Installation method for charging equipment

Abstract

This reduces the cost of power cabinets and suppresses the increase in the cost of charging equipment. [Solution] The method for installing charging equipment according to the present disclosure is a method for installing charging equipment equipped with a power cabinet at an installation site, wherein the casing of the power cabinet and the internal structure of the power cabinet housed inside the casing are transported to the installation site in a separated state, the casing is installed at the installation site, and the internal structure is housed inside the casing to complete the power cabinet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method for installing a charging facility provided with a power cabinet at an installation location.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a storage furniture including a storage furniture body having a storage space capable of storing articles therein, a power supply unit provided in the storage furniture body, and a box-shaped tray device stored in the storage space is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). A plurality of electronic devices connected to the power supply unit are arranged inside the tray device of this storage furniture. Then, by disconnecting the connection between each electronic device and the power supply unit, the plurality of electronic devices can be taken out from the storage space while being stored inside the tray device. Thereby, it becomes possible to efficiently take in and out a plurality of electronic devices in the storage space and to efficiently transport the plurality of electronic devices.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Here, the power cabinet of a so-called rapid charging facility includes the enclosure and internal structures such as a power unit, cooling unit, and control unit assembled inside the enclosure. Furthermore, when installing a rapid charging facility, the power cabinet is transported to the installation site in a completed state with the internal structures assembled inside the enclosure, and then installed there. Therefore, the enclosure of the power cabinet must have sufficient strength to prevent the internal structures from moving or being damaged during transport and installation, and to prevent the bottom from falling out when suspended. However, adding reinforcing materials to improve the strength of the enclosure increases the number of parts and weight of the power cabinet, which in turn increases the cost of the power cabinet itself, leading to an increase in the cost of the charging facility.

[0005] Therefore, the primary objective of this disclosure is to reduce the cost of power cabinets and thereby suppress the increase in the cost of charging equipment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The method for installing charging equipment according to this disclosure is a method for installing charging equipment equipped with a power cabinet at an installation site, wherein the casing of the power cabinet and the internal structure of the power cabinet housed inside the casing are transported to the installation site in a separated state, the casing is installed at the installation site, and the internal structure is housed inside the casing to complete the power cabinet.

[0007] The installation method for the charging equipment described herein involves transporting the power cabinet casing and its internal structure separately to the installation site, and then housing the internal structure inside the casing at the installation site to complete the power cabinet. This eliminates the need to give the power cabinet casing sufficient strength to prevent the internal structure from moving or being damaged during transport and installation, and to prevent the bottom from falling out during suspension. As a result, the cost of the casing can be reduced by omitting or reducing reinforcing materials. Consequently, it becomes possible to reduce the cost of the power cabinet and suppress the increase in the overall cost of the charging equipment. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram showing a charging equipment installed according to the charging equipment installation method of this disclosure. [Figure 2] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the installation method of the charging equipment described herein. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Next, with reference to the drawings, embodiments for carrying out the invention of this disclosure will be described.

[0010] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing a charging station 1 installed according to the charging station installation method of this disclosure. The charging station 1 shown in the figure is a so-called rapid charging station capable of charging the battery (high-voltage battery) B of an electric vehicle V. The electric vehicle V shown in Figure 1 is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) that includes only a motor generator MG that exchanges power with the battery B as a power source for driving. However, the electric vehicle V may also be a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV).

[0011] As shown in Figure 1, the charging equipment 1 includes a charging post 2 and a power cabinet 3. The charging post 2 includes a housing 20, a charging cable 22 housed within the housing 20 and including a charging connector 21, and a display device 23, for example, a touch panel type, provided on the housing 20. The charging cable 22 includes a positive-side power supply line connected to the positive terminal of the charging connector 21, a negative-side power supply line connected to the negative terminal of the charging connector 21, and a communication line connected to the signal terminal of the charging connector 21.

[0012] The power cabinet 3 includes a housing 30, a power converter (power equipment) 31, a cooling device 32, a control device 33, and a support member 34. The power converter 31 has a rectifier circuit, a transformer, a switching circuit, etc., and converts AC power supplied from an AC power source (not shown), such as a commercial power source, into DC power. The charging cable 22 of the charging post 2 is connected to this power converter 31. The cooling device 32 includes, for example, a first liquid-cooled or air-cooled cooling device for cooling the charging connector 21 and the charging cable 22, and a second liquid-cooled or air-cooled cooling device for cooling the power converter 31. However, the first and second cooling devices may be heat pump systems or thermoelectric cooling systems including Peltier elements. The control device 33 includes a computer (not shown) having a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and controls the power converter 31 and the cooling device 32. The support member 34 has a relatively simple and lightweight structure capable of supporting the power converter 31, cooling device 32, control device 33, etc.

[0013] Next, with reference to Figure 2, the installation procedure for the charging equipment 1 described above will be explained.

[0014] As can be seen from Figure 2, the charging post 2 of the charging equipment 1 is manufactured separately from the power cabinet 3, and the housing 30 of the power cabinet 3 is manufactured separately from the components housed inside the housing 30, such as the power converter 31, the cooling device 32, and the control device 33. Furthermore, the components housed inside the housing 30, such as the power converter 31, the cooling device 32, and the control device 33, are assembled to the support member 34, and these elements are unitized as an internal structure 35, separate from the housing 30. Note that the charging post 2, the housing 30 of the power cabinet 3, and the internal structure 35 may be manufactured in the same factory or in different factories.

[0015] When installing the charging equipment 1 at the installation site 10, the charging post 2, the casing 30 of the power cabinet 3, and the internal structure 35 of the power cabinet 3 housed inside the casing 30 are transported to the installation site 10 separately, as shown in Figure 2. Alternatively, the charging post 2, the casing 30, and the internal structure 35 may be transported from a common factory or similar location to the installation site 10 by a single truck, provided they are packaged separately and kept apart. The charging post 2 is then installed (fixed) in the charging space at the installation site 10, and the casing 30 is installed (fixed) at a predetermined location within the installation site 10. Furthermore, the power cabinet 3 is completed when the internal structure 35 is housed inside the casing 30, and once the necessary electrical work is completed, the installation of the charging equipment 1 at the installation site 10 is complete.

[0016] As explained above, the installation method for the charging equipment 1 involves transporting the casing 30 of the power cabinet 3 and the internal structure 35 of the power cabinet 3 separately to the installation location 10, and then housing the internal structure 35 inside the casing 30 at the installation location 10 to complete the power cabinet 3. This eliminates the need for the casing 30 of the power cabinet 3 to have sufficient strength to prevent the internal structure 35 from moving or being damaged during transport and installation, and to prevent the bottom from falling out when suspended. As a result, the cost of the casing 30 can be reduced by omitting or reducing reinforcing materials (strengthening members such as frames), i.e., simplifying the structure. In other words, the casing 30 only needs to have enough strength to cover the internal structure 35 and prevent water and dust from entering the interior.

[0017] As a result, it becomes possible to suppress the increase in the cost of the charging equipment 1 by limiting the increase in the cost of the power cabinet 3, and in some cases the increase in installation costs including the transportation costs of the power cabinet 3. In addition, since the specifications of the enclosure 30 can be changed according to the installation environment of the enclosure 30 (for example, indoors, outdoors, with or without a roof, average ambient temperature, etc.), it is also possible to suppress the increase in the cost of the power cabinet 3 by determining the specifications of the enclosure 30 according to the installation environment.

[0018] It should be noted that the invention disclosed herein is not limited in any way to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of this disclosure. Furthermore, the embodiments described above are merely one specific form of the invention described in the summary of the invention, and do not limit the elements of the invention described in the summary of the invention. [Industrial applicability]

[0019] The invention disclosed herein can be used in industries such as the manufacturing of charging equipment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0020] 1 Charging equipment, 2 Charging post, 3 Power cabinet, 10 Installation location, 20 Housing, 21 Charging connector, 22 Charging cable, 23 Display device, 30 Housing, 31 Power converter, 32 Cooling device, 33 Control device, 34 Support member, 35 Internal structure, B Battery, MG Motor generator, V Vehicle.

Claims

[Claim 1] A method for installing charging equipment, which includes a power cabinet, at a designated location. The casing of the power cabinet and the internal structure of the power cabinet housed inside the casing are transported to the installation location in a state where they are separated from each other. The enclosure is installed at the aforementioned installation location, and the internal structure is housed inside the enclosure to complete the power cabinet. Installation method for charging equipment.

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