Automatic charging system and method

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic charging system and method. The automatic charging system comprises a mechanical arm, a charging interface pose and position recognizing module, a charging device and a controller, wherein the charging interface pose and position recognizing module is arranged at the movable end of the mechanical arm, and the controller is used for obtaining the space pose and position, recognized by the charging interface pose and position recognizing module, of a charging interface, controlling the movable end of the mechanical arm to move according to the space pose and position of the charging interface so that a charging connector can be inserted into the charging interface and controlling the charging device to charge a vehicle. By means of the automatic charging system and method, use experience and operation safety of electric vehicles particularly electric vehicles for rent are improved greatly; the problem that the vehicle is lack of electricity as the userforgets to charge the vehicle is solved, and the use rate of the electric vehicles for rent is increased particularly. Automatic charging of the electric vehicles can be combined with other automaticfacilities to form a complete automatic electric vehicle service system, and intellectualization is fully realized; human involvement is not needed in the whole process, and maintenance cost in the later period is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of charging, in particular to an automatic charging system and method for automatically identifying a charging interface and automatically inserting a charging connector into the charging interface. Background technique [0002] The rise of the time-sharing rental business of electric vehicles has brought convenience to the people to a certain extent. Users can easily take public electric vehicles, and the point of taking and returning the car does not need to be consistent, which meets the needs of users for travel, and It is very flexible to use. [0003] However, one problem encountered by the existing time-sharing rental of electric vehicles is the inconvenience of charging. The limited number of charging piles in the parking lot has a negative impact on the battery life of electric vehicles, and also hinders the development of the time-sharing rental business of electric vehicles to a certain extent. ...

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Problems solved by technology

When using this kind of charging pile, the user needs to manually unplug the charging gun from the charging pile after parking, and insert it into the charging interface of the electric vehicle for charging. The convenience of time-sharing rental of electric vehicles

At the same time, it may also be caused by improper operation by some users, which may easily cause damage to the charging gun, resulting in failure to charge in the future, resulting in an increase in subsequent maintenance costs.

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