Electrolyte Mixing Apparatus for Battery Layering Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional batteries experience electrolyte layering due to specific gravity differences, leading to accelerated corrosion of pole plates, overvoltage, and reduced battery lifetime, as the higher-specific-gravity electrolyte at the bottom restricts mixing with the lower-specific-gravity electrolyte.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus is installed within the battery casing that utilizes inertial force from vehicle movement to mix lower-specific-gravity and higher-specific-gravity electrolytes by creating a passage system with inclined plates and inlets, ensuring effective mixing and preventing layering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the battery is filled with electrolyte in a conventional manner, then the battery structure is simple, but the electrolyte layers according to specific gravity causing accelerated corrosion of pole plates
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into multiple functional components: a support structure with upwardly protruding plates, a bottom part with side parts forming inlets, and inclined plates creating passages. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function in the electrolyte mixing process while maintaining overall system simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus utilizes the natural kinetic energy from vehicle movement to drive electrolyte circulation through the passages and inlets. The inclined plates and gravity work together to create natural flow patterns that mix electrolyte layers without requiring external power sources or complex control systems
2Productivity
If the battery uses conventional electrolyte filling, then the manufacturing process is simple, but electrolyte layering occurs reducing charge efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus introduces vertical dimensionality to electrolyte mixing by creating passages that extend upward from the bottom part. The inclined plates direct electrolyte flow in multiple directions (horizontal and vertical), ensuring thorough mixing of upper and lower electrolyte layers that would otherwise remain separated
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus changes the flow dynamics parameters of the electrolyte by creating turbulent flow patterns through the inclined passages and inlets. This transforms the static, layered electrolyte into a dynamically mixing system that maintains uniform specific gravity throughout the battery
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the battery operates with layered electrolyte, then the initial setup is straightforward, but sulfation of pole plates accelerates reducing battery life
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus ensures continuous electrolyte mixing action whenever the vehicle is in motion. The kinetic energy from vehicle movement continuously drives electrolyte through the passages and inlets, maintaining constant circulation and mixing that prevents sulfation and corrosion over the entire operational life of the battery
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus acts as an intermediary mixing system between the upper and lower electrolyte layers. The passages and inlets serve as intermediate channels that facilitate the exchange and mixing of electrolyte between different regions, preventing direct contact between high-specific-gravity electrolyte and pole plates
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively mixes electrolytes, reducing corrosion and overvoltage issues, thereby extending the battery's operational life by ensuring uniform electrolyte distribution and preventing pole plate degradation.
Implementation Method 1
the electrolyte is moved along the vertical passage upward or downward depending on a direction of kinetic energy applied to the electrolyte
Implementation Method 2
mix electrolyte that is separated into lower-specific-gravity electrolyte and higher-specific-gravity electrolyte
Data Source
AI summary
An electrolyte mixing apparatus mixes lower-specific-gravity electrolyte with higher-specific-gravity electrolyte using inertial force generated when a vehicle starts to move and stops. The electrolyte mixing apparatus thus prevents the electrolyte in the battery from being formed in lower- and higher-specific-gravity layers according to specific gravity.