Battery Transport Cart With Cooling for Multi-Battery Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
The batteries of electric surfboards and other water equipment are very heavy, making them difficult for users to carry, and there is a need for a better way to transport and charge these batteries efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A battery transportation equipment that includes rollers, an equipment body with a battery cavity, and a cooling device with fans to dissipate heat during charging, allowing for simultaneous transportation and charging of multiple backup batteries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple batteries are transported simultaneously, then transportation efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment body is divided into multiple independent battery cavities, each capable of holding and charging a battery separately. This segmentation allows multiple batteries to be transported and charged simultaneously while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The transportation equipment integrates multiple functions into a single device: it serves as both a transportation carrier and a charging station. The power plugs extending from each cavity enable simultaneous charging of multiple batteries during transport, eliminating the need for separate charging equipment.
2Productivity
If charging capacity is increased to charge multiple batteries, then productivity is improved, but heat dissipation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The battery cavities are thermally isolated from each other through structural separation and insulating materials. This segmentation prevents heat accumulation and allows each battery to be charged independently without thermal interference, enabling higher overall charging capacity while maintaining safe operating temperatures.
Solution Approach 2:
Insulating materials are introduced as thermal intermediaries between adjacent battery cavities and between batteries within cavities. These materials block heat transfer pathways, allowing multiple batteries to be charged simultaneously at high capacity without excessive heat buildup affecting overall system temperature.
3Ease of operation
If battery weight is reduced for easier carrying, then ease of operation is improved, but energy storage capacity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment distributes the total weight of multiple batteries across a larger base area and lower center of gravity position. This weight distribution creates a more stable and easier-to-handle system, offsetting the increased total mass by improving the ergonomic and mechanical handling characteristics of the entire assembly.
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 equipment effectively transports multiple batteries at once, charges them efficiently while dissipating heat, improving overall charging efficiency and making it easier for users to manage their battery needs.
Implementation Method 1
the cooling device includes a plurality of cooling fans, the plurality of cooling fans are provided on a side of the equipment body, the plurality of cooling fans are connected to the battery cavity and are used to discharge the air flow inside the equipment body
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AI summary
A battery transportation equipment to transport a plurality of backup batteries. The battery transportation equipment includes: rollers, an equipment body, a battery cavity and a cooling device. The rollers are connected to the equipment body; the battery cavity is formed by an inward recess of the equipment body; the battery cavity is used to accommodate the plurality of backup batteries and is provided with a pairs of outwardly extending power plugs. The power plugs are used to plug-connect with the power jacks of the backup battery. The cooling device surrounds the battery cavity to dissipate heat when the plurality of backup batteries are being charged.