Battery Rack Fire Suppressant Piping for Fast Module Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery racks face challenges in efficient installation, assembly, and fire safety, particularly due to complex pipe and tee connections, reduced design flexibility, and difficulties in accurately positioning fire extinguishing agent supply members.
Innovation Solution
A battery rack design featuring a layered structure of battery modules, a rack case, and a fire extinguishing agent supply member with a supply pipe, valves, and positioning pins, which allows for direct injection of fire extinguishing agents into battery modules and easy assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple pipes and tees are interconnected to spray fire extinguishing agent, then fire extinguishing coverage is improved, but assembly time increases and manufacturing efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate pipes and tees into a single integrated fire extinguishing agent supply member that extends along the battery modules. This integrated structure eliminates the need for multiple connection points between pipes and tees, significantly reducing assembly time while maintaining comprehensive fire extinguishing coverage across all battery modules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If pipes and tees are interconnected to cover various battery rack sizes, then fire extinguishing adaptability is improved, but design flexibility deteriorates due to varying pipe lengths
Solution Approach 1:
The fire extinguishing agent supply member is designed as a universal structure that can accommodate different battery rack sizes and configurations. The supply member includes multiple nozzles positioned to cover various battery module arrangements, allowing a single design to serve multiple applications without requiring custom pipe length variations.
3Measurement precision
If fire extinguishing agent supply member is installed to match battery module positions, then fire extinguishing precision is improved, but positioning accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fire extinguishing agent supply member is pre-configured with nozzles positioned to correspond to standard battery module locations. This preliminary positioning during manufacturing ensures that when the supply member is installed, the nozzles are already aligned with the correct battery module positions, eliminating the need for complex on-site positioning adjustments and ensuring both precision and accuracy.
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AI summary
Provided is a battery rack including a plurality of battery modules that are arranged in a layered structure; a rack case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery modules; and a fire extinguishing agent supply member including a supply pipe configured to transport a fire extinguishing agent and extending along the plurality of battery modules, and a plurality of valves each configured to have one end portion connected to the supply pipe and the other end portion connected to each of the plurality of battery modules from the supply pipe.