US 12,766,997 B2Granted

System and method for coordinated energy replenishment summoning through pile-station integration

AssigneeNio Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd

InventorsYifei Wang, Jiyong Zou, Yue Zhu

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Abstract

The disclosure provides a system and method for coordinated energy replenishment summoning through pile-station integration. The system is applied to a battery swap station, and a charging pile is arranged outside the battery swap station. The system includes: a battery swap summoning unit, an energy replenishment confirmation unit, and a charging summoning unit. The battery swap summoning unit is configured to: arrange a battery swap station for a vehicle to have a battery swapped, and if the arranged battery swap station is capable of meeting battery swap requirements of the vehicle, dispatch a battery swap task to the battery swap station such that the vehicle enters the battery swap station to attempt a battery swap. The energy replenishment confirmation unit is configured to: after the vehicle has attempted a battery swap, determine whether the battery swap for the vehicle is successful; if the battery swap is not successful, further determine whether there is a possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again; if there is a possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again, summon the vehicle to attempt a battery swap again; and if there is no possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again, further determine whether the vehicle meets charging conditions. The charging summoning unit is configured to: if the energy replenishment confirmation unit confirms that the vehicle meets the charging conditions, notify the vehicle to complete energy replenishment by charging at the charging pile.

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A system for coordinated energy replenishment summoning through pile-station integration, wherein the system is applied to a battery swap station, and a charging pile is arranged outside the battery swap station, the system comprising:

a battery swap summoning unit configured to:
arrange a battery swap station for a vehicle to have a battery swapped, and if the arranged battery swap station is capable of meeting battery swap requirements of the vehicle, dispatch a battery swap task to the battery swap station such that the vehicle enters the battery swap station to attempt a battery swap;
an energy replenishment confirmation unit configured to:
after the vehicle has attempted a battery swap, determine whether the battery swap for the vehicle is successful;
if it is confirmed that the battery swap for the vehicle is not successful, further determine whether there is a possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again;
if it is determined that there is a possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again, summon the vehicle to attempt a battery swap again;
and if it is determined that there is no possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again, further determine whether the vehicle meets charging conditions;
and
a charging summoning unit configured to:
if the energy replenishment confirmation unit confirms that the vehicle meets the charging conditions, notify the vehicle to complete energy replenishment by charging at the charging pile,
wherein the battery swap summoning unit is further configured to:
after dispatching the battery swap task to the battery swap station, determine whether the battery swap station currently meets battery swap conditions;
if yes, lock reserved resources of the battery swap station;
and if no, wait a time t1 and then redetermine whether the battery swap station currently meets the battery swap conditions;
wherein determining whether the battery swap station currently meets battery swap conditions comprises:
determining whether the battery swap station supports a type of the vehicle, and determining whether the battery swap station stores a battery compatible with the vehicle;
and
the reserved resources of the battery swap station comprise:
a reserved parking space of the battery swap station and the battery compatible with the vehicle.

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A method for coordinated energy replenishment summoning through pile-station integration, wherein the method is applied to a battery swap station, and a charging pile is arranged outside the battery swap station, the method comprising:

a battery swap summoning step comprising:
arranging a battery swap station for a vehicle to have a battery swapped, and if the arranged battery swap station is capable of meeting battery swap requirements of the vehicle, dispatching a battery swap task to the battery swap station such that the vehicle enters the battery swap station to attempt a battery swap;
an energy replenishment confirmation step comprising:
after the vehicle has attempted a battery swap, determining whether the battery swap for the vehicle is successful;
if it is confirmed that the battery swap for the vehicle is not successful, further determining whether there is a possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again;
if it is determined that there is a possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again, summoning the vehicle to attempt a battery swap again;
and if it is determined that there is no possibility that the vehicle attempts a battery swap again, further determining whether the vehicle meets charging conditions;
and
a charging summoning step comprising:
if it is confirmed in the energy replenishment confirmation step that the vehicle meets the charging conditions, notifying the vehicle to complete energy replenishment by charging at the charging pile,
wherein the battery swap summoning step further comprises:
after dispatching the battery swap task to the battery swap station, determining whether the battery swap station currently meets battery swap conditions;
if yes, locking reserved resources of the battery swap station;
and if no, waiting a time t1 and then redetermining whether the battery swap station currently meets the battery swap conditions;
wherein determining whether the battery swap station currently meets battery swap conditions comprises:
determining whether the battery swap station supports a type of the vehicle, and determining whether the battery swap station stores a battery compatible with the vehicle;
and
the reserved resources of the battery swap station comprise:
a reserved parking space of the battery swap station and the battery compatible with the vehicle.

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Application: 18/312,679Filed 5 May 2023
Priority: CN 202210485354.46 May 2022
Published: US 2023/0356620 A19 Nov 2023
Granted: 20 Oct 2026
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Classification4 codes

B60L 53/80
Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of…:…
B60L 53/30
Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of…:…
B60L 53/66
Monitoring or controlling charging stations: data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
B60L
Electric vehicle propulsion

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