Battery replacement cabinet control device and battery replacement cabinet

Abstract

The utility model relates to a battery changing cabinet control device and a battery changing cabinet. The battery changing cabinet control device comprises a main control board used for receiving a charging instruction issued by a station control system; the bin control board is connected with the main control board and is used for controlling a battery charger of the battery replacement cabinet to charge the battery based on a charging instruction issued by the main control board; the state detection module is connected with the main control board and used for detecting the charging state of the battery by the charger; and the fault prompting module is used for reporting the charging state of the battery by the charger to the main control board and carrying out fault prompting when the charging state of the battery by the charger fails. According to the invention, the state detection module is additionally arranged in the battery replacement cabinet, so that the charging state of the battery by the charger can be detected in real time, and when the charging state of the battery by the charger has a fault, the fault is reported in time and the fault is prompted, thereby effectively improving the operation safety of the battery replacement cabinet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of new energy technology, and in particular to a battery swapping cabinet control device and a battery swapping cabinet. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, electric vehicle battery swapping stations are becoming increasingly common. These stations are energy facilities that quickly replace the power batteries of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles require continuous power replenishment for continuous operation. Therefore, battery swapping stations provide battery swapping services. The batteries removed from the vehicle are pre-charged at the swapping station. However, with the operation of battery swapping services, the operational safety of these stations has become increasingly important. Especially for swapping stations with high failure rates and potential safety hazards, the operational safety of these stations needs to be prioritized. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the present disclosure aims to provide a battery swapping cabinet control device and a battery swapping cabinet controller.

[0004] The technical solution disclosed herein is implemented as follows:

[0005] In one aspect, this disclosure provides a battery swapping cabinet control device.

[0006] The battery swapping cabinet control device provided in this embodiment includes:

[0007] The main control board is used to receive charging instructions from the station control system and send the charging instructions to the warehouse control board.

[0008] The warehouse control board, connected to the main control board, is used to control the charging action of the battery swapping cabinet's charger to charge the battery based on the charging command issued by the main control board.

[0009] The status detection module is used to detect the charging status of the battery by the charger;

[0010] The fault indication module is used to report the charging status of the battery by the charger to the main control board and to provide fault indication when the charging status of the battery by the charger fails.

[0011] In some embodiments, the state detection module includes a battery charging state detection module; the battery charging state detection module is used to detect the charging state of the battery by the charger.

[0012] The status detection module also includes a temperature and humidity detection module;

[0013] The temperature and humidity detection module is connected to the main control board and is used to detect the temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet and report the temperature and humidity data of the battery swapping cabinet to the main control board.

[0014] In some embodiments, the state detection module further includes a smoke detection module;

[0015] The smoke detection module is connected to the main control board and is used to detect the air environment of the battery swapping cabinet. If smoke is present in the air environment, the smoke status of the battery swapping cabinet is reported to the main control board and a smoke alarm is triggered.

[0016] In some embodiments, it also includes:

[0017] The battery heating module is connected to the main control board and is used to preheat the battery when the battery temperature is lower than a predetermined value.

[0018] In some embodiments, it also includes:

[0019] The fire extinguishing module is connected to the main control board and is used to automatically extinguish the fire when a fire occurs in the power swapping cabinet.

[0020] In some embodiments, the status detection module further includes a battery power detection module;

[0021] The battery power detection module, connected to the warehouse control board, is used to detect the battery's power status and report the real-time battery power status to the warehouse control board. (Status Detection Module)

[0022] In some embodiments, including:

[0023] The cabinet door lock module is connected to the warehouse control board and is used to receive the cabinet door unlocking and locking commands issued by the warehouse control board, and control the opening and closing status of the battery swapping cabinet door based on the cabinet door unlocking and locking commands.

[0024] In some embodiments, including:

[0025] The cabinet fan, connected to the main control board, is used to dissipate heat and reduce humidity in the battery swapping cabinet.

[0026] In some embodiments, including:

[0027] A communication module, connected to the main control board, is used to communicate with the cloud and send the monitoring status data of the power swapping cabinet from the main control board to the cloud; wherein the monitoring status data includes at least one of the following:

[0028] Temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet, air environment of the battery swapping cabinet, battery temperature, battery charge status, and the open / closed status of the battery swapping cabinet door.

[0029] Secondly, this disclosure provides a battery swapping cabinet, including the battery swapping cabinet control device described in the first aspect above.

[0030] The battery swapping cabinet control device according to an embodiment of this disclosure includes: a main control board for receiving charging commands issued by the station control system; a warehouse control board connected to the main control board for controlling the charging action of the charger in the battery swapping cabinet to the battery based on the charging commands issued by the main control board; a status detection module connected to the main control board for detecting the charging status of the charger to the battery; and a fault indication module for reporting the charging status of the charger to the battery to the main control board and indicating a fault when a fault occurs in the charging status of the charger to the battery. In this application, by adding a status detection module to the battery swapping cabinet, the charging status of the charger to the battery can be detected in real time, and a timely report and fault indication can be given when a fault occurs in the charging status of the charger to the battery, thereby effectively improving the operational safety of the battery swapping cabinet.

[0031] Additional aspects and advantages of this disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0032] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a battery swapping cabinet control device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram illustrating the component relationships in a battery swapping cabinet control device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0034] Figure Labels

[0035] 10. Main control board; 100. Fault indication module; 101. Status detection module; 102. Temperature and humidity detection module; 103. Smoke detection module; 104. Fire extinguishing module; 105. Cabinet fan; 106. Communication module; 107. Bluetooth module; 11. Warehouse control board; 111. Heating module; 112. Battery power detection module; 113. Cabinet door lock module; 114. Battery. Detailed Implementation

[0036] Embodiments of this disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting this disclosure.

[0037] With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, electric vehicle battery swapping stations are becoming increasingly common. These stations are energy facilities that quickly replace the power batteries of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles require continuous power replenishment for continuous operation. Therefore, battery swapping stations provide battery swapping services. The batteries removed from the vehicle are pre-charged at the swapping station. However, with the operation of battery swapping services, the operational safety of these stations has become increasingly important. Especially for swapping stations with high failure rates and potential safety hazards, the operational safety of these stations needs to be prioritized.

[0038] In view of the above situation, this disclosure provides a battery swapping cabinet control device. Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the control device structure for a battery swapping cabinet according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 As shown, the control device for the battery swapping cabinet includes:

[0039] The main control board 10 is used to receive charging commands issued by the station control system;

[0040] The warehouse control board 11 is connected to the main control board 10 and is used to control the charging action of the charger of the battery swapping cabinet to charge the battery 114 based on the charging command issued by the main control board 10.

[0041] The status detection module 101 is connected to the main control board 10 and is used to detect the charging status of the charger to the battery 114. When the charging status of the charger to the battery 114 fails, the module reports the charging status of the charger to the battery 114 to the main control board 10 and provides a fault prompt.

[0042] The main control board 10 is used to receive charging instructions from the station control system and send the charging instructions to the warehouse control board.

[0043] The warehouse control board 11 is connected to the main control board 10 and is used to control the charging action of the charger of the battery swapping cabinet to charge the battery 114 based on the charging command issued by the main control board.

[0044] Status detection module 101 is used to detect the charging status of the battery by the charger;

[0045] The fault indication module 100 is used to report the charging status of the battery by the charger to the main control board and to provide a fault indication when the charging status of the battery by the charger fails.

[0046] The status detection module 101 may include a battery 114 charging voltage detection sensor, a battery 114 charging current detection sensor, a fault indicator light for detecting the charging status of the battery 114, and other sensors and prompting devices. In this application, the charging voltage of the battery 114 by the battery 114 charging voltage detection sensor can be used to detect the charging current of the battery 114 by the charger in real time, and the charging current of the battery 114 by the battery 114 charging current detection sensor can be used to detect the charging current of the battery 114 by the charger in real time. The fault indicator light displays the charging status of the battery 114 by the charger in real time; for example, a red light indicates a charging fault, a green light indicates normal charging, a yellow light indicates no charging and idle status, and so on.

[0047] The battery swapping cabinet control device according to an embodiment of this disclosure includes: a main control board 10 for receiving charging commands issued by the station control system; a warehouse control board 11 connected to the main control board 10 for controlling the charging action of the charger of the battery swapping cabinet to the battery 114 based on the charging commands issued by the main control board 10; a status detection module 101 connected to the main control board 10 for detecting the charging status of the charger to the battery 114; and a fault indication module 100 for reporting the charging status of the charger to the battery to the main control board and providing a fault indication when a fault occurs in the charging status of the charger to the battery. In this application, by adding a status detection module 101 to the battery swapping cabinet, the charging status of the charger to the battery 114 can be detected in real time, and a timely report and fault indication can be provided when a fault occurs in the charging status of the charger to the battery 114, thereby effectively improving the operational safety of the battery swapping cabinet.

[0048] In some embodiments, the state detection module 101 includes a battery charging state detection module 101; the battery charging state detection module 101 is used to detect the charging state of the battery by the charger.

[0049] The status detection module 101 also includes a temperature and humidity detection module 102;

[0050] The temperature and humidity detection module 102 is connected to the main control board and is used to detect the temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet and report the temperature and humidity data of the battery swapping cabinet to the main control board.

[0051] In this exemplary embodiment, the temperature and humidity detection module 102 may include a temperature and humidity sensor, which can detect the temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet and report the temperature and humidity data to the main control board 10. This enables real-time detection of the temperature and humidity data of the battery swapping cabinet. The battery swapping cabinet control device includes a Bluetooth module 107, which is connected to the main control board and used for Bluetooth communication between the main control board and external systems.

[0052] In some embodiments, the state detection module 101 further includes a smoke detection module 103;

[0053] The smoke detection module 103 is connected to the main control board and is used to detect the air environment of the battery swapping cabinet. If smoke is present in the air environment, the smoke status of the battery swapping cabinet is reported to the main control board and a smoke alarm is triggered.

[0054] In this exemplary embodiment, the smoke detection module 103 may include a smoke sensor. The smoke sensor detects the air environment of the battery swapping cabinet. If smoke is present in the air, the smoke status of the battery swapping cabinet is reported to the main control board 10, and a smoke alarm is triggered. This allows for real-time monitoring of the air quality of the battery swapping cabinet, enabling timely detection and alarm in case of smoke.

[0055] In some embodiments, it also includes:

[0056] The battery heating module 111 is connected to the main control board and is used to preheat the battery when the battery temperature is lower than a predetermined value.

[0057] In this exemplary embodiment, the battery 114 heating module 111 may include a heating wire, a thermistor, a heating film, etc., as heating elements in the battery 114 module, used to provide the required heat to the battery 114 in a low-temperature environment, thereby maintaining the normal performance of the battery 114. This helps to maintain the temperature of the battery 114 and prevent the battery 114 from becoming too cold and affecting its performance.

[0058] In some embodiments, it also includes:

[0059] The fire extinguishing module 104 is connected to the main control board and is used to automatically extinguish the fire when a fire occurs in the power swapping cabinet.

[0060] In this exemplary embodiment, a fire extinguishing module 104 / device may be built into the battery swapping cabinet. When a fire occurs in the battery swapping cabinet, the main control board 10 can directly and automatically control the fire extinguishing module 104 to extinguish the fire. The fire extinguishing device can be a dry ice fire extinguishing device, etc. In this way, effective and timely fire extinguishing can be achieved when a fire occurs in the battery swapping cabinet, thereby effectively improving the operational safety of the battery swapping cabinet.

[0061] In some embodiments, the state detection module 101 further includes a battery power detection module 112;

[0062] The battery power detection module 112 is connected to the warehouse control board and is used to detect the battery power status and report the real-time detected battery power status to the warehouse control board.

[0063] In this exemplary embodiment, the main function of the battery power detection module 112 is to monitor the power status of the battery 114 in real time, which may include monitoring parameters such as remaining power, voltage, and current. These parameters allow for an understanding of the power status of the battery 114.

[0064] In some embodiments, including:

[0065] The cabinet door lock module 113 is connected to the warehouse control board 11 and is used to receive the cabinet door unlocking and locking commands issued by the warehouse control board 11, and control the opening and closing status of the battery swapping cabinet door based on the cabinet door unlocking and locking commands.

[0066] In this exemplary embodiment, the cabinet door lock module 113 can be an electromagnetic lock. When the user triggers the unlocking signal by scanning a code or other means, the main control board 10 will issue a command to power on and unlock the electromagnetic lock through the warehouse control board 11, and the cabinet door will then pop open. After the user completes the battery 114 replacement and closes the cabinet door, the electromagnetic lock will automatically lock to ensure the safety of the battery swapping cabinet.

[0067] In some embodiments, including:

[0068] The cabinet fan 105 is connected to the main control board 10 and is used to dissipate heat and reduce humidity in the battery swapping cabinet.

[0069] In this exemplary embodiment, the main function of the rack fan 105 is to dissipate heat from inside the rack by continuously circulating air, thus ensuring a relatively stable temperature inside the rack. Simultaneously, the rack fan 105 can also reduce the humidity inside the rack, thereby mitigating the risk of equipment malfunction due to excessive humidity.

[0070] In some embodiments, including:

[0071] The communication module 106, connected to the main control board 10, is used to communicate with the cloud and send the monitoring status data of the power swapping cabinet from the main control board 10 to the cloud; wherein the monitoring status data includes at least one of the following:

[0072] Temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet, air environment of the battery swapping cabinet, temperature of battery 114, charge status of battery 114, and open / closed status of the battery swapping cabinet door.

[0073] In this exemplary embodiment, the communication module 106 can be a 4G / 5G encrypted communication module 106. When the power is turned on and the system starts, the main control board 10 controls the BMS battery 114 management system to supply power to the backup lead-acid battery 114. After the high-voltage AC power is cut off, the lead-acid battery 114 supplies power to the system. The main control board 10 collects information such as power, temperature, humidity, smoke, cabinet door status, and battery 114 status, and sends it to the cloud platform via the 4G module.

[0074] The warehouse control board 11 collects the battery power of the 114 and displays it through indicator lights. When the user uses the device, they can scan a QR code to send the request information to the platform for user verification. Then, the control information is sent to the 4G communication module 106 via the network. The 4G communication module 106 decodes the control signal and sends it to the main control board 10 via SPI or serial port. The main control board 10 sends the control signal to the warehouse control board 11 via the CAN bus. The warehouse control board 11 then controls the door lock to perform locking and unlocking actions.

[0075] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram illustrating the component relationships in a battery swapping cabinet control device according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 2 As shown, the main control board 10 sends control signals to the warehouse control board 11, which in turn sends control signals to batteries 1 and 2, charging them via a charger. The switching power supply 1 sends a switching signal to the smart meter, which in turn sends a switching signal to the switching power supply 2. The switching power supply 2 is connected to the VBAT electromagnetic circuit and is used to charge and discharge the VBAT electromagnetic circuit.

[0076] This disclosure provides a battery swapping cabinet, including the battery swapping cabinet control device described in the above embodiments.

[0077] In this exemplary embodiment, the battery swapping cabinet may include the battery swapping cabinet control device described in the above embodiments, thereby achieving safety protection for the battery swapping cabinet and improving the operational safety of the battery swapping cabinet.

[0078] It should be noted that the logic and / or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, can be considered as a sequenced list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, and can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device (such as a computer-based system, a processor-included system, or other system that can fetch and execute instructions from, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device). For the purposes of this specification, "computer-readable medium" can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transmit programs for use by, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable media include: an electrical connection having one or more wires (electronic device), a portable computer disk drive (magnetic device), random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable and editable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), fiber optic devices, and portable optical disc read-only memory (CDROM). Furthermore, computer-readable media can even be paper or other suitable media on which programs can be printed, because programs can be obtained electronically, for example, by optically scanning the paper or other media, followed by editing, interpreting, or otherwise processing as necessary, and then stored in computer memory.

[0079] It should be understood that various parts of this disclosure can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, multiple steps or methods can be implemented using software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented using any one or a combination of the following techniques known in the art: discrete logic circuits having logic gates for implementing logical functions on data signals, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) having suitable combinational logic gates, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.

[0080] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this disclosure. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0081] In the description of this disclosure, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this disclosure and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this disclosure.

[0082] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated in this embodiment. Therefore, features defined with terms such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of this disclosure can explicitly or implicitly indicate that the embodiment includes at least one of those features. In the description of this disclosure, the word "multiple" means at least two or more, such as two, three, four, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified in the embodiments.

[0083] In this disclosure, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited in the embodiments, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., appearing in the embodiments should be interpreted broadly. For example, a connection can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; it can also be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, etc. Of course, it can also be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication between two components, or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this disclosure based on the specific implementation.

[0084] In this disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0085] Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A control device for a battery swapping cabinet, characterized in that, include: The main control board is used to receive charging instructions from the station control system and send the charging instructions to the warehouse control board. The warehouse control board, connected to the main control board, is used to control the charging action of the battery swapping cabinet's charger to charge the battery based on the charging command issued by the main control board. The status detection module is used to detect the charging status of the battery by the charger; The fault indication module is used to report the charging status of the battery by the charger to the main control board and to provide fault indication when the charging status of the battery by the charger fails.

2. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The status detection module includes a battery charging status detection module; the battery charging status detection module is used to detect the charging status of the battery by the charger. The status detection module also includes a temperature and humidity detection module; The temperature and humidity detection module is connected to the main control board and is used to detect the temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet and report the temperature and humidity data of the battery swapping cabinet to the main control board.

3. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The status detection module also includes a smoke detection module; The smoke detection module is connected to the main control board and is used to detect the air environment of the battery swapping cabinet. If smoke is present in the air environment, the smoke status of the battery swapping cabinet is reported to the main control board and a smoke alarm is triggered.

4. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The battery heating module is connected to the main control board and is used to preheat the battery when the battery temperature is lower than a predetermined value.

5. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 3, characterized in that, Also includes: The fire extinguishing module is connected to the main control board and is used to automatically extinguish the fire when a fire occurs in the power swapping cabinet.

6. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The status detection module also includes a battery power detection module; The battery power detection module is connected to the warehouse control board and is used to detect the battery power status and report the real-time battery power status to the warehouse control board.

7. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The cabinet door lock module is connected to the warehouse control board and is used to receive the cabinet door unlocking and locking commands issued by the warehouse control board, and control the opening and closing status of the battery swapping cabinet door based on the cabinet door unlocking and locking commands.

8. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The cabinet fan, connected to the main control board, is used to dissipate heat and reduce humidity in the battery swapping cabinet.

9. The battery swapping cabinet control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, include: A communication module, connected to the main control board, is used to communicate with the cloud and send the monitoring status data of the power swapping cabinet from the main control board to the cloud; wherein the monitoring status data includes at least one of the following: Temperature and humidity of the battery swapping cabinet, air environment of the battery swapping cabinet, battery temperature, battery charge status, and the open / closed status of the battery swapping cabinet door.

10. A battery swapping cabinet, characterized in that, Includes the battery swapping cabinet control device as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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