Charging cabinet, charging cabinet charging control method and device and computer equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a charging cabinet, a charging cabinet charging control method and device, computer equipment, a storage medium and a computer program product. The charging cabinet comprises a first boss, a second boss, a first groove and a second groove. The first boss and the second boss are arranged at two opposite ends of the bottom of the charging cabinet; the first groove and the second groove are formed in two opposite ends of the top of the charging cabinet; the first boss of the charging cabinet is used for being connected with the first groove of another charging cabinet in a clamped mode, and the second boss of the charging cabinet is used for being connected with the second groove of another charging cabinet in a clamped mode, so that the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet can be stacked. By adopting the charging cabinet, the space occupation can be reduced, and the battery charging efficiency can be ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of charging cabinets, and particularly to a charging cabinet, a charging control method, device, and computer equipment for the charging cabinet. Background Art

[0002] Currently, industrial drones have been maturely applied in various fields, and there are often situations where industrial drones need to perform continuous operations in multiple scenarios, that is, it is necessary to charge the replaced batteries as quickly as possible.

[0003] Although there are charging cabinets for battery charging in traditional technologies, each charging cabinet can accommodate multiple batteries for charging. However, during the continuous operation of a large number of industrial drones in multiple scenarios, the number of replaced batteries is large and the battery volume is large, requiring a large number of charging cabinets, and they will occupy a large space during charging. In the case of limited use space, if the number of charging cabinets is reduced, only a part of the batteries can be charged each time, which will affect the battery charging efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, traditional charging cabinets cannot ensure the battery charging efficiency while reducing the space occupation. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a charging cabinet, a charging control method, device, computer equipment, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product for the above technical problems, which can ensure the battery charging efficiency while reducing the space occupation.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a charging cabinet, which includes a first boss and a second boss, a first groove and a second groove; the first boss and the second boss are arranged at opposite ends of the bottom of the charging cabinet; the first groove and the second groove are arranged at opposite ends of the top of the charging cabinet; the first boss of the charging cabinet is used for snap-connecting with the first groove of another charging cabinet, and the second boss of the charging cabinet is used for snap-connecting with the second groove of another charging cabinet, so that the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet can be stacked.

[0007] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes guardrails, and the guardrails are arranged on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet; the guardrails on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet are adapted to the bottom sides of another charging cabinet to stabilize the stacked state of the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet when the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet are stacked.

[0008] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes universal wheels, and the universal wheels are arranged at the bottom of the charging cabinet.

[0009] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a communication device and a controller for controlling the rotation state of the omnidirectional wheels; the communication device is respectively connected to the charging process control terminal and the controller; the communication device is configured to respond to a pathfinding instruction sent by the charging process control terminal, and according to the pathfinding instruction, send a omnidirectional wheel rotation instruction to the controller to control the rotation state of the omnidirectional wheels.

[0010] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a plurality of charging bins, and the charging bins are configured to detect the health state and the number of battery cycles of the batteries placed in the charging bins, and charge the rechargeable batteries in the charging bins in a rechargeable state and detect the charging state of the rechargeable batteries in real time.

[0011] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a detection instrument for detecting the battery health state, the number of battery cycles, and the battery charging state; the charging bins are all connected to the detection instrument.

[0012] In one embodiment, the charging bins are all connected to the communication device of the charging cabinet; the communication device is configured to send the health state, the number of battery cycles, and the charging state of the batteries in each charging bin to the charging process control terminal connected to the communication device.

[0013] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a display screen, and the display screen is arranged on the outer shell of the charging cabinet; the charging bins are all connected to the display screen; the display screen is configured to display the health state, the number of battery cycles, and the charging state of the batteries in each charging bin.

[0014] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a wireless charging coil arranged on the outer shell of the charging cabinet, and the wireless charging coil is configured to automatically charge when the charging cabinet is in a charging area.

[0015] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a temperature detection instrument for detecting the temperature of each battery placed in the charging cabinet and the ambient temperature of the environment where the charging cabinet is located.

[0016] The above-mentioned charging cabinet includes a first boss and a second boss, a first groove and a second groove. Among them, the first boss and the second boss are arranged at opposite ends of the bottom of the charging cabinet, and the first groove and the second groove are arranged at opposite ends of the top of the charging cabinet. And the first boss of the charging cabinet is used to be snap-connected with the first groove of another charging cabinet, and the second boss of the charging cabinet is used to be snap-connected with the second groove of another charging cabinet, so that the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet can be stacked. Thus, when charging, through the snap connection of the bosses and grooves between the charging cabinets, the charging cabinets can be stacked for charging, reducing space occupation, and there is no need to reduce the number of charging cabinets when the available space is limited. Therefore, while reducing space occupation, the battery charging efficiency can be ensured.

[0017] In a second aspect, the present application provides a charging control method for a charging cabinet, including: in response to a battery detection instruction, detecting the batteries in each charging compartment of the charging cabinet respectively to determine the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment; based on the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment, screening out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from the batteries; and charging the rechargeable batteries.

[0018] In one embodiment, based on the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment, screening out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from the batteries includes: based on the health status of the batteries in each charging compartment, screening out non-faulty batteries from the batteries; and according to the battery cycle count of each non-faulty battery, screening out rechargeable batteries with a battery cycle count less than the cycle count threshold from the non-faulty batteries.

[0019] In one embodiment, after determining the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment, the method further includes: based on the health status of the batteries in each charging compartment, screening out non-faulty batteries from the batteries; according to the battery cycle count of each non-faulty battery, screening out batteries to be replaced with a battery cycle count greater than or equal to the cycle count threshold from the non-faulty batteries; and generating a battery replacement prompt message carrying the charging compartment number corresponding to the battery to be replaced.

[0020] In one embodiment, after determining the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment, the method further includes: based on the health status of the batteries in each charging compartment, screening out faulty batteries from the batteries; and generating a battery fault prompt message carrying the charging compartment number corresponding to the faulty battery.

[0021] In a third aspect, the present application provides a charging control device for a charging cabinet, including: a battery detection module, configured to detect the batteries in each charging compartment of the charging cabinet respectively in response to a battery detection instruction to determine the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment; a rechargeable battery screening module, configured to screen out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from the batteries based on the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment; and a battery charging module, configured to charge the rechargeable batteries.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, the present application further provides a computer device, including a memory and a processor, where the memory stores a computer program, and when the processor executes the computer program, each step in the above-mentioned charging control method for the charging cabinet is implemented.

[0023] In a fifth aspect, the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, each step in the above-mentioned charging control method for the charging cabinet is implemented.

[0024] In a sixth aspect, the present application further provides a computer program product, including a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the above-mentioned charging cabinet charging control method.

[0025] In the above-mentioned charging cabinet charging control method, device, computer device, storage medium and computer program product, the charging cabinet can, in response to a battery detection instruction, separately detect the batteries in each charging compartment of the charging cabinet, determine the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment, and then, based on the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging compartment, screen out the rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from the batteries, and then charge the rechargeable batteries. During the entire charging process, the batteries can be screened according to the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries, and then the screened rechargeable batteries can be charged, thereby avoiding wasting resources to charge unqualified batteries and ensuring the safety of battery use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or related technologies, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or related technologies. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0027] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of a charging cabinet including a boss and a groove in one embodiment;

[0028] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of a charging cabinet including a guardrail in one embodiment;

[0029] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of a charging cabinet including universal wheels in one embodiment;

[0030] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of multiple charging cabinets stacked in one embodiment;

[0031] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of manually transporting multiple charging cabinets at one time in one embodiment;

[0032] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of a charging cabinet including a charging compartment in one embodiment;

[0033] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of placing a battery in a charging compartment in one embodiment;

[0034] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the structure of a charging cabinet including a display screen in one embodiment;

[0035] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the charging cabinet structure including a wireless charging coil in an embodiment;

[0036] Figure 10 Schematic flowchart of the charging control method for the charging cabinet in an embodiment;

[0037] Figure 11 Flowchart of battery charging processing in the application scenario of industrial drones in an embodiment;

[0038] Figure 12 Block diagram of the structure of the charging control device for the charging cabinet in an embodiment;

[0039] Figure 13 Internal structure diagram of a computer device in an embodiment. Detailed implementation manners

[0040] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer and more understandable, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0041] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of this application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The spatial relationship terms used in this application, such as "under", "below", "lower", "beneath", "above", "upper", etc., can be used herein to describe the relationship between one element or feature shown in the figure and other elements or features. It should be understood that in addition to the orientation shown in the figure, the spatial relationship terms also include different orientations of the devices during use and operation. In addition, when an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or connected to the other element through an intermediate element. In the following embodiments, "connection", if there is a transmission of electrical signals or data between the connected objects, should be understood as "electrical connection", "communication connection", etc. At the same time, the term "and / or" used in this specification includes any and all combinations of the related listed items.

[0042] In an embodiment, as Figure 1As shown, a charging cabinet is provided, including: a first boss 102 and a second boss 104, a first groove 106 and a second groove 108; the first boss 102 and the second boss 104 are arranged at opposite ends of the bottom of the charging cabinet; the first groove 106 and the second groove 108 are arranged at opposite ends of the top of the charging cabinet; the first boss 102 of the charging cabinet is used for snap-fitting with the first groove 106 of another charging cabinet, and the second boss 104 of the charging cabinet is used for snap-fitting with the second groove 108 of another charging cabinet, so that the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet can be stacked.

[0043] Wherein, the first boss 102 and the second boss 104 can be symmetrically arranged, and the first groove 106 and the second groove 108 can be symmetrically arranged.

[0044] Specifically, in this embodiment of the charging cabinet, by combining and positioning a pair of bosses at the bottom of the charging cabinet with a pair of grooves at the top of another charging cabinet, the stable stacking of two charging cabinets can be achieved. The structure for realizing stacking is simple, and it is also convenient to release the stacked state of the two charging cabinets. There is no need to rely on fasteners to maintain the stacked state of the two charging cabinets, nor to remove fasteners to release the stacked state of the two charging cabinets.

[0045] For the above-mentioned charging cabinet, during charging, through the snap-fitting (combined positioning) of the bosses and grooves between the charging cabinets, multiple charging cabinets can be stacked for charging, thereby reducing space occupancy while ensuring the battery charging efficiency.

[0046] In one embodiment, as Figure 2 shown, the charging cabinet includes guardrails 110, and the guardrails 110 are arranged on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet, and the guardrails 110 on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet are adapted to the two sides 112 of the bottom of another charging cabinet to stabilize the stacked state of the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet when the charging cabinet and another charging cabinet are stacked. Among them, the guardrails 110 can be symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet.

[0047] In this embodiment of the charging cabinet, the guardrails 110 on both sides of the top can be adapted to the two sides 112 of the top of another charging cabinet to assist in stabilizing the stacked state between the charging cabinets, prevent the charging cabinets from slipping, and are beneficial to realizing the stable stacking of multiple charging cabinets.

[0048] In one embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, the charging cabinet includes universal wheels 114, and the universal wheels 114 are arranged at the bottom of the charging cabinet.

[0049] Exemplarily, when batteries are placed in multiple charging cabinets, the multiple charging cabinets can be stacked in the manner as Figure 4 shown, and multiple charging cabinets can be transported to the charging area at one time and conveniently.

[0050] Exemplarily, during the stacking process, when the battery has been placed in the bottommost charging cabinet, the empty charging cabinets can be stacked above the bottommost charging cabinet by manual labor and / or by using tools such as an automated forklift operated manually, and batteries can be placed in the charging cabinets on the second layer, and so on, until the stacking of the charging cabinets is completed.

[0051] The charging cabinet in this embodiment can be moved by the universal wheels 114 installed at the bottom of the charging cabinet, rather than the traditional charging cabinet which requires manual labor to carry the charging cabinet onto a trolley and move it with the aid of the trolley. This can solve the problems in the traditional technology, such as the difficulty in transporting the batteries due to the heavy weight and large quantity of the batteries of industrial drones, and the need for manual labor to carry the batteries to the charging area multiple times. It makes the battery transportation process light and labor-saving, greatly reducing the labor input, and can efficiently and conveniently achieve battery transportation, thus being beneficial to improving the battery charging efficiency. In addition, transporting the batteries through the charging cabinet in this embodiment can avoid the bumps during the manual transportation of the batteries, which is beneficial to reducing the probability of accidents during the battery transportation process.

[0052] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a communication device and a controller for controlling the rotation state of the universal wheels, and the communication device is respectively connected to the charging process control terminal and the controller.

[0053] Among them, the rotation state of the universal wheels includes: the rotation speed and rotation direction of the universal wheels.

[0054] Optionally, the charging cabinet further includes a drive motor connected to the controller and the universal wheels, and the drive motor is configured with a driving energy source, such as a drive motor battery pack. The controller can drive the rotation of the universal wheels through the drive motor and control the rotation state of the universal wheels.

[0055] Exemplarily, the communication device can respond to the path finding instruction sent by the charging process control terminal, and send a universal wheel rotation instruction to the controller according to the movement trajectory indicated by the path finding instruction, and control the drive motor through the controller to change the rotation state of the universal wheels, so as to control the movement trajectory of the charging cabinet. In addition, during the movement of the charging cabinet, the communication device can determine the position of the charging cabinet according to the binocular vision-based ultrasonic positioning system configured in the charging cabinet.

[0056] Exemplarily, taking the case where the charging cabinets are stacked in the battery disassembly area first, the operating object can be in the battery disassembly area. First, place the disassembled battery into the charging cabinet for detection, and take out the detected faulty batteries and batteries to be replaced. Then, stack the charging cabinets with the rechargeable batteries already placed. In this case, since multiple charging cabinets already have rechargeable batteries placed and are stacked, the operating object can, through the charging process control terminal, send a pathfinding instruction to the charging cabinet at the bottom of the stack according to the charging cabinet number of the charging cabinet at the bottom of the stack, so that the charging cabinet at the bottom of the stack automatically sends a caster rotation instruction to the controller according to the pathfinding instruction, enabling the controller to control the rotation state of the casters, thereby enabling the charging cabinet to automatically move from the battery disassembly area to the charging area for stacked charging.

[0057] Exemplarily, taking the case where the charging cabinets are stacked in the charging area, the operating object can be in the battery disassembly area. First, place the disassembled battery into the charging cabinet for detection, and take out the detected faulty batteries and batteries to be replaced. Then, through the charging process control terminal, send a pathfinding instruction to each charging cabinet, so that each charging cabinet separately moves automatically to the charging area according to the pathfinding instruction, and is stacked in the charging area by manual labor, and / or, tools such as manually operated forklifts, to achieve stacked charging.

[0058] The charging cabinet in this embodiment can, through the interaction among the communication device, the charging process control terminal, and the controller for controlling the rotation state of the casters, enable the charging cabinet to automatically move to the charging area, without the need for manual pushing of the charging cabinet, making the battery transfer process more efficient and convenient, and conducive to improving the battery charging efficiency.

[0059] It should be noted that although the charging cabinet in this embodiment can automatically find the path, in some special scenarios, such as when the communication device is temporarily unavailable, multiple stacked charging cabinets can also be pushed to the charging area manually, as Figure 5 shown. However, the charging cabinet in this embodiment is equipped with casters at the bottom, which can effectively relieve the pressure of manual transfer. A single person can complete the transfer at one time, without the need for multiple manual transfers.

[0060] In one of the embodiments, as Figure 6 shown, the charging cabinet includes a plurality of charging bins 116. The charging bins 116 are used to detect the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries placed in the charging bins 116, charge the rechargeable batteries in the charging bins 116 in a rechargeable state, and continuously detect the charging status of the rechargeable batteries.

[0061] Exemplarily, in the battery disassembly area of industrial-grade drones, after the landed drone is powered off, the operating object can specifically as Figure 7As shown, the removed battery 200 is successively placed into the empty charging bin 116. When the charging bin 116 detects that a battery is placed therein, the charging bin 116 automatically detects the health status and battery cycle count of the battery, and based on the detection results, determines whether the battery placed in the charging bin 116 is a rechargeable battery. If so, it charges the rechargeable battery in the charging bin 116 that is in a rechargeable state and real-time detects the charging status of the rechargeable battery.

[0062] The charging cabinet in this embodiment can automatically detect the batteries placed in the charging bin 116, eliminating the need for manual inspection of each removed battery, and can help the operator accurately and quickly classify the batteries. Further, the charging cabinet in this embodiment can also determine whether the batteries in the charging bin 116 can be charged according to the detection results of the charging bin 116, avoiding wasting resources by charging unqualified batteries and ensuring the safety of battery charging.

[0063] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a detection instrument for detecting the battery health status, battery cycle count, and battery charging status, and each charging bin 116 is connected to the detection instrument.

[0064] Among them, the battery health status includes but is not limited to: the actual capacity, open circuit voltage, internal resistance, etc. of the battery. Each time the battery reaches a complete charge and discharge cycle, the battery cycle count is incremented by 1, that is, the battery cycle count can reflect the service life of a battery. The battery charging status can specifically be: the charging progress of the battery, such as what percentage of the battery has been fully charged.

[0065] Exemplarily, each battery removed from an industrial-grade drone comes with a BMS (Battery Management System), and each time it is fully charged, the battery cycle count is incremented. Therefore, the detection instrument in the charging cabinet for detecting the battery cycle count can read the battery cycle count from the BMS and send the read battery cycle count to the charging bin 116, enabling the charging bin 116 to determine the battery cycle count of the battery placed in the charging bin 116.

[0066] Exemplarily, for batteries with different health statuses, the charging cabinet can also use lights of different colors through the light-emitting elements configured in the charging bin to mark the batteries with different health statuses in the charging bin, so as to quickly assist the operator in determining the status of each battery, such as promptly prompting the operator to remove the batteries to be replaced and faulty batteries.

[0067] In this embodiment, the charging bin 116 in the charging cabinet can be connected to the detection instrument in the charging cabinet to detect the health status, battery cycle count, and battery charging status of the battery in the charging bin 116. There is no need for manual inspection of each removed battery, which can help the operator accurately and quickly classify the batteries and avoid battery safety problems caused by incorrect battery classification.

[0068] In one of the embodiments, each charging bin 116 is connected to the communication device of the charging cabinet, and the communication device can send the health status, battery cycle count, and charging status of the battery in each charging bin 116 to the charging process control terminal connected to the communication device.

[0069] Exemplarily, the operator can view the health status, battery cycle count, and charging status of the batteries in each charging bin 116 of each charging cabinet through the charging process control terminal, which is beneficial for the operator to comprehensively and conveniently supervise the entire charging process, ensure the safety of battery use, and make the entire charging process more intelligent.

[0070] The charging cabinet in this embodiment can interact with the charging process control terminal through the communication device to display the detection results of the batteries in each charging bin in the charging cabinet, facilitating the operator to manage the full life cycle management of the batteries.

[0071] In one of the embodiments, as Figure 8 shown, the charging cabinet includes a display screen 118, and the display screen 118 is arranged on the outer shell of the charging cabinet. Among them, the display screen 120 can be arranged on the outer shell at the top of the charging cabinet.

[0072] Optionally, each charging bin 116 is connected to the display screen 118. Therefore, the display screen 118 can display the health status, battery cycle count, and charging status of the battery in each charging bin 116.

[0073] Exemplarily, for a faulty battery, since the charging bin 116 will not further detect the battery cycle count after detecting that the health status of the battery is faulty, and will not charge the faulty battery, the display screen 118 only shows that the health status of the faulty battery is faulty. For the battery to be replaced among the non-faulty batteries, since the charging bin 116 will not charge the battery to be replaced after detecting the battery cycle count, the display screen 118 only shows the health status and battery cycle count of the rechargeable battery. For the rechargeable battery among the non-faulty batteries, since the charging bin 116 will charge the rechargeable battery and detect the charging status after detecting the battery cycle count, the display screen 118 will show the health status, battery cycle count, and charging status of the rechargeable battery.

[0074] In this embodiment, the charging cabinet can intuitively display the detection results of the batteries in each charging compartment 116 of the charging cabinet through the display screen 118 provided on the charging cabinet housing, facilitating the operation object to manage the full life cycle management of the batteries.

[0075] In one embodiment, as Figure 9 shown, the charging cabinet includes a wireless charging coil 120 provided on the charging cabinet housing. The wireless charging coil 120 is used to automatically charge the charging cabinet when the charging cabinet is in the charging area.

[0076] Optionally, the outer shells on both sides of the charging cabinet can be symmetrically provided with wireless charging coils 120. After the charging cabinet is in the charging area, the wireless charging coil 120 can automatically match the wireless charger for wireless fast charging.

[0077] Exemplarily, after the charging is completed, the charging cabinet in this embodiment can also automatically navigate to the battery disassembly area so that the operation object can load the charged battery into the drone. After the charging cabinet leaves the charging area, the battery in the charging cabinet can automatically stop charging.

[0078] Optionally, the charging cabinet in this embodiment can also include a charging port for connecting to a wired power supply for charging in special scenarios where wireless charging cannot be achieved.

[0079] The charging cabinet in this embodiment can achieve automatic charging through the wireless charging coil 120, without the need for the charging cabinet in the traditional technology to spend time connecting the charging cable to each charging cabinet, and can quickly charge the battery, which is beneficial to improving the battery charging efficiency. In addition, when charging needs to be stopped, the charging cabinet in this embodiment can also conveniently stop charging by leaving the charging area, without the need for the charging cabinet in the traditional technology to spend time disconnecting the charging cable of each charging cabinet.

[0080] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet includes a temperature detection instrument for detecting the temperature of each battery placed in the charging cabinet and the ambient temperature of the environment where the charging cabinet is located.

[0081] Exemplarily, the temperature detection instrument can be connected to each charging compartment 116 to detect the temperature of the battery in each charging compartment 116. The temperature detection instrument can also be connected to the charging cabinet housing to detect the ambient temperature of the environment where the charging cabinet is located. In addition, the temperature detection instrument can also be respectively connected to the communication device and the display screen in the charging cabinet. The communication device can send the detection results of the temperature detection instrument to the charging process control terminal, and the display screen can display the detection results of the temperature detection instrument.

[0082] Exemplarily, the temperature detection instrument can also be used to detect whether the battery in the charging cabinet catches fire spontaneously / high temperature. In the case of detecting that the battery temperature is too high, the communication device connected to the temperature detection instrument can automatically send a temperature warning prompt to the charging process control terminal to ensure the safety of battery use.

[0083] In the charging cabinet of this embodiment, by detecting the temperature of the battery in the charging bin 116, it can timely detect whether the battery catches fire spontaneously or has a high temperature, and by detecting the ambient temperature, it can judge whether the current environment is suitable for charging the battery.

[0084] In one embodiment, the charging cabinet in this embodiment can perform wireless fast charging in the charging area during low-price periods such as at night to store electrical energy and release it for use during peak electricity consumption periods to achieve peak shaving and valley filling.

[0085] It can be understood that based on the battery transfer and charging process implemented by the above charging cabinet, compared with the traditional battery transfer and charging process, except for the process of taking and placing the battery, the processes of battery detection, battery transfer, and battery charging can all be automatically executed by the charging cabinet, which can greatly reduce the labor input and can minimize the safety hazard problems caused by human operation errors to the greatest extent. In addition, based on the battery transfer and charging process implemented by the above charging cabinet, the steps are simple and easy to learn and operate, so that the operating objects can all quickly master the battery transfer and charging process based on the above charging cabinet.

[0086] In one embodiment, as Figure 10 shown, there is also provided a charging cabinet charging control method, which can be applied to Figure 9 the main controller of the charging cabinet shown. The main controller of the charging cabinet is connected to the communication device, detection instrument, and charging bin of the charging cabinet. The charging cabinet charging control method specifically includes:

[0087] Step 1002, in response to the battery detection instruction, detect the batteries in each charging bin of the charging cabinet respectively to determine the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging bin.

[0088] Among them, the detection instruments configured in the charging cabinet include but are not limited to: a dedicated instrument capable of detecting the actual capacity of the battery, a multimeter or voltmeter capable of detecting the open-circuit voltage of the battery, a dedicated instrument capable of detecting the internal resistance of the battery, a temperature sensor, a dedicated instrument capable of reading the battery cycle count from the battery BMS, and a dedicated instrument capable of reading the battery charging progress. The health status includes: a fault state and a non-fault state.

[0089] Optionally, the main controller in the charging cabinet can obtain the battery detection instruction triggered by the operation object through the charging process control terminal via the communication device, or obtain the battery detection instruction triggered by the operation object on the display screen of the charging cabinet connected to the main controller. Further, the main controller can respond to the battery detection instruction. When a battery is placed in the charging bin, the main controller controls the detection instrument in the charging cabinet to detect the battery in the charging bin, determine the health status of the battery in the charging bin, and perform battery cycle number detection on the battery with a non-fault health status to determine the battery cycle number of the non-fault battery.

[0090] Exemplarily, when the battery is placed in the charging bin, the main controller can first control the detection instrument in the charging cabinet to perform battery actual capacity detection, battery open-circuit voltage detection, and battery internal resistance detection on the battery, and determine the health status of the battery based on the battery actual capacity, battery open-circuit voltage, and battery internal resistance. Among them, the battery actual capacity can evaluate the endurance of the battery; the battery open-circuit voltage lower than the set open-circuit voltage indicates that the battery has a fault (the set open-circuit voltage is different for different types of batteries); the battery internal resistance higher than the set internal resistance indicates that the battery is aging or damaged; the ambient temperature has an important impact on the battery performance and life. A high-temperature environment will accelerate the capacity decay and damage risk, while a too low temperature will lead to a reduction in the available capacity. Therefore, after the battery is placed in the charging cabinet, it is necessary to detect the temperature of the battery and the ambient temperature in real time and ensure that the battery is charged within a suitable operating temperature range to ensure the safety of the charging process.

[0091] Step 1004, based on the health status and battery cycle number of the battery in each charging bin, screen out the rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each battery.

[0092] Among them, the rechargeable state means that the battery is in a non-fault state, and the battery cycle number meets the standard and can still be recycled, that is, it can continue to be loaded on an industrial-grade drone for use.

[0093] Optionally, the main controller can screen out the non-fault batteries based on the health status of the battery in each charging bin, and then screen out the rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from the non-fault batteries according to the battery cycle number of the non-fault batteries, and control the communication device to send the detection results of the rechargeable batteries (including the battery actual capacity and the battery cycle number) to the charging process control terminal, and display the detection results of the rechargeable batteries on the display screen.

[0094] Exemplarily, since the operating object can directly view the actual battery capacity and battery cycle number of each rechargeable battery in the charging bin through the charging process control terminal and / or the display screen of the charging cabinet, after charging is completed, the operating object can, based on the actual battery capacity and battery cycle number, load the batteries with similar actual battery capacities and battery cycle numbers into the same unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use, thereby avoiding power failures caused by mixing batteries with significantly different cycle numbers or actual battery capacities in the same UAV, that is, by avoiding battery mixing, the probability of accidents occurring during the operation of the UAV can be reduced.

[0095] Step 1006: Charge the rechargeable battery.

[0096] Optionally, when the charging cabinet is already in the charging area, the main controller can control the charging bin containing the rechargeable battery to charge the rechargeable battery and detect the charging progress of each rechargeable battery in real time.

[0097] Exemplarily, the main controller can send the charging progress of the rechargeable battery to the charging process control terminal through the communication device and display the charging progress of the rechargeable battery on the display screen, so that the operating object can conveniently obtain the charging progress of each rechargeable battery.

[0098] Exemplarily, if the charging progress of a rechargeable battery reaches 100%, the main controller can control the charging bin where the rechargeable battery is located to stop charging the rechargeable battery and synchronously update the charging progress of the rechargeable battery to the charging process control terminal and the display screen of the charging cabinet.

[0099] In the above charging cabinet charging control method, the charging cabinet can, in response to a battery detection instruction, separately detect the batteries in each charging bin in the charging cabinet, determine the health status and battery cycle number of the batteries in each charging bin, and then, based on the health status and battery cycle number of the batteries in each charging bin, screen out the rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from the batteries and then charge the rechargeable batteries. Throughout the charging process, the batteries can be screened according to the health status and battery cycle number of the batteries, and then the screened rechargeable batteries can be charged, thereby avoiding wasting resources on charging unqualified batteries and ensuring the safety of battery use.

[0100] In one embodiment, step 1004 further includes: screening out non-faulty batteries from the batteries based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin; and screening out rechargeable batteries with a battery cycle number less than the cycle number threshold from the non-faulty batteries according to the battery cycle number of each non-faulty battery.

[0101] Optionally, the main controller may, based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin, first screen out non-faulty batteries from all the batteries with normal actual battery capacity, open-circuit voltage, and internal resistance of the batteries, and then, according to the battery cycle numbers of each non-faulty battery, screen out rechargeable batteries with battery cycle numbers less than the cycle number threshold from all the non-faulty batteries.

[0102] Exemplarily, taking the cycle number threshold set to 500 as an example for illustration, the main controller may use the non-faulty batteries with battery cycle numbers less than 500 as rechargeable batteries.

[0103] In this embodiment, the batteries with battery cycle numbers less than the cycle number threshold are all regarded as rechargeable batteries, that is, the batteries that can be recycled in the drone are regarded as rechargeable batteries, avoiding wasting resources to charge the batteries that are no longer suitable for the drone.

[0104] In one of the embodiments, after step 1002, it further includes: screening out non-faulty batteries from all the batteries based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin; screening out the batteries to be replaced with battery cycle numbers greater than or equal to the cycle number threshold from all the non-faulty batteries according to the battery cycle numbers of each non-faulty battery; generating a battery replacement prompt message carrying the charging bin number corresponding to the battery to be replaced.

[0105] Among them, the battery to be replaced may specifically be: a non-faulty battery that is no longer suitable for recycling in the drone due to unqualified cycle numbers, which is a battery that needs to be retired from the drone application scenario but can be used in other scenarios.

[0106] Optionally, the main controller may screen out non-faulty batteries from all the batteries based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin, and then screen out the batteries to be replaced with battery cycle numbers greater than or equal to the cycle number threshold from all the non-faulty batteries according to the battery cycle numbers of each non-faulty battery, and further generate a battery replacement prompt message carrying the charging bin number corresponding to the battery to be replaced, and send the battery replacement prompt message to the charging process control terminal through the communication device, and / or display the battery replacement prompt message through the display screen to prompt the operator to take out the battery to be replaced.

[0107] In this embodiment, in the case where it is detected that the battery placed by the operator is a battery to be replaced, the operator will be promptly reminded to take out the battery to be replaced, avoiding the situation that after charging the battery to be replaced, the operator may accidentally take out the battery to be replaced and continue to use it for the drone, which can avoid potential safety hazards in the operation of the drone caused by the repeated use of the battery to be replaced.

[0108] In one embodiment, after step 1002, the method further includes: screening out the faulty batteries from each battery based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin; generating battery fault prompt information carrying the charging bin number corresponding to the faulty battery.

[0109] Among them, for conventional faults, the battery fault prompt information may carry the cause of the fault.

[0110] Optionally, the main controller may screen out the faulty batteries from each battery based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin, generate battery fault prompt information carrying the charging bin number corresponding to the faulty battery, and send the battery fault prompt information to the charging process control terminal through the communication device, and / or display the battery fault prompt information through the display screen to prompt the operator to take out the faulty battery.

[0111] It should be noted that after the charging cabinet detects a faulty battery, for conventional faults, the detection instrument in the charging cabinet can detect the fault type. For complex faults, it is necessary to manually take out the faulty battery for further detection. And whether the faulty battery can be repaired and whether it can continue to be used for the drone after repair requires further manual detection and analysis.

[0112] In this embodiment, when it is detected that the battery placed by the operator is a faulty battery, the operator will be promptly reminded to take out the faulty battery to avoid potential safety hazards caused by charging the faulty battery.

[0113] In one embodiment, as Figure 11 shown, based on the above charging cabinet charging control method, a battery charging processing flowchart in an industrial drone application scenario is provided, which mainly includes:

[0114] After the industrial drone completes the freight flight mission, the drone can land in the battery disassembly area. The operator shuts down the drone and disassembles the battery loaded on the drone, and places the disassembled battery into an empty charging bin.

[0115] Furthermore, the charging cabinet automatically detects the health status of the batteries placed in the charging bin, differentiating between faulty batteries and non-faulty batteries. For non-faulty batteries, the charging cabinet automatically detects the battery cycle count of the non-faulty batteries. Based on the detected battery cycle count of the non-faulty batteries, the non-faulty batteries whose battery cycle count meets the cycle requirement (less than the cycle count threshold) are regarded as rechargeable batteries, and the non-faulty batteries whose battery cycle count does not meet the cycle requirement (greater than or equal to the cycle count threshold) are regarded as retired batteries to be replaced. Among them, the rechargeable batteries can be wirelessly charged in the charging cabinet and continue to be used for the drone after charging is completed, while the batteries to be replaced are taken out and no longer used for the drone but for other purposes. For faulty batteries, manual inspection is carried out to determine whether the battery can be repaired. If it can be repaired, after the repair is completed, the operator places the repaired battery in the charging cabinet for charging. After charging is completed, it can continue to be loaded in the drone for use. If it cannot be repaired, it is determined that the faulty battery is scrapped and manually recycled.

[0116] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts involved in the above embodiments are sequentially shown according to the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless clearly stated in this article, there is no strict order restriction for the execution of these steps, and these steps can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the flowcharts involved in the above embodiments may include multiple steps or multiple stages. These steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times. The execution order of these steps or stages is not necessarily sequential either, but can be executed alternately or in turn with at least some of the steps or stages in other steps or other steps.

[0117] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiments of the present application also provide a charging cabinet charging control device for implementing the charging cabinet charging control method involved above. The implementation solutions provided by this device to solve problems are similar to the implementation solutions described in the above method. Therefore, the specific limitations in one or more embodiments of the charging cabinet charging control device provided below can refer to the limitations on the charging cabinet charging control method in the above text and will not be repeated here.

[0118] In an exemplary embodiment, as Figure 12As shown, a charging control device for a charging cabinet is provided, including: a battery detection module 1202, a rechargeable battery screening module 1204, and a battery charging module 1206. Among them: The battery detection module 1202 is configured to, in response to a battery detection instruction, detect each battery in each charging compartment of the charging cabinet respectively, and determine the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment; The rechargeable battery screening module 1204 is configured to screen out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each battery based on the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment; The battery charging module 1206 is configured to charge the rechargeable batteries.

[0119] In the above charging control device for the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet can, in response to a battery detection instruction, detect each battery in each charging compartment of the charging cabinet respectively, determine the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment, and thus screen out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each battery based on the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment, and then charge the rechargeable batteries. In the whole charging process, the batteries can be screened according to the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries, and then the screened rechargeable batteries can be charged, so as to avoid wasting resources to charge unqualified batteries and ensure the safety of battery use.

[0120] In one embodiment, screening out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each battery based on the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment includes: screening out non-faulty batteries from each battery based on the health status of each battery in each charging compartment; screening out rechargeable batteries with a battery cycle count less than a cycle count threshold from each non-faulty battery according to the battery cycle count of each non-faulty battery.

[0121] In one embodiment, after determining the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment, the method further includes: screening out non-faulty batteries from each battery based on the health status of each battery in each charging compartment; screening out batteries to be replaced with a battery cycle count greater than or equal to the cycle count threshold from each non-faulty battery according to the battery cycle count of each non-faulty battery; generating a battery replacement prompt message carrying the charging compartment number corresponding to the battery to be replaced.

[0122] In one embodiment, after determining the health status and battery cycle count of each battery in each charging compartment, the method further includes: screening out faulty batteries from each battery based on the health status of each battery in each charging compartment; generating a battery fault prompt message carrying the charging compartment number corresponding to the faulty battery.

[0123] Each module in the above charging cabinet charging control device can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, or a combination thereof. Each of the above modules can be embedded in the processor of the computer device in hardware form or independent of it, or stored in the memory of the computer device in software form, so that the processor can call and execute the operations corresponding to each of the above modules.

[0124] In an exemplary embodiment, a computer device is provided. The computer device can be a server, and its internal structure diagram can be as Figure 13 shown. The computer device includes a processor, a memory, an input / output interface (Input / Output, abbreviated as I / O), and a communication interface. Among them, the processor, the memory, and the input / output interface are connected through a system bus, and the communication interface is connected to the system bus through the input / output interface. Among them, the processor of the computer device is used to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of the computer device includes a non-volatile storage medium and an internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system, a computer program, and a database. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and the computer program in the non-volatile storage medium. The database of the computer device is used to store charging cabinet charging control data. The input / output interface of the computer device is used to exchange information between the processor and external devices. The communication interface of the computer device is used to communicate with external terminals through a network connection. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements a charging cabinet charging control method.

[0125] Those skilled in the art can understand that Figure 13 the structure shown in

[0126] is only a block diagram of some structures related to the solution of this application, and does not constitute a limitation on the computer device to which the solution of this application is applied. The specific computer device may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or have different component arrangements.

[0127] In an embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps in each of the above method embodiments.

[0128] In an embodiment, a computer program product is provided, including a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps in each of the above method embodiments.

[0129] It should be noted that the information involved in this application (including but not limited to the device information used by the operation object, the personal information of the operation object, etc.) and data (including but not limited to the data for analysis, the stored data, the displayed data, etc.) are all information and data authorized by the user or fully authorized by all parties, and the collection, use, and processing of the relevant data need to comply with the relevant regulations.

[0130] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments can be completed by instructing relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above methods. Among them, any reference to a memory, a database, or other media used in the embodiments provided in this application can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memories. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM), etc. The databases involved in the embodiments provided in this application can include at least one of relational databases and non-relational databases. Non-relational databases can include distributed databases based on blockchain, etc., and are not limited thereto. The processors involved in the embodiments provided in this application can be general-purpose processors, central processors, graphics processors, digital signal processors, programmable logic devices, data processing logics based on quantum computing, etc., and are not limited thereto.

[0131] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered to be within the scope described in this specification.

[0132] The above embodiments merely represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation to the patent scope of the present application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A charging cabinet, characterized in that, The charging cabinet includes a first boss and a second boss, a first groove and a second groove; The first boss and the second boss are arranged at opposite ends of the bottom of the charging cabinet; The first groove and the second groove are arranged at opposite ends of the top of the charging cabinet; The first boss of the charging cabinet is used for snap - connection with the first groove of another charging cabinet, and the second boss of the charging cabinet is used for snap - connection with the second groove of the another charging cabinet, so that the charging cabinet and the another charging cabinet can be stacked.

2. The charging cabinet according to claim 1, wherein, The charging cabinet includes guardrails; the guardrails are arranged on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet; The guardrails on both sides of the top of the charging cabinet are adapted to the both sides of the bottom of the another charging cabinet to stabilize the stacking state of the charging cabinet and the another charging cabinet when they are stacked.

3. The charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that The charging cabinet includes universal wheels; the universal wheels are arranged at the bottom of the charging cabinet.

4. The charging cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that, The charging cabinet includes a communication device and a controller for controlling the rotation state of the universal wheels; The communication device is respectively connected to a charging process control terminal and the controller; the communication device is used for responding to a path - finding instruction sent by the charging process control terminal and sending a universal wheel rotation instruction to the controller according to the path - finding instruction to control the rotation state of the universal wheels.

5. The charging cabinet according to claim 1, wherein The charging cabinet includes a plurality of charging bins; The charging bin is used for detecting the health state and the number of battery cycles of the battery placed in the charging bin, charging the rechargeable battery in the charging bin that is in a rechargeable state, and real - time detecting the charging state of the rechargeable battery.

6. The charging cabinet according to claim 5, wherein, The charging cabinet includes a detection instrument for detecting the health state of the battery, the number of battery cycles, and the battery charging state; Each charging bin is connected to the detection instrument.

7. The charging cabinet according to claim 5, wherein Each charging bin is connected to the communication device of the charging cabinet; The communication device is used for sending the health state, the number of battery cycles, and the charging state of the battery in each charging bin to a charging process control terminal connected to the communication device.

8. The charging cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that, The charging cabinet includes a display screen, and the display screen is arranged on the outer shell of the charging cabinet; each charging bin is connected to the display screen; The display screen is used for displaying the health state, the number of battery cycles, and the charging state of the battery in each charging bin.

9. The charging cabinet according to claim 1, wherein, The charging cabinet includes a wireless charging coil arranged on the outer shell of the charging cabinet; the wireless charging coil is used for automatic charging when the charging cabinet is in a charging area.

10. The charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that, The charging cabinet includes a temperature detection instrument; the temperature detection instrument is used for detecting the temperature of each battery placed in the charging cabinet and the ambient temperature of the environment where the charging cabinet is located.

11. A charging control method for a charging cabinet, characterized in that The method includes: In response to a battery detection instruction, detecting the batteries in each charging bin of the charging cabinet respectively to determine the health state and the number of battery cycles of the battery in each charging bin; Based on the health state and the number of battery cycles of the battery in each charging bin, screening out the rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each battery; Charging the rechargeable batteries.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein Screening out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each of the batteries based on the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging bin, includes: Screening out non-faulty batteries from each of the batteries based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin; Screening out rechargeable batteries with a battery cycle count less than the cycle count threshold from each of the non-faulty batteries according to the battery cycle count of each non-faulty battery.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein After determining the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging bin, the method further includes: Screening out non-faulty batteries from each of the batteries based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin; Screening out batteries to be replaced with a battery cycle count greater than or equal to the cycle count threshold from each of the non-faulty batteries according to the battery cycle count of each non-faulty battery; Generating a battery replacement prompt message carrying the charging bin number corresponding to the battery to be replaced.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein After determining the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging bin, the method further includes: Screening out faulty batteries from each of the batteries based on the health status of the batteries in each charging bin; Generating a battery fault prompt message carrying the charging bin number corresponding to the faulty battery.

15. A charging control device for a charging cabinet, characterized in that, The apparatus includes: A battery detection module, configured to, in response to a battery detection instruction, separately detect the batteries in each charging bin of a charging cabinet to determine the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging bin; A rechargeable battery screening module, configured to screen out rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable state from each of the batteries based on the health status and battery cycle count of the batteries in each charging bin; A battery charging module, configured to charge the rechargeable batteries.

16. A computer device, comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14 are implemented.

17. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14 are implemented.

18. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14 are implemented.

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