Power Management for an Automated Banking System
AssigneeDiebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
InventorSongtao Ma
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Abstract
An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
Claims15
A non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium of execution having instructions encoded thereon for execution by a processor, and when executed operable to;
- cause a battery to be charged by power supplied by a battery charger;
- cause power to be delivered from a solar panel associated with an automated banking machine to one of a group consisting of a card reader, a display, and a receipt printer that are associated with the automated banking machine, the automated banking machine comprises a cash dispenser, a battery and a plurality of alternate power sources, wherein one of the plurality of alternate power sources includes the solar panel;
- and
- wherein during a transaction being conducted by the automated banking machine that comprises the instructions are operable to:
- determine an amount of power required to operate a selected one of the group consisting of the display, the card reader, and the receipt printer,
- determine power currently available from the plurality of alternate power sources,
- cause power to be delivered to the cash dispenser from the battery, and
- cause power to be delivered from the plurality of alternate power sources to one of the group consisting of the card reader, the display, and the receipt printer, responsive at least in part to at least one of the group consisting of determining the amount of power required to operate the selected one of the group consisting of the display, the card reader, and the receipt printer, and determining power currently available from the plurality of alternate power sources
- provide control signals to controller switching devices in a H-Bridge control circuit coupled with a voltage boosted stepper motor that is coupled with the cash dispenser, the voltage boosted stepper motor comprises:
- a stator coil coupled with the battery
- a blocking diode coupled with the stator and the battery;
- and
- a boost capacitor coupled with the blocking diode;
- and
- wherein the blocking diode prevents the stator from discharging into the power supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.