[ invention ]
The invention aims to provide a honeycomb charging cabinet and a charging method thereof, and aims to solve the problem that the existing charging cabinet cannot monitor the appearance of a battery so as to easily cause safety accidents and improve the safety of the battery during charging.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a honeycomb charging cabinet for charging a battery, comprising a cabinet body and a plurality of honeycomb cells arranged in the cabinet body; a charging groove is arranged in each honeycomb lattice, and an openable outer cover is arranged on one side of an opening of the charging groove; the honeycomb grid is also provided with an inflation assembly and a detection assembly; the air charging assembly comprises an air bag arranged on the inner wall of the charging groove and an air pump communicated with the air bag; when the battery is inserted into a preset position of the charging groove, the outer cover seals the charging groove, and the air pump inflates the air bag, so that the detection assembly detects the pressure on the outer surface of the battery; when the detection component detects that the battery has no fault, the battery starts to charge in the charging groove.
In a preferred embodiment, the bottom of the charging groove is provided with positive electrode tracks and negative electrode tracks which are arranged at intervals; the positive electrode track and the negative electrode track are used for being correspondingly and electrically connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery.
In a preferred embodiment, the honeycomb cells are arranged in multiple layers, and the positive electrode tracks and the negative electrode tracks of the honeycomb cells of each layer are electrically connected correspondingly.
In a preferred embodiment, the cabinet body is also provided with warning lamps capable of emitting different colors or a plurality of warning lamps with different colors, and the different colors of the warning lamps respectively correspond to charging, full charge and charging faults.
In a preferred embodiment, an intelligent display screen is further arranged outside the cabinet body; the intelligent display screen is used for displaying the detection progress and the data index of the detection assembly.
The invention also provides a charging method of the honeycomb charging cabinet, which comprises the following steps:
inserting a battery into a charging groove, and enabling the anode and the cathode of the battery to be correspondingly and electrically connected with a power supply in the charging groove;
closing the outer cover to enable the air pump to charge inert gas into the air bag, and stopping charging when the air pressure in the air bag reaches a preset value;
the detection component builds a plurality of pressure detection points on the periphery of the battery according to the shape modeling of the battery, and performs pressure detection on the shape of the battery after the air pressure in the air bag reaches a stable preset value;
when detecting that the appearance of the battery is not abnormal, starting to charge the battery; when abnormality in the appearance of the battery is detected, charging of the battery is terminated, and the housing is automatically opened.
In a preferred embodiment, the method further comprises the step of:
when detecting that the appearance of the battery is not abnormal, detecting parameters of the battery, and giving out the predicted filling time, the current electric quantity and the predicted loss condition of the internal structure of the battery; wherein the parameters include battery capacity, internal capacitance, and electrolyte.
In a preferred embodiment, the method further comprises the step of:
and displaying the detection result of the detection assembly on the battery on an intelligent display screen in real time.
In a preferred embodiment, the method further comprises the step of:
when the appearance of the battery is detected to be abnormal, the corresponding warning lamp flashes and/or sounds to give out an alarm.
In a preferred embodiment, the method further comprises the step of:
when the battery is charged, the intelligent display screen displays that the battery is full, and automatically unlocks the outer cover corresponding to the honeycomb grid.
According to the honeycomb charging cabinet and the charging method thereof, the charging tank is provided with the outer cover and the charging assembly; after the battery is inserted into the charging groove, the outer cover is closed, the air pump fills inert gas into the air bag, so that the pressure test is carried out on the appearance of the battery through the detection component, the accuracy of the pressure point born by the battery is ensured, when the battery is worn, foreign matter is attached, bulges, scratches or collapses and the like, the detection component can detect and judge whether positive and negative deviations appear between each position of the battery and a preset battery standard model according to the pressure data of each pressure detection point, and only when the appearance of the battery is detected to be normal, the battery is charged, so that the safety of the battery in charging is improved.
[ detailed description ] of the invention
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantageous technical effects of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. It should be understood that the detailed description is intended to illustrate the invention, and not to limit the invention.
It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in the present specification and the appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes such combinations.
In the embodiment of the present invention, a honeycomb charging cabinet 100 is provided, which is used for charging a battery (not shown in the figure), and can perform fault diagnosis on a new energy battery before charging, so as to avoid safety problems such as short circuit and the like caused by self fault during charging of the battery, and improve the safety during charging of the battery.
As shown in fig. 1, the honeycomb charging cabinet 100 includes a cabinet body 10 and a plurality of honeycomb cells 20 disposed in the cabinet body 10.
Specifically, the cabinet body 10 is in a hollow cuboid shape, and a plurality of honeycomb cells 20 are arranged inside the cabinet body. It should be noted that the shape and arrangement of the honeycomb cells 20 can be designed according to specific requirements, and are not limited to being arranged in a hexagonal close-packed or rectangular stacked manner. In the present embodiment, a plurality of honeycomb cells 20 are disposed in multiple layers, and the number of honeycomb cells 20 in each layer is plural.
Wherein, each honeycomb cell 20 is provided with a charging groove 21. The shape of the charging slot 21 is adapted to the shape of the battery so that the battery does not traverse after being inserted into the charging slot 21. The cabinet 10 is provided with an openable and closable outer cover 22 on one side of the opening of the charging slot 21, and the outer cover 22 can close the opening of the charging slot 21 to prevent the battery from falling from the charging slot 21 during charging. Specifically, the outer cover 22 may be hinged to the side wall of the honeycomb lattice 20 through a hinge structure 23, and the outer cover 22 is provided with an automatic locking structure 24 on a side far away from the hinge structure 23, so as to realize automatic unlocking of the outer cover 22 on the honeycomb lattice 20.
The bottom of the charging tank 21 is provided with positive and negative electrode rails (not shown) arranged at intervals. The positive electrode track and the negative electrode track are correspondingly connected with an external power supply. In this embodiment, a charging wall body with positive and negative trajectories with guide rails is disposed on one surface of the cabinet body 10, and positive trajectories and negative trajectories of the multiple honeycomb cells 20 on each layer are electrically connected correspondingly, that is, the positive and negative trajectories sequentially pass through the bottom of the charging slot 21 of each honeycomb cell 20, so as to ensure that the positive and negative dipoles of the battery are fully contacted with an external power supply. Wherein the positive electrode track and the negative electrode track are used for corresponding electric connection with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery. That is, when the battery is completely inserted into the charging slot 21, the positive and negative poles of the battery are electrically connected to the positive and negative trajectories, respectively.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the honeycomb panel 20 is further provided with an air charging unit (not shown) and a detecting unit (not shown). Wherein, the inflation assembly comprises an air bag arranged on the inner wall of the inflation groove 21 and an air pump communicated with the air bag. The outer part of the air bag can cover the outer surface of the battery, a plurality of pressure detection points are established at the periphery of the battery, and when the air pressure in the air bag reaches a stable value, the detection assembly starts a preset detection program so as to detect the pressure of the pressure detection points. The air pump can charge inert gases such as nitrogen or helium into the air bag.
Therefore, when the battery is inserted into the preset position of the charging groove 21, the outer cover 22 seals the charging groove 21, and the air pump charges air into the air bag, so that the detecting component detects the pressure of the outer surface of the battery; when the detection assembly detects that the battery has no fault, the battery starts to charge in the charging tank 21; when the appearance of the battery is detected to be abnormal, the power supply charging power-off protection is set, so that the safety of the battery in charging is improved.
Further, an intelligent display screen 30 is further arranged outside the cabinet body 10. The intelligent display screen 30 is used for displaying the detection progress of the detection component and data indexes, such as the detection result of the battery, the charging state of the battery and the like.
Further, the cabinet body is also provided with a warning lamp 40 capable of emitting different colors or a plurality of warning lamps 40 with different colors, and the different colors of the warning lamps 40 respectively correspond to the charging faults, the full charge faults and the charging faults. For example, the battery is charged by flashing a red light, and the battery is fully charged by jumping to a green light, and a certain road with battery charging failure can flash a yellow light and/or sound an alarm.
The invention also provides a charging method of the honeycomb charging cabinet, which is used for charging the battery and detecting faults of the appearance of the battery before charging. It should be noted that, the implementation and implementation principles of the charging method of the honeycomb charging cabinet can be referred to the above description of the honeycomb charging cabinet 100, so the following description is omitted.
As shown in fig. 2, the charging method of the cellular charging cabinet includes the following steps S101 to S104.
Step S101, inserting the battery into the charging groove, and correspondingly and electrically connecting the anode and the cathode of the battery with a power supply in the charging groove.
It should be noted that, before inserting the battery into the charging slot, firstly, checking the idle state of the honeycomb cabinet, and if the honeycomb cabinet is judged to be idle, inserting the battery into the corresponding charging slot.
Step S102, closing the outer cover, enabling the air pump to charge inert gas into the air bag, and stopping charging when the air pressure in the air bag reaches a preset value.
Specifically, the outer cover of the honeycomb cabinet is closed and locked, an inflation mode is entered, and after inflation is completed, a self-checking mode of the battery is entered, and an operator is prompted in a mode of lighting a self-checking lamp, displaying an intelligent display screen and the like.
Step S103, the detection component builds a plurality of pressure detection points on the periphery of the battery according to the shape modeling of the battery, and after the air pressure in the air bag reaches a stable preset value, the shape of the battery is detected.
Specifically, the detection component constructs a battery model in a normal state according to the previously pre-stored battery data, determines normal pressure values of each preset pressure detection point under the model under the preset pressure, and matches the normal pressure values with the pressure values obtained by actual detection in a one-to-one correspondence manner. Therefore, by detecting the pressure of the appearance of the battery, whether the appearance of the battery is bad or not can be determined, and all problems are displayed on the intelligent display screen.
Step S104, when detecting that the appearance of the battery is not abnormal, charging the battery is started. Further, when the appearance of the battery is detected to be abnormal, the parameters of the battery are detected, and the predicted full time, the current electric quantity and the predicted loss condition of the internal structure of the battery are given; wherein, the parameters include battery capacity, internal capacitance and electrolyte.
When the appearance of the battery is detected to be abnormal, the battery is stopped to be charged, the outer cover is automatically opened, and meanwhile, the intelligent display screen displays the details of the self-checking faults. Furthermore, when the appearance of the battery is detected to be abnormal, the corresponding warning lamp flashes and/or sounds to give out an alarm.
Further, in one embodiment, the method further comprises the steps of: when the battery is charged, the intelligent display screen displays that the battery is full, and the outer cover corresponding to the honeycomb lattice is automatically unlocked, so that an operator can take out the charged battery conveniently.
In summary, according to the honeycomb charging cabinet and the charging method thereof provided by the invention, the charging slot is provided with the outer cover and the charging assembly; after the battery is inserted into the charging groove, the outer cover is closed, the air pump fills inert gas into the air bag, so that the pressure test is carried out on the appearance of the battery through the detection component, the accuracy of the pressure point born by the battery is ensured, when the battery is worn, foreign matter is attached, bulges, scratches or collapses and the like, the detection component can detect and judge whether positive and negative deviations appear between each position of the battery and a preset battery standard model according to the pressure data of each pressure detection point, and only when the appearance of the battery is detected to be normal, the battery is charged, so that the safety of the battery in charging is improved.
The present invention is not limited to the details and embodiments described herein, and thus additional advantages and modifications may readily be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the general concepts defined in the claims and the equivalents thereof, and the invention is not limited to the specific details, representative apparatus and illustrative examples shown and described herein.