Tesla Motors Club
Hello folks!
I know the demonstration will be carried out in a few hours, however I have figured out a way to swap the battery without moving the battery across the car, but moving the car across the battery.
The idea is inspired in the variable gauge trains that are running through Spain. In the facilities where the axles actually modify their gauge the bogies run over a slipping surface while the axles get unloaded and then their wheels are displaced by passive rails.
If we try to apply this to the Model S, the battery swapping station would be like a washing tunnel, where the car enters and keeps moving while the battery is dropped in a certain place and the new battery, that lays on the ground a few meters further, is inserted as the car advances.
Remember that the battery weights almost 1,000 lbs, so removing it from the car will make it rise up suddenly, due to the same springs dealing with noticeable less weight.
Maybe it's a crazy idea or maybe not... But I wanted to share it with you before we know the system developed by TM
Here is a video of the gauge exchanger devices found in the Spanish Railways:
I know the demonstration will be carried out in a few hours, however I have figured out a way to swap the battery without moving the battery across the car, but moving the car across the battery.
The idea is inspired in the variable gauge trains that are running through Spain. In the facilities where the axles actually modify their gauge the bogies run over a slipping surface while the axles get unloaded and then their wheels are displaced by passive rails.
If we try to apply this to the Model S, the battery swapping station would be like a washing tunnel, where the car enters and keeps moving while the battery is dropped in a certain place and the new battery, that lays on the ground a few meters further, is inserted as the car advances.
Remember that the battery weights almost 1,000 lbs, so removing it from the car will make it rise up suddenly, due to the same springs dealing with noticeable less weight.
Maybe it's a crazy idea or maybe not... But I wanted to share it with you before we know the system developed by TM
Here is a video of the gauge exchanger devices found in the Spanish Railways: