Adjustable Trailer Battery Positioning for Load Distribution Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional trailers with fixed battery arrays face challenges in maintaining optimal weight distribution, leading to instability and handling issues during towing, as they rely on trial and error or rules of thumb rather than precise adjustments.
Innovation Solution
An electrified trailer system with adjustable batteries that uses a controller and drive mechanism to move the batteries within the trailer platform, determining and adjusting the load distribution to satisfy a threshold, thereby enhancing stability and handling by dynamically shifting the battery position based on real-time data from sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If batteries are fixed in position on the trailer platform, then the device complexity is reduced, but the stability and load distribution of the trailer deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a movable battery system where the battery can be dynamically repositioned along the trailer platform using a drive mechanism. The controller adjusts the battery position based on real-time load distribution data to optimize stability, transforming the static battery arrangement into a dynamic system that adapts to varying load conditions.
2Stability of the object's composition
If batteries are made adjustable and movable, then the stability and load distribution of the trailer is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs sensors to automatically detect load distribution conditions and a controller to autonomously determine optimal battery positions. The drive mechanism executes positioning adjustments without manual intervention, enabling the system to self-regulate and maintain optimal stability through automated feedback control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates sensors that continuously monitor load distribution on the trailer platform and provide real-time feedback to the controller. The controller processes this feedback information and adjusts battery positioning accordingly, creating a closed-loop control system that maintains optimal stability through continuous monitoring and adjustment.
3Productivity
If trial and error methods are used to determine battery position, then the device complexity is minimized, but the productivity and efficiency of load optimization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively monitors load distribution conditions and preemptively adjusts battery positioning to maintain optimal stability before instability occurs. By continuously detecting load conditions and making advance adjustments, the system prevents instability events rather than reacting to them after they occur.
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AI summary
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for trailers with adjustable batteries are disclosed herein. An example trailer disclosed herein includes a platform, a battery disposed at a first location relative to the platform, a drive to move the battery relative to the platform, and a controller to determine a first load distribution on the platform and in response to determining the first load distribution on the platform does not satisfy a first threshold, adjust a position of the battery, via the drive, to a second location relative to the platform.