Stackable Battery Container Structure for Vertical Load Support
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional energy storage systems lack a connection and load support structure for stacking multiple battery containers, making it difficult to configure more containers on limited ground spaces.
Innovation Solution
A battery container design featuring a container body with couplings for vertical stacking and load supporters to stabilize the vertical load, allowing for efficient stacking and improved energy density on limited ground spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple battery containers are stacked vertically, then the energy density per ground area is improved, but the structural complexity increases due to the need for coupling and load support structures
Solution Approach 1:
The battery container is divided into modular components including container bodies, couplings, and load supporters that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation allows for standardized stacking configurations while maintaining structural integrity, resolving the contradiction between increased quantity through stacking and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling and load support structures are designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple stacking scenarios and configurations. These components serve both mechanical connection and load-bearing functions simultaneously, reducing the overall structural complexity while enabling vertical stacking for improved energy density.
2Adaptability or versatility
If coupling structures are added to enable stacking, then the adaptability for vertical configuration is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling structure is designed as a universal component that can accommodate various stacking configurations and orientations. This single multi-functional component replaces what would otherwise require multiple specialized connection mechanisms, thereby improving adaptability while actually reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling and load support functions are merged into an integrated structure that performs both mechanical connection and load-bearing operations. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components needed, improving stacking adaptability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A battery container has improved energy density and can be used in an energy storage system. The battery container includes a container body, a coupling unit configured to couple different container bodies, and a load support unit configured to support a vertical load of the container body.