Solid-Gas Battery Operating Device with External Compressor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing charging systems for motor vehicles with solid-gas batteries lack efficiency in providing both electrical current and gas for optimal operation, leading to reduced range and increased weight, volume, and cost due to the need for on-board compressors.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an operating device with a solid-gas battery, a high-pressure tank, and a charging device that supplies electrical current and gas, where the compressor is externally located, allowing for efficient charging and gas exchange, and a dual-store concept with lithium-ion batteries for performance boosts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If a solid-gas battery system is used to provide energy for the motor vehicle, then the power capacity and range are improved, but the weight and volume increase due to the high-pressure tank and gas storage requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The compressor is extracted from the motor vehicle and relocated to an external charging device. This removes the heavy compression mechanism from the vehicle, reducing its weight while still enabling gas storage and delivery through the high-pressure tank and charging connection system.
Solution Approach 2:
A high-pressure tank serves as an intermediary between the external charging device and the solid-gas battery. The tank stores gas at high pressure and delivers it to the battery through a charging connection, enabling energy transfer without requiring the vehicle to carry a compressor.
2Power
If a solid-gas battery system is used to provide energy for the motor vehicle, then the power capacity and range are improved, but the device complexity increases due to the high-pressure tank and charging infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into separate functional components: the solid-gas battery in the vehicle, the high-pressure tank for gas storage, and the external charging device with compressor. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the vehicle's internal complexity by moving the compressor outside.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging connection serves multiple functions: it connects the vehicle to the external charging device, allows electrical current to charge the battery, and enables gas to be transferred from the high-pressure tank to the battery. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a compressor is integrated into the motor vehicle for gas compression, then gas can be stored and supplied on-board, but the weight, volume, and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The compressor is extracted from the motor vehicle and placed in an external charging device. The vehicle retains gas storage capability through the high-pressure tank and charging connection, but eliminates the heavy compressor from its own structure, reducing weight and volume.
4Power
If lithium-ion batteries are used for performance boosts, then the power capacity is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the dual-store concept
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges two different battery technologies: solid-gas batteries for sustained energy delivery and lithium-ion batteries for performance boosts. This combination creates a dual-store concept that leverages the complementary strengths of both battery types to achieve higher overall power capacity.
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
This configuration enhances the power capacity and range of motor vehicles by reducing weight and volume, enabling more efficient operation and cost-effective construction by eliminating the need for on-board compressors and allowing for gas type optimization during charging.
Implementation Method 1
Solid-gas batteries have an anode, which is composed of a solid, and a cathode, which is spaced apart from said anode and which is composed for example of mesoporous carbon... By way of a supply of gas, a current flow is induced in the solid-gas battery
Implementation Method 2
at which the high-pressure tank can be coupled, during the course of a charging process, so as to receive gas
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AI summary
An operating device for operating a motor vehicle has at least one solid-state gas battery that is designed to provide energy for an electric motor of the motor vehicle. In addition, the operating device has at least one high-pressure tank for receiving and storing gas for the solid-state gas battery. Furthermore, the operating device has at least one charging connection via which the solid-state gas battery can be coupled for the purposes of a charging process for receiving electrical current, and via which the high-pressure tank can be coupled for the purposes of the charging process for receiving gas.