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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Jun Seok Park, Seoul, KR;
Won-kyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hee-jeing Park, Gunpo-si, KR;
Hee Seok Moon, Asan-si, KR;
Woongchul Choi, Seoul, KR;
Jayil Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Chi Man Yu, Bucheon-si, KR;
DO Yang Jung, Anyang-si, KR;
Yong-hark Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jae-hong Park, Seoul, KR;
Jun Seok Park, Seoul, KR;
Won-Kyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hee-Jeing Park, Gunpo-si, KR;
Hee Seok Moon, Asan-si, KR;
Woongchul Choi, Seoul, KR;
Jayil Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Chi Man Yu, Bucheon-si, KR;
Do Yang Jung, Anyang-si, KR;
Yong-hark Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Hong Park, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a battery exchange method for an electric vehicle. The battery exchange method includes (a) opening a protection cover of a battery mounting module installed at an upper portion of the electric vehicle, and transmitting an open signal to a battery charge station; (b) releasing a locking unit of a pre-mounted battery, and transmitting an unlocking signal to the battery charge station; (c) determining and storing a mounting location of the battery using an image sensor; (d) controlling movements and operations of a battery replacing robot when the unlocking signal is confirmed, and ejecting the pre-mounted battery from a battery seating base of the battery mounting module; (e) controlling movements and operations of the battery replacing robot to move a prepared fully charged battery into the battery mounting module, and mounting the fully charged battery on the battery seating base in the battery charge station.