# US 10,308,125 B2 · Method and system for power exchange > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,308,125 B2 - Document ID: US10308125B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/566,553 - Filed: 2016-04-22 - Published: 2018-05-03 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-22 - Assignees: Atmo Auto Power LLC - Applicants: ATMO Auto Power LLC - Inventors: Jason Ahrens - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308125B2 ## CPC - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60L 53/60: Monitoring or controlling charging stations - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/80: Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries - B60K 2001/0438: {Arrangement under the floor} - B60K 2001/0472: {from below} - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV] - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A system and method for vehicle power exchange includes both a system for exchanging a container having a power cell associated with the vehicle and an appropriate vehicle which has been adapted for vehicle power exchange. Advantageously, the system includes at least one power exchange power strip, at least one container with charged power cell associated with the power strip and wireless communication associated with the power exchange strip for communicating with a vehicle to effect power exchange. An advantageous vehicle for power exchange has a removable container with power cell, a computer processor for controlling requisite functions of the vehicle during power exchange (i.e. container exchange) and a mechanism which allows for the depositing of a container with depleted power cell and insertion of a replacement container with charged power cell into the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for vehicle power exchange, the system comprising: at least one power exchange strip; at least one charged power cell associated with the at least one power exchange strip, the at least one power exchange strip having a first station for receiving a depleted power cell from a vehicle requesting power exchange and a second station physically separated from the first station and having a charged replacement power cell for installation in the vehicle after the depleted power cell have been removed; a communication device operatively associated with the at least one power exchange strip for communicating between the at least one power exchange strip and a vehicle requesting power exchange; and the vehicle having auxiliary power in addition to power supplied by the depleted power cell to power the movement of the vehicle from the first station to the physically separated second station, after the depleted power cell has been completely removed from the vehicle and left at the first station, wherein the vehicle without depleted power cell moves under auxiliary power to the second station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the charged power cell is a chemical battery pack. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the charged power cell is a fuel cell pack. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the power cell is disposed in a container disposed along the power exchange strip. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the container further comprises a cooler. ### Claim 6 A method for vehicle power exchange, the method comprising: receiving a vehicle for power exchange at a first stationary position along a power exchange strip; establishing a communicating connection between the vehicle and the power exchange strip to control vehicle functions during power exchange; communicating instruction to a computer processor of the vehicle via the communication connection to release a depleted power cell from the vehicle, at the first stationary position along a power exchange strip; removing the depleted power cell completely from the vehicle and leaving the depleted power cell at the first station; moving the vehicle, after the depleted power cell has been completely removed from the vehicle, to a second position along the power exchange strip; and inserting a charged power cell, associated with the second position of the power strip, into the vehicle; wherein moving the vehicle to move to a second position along the power exchange strip comprises instructing the vehicle, via the communication connection, to move to a second position along the power exchange strip, using auxiliary power on-board the vehicle, supplemental to the removed power cell after the depleted power cell has been completely removed from the vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein communicating instruction to a computer processor of the vehicle via the communication connection to release a depleted power cell from the vehicle, at the first position along a power exchange strip results in the vehicle releasing the depleted power cell. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein inserting a charged power cell, associated with the second position of the power strip, into the vehicle comprises engaging the charge power cell using a lift mechanism. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the lift mechanism is on-board the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the power cell is disposed within a container and the releasing a depleted power cell comprises releasing the container with the depleted power cell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the container further comprises a cooler. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication device operatively associated with the at least one power exchange strip for communicating between the at least one power exchange strip and a vehicle requesting power exchange. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising a processor associated with the at least one power exchange strip and the wireless communication device for controlling functions on the vehicle requesting power exchange. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the processor controls movement of vehicle between the first station and the second station.