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US 2024/0383370 A1Published application
Battery-Storage Apparatus and Battery-Exchange System
AssigneeAmple, Inc.
InventorsMaxim Zolotarev, Alexander Craig Kundrot, Kenji Bowers
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Abstract
A battery-storage apparatus includes a plurality of cubbies having respective electrical ports, a tray bay having an adjustable frame that releasably holds a battery tray, and a robotic crane that transports batteries between the battery tray and respective cubbies to charge and/or discharge the batteries using the respective electrical ports. The battery tray can be transported to and from the tray bay by a battery-exchange robot.
Claims20
A battery-storage apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of cubbies having respective electrical ports;
- a tray bay having an adjustable frame that releasably holds a battery tray;
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- a robotic crane that automatically transports batteries between the battery tray and respective cubbies to charge and/or discharge the batteries using the respective electrical ports.
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A battery-storage apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of cubbies having respective electrical ports;
- a plurality of tray bays, each tray bay having a respective adjustable frame configured to releasably hold a respective battery tray, each battery tray holding one or more batteries;
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- a plurality of robotic cranes, each robotic crane configured to transport the battery(ies) between the respective battery tray and respective cubbies to charge and/or discharge the batteries using the respective electrical ports.
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A battery-exchange system comprising:
- a battery-exchange robot configured to transport a battery tray between an electric vehicle and a battery-storage apparatus, wherein the battery-storage apparatus comprises:
- a plurality of cubbies having respective electrical ports;
- a tray bay having an adjustable frame that releasably holds the battery tray, wherein a battery-exchange robot channel is defined below the tray bay;
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- a robotic crane that transports batteries between the battery tray and respective cubbies to charge and/or discharge the batteries using the respective electrical ports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.