Movable Robot Power Supply for Timely Battery Replenishment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing power supply systems for work robots take a long time to supply and charge power, making it difficult to meet the required timing for power replenishment, leading to inefficiencies in robot operation.
Innovation Solution
A power supply system comprising a movable power supply device with a first power storage device and a controller that conveys the power storage device to a robot based on the power levels of the robot's second power storage device, allowing for efficient and timely power replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a power supply robot supplies and charges the power storage device of a work robot with the power of its own power storage device, then power can be supplied to the work robot, but the time taken for supplying and charging becomes long
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the power supply function from the charging function. The movable power supply device only supplies power through connection, while charging is performed separately through wireless charging, eliminating the time required for both operations to complete sequentially
Solution Approach 2:
A movable power supply device acts as an intermediary between the power grid and the work robot. It connects to the work robot via a connection unit to supply power, and simultaneously receives wireless charging, enabling independent parallel operation of power supply and charging functions
2Reliability
If a power supply robot supplies and charges power to work robots, then power can be replenished, but it cannot supply and charge each work robot at the timing required by each work robot
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic power management where the movable power supply device can independently control power supply timing to different work robots based on their individual power levels and requirements, rather than following a fixed charging schedule
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors the power levels of work robots and uses this feedback information to determine when and how much power to supply to each robot, enabling adaptive power distribution that responds to real-time needs of individual robots
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AI summary
A power supply system includes a movable power supply device including a first power storage device, a robot including a second power storage device, and a controller, and the controller performs control for conveying the first power storage device to the robot by using the power supply device, on the basis of information about an amount of power stored in the second power storage device.