CN108131028A - Container electrical changing station - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of container electrical changing station, including：Global function container and charging container；Electric room and accumulator plant are changed equipped with adjacent in global function container, electric room is changed and is connected with accumulator plant by an access way, changes electric room for replacing the battery of vehicle, accumulator plant is used for the battery of storage of cars and the battery to vehicle charges；Charging container is connected to global function container and is connected with accumulator plant；The container that charges is used to charge for the battery of vehicle.The container electrical changing station, which integrates, changes electricity and mass charge function, realizes the multifunction of electrical changing station and integrated.

Description

Container Swap Station

technical field

The invention relates to a container changing station.

Background technique

At present, the emission of vehicle exhaust is still an important factor in environmental pollution. In order to control vehicle exhaust, people have developed natural vehicles, hydrogen fuel vehicles, solar vehicles and electric vehicles to replace fuel vehicles. One of the most promising applications is electric vehicles.

Current electric vehicles mainly include two types: direct charge type and quick change type.

Direct charging is currently mainly used in some small cars, for example, taxis and family cars. As a direct charging electric vehicle, the charging pile built on the ground is currently used to pile up the vehicles for charging. However, charging piles are not only inconvenient to manage, but also with the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, it is difficult to realize centralized charging management for electric vehicles.

The quick-change type is currently mainly used in the public transport system. The on-board power battery of the electric bus is quickly changed through the quick-change station, so as to realize the online continuous operation of the electric bus. However, the current quick-change stations all have the problems of single function and loose modules.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defects of single function and loose modules in the prior art, and provide a multi-functional and integrated container exchange station.

The present invention solves the above technical problems through the following technical solutions:

A container exchange station, which includes: a full-featured container and a charging container;

The full-function container is equipped with an adjacent battery exchange room and a charging room. The battery exchange room and the charging room are connected through an access channel. The battery exchange room is used to replace the battery of the vehicle. Charging batteries;

The charging container is connected to the full-function container and communicated with the charging room;

The charging container is used to charge the vehicle's battery.

Preferably, the charging container is placed vertically relative to the full-function container.

Preferably, the first side of the charging chamber is provided with access passages, the second side of the charging chamber is open and leads to the charging container, and the first side is adjacent to the second side.

Preferably, the container battery swapping station further includes: a battery swap trolley, a stacker, and a first charging rack;

The battery-swapping trolley is set in a full-featured container and can move back and forth between the battery-swapping room and the charging room. The battery-swapping trolley is used to replace the battery on the vehicle in the battery-swapping room;

The first charging is set up in the charging room;

The palletizer is used to transfer the battery between the first charging rack and the battery replacement trolley, and the palletizer can reciprocate between the charging room and the charging container.

Preferably, the first charging rack includes a charging bin, a new bin and an old bin;

The charging compartment is used to charge the vehicle's battery, the new compartment is used to store the fully charged vehicle battery, and the old compartment is used to store the battery removed from the vehicle.

Preferably, the charging room is also provided with a first power distribution cabinet and a main control cabinet, the first power distribution cabinet is used to supply power to the first charging rack, and the main control cabinet is used to supply power to the battery swap trolley and the palletizer.

Preferably, the container exchange station further includes: a second charging rack and a palletizer;

The second charging rack is installed in the charging container, and a plurality of charging bins are arranged on the second charging rack;

The palletizer is used to pick and place the batteries on the second charging rack, and the palletizer can reciprocate between the charging room and the charging container and transfer the batteries between the charging room and the second charging rack.

Preferably, the second charging rack is located on both sides of the movement route of the palletizer.

Preferably, a second power distribution cabinet is provided inside the charging container, and the second power distribution cabinet is used to supply power to the second charging stand.

Preferably, the second power distribution cabinet is arranged on a side of the second charging rack away from the full-function container.

Preferably, a monitoring room is also provided in the full-function container, and the power exchange room is located between the monitoring room and the charging room; a monitoring device is provided in the monitoring room, and the monitoring equipment is used to monitor the working status of the power exchange room, the charging room and the charging container .

The positive and progressive effect of the present invention lies in that the container battery exchange station integrates battery exchange and batch charging functions, and realizes the multi-function and integration of the battery exchange station.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a container exchange station according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal plane structure of the container exchange station according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of a container exchange station according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a partial three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a container exchange station according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged structural schematic diagram of part A in FIG. 4 .

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a partial installation structure of a container switching station according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs:

10 container swap station

20 fully functional containers

21 Power exchange room

22 Charging compartment

221 The first power distribution cabinet

222 main control cabinet

223 The first charging stand

23 Monitoring room

231 Monitoring equipment

24 battery swap trolley

25 palletizer

26 ports

30 charging containers

31 Second charging stand

32 Second distribution cabinet

33 openings

41 first corner piece

42 Second corner piece

500 positioning guide mechanism

510 guide pin

511 Second base

512 guide post

520 guide positioning seat

521 First base

522 guide positioning plate

523 guide positioning groove

61 First track

62 Second track

63 connecting track

70 quick clamp

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described by means of embodiments below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of the described embodiments.

As shown in FIGS. 1-2 , the container swapping station 10 includes: a full-function container 20 and a charging container 30 .

The full-function container 20 is provided with an adjacent battery exchange room 21 and a charging room 22. The battery exchange room 21 and the charging room 22 are connected through an access channel. The battery exchange room 21 is used to replace the battery of the vehicle, and the charging room 22 is used to store the vehicle's battery and charge the vehicle's battery. There is also a monitoring room 23 in the full-function container 20, and the battery exchange room 21 is located between the monitoring room 23 and the charging room 22; a monitoring device 231 is provided in the monitoring room 23, and the monitoring device 231 is used to monitor the battery exchange room 21 and the charging room. 22 and the working state of the charging container 30. In this embodiment, a monitoring room 23 is provided beside the power exchange room 21, and various monitoring devices 231 are arranged in the monitoring room 23, so as to monitor the situation in the power exchange room 21 nearby and in real time.

Optionally, the monitoring room 23 may not be provided, but the monitoring equipment 231 may be provided in the power exchange room 21 and the charging room 22 or outside the container exchange station 10 .

The charging container 30 is connected to the full-function container 20 and communicates with the charging room 22; the charging container 30 is used for charging the battery of the vehicle. The charging container 30 communicates with the full-function container 20 through the interface 26 on the full-function container 20 . One side of the charging container 30 has an opening 33 , and the opening 33 is docked with the interface 26 of the full-function container 20 . In this embodiment, the charging container 30 is placed vertically relative to the full-function container 20 . One side of the charging chamber 22 is provided with an access channel, and the interface 26 is provided on the side adjacent to this side, as shown in FIG. 2 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the full-function container 20 and the charging container 30 pass through the first corner fittings 41 arranged at the four corners of the interface 26 of the full-function container 20 and the second corner fittings 41 arranged at the four corners of the opening 33 of the charging container 30 . The mutual locking of the corner pieces 42 is connected to each other. A bridge lock (not shown in the figure) is detachably connected between the first corner piece 41 and the second corner piece 42, and the bridge lock makes the first corner piece 41 and the second corner piece 42 lock each other, thereby fully functional The interface 26 of the container 20 is docked with the opening 33 of the charging container 30 and the full-function container 20 and the charging container 30 are fixed to each other. The first corner fitting 41 and the second corner fitting 42 are detachably connected through a bridge lock, so that the full-function container 20 and the charging container 30 can be disassembled very conveniently.

As shown in Figure 4-5, a positioning guide mechanism 500 is also provided in the container exchange station to make the first rail 61 in the full-function container 20 and the second rail 62 in the charging container 30 dock on the same straight line to ensure The docking accuracy of the first rail 61 and the second rail 62, so that after the full-function container 20 and the charging container 30 are closed to form a complete container exchange station, the palletizer 25 described below can move smoothly from the first rail 61 to the second rail. Two rails 62 to complete the operation of transferring batteries between the charging chamber and the second charging stand. A connecting track 63 is also provided between the first track 61 and the second track 62, and the two ends of the connecting track 63 are connected to the first track 61 and the second track 62 respectively, so that the stacker 25 can pass through the first track more smoothly and reliably. The junction of the first track 61 and the second track 62 .

The positioning guide mechanism 500 includes a first positioning guide assembly and a second positioning guide assembly. The first positioning guide assembly is detachably connected to the bottom surface of the full-function container 20 , close to the interface 26 . The second positioning guide assembly is detachably connected to the bottom surface of the charging container 30 at a position close to the opening 33 , and engages with the first positioning guide assembly.

The first positioning and guiding component is a guiding pin 510 , and the second positioning and guiding component is a guiding and positioning seat 520 .

The guiding and positioning seat 520 has a guiding and positioning slot 523 for the guiding pin 510 to be locked against. Wherein, the guiding and positioning seat 520 includes a first base 521 and a guiding and positioning plate 522 , the bottom of the first base 521 is connected to the bottom surface of the charging container 30 . One end of the guide positioning plate 522 is connected to the top of the first base 521, the other end of the guide positioning plate 522 has a guide positioning groove 523 recessed into the interior of the charging container 30, and the guide pin 510 is against the bottom of the guide positioning groove 523 . The guide positioning groove 523 includes a guide slide groove and a position limiting opening arranged in sequence, and the guide pin 510 abuts against the bottom of the position limit opening. increase.

In addition, the guide pin 510 includes a second base 511 and a guide post 512, the bottom of the second base 511 of the guide pin 510 is connected to the bottom surface of the full-function container 20, and the guide post 512 is connected to the second base of the guide pin 510. On the top of the base 511 , the guide column 512 abuts against the bottom of the guide positioning groove 523 .

Optionally, the structures of the first guide assembly and the second guide assembly can be interchanged.

In this embodiment, the container exchange station includes two positioning and guiding mechanisms 500, the first positioning and guiding components of the two positioning and guiding mechanisms 500 are respectively located on both sides of the first track 61, and the two positioning and guiding mechanisms 500 The second positioning guide assembly is respectively located on two sides of the second track 62 . Two positioning and guiding mechanisms 500 are respectively arranged on both sides of the track, so that the docking of the first track 61 and the second track 62 is faster and more accurate. Of course, those skilled in the art can also set the number of positioning and guiding mechanisms 500 as required.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the first positioning guide assembly and the second positioning guide assembly can be engaged with each other through the quick clamp 70 , so as to quickly realize the relative positioning between the full-function container 20 and the charging container 30 .

In this embodiment, the charging container 30 is vertically connected to the side of the full-function container 20 . Optionally, the charging container 30 can also be connected with the full-function container 20 in a "one" shape, or be arranged above or below the full-function container 20 .

When the charging container 30 is arranged above or below the full-function container 20, the moving track of the stacker 25 is laid in the up-down direction, and the stacker 25 transfers the battery to the top of the full-function container 20 along the moving track. or in the charging container 30 below, or an elevator is set to lift the stacker 25 so that the battery can be transferred to the charging container 30 above or below the full-function container 20 .

The full-function container 20 is equipped with: a battery exchange trolley 24 , a stacker 25 and a first charging stand 223 .

The battery exchange trolley 24 can move back and forth between the battery exchange room 21 and the charging room 22 . The first charging stand 223 is located in the charging chamber 22 . The palletizer 25 is used to transfer the battery between the first charging rack 223 and the battery exchange trolley 24, transfer the fully charged battery on the first charging rack 223 to the battery exchange trolley 24, and place the battery on the battery exchange trolley 24 to be charged. The battery is transferred to the first charging rack 223, and the palletizer 25 can reciprocate between the charging room 22 and the charging container 30.

The first charging rack 223 includes a charging bin, a new bin and an old bin. The charging compartment is used to charge the vehicle's battery, the new compartment is used to store the fully charged vehicle battery, and the old compartment is used to store the battery removed from the vehicle.

There is also a first power distribution cabinet 221 and a main control cabinet 222 in the charging room 22. The first power distribution cabinet 221 is used to supply power to the first charging rack 223, and the main control cabinet 222 is used to supply power to the battery replacement trolley 24 and the palletizer. 25 power supply.

The charging container 30 is provided with a second charging stand 31 . The second charging rack 31 is arranged in the charging container 30 , and a plurality of charging compartments are arranged on the second charging rack 31 . The palletizer 25 can also take and place the batteries on the second charging rack 31 , and can transfer the batteries between the first charging rack 223 and the second charging rack 31 .

Both the first charging rack 223 and the second charging rack 31 are located on both sides of the moving route of the palletizer 25 . The palletizer 25 can pick and place batteries from the charging racks on both sides respectively, which improves the space utilization rate of the container swapping station 10 .

A second power distribution cabinet 32 is arranged inside the charging container 30 , and the second power distribution cabinet 32 is used to supply power to the second charging rack 31 . The charging container 30 distributes power separately from the full-function container 20 , and its charging process is not affected by the full-function container 20 .

The second power distribution cabinet 32 is disposed on a side of the second charging rack 31 away from the full-function container 20 . The second power distribution cabinet 32 is separated from the first power distribution cabinet 221 , which is safer and will not increase the travel distance of the palletizer 25 due to the addition of the second power distribution cabinet 32 .

Both the first charging stand 223 and the second charging stand 31 are provided with a detection device, which detects the working state of the first charging stand 223 and the second charging stand 31, and the monitoring device 231 receives the working state data sent by the detection device and performs The working status data sends execution instructions to the palletizer 25 . Specifically, the detection device can detect an empty old warehouse on the first charging rack 223, and transmit the signal to the monitoring device 231, and the monitoring device 231 controls the palletizer 25 to convert the battery received from the battery replacement trolley 24 according to the received signal. Batteries are shipped to the corresponding empty old warehouse. The detection device can also detect whether the second charging rack 31 and the battery on the charging compartment of the second charging rack 31 are full or whether there is an empty charging compartment, and transmit the signal to the monitoring device 231, and the monitoring device 231 , control the palletizer 25 to transport the fully charged battery from the charging bin to the new bin or transport the uncharged battery from the old bin to the charging bin. The monitoring device 231 selects and controls the palletizer 25 to put the battery into the first charging rack 223 or the charging compartment of the second charging rack 31 for charging as required. Preferably, the monitoring device 231 controls the palletizer 25 to preferentially put the battery into the charging compartment of the first charging rack 223 for charging.

The power exchange process of the container exchange station 10 is briefly described below.

The vehicle drives through the uphill ramp (the up and down ramp is not shown in FIG. 2 ) into the clamping lane in the battery exchange room, and the battery exchange trolley 24 enters the clamping lane to unload the vehicle's battery, and removes the battery from the battery exchange room 21 Transport to the charging room 22 and transfer the battery to the palletizer 25, the palletizer 25 puts the battery into the old warehouse on the charging rack, and takes out the fully charged battery from the new warehouse, and transfers the fully charged battery to the replacement trolley 24. After receiving the fully charged battery, the battery exchange trolley 24 transports the battery from the charging room 22 to the battery exchange room 21, and installs the fully charged battery on the vehicle. After the vehicle is loaded with a fully charged battery, the full-featured container 20 is rolled out from the downhill ramp. After the palletizer 25 transfers the fully charged battery to the battery replacement trolley 24, the palletizer 25 puts the battery in the old warehouse into the first charging rack 223 or the second charging rack 31 according to the instructions sent by the monitoring device 231. Charging in the charging compartment.

The container battery swapping station 10 integrates the functions of battery swapping and batch charging, and realizes the multifunctionality and integration of the battery swapping station.

In describing the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", The orientation or positional relationship indicated by "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying the referred device Or elements must have a certain orientation, be constructed and operate in a certain orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the invention.

Although the specific implementation of the present invention has been described above, those skilled in the art should understand that this is only an example, and the protection scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims. Those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principle and essence of the present invention, but these changes and modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

1. A container exchange station, characterized in that it includes: a full-featured container and a charging container; The full-function container is provided with an adjacent battery exchange room and a charging room, the battery exchange room communicates with the charging room through an access channel, the battery exchange room is used to replace the battery of the vehicle, and the charging room To store and charge the battery of the vehicle; The charging container is connected to the full-function container and communicates with the charging room; The charging container is used to charge the battery of the vehicle. 2. The container-swapping station according to claim 1, wherein the charging container is placed vertically relative to the full-function container. 3. The container exchange station according to claim 2, wherein the first side of the charging room is provided with the access passage, the second side of the charging room is open and leads to the charging container, the The first side is adjacent to the second side. 4. The container exchange station according to claim 1, characterized in that, the container exchange station further comprises: a battery exchange trolley, a stacker and a first charging stand; The battery exchange trolley is set in the full-function container and can move back and forth between the battery exchange room and the charging room. The battery exchange trolley is used to replace the battery on the vehicle in the battery exchange room ; The first charging rack is installed in the charging chamber; The palletizer is used to transfer the battery between the first charging rack and the battery swap trolley, and the palletizer can reciprocate between the charging room and the charging container. 5. The container exchange station according to claim 4, characterized in that, the first charging rack includes a charging bin, a new bin and an old bin; The charging compartment is used to charge the battery of the vehicle, the new compartment is used to store the fully charged battery of the vehicle, and the old compartment is used to store the battery removed from the vehicle. 6. The container exchange station according to claim 4, wherein a first power distribution cabinet and a main control cabinet are further provided in the charging room, and the first power distribution cabinet is used for charging the first charging rack. Power supply, the main control cabinet is used to supply power to the battery swap trolley and palletizer. 7. The container exchange station according to claim 1, characterized in that, the container exchange station further comprises: a second charging rack and a stacker; The second charging rack is installed in the charging container, and a plurality of charging bins are arranged on the second charging rack; The palletizer is used to pick and place the batteries on the second charging rack, the palletizer can reciprocate between the charging room and the charging container and move between the charging room and the second charging rack transfer batteries between them. 8. The container exchange station according to claim 7, wherein the second charging rack is located on both sides of the moving route of the stacker. 9 . The container swapping station according to claim 7 , wherein a second power distribution cabinet is arranged inside the charging container, and the second power distribution cabinet is used to supply power to the second charging rack. 10 . 10 . The container swapping station according to claim 9 , wherein the second power distribution cabinet is arranged on a side of the second charging rack away from the full-function container. 11 . 11. The container power exchange station according to claim 1, characterized in that, a monitoring room is also provided in the full-function container, and the power exchange room is located between the monitoring room and the charging room; the monitoring room A monitoring device is provided in the room, and the monitoring device is used to monitor the working status of the battery exchange room, the charging room and the charging container.