SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
To the defect among the prior art, the utility model aims at providing an energy storage power supply is taken with to expanded modularization of power.
According to the utility model, the power-expandable modular portable energy storage power supply comprises a rainproof box body, an energy storage battery module 11, a foldable photovoltaic panel 2 and a control assembly;
the rainproof box body is provided with a radiating fin 5 and an electrical interface;
the energy storage battery module 11 is arranged at the bottom of the inner space of the rainproof box body;
the foldable photovoltaic panel 2 is arranged at the top of the inner space of the rainproof box body;
the control assembly is arranged in the middle of the inner space of the rainproof box body and is respectively electrically connected with the energy storage battery module 11 and the foldable photovoltaic panel 2.
Preferably, the rain-proof case comprises: an upper cover 1 and an outer box 12;
the upper cover 1 is connected with the outer box 12 to form the inner space;
the heat sink 5 and the electrical interface are disposed on a side wall of the outer case 12.
Preferably, said foldable photovoltaic panel 2 comprises: a plurality of photovoltaic modules, MPPT modules and photovoltaic panel trays 3;
a plurality of photovoltaic module with the MPPT module electricity is connected, and set up in the photovoltaic board tray 3, photovoltaic board tray 3 is connected in the rain-proof box, the MPPT module with the control assembly electricity is connected.
Preferably, the control assembly comprises: the main control board 4 and the power all-in-one machine 9;
the main control board 4 is electrically connected with the power all-in-one machine 9.
Preferably, the circuit inside the power integration machine 9 includes: an inductor 15 and a transformer 16;
the top of the inductor 15 is provided with an inductor auxiliary radiating fin 8, the periphery of the transformer 16 is provided with a transformer auxiliary radiating fin 7, and a gap in the middle is filled and sealed through heat-conducting glue;
the inductance auxiliary cooling fin 8 and the transformer auxiliary cooling fin 7 are connected with the cooling fin 5.
Preferably, the power integration machine 9 includes: a main circuit and a control circuit;
the main circuit comprises a power circuit, an input/output filter circuit, a voltage and current detection circuit and a static switch arranged in the main circuit, wherein the power circuit, the input/output filter circuit and the voltage and current detection circuit are sequentially connected.
Preferably, the power circuit comprises a rectification circuit, an inverter circuit and a battery charging module;
the rectification circuit is mainly used for filtering and purifying input alternating current, removing interference components in a power grid and regulating voltage within a certain range;
the inverter circuit comprises an active inverter connected with a power grid at an alternating current side and a passive inverter connected with a load at the alternating current side;
the battery charging module provides a charging current to charge the energy storage battery module 11.
Preferably, the energy storage battery module 11 includes: BMS22, battery pack 24, and battery tray 23;
the BMS22 is electrically connected to the battery pack 24;
the BMS22 and the battery pack 24 are disposed in the battery tray 23.
Preferably, the energy storage battery module 11 further includes: battery case side gasket 17, heat sink sheet metal frame 18, external communication board 19 and internal communication board 20;
the battery case side gasket 17 fixes the battery pack 24;
the radiating fin sheet metal frame 18 fixes the radiating fin 5 and exchanges heat with the battery pack 24;
the external communication board 19 is connected between the BMS22 and the electrical interface;
the intercom board 20 is connected between the BMS22 and the battery pack 24.
Preferably, the photovoltaic module comprises a flexible solar panel with an efficiency of 18%.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
the utility model discloses portable, anti rain, low temperature resistant, modularization extensible beneficial effect have.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following embodiments. The following examples will assist those skilled in the art in further understanding the present invention, but are not intended to limit the invention in any way. It should be noted that various changes and modifications can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. These all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a power-scalable modular portable energy storage power supply includes a box, a foldable photovoltaic panel, a control assembly, an energy storage battery module, and an input/output panel, and specifically includes the following components: the photovoltaic power generation device comprises an upper cover 1, a foldable photovoltaic panel 2, a photovoltaic panel tray 3, a control assembly 4, a radiating fin 5, an internal auxiliary radiating plate 6, a transformer auxiliary radiating fin 7, an inductance auxiliary radiating fin 8, a power all-in-one machine mainboard 9, an all-in-one machine sheet metal assembly 10, an energy storage battery module 11, an outer box 12, an information display panel 13, an external wiring harness connecting plate 14, an inductor 15, a transformer 16, a battery case side gasket 17, a radiating fin sheet metal frame 18, an external communication board 19, an internal communication board 20, a parallel machine board 21, a BMS22, a battery tray 23, a battery pack 24, an indicator light display panel 25, a starting switch 26, an I photovoltaic input interface 27, a II photovoltaic input interface 28, a commercial power input interface 29, an AC output switch 30, a DC output switch 31, an AC output interface 32, a DC output interface 33, an I parallel machine communication interface 34 and an II parallel machine communication interface 35. The solar water heater is characterized in that one side of the box body is provided with a radiating fin 5, and the box body has the capability of resisting rain; the energy storage battery module 11 is positioned at the lower part of the box body and consists of a low-temperature power type lithium ion battery pack 24 and a BMS22, and the foldable photovoltaic panel 2 is positioned at the top of the box body and consists of a flexible photovoltaic panel and an MPPT; the control assembly is positioned in the middle of the box body, consists of a main control board 4 and a power all-in-one machine 9, and is used for integrally controlling the input and output of alternating current and direct current; the input and output panel 13 is positioned on the box body at the other side of the radiating fin 5 and has the function of AC/DC input and output.
The dc input electrical interface requirements of the scalable power modular portable energy storage power source include: the voltage is 30V-50V, and the input power is more than or equal to 400W.
The ac input electrical interface requirements of the scalable power modular portable energy storage power source include: the voltage AC 230X (1 + -20%) V, the frequency 50X (1 + -1%) Hz, and the input power is more than or equal to 1000W.
The alternating current output electrical interface requirements of the power scalable modular portable energy storage power source include: rated power: 1000W, rated voltage: 230V, rated current: 4.33A, rated frequency: 50 Hz.
The requirements of the direct current output electrical interface of the power-expandable modular portable energy storage power source comprise: output voltage range: 48X (1. + -. 15%) V.
The parallel networking capability of the power extensible modular portable energy storage power supply is as follows: not less than 4 sets of power extensible modular portable energy storage power supplies can be stably connected in parallel to form a network, and the total output power is more than or equal to 3000W.
The internal heat dissipation form of the power extensible modular portable energy storage power supply is as follows: the product needs to meet the anti-rain capability: the rainfall is endured for 1h with the rainfall intensity of 2mm/min and the wind speed of 18 m/s; therefore, the outer box body of the product needs to be in a basically sealed state, the main heating source of the product is an inductor 15 and a transformer 16 in the power all-in-one machine 9, and the heat dissipation is realized by the following steps: the top of the inductor 15 is provided with an inductor auxiliary radiating fin 8, the periphery of the transformer 16 is provided with a transformer auxiliary radiating fin 7, and the gap in the middle is filled and sealed by heat-conducting glue, so that the heat of the inductor 15 and the transformer 16 is effectively transmitted to the upper surface of the internal auxiliary radiating plate 6, and then the heat is transmitted to the radiating fin 5 through the internal auxiliary radiating plate 6, so that the internal heat can naturally convect with the external air, and the radiating function of the whole machine is achieved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the box body comprises an upper cover 1 and an outer box 12, the back side of the box body comprises a radiating fin 5, the front side of the box body is provided with an input/output panel 13, and the box body has the waterproof grade capability of IPX 2; the box body is internally provided with an upper layer, a middle layer and a lower layer, the upper layer is a foldable photovoltaic panel, the middle layer is a control assembly, and the lower layer is an energy storage battery module.
As shown in fig. 2, the foldable photovoltaic panel includes 8 photovoltaic modules, an MPPT module, and a photovoltaic panel tray 3, and its peak power generation power is greater than 400W, and the open-circuit voltage range is: 30V-50V, and the efficiency (effective area) of the photovoltaic module is not less than 18%; the spreading time is not more than 5min/2 people, and the withdrawing time is not more than 5min/2 people.
Furthermore, the photovoltaic module adopts a flexible solar panel with the efficiency of 18%, and the peak power generation power is more than 200W.
Further, the MPPT module is connected with the photovoltaic module and the power all-in-one machine 9, and the input direct current power of the MPPT module is more than or equal to 400W; input-output voltage range: 20V to 60V; the overvoltage and overcurrent protection is realized; the maximum conversion efficiency is more than or equal to 99 percent.
As shown in fig. 2 and 5 to 6, the control assembly includes a main control board 4, a power integrated machine 9, an internal auxiliary heat dissipation plate 6, a transformer auxiliary heat dissipation plate 7, an inductance auxiliary heat dissipation plate 8, and an integrated machine metal plate assembly 10.
Further, the main control board 4 controls the working state of the power all-in-one machine 9 mainly by detecting each signal of the power all-in-one machine 9, including detecting the voltage frequency of the input commercial power, the voltage current output by the power all-in-one machine 9, the current of the power device, and the like.
Furthermore, the main control board 4 has 1 way of CAN bus, 1 way of RS485 bus and BMS22 to communicate, has 1 way of RS232 bus and power all-in-one machine 9 to communicate, reserves 1 way of CAN bus debugging communication interface.
The power integration machine 9 is composed of a main circuit and a control circuit. The main circuit comprises a power circuit, an input/output filter circuit, a voltage/current detection circuit, a static switch and the like.
Furthermore, the power circuit is composed of a rectification circuit, an inverter circuit and a battery charging module. The rectification circuit is mainly used for filtering and purifying input alternating current, removing interference components in a power grid and regulating voltage within a certain range. The inverter circuit comprises an active inverter connected with the alternating current side of the power grid and a passive inverter connected with the load on the alternating current side. The battery charging module can provide 60VDC/20A of charging current to charge the storage battery.
Furthermore, the input and output filter circuit has the functions of filtering and purifying input and output alternating current and direct current, removing interference components and regulating voltage.
Furthermore, the voltage and current detection circuit transmits the input and output alternating current and direct current voltage and current to the main control panel.
Furthermore, the static switch is useful in places such as a maintenance bypass, an automatic bypass, and mutual switching between the mains supply and the inverter output in the power all-in-one machine, so that the power all-in-one machine 9 and a load are protected on one hand, and the reliability of a system is enhanced on the other hand to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the load.
Furthermore, when the load of the power all-in-one machine 9 exceeds the limit or other components such as an inverter circuit and the like are in fault, the power all-in-one machine 9 is directly powered by a bypass. Once the power supply of the power grid is interrupted, the storage battery immediately supplies power to the inverter so as to ensure that the power all-in-one machine 9 outputs alternating-current voltage uninterruptedly.
As shown in fig. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8, the energy storage battery module 11 includes a battery case side gasket 17, a heat sink sheet metal frame 18, an external communication board 19, an internal communication board 20, a parallel board 21, a BMS22, a battery tray 23, and a battery pack 24.
Further, the battery case side gasket 17 plays a role of fixing the battery pack 24.
Further, the heat sink sheet metal frame 18 functions to fix the heat sink 5 and performs heat exchange with the battery pack 24.
Further, the external communication board 19 can realize communication between the BMS22 and the main controller 4.
Further, the internal communication board 20 may enable communication between the battery pack 24 and the BMS 22.
Furthermore, the parallel board 21 means that one energy storage battery module 11 can be connected with four power all-in-one machines 9, the four power all-in-one machines 9 are connected in parallel, so that the system has 3000W output capacity, a four-to-three hot backup mode is adopted for parallel operation, one circuit is allowed to fail, measures are taken on a control circuit, a failed adjusting module automatically quits a power supply network, and normal operation of other modules is not influenced.
Further, the BMS22 have protection and recovery functions such as single overvoltage/undervoltage, total voltage undervoltage/overvoltage, charging/discharging overcurrent, high temperature, low temperature, short circuit, and the like. The SOC can be accurately measured in the charging and discharging process (SOC estimation deviation control is less than or equal to 10%), and the SOH health state statistics can be realized. And voltage balance in the charging process is realized. And the data communication is carried out with the main control computer 4 through CAN or RS485 communication, and parameter configuration and data monitoring are carried out.
Further, the BMS22 has an SOC correction function, wherein when the cell voltage reaches 4.15V, the corrected SOC is 93%; when the cell voltage protection is triggered, correcting the SOC to be 100%; when the cell voltage is discharged to 2.65%, the corrected SOC is 8%; when the single under-voltage protection is triggered, the corrected SOC is 0%.
Further, the BMS22 has a function of controlling start-stop heating, wherein when the lowest temperature of the battery reaches a heating threshold or receives a heating control command sent by the main control computer 4, the heating function is started; the heating function is stopped when the communication with the main control computer 4 is interrupted or the battery temperature reaches a stop temperature set point or the main control board 4 sends a stop heating control command or the BMS22 is re-powered.
Furthermore, the battery tray 23 and the battery case side gasket 17 play a role in fixing the battery pack 24.
Further, the battery pack 24 mainly comprises a series-parallel battery module and a heating band, and the discharge energy of the battery pack is greater than 2000 Wh. The device can discharge for 20 minutes at the low temperature of-41 ℃ under the condition of 500W, and has the function of charging an alternating current and direct current power supply.
Furthermore, the insulation design of the battery pack 24 includes that polyimide insulation films are adhered to the side faces of the storage battery, and insulation pads are arranged in the sleeves. The outer leakage parts of the lead jumper are all coated with silicon rubber for insulation, and insulating sleeves are embedded in installation corners of the battery pack 24 connected with other components.
Further, the strength design of the battery pack 24 includes glue filling between the battery cells and the base plate through the gap in the sleeve to improve the strength connection. A layer of elastic base plate is arranged between the storage battery and the top cover, and the top cover side plate and the bottom plate can be tightly assembled and connected by adjusting the compression amount of the base plate.
Further, the electrical interface design of the battery pack 24 includes the use of voltage sampling lines, temperature sampling lines, total positive power, total negative power, and heating wire harnesses in the battery pack 24. And is equipped with 2 electric connectors with different functions for realizing the functions of power, sampling, balancing and the like.
As shown in fig. 9, the input/output panel 13 includes an indicator display panel 25, a start switch 26, an I photovoltaic input interface 27, an II photovoltaic input interface 28, a utility power input interface 29, an ac output switch 30, a dc output switch 31, an ac output interface 32, a dc output interface 33, an I parallel communication interface 34, and an II parallel communication interface 35.
Further, the indicator light display panel 25 includes an operation indicator light, a fault indicator light, an ac input indicator light, a photovoltaic input indicator light, an ac output status indicator light, a battery power indicator light, and the like.
Furthermore, the running indicator light is controlled by the main control machine and is always on when the system is in a self-checking mode, a mains supply mode and a fault mode; when the SOC is more than or equal to 20% in a low-power consumption or no commercial power mode, the LED lamp is normally on; if SOC is less than 20%, flickering every 1S; when the user presses the stop button, the main control board normally executes the shutdown process and then extinguishes.
Further, the fault indicator lamp is controlled by the main control machine 4, and is normally turned off when the system is in a self-checking mode, a mains supply mode, a non-mains supply mode and a low-power mode; when the system is in a failure mode and is a failure caused by the BMS, the system is always on; when the system is in a fault mode and faults are caused by the power all-in-one machine, the system flickers every 500 ms; when the system is in a fault mode and faults caused by MPPT (maximum power point tracking), flickering every 3 s; when the system is in a failure mode and a failure is caused by the main control panel, the system flickers every 10 s; and after normal shutdown, turning off the power supply.
Furthermore, the alternating current input indicator light is controlled by the main control machine, and is normally on when the alternating current input state is detected in the starting state; when the AC input state is not detected, the circuit is extinguished; and after normal shutdown, turning off the power supply.
Furthermore, the photovoltaic input indicator light is controlled by the main control machine and is always on when photovoltaic input exists; no photovoltaic input, and extinguishing; when the MPPT working mode is normal shutdown, the input voltage is not less than 20V, and the MPPT is normally on when the input voltage is photovoltaic input; the input voltage is less than 20V, and the lamp is extinguished; when the MPPT working mode is the working mode, the main control board detects that the MPPT communication is normal and the output power of the photovoltaic panel is more than or equal to 100W, keeps 10 times of detection and is normally on; the master control board detects that the MPPT communication is normal and the output power of the photovoltaic panel is less than 100W, keeps detecting for 10 times and extinguishes; when the master control board detects that the MPPT communication is abnormal, the MPPT communication is extinguished; and after normal shutdown, turning off the power supply.
Further, the alternating current output state indicator lamp is controlled by the main control machine, and flickers every 1s after the alternating current output switch is started; the power integrated machine is normally on until the alternating current output frequency of the power integrated machine is not 0; when the AC output switch is switched off, the AC output switch is normally turned off; and other states, normally off.
Furthermore, the battery electric quantity indicator lamp is controlled by the main control machine, when the battery is charged, the SOC is more than or equal to 0 and less than 10, the first lamp flickers, and other lamps are turned off; SOC is more than or equal to 10 and less than 25, the first lamp is normally on, the second lamp flickers, and other lamps are turned off; SOC is more than or equal to 25 and less than 50, the first lamp and the second lamp are always on, the third lamp flickers, and other lamps are turned off; SOC is more than or equal to 50 and less than 75, the first lamp, the second lamp and the third lamp are always on, the fourth lamp flickers, and other lamps are turned off; SOC is more than or equal to 75 and less than 99, the first lamp, the second lamp, the third lamp and the fourth lamp are always on, and the fifth lamp flickers; SOC is 100, and all lamps are always on; when the battery is in standby or discharged, the SOC is 0, and all lamps are turned off; SOC is more than 0 and less than or equal to 15, the first lamp is normally on, and the other lamps are off; SOC is more than 15 and less than or equal to 35, the first lamp and the second lamp are always on, and the other lamps are off; SOC is more than 35 and less than or equal to 60, the first, second and third lamps are normally on, and other lamps are off; SOC is more than 60 and less than or equal to 85, the first lamp, the second lamp, the third lamp and the fourth lamp are always on, and other lamps are off; SOC is more than 85 and less than or equal to 100, and all lamps are always on; and turning off the power supply.
Example 2
A control strategy of a power extensible modular portable energy storage power supply comprises a direct current charging control strategy, an alternating current charging control strategy, a direct current discharging control strategy and an alternating current discharging control strategy.
The direct current charging control strategy is that the MPPT direct current output end is connected in parallel with the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine and the BMS direct current input end of the energy storage battery module through the master control machine to form a direct current bus, and the photovoltaic module charges the battery through the bus.
The alternating current charging control strategy is characterized in that an alternating current input end of the power all-in-one machine, an inverter circuit of the power all-in-one machine, a direct current output end of the power all-in-one machine and a BMS direct current input end of the energy storage battery module are connected in parallel to form an alternating current-to-direct current bus under the control of a main control machine, and the battery is charged after the commercial power is inserted.
The direct current discharge control strategy is characterized in that when the energy storage battery module is electrified, the direct current output end of the BMS of the energy storage battery module and the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine are controlled by the main controller to be connected in parallel to form a direct current bus, and the energy storage battery module charges a load through the direct current bus; when the energy storage battery module is not powered but the photovoltaic meets the load power, the MPPT direct current output end is controlled by the main controller to be connected with the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine and the BMS direct current input end of the energy storage battery module in parallel to form a direct current bus, and the photovoltaic module charges the load through the bus; when the energy storage battery module is in no power supply but photovoltaic can not meet load power and commercial power is available, the MPPT direct current output end is controlled by the main control machine to be connected with the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine and the BMS direct current input end of the energy storage battery module in parallel to form a direct current bus, the photovoltaic module charges the load through the bus, meanwhile, the main control machine controls the alternating current input end of the power all-in-one machine, the inverter circuit of the power all-in-one machine, the direct current output end of the power all-in-one machine and the load to be connected in parallel to form an alternating current-to-direct current bus, and the commercial power is inserted into the load to charge the load; when the energy storage battery module is in no power and no photovoltaic, but has commercial power, the alternating current input end of the power all-in-one machine, the inverter circuit of the power all-in-one machine, the direct current output end of the power all-in-one machine and the load are connected in parallel to form an alternating current-to-direct current bus under the control of the main control machine, and the commercial power is inserted into the load to charge the load.
The alternating current discharge control strategy is characterized in that when the energy storage battery module is electrified, the BMS direct current output end, the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine, the inverter circuit and the alternating current output end of the power all-in-one machine of the energy storage battery module are connected in parallel to form a direct current-to-alternating current bus through the control of the main control machine, and the energy storage battery module charges a load through the direct current-to-alternating current bus; when the energy storage battery module is in no power and the photovoltaic meets the load power, the MPPT direct current output end is controlled by the main controller to be connected with the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine, the inverter circuit and the alternating current output end of the power all-in-one machine in parallel to form a direct current-to-alternating current bus, and the photovoltaic module charges the load through the direct current-to-alternating current bus; when the energy storage battery module is in no power supply but the photovoltaic can not meet the load power and the commercial power is available, the MPPT direct current output end is controlled by the main controller to be connected with the direct current end of the power all-in-one machine, the inverter circuit and the alternating current output end of the power all-in-one machine in parallel to form a direct current-to-alternating current bus, the photovoltaic module charges the load through the direct current-to-alternating current bus, meanwhile, the bypass module is controlled to be opened by the main controller, and the commercial power is inserted to charge the load; when the energy storage battery module is not powered and has no photovoltaic and commercial power, the main controller controls the bypass module to be opened under the control of the main controller, and the commercial power is inserted to charge the load.
Furthermore, before the functions are realized, the main control board of the power-extensible modular portable energy storage power supply needs to complete system power-on detection, detect the key states and the states of the single units to realize the start-stop function, the inversion output function and the standby power consumption reduction function of the system, complete the system heating function through the BMS and complete the fault diagnosis function of the system at the same time.
Furthermore, the main control board of the power-extensible modular portable energy storage power supply can feed back the running state of the system, the charge state of the battery, whether the input is effective or not and whether the output is established or not through the indicating lamp while realizing the functions, and prompts a user to charge and report faults.
Further, the power integrated machine of the power extensible modular portable energy storage power supply needs to meet the following requirements to realize the above functions: the control board inside the power all-in-one machine detects the start-stop signal through the start control signal of the main control board, and can realize one-key startup and shutdown; when the bypass module has an alternating current output requirement, the bypass module automatically detects an alternating current input, and when the alternating current input is normal, the bypass module is started; if the alternating current input is abnormal, the bypass module stops working and is output externally by the inverter module.
Further, the working state of the energy storage battery module is controlled by the BMS, and the control strategy is as follows: during the charging mode, BMS is detecting to be connected with the power all-in-one and when charging voltage is greater than internal battery voltage more than 0.5V, opens the MOSFET that charges and charges. And when the charging current reaches the effective charging current, entering a charging mode. Under the charging mode, both the charging MOSFET and the discharging MOSFET are closed; during the floating charge mode, the BMS is detecting to be connected with the power all-in-one machine, and enters the floating charge mode when charging abnormal protection such as charging current, charging temperature can not carry out normal charging or external charging voltage is close to internal battery voltage and can not produce effective charging current. Under the floating charging mode, the charging MOSFET is disconnected, and heating is automatically started when low-temperature alarming and low-temperature protection are carried out; in the discharging mode, the BMS entering the discharging mode when detecting that the load is connected and the discharging current reaches the effective discharging current; when the four modes are not satisfied in the standby mode, entering the standby mode; when in a shutdown mode, the BMS is normally standby for 4 hours or more, the battery triggers under-voltage protection, executes key shutdown or the main control computer executes a shutdown command, and the BMS enters the shutdown mode; wake-up conditions for shutdown mode: 1. activating charging; 2. and (5) communication awakening.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments of the invention has been presented. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and that various changes or modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention. The embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other arbitrarily without conflict.