Carrier for Exchangeable Batteries for Use by Electric Vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for managing a supply of batteries for powering an electric vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a battery carrier for holding a plurality of batteries, the battery carrier being connectable to a power source, the plurality of batteries being rechargeable and being replaceable into and out of the battery carrier, the battery carrier including,(i) slots for receiving the plurality of batteries;
(ii) electronics, the electronics including logic for communicating over a network and logic for interfacing with batteries when present in the slots of the battery carrier,(b) a server that communicates over the network with the electronics of the battery carrier, the server being part of a cloud system that manages access to user accounts, the user accounts being accessible via applications executed on user devices,the cloud system being configured to collect information regarding batteries in the slots of the battery carrier and information regarding a charge level of said batteries in the slots,the cloud system is configured to respond to a request from a user account to identify batteries that are available in the battery carrier based on information obtained by the server from the electronics of the battery carrier,the cloud system being configured to identify the battery carrier and identify availability of batteries of the battery carrier.
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Abstract
Battery carriers that provide replaceable and exchangeable batteries and systems are provided. One example battery carrier is for batteries used in electric vehicles. The battery carrier includes a housing having a plurality of slots, and each of the slots is configured to receive a battery that is configured for hand-insertion and hand-removal from the battery carrier. Each slot and each battery has a form factor that is dimensioned to at least partially fit within ones of the slots. A plurality of electrical connectors is also provided. Each electrical connector is disposed inside respective ones of the slots and each electrical connector is configured to mate with an electrical connector of the battery when present in a slot of the plurality of slots and each electrical connector is configured to provide power transfer between a power source to which the battery carrier is connected and a battery when present in one of the slots. Further provided is electronics integrated with the battery carrier. The electronics include communications logic for connecting to a network and logic for communicating with batteries when present in slots of the battery carrier to identify a level of charge. The communications logic is configured to communicate with a server that obtains information regarding the level of charge of batteries present in the battery carrier. The server is configured to process requests from user accounts to find batteries having availability for use by an electric vehicle. The server is configured to enable reservation for at least one battery of the battery carrier via a user account.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing a supply of batteries for powering an electric vehicle, comprising:
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(a) a battery carrier for holding a plurality of batteries, the battery carrier being connectable to a power source, the plurality of batteries being rechargeable and being replaceable into and out of the battery carrier, the battery carrier including, (i) slots for receiving the plurality of batteries; (ii) electronics, the electronics including logic for communicating over a network and logic for interfacing with batteries when present in the slots of the battery carrier, (b) a server that communicates over the network with the electronics of the battery carrier, the server being part of a cloud system that manages access to user accounts, the user accounts being accessible via applications executed on user devices, the cloud system being configured to collect information regarding batteries in the slots of the battery carrier and information regarding a charge level of said batteries in the slots, the cloud system is configured to respond to a request from a user account to identify batteries that are available in the battery carrier based on information obtained by the server from the electronics of the battery carrier, the cloud system being configured to identify the battery carrier and identify availability of batteries of the battery carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery carrier for charging batteries used in electric vehicles, comprising,
a housing including a plurality of slots, each of the slots is configured to receive a battery that is configured for hand-insertion and hand-removal from the battery carrier, wherein each slot, and each battery has a form factor that is dimensioned to at least partially fit within ones of the slots; - and
a plurality of electrical connectors, each electrical connector being disposed inside respective ones of the slots and each electrical connector is configured to mate with an electrical connector of the battery when present in a slot of the plurality of slots and each electrical connector is configured to provide power transfer between a power source to which the battery carrier is connected and a battery when present in one of the slots; and electronics integrated with the battery carrier, the electronics include communications logic for connecting to a network and logic for communicating with batteries when present in slots of the battery carrier to identify a level of charge, the communications logic is configured to communicate with a server that obtains information regarding the level of charge of batteries present in the battery carrier, wherein the server is configured to process requests from user accounts to find batteries being available for use by an electric vehicle; wherein the server is configured to enable reservation for at least one battery of the battery carrier via a user account. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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