EnGo Apoti Batiri by Vladimir Zagorac is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Agbára, Iṣẹ́ àti Ẹ̀rọ Agbára Competition Category.

IdẹAgbára· 2022

EnGo Apoti Batiri

by Vladimir Zagorac

Client: EnGo Planet

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Agbára Category

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The Design

About EnGo Apoti Batiri

EnGo jẹ́ apoti batiri to gbeṣe tí a ṣe fún lílo nínú awọn atupa òpópónà oòrùn 12V àti 24V, awọn ijoko ọlọgbọn àti awọn ọja agbára mìíràn. Ilé kékeré náà tó bá lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ ọwọ́ kan sì lè kó jọ pọ̀ sí ọ̀nà pupọ̀, kí awọn okun waya àti awọn asopọ lè kọjá láàrin awọn ẹ̀ka náà. Ọwọ́-mímu tí a lè yọ kúrò ń jẹ́ kí gbígbé àti gbígbé sí ipò rọrùn, ó sì lè fi pamọ́ sínú ilé náà nígbà tí a kò bá ń lò ó. Àwọn ìbòrí ìdopin lè le mọ́lẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ọwọ́ tàbí pẹ̀lú kọ́kọ́rọ́ Allen. Ìṣiṣẹ́ àti agbára batiri ni a lè ṣàkíyèsí lórí fóònù alágbèéká nípasẹ̀ Bluetooth. A ṣe apoti náà pẹ̀lú polymer tí a fi ẹ̀rọ dà.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

EnGo Apoti Batiri jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé EnGo Apoti Batiri yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. EnGo Apoti Batiri ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The battery case is minimalistic and contemporary, portable, and fits in one hand, stackable, easily operated, and customizable. The design implements large radii and beveled edges to maximally save space, allowing the cables and connectors to fall between the cases. The cooling opening accepts a detachable multifunctional handle. The battery terminal caps can be tightened by both a hand and an Allen key. The operation and battery capacity can be monitored by a smartphone via Bluetooth.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height: 310mm, Width: 125mm, Depth: 68mm (without the handle)
Tags: Smart Battery, Power Bank, Portable, Stackable, Multifunctional, Customizable
Production Technology: Injection-molded polymer, bent chrome-plated rod
Design Challenge: Intended multifunctionality required the handle to be used to carry and lower or pull up the battery in or out of position in large sets. The solution is flexible and can easily be inserted into the carrying position, held in place by outward-bent ends. It can be removed or slipped safely inside the housing when not in use and can carry two units at the same time if needed. Safe stackability was achieved through two pairs of recesses on the upper side, one pair being the terminal cap recesses.
Research: The case was planned for 12V & 24V solar light poles and Smart benches, as well as an individual product, but also for differently orientable sets within high-end solutions of other manufacturers, like power wall and power bank products, electric vehicles, yachts, etc. For that reason, the positions of the terminals are customizable during production to fit the product's intention or depending on the type of set, also enabling easier connection and usage of cables of short or uniform length.
Inspiration: The design project was initiated after lithium was found in a deposit in Serbia. Among battery-operated products are EnGo Planet solutions, so it was expected that the company would invest in the development of housings for lithium-based batteries. The end product would be used in the company's solar solutions or marketed separately for other usages.
Project Duration: The project lasted several weeks and took place in Belgrade, Serbia.
Operation Flow: One unit is a portable smart battery, while a set can be oriented in several ways for different usages in other products. Rotating a case can pair up a set into a hexagonal vertical composition suitable for placement inside a light pole. A large number of units can be stacked into a rectangular composition for other usages, allowing cables of up to 10mm in diameter to be routed horizontally, and MC4 solar connectors 19mm in diameter to be routed vertically between the units.
Image Credits: Vladimir Zagorac