REPORTING DEVICE FOR MULTIMODAL ARTICLE INTERFACE

    公开(公告)号:EP3681005A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-15

    申请号:EP19305023.4

    申请日:2019-01-08

    申请人: Energysquare

    摘要: A reporting device for association with an article having power requirements is provided, where the reporting device is capable of performing communications operations, for example to specify the article's power requirements, and power supply using a single pair of conductors. Communications are performed at a lower voltage than the voltage intended for power supply operations. Optionally the communications interface of the reporting device may be disconnected at higher voltages, and the operational circuits of the reporting device may be disconnected at lower voltages, and circuits preventing inversion of voltages across the conductors, or reverse currents when the operational circuits are connected to the conductors may be provided. The reporting device may be used in connection with charging surfaces providing a matrix of conductive surfaces, and supports operation with a corresponding coupling manager.

    COUPLING MANAGER FOR MANAGING A MULTIMODAL ELECTRICAL COUPLING AND METHOD OF OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:EP3681009A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-15

    申请号:EP19305022.6

    申请日:2019-01-08

    申请人: Energysquare

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 G06F1/26 H04B3/54

    摘要: A multimodal electrical coupling, which may be comprised of any pair of conductive regions in a surface, is selectively coupled to a coupling communications interface in response to the detection of an article connected across the terminals of the coupling. The coupling communications interface obtains data characterising the article, and determines whether this information is consistent with the supply of power to the article, or communication with the article, in particular in terms of the power requirements of the article, and/or the identity, and corresponding authorisation status of the article. Where interaction is determined to be allowable, a transducer module is brought into connection with the multimodal electrical coupling, at which time the coupling communications interface may be decoupled. A corresponding reporting interface for integration in articles is also presented.