Robot Charging Station
Inductive Robot Charging Station
The inductive robot charging station is an 80-kilogram multi-dock installation that transfers 5 kilowatts of power wirelessly across eight standardized docking positions to recharge robot fleet batteries. Highly abrasive lunar regolith rapidly fouls exposed electromechanical connectors, making physical contact-based interfaces prone to degradation and failure. By enclosing inductive coils and ferrite cores within sealed aluminum housings, the station eliminates physical contacts to prevent dust contamination. The hardware integrates direct communication channels to verify battery health during parallel servicing operations, supporting a design lifetime of 20 years and a mean time between failures of 50,000 hours.
Inductive robot charging station serving the robot fleet via standardised docking interface — recharges batteries without physical contacts (dust mitigation).
Purpose
Inductive robot charging station serving the robot fleet via standardised docking interface — recharges batteries without physical contacts (dust mitigation).
Context
Child of L2-ROB-DOCK within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Inductive coupling at 5 kW
- ▸Standardised dock geometry
- ▸Communication for battery health verification
- ▸Multi-dock for parallel fleet servicing
- ▸Per L3-ISR-TRANS-DOCK pattern
Typical implementations
- ▸Industrial inductive AGV chargers
- ▸Tesla / BMW inductive EV charging (terrestrial)
- ▸L3-ISR-TRANS-DOCK
Lunar considerations
- ▸No physical contacts — dust-safe
- ▸Long-life sealed dock
- ▸Coordinated with L3-ROB-NAV-COORD
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | Inductive robot charging station serving the robot fleet via standardised docking interface — recharges batteries without physical contacts (dust mitigation). |
| charge power kw | 5 |
| docks | 8 |
Physical
| mass kg | 80 |
| materials | Inductive coil + ferrite core, Aluminum housing |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 5000 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 20 |
| mtbf hours | 50000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Robot battery charging service
Requires
- Charger feed (~5 kW)
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "Robot Charging Station" (L3-ROB-DOCK-CHRG). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-ROB-DOCK-CHRG
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