Automated installation for charging electrical vehicles
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAndreas Welter
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Abstract
An installation for charging electrical energy storage devices of motor vehicles includes a plurality of charging stations by way of which the energy storage devices can be supplied with electrical energy and thus charged. The installation also includes a conveying system by way of which each motor vehicle can be automatically conveyed from a collection region spaced apart from the charging stations to the relevant charging station, from at least a first charging station of the charging stations to at least a second charging station of the charging stations and from the relevant charging station to a waiting region spaced apart from the charging stations and from the collection region.
Claims11
An installation for charging electrical energy storage units of motor vehicles, the installation comprising:
- a plurality of charging stations by way of which the energy storage units are suppliable with electrical energy and are thereby chargeable;
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- a conveyor system by way of which a respective motor vehicle is conveyable automatically from a pickup area at a first distance from the plurality of charging stations to a respective charging station, from at least a first charging station of the plurality of charging stations to at least a second charging station of the plurality of charging stations and from the respective charging station to a waiting area at a second distance from the plurality of charging stations and from the pickup area, wherein:
- the first charging station is in a form of a fast-charging station that has a first maximum charging power for charging a respective energy storage unit,
- the second charging station has a second maximum charging power, which is lower than the first maximum charging power, for charging the respective energy storage unit, and
- the installation is configured to convey the respective motor vehicle automatically from the first charging station to the second charging station upon determining that the respective energy unit can no longer be charged with the first maximum charging power.
A method for charging electrical energy storage units of motor vehicles, wherein the energy storage units are supplied with electrical energy by way of a plurality of charging stations of an installation and are charged by way of the plurality of charging stations, the method comprising:
- conveying a respective motor vehicle automatically from a pickup area at a distance from the charging stations to the respective charging station, from at least a first charging station of the plurality of charging stations to at least a second charging station of the plurality of charging stations and from the respective charging station to a waiting area at a distance from the plurality of charging stations and from the pickup area by way of a conveyor system of the installation, wherein:
- the first charging station is in a form of a fast-charging station that has a first maximum charging power for charging a respective energy storage unit,
- the second charging station has a second maximum charging power, which is lower than the first maximum charging power, for charging the respective energy storage unit, and
- the respective motor vehicle is automatically conveyed from the first charging station to the second charging station upon determining that the respective energy unit can no longer be charged with the first maximum charging power.
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