Portable Battery Box With Segmented Housing And Extracted Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable battery boxes face challenges in effectively monitoring and controlling the charging and discharging of batteries, with limitations in battery compatibility, terminal access safety, and structural issues that can lead to deformation and leakage, making them inefficient and hazardous.
Innovation Solution
A portable battery box design featuring a charging apparatus with a main body, handles for safe lifting, recessed electrical access ports with sealed covers, and a method for monitoring charging and discharging parameters displayed on an LCD screen, along with a data processing system to estimate battery capacity and display information to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the battery box includes structural members for protection, then the batteries are protected, but access to battery terminals is inhibited
Solution Approach 1:
The battery box is divided into separate compartments: a first compartment housing the battery and a second compartment housing the control unit. This segmentation allows independent access to battery terminals while maintaining protective enclosure, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the battery box is designed for portability, then ease of handling is improved, but lifting by the lid causes deformation and release of connecting elements
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is extracted from the lid and repositioned to be disposed in one of the side walls of the main body. This extraction prevents lifting forces from acting on the lid and clasp mechanism, eliminating the deformation and release problems while maintaining portability.
3Loss of information
If monitoring devices are added to track charging and discharging, then information availability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit combines multiple functions (monitoring charging/discharging, displaying information, controlling battery operations) into a single integrated device. This merging provides comprehensive monitoring information while minimizing the increase in overall system complexity through functional integration.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the charging apparatus is made universal for different battery types, then adaptability is improved, but charging effectiveness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit is configured to dynamically adjust charging parameters based on the specific battery type being charged. This dynamic adaptation allows the universal charging apparatus to maintain charging effectiveness across different battery types by optimizing parameters for each specific battery chemistry.
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AI summary
A portable battery box is described. The portable battery box is suitable for charging and housing a battery and comprises: a housing having a lid, a battery removably disposed within the housing, an inverter, a computer processing system, and a display screen. The computer processing system is configured to be powered by the battery and used for receiving measured charge parameters of the battery and estimating other battery parameters.