Electronic lock is an excellent practical demonstration of what fine electromechanics can do.

Development of any electronic locks is always accompanied by a major challenge - reliability and longevity of its autonomous power supply.

Electronic locks based on electromagnetic actuators, micromotors or solenoids, consume so much power for operation that traditional batteries do not last longer than a year or two.

Markets of electronic locks are very sensitive to this problem and considerably expand with any new step towards improvement of the power supply reliability.

Battery-free electronic locks are the dream of hotel managers, business centers administrators, valuable safe users, cargo truck dispatchers, military officers and many others who are looking for locks with "brains".

In response to that demand, Qmodule,Inc. has developed numerious prototypes of battery-free electronic locks based on CHIPLOCK technology of electrostatic blocking devices.

 

Qblock has been primarily designed as a universal module for designing super low power electronic locks. Power consumption of Qblock is 100 times less than traditional electromagnetic locking devices. That means that even powered by small coin-like 3v lithium battery electronic locks with Qblock will need no maintenance for at least 8 years!

In order to simplify design of various electronic locks Qblock will be available in modification with access control electronics assembled in one module - Qlock.

Qlock can be directly used by mechanical lock designers without special knowledge and experience in electronics for various locking systems - door locks, padlocks, safe locks, locker locks, mortise cylinders, etc.



Qlock has been developed in Low-End (Master key controlled) version and High-End (PC controlled) versions.

As additional options, Qlock electronics will be able to work with different electronic keys like - RFID transponders, tablets and cards, iButtons, and other desirable user interface.