CN216784476U

CN216784476U - Container and energy storage system

Info

Publication number: CN216784476U
Application number: CN202122619004.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张欢; 刘汉华
Original assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-28
Filing date: 2021-10-28
Publication date: 2022-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-28

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a container and an energy storage system, wherein the structure comprises a box body, an air conditioner, a water collecting part and a drainage structure; the air conditioner and the water collection part are both positioned in the inner cavity of the box body and are both arranged on the inner side of the same side wall plate of the box body; the water collecting component is used for collecting water discharged by the air conditioner; the drainage structure is used for discharging water in the water collection part out of the tank body, and comprises a water outlet formed in a side wall plate, the water outlet is communicated with the water collection part, and the water collection part comprises a guide part used for guiding the water to the direction of the water outlet. The structure of the container can be transported with an air conditioner, and the risk of damaging the air conditioner is avoided in the transportation process and the use process.

Description

Container and energy storage system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of energy storage equipment, in particular to a container and an energy storage system.

Background

With the vigorous popularization of global clean energy, the loading capacity of photovoltaic power generation increases year by year, and in order to overcome the unstable defect of photovoltaic power generation, an energy storage system gradually becomes the loading standard configuration of a photovoltaic power generation system.

In order to meet the requirements of the energy storage market, the energy storage system is generally in a container shape, and an air conditioner is adopted to adjust the temperature inside the container so as to dissipate heat of an energy storage battery and the like. The product needs to be designed by considering plate transportation (namely transportation with air-conditioned containers) so as to reduce secondary assembly work on site.

In practical application, the problem of drainage needs to be considered for the container with the air conditioner, the air conditioner is generally half embedded on the door plate of the container, the bottom of the external circulation of the air conditioner is provided with a hole for drainage, the external circulation of the air conditioner can protrude out of the door plate of the container due to the structure, if the protruding position exceeds the maximum outline of the container, the container cannot be transported according to a standard container sea transportation mode, the container needs to be transported according to a special container, the transportation cost is increased to a certain extent, the risk of damaging the air conditioner exists in the transportation process, and in addition, the air conditioner is exposed and is not attractive.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a container and an energy storage system, can guarantee that the container with the air conditioner can be transported according to a standard container sea transportation mode, and has no damage risk in the transportation process and the using process.

A first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a container, including a container body, an air conditioner, a water collecting part, and a drainage structure; the air conditioner and the water collecting part are arranged in the inner cavity of the box body and are arranged on the inner side of the same side wall plate of the box body, and the water collecting part is used for collecting water discharged by the air conditioner; the drainage structure is used for draining water in the water collection part out of the tank body, and comprises a water outlet formed in a side wall plate, the water outlet is communicated with the water collection part, and the water collection part comprises a guide part used for guiding the water to the direction of the water outlet.

This container arranges the air conditioner in the inner chamber of box entirely, the water collecting part can collect air conditioner exhaust water and outside through drainage structures discharge box, the guide part of water collecting part is with the outlet of the lateral wall board of air conditioner exhaust water direction box, be favorable to outside the quick discharge box of air conditioner exhaust water, the drainage problem of air conditioner has been solved, because of the air conditioner is whole to be located the inner chamber of box, can not bulge outside the box, so do not influence the transportation of the container of taking the air conditioner, correspondingly avoided the risk that the air conditioner bruised in the transportation, also avoided the risk that the air conditioner was bruised in the use, in addition, the air conditioner does not expose also to make the aesthetic property of whole container obtain promoting.

Based on the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a first implementation manner of the first aspect: the water collection part is positioned below the air conditioner. Like this, the concentration ratio of air conditioner and water-collecting component is high, makes things convenient for water-collecting component to collect the drainage of air conditioner, can simplify the structural arrangement between the two.

Based on the first aspect or the first implementation manner of the first aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a second implementation manner of the first aspect: the side wall plate for mounting the air conditioner and the water collecting part is a door plate of the box body, namely the air conditioner and the water collecting part are both mounted on the back surface of the door plate of the container, wherein the back surface of the door plate refers to one surface facing the inner cavity in a closed state. Thus, the air conditioner is convenient to disassemble, assemble and maintain, and the door opening angle cannot be influenced.

Based on the first aspect, or the first or second implementation manner of the first aspect, the present application provides a third implementation manner of the first aspect: the wall portion of the water collecting part includes a partial wall body of the side wall plate, and the drainage structure includes a drainage port formed at the partial wall body. Thus, the structure of the water collecting component is simplified, and the water discharging structure is also simplified, and the water in the water collecting component can be conveniently discharged out of the tank body by arranging the water discharging port on the side wall plate forming the wall part of the water collecting component.

Based on the first aspect or any one of the first to third embodiments of the first aspect, this application example further provides a fourth embodiment of the first aspect: the drain opening is disposed adjacent to the bottom wall of the water collection member. Therefore, the water collected by the water collecting component can be conveniently and quickly discharged out of the tank body, and the water is prevented from accumulating in the water collecting component.

Based on the first aspect or any one of the first to fourth implementation manners of the first aspect, this application example further provides a fifth implementation manner of the first aspect: the guide portion includes an inclined wall section formed by at least a part of the bottom wall of the water collection member, the inclined wall section having a lower height at an end closer to the drain opening than at an end farther from the drain opening. The guide part is relatively simple in structural design and convenient to implement.

Based on the first aspect or any one of the first to fifth implementation manners of the first aspect, this application example further provides a sixth implementation manner of the first aspect: the water collection part includes a guide structure, the bottom wall of the water collection part has a wall edge part connected with the side wall panel, the guide structure is used for guiding water to a set area of the wall edge part, and the set area can be a middle area of the wall edge part connected with the side wall panel. In this way, the water is collected as much as possible in a set area on the discharge side, such as the middle area, facilitating the arrangement of the corresponding drainage structure and also facilitating the drainage of as much water as possible.

Based on the first aspect or any one of the first to sixth implementation manners of the first aspect, this application example further provides a seventh implementation manner of the first aspect: the container comprises a mounting frame for mounting the air conditioner, the mounting frame comprises a frame portion located below the air conditioner, the frame portion is fixed on the inner wall of the container through a fixing piece, the fixing piece is provided with a supporting surface portion protruding out of the frame portion, and the supporting surface portion is close to the center of the inner cavity relative to the frame portion. Like this, when the installation air conditioner, the supporting surface portion of mounting can have a supporting role to the air conditioner, need not the manpower or hold the air conditioner with the help of extra instrument, makes things convenient for the fastening connection of air conditioner and installing frame.

Based on the seventh implementation manner of the first aspect, the present application provides an eighth implementation manner of the first aspect: at least part of the wall part and the frame part of the water collecting component are of an integrally formed structure. Thus, the number of parts and assembly steps can be reduced.

A second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides an energy storage system, which includes a container and an energy storage battery disposed in the container, where the container is the container of the first aspect or any one of the embodiments of the first aspect. After the container structure is applied, the energy storage system can be transported with an air conditioner during transportation, so that subsequent secondary assembly work is avoided, and damage to the air conditioner during transportation and use is avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a shipping container according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a partial isometric view of a shipping container provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic view in partial cross-section of the container of fig. 1 at the location of the catchment part;

fig. 4 is a simplified view of the sealing gum at the connection portion of the bottom of the water collecting member and the container in the view of the direction a in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The embodiment of the application provides a container, can be applied to the scene that equipment such as energy storage system need install the air conditioner and arrange the air conditioner drainage.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a container according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 2 is a partial isometric view of a shipping container according to an embodiment of the present application.

In this embodiment, the container includes a case 10, an air conditioner 20, a water collecting part 30 and a drainage structure, the case 10 has a relatively closed inner cavity 10a, the air conditioner 20 and the water collecting part 30 are both installed in the inner cavity 10a, and the air conditioner 20 is entirely located in the inner cavity 10a of the case, i.e., the air conditioner 20 is not located outside the case 10.

For convenience of transportation, installation, etc., the enclosure 10 is generally of a rectangular parallelepiped configuration, including a top wall panel 13, a bottom wall panel 14, and four side wall panels, one of which is a door panel 11, it being understood that the door panel 11 can be opened to facilitate installation of the relevant components or equipment into the enclosure 10, and the other side wall panel opposite to the door panel 11 is referred to herein as a back panel 12. In the orientation shown in FIG. 1, the door panel 11 is located on the left side of the enclosure 10, the back panel 12 is located on the right side of the enclosure 10, and the remaining two side wall panels of the enclosure 10 are located between the door panel 11 and the back panel 12. Optionally, the remaining two side wall panels of the enclosure 10 are parallel to each other. Optionally, the remaining two side wall panels of the enclosure 10 are perpendicular to the door panel 11 or the back panel 12. Of course, the shape of the housing 10 may be other shapes as desired for the application.

The top and bottom are defined based on the placement of the container in normal use, and the following related terms shall be defined without specific reference, that is, the top is located at the top and the bottom is located at the bottom in the orientation shown in fig. 1. In addition, reference herein to "inside" refers to a side relatively close to the inner cavity 10a of the container body 10, and "outside" refers to a side relatively far from the inner cavity 10a of the container body 10, and for a container, reference is made to the inner space of the container body 10 in the container body 10, and reference is made to the outer space of the container body 10 outside the container body 10. The use of directional terms is for purposes of understanding and convenience and is not intended to limit the scope of protection.

In the container, the water collecting part 30 is used for collecting water discharged from the air conditioner 20, and the water discharging structure is used for discharging the water in the water collecting part 30 to the outside of the container body 10. It is understood that the water collecting part 30 has a receiving chamber capable of receiving water.

Air conditioner 20 is held in box 10, collect the discharged water of air conditioner 20 through water collecting part 30, including the internal circulation water and the extrinsic cycle water of air conditioner 20, the water drainage structure of rethread is with outside the box of the water collecting part 30 internal collection, the drainage problem of air conditioner 20 has been solved like this, because of air conditioner 20 is located the inner chamber 10a of box 10, do not have the structure of protrusion in the box 10 outside, so can not influence the transportation of the container of taking air conditioner 20, make the container of taking air conditioner 20 can transport according to standard container sea transport mode, can not additionally increase the cost of transportation, correspondingly also avoid the risk that air conditioner 20 can bruise in the transportation, and the risk that air conditioner 20 is bruised in the use, simultaneously, air conditioner 20 does not expose and also makes the aesthetic property of whole container obtain promoting. In addition, in a normal installation, in order to avoid affecting the internal structure of the container, the door panel 11 of the container is opened toward the outside of the container, and the installation of the air conditioner 20 and the water collecting part 30 inside the door panel 11 does not limit the opening angle range of the door panel 11. The aforementioned standard container shipping mode refers to the standard container, i.e. the maximum contour of the container is the maximum outer contour of the container body.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the air conditioner 20 and the water collection part 30 are both mounted on the door panel 11 of the cabinet 10, and the water collection part 30 is disposed below the air conditioner 20, so that the water collection part 30 is convenient to collect the drainage of the air conditioner 20, which is beneficial to simplifying the structural arrangement.

The water collecting part 30 may be in the form of an opening having a receiving cavity, the bottom wall of the air conditioner 20 is positioned above the water collecting part 30, and a drain hole thereof may correspond to the opening of the water collecting part 30, so that the drain of the air conditioner 20 may be directly discharged into the water collecting part 30 without providing an additional drain part between the air conditioner 20 and the water collecting part 30, and the structure is relatively simpler. Wherein, the bottom wall of the air conditioner 20 can directly block the opening of the water collecting part 30 and contact with the top opening of the water collecting part 30, so as to prevent impurities and the like from entering the water collecting part 30; in addition, can sealing connection between the diapire of air conditioner 20 and the uncovered of part 30 that catchments, for example realize sealedly through the mode of beating sealing colloid etc. avoid impurity to get into in the part 30 that catchments on the one hand, not good clearance, on the other hand can avoid the part 30 that catchments water or the drainage of air conditioner 20 to fall to in the inner chamber 10 a.

In other embodiments, the top of the water collecting component 30 may not be open, so that a water inlet needs to be disposed on the top wall of the water collecting component 30 to receive the drained water of the air conditioner 20, a water inlet pipeline may be disposed between the drain hole of the air conditioner 20 and the water inlet of the water collecting component 30 as needed, and the drain hole of the bottom wall of the air conditioner 20 may be directly aligned with the water inlet on the top wall of the water collecting component 30, and how to dispose may be adjusted according to actual application requirements.

In practical installation, the internal circulation water of the air conditioner 20 can be introduced into the external circulation water and discharged into the water collection part 30 together with the external circulation water, so that the water outlet of the external circulation water of the air conditioner 20 is ensured to correspond to the water collection part 30. Of course, in other embodiments, the internal circulation water of the air conditioner 20 may also be directly discharged into the water collecting part 30 by providing a pipe or the like.

In this embodiment, the side of the water collecting component 30 facing the door panel 11 is an opening structure, after the water collecting component 30 is connected to the door panel 11, the door panel 11 blocks the opening, a part of the inner wall of the door panel 11 forms a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity, the water discharging structure includes a water discharging opening 111 formed on the door panel 11, the water discharging opening 111 is formed in an area corresponding to a part of the inner wall of the door panel 11, that is, the water discharging opening 111 is formed in a plate body of the door panel 11 used for forming a wall portion of the water collecting component 30, so that after the water discharged from the air conditioner 20 is collected in the water collecting component 30, the water can be directly discharged out of the box 10 through the water discharging opening 111, the structure is simple and easy to implement, and the space in the box 10 is not excessively occupied.

As shown in fig. 1, the water outlet 111 is disposed near the bottom wall of the water collection member 30, which facilitates timely discharge of water in the water collection member 30 and prevents accumulation. As shown in fig. 2, the plurality of water discharge ports 111 are arranged substantially along the side length direction of the wall where the water collecting member 30 is connected to the door panel 11.

The drainage port 111 of the door panel 11 may be formed in a louver-like manner, so that a shield is formed at the position of the drainage port 111 to prevent foreign substances outside the cabinet 10 from entering the inside of the water collection member 30 through the drainage port 111.

In another embodiment, the door panel 11 may not form part of the wall of the water collecting member 30, and the water collecting member 30 may include a peripheral wall and a bottom wall which are closed in the circumferential direction, and a part of the peripheral wall is connected to the door panel 11, in this case, the drainage structure may be a drainage through hole or the like which penetrates the peripheral wall of the water collecting member 30 and the door panel 11, and similarly, the drainage through hole of the door panel 11 may be formed in a louver type as shown in fig. 1 in order to prevent foreign substances from entering the water collecting member 30. In other embodiments, the drainage structure may be a pipe structure or the like communicating the water collecting member 30 and the exterior of the door panel 11, depending on structural restrictions, installation methods, or the like.

In this embodiment, the water collecting part 30 includes a guide part for guiding water toward the direction of the water discharge opening 111, i.e., the door panel 11, which facilitates the water discharged into the water collecting part 30 of the air conditioner 20 to be discharged through the water discharge opening 111 in time.

Referring to fig. 3, the structure of the air conditioner 20 is not shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, the whole bottom wall 31 of the water collecting member 30 for containing water is inclined, and as can be seen from fig. 1, the height of the bottom wall 31 of the water collecting member 30 for containing water near the water outlet 111 is lower than that of the bottom wall 31 for containing water far from the water outlet, so that the water discharged into the water collecting member 30 flows toward the water outlet 111 along the bottom wall 31 under the action of gravity, and can be conveniently discharged in time.

The receiving bottom wall 31 of the water collection member 30 has a planar structure, so that the water collection member 30 has a triangular cross-section as seen in fig. 1.

In other embodiments, an inclined structure similar to the foregoing may be formed only at the portion of the water collecting member 30 accommodating the bottom wall 31, and of course, the bottom wall of the water collecting member 30 may still have an inclined structure as a whole, but from the direction from the center of the inner cavity 10a toward the door panel 11 (in the direction from right to left as shown in fig. 1), the bottom wall of the water collecting member 30 may be divided into a plurality of inclined segments, each of which is inclined to a different degree. Of course, the guide portion may be provided in the form of the inclined wall section, and may have another configuration capable of guiding water toward the drain port 111.

In this embodiment, the water collecting part 30 is further provided with a guide structure for guiding water to a middle region of the bottom wall side where the water collecting part 30 is connected to the door panel 11, and collecting water as much as possible in a middle region of the discharge side, which is advantageous for discharging as much water as possible, so that the water discharge opening 111 provided in the door panel 11 can be relatively concentrated in the middle region of the bottom wall side where the water collecting part 30 is connected to the door panel 11.

The connection position of water collection part 30 and door plant 11 is sealed to be set up to ensure the leakproofness of the chamber that holds that forms, prevent that the water that air conditioner 20 was discharged from leaking to inner chamber 10a, the connection position of water collection part 30 and door plant 11 can be sealed through the form of beating sealed glue.

The above-mentioned guiding structure can be realized by using a sealing gum, referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a simplified diagram of the sealing gum at the connecting portion of the bottom of the water collecting part and the container in the view of direction a in fig. 1, and it can be understood that fig. 4 is a right view in fig. 1. The part that water collection part 30 and door plant 11 are connected, including the lateral wall limit that holds the diapire 311 that diapire and door plant 11 are connected and two lateral walls of water collection part 30 and door plant 1 are connected, all realize sealing in the position that is close to holding diapire 31 through sealed glue 32, sealed glue 32 can present the structure that both ends height middle is low when gluing, form two guide walls 321 towards diapire limit 311 middle zone slope like this, these two guide walls 321 form aforementioned guide structure. The both ends and the middle are based on the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 311 connecting the water collecting member 30 and the door panel 11, that is, the left-right direction in fig. 4.

Of course, in other embodiments, the guiding structure may not be formed by the gluing effect of the sealant 32, for example, an inclined wall plate or the like may be provided on both sides of the bottom wall edge 311 of the water collecting component 30 to achieve the guiding effect. In other embodiments, the guiding structure may be arranged to guide water to other positions of the bottom wall 311 where the water collecting member 30 is connected to the door panel 11, for example, to one end position of the water collection, and is not limited to the intermediate region.

As shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner 20 is installed on the back surface of the door panel 11 through the installation frame 21, where the back surface refers to the surface facing the inner cavity 10a in the closed state of the door panel 11, so that the air conditioner 20 is ensured to be located in the inner space of the cabinet 10 without being exposed to the outside.

In this embodiment, the mounting frame 21 includes a first frame portion 211 and a second frame portion 212, the first frame portion 211 and the second frame portion 212 are arranged in the height direction of the door panel 11, the first frame portion 211 is located above the door panel 11 relatively, the second frame portion 212 is located below the door panel 11 relatively, the air conditioner 20 is mounted between the first frame portion 211 and the second frame portion 212, and may be fixed by a fastener such as a screw, and the air conditioner 20 and the mounting frame 21 may be sealed by a sealing rubber strip provided on the air conditioner 20 itself, or may be sealed by a sealing strip or a sealing colloid provided after mounting.

Specifically, the first frame portion 211 may be fixed to the back surface of the door panel 11 by a first fixing member 221, the second frame portion 212 may be fixed to the back surface of the door panel 11 by a second fixing member 222, the first fixing member 221 and the second fixing member 222 are both L-shaped structures, and are disposed back to back in the height direction of the door panel 11, the first frame portion 211 is fixed to a mounting surface of the first fixing member 221 facing the second fixing member 222, and the second frame portion 212 is fixed to a mounting surface of the second fixing member 222 facing the first fixing member 221.

In actual installation, the mounting surface of the second fixing member 222 has a supporting surface portion 2221 protruding out of the second frame portion 212, as shown in fig. 3, it can be understood that the supporting surface portion 2221 is close to the center of the inner cavity 10a relative to the second frame portion 212, so that when the air conditioner 20 is installed, the supporting surface portion 2221 can temporarily support the air conditioner 20, the air conditioner 20 is supported without manpower or by means of an additional tool, and the air conditioner 20 is conveniently fastened and connected to the mounting frame 21.

In this embodiment, the top surface of the second frame portion 212 located below may be an inclined surface adapted to the accommodating bottom wall 31 of the water collecting component 30, so that the water collecting component 30 may be directly mounted on the top surface of the second frame portion 212, and specifically, the fixing of the two may be achieved by a fastener such as a screw. In another embodiment, the main structure of the water collecting member 30 may be integrally formed with the second frame portion 212, so as to reduce the number of components and reduce the number of assembling processes.

In other embodiments, the first frame portion 211 and the second frame portion 212 for installing the air conditioner 20 may also be arranged along the horizontal direction of the door panel 1, and are not limited to be arranged in the height direction of the door panel 11, in this case, the water collection component 30 located below the air conditioner 20 is a relatively independent structure, and may be directly connected with the door panel 11 according to the structural requirement, or may be assembled with the door panel 11 by a structure similar to the aforementioned first or second fixing member.

In the illustrated example, the air conditioner 20 and the water collecting part 30 are both installed on the back surface of the door panel 11, that is, the air conditioner 20 and the water collecting part 30 are both installed on one side wall plate of the cabinet 10, and the air conditioner 20 and the water collecting part 30 may also be installed on other side wall plates of the cabinet 10, for example, the back plate 12, as long as other installation structures in the cabinet 10 are not affected, according to the application.

In addition to the container, the embodiment of the present application further provides an energy storage system, where the energy storage system includes a container and an energy storage battery disposed in the container, and the container of the energy storage system is the container described in the foregoing embodiment, and it can be understood with reference to the foregoing description, and details are not described here. After the energy storage system adopts the container, the container can be transported with an air conditioner during transportation, no damage hidden danger exists, and follow-up secondary assembly work can be avoided.

The principles and embodiments of the present application are explained herein using specific examples, which are provided only to help understand the method and the core idea of the present application. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, it is possible to make several improvements and modifications to the present application without departing from the principle of the present application, and such improvements and modifications also fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A container is characterized by comprising a box body, an air conditioner, a water collecting part and a drainage structure; the air conditioner and the water collecting part are both positioned in an inner cavity of the box body and are both arranged on the inner side of the same side wall plate of the box body, and the water collecting part is used for collecting water discharged by the air conditioner; the drainage structure is used for discharging water in the water collecting part out of the box body, and comprises a water outlet formed in the side wall plate, the water outlet is communicated with the water collecting part, and the water collecting part comprises a guide part used for guiding the water to the direction of the water outlet.

2. The container of claim 1, wherein the water collection part is located below the air conditioner.

3. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said side wall panel on which said air conditioner and said water collecting part are mounted is a door panel of said box body.

4. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the walls of the water collecting part comprise part walls of the side wall panels, the drain opening being formed in said part walls.

5. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the drain opening is provided adjacent the bottom wall of the water collection part.

6. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the guide portion includes an inclined wall section formed at least in part by the base wall of the water collection member, the inclined wall section being of a lower height at an end proximal to the drain opening than at an end distal from the drain opening.

7. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the water collection part includes guide formations, the bottom wall of the water collection part having a bottom wall edge connected to the side wall panel, the guide formations being adapted to guide water towards a designated area of the bottom wall edge.

8. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container includes a mounting frame for mounting the air conditioner, the mounting frame including a frame portion located below the air conditioner; the frame part is fixed on the inner wall of the container through a fixing part, the fixing part is provided with a supporting surface part protruding out of the frame part, and the supporting surface part is close to the center of the inner cavity relative to the frame part.

9. A container as claimed in claim 8, in which at least part of the wall portion of the water-collecting member is of integral construction with the frame portion.

10. An energy storage system comprising an energy storage battery and a container as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9, the energy storage battery being located within the container.