CN117325816A

CN117325816A - Array type power exchange station and energy station

Info

Publication number: CN117325816A
Application number: CN202310800833.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张建平; 黄春华
Original assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-01
Filing date: 2023-06-30
Publication date: 2024-01-02
Also published as: CN117325701A; CN117325815A; CN117325819A; CN220764335U; CN220374341U; WO2024002371A1; CN117325810A; CN220374483U; CN117325811A; CN220374340U; CN220764337U; WO2024002372A1; WO2024002367A1; CN117325809A; CN117325814A; CN220430111U; WO2024002369A1; CN220884338U; CN220764336U; CN117325820A

Abstract

The invention discloses an array type power exchange station and an energy station. This array type trades power station and energy station carries out battery replacement through setting up first array unit to two cars simultaneously on two trades the power station to two trades the power station and does not influence each other, trades electric efficiency higher. The plurality of first array units are arranged in parallel along the driving direction, the layout is regular, the vehicle power conversion process is more orderly, more power conversion stations are provided, and power conversion services can be provided for more vehicles.

Description

Array type power exchange station and energy station

The present application claims priority from chinese patent application CN202210775612.2, whose application date is 2022, 7, 1. The present application refers to the entirety of the above-mentioned chinese patent application.

Technical Field

The invention relates to an array type power exchange station and an energy station.

Background

In recent years, new energy automobiles develop rapidly, electric vehicles which rely on storage batteries as driving energy have the advantages of zero emission and low noise, along with the increasing market share and use frequency of the electric vehicles, battery replacement stations for providing battery replacement places for the electric vehicles with electric vehicles are also increasingly popular, but the existing battery replacement stations have larger occupied area, long station construction period and high cost, cannot meet the requirements of quick batch station construction in a short time, and have the situations of waste of battery replacement resources in the areas with low vehicle density and low operation pressure, meanwhile, the existing battery replacement stations need to lift the vehicles to replace electricity, the electricity replacement process is troublesome, and certain potential safety hazards exist; the universality of the battery packs with different sizes of the battery exchange equipment of the existing battery exchange station is poor; and the existing power exchange station has fewer power exchange stations, the layout of the power exchange stations is unreasonable, and the overall efficiency is lower.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of unreasonable layout and low power conversion efficiency of a power conversion station in the prior art and provides an array power conversion station and an energy station.

The invention solves the technical problems by the following technical scheme:

an array type power exchange station, which comprises a first array unit formed by two power exchange stations oppositely arranged in a direction perpendicular to a driving direction, wherein each power exchange station comprises a charging module and a vehicle carrying platform, and the two vehicle carrying platforms are positioned between the two charging modules.

In this scheme, charge the battery that the vehicle was dismantled through the module that charges, provide the vehicle through the carrier platform and berth to carry out the operation platform of trading the electricity. The first array unit comprises two power exchanging stations, battery replacement can be carried out on two vehicles at the same time, the two power exchanging stations are not mutually influenced, and the power exchanging efficiency is high.

Preferably, a plurality of the first array units arranged in parallel form the array type power exchange station along the driving direction.

In the scheme, the plurality of first array units are arranged in parallel along the driving direction, the layout is regular, the vehicle power conversion process is more orderly, more power conversion stations are provided, and power conversion services can be provided for more vehicles.

Preferably, in the driving direction, the charging modules of the plurality of first array units are accommodated in a same box.

In this scheme, the box has played the guard action for charging the module, and the module that charges can not receive outside adverse circumstances's influence, if in sleet weather, still can normally work, has improved the life of the module that charges to a plurality of charging module hold with in the same box, reduced construction cost.

Preferably, adjacent vehicle-carrying platforms are positioned on the same straight line along the driving direction.

In the scheme, the arrangement is adopted, so that a plurality of vehicle carrying platforms of the array type power exchange station are distributed regularly, and vehicles can orderly enter and exit the vehicle carrying platforms to exchange batteries.

Preferably, two adjacent charging modules are arranged in an abutting manner along the driving direction.

In this scheme, adopt above-mentioned butt setting, the overall arrangement is compact, and occupation space is few, can provide more quantity in limited occupation space and trade the electric station.

Preferably, a standby lane is arranged between two opposite power exchange stations along the direction perpendicular to the driving direction;

or a partition is arranged between the two opposite power exchange stations along the direction perpendicular to the driving direction.

In the scheme, through setting up the reserve lane, can provide sufficient space for the vehicle is current, is favorable to the traffic and waiting of vehicle, and the electricity that trades of place ahead vehicle can not influence the traffic of rear vehicle, has improved user experience and has felt. Through setting up the wall, the power exchange station in every first array unit is not interfered each other, can not take place to interfere between the vehicle, and is safer.

Preferably, the width of the backup lane is greater than the width of a vehicle parked on the vehicle-carrying platform.

In the scheme, the spare lane and the vehicles adopt the width-size relationship, so that the vehicles can pass through enough space, and the passing efficiency is facilitated.

Preferably, the charging module comprises a charging frame and a battery transferring device, and the vehicle carrying platform, the battery transferring device and the charging frame are sequentially arranged in the direction perpendicular to the driving direction.

In this scheme, charge for the battery of change through the charging frame, change, transport through battery transfer equipment and the battery on the charging frame. Adopt above-mentioned car-carrying platform, battery transfer equipment and the power station that trades of charging frame of setting gradually, rationally distributed can reduce the battery package and change the travel distance in-process, and battery package change efficiency is higher.

Preferably, the power exchange station further comprises power exchange equipment and a foundation, wherein the power exchange equipment conveys batteries between the battery transfer equipment and the vehicle-mounted platforms, the charging rack, the battery transfer equipment and the plurality of vehicle-mounted platforms are all arranged on the foundation, and the foundation comprises a moving channel for the power exchange equipment to move along the horizontal direction; and along the direction perpendicular to the driving direction, the moving channels of the foundations of the two opposite power exchange stations are communicated.

In this scheme, change, transport through battery transfer equipment and the battery on the charging frame, carry the battery between battery transfer equipment and carrier platform through foretell battery replacement equipment to realized dismantling the battery that lacks on the vehicle and transporting to charging frame on charging, perhaps transporting full electric battery on the charging frame to vehicle department and installing.

By adopting the arrangement, the foundation plays a role in bearing and fixing the charging frame, the battery transferring equipment and the vehicle carrying platform.

The foundation provides a moving channel for the power conversion equipment, the power conversion equipment moves in the foundation along the moving channel, the moving track cannot deviate, and the power conversion equipment moves stably. The moving channels of the foundations of the two opposite power exchange stations are communicated, so that the foundation construction is convenient, the construction procedures can be reduced, the workload is reduced, and the efficiency of building the foundation is improved. Moreover, the adoption of the communicated moving channels enables the power exchange equipment to be shared between the oppositely arranged power exchange stations, improves the utilization rate of the power exchange equipment and saves energy.

Preferably, the power exchange station further comprises power exchange equipment, wherein the power exchange equipment is used for exchanging batteries with a vehicle, the power exchange equipment comprises a lower frame and an upper frame, and the lower frame comprises a first frame and a second frame which are arranged at intervals along the horizontal displacement direction; the upper frame comprises a third frame arranged at the upper part of the first frame and a fourth frame arranged at the upper part of the second frame;

the power conversion equipment also comprises a width adjusting mechanism and/or a length adjusting mechanism,

the width adjusting mechanism is arranged at the interval between the first frame and the second frame and comprises two output ends respectively connected with the first frame and the second frame, and the width adjusting mechanism drives the first frame and the second frame to move through the output ends;

the length adjusting mechanism is used for driving the lower frame and the upper frame to move along the running direction of the vehicle.

In this scheme, divide into first frame and the second frame of interval distribution with lower part frame, can reduce space occupation, the structure is compacter to for width adjustment mechanism provides installation space. The distribution of the upper frame is matched with that of the lower frame, and the space utilization rate is high. The interval distance between the first frame and the second frame can be controlled through the width adjusting mechanism, and then battery packs with different sizes can be matched, so that the universality is wider. The position adjustment range and the positioning accuracy of the battery replacement equipment are improved through length adjustment, and more vehicle types and battery packs with more specifications can be adapted.

Preferably, the vehicle carrying platform comprises a battery pack replacement port, and the length of the battery replacement port in the direction perpendicular to the driving direction exceeds the distance between the inner sides of the left wheel and the right wheel; and/or the length of the battery replacement port in the driving direction exceeds the inner side distance of the front and rear wheels.

In the scheme, the battery replacement port is arranged, so that the battery of the vehicle is convenient to replace, and the vehicle does not need to be lifted; the battery replacement port adopts the length and the size in the different directions, the battery replacement space is more sufficient, the difficulty of battery replacement is reduced, and the electric vehicle can be allowed to adopt a battery pack with larger volume.

Preferably, the distance between any adjacent vehicle carrying platforms or the distance between the vehicle carrying platforms and the charging module is larger than the preset distance along the driving direction or perpendicular to the driving direction, so that vehicles on any vehicle carrying platforms can drive out or drive in.

In this scheme, through above-mentioned setting, provide enough space for the free business turn over carrier platform of vehicle, ensure the efficiency that the vehicle business turn over trades the power station.

The energy station is rebuilt based on a gas station, the energy station comprises the array type power exchange station, and the top of the charging module is connected to a ceiling of the energy station.

In this scheme, the ceiling is connected with the top of charging module, and the ceiling has fixed effect to charging module, and charging module and ceiling integration are with the help of the ceiling, and charging module's fixed is more stable to, the ceiling still possesses shielding effect to charging module.

The invention has the positive progress effects that: this array type trades power station and energy station carries out battery replacement through setting up first array unit to two cars simultaneously on two trades the power station to two trades the power station and does not influence each other, trades electric efficiency higher. The plurality of first array units are arranged in parallel along the driving direction, the layout is regular, the vehicle power conversion process is more orderly, more power conversion stations are provided, and power conversion services can be provided for more vehicles.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an array type power exchange station in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a first array unit (in which a vehicle is parked) according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a plan view (without a vehicle) of a first array unit of embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another first array unit according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a power conversion device in a foundation according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a foundation according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7a is a schematic structural diagram of a power conversion device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a power conversion device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 7c is a schematic view showing the structure of the upper and lower frames of embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7d is a schematic diagram of the structure of the power conversion device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, except for the hydraulic oil tank and the electric control device;

fig. 7e is a schematic structural diagram of the battery exchange device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention with the third frame and the fourth frame removed;

fig. 7f is a schematic structural diagram of a second length adjustment mechanism of the battery exchange apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7g is a schematic structural diagram of an unlocking mechanism of the battery exchange device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle platform according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

vehicle platform 100

Battery replacement port 110

Wheel alignment device 120

Moving door 130

First moving part 131

Second moving part 132

Horizontal driving device 133

Battery changing device 200

Lifting mechanism 210

Horizontal displacement mechanism 220

Roller 221

Belt 222

Lower frame 230

First frame 231

Second frame 232

Vehicle positioning portion 233

Unlocking mechanism 2332

Upper frame 240

Third frame 241

Fourth frame 242

Elastic floating member 243

Battery tray 244

Length adjustment mechanism 250

First length adjusting mechanism 251

Hydraulic cylinder 2511

Telescopic rod 2512

First length rail 2513

Movable platform 2514

Second length adjustment mechanism 252

Hydraulic cylinder 2521

Telescopic rod 2522

Second length connection 2523

Width adjustment mechanism 260

Hydraulic cylinder 261

Telescopic rod 262

Connecting transmission member 263

Hydraulic oil tank 270

Electric control device 280

Foundation 300

Track 310

Charging rack mounting area 320

Battery transfer apparatus mounting area 330

Vehicle platform mounting area 340

Carrier 350

Preset gap 360

Battery exchange station 400

Charging module 401

Charging rack 410

Battery transfer apparatus 420

Vehicle 500

Battery pack 600

Spare lane 700

Partition 800

First array unit 910

Traveling direction A

Detailed Description

The invention is further illustrated by means of the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1-8, the present embodiment provides an array type power exchange station comprising a first array unit 910 formed by two power exchange stations 400 arranged opposite each other in a direction perpendicular to a driving direction a, each power exchange station 400 comprising a charging module 401 and a vehicle carrying platform 100, the two vehicle carrying platforms 100 being located between the two charging modules 401.

The array type battery replacing station charges a battery detached from the vehicle 500 through the charging module 401, and the vehicle loading platform 100 provides a platform for the vehicle 500 to stop and serves as an operation platform for replacing the battery with the vehicle 500. Each first array unit 910 includes two power exchanging stations, which can exchange batteries of two vehicles at the same time, and the left and right power exchanging stations 400 are not affected by each other, so that the power exchanging efficiency is high.

As shown in fig. 1, the array type power exchange station includes a plurality of first array units 910 disposed in parallel along a driving direction a.

The plurality of first array units 910 are arranged in parallel along the driving direction a, so that the layout is regular, the power exchanging process of the vehicle 500 is more ordered, and more power exchanging sites are provided, so that power exchanging services can be provided for more vehicles 500.

In the present embodiment, among the front-rear parallel array units, the front-rear vehicle 500, the vehicle platform 100, and the like correspond to each other in the traveling direction a, and the layout is regular, and the array unit thus laid out is referred to as a first array unit 910. The first array unit 910 having such a layout facilitates construction of the power exchange station, which is advantageous in saving construction costs. In other embodiments, according to the arrangement effect of each component device of the power exchange station, the spacing and layout of each component device can be adjusted accordingly to form different array unit forms. The number of first array units 910 may also be adjusted accordingly, depending on the size of the station.

In the driving direction a, the charging modules 401 of the plurality of first array units 910 are accommodated in the same box (not shown). That is, as shown in fig. 1, four charging modules 401 on the left side of four first array units 910 are all accommodated in the same casing, and four charging modules 401 on the right side of the four first array units 910 are also all accommodated in the same casing.

The box has played the guard action for charging module 401, and charging module 401 can not receive outside adverse circumstances's influence, like in sleet weather, still can normal operating, has improved charging module 401's life to in a plurality of charging module 401 hold and the same box, reduced construction cost.

In the driving direction a, adjacent vehicle platforms 100 are on the same line, i.e., the front and rear vehicle platforms 100 are on the same line. With such an arrangement, the plurality of vehicle platforms 100 of the array type power exchanging station are distributed regularly, and the vehicles 500 can sequentially enter and exit the vehicle platforms 100 for battery exchange.

In this embodiment, two adjacent charging modules 401 are disposed in abutment along the driving direction a. By adopting the abutting arrangement, the layout is compact, the occupied space is small, and more power exchange stations can be provided in the limited occupied space.

As shown in fig. 1-3, a backup lane 700 is provided between two oppositely disposed battery stations 400 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel a.

By arranging the standby lane 700, sufficient space can be provided for the vehicle 500 to pass, the passing and waiting of the vehicle 500 are facilitated, the power change of the vehicle 500 in front can not influence the passing of the vehicle 500 in rear, and the user experience is improved.

Wherein the width of the backup lane 700 is greater than the width of the vehicle 500 parked on the loading platform 100. The spare lane 700 and the vehicle 500 adopt such a width-size relationship, so that the vehicle 500 can pass through a sufficient space, and the passing efficiency is facilitated.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, a partition 800 is provided between two oppositely disposed stations 400 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel a. By providing the partition 800, the power exchange stations 400 in each first array unit 910 do not interfere with each other, so that the vehicles 500 do not interfere with each other, and safety is improved. In other embodiments, the backup lanes 700 may be disposed on two sides of the partition 800, so that the vehicles 500 entering and exiting the left and right power exchange stations 400 may pass through the backup lanes 700 on one side, which ensures that the vehicles 500 traveling in front and back and the left and right backup lanes 700 are not interfered with each other, and better ensures safety.

In this embodiment, along the driving direction a or perpendicular to the driving direction a, the distance between any adjacent vehicle-carrying platforms 100 or the distance between the vehicle-carrying platform 100 and the charging module 401 is greater than the preset distance, so that the vehicles on any vehicle-carrying platform 100 can exit or enter. Through the arrangement, enough space is provided for the vehicle to freely enter and exit the vehicle carrying platform, and the efficiency of the vehicle entering and exiting the power exchange station is ensured.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the battery exchange station 400, each of the charging modules 401 includes a charging rack 410 and a battery transferring device 420, and in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction a, the cart platform 100, the battery transferring device 420, and the charging rack 410 are disposed in this order.

The battery replacement station 400 charges the replaced battery through the charging rack 410, and the battery replacement station and the battery on the charging rack 410 are replaced and transferred through the battery transfer equipment 420. Adopt above-mentioned power station 400 that trades that sets gradually carrier platform 100, battery transfer equipment 420 and charging frame 410, the overall arrangement is reasonable, can reduce the travel distance of battery package 600 in the change process, and battery package 600 changes efficiency higher.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5-6, the power exchange station 400 further includes a foundation 300 and a power exchange device 200, and a charging rack 410, a battery transfer device 420, and a plurality of vehicle platforms 100 are all disposed on the foundation 300. The foundation 300 has the functions of bearing and fixing the charging frame 410, the battery transferring device 420 and the vehicle carrying platform 100.

The foundation 300 includes a moving channel for the battery-changing device 200 to move in a horizontal direction, and the rails 310 are matched with rollers of the battery-changing device 200, so that the battery-changing device 200 slides horizontally on the rails 310, the moving path of the battery-changing device 200 in the foundation 300 is guided by the rails 310, and the battery-changing device 200 moves stably.

The foundation 300 further includes a charging rack mounting area 320, a battery transfer equipment mounting area 330, a vehicle platform mounting area 340, and a load carrying portion 350 (not shown). The charging stand mounting area 320 provides a mounting space for the charging stand 410, facilitating the mounting and fixing of the charging stand 410. The battery transfer apparatus mounting area 330 provides a mounting space for the battery transfer apparatus 420, facilitating the mounting and securing of the battery transfer apparatus 420. The vehicle platform installation area 340 is concave downwards, provides installation space for the vehicle platform 100, and is convenient for installation and fixing of the vehicle platform 100. The bearing part 350 is arranged at the upper opening of the foundation 300 and is used for sealing the foundation 300, and by arranging the bearing part 350, the upper surface of the foundation 300 can be sealed, and the vehicle 500 and pedestrians can not fall into the foundation 300, so that the safety is improved.

The depth of the foundation 300 is greater than the total thickness of the vehicle platform 100, the battery pack 600, the battery exchange device 200, and the preset gap 360; the foundation 300 provides sufficient space for the installation of the battery changing device 200 and the replacement work of the battery pack 600. The predetermined gap 360 is the height occupied by the extension mechanism of the battery transfer apparatus 420 for transferring the battery pack 600 from the battery changing apparatus 200.

Wherein the moving channels of the foundations 300 of two oppositely arranged power exchange stations 400 are communicated in a direction perpendicular to the driving direction a.

The foundation 300 provides a moving channel for the power conversion device 200, the power conversion device 200 moves along the moving channel in the foundation 300, the moving track cannot deviate, and the power conversion device 200 moves stably. The moving channels of the foundations 300 of the two opposite power exchange stations 400 are communicated, so that the construction of the foundations 300 is facilitated, the construction procedures can be reduced, the workload is reduced, and the efficiency of building the station is improved. Moreover, the adoption of the communicated moving channels enables the power conversion equipment 200 to be shared among the oppositely arranged power conversion stations 400, so that the utilization rate of the power conversion equipment 200 is improved, and energy sources are saved.

The battery changing apparatus 200 transfers the battery between the battery transferring apparatus 420 and the vehicle loading platform 100, and changes the battery with the vehicle 500.

The battery replacement station 400 is replaced and transported by the battery transportation equipment 420 and the battery on the charging frame 410, and the battery is transported between the battery transportation equipment 420 and the vehicle carrying platform 100 by the battery replacement equipment 200, so that the battery with the power shortage on the vehicle 500 is detached and transported to the charging frame 410 for charging, or the battery with the power full on the charging frame 410 is transported to the vehicle 500 for installation.

In particular, as shown in fig. 7a-7g, the power conversion apparatus 200 includes a lifting mechanism 210 and a horizontal displacement mechanism 220; the lifting mechanism 210 is used for carrying and lifting the battery pack 600; the horizontal displacement mechanism 220 is used for driving the battery exchange device 200 to move along a horizontal direction, so that battery replacement is facilitated, and the movement direction of the battery exchange device is a direction perpendicular to the driving direction a in fig. 3. The battery replacing device 200 in this embodiment is accurate in positioning, has good universality, and can adapt to different vehicles 500 and battery packs.

The battery exchange apparatus 200 of the present embodiment further includes a lower frame 230 and an upper frame 240, the upper frame 240 is located above the lower frame 230, and the lifting mechanism 210 drives the upper frame 240 and the lower frame 230 to move together in the vertical direction, so that the upper frame and the lower frame can move to the opposite position of the battery pack 600. The lifting mechanism 210 can adjust the vertical distance between the battery pack 600 and the battery changing device 200, so that the battery changing device 200 can conveniently disassemble, assemble and move the battery pack 600.

The lower frame 230 includes a first frame 231 and a second frame 232 disposed at intervals along the horizontal displacement direction; the upper frame 240 includes a third frame 241 disposed at an upper portion of the first frame 231 and a fourth frame 242 disposed at an upper portion of the second frame 232. Dividing the lower frame 230 into the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 which are spaced apart from each other can reduce space occupation, make the structure more compact, and provide an installation space for the width adjustment mechanism 260. The upper frame 240 also includes third and fourth frames 241 and 242 spaced apart from each other so as to be matched with the distribution of the lower frame 230, and the width of the lower frame 230 is adjusted without being limited or blocked by the upper frame 240, and the space utilization is high.

In this embodiment, the upper frame 240 and the lower frame 230 are provided in two parts separately. So that 4 frames can be moved independently.

The bottom of the battery changing device 200 is provided with a roller 221. By providing the roller 221, friction can be reduced. The horizontal displacement mechanism 220 is driven by a belt 222. The belt 222 has the advantages of simple transmission structure, low manufacturing cost, convenient installation and maintenance, and the belt 222 is rich in elasticity, can alleviate impact and vibration, so that the belt 222 runs stably, namely, the horizontal displacement mechanism adopting the belt transmission has good stability and lower cost. The battery changing apparatus 200 further includes a battery tray 244, and the battery tray 244 is mounted on the upper frame 240 by an elastic floating member 243. The battery tray 244 is used for supporting the battery pack, so that the stability of the battery pack in the moving process is improved; the battery tray 244 is elastically connected with the upper frame 240 through the elastic floating member 243, so that the battery pack on the battery tray 244 is in a flexible bearing state, and hard collision of the battery pack in the process of being placed on the battery tray 244 is avoided. The battery exchange apparatus 200 also includes a positioning mechanism for positioning with the electric vehicle 500 and/or the battery pack. The positioning mechanism strengthens the positioning between the battery replacing equipment 200 and the electric automobile, improves the position adjustment range and the positioning precision of the battery replacing equipment 200, and can be adapted to more automobile types or battery packs with more specifications.

In this embodiment, the lifting mechanism 210 includes a folding component, and the folding mechanism folds to drive the battery pack 600 to lift. The lifting mechanism 210 in a folding mode is adopted, the lifting stroke is large, and the occupied space is small in a non-lifting state.

As shown in fig. 7g, in the present embodiment, the positioning mechanism includes a vehicle positioning portion 233 and a battery positioning portion 245, the vehicle positioning portion 233 is for positioning with the vehicle 500, and the battery positioning portion 245 is for positioning with the battery pack;

in this embodiment, the positioning mechanism strengthens the positioning between the battery replacing device 200 and the electric automobile 500 as well as the battery pack, improves the position adjustment range and the positioning precision of the battery replacing device, and can be adapted to more vehicle types and battery packs with more specifications. The battery replacing device 200 is respectively positioned with the electric vehicle and the battery pack to control the relative positions of the electric vehicle, the battery pack and the battery pack during battery replacement, and positioning is more accurate.

As shown in fig. 7g, the battery changing device 200 further includes an unlocking mechanism 2332, wherein the unlocking mechanism 2332 is used for unlocking the battery pack on the vehicle 500; through setting up release mechanism, the convenience is to the change of battery package. The unlocking mechanism is provided on the upper frame 240, and its position can be adjusted by the movement of the upper frame 240 to accommodate different specifications of vehicles 500 and battery packs and to accomplish the unlocking function.

In this embodiment, the upper frame 240 and the lower frame 230 are movably disposed on the battery exchange device 200, and the battery positioning portion 245 and the unlocking mechanism, and the battery tray 244 are disposed on the upper frame 240 and the lower frame 230 and can change positions along with the movement of the upper frame 240 and the lower frame 230, so that the battery tray can be matched with battery packs and vehicles with different specifications to complete the functions of the battery packs and vehicles.

In the present embodiment, the battery tray 244 is disposed on the upper frame 240, and can be adjusted in position by the movement of the upper frame 240 and the lower frame 230 to carry battery packs of different sizes.

The power conversion apparatus 200 further includes a width adjustment mechanism 260 and a length adjustment mechanism 250, where the length adjustment mechanism 250 is configured to drive the lower frame 230 and the upper frame 240 to move along the traveling direction a of the vehicle 500.

The distance between the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 can be controlled by the width adjusting mechanism 260, so that the battery packs 600 with different sizes can be matched, and the universality is wider. The position adjustment range and the positioning accuracy of the battery changing device 200 are improved by the length adjustment, and more vehicle types and more specifications of the battery pack 600 can be adapted.

In the present embodiment, the lower frame 230 and the upper frame 240 have a degree of freedom of movement in the traveling direction L of the vehicle 500, which is achieved by the length adjustment mechanism 250. As shown in fig. 7d, the length adjusting mechanism includes a first length adjusting mechanism 251 and a second length adjusting mechanism 252, wherein the first length adjusting mechanism 251 is respectively connected with the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and the first length adjusting mechanism 251 drives the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 to move; the second length adjusting mechanism 252 is connected with the third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242, and the second length adjusting mechanism 252 drives the third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242 to move.

The first length adjusting mechanism 251 and the second length adjusting mechanism 252 are independently arranged, and respectively adjust and control the lengths of the lower frame 230 and the upper frame 240, so that the lengths of the lower frame and the upper frame are not influenced, the electric power exchanging device is more flexible, and the length adjusting range of the electric power exchanging device can be enlarged.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 7d, the first length adjustment mechanism 251 is disposed on the power exchange device 200, and includes a movable platform 2514, a first length driving unit, and a first length rail 2513, where the movable platform 2514 is driven by the first length driving unit and can further move on the first length rail 2513. The first length rail is fixed to the battery changing device 200 and is disposed along the traveling direction L. The first frame 231 and the second frame 232 are both fixed to the movable platform 2514 and movable with the movement of the movable platform 2514. An advantage of this arrangement is that only one first length driving unit is required to simultaneously drive the first frame 231 and the second frame 232.

In other embodiments, the first length adjusting mechanism may be in other forms, such as a form of using two driving units respectively connected to the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 to respectively drive the movement thereof.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 7d and 7e, two second length adjusting mechanisms 252 are connected to the third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242, respectively. The two second length adjusting mechanisms 252 are respectively disposed on the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and each second length adjusting mechanism has a second length driving unit and a second length connecting portion 2523, the second length driving unit can drive the second length connecting portion 2523 to move along the driving direction L, and the two second length connecting portions 2523 are respectively connected with the third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242.

In this embodiment, the length adjustment mechanism may be hydraulically driven. Specifically, the first length driving unit and the second length driving unit are both hydraulic driving units, the first length driving unit includes a hydraulic cylinder 2511 and a telescopic rod 2512, and the telescopic rod 2512 is connected to the movable platform 2514 through a fixing member and indirectly connected to the first frame 231 and the second frame 232. The first length driving unit includes a hydraulic cylinder 2521 and a telescopic rod 2522, and the telescopic rod 2522 is connected to the third stage 241 and the fourth stage 242 through a second length connection 2523.

The hydraulic cylinder is adopted to provide power, the control is easy, stepless speed regulation can be performed, the overload protection function is realized, compared with mechanical transmission, the length adjusting mechanism is more flexible to arrange, the structure is simple, the driving force is large, and the cost is lower than that of other driving devices.

As shown in fig. 7d and 7e, the battery replacing apparatus 200 further includes a width adjustment mechanism 260, the width adjustment mechanism 260 is disposed at a distance between the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, the width adjustment mechanism 260 includes two output ends respectively connected to the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and the width adjustment mechanism 260 drives the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 to move through the output ends. The distance between the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 can be controlled by the width adjusting mechanism 260, so that different electric vehicles or battery packs can be matched, and the universality is wider.

As shown in fig. 7e, the width adjusting mechanism 260 is also hydraulically driven, and the width adjusting mechanism includes a hydraulic cylinder 261 and a telescopic rod 262 disposed on the hydraulic cylinder 261, wherein the end of the telescopic rod 262 is respectively connected with the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 to form two output ends, and the hydraulic cylinder 261 can be communicated with or sealed from the hydraulic oil tank 270 under the control of the electronic control device 280, so that the telescopic rod 262 extends out of the hydraulic cylinder 261 or is retracted into the hydraulic cylinder 261 to drive the two output ends to move.

In the present embodiment, the hydraulic cylinder 26 and the telescopic link 262 are disposed between the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and are disposed along the traveling direction L. The ends of the telescopic rods 262 are respectively connected; two connecting transmission members 263, one end of the connecting transmission member 263 is rotatably connected with the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and the other end is rotatably connected with the telescopic rod 262. The end of the connection transmission member 263 connected to the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 is an output end. The connecting transmission member 263 is rigid, so that when the telescopic rod 262 moves linearly, the connecting transmission member 263 is driven to move and rotate simultaneously, and the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 are pulled to be close to the width adjusting mechanism 260 or far away from the width adjusting mechanism 260, so that the same linear movement as the moving path of the battery replacing equipment 200 is realized, and the width is adjusted. The first frame 231 and the second frame 232 are slidably disposed on a guide rail fixed to the power conversion apparatus 200 to guide the movement thereof, and the direction of the guide rail is the same as the moving path of the power conversion apparatus 200.

In other embodiments, the width adjustment mechanism 260 may be configured such that two ends of one hydraulic cylinder are provided with telescopic rods, and are connected to the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, respectively. In this solution, the hydraulic cylinder and the telescopic rod are required to be arranged along the running direction of the battery exchange device. Compared with the scheme, the embodiment can realize the effect of moving two ends by connecting the transmission piece 263 only by one telescopic rod, has simpler and more reliable structure, and can also facilitate the connection of the hydraulic pipeline by arranging the width adjusting mechanism and the length adjusting mechanism in the same direction.

Further, the third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242 move in synchronization with the first frame 231 and the second frame 232. The third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242 also follow the first frame 231 and the second frame 232 to adjust synchronously when performing width adjustment, and only one width adjustment mechanism 260 is required to be provided to achieve width adjustment of four frames. The third frame 241 and the fourth frame 242 do not need to be provided with the width adjusting mechanism 260 alone, the structure is more compact, and the cost is reduced.

The width adjusting mechanism adopts a hydraulic cylinder to provide power, is easy to control, can perform stepless speed regulation, has an overload protection function, is more flexible to arrange, has a simple structure and a large driving force, and has lower cost compared with other driving devices.

As shown in fig. 7e, the power conversion apparatus 200 further includes a hydraulic oil tank 270, and the hydraulic oil tank 270 is provided on the power conversion apparatus 200 and moves together with the power conversion apparatus 200. The hydraulic tank 270 moves with the battery changing apparatus 200.

The hydraulic oil tank 270 and the electric control device 280 move together with the power exchange equipment 200, the hydraulic oil tank 270 provides required oil for a hydraulic system on the power exchange equipment 200, the electric control device 280 controls various operations of the power exchange equipment 200, long or more hydraulic pipelines and control cables are prevented from being arranged between the power exchange station 400 and the power exchange equipment 200, and the power exchange equipment 200 cannot interfere with the hydraulic pipelines or the control cables in the moving process, so that the power exchange equipment is more flexible and convenient.

As shown in fig. 7e, the power conversion device 200 further includes an electronic control device 280, and the electronic control device 280 is disposed on the power conversion device 200 and moves together with the power conversion device 200. The electric control device 280 moves along with the battery replacing device 200, a longer control cable is not required to be arranged, and the battery replacing device 200 cannot interfere with the control cable in the moving process, so that the battery replacing device is flexible and convenient.

As shown in fig. 7e, the electronic control device 280 and the hydraulic oil tank 270 are provided on the same side of the power exchanging apparatus 200. The electric control device 280 and the hydraulic oil tank 270 are arranged on the same side of the power conversion equipment 200, only one side space is occupied, the structure is compact, the electric control device is convenient to control the work of the hydraulic oil tank, and the connecting line between the electric control device and the hydraulic oil tank is shortened.

As shown in fig. 7e, the electronic control device 280 and the hydraulic oil tank 270 are disposed on the same side of the battery changing apparatus 200 in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle 500. It is advantageous to reduce the length of the battery changing device 200 in the traveling direction of the vehicle 500.

In this embodiment, the length adjusting mechanism and the width adjusting mechanism are both hydraulically driven, and all hydraulic cylinders are connected to a hydraulic oil tank 270 provided on the electricity changing apparatus, and pressure is supplied from the hydraulic oil tank 270. The hydraulic oil tank 270 is provided with a plurality of parallel output ports which are respectively connected with different hydraulic cylinders, each output port is provided with an electric control valve, and the opening and the closing of each electric control valve are respectively controlled by the electric control device 280, so that the independent control of the length adjusting mechanism, the width adjusting mechanism and the sub-mechanisms thereof is realized.

In addition, the lifting mechanism 210 is also hydraulically driven and controlled by an electronic control unit 280.

In this embodiment, the hydraulic cylinder is used to provide power, which is easy to control, and can perform stepless speed regulation, and has an overload protection function, so that the arrangement of the lifting mechanism 210 is more flexible compared with mechanical transmission, and the lifting mechanism has the advantages of simple structure, large driving force and lower cost compared with other driving devices.

In other embodiments, the length adjusting mechanism, the width adjusting mechanism and the lifting mechanism can adopt other common driving power sources to realize the basic functions besides hydraulic driving, such as a motor scheme and the like, and the driving units of all the devices are replaced by motors and the setting positions and the corresponding other structures are adjusted adaptively.

In other embodiments, the power conversion apparatus 200 may have only the width adjustment mechanism 260 or only the length adjustment mechanism 250, as desired for adjustment.

As shown in fig. 8, in the power exchanging station 400, the vehicle-mounted platform 100 includes a battery exchanging port 110, and the length of the battery exchanging port 110 in the direction perpendicular to the driving direction a exceeds the distance between the inner sides of the left and right wheels; the length of the battery replacement port 110 in the traveling direction a of the vehicle 500 exceeds the front-rear wheel inside distance.

By providing the battery replacement port 110, the battery of the vehicle is convenient to replace, and the vehicle 500 does not need to be lifted; the battery replacement port 110 is provided with the length and the size in the different directions, so that the battery replacement space is more sufficient, the difficulty in battery replacement is reduced, and the electric vehicle can be allowed to adopt a battery pack with larger volume.

The vehicle platform 100 further includes a wheel alignment device 120, and the vehicle 500 is conveniently fixed by the wheel alignment device 120.

The vehicle-mounted platform 100 further comprises a moving door 130, wherein the moving door 130 is installed at the battery replacement port 110 and is used for closing or opening the battery replacement port 110; the movable door 130 is arranged to close and open the battery replacement opening 110, so that on the premise of not influencing battery replacement, the battery replacement opening 110 is closed, and the situation that a vehicle 500 or a pedestrian falls into the battery replacement opening 110 during normal running is avoided, and the safety of battery replacement is improved.

Specifically, the moving door 130 includes relatively separable first and second moving parts 131 and 132, and the first and second moving parts 131 and 132 horizontally move in opposite directions to open or close the battery replacement port 110.

The driving means of the moving door 130 includes a horizontal driving means 133 and a vertical driving means (not shown) provided at the rear surface of the moving door 130 in fig. 8, the vertical driving means driving the moving door 130 to move in a vertical direction, and the horizontal driving means 133 driving the moving door 130 to move in a horizontal direction.

In the present embodiment, the distance between the vehicle 500 on the vehicle-mounted platform 100 and the vehicle 500 in front of and behind the driving direction a, and the distance between the left and right charging modules 401 and the vehicle 500 in the first array unit 910 are set such that any vehicle 500 is directly driven out, and the position of the vehicle 500 does not need to be adjusted back and forth. By setting the spacing between the front and rear vehicles 500, the spacing between the charging modules 401 and the vehicles 500 in the first array unit 910, and the spacing between the left and right vehicles 500 in the first array unit 910, a sufficient space is provided for the vehicles 500 to freely enter and exit, and the efficiency of the vehicles 500 entering and exiting the battery exchange station 400 is ensured.

Example 2

The present embodiment provides an energy station that is modified based on a gas station, and includes an array type power exchange station as in embodiment 1, and the top of the charging module 401 is connected to the ceiling of the energy station.

In this embodiment, the ceiling is connected with the top of the charging module 401, the ceiling has a fixed effect on the charging module 401, the charging module 401 is integrated with the ceiling, the fixing of the charging module 401 is more stable by means of the ceiling, and the ceiling also has a shielding effect on the charging module 401.

The roof of the gas station is arranged on the ground through the upright posts, and the box body for accommodating the charging module 401 is also used for accommodating at least part of the upright posts.

In this embodiment, the stand not only plays the effect of supporting to the ceiling, has the effect of supporting to the box equally, and the installation of box is fixed more convenient and fixed reliable to the box can cover charging module 401 comprehensively, provides better protection.

In this embodiment, the energy station is at least used for battery replacement of two types of battery replacement vehicles, and the locking mode of the battery pack of the battery replacement vehicle type includes at least one of a bolt lock, a rising bead lock, a T-shaped lock, a buckle lock, a rotation lock and a hooking lock.

In the embodiment, the energy station can replace battery packs with different battery changing vehicle types and in various locking modes, and has high universality.

The electric vehicle exchanging type comprises at least one of a passenger vehicle, a heavy truck, a light truck, a micro-surface and a bus.

In this embodiment, the electric vehicle type includes various common vehicle types in the market, and the array type electric vehicle station and the energy station can satisfy the electric vehicle changing requirements of different electric vehicles in the market.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, but such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The array type power exchange station is characterized by comprising a first array unit formed by two power exchange stations which are oppositely arranged in the direction perpendicular to the driving direction, wherein each power exchange station comprises a charging module and a vehicle carrying platform, and the two vehicle carrying platforms are positioned between the two charging modules.

2. An array type power exchange station as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said first array units arranged in parallel form said array type power exchange station in said travelling direction.

3. The array type power exchanging station according to claim 2, wherein the charging modules of a plurality of the first array units are accommodated in the same case in the traveling direction;

and/or, along the driving direction, adjacent vehicle carrying platforms are positioned on the same straight line;

and/or, along the driving direction, two adjacent charging modules are in abutting connection.

4. An array type power exchange station as claimed in claim 1, wherein a backup lane is provided between two oppositely arranged power exchange stations in a direction perpendicular to the driving direction;

5. The array type power exchanging station of claim 4, wherein the width of said spare lane is greater than the width of a vehicle parked on said vehicle carrying platform.

6. The array type power exchange station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging module comprises a charging rack and a battery transferring device, and the vehicle carrying platform, the battery transferring device and the charging rack are sequentially arranged in a direction perpendicular to a driving direction.

7. The array type power exchange station as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a power exchange device for transporting batteries between the battery transferring device and the vehicle-mounted platform, and a foundation on which the charging rack, the battery transferring device and the plurality of vehicle-mounted platforms are disposed, the foundation including a moving passage for moving the power exchange device in a horizontal direction; and along the direction perpendicular to the driving direction, the moving channels of the foundations of the two opposite power exchange stations are communicated.

8. The array type power exchange station of claim 1, further comprising a power exchange device for exchanging a battery with a vehicle, the power exchange device comprising a lower frame and an upper frame, the lower frame comprising a first frame and a second frame disposed at intervals along a horizontal displacement direction; the upper frame comprises a third frame arranged at the upper part of the first frame and a fourth frame arranged at the upper part of the second frame;

9. The array type power exchanging station of claim 1, wherein said vehicle loading platform comprises a battery exchanging port, and the length of said battery exchanging port in said direction perpendicular to the driving direction exceeds the distance between the inner sides of the left and right wheels; and/or the length of the battery replacement port in the driving direction exceeds the inner side distance of the front and rear wheels.

10. An array type power exchange station as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the distance between any adjacent vehicle-carrying platforms or the distance between the vehicle-carrying platform and the charging module is greater than a predetermined distance in the direction of travel or perpendicular to the direction of travel, so that vehicles on any of the vehicle-carrying platforms can exit or enter.

11. An energy station, wherein the energy station is adapted based on a gas station, the energy station comprising an array type power exchange station according to any one of claims 1-10, the top of the charging module being connected to the ceiling of the energy station.