Portable Battery Compartment Locking Mechanism Controller
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing use of combustion engine scooters and motorbikes in densely populated cities leads to significant air pollution, negatively impacting human health, and existing solutions for managing energy in electric vehicles and secure data exchange are inadequate in addressing the maintenance and pollution issues of these vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A portable electrical energy storage device compartment system that includes a collection, charging, and distribution machine with a locking mechanism controller, allowing for secure access and convenient charging of portable energy storage devices for electric scooters and motorbikes, using wireless communication and authentication protocols to manage access and prevent theft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If combustion engine scooters and motorbikes are used for personal transportation, then accessibility and affordability are improved, but air pollution and health risks increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (battery swapping infrastructure with locking mechanisms and authentication protocols) that mediates between the user's need for affordable transportation and the environmental requirement for reduced pollution. This intermediary enables electric scooter adoption by providing convenient battery management without requiring users to purchase or maintain complex charging systems.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If electric vehicles are promoted to reduce air pollution, then environmental quality is improved, but infrastructure complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the electric vehicle system into separate functional components: the scooter itself, removable battery packs, and a centralized locking/charging infrastructure. This segmentation allows the complex charging function to be isolated in fixed locations rather than distributed across all vehicles, reducing overall infrastructure complexity while maintaining environmental benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated locking mechanisms and authentication protocols that manage battery security and charging without requiring human intervention. The locking mechanism automatically secures batteries in the compartment and verifies user authentication, reducing the operational complexity of the infrastructure.
3Reliability
If secure access control systems are implemented for battery compartments, then security and theft prevention are improved, but system complexity and authentication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is designed to be universal, using a single credential (such as a card or mobile device) that can authenticate the user across multiple functions: unlocking the battery compartment, authorizing battery removal, and potentially initiating charging. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate authentication systems for each security function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical locking systems with an electronic control system that uses authentication protocols and electronic locking mechanisms. This substitution provides enhanced security through programmable access control while integrating the authentication function into a compact electronic controller rather than requiring separate mechanical components.
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AI summary
A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). To allow easy and convenient access to empty portable electrical energy storage device compartments within the vehicles, if the vehicle comes within the vicinity of a collection, charging and distribution machine or other authorized external device such as a key fob or other wireless device of a user, an empty portable electrical energy storage device compartment that is closed or locked, is unlocked, unlatched or opened automatically. Also, if the portable electrical energy storage device compartment is in another desired state to have the compartment unlocked, such as having a portable electrical energy storage device in the compartment that has a charge level below a particular threshold, the compartment will likewise be unlocked, unlatched or opened automatically.