Container energy storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10439372-B2
Application number	US-201815945213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2018
Priority date	Feb 24, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A container energy storage system is provided, including a container, a plurality of functional assemblies, and a splitting plate, wherein the splitting plate has a connecting port electrically connected to the functional assemblies. The container includes a hollow main body having an opening and two doors pivotally connected to the hollow main body. The functional assemblies are disposed in the hollow main body, and the splitting plate is disposed between the functional assemblies and the opening. When the doors are in a closed position, the doors cover the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container energy storage system, comprising:
a container, comprising:
a hollow main body having an opening; and
two doors pivotally connected to the hollow main body;

a plurality of functional assemblies disposed in the hollow main body, wherein each of the functional assemblies comprises a first rack, a second rack, and a base;
a splitting plate, disposed between the functional assemblies and the opening, and having a connecting port electrically connected to each of the functional assemblies;
wherein the first rack and the second rack are detachably disposed on the base and situated at opposite sides of the base, and
wherein each of the first rack comprises a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector being directly connected to the first electrical connector of the first rack of at least one adjacent one of the functional assemblies by a first wire, and each of the second rack comprises a second electrical connector, the second electrical connector being directly connected to the second electrical connector of the second rack of the at least one adjacent one of the functional assemblies by a second wire.

2. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a gap formed between the first rack and the second rack.

3. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the gap is formed as a passage, the splitting plate has an entrance, and the passage is aligned with the entrance.

4. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a connecting member connecting the first rack and the second rack.

5. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a busbar connecting each of the functional assemblies and the splitting plate.

6. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the busbar is fixed on a connecting member connecting the first rack and the second rack.

7. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the functional assemblies further comprises a plurality of fixing mechanisms contacting an inner surface of the hollow main body.

8. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the fixing mechanisms are formed on at least two of a left side, a right side and a top of each of the functional assemblies.

9. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each of the fixing mechanisms comprises:
a first nut;
a second nut;
a pole having a screw thread, passing the first nut, a side wall of a respective one of the functional assemblies, and the second nut to be fixed on the respective one of the functional assemblies, wherein the side wall is situated between the first nut and the second nut; and
a contacting member connected to an end of the pole, wherein, when the respective one of the functional assemblies is fixed in the hollow main body, the contacting member contacts the inner surface of the hollow main body.

10. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a distance between the contacting member and the side wall is adjustable.

11. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the contacting member has a disc structure.

12. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, when the two doors are in a closed position, the two doors cover the opening.

13. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hollow main body has a cross section, and dimensions of the cross section of the hollow main body is substantially the same as that of the splitting plate.

14. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the splitting plate further comprises an input unit electrically connected to each of the functional assemblies.

15. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the functional assemblies comprises at least one of an energy storage member, a power converter, a fire box, a switchboard, a transformer, or a system controller.

16. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base extends from a far end of the first rack and to a far end of the second rack.

17. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base extends from a front end of the first rack to a back end of the first rack.

18. A container energy storage system, comprising:
a container, comprising:
a hollow main body having an opening; and
two doors pivotally connected to the hollow main body;

a plurality of functional assemblies disposed in the hollow main body, each of the functional assemblies comprising a first rack, a second rack, and a base;
a splitting plate, disposed between the functional assemblies and the opening, having a connecting port electrically connected to each of the functional assemblies; and
a busbar connecting each of the functional assemblies and the splitting plate, the busbar configured to transmit first power and at least one first signal between each of the functional assemblies and the splitting plate;
wherein the first rack and the second rack are detachably disposed on the base and situated at opposite sides of the base, and
wherein each of the first rack and the second rack comprises an electrical connector, the electrical connector being connected to an adjacent electrical connector of an adjacent one of the functional assemblies by a wire, the wire configured to rapidly transmit at least one of the first power or second power and at least one of the first signal or a second signal between the adjacent one of the functional assemblies and each of the first rack and the second rack.

19. The container energy storage system as claimed in claim 18 , further comprising a gap formed between the first rack and the second rack and as a passage.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc
• Delta Electronics

Inventors

• Chen Chin-Ming
• Lin Mu-Min

Classifications

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• H01M50/271

  Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings · CPC title

• B65D90/0046

  fixed on the top of the container (B65D90/0066, B65D90/0073 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M2220/10

  Batteries in stationary systems, e.g. emergency power source in plant · CPC title

• H02B1/306

  Accessories, e.g. windows · CPC title