Power Outlet Registration and Verification for Reliable Charging Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no efficient system for users of electrical and electronic devices to easily locate and access compatible power outlets for charging, as existing methods rely on manual searching and may result in outlets being in use or inoperable.
Innovation Solution
A universal automated system that allows users to register and verify the existence, location, and characteristics of electric and other power outlets, enabling users to search and reserve available outlets through a user interface and a resource station management system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual searching methods are used to locate power outlets, then users can find outlets without additional system infrastructure, but the outlets may be in use or inoperable and the search process is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where users report outlet status (available, in use, inoperable) and the system uses this information to update outlet availability in real-time. This feedback loop ensures that users receive accurate information about outlet status, resolving the contradiction between search efficiency and outlet availability reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-identifying and cataloging power outlets with their characteristics and availability status before users need them. Users can search the pre-prepared database of outlets, which eliminates the need for manual searching and ensures that only available and operational outlets are presented, thus improving both efficiency and reliability.
2Ease of operation
If a comprehensive system for tracking and identifying power outlets is implemented, then users can easily locate and access compatible power sources, but the system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to independently search for, identify, and access power outlets using the provided database and interface. Users can filter outlets by compatibility and availability without requiring manual assistance, thus improving ease of operation while the system infrastructure remains centralized and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to be universal by accommodating multiple types of power outlets and devices through a standardized interface and database structure. This multi-functionality allows the same system infrastructure to serve diverse outlet types and user needs, reducing the need for separate specialized systems and thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
3Loss of time
If real-time outlet status information is provided to users, then users can reserve available outlets, but the system requires continuous monitoring and data management infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the database of outlets with their basic characteristics and implementing automated status update mechanisms. This preliminary setup reduces the need for continuous complex data management during operation, as the framework is already in place to handle real-time status information and reservations efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer (the centralized database and management interface) that mediates between outlet status monitoring and user reservation requests. This intermediary simplifies the data management infrastructure by centralizing information flow and providing standardized interfaces, thereby reducing the complexity that would otherwise arise from direct peer-to-peer status communication between multiple components.
Data Source
AI summary
An application for registering resource stations for vehicle energizing that may be used to replenish power resources for vehicles includes a sequence of instructions stored on a non-transitory computer usable medium for implementing registration of resource stations for vehicle energizing, the sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes said processor to provide a user interface for generating resource station data relating to a resource station for vehicle energizing, generate resource station data for the resource station for energizing a vehicle responsive to first inputs from the user interface, initiate a registration for the resource station for vehicle energizing with a resource station management system if the resource station for vehicle energizing has not previously been registered, transmit the resource station data for the resource station for vehicle energizing to the resource station management system. The sequence of instructions further cause the processor to generate a search request for a useable resource station for vehicle energizing responsive to second inputs from the user interface, the search request including location information defining an area of search for the useable resource station for vehicle energizing, transmit the search request to the resource station management system, receive a response to the search request indicating at least one useable resource station for vehicle energizing and display the response on the user interface.