METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPLACING ACCUMULATORS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE

• US 20100145717A1
• Filed: 04/18/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas Hoeltzel
• Original Assignee: Thomas Hoeltzel
• Inventors: Hoeltzel, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/596,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20100145717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0416 Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0438 Arrangement under the floor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0455 Removal or replacement of the energy storages
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0472 from below
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/06 Supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/215 Selection or confirmation of options
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/082 Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/085 Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• 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 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• 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

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for exchange of accumulators/batteries for electric vehicles, wherein a multiplicity of accumulators/batteries, which are standardised in their construction at least in groups and in at least partly empty energy state, are automatically detached and removed from the electric vehicle from below in a prespecified sequence by means of a fast fixing device, the accumulators/batteries are automatically exchanged for accumulators/batteries in full energy state in a accumulator/battery exchange station and the accumulators/batteries in full energy state are automatically fitted in the electric vehicle in a predeterminable order by means of the fast fixing device.

Claims

1. A method for automatically exchanging a depleted energy state accumulator/battery in an electric vehicle at an accumulator/battery exchange station configured for use with a plurality of accumulators/batteries that are substantially standardized in construction comprising:

removing the depleted energy state accumulator/battery from the electric vehicle using a quick release coupler;

exchanging the depleted energy state accumulator/battery for an accumulator/battery in a substantially full energy state; and

installing the substantially full energy state accumulator/battery in the electric vehicle using the quick release coupler;

wherein the order in which the deleted energy state accumulator/battery is exchanged for a substantially full energy state is based on at least one of manual selection, a prespecified order, or instructions from a selector associated with the accumulator/battery exchange station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the prespecified order in which accumulators/batteries are exchanged corresponds to the order in which accumulators/batteries are removed from electric vehicles.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selector associated with the accumulator/battery, exchange station evaluates characteristic information of the at least one of the accumulator/battery, electric vehicle or an accumulator/battery exchange station storage stock of substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the characteristic information of the at least one of the accumulator/battery, electric vehicle or an accumulator/battery exchange station storage stock of substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries evaluated by the selector associated with the accumulator/battery exchange station is derived from at least one data unit associated with the accumulator/battery having data of at least one of the holder of the accumulator/battery, the manufacturer of the accumulator/battery, the charge cycles achieved and their number and times for the accumulator/battery, the momentary charge state and charge prices, the momentary location, or service work performed and pending.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the data unit is formed as a chip.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the data unit is formed as an RFID chip.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the selector is in communication with at least one of the data unit and a display unit in order to obtain or display data related to the characteristic information of the at least one of the accumulator/battery, electric vehicle or accumulator/battery exchange station storage stock.

7. An accumulator/battery exchange station for exchange of accumulators/batteries for electric vehicles, comprising:

an accumulator/battery coupler configured to detach depleted energy state accumulators/batteries from and install substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries in electric vehicles using a quick release coupler, wherein the accumulators/batteries have substantially standardized construction;

a charging station configured to charge in succession or simultaneously a plurality of depleted energy state accumulators/batteries; and

an accumulator/battery storage extractor configured to extract substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries based on at least one of manual selection, a prespecified order or instructions from a selector associated with the accumulator/battery exchange station.

8. The accumulator/battery exchange station of claim 7, further comprising a selector configured to evaluate characteristic information of the at least one of the accumulator/battery, electric vehicle or an accumulator/battery charging station stock of substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries.

12. The accumulator/battery exchange station of claim 8, wherein the characteristic information of the at least one of the accumulator/battery, electric vehicle or an accumulator/battery charging station stock of substantially full energy state accumulators/batteries evaluated by the selector is derived from at least one data unit associated with the accumulator/battery having data of at least one of the holder of the accumulator/battery, the manufacturer of the accumulator/battery, the charge cycles achieved and their number and times for the accumulator/battery, the momentary charge state and charge prices, the momentary location, or service work performed and pending.

9. An electric vehicle with an accumulator/battery having substantially standardized construction, the electric vehicle configured to facilitate the exchange of the accumulator/battery when in deleted energy state for a new accumulator/battery in substantially full energy state at an accumulator/battery exchange station, comprising:

a receiver shaft configured to store the accumulator/battery having substantially standardized construction and allow for removal of the accumulator/battery at the accumulator/battery exchange station;

a transmitter associated with the electric car configured to automatically or manually transmit to the accumulator/battery exchange station data on the accumulator/battery construction, such data including at least one of the electric vehicle type, the manufacturer of the accumulator/battery, the momentary charge state of the accumulator/battery, or the charge cycles achieved and their number and times for the accumulator/battery.

10. The electric vehicle of claim 9, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit accumulator/battery construction data in order to register the electric vehicle for exchange of the accumulator/battery at the accumulator/battery exchange station and activate the exchange process