Battery replacement method, device, storage medium and processor of vehicle

Abstract

The application discloses a battery replacement method and device of a vehicle, a storage medium and a processor. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining identification information of the vehicle, wherein the identification information is used for identifying the vehicle; determining target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, wherein the target information at least comprises a driving mileage of the vehicle, a battery usage mileage of the vehicle and a weather state of a region where the vehicle is located, and the weather state is associated with a battery state of the vehicle; and replacing the battery of the vehicle based on the target information. The application solves the technical problem of low efficiency of battery replacement of the vehicle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vehicles, and more specifically, to a method, apparatus, storage medium, and processor for replacing a vehicle battery. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, during the replacement of vehicle batteries, the performance of the power battery often degrades significantly in low-temperature environments, severely impacting the vehicle's driving range. Therefore, to ensure the vehicle can be driven on the road as soon as possible, it is necessary to go to a battery swapping station to swap the vehicle battery. However, when encountering extreme weather such as rain, snow, or freezing rain, a large amount of rain, snow, and dust accumulates on the bottom of the vehicle, around the power battery, and around the battery swapping frame. During the battery swapping process, the power battery needs to be separated from the vehicle frame connector, which directly increases the probability of foreign objects entering the power battery and the vehicle frame connector, resulting in a technical problem of low vehicle battery swapping efficiency.

[0003] There is currently no effective solution to the technical problem of low efficiency in vehicle battery swapping. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention provides a method, apparatus, storage medium, and processor for replacing vehicle batteries, to at least address the technical problem of low efficiency in vehicle battery swapping.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for replacing a vehicle battery is provided. The method may include: acquiring vehicle identification information, wherein the identification information is used to identify the vehicle; determining target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, wherein the target information includes at least: the vehicle's mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, the weather conditions being associated with the vehicle's battery status; and replacing the vehicle's battery based on the target information.

[0006] Optionally, based on target information, the vehicle battery is replaced, including: in response to the weather condition of rainfall occurring within a preset time period and the rainfall duration exceeding a preset rainfall duration, cleaning the bottom of the vehicle and replacing the battery of the cleaned vehicle, wherein the preset time period is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle, and the preset rainfall duration is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle; in response to the weather condition of no rainfall occurring within the preset time period, or the rainfall duration being less than the preset rainfall duration, determining a first difference between the driving mileage and a first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage, wherein the first driving mileage is used to represent the driving mileage of the vehicle most recently cleaned, and the first battery usage mileage is used to represent the battery usage mileage of the vehicle most recently cleaned.

[0007] Optionally, after determining a first difference between the mileage and the first mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage, in response to the weather condition that no rainfall occurred within a preset time period, or the rainfall duration is less than a preset rainfall duration, the battery replacement method for the vehicle may further include: cleaning the bottom of the vehicle and replacing the battery after cleaning, in response to the first difference being greater than or equal to the preset mileage difference, wherein the preset mileage difference is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle; and comparing the second difference with the preset battery usage mileage difference in response to the first difference being less than the preset mileage difference.

[0008] Optionally, after comparing the second difference with a preset battery usage mileage difference in response to the first difference being less than a preset mileage difference, the battery replacement method for the vehicle may further include: cleaning the bottom of the vehicle and replacing the battery after cleaning in response to the second difference being greater than or equal to the preset battery usage mileage difference, wherein the preset battery usage mileage difference is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle; and replacing the battery of the vehicle in response to the second difference being less than the preset battery usage mileage difference.

[0009] Optionally, obtaining vehicle identification information includes: in response to the identification device in the vehicle's battery swapping station identifying the vehicle's license plate number, obtaining identification information by comparing the license plate number with each piece of data in the data information set, wherein the data information set is used to store matching information between the license plate number and the identification information.

[0010] Optionally, based on the identification information, the target information of the vehicle is determined, including: in response to the host in the vehicle's battery swapping station receiving the identification information, determining the target information, and downloading the target information from the cloud of the battery swapping station.

[0011] According to one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle battery replacement apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include: an acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle identification information, wherein the identification information is used to identify the vehicle; a determination unit for determining target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, wherein the target information includes at least: the vehicle's mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, the weather conditions being associated with the vehicle's battery status; and a replacement unit for replacing the vehicle's battery based on the target information.

[0012] According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided. The computer-readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein, when the program is executed, it controls the device where the computer-readable storage medium is located to perform the battery replacement method of the vehicle according to the present invention.

[0013] According to another aspect of the present invention, a processor is also provided. The processor is used to run a program, wherein the program, when run by the processor, executes the battery replacement method for a vehicle according to the embodiments of the present invention.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is also provided for performing the battery replacement method of the vehicle according to the embodiments of the present invention.

[0015] In this embodiment of the invention, by comparing the vehicle's license plate number with each piece of data in the data set, the vehicle's identification information can be obtained. Based on the obtained identification information, the vehicle's target information can be determined and retrieved. For example, the vehicle's mileage, battery usage mileage, and weather conditions in the area where the vehicle is located can be determined and retrieved. Then, by analyzing the vehicle's target information, the operation to be performed on the battery to be replaced can be determined. Based on this operation, the vehicle's battery can be replaced, thereby reducing the entry of foreign objects into the power battery and vehicle frame connector, solving the technical problem of low vehicle battery swapping efficiency, and achieving the technical effect of improving the low efficiency of vehicle battery swapping. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and form part of this application, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and, together with their description, serve to explain the invention and do not constitute an undue limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a method for replacing a vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of an automatic battery swapping method for electric vehicles according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of an automatic battery swapping system for electric vehicles according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a vehicle battery replacement device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0023] Example 1

[0024] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for replacing a vehicle battery is provided. It should be noted that the steps shown in the flowchart in the accompanying drawings can be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions. Furthermore, although a logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described may be executed in a different order than that shown here.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a method for replacing a vehicle battery according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may include the following steps:

[0026] Step S101: Obtain the vehicle's identification information.

[0027] In the technical solution provided by step S101 of the present invention, the above-mentioned identification information can be used to identify vehicles. For example, the above-mentioned identification information can be a vehicle identification number (VIN). This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0028] Optionally, vehicle identification information can be obtained. For example, when the vehicle is running, information such as its VIN code, mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal are continuously uploaded to the big data cloud via a transmission control box (T-box) according to a preset cycle. When the camera in the battery swapping station recognizes the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to swap batteries at the gate, it uploads the recognized license plate number to the host in the battery swapping station. The host can obtain the vehicle's identification information by retrieving and comparing the data stored in the database, thereby obtaining the vehicle's VIN code and completing the identification of the vehicle.

[0029] Optionally, the preset period can be set to 1s, 1.2s, 1.5s, etc., and the data information can be the matching information between the license plate number and the VIN code. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0030] Step S102: Determine the target information of the vehicle based on the identification information.

[0031] In the technical solution provided by step S102 of the present invention, the target information may include at least: the vehicle's driving mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located. The weather conditions may be associated with the vehicle's battery conditions. For example, the weather conditions may include: rain, snow, sandstorm, etc., and the battery conditions may include: fully charged, waiting to be charged, depleted, etc. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0032] Optionally, after obtaining the vehicle's identification information, the target information of the vehicle can be determined based on the identification information. For example, the host in the battery swapping station can retrieve the vehicle's mileage, battery usage mileage, rain sensor status signal, and other target information from the cloud based on the obtained VIN code. This is just an example and is not specifically limited.

[0033] Optionally, by retrieving the vehicle's mileage, the interval time and mileage between the last battery swap operation and the last cleaning and drying operation can be obtained. By retrieving the vehicle's battery usage mileage, the interval time and mileage between the last battery swap operation and the last cleaning and drying operation can be obtained. By retrieving the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, it can be determined whether there is rain, snow, or dust storm in the area within a preset time period, and the duration of such rain, snow, or dust storm in the area within the preset time period.

[0034] Step S103: Replace the vehicle's battery based on the target information.

[0035] In the technical solution provided in step S103 of the present invention, the battery of the vehicle can be a battery in a depleted state, a battery in a near-depleted state, or a battery in a half-full state, etc. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0036] Optionally, after determining the vehicle's target information based on the identification information, the vehicle's battery can be replaced based on the target information. For example, by analyzing the vehicle's target information, the operation to be performed on the battery to be replaced can be determined, and the vehicle's battery can be replaced accordingly. In other words, by analyzing the driving mileage, battery usage mileage, and weather conditions, the operation to be performed on the battery to be replaced can be determined, and the vehicle's battery can be replaced accordingly. Thus, according to the current user needs, the vehicle's current battery can be replaced with a fully charged battery, a near-fully charged battery, or a half-charged battery, etc. This is only an example and is not a specific limitation.

[0037] Optionally, the above operations may include, but are not limited to: cleaning and drying the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector, and after cleaning and drying, replacing the vehicle's current battery with a fully charged battery, a nearly fully charged battery, or a half-charged battery, depending on the current user needs.

[0038] In steps S101 to S103 of this application, by comparing the vehicle's license plate number with each piece of data in the data set, the vehicle's identification information can be obtained. Based on the obtained identification information, the vehicle's target information can be determined and retrieved, such as the vehicle's mileage, battery usage mileage, and weather conditions in the area where the vehicle is located. Then, by analyzing the vehicle's target information, the operation to be performed on the battery to be replaced can be determined. Based on this operation, the vehicle's battery can be replaced, thereby reducing the entry of foreign objects into the power battery and vehicle frame connector, solving the technical problem of low vehicle battery swapping efficiency, and achieving the technical effect of improving the low efficiency of vehicle battery swapping.

[0039] The method described in this embodiment will be further described below.

[0040] As an optional embodiment, step S103, based on the target information, involves replacing the vehicle's battery, including: in response to the weather condition of rainfall occurring within a preset time period and the rainfall duration exceeding a preset rainfall duration, cleaning the bottom of the vehicle and replacing the battery of the cleaned vehicle; and in response to the weather condition of no rainfall occurring within the preset time period or the rainfall duration being less than the preset rainfall duration, determining a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage.

[0041] In this embodiment, the preset time period can be used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle needs to be cleaned, the preset rainfall duration can be used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle needs to be cleaned, the first mileage can be used to represent the mileage of the vehicle after the most recent cleaning, and the first battery usage mileage can be used to represent the battery usage mileage of the vehicle after the most recent cleaning. For example, the preset time period can be set to 7 hours, 7.5 hours, 8 hours, etc., and the preset rainfall duration can be set to 30 minutes, 33 minutes, 35 minutes, etc. These are just examples and are not specifically limited.

[0042] Optionally, after determining the target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, the operation to be performed on the battery to be replaced can be determined by analyzing the mileage, battery usage mileage, and weather conditions. According to the operation, the battery of the vehicle can be replaced, and the current battery of the vehicle can be replaced with a fully charged battery, a near-fully charged battery, or a half-charged battery according to the current user needs. For example, if the weather condition is that it rains within a preset time period and the duration of the rain exceeds the preset duration, the bottom of the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. If the weather condition is that it does not rain within the preset time period, or the duration of the rain is less than the preset duration, a first difference between the mileage and the first mileage can be obtained by calculating the difference between the mileage and the first mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage can be obtained by calculating the difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage.

[0043] Optionally, in response to the weather condition of snowfall occurring within a preset time period and the snowfall duration exceeding a preset snowfall duration, the underside of the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced; in response to the weather condition of no snowfall occurring within the preset time period or the snowfall duration being less than the preset snowfall duration, a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage are determined.

[0044] Optionally, in response to a weather condition where a sandstorm occurs within a preset time period and the duration of the sandstorm exceeds a preset sandstorm duration, the underside of the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced; in response to a weather condition where no sandstorm occurs within the preset time period, or the duration of the sandstorm is less than the preset sandstorm duration, a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage are determined.

[0045] Optionally, if the preset time period is 8 hours, the preset rainfall duration is 30 minutes, and the rainfall duration is 35 minutes, then the weather condition is that rainfall occurs within 8 hours and the rainfall duration exceeds the preset rainfall duration. In this case, the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. This is only an example and is not a specific limitation.

[0046] Optionally, if the preset time period is 8 hours, the preset rainfall duration is 30 minutes, and the rainfall duration is 10 minutes, then the weather condition is that rainfall occurs within 8 hours and the rainfall duration is less than the preset rainfall duration. In this case, by calculating the difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage can be obtained. And by calculating the difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage, a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage can be obtained. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0047] Optionally, if the preset time period is 8 hours, the preset rainfall duration is 30 minutes, and the rainfall duration is 0 minutes, then the weather condition is that no rainfall occurs within 8 hours. In this case, by calculating the difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage can be obtained. And by calculating the difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage, a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage can be obtained. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0048] As an optional embodiment, after determining a first difference between the mileage and the first mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage, in response to the weather condition that no rainfall occurred within a preset time period, or the rainfall duration is less than a preset rainfall duration, the battery replacement method for the vehicle may further include: cleaning the bottom of the vehicle and replacing the battery of the cleaned vehicle in response to the first difference being greater than or equal to the preset mileage difference; and comparing the second difference with the preset battery usage mileage difference in response to the first difference being less than the preset mileage difference.

[0049] In this embodiment, the preset mileage difference can be used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle needs to be cleaned. For example, the preset mileage difference can be set to 3000km, 3100km, 3150km, etc. This is just an example and is not a specific limitation.

[0050] Optionally, in response to the weather condition that no rainfall occurred within a preset time period or the rainfall duration is less than a preset rainfall duration, after determining a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage, the relationship between the first difference and the preset driving mileage difference can be compared to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle needs to be cleaned. After cleaning the bottom of the vehicle, the vehicle battery is replaced. If the first difference is greater than or equal to the preset driving mileage difference, the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector are cleaned, and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. If the first difference is less than the preset driving mileage difference, the relationship between the second difference and the preset battery usage mileage difference is compared.

[0051] Optionally, if the first difference is 3100km and the preset mileage difference is 3000km, then the first difference is greater than the preset mileage difference. Then the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector are cleaned, and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0052] Optionally, if the first difference is 2900km and the preset mileage difference is 3000km, then the first difference is less than the preset mileage difference. Then, the relationship between the second difference and the preset battery usage mileage difference is compared. This is just an example and is not specifically limited.

[0053] As an optional embodiment, after comparing the second difference with a preset battery usage mileage difference in response to the first difference being less than a preset mileage difference, the battery replacement method of the vehicle may further include: cleaning the bottom of the vehicle and replacing the battery of the cleaned vehicle in response to the second difference being greater than or equal to the preset battery usage mileage difference; and replacing the battery of the vehicle in response to the second difference being less than the preset battery usage mileage difference.

[0054] In this embodiment, the preset battery usage mileage difference can be used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle should be cleaned. For example, the preset battery usage mileage difference can be set to 3000km, 3100km, 3150km, etc. This is only an example and is not a specific limitation.

[0055] Optionally, in response to the first difference being less than a preset mileage difference, after comparing the second difference with a preset battery usage mileage difference, if the second difference is greater than or equal to the preset battery usage mileage difference, the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector are cleaned, and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. If the second difference is less than the preset battery usage mileage difference, there is no need to clean the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector, and the battery of the vehicle can be replaced directly.

[0056] Optionally, if the second difference is 3100km and the preset battery usage mileage difference is 3000km, then the second difference is greater than the preset battery usage mileage difference. Then the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector are cleaned, and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0057] Optionally, if the second difference is 2900km and the preset battery usage mileage difference is 3000km, then the second difference is less than the preset battery usage mileage difference, and there is no need to clean the bottom of the vehicle and the battery swapping connector; the vehicle's battery can be replaced directly.

[0058] As an optional embodiment, step S101, obtaining vehicle identification information, includes: in response to the identification device in the vehicle's battery swapping station identifying the vehicle's license plate number, obtaining identification information by comparing the license plate number with each piece of data in the data set.

[0059] In this embodiment, the identification device can be used to identify the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to swap batteries at the gate of the battery swapping station. The data information set can be used to store the matching information between the license plate number and the identification information. For example, the identification device can be a capture device, a camera, a video camera, etc. The data information set can be used to store the matching information between the license plate number and the VIN code. This is only an example and is not specifically limited.

[0060] Optionally, when the vehicle is running, it continuously uploads information such as its VIN code, mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal to the big data cloud via a preset cycle through a T-box. When the identification device in the battery swapping station identifies the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to be swapped at the station's gate, it uploads the identified license plate number to the host computer in the station. The host computer compares the license plate number with each piece of data stored in the data information center to obtain the vehicle's identification information, thereby obtaining the vehicle's VIN code and completing the identification of the vehicle.

[0061] As an optional embodiment, step S102, determining the target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, includes: in response to the host in the vehicle's battery swapping station receiving the identification information, determining the target information, and downloading the target information from the cloud of the battery swapping station.

[0062] In this embodiment, after obtaining the vehicle's identification information, if the host in the vehicle's battery swapping station receives the identification information, it can determine the target information and download the target information from the cloud of the battery swapping station. For example, if the host in the battery swapping station receives the vehicle's VIN code, it can retrieve the vehicle's mileage, battery usage mileage, rain sensor status signal, and other target information from the cloud. This is only an example and is not a specific limitation.

[0063] This embodiment compares the vehicle's license plate number with each piece of data in the data set to obtain the vehicle's identification information. Based on the obtained identification information, the vehicle's target information can be determined and retrieved, such as the vehicle's mileage, battery usage mileage, and weather conditions in the area where the vehicle is located. Then, by analyzing the vehicle's target information, the operation to be performed on the battery to be swapped can be determined. Based on this operation, the vehicle's battery can be replaced, thereby reducing the entry of foreign objects into the power battery and vehicle frame connector, solving the technical problem of low vehicle battery swapping efficiency, and achieving the technical effect of improving the efficiency of vehicle battery swapping.

[0064] Example 2

[0065] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be illustrated below with reference to preferred embodiments.

[0066] In the current process of replacing vehicle batteries, the performance of the power battery often degrades significantly in low-temperature environments, which seriously affects the vehicle's driving range. Therefore, in order to ensure that the vehicle can be driven on the road as soon as possible, it is necessary to go to a battery swapping station to swap the vehicle battery. However, when encountering extreme weather such as rain, snow, or freezing rain, a large amount of rain, snow, and dust will accumulate on the bottom of the vehicle, around the power battery and the battery swapping frame. During the battery swapping process, the power battery needs to be separated from the vehicle frame connector, which directly increases the probability of foreign objects entering the power battery and the vehicle frame connector, resulting in a technical problem of low vehicle battery swapping efficiency.

[0067] In one related technology, a cleaning device and a battery swapping station are disclosed. The cleaning device may include: a cleaning module for cleaning the chassis and / or tires of a vehicle, the cleaning module having a drain outlet; and a collection module located below the cleaning module, the cleaning module being adapted to discharge the waste from the cleaned vehicle through the drain outlet to the collection module, the collection module being used to transport the collected waste to one side of the cleaning device. However, this cleaning device only cleans the waste through the cleaning module and collects and transports any debris that falls off during the cleaning process to a fixed location via the collection module. It cannot obtain information about the weather and vehicle status. In extreme weather conditions such as rain, snow, or sandstorms, the battery swapping system automatically cleans the power battery to remove foreign objects during the swapping process, thereby improving the efficiency of vehicle battery swapping.

[0068] However, this invention proposes a method for replacing a vehicle battery. By acquiring weather and vehicle status, the battery swapping system automatically cleans the power battery in extreme weather conditions such as rain, snow, and sandstorms, thereby removing foreign objects during the battery swapping process. This reduces the likelihood of foreign objects entering the power battery and vehicle frame connector, solving the technical problem of low battery swapping efficiency and achieving the technical effect of improving the efficiency of vehicle battery swapping.

[0069] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of an automatic battery swapping method for electric vehicles according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the battery swapping method may include the following steps:

[0070] In step S201, the vehicle uploads its VIN number, mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal to the big data cloud via the T-box at 1-second intervals.

[0071] After the vehicle uploads its VIN number, mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal to the big data cloud via T-box at 1-second intervals, step S202 is initiated, where the camera identifies the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to have its battery swapped at the gate of the battery swapping station and uploads it to the host computer of the battery swapping station.

[0072] After the camera identifies the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to be swapped at the gate of the battery swapping station and uploads it to the host of the battery swapping station, step S203 is entered, where the host of the battery swapping station retrieves the vehicle's VIN number through the license plate number.

[0073] After the host computer at the battery swapping station retrieves the vehicle's VIN number using the license plate number, it proceeds to step S204, where the host computer retrieves the vehicle's mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal from the big data based on the vehicle's VIN number.

[0074] After the host computer at the battery swapping station retrieves the vehicle's mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal from the big data based on the vehicle's VIN number, it proceeds to step S205 to determine whether the rain sensor has a non-zero state within 8 hours and has lasted for more than 30 minutes. If the rain sensor has a non-zero state within 8 hours and has lasted for more than 30 minutes, it proceeds to step S206, where the host computer at the battery swapping station sends a start signal to the cleaning and blowing device to control the device to perform the battery swapping cleaning and blowing operation. If the rain sensor does not have a non-zero state within 8 hours or has not lasted for more than 30 minutes, it proceeds to step S207 to determine whether the difference between the vehicle's mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is greater than 3000 km.

[0075] If the difference between the vehicle's mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is greater than 3000km, then proceed to step S206. The main unit of the battery swapping station will send a start signal to the cleaning and blowing device, thereby controlling the device to perform the battery swapping cleaning and blowing operation. If the difference between the vehicle's mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is less than or equal to 3000km, then proceed to step S208 to determine whether the difference between the battery's usage mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is greater than 3000km.

[0076] If the difference between the battery usage mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is greater than 3000km, then proceed to step S206. The host of the battery swapping station will send a start signal to the cleaning and blowing device, thereby controlling the device to perform the battery swapping cleaning and blowing operation. If the difference between the battery usage mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is less than or equal to 3000km, then proceed to steps S209 and S210 to perform the vehicle battery swapping operation. After the vehicle battery swapping is completed, the host records the VIN of the swapped vehicle, the vehicle mileage, and the battery usage mileage.

[0077] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of an automatic battery swapping system for electric vehicles according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown below. Figure 3 As shown, vehicle 301 can send its own data to the cloud 302 via the vehicle-side T-box. The host 304 of the battery swapping station 303 can collect the data uploaded by vehicle 301 from the cloud 302. The host 304 of the battery swapping station 303 can determine the battery swapping mode according to the threshold logic. The host 304 of the battery swapping station 303 can complete the battery swapping work according to the host signal.

[0078] Optionally, the automatic battery swapping method for electric vehicles may specifically include the following steps:

[0079] Step 1: With the vehicle running, continuously upload the vehicle's VIN number, mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal to the big data cloud via the T-box at 1-second intervals.

[0080] Step two: A camera is installed at the entrance of the battery swapping station. When a battery swapping vehicle drives to the vicinity of the entrance of the station, the camera identifies the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to swap batteries at the gate of the station and uploads it to the host computer of the station.

[0081] Step three involves registering the battery swapping vehicles in advance, storing the license plate number and vehicle VIN number in the main unit of the battery swapping station. When the camera recognizes the license plate number, the main unit of the battery swapping station retrieves the vehicle VIN number for comparison.

[0082] Step four: Based on the vehicle's VIN number, the host computer of the battery swapping station can retrieve the vehicle's mileage, battery number, and rain sensor status signal from the big data.

[0083] Step 5: The main unit of the battery swapping station identifies whether the rain sensor has a non-zero state for more than 30 minutes within 8 hours. If it exceeds 30 minutes, the main unit of the battery swapping station will send a start signal to the cleaning and blowing device to perform the battery swapping cleaning and blowing operation. If it does not exceed 30 minutes, it is considered that the cleaning and blowing operation is not required.

[0084] Step 6: The main unit of the battery swapping station continues to identify whether the difference between the vehicle's mileage and the mileage at the last cleaning and blowing operation is greater than 3,000 km. If it exceeds 3,000 km, it is considered that the vehicle's battery swapping mechanism needs cleaning and blowing maintenance, and the cleaning and blowing device is activated to perform the battery swapping cleaning and blowing operation.

[0085] Step 7: The main unit of the battery swapping station continues to identify whether the difference between the battery usage mileage and the mileage at which the cleaning and blowing operation was last performed is greater than 3000km. If it exceeds 3000km, it is considered that the vehicle's battery swapping mechanism needs cleaning and blowing maintenance, and the cleaning and blowing device is activated to perform the battery swapping cleaning and blowing operation.

[0086] Step 8: After the above judgment logic is completed and executed, the host of the battery swapping station sends a start signal to perform the battery replacement operation, and at the same time records the VIN code of the battery swapping vehicle, the vehicle's mileage and the battery usage mileage.

[0087] In this embodiment, the vehicle uploads its VIN number, mileage, battery serial number, and rain sensor status signal to the big data cloud via a T-box every 1 second. Then, the camera identifies the license plate number of the vehicle waiting to have its battery swapped at the gate of the battery swapping station and uploads it to the host computer of the battery swapping station. The host computer of the battery swapping station then retrieves the vehicle's VIN number through the license plate number, and based on the vehicle's VIN number, retrieves the vehicle's mileage, battery serial number, and rain sensor status signal from the big data. By analyzing the vehicle's mileage, battery usage mileage, and rain sensor status signal, it can determine whether the vehicle needs to be cleaned or blown. If the vehicle needs to be cleaned or blown, the battery is replaced after the cleaning and blowing operation is completed. If the vehicle does not need to be cleaned or blown, the battery is replaced directly. This solves the technical problem of low vehicle battery swapping efficiency and achieves the technical effect of improving the efficiency of vehicle battery swapping.

[0088] Example 3

[0089] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle battery replacement device is also provided. It should be noted that this vehicle battery replacement device can be used to perform a vehicle battery replacement method as described in Embodiment 1.

[0090] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a vehicle battery replacement device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 As shown, the battery replacement device 400 of the vehicle may include: an acquisition unit 401, a determination unit 402, and a replacement unit 403.

[0091] The acquisition unit 401 is used to acquire vehicle identification information, wherein the identification information is used to identify the vehicle.

[0092] The determining unit 402 is used to determine the target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, wherein the target information includes at least: the vehicle's driving mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, and the weather conditions are associated with the vehicle's battery status.

[0093] Replacement unit 403 is used to replace the vehicle's battery based on target information.

[0094] Optionally, the replacement unit 403 may include: a replacement module, configured to clean the bottom of the vehicle and replace the battery of the cleaned vehicle in response to a weather condition where rainfall occurs within a preset time period and the rainfall duration exceeds a preset rainfall duration, wherein the preset time period is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle and the preset rainfall duration is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle; and a determination module, configured to determine a first difference between the driving mileage and a first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and a first battery usage mileage, in response to a weather condition where no rainfall occurs within the preset time period or the rainfall duration is less than the preset rainfall duration, wherein the first driving mileage represents the driving mileage of the vehicle most recently cleaned and the first battery usage mileage represents the battery usage mileage of the vehicle most recently cleaned.

[0095] Optionally, the battery replacement device 400 of the vehicle may further include: a first replacement unit, configured to clean the bottom of the vehicle and replace the battery of the cleaned vehicle in response to a first difference being greater than or equal to a preset mileage difference, wherein the preset mileage difference is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle; and a comparison unit, configured to compare a second difference with a preset battery usage mileage difference in response to a first difference being less than the preset mileage difference.

[0096] Optionally, the battery replacement device 400 of the vehicle may further include: a second replacement unit, configured to clean the bottom of the vehicle and replace the battery of the vehicle after cleaning in response to a second difference being greater than or equal to a preset battery usage mileage difference, wherein the preset battery usage mileage difference is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle; and a third replacement unit, configured to replace the battery of the vehicle in response to a second difference being less than the preset battery usage mileage difference.

[0097] Optionally, the acquisition unit 401 may include: a comparison module, used to respond to the identification device in the vehicle's battery swapping station identifying the vehicle's license plate number, and to obtain identification information by comparing the license plate number with each piece of data in the data information set, wherein the data information set is used to store matching information between the license plate number and the identification information.

[0098] Optionally, the determining unit 402 may include a download module, configured to determine target information and download the target information from the cloud of the vehicle's battery swapping station in response to the host in the vehicle receiving identification information.

[0099] In this embodiment, the acquisition unit is used to acquire vehicle identification information, wherein the identification information is used to identify the vehicle; the determination unit is used to determine the vehicle's target information based on the identification information, wherein the target information includes at least: the vehicle's mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, and the weather conditions are related to the vehicle's battery status; the replacement unit is used to replace the vehicle's battery based on the target information, thereby solving the technical problem of low efficiency in vehicle battery swapping and achieving the technical effect of improving the low efficiency of vehicle battery swapping.

[0100] Example 4

[0101] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, the storage medium including a stored program, wherein the program executes the battery replacement method of the vehicle in Embodiment 1.

[0102] Example 5

[0103] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a processor is also provided for running a program, wherein the program is executed by the processor to perform the battery replacement method of the vehicle in Embodiment 1.

[0104] Example 6

[0105] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle is also provided for performing the battery replacement method of any of the vehicles in Embodiment 1.

[0106] The sequence numbers of the above embodiments of the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0107] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0108] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for example, the division of units can be a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings, direct couplings, or communication connections may be through some interfaces; indirect couplings or communication connections between units or modules may be electrical or other forms.

[0109] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0110] Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present invention can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or as a software functional unit.

[0111] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods of the various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as a USB flash drive, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), portable hard drive, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0112] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for replacing a vehicle battery, characterized in that, include: Obtain vehicle identification information, wherein the identification information is used to identify the vehicle; Based on the identification information, target information of the vehicle is determined, wherein the target information includes at least: the vehicle's mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, and the weather conditions are associated with the vehicle's battery status. In response to the weather condition that a sandstorm occurs within a preset time period and the sandstorm duration exceeds a preset sandstorm duration, the bottom of the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced. The preset time period and the preset sandstorm duration are used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle should be cleaned. In response to the weather condition that no sandstorm occurs within the preset time period, or the sandstorm duration is less than the preset sandstorm duration, a first difference between the driving mileage and the first driving mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and the first battery usage mileage are determined, wherein the first driving mileage is used to represent the driving mileage of the vehicle after the most recent cleaning, and the first battery usage mileage is used to represent the battery usage mileage of the vehicle after the most recent cleaning; In response to the first difference being greater than or equal to a preset mileage difference, the bottom of the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced, wherein the preset mileage difference is used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle should be cleaned. In response to the first difference being less than the preset driving mileage difference, the second difference is compared with the preset battery usage mileage difference; In response to the second difference being greater than or equal to the preset battery usage mileage difference, the bottom of the vehicle is cleaned and the battery of the cleaned vehicle is replaced, wherein the preset battery usage mileage difference is used to determine whether the bottom of the vehicle should be cleaned. In response to the second difference being less than the preset battery usage mileage difference, the battery of the vehicle is replaced; The method further includes: when replacing the battery of the vehicle, replacing the current battery of the vehicle with a fully charged battery or a half-charged battery according to the current user needs.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Obtain vehicle identification information, including: In response to the identification device in the vehicle's battery swapping station identifying the vehicle's license plate number, the identification information is obtained by comparing the license plate number with each piece of data in the data information set, wherein the data information set is used to store matching information between the license plate number and the identification information.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Based on the identification information, the target information of the vehicle is determined, including: In response to the host in the vehicle's battery swapping station receiving the identification information, the host determines the target information and downloads the target information from the cloud of the battery swapping station.

4. A battery replacement device for a vehicle, characterized in that, include: An acquisition unit is used to acquire vehicle identification information, wherein the identification information is used to identify the vehicle; A determining unit is configured to determine target information of the vehicle based on the identification information, wherein the target information includes at least: the vehicle's mileage, the vehicle's battery usage mileage, and the weather conditions of the area where the vehicle is located, and the weather conditions are associated with the vehicle's battery status. The replacement unit is configured to, in response to a weather condition where a sandstorm occurs within a preset time period and the sandstorm duration exceeds a preset sandstorm duration, clean the underside of the vehicle and replace the battery of the cleaned vehicle. The preset time period and the preset sandstorm duration are used to determine whether to clean the underside of the vehicle. In response to a weather condition where no sandstorm occurs within the preset time period, or the sandstorm duration is less than the preset sandstorm duration, the unit determines a first difference between the mileage and a first mileage, and a second difference between the battery usage mileage and a first battery usage mileage. The first mileage represents the mileage since the most recent cleaning of the vehicle, and the first battery usage mileage represents... The system determines whether to clean the vehicle's battery mileage after the most recent cleaning. If the first difference is greater than or equal to a preset mileage difference, the system cleans the bottom of the vehicle and replaces the battery after cleaning, wherein the preset mileage difference is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle. If the first difference is less than the preset mileage difference, the system compares a second difference with a preset battery mileage difference. If the second difference is greater than or equal to the preset battery mileage difference, the system cleans the bottom of the vehicle and replaces the battery after cleaning, wherein the preset battery mileage difference is used to determine whether to clean the bottom of the vehicle. If the second difference is less than the preset battery mileage difference, the system replaces the battery. The device is also used to replace the vehicle's current battery with a fully charged battery or a partially charged battery, according to the current user's needs, when replacing the vehicle's battery.

5. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein, when the program is executed, it controls the device on which the computer-readable storage medium is located to perform the battery replacement method of the vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

6. A processor, characterized in that, The processor is used to run a program, wherein the program, when run by the processor, performs the battery replacement method of the vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

7. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle includes the processor as described in claim 6.

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