Mobile charging apparatus and method for charging an electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
- using a mobile charging apparatus to transmit status information thereof to a centralized battery distribution station;
using the centralized battery distribution station to determine, according to the received status information, whether power of a battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than a first threshold;
processing, if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than the first threshold, the battery of the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold; and
using, if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is not less than the first threshold, the mobile charging apparatus to charge the electric vehicle;
wherein the processing the battery of the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold further comprises;
replacing a battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold;
wherein the replacing the battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold comprises;
using the centralized battery distribution station to send a distribution request to a battery replacing and recharging center station via wireless communications;
using the battery replacing and recharging center station to distribute a fully-charged battery to be distributed according to the distribution request;
using a battery distribution logistics vehicle to distribute the fully-charged battery to a position of the mobile charging apparatus and replace with the fully-charged battery the battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus; and
carrying the replaced battery of which the power is less than the first threshold to the battery replacing and recharging center station for recycling and recharging; and
wherein the carrying the replaced battery of which the power is less than the first threshold to the battery replacing and recharging center station for recycling and recharging comprises;
enabling the battery distribution logistics vehicle to travel to the position of the mobile charging apparatus of which battery is to be recycled, so that a distribution person uses a lifting and grabbing device to successively carry the batteries to be recycled to a synchronous belt in the battery replacing and recharging center station;
enabling the battery to be recycled to enter a diagnostic area, and charging the battery to be recycled via an energy storage heap or an electric supply according to time scheduling of a unified dispatching system;
after completing charging the recycled battery, determining a maximum power capacity of the recycled battery;
if the maximum power capacity is less than a third threshold, determining that the recycled battery is a non-reusable battery which is considered to be retired, and then using a synchronous-belt motor to drive the synchronous belt to pull the retired battery to a decontamination area for processing;
if the maximum power capacity is greater than the third threshold, determining that the recycled battery is a reusable battery and then using the synchronous-belt motor to drive the synchronous belt to pull the reusable battery to a cascade utilization energy storage area for processing; and
installing a control switch and a circuit for the reusable battery in the cascade utilization energy storage area to connect the reusable battery with other batteries in series or in parallel in the constructed energy storage heap for storing energy.
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Abstract
A method for charging an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes that a mobile charging apparatus transmits its own status information to a centralized battery distribution station; the centralized battery distribution station determines, according to the received status information, whether power of a battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than a first threshold; if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than the first threshold, the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is processed so that the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is greater than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold; and if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is not less than the first threshold, the mobile charging apparatus charges the electric vehicle.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
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using a mobile charging apparatus to transmit status information thereof to a centralized battery distribution station; using the centralized battery distribution station to determine, according to the received status information, whether power of a battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than a first threshold; processing, if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than the first threshold, the battery of the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold; and using, if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is not less than the first threshold, the mobile charging apparatus to charge the electric vehicle; wherein the processing the battery of the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold further comprises; replacing a battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold; wherein the replacing the battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold comprises; using the centralized battery distribution station to send a distribution request to a battery replacing and recharging center station via wireless communications; using the battery replacing and recharging center station to distribute a fully-charged battery to be distributed according to the distribution request; using a battery distribution logistics vehicle to distribute the fully-charged battery to a position of the mobile charging apparatus and replace with the fully-charged battery the battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus; and carrying the replaced battery of which the power is less than the first threshold to the battery replacing and recharging center station for recycling and recharging; and wherein the carrying the replaced battery of which the power is less than the first threshold to the battery replacing and recharging center station for recycling and recharging comprises; enabling the battery distribution logistics vehicle to travel to the position of the mobile charging apparatus of which battery is to be recycled, so that a distribution person uses a lifting and grabbing device to successively carry the batteries to be recycled to a synchronous belt in the battery replacing and recharging center station; enabling the battery to be recycled to enter a diagnostic area, and charging the battery to be recycled via an energy storage heap or an electric supply according to time scheduling of a unified dispatching system; after completing charging the recycled battery, determining a maximum power capacity of the recycled battery; if the maximum power capacity is less than a third threshold, determining that the recycled battery is a non-reusable battery which is considered to be retired, and then using a synchronous-belt motor to drive the synchronous belt to pull the retired battery to a decontamination area for processing; if the maximum power capacity is greater than the third threshold, determining that the recycled battery is a reusable battery and then using the synchronous-belt motor to drive the synchronous belt to pull the reusable battery to a cascade utilization energy storage area for processing; and installing a control switch and a circuit for the reusable battery in the cascade utilization energy storage area to connect the reusable battery with other batteries in series or in parallel in the constructed energy storage heap for storing energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile charging apparatus comprising:
- an automated guided vehicle, a mobile positioning platform, a battery storage compartment, a battery grabbing robot arm, an AC power plug, a power switcher, a charging robot arm, a charging plug, a master control device, a communication device and a metering device, wherein
the automated guided vehicle is configured to automatically travel along a route preset by the mobile positioning platform; the mobile positioning platform is connected to the master control device and configured to receive a movement instruction transmitted by the master control device, and is configured to make route planning and an anti-collision design for the automated guided vehicle by means of electromagnetic induction guidance, laser guidance or visual guidance and control the automated guided vehicle; the battery storage compartment is located in the automated guided vehicle and configured to store a battery, where the battery in the battery storage compartment is configured to supply power to an electric vehicle to be charged and supply power to the automated guided vehicle; the master control device is configured to control the battery grabbing robot arm to grab the battery in the battery storage compartment; the master control device is further configured to control intelligent distribution of power in the battery storage compartment; when the electric vehicle to be charged is charged by an AC power supply, the AC power plug is externally connected to the AC power supply; the power switcher is configured to switch between the battery storage compartment and the AC power plug to switch between power supplies for charging the electric vehicle; the charging plug is connected to the charging robot arm and configured to charge the electric vehicle, where the master control device is configured to control the charging robot arm to operate and the charging robot arm is configured to control the charging plug to be inserted into a charging socket of the electric vehicle; the communication device is connected to the master control device and configured to communicate with a background management system; the metering device is connected to the master control device and configured to meter a charging amount and a charging duration of the electric vehicle and transmit information about the charging amount and the charging duration to the master control device; and the master control device is further configured to transmit user information generated from a charging request and order information generated from the information about the charging amount and the charging duration to a user through the background management system; wherein the mobile charging apparatus is configured to implement the following steps; using the mobile charging apparatus to transmit status information thereof to a centralized battery distribution station; using the centralized battery distribution station to determine, according to the received status information, whether power of a battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than a first threshold; processing, if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is less than the first threshold, the battery of the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is greater than the first threshold; and using, if the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus is not less than the first threshold, the mobile charging apparatus to charge the electric vehicle; wherein the processing the battery of the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold further comprises; replacing a battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold; wherein the replacing the battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus to make the power of the battery of the mobile charging apparatus greater than the second threshold comprises; using the centralized battery distribution station to send a distribution request to a battery replacing and recharging center station via wireless communications; using the battery replacing and recharging center station to distribute a fully-charged battery to be distributed according to the distribution request; using a battery distribution logistics vehicle to distribute the fully-charged battery to a position of the mobile charging apparatus and replace with the fully-charged battery the battery of which the power is less than the first threshold in the mobile charging apparatus; and carrying the replaced battery of which the power is less than the first threshold to the battery replacing and recharging center station for recycling and recharging; and wherein the carrying the replaced battery of which the power is less than the first threshold to the battery replacing and recharging center station for recycling and recharging comprises; enabling the battery distribution logistics vehicle to travel to the position of the mobile charging apparatus of which battery is to be recycled, so that a distribution person uses a lifting and grabbing device to successively carry the batteries to be recycled to a synchronous belt in the battery replacing and recharging center station; enabling the battery to be recycled to enter a diagnostic area, and charging the battery to be recycled via an energy storage heap or an electric supply according to time scheduling of a unified dispatching system; after completing charging the recycled battery, determining a maximum power capacity of the recycled battery; if the maximum power capacity is less than a third threshold, determining that the recycled battery is a non-reusable battery which is considered to be retired, and then using a synchronous-belt motor to drive the synchronous belt to pull the retired battery to a decontamination area for processing; if the maximum power capacity is greater than the third threshold, determining that the recycled battery is a reusable battery and then using the synchronous-belt motor to drive the synchronous belt to pull the reusable battery to a cascade utilization energy storage area for processing; and installing a control switch and a circuit for the reusable battery in the cascade utilization energy storage area to connect the reusable battery with other batteries in series or in parallel in the constructed energy storage heap for storing energy. - View Dependent Claims (8)
- an automated guided vehicle, a mobile positioning platform, a battery storage compartment, a battery grabbing robot arm, an AC power plug, a power switcher, a charging robot arm, a charging plug, a master control device, a communication device and a metering device, wherein
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