Swappable Battery Data Management System

Abstract

Battery swapping is a popular alternative to the conventional battery charging, which involves removing a drained EV battery and replacing it with a fully charged one. EV users can swap batteries on the go at any battery charging station. A robust data management system facilitates this exchange by providing an interface and platform to locate new batteries. Using data analytics to quantify the voltage and temperature of the battery, the health of the battery is estimated and is displayed to the user. In comparison to the conventional charging procedure at a battery station, which can take hours, this service is less time consuming and easy to adopt in urban environments. This paper describes an IoT based real time monitoring system for these swappable batteries that enables customers to search for nearby battery swapping stations, while also transmitting each station's battery SOC and health. The system also communicates the station's operational status as well the health of the batteries to the manager of the station, easing the arduous task of monitoring them manually.