Battery replacement station and battery replacement method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a battery swap station and a battery swap method thereof.The battery swap station comprises a battery swap position and a transportation system, the transportation system is used for transporting and guiding an electric vehicle to the battery swap position, the battery swap position is used for replacing a battery pack of the electric vehicle, and the time needed by a user to drive the vehicle by himself / herself to find the corresponding battery swap position is saved; the method helps to improve the battery replacement efficiency, effectively avoids the situation that a user needs to drive a vehicle for a long time to find the battery replacement potential when the battery replacement potential is too many, and improves the battery replacement experience of the user. According to the technical scheme, the transportation system can preferentially select the electric switching potential closer to the electric vehicle and the optimal route for transportation guidance, compared with the situation that a user may bypass or miss the nearest electric switching potential during self-driving, the electric vehicle can enter the corresponding electric switching potential in the shortest time, the time used for electric switching can be further shortened, and the electric switching experience is improved. And the battery replacing station can coordinate the battery replacing position of each electric vehicle as a whole, so that the vehicles in the whole battery replacing station can be parked more regularly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of battery replacement for electric vehicles, and specifically relates to a battery replacement station and a battery replacement method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Compared with traditional fuel vehicles, electric vehicles have the advantages of being green, environmentally friendly, and highly intelligent. They are of great significance to energy conservation, emission reduction, and urban traffic intelligence, and are therefore gradually becoming the strategic development direction of the future automotive industry.

[0003] The existing charging methods for electric vehicles are usually divided into two types: battery replacement and direct charging. For the existing electric vehicles that replace batteries, corresponding battery replacement stations will be built. When users need to replace batteries, they drive to the battery replacement station to replace the batteries. In order to enable the battery replacement station to replace batteries for a variety of electric vehicles, most battery replacement stations will set up a variety of battery replacement points and battery replacement equipment to replace batteries for different electric vehicles. However, after the user drives the vehicle into the battery replacement station, due to the large number of types and numbers of battery replacement points and the inability to clearly know the location of the battery replacement point of the electric vehicle, it will take a long time to find the corresponding battery replacement point, thereby prolonging the battery replacement time, seriously affecting the consumer experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides a battery swap station and a battery swap method thereof to solve the problem that there are a large number and variety of battery swap points in existing battery swap stations, and users need to spend a long time searching for a battery swap point when entering the battery swap station to swap batteries, resulting in a long battery swap process and a poor battery swap experience.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a battery swap station, which includes a battery swap point and a transportation system. The transportation system is used to transport and guide electric vehicles to the battery swap point, and the battery swap point is used to replace the battery pack of the electric vehicle.

[0006] In this solution, a transportation system for guiding the transportation of electric vehicles to the exchange point is set up at the exchange station, so that after the user drives the vehicle into the exchange station, the electric vehicle is directly moved to the exchange point matching the electric vehicle through the transportation guidance of the transportation system, and then the battery pack of the electric vehicle is replaced. On the one hand, it saves the time required for the user to drive the vehicle to find the corresponding exchange point by himself, which helps to improve the efficiency of battery replacement and effectively avoids the situation where the user needs to drive the vehicle for a long time to find the exchange point when there are too many exchange points, thereby improving the user's battery replacement experience; on the other hand, the transportation system can select the exchange point that is closer to the electric vehicle and the best route for transportation guidance. Compared with the possibility of detouring or missing the nearest exchange point when the user drives by himself, it can enable the electric vehicle to enter the corresponding exchange point in the shortest time, which helps to further shorten the time used for battery replacement and improve the battery replacement experience. In addition, the exchange station can coordinate the battery replacement positions of each electric vehicle to make the parking of vehicles in the entire exchange station more regular, which makes the user's battery replacement experience more pleasant.

[0007] Furthermore, the battery swap station also includes a vehicle identification position, and the transportation system is used to drive the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the battery swap position.

[0008] By also including a vehicle identification position in the battery swap station, and the transportation system is used to drive the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the battery swap position, after the electric vehicle enters the battery swap station, the electric vehicle information is first collected through the identification of the vehicle identification position, and then the battery swap station matches the corresponding battery swap position with the collected vehicle information, and then the transportation system guides the electric vehicle to the corresponding battery swap position to achieve battery swap. Users do not need to enter the vehicle information by themselves to match the corresponding battery swap position. The battery swap is more intelligent, which helps to further improve the battery swap efficiency. Users can also get off the vehicle at the vehicle identification position. There is no need to wait in the car when the electric vehicle moves to the battery swap position and during the battery swap process, which improves the safety of battery swap. Users can rest in the battery swap station, further improving the battery swap experience.

[0009] Furthermore, the transportation system is also used to drive the electric vehicle to move to the vehicle identification position after the electric vehicle completes the battery replacement.

[0010] By setting the transportation system to also drive the electric vehicle to the vehicle identification position after the electric vehicle completes the battery replacement, that is: after the electric vehicle completes the battery replacement, the transportation system will bring the electric vehicle back to the vehicle identification position, so that if the user gets off the electric vehicle to rest when the electric vehicle is performing vehicle information identification at the vehicle identification position, the electric vehicle after the battery replacement is completed can return to the vehicle identification position so that the user can get on the vehicle directly here, eliminating the need to set up another parking position so that the user needs to walk to the parking place to pick up the car, which helps to further improve the battery replacement experience. At the same time, the vehicle entrance set up at the battery replacement station can serve as both an entrance and a vehicle exit, thereby eliminating the need to set up a separate vehicle exit structure, which helps to reduce the production cost of the battery replacement station, and at the same time, more battery replacement points can be set up at the original exit to meet the battery replacement needs of more electric vehicles.

[0011] Furthermore, the transportation system includes a conveyor belt, one end of which is arranged at the switching point, and the other end is arranged at the vehicle identification position, and the conveyor belt supports the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the switching point.

[0012] By setting the transportation system as a conveyor belt, with one end of the conveyor belt set at the battery replacement point and the other end set at the vehicle identification point, the conveyor belt supports the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification point to the battery replacement point, so that after the electric vehicle completes vehicle information identification at the vehicle identification point, the electric vehicle is directly transported to the corresponding battery replacement point through the conveyor belt. The battery replacement process is more convenient and quick, and the conveyor belt can be combined in various forms according to the arrangement of the battery replacement points, with stronger adaptability and lower construction cost, which helps to reduce the cost of modifying the original battery replacement station.

[0013] Furthermore, there are multiple switching points and conveyor belts, and each switching point is connected to the vehicle identification position through the conveyor belt.

[0014] By setting up multiple battery swapping points, the battery swapping station can swap multiple electric vehicles at the same time, meeting the battery swapping needs of users and avoiding the situation where users need to queue up to swap batteries due to too few battery swapping points, which helps to further improve the battery swapping experience. At the same time, there are also multiple conveyor belts, and each battery swapping point is connected to the vehicle identification point through the conveyor belt, so that after the user completes the vehicle information identification at the vehicle identification point, the electric vehicle can be transported to each battery swapping point through the conveyor belt to achieve battery swapping, which improves the user's battery swapping experience.

[0015] Furthermore, multiple switching points are arranged in an array parallel and / or perpendicular to the driving direction of the electric vehicle, and the conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt extending along the arrangement direction of the switching points and connected to the vehicle identification position, and a second conveyor belt connecting the first conveyor belt and each switching point.

[0016] By arranging multiple battery replacement points in an array parallel and / or perpendicular to the driving direction of the electric vehicle, the arrangement of the multiple battery replacement points is made more reasonable, thereby making the arrangement of the conveyor belt more standardized, and the conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt extending along the arrangement direction of the battery replacement points and connected to the vehicle identification position, and a second conveyor belt connecting the first conveyor belt and each battery replacement point, so that after the electric vehicle is identified at the vehicle identification position, the electric vehicle is first transported to the position corresponding to the corresponding battery replacement point by the first conveyor belt, and then the electric vehicle is transported from the first conveyor belt to the corresponding battery replacement point by the second conveyor belt to achieve battery replacement, thereby avoiding the structure of setting up multiple conveyor belts and each conveyor belt is connected to a battery replacement point, which helps to reduce the setting of conveyor belts and the construction cost of the battery replacement station. At the same time, it can also save the area occupied by the conveyor belt in the battery replacement station, so that there is more area to arrange the battery replacement points to meet the user's battery replacement needs.

[0017] Furthermore, there are multiple switching points and the multiple switching points are arranged in a ring shape with the vehicle identification position. The transportation system includes a turntable rotating relative to the vehicle identification position, and the turntable supports the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the switching point.

[0018] By setting up a transportation system including a turntable that rotates relative to the vehicle identification position, multiple exchange points are provided and the multiple exchange points are arranged in a ring with the vehicle identification position, so that multiple exchange points can be set in a limited space, thereby increasing the number of exchange points arranged in the entire exchange station, meeting the user's battery replacement needs, and avoiding the situation where there are too few exchange points and users need to queue up for battery replacement when replacing batteries, which helps to further improve the battery replacement experience. In addition, the turntable supports the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the exchange point by rotating, shortening the moving distance of the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the exchange point, thereby further shortening the battery replacement time and improving the battery replacement efficiency.

[0019] Furthermore, the transport system includes a trailer, which is used to tow the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the switching position.

[0020] By setting the transportation system to include a trailer, the trailer can drag the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the battery replacement position, thereby eliminating the need to lay fixed-path transmission devices such as conveyor belts or tracks in the battery replacement station, reducing the construction cost of the battery replacement station, and the movement of the trailer is more flexible and convenient, so that when the electric vehicle is towed to the corresponding battery replacement position by the trailer, the trailer can select the optimal path to travel to the battery replacement position according to the driving path conditions, thereby avoiding interference between battery replacement vehicles and other battery replacement vehicles, so that the electric vehicle can move to the corresponding battery replacement position at the fastest speed, further improving the battery replacement efficiency.

[0021] Furthermore, the battery swap station also includes a vehicle identification position, at which an interaction module is provided, and the interaction module is used to guide the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the battery swap position.

[0022] By providing an interactive module at the vehicle identification position, and the interactive module can guide the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the battery replacement point, the electric vehicle can drive to the battery replacement point by itself under the guidance of the interactive module, eliminating the need for additional structural components to transport the electric vehicle to the battery replacement point, which can reduce the battery replacement cost of the battery replacement station and save the area of ​​the battery replacement station. At the same time, it can also save the area of ​​the battery replacement station, so that more battery replacement points can be set up in the battery replacement station, thereby increasing the number of battery replacement points in the entire battery replacement station, meeting the battery replacement needs of users, and avoiding the situation where there are too few battery replacement points and users need to queue up for battery replacement, which helps to further improve the battery replacement experience.

[0023] Further, the interaction module includes a guide light, and the interaction module lights up the guide light between the vehicle identification position and the switching position according to the vehicle information; and / or,

[0024] The interactive module outputs instructions to the electric vehicle, and the electric vehicle automatically drives to the potential change point according to the instructions.

[0025] By setting the interaction module to include guide lights, the interaction module lights up the guide lights between the vehicle identification position and the battery replacement point according to the vehicle information, so that after the vehicle information is recognized at the vehicle identification position, the corresponding guide lights between the battery replacement point and the vehicle identification position will light up, and the user can drive to the corresponding battery replacement point according to the lit indicator light to replace the battery. The user can choose a better route according to the indicator light, and can drive to the battery replacement point faster, further shortening the battery replacement time and improving the battery replacement efficiency.

[0026] By setting the interactive module to output instructions to the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle automatically drives to the battery replacement point according to the instructions. After the vehicle realizes vehicle information recognition at the vehicle identification position, the interactive module selects the optimal path from the vehicle identification position to the corresponding battery replacement point, and transmits the information instruction to the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle automatically drives to the battery replacement point. The user does not need to drive by himself or can also leave the electric vehicle. The battery replacement process is more intelligent, which improves the user's battery replacement experience.

[0027] Further, the transformer is located above the ground surface, and the transport system is arranged along the ground surface; or,

[0028] The electric potential converter is located below the ground surface, and the transportation system further comprises a lifting device, which is used to move the electric vehicle vertically below the ground surface.

[0029] By setting the battery replacement point above the ground and the transportation system along the ground, the setting of the transportation system and the battery replacement point is more convenient, and the transportation of electric vehicles is also more convenient, which helps to further improve the battery replacement efficiency.

[0030] By setting the battery swap point below the ground surface, the battery swap point is hidden and the battery swap equipment in the battery swap station can be protected, avoiding exposure of the battery swap equipment and causing serious aging. It also avoids the risk of replacing batteries in windy and rainy weather, thus improving the stability of battery swap. At the same time, the transportation system also includes a lifting device, which is used to move the electric vehicle vertically below the ground surface, ensuring that when the user parks the electric vehicle on the ground, the lifting device can transfer the electric vehicle underground to achieve battery swap.

[0031] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects achieved by this application are as follows:

[0032] By setting up a transportation system for guiding the transportation of electric vehicles to the exchange point at the exchange station, after the user drives the vehicle into the exchange station, the electric vehicle is directly moved to the exchange point that matches the electric vehicle through the transportation guidance of the transportation system, and then the battery pack of the electric vehicle is replaced. On the one hand, it saves the time required for the user to drive the vehicle to find the corresponding exchange point by himself, which helps to improve the efficiency of battery replacement and effectively avoids the situation where the user needs to drive the vehicle for a long time to find the exchange point when there are too many exchange points, thereby improving the user's battery replacement experience; on the other hand, the transportation system can select the exchange point that is closer to the electric vehicle and the best route for transportation guidance. Compared with the possibility of detouring or missing the nearest exchange point when the user drives by himself, it can enable the electric vehicle to enter the corresponding exchange point in the shortest time, which helps to further shorten the time used for battery replacement and improve the battery replacement experience. In addition, the exchange station can coordinate the battery replacement positions of each electric vehicle to make the parking of vehicles in the entire exchange station more regular, which makes the user's battery replacement experience more pleasant. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0034] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a battery swap station in one embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of a battery swap station in another embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of a battery swap station in another embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of a battery swap station in another embodiment of the present application.

[0038] List of parts and reference numerals:

[0039] 1-power changing position; 2-vehicle identification position; 3-electric vehicle; 4-conveyor belt, 41-first conveyor belt, 42-second conveyor belt; 5-lifting device; 6-ramp; 7-power changing equipment; 8-turntable. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to more clearly illustrate the overall concept of the present application, a detailed description is given below in an illustrative manner in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0041] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application and the features in each embodiment may be combined with each other without conflict.

[0042] In addition, in the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. are 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 device or element referred to 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.

[0043] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0044] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", 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 an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0045] like Figures 1 to 4As shown, the present invention provides a battery swap station, which includes a battery swap station 1 and a transportation system. The transportation system is used to transport and guide the electric vehicle 3 to the battery swap station 1, and the battery swap station 1 is used to replace the battery pack of the electric vehicle 3.

[0046] In this solution, a transportation system for transporting and guiding the electric vehicle 3 to the exchange point 1 is set up at the exchange station, so that after the user drives the vehicle into the exchange station, the electric vehicle 3 is directly moved to the exchange point 1 matching the electric vehicle 3 through the transportation guidance of the transportation system, and then the battery pack of the electric vehicle 3 is replaced. On the one hand, it saves the time required for the user to drive the vehicle to find the corresponding exchange point 1, which helps to improve the efficiency of battery replacement and effectively avoids the situation where the user needs to drive the vehicle for a long time to find the exchange point 1 when there are too many exchange points 1, thereby improving the user's battery replacement experience; on the other hand, the transportation system can preferentially select the exchange point 1 that is closer to the electric vehicle 3 and the best route for transportation guidance. Compared with the possibility of detouring or missing the nearest exchange point 1 when the user drives by himself, the electric vehicle 3 can enter the corresponding exchange point 1 in the shortest time, which helps to further shorten the time used for battery replacement and improve the battery replacement experience. In addition, the exchange station can coordinate the exchange points 1 of each electric vehicle 3 to make the parking of vehicles in the entire exchange station more regular, which makes the user's battery replacement experience more pleasant.

[0047] Specifically, the battery replacement method of the battery replacement station includes the following steps:

[0048] After the electric vehicle 3 drives into the battery swap station, the vehicle identification device in the battery swap station obtains the information of the electric vehicle 3 and matches the corresponding battery swap point 1, and then controls the transportation system to transport and guide the electric vehicle 3 to the corresponding battery swap point 1; then the battery swap device 7 at the battery swap point 1 performs battery swap on the electric vehicle 3. After the step of battery swapping for the electric vehicle 3, the battery swap station controls the transportation system to transport and guide the electric vehicle 3 after the battery swap is completed to the preset position, thus completing the entire battery swap process. It should be noted that this application does not specifically limit the above-mentioned preset position, which can be the initial position when the vehicle enters, or it can be a separately set parking position, which will not be repeated here.

[0049] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the structure of the transportation system, which may be any one of the following embodiments:

[0050] Example 1: Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, the transportation system is used to drive the electric vehicle 3 to move from the vehicle identification position 2 to the exchange position 1.

[0051] By also including a vehicle identification position 2 in the battery swap station, and the transportation system is used to drive the electric vehicle 3 to move from the vehicle identification position 2 to the battery swap point 1, after the electric vehicle 3 enters the battery swap station, the information of the electric vehicle 3 is first collected through the identification of the vehicle identification position 2, and then the battery swap station matches the corresponding battery swap point 1 through the collected vehicle information, and then the transportation system transports and guides the electric vehicle 3 to the corresponding battery swap point 1 to achieve battery swap. The user does not need to enter the vehicle information to match the corresponding battery swap point 1 by himself, and the battery swap is more intelligent, which helps to further improve the battery swap efficiency. In addition, the user can get off the vehicle at the vehicle identification position 2, and the electric vehicle 3 does not need to wait in the car when it moves to the battery swap point 1 and during the battery swap process, which improves the safety of the battery swap. The user can rest in the battery swap station, which further improves the battery swap experience.

[0052] Furthermore, the transportation system is also used to drive the electric vehicle 3 to move to the vehicle identification position 2 after the electric vehicle 3 completes the battery replacement.

[0053] By setting the transportation system to also drive the electric vehicle 3 to move to the vehicle identification position 2 after the electric vehicle 3 completes the battery replacement, that is, after the electric vehicle 3 completes the battery replacement, the transportation system will bring the electric vehicle 3 back to the vehicle identification position 2, so that if the user gets off the electric vehicle 3 to rest when the electric vehicle 3 is performing vehicle information identification at the vehicle identification position 2, the electric vehicle 3 after the battery replacement is completed can return to the vehicle identification position 2 so that the user can get on the vehicle directly here, eliminating the need to set up a separate parking position so that the user needs to walk to the parking place to pick up the car, which helps to further improve the battery replacement experience. At the same time, the vehicle entrance set up at the battery replacement station can serve as both an entrance and a vehicle exit, thereby eliminating the need to set up a separate vehicle exit structure, which helps to reduce the production cost of the battery replacement station, and at the same time, more battery replacement points 1 can be set at the original exit to meet the battery replacement needs of more electric vehicles 3.

[0054] It should be noted that the transportation system in the present application is not limited to driving the electric vehicle 3 to the vehicle identification position 2, it can also set up a vehicle parking space in the battery swap station, and the electric vehicle 3 after the battery swap is completed can be transported to the vehicle parking space through the transportation system.

[0055] It should be further noted that the present application does not specifically limit the structure of the transportation system in this embodiment, which can be any one of the following implementations:

[0056] Implementation method 1: Figure 1 As shown, the transportation system includes a conveyor belt 4, one end of the conveyor belt 4 is arranged at the switching point 1, and the other end is arranged at the vehicle identification position 2. The conveyor belt 4 supports the electric vehicle 3 to move from the vehicle identification position 2 to the switching point 1.

[0057] By setting the transportation system as a conveyor belt, and one end of the conveyor belt 4 is set at the battery replacement point 1, and the other end is set at the vehicle identification point 2, the conveyor belt 4 supports the electric vehicle 3 to move from the vehicle identification point 2 to the battery replacement point 1, so that after the electric vehicle 3 completes the vehicle information identification at the vehicle identification point 2, the electric vehicle 3 is directly transported to the corresponding battery replacement point 1 through the conveyor belt, the battery replacement process is more convenient and quick, and the conveyor belt 4 can be combined in various forms according to the arrangement of the battery replacement point 1, with stronger adaptability and lower construction cost, which helps to reduce the cost of modifying the original battery replacement station.

[0058] Furthermore, if Figure 1 As shown, there are multiple switching points 1 and conveyor belts 4, and each switching point 1 is connected to the vehicle identification position 2 through the conveyor belt 4.

[0059] By providing multiple battery swapping points 1, the battery swapping station can simultaneously swap multiple electric vehicles 3, meeting the battery swapping needs of users and avoiding the situation where there are too few battery swapping points 1 and users need to queue up to swap batteries, which helps to further improve the battery swapping experience. At the same time, multiple conveyor belts 4 are also provided, and each battery swapping point 1 is connected to the vehicle identification point 2 through the conveyor belt 4, so that after the user completes the vehicle information identification at the vehicle identification point 2, the electric vehicle 3 can be transported to each battery swapping point 1 through the conveyor belt 4 to achieve battery swapping, which improves the user's battery swapping experience.

[0060] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the structure of the conveyor belt 4 in this embodiment. Preferably, Figure 1 As shown, multiple switching points 1 are arranged in an array parallel and / or perpendicular to the driving direction of the electric vehicle 3, and the conveyor belt 4 includes a first conveyor belt 41 extending along the arrangement direction of the switching points 1 and connected to the vehicle identification position 2, and a second conveyor belt connecting the first conveyor belt 41 and each switching point 1.

[0061] By arranging multiple battery replacement points 1 in an array parallel and / or perpendicular to the driving direction of the electric vehicle 3, the arrangement of the multiple battery replacement points 1 is made more reasonable, thereby making the arrangement of the conveyor belt 4 more standardized, and the conveyor belt 4 includes a first conveyor belt 41 extending along the arrangement direction of the battery replacement points 1 and connected to the vehicle identification position 2, and a second conveyor belt connecting the first conveyor belt 41 and each battery replacement point 1, so that after the electric vehicle 3 is identified at the vehicle identification position 2, the electric vehicle 3 is first transported to the position corresponding to the corresponding battery replacement point 1 by the first conveyor belt, and then the electric vehicle 3 is transported from the first conveyor belt to the corresponding battery replacement point 1 by the second conveyor belt to achieve battery replacement, thereby avoiding the structure of setting up multiple conveyor belts 4 and each conveyor belt 4 is connected to a battery replacement point 1, which helps to reduce the setting of the conveyor belt 4 and the construction cost of the battery replacement station. At the same time, it can also save the area occupied by the conveyor belt 4 in the battery replacement station, so that there is more area to arrange the battery replacement points 1 to meet the user's battery replacement needs.

[0062] Implementation method 2: Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of change potentials 1 are provided and the plurality of change potentials 1 are arranged in a ring shape with the vehicle identification position 2, and the transportation system includes a turntable 8 rotating relative to the vehicle identification position 2, and the turntable 8 supports the electric vehicle 3 to move from the vehicle identification position 2 to the change potential 1.

[0063] By setting up the transportation system including a turntable 8 that rotates relative to the vehicle identification position 2, multiple exchange points 1 are provided and multiple exchange points 1 are arranged in a ring with the vehicle identification position 2, so that multiple exchange points 1 can be set in a limited space, thereby increasing the number of exchange points 1 arranged in the entire exchange station, meeting the user's battery replacement needs, and avoiding the situation where there are too few exchange points 1 and users need to queue up for battery replacement, which helps to further improve the battery replacement experience. In addition, the turntable 8 supports the electric vehicle 3 to move from the vehicle identification position 2 to the exchange point 1 by rotating, shortening the moving distance of the electric vehicle 3 from the vehicle identification position 2 to the exchange point 1, thereby further shortening the battery replacement time and improving the battery replacement efficiency.

[0064] Specifically, after the electric vehicle 3 is identified at the vehicle identification position 2, the turntable 8 drives the electric vehicle 3 to rotate to the corresponding switching position 1, where a battery-swapping device 7 matching the electric vehicle 3 is provided, and then the battery-swapping device 7 switches the battery for the electric vehicle 3. It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the location of the above-mentioned battery-swapping device 7, which can be a fixed battery-swapping device 7 provided in the middle of the turntable 8, and multiple types of battery-swapping devices 7 are provided along the circumferential direction; or multiple types of battery-swapping devices 7 are provided on the outside of the turntable 8 around the turntable 8, which will not be described in detail here.

[0065] Embodiment 3: In this embodiment, the transportation system includes a trailer, which is used to tow the electric vehicle 3 from the vehicle identification position 2 to the switching position 1.

[0066] By setting the transportation system to include a trailer, the trailer can drag the electric vehicle 3 from the vehicle identification position 2 to the battery replacement position 1, thereby eliminating the need to lay fixed-path transmission devices such as conveyor belts or tracks in the battery replacement station, reducing the construction cost of the battery replacement station, and the movement of the trailer is more flexible and convenient, so that when the electric vehicle 3 is towed to the corresponding battery replacement position 1 by the trailer, the trailer can select the optimal path to travel to the battery replacement position according to the driving path conditions, thereby avoiding interference between the battery replacement vehicle and other battery replacement vehicles, so that the electric vehicle 3 can move to the corresponding battery replacement position 1 at the fastest speed, further improving the battery replacement efficiency.

[0067] Preferably, multiple trailers may be provided and may be of multiple types. During the peak period of battery replacement, different types of trailers may tow their corresponding electric vehicles 3, further improving the battery replacement efficiency of the battery replacement station and avoiding queues caused by a large number of battery replacement vehicles due to fewer trailers.

[0068] Embodiment 2: In this embodiment, the battery swap station further includes a vehicle identification position 2 , at which an interaction module is provided, and the interaction module is used to guide the electric vehicle 3 from the vehicle identification position 2 to the battery swap station 1 .

[0069] By providing an interactive module at the vehicle identification position 2, and the interactive module can guide the electric vehicle 3 to drive from the vehicle identification position 2 to the battery replacement point 1, the electric vehicle 3 can drive to the battery replacement point 1 by itself under the guidance of the interactive module, eliminating the need for additional structural components to transport the electric vehicle 3 to the battery replacement point 1, which can reduce the battery replacement cost of the battery replacement station and save the area of ​​the battery replacement station. At the same time, more battery replacement points 1 can be set up in the battery replacement station, thereby increasing the number of battery replacement points 1 in the entire battery replacement station, meeting the battery replacement needs of users, and avoiding the situation where there are too few battery replacement points 1 and users need to queue up for battery replacement, which helps to further improve the battery replacement experience.

[0070] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the structure of the interaction module in this embodiment, which can be any one of the following implementations:

[0071] Implementation 1: In this implementation, the interaction module turns on the guide light between the vehicle identification position 2 and the switching position 1 according to the vehicle information.

[0072] By setting the interaction module to include a guide light, the interaction module lights up the guide light between the vehicle identification position 2 and the battery replacement point 1 according to the vehicle information, so that after the vehicle information is recognized at the vehicle identification position 2, the corresponding guide light between the battery replacement point 1 and the vehicle identification position 2 will light up, and the user can drive to the corresponding battery replacement point 1 according to the lit indicator light to replace the battery. The user can choose a better route according to the indicator light, and can then drive to the battery replacement point 1 faster, further shortening the battery replacement time and improving the battery replacement efficiency.

[0073] Implementation method 2: In this implementation method, the interaction module outputs instructions to the electric vehicle 3, and the electric vehicle 3 automatically drives to the potential change point 1 according to the instructions.

[0074] By setting the interactive module to output instructions to the electric vehicle 3, the electric vehicle 3 automatically drives to the battery replacement point 1 according to the instructions. After the vehicle realizes vehicle information recognition at the vehicle identification position 2, the interactive module selects the optimal path from the vehicle identification position 2 to the corresponding battery replacement point 1, and transmits the information instruction to the electric vehicle 3. The electric vehicle 3 automatically drives to the battery replacement point 1. The user does not need to drive by himself or can also leave the electric vehicle. The battery replacement process is more intelligent, which improves the user's battery replacement experience.

[0075] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the location of the switching potential 1, which can be any one of the following embodiments:

[0076] Example 1: Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, the transformer 1 is located above the ground surface, and the transportation system is arranged along the ground surface.

[0077] By setting the battery replacement point 1 to be located above the ground surface and the transportation system to be set along the ground surface, the setting of the transportation system and the battery replacement point 1 is more convenient, and the transportation of the electric vehicle 3 is also more convenient, which helps to further improve the battery replacement efficiency.

[0078] Example 2: Figure 2 As shown, in this embodiment, the electric power converter 1 is located below the ground surface, and the transportation system further comprises a lifting device 5, which is used to move the electric vehicle 3 vertically to below the ground surface.

[0079] By setting the battery replacement point 1 below the ground surface, the battery replacement point 1 is hidden, and the battery replacement equipment 7 in the battery replacement station can be protected, so as to avoid the battery replacement equipment 7 being exposed and causing serious aging, and to avoid the risk of replacing batteries in windy and rainy weather, thereby improving the stability of battery replacement. At the same time, the transportation system also includes a lifting device 5, which is used to move the electric vehicle 3 vertically below the ground surface, ensuring that when the user parks the electric vehicle 3 on the ground, the lifting device 5 can transfer the electric vehicle 3 underground to achieve battery replacement.

[0080] Of course, when the electric vehicle 1 is located below the ground, it is not limited to setting up a lifting device 5 to transport the electric vehicle 3 below the ground. Figure 3 As shown, a ramp 6 may be provided between the surface and the underground, and a transport device may be provided on the ramp 6 to realize the transportation of the electric vehicle 3 .

[0081] Anything not described in this application can be achieved by adopting or drawing on existing technologies.

[0082] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referenced to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments.

[0083] The above is only an embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A battery swap station, characterized in that: The battery swap station includes a battery swap point and a transportation system, wherein the transportation system is used to transport and guide the electric vehicle to the battery swap point, and the battery swap point is used to replace the battery pack of the electric vehicle.

2. A battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery swap station also includes a vehicle identification position, and the transportation system is used to drive the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the battery swap position.

3. A battery swap station according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transportation system is also used to drive the electric vehicle to move to the vehicle identification position after the electric vehicle completes battery replacement.

4. A battery swap station according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transportation system includes a conveyor belt, one end of which is arranged at the switching point, and the other end of which is arranged at the vehicle identification position. The conveyor belt supports the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the switching point.

5. A battery swap station according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are multiple switching points and multiple conveyor belts, and each switching point is connected to the vehicle identification position through the conveyor belt.

6. A battery swap station according to claim 5, characterized in that: The multiple switching points are arranged in an array parallel and / or perpendicular to the driving direction of the electric vehicle, and the conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt extending along the arrangement direction of the switching points and connected to the vehicle identification position, and a second conveyor belt connecting the first conveyor belt and each of the switching points.

7. The battery swap station according to claim 2, characterized in that: The switching points are provided in plurality and the switching points and the vehicle identification position are arranged in a ring shape. The transportation system comprises a turntable rotating relative to the vehicle identification position, and the turntable supports the electric vehicle to move from the vehicle identification position to the switching points.

8. The battery swap station according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transportation system includes a trailer, which is used to tow the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the switching position.

9. The battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery swap station also includes a vehicle identification position, at which an interaction module is provided, and the interaction module is used to guide the electric vehicle from the vehicle identification position to the battery swap position.

10. The battery swap station according to claim 9, characterized in that: The interactive module includes a guide light, and the interactive module lights up the guide light between the vehicle identification position and the switching position according to the vehicle information; and / or, The interactive module outputs instructions to the electric vehicle, and the electric vehicle automatically drives to the switching point according to the instructions.

11. The battery swap station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transformer is located above the ground surface, and the transport system is arranged along the ground surface; or, The electric potential converter is located below the ground surface, and the transportation system further comprises a lifting device, which is used to move the electric vehicle vertically below the ground surface.

12. A battery replacement method for a battery replacement station, applied to the battery replacement station according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Acquire the electric vehicle information and match the corresponding switching potential; Control the transportation system to transport and guide the electric vehicle to the corresponding switching point; Replace the battery of the electric vehicle.

13. The battery replacement method according to claim 12, characterized in that: After the step of replacing the battery of the electric vehicle, the method further comprises: The transportation system is controlled to guide the electric vehicle after the battery replacement is completed to a preset location.

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