Battery Cabinet Side-Door Structure for Easier Pack Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing energy storage battery cabinets face challenges with inconvenient installation due to one-side door opening, increased waterproof performance requirements, and increased depth, which complicates installation and increases costs.
Innovation Solution
The energy storage battery cabinet is designed with side doors that allow for left and right side opening, featuring a housing with a main body, side doors, and battery racks with support planes acting as slide rails for easy battery pack insertion, along with integrated sealing and waterproofing features to enhance safety and reduce installation complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If one-side door opening is used, then the cabinet structure is simple, but the installation convenience deteriorates and depth increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet door is divided into two separate side doors instead of a single front door. Each side door can be opened independently, allowing installers to access the cabinet from either side. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining structural simplicity while significantly improving installation convenience through dual-access capability.
2Device complexity
If one-side door opening is used, then the cabinet structure is simple, but the waterproof performance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the single door into two side doors, the sealing structure is segmented into two separate sealing paths. Each side door has its own sealing ring and waterproof design, which reduces the overall sealing complexity compared to a large single door while maintaining or improving waterproof reliability through distributed sealing points.
3Reliability
If side doors with sealing rings are used, then the waterproof performance is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing rings are implemented as flexible elastic sealing elements that can deform to accommodate manufacturing tolerances and assembly variations. This flexible sealing approach achieves reliable waterproof performance without requiring complex rigid sealing structures, thereby maintaining relative simplicity in the overall device design.
4Ease of operation
If battery racks with support planes are used, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The battery rack is designed with support planes that automatically guide and position battery packs during installation. The support planes create natural stopping points and alignment features, allowing battery packs to be self-positioned without requiring complex alignment mechanisms or additional adjustment devices, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining structural simplicity.
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AI summary
An energy storage battery cabinet including a housing is provided. The housing includes a main body, a first side door, and a second side door. The main body includes a panel, a back plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate. The top plate and the bottom plate are arranged opposite to each other and integrally formed with the panel and/or the back plate. The first side door and the second side door are respectively arranged on both sides of the main body and are detachably connected with the main body. A first inner side plate and a second inner side plate are further arranged on an inner side of the first side door and the second side door respectively.