Modular Cell Fixing Structure for Scalable Energy Storage Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing energy storage modules require custom-made fixing members for different numbers of ultra-capacitors, increasing manufacturing costs and complexity due to the need for varied configurations to achieve desired voltages.
Innovation Solution
A fixing device with interchangeable components that can accommodate energy storage cells regardless of their number, featuring coupling protrusions and accommodation portions that engage to secure the cells in place, allowing for efficient assembly and disassembly, heat dissipation, and air circulation, while maintaining a consistent shape across configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixing members are manufactured individually according to the number of ultra-capacitors used in each energy storage module, then the energy storage module can be customized for different voltage requirements, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate different numbers of ultra-capacitors through adjustable clamping mechanisms. The fixing member includes a body with multiple clamping portions that can be adjusted to secure 2, 4, 6, or 8 ultra-capacitors, eliminating the need for different fixing member designs for different voltage configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixing members are manufactured individually for different numbers of ultra-capacitors, then each module can be optimized for its specific configuration, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member integrates multiple clamping portions (first, second, third, and fourth clamping portions) within a single unified structure. These clamping portions can be selectively engaged to accommodate different numbers of ultra-capacitors, reducing the variety of fixing member designs from multiple specialized types to a single universal type.
3Ease of manufacture
If standardized fixing devices are used for various energy storage modules, then manufacturing costs are reduced, but the ability to accommodate different numbers of cells may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member incorporates adjustable and movable clamping portions that can be positioned to secure different numbers of ultra-capacitors. The clamping portions can be independently adjusted to accommodate 2, 4, 6, or 8 cells, providing dynamic adaptability within a standardized fixing member design.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a fixing device for fixing a plurality of energy storage cells arranged in parallel to each other. The fixing device includes a body having a hole formed through an upper surface and a lower surface thereof to accommodate a part of at least one energy storage cell; a first coupling protrusion and a first accommodation portion formed at a first side surface of the body to be spaced apart in opposite directions by the same distance from a center of the first side surface, the first coupling protrusion and the first accommodation portion being shaped to engage with each other; and a second coupling protrusion and a second accommodation portion formed at a second side surface of the body, which is opposite to the first side surface, to be spaced apart in opposite directions by the same distance from a center of the second side surface, the second coupling protrusion and the second accommodation portion being shaped to engage with each other.