BATTERY POWER SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY POWER SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD

• US 20110301789A1
• Filed: 06/04/2010
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Halo Motor Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Halo Motor Company Limited
• Inventors: Sung, Liam-Yung
• Application Number:
  US12/793,679
• Publication Number:
  US 20110301789A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A battery power service management system and a battery power service management method are provided. The present invention is adapted for providing an instant battery power service in which a backup battery having an electric power volume sufficient for driving the vehicle to run a desired mileage is provided for replacing an original battery originally used by the vehicle which electric power volume is insufficient for driving the vehicle to run the desired mileage, and/or providing a non-instant battery power service in which the original battery is charged to obtain an electric power volume sufficient for driving the vehicle to run the desired mileage. The battery power service management system and the battery power service management method of the present invention are capable of providing a corresponding battery power service in accordance with the desired mileage that the hybrid vehicle or the electric vehicle is desired to run.

Claims

1. A battery power service management method, applicable for a vehicle-used battery charging environment, comprising:

measuring and determining an electric power volume of an original battery used by a hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, and obtaining an information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery; and

providing a battery power service in accordance with the information for allowing the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to obtain an electric power volume sufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle to run a mileage desired by a user of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, and executing an operation of the corresponding battery power service.

2. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of providing the battery power service is an instant battery power service comprising the following steps:

processing, controlling, operating, and managing a plurality of backup batteries in accordance with the information and facilitated with data and information of the backup batteries, and instantly providing at least one of the backup batteries to the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, wherein the provided backup battery is provided for replacing the original battery of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle which electric power volume is insufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage; and

estimating a demanded quantity of the backup batteries, and determining whether or not to increase or decrease the quantity of the backup batteries.

3. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of providing the battery power service is a non-instant battery power service comprising the following steps:

receiving the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery;

charging the original battery in accordance with the received information, so that the charged original battery obtains an electric power volume capable of driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage; and

recording times of completed charging operation(s).

4. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 2, wherein it can be learnt from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is lower than a lower power charging threshold.

5. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 2, wherein it can be learnt from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is higher than a lower power charging threshold, but insufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage.

6. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 3, wherein it can be learnt from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is lower than a lower power charging threshold.

7. A battery power service management method, applicable for a vehicle-used battery charging environment, comprising:

using a measuring/determining module to measure and determine an electric power volume of an original battery used by a hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle at a client end, and obtain an information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery; and

providing a battery power service in accordance with the information for allowing the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to obtain an electric power volume sufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle to run a mileage desired by a user of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, and executing an operation of the corresponding battery power service.

8. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of providing the battery power service is an instant battery power service comprising the following steps:

the measuring/determining module transmitting the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery to a management module;

the management module receiving the information, and processing, controlling, operating, and managing a plurality of backup batteries in accordance with the information and facilitated with data and information of the backup batteries, and instantly providing at least one of the backup batteries to the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, wherein the provided backup battery is provided for replacing the original battery of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle which electric power volume is insufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage;

the management module instantly or individually saving data and information related to the battery replacement operation and/or information related to a present quantity of the backup batteries into a database or transmitting the data and information related to the battery replacement operation and/or information related to the present quantity of the backup batteries to a third party; and

the management module estimating a demanded quantity of the backup batteries, and determining whether or not to increase or decrease the quantity of the backup batteries.

9. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of providing the battery power service is a non-instant battery power service comprising the following steps:

the charging module sending a request to the measuring/determining module for accessing the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery;

the charging module charging the original battery in accordance with the accessed information, so that the charged original battery obtains an electric power volume capable of driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage; and

recording times of completed charging operation(s).

10. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 8, wherein it can be learnt from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is lower than a lower power charging threshold.

11. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 8, wherein it can be learnt from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is higher than a lower power charging threshold, but insufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage.

12. The battery power service management method as claimed in claim 9, wherein it can be learnt from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is lower than a lower power charging threshold.

13. A battery power service management system, applicable for a vehicle-used battery charging environment, comprising:

a measuring/determining module, adapted for measuring and determining an electric power volume of an original battery presently used by a hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, to obtain an information indicating the measured/determined electric power volume of the original battery of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle;

a management module, receiving the information of the measured/determined electric power volume of the original battery of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, wherein the management module processes, controls, operates, and manages a plurality of backup batteries in accordance with the received information and facilitated with data and information related to the backup batteries, for instantly providing at least one of the backup batteries to the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle at a client end for providing an electric power volume adapted for driving the vehicle to run a mileage desired by a user of the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, wherein the backup batteries are adapted for replacing an original battery originally used by the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle which electric power volume is insufficient for driving the vehicle to run the mileage desired by the user of the vehicle; and

a database, adapted for saving the data and the information related to the backup batteries, wherein the data and the information related to the backup batteries saved in the database are provided for the management module for estimating a demanded quantity of the backup batteries, so as to determine whether or not to increase or decrease a present quantity of the backup batteries.

14. The battery power service management system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the management module instantly or individually saves data and information related to the battery replacement operation and/or data and information related to the present quantity of the backup batteries into the database or transmits the data and information related to the battery replacement operation and/or the data and information related to the present quantity of the backup batteries to a third party, wherein the information and data related to the backup batteries saved in the database comprise the data and information related to the battery replacement operation and/or data and information related to the present quantity of the backup batteries.

15. The battery power service management system as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a charging module adapted for sending a request to the measuring/determining module for accessing the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery, and charging the original battery in accordance with the accessed information, so that the charged original battery obtains an electric power volume capable of driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage.

16. The battery power service management system as claimed in claim 15, wherein after completing the charging operation, the charging module outputs a message to the management module to inform the management module the completion of the charging operation, and the management module records the charging operation in the database for recording times of completed charging operation(s).

17. The battery power service management system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the management learns from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is lower than a lower power charging threshold.

18. The battery power service management system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the management learns from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is higher than a lower power charging threshold, but insufficient for driving the hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle to run the desired mileage.

19. The battery power service management system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the management learns from the information related to the measured and determined electric power volume of the original battery that the electric power volume of the original battery is lower than a lower power charging threshold.