US 2017/0288184 A1Published application

Standard energy storage container platform

AssigneeFlex Ltd.

InventorsAlejandro Fabian Schnakofsky, Carl J. Little

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Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure provide an adaptable energy storage container that is interoperable with a plurality of battery types. For example, the disclosure provides an adaptable energy storage container design and method of use that is readily interoperable, e.g. physically and electrically, with a variety of battery types. The container and other components can be assembled into an energy storage platform. For example, the container can substantially enclose a plurality of battery strings within the platform. A central, internal gangway can provide fast access to battery modules and other components within the container. The strings of batteries, each comprising a plurality of battery modules, can be disposed within the container, substantially parallel to each other, and on either side of the central, internal gangway. The battery strings and battery modules therein can be accessed by the gangway through a door at an end of the container.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A container for an energy storage platform, the container comprising:

a bottom portion forming a deck of the container;
a top portion disposed above the bottom portion and forming a roof of the container;
four sides extending from the bottom portion of the container to the top portion of the container, wherein the bottom portion, the four sides, and the top portion form a substantially rectangular box substantially enclosing an interior portion of the container with two parallel sides of the four sides forming a length side of the rectangular box, and another two parallel sides of the four sides forming a width side of the rectangular box, and wherein the length side of the rectangular box is longer than the width side;
a central, internal gangway on the deck of the container and extending a length of the container substantially parallel to the two parallel sides forming the length side of the rectangular box;
and
a plurality of equipment racks disposed within the interior portion of the container, the equipment racks disposed substantially parallel and opposite to each other on each side of the gangway and adjacent to the two parallel sides forming the length side of the rectangular box.

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An energy storage platform comprising:

a container, the container comprising:
a bottom portion forming a deck of the container,
a top portion disposed above the bottom portion and forming a roof of the container,
four sides extending from the bottom portion of the container to the top portion of the container, wherein the bottom portion, the four sides, and the top portion form a substantially rectangular box substantially enclosing an interior portion of the container with two parallel sides of the four sides forming a length side of the rectangular box, and another two parallel sides of the four sides forming a width side of the rectangular box, and wherein the length side of the rectangular box is longer than the width side,
a central, internal gangway on the deck of the container and extending a length of the container substantially parallel to the two parallel sides forming the length side of the rectangular box, and
a plurality of equipment racks disposed within the interior portion of the container, the equipment racks disposed substantially parallel and opposite to each other on each side of the gangway and adjacent to the two parallel sides forming the length side of the rectangular box;
and
a plurality of battery strings, each battery string comprising a plurality of battery modules mounted in one of the plurality of equipment racks.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/476,281Filed 31 Mar 2017
Priority: 31 Mar 2016
Published: 5 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

H01M 10/663
Heat-exchange relationships between the cells and other systems, e.g. central heating systems or fuel cells: the system being an air-conditioner…
H01M 10/613
Types of temperature control: cooling or keeping cold
H01M 10/627
Specially adapted for specific applications: stationary installations, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies
H01M 50/204
Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders:…

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Application62/316,155Us provisional application · filed 31 Mar 2016
US 2017/0288184 A1This patent

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