Power exchange cabinet and power exchange method applied to power exchange cabinet

Abstract

The present application discloses a battery swap cabinet and a battery swap method applied to the battery swap cabinet, which belongs to the field of battery technology. The battery swap method applied to the battery swap cabinet includes: a battery sensing module, a control device and at least one battery compartment; the battery sensing module is used to sense the battery; the control device is used to obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery based on the sensing of the battery sensing module and the first target battery; when the distance is less than the first distance threshold, the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment is controlled to open; at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is idle. The battery swap cabinet and the battery swap method applied to the battery swap cabinet provided in the present application automatically trigger the battery swap process by sensing the battery with the battery sensing module, which can shorten the time consumption of battery swap and improve the efficiency of battery swap.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of battery technology, and in particular relates to a battery swap cabinet and a battery swap method applied to the battery swap cabinet. Background Art

[0002] The battery swap cabinet can provide users with battery replacement services, which can solve the problems of long charging time, difficulty in charging and environmental pollution. The above users can be users of electric two-wheeled vehicles and electric three-wheeled vehicles (such as couriers or deliverymen), or users of other equipment containing batteries. Figure 1 As shown, the existing power exchange cabinet includes a cabinet body 10 and a plurality of battery compartments 20 arranged on the cabinet body 10, and the open end of the battery compartment 20 can be closed by a compartment door 11. A charging position can be provided in each battery compartment 20. After the battery is placed in the charging position, the power exchange cabinet can charge the battery and communicate with the battery through the charging interface provided on the battery.

[0003] The existing battery replacement method applied to the battery swap cabinet generally includes a power return link and a power extraction link. The power return link includes: the user sends a power return request to the server through the communication between the terminal and the server based on the mobile communication network; the server sends a power return instruction to the battery swap cabinet through the Internet of Things, etc. when the power replacement request is legal; the battery swap cabinet responds to the power return instruction and opens the door of an empty battery compartment; the user places the first target battery in the battery compartment and then closes the door; the battery swap cabinet reads the ID and status of the first target battery and other information, and when the door is closed, determines whether the power return is successful based on the above information of the first target battery. The power extraction link includes: the battery swap cabinet sends information indicating successful power return to the server; the server returns the power extraction instruction to the battery swap cabinet; the battery swap cabinet responds to the power extraction instruction and opens the door of the battery compartment where the second target battery that has been charged is located; after the user takes out the second target battery and closes the door, the information of the second target battery is sent from the battery swap cabinet to the server; the server sends the information of the second target battery to the terminal of the user. At this point, a complete battery replacement process is completed. It can be seen that the above battery replacement method has a complicated process and takes a long time. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application proposes a battery swap cabinet and a battery swap method applied to the battery swap cabinet, which can shorten the time consumption of battery swap.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a battery swap cabinet, the battery swap cabinet comprising: a battery sensing module, a control device and at least one battery compartment;

[0006] The battery sensing module is used to sense the battery;

[0007] The control device is used to obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery based on the induction between the battery sensing module and the first target battery; when the distance is less than a first distance threshold, control the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open; at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state.

[0008] According to the battery swap cabinet of the present application, the battery is sensed by the battery sensing module, and the battery swap process is automatically triggered when the distance between the battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the first threshold value. The communication module used for the battery swap cabinet to communicate with the server and the positioning module used to obtain the position of the battery swap cabinet can be removed, so that the entire battery swap process does not require a complex network transmission command cycle process, and does not require command interaction between the server and the control device, thereby shortening the time for battery swapping and improving the efficiency of battery swapping. In addition, the battery swapping process does not require users to use electronic devices such as mobile phones to trigger it, which can improve the convenience of battery swapping, especially in bad weather such as rain or winter. Battery swapping is more convenient, which can improve the speed of battery swapping and the simple battery swapping service experience. Furthermore, since the communication module used for communication between the battery swap cabinet and the server is removed, a large amount of communication traffic fees can be saved, which can reduce costs.

[0009] According to one embodiment of the present application, the power exchange cabinet further includes a display device;

[0010] The control device is also used to control the display device to a first state when the distance is less than a second distance threshold and greater than the first distance threshold; the first state is used to indicate that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; and the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present application, the control device is also used to obtain first information stored in the first target battery; based on the first information, determine whether the battery replacement is legal; if the battery replacement is legal, control the display device to a second state; the second state is used to prompt to close the door of the first target battery compartment.

[0012] According to the battery swap cabinet of the present application, the battery is used as the carrier of the battery swap service. The battery swap cabinet only performs local control and does not communicate with the server to synchronize information. A communication module for communicating with the server is not added to the battery swap cabinet. Instead, the communication module on the battery end is used to synchronize the information on the server with the battery swap cabinet, thereby achieving the purpose of updating the information of the battery swap service and avoiding the failure of battery swapping due to communication failures caused by unstable communication, network disconnection, transmission delay and susceptibility to interference in the wireless communication system. The communication cost of the battery swap cabinet can be reduced, and the failure of the battery swap service due to failure of the Internet of Things can be avoided. The structure of the battery swap cabinet is simpler and the communication cost is lower.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present application, the control device is also used to control the display device to a third state when the battery replacement is illegal; the third state is used to indicate that the battery replacement is illegal.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present application, the control device is also used to control the door of a second target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open when the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment; the second target battery compartment is a battery compartment in which a second target battery is placed; and the power level of the second target battery is greater than a power threshold.

[0015] According to one embodiment of the present application, the control device is also used to send the second information of the battery exchange cabinet to the second target battery, so that the second target battery stores the second information and sends the second information to the service end.

[0016] According to one embodiment of the present application, the control device is also used to send an alarm message to the second target battery through the battery sensing module when the time when the second target battery leaves the second target battery compartment exceeds a time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the service end.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present application, the battery sensing module senses the battery based on the star flash technology.

[0018] In a second aspect, the present application provides a battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet, wherein the battery replacement cabinet includes a battery sensing module and at least one battery compartment; the battery replacement method includes:

[0019] Based on the induction between the battery sensing module and the first target battery, obtaining the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery;

[0020] When the distance is less than a first distance threshold, a door of a first target battery compartment among the at least one battery compartment is controlled to open; and at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state.

[0021] According to the battery replacement method applied to the battery swap cabinet of the present application, the battery is sensed by the battery sensing module, and when the distance between the battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the first threshold, the battery replacement process is automatically triggered, and the communication module used for the battery swap cabinet to communicate with the service end and the positioning module used to obtain the position of the battery swap cabinet can be removed, so that the entire battery replacement process does not require a complex network transmission command cycle process, and does not require command interaction between the service end and the control device, thereby shortening the time of battery replacement and improving the efficiency of battery replacement. In addition, the battery replacement process does not require users to use electronic devices such as mobile phones to trigger it, which can improve the convenience of battery replacement, especially in bad weather such as rain or winter, battery replacement is more convenient, and the speed of battery replacement and the simple battery replacement service experience can be improved. Furthermore, since the communication module used for communication between the battery swap cabinet and the service end is removed, a large amount of communication traffic fees can be saved, which can reduce costs.

[0022] According to one embodiment of the present application, the power exchange cabinet further includes a display device;

[0023] When the distance is less than the first distance threshold, before controlling the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0024] When the distance is less than a second distance threshold and greater than the first distance threshold, the display device is controlled to be in a first state; the first state is used to prompt that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

[0025] According to one embodiment of the present application, after controlling the door of a first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0026] Acquire first information stored in the first target battery;

[0027] Based on the first information, determining whether the battery replacement is legal;

[0028] When the battery replacement is legal, the display device is controlled to be in the second state; the second state is used to prompt the closing of the door of the first target battery compartment.

[0029] According to an embodiment of the present application, after determining whether the battery replacement is legal based on the first information, the method further includes:

[0030] In the case that the battery replacement is illegal, the display device is controlled to be in the third state; the third state is used to prompt that the battery replacement is illegal.

[0031] According to one embodiment of the present application, after controlling the door of a first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0032] When the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment, the door of the second target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment is controlled to open; the second target battery compartment is a battery compartment in which the second target battery is placed; the power of the second target battery is greater than a power threshold.

[0033] According to one embodiment of the present application, before controlling the door of the second target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0034] The second information of the battery swap cabinet is sent to the second target battery so that the second target battery stores the second information and sends the second information to the service end.

[0035] According to one embodiment of the present application, after controlling the door of the second target battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0036] When the time that the second target battery leaves the second target battery compartment exceeds a time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, an alarm message is sent to the second target battery through the battery sensing module, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the service end.

[0037] In a third aspect, the present application provides an electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the computer program, the battery exchange method applied to a battery exchange cabinet as described in the first aspect above is implemented.

[0038] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the battery exchange method applied to a battery exchange cabinet as described in the first aspect above.

[0039] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a chip, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet as described in the first aspect.

[0040] In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, including a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the battery exchange method applied to a battery exchange cabinet as described in the first aspect above.

[0041] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the description below, and in part will become apparent from the description below, or will be learned through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0042] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0043] Figure 1 It is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the power exchange cabinet in the related art;

[0044] Figure 2 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the power exchange cabinet in the related art;

[0045] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a battery in the related art;

[0046] Figure 4 It is a flow chart of a battery replacement method in the related art;

[0047] Figure 5 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the power exchange cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 6 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the power exchange cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a battery provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 8 This is one of the flow charts of the battery replacement method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Fig. 9 This is the second flow chart of the battery replacement method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0055] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0056] In the related art, Figure 1 Based on the structure of the power swap cabinet shown, the cabinet body 10 of the power swap cabinet can be a frame structure, so that a plurality of battery compartments 20 for accommodating batteries can be formed through the cabinet body 10 and the compartment door 11.

[0057] The power exchange cabinet can also be equipped with a main control board, warehouse control board, power supply and electric meter. In addition to the main control board, warehouse control board, communication module, power supply and electric meter, the power exchange cabinet can also be equipped with a monitoring board, display screen, monitoring device, voice output device and lighting device, QR code / RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag / NFC (NearField Communication) tag, positioning module, and other accessories.

[0058] Figure 2 This is the second structural diagram of the power exchange cabinet in the related technology. Figure 2 As shown, the main control board and the communication module can be arranged in the control compartment. The main control board can be mainly used for logic control, data transmission, compartment door control and communication with the server. The communication module can communicate with the server based on the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things can be an Internet of Things based on at least one of technologies such as 4G and Wi-Fi. The server can be used as an operation and management platform for shared batteries. The server can be set up in a cloud server manner.

[0059] The monitoring board can be integrated with the main control board. The monitoring board can be mainly used to monitor each battery compartment 20 and the batteries in the battery compartment 20. The monitoring functions of the main control board and the monitoring board can be specifically implemented by the system monitoring module. The system monitoring module can monitor the temperature, smoke, water level and fan in each battery compartment 20, as well as perform fire monitoring and fire alarm control. The system monitoring module can be implemented through CAN (Controller Area Network) communication with the battery compartment 20. The control signal generated by the system monitoring can control the electrical switch to disconnect in order to cut off the power supply of the AC power to the power exchange cabinet.

[0060] The positioning module can be arranged in the control compartment. The positioning module is used to obtain the location information of the power exchange cabinet. The positioning module can specifically use at least one of Beidou and GPS technologies to obtain the location information of the power exchange cabinet.

[0061] The display screen and the monitoring device can be connected to the main control board. The display screen can be mainly used for users (such as takeaway drivers or couriers, etc.) to perform touch operations and display human-machine interfaces. The monitoring device can include at least one camera.

[0062] In addition to the control compartment, an electrical compartment may also be provided on the whole cabinet side of the power exchange cabinet. The electrical compartment is mainly used to process the AC power input into the power exchange cabinet. The electrical compartment may be provided with the aforementioned electrical switch, and may also be provided with a lightning arrester, an electric meter and a leakage protection device (referred to as "leakage protection"). In addition to the electric meter and leakage protection, the power supply and the electric meter may also include a DC power supply on the whole cabinet side and an AC-DC power supply arranged in each battery compartment 20. The leakage protection may include an air switch, etc. The electric meter can be used for electric energy statistics. The above-mentioned parts included in the power supply and the electric meter can be connected through an AC bus. The above-mentioned DC power supply can be a 12V DC power supply, which is used to power the control compartment, the display screen and each warehouse control board. The above-mentioned DC power supply can be connected to the control compartment, the display screen and each warehouse control board through a DC bus. RS485 communication can be performed between the leakage protection and the system monitoring module.

[0063] For each battery compartment 20, a warehouse control board and the aforementioned AC-DC power supply can be integrated. CAN communication is performed between the warehouse control board and the aforementioned system monitoring module. The AC-DC power supply is connected to the output end of the electric meter through an AC bus. The warehouse control board and the aforementioned DC power supply can be connected through a DC bus. The warehouse control board and the battery in the battery compartment 20 can perform RS485 communication. The AC-DC power supply can charge the battery through the DC bus. Each battery compartment 20 can be provided with a lamp, a lock, a heating device, a temperature sensor for detecting temperature, a fan, and a hot melt adhesive fire extinguishing device. The warehouse control board can obtain sampling signals from the above-mentioned lighting device (such as various lamps, etc.), a door lock (used to lock the warehouse door 11, which can be an electromagnetic door lock, etc.), a heating device, a temperature sensor, a fan, and a hot melt adhesive fire extinguishing device, and send control signals to the above-mentioned lamp, lock, heating device, temperature sensor, fan, and hot melt adhesive fire extinguishing device. The warehouse control board can also be used to control the charging of the battery by the AC-DC power supply. The warehouse control board can also be used for fire control, such as the aforementioned sending of a control signal lamp to the hot melt adhesive fire extinguishing device. The warehouse control board can also be used to obtain battery power and other status information through the battery management system (Battery Management System).

[0064] The lighting device can be used for lighting and indicating various information. The voice output device can be used to output voice and warn the user to indicate abnormal conditions.

[0065] QR code / RFID tag / NFC tag can be mainly used to identify users and make settlements, etc. The QR code can be set on the surface of the cabinet by pasting or spraying, or it can also be displayed on a display screen.

[0066] Other accessories may include, in addition to the aforementioned door locks, fans, lightning arresters and heating devices, casters and wiring harnesses for connecting modules.

[0067] The main control board can be connected to the warehouse control board of each battery compartment 20 through the CAN bus. The warehouse control board can read the information in the warehouse through the RS485 bus. The warehouse control board can read the battery ID and status information inside the battery through the RS485 communication interface. The above information can be transmitted to the server through the communication module via the antenna. In addition, the battery replacement information generated by scanning the QR code (or communicating with the RFID tag or NFC tag) by a mobile phone or other device can also be transmitted to the main control board through the server.

[0068] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a battery in the related art. Figure 3 As shown, the battery may include a battery module composed of 2 parallel and 16 series (which may be referred to as a "2 parallel and 16 series module"). Exemplarily, the rated voltage and rated current of the battery module may be 48V and 30A, respectively. The battery can be discharged to the outside through a pin-shaped socket, for example, to provide power to an electric 2-wheeler or an electric 3-wheeler. The battery may be provided with a charging interface, through which information can be exchanged with the warehouse control board and the main control board of the battery swap cabinet, such as reading the battery ID and voltage, current, power, internal resistance, temperature and other status information. Through the charging interface, the battery swap cabinet can charge the battery. Exemplarily, the charging interface may be in the form of a 2+6 socket, the "2" in the 2+6 socket is used to charge the battery, and the "6" in the 2+6 socket is used to communicate with the warehouse control board and the main control board of the battery swap cabinet via RS485 to transmit the above-mentioned battery ID, voltage, current, power, internal resistance and temperature and other information.

[0069] The 2+6 socket and the shaped socket can be connected to the 2-parallel 16-series module through the protection board. The protection board can be provided with a temperature sampling interface, a voltage sampling interface, an antenna interface and an RS485 communication interface.

[0070] The battery may also be provided with a positioning module (including an antenna for positioning, such as a GPS antenna, etc.). The positioning module may be used to obtain the location information of the battery. The positioning module may specifically use at least one of Beidou and GPS technologies to obtain the location information of the battery.

[0071] The battery may also be provided with a communication module (including an antenna for communicating with the server, such as a 4G antenna, etc.). The communication module may be used to communicate with the server. The communication module may specifically communicate with the server using at least one of 4G and 5G technologies.

[0072] Figure 4 This is a flow chart of the battery replacement method in the related art. Take the scenario of a courier performing battery replacement as an example. Figure 4 As shown, the process of the battery replacement method in the related technology may include the following steps: the courier scans the QR code on the battery replacement cabinet through the APP on the mobile phone, and clicks the corresponding battery replacement option in the interface of the APP to perform the battery return operation; the instruction generated by the battery return operation can be transmitted to the server through the mobile communication network; after the server determines that the user is a legal user, it can transmit the battery return instruction to the main control board of the battery replacement cabinet through the 4G Internet of Things; after the main control board of the battery replacement cabinet receives the battery return instruction through the 4G antenna and communication module, it can control the warehouse control board of the battery replacement cabinet through the CAN bus (specifically, it can send a control signal) to open the door of an empty battery compartment; the courier returns the battery and connects the charging interface of the battery to the battery compartment, and closes the compartment door. ; The warehouse control board can read the battery ID and status information through the RS485 bus, and then transmit it to the main control board through the CAN bus; the main control board determines that the power return is successful, and uploads the information of successful power return to the server; after receiving the information of successful power return, the server returns the power extraction instruction to the main control board; based on the power extraction instruction, the main control board controls another warehouse control board of the power exchange cabinet to open the door of a battery compartment where a fully charged battery is located (which can be called a "fully charged battery compartment"); after the courier takes out the fully charged battery and closes the compartment door, the main control board can read the compartment door information and return the information of successful power extraction. The information of successful power extraction is returned to the server through the warehouse control board and the main control board, and then sent to the APP on the courier's mobile phone through the server for display. At this point, this round of power exchange process is completed.

[0073] From this, we can see that the shortcomings of the battery replacement process in the relevant technology can be mainly manifested in the following aspects.

[0074] First, the battery swapping process involves wireless communication between the service end and the battery swapping cabinet based on the Internet of Things. However, wireless communication has problems such as unstable communication, network dropout (disconnection from the network), large transmission delay and susceptibility to interference, which can easily cause communication failures, and the battery swapping process cannot be carried out normally, and failures often occur.

[0075] Second, from scanning the QR code to successfully drawing power, the entire battery replacement process must go through two rounds of network transmission command cycles, and also go through command interactions between the server and the main control board, resulting in a long waiting time for the battery replacement and a long overall battery replacement process.

[0076] Third, users need to use mobile phones to trigger the battery replacement process. In bad weather conditions such as rain or winter, the operation is inconvenient, which seriously affects the user's battery replacement speed and the simple battery replacement service experience.

[0077] Fourth, the battery swap cabinet needs to use a communication module based on 4G Internet of Things to communicate with the server and synchronize information to the server. It also has to pay high communication traffic fees, which increases costs.

[0078] Reference below Figure 5-Figure 11 The power exchange cabinet and the power exchange method applied to the power exchange cabinet according to the embodiment of the present application are described. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the battery exchange cabinet may include: a battery sensing module 510, a control device 520 and at least one battery compartment 20.

[0079] In actual implementation, compared with the battery swap cabinet in the related art, the battery swap cabinet in the embodiment of the present application does not include a communication module and a positioning model for communicating with the server, but may include a battery sensing module 510.

[0080] The battery sensing module 510 can be used to sense batteries within a certain range around the battery swap cabinet.

[0081] In some embodiments, the battery sensing module 510 may be a module that uses Bluetooth technology for communication. Accordingly, the battery may also be provided with a sensing module that communicates based on Bluetooth technology.

[0082] In some embodiments, the battery sensing module 510 may be a module that uses SparkLink technology for communication. SparkLink technology is a new generation of short-range wireless connection technology. Accordingly, the battery may also be provided with a sensing module that communicates based on SparkLink technology. The battery sensing module 510 communicates with the battery based on the technology, with higher transmission rate, higher security, lower latency, and stronger anti-interference.

[0083] The power exchange cabinet may be provided with at least one battery compartment 20. Each battery compartment 20 may be provided with at least one charging position. When the battery is located at the charging position, the power exchange cabinet may charge the battery wirelessly and / or wiredly, and may also communicate with the battery wirelessly and / or wiredly.

[0084] In some embodiments, each battery compartment 20 may be provided with a first interface for connecting a battery. Through the first interface, the battery may be charged, and communication may be performed with the battery, and the ID and status information of the battery may be read through communication.

[0085] In some embodiments, the control device 520 may include a main control board for overall control of the battery exchange cabinet, and a compartment control board for controlling each battery compartment 20 separately.

[0086] The battery sensing module 510 is used for sensing the battery.

[0087] In actual implementation, the battery swap cabinet can communicate with the battery sensing module of the battery through its own battery sensing module 510.

[0088] It should be noted that if Figure 7 As shown, compared with the battery in the related art, the battery in the embodiment of the present application also adds an induction module. The induction module may include an antenna. The antenna is an antenna for communication. In addition to the induction module, the battery in the embodiment of the present application includes a battery module, a pin socket, a charging interface, a communication module, and a positioning module, which may be the same as the battery in the related art.

[0089] That is, the battery in the embodiment of the present application may include a battery module composed of 2 parallel batteries and 16 series batteries. For example, the rated voltage and rated current of the battery module may be 48V and 30A, respectively, but may also be other values, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0090] The battery can be discharged to the outside through the pinion socket, for example, to provide power to an electric two-wheeled vehicle or an electric three-wheeled vehicle. The battery can exchange information with the control device 520 of the battery swap cabinet through the charging interface, for example, to read the battery ID and status information such as voltage, current, power, internal resistance and temperature. Through the charging interface, the battery swap cabinet can charge the battery.

[0091] In some embodiments, Figure 7 As shown, the charging interface takes "2+6 socket" as an example, but the charging interface can also be in other forms, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Among them, the "2" in the 2+6 socket can be used to charge the battery, and the "6" in the "2+6 socket" can be used to communicate with the warehouse control board and the main control board of the battery swap cabinet via RS485 to transmit the above-mentioned battery ID, voltage, current, power, internal resistance and temperature and other information.

[0092] The battery can also obtain its own location information through a positioning module (including an antenna for positioning, such as a GPS antenna, etc.). The positioning module can specifically use at least one of Beidou and GPS technologies to obtain the battery's location information.

[0093] The battery can also communicate with the server through a communication module (including an antenna for communicating with the server, such as a 4G antenna, etc.). The communication module can specifically communicate with the server using at least one of 4G and 5G technologies.

[0094] The control device 520 is used to obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery based on the communication between the battery sensing module 510 and the first target battery; when the distance is less than the first distance threshold, control the door of the first target battery compartment in at least one battery compartment to open; at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state.

[0095] In actual implementation, the first target battery and the second target battery may be any of the aforementioned batteries in the embodiments of the present application, that is, any battery provided with a battery sensing module.

[0096] The battery sensing module 510 of the battery swap cabinet senses the battery sensing module of the first target battery, and based on the above sensing process, the control device 520 can obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery. In some embodiments, the control device 520 can obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery based on at least one of TOF (Time of Flight Measurement) and Doppler ranging methods.

[0097] In some embodiments, when the distance between the first target battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than a first threshold, the battery swap cabinet can automatically perform a handshake connection with the battery, and the control device 520 controls the door of the first target battery compartment to open, automatically opens the door of the first target battery compartment, and opens the door of a battery compartment with an empty charging position.

[0098] It is understandable that the first target battery compartment may be provided with one or more charging positions. When the first target battery compartment is provided with one charging position, the charging position is in an idle state, and the first target battery compartment is an empty battery compartment. When the first target battery compartment is provided with multiple charging positions, one or more of the multiple charging positions are in an idle state. A charging position is in an idle state, which means that no battery is located at the charging position. Correspondingly, a charging position is in an occupied state, which means that a battery is located at the charging position. The first target battery compartment may be one or more battery compartments among the battery compartments included in the battery swap cabinet.

[0099] The distance between the first target battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the first threshold, indicating that the battery is very close to the battery swap cabinet. The first threshold may be a smaller value. For example, the first threshold may be 1 to 3 meters. The specific value of the first threshold is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0100] In some embodiments, when the distance between the first target battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than a first threshold, before controlling the door of the first target battery compartment to open, the control device 520 can also obtain the ID of the first target battery based on the communication between the battery sensing module 510 and the first target battery; when the ID of the first target battery is identified, the door of the first target battery compartment is controlled to open.

[0101] In some embodiments, the ID of the first target battery is identified by determining that the ID of the first target battery is in an allowed list of battery IDs. If the ID of the first target battery is not in the allowed list, the ID of the first target battery is not identified.

[0102] After the door of the first target battery compartment is opened, the subsequent battery replacement process can be carried out. In some embodiments, the subsequent battery replacement process may include: the user using the first target battery can put the first target battery into the first target battery compartment, and can be electrically connected to the first target battery compartment through the charging interface of the first target battery, and then the user can close the door of the first target battery compartment. The subsequent battery replacement process may also include: the user using the first target battery takes out another battery from another battery compartment of the battery replacement cabinet.

[0103] According to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, the battery is sensed by the battery sensing module, and the battery swap process is automatically triggered when the distance between the battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the first threshold value. The communication module used for the battery swap cabinet to communicate with the server and the positioning module used to obtain the position of the battery swap cabinet can be removed, so that the entire battery swap process does not require a complex network transmission command cycle process, and does not require command interaction between the server and the control device, thereby shortening the time for battery swapping and improving the efficiency of battery swapping. In addition, the battery swapping process does not require users to use electronic devices such as mobile phones to trigger it, which can improve the convenience of battery swapping, especially in bad weather such as rain or winter. Battery swapping is more convenient, which can improve the speed of battery swapping and the simple battery swapping service experience. Furthermore, since the communication module used for communication between the battery swap cabinet and the server is removed, a large amount of communication traffic fees can be saved, which can reduce costs.

[0104] In some embodiments, the battery exchange cabinet also includes a display device; the control device 520 is also used to control the display device to a first state when the distance is less than a second distance threshold and greater than a first distance threshold; the first state is used to prompt that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

[0105] In actual implementation, the battery exchange cabinet may also include a display device. The display device may include a display screen in the related art and / or an indicator light for indicating whether there is a battery in each battery compartment. In some embodiments, the indicator light may indicate whether there is a charging position in the battery compartment that is currently idle by at least one of whether it is lit, different colors, and different flashing modes. For example, the display device in the first state may display the indicator light of the first target battery compartment green. In some embodiments, the display device in the first state may display the charging position in the first target battery compartment that is idle in the graphical interface, etc.

[0106] When the distance between the first target battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the second threshold and greater than the first threshold, the control device 520 can control the display device to be in the first state to prompt that there is a charging position in the first target battery compartment that is currently idle. According to the above prompt, the user can place the first target battery in a charging position in the first target battery compartment that is currently idle.

[0107] The second threshold value may be a moderate value, which may be greater than the first threshold value. For example, the second threshold value may be 5 to 10 meters. The specific value of the second threshold value is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0108] According to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, sensing is performed with the battery through the battery sensing module. When the distance between the battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the second threshold and greater than the first threshold, the display device is controlled to be in the first state, prompting that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is idle, so that the user can directly reach the first target battery compartment, reducing the process of searching for a battery compartment with an idle charging position, which can further shorten the time for battery swapping and further improve the efficiency of battery swapping.

[0109] In some embodiments, the control device 520 is also used to obtain first information stored in the first target battery; based on the first information, determine whether the battery replacement is legal; if the battery replacement is legal, control the display device to the second state; the second state is used to prompt the user to close the door of the first target battery compartment.

[0110] In actual implementation, when the first target battery is located at the charging position in the first target battery compartment, the control device 520 may communicate with the first target battery to read the information stored inside the first target battery.

[0111] In some embodiments, when the first target battery is located at the charging position in the first target battery compartment, the control device 520 can communicate with the first target battery through wired communication (for example, through any communication bus) or wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth or Star Flash, etc.) to read the information stored inside the first target battery.

[0112] In some embodiments, the compartment control board of the first target battery compartment may communicate with the first target battery, read the information stored inside the first target battery, and then synchronize the above information to the main control board.

[0113] In some embodiments, the information stored in the first target battery may include first information for battery replacement. The first information may include the ID of the user who uses the first target battery, the user type, and the number of battery replacements within the current time period (which may be one month, one quarter, half a year, or one year, etc.). The user type may include monthly subscription, number of times, or pay-per-use, etc.

[0114] It should be noted that, before being placed in the first target battery compartment, the first target battery can communicate with the server based on the communication module included in itself to obtain the above-mentioned first information.

[0115] In actual execution, the control device 520 can determine whether the battery replacement is legal based on the information stored in the first target battery. If the battery replacement is legal, the control device 520 can control the display device to the second state to prompt the user to close the door of the first target battery compartment and continue the subsequent battery replacement process.

[0116] In some embodiments, determining whether the battery swap is legal may include whether the battery swap matches the ID, user type, and number of battery swaps within the current time period of the user who used the first target battery.

[0117] For example, when the user type is monthly subscription, the number of battery replacements for the user this month is not restricted, and thus this battery replacement is legal; when the user type is number of times type, the maximum number of battery replacements for the user this month is 50 times, and the number of battery replacements in this time period is 50 times, then this battery replacement is the 51st battery replacement for the user this month, and thus this battery replacement is illegal; when the user type is number of times type, the maximum number of battery replacements for the user this month is 30 times, and the number of battery replacements in this time period is 24 times, then this battery replacement is the 25th battery replacement for the user this month, and thus this battery replacement is legal.

[0118] In some embodiments, the indicator light can prompt the user to close the door of the battery compartment 20 by at least one of whether it is lit, different colors, and different flashing modes. For example, the indicator light of the second target battery compartment can flash at a lower frequency and / or display yellow when the display device is in the second state.

[0119] In some embodiments, the display device being in the second state may display a prompt message in a graphical interface. The prompt message is used to prompt the user to close the door of the first target battery compartment. For example, the prompt message may be a text message, the content of which is "Please close the door"; or the prompt message may be an animation, the content of which is the process of closing the door.

[0120] According to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, the battery is used as the carrier of the battery swap service. The battery swap cabinet only performs local control and does not communicate with the server to synchronize information. A communication module for communicating with the server is not added to the battery swap cabinet. Instead, the communication module on the battery end is used to synchronize the information on the server with the battery swap cabinet, thereby achieving the purpose of updating the information of the battery swap service. This avoids the inability to perform battery swap normally due to communication failures caused by problems such as unstable communication, network disconnection, transmission delay, and susceptibility to interference in the wireless communication system. This can reduce the communication cost of the battery swap cabinet, and avoid the inability to perform battery swap services normally due to failures in the Internet of Things. The structure of the battery swap cabinet is simpler and the communication cost is lower.

[0121] In some embodiments, the control device 520 is also used to control the display device to a third state when the battery replacement is illegal; the third state is used to indicate that the battery replacement is illegal.

[0122] In actual implementation, when the battery replacement is illegal, the control device 520 can control the display device to be in the third state. The third state can be used to prompt that the battery replacement is illegal.

[0123] In some embodiments, the indicator light may indicate that the battery replacement is illegal by at least one of whether it is lit, different colors, and different flashing modes. For example, the indicator light of the third target battery compartment may flash at a higher frequency and / or display blue when the display device is in the third state.

[0124] In some embodiments, the display device in the third state may display a prompt message in a graphical interface. The prompt message is used to indicate that the battery replacement is illegal. For example, the prompt message may be a text message, the content of which is "no battery replacement authority"; or, the prompt message may be a flashing graphical interface, etc.

[0125] According to the battery exchange cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, by controlling the display device to the third state when the battery exchange is illegal, the user can be more conveniently prompted that the battery exchange is illegal.

[0126] In some embodiments, the control device 520 is also used to control the door of a second target battery compartment in at least one battery compartment to open when the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment; the second target battery compartment is a battery compartment in which the second target battery is placed; and the power of the second target battery is greater than a power threshold.

[0127] In actual execution, the control device 520 may also obtain the state of each charging position of the first target battery compartment (which may include an occupied state and an idle state). Based on the state of each charging position of the first target battery compartment, the control device 520 may determine whether the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment. In some embodiments, when the number of charging positions in the idle state in the first target battery compartment is reduced by one and / or the number of charging positions in the occupied state in the first target battery compartment is increased by one, it can be determined that the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment. When the number of charging positions in the idle state and the number of charging positions in the occupied state in the first target battery compartment remain unchanged, it can be determined that the first target battery is not placed in any charging position of the first target battery compartment.

[0128] When it is determined that the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment, the control device 520 can also control the door of the second target battery compartment to open, automatically open the door of the second target battery compartment, so that the door of the battery compartment where the battery with a power greater than the power threshold is located is opened. The second target battery compartment can be one or more battery compartments included in the battery compartment of the battery swap cabinet.

[0129] A second target battery is placed in the second target battery compartment, and the power level of the second target battery is greater than the power threshold. When the power level of the battery is greater than the power threshold, the battery can be considered to be a fully charged battery. The power threshold can be 95% to 99.9%, etc. The specific value of the power threshold is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0130] The user who used the first target battery can take out the second target battery from the second target battery compartment, and then close the compartment door of the second target battery compartment. At this point, the battery replacement process is completed.

[0131] In some embodiments, the control device 520 can also obtain the status of the door of the first target battery compartment; when it is determined that the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment and the door of the first target battery compartment is in a closed state, the door of the second target battery compartment is controlled to open, and the door of the second target battery compartment is automatically opened, so that the door of the battery compartment where the battery with a power level greater than the power threshold is located is opened.

[0132] According to the battery exchange cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, by controlling the door of the second target battery compartment to open when the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment, the process of removing the battery during the battery exchange process is automatically triggered, which can shorten the time for battery exchange and improve the efficiency of battery exchange.

[0133] In some embodiments, the control device 520 is also used to send the second information of the battery swap cabinet to the second target battery, so that the second target battery stores the second information and sends the second information to the service end.

[0134] In actual implementation, during the charging process of the second target battery, the control device 520 can send the information of the power swap cabinet to the second target battery through wired communication and / or wireless communication with the second target battery compartment, and update it to the second target battery. The second target battery can communicate with the server based on the communication module included in it, and synchronize the information of the power swap cabinet to the server.

[0135] In some instances, the second information may include the ID of the battery in each battery compartment of the battery swap cabinet and the aforementioned status information, such as power, voltage, current, and resistance.

[0136] In some embodiments, the main control board can send the second information to the warehouse control board of the second target battery warehouse, and the warehouse control board of the second target battery warehouse then sends the second information to the second target battery for storage through the first interface of the second target battery warehouse.

[0137] In some embodiments, after the second target battery is taken out from the second target battery compartment, it can communicate with the server based on the communication module included in itself, and synchronize the information of the above-mentioned power exchange cabinet to the server. After the second target battery is taken out from the second target battery compartment, the information of the above-mentioned power exchange cabinet is synchronized to the server, which can reduce the number of information synchronization with the server, reduce energy consumption, and reduce the time of charging. It can be understood that during the charging process of the second target battery, the second information (such as the power of the second target battery, etc.) can be dynamically changed, and after the second target battery is taken out from the second target battery compartment, the control device 520 no longer sends the second information to the second target battery. The second target battery can only synchronize the second information obtained from the control device 520 for the last time to the server, reducing the number of information synchronizations and the amount of data with the server, or the second information obtained from the control device 520 each time can be synchronized to the server at one time, reducing the number of information synchronizations with the server.

[0138] According to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, the battery is used as the carrier of the battery swap service. The battery swap cabinet only performs local control and does not communicate with the server to synchronize information. A communication module for communicating with the server is not added to the battery swap cabinet. Instead, the communication module on the battery end is used to synchronize the information on the server with the battery swap cabinet, thereby achieving the purpose of updating the information of the battery swap service. This avoids the inability to perform battery swap normally due to communication failures caused by problems such as unstable communication, network disconnection, transmission delay, and susceptibility to interference in the wireless communication system. This can reduce the communication cost of the battery swap cabinet, and avoid the inability to perform battery swap services normally due to failures in the Internet of Things. The structure of the battery swap cabinet is simpler and the communication cost is lower.

[0139] In some embodiments, the control device 520 is also used to send an alarm message to the second target battery through the battery sensing module 510 when the time the second target battery leaves the second target battery compartment exceeds a time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the server.

[0140] In actual execution, after the second target battery is taken out, the control device 520 can start timing from when the second target battery leaves the charging position of the second target battery compartment, and obtain the time the second target battery has left the second target battery compartment and the status of the compartment door of the second target battery compartment.

[0141] The control device 520 can detect whether the second target battery leaves the charging position of the second target battery compartment. In some embodiments, the charging position leaving the second target battery compartment can be determined when the number of charging positions in the idle state in the first target battery compartment is increased by one and the number of charging positions in the occupied state in the first target battery compartment is decreased by one.

[0142] When the time when the second target battery has been away from the second target battery compartment exceeds the time threshold and the door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, the control device 520 can communicate with the battery sensing module of the second target battery through the battery sensing module 510 of the battery swap cabinet, and send an alarm message to the second target battery, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the server, and the server then sends the alarm message to the mobile phone or other electronic devices used by the user, prompting the user that the door of the second target battery compartment is not closed.

[0143] It should be noted that, during the battery replacement process, in addition to the abnormality of the door of the second target battery compartment not being closed, there may also be other abnormal situations. For the alarm of the above-mentioned other abnormal situations, a similar method as the above-mentioned alarm for the abnormality of the door of the second target battery compartment not being closed can also be adopted, that is, the control device 520 sends an alarm message to the second target battery through the battery sensing module 510 of the battery replacement cabinet, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the server, and the server then sends the alarm message to electronic devices such as mobile phones used by users.

[0144] According to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, the battery is used as the carrier of the battery swap service. The battery swap cabinet only performs local control and does not communicate with the server to synchronize information. A communication module for communicating with the server is not added to the battery swap cabinet. Instead, the communication module on the battery end is used to synchronize the information on the server with the battery swap cabinet, thereby achieving the purpose of updating the information of the battery swap service. This avoids the inability to perform battery swap normally due to communication failures caused by problems such as unstable communication, network disconnection, transmission delay, and susceptibility to interference in the wireless communication system. This can reduce the communication cost of the battery swap cabinet, and avoid the inability to perform battery swap services normally due to failures in the Internet of Things. The structure of the battery swap cabinet is simpler and the communication cost is lower.

[0145] An embodiment of the present application also provides a battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet.

[0146] The battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet can be applied to the control device of the battery swapping cabinet, and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the control device.

[0147] The battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application may be executed by an electronic device or a functional module or functional entity in the electronic device that can implement the battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet. The electronic devices mentioned in the embodiment of the present application include but are not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, computers, cameras, wearable devices, etc. The battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application is described below using an electronic device as an example of the execution subject.

[0148] like Figure 8 As shown, the battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet includes: step 810 and step 820.

[0149] The battery exchange cabinet includes a battery sensing module and at least one battery compartment.

[0150] Step 810: Based on the induction between the battery sensing module and the first target battery, obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery;

[0151] Step 820: When the distance is less than a first distance threshold, control a door of a first target battery compartment in at least one battery compartment to open; and at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state.

[0152] In actual implementation, the execution process of the battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet can refer to the aforementioned embodiment of the battery swapping cabinet and will not be repeated here.

[0153] According to the battery replacement method applied to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, the battery is sensed by the battery sensing module, and when the distance between the battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the first threshold, the battery replacement process is automatically triggered, and the communication module used for the battery swap cabinet to communicate with the service end and the positioning module used to obtain the position of the battery swap cabinet can be removed, so that the entire battery replacement process does not require a complex network transmission command cycle process, and does not require command interaction between the service end and the control device, thereby shortening the time of battery replacement and improving the efficiency of battery replacement. In addition, the battery replacement process does not require the user to use electronic devices such as mobile phones to trigger it, which can improve the convenience of battery replacement, especially in bad weather such as rain or winter, battery replacement is more convenient, and the speed of battery replacement and the simple battery replacement service experience can be improved. Furthermore, since the communication module used for communication between the battery swap cabinet and the service end is removed, a large amount of communication traffic fees can be saved, which can reduce costs.

[0154] In some embodiments, the power exchange cabinet further includes a display device;

[0155] When the distance is less than the first distance threshold, before controlling the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0156] When the distance is less than the second distance threshold and greater than the first distance threshold, the display device is controlled to be in the first state; the first state is used to prompt that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

[0157] In some embodiments, after controlling the door of a first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0158] Acquire first information stored in a first target battery;

[0159] Based on the first information, determine whether the battery replacement is legal;

[0160] When the battery replacement is legal, the display device is controlled to be in the second state; the second state is used to prompt the closing of the door of the first target battery compartment.

[0161] In some embodiments, after determining whether the battery replacement is legal based on the first information, the method further includes:

[0162] In the case that the battery replacement is illegal, the display device is controlled to be in the third state; the third state is used to prompt that the battery replacement is illegal.

[0163] In some embodiments, after controlling the door of a first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0164] When the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment, the door of the second target battery compartment in at least one battery compartment is controlled to open; the second target battery compartment is the battery compartment in which the second target battery is placed; and the power of the second target battery is greater than a power threshold.

[0165] In some embodiments, before controlling the door of the second target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0166] The second information of the battery swap cabinet is sent to the second target battery so that the second target battery stores the second information, and the second information is sent to the service end.

[0167] In some embodiments, after controlling the door of the second target battery compartment to open, the method further includes:

[0168] When the time that the second target battery has been away from the second target battery compartment exceeds the time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, an alarm message is sent to the second target battery through the battery sensing module, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the service end.

[0169] The following is an example of the operation of the battery swap cabinet. Fig. 9 , an implementation of the battery replacement method provided in the above embodiments of the present application is described.

[0170] When the courier rides an electric bike and moves within 20 to 100 meters (the third threshold can be 20 to 100 meters, and the third threshold is greater than the second threshold) of the battery swap cabinet, the battery sensing module and antenna of the battery (i.e., the first target battery) automatically handshake with the battery sensing module and antenna of the battery swap cabinet to identify the battery ID.

[0171] When the battery is 5 to 10 meters away from the battery swap cabinet (that is, the second threshold can be 5 to 10 meters), the main control board of the battery swap cabinet starts the battery swap preparation work, controls the door (the door can be called the empty compartment door) indicator light (the indicator light can be called the empty compartment light) of the first target battery compartment (the first target battery compartment is an empty battery compartment, that is, an empty compartment) to light up, prompting the courier to go to this compartment to swap the battery.

[0172] When the battery is within 1 to 3 meters (that is, the second threshold may be 1 to 3 meters) from the battery swap cabinet, the battery swap cabinet opens the door of the empty compartment.

[0173] The courier puts the battery into the battery compartment and connects the 2+6 interface line. The battery swap cabinet communicates with the battery through the 2+6 interface, reads the information stored in the battery (including the information from the server, the information from the server is the first information), and then synchronizes the above information to the main control board of the battery swap cabinet.

[0174] At the same time, the main control board can process the battery replacement business according to the synchronized information from the server, such as battery legality judgment and business account judgment. If it is a normal business, the main control board connects to the warehouse control board of each battery warehouse through the CAN bus to charge and prompt the courier to close the warehouse door.

[0175] After the main control board recognizes that the compartment door is closed, it opens the compartment door of the fully charged battery compartment. The courier can unplug the 2+6 interface cable in the fully charged battery compartment, take out the fully charged battery (i.e., the second target battery), and close the compartment door. After the main control board recognizes that the compartment door is closed, the empty compartment light is displayed. During the charging process of the second target battery, the main control board can update the information in the cabinet to the second target battery, and the second target battery can synchronize the information of the battery replacement service with the service end.

[0176] The main control board considers that the door is closed normally, otherwise it is abnormally closed, and can start the corresponding monitoring program, and send the alarm information to the second target battery through the battery sensing module 510. The second target battery then transmits the alarm information to the service end through its own communication module and antenna, notifies the customer service and user of the alarm information, and performs relevant processing.

[0177] In the embodiment of the present application, the battery replacement method applied to the battery replacement cabinet provided by the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a battery replacement device applied to the battery replacement cabinet. In the embodiment of the present application, the battery replacement device applied to the battery replacement cabinet is used as an example to illustrate the battery replacement device applied to the battery replacement cabinet provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0178] The embodiment of the present application also provides a battery swapping device applied to a battery swapping cabinet. The battery swapping device applied to the battery swapping cabinet may be the aforementioned control device 520. The battery swapping cabinet includes a battery sensing module and at least one battery compartment.

[0179] like Fig.10 As shown, the battery swapping device applied to the battery swapping cabinet includes: a distance measuring unit 1010 and a control unit 1020.

[0180] The distance measuring unit 1010 is used to obtain the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery based on the induction between the battery sensing module and the first target battery;

[0181] The control unit 1020 is used to control the door of a first target battery compartment in at least one battery compartment to open when the distance is less than a first distance threshold; at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state.

[0182] According to the battery swap device applied to the battery swap cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application, the battery is sensed by the battery sensing module, and the battery swap process is automatically triggered when the distance between the battery and the battery swap cabinet is less than the first threshold value. The communication module used for the battery swap cabinet to communicate with the service end and the positioning module used to obtain the position of the battery swap cabinet can be removed, so that the entire battery swap process does not require a complex network transmission command cycle process, and does not require command interaction between the service end and the control device, thereby shortening the time for battery swapping and improving the efficiency of battery swapping. In addition, the battery swapping process does not require the user to use electronic devices such as mobile phones to trigger it, which can improve the convenience of battery swapping, especially in bad weather such as rain or winter, battery swapping is more convenient, which can improve the speed of battery swapping and the simple battery swapping service experience. Furthermore, since the communication module used for communication between the battery swap cabinet and the service end is removed, a large amount of communication traffic fees can be saved, which can reduce costs.

[0183] In some embodiments, the power exchange cabinet further includes a display device;

[0184] The control unit 1020 can also be used to control the display device to a first state when the distance is less than a second distance threshold and greater than a first distance threshold; the first state is used to indicate that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

[0185] In some embodiments, the control unit 1020 can also be used to obtain first information stored in the first target battery; based on the first information, determine whether the battery replacement is legal; if the battery replacement is legal, control the display device to the second state; the second state is used to prompt to close the door of the first target battery compartment.

[0186] In some embodiments, the control unit 1020 can also be used to control the display device to a third state when the battery replacement is illegal; the third state is used to prompt that the battery replacement is illegal.

[0187] In some embodiments, the control unit 1020 can also be used to control the door of a second target battery compartment in at least one battery compartment to open when the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment; the second target battery compartment is a battery compartment in which the second target battery is placed; and the power of the second target battery is greater than a power threshold.

[0188] In some embodiments, the control unit 1020 can also be used to send the second information of the battery swap cabinet to the second target battery, so that the second target battery stores the second information and sends the second information to the service end.

[0189] In some embodiments, the control unit 1020 can also be used to send an alarm message to the second target battery through the battery sensing module when the time the second target battery leaves the second target battery compartment exceeds a time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the server.

[0190] The power exchange device applied to the power exchange cabinet in the embodiment of the present application can be an electronic device or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or other devices other than a terminal. Exemplarily, the electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a PDA, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) / virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a netbook or a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), etc. It can also be a server, a network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), a personal computer (personal computer, PC), a television (television, TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0191] The battery swap device used in the battery swap cabinet in the embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0192] The battery exchange device applied to the battery exchange cabinet provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figures 8 to 9 To avoid repetition, the various processes implemented by the method embodiment are not described here.

[0193] Fig.11 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device shown in an exemplary embodiment. Fig.11 As shown, the electronic device 800 may include: a processor 801 and a memory 802. The electronic device 800 may also include one or more of a multimedia component 803, an input / output (I / O) interface 804, and a communication component 805.

[0194] Among them, the processor 801 is used to control the overall operation of the electronic device 800 to complete all or part of the steps in the above-mentioned power exchange method applied to the power exchange cabinet. The memory 802 is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the electronic device 800, and these data may include, for example, instructions for any application or method used to operate on the electronic device 800, and application-related data, such as contact data, sent and received messages, pictures, audio, video, etc. The memory 802 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (Static Random Access Memory, referred to as SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, referred to as EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, referred to as EPROM), programmable read-only memory (Programmable Read-Only Memory, referred to as PROM), read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, referred to as ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, disk or optical disk. The multimedia component 803 may include a screen and an audio component. The screen may be, for example, a touch screen, and the audio component is used to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component may include a microphone for receiving external audio signals. The received audio signal may be further stored in the memory 802 or sent through the communication component 805. The audio component also includes at least one speaker for outputting audio signals. The I / O interface 804 provides an interface between the processor 801 and other interface modules, and the above-mentioned other interface modules may be keyboards, mice, buttons, etc. These buttons may be virtual buttons or physical buttons. The communication component 805 is used for wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 800 and other devices. Wireless communication, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), 2G, 3G, 4G, NB-IOT, eMTC, or other 5G, etc., or a combination of one or more of them, is not limited here. Therefore, the corresponding communication component 805 may include: Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module, NFC module, etc.

[0195] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 800 can be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital signal processors (DSP), digital signal processing devices (DSPD), programmable logic devices (PLD), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors or other electronic components to execute the above-mentioned battery replacement method applied to the battery replacement cabinet.

[0196] It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices mentioned above.

[0197] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium including program instructions is also provided, and when the program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the above-mentioned power exchange method applied to the power exchange cabinet are implemented. For example, the computer-readable storage medium can be the above-mentioned memory 802 including program instructions, and the above-mentioned program instructions can be executed by the processor 801 of the electronic device 800 for the above-mentioned power exchange method applied to the power exchange cabinet.

[0198] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, which includes a computer program that can be executed by a programmable device, and the computer program has a code portion for executing the above-mentioned power exchange method applied to the power exchange cabinet when executed by the programmable device.

[0199] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present disclosure, a variety of simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0200] It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not further describe various possible combinations.

[0201] In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be arbitrarily combined, and as long as they do not violate the concept of the present disclosure, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed by the present disclosure.

[0202] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0203] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0204] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

[0205] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0206] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0207] In the description of this application, "first feature" or "second feature" may include one or more of the features.

[0208] In the description of the present application, “plurality” means two or more.

[0209] In the description of the present application, a first feature being “on” or “under” a second feature may include that the first and second features are directly in contact with each other, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact with each other but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween.

[0210] In the description of the present application, “above”, “over” and “above” a first feature to a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is horizontally higher than the second feature.

[0211] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0212] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and that the scope of the present application is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A power exchange cabinet, It is characterized in that include: A battery sensing module, a control device and at least one battery compartment; The battery sensing module is used to sense the battery; The control device is used to obtain the distance between the power exchange cabinet and the first target battery based on the induction of the battery sensing module and the first target battery; when the distance is less than a first distance threshold, control the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open; at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; the control device is also used to control the door of the second target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open when the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment; the second target battery compartment is a battery compartment in which a second target battery is placed; the power of the second target battery is greater than the power threshold; The control device is further used to send the second information of the power swap cabinet to the second target battery, so that the second target battery stores the second information, and sends the second information to the service end, wherein, during the charging process of the second target battery, the control device is used to send the second information of the power swap cabinet to the second target battery through wired communication and / or wireless communication with the second target battery compartment; After the second target battery is taken out from the second target battery compartment, the second target battery communicates with the service end based on the communication module included in the second target battery, so as to synchronize the second information to the service end.

2. The power exchange cabinet according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The power exchange cabinet also includes a display device; The control device is also used to control the display device to a first state when the distance is less than a second distance threshold and greater than the first distance threshold; the first state is used to indicate that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; and the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

3. The power exchange cabinet according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The control device is further used to obtain first information stored in the first target battery; based on the first information, determine whether the battery replacement is legal; if the battery replacement is legal, control the display device to the second state; The second state is used to prompt the user to close the door of the first target battery compartment.

4. The power exchange cabinet according to claim 3, It is characterized in that The control device is also used to control the display device to a third state when the battery replacement is illegal; the third state is used to prompt that the battery replacement is illegal.

5. The power exchange cabinet according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The control device is also used to send an alarm message to the second target battery through the battery sensing module when the time when the second target battery leaves the second target battery compartment exceeds a time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the service end.

6. The power exchange cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, It is characterized in that The battery sensing module senses the battery based on the star flash technology.

7. A battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet, It is characterized in that The battery swap cabinet includes a battery sensing module and at least one battery compartment; the battery swap method includes: Based on the induction between the battery sensing module and the first target battery, obtaining the distance between the battery swap cabinet and the first target battery; When the distance is less than a first distance threshold, controlling a door of a first target battery compartment among the at least one battery compartment to open; at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; When the first target battery is placed in a charging position of the first target battery compartment, controlling a compartment door of a second target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open; the second target battery compartment is a battery compartment in which a second target battery is placed; and the power level of the second target battery is greater than a power threshold; Sending the second information of the battery swap cabinet to the second target battery, so that the second target battery stores the second information, and sending the second information to the service end; During the charging process of the second target battery, the second information of the power swap cabinet is sent to the second target battery through wired communication and / or wireless communication with the second target battery compartment; after the second target battery is taken out from the second target battery compartment, the communication module included in the second target battery communicates with the server to synchronize the second information to the server.

8. The battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The power exchange cabinet also includes a display device; Before controlling the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes: When the distance is less than a second distance threshold and greater than the first distance threshold, controlling the display device to be in a first state; The first state is used to indicate that at least one charging position of the first target battery compartment is in an idle state; and the second distance threshold is greater than the first distance threshold.

9. The battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet according to claim 8, It is characterized in that When the distance is less than the first distance threshold, after controlling the door of the first target battery compartment in the at least one battery compartment to open, the method further includes: Acquire first information stored in the first target battery; Based on the first information, determining whether the battery replacement is legal; When the battery replacement is legal, the display device is controlled to be in the second state; the second state is used to prompt the user to close the door of the first target battery compartment.

10. The battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet according to claim 9, It is characterized in that After determining whether the battery replacement is legal based on the first information, the method further includes: In the case that the battery replacement is illegal, the display device is controlled to be in the third state; the third state is used to prompt that the battery replacement is illegal.

11. The battery replacement method applied to a battery replacement cabinet according to claim 7, It is characterized in that After controlling the door of the second target battery compartment to open, the method further includes: When the time that the second target battery has been away from the second target battery compartment exceeds a time threshold and the compartment door of the second target battery compartment is not closed, an alarm message is sent to the second target battery through the battery sensing module, so that the second target battery sends the alarm message to the service end.

12. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, It is characterized in that When the processor executes the program, it implements the battery replacement method applied to the battery replacement cabinet as described in any one of claims 7-11.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, It is characterized in that When the computer program is executed by a processor, the battery swapping method applied to the battery swapping cabinet as described in any one of claims 7 to 11 is implemented.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer program, It is characterized in that When the computer program is executed by the processor, the battery replacement method applied to the battery replacement cabinet as described in any one of claims 7 to 11 is implemented.

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