Power Control Processor for Automated Banking Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automated banking machines face challenges in ensuring uninterrupted operation during power outages or fluctuations, which can lead to incomplete transactions and potential damage to equipment.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a power control processor that manages multiple power sources, including a coupler for external household current and alternative sources like solar panels, batteries, or electrical generators, to selectively allocate power to critical components, ensuring transaction completion and minimizing equipment damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single external power source is used, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability deteriorates during power outages or fluctuations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple power sources (external household current, solar panels, batteries, electrical generators) into a unified power supply system. The power control processor integrates these diverse power sources, managing them as a single coordinated system that automatically switches between sources based on availability and transaction needs, thereby improving reliability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The power control processor is designed to universally manage multiple types of power sources simultaneously. It can detect, switch between, and allocate power from any connected power source type, making the system adaptable to various power availability scenarios. This multi-functionality allows a single control mechanism to handle diverse power inputs, improving reliability while keeping the control architecture manageable.
2Productivity
If power is continuously supplied to all components, then the transaction processing speed is high, but the energy consumption increases during power outages
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts power allocation based on real-time conditions. The power control processor continuously monitors power source availability and transaction status, then dynamically switches between power sources and adjusts the power supplied to different components. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain high transaction processing speed when power is available while minimizing energy consumption when power is limited or from alternative sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial power supply to critical components during alternative power operation. Instead of attempting to power all components at full capacity during battery or solar operation, the system selectively provides sufficient power only to essential transaction-processing components, enabling transactions to complete at reduced but functional speeds while conserving limited energy resources.
3Reliability
If the power control processor manages multiple power sources, then the reliability improves during power outages, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power control processor operates autonomously to manage power source selection and switching. It automatically detects power source availability, monitors power levels, and switches between sources without requiring manual intervention or complex external control systems. This self-service capability improves transaction completion reliability during power outages while avoiding the need for additional complex control mechanisms or human oversight.
4Adaptability or versatility
If alternative power sources are integrated, then the adaptability to power fluctuations improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power control processor is designed with universal compatibility to manage multiple types of power sources (AC mains, solar panels, batteries, generators). It implements a unified control architecture that can detect and switch between any of these power source types using the same basic mechanisms, thereby achieving high adaptability to different power availability scenarios without proportionally increasing system complexity.
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
This solution ensures uninterrupted financial transactions and reduces the risk of equipment damage by seamlessly switching to alternative power sources during power outages or fluctuations, maintaining operational reliability and customer satisfaction.
Implementation Method 1
alternative sources like solar panels, batteries, or electrical generators
Implementation Method 2
alternative sources like solar panels, batteries, or electrical generators
Data Source
AI summary
In an example embodiment, an automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to facilitate the completing a transaction when a decline or loss of power is encountered.