CN109638908A - A kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet, including cabinet body, the cabinet body side is fixedly installed control storehouse, the control storehouse top is provided with controller, it is provided with extinguishing device in the cabinet body, is located at cabinet body top, the extinguishing device is connect with controller.The cabinet body side wall upper part is provided with temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is connect with controller, charging panel is installed in the cabinet body, the charging panel is equipped with several charging clamps, the charging clamp is provided with current regulator, the charging conductor of the charging clamp is connected in parallel to constant voltage supply, the controller includes constant voltage supply and time controller, the charging clamp is provided with charging interface, it is connect after the charging interface is in parallel with constant voltage supply, the time controller is connect with constant voltage supply, the configuration of the present invention is simple, equipment cost is low, it is on fire inside equipment can self-extinguishing, with constant current constant voltage power supply, pass through current regulator adjust automatically electric current, multiple types battery can be tested.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to battery boosting technology, a kind of particularly rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet.
Background technique
Currently, one kind is known as Precharged cabinet, a kind of there are two types of the battery apparatus that rechargeable battery factory scale production uses
Referred to as grading system, Precharged cabinet only have charge function, and the charging of setting electric current and time, every row's battery can be carried out to every row's battery
There is independent control circuit；Grading system has programmable functions, the control of the same program can be carried out to entire cabinet, to single
Battery carries out charge control, and the test and screening of capacity are carried out to battery.Grading system can carry out the capacity of each battery
Test, but whole cabinet may only use a process control, and the operation of different electric currents can not be realized between different capabilities battery,
If different capabilities or the biggish battery of capacity difference are tested simultaneously, all tests are completed with the battery of maximum capacity
Afterwards, test can terminate, and efficiency is lower, and intelligentized charging cabinet price is relatively high.
In view of the attribute of battery large-scale production, there is situation on fire during the test, need a kind of structure simple, if
It is standby low in cost, and the higher charging equipment of safety.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet, and structure is simple, and production cost is low, suitable for mass production, has
The voltage consistency for improving battery and production efficiency of effect, can substantially reduce the input cost of equipment.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
A kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet, including cabinet body, which is characterized in that the cabinet body side is fixedly installed control storehouse,
The control storehouse top is provided with controller, is provided with extinguishing device in the cabinet body, is located at cabinet body top, the extinguishing device
It is connect with controller.The cabinet body side wall upper part is provided with temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is connect with controller, described
Charging panel is installed, the charging is provided with the L-type support plate extended forward, and the charging panel is equipped with several charging clips in cabinet body
Tool, the charging clamp are fixedly mounted on charging panel, and the charging clamp is provided with current regulator, and the charging clamp fills
Electric lead is connected in parallel to constant voltage supply, and the controller includes constant voltage supply and time controller, the charging clamp
It is provided with charging interface, is connect after the charging interface is in parallel with constant voltage supply, the time controller and constant current constant voltage
Power supply connection, the charging current that the controller can be average according to single battery, multiplied by the number of batteries of a charging panel, if
Total electric current is set, same type battery can be arranged total according to the charging voltage of single battery multiplied by charging panel number in parallel
Voltage passes through the charging current and voltage of current regulator adjust automatically battery.
Further, the extinguishing device is provided with automatically controlled closing device, and extinguishing device one end is provided with electrical control member, fire extinguishing
The bottom of device is provided with the door of opening and closing left and right, and one of door is provided with telescopic block, and corresponding door is provided with matching
Slot.
Further, the charging clamp positive and negative electrode is flexibly connected with charging clamp ontology, and charging clamp is provided with solid
Clamp, for fixing battery.
Further, the cabinet body interior is provided with zigzag metallic channel, neatly places for charging conductor.
Further, described other mountable devices of control storehouse, connect with controller, are combined into intelligentized controller.
Further, it is hinged with cover board at the top of the cabinet body, for adding fire extinguishing material.
Further, the controller is provided with several switch connection charging panels, for each charging panel that is turned on or off.
Further, bottom and side wall is provided with groove in the cabinet body, for installing fixed charging panel.
Further, the cabinet body front and side are provided with cabinet door, for facilitating maintenance to replace or internal heat dissipating.
Further, the control storehouse side is provided with multiple radiator fans, for controlling storehouse heat dissipation.
Beneficial effect
The present invention provides a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet, can substantially reduce the input cost of equipment, and structure is simple,
There is situation on fire, can be put out automatically, each charging panel can charge to a kind of battery, and multiple charging panels can be right
The battery of different model charges simultaneously, can basis by current regulator after controller sets total current and total voltage
Rechargeable battery is adaptively adjusted, and is automatically adjusted electric current in charging process, is prevented rechargeable battery from overcharging, can add it
He connect device with controller, forms intelligentized controller, can greatly shorten the testing time of existing equipment, improves production
Efficiency.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 cabinet body structure schematic diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 2 charging panel structural schematic diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 3 charging panel scheme of installation of the present invention；
Fig. 4 extinguishing device perspective structure schematic diagram of the present invention；
Description of symbols: cabinet body 1, groove 101, cabinet door 102, cover board 103, metallic channel 104, charging panel 2, current regulator
201, support plate 202, control storehouse 3, radiator fan 301, charging clamp 4, positive electrode 401, negative electrode 402, fixing clamp 403, control
Device 5, extinguishing device 7, electrical control member 701, door 702, slot 703, telescopic block 704, linkwork 705, temperature sensor 8.
Specific embodiment
Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention carries out clear, complete
Site preparation description, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.It is based on
Embodiment in the present invention, it is obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts every other
Embodiment shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Embodiment 1
As shown in Figs 1-4: a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet, including cabinet body 1, cabinet body 1 are generally square or cuboid,
It is characterized in that, 1 side of cabinet body is fixedly installed control storehouse 3, and 3 top of control storehouse is provided with controller 5, the cabinet body
It is provided with extinguishing device 7 in 1, is located at 1 top of cabinet body, the extinguishing device 7 is connect with controller 5.1 side wall upper part of cabinet body
It is provided with temperature sensor 8, the temperature sensor 8 is connect with controller 5, and charging panel 2 is equipped in the cabinet body 1, described
Charging 2 is provided with the L-type support plate 202 extended forward, and 202 length of support plate is shorter than the distance between two grooves 101, the charging
Plate 2 is equipped with several charging clamps 4, and the charging clamp 4 is fixedly mounted on charging panel 2, and the charging clamp 4 is provided with electric current
Adjuster 201, the charging conductor of the charging clamp 4 are connected in parallel to constant voltage supply, and the controller 5 includes constant current constant voltage electricity
Source and time controller, the charging clamp 4 are provided with charging interface, connect after the charging interface is in parallel with constant voltage supply
It connects, the time controller is connect with constant voltage supply, the charging electricity that the controller 5 can be average according to single battery
Multiplied by the number of batteries of a charging panel 2 total electric current is arranged, same type battery can be according to the charging electricity of single battery in stream
Pressure is arranged total voltage, passes through the charging current of 201 adjust automatically battery of current regulator multiplied by charging panel quantity in parallel
And voltage.
The generally cuboid of extinguishing device 7, bottom are provided with automatically controlled closing device, and 7 one end of extinguishing device is provided with automatically controlled
Part, the bottom of extinguishing device 7 are provided with the door 702 of opening and closing left and right, and 702 side of door is provided with linkwork 705 and ontology
Connection, one of door 702 are provided with telescopic block 704, and corresponding door 702 is provided with matched slot, under normal circumstances
Telescopic block 704 is inserted into slot 703, and two doors 702 are closed, and telescopic block 704 uses the electrical control member of automatically controlled mode and extinguishing device 7
Connection.(automatically controlled folding technology can be achieved by the prior art)
Due to battery variety multiplicity, positive and negative anodes position is inconsistent, therefore designs 4 positive and negative electrode of charging clamp and charging clamp 4
Body is flexibly connected, and used connection structure is the prior art, and charging clamp 4 is provided with fixing clamp 403, horizontal can be opened, be used
It in fixed battery, prevents battery from shaking, disengages connection.
Equipment charge fixture 4 uses parallel way, and charging conductor is more, therefore 1 interior of cabinet body is provided with sawtooth
Shape metallic channel 104, metallic channel 104 are generally concave structure, and inside is fixed on 1 side wall of cabinet body, and external sawtooth is rectangular aperture, use
It is neatly placed in charging conductor.
The space that storehouse 3 is a rectangle is controlled, by the metal plate of a U-shaped, upper and lower ends are fixed on the side outside cabinet body 1
Wall is formed, and can be needed to install other devices according to user in control storehouse 3, be connect, be combined into intelligentized with controller 5
Control system.
Cover board 103 is hinged at the top of cabinet body 1,103 lower section of cover board is connected to extinguishing device 7, for adding fire extinguishing material, examines
Considering the equipment is battery charging equipment, and fire extinguishing material uses ABC dry powder.
Controller 5 is provided with multiple switch and connects each charging panel 2, and switch, which is opened, to be connected, and multiple charging panels 2 are arranged
When, it turns on the switch, can charge simultaneously.
Bottom and side wall is provided with groove 101,101 shape concavity of groove, for installing fixed charging panel 2 in cabinet body 1.
1 front of cabinet body and side are provided with cabinet door 102, and 102 side of cabinet door is flexibly connected with cabinet body 1, used connection
Structure can be achieved by the prior art, for facilitating maintenance to replace or internal heat dissipating.
Control 3 side of storehouse is provided with multiple radiator fans 301, that is, is formed on the metal plate in control storehouse 3 and be equipped with multiple dissipate
Hot-air fan 301, for controlling the equipment cooling installed in storehouse 3.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, Er Qie
In the case where without departing substantially from spirit or essential attributes of the invention, the present invention can be realized in other specific forms.Therefore, no matter
From the point of view of which point, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is by appended power
Benefit requires rather than above description limits, it is intended that all by what is fallen within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims
Variation is included within the present invention.Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the involved claims.
In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, but not each embodiment is only wrapped
Containing an independent technical solution, this description of the specification is merely for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should
It considers the specification as a whole, the technical solutions in the various embodiments may also be suitably combined, forms those skilled in the art
The other embodiments being understood that.It is noted that the technical characteristic being not described in detail in the present invention, it can be by appointing
One prior art is realized.
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1. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet, including cabinet body, which is characterized in that the cabinet body side is fixedly installed control
Storehouse, the control storehouse top are provided with controller, are provided with extinguishing device in the cabinet body, are located at cabinet body top, the fire extinguishing
Device is connect with controller, and the cabinet body side wall upper part is provided with temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is connect with controller,
Charging panel is installed, the charging is provided with the L-type support plate extended forward, and the charging panel is equipped with several fill in the cabinet body
Electric clamp, the charging clamp are fixedly mounted on charging panel, and the charging clamp is provided with current regulator, the charging clamp
Charging conductor be connected in parallel to constant voltage supply, the controller includes constant voltage supply and time controller, the charging
Fixture includes charging interface, is connect after the charging interface is in parallel with constant voltage supply, and the time controller and constant current are permanent
Voltage source connection, the charging current that the controller can be average according to single battery, multiplied by the number of batteries of a charging panel,
Total electric current is set, and same type battery can be according to the charging voltage of single battery, and multiplied by charging panel number in parallel, setting is total
Voltage, pass through the charging current and voltage of current regulator adjust automatically battery.
2. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the extinguishing device is provided with
Automatically controlled closing device, extinguishing device one end are provided with electrical control member, and the bottom of extinguishing device is provided with the door of opening and closing left and right, wherein
One door is provided with telescopic block, and corresponding door is provided with matched slot.
3. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the positive negative electricity of charging clamp
Pole is flexibly connected with charging clamp ontology, and charging clamp is provided with fixing clamp, for fixing battery.
4. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the cabinet body interior is set
It is equipped with zigzag metallic channel, is neatly placed for charging conductor.
5. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the control storehouse it is mountable its
His device, connect with controller, is combined into intelligentized controller.
6. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that be hinged at the top of the cabinet body
Cover board, for adding fire extinguishing material.
7. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that if the controller is provided with
Dry switch connection charging panel, for each charging panel that is turned on or off.
8. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that bottom and side in the cabinet body
Wall is provided with groove, for installing fixed charging panel.
9. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the cabinet body front and side
It is provided with cabinet door, for facilitating maintenance to replace or internal heat dissipating.
10. a kind of rechargeable battery charged in parallel cabinet according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the control storehouse side is set
Multiple radiator fans are equipped with, for controlling storehouse heat dissipation.
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