Portable modular energy storage
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1. A system for deploying batteries comprising:
- a battery belt for mechanically linking multiple batteries together;
a conduit having an operational zone with an output, the operational zone establishing an electrical connection between the output and batteries in the operational zone; and
an actuator for selectively moving batteries into and out of the operational zone,wherein the conduit comprises a plurality of conduit links serially connected together electrically by severable electrodes.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for deploying batteries, for example in an electric vehicle, includes a battery belt for mechanically linking multiple batteries together, a conduit having one or more operational zones each with an output, the operational zones each establishing an electrical connection between the output and batteries in the operational zone, and an actuator for selectively moving batteries into and out of the operational zones. Resting zones may also be provided. The batteries can be connected in series or in parallel and can be individually removed and replaced by an exchanger.
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1. A system for deploying batteries comprising:
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a battery belt for mechanically linking multiple batteries together; a conduit having an operational zone with an output, the operational zone establishing an electrical connection between the output and batteries in the operational zone; and an actuator for selectively moving batteries into and out of the operational zone, wherein the conduit comprises a plurality of conduit links serially connected together electrically by severable electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for deploying batteries comprising:
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a battery belt for mechanically linking multiple batteries together; a conduit having an operational zone with an output, the operational zone establishing an electrical connection between the output and batteries in the operational zone; an actuator for selectively moving batteries into and out of the operational zone; and an exchanger for removing one or more batteries from the battery belt, wherein the exchanger is configured to replace at least one removed battery with a replacement battery. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An electric vehicle comprising:
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a drive system; a battery belt for mechanically linking multiple batteries together; a first conduit having a first operational zone with first output coupled to the drive system, the first operational zone establishing an electrical connection between the first output and batteries in the first operational zone; and an actuator for selectively moving batteries into and out of the first operational zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for deploying batteries comprising:
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mechanically linking a first set of batteries together using a battery belt; using an actuator to move the battery belt in a linear direction through a conduit having an operational zone in which batteries are electrically coupled together and to an output of the operational zone; storing a number of steps from the operational zone to an access zone; detecting an uncharacteristically low voltage at the operational zone; advancing the battery belt in the operational zone until voltage in the operational zone is restored from the uncharacteristically low voltage; and advancing the battery belt the stored number of steps. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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