| 摘要 |
A dispenser 140 for dispensing charged battery units into a tank of an electrically powered apparatus, preferably a vehicle 125, comprises a dispensing container for accommodating a plurality of charged battery units, and a conduit 147 having a first end coupled to the dispensing container and a second end adapted to be coupled to a tank to be filled. The dispenser further comprises a dispensing mechanism 143 for selectively dispensing battery units to the tank through said conduit, the dispensing mechanism comprising a metering unit for monitoring and controlling the number and or state of battery units dispensed. Preferably, the dispenser 140 can be used to retrieve used battery units from the apparatus 125 via the conduit 147, with the dispensing mechanism 143 including means 145 to direct the used battery units to the top of the dispensing container via a conduit 149 or to a separate charging chamber. The same conduit 147 can then be used to replace the used battery units with fully charged battery units from the dispensing container. The used battery units may be charged within the dispensing container or in a separate charging chamber. The battery units have electrical contact pads on their outer surface and are dynamically programmable to enable an optimal electrical energy path through adjacent battery units. This arrangement not only enables electric energy to be supplied to a load (e.g. the vehicle), but can also be used to charge the battery units. |
