Garden Tool Power Source Data Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electric garden tools generate significant operation data that is often wasted, necessitating a method to better utilize this data for improved efficiency and safety in a simple and effective manner.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for monitoring and communicating operation parameters from a non-autonomous electric garden tool to an external electronic device via a power source, preferably a rechargeable battery pack with a wireless communication module, allowing for real-time data display, analysis, and adjustment of operation parameters, as well as detection of abnormalities and provision of alarms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If operation data is collected and transmitted from the garden tool, then data utilization for efficiency and safety improvement is enhanced, but device complexity increases due to additional communication components
Solution Approach 1:
The power source is designed to serve multiple functions: it not only provides electrical power to the garden tool but also acts as a data collection and communication hub. The power source includes a communication module that can transmit operation data to external devices, eliminating the need for separate communication components in the tool itself. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by enabling data utilization without significantly increasing the overall device complexity.
2Reliability
If real-time monitoring and communication of operation parameters is implemented, then operational safety and efficiency are improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous real-time transmission, the system implements periodic data transmission at predetermined time intervals. The communication module transmits operation data to the external device at scheduled intervals, which reduces energy consumption compared to continuous transmission while still providing timely monitoring information for safety and efficiency improvements. This periodic action resolves the contradiction between reliability and energy consumption.
3Productivity
If operation parameters are transmitted to external device for analysis, then operational efficiency and safety are enhanced, but loss of time occurs during data communication
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data processing and buffering at the power source before transmission to the external device. Operation data is collected and prepared in advance during normal operation, and then transmitted in batches at predetermined intervals rather than requiring immediate real-time transmission. This preliminary action reduces the impact of communication time on operational efficiency while still enabling timely analysis and feedback.
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AI summary
A method for controlling operation of a non-autonomous electric garden tool, comprising: monitoring, during operation of the tool, one or more operation parameters associated with the tool; and communicating, during operation of the tool, the one or more monitored operation parameters from a power source of the tool, which is operably connected with the tool, to an external electronic device, for displaying the one or more monitored operation parameters at the external electronic device.