Coordinating Battery Swaps and Charging in Multi-Shift Work

Multi-shift operation is widely applied in large logistics parks, manufacturing workshops and high-throughput storage scenarios, while the traditional long-time charging mode of electric forklift batteries can hardly meet the demand of non-stop material handling. Unreasonable arrangement of battery swaps and charging will lead to unnecessary idle time of operation teams, or even unexpected interruption of on-site work. To build a scientific and operable coordination mechanism, enterprises need to first sort out the actual operation data of each shift, count the daily total running hours of the whole forklift fleet, and reserve a proper number of standby batteries based on the peak operation load, to avoid insufficient backup power supply. Then the operation team can formulate a staggered charging schedule, arrange part of the standby batteries to complete charging during the local low electricity price period at night, and distribute fully charged batteries to the swap station in sequence before the daytime peak working hours. The whole process does not require extra large site investment, the battery swap operation only takes 1 to 2 minutes for each forklift, which will not affect the normal work rhythm of operators. This coordination mode can effectively reduce the comprehensive energy cost, avoid the damage of frequent deep discharge to the battery pack during high-intensity operation, and prolong the overall service life of batteries. It can also avoid potential safety risks caused by irregular manual charging operation, no extra complex management work will be added to the on-site management team. For enterprises that need targeted supporting solutions, you can contact the professional technical service team of Jianshu New Energy to get customized adjustment suggestions, the mature operation logic verified in the cooperation with BYD Forklift has achieved stable and reliable effect in dozens of large multi-shift working scenarios. If you have related demand for scheme consultation, you can send email to 17399989919@163.com to get further professional support. After implementing the proper coordination mechanism, the overall operation efficiency of the electric forklift fleet can be significantly improved, which brings stable guarantee for the continuous and orderly operation of the whole material handling link.