Air-cooled energy storage device

By designing the air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism of the air-cooled energy storage device, and using the combination of the deflector and air-cooled components, the heat accumulation problem caused by the lack of the heat dissipation structure of the existing energy storage device is solved, achieving a more efficient heat dissipation effect and reducing safety hazards.

CN222775391UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-18JIANGSU & CHENGYANG ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421240599.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-31
Publication Date
2025-04-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-31

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Technical Problem

The existing energy storage devices have simple structure and lack a heat dissipation structure, which makes it difficult to dissipate the heat generated during use, which poses safety hazards.

Method used

An air-cooled energy storage device is designed, including a housing, a battery module, a heat dissipation window and an air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism. The air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism consists of a first support plate, a negative pressure suction piece, an air-cooled assembly and an auxiliary assembly. The driving assembly drives the air-cooled assembly and the auxiliary assembly to work, and uses the deflector to form an inverted eight-shaped structure to increase the heat dissipation effect.

Benefits of technology

Through the setting of the air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism, the heat dissipation effect of the energy storage device is effectively improved, heat accumulation is avoided, and safety hazards are reduced.

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Abstract

The utility model is applicable to the related technical field of energy storage devices, and provides an air-cooled energy storage device which comprises a shell and two rows of battery modules symmetrically arranged in the shell, and a gap is formed between the two rows of battery modules; the heat dissipation windows are arranged on the two sides of the shell, the heat dissipation windows are communicated with the interior of the shell, and dust screens are further arranged on the heat dissipation windows; the air cooling heat dissipation device comprises a shell and an air cooling heat dissipation mechanism arranged in the shell, the air cooling heat dissipation mechanism comprises a first supporting plate, a negative pressure suction part, an air cooling assembly and an auxiliary assembly, and a driving assembly used for driving the air cooling assembly and the auxiliary assembly to work is further arranged in the shell. The problems that existing energy storage devices are generally simple in structure, most energy storage devices are not provided with heat dissipation structures, heat generated during use is difficult to dissipate, and certain potential safety hazards exist are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field related to energy storage devices, in particular to an air-cooled energy storage device. Background Art

[0002] An energy storage device is a system or device that can store energy and release it when needed. It includes many types, each with its own unique working principle and applicable scenarios. An air-cooled energy storage device is an energy storage system that uses low-temperature air as a medium and generates heat convection between natural wind or fans and battery cells to reduce the temperature of the battery.

[0003] Existing energy storage devices generally have simple structures and most of them do not have heat dissipation structures. The heat generated during use is difficult to dissipate, which poses certain safety hazards. Therefore, in view of the above situation, it is urgent to provide an air-cooled energy storage device to overcome the shortcomings in current practical applications. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an air-cooled energy storage device, aiming to solve the problems in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] The utility model is implemented as follows: an air-cooled energy storage device comprises:

[0006] A housing and a battery module, wherein the battery modules are symmetrically arranged in two rows in the housing, and a gap is provided between the two rows of battery modules;

[0007] Heat dissipation windows are arranged on both sides of the shell, the heat dissipation windows are connected to the inside of the shell, and the heat dissipation windows are also equipped with dustproof nets;

[0008] And an air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism arranged in the shell, the air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism includes a first support plate, a negative pressure suction piece, an air-cooled component and an auxiliary component, the first support plate is fixedly installed in the shell, two groups of negative pressure suction pieces are symmetrically arranged on the first support plate, and each group of negative pressure suction pieces includes two groups of guide plates, and the bottoms of the two groups of guide plates are in contact with the top of the battery module, and the tops of the two groups of guide plates are in contact with the inner top of the shell, and the two groups of guide plates form an inverted eight-shaped structure, the air-cooled component is arranged on the side of the negative pressure suction piece close to the first support plate, the auxiliary component is arranged between the two rows of battery modules, and a driving component for driving the air-cooled component and the auxiliary component to work is also arranged in the shell.

[0009] As a further solution of the utility model: the side with a smaller opening of the negative pressure suction piece faces the air cooling component.

[0010] As a further solution of the utility model: the air cooling component includes:

[0011] A second support plate, wherein the second support plate is fixedly mounted in the housing, and a second rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the second support plate;

[0012] A fan blade, wherein the fan blade is fixedly mounted on the second rotating shaft;

[0013] A third rotating shaft, the third rotating shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing, and the third rotating shaft is connected to the second rotating shaft via a first gear set;

[0014] And a first driven gear fixedly mounted on the third rotating shaft, wherein the first driven gear is connected to the driving assembly.

[0015] As a further solution of the utility model: the auxiliary component includes:

[0016] Rotating a threaded rod mounted on the first support plate, wherein the threaded rod is connected to the driving assembly via a transmission assembly;

[0017] An internal thread block is threadably connected to the threaded rod, and a spoiler is fixedly mounted on the internal thread block.

[0018] As a further solution of the utility model: the driving assembly includes a first rotating shaft rotatably installed in the shell, the shell is also provided with a driving motor for driving the first rotating shaft to rotate, and the first rotating shaft is fixedly installed with a first driving gear meshing with the first driven gear.

[0019] As a further solution of the utility model: the transmission assembly includes:

[0020] A second driving gear and a third driving gear, wherein the second driving gear and the third driving gear are both fixedly mounted on the first rotating shaft;

[0021] a fourth rotating shaft, the fourth rotating shaft being rotatably mounted in the housing and having a second driven gear disposed on the fourth rotating shaft;

[0022] The fifth rotating shaft is rotatably installed in the shell, and the fifth rotating shaft is connected to the fourth rotating shaft through the second gear set, and the fifth rotating shaft is connected to the threaded rod through the third gear set.

[0023] As a further solution of the utility model: a circular hole for the first rotating shaft to pass through is opened on the spoiler.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the driving assembly can be used to drive the air cooling assembly and the auxiliary assembly to work; the air cooling assembly can be used to make the pressure on the side of the guide plate close to the first support plate smaller than the pressure on the side of the guide plate away from the first support plate, thereby sucking the high-temperature gas to the side of the air cooling assembly and discharging it through the heat dissipation window; the auxiliary assembly can be used to accelerate the air flow in the shell, thereby improving the heat dissipation effect; through the setting of the heat dissipation mechanism, the problem of the existing energy storage devices having a simple structure, most of which do not have a heat dissipation structure, and the heat generated during use is difficult to dissipate, which poses certain safety hazards is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the utility model from above.

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure at point A in the middle.

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure at point B in the middle.

[0029] In the accompanying drawings: 1-housing, 2-driving motor, 3-heat dissipation window, 4-battery module, 5-guide plate, 6-threaded rod, 7-first rotating shaft, 8-spoiler, 9-internal thread block, 10-first supporting plate, 11-fan blades, 12-second supporting plate, 13-second rotating shaft, 14-first gear set, 15-third rotating shaft, 16-first driven gear, 17-first driving gear, 18-second gear set, 19-fourth rotating shaft, 20-fifth rotating shaft, 21-third gear set, 22-second driving gear, 23-third driving gear, 24-second driven gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0031] The specific implementation of the present utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0032] See also Figure 1-Figure 4 The utility model provides an air-cooled energy storage device, the air-cooled energy storage device comprising:

[0033] A housing 1 and battery modules 4, wherein the battery modules 4 are symmetrically arranged in two rows in the housing 1, and there is a gap between the two rows of battery modules 4;

[0034] Heat dissipation windows 3 are arranged on both sides of the housing 1, the heat dissipation windows 3 are connected to the interior of the housing 1, and dustproof nets are also provided on the heat dissipation windows 3;

[0035] And an air-cooling heat dissipation mechanism arranged in the shell 1, the air-cooling heat dissipation mechanism includes a first support plate 10, a negative pressure suction piece, an air-cooling component and an auxiliary component, the first support plate 10 is fixedly installed in the shell 1, and two groups of negative pressure suction pieces are symmetrically arranged on the first support plate 10, and each group of negative pressure suction pieces includes two groups of guide plates 5, and the bottoms of the two groups of guide plates 5 are in contact with the top of the battery module 4, and the tops of the two groups of guide plates 5 are in contact with the inner top of the shell 1, and the two groups of guide plates 5 form an inverted eight-shaped structure, the air-cooling component is arranged on the side of the negative pressure suction piece close to the first support plate 10, the auxiliary component is arranged between the two rows of battery modules 4, and a driving component for driving the air-cooling component and the auxiliary component to work is also arranged in the shell 1.

[0036] In the embodiment of the utility model, the driving component can be used to drive the air cooling component and the auxiliary component to work. The air cooling component can make the pressure on the side of the guide plate 5 close to the first support plate 10 lower than the pressure on the side of the guide plate 5 away from the first support plate 10, thereby sucking the high-temperature gas to the side of the air cooling component and discharging it through the heat dissipation window 3. The auxiliary component can accelerate the air flow in the shell 1, thereby improving the heat dissipation effect. Compared with the prior art, the utility model avoids the problem that the existing energy storage devices are generally simple in structure, most of them do not have a heat dissipation structure, and the heat generated during use is difficult to dissipate, which poses certain safety hazards through the setting of the heat dissipation mechanism.

[0037] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 4 , the side with the smaller opening of the negative pressure suction piece faces the air cooling component;

[0038] The air cooling component comprises:

[0039] A second support plate 12, wherein the second support plate 12 is fixedly mounted in the housing 1, and a second rotating shaft 13 is rotatably mounted on the second support plate 12;

[0040] The fan blade 11 is fixedly mounted on the second rotating shaft 13;

[0041] A third rotating shaft 15, wherein the third rotating shaft 15 is rotatably mounted in the housing 1, and the third rotating shaft 15 is connected to the second rotating shaft 13 via a first gear set 14;

[0042] and a first driven gear 16 fixedly mounted on the third rotating shaft 15, wherein the first driven gear 16 is connected to the driving assembly;

[0043] The auxiliary components include:

[0044] The threaded rod 6 mounted on the first support plate 10 is rotated, and the threaded rod 6 is connected to the driving assembly via a transmission assembly;

[0045] An internal thread block 9 is threadedly connected to the threaded rod 6 , and a spoiler 8 is fixedly mounted on the internal thread block 9 .

[0046] In this embodiment, the coordinated arrangement of the first driven gear 16, the third rotating shaft 15 and the first gear set 14 can drive the fan blades 11 to rotate. The rotating fan blades 11 can accelerate the air flow around the guide plate 5, so that the pressure on the side of the guide plate 5 close to the first support plate 10 is reduced, which is convenient for discharging heat from the shell 1. The threaded rod 6 rotates forward or reversely, which can drive the internal thread block 9 and the spoiler 8 to move in the length direction of the first rotating shaft 7, thereby driving the air flow in the shell 1 and improving the heat dissipation effect.

[0047] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 4 The driving assembly includes a first rotating shaft 7 rotatably mounted in the housing 1, and the housing 1 is also provided with a driving motor 2 for driving the first rotating shaft 7 to rotate, and a first driving gear 17 meshing with a first driven gear 16 is fixedly mounted on the first rotating shaft 7;

[0048] The transmission assembly comprises:

[0049] A second driving gear 22 and a third driving gear 23, wherein the second driving gear 22 and the third driving gear 23 are both fixedly mounted on the first rotating shaft 7;

[0050] A fourth rotating shaft 19, the fourth rotating shaft 19 is rotatably mounted in the housing 1, and a second driven gear 24 is disposed on the fourth rotating shaft 19;

[0051] A fifth rotating shaft 20, wherein the fifth rotating shaft 20 is rotatably mounted in the housing 1, and the fifth rotating shaft 20 is connected to the fourth rotating shaft 19 via the second gear set 18, and the fifth rotating shaft 20 is connected to the threaded rod 6 via the third gear set 21;

[0052] The spoiler 8 is provided with a circular hole for the first rotating shaft 7 to pass through.

[0053] In this embodiment, the driving motor 2 can drive the first driven gear 16, the second driving gear 22 and the third driving gear 23 to rotate by driving the first rotating shaft 7 to rotate. The first driven gear 16 can drive the air cooling component to work. The second driving gear 22 and the third driving gear 23 are matched to drive the second driven gear 24 to rotate forward or reverse. The threaded rod 6 can be driven to rotate forward or reverse through the matching arrangement of the fourth rotating shaft 19, the second gear set 18, the fifth rotating shaft 20 and the third gear set 21.

[0054] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "slide", "rotate", "fix", "have" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a welding connection, a bolt 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, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0055] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An air-cooled energy storage device, comprising a housing and a battery module, wherein the battery module is symmetrically arranged in two rows in the housing, and there is a gap between the two rows of battery modules, characterized in that: Also includes: Heat dissipation windows are arranged on both sides of the shell, the heat dissipation windows are connected to the inside of the shell, and the heat dissipation windows are also equipped with dustproof nets; And an air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism arranged in the shell, the air-cooled heat dissipation mechanism includes a first support plate, a negative pressure suction piece, an air-cooled component and an auxiliary component, the first support plate is fixedly installed in the shell, the negative pressure suction piece is symmetrically arranged in two groups on the first support plate, and each group of negative pressure suction pieces includes two groups of guide plates, and the bottoms of the two groups of guide plates are in contact with the top of the battery module, and the tops of the two groups of guide plates are in contact with the inner top of the shell, and the two groups of guide plates form an inverted eight-shaped structure, the air-cooled component is arranged on the side of the negative pressure suction piece close to the first support plate, the auxiliary component is arranged between the two rows of battery modules, and a driving component for driving the air-cooled component and the auxiliary component to work is also arranged in the shell.

2. The air-cooled energy storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side with the smaller opening of the negative pressure suction piece faces the air cooling component.

3. The air-cooled energy storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air cooling component comprises: A second support plate, wherein the second support plate is fixedly mounted in the housing, and a second rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the second support plate; A fan blade, wherein the fan blade is fixedly mounted on the second rotating shaft; A third rotating shaft, the third rotating shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing, and the third rotating shaft is connected to the second rotating shaft via a first gear set; And a first driven gear fixedly mounted on the third rotating shaft, wherein the first driven gear is connected to the driving assembly.

4. The air-cooled energy storage device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The auxiliary components include: Rotating a threaded rod mounted on the first support plate, wherein the threaded rod is connected to the driving assembly via a transmission assembly; An internal thread block is threadably connected to the threaded rod, and a spoiler is fixedly mounted on the internal thread block.

5. The air-cooled energy storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving assembly includes a first rotating shaft rotatably mounted in a housing, a driving motor for driving the first rotating shaft to rotate is also arranged on the housing, and a first driving gear meshing with a first driven gear is fixedly mounted on the first rotating shaft.

6. The air-cooled energy storage device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The transmission assembly comprises: A second driving gear and a third driving gear, wherein the second driving gear and the third driving gear are both fixedly mounted on the first rotating shaft; a fourth rotating shaft, the fourth rotating shaft being rotatably mounted in the housing and having a second driven gear disposed on the fourth rotating shaft; The fifth rotating shaft is rotatably installed in the shell, and the fifth rotating shaft is connected to the fourth rotating shaft through the second gear set, and the fifth rotating shaft is connected to the threaded rod through the third gear set.

7. The air-cooled energy storage device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The spoiler is provided with a circular hole for the first rotating shaft to pass through.