Energy Storage Container Corner-Post Layout for Higher Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for electrical capacity in energy storage containers results in larger volumes, which often exceed space restrictions during transportation and loading, necessitating excessive installation space that increases the overall size, occupying a large amount of space.
Innovation Solution
The energy storage container design includes recessed corner posts and accommodation spaces to accommodate battery racks and components without enlarging the frame, utilizing a frame with corner posts that recess inward to create space for battery racks and pipelines, and incorporating compact crossbeams and battery racks to optimize space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the number of battery packs and auxiliary components is increased to meet electrical capacity demand, then the electrical capacity is improved, but the total volume of the energy storage system increases, causing the container to occupy more space and fail to meet loading requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing battery racks inside the corner posts of the frame structure. The corner posts are designed with cavities that can accommodate battery racks, allowing the battery racks to be nested within the structural elements of the frame rather than occupying separate external space. This resolves the contradiction by increasing electrical capacity through additional battery racks while maintaining the same overall container volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by arranging battery racks at different heights within the corner posts. The corner posts extend vertically and can accommodate multiple battery racks stacked along the height direction, transforming the space utilization from a two-dimensional planar arrangement to a three-dimensional vertical arrangement. This increases the quantity of battery packs without significantly increasing the horizontal footprint or total volume.
2Ease of operation
If installation space is provided for components to avoid interference, then the ease of operation is improved, but the volume of the energy storage container increases, occupying a large amount of space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the structural function of the corner posts with the storage function by integrating battery rack accommodation into the corner post design. The corner posts serve dual purposes: providing structural support for the frame and simultaneously housing the battery racks. This eliminates the need for separate installation spaces, as the structural elements themselves become the storage locations, thereby improving ease of operation without increasing container volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The corner posts are designed as multi-functional elements that simultaneously provide structural support, define the container boundaries, and accommodate battery racks. This universal design allows a single component to fulfill multiple functions that would traditionally require separate dedicated spaces, thereby improving installation convenience while maintaining compact container dimensions.
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AI summary
The energy storage container according to the present application includes a frame and multiple battery racks. The frame comprises multiple corner posts that extend in the direction of gravity. Multiple battery racks are installed within the frame and are arranged at intervals. The multiple corner posts include a first corner post that is adjacent to the battery racks, the first corner post includes an inner side facing the battery racks, and a part of the inner side is recessed in a direction away from the battery racks to form an accommodation space, the accommodation space accommodates at least parts of the battery racks.