From the factory area to the living area, Xu Yifan finally came to Jiuzhou Automobile's comprehensive automobile research and development center.
Speaking of which, a relatively important new technology has been successfully developed recently, which is worth taking a look at.
Glancing at the system panel, Xu Yifan stepped in and saw that the research and development of an important technology had only reached 100% in the morning.
This latest technological development is semi-automatic battery swapping technology.
"These technologies may also be able to get some official support by then."
If you have any questions, go to your leader. It’s too slow to develop on your own!
There is a shortage of money, people, and materials, but if there is strong official support, many things can be solved easily.
A familiar person, Xu Yifan took the elevator to the third floor of the Comprehensive Automobile R&D Center.
After exiting the elevator, turn left to find the third large laboratory.
As Xu Yifan approached, he could see that in this large laboratory, a large group of R&D personnel were testing semi-automatic power-changing equipment.
In the center of the laboratory, a Kyushu car was driven by an employee and parked in the middle.
As the vehicle stopped, another staff member waiting nearby came out pushing a small car.
This kind of vehicle is somewhat similar to a forklift, except that it is not fuel-powered and cannot lift particularly heavy weights.
The 48-volt manual power-swapping forklift can bear a weight of two tons.
Push the fork of the battery-changing forklift from the side to the bottom of the car, and align the position scale on the battery-changing forklift with the approximate position of the car door seam.
The staff presses the electric control button, and the electric forklift is lifted to a suitable position. The bulge on the front end of the forklift supports the battery pack at the bottom of the vehicle.
Subsequently, the staff operated the button on the changing trolley to 'separate the battery pack'
Through chip induction and data transmission on the battery replacement equipment and battery pack, after verifying the password that changes at any time, a slight motor sound came.
On the battery pack, six screws connected to the bottom of the car are driven by the motor installed in the battery pack and automatically rotate to untie the connection.
Subsequently, the battery pack was firmly caught by the manual trolley below.
The staff once again operated the button on the changing trolley, and the lifting height of the semi-automatic forklift was lowered.
The semi-automatic trolley was pulled, and the battery pack and the trolley were pulled out from under the Jiuzhou Motors.
The staff easily pulled away a battery pack that had run out of electricity.
Another staff member who was already waiting next to him pushed a fully charged battery to the side of the Kyushu car.
According to the position of the markings on the forklift that are adapted to different Jiuzhou vehicles, the battery pack is placed at a roughly suitable distance under the vehicle.
As the trolley moves slightly, the red light at the detection position on the trolley turns green, indicating that the battery pack has reached the appropriate position.
The staff presses the button on the tram-changing car, and after the computer detects the correct position again, the tram-changing car drives the electromagnetic package to automatically lift.
Lift to the appropriate distance again and press the battery installation button on the semi-automatic tram.
After the signal is emitted, several small motors built into the battery pack rotate, driving the six bolts on the battery pack to rotate, fixing the battery pack to the chassis of Kyushu Motors.
After a few seconds, when the specified torque is reached, the motor automatically stops rotating.
The staff looked at the information coming from the battery pack, confirmed the status of all screws, and only continued the operation after triggering the sensing device placed at the bottom of the vehicle.
The semi-automatic battery swapping platform lowered its height, and the empty car was pulled out from under the car by employees.
At this point, a battery replacement is completed.
It seems a little complicated to say, but the actual time is less than a minute.
The semi-automatic power swapping platform is not as fully automatic as those later power swapping stations, nor is it so high-tech. It even requires the cooperation of at least two employees to complete the power swapping work as quickly as possible.
Of course, an employee will also work, but it will be slower.
If ten or eight cars are being replaced at the same time, either more battery replacement staff will be hired, or they will have to wait in line.
The semi-automatic battery replacement method may be more troublesome than refueling, but it is still much faster than charging.
It takes at most one or two minutes to complete the battery swapping work for a car, which is more convenient than waiting for at least two hours for charging.
And the construction cost is much cheaper.
A semi-automatic battery-swapping forklift costs less than 50,000 yuan. It not only has the function of battery swapping, but also can record the remaining power in the battery pack, which is convenient for charging battery replacement fees. If a battery-swapping station is relatively small, it can only Two units are enough.
Of course, in addition to replacing trams, other investments and construction are also required.
For example, there are two transport carriages parked next to the tram exchange.
Remove the used battery pack and place it in the transport compartment next to it.
A battery swapping station is generally equipped with two such battery storage compartments, one specially used to store fully charged battery packs, and one specially used to store exhausted battery packs.
The transport carriage is a rectangular carriage with four wheels underneath, but without a front end.
When the vehicle is filled with a fully charged or empty battery pack, you can drive the car over and drag the car to the battery swap station or to the charging station for charging through the connecting device.
At the same time, the transport carriage is divided into ten layers, and there is also a simple electric smart spreader, which can place the battery pack in the carriage into the trolley, and place it into the deepest position through the slide rails on each floor and fix it.
A transport truck can hold one hundred battery packs.
A small battery swapping station is equipped with two batteries placed in the carriage and at least two semi-automatic battery swapping cars. The total cost is less than 200,000 yuan.
At the same time, a city can set up a charging station in a circuit network location on the outskirts of the city to supply power swap stations in the city for charging.
There is no need to connect to every corner of the city, a large amount of high-voltage circuit network construction costs, and the site does not need to be particularly large, and can park a dozen, twenty or more charging vehicles.
Compared with charging stations, the construction cost can be reduced by at least one or two times. If valley charging is used, the electricity price can even be lower!
Even if there is no space, you can also replace the battery!
The front of the car and the battery compartment at the back are a small battery swapping station. A small battery swapping car can be hung at the bottom of the car, and the battery swapping station can be driven directly to the place where the car owner needs to replace the battery.
For example, if you encounter a sloppy car owner who drives the car until it runs out of battery, forgets to charge it and lies on the road.
All you need is a battery replacement phone number from Jiuzhou Motors, and employees at the battery replacement station can drive the replacement battery to your home to replace the battery pack.
Of course, the price of door-to-door battery replacement will definitely not be the same as that of battery replacement at a fixed location. It is normal to pay some errands.
Or considering the customer's usage experience, we can also provide battery replacement rescue once or twice a year to improve Kyushu Auto's usage services.
Selling a car is also selling services!
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