Portable modular energy storage

A battery management system comprising:

• one or more conduits each having a plurality of conduit links arranged in a linear direction, each conduit link of a conduit defining a chamber for supporting one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with the conduit, the plurality of conduit links of each conduit being operable to constrain the battery belt associated with the conduit for motion in the linear direction and to establish one or more operational zones that each accommodate a set of batteries of the associated battery belt;
• a controller;
• and
• a first actuator for moving a first set of one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with a first conduit of the one or more conduits in a linear direction in the first conduit based on instructions from the controller, said moving disposing the first set in a first operational zone comprising one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone.

A battery management system comprising:

• one or more conduits each having a plurality of conduit links arranged in a linear direction, each conduit link of a conduit defining a chamber for supporting one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with the conduit, the plurality of conduit links of each conduit being operable to constrain the battery belt associated with the conduit for motion in the linear direction and to establish one or more operational zones that each accommodate a set of batteries of the associated battery belt;
• a controller;
• and
• a first actuator for moving a first set of one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with a first conduit of the one or more conduits in a linear direction in the first conduit based on instructions from the controller, said moving disposing the first set in a first operational zone comprising one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone,
• wherein the instructions are based on an action of a vehicle in which the battery management system is installed.

A battery management system comprising:

• one or more conduits each having a plurality of conduit links arranged in a linear direction, each conduit link of a conduit defining a chamber for supporting one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with the conduit, the plurality of conduit links of each conduit being operable to constrain the battery belt associated with the conduit for motion in the linear direction and to establish one or more operational zones that each accommodate a set of batteries of the associated battery belt;
• a controller;
• and
• a first actuator for moving a first set of one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with a first conduit of the one or more conduits in a linear direction in the first conduit based on instructions from the controller, said moving disposing the first set in a first operational zone comprising one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone,
• wherein the instructions are based on climate conditions.

A battery management system comprising:

• one or more conduits each having a plurality of conduit links arranged in a linear direction, each conduit link of a conduit defining a chamber for supporting one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with the conduit, the plurality of conduit links of each conduit being operable to constrain the battery belt associated with the conduit for motion in the linear direction and to establish one or more operational zones that each accommodate a set of batteries of the associated battery belt;
• a controller;
• and
• a first actuator for moving a first set of one or more batteries of a battery belt associated with a first conduit of the one or more conduits in a linear direction in the first conduit based on instructions from the controller, said moving disposing the first set in a first operational zone comprising one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone,
• wherein the instructions are based on economic considerations.

A method for managing batteries of a vehicle comprising:

• moving a first battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a first conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the first battery belt in a first operational zone of the first conduit;
• and
• moving a second battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a second conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the second battery belt in a first operational zone of the second conduit,
• wherein each of the operational zones comprises one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone.

A method for managing batteries of a vehicle comprising:

• moving a first battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a first conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the first battery belt in a first operational zone of the first conduit;
• and
• moving a second battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a second conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the second battery belt in a first operational zone of the second conduit,
• wherein each of the operational zones comprises one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone, and
• wherein said moving is based on an action of a vehicle in which the battery management system is installed.

A method for managing batteries of a vehicle comprising:

• moving a first battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a first conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the first battery belt in a first operational zone of the first conduit;
• and
• moving a second battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a second conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the second battery belt in a first operational zone of the second conduit,
• wherein each of the operational zones comprises one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone, and
• wherein said moving is based on climate conditions.

A method for managing batteries of a vehicle comprising:

• moving a first battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a first conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the first battery belt in a first operational zone of the first conduit;
• and
• moving a second battery belt of mechanically-linked batteries in a second conduit to dispose a set one or more batteries of the second battery belt in a first operational zone of the second conduit,
• wherein each of the operational zones comprises one of a testing zone, resting zone, discharging zone, or charging zone, and
• wherein said moving is based on economic considerations.