Automated EV Battery Swapping With Server-Guided Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing battery swapping process for electric vehicles is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring manual intervention and resulting in low efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A battery swapping method and system that utilizes a server and a battery installing-and-removing device to automate the process, where the server instructs the device to remove a depleted battery from an electric vehicle and replace it with a fully charged battery, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual battery swapping is used, then operation flexibility is maintained, but swapping efficiency is low and time consumption is high
Solution Approach 1:
The battery swapping system enables self-service operation where the battery installing-and-removing device automatically performs battery removal, transportation, and installation without manual intervention. The system autonomously receives status information, executes swapping operations, and manages battery lifecycle based on predefined protocols and real-time feedback.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated mechanical system. The battery installing-and-removing device uses mechanical arms, grippers, and transportation mechanisms to handle batteries, substituting human physical labor with programmable mechanical automation to achieve faster and more consistent operation.
2Loss of time
If automated battery swapping is implemented, then swapping time is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The battery swapping system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a server for control and coordination, a battery installing-and-removing device for mechanical operations, and a battery compartment for storage. This modular segmentation allows each component to perform its function efficiently while reducing overall system complexity through clear division of responsibilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery installing-and-removing device is designed with multi-functionality, capable of performing battery removal, transportation, positioning, and installation operations. This universal design consolidates multiple functions into a single device, reducing the need for separate specialized equipment and thereby managing system complexity.
3Power
If battery power is increased, then energy supply capability is improved, but battery weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes battery parameters by selecting and installing different battery packs based on real-time vehicle status and power requirements. When high power is needed, higher capacity batteries are installed; when lower power suffices, lighter batteries are used, thereby optimizing the power-to-weight ratio through parameter adjustment rather than fixed design.
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AI summary
The embodiments of the application provide a battery swapping method, a server and a battery installing-and-removing device. The battery swapping method comprising: receiving battery swapping status information of an electric vehicle; sending a battery removing instruction to a battery installing-and-removing device based on the battery swapping status information; sending a battery installation instruction to the battery installing-and-removing device when detecting that the first battery is transported to the first position; receiving the battery installation information sent by the battery installing-and-removing device; sending a battery swapping completion instruction to the electric vehicle based on the battery installation information.