Battery Cabin Layout With Integrated Control Box Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Energy storing devices have complex structures and low assembly efficiency, which hinders their effective utilization and space utilization rate.
Innovation Solution
The energy storing device integrates batteries and control boxes within a single cabin, with batteries arranged along the height direction, and incorporates a baffle to protect the control box, utilizing a simplified structure and improved wiring efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If batteries and control boxes are arranged in separate cabins, then the structure is more organized and protective, but the assembly efficiency is reduced and the structure becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the battery cabin and control box cabin into a single integrated cabin structure. The control box is installed within the same cabin space as the batteries, eliminating the need for separate cabins. This merging of previously separate structural elements simplifies the overall device structure and improves assembly efficiency by reducing the number of components and installation steps.
2Productivity
If batteries are arranged horizontally, then the wiring harness becomes longer and space utilization decreases, but the assembly operation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal battery arrangement to vertical arrangement along the height direction of the box. This dimensional change optimizes space utilization by efficiently using the vertical space within the cabin. The vertical arrangement also shortens the wiring harness length compared to horizontal arrangement, while the control box positioned below the batteries provides easy access for assembly operations.
3Ease of manufacture
If the control box is positioned above the batteries, then the assembly is convenient, but the control box is vulnerable to impurities and liquids falling from above
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional positioning by placing the control box below the batteries instead of above them. This inversion solves the protection problem by preventing impurities and liquids from falling directly onto the control box. The control box is positioned in a location that is naturally protected from overhead contaminants, while assembly convenience is maintained through proper access design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary protective measures by positioning the control box in a location that is preemptively protected from harmful factors. By placing the control box below the batteries, the design anticipates and prevents the potential harm of liquids and impurities falling from above, eliminating the need for additional protective structures.
4Reliability
If wiring harnesses are made longer to connect horizontally arranged batteries, then the connectivity is improved, but the space utilization rate decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses vertical arrangement of batteries along the height direction to optimize the wiring harness layout. This dimensional arrangement naturally shortens the wiring paths compared to horizontal arrangement, improving space utilization while maintaining reliable electrical connectivity between batteries and the control box.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an energy storing device, including: a box, having a battery cabin; at least one column of batteries, arranged inside the battery cabin, wherein each column of batteries includes multiple batteries arranged along the height direction of the box; and at least one control box, arranged inside the battery cabin. In the technical solution of the present disclosure, the battery and control box of the energy storing device are both set inside the battery cabin of the box, and their overall structure is simpler.