CN115122988A - Battery transfer control method and battery transfer equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a battery transfer control method and battery transfer equipment, wherein the method is applied to the battery transfer equipment; the battery transport control method comprises the following steps: acquiring battery characteristic information of a battery pack to be transported, wherein the battery characteristic information comprises at least one of the following information: the width of the battery pack, the type of a battery replacement vehicle for providing the battery pack to be transported and the position of a charging interface of the battery pack; and controlling the extension length of the extension mechanism according to the battery characteristic information so as to align the charging interface of the battery pack to the charging connector on the charging frame. According to the invention, the extending length of the extending mechanism is accurately controlled by acquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transported, so that the accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector is realized, the battery pack is suitable for the accurate storage of the battery packs with different specifications, the matching accuracy is improved, and the battery transporting efficiency is improved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of battery replacement control, in particular to a battery transfer control method and battery transfer equipment.
Background
The quick-change electric automobile can meet the power supply requirement of the quick-change electric automobile in a battery replacement mode. In the process of replacing the battery, the battery to be charged needs to be taken off the electric vehicle and put on a charging rack for charging, and the fully charged battery needs to be installed on the electric vehicle. This trade electric process needs use battery transportation equipment to transport the battery package.
In the prior art, chinese patent application with publication number CN211733721U discloses a battery transfer device for transferring batteries, the battery transfer device includes: the main body frame, the battery lifting mechanism and the guide mechanism are arranged in the main body frame, the power batteries on two sides can be taken and placed through the battery lifting mechanism which moves along the extension direction of the guide mechanism and can move in a lifting way, the battery lifting mechanism comprises a bidirectional telescopic mechanism which can extend out or retract towards two sides and is used for taking out or placing the corresponding power batteries, when the bidirectional telescopic mechanism takes the power battery back to the cavity of the main body frame from the outside, the position of the power battery relative to the frame structure is detected by the position sensor so as to ensure that the power battery can keep centering with the position of the frame structure, therefore, the optimal placement stability of the power battery can be achieved, and the stability of the power battery in transferring on the battery supporting table for mounting the bidirectional telescopic mechanism is guaranteed, so that the power battery is prevented from being damaged due to the fact that the power battery slides off the battery supporting table.
Chinese patent application with publication number CN109455207A discloses a transfer device suitable for batteries of different specifications for battery transfer is carried out through the manual mode, and this transfer device includes shallow mount, two support frames and first drive assembly, connects through telescopic component between two support frames and then adjusts the interval of two support frames along width direction, and the support frame includes that at least two sections overlap in proper order and establish and flexible adjustable telescopic link, and first drive assembly is used for driving the support frame along vertical direction reciprocating motion. Realize the relative power battery's of transfer device width and adjustable length through above-mentioned structure to transport the power battery of different specifications.
In the process of placing the battery into the charging rack, the battery can be accurately placed only by aligning the battery with the charging connector on the charging rack through the extension mechanism of the battery transfer device. However, the above prior art does not relate to the process of placing the battery into the charging rack, and does not relate to the position adjustment of the battery with different specifications in the process of placing the battery into the charging rack so as to enable the battery to be accurately butted with the charging connector.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a battery transfer control method and battery transfer equipment, aiming at overcoming the defect that in the prior art, battery packs of different specifications cannot be aligned to a charging connector by adjusting the positions of the battery packs in the process of putting the battery packs, so that the battery transfer efficiency and the matching precision are low.
The invention solves the technical problems through the following technical scheme:
according to an embodiment of the invention, a battery transfer control method is provided, which is applied to a battery transfer device, wherein the battery transfer device comprises a protruding mechanism for taking and placing a battery pack on a charging rack;
the battery transport control method includes:
acquiring battery characteristic information of a battery pack to be transported, wherein the battery characteristic information comprises at least one of the following information: the width of the battery pack, the type of a battery replacement vehicle for providing the battery pack to be transported and the position of a charging interface of the battery pack;
and controlling the extension length of the extension mechanism according to the battery characteristic information so as to align the charging interface of the battery pack to the charging connector on the charging frame.
In this scheme, through the battery characteristic information who obtains waiting to transport the battery package (can include the width of battery package, trade electric vehicle model, the position of the interface that charges of battery package) control the extension length of stretching out the mechanism to realize the accurate alignment between battery package and the charging connector, adapt to the accuracy of the battery package of different specifications and deposit, and promoted the matching accuracy, thereby promoted battery transportation efficiency.
Optionally, the step of obtaining battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transported includes:
identifying the license plate information of the battery replacement vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported through a license plate identification device, further acquiring the battery characteristic information from a battery replacement station or a cloud platform according to the license plate information, or,
the method comprises the steps that communication connection is established with a vehicle-mounted data acquisition device on a battery replacement vehicle for providing a battery pack to be transported, and battery characteristic information of the battery pack of the battery replacement vehicle is further acquired.
In the scheme, a scheme of acquiring the characteristic information of the battery by identifying the license plate information of the battery replacement vehicle is specifically provided, or a scheme of acquiring the characteristic information of the battery by vehicle-mounted related data on the battery replacement vehicle is also specifically provided, so that the characteristic information of the battery is conveniently acquired, and the accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector is realized.
Optionally, an information acquisition module is arranged on the charging rack and used for acquiring the current position information of the battery pack,
the step of controlling the protruding length of the protruding mechanism according to the battery characteristic information includes:
controlling the extension mechanism to extend out of a preset length;
and controlling the extension mechanism to move to a charging interface of the battery pack to be aligned with the charging connector based on the current position information and the battery characteristic information.
In this scheme, according to battery characteristic information control earlier and stretching out the extension length of mechanism, the current position information and the battery characteristic information of rethread real-time collection finely tune stretching out the mechanism, and this fine setting can be including stretching out or retracting to make the accurate alignment who realizes between battery package and the charging connector, further promoted the matching accuracy.
Optionally, a distance sensor is arranged on the battery transfer device or the charging rack, and the distance sensor is used for sensing the extending distance of the extending mechanism;
the battery transport control method further includes:
and when the stretching mechanism is controlled to stretch out, the stretching distance detected by the distance sensor is acquired in real time, and when the detected stretching distance is matched with a stretching value obtained according to the battery characteristic information, the stretching mechanism is controlled to stop stretching out.
In this scheme, through distance sensor real-time supervision stretch out the extension length of mechanism to whether further judge the position of stretching out targets in place, thereby further promote the rate of accuracy.
Optionally, the battery transport control method further includes:
when controlling stretch out the mechanism, will stretch out the length limit of stretching out the mechanism on predetermineeing the restriction length through set up in stretch out stop gear on the battery transfer equipment.
In this scheme, through mechanism limits such as limit switch and stretch out the extension length that mechanism to prevent effectively that stretch out the mechanism, thereby further promote matching efficiency and the precision of charging.
Optionally, a vision camera is disposed on the battery transfer device or the charging rack;
the step of obtaining the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transported comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining an image of a battery pack to be transported through a visual camera, and obtaining battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the image of the battery pack.
In the scheme, the battery characteristic information is acquired through the image shot by the visual camera, so that the accuracy of acquiring the characteristic information is further improved, and the accurate alignment of the battery pack is realized.
Optionally, the step of obtaining the battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the battery pack image includes:
analyzing the outline feature information of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and extracting the battery feature information of the battery pack from the outline feature information.
In the scheme, the outline characteristics of the battery pack are analyzed from the image in an image recognition mode to extract the battery characteristic information, so that the automatic process of extracting the battery characteristic information is realized, and the battery replacement efficiency is further improved.
Optionally, the step of obtaining the battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the battery pack image includes:
determining the model of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and inquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack according to the model of the battery pack.
In the scheme, the model of the battery pack is determined from the image in an image recognition mode, and the characteristic information of the battery is simply and conveniently inquired out based on the model of the battery pack, so that the convenience and the battery replacement efficiency are improved.
Optionally, a laser sensor is arranged on the charging rack, and the laser sensor is configured to emit laser light associated with a position where the charging connector is connected to the charging interface;
the battery transport control method further includes:
and when one surface of the battery pack on the extending mechanism triggers laser emitted by the laser sensor, controlling the extending mechanism to stop extending.
In the scheme, the position of the battery pack is further detected through a laser sensor (associated with the charging position), namely whether the extending length of the extending mechanism is in place or not, so that the charging electric connector is accurately aligned to the battery pack, and the matching accuracy is further improved.
Optionally, the battery transport control method further comprises:
and adjusting the laser emission angle of the laser sensor according to the acquired battery characteristic information so as to adjust the distance for triggering the laser on one surface of the battery pack.
In the scheme, the emitting angle of the laser is adjusted in real time according to the battery characteristic information, so that the laser can be better adapted to different battery packs, and the matching accuracy is further improved.
According to another embodiment of the invention, a battery transfer device is provided, which utilizes the battery transfer control method, and comprises a stretching mechanism and a controller, wherein the stretching mechanism is used for taking and placing the battery pack on a charging rack;
the controller is configured to acquire battery characteristic information of a battery pack to be transported, wherein the battery characteristic information comprises at least one of the following information: the width of the battery pack, the type of a battery replacement vehicle for providing the battery pack to be transported and the position of a charging interface of the battery pack;
the controller is configured to control the extension length of the extension mechanism according to the battery characteristic information to align the charging interface of the battery pack to the charging connector on the charging rack.
In this scheme, battery transportation equipment controls its extension length that stretches out the mechanism through acquireing the battery characteristic information of waiting to transport the battery package (can include the width of battery package, trade electric vehicle model, the position of the interface that charges of battery package) to realize the accurate alignment between battery package and the charging connector, adapt to the accuracy of the battery package of different specifications and deposit, and promoted the matching accuracy, thereby promoted battery transportation efficiency.
Optionally, the controller is configured to identify, by a license plate identification device, license plate information of a battery replacement vehicle providing a battery pack to be transported, further obtain the battery characteristic information from a battery replacement station or a cloud platform according to the license plate information, or,
the controller is configured to further acquire the battery characteristic information of a battery pack of a battery swapping vehicle by establishing a communication connection with a vehicle-mounted data acquisition device on the battery swapping vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported.
In the scheme, a scheme for acquiring the characteristic information of the battery by identifying the license plate information of the battery replacement vehicle is specifically provided, or a scheme for acquiring the characteristic information of the battery by vehicle-mounted related data on the battery replacement vehicle is also specifically provided, so that the characteristic information of the battery is conveniently acquired, and the accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector is realized.
Optionally, the battery transferring device further comprises an information collecting module disposed on the charging rack, the information collecting module is configured to collect current position information of the battery pack,
the controller is configured to control the extension mechanism to extend a preset length;
the controller is further configured to control the extension mechanism to move to a charging interface of the battery pack to be aligned with the charging connector based on the current position information and the battery characteristic information.
In this scheme, according to battery characteristic information control earlier and stretching out the extension length of mechanism, the current position information and the battery characteristic information of rethread real-time collection finely tune stretching out the mechanism, and this fine setting can be including stretching out or retracting to make the accurate alignment who realizes between battery package and the charging connector, further promoted the matching accuracy.
Optionally, the battery transport apparatus further comprises a distance sensor;
the distance sensor is arranged on the battery transferring equipment or the charging frame and used for sensing the extending distance of the extending mechanism;
the controller is configured to acquire, in real time, the extension distance detected by the distance sensor while controlling the extension mechanism to extend, and to control the extension mechanism to stop extending when the detected extension distance matches an extension value derived from the battery characteristic information.
In this scheme, through the extension length that distance sensor real-time supervision stretched out the mechanism to whether further judge the extended position targets in place, thereby further promote the rate of accuracy.
Optionally, the controller is configured to limit the protruding length of the protruding mechanism to a preset limit length by a protruding limit mechanism provided on the battery transfer apparatus when controlling the protruding mechanism to protrude.
In this scheme, through mechanism limits such as limit switch and stretch out the extension length that mechanism to prevent effectively that stretch out the mechanism, thereby further promote matching efficiency and the precision of charging.
Optionally, the battery handling apparatus further comprises a vision camera;
the vision camera is arranged on the battery transfer equipment or the charging frame;
the controller is configured to acquire a battery pack image to be transported through a visual camera and acquire battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the battery pack image.
In the scheme, the battery characteristic information is acquired through the image shot by the visual camera, so that the accuracy of acquiring the characteristic information is further improved, and the accurate alignment of the battery pack is realized.
Optionally, the controller is configured to parse outline feature information of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and extract battery feature information of the battery pack from the outline feature information.
In the scheme, the outline characteristics of the battery pack are analyzed from the image in an image recognition mode to extract the battery characteristic information, so that the automatic process of extracting the battery characteristic information is realized, and the battery replacement efficiency is further improved.
Optionally, the controller is configured to determine a model number of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and query the battery characteristic information of the battery pack according to the model number of the battery pack.
In the scheme, the model of the battery pack is determined from the image in an image recognition mode, and the battery characteristic information is simply and conveniently inquired based on the model of the battery pack so as to improve convenience and battery replacement efficiency.
Optionally, the battery transfer device further includes a laser sensor disposed on the charging rack, the laser sensor being configured to emit laser light associated with a location at which the charging connector is coupled to the charging interface;
the controller is further configured to control the extension mechanism to stop extending when a surface of a battery pack on the extension mechanism triggers a laser emitted by the laser sensor.
In the scheme, the position of the battery pack is further detected through a laser sensor (associated with the charging position), namely whether the extending length of the extending mechanism is in place or not, so that the charging electric connector is accurately aligned to the battery pack, and the matching accuracy is further improved.
Optionally, the controller is configured to adjust a laser emission angle of the laser sensor according to the acquired battery characteristic information, so as to adjust a distance at which a surface of the battery pack triggers the laser.
In the scheme, the emitting angle of the laser is adjusted in real time according to the battery characteristic information, so that the laser can be better adapted to different battery packs, and the matching accuracy is further improved.
On the basis of the common knowledge in the field, the preferred conditions can be combined randomly to obtain the preferred embodiments of the invention.
The positive progress effects of the invention are as follows:
according to the battery transfer control method and the battery transfer equipment provided by the invention, the battery characteristic information (which can comprise the width of the battery pack, the type of the battery replacing vehicle and the position of the charging interface of the battery pack) of the battery pack to be transferred is obtained to accurately control the extending length of the extending mechanism, so that the battery pack and the charging connector are accurately aligned, the battery transfer control method and the battery transfer equipment are suitable for accurately storing the battery packs with different specifications, the matching accuracy is improved, and the battery transfer efficiency is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a battery transportation control method according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of a battery transport system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top view of a battery pack being extended and retracted by an extension mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an electrical structure of a battery transfer apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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The invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
In order to overcome the above existing defects, the present embodiment provides a battery transfer control method, which is applied to a battery transfer device, where the battery transfer device includes an extending mechanism for taking and placing a battery pack on a charging rack; the battery transport control method comprises the following steps: acquiring battery characteristic information of a battery pack to be transported, wherein the battery characteristic information comprises at least one of the following information: the width of the battery pack, the type of a battery replacement vehicle for providing the battery pack to be transported and the position of a charging interface of the battery pack; and controlling the extension length of the extension mechanism according to the battery characteristic information so as to align the charging interface of the battery pack to the charging connector on the charging frame.
In this embodiment, the extension length of the extension mechanism is controlled by acquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transported (which may include the width of the battery pack, the model of the battery replacing vehicle, and the position of the charging interface of the battery pack), so as to realize the accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector, adapt to the accurate storage of the battery packs of different specifications, and improve the matching accuracy, thereby improving the battery transportation efficiency.
Specifically, as an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the battery transportation control method provided in this embodiment mainly includes the following steps:
In this step, the acquired battery characteristic information is used for representing the type information of the battery packs with different specifications, so that the battery transfer equipment can identify the battery packs with different specifications.
In this embodiment, the battery characteristic information preferably includes a width of the battery pack, a model number of the battery replacement vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported, and a position of a charging interface of the battery pack, but the battery characteristic information is not particularly limited, and may be set and selected accordingly according to actual situations.
As an implementable manner, in this step, the license plate recognition device recognizes license plate information of the battery replacement vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported, and further obtains battery characteristic information from the battery replacement station or the cloud platform according to the license plate information, and the license plate recognition device can be a camera and an image processor arranged in the battery replacement station, and can perform corresponding setting and selection according to actual requirements as long as the license plate information can be recognized, without specifically limiting the type of the license plate recognition device.
In this embodiment, a scheme of acquiring battery characteristic information by recognizing license plate information of a battery replacement vehicle is specifically provided, so that the battery characteristic information is conveniently acquired, and accurate alignment between a battery pack and a charging connector is realized.
As another implementable manner, in this step, the battery characteristic information of the battery pack of the battery replacement vehicle is further acquired by establishing a communication connection with the on-board data acquisition device on the battery replacement vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported. The vehicle-mounted data acquisition device can be used for multiplexing one of the original vehicle-mounted data terminals or TBOX (remote information processor) of the battery replacing vehicle; or an additionally developed vehicle-mounted data acquisition device corresponding to the battery replacement station and/or the battery replacement cloud. Generally, an original vehicle-mounted data terminal or TBOX of the electric vehicle is in communication with a vehicle factory cloud of the electric vehicle, and a vehicle-mounted data acquisition device developed in addition is in communication with a battery replacement station and/or a battery replacement cloud. However, when the data transmission right of the original vehicle-mounted data terminal or TBOX of the electric vehicle is opened at the cloud of the car factory, the original vehicle-mounted data terminal or TBOX of the electric vehicle can also be communicated with the battery replacement station and/or the battery replacement cloud.
In this embodiment, a scheme for acquiring battery characteristic information by replacing vehicle-mounted related data on an electric vehicle is specifically provided, so as to conveniently acquire the battery characteristic information, thereby achieving accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector.
As another practicable manner, in this step, the image of the battery pack to be transported is acquired by a visual camera provided on the battery transport apparatus or the charging stand, and the battery characteristic information of the battery pack is acquired from the image of the battery pack.
In this embodiment, the battery characteristic information is acquired through the image taken by the vision camera, so that the accuracy of acquiring the characteristic information is further improved, and the accurate alignment of the battery pack is realized.
In a preferred embodiment, in this step, the contour feature information of the battery pack is analyzed from the battery pack image, and the battery feature information of the battery pack is extracted from the contour feature information.
In this embodiment, the contour features of the battery pack are analyzed from the image in an image recognition manner to extract the battery feature information, so that an automatic process of extracting the battery feature information is realized, and the battery replacement efficiency is further improved.
In this step, the model number of the battery pack is determined from the battery pack image, and the battery characteristic information of the battery pack is queried according to the model number of the battery pack.
In this embodiment, determine the battery package model from the image through the image identification mode, simply inquire out battery characteristic information conveniently based on the battery package model to promote the convenience and trade electric efficiency.
And 102, controlling the extension mechanism to extend for a preset length.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the above-described battery transfer control method is applied to a battery transfer system mainly including a charging rack 3 for placing a battery pack and a battery transfer device for transferring the battery pack. The battery transport system may also be other ways, for example comprising one charging rack 3 or more charging racks 3. The battery handling device may also be located at any other location. The battery transfer equipment can be connected with the charging frame 3, and can also be of structures which respectively and independently exist, and can be aligned only when the battery pack is transported.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the battery transfer device mainly includes a car 1 configured to move up and down along the height direction of a charging rack 3, a stretching mechanism 2 for taking and placing a battery pack 4 is provided in the car 1, the stretching mechanism 2 is provided in the car 1, and the stretching mechanism 2 extends and retracts in the front-rear direction of the car 1 relative to the car 1 as a whole, so as to place the battery pack 4 on a target battery compartment 5.
In this step, the extension mechanism carrying the battery pack to be transported is controlled to extend by a preset length, the preset length can be set as the extension length of the extension mechanism when the battery pack of the average specification is matched with the charging connector, but the preset length is not specifically limited, and corresponding adjustment can be performed according to actual requirements.
In this step, the current position information of the battery pack is also acquired in real time through the information acquisition module arranged on the charging rack, and the current position information may include the position of the battery pack in the extending direction of the extending mechanism.
And 103, controlling the extending length of the extending mechanism according to the battery characteristic information.
In this step, the stretching mechanism is controlled to move to the charging interface of the battery pack to be aligned with the charging connector based on the current position information of the battery pack acquired by the information acquisition module in real time and the battery characteristic information acquired in the step 101.
In this embodiment, the extension length of the extension mechanism is controlled according to the battery characteristic information, and then the extension mechanism is finely adjusted through the current position information and the battery characteristic information which are collected in real time, wherein the fine adjustment can comprise extension or retraction, so that the accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector is realized, and the matching accuracy is further improved.
And 104, controlling the extending mechanism to stop extending so as to align the charging interface to the charging connector.
As an implementable manner, a distance sensor is provided on the battery transfer device or the charging rack, the distance sensor being configured to sense the extension distance of the extension mechanism.
In this step, the extension distance detected by the distance sensor is acquired in real time while the extension mechanism is controlled to extend, and the extension mechanism is controlled to stop extending when the detected extension distance matches the extension value obtained from the battery characteristic information.
In this scheme, through distance sensor real-time supervision stretch out the extension length of mechanism to whether further judge the position of stretching out targets in place, thereby further promote the rate of accuracy.
As another practicable mode, in this step, when the extension of the extension mechanism is controlled, the extension length of the extension mechanism is limited to a preset limit length by an extension limit mechanism provided on the battery transfer apparatus.
In this scheme, through mechanism limits such as limit switch and stretch out the extension length that mechanism to prevent effectively that stretch out the mechanism, thereby further promote matching efficiency and the precision of charging.
As an implementation manner, a laser sensor is disposed on the charging rack, and the laser sensor is configured to emit laser light associated with a position where the charging connector is connected to the charging interface.
In this step, the protrusion mechanism is controlled to stop protruding when a surface of the battery pack on the protrusion mechanism is triggered by the laser emitted from the laser sensor.
In the embodiment, the position of the battery pack, namely whether the extending length of the extending mechanism is in place, is further detected through a laser sensor (associated with the charging position) so as to realize the accurate alignment of the charging electric connector to the battery pack, and further improve the matching accuracy.
Preferably, in this embodiment, the laser emission angle of the laser sensor may be further adjusted according to the acquired battery characteristic information, so as to adjust a distance for triggering laser on one surface of the battery pack.
In this embodiment, the emission angle of laser is adjusted according to battery characteristic information in real time to better adapt to different battery packs, and then further promote the matching accuracy.
Referring to fig. 3, in this step, the extension mechanism is controlled to stop extending, so that the charging interface 41 of the battery pack 4 is precisely aligned to the position of the charging connector 6 on the battery holder 3, so that the charging interface 41 is accurately connected with the charging connector 6 to charge the battery pack 4 with the charging connector 6.
According to the battery transfer control method provided by the embodiment, the extending length of the extending mechanism is controlled according to the battery characteristic information, and then the extending length of the extending mechanism is intelligently finely adjusted by acquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transferred so as to realize accurate alignment between the battery pack and the charging connector, so that the matching accuracy is further improved, and the battery transfer efficiency is improved.
In order to overcome the above existing defects, the present embodiment further provides a battery transfer device, where the battery transfer device includes an extending mechanism for taking and placing a battery pack on a charging rack and a controller; the controller is configured to acquire battery characteristic information of a battery pack to be transported, wherein the battery characteristic information comprises at least one of the following information: the width of the battery pack, the type of a battery replacement vehicle for providing the battery pack to be transported and the position of a charging interface of the battery pack; the controller is configured to control the extension length of the extension mechanism according to the battery characteristic information to align the charging interface of the battery pack to the charging connector on the charging stand.
In this embodiment, the battery transfer equipment controls the extension length of the extension mechanism through acquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transferred (the width of the battery pack, the model of the battery replacing vehicle and the position of the charging interface of the battery pack can be included), so that the battery pack is accurately aligned with the charging connector, the battery pack is suitable for accurate storage of the battery packs with different specifications, the matching accuracy is improved, and the battery transfer efficiency is improved.
Specifically, as another embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the battery transfer apparatus provided in this embodiment mainly includes a protruding mechanism, a controller 21, an information acquisition module 22, a distance sensor 23, a vision camera 24, and a laser sensor 25, and the battery transfer apparatus utilizes the battery transfer control method as described above.
As an implementable manner, the controller 21 is configured to recognize license plate information of the battery replacement vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported through the license plate recognition device, and further obtain battery characteristic information from the battery replacement station or the cloud platform according to the license plate information.
As another implementable manner, the controller 21 is configured to further acquire the battery characteristic information of the battery pack of the battery replacement vehicle by establishing a communication connection with an on-board data acquisition device on the battery replacement vehicle that provides the battery pack to be transported.
The information acquisition module 22 is used for acquiring current position information of the battery pack, and the controller 21 is configured to control the extension mechanism to extend by a preset length, and control the extension mechanism to move to a charging interface of the battery pack to be aligned with the charging connector based on the current position information and the battery characteristic information.
The distance sensor 23 is provided in the battery transfer device or the charging stand, and the distance sensor 23 is used to sense the extension distance of the extension mechanism.
The controller 21 is configured to acquire the extension distance detected by the distance sensor in real time when controlling the extension mechanism to extend, and to control the extension mechanism to stop extending when the detected extension distance matches the extension value obtained from the battery characteristic information.
The controller 21 is configured to limit the protruding length of the protruding mechanism to a preset limit length by a protruding limit mechanism provided on the battery transfer apparatus when controlling the protruding mechanism to protrude.
As an implementable manner, the controller 21 is further configured to limit the protruding length of the protruding mechanism to a preset limit length by the protruding limit mechanism provided on the battery transfer apparatus when controlling the protruding mechanism to protrude.
The vision camera 24 is disposed on the battery transfer equipment or the charging rack, and the controller 21 is configured to acquire the image of the battery pack to be transferred through the vision camera 24 and acquire the battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the image of the battery pack.
Preferably, the controller 21 is configured to analyze the contour feature information of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and extract the battery feature information of the battery pack from the contour feature information.
Preferably, the controller 21 is configured to determine the model number of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and query the battery characteristic information of the battery pack according to the model number of the battery pack.
The laser sensor 25 is arranged on the charging rack, and the laser sensor 25 is configured to emit laser light associated with a position where the charging connector is connected to the charging interface.
The controller 21 is also configured to control the extension mechanism to stop extending when a surface of the battery pack on the extension mechanism triggers a laser emitted by the laser sensor 25.
In this embodiment, the controller 21 is further configured to adjust the laser emission angle of the laser sensor 25 according to the acquired battery characteristic information, so as to adjust the distance at which a surface of the battery pack triggers the laser.
The battery transfer equipment that this embodiment provided, according to the battery characteristic information control extension length that stretches out the mechanism earlier, the rethread acquires the battery characteristic information of waiting to transport the battery package and comes to finely tune extension length that stretches out the mechanism intelligently to realize the accurate alignment between battery package and the charging connector, further promoted the matching accuracy, thereby promoted battery transfer efficiency.
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 that 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 spirit and scope of the invention, and these changes and modifications are within the scope of the invention.
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1. The battery transfer control method is characterized by being applied to battery transfer equipment, wherein the battery transfer equipment comprises an extension mechanism for taking and placing a battery pack on a charging rack;
the battery transport control method includes:
acquiring battery characteristic information of a battery pack to be transported, wherein the battery characteristic information comprises at least one of the following information: the width of the battery pack, the type of a battery replacement vehicle for providing the battery pack to be transported and the position of a charging interface of the battery pack;
and controlling the extension length of the extension mechanism according to the battery characteristic information so as to align the charging interface of the battery pack to a charging connector on the charging rack.
2. The battery transfer control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transferred includes:
identifying the license plate information of the battery replacement vehicle providing the battery pack to be transported through a license plate identification device, further acquiring the battery characteristic information from a battery replacement station or a cloud platform according to the license plate information, or,
the method comprises the steps that communication connection is established through a vehicle-mounted data acquisition device on a battery replacing vehicle for providing a battery pack to be transported, and battery characteristic information of the battery pack of the battery replacing vehicle is further acquired.
3. The battery transportation control method according to claim 1, wherein an information collecting module is provided on the charging rack, the information collecting module is used for collecting current position information of the battery pack,
the step of controlling the protruding length of the protruding mechanism according to the battery characteristic information includes:
controlling the extension mechanism to extend out of a preset length;
and controlling the extension mechanism to move to a charging interface of the battery pack to be aligned with the charging connector based on the current position information and the battery characteristic information.
4. The battery transfer control method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a distance sensor is provided on the battery transfer device or the charging rack, the distance sensor being configured to sense a protruding distance of the protruding mechanism;
the battery transport control method further includes:
and when the extension mechanism is controlled to extend, acquiring the extension distance detected by the distance sensor in real time, and when the detected extension distance is matched with the extension value obtained according to the battery characteristic information, controlling the extension mechanism to stop extending.
5. The battery transport control method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
when controlling stretch out the mechanism, will stretch out the length limit of stretching out the mechanism on predetermineeing the restriction length through set up in stretch out stop gear on the battery transfer equipment.
6. The battery transport control method according to claim 1, wherein a vision camera is provided on the battery transport apparatus or the charging stand;
the step of obtaining the battery characteristic information of the battery pack to be transported comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining an image of a battery pack to be transported through a visual camera, and obtaining battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the image of the battery pack.
7. The battery transportation control method according to claim 6, wherein the step of obtaining the battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the battery pack image includes:
analyzing the outline characteristic information of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and extracting the battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the outline characteristic information.
8. The battery transportation control method according to claim 6, wherein the step of obtaining the battery characteristic information of the battery pack from the battery pack image includes:
determining the model of the battery pack from the battery pack image, and inquiring the battery characteristic information of the battery pack according to the model of the battery pack.
9. The battery transfer control method according to claim 1, wherein a laser sensor is provided on the charging rack, and the laser sensor is configured to emit laser light associated with a position where the charging connector is connected to the charging interface;
the battery transport control method further includes:
when one surface of a battery pack on the extending mechanism triggers laser emitted by the laser sensor, the extending mechanism is controlled to stop extending.
10. The battery transport control method of claim 9, further comprising:
and adjusting the laser emission angle of the laser sensor according to the acquired battery characteristic information so as to adjust the distance for triggering the laser on one surface of the battery pack.
11. A battery transport apparatus, characterized by using the battery transport control method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
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