Sun Mobility Quick Interchange Station

Product Description

Sun Mobility’s Quick Interchange Stations (QIS) are a collection of stations which are used to swap depleted batteries with charged units. The technology is designed to serve electric 2 & 3 wheelers, and buses. The Stations are developed and in operation in India.

Market Suggested Retail Price

$1.00

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Sun Mobility works with partners to implement the battery technology in vehicles and install the stations throughout India.

Manufacturing/Building Method

The Quick Interchange Stations are produced in India.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent Protected

User Provision Model

The manufacturer offers a pay-as-you-go model for the battery swap network.

Distributions to Date Status

As of August 2020, there are 15 Quick Interchange Systems across India.

Design Specifications

The Quick Interchange Station (QIS) for 2-3 wheelers can support vehicles ranging from 2-wheelers up to micro trucks and can perform more than 200 battery swaps per day. Each Smart Battery can be swapped in under 2 minutes so that users do not have to wait 4-8 hours for their batteries to charge. RFID enabled key fobs are used for authentication and digital payments for the energy consumed. The QIS for buses is an automated station that supports multiple bus formats, with the capacity to perform more than 300 swaps per day with each swap taking less than 3 minutes. Liquid conditioning is designed to ensure temperature regulation of the battery packs while charging. The lithium-ion battery packs feature an Intelligent Battery Management System to monitor battery vitals and optimise performance for long life and safety. The packs have a tamperproof exterior with an electro-mechanical lock, over 30 onboard sensors and GPS tracking to maintain security against misuse or theft.

Technical Support

SUN Mobility take care of depreciation and maintenance of all batteries.

Replacement Components

Provided by the manufacturer.

Lifecycle

Unknown

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

To address concerns on climate change and energy security.

Vetted Performance Status

The company website features a live counter for the amount of carbon dioxide emissions avoided by the use of the Sun Mobility network.

Safety

The QIS has air conditioning of battery packs to ensure temperature regulation while charging. Batteries feature an Intelligent Battery Management System to monitor vitals and optimise performance for safety.

Complementary Technical Systems

Vehicles compatible with Sun Mobility battery packs.

Academic Research and References

Huang, FH., 2018, “Measuring User Experience of Using Battery Swapping Station,” Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 607.

Huang, FH., 2019, “Understanding user acceptance of battery swapping service of sustainable transport: An empirical study of a battery swap station for electric scooters, Taiwan,” International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 14, pp. 1-14.

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Other Information

Sun Mobility overview video. Videos of bus swap system and small electric vehicles system.