EP-4741235-A1 - BATTERY SWAP STATION AND BATTERY SWAP METHOD

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Abstract

Provided are a battery swapping station, and a battery swapping method. The battery swapping station comprises a lifting apparatus (21), a control apparatus (22), and a battery swapping device (24). The lifting apparatus (21) includes a plurality of lifting tables (211) which are used to support the electric device (1) and can be raised, and raising movements of at least two lifting tables (211) are independent. The control apparatus (22) is used to receive a tilt angle signal sent by the electric device (1), and can control a raising height of each lifting table (211) according to the tilt angle signal, wherein the tilt angle signal is used to reflect a tilt angle of the electric device (1). The battery swapping device (24) is used to swap a battery of the electric device (1). The battery swapping station can reduce the difficulty for disassembling and assembling a battery to increase efficiency for swapping the battery.

Inventors

WU, KAI
DU, Xiaopeng
CHEN, DISONG
YE, Qingfeng
QUE, Shibiao

Assignees

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited

Dates

Publication Date: 20260513
Application Date: 20231023

Claims (10)

A battery swapping station, comprising: a lifting apparatus comprising a plurality of lifting tables for supporting an electric device and capable of being raised, raising movements of at least two of the lifting tables being independent; a control apparatus for receiving a tilt angle signal sent by the electric device and capable of controlling a raising height of each lifting table according to the tilt angle signal, wherein the tilt angle signal is used to reflect a tilt angle of the electric device; and a battery swapping device for swapping a battery of the electric device.
The battery swapping station according to claim 1, wherein raising movements of the plurality of lifting tables are independent.
The battery swapping station according to claim 2, wherein each of the lifting tables comprises a support plate for supporting the electric device, and a driving assembly connected to the support plate and at least capable of driving the raising of the support plate; and the control apparatus is in signal connection with the drive assembly.
The battery swapping station according to claim 3, wherein the driving assembly is capable of further driving the support plate to move in a horizontal direction.
The battery swapping station according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the control apparatus comprises a wireless signal receiving unit for receiving the tilt angle signal.
The battery swapping station according to claim 5, wherein the electric device comprises a vehicle.
A battery swapping method, comprising: moving an electric device to be above a plurality of lifting tables of a battery swapping station for being supported by the plurality of lifting tables; sending, by the electric device, its first tilt angle signal to a control apparatus of the battery swapping station; controlling, by the control apparatus, raising heights of the plurality of lifting tables according to the first tilt angle signal, the plurality of lifting tables lifting the electric device and enabling a tilt angle of the electric device within a preset range; and removing a battery of the electric device to install a fully charged battery to the electric device.
The battery swapping method according to claim 7, wherein the step of controlling, by the control apparatus, raising heights of the plurality of lifting tables according to the first tilt angle signal, the plurality of lifting tables lifting the electric device and enabling a tilt angle of the electric device within a preset range comprises: obtaining, by the control apparatus, a first tilt angle of the electric device according to the first tilt angle signal; comparing, by the control apparatus, the first tilt angle with the preset range of the tilt angle of the electric device; controlling, by the control apparatus, at least two lifting tables to rise by different heights to correct the tilt angle of the electric device to within the preset range in a case that the first tilt angle exceeds the preset range; and controlling, by the control apparatus, the plurality of lifting tables to rise by the same height in a case that the first tilt angle is within the preset range.
The battery swapping method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the step of removing a battery of the electric device to install a fully charged battery to the electric device comprises: removing a battery of the electric device; sending, by the electric device, its own second tilt angle signal to the control apparatus of the battery swapping station; obtaining, by the control apparatus, a second tilt angle of the electric device according to the second tilt angle signal, and comparing the second tilt angle with the preset range of the tilt angle of the electric device; controlling, by the control apparatus, the raising of at least one lifting table to correct the tilt angle of the electric device to within the preset range in a case that the second tilt angle exceeds the preset range; and keeping the plurality of lifting tables stationary in a case that the second tilt angle is within the preset range; and installing the fully charged battery to the electric device.
The battery swapping method according to any one of claims 7-9, wherein the first tilt angle signal is transmitted by a wireless transmission manner.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202310834595. X, filed on Monday, July 10, 2023 and entitled "Battery Swapping Station, and Battery Swapping Method", which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present application relates to the field of battery swapping, particularly to a battery swapping station, and a battery swapping method. BACKGROUND With the development of new energy technologies, batteries are widely used in electric devices, such as mobile phones, notebook computers, electric bicycles, electric vehicles, electric airplanes, electric ships, electric toy cars, electric toy ships, electric toy airplanes, electric tools, etc. Limited by capacities of batteries, electric devices need frequent charging, and the charging takes time, affecting user experience. SUMMARY The present application provides a battery swapping station and a battery swapping method, which can increase battery swapping efficiency. In a first aspect, the present application provides a battery swapping station including a lifting apparatus, a control apparatus, and a battery swapping device. The lifting apparatus includes a plurality of lifting tables for supporting an electric device and capable of being raised, raising movements of at least two of the lifting tables being independent. The control apparatus is used to receive a tilt angle signal sent by the electric device, and can control a raising height of each lifting table according to the tilt angle signal, wherein the tilt angle signal is used to reflect a tilt angle of the electric device. The battery swapping device is used to swap a battery of the electric device. The battery swapping station in an embodiment of the present application can swap a battery of an electric device, to replenish electric energy for the electric device in relatively short time. When the electric device moves to be above the plurality of lifting tables of the battery swapping station and is supported by the plurality of lifting tables, the control apparatus may control raising heights of the plurality of lifting tables according to the tilt angle signal sent by the electric device; and during a process of lifting the electric device, the plurality of lifting tables may level the electric device and enable the tilt angle of the electric device to within a preset range, so that the tilt angle of the battery is reduced, reducing the difficulty for disassembling and assembling the battery to increase efficiency for swapping the battery. In some embodiments, the raising movements of the plurality of lifting tables are independent. The control apparatus may independently control a raising height of each lifting table, and that can increase an attitude adjustment range for the electric device to level the electric device in multiple directions, and increases stability during lifting of the electric device to reduce the shaking risk for the electric device during the leveling process. In some embodiments, each of the lifting tables includes a support plate for supporting the electric device, and a driving assembly connected to the support plate and at least capable of driving the raising of the support plate. The control apparatus is in signal connection with the drive assembly. Each lifting table is provided with the driving assembly, and the control apparatus can control a raising height of a support plate of each lifting table by sending different control signals to each driving assembly, thereby leveling the electric device. In some embodiments, the driving assembly is further capable of driving the support plate to move in a horizontal direction. The driving assembly may drive movement of the support plate to change its position in the horizontal direction, thereby changing support sites of the plurality of lifting tables, so that the lifting apparatus can lift electric devices of different specifications, increasing an application range for the battery swapping station. In some embodiments, the control apparatus includes a wireless signal receiving unit for receiving the tilt angle signal. The tilt angle signal may be transmitted in a wireless manner, and the wireless signal receiving unit may receive the tilt angle signal, and in such a way, a signal transmission manner between the control apparatus and the electric device may be simplified to reduce a connection structure for the electric device and the battery swapping station to increase battery swapping efficiency. In some embodiments, the electric device includes a vehicle. According to a second aspect, the present application provides a battery swapping method including: moving an electric device to be above a plurality of lifting tables of a battery swapping station for being supported by the plurality of lifting tables;sending, by the electric device, its first tilt angle signal to a control apparatus of the battery swapping s