# US 2017/0288184 A1 · Standard energy storage container platform

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- Number: US 2017/0288184 A1
- Document ID: US20170288184A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/476,281
- Filed: 2017-03-31
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-31
- Assignees: Flex Ltd.
- Applicants: Flex Ltd.
- Inventors: Alejandro Fabian Schnakofsky; Carl J. Little
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170288184A1

## CPC

- H01M 10/663: the system being an air-conditioner or an engine
- H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold
- H01M 10/627: Stationary installations, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies
- H01M 50/204: Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
- H01M 50/224: Metals
- H01M 50/251: specially adapted for stationary devices, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies
- H01M 50/267: having means for adapting to batteries or cells of different types or different sizes
- H01M 50/505: comprising a single busbar
- A62C 3/16: in electrical installations, e.g. cableways
- H01M 2220/10: Batteries in stationary systems, e.g. emergency power source in plant
- H05K 7/20945: {Thermal management, e.g. inverter temperature control}
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10)
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein one of the sides forming the width side of the rectangular box comprises a door providing access to the gangway and the interior of the container.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The container of claim 2, wherein at least one of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprises one or more doors providing access to the equipment racks adjacent to the at least one of the sides.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The container of claim 3, wherein the one or more doors of the at least one of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprises a plurality of doors.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The container of claim 2, wherein both of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprise one or more doors providing access to the equipment racks.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The container of claim 5, wherein the one or more doors of each of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprises a plurality of doors.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein one or more of the racks are each adapted to accept and retain a plurality of different types of battery strings.

### Claim 8

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.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The energy storage platform of claim 8, wherein one of the sides forming the width side of the rectangular box comprises a door providing access to the gangway and the interior of the container.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The energy storage platform of claim 9, wherein the gangway provides access to the plurality of equipment racks and the plurality of battery strings.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The energy storage platform of claim 9, wherein at least one of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprises one or more doors providing access to the equipment racks and battery strings adjacent to the at least one of the sides.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The energy storage platform of claim 11, wherein the one or more doors of the at least one of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprises a plurality of doors.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The energy storage platform of claim 9, wherein both of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprise one or more doors providing access to the equipment racks and battery strings.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The energy storage platform of claim 13, wherein the one or more doors of each of the sides forming the length side of the rectangular box comprises a plurality of doors.

### Claim 15 (depends on 8)

The energy storage platform of claim 8, wherein the battery modules of each battery string comprise a battery type, the battery type comprising one or more of lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, lithium-ion polymer, or lead-acid.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The energy storage platform of claim 15, wherein at least one of the battery strings comprises battery modules of a different battery type from battery modules of one or more other battery strings of the plurality of battery strings.

### Claim 17 (depends on 8)

The energy storage platform of claim 8, wherein each battery string further comprises one or more battery string protection circuits and one or more battery string control circuits mounted in the equipment racks.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The energy storage platform of claim 17, wherein each battery string is further connected with one or more protection circuits, one or more battery string connections, and a main bus or conductors for the energy storage platform.

### Claim 19 (depends on 8)

The energy storage platform of claim 8, further comprising one or more components mounted in one or more of the equipment racks.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The energy storage platform of claim 19, wherein the one or more components mounted in one or more of the equipment racks comprise one or more of a power distribution cabinet, a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system, a fire suppression system, internal lighting, or a master controller.