Battery Passport Architecture for Decentralized Supply Chain Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing battery data, such as the International Chemical product Data System (IMDS), are static, prone to errors, and cumbersome, making data exchange and sharing laborious between value chain players in the battery industry.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for generating a battery passport using computing nodes and computer-readable media, which receives requests for decentral identifiers associated with battery data and generates a battery passport including the decentral identifier and related battery data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a centralized system like IMDS is used to manage battery data, then data collection along the supply chain is enabled, but data exchange becomes laborious and system maintenance becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized data management system into decentralized autonomous units (battery passports) that operate independently. Each battery passport is a self-contained data structure that can be generated, stored, and exchanged autonomously without requiring a central server, thus enabling seamless data exchange while maintaining data collection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces blockchain technology as an intermediary layer that enables trustless data exchange between supply chain participants. The blockchain serves as a neutral mediator that verifies and records battery passport data without requiring a central authority, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining data integrity.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a centralized database system is used, then data standardization is achieved, but error propagation and system vulnerability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized database into distributed battery passports stored across multiple nodes in a blockchain network. This segmentation eliminates the single point of failure inherent in centralized systems, making the system more resistant to errors and vulnerabilities while maintaining data standardization through consistent passport structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of data storage from centralized to decentralized architecture. By transforming the system from a single centralized database to multiple distributed battery passports on a blockchain, the system achieves both data standardization (through consistent passport schemas) and enhanced error resistance (through distribution and cryptographic verification).
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual data handling processes are used in existing systems, then data ownership can be maintained, but productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where battery passports automatically generate, store, and exchange their own data without requiring manual intervention. The autonomous nature of battery passports enables them to maintain data ownership control while simultaneously dramatically improving productivity and exchange efficiency through automated processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data handling processes with automated digital systems. Battery passports use cryptographic algorithms and blockchain smart contracts to automatically manage data ownership and exchange, eliminating the need for manual data entry, verification, and transfer processes while maintaining owner control.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an apparatus for producing a battery component associated with a battery passport: a collector configured to collect battery data associated with the component of the battery, wherein the component of the battery comprises a physical identifier; an assignor configured to assign the physical identifier to a decentral identifier for generating the battery passport associated with the produced component of the battery, a battery passport generator configured to generate the battery passport by receiving a request to provide a decentral identifier associated with battery data of at least the component of the battery and in response to the request, generating the battery passport including the decentral identifier and data related to battery data of at least the component of the battery.