Swappable Battery System And Method, Electric Vehicles, Battery As A Service (BaaS)
AssigneeLyves Hatcher Pte. Ltd.
InventorsGabriel Zhi Yi Ong, Zeming Lim
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention broadly disclose electric vehicles (EVs), and a business to business platform including a swappable battery system and method, and systems and methods providing battery as a service (BaaS). In some embodiments a BaaS system and method are provided that create B2B opportunities to drive widespread, economical adoption of EVs.
Claims25
A battery swapping system, comprising:
- one or more batteries or battery packs configured to power an electric vehicle;
- a battery swapping network comprised of one or more stations or kiosks configured to house charged batteries and swap the charged batteries for used batteries;
- and
- a data management system configured to manage the battery swapping system, including but not limited to functions of tracking the batteries while in use and while housed in the one more kiosk, manage renting, charging and swapping transactions, and manage a mobile application (mobile app) platform where users access the system.
A computer implemented method for providing a battery swapping service (BaaS) for electric vehicles, said method being performed on a computing device and executed by a processor, said method comprising:
- initiating a battery swapping transaction in response to a request from a user, and verifying the user as a subscriber to the service;
- determining the availability of charged battery packs and assigning the user to a kiosk within a network of kiosks based on user location and availability of new battery packs within the network of kiosks;
- executing a receive transaction at the assigned kiosk and directing the disengagement of a battery pack from the kiosk and delivery to a receiving bay for retrieval by the user;
- prompting the user to initiate a return transaction in the event the user wishes to return a used battery pack;
- executing payment for the receive and/or return transaction;
- and
- generating verification and confirmation of the transactions.
A battery swapping system comprising:
- a non-transitory data storage device;
- and
- one or more special purpose computer devices that implement a battery swapping service (BaaS) for electric vehicles, and employ at least one processor to perform actions, including:
- initiating a battery swapping transaction in response to a request from a user, and verifying the user as a subscriber to the service;
- determining the availability of charged battery packs and assigning the user to a kiosk within a network of kiosks based on user location and availability of new battery packs within the network of kiosks;
- executing a receive transaction at the assigned kiosk and directing the disengagement of a battery pack from the kiosk and delivery to a receiving bay for retrieval by the user;
- prompting the user to initiate a return transaction in the event the user wishes to return a used battery pack;
- executing payment for the receive and/or return transaction;
- and
- generating verification and confirmation of the transactions.
The system of 13, wherein the return transaction is carried out in part by assigning and directing placement of the used battery pack into assigned charging or parking slot in the kiosk;
- and optionally initiating charging the used battery.
An electric vehicle, characterized in that the electric vehicle is configured to receive a swappable battery for powering of the electrical vehicle.
A computer implemented method for providing a battery swapping service (BaaS) for electric vehicles, said method being performed on a computing device and executed by a processor, said method comprising:
- creating a user profile for a user, including a driving profile for that user;
- initiating a battery swapping transaction in response to a request from a user, and verifying the user as a subscriber to the service;
- determining the availability of charged battery packs and assigning the user to a swapping/charging station within a network of swapping/charging stations based on user location and availability of new battery packs within the network of stations;
- allocating a particular battery pack within the assigned swapping/charging station based on the user's driving profile;
- executing a receive transaction at the assigned swapping/charging station and directing the disengagement of a battery pack from the station and delivery to a receiving bay for retrieval by the user;
- prompting the user to initiate a return transaction in the event the user wishes to return a used battery pack;
- executing payment for the receive and/or return transaction;
- and
- generating verification and confirmation of the transactions.
A battery swapping (BaaS) system comprising:
- a non-transitory data storage device;
- and
- one or more special purpose computer devices including a central management system that implement a battery swapping service (BaaS) for electric vehicles, and employ at least one processor to perform actions, including:
- initiating a battery swapping transaction in response to a request from a user or in response to a notification from the central management system, determining the availability of charged battery packs and assigning the user to a swapping/charging station or kiosk within a network of swapping/charging stations based on user location and availability of new battery packs within the network of stations;
- executing a receive transaction at the assigned station and directing the disengagement of a battery pack from the station and delivery to a receiving locker for retrieval by the user;
- prompting the user to initiate a return transaction in the event the user wishes to return a used battery pack;
- executing payment for the receive and/or return transaction;
- and
- generating verification and confirmation of the transactions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.