Battery Exchanger Operation System with Centralized User Data Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing energy supply systems for electric vehicles lack efficient operational support and user data management, making it difficult to optimize battery exchange operations and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A system that includes a server-based operation system with battery exchangers and a communication network, allowing for the exchange of charged batteries, user data management, and supporter information provision, enabling operational support and user data analysis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a battery exchanger system is implemented, then battery exchange operations can be performed, but operational support and user data management become complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery exchange operation efficiencyVSAvoidoperational support system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that manages battery exchanger operations, user data, and supporter information centrally. The server receives support value information from supporters and stores user information, acting as a mediator between battery exchangers, users, and supporters, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture and operational support complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server provides supporter information to battery exchangers based on support value information. This feedback loop enables automated operational support adjustments and optimizes battery exchange operations based on supporter contributions, reducing manual intervention complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of information

If user data is collected and managed, then user analysis can be performed, but information management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser data utilizationVSAvoiddata management system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server serves as a centralized intermediary for collecting, storing, and managing user information from multiple battery exchangers. This centralized approach consolidates data management complexity into a single component while enabling comprehensive user analysis and information utilization across the entire battery exchange network.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10870366B2System and computer readable storage medium for a battery exchanger
Publication Date: 2020.12.22 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

The system is a system for a battery exchanger that accepts a used first battery and provides a charged second battery. The above system includes a support target information receiving unit that receives, from a supporter that supports operation of a battery exchanger, an instruction for selecting the battery exchanger for which the supporter supports operation from among multiple battery exchangers. The above system includes a user information providing unit that provides the supporter with information on the user of the battery exchanger selected by the supporter, according to support value information indicating the value of the support for the operation of the battery exchanger by the supporter.