Unified Lock Actuator Control for Electric Charging Stations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing charging station locking systems are inflexible and require separate control modules for different locking actuators, limiting their adaptability across various application scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A control device capable of generating diverse control signals to manage multiple locking actuators, utilizing a processor and electrical output terminal with a switching network to convert signals for locking and unlocking operations, allowing a single assembly to control various locking actuators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate control modules are used for different locking actuators, then each actuator can be controlled precisely, but the device complexity increases and adaptability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The control module is designed with a processor that can generate multiple different control signals (first control signal, second control signal, third control signal) to control different types of locking actuators (first locking actuator, second locking actuator). This universal design allows a single control module to replace multiple dedicated control modules, reducing device complexity while maintaining the ability to precisely control various actuator types through signal differentiation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single control module generates diverse control signals, then adaptability increases, but the control signal generation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processor dynamically selects and generates different control signals based on which locking actuator needs to be controlled. The control module can switch between generating a first control signal for a first locking actuator, a second control signal for a second locking actuator, or a third control signal to switch between actuators. This dynamic signal generation approach enables high adaptability without requiring a static complex signal generation system.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that translates high-level control requests into actuator-specific control signals. Rather than having complex wiring and dedicated control circuits for each actuator type, the processor mediates between the control input and various actuators, generating the appropriate control signal format for each actuator type based on its operational requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible and unified control of different locking actuators, enhancing the adaptability of the charging station locking system without the need for multiple control modules, ensuring secure and efficient plug management.
Implementation Method 1
an electrical output terminal for controlling a lock actuator in response to a control signal
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AI summary
The invention relates to a control apparatus which is designed to control a plurality of lock actuators, which can be controlled by means of control signals, for locking or for unlocking a charge plug in an electric charging station, having a processor (203) for generating at least two different control signals for controlling at least two different lock actuators of the plurality of lock actuators, and having an electrical output terminal (205) for controlling a lock actuator (105) in response to a control signal of the processor (203).