Charging Station Credit Control for Transaction-Based Power Limits
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power charging systems for mobile devices lack efficient methods to manage and track energy consumption, leading to inefficiencies in charging station usage and customer experience, particularly in public facilities where charging credits are not effectively monitored or managed.
Innovation Solution
A system that detects in-store customer transactions, assigns power charging credits, and uses a processor to determine when energy consumption thresholds are met, triggering the charging station to cease or reduce power delivery, thereby optimizing energy use and managing charging credits through a distributed ledger like blockchain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If charging stations are provided in public facilities for customer convenience, then customer satisfaction and ease of operation are improved, but energy consumption and loss of energy increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors energy consumption levels and provides real-time feedback to both the charging station operation and customers. The processor detects when energy thresholds are reached and automatically adjusts charging operations, creating a closed-loop control system that balances customer convenience with energy conservation.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging station system dynamically adjusts its operation based on real-time conditions. Power delivery is modulated according to available energy credits, consumption rates, and threshold levels, transforming a static charging infrastructure into a dynamic system that adapts to changing energy availability and demand conditions.
2Measurement precision
If charging credits are assigned based on customer transactions, then fairness and measurement precision are improved, but device complexity and loss of information increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a multi-functional architecture where a single integrated platform handles transaction processing, credit assignment, energy monitoring, threshold management, and charging control. This universal system consolidates multiple functions into one cohesive infrastructure, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining precise measurement capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary component that bridges transaction data from the payment system and energy consumption data from the charging infrastructure. It translates between different data formats and protocols, managing the complexity of integrating multiple subsystems while providing precise energy tracking and credit management.
3Productivity
If automatic threshold detection and power cessation are implemented, then energy optimization and productivity are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The charging station system performs self-monitoring and self-regulation of power delivery. The processor automatically detects when energy consumption reaches predetermined thresholds and autonomously controls power cessation or reduction without requiring external intervention, enabling the system to optimize its own operation and improve charging efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
An in-store customer transaction can be detected. Power charging credits can be assigned to the customer based, at least in part, on the in-store customer transaction. A charging station can be activated for the customer. Whether an amount of energy consumption by at least one user device of the customer from the charging station has reached a threshold value can be determined. The threshold value can be based, at least in part, on the charging credits assigned to the customer. Responsive to determining that the energy consumption by the at least one user device of the customer from the charging station has reached the threshold value, the charging station can cease or reduce power being delivered by the charging station to the at least one user device of the user.