Air-cooled integrated cabinet

By dividing the energy storage cabinet into battery pack, air duct and electrical areas, and using circulating heat dissipation methods such as air conditioning and fans, the problems of uneven heat dissipation and high cost of air-cooled energy storage cabinets are solved, achieving better heat dissipation effect and cost reduction.

CN223427577UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-10SHANGHAI ELANOVA ENERGY STORAGE TECH CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202423087424.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-13
Publication Date
2025-10-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-13

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing air-cooled energy storage cabinets have problems such as incomplete and unbalanced heat dissipation, high cost and large cold air loss.

Method used

The energy storage cabinet is divided from bottom to top into a battery pack placement area, an air duct placement area, and an electrical placement area. Horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs and air-conditioning ducts are used, combined with industrial air conditioners and cooling fans for temperature control. The heat is dissipated by the principle of rising hot air, and the IGBT senses the temperature to control the circulation of the cooling fans and air-conditioning ducts.

Benefits of technology

This achieves comprehensive and balanced heat dissipation of the energy storage cabinet, reduces costs and improves heat dissipation effects.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an air-cooled integrated cabinet, the interior of an energy storage cabinet body is divided into a battery pack placement area, an air duct placement area and an electrical placement area from bottom to top, a plurality of horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs are fixed in the energy storage cabinet body and in the battery pack placement area, and an air-conditioning air duct is fixed in the energy storage cabinet body and in the air duct placement area; an energy storage converter, a high-voltage box and a control box which are horizontally placed are fixed in the energy storage cabinet and arranged in the electrical placement area, a plurality of air-cooled battery packs are sequentially connected in series through copper bars, a fan cover and an industrial air conditioner are embedded in the back face of the energy storage cabinet, a plurality of heat dissipation holes are formed in the bottom of the fan cover, and an electrical air channel is fixed in the energy storage cabinet and located on the rear side of the electrical placement area. A cooling fan is fixed on the inner side of the fan cover and faces the electric air duct, an internal circulation air outlet of the industrial air conditioner faces the battery pack placement area, an internal circulation air return opening faces the air duct placement area, a smoke detector and a temperature detector are fixed in the energy storage cabinet body, and aerosol fire extinguishing devices are fixed on the front side and the rear side in the energy storage cabinet body respectively.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of energy storage cabinets, in particular to an air-cooling integrated cabinet. Background Art

[0002] Energy storage cabinets are devices used to store electrical energy. Utilizing advanced energy storage technology, they can store energy when power is abundant and release it during periods of peak demand or power shortages. Energy storage cabinets primarily consist of a cabinet body, battery pack, converter, high-voltage box, and control box. With their high energy density, rapid response, and long lifespan, energy storage cabinets have become a key component of modern energy systems.

[0003] Currently, there are two common types of energy storage cabinets on the market: air-cooled and liquid-cooled. Existing air-cooled energy storage cabinets have the following drawbacks in actual use: They use heat exchangers or air conditioners for heat dissipation, which results in incomplete and uneven heat dissipation under high heat loads, making installation and layout difficult and costly. Furthermore, conventional or no air ducts result in excessive cold air loss, resulting in poor heat dissipation.

[0004] For example, there is a utility model patent with application number 202323355319X, which is named "A Type of Air-Cooled Energy Storage Cabinet". In this patent, an electrical box is arranged at the lower part of the cabinet and a battery pack is arranged at the upper part. This arrangement will lead to incomplete and uneven heat dissipation, and poor heat dissipation effect. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims at solving the problems and deficiencies in the prior art and provides a novel air-cooling integrated cabinet.

[0006] The utility model solves the above technical problems through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model provides a kind of air cooling integrated cabinet, its features are that it includes energy storage cabinet, the energy storage cabinet is divided into battery pack placement area, air duct placement area and electrical placement area from bottom to top respectively, multiple horizontally placed air cooling battery packs are fixed in the energy storage cabinet and placed in battery pack placement area, air conditioning air duct is fixed in the energy storage cabinet and placed in air duct placement area, horizontally placed energy storage converter, high voltage box and control box are fixed in the energy storage cabinet and placed in electrical placement area, multiple the air cooling battery packs are connected in series by copper bar in turn, the back of the energy storage cabinet is embedded with wind shield and industrial air conditioner, multiple heat dissipation holes are formed in the bottom of the wind shield, electrical air duct is fixed in the energy storage cabinet and located at the rear side of electrical placement area, the inboard of the wind shield is fixed with heat dissipation fan, the heat dissipation fan is towards electrical air duct, the inner circulation air outlet of the industrial air conditioner is towards battery pack placement area, and the inner circulation return air outlet is towards air duct placement area, smoke detector and temperature detector are fixed in the energy storage cabinet, aerosol fire extinguishing device is fixed in the front side and rear side of the energy storage cabinet respectively, the temperature detector, industrial air conditioner, energy storage converter, heat dissipation fan, smoke detector and aerosol fire extinguishing device are electrically connected with control box, the air cooling battery pack, energy storage converter, high voltage box and control box are electrically connected in turn.

[0008] The utility model has the positive progress effect that the arrangement mode of the utility model is divided into battery pack placement area, air duct placement area and electrical placement area from bottom to top in energy storage cabinet, battery pack placement area is used to place multiple horizontally placed air cooling battery packs, air duct placement area is used to place air conditioning air duct, and electrical placement area is used to place horizontally placed high voltage box, control box and energy storage converter, when the temperature in energy storage cabinet is high, industrial air conditioner is opened, and the cool air blown by the inner circulation air outlet of industrial air conditioner is blown to battery pack placement area, the hot air of battery pack placement area rises to air conditioning air duct, is inhaled into industrial air conditioner by the inner circulation return air outlet of industrial air conditioner, and flows to the outside of energy storage cabinet by the outer circulation return air outlet of industrial air conditioner, in the utility model, IGBT in energy storage converter is used to sense temperature, when the temperature sensed by IGBT is high, heat dissipation fan is opened, and the heat in electrical placement area is dissipated through electrical air duct and the heat dissipation hole in the bottom of wind shield. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is the explosion map of the air cooling integrated cabinet of the preferred embodiment of the utility model.

[0010] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view of the energy storage cabinet of the preferred embodiment of the utility model.

[0011] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an air-cooled integrated cabinet in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 4 This is a front perspective view of an air-cooling integrated cabinet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional view of the back of the air-cooling integrated cabinet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of 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 making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0015] like Figures 1-5 As shown, this embodiment provides an air-cooled integrated cabinet, which includes an energy storage cabinet 1. The energy storage cabinet 1 is divided from bottom to top into a battery pack placement area 2, an air duct placement area 3 and an electrical placement area 4.

[0016] A left vertical frame 5 is fixed on the left side of the energy storage cabinet 1, a middle vertical frame 6 is fixed in the middle, and a right vertical frame 7 is fixed on the right side. A plurality of horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs 8 are fixed in sequence from bottom to top in the lower part between the left vertical frame 5 and the middle vertical frame 6 and placed in the battery pack placement area 2. A plurality of horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs 8 are fixed in sequence from bottom to top in the lower part between the middle vertical frame 6 and the right vertical frame 7 and placed in the battery pack placement area 2. The plurality of air-cooled battery packs 8 are connected in series in sequence through copper busbars 81.

[0017] Specifically, a first left longitudinal support rod 51 is fixed at even intervals along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower part of the left vertical frame 5, and a first middle longitudinal support rod corresponding to the first left longitudinal support rod 51 is fixed at even intervals along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower part of the middle vertical frame 6. Each first left longitudinal support rod 51 and the first middle longitudinal support rod are L-shaped longitudinal support rods, and each first left longitudinal support rod 51 and the corresponding first middle longitudinal support rod are supported by a horizontally placed air-cooled battery pack 8, and the height of the upper and lower adjacent first left longitudinal support rods 51 and the height of the upper and lower adjacent first middle longitudinal support rods are set to be exactly one air-cooled battery pack 8 placed horizontally.

[0018] A second middle longitudinal support rod 61 is fixed evenly spaced along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower part of the middle vertical frame 6, and a first right longitudinal support rod 71 corresponding to the second middle longitudinal support rod 61 is fixed evenly spaced along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower part of the right vertical frame 7. Each second middle longitudinal support rod 61 and the first right longitudinal support rod 71 are L-shaped longitudinal support rods, and each second middle longitudinal support rod 61 and the corresponding first right longitudinal support rod 71 are supported by a horizontally placed air-cooled battery pack 8, and the height of the upper and lower adjacent second middle longitudinal support rods 61 and the height of the upper and lower adjacent first right longitudinal support rods 71 ​​are set to be exactly one air-cooled battery pack 8 placed horizontally.

[0019] A left air conditioning duct 31 is fixed to the upper portion between the left vertical frame 5 and the middle vertical frame 6 and is located in the duct placement area 3 , and a right air conditioning duct 32 is fixed to the upper portion between the middle vertical frame 6 and the right vertical frame 7 and is located in the duct placement area 3 .

[0020] A horizontally placed high-voltage box 9 is fixed in the upper part between the left vertical frame 5 and the middle vertical frame 6 and placed in the lower part of the electrical installation area 4. A horizontally placed control box 10 is fixed in the upper part between the middle vertical frame 6 and the right vertical frame 7 and placed in the lower part of the electrical installation area 4. A horizontally placed plate 11 is fixed in the energy storage cabinet 1 and placed in the upper part of the electrical installation area 4 and located on the top of the left vertical frame 5 and the right vertical frame 7. A horizontally placed energy storage converter 12 is placed and supported on the upper surface of the horizontal plate 11.

[0021] Specifically, a second left longitudinal support rod 52 is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper part of the left vertical frame 5, and a third middle longitudinal support rod corresponding to the second left longitudinal support rod 52 is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper part of the middle vertical frame 6. The second left longitudinal support rod 52 and the third middle longitudinal support rod are both L-shaped longitudinal support rods. A horizontally placed high-voltage box 9 is placed and supported between the second left longitudinal support rod 52 and the third middle longitudinal support rod, and the height between the second left longitudinal support rod 52 and the horizontally placed plate 11 is set so that the high-voltage box 9 is placed horizontally.

[0022] A fourth middle longitudinal support rod is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper part of the middle vertical frame 6, and a second right longitudinal support rod 72 corresponding to the fourth middle longitudinal support rod is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper part of the right vertical frame 7. The fourth middle longitudinal support rod and the second right longitudinal support rod 72 are both L-shaped longitudinal support rods. A horizontally placed control box 10 is placed and supported between the fourth middle longitudinal support rod and the second right longitudinal support rod 72, and the height between the second right longitudinal support rod 72 and the horizontally placed plate 11 is set so that the control box 10 is just placed horizontally.

[0023] A wind hood 13 and an audible and visual alarm 14 are embedded in the upper back portion of the energy storage cabinet 1 corresponding to the position of the energy storage converter 12. A plurality of heat dissipation holes are provided at the bottom of the wind hood 13. A cooling fan is fixed to the inside of the wind hood 13. A double-door rear cabinet door 15 is fixed to the back of the energy storage cabinet 1 and below the wind hood 13. A left industrial air conditioner 16 is embedded on the left door of the double-door rear cabinet door 15, and a right industrial air conditioner 17 is embedded on the right door.

[0024] An electrical air duct 18 is fixed inside the energy storage cabinet 1 and located on the rear side of the energy storage inverter 12. The cooling fan faces the electrical air duct 18. The internal circulation air outlet of the left industrial air conditioner 16 faces the left area of ​​the battery pack placement area 2, and the internal circulation return air outlet faces the left air conditioning duct 31. The internal circulation air outlet of the right industrial air conditioner 17 faces the right area of ​​the battery pack placement area 2, and the internal circulation return air outlet faces the right air conditioning duct 32. A smoke detector 19 and a temperature detector 20 are fixed to the inner top of the energy storage cabinet 1.

[0025] A front cabinet door 21 is fixed to the front of the energy storage cabinet 1 , a shutter 22 is provided on the upper portion of the front cabinet door 21 corresponding to the position of the energy storage converter 12 , and a touch screen 23 and a plurality of indicator lights 24 are embedded on the upper portion of the front cabinet door 21 .

[0026] Aerosol fire extinguishing devices 25 are fixed on the inner walls of the front cabinet door 21 and the double-door rear cabinet door 15 .

[0027] The temperature detector 20 is used to detect the temperature inside the energy storage cabinet 1 and transmit it to the control box 10. The control box 10 is used to control the left industrial air conditioner 16 and the right industrial air conditioner 17 to start at the same time when the temperature inside the detected energy storage cabinet 1 is high. The cold air blown out of the internal circulation air outlet of the left industrial air conditioner 16 is blown to the left area of ​​the battery pack placement area 2, and the hot air in the left area of ​​the battery pack placement area 2 is blown to the front of the energy storage cabinet 1. Due to the principle that hot air rises and cold air falls, the hot air rises to the left air conditioning duct 31 and is sucked into the left industrial air conditioner 16 by the internal circulation return air outlet of the left industrial air conditioner 16. The external circulation return air outlet of 16 flows to the outside of the energy storage cabinet 1; the cold air blown out by the internal circulation air outlet of the right industrial air conditioner 17 blows to the right area of ​​the battery pack placement area 2, and blows the hot air in the right area of ​​the battery pack placement area 2 to the front of the energy storage cabinet 1. Due to the principle that hot air rises and cold air falls, the hot air rises to the right air-conditioning duct 32, is sucked into the right industrial air conditioner 17 by the internal circulation return air outlet, and flows to the outside of the energy storage cabinet 1 through the external circulation return air outlet of the right industrial air conditioner 17; when the detected temperature inside the energy storage cabinet 1 is not high, the left industrial air conditioner 16 and the right industrial air conditioner 17 are controlled to be turned off at the same time.

[0028] The IGBT in the energy storage converter 12 senses the temperature and transmits it to the control box 10. The control box 10 is used to control the cooling fan to turn on when the temperature sensed by the IGBT is high, so as to dissipate the heat in the electrical installation area 4 through the electrical air duct 18 and the heat dissipation holes at the bottom of the air hood 13. When the temperature sensed by the IGBT is not high, the cooling fan is controlled to turn off.

[0029] The smoke detector 19 is used to detect the smoke concentration signal in the energy storage cabinet 1 and transmit it to the control box 10. The control box 10 is used to control the two aerosol fire extinguishing devices 25 to open when the detected smoke concentration signal reaches a set concentration value so that the aerosol fire extinguishing devices 25 perform a fire extinguishing operation, and at the same time control the sound and light alarm 14 to issue a fire alarm information.

[0030] Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that these are merely illustrative and that the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims. Those skilled in the art may make various changes or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principles and essence of the present invention, and such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An air-cooled integrated cabinet, characterized in that: It includes an energy storage cabinet, which is divided into a battery pack placement area, an air duct placement area and an electrical placement area from bottom to top. A plurality of horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs are fixed in the energy storage cabinet and in the battery pack placement area. An air-conditioning duct is fixed in the energy storage cabinet and in the air duct placement area. A horizontally placed energy storage converter, a high-voltage box and a control box are fixed in the energy storage cabinet and in the electrical placement area. A plurality of the air-cooled battery packs are connected in series in sequence through copper bars. A wind hood and an industrial air conditioner are embedded in the back of the energy storage cabinet. A plurality of heat dissipation holes are opened at the bottom of the wind hood. An electrical air duct is fixed on the rear side of the electrical placement area, a cooling fan is fixed on the inner side of the air hood, the cooling fan faces the electrical air duct, the internal circulation air outlet of the industrial air conditioner faces the battery pack placement area, and the internal circulation return air outlet faces the air duct placement area. A smoke detector and a temperature detector are fixed in the energy storage cabinet, and an aerosol fire extinguishing device is fixed on the front and rear sides of the energy storage cabinet respectively. The temperature detector, industrial air conditioner, energy storage inverter, cooling fan, smoke detector and aerosol fire extinguishing device are all electrically connected to the control box, and the air-cooled battery pack, energy storage inverter, high-voltage box and control box are electrically connected in sequence.

2. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A left vertical frame is fixed to the left side of the energy storage cabinet, a middle vertical frame is fixed in the middle, and a right vertical frame is fixed to the right side. A plurality of horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs are fixed in sequence from bottom to top in the lower portion between the left vertical frame and the middle vertical frame and located in the battery pack placement area. A plurality of horizontally placed air-cooled battery packs are fixed in sequence from bottom to top in the lower portion between the middle vertical frame and the right vertical frame and located in the battery pack placement area. The left air conditioning duct is fixed to the upper portion between the left vertical frame and the middle vertical frame and is placed in the duct placement area, and the right air conditioning duct is fixed to the upper portion between the middle vertical frame and the right vertical frame and is placed in the duct placement area; A horizontally placed high-voltage box is fixed in the upper part between the left vertical frame and the middle vertical frame and in the lower part of the electrical placement area; a horizontally placed control box is fixed in the upper part between the middle vertical frame and the right vertical frame and in the lower part of the electrical placement area; a horizontally placed plate is fixed in the energy storage cabinet and in the upper part of the electrical placement area and located on the top of the left vertical frame and the right vertical frame; a horizontally placed energy storage converter is placed and supported on the upper surface of the horizontally placed plate.

3. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: An air hood is embedded in the upper back portion of the energy storage cabinet corresponding to the position of the energy storage converter. A double-door rear cabinet door is fixed to the back of the energy storage cabinet and below the air hood. A left industrial air conditioner is embedded in the left cabinet door of the double-door rear cabinet door, and a right industrial air conditioner is embedded in the right cabinet door. An electrical air duct is fixed inside the energy storage cabinet and at the rear side of the energy storage inverter. The internal circulation air outlet of the left industrial air conditioner faces the left area of ​​the battery pack placement area, and the internal circulation return air outlet faces the left air conditioning air duct. The internal circulation air outlet of the right industrial air conditioner faces the right area of ​​the battery pack placement area, and the internal circulation return air outlet faces the right air conditioning air duct. A smoke detector and a temperature detector are fixed to the inner top of the energy storage cabinet.

4. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first left longitudinal support rod is fixed at even intervals along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower portion of the left vertical frame, and a first middle longitudinal support rod corresponding to the first left longitudinal support rod is fixed at even intervals along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower portion of the middle vertical frame, and a horizontally placed air-cooled battery pack is placed and supported on each of the first left longitudinal support rods and the corresponding first middle longitudinal support rod; A second middle longitudinal support rod is fixed at even intervals along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower part of the middle vertical frame, and a first right longitudinal support rod corresponding to the second middle longitudinal support rod is fixed at even intervals along the vertical direction between the front and rear sides of the lower part of the right vertical frame. A horizontally placed air-cooled battery pack is placed and supported on each of the second middle longitudinal support rods and the corresponding first right longitudinal support rod.

5. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that: Each of the first left longitudinal support rod and the first middle longitudinal support rod is an L-shaped longitudinal support rod, and the height of the upper and lower adjacent first left longitudinal support rods and the height of the upper and lower adjacent first middle longitudinal support rods are set to be exactly the same as that of an air-cooled battery pack placed horizontally; Each of the second middle longitudinal support rods and the first right longitudinal support rod is an L-shaped longitudinal support rod, and the height of the upper and lower adjacent second middle longitudinal support rods and the height of the upper and lower adjacent first right longitudinal support rods are set to be exactly the same as that of an air-cooled battery pack placed horizontally.

6. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: A second left longitudinal support rod is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper portion of the left vertical frame, a third middle longitudinal support rod corresponding to the second left longitudinal support rod is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper portion of the middle vertical frame, and a horizontally placed high-pressure box is placed and supported between the second left longitudinal support rod and the third middle longitudinal support rod; A fourth middle longitudinal support rod is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper part of the middle vertical frame, a second right longitudinal support rod corresponding to the fourth middle longitudinal support rod is fixed between the front and rear sides of the upper part of the right vertical frame, and a horizontally placed control box is placed and supported between the fourth middle longitudinal support rod and the second right longitudinal support rod.

7. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second left longitudinal support rod and the third middle longitudinal support rod are both L-shaped longitudinal support rods, and the height between the second left longitudinal support rod and the horizontal placement plate is set to be just enough for the high-pressure box to be placed horizontally; The fourth middle longitudinal support rod and the second right longitudinal support rod are both L-shaped longitudinal support rods, and the height between the second right longitudinal support rod and the horizontal placement plate is set to just allow the control box to be placed horizontally.

8. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: A front cabinet door is fixed on the front of the energy storage cabinet body, a shutter is provided on the upper portion of the front cabinet door corresponding to the position of the energy storage converter, and a touch screen and multiple indicator lights are embedded on the upper portion of the front cabinet door.

9. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that: An aerosol fire extinguishing device is fixed on the inner wall of the front cabinet door, and an aerosol fire extinguishing device is fixed on the inner wall of the double-door rear cabinet door.

10. The air-cooling integrated cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: An audible and visual alarm is fixed on the back of the energy storage cabinet, and the audible and visual alarm is electrically connected to the control box.