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US 12,214,680 B2Granted
Method for arranging inductive chargers in a warehouse, system having an arrangement of inductive chargers, and an industrial truck for a warehouse
AssigneeJungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMarinus Petersen
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Abstract
A method for inductively charging one or more inductively chargeable industrial trucks used in a warehouse, wherein a target value is determined for an average charging time of each of the industrial trucks used in the warehouse and distributing a plurality of inductive charger in the warehouse such that at least one of the industrial trucks can be inductively charged in accordance with at least with the target value.
Claims14
A method of arranging inductive chargers in a warehouse for charging a plurality of industrial trucks used in the warehouse, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of inductive chargers;
- receiving operating information pertaining to at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks;
- determining an average charging time of at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks using the operating information, wherein the average charging time indicates a period of time for which the at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks used in the warehouse can be charged on average during ordinary use;
- receiving a target value for an average charging time of at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks;
- determining an average power consumption for the at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks used in the warehouse;
- determining a charging quota for the at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks in the warehouse using the target value for the average charging time and a given charging capacity of the plurality of inductive chargers;
- automatically outputting a spatial distribution of the plurality of inductive chargers in the warehouse based on the charging quota such that the at least one of the plurality of industrial trucks can be charged at least to the target value for the average charging time during the ordinary use in the warehouse;
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- fixing the plurality of inductive chargers around the warehouse according to the output distribution of inductive chargers.
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