Movable Single-Sided Battery Swap Station for Fast Truck Battery Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current battery swap solutions for electric vehicles, particularly in the electric heavy truck sector, face challenges in speed, complexity, and cost, with existing methods being inefficient and not adaptable to varying vehicle types, and there is a need for a more flexible and efficient solution that can be easily deployed and moved.
Innovation Solution
A single-sided movable battery swap station with a rotatable chassis, equipped with wheels for easy towing, a battery swap assembly featuring a rack, sliding parts, speed reducers, telescopic cylinders, and a clamping mechanism, allowing for adjustable positioning and reliable battery handling, and lifting devices to ensure horizontal battery placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If top-hoisting battery swap is used, then the structure is simple and driving skill requirements are reduced, but the battery swap speed is limited and the structure is fixed and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed top-hoisting structure into a dynamic single-sided movable battery swap station. The chassis with wheels enables mobility, and the battery swap assembly can be positioned flexibly along the vehicle side, allowing rapid battery exchange without the limitations of fixed overhead structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the battery swap function from the vehicle itself and places it in a separate movable station. This separates the swapping mechanism from the vehicle, allowing the station to serve multiple vehicle types and enabling faster swap operations without modifying the vehicle structure.
2Productivity
If overall single-sided battery swap is used, then the battery swap speed is high and adaptability to various vehicles is improved, but the structural design requirements and cost are higher
Solution Approach 1:
The battery swap system is segmented into independent functional modules: a movable chassis with wheels, a battery storage compartment, and a battery swap assembly with clamping and telescopic mechanisms. This modular design reduces overall complexity while maintaining high swap speed and vehicle adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The single-sided battery swap station is designed with universal applicability to various vehicle types including electric trucks, buses, and special vehicles. The movable chassis and adjustable swap assembly can accommodate different battery positions and vehicle dimensions, reducing the need for vehicle-specific customization.
3Volume of moving object
If overall double-sided battery swap is used, then the battery storage space efficiency is improved, but the cost and occupied area are relatively high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adopts an asymmetric single-sided battery swap design where all battery storage and swapping operations are concentrated on one side of the vehicle. This asymmetric arrangement reduces the occupied area compared to double-sided configurations while maintaining efficient battery storage and exchange capabilities.
4Ease of operation
If top-hoisting battery swap structure is used, then the positioning is simple, but the structure is fixed and construction approval processes are complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the fixed top-hoisting structure with a dynamic movable chassis equipped with wheels. This allows the battery swap station to be easily transported to different locations and deployed flexibly in urban environments without requiring permanent construction or complex approval processes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables rapid, flexible, and reliable battery swapping, adaptable to various vehicle types, with improved efficiency and reduced complexity, allowing for easier deployment and operation, especially in urban environments where space and structural requirements are critical.
Implementation Method 1
a first speed reducer, a gear, a second speed reducer, a first telescopic cylinder... the first speed reducer being fixed with the sliding part, and an output shaft thereof being sleeved and fixedly provided with the gear; the gear being engaged with the rack... two ends of the first telescopic cylinder being respectively fixed with the sliding part and the second speed reducer
Implementation Method 2
the output shaft of the second speed reducer being connected to a fixed end of the transverse telescopic part, a telescopic end of the transverse telescopic part being fixed with a fixed end of the clamping part and being capable of extending out of the equipment compartment, and the telescopic direction of the telescopic end of the transverse telescopic part being parallel to the reference surface
Implementation Method 3
a clamping end of the clamping part being detachably connected to the batteries
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a single-sided movable battery swap station. Wheels are mounted on a chassis; an equipment compartment is fixed above the chassis and is provided with batteries therein; and a sliding part is slidably connected to the equipment compartment, a first speed reducer is fixed with the sliding part and an output shaft thereof is sleeved and fixedly provided with a gear engaged with a rack in the equipment compartment, a first telescopic cylinder is respectively fixed with the sliding part and a second speed reducer of which an output shaft is fixed with a clamping part via a transverse telescopic part, and the clamping part is detachably connected to the batteries.