Battery Swap Platform with Temporary Storage for Parallel Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery swap stations face inefficiencies due to the need for serial completion of used battery storage and fully charged battery retrieval processes, leading to prolonged operation times and reduced storage capacity.
Innovation Solution
The integration of a battery temporary storage mechanism on the swap platform allows simultaneous transport of used and fully charged batteries, optimizing the battery swap process by enabling parallel operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a vacant battery compartment is reserved in the battery storage rack to store used batteries, then used battery storage is enabled, but the number of effective compartment positions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional zones: the battery storage rack is dedicated solely to storing fully charged batteries, while a separate battery receiving area on the platform handles used battery storage. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its function without compromising the other, maintaining full storage rack capacity while enabling used battery reception.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a double-layer battery docking position is provided on the hoister, then used battery and fully charged battery docking is enabled, but the number of layers of effective battery compartments is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The solution transitions from vertical stacking (double-layer docking on hoister) to horizontal expansion by utilizing the platform surface area. The battery receiving area is positioned on the platform in a location that does not interfere with the hoister's vertical operation space, effectively adding docking functionality in a different spatial dimension without reducing rack layer capacity.
3Productivity
If battery transport processes are completed in serial manner, then storage and retrieval operations are simplified, but the time consumed for battery swap operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the used battery storage process and the fully charged battery retrieval process into simultaneous parallel operations. The battery receiving area on the platform accepts used batteries independently while the hoister retrieves fully charged batteries from the storage rack at the same time, eliminating sequential waiting time and significantly improving swap speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery receiving area on the platform serves as an intermediary zone that decouples the used battery storage operation from the fully charged battery retrieval operation. This intermediary allows both processes to occur simultaneously without interfering with each other, enabling parallel execution and reducing total operation time.
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AI summary
The disclosure provides a battery swap platform, a battery swap station, and a battery swap method. The battery swap platform includes a parking mechanism, a battery mounting/dismounting mechanism, and a battery temporary storage mechanism. The battery mounting/dismounting mechanism can dismount a battery from a vehicle parked on the parking mechanism and deliver the dismounted battery to the battery temporary storage mechanism for temporary storage, or obtain a battery from the battery temporary storage mechanism and mount the battery on the vehicle parked on the parking mechanism. In this way, in the battery swap platform and the battery swap station provided in the disclosure, the provision of the battery temporary storage mechanism can shorten the battery transport duration, thereby reducing the total time taken for vehicle battery swap.