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 a plurality of conduit links that are electrically connected together, the conduit comprising 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 includes an additional operational zone, the actuator selectively moving batteries into and out of the additional operational zone.
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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 a plurality of conduit links that are electrically connected together, the conduit comprising 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 includes an additional operational zone, the actuator selectively moving batteries into and out of the additional operational zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 a plurality of conduit links that are electrically connected together and having an operational zone in which batteries are electrically coupled together and to an output of the operational zone; and using the actuator to move the battery belt through an additional operational zone of the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for cycling batteries through multiple zones, comprising:
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mechanically linking a plurality of batteries to one another in a battery belt; and simultaneously moving the mechanically-linked plurality of batteries to; dispose a first subset of batteries of the plurality in a first operational zone in which the batteries of the first subset are electrically connected together and to an output of the operational zone, and dispose a second subset of batteries of the plurality in an additional zone different from the first operational zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for deploying batteries comprising:
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first and second conduits respectively disposed at first and second locations remote from one another, each of the first and second conduits having; a first operational zone with a first output, and a plurality of chambers extending in a linear direction and configured to receive batteries of a battery belt into the first operational zone, through linear motion of the battery belt into the conduit, to thereby establish an electrical connection between the first output and batteries in the first operational zone; a battery charger electrically couplable to the first operational zone of the first conduit; and a battery discharger electrically couplable to the first operational zone of the second conduit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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