EV Battery Swapping Platform Alignment for Safe Pack Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery swapping devices for electric cars have low efficiency and pose safety hazards due to inefficient battery pack removal and installation processes, often resulting in swapping failures.
Innovation Solution
A battery swapping control method and system that includes a liftable battery swapping platform, with precise control over movement, height adjustment, and locking mechanisms to ensure accurate and safe removal and installation of battery packs, utilizing distance measuring apparatuses and sensors for alignment and safety thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the battery swapping device travels beneath the automobile to remove or install battery packs, then the battery can be replaced, but the swapping efficiency is low and safety hazards occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-positioning the battery swapping device at a predetermined position beneath the automobile before the actual swapping operation. The control unit activates the lifting mechanism to raise the platform to a predetermined height, and positions the pushing mechanism to contact the battery pack in advance, ensuring all preparatory steps are completed before the swapping process begins, thereby improving both efficiency and safety
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated control system. The control unit coordinates the lifting mechanism, pushing mechanism, and positioning system through electronic control signals, substituting human-operated mechanical processes with an automated electromechanical system that enhances precision and reliability while maintaining productivity
2Productivity
If the battery swapping device manually removes or installs battery packs, then the process can be completed, but the swapping speed is slow and failures occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual positioning and alignment operations with an automated control unit that coordinates the lifting mechanism and pushing mechanism. The control unit sends precise control signals to activate these mechanisms, enabling accurate and rapid battery pack removal and installation without manual intervention, thereby improving both swapping speed and alignment accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The battery swapping device performs self-positioning and self-alignment through the control unit that automatically activates the lifting and pushing mechanisms. The system serves itself by autonomously coordinating the various components to achieve precise battery pack removal and installation without requiring external guidance or manual adjustment, enhancing both speed and precision
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AI summary
Provided are a battery swapping control method and system, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium, the battery swapping control method being used for a battery swapping device (2) to remove a battery pack from the bottom of an electric car (9), the battery swapping device (2) having a liftable battery swapping platform, and the battery swapping control method comprising: controlling the battery swapping device (2) to move to a preset battery swapping position beneath the electric car (9); controlling the battery swapping platform to rise to a preset removal height; and controlling the battery swapping device (2) to remove the battery pack from the bottom of the electric car (9), thereby the entire procedure of the battery swapping process is controlled, increasing battery swapping efficiency and reducing the safety hazards in the battery swapping process.