Cooling device for gearbox of generator unit
By designing a cooling circulation system including a water pump, cooling component and radiator, the problem of unbalanced coolant temperature at the gearbox is solved, and the constant temperature circulation of coolant and the stable cooling effect of the equipment is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422388413.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-01
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-29
AI Technical Summary
The high temperature generated by the gearbox in the working state leads to unbalanced cooling liquid temperature, which is prone to fracture and leakage under the alternation of hot and cold, affecting the cooling effect and equipment safety.
A cooling circulation system including a water pump, cooling components, radiator and multiple pipelines is designed to achieve constant temperature control and effective circulation of coolant through a small circulation device, and a temperature sensor is used to adjust the circulation speed to avoid excessive temperature difference.
Improve the circulation efficiency and temperature equalization of the coolant, prevent pipeline damage, ensure that the coolant is always within the appropriate temperature range, and improves the cooling effect and equipment stability.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cooling, and more specifically, the utility model relates to a cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set. Background Art
[0002] The gearbox bears the acting force from the wind turbine and the reaction force generated during gear transmission. It must have sufficient rigidity to withstand the action of forces and torques, prevent deformation, and ensure the transmission quality. The design of the gearbox housing should be carried out according to the layout of the power transmission of the wind turbine generator set, processing and assembly conditions, and requirements for easy inspection and maintenance. With the continuous rapid development of the gearbox industry, more and more industries and different enterprises are using gearboxes, and more and more enterprises are growing and expanding in the gearbox industry. Now, the generator set is also equipped with a gearbox. When the gearbox is in operation, the heat generated by the working effect of the generator makes the internal temperature very high. When the coolant with too low temperature enters, the pipeline is prone to break under the action of heat and cold alternation, resulting in cracks and coolant leakage. Content of the Utility Model
[0003] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set, which has the advantage of ensuring the temperature balance of the coolant.
[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solution: A cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set, including a gearbox main body, a cooling circulation device is fixedly connected to the right end of the gearbox main body, a pipeline six and a pipeline seven are fixedly connected to the right end of the cooling circulation device, a pipeline one is fixedly connected to the lower end of the gearbox main body, a cooling component is fixedly connected to the left end of the pipeline one, a pipeline five is fixedly connected to the upper end of the cooling component, a radiator is fixedly connected to the left end of the pipeline five, a pipeline four is fixedly connected to the upper end of the radiator, a pipeline two is fixedly connected to the lower end of the radiator, a liquid tank is fixedly connected to the left end of the pipeline two, a water inlet is fixedly connected to the upper end of the liquid tank, a water outlet is fixedly connected to the rear side of the liquid tank, a pipeline three is fixedly connected to the right end of the liquid tank, and a water pump is fixedly connected to the right end of the pipeline three.
[0005] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the pipeline six is located at the upper right side of the cooling circulation device, and the pipeline seven is located at the lower right side of the cooling circulation device.
[0006] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a temperature sensor is installed at one end of the cooling circulation device close to the gearbox main body, and the inside of the cooling circulation device is a cavity.
[0007] As a preferred technical solution of the present utility model, the height value of the seventh pipeline inside the cooling component is higher than the position of the sixth pipeline.
[0008] As a preferred technical solution of the present utility model, the fourth pipeline is located between the radiator and the third pipeline, and the part where the fourth pipeline is connected to the third pipeline is a one-way valve.
[0009] As a preferred technical solution of the present utility model, the water outlet is located at the lower rear side of the liquid tank corresponding to the lowest position in the internal storage space of the liquid tank.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:
[0011] 1. The small circulation device composed of the water pump, cooling component, radiator, first pipeline, fourth pipeline and fifth pipeline in the present utility model is beneficial to improving the circulation efficiency of the coolant. The large and small circulation of the coolant is realized by the action of the cooling component, the basic constant temperature of the coolant is achieved, and at the same time, it can also ensure that the device will not damage the pipeline due to a large temperature difference. It is equivalent to always controlling the part of the coolant close to the gearbox body at a suitable temperature, avoiding the increase of the pressure drop in the coolant circulation loop.
[0012] 2. By setting that the connecting pipelines of the cooling component are all vertical or horizontal, the present utility model enables the coolant to only enter and exit the cooling component in the horizontal direction and vertically, which is convenient for discharging the air entrained in the coolant. And by arranging cooling circulation inside and at the right end of the gearbox body, the cooling efficiency is improved. The cooling component is arranged at a position far from the gearbox body to ensure the cooling benefit and circulation effect inside the cooling component. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model;
[0014] Figure 2 is the structure of the present utility model Figure 1 is an enlarged schematic diagram at A in the structure;
[0015] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the water pump loop of the structure of the present utility model;
[0016] Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the gearbox body of the structure of the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 5 is a schematic rear view of the structure of the present utility model.
[0018] In the figure: 1. Gearbox main body; 2. Cooling circulation device; 3. Water pump; 4. Cooling component; 5. Radiator; 6. Liquid tank; 7. Pipe 1; 8. Pipe 2; 9. Pipe 3; 10. Pipe 4; 11. Pipe 5; 12. Pipe 6; 13. Pipe 7; 14. Water outlet; 15. Water inlet. Specific implementation mode
[0019] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0020] As Figures 1 to 5 shown, the present invention provides a cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set, including a gearbox main body 1. The right end of the gearbox main body 1 is fixedly connected to a cooling circulation device 2. The right end of the cooling circulation device 2 is fixedly connected to a pipe 6 12 and a pipe 7 13. The lower end of the gearbox main body 1 is fixedly connected to a pipe 1 7. The left end of the pipe 1 7 is fixedly connected to a cooling component 4. The upper end of the cooling component 4 is fixedly connected to a pipe 5 11. The left end of the pipe 5 11 is fixedly connected to a radiator 5. The upper end of the radiator 5 is fixedly connected to a pipe 4 10. The lower end of the radiator 5 is fixedly connected to a pipe 2 8. The left end of the pipe 2 8 is fixedly connected to a liquid tank 6. The upper end of the liquid tank 6 is fixedly connected to a water inlet 15. The rear side of the liquid tank 6 is fixedly connected to a water outlet 14. The right end of the liquid tank 6 is fixedly connected to a pipe 3 9. The right end of the pipe 3 9 is fixedly connected to a water pump 3.
[0021] The small circulation device composed of the water pump 3, the cooling component 4, the radiator 5, the pipe 1 7, the pipe 4 10 and the pipe 5 11 is beneficial to improving the circulation efficiency of the coolant. The action of the cooling component 4 is used to realize the large and small circulation of the coolant, realize the basic constant temperature of the coolant, and at the same time, it can also ensure that the device will not damage the pipeline due to large temperature differences. It is equivalent to always controlling the part of the coolant close to the gearbox main body 1 at a suitable temperature, avoiding the increase of the pressure drop in the coolant circulation loop.
[0022] Among them, the pipe 6 12 is located at the upper right side of the cooling circulation device 2, and the pipe 7 13 is located at the lower right side of the cooling circulation device 2.
[0023] Ensure that the coolant inside the cooling circulation device 2 can circulate stably in the device, is not easy to have backflow, and can improve the circulation effect by accelerating the coolant through gravity.
[0024] Among them, a temperature sensor is installed at one end of the interior of the cooling circulation device 2 close to the gearbox body 1, and the interior of the cooling circulation device 2 is a cavity.
[0025] By sensing the temperature to adjust the internal circulation speed of the cooling circulation device 2, the large-area cavity can store more coolant, which is beneficial to ensuring the cooling of the gearbox body 1.
[0026] Among them, the height value of the pipe seven 13 inside the cooling component 4 is higher than the position of the pipe six 12.
[0027] Ensure that the coolant circulation inside the cooling circulation device 2 does not have a reverse flow phenomenon, which is beneficial to the circulating cooling use of the coolant.
[0028] Among them, the pipe four 10 is located between the radiator 5 and the pipe three 9, and the part where the pipe four 10 and the pipe three 9 are connected is a one-way valve.
[0029] It is beneficial to the reflux of the coolant, accelerating the internal coolant circulation when the temperature is not high, and improving the cooling effect.
[0030] Among them, the water outlet 14 is located at the lower rear side of the liquid tank 6 corresponding to the lowest position in the internal storage space of the liquid tank 6.
[0031] It is convenient to clean the coolant discharged from the inside of the liquid tank 6 and facilitate the cleaning operation.
[0032] The working principle and usage process of the present utility model:
[0033] Start the gearbox body 1, the gearbox body 1 starts to work, and continuously generates heat during the working process. At this time, start the device, the coolant inside the liquid tank 6 enters the water pump 3 through the pipe three 9, and then the coolant reaches the cooling component 4 through the pipe one 7. During this process, the heat generated by the work of the gearbox body 1 is absorbed to cool the gearbox body 1. The cooling component 4 has a certain heat dissipation property. During the process of the coolant starting to cool down inside the cooling component 4, it will reach the radiator 5 through the pipe five 11. The coolant inside the radiator 5 will return to the liquid tank 6 through the pipe two 8 to complete the cooling completely. If the temperature of the gearbox body 1 is too high, the cooling circulation device 2 will be started. The coolant inside the cooling circulation device 2 flows into the cooling component 4 through the pipe seven 13 to join the coolant circulation between the cooling component 4 and the liquid tank 6, and then flows back to the inside of the cooling circulation device 2 through the pipe six 12 for cooling. After the coolant is consumed to a certain extent, it is replenished through the water inlet 15.
[0034] It should be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "including" or any other variation thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.
[0035] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set, comprising a gearbox body (1), characterized in that: The right end of the gearbox body (1) is fixedly connected to a cooling circulation device (2), the right end of the cooling circulation device (2) is fixedly connected to a pipe six (12) and a pipe seven (13), the lower end of the gearbox body (1) is fixedly connected to a pipe one (7), the left end of the pipe one (7) is fixedly connected to a cooling assembly (4), the upper end of the cooling assembly (4) is fixedly connected to a pipe five (11), the left end of the pipe five (11) is fixedly connected to a radiator (5), the upper end of the radiator (5) is fixedly connected to a pipe four (10), the lower end of the radiator (5) is fixedly connected to a pipe two (8), the left end of the pipe two (8) is fixedly connected to a liquid tank (6), the upper end of the liquid tank (6) is fixedly connected to a water inlet (15), the rear side of the liquid tank (6) is fixedly connected to a water outlet (14), the right end of the liquid tank (6) is fixedly connected to a pipe three (9), and the right end of the pipe three (9) is fixedly connected to a water pump (3).
2. A cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pipeline six (12) is located at the upper right end of the cooling circulation device (2), and the pipeline seven (13) is located at the lower right end of the cooling circulation device (2).
3. The cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set according to claim 1, characterized in that: A temperature sensor is installed at one end of the cooling circulation device (2) close to the gear box body (1), and the interior of the cooling circulation device (2) is a cavity.
4. The cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the pipe seven (13) inside the cooling assembly (4) is higher than the position of the pipe six (12).
5. The cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pipeline four (10) is located between the radiator (5) and the pipeline three (9), and the portion where the pipeline four (10) and the pipeline three (9) are connected is a one-way valve.
6. The cooling device for a gearbox of a generator set according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water outlet (14) is located at the lower end of the rear side of the liquid tank (6), corresponding to the lowest end of the internal storage space of the liquid tank (6).