With the rapid development of new energy technologies, more and more electric vehicles are appearing in our lives. Meanwhile, the issue of energy supply for New Energy Vehicles (all-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles) is becoming more pressing.
All parties concerned pursue the goal of resolving the issue of energy replenishment for electric vehicles safely, easily and smartly. The battery swapping station is a good solution. Through the battery swapping technology, battery swapping can be completed for vehicles within five minutes, saving more time for customers. Thanks to the unified standard charging mode, the battery swapping station can also ensure a safer and more controllable charging process, and guarantee optimal battery performance.
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When the vehicle enters the battery swapping station, the bottom cover plate of the battery swapping station will open to start the battery loading and unloading process. At this point, if other personnel, animals, etc. enter the battery swapping station, or if the personnel in the vehicle opens the door and gets out, they will interfere with the battery swap process, and may cause foreign objects to enter the equipment and result in major accidents that cause harm to personal safety. In this case, it is particularly important to avoid the occurrence of these problems.
When the vehicle stops completely, the sliding sheath will move the wheels to the corresponding position. At this point, it is particularly important to reliably detect the position of the wheels. In case of any deviation in the position of the wheels, forced movement may cause damage to the vehicle and can even damage the mechanical equipment in the battery swapping station.
Moreover, for different types of battery swapping stations, it is difficult to stably adjust the body position solely by relying on mechanical components when the vehicle is heavy and large. In this case, it is particularly crucial to provide reliable directional guidance to the driver.
On rainy or snowy days, there may be mud and water on the bottom of the vehicle. One challenge of the battery swapping station is to ensure reliable sensor detection in such environments. At the same time, the ambient temperature in cold regions can reach -40°C, so sensor reliability is one of the key technical requirements. Moreover, batteries have a variety of different shell colours or materials, which require positioning through photoelectric products at specific locations.
Batteries come in various designs and housings made of various materials in different colours (e.g. stainless steel or aluminium). If the inclination angle is large during the battery in-position detection, it is particularly important to stably detect the battery positioning. In addition, it is necessary to continuously update the shuttle vehicle position to control speed changes during the movement of the shuttle vehicle. Moreover, a stable and cost-effective solution is needed.
During battery charging, the power battery cooling system needs to be connected to the battery to cycle the internal coolant of the battery, ensuring that the power battery maintains a constant temperature during the charging process. When the coolant in the battery swapping station is found to be insufficient, it needs to be timely replenished. At the same time, the pressure of the coolant in the battery swapping station must be higher than the pressure of the coolant in the vehicle during battery cooling to prevent insufficient coolant due to frequent battery swapping.
The detection of internal water accumulation in the battery swapping station is also very important, so it needs to be checked whether the rainwater in the battery cartridge is completely discharged to prevent internal electrical short circuits and guarantee the safety and reliability of the battery in the battery swapping station.
The battery swapping station is installed and used throughout the world, which also means that it may be used in various environments. To guarantee the stable operation of equipment and components in the electrical cabinet, temperature and humidity monitoring in the cabinet is particularly important.
At the same time, various sensors on site require a 24V power supply. Stable and reliable power supply and circuit protection components guarantee their normal operation.
A variety of different sensor types are installed in the battery swapping station. If sensors and different signal input modules need to be connected to the electrical cabinet, this will result in complex wiring in the cabinet and extremely high maintenance costs at a later stage. Only part of the sensor information can be read even if a bus type wiring module is used. Reading and recording more sensor information if required by customers proves difficult.