IP Library Granted Patent US 12,367,752
Granted Patent B2
US 12,367,752 · App. 17/918,403 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Method for operating and running a system for mounting and controlling accumulators in workstations

Inventors: Dean Adler Fonseca D'almeida (Cabedelo, BR); Marcus Aurelius Barros De Oliveira (Belo Jardim, BR); Felipe Macedo Rocha (João Pessoa, BR); Tiago Emerson Teixeira De Araújo (Campina Grande, BR); Marcos Roberto Rodrigues Malveira (Recife, BR); Vinicius Vannucchi Pierre (Recife, BR); Rafael Nunes De Lima (Paulista, BR); Joao Paulo Fernandes Barbosa (Recife, BR); Henrique Figueroa Lacerda (Recife, BR); João Gabriel Machado Da Silva (Vitória de Santo Antão, BR); Spartacus Pereira Pedrosa (Belo Jardim, BR); Washington De Araújo Silva Júnior (Recife, BR); Antonio Gomes Pereira Júnior (Caruaru, BR)
Assignee: ACUMULADORES MOURA S/A
G08B21/18E05B49/00G08B3/10
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Patent No.
US 12,367,752
App. No.
17/918,403
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Operation and functioning method of an assembly and control system for accumulators in workstations, using a radio-base station rack, comprising processing center provided, at least with a battery presence sensor, at least a radio-base station rack door opening and closing sensor and an audible alarm device, allowed for use in equipment containing locks, both electromechanical and electromagnetic, and comprising the startup, verification, work and maintenance steps of an assembly and control system operation and functioning of accumulators in workstations.

Claims (36)

1. An operation and functioning method of an assembly and control system for accumulators in workstations using a radio-base station rack, said workstations also comprising a processing center, at least one battery presence sensor, at least one radio-base station rack door opening and closing sensor and an audible alarm that can be used in equipment containing locks, both electromechanical and electromagnetic, said method comprising the following steps:

startup step (a) where identification of equipment connected to the processing center occurs, determining if that is an equipment provided with electromechanical lock or an equipment provided with electromagnetic lock;

verification step (b), after the startup step (a), the radio-base station rack door is closed;

work step (c), where all system variables are continuously verified; and

maintenance step (d), where the work step is interrupted and the system variables are no longer continuously verified;

wherein in step (b), the processing center reads the door opening and closing sensor, the at least one battery presence sensor and measures busbar voltage of the radio-base station rack.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (a) the processing center sends a message to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, indicating what type of locking equipment was identified, as well as saving an equipment identification record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time and responsible operator.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in case all verifications of the verification step (b) are correct, so that the battery presence indicates that it is in correct position, the door opening and closing sensor indicates that the radio-base station rack door is closed and a voltage meter indicates an appropriate voltage for the system operation; the processing center will start its operation and will send a message to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, as well as saving an equipment identification record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time and operator responsible for equipment startup.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if measurement of radio-base station rack busbar voltage presents a voltage value which prevents correct operation of the electromechanical lock or the electromagnetic lock or a voltage value which prevents correct operation of the processing center, a switching system will switch a power supply to a backup battery and the switching system will start operation and will send a message to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, indicating operation under backup power supply, as well as saving an equipment identification record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time and operator responsible for equipment startup.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if a radio-base station rack busbar voltage measurement sensor presents a voltage value which prevents correct operation of the electromechanical lock or the electromagnetic lock or a voltage value which prevents correct operation of the processing center and a backup battery cannot provide a power supply demand of both equipment, a system will not start operation and will send a message to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, indicating backup power supply failure, as well as saving an equipment identification record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time and operator responsible for the equipment startup attempt.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the work step (c) will start if the verification step (b) indicates that all verification conditions have been complied with.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein during the work step (c), in case the door opening and closing sensor indicates that the door is in an open condition and the processing center has not received a maintenance request from the database of the operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, the audible alarm will be triggered and a violation attempt message will be sent to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, saving a failure record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the audible alarm will only be turned off when the door opening and closing sensor indicates that the door is in closed condition and an operator's database authorizes the audible alarm to be turned off by the processing center.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein during the work step (c), in case the battery presence sensor indicates that the battery is out of position, the processing center triggers the audible alarm and sends a violation message to a database of the operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, saving a failure record in a cloud preserving date and time data.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the audible alarm will only be turned off when the battery presence sensor indicates that the battery is in correct position and an operator's database authorizes the audible alarm to be turned off by the processing center.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein during the work step (c), in case busbar voltage measurement indicates a voltage level insufficient to supply the electromechanical lock or the electromagnetic lock, or even if it's not sufficient for the processing center power supply, a switching system will switch to power supply from a backup battery and a power supply shortage message will be sent to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, saving a failure record in a cloud preserving date and time data.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein if the power supply from the backup battery is insufficient to supply the electromechanical or electromagnetic locks or even to supply the processing center, the referred processing center will send a message to the database of the operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, indicating existence of a power supply failure, saving a failure record in the cloud preserving the date and time data.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the maintenance step (d) will start from receipt, by the processing center, of a maintenance request from a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein during the maintenance step (d), the processing center will send a message to the database of the radio-base station operator indicating start and end date of the maintenance, as well as start and end time of the maintenance, a geographic location and an individual responsible for the referred maintenance in a field.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the maintenance step (d) will be closed when the operator conducts the startup (a) steps and the verification step (b).

16. The method according to claim 1 wherein the workstations further comprise a cabinet with a door opening and closing sensor, and voltage and current sensors integrated into the cabinet's power buses.

17. The method according to claim 1 wherein if all the verifications in the verification step b) are correct, a system will analyze the battery presence sensors to determine whether it is in contact with the electromechanical or electromagnetic locks.

18. An operation and functioning method of an assembly and control system for accumulators in workstations using a radio-base station rack, said workstations also comprising a processing center, at least one battery presence sensor, at least one radio-base station rack door opening and closing sensor and an audible alarm device that can be used in equipment containing locks, both electromechanical and electromagnetic, said method comprising the following steps:

startup step (a) where identification of equipment connected to the processing center occurs, determining if that is an equipment provided with electromechanical lock or an equipment provided with electromagnetic lock;

verification step (b), after the startup step (a), the radio-base station rack door is closed;

work step (c), where all system variables are continuously verified; and

maintenance step (d), where the work step is interrupted and the system variables are no longer continuously verified;

wherein in step (b), the processing center reads the door opening and closing sensor, the at least one battery presence sensor and measures busbar voltage of the radio-base station rack; and

wherein in case all verifications of the verification step (b) are correct, so that the battery presence indicates that it is in correct position, the door opening and closing sensor indicates that the radio-base station rack door is closed and a voltage meter indicates an appropriate voltage for the system operation; the processing center will start its operation and will send a message to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, as well as saving an equipment identification record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time and operator responsible for equipment startup.

19. An operation and functioning method of an assembly and control system for accumulators in workstations using a radio-base station rack, said workstations also comprising a processing center, at least one battery presence sensor, at least one radio-base station rack door opening and closing sensor and an audible alarm that can be used in equipment containing locks, both electromechanical and electromagnetic, said method comprising the following steps:

startup step (a) where identification of equipment connected to the processing center occurs, determining if that is an equipment provided with electromechanical lock or an equipment provided with electromagnetic lock;

verification step (b), after the startup step (a), the radio-base station rack door is closed;

work step (c), where all system variables are continuously verified; and

maintenance step (d), where the work step is interrupted and the system variables are no longer continuously verified;

wherein in step (b), the processing center reads the door opening and closing sensor, the at least one battery presence sensor and measures busbar voltage of the radio-base station rack; and

wherein during the work step (c), in case the door opening and closing sensor indicates that the door is in an open condition and the processing center has not received a maintenance request from the database of the operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, the audible alarm will be triggered and a violation attempt message will be sent to a database of an operator responsible for the radio-base station rack, saving a failure record in a cloud, preserving data related to date, time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2022
From: ADLER FONSECA D'ALMEIDA, DEAN; BARRIOS DE OLIVEIRA, MARCUS AURELIUS; MACEDO ROCHA, FELIPE; EMERSON TEIXEIRA DE ARAÚJO, TIAGO; RODRIGUES MALVEIRA, MARCOS ROBERTO; VANNUCCHI PIERRE, VINICIUS; NUNES DE LIMA, RAFAEL; FERNANDES BARBOSA, JOAO PAULO; FIGUEROA LACERDA, HENRIQUE; MACHADO DA SILVA, JOÃO GABRIEL; PEREIRA PEDROSA, SPARTACUS; DE ARAÚJO SILVA JÚNIOR, WASHINGTON; GOMES PEREIRA JÚNIOR, ANTONIO
To: ACUMULADORES MOURA S/A
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