Battery swapping stations, in a way, prolong battery lifetime by enabling controlled charging with low currents and reducing the instances when fast charging becomes unavoidable. Other advantages of battery swapping stations can be summarized as: Removing major impediment to large-scale EV adoption.
Architecture of battery swapping station . When compared to the other electric vehicle charging techniques, the battery swap station is a quick and efficient way that enables the customer to continue driving without being distracted. To connecting to the grid, BSSs have a bidirectional flow of power.
The take-out power exchange cabinet created by Hangzhou Leifeng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. replaces “charging” with “power exchange”. It only takes 10 seconds to easily recharge the electric vehicle and provide a safe and efficient power solution for the rider.
The necessity of frequent battery pack replacement or swapping operations for replenishing energy storage capacities is decreasing with increasing battery densities and a growing network of fast/superchargers. Nevertheless, it makes sense to have quick battery exchange stations readily available to reduce the maintenance downtime.
The swapping station has a bidirectional power flow with the grid. Power-sharing can be done when the demand is high or low by injection of the power to the grid. Power electronics devices like converters, battery chargers, controllers, and robotic arms are the main components of the Battery Swap system.
Instead of charging its battery when an EV is running out of energy, it could have the depleted battery swapped at a service station by a fully charged battery so as to avoid suffering the problem of long waits. All unloaded batteries are charged centrally at service stations to prepare for future battery swapping demand.