Diesel engine three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device and method

Abstract

According to the diesel engine three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device and method, a plurality of diesel generating sets are installed in a supporting frame to form N * N redundant configuration, the diesel generating sets are connected with a fuel oil pipeline, a cooling water pipeline and an exhaust pipeline through modular internal interfaces and modular external interfaces respectively, and the diesel generating sets are connected with a diesel engine through a diesel engine. The intelligent control terminal determines the unit needing to operate and back up in the current state and controls the auxiliary system to achieve fuel oil and cooling water supply and automatic adjustment of the air inlet and exhaust volume, the modular power generation device which is high in power and easy to deploy in a distributed mode is formed, the economic cost is reduced, resource occupation is reduced, and the reliability of power generation function tasks is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of intelligent unmanned power generation devices of ships, ocean equipment and the like, and particularly relates to a diesel engine three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device and method. BACKGROUND

[0002] Unmanned ships, unmanned ocean equipment and the like have further improved the ability to continuously operate in long periods and complex environments, and in the absence of maintenance scenarios, the task reliability of the power generation device becomes the key to restricting the safe and stable operation of the platform.

[0003] Common power generation devices include diesel generator sets, batteries and the like, wherein the task reliability of the diesel generator set is difficult to greatly improve in the short term, the cost of the battery is high, the capacity is small, and it is difficult to be widely adapted. It is urgent to find a power generation device that can greatly improve the task reliability while being close to the traditional single large diesel generator set in economic cost, overall resource occupation.

[0004] In recent years, the scale of China's new energy vehicle industry has continued to grow, and the technology of the generator set (range extender) composed of vehicle diesel engines has continuously broken through. The scale effect of vehicle diesel engines is significant, and they have significant advantages in power density, cost, production cycle, standardization and the like. On the basis of industrial products in the field of new energy vehicles, a set of power generation device suitable for the field of intelligent unmanned ships and ocean equipment can be constructed through adaptive improvement. SUMMARY

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a diesel engine three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device and method to solve the above problems, taking a vehicle diesel generator set as a basic unit, designing fuel, lubricating oil, cooling water, exhaust and the like interfaces, constructing a compact arrangement and stacking form, and forming a high-power, easily distributed modular power generation device.

[0006] The embodiments of the present application are implemented as follows: The embodiments of the present application provide a diesel engine three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device, characterized in that it comprises a three-dimensional stacked architecture, a modular installation interface, an intelligent control terminal and an auxiliary system. The three-dimensional stacked architecture comprises a support frame and a plurality of diesel generator sets, and the plurality of diesel generator sets are uniformly and evenly arranged in the support frame in the up-down direction to form an N x N array. The modular installation interface comprises an internal interface and an external interface, the internal interface is used to connect each diesel generator set and the pipe arranged in the support frame, and the external interface is used to connect the pipe arranged in the support frame and the auxiliary system. The intelligent control terminal comprises a data acquisition module and a calculation module, the data acquisition module acquires monitoring data of the state of the single diesel generator set and the overall power generation device, and the calculation module fuses the data provided by the data acquisition module to determine the diesel generator set that needs to be operated and backed up under the current state; The auxiliary system comprises a fuel supply module and a cooling water supply module, which are information interconnected with the intelligent control terminal to maintain the automatic adjustment of fuel, cooling water supply and air intake and exhaust volume of the power generation device in a task cycle.

[0007] In some optional embodiments, fuel pipelines, cooling water pipelines and exhaust pipelines are laid in the support frame, the fuel pipelines are connected with the diesel generator sets and the fuel supply module respectively, the cooling water pipelines are connected with the diesel generator sets and the cooling water supply module respectively, and the exhaust pipelines comprise exhaust manifolds and a plurality of separate exhaust pipelines connected with the exhaust outlets of the diesel generator sets.

[0008] In some optional embodiments, an internal fuel interface is arranged at the oil tank of each diesel generator set to access the fuel pipelines in the support frame, and an external fuel injection interface is arranged on the fuel pipelines to be connected with the fuel supply module.

[0009] In some optional embodiments, an internal cooling water interface is arranged at the oil tank of each diesel generator set to access the cooling water pipelines in the support frame, and an external cooling water injection interface is arranged on the cooling water pipelines to be connected with the cooling water supply module.

[0010] In some optional embodiments, an internal exhaust interface is arranged at the exhaust outlet of each diesel generator set to be connected with the separate exhaust pipelines, and an external exhaust interface is arranged on the exhaust pipelines to be connected with the exhaust manifolds.

[0011] In some optional embodiments, the fuel supply module comprises a fuel storage device connected with the external fuel injection interface through a fuel inlet pipe, and a fuel pressure stabilizing tank connected with the fuel pipelines through a fuel outlet pipe, wherein the fuel inlet pipe is sequentially provided with a fuel coarse filter, a fuel booster pump and a fuel water separation filter, the fuel pressure stabilizing tank is provided with an overflow port connected with the fuel storage device through an overflow pipeline.

[0012] In some optional embodiments, the cooling water supply module comprises a cooling water source, a cooling water pump and a high cooling water tank connected through an inlet pipe, and the high cooling water tank is connected with the external cooling water injection interface of the cooling water pipelines through an outlet pipe.

[0013] In some alternative embodiments, the data acquisition module includes sensors, video monitoring, infrared monitoring devices, respectively collecting the running information, fault codes, running videos and thermal imaging information of each diesel generator set.

[0014] In some alternative embodiments, a nonlinear elastic vibration isolation element and a configuration block are arranged between the single diesel generator set and the support frame.

[0015] A method of a three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device of a diesel engine, characterized in that it comprises the following contents: During normal operation, the running state information of the modular power generation device, the video of the cabin, the infrared monitoring information, the auxiliary system information and the demand of the upper system for power generation are collected by the communication network to the intelligent control terminal. After the intelligent control terminal collects and analyzes the above information, it generates decision and control instructions, and sends them to the diesel generator set and the auxiliary system, determines the number of running diesel generator sets, so that the fuel consumption rate of each diesel generator set is maintained in the best interval, and the auxiliary system automatically adjusts the fuel, cooling water supply and air supply and exhaust volume according to the working state of the power generation device.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present application are: the three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device and method of the diesel engine provided by the present application can greatly improve the reliability of the power generation function task under the condition that the economic cost, total resource occupation and traditional single large diesel generator set are close, multiple diesel generator sets are reliably installed in the steel frame through the mechanical locking device, forming an N×N redundant configuration, reducing the floor area, and at the same time, the damage of any diesel generator set does not affect the operation of the remaining generator sets, realizing the improvement of the reliability of the power supply function task. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional stacked architecture of the embodiments of the present application; Figure 2 It is a layout diagram of the fuel supply module of the embodiments of the present application; Figure 3 It is a layout diagram of the cooling water supply module of the embodiments of the present application; Figure 4 It is a layout diagram of the cooling water and exhaust system in a single diesel generator of the embodiments of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will be combined with the accompanying drawings for the embodiments of the present application to make a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the accompanying drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0020] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0021] It should be understood that the magnitude of the serial number of each step in the embodiments does not mean the sequence of execution, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined according to its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0022] It should be noted that: similar reference numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0023] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhanging" and the like do not mean that the components must be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but can be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal relative to "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

[0024] The terms "lateral", "longitudinal", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0025] In the description of the present application, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", "connect" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected, it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected, it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0026] The features and performances of the present application are further described in detail below in combination with embodiments.

[0027] To solve the problem of low reliability of power generation device under long-period complex task conditions, the present application takes the vehicle diesel generator set as the basic unit, designs through the interfaces of fuel, cooling water, exhaust gas, etc., constructs a compact arrangement and stacking form, and takes optimization measures for structural modal response and vibration active and passive control, forms a high-power, easy-to-distributed deployment modular power generation device, realizes the substantial improvement of the reliability of power generation function task under the condition that the economic cost, the overall resource occupation and the traditional single large diesel generator set are close.

[0028] The present application discloses a kind of three-dimensional stacked modular power generation device of diesel engine, including three-dimensional stacked architecture, modular installation interface, intelligent control terminal and auxiliary system.

[0029] As shown in Figure 1 Three-dimensional stacked architecture includes support frame 1 and multiple diesel generator sets 2, and multiple diesel generator sets are arranged uniformly in up and down in support frame, form N×N array, reduce floor area, while any diesel generator set damage does not affect the operation of remaining set, realize the task reliability improvement of power supply function.

[0030] Modular installation interface includes internal interface and external interface, internal interface is used to connect each diesel generator set with the pipe in support frame, external interface is used to connect the pipe in support frame and auxiliary system. Through modular interface design, it is convenient for the quick disassembly and maintenance of each diesel generator set and maintenance replacement.

[0031] Auxiliary system includes fuel supply module and cooling water supply module, and is interconnected with intelligent control terminal information, maintains the automatic regulation of fuel, cooling water supply and air intake and exhaust volume of power generation device in a task cycle.

[0032] The support frame is internally provided with fuel oil pipelines, cooling water pipelines and exhaust pipelines, the fuel oil pipelines are connected with the diesel generator sets and the fuel oil supply module, the cooling water pipelines are connected with the diesel generator sets and the cooling water supply module, the exhaust pipelines include an exhaust manifold and a plurality of separate exhaust pipelines, and the exhaust outlet of each diesel generator set is connected with a separate exhaust pipeline.

[0033] The oil tank of each diesel generator set is provided with an internal fuel oil interface, which is connected with the fuel oil pipeline inside the support frame, and the fuel oil pipeline is provided with an external fuel oil injection interface, which is connected with the fuel oil supply module.

[0034] The oil tank of each diesel generator set is provided with an internal cooling water interface, which is connected with the cooling water pipeline inside the support frame, and the cooling water pipeline is provided with an external cooling water injection interface, which is connected with the cooling water supply module.

[0035] The exhaust outlet of each diesel generator set is provided with an internal exhaust interface, which is connected with a separate exhaust pipeline, and the exhaust pipeline is provided with an external exhaust interface, which is connected with the exhaust manifold.

[0036] The intelligent control terminal includes a data acquisition module and a calculation module, the data acquisition module acquires monitoring data of the state of each diesel generator set and the overall power generation device. The data acquisition module can acquire the running information, fault code, running video and thermal imaging information of each diesel generator set through sensors, video monitoring, infrared monitoring and other devices, and perform unified semantic, clustering, merging and structured processing on the data. The calculation module can fuse the information provided by the data acquisition module, extract feature parameters, realize health assessment of each diesel generator set, determine the number of diesel generator sets that need to be operated and backed up under the current state in combination with the real-time power demand of the external main power grid, and maintain the fuel consumption rate of each diesel generator set in the best interval.

[0037] When the power generation device is normally operated, the running state information of the modular power generation device, the video of the cabin, the infrared monitoring information, the auxiliary system information and the demand of the upper system for power generation are collected by the communication network to the intelligent control terminal. After the intelligent control terminal collects and analyzes the above information, decision and control instructions are generated and sent to the diesel generator sets and the auxiliary system to determine the number of diesel generator sets to be operated, so that the fuel consumption rate of each diesel generator set is maintained in the best interval, and the auxiliary system automatically adjusts the fuel, cooling water supply and air supply and exhaust volume according to the working state of the power generation device.

[0038] Example 1 As Figure 2As shown, the fuel supply module includes a fuel storage device 3 connected to an external fuel injection interface through a fuel inlet pipe, which is sequentially provided with a fuel coarse filter 4, a fuel booster pump 5 and a fuel water separation filter 6, and further includes a pressure stabilizing tank 7 connected to the fuel pipeline through a fuel outlet pipe, and the pressure stabilizing tank is provided with an overflow port connected to the fuel storage device through an overflow pipeline 8.

[0039] In normal operation, fuel from the fuel storage device enters the external fuel injection interface of the support frame through the fuel coarse filter and the fuel booster pump, fills the fuel pipeline inside the support frame, and maintains a positive pressure on the fuel tank of each diesel generator set. The diesel generator set consumes fuel in the fuel tank to generate electricity, and the entire fuel system maintains constant pressure through the pressure stabilizing tank. The excess fuel in the pressure stabilizing tank flows back to the fuel storage device from the overflow port.

[0040] As shown in Figure 3 , the cooling water supply module includes a cooling water source 9, a cooling water pump 10 and a high cooling water tank 11 connected through an inlet pipe, and the high cooling water tank is connected to the cooling water pipeline provided with an external cooling water injection interface through an outlet pipe.

[0041] In normal operation, cooling water from the cooling water source of the platform enters the high cooling water tank through the cooling water pump, and enters each diesel generator set through a separate cooling water pipeline by gravity, avoiding water stealing. The cooling water completes heat exchange with the water circulation of the unit itself through the heat exchanger 12 inside the machine body, and finally enters the exhaust pipeline after being atomized by the atomizing orifice plate 13, and is finally discharged through the exhaust manifold.

[0042] As shown in Figure 4 , in normal operation, the exhaust gas is sprayed out through the exhaust gas booster 14, mixed with the atomized cooling water to complete the cooling and cooling of the exhaust gas, and flows into the exhaust manifold of the support frame. The mixture of exhaust gas and cooling water is finally discharged together.

[0043] Example 2 In this embodiment, a nonlinear elastic vibration isolation element and a configuration block are provided between the single diesel generator set and the support frame. The single machine vibration isolation mode is optimized, and the overall steel frame structure mode is optimized to avoid structural resonance caused by multiple diesel generator sets working at the same time, and to reduce the total vibration level transmitted by the power generation device to the external structure through the machine feet under high load rate scenarios. It is especially suitable for task scenarios that require quiet operation of equipment.

Claims

1. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines, characterized in that, This includes a three-dimensional stacked architecture, modular installation interfaces, intelligent control terminals, and auxiliary systems; The three-dimensional stacked architecture includes a support frame and multiple diesel generator sets, which are arranged vertically and horizontally at equal intervals within the support frame to form an N×N array. The modular installation interface includes an internal interface and an external interface. The internal interface is used to connect each diesel generator set to the pipelines inside the support frame, and the external interface is used to connect the pipelines inside the support frame to the auxiliary system. The intelligent control terminal includes a data acquisition module and a calculation module. The data acquisition module collects monitoring data on the status of a single diesel generator set and the overall power generation unit. The calculation module integrates the data provided by the data acquisition module to determine which diesel generator sets need to be operated and backed up in the current state. The auxiliary system includes a fuel supply module and a cooling water supply module, which are interconnected with the intelligent control terminal to maintain the automatic adjustment of fuel, cooling water supply and air intake and exhaust volume of the power generation unit during a single task cycle.

2. The modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 1, characterized in that, Fuel lines, cooling water lines, and exhaust pipes are laid within the support frame. The fuel lines are connected to the diesel generator set and the fuel supply module, respectively. The cooling water lines are connected to the diesel generator set and the cooling water supply module, respectively. The exhaust pipes include a main exhaust pipe and several individual exhaust pipes connected to the exhaust outlet of each diesel generator set.

3. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 2, characterized in that, Each diesel generator set has an internal fuel inlet at its fuel tank, which connects to a fuel line inside the support frame. The fuel line has an external fuel injection inlet, which connects to the fuel supply module.

4. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 3, characterized in that, Each diesel generator set is equipped with an internal cooling water interface at its fuel tank, which is connected to a cooling water pipeline inside the support frame. The cooling water pipeline is equipped with an external cooling water injection interface, which is connected to the cooling water supply module.

5. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 4, characterized in that, Each diesel generator set is equipped with an internal exhaust port at its exhaust outlet, which is connected to the individual exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is equipped with an external exhaust port, which is connected to the main exhaust pipe.

6. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 5, characterized in that, The fuel supply module includes a fuel storage device, which is connected to the external fuel injection interface via a fuel inlet pipe. The fuel inlet pipe is sequentially equipped with a fuel coarse filter, a fuel booster pump, and a fuel water separator. It also includes a pressure stabilizing tank, which is connected to the fuel pipeline via a fuel drain pipe. The pressure stabilizing tank is equipped with an overflow port, which is connected to the fuel storage device via an overflow pipe.

7. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 6, characterized in that, The cooling water supply module includes a cooling water source, a cooling water pump, and a high-mounted cooling water tank connected by an inlet pipe. The high-mounted cooling water tank is connected to an external cooling water injection interface on the cooling water pipeline via an outlet pipe.

8. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that, The data acquisition module includes sensors, video surveillance, and infrared monitoring equipment, which respectively collect operating information, fault codes, operating videos, and thermal imaging information of each diesel generator set.

9. A modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that, The single diesel generator set is provided with nonlinear elastic vibration isolation elements and configuration blocks between it and the support frame.

10. The method for using a modular power generation device with three-dimensional stacking of diesel engines as described in claim 7, characterized in that, Includes the following: During normal operation, the operating status information of the modular power generation unit, the video and infrared monitoring information of the compartment, the auxiliary system information, and the power generation demand of the upper system are collected by the communication network and sent to the intelligent control terminal. After collecting and analyzing the above information, the intelligent control terminal generates decision and control commands and sends them to the diesel generator set and auxiliary system to determine the number of diesel generator sets in operation, so that the fuel consumption rate of each diesel generator set is maintained in the optimal range. The auxiliary system automatically adjusts the fuel, cooling water supply and air intake and exhaust volume according to the operating status of the power generation unit.

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