Decentralized Database for Wireless Energy Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Centralized database systems face issues such as single points of failure, dependency on network connectivity, limited access, and difficulty in data retrieval due to lack of redundancy, which hinder efficient energy transfer and data management, especially for mobile devices and vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A decentralized database system utilizing blockchain technology for secure, immutable, and decentralized energy transfer record-keeping, enabling wireless energy exchange and value transactions between mobile and stationary devices through smart contracts and a distributed ledger.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a centralized database is used to store energy transfer data, then data management is simplified and control is centralized, but the system has a single point of failure and limited accessibility for mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized database into multiple distributed nodes across the network. Each node stores copies or portions of the energy transfer data, eliminating the single point of failure. This segmentation allows the system to maintain data availability even when individual nodes fail, directly resolving the contradiction between simplified management and system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces blockchain technology as an intermediary layer that mediates between mobile devices and the energy transfer system. This intermediary provides a decentralized ledger that all participants can access, eliminating the need for a single centralized database while maintaining data integrity and accessibility, thus improving reliability without significantly increasing management complexity.
2Quantity of substance
If data is stored in a single centralized location, then data redundancy is minimized, but data loss is difficult to retrieve and access is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by allowing different nodes in the distributed network to store different copies or portions of the energy transfer data. Each node has local access to the data it stores, creating redundancy across the network. This ensures that if one node loses data, other nodes can provide copies, directly addressing the contradiction between minimizing redundancy and enabling data retrieval.
3Ease of operation
If a centralized database is used, then network connectivity dependency increases, but mobile devices can access energy transfer information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized database into multiple distributed nodes, allowing mobile devices to access energy transfer information from any node in the network. This eliminates the dependency on a single centralized database and reduces network connectivity requirements, as devices can communicate with multiple distributed nodes rather than requiring continuous connection to a central server.
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AI summary
An example operation may include one or more of determining an energy state of a system, generating a wireless energy transfer request based on the energy state, transmitting the wireless energy transfer request to another system, receiving wireless energy transfer information from the other system, performing a wireless energy exchange with the other system based on the wireless energy transfer information, and receiving a data block associated with the wireless energy exchange from the other system.