Receiving Device With Integrated Cooling Channels For Energy Storage
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing receiving devices for energy storage components face challenges in efficiently dissipating heat generated during operation, often requiring separate cooling devices that occupy valuable space.
Innovation Solution
A receiving device with a specially designed receiving part featuring multiple compartments adapted to energy storage components, integrated with a cooling device that makes direct contact for efficient heat exchange, and a coolant channel structure in one of the receiving parts to facilitate cooling, eliminating the need for separate cooling devices for control electronics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If separate cooling devices are used to cool energy storage components, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling device is integrated directly into the receiving part structure, merging the cooling function with the structural support function. The receiving part includes cooling channels formed within its walls, eliminating the need for separate external cooling devices and reducing overall space consumption while maintaining effective cooling of energy storage components.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving part serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for energy storage components, acts as a cooling device through integrated cooling channels, and offers mechanical stability. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated cooling devices, resolving the space consumption issue.
2Stability of the object's composition
If receiving compartments are designed with precise fit for energy storage components, then mechanical stability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving part is divided into multiple receiving compartments, each designed to accommodate specific energy storage components with precise fit. The segmentation into compartments with cross-members provides structural stability while allowing standardized manufacturing of modular units that can be assembled systematically.
Solution Approach 2:
The design uses standardized dimensional parameters for receiving compartments that can be adjusted based on specific energy storage component requirements. This allows precise fit for different components while maintaining consistent manufacturing processes through parameter variation rather than complete redesign.
3Volume of moving object
If cooling device is integrated directly into receiving part, then space efficiency is improved, but heat exchange efficiency requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving part incorporates cooling channels specifically in regions where heat generation is highest, such as areas surrounding energy storage components. The cooling channels are strategically positioned to maximize heat exchange efficiency at critical locations while maintaining overall space efficiency through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving part acts as an intermediary between energy storage components and the cooling medium. It provides thermal contact surfaces and cooling channels that facilitate efficient heat transfer from components to coolant, ensuring reliable heat exchange while maintaining compact integration.
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 solution provides effective heat dissipation and mechanical stability, ensuring efficient cooling of energy storage components and the receiving device, while reducing space usage and integrating control devices within the receiving part.
Implementation Method 1
the cooling device makes direct contact with the receiving part in sections. The contact areas between the cooling device and the receiving part result from the specific arrangement of the cooling device on the receiving part
Implementation Method 2
a coolant channel structure comprising at least one coolant channel and formed in the surface of the further receiving part
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AI summary
The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for receiving at least one energy storage component (2), comprising at least one receiving portion (3) that delimits, in at least some sections, a receiving space for receiving the energy storage component (2), a plurality of receiving compartments (4) being formed in said receiving portion (3) for the purpose of receiving at least one energy storage component (2) in an exact fit, and said receiving portion (3) being connected to a cooling device (5) arranged directly adjacently thereto for the purpose of cooling the energy storage component (2) that is received, or will be received, in at least one receiving compartment (4).