Power supply platform

Abstract

The invention discloses a power supply platform, and relates to the technical field of ship design, the power supply platform comprises a platform main body, the bottom of the platform main body is connected with a plurality of pile legs for supporting the platform main body, and the plurality of pile legs are used for fixing the platform main body; the plurality of container power supplies are arranged at the top of the platform main body; the crane is arranged on the edge of the top of the platform main body; and if the container power supply of the electric ship is replaced, the crane moves the container power supply to be charged on the electric ship to the platform main body, and the full-electricity container power supply on the platform main body is movably mounted on the electric ship. According to the invention, power supply of the electric ship on a river and a coastal route can be realized, the problem of insufficient wharf matching is solved, and a solid guarantee is provided for operation of the battery replacement type electric ship.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of ship design, and in particular to a power supply platform. Background Art

[0002] Ship battery swapping is a method for electric ships to quickly replenish energy by directly replacing containerized battery packs. It can effectively alleviate mileage anxiety, reduce initial shipbuilding investment, and achieve efficient operation. In recent years, with the development of ship electrification, several battery swapping electric ships have been officially put into operation in the river and coastal shipping market, and a large number of battery swapping electric ships are under construction. As more and more battery swapping electric ships are put into operation, frequent charging and battery swapping are required during ship operation. Due to the pain points of difficult approval and large investment in the construction of coastal charging and swapping terminals, the supporting facilities of the terminal can no longer meet the charging and battery swapping needs of ships. At present, there are few charging and battery swapping service points, and charging and battery swapping detours are time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, it is urgent to develop and design a box-type power supply platform dedicated to battery swapping for river and coastal battery swapping electric ships. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a power supply platform that can realize the power supply of electric boats on rivers and coastal routes, solve the problem of insufficient dock supporting facilities, and provide solid guarantee for the operation of battery-swap electric boats.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] One aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply platform, which includes: a platform body, the bottom of which is connected to a plurality of pile legs supporting the platform body, and the plurality of pile legs are used to fix the platform body; a plurality of container power supplies, which are arranged on the top of the platform body; a crane, which is arranged on the top edge of the platform body; if an electric boat replaces the container power supply, the crane moves the container power supply to be charged on the electric boat to the platform body, and moves and installs the fully charged container power supply on the platform body to the electric boat.

[0006] In some embodiments, a power distribution room is provided in the platform body, the power distribution room is connected to shore power, and the power distribution room is used to supply power to electrical equipment on the platform body.

[0007] In some embodiments, a charging pile is also installed on the top edge of the platform body, and the charging pile is connected to the power distribution room. If the electric boat is charged, a power line is led out through the charging pile to charge the electric boat.

[0008] In some embodiments, a charging room is further provided in the platform body, the charging room is connected to the power distribution room, and the charging room is used to charge the power supply of the container to be charged.

[0009] In some embodiments, the power supply platform also includes a wind power generation system, which includes a plurality of wind turbines, and the plurality of wind turbines are arranged on the top of the platform body to collect wind energy and convert the wind energy into electrical energy and transmit it to the distribution room.

[0010] In some embodiments, a battery room is further provided in the platform body, and a plurality of battery packs are provided in the battery room. The plurality of battery packs are all connected to the power distribution room, and the plurality of battery packs are used to supply power to electrical equipment on the platform body in an emergency.

[0011] In some embodiments, a duty room is further provided in the platform body; the platform body is also provided with a safety passage connected to the top of the platform body.

[0012] In some embodiments, a conference room, a gym, a warehouse and a tool room are also provided in the platform body.

[0013] In some embodiments, an air-conditioning room and a plurality of pile leg equipment rooms are also provided in the platform body, and the pile leg equipment rooms are sleeved on the pile legs.

[0014] In some embodiments, the bottoms of the multiple pile legs are connected to pile shoes, and the pile shoes include a horizontal limit block set horizontally and a vertical limit block set vertically, the top of the vertical limit block is connected to the bottom middle end of the horizontal limit block, and the bottom of the pile leg is connected to the top middle end of the horizontal limit block.

[0015] A power supply platform according to an embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: a battery-swap electric ship can replenish energy in a convenient and safe manner through the power supply platform of the present application. The present application includes charging and battery-swap modes, which solves the pain points of the current operation of new energy ships, provides guarantees for the rapid development of battery-swap electric ships, and greatly saves shipowners' time and labor costs.

[0016] The power supply platform of the present application can safely and quickly supply ships that need power replacement. Currently, there is a large demand for charging and replacing batteries for river and coastal ships, and there is huge demand in the future, which is more conducive to the application promotion and results transformation of the power supply platform of the present application.

[0017] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the main structure of a power supply platform according to an embodiment;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a top view of a power supply platform according to an embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure inside the platform body according to an embodiment;

[0022] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of a pile shoe according to an embodiment.

[0023] The accompanying drawings are marked as follows: 1. Platform body; 2. Container power supply; 3. Crane; 4. Distribution room; 5. Charging pile; 6. Charging room; 7. Wind turbine; 8. Battery room; 9. Duty room; 10. Conference room; 11. Gym; 12. Warehouse; 13. Tool room; 14. Air conditioning room; 15. Pile leg; 16. Pile leg equipment room; 17. Pile shoe; 18. Horizontal limit block; 19. Vertical limit block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0026] The terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first", "second", and "third" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal connection of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0028] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, example embodiments can be implemented in a variety of forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these example embodiments are provided so that the description of the present disclosure will be more comprehensive and complete and the concepts of the example embodiments will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. The accompanying drawings are only schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the figures represent the same or similar parts, and thus their repeated description will be omitted.

[0029] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is briefly described below:

[0030] According to some embodiments, Figure 1 to Figure 2 As shown, the present application provides a power supply platform, the power supply platform comprising:

[0031] A platform body 1, the bottom of which is connected with a plurality of pile legs 15 for supporting the platform body 1, and the plurality of pile legs 15 are used to fix the platform body;

[0032] A plurality of container power supplies 2, wherein the plurality of container power supplies 2 are arranged on the top of the platform body 1;

[0033] The crane 3 is arranged at the top edge of the platform body 1 .

[0034] Based on the working principle of the above embodiment, if the container power supply 2 on the electric ship is low in power and needs to be replaced, the battery-swapping electric ship is first brought close to the power supply platform, and the battery-swapping ship is positioned in the rotation radius area of ​​the crane 3 by anchoring. After the positioning is completed and the relevant safety procedures are confirmed, the operator starts the crane 3 of the platform, lifts the insufficiently charged container power supply 2 on the battery-swapping electric ship and stores it in the box power storage area of ​​the power supply platform, and then uses the crane 3 to lift the fully charged box power supply to the corresponding position of the battery-swapping electric ship and complete the power replacement process. The entire lifting process needs to be carried out under the specified wind, wave and current conditions, and the ship ensures the positive floating state of the ship by adjusting the ballast water.

[0035] Battery-swap electric ships can replenish energy in a convenient and safe way through the power supply platform of this application, which solves the pain points of currently operating new energy ships, provides guarantees for the rapid development of battery-swap electric ships, and greatly saves shipowners' time and labor costs.

[0036] In some specific embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, there are two cranes 3, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the top of the platform body 1; multiple container power supplies 2 are arranged at the middle end of the top of the platform body 1; the platform body 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and the top of the platform body 1 is connected to the main deck; there are four pile legs 15, which are respectively connected to the four corners of the platform body 1, and the four pile legs 15 have self-lifting capabilities.

[0037] The following is combined with the appendix of this manual Figures 1 to 4 , the preferred implementation modes of the present disclosure are further elaborated in detail.

[0038] According to some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, a power distribution room 4 is provided in the platform body 1 , and the power distribution room 4 is connected to shore power. The power distribution room 4 is used to supply power to electrical equipment on the platform body 1 .

[0039] According to some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, a charging pile 5 is also installed on the top edge of the platform body 1, and the charging pile 5 is connected to the distribution room 4. If the electric boat is charged, a power line is led out through the charging pile 5 to charge the electric boat.

[0040] Based on the working principle of the above embodiment, if the container power supply 2 on the electric ship is low and needs to be charged, the battery-swap electric ship is first brought close to the power supply platform, and the battery-swap ship is positioned in the cable coverage area of ​​the charging pile 5 by anchoring. After the positioning is completed and the relevant safety procedures are confirmed, the operator connects the charging pile 5 cable of the power supply platform to the box power supply of the battery-swap ship, and starts the charging switch to charge after confirmation. The entire charging process needs to be carried out under the specified wind, wave and current conditions.

[0041] In some specific embodiments, two charging piles 5 are provided, which are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the top of the platform body 1.

[0042] According to some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, a charging room 6 is also provided in the platform body 1 , and the charging room 6 is connected to the power distribution room 4 , and the charging room 6 is used to charge the container power supply 2 to be charged.

[0043] Further, such as Figure 1 As shown, the power supply platform also includes a wind power generation system, which includes a plurality of wind turbines 7. The plurality of wind turbines 7 are arranged on the top of the platform body 1 to collect wind energy and convert the wind energy into electrical energy for transmission to the distribution room 4.

[0044] According to some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, a battery room 8 is also provided in the platform body 1, and a plurality of battery packs are provided in the battery room 8, and the plurality of battery packs are all connected to the power distribution room 4. When the shore power is normal, the plurality of battery packs are mainly charged through the power supply from the shore power to the power distribution room 4. When the shore power connected to the power supply platform is abnormally cut off, the plurality of battery packs supply power to the electrical equipment on the platform body 1, and at the same time, the plurality of battery packs are only charged through the power supply from the wind power generation system to the power distribution room 4.

[0045] According to some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, a duty room 9 is also provided in the platform body 1 .

[0046] The platform body 1 is also provided with a safety passage connected to the top of the platform body 1 .

[0047] Furthermore, a conference room 10 , a gym 11 , a warehouse 12 and a tool room 13 are also provided in the platform body 1 .

[0048] Furthermore, an air-conditioning room 14 and a plurality of pile leg equipment rooms 16 are also provided in the platform body 1 , and the pile leg equipment rooms 16 are sleeved on the pile legs 15 .

[0049] According to some embodiments, the bottoms of the plurality of pile legs 15 are connected to pile shoes 17, such as Figure 4 As shown, the pile shoe 17 includes a horizontal limit block 18 arranged horizontally and a vertical limit block 19 arranged vertically, the top of the vertical limit block 19 is connected to the bottom middle end of the horizontal limit block 18, and the bottom of the pile leg 15 is connected to the top middle end of the horizontal limit block 18.

[0050] The horizontal limit block 18 and the vertical limit block 19 can prevent the pile leg 15 from tipping over in any direction.

[0051] This application is designed based on the power exchange needs of the operating battery-swap electric boats, and is designed based on the waterways and hydrological conditions of the current battery-swap boat operating areas. Targeted calculations and designs are performed in terms of platform form, main dimensions, overall layout design, power exchange capacity, and electromechanical equipment configuration. This power supply platform meets regulatory standards and market requirements in terms of stability and safety.

[0052] The power supply platform of the present application is a self-elevating platform. The platform body 1 is a rectangular box-shaped design. The top of the platform body 1 is connected to the main deck. Four pile legs 15 with self-elevating capability are arranged at the four corners of the main deck. The main deck area is about 630m2. At most, 2 layers of 32 20-foot standard container power supplies 2 (the capacity of a single power supply does not exceed 2000kwh) can be arranged. Two cranes 3 with a lifting capacity of 20t are arranged on both sides of the main deck. The cranes 3 are mainly used for lifting the container power supplies 2 and also take into account the lifting of daily operating items. Two box-type power charging piles 5 are arranged on both sides of the main deck, which can meet the safe and fast charging requirements of the battery-swap electric ship when it is berthed at this platform.

[0053] In some specific embodiments, the platform body 1 is 31.8m long, 20m wide, and 3m high, and the pile leg 15 is about 27m high, meeting the 20m water depth operation capacity. The power supply platform of the present application can be positioned by pile insertion and can operate in river A, B, C and coastal waters all year round according to operational needs. The power supply platform of the present application is verified to meet the requirements of the specification rules through loading calculation, stability calculation, structure calculation, etc.

[0054] The power supply platform of the present application is fully loaded with 32 fully charged box-type power supplies, and arrives at the operating area by towing. The four pile legs 15 of the platform itself are inserted into the river bottom or the seabed for positioning. The platform uses shore power as the energy form. After the battery-swapping electric boat berths at the platform, it can perform battery swapping and charging.

[0055] In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0056] Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to several typical embodiments, it should be understood that the terms used are illustrative and exemplary, rather than restrictive. Since the present disclosure can be implemented in a variety of forms without departing from the spirit or essence of the present application, it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are not limited to any of the foregoing details, but should be widely interpreted within the spirit and scope defined by the appended claims, so all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the claims or their equivalents should be covered by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A power supply platform, characterized in that: The power supply platform comprises: A platform body, wherein a plurality of legs supporting the platform body are connected to the bottom of the platform body, and the plurality of legs are used to fix the platform body; A plurality of container power supplies, wherein the plurality of container power supplies are arranged on the top of the platform body; A crane, the crane being arranged at the top edge of the platform body; If the electric ship replaces the container power supply, the crane moves the container power supply to be charged on the electric ship to the platform body, and moves the fully charged container power supply on the platform body to be installed on the electric ship.

2. The power supply platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A power distribution room is provided in the platform body, the power distribution room is connected to shore power, and the power distribution room is used to supply power to electrical equipment on the platform body.

3. The power supply platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: A charging pile is also installed on the top edge of the platform body, and the charging pile is connected to the power distribution room. If the electric boat is charged, a power line is led out through the charging pile to charge the electric boat.

4. The power supply platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: A charging room is also provided in the platform body, the charging room is connected to the power distribution room, and the charging room is used to charge the power supply of the container to be charged.

5. The power supply platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: The power supply platform also includes a wind power generation system, which includes a plurality of wind turbines. The plurality of wind turbines are arranged on the top of the platform body to collect wind energy and convert the wind energy into electrical energy for transmission to the distribution room.

6. The power supply platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: A battery room is also provided in the platform body. A plurality of battery packs are provided in the battery room. The plurality of battery packs are all connected to the power distribution room. The plurality of battery packs are used to supply power to the electrical equipment on the platform body in an emergency.

7. The power supply platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A duty room is also provided in the platform body; The platform body is also provided with a safety passage connected to the top of the platform body.

8. The power supply platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The platform body is also provided with a conference room, a gym, a storeroom and a tool room.

9. The power supply platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: An air-conditioning room and a plurality of pile leg equipment rooms are also arranged in the platform body, and the pile leg equipment rooms are sleeved on the pile legs.

10. The power supply platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottoms of the multiple pile legs are all connected with pile shoes, and the pile shoes include a horizontal limit block set horizontally and a vertical limit block set vertically, the top of the vertical limit block is connected to the bottom middle end of the horizontal limit block, and the bottom of the pile leg is connected to the top middle end of the horizontal limit block.

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