Energy Storage Container Frame With Recessed Corner Posts
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for electrical capacity in energy storage containers leads to larger volumes, which often exceed space restrictions during transportation, necessitating excessive installation space that enlarges the container size and occupies excessive space.
Innovation Solution
The energy storage container design includes recessed corner posts to accommodate battery racks, avoiding interference and maintaining compactness by integrating battery packs without enlarging the frame, along with features like recessed spaces for pipelines and hinges 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
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing battery racks inside recessed spaces formed within the corner posts of the frame. The corner posts are designed with inward recesses that accommodate battery racks, allowing the battery packs to be nested within the structural elements of the frame itself, thereby utilizing otherwise wasted space and reducing the overall external volume of the energy storage system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by designing corner posts that extend along the gravity direction with recessed portions. This vertical integration allows battery racks to be positioned in three-dimensional space within the corner posts, transforming a two-dimensional surface structure into a three-dimensional space-utilizing design that reduces the horizontal footprint and total volume.
2Ease of operation
If installation space is provided to avoid interference between components, then the ease of installation is improved, but the volume of the energy storage container increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the installation space with the structural elements of the frame. The corner posts are designed to integrate battery rack mounting functions directly into their structure, eliminating the need for separate installation spaces. The recessed portions of the corner posts serve dual purposes: maintaining structural integrity and providing built-in mounting areas for battery racks, thereby avoiding additional volume increase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by creating recessed portions specifically at the corner posts where battery racks need to be installed. This localized modification provides necessary installation space and avoids interference between components only at the critical locations, rather than increasing the overall container volume uniformly throughout the entire structure.
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AI summary
The energy storage container according to the present application includes a frame (10) and multiple battery racks (20). The frame (10) comprises multiple corner posts that extend in the direction of gravity. Multiple battery racks (20) are installed within the frame (10) and are arranged at intervals. The multiple corner posts include a first corner post (111) that is adjacent to the battery racks (20), the first corner post (111) includes an inner side facing the battery racks (20), and a part of the inner side is recessed in a direction away from the battery racks (20) to form an accommodation space (1110), the accommodation space (1110) accommodates at least parts of the battery racks (20).