Battery Cabinet Louver Venting for Flame and Gas Exhaust
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing equipment cabinets face challenges in preventing the spread of flames and noxious gases from one lithium ion battery cell to others within the same cabinet, particularly due to the tight constraints and the risk of explosion, as per current fire codes that require effective flame and gas management.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a plurality of parallel vertical frame elements, spaced shelves, and louver panels with angled upper and lower portions that cooperate to form openings for exhausting flames and noxious gases, along with a top panel and side panels to channel these hazards out of the cabinet, without increasing the cabinet's footprint or cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If tight constraints are imposed on equipment cabinet design to limit space, then space utilization is improved, but flame and gas exhaust capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The louver panels utilize vertical arrangement with angled portions to create exhaust openings that direct flames and gases upward and outward, transforming the limited horizontal space into effective vertical exhaust pathways without increasing the cabinet footprint
Solution Approach 2:
The louver panels serve as intermediary structures that channel and direct the harmful flames and gases through specially designed openings, mediating between the battery cells and the external environment to safely exhaust hazards
2Object-generated harmful factors
If louver panels with inwardly angled portions are added to form exhaust openings, then flame and gas exhaust capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The louver panels perform multiple functions: they provide structural support for the cabinet, create exhaust openings for flame and gas venting, and guide the direction of exhaust flow, thereby reducing the need for separate dedicated exhaust components
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet side walls are segmented into multiple louver panels with individual angled portions, allowing distributed exhaust openings that collectively manage flames and gases from multiple battery locations simultaneously
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
This configuration effectively directs flames and noxious gases out of the cabinet, preventing the spread of fire and reducing the risk of explosion, while allowing for closer placement of equipment cabinets and efficient use of space, thereby enhancing safety and emergency response time.
Implementation Method 1
the upper portion of a first one of the louver panels cooperates with the lower portion of a second one of said louver panels disposed immediately above the first one of the louver panels to form an opening for exhausting at least one of flames or noxious gasses that develop within the apparatus
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect the present disclosure relates to a battery cabinet apparatus having flame and noxious gas management capability. The apparatus has multiple, parallel arranged vertical frame elements, multiple spaced apart shelves disposed within an interior area of the apparatus, and multiple louver panels. The louver panels are arranged one above another and coupled to a first pair of the vertical frame elements. Each of the louver panels has an upper portion and a lower portion, where the lower portion angles inwardly relative to the interior area of the apparatus. In this manner the upper portion of a first one of the louver panels cooperates with the lower portion of a second one of the louver panels disposed immediately above the first one of the louver panels to form an opening. The opening enables exhausting at least one of flames or noxious gasses that develop within the apparatus.