Cell-to-Container Architecture

The Cell-to-Container Architecture

Near Prime Technologies (NPT) — the U.S. gigafactory manufacturing arm within The American Battery's ecosystem — has finalized a complete cell-to-container architecture based on C4V's 53Ah BMLMP prismatic reference cell. This architecture defines every level of integration from the individual cell through module, tray, rack, and containerized BESS system, creating a deployable, scalable American battery storage product.

Architecture Levels

• Cell: C4V-53AH-27156146 Rev K — 53Ah BMLMP prismatic, 3.7V nominal, 196 Wh. Operating window 2.8–4.1V.
• Module — 8S3P: 8 cells in series × 3 cells in parallel = 24 cells. Nominal voltage 29.6V, capacity 159Ah, energy 4.7 kWh.
• Tray — 2S1P: 2 modules in series. Nominal voltage 59.2V, energy 9.4 kWh.
• Rack — 20S1P: 20 modules in series per rack. Nominal voltage 592V, energy 188.2 kWh. Integrated American BMS per rack.
• Container — 15 racks: 15 racks per standard ISO 20-foot container. Total energy 2.82 MWh AC. Steel container enclosure, HVAC thermal management, fire suppression, remote monitoring.

Scalability

The container-as-block architecture is designed for unlimited scalability: a 10 MW / 40 MWh project deploys approximately 14 containers; a 100 MW / 400 MWh utility-scale project deploys 142 containers. DC string architecture allows multiple containers to be combined with shared inverter infrastructure, optimizing balance-of-system cost at scale.

Investment and Financing

Near Prime Technologies closed an early investment round in Q1 2026, including a Chunxu Gai subscription agreement ($100K at $100M pre-money valuation, 0.01% Class A Preferred non-dilutive). The company is positioned to scale from pilot production to commercial volumes, with C4V IP underpinning the cell technology and system architecture.