerator units, fault identified as the training data.
[0014] In some embodiments, the automated incinerator system comprises a press control switch that is placed adjacent to the ash collection tray. The press control switch is activated and deactivates the operation of the incinerator unit, when the ash collection tray is removed from the incinerator unit.
[0015] These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The embodiments herein will be better understood from the following detailed description with reference to the drawings, in which:
[0017] FIG. 1 illustrates a system view of an automated incinerator system according to some embodiments herein;
[0018] FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of an incinerator unit of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments herein;
[0019] FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the incinerator unit of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments herein;
[0020] FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view of a server that is communicatively connected with the automated incinerator system of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments herein;
[0021] FIG. 5 illustrates a system view of a server that is communicatively connected to one or more automated incinerator systems that are placed in a location according to some embodiments herein;
[0022] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrates a hardware configuration of the server in accordance with the embodiments herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0023] The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
[0024] As mentioned, there a need for an automated incinerator system for burning one or more waste materials. Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1 through 6, where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.
[0025] FIG. 1 illustrates a system view of an automated incinerator system 104 according to an embodiment herein. The system view 100 of the automated incinerator system 104 includes an incinerator unit 106. The incinerator unit 106 comprises one or more sensors and a microcontroller. The incinerator unit 106 comprises an inlet that is adapted to input one or more waste materials by a user 102. The one or more sensors includes a door open sensor that determines an opening of a door of the incinerator unit 106 while inputting the one or more waste materials. The incinerator unit 106 compries a heater unit that is adapted to burn the one or more waste materials received from the user 102. The one or more sensors comprises a temperature sensor and a heater power sensor that determines a temperature and a power supplied to the incinerator unit respectively for burning the one or more waste materials. The incinerator unit 106 comrpises an ash collection tray that is adapted to store ash after burning of the one or more waste materials and one or more filter units to filter smoke that is generated during the burning of the one or more waste materials. The incinerator unit 106 comrpsies a blower that diverts the filtered smoke through a smoke outlet of the incinerator unit 106. The one or more sensors comprises a blower power sensor that determines a power that is supplied to the blower for diverting the smoke in the incinerator unit 106. In some embodiments, the one or more sensors include at least one of a door open sensor, a temperature sensor, or a power sensor.
[0026] The microcontroller is connected with the one or more sensors for activating and deactivating the incinerator unit 106. The microcontroller activates the incinerator unit 106 for burning the one or more waste materials when a number of times that the opening of the door of the incinerator unit 106 is equal to a first predetermined door opening count. In some embodiments, the first predetermined door opening count is in a range of 5 to 15. In some embodiments, the microcontroller deactivates the incinerator unit 106 when at least one of (i) the temperature exceeds a temperature threshold value, (ii) the power that is supplied for burning exceeds a power threshold value, (iii) the ash collection is filled, or (iv) the power that is supplied for diverting the smoke exceeds a power threshold value.
[0027] FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of an incinerator unit 106 of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments herein. The incinerator unit 106 includes the microcontroller 202, an inlet 204, an insulation chamber 206, a blower 208, an ash collection tray and one or more filters. The inlet 204 is adapted to input the one or more waste materials from the user 102. The inlet 204 includes a door open sensor that determines an opening of the door of the inlet 204 while inputting the one or more waste materials. The insulation chamber 206 comprises a heater unit that is adapted to burn the one or more waste materials that is received through the inlet 204 by the user 102. The insulation chamber 206 includes a temperature sensor and a heater power sensor. The temperature sensor measures a temperature of the heater unit. The heater power sensor measures a power that is supplied to the heater unit. The blower 208 diverts the filtered smoke through a smoke outlet. In some embodiments, the filtered smoke is at least one of the first filtered smoke or the second filtered smoke. The blower 208 comprises a blower power sensor that measures a power that is supplied to the blower 208. The ash collection tray stores the ash received from the insulation chamber 206 after burning. In some embodiments, the ash collection tray is placed below the insulation chamber 206. The one or more filter units filters the smoke generated during the one or more waste materials. The one or more filter units comprises a first filter unit and a second filter unit. The first filter unit filters particulate and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the generated smoke to obtain a first filtered smoke. In some embodiments, the first filter unit is placed above the insulation chamber 206. The second filter unit filters odour from the first filtered smoke to obtain a second filtered smoke. In some embodiments, the second filter unit is placed above the first filter unit.
[0028] In some embodiments, the incinerator unit 106 includes a press control switch that is placed adjacent to the ash collection tray. In some embodiments, when the ash collection tray is removed from the incinerator unit 106, the press control switch is activated and deactivates the operation of the incinerator unit 106. The microcontroller 202 is communicatively connected with the the inlet 204, the insulation chamber 206, and the blower 208. The microcontroller 202 activates the incinerator unit when a number of times that the door opened is equal to a first predetermined door opening count. In some embodiments, the microcontroller may deactivate the incinerator unit when at least one of (i) the temperature of the heater unit exceeds a temperature threshold value of the heater unit, (ii) the power that is supplied to the heater unit exceeds a power threshold value of the heater unit, (iii) the ash collection is filled, or (iv) the power that is supplied to the blower exceeds a power threshold value of the blower.
[0029] FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the incinerator unit 106 of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments herein. The incinerator unit 106 includes the microcontroller 202, the door open sensor 302, the temperature sensor 304, the heater power sensor 306, the blower power sensor 308, a display unit 310, a power supply unit 312, and a communication unit 314. The microcontroller 202 is communicatively connected with the door open sensor 302, the temperature sensor 304, the heater power sensor 306, and the blower power sensor 308. The microcontroller 202 activates the incinerator unit 106 for burning the one or more waste materials when a number of times that the opening of the door of the incinerator unit 106 is equal to the first predetermined door opening count. In some embodiments, the number of times the opening of the door of the incinerator unit 106 is determined in the door open sensor 302 of the inlet 204.
[0030] The microcontroller 202 deactivates the incinerator unit 106 when at least one of (i) the temperature of the heater unit exceeds a temperature threshold value of the heater unit, (ii) the power that is supplied to the heater unit exceeds a power threshold value of the heater unit, (iii) the ash collection is filled, or (iv) the power that is supplied to the blower 208 exceeds a power threshold value of the blower 208. In some embodiments, the temperature of the heater unit is determined using the temperature sensor 306 of the insulation chamber 206. In some embodiments, the power supplied to the heater unit is determined using the heater power sensor 306 of the insulation chamber 206. In some embodiments, the filling of the ash collection tray is determined when a number of times the door of the incinerator unit 106 exceeds a second predetermined door opening count. In some embodiments, the second predetermined door opening count is in a range of 5 to 15. In some embodiments, the power that is supplied to the blower 208 is determined using the blower power sensor 308.
[0031] The display unit 310 displays a status of the incinerator unit 106. In some embodiments, the status includes a colour representation. In some embodiments, the colour representation includes at least one of (i) a red colour when the microcontroller 202 deactivates the incinerator unit 106 or (ii) a green colour when the microcontroller 202 activates the incinerator unit 106. The power supply unit that supplies power to the incinerator unit 106. In some embodiments, the microcontroller 202 controls the the power supply unit 312 to deactivate the incinerator unit 106 by deactivating the power supply to the heater unit of the insulation chamber 206. In some embodiments, the microcontroller 202 activates the incinerator unit 106 by activating the power supply unit 312 to supply power to the heater unit of the insulation chamber 206. In some embodiments, the power supply unit may be a battery or a Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS). The communication unit 314 is connected to a mobile application of a user device associated with the user 102.
[0032] FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view of a server 402 that is communicatively connected with the automated incinerator system 104 of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments herein. The server 402 is communicatively connected to the automated incinerator system 104 through the communication unit 314. In some embodiments, the server 402 is communicatively connected to the communication unit 314 through a network. The network may be wired or a wireless network. In some embodiments, the wireless network may be a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) or a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). The communication unit 314 communicates sensor data to the server 402. In some embodiments, the sensor data includes at least one of the door opening data, temperature data, heater power data, and blower power data associated with the incinerator unit 106 in real-time. In some embodiments, the incinerator unit 106 includes a WIFI or a GPRS unit to communicate the sensor data to the server 402.
[0033] The server 402 includes a server database 404 and a processor 406. The server database 404 stores at least one of, but not limited to, door opening data, temperature data, a temperature threshold value of the heater unit, heater power data, a power threshold value of the heater unit, blower power data, or a power threshold value of the blower 208. The processor 406 receives the sensor data from the communication unit 314 and updates the server database 404 in real-time. The processor 406 executes a machine learning model 408 that analyzes the stored data in the server database 404 and identifies a fault in the incinerator unit 106 by analysing the stored sensor data in a real-time and communicates an alert to a user device 410 associated with the user 102 using the communication unit 314. In some embodiments, the alert includes information about the fault in the incinerator unit 106.
[0034] In some embodiments, the machine learning model 408 analyzes at least one of the door opening data, the temperature data, the temperature threshold value of the heater unit, heater power data, the power threshold value of the heater unit, the blower power data, or the power threshold value of the blower 208 and detects the fault in the incinerator unit 106. In some embodiments, the fault in the incinerator unit 106 includes at least one of a failure in power supply to the incinerator unit 106, a defect in the power supply to the incinerator unit 106, a door that is not opening, or an empty incinerator unit 106 (i.e. without one or more waste materials).
[0035] FIG. 5 illustrates a system view of a server 402 that is communicatively connected to one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N that are placed in a location according to some embodiments herein. The server 402 is communicatively connected to the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N that are placed in a location. In some embodiments, the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N is located at a school, a college, an institution or university, and a workspace. Each of the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N includes microcontrollers to activate and deactivate the incinerator unit 106 and communicates the sensor data to the server 402. The machine learning model 408 analyzes the sensor data received from the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N to determine a fault in any of the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N and communicate the determined fault to a user device 410 associated with the user 102.
[0036] In some embodiments, the machine learning model 408 is trained by providing historical data associated with the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N as training data for at least one of (a) detecting a fault or a defect in the automated incinerator system 104 or (b) generating a report for the user 102. In some embodiments, the historical data includes historical sensor data associated with the one or more sensors of the one or more automated incinerator systems 104A-N.
[0037] A representative hardware environment for practicing the embodiments herein is depicted in FIG. 6, with reference to FIGS. 1 through 5. This schematic drawing illustrates a hardware configuration of a server/computer system/computing device in accordance with the embodiments herein. The system includes at least one processing device CPU 10 that may be interconnected via system bus 14 to various devices such as a random access memory (RAM) 12, read-only memory (ROM) 16, and an input/output (I/O) adapter 18. The I/O adapter 18 can connect to peripheral devices, such as disk units 38 and program storage devices 40 that are readable by the system. The system can read the inventive instructions on the program storage devices 40 and follow these instructions to execute the methodology of the embodiments herein. The system further includes a subject interface adapter 22 that connects a keyboard 28, mouse 30, speaker 32, microphone 34, and/or other subject interface devices such as a touch screen device (not shown) to the bus 14 to gather subject input. Additionally, a communication adapter 20 connects the bus 14 to a data processing network 42, and a display adapter 24 connects the bus 14 to a display device 26, which provides a graphical subject interface (GUI) 36 of the output data in accordance with the embodiments herein, or which may be embodied as an output device such as a monitor, printer, or transmitter, for example.
[0038] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the scope of the appended claims.