Cantilever Battery Support Bracket for Unified Injection Pump Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Chemical injection systems in oil fields face inefficiencies due to separate movement of batteries, solar panels, and controllers from storage tanks, leading to delays and inefficiencies in repositioning the system.
Innovation Solution
A brace system that secures batteries, controllers, and solar panels to the storage tank in a cantilevered fashion, allowing them to be moved as a single unit by integrating with the tank and catch basin, using longitudinal and transverse beams with vertical brackets for support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If batteries, solar panels, and controllers are moved separately from the storage tank, then each component can be repositioned individually, but this leads to delays and inefficiencies in repositioning the entire system
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines previously separate components (storage tank, batteries, solar panels, controllers) into a unified mobile platform with a common chassis and integrated mounting system. This allows all components to be repositioned simultaneously as one unit, eliminating the delays associated with separate movement while maintaining the adaptability to reposition the entire chemical injection system when needed.
2Ease of operation
If the pump and controller are moved separately from the bulk storage tank, then each component can be adjusted independently, but this creates unnecessary delay when adjusting the distance of the chemical injection system from the injection point
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the pump, controller, batteries, and solar panels onto a shared mobile platform with the storage tank, creating a unified system that can be repositioned as one unit. This eliminates the time-consuming separate movement operations while preserving operational flexibility through the modular design of the integrated platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile platform incorporates adjustable components and modular mounting systems that allow the entire assembly to be dynamically repositioned and reconfigured. The integrated design enables the system to adapt to different operational requirements while being moved as a single unit, reducing repositioning time compared to separate component movement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate mounting structures are used for the storage tank and the battery box, then each can be positioned independently, but this increases device complexity and prevents unified movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates the mounting structures for the storage tank and battery box into a unified chassis system with integrated support elements. This single mounting structure serves both components simultaneously, reducing overall structural complexity while enabling the entire assembly to move as one unit. The design maintains independent positioning capability through adjustable mounting points within the integrated structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A brace is provided with a removably secures a battery box and a set of solar panels to a bulk chemical storage tank so that the tank, the battery box and the solar panels may be moved as an integral unit. In one embodiment, the brace employs a novel cantilever arrangement. In another embodiment, the brace employs an offset catch to counteract a moment created by the battery weight. In another embodiment, the brace is part of a system which employs a tank stabilizing riser bracket.