Wearable Solar Battery Pack With Modular Pouch Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable battery packs are heavy, inconvenient to access, and lack flexibility in appearance, often requiring separate packs for different environments, and they struggle to efficiently power multiple peripheral devices.
Innovation Solution
A system for supplying power to a portable battery pack using a wearable pouch or skin with integrated solar panels, featuring flexible omnidirectional leads, a battery cover, and a back plate, allowing for easy battery replacement and attachment to load-bearing platforms, with solar modules connected to output connectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If traditional portable battery packs are used, then power supply capability is provided, but weight increases and convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The battery pack is divided into separate modular components: battery elements, wearable pouch, solar panels, and connection mechanisms. This segmentation allows users to carry only necessary components and facilitates easy attachment/detachment, improving both weight management and access convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single integrated battery pack to a distributed architecture where battery elements can be positioned in multiple locations (pouch, backpack, belt). This spatial redistribution across different dimensions improves accessibility while reducing the weight burden at any single location.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional battery packs are used, then power supply is provided, but appearance flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable pouch and solar panels are designed as universal components that can be attached to multiple platforms (vests, backpacks, belts) and configured for different environments. This multi-functionality provides appearance flexibility without proportionally increasing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dynamic reconfiguration of components based on environmental requirements. Users can attach/detach solar panels, adjust pouch positions, and reconfigure connections to adapt appearance and functionality to different situations, maintaining manageable complexity through standardized interfaces.
3Use of energy by moving object
If solar panels are integrated into the wearable pouch, then power generation capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Solar panels are integrated directly into the wearable pouch structure, merging the power generation function with the carrying structure. This combination improves power generation capability while managing complexity by eliminating separate mounting systems and reducing the number of discrete components.
4Ease of operation
If batteries are enclosed in a wearable pouch, then accessibility is improved, but connection reliability may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
Connection terminals and wiring are pre-positioned and protected within the pouch structure before battery insertion. This preliminary arrangement ensures reliable electrical connections are maintained while allowing easy battery access, as the connection infrastructure is already in place and does not require complex routing during operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a lightweight, versatile power solution that blends with the environment, supports multiple devices through a power distribution hub, and allows for easy battery access and charging.
Implementation Method 1
a system for supplying power to a portable battery pack using at least one solar panel
Data Source
AI summary
A system for supplying power to a portable battery pack including a battery enclosed by a wearable and replaceable pouch or skin using at least one solar panel is disclosed, wherein the pouch or skin can be provided in different colors and/or patterns. Further, the pouch or skin can be MOLLE-compatible. The battery comprises a battery element housed between a battery cover and a back plate, wherein the battery element, battery cover, and back plate have a slight curvature or contour. Further, the battery comprises flexible leads.