Wireless Power Unit Height Coordination for Vehicle Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless electric power supply systems with elevating mechanisms for power receiving and transmitting units lack coordinated control, leading to potential damage and inefficiencies in power transmission.
Innovation Solution
An elevating operation apparatus and method that utilize a server to determine the operation of elevating mechanisms for both the power receiving and transmitting units based on information about their presence, state, and compatibility, ensuring synchronized movement to optimize power transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If both the power receiving apparatus and the power supply apparatus are provided with elevating mechanisms, then the adaptability and versatility of the wireless power supply system is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of coordinating their operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives information from both the power receiving apparatus and the power supply apparatus, processes the data, and determines the appropriate elevating operations. This mediator coordinates the operations of both elevating mechanisms, reducing the complexity that would arise from direct coordination between the two apparatuses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the control function into separate modules: the power receiving apparatus has its own elevating mechanism and control, the power supply apparatus has its own elevating mechanism and control, and the server provides centralized coordination. This segmentation allows each component to be independently designed and optimized while maintaining overall system adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If both the power receiving apparatus and the power supply apparatus are provided with elevating mechanisms, then the ability to handle various scenarios is improved, but the risk of operational errors and potential damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the power receiving apparatus transmits information about its elevating mechanism to the server, and the server sends back determination results that control the power supply apparatus's elevating mechanism. This feedback loop ensures coordinated operation and prevents operational errors that could lead to damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent requires the power receiving apparatus to transmit information about its elevating mechanism to the server before the power supply apparatus activates its elevating mechanism. This preliminary action allows the server to plan and coordinate the operations in advance, preventing conflicts and potential damage.
3Ease of operation
If the elevating mechanisms operate independently without coordination, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of time due to inefficiencies and potential re-adjustments increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent ensures continuous and coordinated elevating operations by having the server determine the optimal operation sequence based on information from both apparatuses. This continuous coordination eliminates idle time and re-adjustments that would occur with independent operation, maintaining ease of operation while reducing time loss.
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AI summary
An elevating operation apparatus includes: an obtaining device configured to obtain a first information and a second information, wherein the first information indicates whether or not one vehicle, which has a power receiving unit for wireless electric power supply, includes an elevating mechanism for moving the power receiving unit in a height direction of the one vehicle, and the second information indicates whether or not a power supply apparatus, which is installed outside the one vehicle and which has a power transmitting unit for wireless electric power supply, includes an elevating mechanism for moving the power transmitting unit in the height direction; and a determining device configured to determine to move at least one of the power receiving unit and the power transmitting unit in the height direction on the basis of the first information and the second information.