Root Base

Type: component
PROBLEM

Utility poles need energy and resource storage at the foundation without above-ground equipment boxes.

SOLUTION

The Root Base is a below-grade energy and resource storage module that forms the foundation assembly of every Trunk unit, occupying the excavated volume around the pole foundation anchor and providing electrical energy storage via a sealed LiFePO4 battery bank sized to 20 kilowatt-hours in the standard configuration, a grid AC input rectifier and charge controller, a solar MPPT input port accessible at grade level for photovoltaic array integration, and a pressurized water storage bladder of 200-liter capacity for Uni-Adapter water bus supply in off-grid or low-pressure supply scenarios. All stored resources are distributed upward through the Trunk shaft body to the Uni-Adapter ports and attached components without any above-ground equipment housing, transformer box, or meter base visible at the installation site. The root base enclosure is a rotationally-molded HDPE shell rated for permanent burial and groundwater immersion and is connected to the pole shaft body via a waterproof multi-conductor umbilical at the base collar. A grade-level access port sealed with a flush steel cover provides connection points for grid power, solar, water supply, and a diagnostic interface without requiring excavation for routine servicing.

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Schema
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