Stackable Battery Cell Trays With Terminal Isolation Cavities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for collecting, recycling, and disposing of batteries face challenges such as the need for trained handlers, unsafe handling of unstable compositions, generation of waste, and inefficiencies in storage and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A battery cell storage and transportation system using modular trays that encapsulate individual cells vertically, with dedicated silos for terminals, allowing for safe stacking and transport without individual packaging, and utilizing reusable materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional methods use individual packaging for each battery, then safety is improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual battery packages are merged into a single multi-cavity tray structure. The tray contains multiple cavities, each designed to hold a battery individually while maintaining safety isolation, eliminating the need for separate packaging for each battery.
Solution Approach 2:
The tray serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides individual containment for each battery, maintains safety isolation between batteries, enables efficient stacking for storage and transport, and facilitates automated handling. This multi-functional design replaces multiple separate packaging components.
2Ease of operation
If conventional methods use disposable packaging materials, then ease of operation is improved, but resource waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of discarding packaging materials after single use, the trays are designed to be reusable and recoverable. The trays can be collected, cleaned, and reused for multiple batches of battery storage and transport, significantly reducing material waste while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The tray design enables self-contained handling and stacking without requiring additional packaging materials. The trays can be directly stacked and transported in their functional state, eliminating the need for extra protective packaging and reducing material consumption.
3Reliability
If conventional methods require trained handlers for each battery, then safety is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments batteries into standardized units within modular trays, each with dedicated cavities and terminal isolation features. This segmentation maintains safety by preventing direct contact between batteries while enabling automated handling of multiple batteries simultaneously, thereby increasing productivity without compromising safety.
4Reliability
If conventional methods use separate packaging for each battery, then safety isolation is improved, but space utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The trays are designed to nest within each other when stacked, with upper trays fitting into spaces above lower trays. This nesting arrangement maintains safety isolation between batteries while maximizing space utilization during storage and transport, significantly reducing the overall volume required compared to separate packaging for each battery.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for storing and transporting used battery cells. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems provide a battery cell storage and transportation system that includes a plurality of battery cell storage and transportation trays. The battery cell storage and transportation trays can be stacked and can encapsulate individual battery cells in a vertical orientation within dedicated cavities. Moreover, the battery cell storage and transportation trays can include isolation cavities for terminals of the battery cells. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems provide for a series of battery cell storage and transportation trays to be stacked and placed onto a pallet base for storage and/or transportation.