Vehicle Power Supply System with Wireless Security Module

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Solution Overview

Problem

Lead-acid batteries used in vehicles have drawbacks such as environmental and health hazards due to heavy metals, slow charging times, high weight, and reduced performance when capacity falls below half charge, and they do not effectively prevent vehicle theft.

Innovation Solution

A power supply system with a wireless security module comprising a battery module, power management module, energy management module, and wireless security module, utilizing lithium, nickel-cadmium, or nickel-metal hydride batteries, with monitoring and controlling units to manage voltage and current, and a wireless security module with Bluetooth and NFC for theft prevention, GPS for location tracking, and energy regulation to prevent overcharging and over-discharging.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If lead-acid batteries are used in vehicles, then the battery structure is simple and technology is mature, but the battery generates heavy metals and waste liquid that harm the environment and human health

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery structure simplicityVSAvoidenvironmental and health harm
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the battery from lead-acid to lithium-ion or other alternative chemistries, fundamentally altering the material parameters to eliminate heavy metal pollution while maintaining battery functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite battery materials, specifically lithium-ion battery components, which combine multiple materials with different properties to achieve both environmental friendliness and high performance, replacing the simple lead-acid composition

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Quantity of substance

If lead-acid batteries are used in vehicles, then the battery provides power storage, but the charging time is long

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower storage capacityVSAvoidcharging time
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the electrochemical parameters of the battery system by adopting lithium-ion technology, which has fundamentally different charge acceptance characteristics compared to lead-acid batteries, enabling faster charging while maintaining or increasing capacity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a monitoring unit that continuously monitors battery voltage and provides feedback to the power management module, which dynamically adjusts charging parameters in real-time to optimize charging speed while preventing overcharging, thereby reducing overall charging time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Power

If lead-acid batteries are used in vehicles, then the battery provides power for starting, but the battery weight is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestarting powerVSAvoidbattery weight
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the density and specific energy parameters of the battery by transitioning to lithium-ion or nickel-metal hydride chemistry, which offers significantly higher specific energy (energy per unit weight), thereby reducing battery weight while maintaining or enhancing starting power capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Power

If lead-acid batteries are used in vehicles, then the battery powers the starting motor, but the battery life performance reduces when capacity is less than half charge

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestarting powerVSAvoidbattery life performance
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a monitoring unit that continuously monitors battery voltage and provides feedback to the power management module, which prevents discharge below minimum voltage thresholds and stops charging at maximum voltage thresholds, ensuring the battery operates within optimal voltage ranges that preserve battery life and reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent takes preliminary action by establishing voltage thresholds before the battery reaches damaging states, using the monitoring unit to detect voltage levels and the power management module to preemptively adjust power flow, preventing over-discharge and over-charging conditions that would reduce battery lifespan

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

5Power

If traditional battery systems are used in vehicles, then the battery provides power, but the vehicle can be stolen easily when left unattended

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower provisionVSAvoidtheft prevention
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates multiple functions into the battery system: power provision through the battery module, monitoring through the monitoring unit, control through the power management module, and security through the wireless security module with Bluetooth transmitter, creating a multi-functional system that combines power supply with theft prevention capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a wireless security module with Bluetooth transmitter as an intermediary between the battery system and the user's portable device, enabling remote monitoring and control capabilities that prevent theft without interfering with the normal power provision function

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10103563B2Power supply system having wireless security module for vehicles
Publication Date: 2018.10.16 SEGL ENERGY CO LTD
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AI summary

A power supply system having a wireless security module for vehicles is provided. The power supply system comprises a battery module, a power management module, an energy management module and the wireless security module. The battery module powers a starting motor of a vehicle. The power management module is used to receive a power from a power generating device. The power management module transmits the power of the power generating device into the battery module. The power management module comprises a monitoring unit and a controlling unit. The monitoring unit is used to monitor a voltage value of the battery module. When the voltage value monitored is equal to a minimum setting, the power management module is used to prevent the battery module from powering the starting motor. When the voltage value monitored is equal to a maximum setting, the power management module stops powering the battery module. The controlling unit is used to control a current value outputted from the battery module. Furthermore, when the voltage value of the battery module is equal to the maximum setting, the energy management module is used to receive a power from the power generating device. The power is transmitted into the vehicle by the energy management module.