Detachable modularized battery charging assembly

• US 9,096,141 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2012
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Go-Tech Energy Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Go-Tech Energy Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Soong, Tzu-Wen, Chieh, Hsun Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodas, Richard Isla
• Assistant Examiner(s): Henze-Gongola, David V
• Application Number:
  US13/443,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20130264996A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• Field of Search: 320/113
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/20 by driver identification
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/53 Batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A detachable modulized battery charging assembly for electric vehicles is disclosed. The detachable modulized battery charging assembly includes a number of charging units for charging rechargeable batteries of electric vehicles while the rechargeable batteries are detachably inserted therein; a managing unit for controlling the charging units, recording charging statuses of the rechargeable batteries, and confirming identification of a user; and a user interface unit for communicating with the user. The charging units, the managing unit and the user interface unit are modulized and can be fixed together in different arrangements.

Claims

1. A detachable modularized battery charging assembly, comprising:

a plurality of charging units, for charging a plurality of rechargeable batteries of electric vehicles while the rechargeable batteries are detachably inserted therein;

a managing unit, connected to each of the charging units, for controlling the charging units, recording charging statuses of the rechargeable batteries, and confirming identification of a user; and

a user interface unit, connected to the managing unit, for communicating with the user;

wherein the charging units, the managing unit and the user interface unit are modularized and are individually formed in rectangular cuboid shaped housings that are detachably stacked vertically and horizontally together to form an array of m×

n of different arrangements, and m and n are integers.

2. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein the user interface unit indicates which rechargeable battery is fully charged for the user to use.

3. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of the charging units comprises a processor for retrieving data from the rechargeable battery.

4. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of the charging units comprises an engaging element for engaging the rechargeable battery with the charging unit until an unlock instruction is received from the managing unit.

5. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein the user interface unit comprises a monitor or a touch panel.

6. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein the managing unit comprises a computer.

7. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein the managing unit and the user interface unit are together formed in a first housing having a rectangular cuboid shape and can be stacked vertically and horizontally with the charging units which are individually formed in a second housing having a rectangular cuboid shape to form an array of m×

n, and m and n are integers.

8. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a rack for accommodating the charging units, the managing unit and the user interface unit.

9. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 8, wherein the rack is divided into m×

n sections, and m and n are integers.

10. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 9, wherein the charging units are individually placed in one of the sections.

11. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 9, wherein the managing unit and the user interface unit are placed in the same section together.

12. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 9, wherein the managing unit and the user interface unit are separately placed in two different sections.

13. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 9, wherein multiple adjacent sections are combined into one region for accommodation of the managing unit and the user interface unit.

14. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 9, wherein multiple adjacent sections are combined into one region for accommodation of multiple charging units.

15. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 9, wherein multiple adjacent sections are combined into one region for accommodation of another charging unit having a size multiple of the size of the plurality of charging units.

16. The detachable modularized battery charging assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of charging units have the same size.