Battery Rack Suspension Feet for Shock and Seismic Damping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery rack systems fail to adequately protect batteries and electrical components from shock and vibration, particularly in environments prone to seismic activity or vehicular motion.
Innovation Solution
A battery rack protective suspension system incorporating suspension feet with motion dampening devices, safety links, and stiffening plates to mitigate horizontal and vertical motion, along with an electronic telemetry unit for active adjustment and data-driven optimization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If battery racks are installed in vehicles or structures prone to seismic activity or vehicular motion, then the batteries and electrical components are exposed to shock and vibration, but existing rack systems fail to adequately protect them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating motion dampening devices and shock absorbers into the suspension feet before installation. These devices are pre-configured to absorb and dampen shock and vibration forces, protecting the battery rack and its components from harmful mechanical stresses during seismic events or vehicular motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The suspension feet serve as an intermediary element between the battery rack and the vehicle or structure. These feet include motion dampening devices that mediate the transmission of shock and vibration forces, reducing the harmful effects while maintaining structural support and connectivity.
2Reliability
If suspension feet with motion dampening devices are used to reduce shock and vibration, then protection is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension feet are designed as multi-functional components that simultaneously provide structural support, shock absorption, and motion dampening. By consolidating these functions into a single integrated component rather than separate elements, the system achieves effective protection while minimizing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the support function and motion dampening function into a single suspension foot assembly. The motion dampening devices are integrated directly into the suspension feet, combining multiple protective functions into one unified structure rather than requiring separate components for each function.
3Reliability
If safety links are added to connect the battery rack to the surrounding vehicle or structure, then safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The safety links incorporate shock absorbers that are pre-configured to activate during excessive motion or impact events. These devices provide beforehand cushioning by being ready to absorb shock forces, protecting the battery rack from catastrophic failure while maintaining a relatively simple connection system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reduces impulse and shock, enhances safety and longevity of battery racks, and provides real-time monitoring and proactive response to potential hazards.
Implementation Method 1
one or more motion dampening devices that are connected to the central connector and the outer housing
Implementation Method 2
one or more shock absorbers connecting one of the two or more battery racks to a surrounding vehicle or structure
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure includes systems and methods for a large capacity battery protective suspension for use in vehicles and structures. An example system includes at least one battery rack and at one suspension foot with at least one motion dampening device. The suspension foot reduces the impulse and shock of motion on the battery rack, and it may also limit the motion of the battery rack in the horizontal and vertical axes. Furthermore, the suspension foot may utilize a variety of motion dampening devices such as springs, gas pistons, and dashpots.