Mobile Energy Storage for Building Demand Shifting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current battery storage systems are limited by high capital investment, underutilization, and static nature, which restricts their ability to effectively satisfy building energy demand and shift energy in both time and space.
Innovation Solution
A mobile energy storage system utilizing vehicles equipped with battery sets and smart navigation systems to provide power to disparate locations, enabled by a central server that schedules energy delivery based on demand and resource availability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If battery storage systems are made stationary and housed in buildings, then they provide stable power storage capability, but they cannot space shift energy and are limited in applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the stationary battery storage system into a mobile one by mounting battery packs on vehicles. This allows the energy storage system to dynamically relocate and provide power at different geographic locations, enabling space shifting while maintaining operational stability through controlled movement to designated sites.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile energy storage system serves multiple functions: it can store energy, transport energy to different locations, and provide power to various entities at disparate locations. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable to different spatial requirements while maintaining its core energy storage capability.
2Productivity
If battery storage systems are deployed to reduce peak demand, then they provide grid support, but they are underutilized and cannot satisfy diverse building energy demands
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile energy storage system can serve multiple entities at disparate locations with different energy needs. Instead of being dedicated to a single peak demand reduction function, the system can be deployed to various buildings and facilities, providing energy storage, backup power, and load management services, thereby increasing utilization while accommodating diverse applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds the spatial dimension to energy storage deployment by enabling movement between locations. This allows the system to access multiple markets and applications, transforming from a single-location, single-purpose system to a multi-location, multi-purpose system that can respond to diverse building energy demands across different geographic areas.
3Adaptability or versatility
If centralized battery storage systems are installed in buildings, then they provide local energy storage, but they require high capital investment and have limited use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the energy storage system into mobile units that can be deployed independently to multiple locations. Instead of requiring each building to install its own expensive stationary battery system, the segmented mobile units can be shared across multiple entities, reducing individual capital investment while providing the same local energy storage benefits through periodic deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile energy storage system creates a replicable model that can be deployed to multiple locations without requiring each site to invest in a complete stationary system. The standardized mobile units can be copied and distributed to serve multiple entities, reducing overall capital investment through shared infrastructure while maintaining deployment flexibility.
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
Enhances battery efficacy by allowing 'time and space shifting' of energy, improving utilization through shared energy distribution across different premises and applications, and optimizing energy supply based on demand and resource availability.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the vehicles in the set includes a battery set having one or more batteries for storing power
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile energy storage system and a method are provided for supplying power to entities at disparate locations. The system includes a set of vehicles. Each of the vehicles in the set includes a battery set having one or more batteries for storing power. Each of the vehicles in the set further includes a power connector having an end connected to the battery set and another end for connecting to a power transfer switch at the entities. The system also includes a central server for scheduling vehicles in the set to provide power to the entities responsive to energy charging requests issued by the entities.