Integrated Supercapacitor Battery Bracket for Fast Energy Bursts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Battery packs in vehicles face limitations such as operating temperature restrictions, thermal runaway risks, high replacement costs, and difficulty in delivering quick energy bursts, while combining battery packs with supercapacitors poses challenges in installation and electrical connection.
Innovation Solution
A bracket system is introduced that stabilizes battery positions and integrates a supercapacitor pack within the battery pack housing, allowing for electrical connection and efficient energy delivery, utilizing a bracket with an interior space to accommodate supercapacitors and connect them in parallel with the battery pack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a bracket is added to stabilize battery positions, then battery stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the battery stabilizing bracket and supercapacitor housing into a single integrated bracket structure. The bracket serves dual functions: stabilizing the battery pack and housing the supercapacitor, thereby reducing overall device complexity while improving battery stability through proper positioning and support.
2Volume of moving object
If supercapacitor pack is integrated into battery pack housing, then space utilization is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the power storage system into distinct battery pack and supercapacitor pack components that are separately manufactured and then integrated. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using optimized processes, while the integrated bracket provides a standardized interface for assembly, balancing space utilization with manufacturing ease.
3Stability of the object's composition
If bracket contacts battery surface to stabilize position, then battery position stability is improved, but risk of thermal damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary thermal interface material or insulating layer between the bracket and the battery surface. This intermediary element allows the bracket to maintain mechanical contact for stabilization while preventing direct thermal transfer that could cause damage to the battery, thus resolving the contradiction between position stability and thermal protection.
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 extends the life of the battery pack by reducing stress and frequency of recharging, enabling quick energy delivery, and optimizing energy use, while providing a cost-effective modification to existing vehicles.
Implementation Method 1
supercapacitor pack electrically connected to the battery pack to thereby extend the life of the battery pack
Data Source
AI summary
A supercapacitor pack is provided for a vehicle having a power source comprising a battery pack accommodated in a battery pack housing of the vehicle. The supercapacitor pack comprises a housing having means for attaching the supercapacitor pack to the battery pack housing such that a surface of the supercapacitor pack housing contacts a surface of at least one battery of the battery pack to secure or at least stabilize the position of the at least one battery relative to the battery pack housing. The supercapacitor pack housing has an interior space accommodating one or more supercapacitor devices. The one or more supercapacitor devices are electrically connected to an electrical port provided on the supercapacitor pack housing. This enables the supercapacitor pack to be electrically easily connected to the battery pack of the vehicle.