Battery, electric vehicle, elevator control method, device and electronic equipment

Abstract

This disclosure provides a control method for a battery and an elevator. The battery includes a battery body and an identification component, the identification component including a positioning module and a communication module. The elevator control method includes the following steps: receiving the battery's position information from the battery, wherein the position information is determined by the battery's positioning module; determining the relative positional relationship between the battery and the elevator car based on the battery's position information; and controlling the elevator to stop operation and taking emergency measures when the battery is located inside the elevator car. This enables accurate identification of the battery in the elevator car, thereby controlling the elevator and preventing the battery from being brought into the elevator car, improving the safety of elevator operation. Furthermore, this disclosure also provides a control method, device, electronic equipment, medium, and program product for an electric vehicle and an elevator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of elevators, and more specifically, to a control method, apparatus, electronic equipment, medium, and program product for a battery, electric vehicle, or elevator. Background Technology

[0002] With economic and social development, electric vehicles are becoming increasingly common in urban households. For safety reasons, most places prohibit electric vehicles from entering elevators. However, some residents, for convenience of charging and to prevent theft, still push their electric vehicles into elevators, sometimes causing serious safety accidents. Current methods to prevent electric vehicles from entering elevator cars mainly involve installing cameras inside the car to identify them.

[0003] In realizing the concept disclosed herein, the inventors discovered at least the following problems in the prior art: Existing solutions have poor recognition capabilities, potentially mistaking non-electric vehicles for electric vehicles, or failing to identify some illegally modified bicycles converted into electric vehicles. Furthermore, due to the low profile of the vehicle and the height of the rider, the camera's field of view may be obstructed by crowds, making it impossible to correctly identify electric vehicles. In addition, existing solutions cannot identify batteries removed from electric vehicles. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above, embodiments of this disclosure provide a control method, apparatus, electronic device, medium, and program for a battery, an electric vehicle, and an elevator.

[0005] One aspect of this disclosure provides a battery comprising: a battery body; and an identification component installed on and electrically connected to the battery body, wherein the identification component includes: a positioning module for locating the position of the battery; and a communication module for signal interaction between the battery and other components.

[0006] According to an embodiment of this disclosure, the identification component further includes a storage module for storing information about the battery.

[0007] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the information includes at least one of the following: battery serial number, production date, and end-of-life period.

[0008] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the positioning module includes an ultrasonic sensor.

[0009] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the identity recognition component is in the form of an integrated chip.

[0010] Another aspect of this disclosure provides an electric vehicle including the battery described in any of the foregoing claims.

[0011] Another aspect of this disclosure provides an elevator control method applied to a battery or electric vehicle as described in any of the preceding claims, comprising the following steps: receiving position information of the battery from the battery, wherein the position information is determined by a positioning module of the battery; determining the relative positional relationship between the battery and the elevator car based on the position information of the battery; and controlling the elevator to stop operating and taking emergency measures when the battery is located inside the elevator car.

[0012] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the emergency measures include issuing an alarm and / or notifying the monitoring room.

[0013] According to an embodiment of this disclosure, receiving the battery's location information includes receiving a first signal using a signal receiver inside the elevator, the first signal including the battery's location.

[0014] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the control method further includes receiving a second signal using the signal receiver, the second signal including at least one of the battery's serial number, production date, and end-of-life period.

[0015] Another aspect of this disclosure provides an apparatus for use with any of the batteries or electric vehicles described above, comprising: a signal receiving module for receiving position information of the battery from the battery, wherein the position information is determined by a positioning module of the battery; a judging module for determining the relative positional relationship between the battery and the elevator car based on the position information of the battery; and a control module for controlling the elevator to stop operating and taking emergency measures when the battery is located inside the elevator car.

[0016] According to an embodiment of this disclosure, the signal receiving module includes receiving a first signal using a signal receiver inside the elevator, the first signal including the position of the battery.

[0017] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes receiving a second signal using the signal receiver, the second signal including at least one of the battery's serial number, production date, and end-of-life period.

[0018] Another aspect of this disclosure provides an electronic device including one or more processors and a storage device, wherein the storage device is used to store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, implement the method described above.

[0019] Another aspect of this disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are used to implement the method described above.

[0020] Another aspect of this disclosure provides a computer program product including computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are used to implement the method described above.

[0021] The embodiments of this disclosure can at least partially solve the problem of poor electric vehicle recognition capability of elevator cameras in the prior art. The battery and elevator control method of the embodiments of this disclosure can achieve accurate identification of batteries in the elevator car, thereby controlling the elevator, preventing batteries from being brought into the elevator car, and improving the safety of elevator operation. Attached Figure Description

[0022] The above and other objects, features and advantages of this disclosure will become clearer from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0023] Figure 1 A block diagram schematically illustrates the main components of a battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 2 A block diagram schematically illustrates the main apparatus of an identity recognition component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating an elevator control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically.

[0026] Figure 4 This illustration schematically depicts an application scenario of the elevator control method and apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 5 A block diagram of an elevator control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is schematically shown; and

[0028] Figure 6 A block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that these descriptions are exemplary only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure for ease of explanation. However, it will be apparent that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Furthermore, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted in the following description to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure.

[0030] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit this disclosure. The terms “comprising,” “including,” etc., as used herein indicate the presence of the stated features, steps, operations, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, or components.

[0031] When using expressions such as "at least one of A, B, or C," it should generally be interpreted in accordance with the meaning commonly understood by those skilled in the art (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, or C" should include, but is not limited to, systems having A alone, having B alone, having C alone, having A and B, having A and C, having B and C, and / or having A, B, and C, etc.). The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the stated features.

[0032] This disclosure provides a method for controlling a battery and an elevator. The battery includes a battery body and an identification component, the identification component including a positioning module and a communication module. The elevator control method includes: receiving position information of the battery from the battery, wherein the position information is determined by the battery's positioning module; determining the relative positional relationship between the battery and the elevator car based on the battery's position information; and controlling the elevator to stop operation and taking emergency measures when the battery is located inside the elevator car. This enables accurate identification of the battery in the elevator car, thereby controlling the elevator, preventing the battery from being brought into the elevator car, and improving the safety of elevator operation.

[0033] Figure 1 A block diagram of the main components of a battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically. Figure 2 A block diagram of the main apparatus of an identification component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically.

[0034] like Figures 1 to 2 As shown, in an embodiment of this disclosure, the battery 100 includes: a battery body 101; and an identification component 102, which is installed on and electrically connected to the battery body 101 and powered by the battery. The identification component 102 includes: a positioning module 1021 for locating the position of the battery 100; and a communication module 1022 for signal interaction between the battery 100 and other components. For example, the communication module 1022 may be a wireless network component transmitting signals via a 5G network, and the other components may be an elevator car.

[0035] like Figure 2 As shown in the embodiments of this disclosure, the identification component 102 further includes a storage module 1023, which is used to store information about the battery 100. The information includes at least one of the battery 100's serial number, production date, and end-of-life period, used to help determine relevant battery information and identify the battery's identity for convenient battery management.

[0036] In embodiments of this disclosure, the positioning module 1021 may include an ultrasonic sensor that emits ultrasonic wireless signals and receives signals returned by other components, thereby measuring the distance between the sensor and other components.

[0037] In embodiments of this disclosure, the identification component 102 may be in the form of an integrated chip, with the chip-shaped identification component 102 embedded in the battery 100.

[0038] Embodiments of this disclosure provide an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle includes a battery 100 as described above.

[0039] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating an elevator control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically.

[0040] like Figure 3 As shown, an embodiment of this disclosure provides an elevator control method, applied to the battery 100 or electric vehicle as described above, including the following steps S301 = S303.

[0041] In step S301, the location information of the battery 100 is received from the battery 100, wherein the location information is determined by the positioning module 1021 of the battery 100.

[0042] In embodiments of this disclosure, receiving the location information of the battery 100 can be achieved by receiving ultrasonic wireless signals emitted by the ultrasonic sensor of the positioning module 1021.

[0043] In step S302, the relative positional relationship between the battery 100 and the elevator car is determined based on the position information of the battery 100.

[0044] In the embodiments of this disclosure, determining the relative position of the battery 100 and the elevator car can be done by pre-setting a judgment distance value. When the distance between the battery and the car is determined to be less than the preset value based on the position information emitted by the battery 100, it can be considered that the battery has entered the car. Since when the elevator car door opens, passengers may push electric vehicles into the elevator car, passengers may carry disassembled batteries 100 into the elevator car, or someone may push an electric vehicle past the elevator car without entering, it is necessary to accurately determine the relative position of the battery 100 and the elevator car. The accuracy of the judgment is improved by determining whether the battery 100 has entered the elevator car based on the relative position result.

[0045] In step S303, when the battery 100 is located inside the elevator car, the elevator is controlled to stop running and emergency measures are taken.

[0046] In the embodiments of this disclosure, when it is determined that a battery has entered the elevator car, the elevator door is kept in the normally open state and an alarm is issued to notify the passengers to push the electric vehicle out of the car. The control is released and the elevator can be restarted only after the battery leaves the car.

[0047] In embodiments of this disclosure, the emergency measures include issuing an alarm and / or notifying the monitoring room.

[0048] In embodiments of this disclosure, receiving the battery's location information includes receiving a first signal using a signal receiver inside the elevator, the first signal including the battery's location.

[0049] In embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes receiving a second signal using the signal receiver, the second signal including at least one of the battery's serial number, production date, and end-of-life period.

[0050] Figure 4 The illustration schematically depicts an application scenario of the elevator control method and apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0051] like Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment of this disclosure, when the elevator car 404 door opens, the signal receiver 402 inside the elevator car 404 will detect whether there is a signal from the battery 100 in a certain area around the elevator car 404. If there is an electric vehicle 401 equipped with a battery 100 in that area, the signal receiver 402 inside the elevator car 404 will receive the location information transmitted by the battery 100's identification component 102 and make a judgment.

[0052] If the determination result is that battery 100 has not entered the elevator car 404, then the elevator control cabinet 403 will release the elevator car 404, and the door of the elevator car 404 will close normally.

[0053] If the determination is that battery 100 has entered the elevator car 404, the elevator control cabinet 403 will stop the elevator car 404, keep the doors of the elevator car 404 open, and issue an alarm to notify passengers to remove the electric vehicle from the elevator car 404. In addition, the elevator control cabinet 403 will transmit this information to the community monitoring room 406 via the communication network 405. Personnel in the community monitoring room 406 can then advise passengers to remove the electric vehicle 401 from the elevator car 404 based on the actual situation. After the electric vehicle 401 has left the elevator car 404, the elevator control cabinet 403 will resume operation of the elevator car 404, the alarm will stop, and the doors of the elevator car 404 will close normally.

[0054] The battery and elevator control method provided by the embodiments of this disclosure can at least partially overcome the problem of low recognition accuracy of electric vehicles and batteries in related technologies. When a passenger brings an electric vehicle or battery into the elevator car, the battery can be accurately identified, avoiding misjudgment and effectively preventing passengers from bringing electric vehicles or batteries into the elevator car, thus maximizing passenger safety.

[0055] Figure 5 A block diagram of an elevator control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically.

[0056] like Figure 5 As shown, an embodiment of this disclosure provides an elevator control device 500, which is applied to the aforementioned battery 100 or electric vehicle, and includes a signal receiving module 501, a judgment module 502, and a control module 503.

[0057] In embodiments of this disclosure, a signal receiving module 501 is used to receive the location information of the battery 100 from the battery 100, wherein the location information is determined by the positioning module 1021 of the battery 100.

[0058] In the embodiments of this disclosure, the determination module 502 is used to determine the relative positional relationship between the battery 100 and the elevator car based on the position information of the battery 100.

[0059] In embodiments of this disclosure, the control module 503 is used to control the elevator to stop operating and take emergency measures when the battery 100 is located inside the elevator car.

[0060] In embodiments of this disclosure, the signal receiving module 501 includes receiving a first signal using a signal receiver inside the elevator, the first signal including the position of the battery.

[0061] In embodiments of this disclosure, the signal receiving module 501 further includes receiving a second signal using the signal receiver, the second signal including at least one of the battery's serial number, production date, and end-of-life period.

[0062] It should be noted that the implementation methods, technical problems solved, functions achieved, and technical effects of each module / unit / subunit in the device embodiments are the same as or similar to the implementation methods, technical problems solved, functions achieved, and technical effects of the corresponding steps in the method embodiments.

[0063] Any one or more of the modules or units according to embodiments of this disclosure, or at least a portion thereof, may be implemented in a single module. Any one or more of the modules or units according to embodiments of this disclosure may be implemented by dividing them into multiple modules. Any one or more of the modules or units according to embodiments of this disclosure may be at least partially implemented as hardware circuitry, such as a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a System-on-Chip, a System-on-Substrate, a System-on-Package, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or implemented in hardware or firmware by any other reasonable means of integrating or packaging the circuitry, or implemented in software, hardware, or firmware, or in any suitable combination of any of these three implementation methods. Alternatively, one or more of the modules or units according to embodiments of this disclosure may be at least partially implemented as computer program modules, which, when run, can perform corresponding functions.

[0064] For example, any plurality of the signal receiving module 501, the judgment module 502, and the control module 503 can be combined into one module, or any one of these modules can be split into multiple modules. Alternatively, at least part of the functionality of one or more of these modules can be combined with at least part of the functionality of other modules and implemented in one module. According to embodiments of this disclosure, at least one of the signal receiving module 501, the judgment module 502, and the control module 503 can be at least partially implemented as hardware circuitry, such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic array (PLA), a system-on-a-chip, a system-on-a-substrate, a system-on-package, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or any other reasonable means of integrating or packaging the circuitry, or implemented in software, hardware, or firmware, or in any suitable combination of any of these three implementation methods. Alternatively, at least one of the signal receiving module 501, the judgment module 502, and the control module 503 can be at least partially implemented as a computer program module, which can perform corresponding functions when the computer program module is run.

[0065] Figure 6 A block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown schematically. Figure 6 The electronic device shown is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0066] like Figure 6 As shown, an electronic device 600 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor 601, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 602 or a program loaded from a storage portion 608 into a random access memory (RAM) 603. The processor 601 may include, for example, a general-purpose microprocessor (e.g., a CPU), an instruction set processor and / or an associated chipset and / or a special-purpose microprocessor (e.g., an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)), etc. The processor 601 may also include onboard memory for caching purposes. The processor 601 may include a single processing unit or multiple processing units for performing different actions of the method flow according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0067] RAM 603 stores various programs and data required for the operation of electronic device 600. Processor 601, ROM 602, and RAM 603 are interconnected via bus 604. Processor 601 performs various operations of the method flow according to embodiments of the present disclosure by executing programs in ROM 602 and / or RAM 603. It should be noted that the programs may also be stored in one or more memories other than ROM 602 and RAM 603. Processor 601 may also perform various operations of the method flow according to embodiments of the present disclosure by executing programs stored in said one or more memories.

[0068] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the electronic device 600 may further include an input / output (I / O) interface 605, which is also connected to a bus 604. The electronic device 600 may also include one or more of the following components connected to the I / O interface 605: an input section 606 including a keyboard, mouse, etc.; an output section 607 including a cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), etc., and a speaker, etc.; a storage section 608 including a hard disk, etc.; and a communication section 609 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, modem, etc. The communication section 609 performs communication processing via a network such as the Internet. A drive 610 is also connected to the I / O interface 605 as needed. A removable medium 611, such as a disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, semiconductor memory, etc., is installed on the drive 610 as needed so that computer programs read from it can be installed into the storage section 608 as needed.

[0069] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the method flow according to embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, embodiments of this disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program carried on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program containing program code for performing the methods shown in the flowchart. In such embodiments, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network via communication section 609, and / or installed from removable medium 611. When the computer program is executed by processor 601, it performs the functions defined in the system of embodiments of this disclosure. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the systems, devices, apparatuses, modules, units, etc., described above can be implemented by computer program modules.

[0070] This disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which may be included in the device / apparatus / system described in the above embodiments; or it may exist independently and not assembled into the device / apparatus / system. The computer-readable storage medium carries one or more programs that, when executed, implement the method according to the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0071] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, such as including, but not limited to: portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination thereof. In this disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. For example, according to embodiments of this disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may include ROM 602 and / or RAM 603 and / or one or more memories other than ROM 602 and RAM 603 described above.

[0072] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of this disclosure. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, segment, or portion of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions indicated in the blocks may occur in a different order than those indicated in the drawings. For example, two consecutively indicated blocks may actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each block in a block diagram or flowchart, and combinations of blocks in a block diagram or flowchart, may be implemented using a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or operation, or using a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0073] This disclosure also provides a computer program comprising one or more programs. The methods described above can be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of this disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program carried on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program containing program code for performing the methods shown in the flowchart. In such embodiments, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network via communication section 609, and / or installed from removable medium 611. When the computer program is executed by processor 601, it performs the functions defined in the system of embodiments of this disclosure. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the systems, devices, apparatuses, modules, units, etc., described above can be implemented using computer program modules.

[0074] Those skilled in the art will understand that the features described in the various embodiments and / or claims of this disclosure can be combined and / or combined in various ways, even if such combinations or combinations are not explicitly described in this disclosure. In particular, the features described in the various embodiments and / or claims of this disclosure can be combined and / or combined in various ways without departing from the spirit and teachings of this disclosure. All such combinations and / or combinations fall within the scope of this disclosure.

[0075] The embodiments of this disclosure have been described above. However, these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Although various embodiments have been described above, this does not mean that the measures in the various embodiments cannot be used advantageously in combination. The scope of this disclosure is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. Various substitutions and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of this disclosure, and all such substitutions and modifications should fall within the scope of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A control method of an elevator, characterized by, The application is applied to a storage battery, which comprises a storage battery body and an identity recognition component installed on the storage battery body and electrically connected with the storage battery body, wherein the identity recognition component comprises: a positioning module for positioning the position of the storage battery, which comprises an ultrasonic sensor for emitting ultrasonic wireless signals and receiving signals returned by other components to measure the distance between the sensor and other components; and a communication module for signal interaction between the storage battery and an elevator car. The control method of the elevator comprises the following steps: receiving the position information of the storage battery from the storage battery, wherein the position information is determined by ultrasonic wireless signals emitted by the ultrasonic sensor of the positioning module of the storage battery; presetting a judgment distance value, obtaining the distance value between the storage battery and the car of the elevator according to the position information of the storage battery, and determining the relative position relationship between the storage battery and the car of the elevator according to the relationship between the judgment distance value and the distance value; and when the storage battery is located in the car of the elevator, controlling the elevator to stop running and taking emergency measures.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by, The emergency measures comprise issuing an alarm and / or notifying a monitoring room.

3. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by, The receiving of the position information of the storage battery comprises receiving a first signal by a signal receiver in the elevator, and the first signal comprises the position of the storage battery.

4. The control method according to claim 3, characterized by, The receiving of the position information of the storage battery further comprises receiving a second signal by the signal receiver, and the second signal comprises at least one of the number, the production date and the scrap year limit of the storage battery. 5.An electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a storage device for storing executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, implement the method according to any one of claims 1-4. 6.A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method according to any one of claims 1-4. 7.A computer program product comprising one or more executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method according to any one of claims 1-4.

Images