Battery Assembly with Slidable Guide Grooves for Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery assemblies for hybrid and electrical vehicles face challenges in assembly complexity, increased volume and weight due to multiple batteries, and inadequate heat radiation, leading to degraded electrical performance.
Innovation Solution
A battery assembly with a simplified structure featuring a frame with guide grooves for slidable barriers and apertures for air circulation, along with an aligning unit or elastic protrusions to maintain precise positioning and facilitate easy assembly, while allowing for effective heat dissipation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If multiple batteries are connected in a battery assembly to supply large-capacity power, then power output is improved, but structure complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The battery assembly is divided into multiple barriers, each accommodating one or more batteries. Each barrier is an independent modular unit with side panels, upper panel, lower panel, and dividing panels. This segmentation allows the complex multi-battery system to be broken down into manageable modules that can be assembled independently and then combined within the frame, reducing overall assembly complexity while maintaining high power output capability.
2Power
If multiple batteries are connected in a battery assembly to supply large-capacity power, then power output is improved, but assembly difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The barriers are pre-assembled with batteries positioned within them before insertion into the frame. The guide grooves in the frame are designed to guide the barriers into their correct positions during assembly. This preliminary arrangement of components simplifies the final assembly process, as the barriers with pre-positioned batteries can be easily guided into place using the frame's guide grooves, reducing overall assembly difficulty while supporting multiple batteries for high power output.
3Stability of the object's composition
If batteries are supported by a complex coupling structure, then stability is improved, but heat radiation performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The barriers function as thin-walled protective structures that provide stable support for batteries while maintaining thermal openness. The barrier walls are sufficiently thin to allow heat to pass through, and the design includes intentional gaps and apertures that facilitate heat radiation. This approach maintains battery stability through the barrier structure while preventing heat accumulation, thereby improving heat radiation performance compared to complex solid coupling structures.
4Power
If the number of batteries is increased, then power output is improved, but supporting structure volume and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame and barriers serve multiple functions simultaneously: they provide structural support for multiple batteries, define precise positioning through guide grooves and aligning units, provide protective enclosure, and facilitate heat dissipation through their open design. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional dedicated supporting components, thereby minimizing the overall volume and weight of the supporting structure while accommodating multiple batteries for high power output.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables stable support and precise positioning of multiple batteries, simplifies assembly, and enhances heat radiation performance, maintaining electrical efficiency and stability.
Implementation Method 1
protrusions of the barriers are guided by guide grooves of the frame so that the barriers are slidably mounted on the frame
Implementation Method 2
apertures for air circulation, along with an aligning unit or elastic protrusions to maintain precise positioning and facilitate easy assembly, while allowing for effective heat dissipation
Data Source
AI summary
A battery assembly including a frame including a pair of side plates that include a plurality of guide grooves and a bottom plate connected to the side plates; a plurality of barriers each including a pair of side panels, a lower panel, an upper panel, a plurality of protrusions that are protruded from the side panels, and a dividing panel, wherein the plurality of protrusions are inserted into the plurality of guide grooves to slidably move along the guide grooves upon being mounted on the frame, and a plurality of batteries that are respectively accommodated by the barriers, wherein the barriers are stacked such that the dividing panels of the adjacent barriers face one another.