CHARGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES IN WAREHOUSE STORAGE

A charging system for autonomous transport vehicles in a warehouse storage and retrieval system, the charging system comprises: at least one charging contact disposed on each pick floor level of the storage and retrieval system, each of the at least one charging contact being located at a transfer s...

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Hauptverfasser:	SULLIVAN, Robert, VASILYEV, Dimitry, TOEBES, Stephen C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A charging system for autonomous transport vehicles in a warehouse storage and retrieval system, the charging system comprises: at least one charging contact disposed on each pick floor level of the storage and retrieval system, each of the at least one charging contact being located at a transfer station; at least one power supply configured to supply power to the at least one charging contact; and a first controller in communication with the transfer station and being configured to communicate information relating to a transfer of items between the transfer station and a predetermined one of the autonomous transport vehicles and to apply power from the power supply to the at least one charging contact for charging the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle corresponding to the transfer and located at the transfer station, wherein the first controller is configured to supply power to the charging contacts for charging the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle simultaneously with the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle exchanging items related to the transfer at the transfer station.