Energy Storage Container Structural Support Framework
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing weight of energy-storage systems due to multiple batteries requires stronger structural support for the containers, which existing systems fail to provide effectively.
Innovation Solution
An energy-storage container design featuring an outer frame, support-beam assembly, and inner frames that divide the space into compartments, with battery supports fixed to adjacent inner frames, enhancing structural strength by distributing load support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the number of batteries in the energy-storage system is increased to meet growing energy capacity demands, then the total energy capacity increases, but the total system weight increases, requiring higher structural strength of the container
Solution Approach 1:
The container structure is segmented into multiple support beams that are distributed throughout the container, with each support beam independently supporting batteries in specific regions. This segmentation allows the structure to handle increased weight by distributing loads across multiple localized support points rather than relying on a single monolithic support structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The support beams are merged with the container wall structure, where the support beams are integrally formed with or firmly attached to the container walls. This merging creates a unified load-bearing structure that efficiently transfers battery weights to the container foundation, enabling the container to support higher total weights without requiring a completely separate support system.
2Quantity of substance
If more batteries are installed to increase energy capacity, then the total weight increases, but the existing container structure fails to provide effective structural support
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple support regions with individual support beams positioned at strategic locations. Each support beam is responsible for supporting batteries in its specific region, creating a distributed support system that maintains reliability even as battery quantity increases. This segmentation prevents any single point of failure and ensures reliable support across the entire container.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the container are equipped with support beams having locally optimized properties based on the specific weight distribution and battery configurations in those regions. The support structure is not uniform throughout but is instead tailored to local requirements, with support beams positioned and dimensioned according to the specific loading conditions in each area, thereby maintaining high reliability throughout.
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AI summary
An energy-storage container (100), relating to the technical field of energy-storage device, includes an outer frame (10), a support-beam assembly (20), multiple inner frames (30), and multiple pairs of battery supports (40). The support-beam assembly (20) is fixed at a bottom of the outer frame (10). The multiple inner frames (30) are distributed along a width direction of the outer frame (10) in the accommodating space defined by the outer frame (10). The multiple inner frames (30) are supported on the support-beam assembly (20) and fixedly connected to the outer frame (10). Each pair of battery supports (40) is fixed to two adjacent inner frames (30). In the embodiments of the disclosure, the inner frames (30) are fixed in the accommodating space of the outer frame (10), and the battery supports (40) are fixed to the inner frames (30), defining the energy-storage container (100) of an integrated structure. This simplifies the battery-mounting framework. Additionally, by arranging the support-beam assembly (20) at the bottom of the outer frame (10) and supporting the inner frames (30) on the support-beam assembly (20), the support strength for the inner frames (30) is improved, thereby enhancing the structural strength of the energy-storage container (100) and preventing damage to the energy-storage container (100) due to excessive loading.