Modular Mobile Battery Pack Disassembly for On-Site Recycling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and safety risks associated with transferring waste vehicle batteries for recycling, particularly due to the need for specialized containers and fixed installation of disassembly equipment, hinder the economic feasibility and stability of the recycling process.
Innovation Solution
A modular, movable battery pack processing device comprising a first container with a discharge module and a second container with a disassembly module, allowing on-site disassembly and processing of waste batteries without the need for expensive transfer containers, utilizing cooling, cutting, shredding, and sorting modules to ensure safety and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If waste batteries are transferred to fixed disassembly facilities, then disassembly processing can be performed, but high transfer costs and safety risks occur
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of transporting waste batteries to fixed disassembly facilities, the patent inverts the approach by bringing the disassembly facility to the waste battery storage location. The mobile disassembly system is transported to where batteries are stored, eliminating the need for expensive and risky battery transport while maintaining full disassembly functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a mobile disassembly system that can be transported to different locations rather than a fixed facility. This dynamic approach allows the disassembly unit to move to waste battery storage sites, perform operations, and then relocate, thereby eliminating continuous transport needs and reducing both cost and safety risks.
2Reliability
If specialized containers are used for battery transfer, then safety during transport is improved, but operational costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the need for specialized transport containers by inverting the logistics approach. Instead of putting batteries into expensive specialized containers for transport, the disassembly system is brought to the batteries' location, making specialized containers unnecessary and thereby eliminating their associated costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the disassembly function from fixed facilities and integrates it into a mobile system that operates directly at storage locations. This extraction eliminates the need for intermediate transport steps and specialized containers, reducing operational costs while maintaining safety through on-site processing.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed disassembly facilities are installed, then processing capability is ensured, but system flexibility and adaptability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces fixed disassembly facilities with a mobile system that can be transported to various locations. This dynamic system maintains full processing capability while gaining the flexibility to adapt to different storage locations, battery types, and operational requirements, thereby improving system versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The disassembly system is divided into modular components that can be transported and configured at different locations. This segmentation allows the system to maintain processing capability while adapting to various site conditions and battery types, enhancing flexibility without sacrificing functionality.
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 modular design reduces operational costs and enhances safety by enabling on-site disassembly, improving the resource recovery rate and simplifying environmental pollution, while ensuring stable and efficient processing of waste batteries.
Implementation Method 1
The discharge module may include a reverse voltage discharge device
Implementation Method 2
a first container includes a discharge module or a cooling module
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a movable battery pack processing device comprising: a first container to which a discharging module or a cooling module is mounted; and a second container to which a battery pack processed by the discharging module or the cooling module of the first container is transferred and to which a disassembling module for disassembling the battery pack is mounted. According to the present invention, a waste battery disassembling process is modularized, so that cost required for a waste battery processing can be reduced and stability also can be significantly improved.