An electric vehicle battery swapping station and battery swapping method

Abstract

This invention discloses an electric vehicle battery swapping station and method, comprising a battery swapping room with at least one battery swapping device inside. The battery swapping room has a large door for vehicle entry and exit. The two sides of the door are an entrance side for vehicles to enter and an exit side for vehicles to exit. The battery swapping room has lanes connecting the entrance side and the exit side at their respective ends. The lanes pass beside the battery swapping device, allowing vehicles to travel along the lanes to the battery swapping device for battery swapping. The technical advantages of this invention are that it integrates functions such as diversified charging energy sources, efficient and full utilization of energy, and comprehensive supporting facilities and services. It is energy-saving, environmentally friendly, comfortable, and efficient, solving problems such as single energy sources, inefficient energy use, and incomplete supporting services, bringing great convenience to people's lives and possessing broad market prospects.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of new energy vehicle components, and in particular to an electric vehicle battery swapping station and battery swapping method. Background Technology

[0002] With the promotion and popularization of new energy vehicles, especially the rapid increase in the market share of pure electric vehicles, providing these vehicles with a fast and reliable means of energy replenishment has become a focus of attention. However, due to the limitations of power supply and battery charging speed, direct charging of vehicles often cannot meet the needs of car owners for rapid energy replenishment. Therefore, in addition to charging stations, battery swapping stations have also emerged, which directly replace the depleted battery in an electric vehicle with a fully charged one.

[0003] However, existing electric vehicle battery swapping stations on the market have a limited energy usage structure and inadequate supporting facilities for vehicle owners. This results in the charging capacity still being limited by municipal power supply, failing to meet the need for simultaneous charging of multiple batteries. Consequently, vehicle owners struggle to access more efficient battery swapping services. Furthermore, when a swapping station lacks fully charged batteries and drivers have to wait for charging, the time spent waiting is not effectively utilized, impacting the charging experience and wasting time. Therefore, there is an urgent need for electric vehicle battery swapping stations and methods that can diversify energy usage structures, provide comprehensive supporting facilities, and optimize the service experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an electric vehicle battery swapping station and battery swapping method that can provide multiple power sources to achieve multi-energy complementarity and provide other supporting services for car owners while they are waiting.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0006] An electric vehicle battery swapping station includes a battery swapping room with at least one battery swapping device inside; the battery swapping room is provided with a gate for vehicles to enter and exit; the two sides of the gate are respectively an entrance side for vehicles to enter and an exit side for vehicles to exit, and the battery swapping room is provided with a lane connecting the entrance side and the exit side at both ends; the lane passes next to the battery swapping device so that vehicles can drive along the lane to the battery swapping device and swap batteries.

[0007] The electric vehicle battery swapping station includes an inner ring lane and an outer ring lane arranged concentrically and adjacent to each other. One side of the battery swapping device is close to the inner wall of the battery swapping room, and the other side is adjacent to the outer side of the outer ring lane.

[0008] The electric vehicle battery swapping station is provided with a solar power generation device installed on the outer wall of the battery swapping room. The power input terminal of the battery swapping device is electrically connected to the solar power generation device and the mains power circuit.

[0009] The electric vehicle battery swapping station includes a solar power generation device comprising a light intensity collection device, a control device, a lifting device, and multiple independent solar panels. The upper end of each solar panel is connected to the outer wall of the swapping station via a fixed bearing. The light intensity collection device is mounted on each solar panel. The lifting device connects to each solar panel to drive it to rise and fall around the fixed bearing. The control device is communicatively connected to the light intensity collection device and the lifting device to control the raising and lowering of the solar panels according to the intensity of sunlight.

[0010] The electric vehicle battery swapping station also includes a service room, which is located on the upper floor of the battery swapping room. The battery swapping room has a staircase unit leading to the service room at the center of the inner ring road and the outer ring road.

[0011] The electric vehicle battery swapping station includes a stair unit comprising a column and a spiral staircase. The column is vertically positioned at the center of the inner and outer ring roads and its top supports the bottom of the service area. The spiral staircase is spirally mounted on the outer wall of the column and connects to the service area through an opening at the bottom of the service area.

[0012] The electric vehicle battery swapping station also includes a pedestrian walkway that extends from the door of the battery swapping room to the staircase unit and is located between the exit side and the entrance side of the door.

[0013] A battery swapping method for electric vehicles, based on the aforementioned electric vehicle battery swapping station, includes the following steps:

[0014] Vehicles waiting to have their batteries swapped enter from the entrance side and travel along the inner ring road. When they reach an available battery swapping device, they drive onto the outer ring road next to that device and park.

[0015] After the vehicle is parked, the battery swapping device will swap the battery for the vehicle.

[0016] After the vehicle has completed the battery swap, it checks whether there are any vehicles blocking the way on the outer ring road ahead. If there are no vehicles blocking the way, it drives directly along the outer ring road to the exit side to leave the battery swap station; otherwise, it drives out of the outer ring road to the inner ring road, and then drives along the inner ring road to the exit side to leave the battery swap station.

[0017] The technical advantage of this invention lies in the fact that the electric vehicle battery swapping station integrates functions such as diversified charging energy sources, efficient and full utilization of energy, and comprehensive supporting facilities and services. It is energy-saving, environmentally friendly, comfortable and efficient, and solves problems such as single energy source, inefficient energy use and incomplete supporting services, bringing great convenience to people's lives and having broad market prospects. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the solar panel after it has been raised.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a top view of the interior of the battery swapping room of this invention. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but this is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

[0022] See Figure 1-3 The electric vehicle battery swapping station provided in this embodiment mainly consists of a battery swapping room 1 on the lower level, a service room 2 on the upper level, and retractable solar panels 3. The battery swapping room 1 mainly consists of multiple battery swapping devices 4, a driveway 6, and a stair unit 7. Each battery swapping device 4 is located on the outer side of the driveway 6 against the wall 5, with a certain distance between each device. In this embodiment, the driveway 6 is formed around the stair unit 7, connecting to the entrance 81 and exit 82 on the left and right sides of the battery swapping room's main door, respectively, allowing vehicles to enter through the entrance 81 and exit through the exit 82. The driveway 6 is divided by a white dashed line to form an inner loop driveway 61 and an outer loop driveway 62. When swapping batteries, electric vehicles enter through the entrance 81, travel along the driveway 6 to the appropriate battery swapping device 4 for swapping, and then continue to the exit 82 before exiting. The service room 2 on the upper level is located on the second floor of the battery swapping station building.

[0023] The workflow of this embodiment is as follows:

[0024] This embodiment uses photoresistors as light intensity collection devices. During operation, the photoresistors distributed on the movable solar panel 3 receive sunlight of varying intensities and convert it into corresponding current signals. The control device receives the current signals from the photoresistors and, based on the different currents, activates the lifting device to raise and lower the solar panel 3 via a fixed bearing. Since the upper end of the solar panel is connected to the outer wall of the battery swapping station via a fixed bearing, the opening and closing of the solar panel 3, i.e., the angle between the solar panel and the wall 5, is adjusted so that the entire solar panel 3 can receive the maximum intensity of sunlight, thus fully collecting solar energy and using it to supplement the remaining power for charging the replaceable batteries in the battery swapping station. The lifting device can be implemented using common methods such as hydraulic devices or electric lifting devices, and the light intensity collection device can also be implemented using other suitable devices as needed.

[0025] According to the battery swapping mode planning of this embodiment, the vehicle enters from the right entrance 81 and first drives counterclockwise along the inner ring road 61. At the same time, it can choose the required battery swapping device 4 according to the location of the vacant battery swapping device 4 next to the outer ring road 62 and drive into the parking position next to the battery swapping device 4 on the outer ring road.

[0026] After the vehicle enters the parking platform next to the battery swapping unit 4, it will be automatically located by the positioning sensor and lifted by the lifting mechanism, so as to facilitate the removal of the low-charge battery in the vehicle and the replacement of the fully charged battery.

[0027] After the battery swap is complete, the vehicle can determine whether there are any vehicles blocking the way on the outer ring road 62. If there are no vehicles blocking the way, drive directly forward counterclockwise and exit from the left exit 82. If there are vehicles blocking the way, drive out from the outer ring road 62 to the inner ring road 61, continue driving counterclockwise, and finally exit the battery swapping station from the left exit 82.

[0028] It should be noted that the above vehicle driving method is based on the rule of driving on the right side of the road. If vehicles on the road drive on the left side, simply change the position of the entrance and exit so that the vehicles can drive clockwise inside the battery swapping room.

[0029] While waiting for their vehicles to be swapped, customers can also walk through the main entrance of the swapping station via the pedestrian walkway 9 to the spiral staircase 7 that winds up the outer wall of the column, and then go up to the service room 2 on the upper floor of the swapping station to rest, shop, or eat. The service room can be equipped with services according to actual needs.

[0030] It is worth noting that this embodiment solves the problem of insufficient energy supply by using an integrated, multi-energy complementary electric vehicle battery swapping station. It also solves the problems of small power station space, limited creative space, and lack of rest space, thus greatly satisfying the needs of users for battery swapping and rest.

[0031] The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of this patent.

Claims

1. An electric vehicle battery swapping station, characterized in that, The device includes a battery swapping room with at least one battery swapping device inside; the battery swapping room has a gate for vehicles to enter and exit; the two sides of the gate are an entrance side for vehicles to enter and an exit side for vehicles to exit, and the battery swapping room has a lane connecting the entrance side and the exit side at the end; the lane passes next to the battery swapping device so that vehicles can travel along the lane to the battery swapping device and swap batteries. The lanes include an inner ring lane and an outer ring lane that are arranged concentrically and adjacent to each other. One side of the battery swapping device is close to the inner wall of the battery swapping room, and the other side is adjacent to the outer side of the outer ring lane.

2. The electric vehicle battery swapping station according to claim 1, characterized in that, A solar power generation device is installed on the outer wall of the battery swapping room, and the power input terminal of the battery swapping device is electrically connected to the solar power generation device and the mains power circuit.

3. The electric vehicle battery swapping station according to claim 2, characterized in that, The solar power generation device includes a light intensity collection device, a control device, a lifting device, and multiple independent solar panels. The upper end of each solar panel is connected to the outer wall of the power exchange room via a fixed bearing. The light intensity collection device is installed on each solar panel. The lifting device is connected to each solar panel to drive the solar panel to rise and fall around the fixed bearing. The control device is communicatively connected to the light intensity collection device and the lifting device to control the rising and falling of the solar panel according to the intensity of sunlight.

4. The electric vehicle battery swapping station according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a service room, which is located above the battery swapping room. The battery swapping room has a staircase unit leading to the service room at the center of the inner and outer ring roads.

5. An electric vehicle battery swapping station according to claim 4, characterized in that, The stair unit includes a column and a spiral staircase. The column is vertically located at the center of the inner and outer ring roads and its top supports the bottom of the service room. The spiral staircase is spiraled on the outer wall of the column and connects to the service room through an opening at the bottom of the service room.

6. An electric vehicle battery swapping station according to claim 4, characterized in that, It also includes a pedestrian walkway that extends from the door of the power swapping room to the staircase unit and is located between the exit side and the entrance side of the door.

7. A battery swapping method for electric vehicles, characterized in that, The electric vehicle battery swapping station based on any one of claims 1-6 includes the following steps: Vehicles waiting to have their batteries swapped enter from the entrance side and travel along the inner ring road. When they reach an available battery swapping device, they drive onto the outer ring road next to that device and park. After the vehicle is parked, the battery swapping device will swap the battery for the vehicle. After the vehicle has completed the battery swap, it checks whether there are any vehicles blocking the way on the outer ring road ahead. If there are no vehicles blocking the way, it drives directly along the outer ring road to the exit side to leave the battery swap station; otherwise, it drives out of the outer ring road to the inner ring road, and then drives along the inner ring road to the exit side to leave the battery swap station.

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