Washing Machine Green Design Based on TRIZ/FRT

Firstly, the substance-field model is introduced to analyze the functional pattern of the automatic washing machine, FRT (i.e. Future Reality Tree) method is introduced to find the potential conflicts among different components, as much as ten TRIZ solutions are suggested with the help of the contradictory matrix software tools developed by our team. Finally, the innovative solutions are selected, verified and testified. A conceptual model of a solar powered automatic washing machine is suggested with the cooperative TRIZ/FRT method and software tools.