TWI700199B - Method and system for sharing battery - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for sharing batteries. The method includes: after the user operates the battery swap interface of the mobile device application, the mobile device sends a battery swap request to the server; the server responds to the battery swap request and remotely opens the battery box of the electric vehicle; After removing the battery from the battery box and inserting it into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station uploads the data of at least one of the vehicle identification code and the battery identification code stored in the battery to the server for verification ; After verifying that the data is correct, the server instructs the energy station to write the vehicle identification code to another battery in another battery slot, and instructs the other battery slot to change from the locked state to the unlocked state, so that the user can The other battery is drawn out.

Description

Method and system for sharing battery

The present invention relates to a method and system for sharing batteries, and in particular to a method and system for exchanging shared batteries for electric vehicles.

At present, when the battery of an electric vehicle is about to run out and the battery needs to be exchanged at an energy station, the user usually first presses the physical open/close battery box button on the electric vehicle to open the battery box, then remove the battery, and then insert the battery into Battery slot of an energy station. Then, the user must click on the battery exchange option on the operation panel of the energy station to exchange the battery. However, when the user holds a battery that is about to die, especially when the electric vehicle has a battery box that can accommodate two batteries and the user must hold a dead battery in both hands, If the user still has to operate the battery swap option on the operation panel of the energy station, it is obviously inconvenient.

Moreover, when the user wants to return the battery to the energy station, the user usually first presses the physical open and close battery box button on the electric vehicle to open the battery box, then remove the battery, and then insert the battery into the battery of the energy station groove. Then, the user must click the return battery option on the operation panel of the energy station to return the battery. Of course However, when the user holds the battery to be returned, especially when the electric vehicle has a battery box capable of accommodating two batteries and the user has to hold a battery to be returned in both hands, If the user still has to operate the battery return option on the operation panel of the energy station, it also has its inconvenience.

Therefore, in view of the disadvantages of the above-mentioned conventional battery exchange and return methods, it is necessary to find a solution.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and system for sharing batteries.

Therefore, the method of sharing the battery in the technology of the first patent application of the present invention is suitable for a mobile device used by a user and including an application program, an electric vehicle powered by at least one battery, and an electric vehicle provided with several An energy station with a battery slot, wherein the electric vehicle includes a communication control unit, a battery box, and a vehicle control unit electrically connected to the battery box and the communication control unit, and the method for sharing the battery includes the following steps: (a) After the user operates a battery swap interface of the application, the mobile device sends a battery swap request to a server; (b) the server responds to the battery swap request and controls it through the communication of the electric vehicle Unit, remote control the The vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle opens the battery box to facilitate the removal of the battery; (c) after the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then inserts it into one of the battery slots of the energy station , The energy station uploads the data of at least one of a vehicle identification code and a battery identification code stored in the battery to the server for verification; and (d) after the server verifies that the data is correct, instruct The energy station writes the vehicle identification code to another battery in another battery slot, and instructs the other battery slot to change from a locked state to an unlocked state, so that the user can withdraw the other battery, Then the other battery is placed in the battery box of the electric vehicle.

In the method for sharing batteries in the technology of the second patent application of the present invention, each battery includes a display unit, and when the other battery is accommodated in the other battery slot, the display unit is exposed on the other battery. In addition to the battery slot, in step (d), the server also instructs the display unit of the other battery to display in a flashing manner, so the user can know that the other battery needs to be removed from the other battery slot Drawn out.

The method of sharing the battery in the technology of the third item of the patent application of the present invention is also applicable to a vehicle rental station equipped with several electric vehicles, wherein the mobile device also includes an image capture unit, and each electric vehicle is equipped with a Exclusive quick response code, the exclusive quick response code corresponds to the vehicle identification code, the battery exchange method also includes step (e) before step (a), the user is on the operating interface of the application Select one of the electric cars and rent the electric car, or if the user is at the car rental station, scan the electric car with the image capture unit of the mobile device The exclusive quick response code for renting the electric car.

The battery sharing method in the technology of the fourth patent application of the present invention is suitable for a mobile device used by a user and including an application program, an electric vehicle powered by at least one battery, and a battery slot provided with An energy station in which the electric vehicle includes a communication control unit, a battery box, and a vehicle control unit electrically connected to the battery box and the communication control unit, and the method of sharing the battery includes the following steps: (A) in the After the user operates a battery return interface of the application, the mobile device sends a battery return request to a server; (B) the server responds to the battery return request through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, Remotely control the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle to open the battery box to facilitate the removal of the battery; (C) the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then inserts it into the energy station After a battery slot, the energy station uploads the data of at least one of a vehicle identification code and a battery identification code stored in the battery to the server for verification; and (D) the server verifies that the data is correct After that, the energy station is instructed to clear the vehicle identification code in the battery, and the energy station is instructed to transform the battery slot from an unlocked state to a locked state.

The battery sharing method in the technology of the fifth item of the patent application of the present invention is also applicable to a vehicle rental station equipped with several electric vehicles, wherein the mobile device also includes an image capturing unit, and each electric vehicle is equipped with Exclusive quick response code, the exclusive quick response code corresponds to the vehicle identification code, the battery return method includes Including step (E) before step (A), the user selects one of the electric cars on the operation interface of the application and rents the electric car, or the user is at the car rental station , Scan the exclusive quick response code on the electric vehicle with the image capturing unit of the mobile device, and rent the electric vehicle.

The battery sharing system in the technology of the sixth patent application of the present invention is suitable for providing a user with a battery exchange service for an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle includes a communication control unit, a battery box, and an electric The vehicle control unit connected to the battery box and the communication control unit. The shared battery system includes: an energy station provided with a plurality of battery slots; a battery housed in the battery box of the electric vehicle and storing a battery Identification code and a vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle; a mobile device including an application with an exchange battery interface, wherein, after the user operates the exchange battery interface, the mobile device sends a battery exchange request to the outside Sending; and a server, receiving the exchange battery request, and in response to the exchange battery request, remotely controlling the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, so that the battery box is opened to It is convenient to take out the battery, wherein, after the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then inserts it into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station will store the vehicle identification code in the battery And upload the data of at least one of the battery identification code to the server for verification. If the server verifies that the data is correct, the server instructs the vehicle identification code to be written into another battery slot. Another battery, and instruct the other battery slot to change from a locked state to a solution The locked state allows the user to withdraw the other battery, and then place the other battery in the battery box of the electric vehicle.

In the system for sharing batteries in the technology of the seventh patent application of the present invention, each battery includes a display unit, and when the other battery is accommodated in the other battery slot, the display unit is exposed on the other battery. Outside the battery slot, the server instructs the display unit of the other battery to display in a flashing manner, so the user can know that the other battery needs to be drawn out of the other battery slot.

The battery sharing system in the technology of the eighth patent application of the present invention is suitable for providing a user with a battery exchange service for an electric vehicle, where the electric vehicle includes a communication control unit, a battery box, and an electric The vehicle control unit connected to the battery box and the communication control unit. The shared battery system includes: an energy station provided with a plurality of battery slots; a battery housed in the battery box of the electric vehicle and storing a battery An identification code and a vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle; a mobile device including an application with a battery return interface, wherein, after the user operates the battery return interface, the mobile device sends a battery return request to the outside Sending; and a server, receiving the return battery request, and in response to the return battery request, through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, remotely control the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle, so that the battery box is opened to It is convenient to take out the battery, wherein after the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then inserts it into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station has the vehicle identification code and the battery identification code At least one of the data upload Go to the server for verification. If the server verifies that the data is correct, the server instructs the energy station to clear the vehicle identification code in the battery, and instructs the energy station to remove the battery slot from an unlocked state Transition into a locked state.

The battery-sharing system in the ninth technology of the patent application of the present invention is also applicable to a vehicle rental station equipped with several electric vehicles, wherein each electric vehicle is set with an exclusive quick response code, and the exclusive quick response code Corresponding to the vehicle identification code, the mobile device also includes an image capture unit. Before the user can select the battery swap interface of the application, the user selects the data on the operating interface of the application. One of the electric vehicles is rented, or the user is at the vehicle rental station, scans the exclusive quick response code on the electric vehicle with the image capture unit of the mobile device, and rents it The electric car.

The system for sharing the battery in the technology in the tenth item of the patent application of the present invention, the electric vehicle further includes a pedal, the battery box is arranged under the pedal and has a battery box driving mechanism, and the server is Through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle is remotely controlled, so that the battery box and the foot pedal are turned upwards to open the battery box, so as to facilitate the removal of the battery.

In the technology of the 11th item of the patent application of the present invention, the battery sharing system, the electric vehicle also includes a cushion, the battery box is arranged under the cushion and has a cover and a cover drive mechanism, the servo The device is to remotely control the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, so that the seat cushion is rotated upward The battery box and the battery are exposed to facilitate the removal of the battery.

In the technology of the 12th item of the patent application of the present invention, the battery sharing system, the electric vehicle further includes a cushion, the battery box is arranged under the seat cushion, the seat cushion has a cushion driving mechanism and the bottom surface is provided The rubber presses against the battery in the battery box, and the server remotely controls the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, so that the seat cushion is opened to reveal the battery box and the battery .

The effect of the present invention through items 1 and 6 of the scope of patent application is that as long as the user operates the battery exchange interface of the mobile device application, the server can remotely open the battery box of the electric vehicle so that the user can It is convenient to remove the battery, and then when the user inserts the battery into the empty battery slot of the energy station, the energy station will automatically enter the battery exchange mode, allowing the user to complete the battery exchange without operating the operation panel of the energy station, which is brand new And a more convenient way of battery exchange.

The effect of the present invention through items 4 and 8 of the scope of patent application is that the user only needs to operate the return battery interface of the mobile device application to enable the server to remotely open the battery box of the electric vehicle, so that the user can It is convenient to remove the battery. Then when the user inserts the battery into the empty battery slot of the energy station, the energy station will automatically enter the battery return mode, allowing the user to complete the battery return without operating the operation panel of the energy station, which is brand new And a more convenient way to return the battery.

1: Energy station

10: Controller

11: Battery slot

14: Network communication unit

2: electric car

21: Spare battery

22: battery box

220: Lid

23: Vehicle control unit

24: seat cushion

25: Communication control unit

26: Foot pedal

27: Open and close the battery box button

3: battery

30: battery cell

32: storage unit

33: display unit

34: Communication unit

4: mobile device

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411: Application (APP)

4110: Exchange battery interface

4111: Return battery interface

42: display unit

43: network communication unit

44: Image capture unit

45: input unit

46: Processing Unit

5: server

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the battery sharing system of the present invention; Figure 2 is an incomplete three-dimensional view , It is explained that the battery box and the battery in the present invention are arranged under the rotatable foot pedal of the electric vehicle; Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating the battery exchange process in the first embodiment of the battery sharing method of the present invention; 4 is an incomplete three-dimensional view showing that in the present invention, after the user operates the battery swap interface or the battery return interface of the mobile device application, the mobile device sends the corresponding battery swap request or battery return request to the server , And then the server responds to the battery exchange request or the battery return request to remotely turn on the battery box; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the energy station in the present invention; Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating the sharing of the present invention Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating the battery exchange process in the second embodiment of the battery sharing method of the present invention; Figure 8 is a side view illustrating the electric vehicle in the present invention, and The battery is arranged under the seat cushion of the electric vehicle; and Figure 9 is an incomplete three-dimensional view illustrating another embodiment of the battery box of the present invention. The battery box includes a cover.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9, embodiments of the battery sharing system of the present invention are suitable for providing users with a shared battery service of an electric vehicle 2. In this embodiment, the electric vehicle 2 includes a backup battery 21 (such as a lead-acid battery, etc.), a pedal 26, a pad 24, a battery box 22, a vehicle control unit 23, and a communication control unit ( communication control unit (CCU) 25, and a physical button 27 for opening and closing the battery box. In this embodiment, the electric vehicle 2 may be, for example, an electric vehicle, an electric bicycle, an electric vehicle, an electric scooter, an electric ATV, an electric multi-function vehicle, etc., a vehicle driven by motor power.

As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 4, in this embodiment, the battery box 22 is arranged under the footrest 26, and can accommodate two batteries 3, and can move upward together with the footrest 26. And unscrew it backwards to open the battery box 22, so that the user can conveniently take out the battery 3 for battery exchange or return. In this embodiment, the vehicle control unit 23 is a battery box drive unit electrically connected to the battery box 22 (not shown in the figure, the battery box drive unit may be, for example, a motor drive mechanism, etc.), and can control the battery The box 22 rotates so that the battery box 22 can drive the foot pedal 26 upward and backward together to open the battery box 22 so that the user can easily take out the battery 3 for battery exchange or return.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 8 and 9, in the first modification of this embodiment, the battery box 22 is disposed under the seat cushion 24 and can accommodate two batteries 3, and has a cover 220. In the first modification, when the seat cushion 24 is opened upwards and the cover 220 of the battery box 22 is also opened upwards, the battery box 22 and the battery 3 are exposed, so that the user can easily take out the battery 3 for battery exchange Or return and other actions. In the first modification example, the vehicle control unit 23 is a drive unit electrically connected to the cover 220 of the battery box 22 (not shown in the figure, the drive unit may be, for example, a motor drive mechanism or a solenoid valve drive mechanism, etc.) , And the cover 220 of the battery box 22 can be controlled to open to reveal the battery box 22 and the battery 3, so that the user can easily take out the battery 3 for battery exchange or return.

Furthermore, in the second modification of this embodiment, the battery box 22 is not provided with a cover 220, but the bottom surface of the seat cushion 24 is provided with rubber (not shown) against the battery 3 in the battery box 22, so only When the seat cushion 24 is opened by the motor drive mechanism or the solenoid valve drive mechanism, the battery box 22 and the battery 3 can be exposed, so that the user can easily take out the battery 3 for battery exchange or return.

In this embodiment, the battery sharing system includes an energy station 1, the batteries 3, a mobile device 4, and a server 5.

The energy station 1 is provided with a number of battery slots 11, a controller 10, and a network communication unit 14. The network communication unit 14 allows the energy station 1 to be connected to the server 5 via the Internet. The ability of road communication. Among them, when the battery 3 is placed in When the battery slot 11 is in the battery slot 11, the battery slot 11 can charge the battery 3, and the controller 10 of the energy station 1 can communicate with the battery 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the battery 3 includes a rechargeable battery core 30 for providing power, a storage unit 32, a display unit 33 (such as LED, etc.), and a communication unit 34. Among them, the battery 3 is The battery identification code is stored in the storage unit 32 before leaving the factory, and after the battery 3 is bound to the electric vehicle 2, the storage unit 32 stores the battery identification code and the vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle 2. When the battery 3 is inserted into the battery box 22 of the electric vehicle 2, the communication unit 34 of the battery 3 is electrically connected to the vehicle control unit 23 of the electric vehicle 2 and can communicate with the vehicle control unit 23. Moreover, when the battery 3 is inserted into the battery slot 11 of the energy station 1, the communication unit 34 of the battery 3 is electrically connected to the battery slot 11 and can communicate with the controller 10 of the energy station 1.

The mobile device 4 may be, for example, a smart phone or a wearable device. In this embodiment, the mobile device 4 includes a storage unit 41 storing an application program (APP) 411 for operating the shared battery function, a display unit 42, a network communication unit 43, an image capturing unit 44, An input unit 45, and a processing unit 46 electrically connected to the storage unit 41, the display unit 42, the network communication unit 43, the image capture unit 44, and the input unit 45. Wherein, the network communication unit 43 allows the mobile device 4 to communicate with the server 5 via the Internet (for example, by 4G or 5G mobile communication technology). As for the display unit 42 and the input unit 45, since the mobile device 4 is a smart phone or the like, the display unit 42 and the input unit 45 are It is integrated into a touch display unit, so that the user can watch the content displayed by the mobile device 4 (such as the operation screen of APP 411) from the touch display unit, and perform touch input on the touch display unit.

In this embodiment, the application 411 of the mobile device 4 has a battery swap interface 4110 and a battery return interface 4111. Wherein, after the user operates the exchange battery interface 4110, the mobile device 4 wirelessly transmits an exchange battery request corresponding to the exchange battery interface 4110 through the network communication unit 43; and the user operates After the battery return interface 4111, the mobile device 4 sends a battery return request corresponding to the battery return interface 4111 to the outside wirelessly through the network communication unit 43.

1 to 5, the first embodiment of the battery sharing method of the present invention is applicable to the case where the electric vehicle 2 is a self-use electric vehicle, wherein the battery 3 of the self-use electric vehicle stores a vehicle identification code and a battery identification code, and The server 5 stores a user identification code corresponding to the vehicle identification code and the battery identification code. When the battery 3 of the self-use electric vehicle is about to run out of power, the user needs to go to the energy station 1 to obtain another battery 3 with sufficient power for the self-use electric vehicle through the battery exchange program. In the first embodiment, first, as shown in step S71 in FIG. 3, the user uses the input unit 45 of the mobile device 4 to operate the battery swap interface 4110 of the application 411 to trigger the application 411 to generate the battery swap request.

Then, as shown in step S72, the mobile device 4 uses the network communication The element 43 sends the exchange battery request to the server 5 (via the Internet).

Then, as shown in step S73, the server 5 remotely opens the battery box 22 of the electric vehicle 2 in response to the battery exchange request. In the first embodiment, the server 5 remotely controls the vehicle control unit 23 of the electric vehicle 2 through the communication control unit 25 of the electric vehicle 2, so that the battery box 22 and the pedal 26 are together Unscrew upward and backward to open the battery box 22 so that the batteries 3 are exposed outside, as shown in FIG. 4.

Next, as shown in step S74, the user takes out at least one battery 3 to be exchanged. For example, two batteries 3 can be simultaneously taken out, or only one battery 3 can be taken out.

Next, as shown in step S75, the user inserts the withdrawn battery 3 into the empty battery slot 11 of the energy station 1.

Then, as shown in step S76, the energy station 1 reads the vehicle identification code and/or the battery identification code from the battery 3 by means of the communication capability of the battery slot 11, and then transfers a vehicle identification code and/or the battery identification code The battery identification code data is uploaded to the server 5 for verification (via the network communication unit 14 and the Internet).

Then, as shown in step S77, the server 5 compares the vehicle identification code and/or battery identification code received in step S76 (from the battery 3 to be exchanged in the battery slot 11 of the energy station 1), and In step S72, the two sets of data received from the battery exchange request (from the mobile device 4) are verified, and the server 5 instructs the energy station 1 to store the battery 3 The vehicle identification code is cleared, and the vehicle identification code is written to another battery 3 storing another battery identification code.

Then, as shown in step S78, the server 5 instructs the energy station 1 to change the other battery slot 111 containing the other battery 3 from a locked state to an unlocked state. Wherein, the locked state refers to that the battery slot 11 can restrict the battery 3 in the battery slot 11 by a predetermined locking mechanism, so that the battery 3 cannot be arbitrarily pulled out of the battery slot 11; on the contrary, the unlocked state refers to the The battery slot 11 no longer limits the battery 3 in the battery slot 11 by the predetermined locking mechanism, so the user can pull the battery 3 out of the battery slot 11. In addition, the server 5 also instructs the display unit 33 of the other battery 3 to display in a blinking manner. Since the display unit 33 of the battery 3 is exposed outside the battery slot 11 when the battery 3 is contained in the battery slot 11, the user can clearly see the flashing display unit 33 and know that the display unit 33 needs to be flashing The other battery 3 is drawn out from the battery slot 11. For example, FIG. 5 shows that the display unit 33 of the other battery 3 on the rightmost row of the top row of the energy station 1 is flashing, indicating that the other battery slot 11 is It is unlocked, so the user can draw out the other battery 3 for use.

Next, as shown in step S79, the user pulls out the other battery 3, then inserts it into the battery box 22 of the electric vehicle 2, and then closes the battery box 22 to complete the battery exchange, and then the user can use the other battery 3 The full power is provided to ride the electric vehicle 2 on the road. In the first embodiment, the user can close the battery box 22 by operating one of the APP 411 to close the battery interface (not shown), or press the button of the electric vehicle 2 Turn on and off the battery box button 27 to close the battery box 22.

In the above-mentioned first embodiment where the electric vehicle 2 is a self-use electric vehicle, since the user only purchases the self-use electric vehicle 2, and the battery 3 is sold to the manufacturer of the electric vehicle 2 (for example, the applicant "Guangyang Industrial Co., Ltd." Company"), so when the user sells his electric car 2 to a second-hand car dealer, he needs to return the battery 3 to the energy station 1 for refund.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, when the user wants to return the battery 3 in the battery box 22 of the electric vehicle 2 to the energy station 1, the user first needs to operate it as shown in step S81 in Figure 6 The battery return interface 4111 of the application 411 of the mobile device 4.

Then, as shown in step S82, the mobile device 4 uses the network communication unit 43 to send the battery return request to the server 5 (via the Internet).

Next, as shown in step S83, the server 5 remotely opens the battery box 22 of the electric vehicle 2 in response to the battery return request. In the first embodiment, the server 5 remotely controls the vehicle control unit 23 of the electric vehicle 2 through the communication control unit 25 of the electric vehicle 2, so that the battery box 22 and the pedal 26 are together Unscrew upward and backward to open the battery box 22 so that the batteries 3 are exposed outside, as shown in FIG. 4.

Next, as shown in step S84, the user takes out at least one battery 3 to be returned. For example, two batteries 3 can be taken out at the same time, or only one battery 3 can be taken out.

Then, as shown in step S85, the user inserts the withdrawn battery 3 into the Empty battery slot 11 of power station 1.

Then, as shown in step S86, the energy station 1 reads the vehicle identification code and/or the battery identification code from the battery 3 by means of the communication capability of the battery slot 11, and then transfers a vehicle identification code and/or the battery identification code The battery identification code data is uploaded to the server 5 for verification (via the network communication unit 14 and the Internet).

Next, as shown in step S87, the server 5 compares the vehicle identification code and/or battery identification code received in step S86 (from the battery 3 to be returned in the battery slot 11 of the energy station 1), and After the two sets of data of the battery return request (from the mobile device 4) received in step S82 are verified, the server 5 instructs the energy station 1 to clear the vehicle identification code in the battery 3, and instructs the energy station 1 to remove the battery The slot 11 is changed from the unlocked state to the locked state, and the battery 3 is returned to the energy station 1 to complete the lease withdrawal procedure.

Refer to FIG. 7 for the battery exchange procedure in the second embodiment of the battery sharing method of the present invention. The second embodiment is suitable for the case where the electric vehicle 2 is a leased electric vehicle, and the steps S71 to S79 are exactly the same as the steps S71 to S79 in the first embodiment, except that the pre-step S70 is added. Therefore, it is not necessary to repeat steps S71 to S79 in the second embodiment. As shown in step S70 in Figure 7, the user rents the electric vehicle 2 from a vehicle rental station, where the vehicle rental station and the energy station 1 can be located at any place convenient for people to rent, such as near the exit of the MRT station, After people leave the MRT station, they can use the electric vehicle rental service provided by the vehicle rental station and the battery exchange service provided by the energy station 1 to continue the subsequent journey.

In the second embodiment, the electric car 2 provided by the vehicle rental station is also provided with a dedicated QR Code (QR Code), where the dedicated QR Code corresponds to the vehicle identification code. In this step S70, the user selects one of several electric cars 2 on the application 411 to rent the electric car 2, or the user can go directly to the vehicle rental station and use the mobile device 4 The image capturing unit 44 scans the exclusive quick response code on the electric car 2 to be rented, and rents the electric car 2, so that the user ID stored in the server 5 and the vehicle ID are checked and stored In the server 5.

When the power of the battery 3 of the rental electric car is about to be insufficient, the user needs to go to the energy station 1 to obtain another battery 3 with sufficient power for the rental electric car to use through the battery exchange procedure.

In the second embodiment in which the electric car 2 is a rental electric car, since the battery box 22 of the rental electric car 2 provided by the vehicle rental station does not contain the battery 3, when the user rents the electric car 2, the You must go to the energy station 1 to receive the battery 3. At this time, the server 5 instructs the energy station 1 to write the vehicle identification code corresponding to the user identification code into one of the batteries 3 of the energy station 1, and then the user operates The APP 411 uses the power of the backup battery 21 of the electric vehicle 2 to open the battery box 22, and then put the received battery 3 into the battery box 22. Therefore, when the user returns the electric vehicle 2, the battery return procedure must also be performed. However, since the battery return process in the second embodiment is exactly the same as the battery return process in the above-mentioned first embodiment, that is, the battery return process in the second embodiment The steps of the pool process are steps S81~S87 in Figure 6, so it is not necessary to repeat them.

In addition, in the modification of the second embodiment, the battery box 22 of the rental electric vehicle 2 provided by the vehicle rental station is pre-installed with a battery 3, and the battery 3 stores its battery identification code and the rental electric vehicle 2 Therefore, when the user rents the electric car 2, he can immediately ride the electric car 2 on the road without going to the energy station 1 to pick up the battery 3. Therefore, in this variation, when the user returns In the case of electric vehicle 2, the battery return procedure is not required. However, when the user rides the electric vehicle 2 for a period of time and the power of the battery 3 is about to be insufficient, the user still needs to go to the energy station 1 to obtain another battery 3 with sufficient power for renting the electric vehicle through the battery exchange procedure. Car 2 is used.

In summary, the features and advantages of the battery exchange method and system of the present invention are: (1) The user only needs to operate the battery exchange interface 4110 of the application 411 of the mobile device 4 to enable the server 5 to remotely start the electric The battery box 22 of the car 2 allows the user to easily take out the battery 3. Then when the user inserts the battery 3 into the empty battery slot 11 of the energy station 1, the energy station 1 will automatically enter the battery exchange mode, so that the user cannot You need to operate the operation panel of the energy station 1 to complete the battery exchange, which is a new and more convenient way of battery exchange; (2) The user only needs to operate the return battery interface 4111 of the mobile device 4 application 411 to make the server 5 Remotely open the battery box 22 of the electric vehicle 2 so that the user can easily take out the battery 3. Then when the user inserts the battery 3 into the empty battery slot 11 of the energy station 1, the energy station 1 will automatically enter the battery The return mode allows the user to complete the battery return without operating the operation panel of the energy station 1. It is a new and more convenient way of returning the battery; so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to Within the scope of the patent for the present invention.

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Claims (12)

A method for sharing a battery is suitable for a mobile device used by a user and including an application program, an electric vehicle powered by at least one battery, and an energy station provided with a plurality of battery slots, wherein the electric vehicle includes a A communication control unit, a battery box, and a vehicle control unit that is electrically connected to the battery box and the communication control unit. The method for sharing the battery includes the following steps: (a) A battery swap interface for the user to operate the application After that, the mobile device sends a battery exchange request to a server; (b) The server responds to the battery exchange request and remotely controls the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle , The battery box is opened to facilitate the removal of the battery; (c) After the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then inserts it into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station will be stored in The data of at least one of a vehicle identification code and a battery identification code in the battery is uploaded to the server for verification; and (d) the server verifies that the data is correct, and instructs the energy station to identify the vehicle The code is written to another battery in another battery slot, and instructs the other battery slot to change from a locked state to an unlocked state, so that the user can withdraw the other battery and then place the other battery In the battery box of the electric vehicle. The method for sharing batteries according to claim 1, wherein each battery includes a display unit, and when the other battery is accommodated in the other battery slot, the display unit is exposed in the other battery slot In addition, in step (d), The server also instructs the display unit of the other battery to display in a flashing manner, so the user can know that the other battery needs to be drawn out of the other battery slot. The battery sharing method as described in claim 1 is also applicable to a vehicle rental station with several electric vehicles, wherein the mobile device further includes an image capture unit, and each electric vehicle is provided with an exclusive quick response code, The exclusive quick response code corresponds to the vehicle identification code. The battery exchange method also includes step (e) before step (a). The user selects one of the electric vehicles on the operating interface of the application. The electric car is rented, or the user is at the car rental station site and uses the image capture unit of the mobile device to scan the exclusive quick response code on the electric car to rent the electric car. A method for sharing a battery is suitable for a mobile device used by a user and including an application program, an electric vehicle powered by at least one battery, and an energy station provided with a plurality of battery slots, wherein the electric vehicle includes a A communication control unit, a battery box, and a vehicle control unit that is electrically connected to the battery box and the communication control unit. The method for sharing the battery includes the following steps: (A) A return battery interface for the user to operate the application Afterwards, the mobile device sends a battery return request to a server; (B) the server responds to the battery return request and remotely controls the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle , The battery box is opened to facilitate the removal of the battery; (C) the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then removes it After being inserted into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station uploads the data of at least one of a vehicle identification code and a battery identification code stored in the battery to the server for verification; and (D) After verifying that the data is correct, the server instructs the energy station to clear the vehicle identification code in the battery, and instructs the energy station to transform the battery slot from an unlocked state to a locked state. The battery sharing method described in claim 4 is also applicable to a vehicle rental station equipped with several electric vehicles, wherein the mobile device also includes an image capture unit, and each electric vehicle is provided with an exclusive quick response code, The exclusive quick response code corresponds to the vehicle identification code. The battery return method also includes step (E) before step (A). The user selects one of the electric vehicles on the operating interface of the application. The electric car is rented, or the user is at the car rental station site and uses the image capture unit of the mobile device to scan the exclusive quick response code on the electric car to rent the electric car. A battery sharing system is suitable for providing a user with a battery exchange service for an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle includes a communication control unit, a battery box, and a vehicle electrically connected to the battery box and the communication control unit The control unit, the shared battery system includes: an energy station, provided with several battery slots; a battery, housed in the battery box of the electric vehicle, and storing a battery identification code and a vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle ; A mobile device, including an application with an exchange battery interface, wherein, after the user operates the exchange battery interface, the mobile device Set to send an exchange battery request to the outside; and a server, receiving the exchange battery request, and in response to the exchange battery request, remotely control the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle , The battery box is opened to facilitate the removal of the battery, wherein, after the user takes out the battery in the battery box and then inserts it into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station will be stored in The data of at least one of the vehicle identification code and the battery identification code in the battery is uploaded to the server for verification. If the server verifies that the data is correct, the server instructs to write the vehicle identification code Insert another battery into another battery slot, and instruct the other battery slot to change from a locked state to an unlocked state, so that the user can withdraw the other battery and then place the other battery in the In the battery box of an electric vehicle. The system for sharing batteries according to claim 6, wherein each battery includes a display unit, and when the other battery is accommodated in the other battery slot, the display unit is exposed in the other battery slot In addition, the server instructs the display unit of the other battery to display in a flashing manner, so the user can know that the other battery needs to be drawn out of the other battery slot. A battery sharing system is suitable for providing a user with a battery exchange service for an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle includes a communication control unit, a battery box, and a vehicle electrically connected to the battery box and the communication control unit The control unit, the shared battery system includes: an energy station, provided with several battery slots; a battery, housed in the battery box of the electric vehicle, and storing a battery identification code and a vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle ； A mobile device includes an application program with a battery return interface, wherein after the user operates the battery return interface, the mobile device sends a battery return request to the outside; and a server receives the battery return request , And in response to the battery return request, remotely control the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle to open the battery box to facilitate the removal of the battery. After the battery in the battery box is then inserted into one of the battery slots of the energy station, the energy station uploads data of at least one of the vehicle identification code and the battery identification code to the server for verification When the server verifies that the data is correct, the server instructs the energy station to clear the vehicle identification code in the battery, and instructs the energy station to transform the battery slot from an unlocked state to a locked state. For example, the battery-sharing system described in claim 6 or 8 is also applicable to a vehicle rental station equipped with several electric vehicles, wherein each electric vehicle is set with an exclusive quick response code, and the exclusive quick response code corresponds to In the vehicle identification code, the mobile device also includes an image capturing unit. Before the user can select the battery swap interface of the application, the user selects several electric motors on the operating interface of the application. One of the cars is renting the electric car, or the user is at the car rental station, scanning the exclusive quick response code on the electric car with the image capture unit of the mobile device, and renting the electric car . The battery sharing system according to claim 6 or 8, wherein the electric vehicle further includes a foot pedal, and the battery box is arranged under the foot pedal and has A battery box driving mechanism. The server remotely controls the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, so that the battery box and the pedal are turned upward together to make the battery box Turn it on to facilitate the removal of the battery. The system for sharing batteries according to claim 6 or 8, wherein the electric vehicle further includes a cushion, the battery box is arranged under the seat cushion and has a cover and a cover driving mechanism, and the server Through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle is remotely controlled, and the cover is opened to facilitate the removal of the battery. The battery sharing system according to claim 6 or 8, wherein the electric vehicle further includes a cushion, the battery box is arranged under the seat cushion, the seat cushion has a cushion driving mechanism and a rubber bottom surface Receiving the battery in the battery box, the server remotely controls the vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle through the communication control unit of the electric vehicle, so that the seat cushion is opened to reveal the battery box and the battery.

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