CN220914437U

CN220914437U - Battery cluster and energy storage system

Info

Publication number: CN220914437U
Application number: CN202322474772.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 晏梓铭; 尚靖清; 李文龙; 侯敏; 曹辉
Original assignee: Shanghai Ruipu Energy Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Ruipu Energy Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-12
Filing date: 2023-09-12
Publication date: 2024-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 2033-09-12

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of energy storage batteries and discloses a battery cluster and an energy storage system, wherein the battery cluster comprises a battery frame main body, a first baffle plate and a second baffle plate, a plurality of accommodating spaces for accommodating modules or battery packs or plug boxes or high-voltage boxes are defined in the battery frame main body, the accommodating spaces penetrate through the battery frame main body along a first direction and form a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings at the front end and the rear end of the first direction, the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are respectively arranged at the two ends of the battery frame main body along the first direction, the first baffle plate shields part of the first openings, and the second baffle plate shields part of the second openings. The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the air flow path in the battery cluster is limited by the baffle, condensation, frosting or other adverse consequences caused by mixed flow of cold air and hot air at the vacancy are avoided, the storage environment of the battery is improved, meanwhile, the baffle can also achieve the purpose of reducing dust and other impurities to enter the battery cluster, and the cleanliness of circulating air in the battery cluster is improved.

Description

Battery cluster and energy storage system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of energy storage batteries, in particular to a battery cluster and an energy storage system.

Background

In the energy storage industry, in order to save research and development cost and time, standardization and platformization of products have become industry trends, and the design of battery clusters also follows the trends. The battery cluster has a plurality of accommodating spaces for accommodating a large number of batteries or other electrical devices, etc. In the application of practical projects, the requirements of users on the battery capacities of the battery clusters are different, so that on the basis of adopting the platform battery clusters, in order to meet the requirements of users on the different battery capacities of the battery clusters, different numbers of empty space accommodating spaces possibly exist in the battery clusters, and as the battery storage requirements are low-temperature ventilation environments, the empty space accommodating spaces are easy to cause problems of frosting, condensation and the like, so that the battery storage environment is poor, and adverse effects are further generated on the battery.

Therefore, a new battery cluster and energy storage system are needed to solve the above technical problems.

Disclosure of utility model

The application aims to provide a battery cluster and an energy storage system so as to solve the problem of poor battery storage environment.

The application aims at realizing the following technical scheme:

A battery cluster comprising: the battery rack comprises a battery rack body, a first baffle and a second baffle, wherein a plurality of accommodating spaces are defined in the battery rack body, each accommodating space penetrates through the battery rack body along a first direction, a first opening and a second opening are formed in the front end and the rear end of the first direction, the first baffle is mounted at one end of the battery rack body along the first direction, the second baffle is mounted at the other end of the battery rack body along the first direction, the first baffle shields part of the first openings, and the second baffle shields part of the second openings.

In some embodiments of the present application, a third baffle is further included, and when a third opening is formed at an end of the battery rack main body in the second direction, the third baffle is covered on the third opening;

The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

In some embodiments of the application, the first baffle, the second baffle and the third baffle are all detachably mounted on the battery rack body.

In some embodiments of the application, the first baffle, the second baffle and the third baffle are mounted on the battery rack body by a threaded connection or a snap-fit connection.

In some embodiments of the application, the first baffle and the second baffle are disposed opposite in the first direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, the battery rack main body includes a frame, a plurality of posts extending in the second direction and mounted to the frame at intervals in a third direction, and the posts are mounted to both ends of the frame in the first direction, and a plurality of brackets extending in the first direction and mounted to the posts at intervals in the second direction;

The first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

In some embodiments of the application, the frame further comprises a plurality of cross beams extending in the third direction and spaced apart from the posts mounted to one end of the frame in the second direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, the bracket includes a mounting portion fixedly mounted to the upright, and a support portion connected to the mounting portion and extending in a direction away from the upright, adjacent support portions defining the receiving space.

In some embodiments of the application, the frame, the upright and the bracket are welded together.

An energy storage system comprising a battery cluster as described above.

According to the battery cluster and the energy storage system, the accommodating space is formed in the battery rack main body and is used for storing a plurality of modules or battery packs or plug boxes or high-voltage boxes, the accommodating space is communicated in the first direction, so that a worker can withdraw or put the batteries back into the accommodating space in the first direction, the first baffle and the second baffle are respectively arranged at the first opening position and the second opening position and are used for blocking the empty space accommodating space after the batteries are taken out, the airflow path in the battery cluster is limited, condensation, frosting or other adverse effects caused by mixed flow of cold and hot air at the empty position are avoided, the storage environment of the batteries is improved, meanwhile, the baffle can also play the role of reducing dust and other impurities to enter the battery cluster, and the cleanliness of circulating air in the battery cluster is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a battery cluster according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of a battery cluster according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic rear view of a battery cluster according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of an exploded structure of a battery cluster according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 1.

In the figure, 1, a battery rack main body; 11. a frame; 12. a column; 13. a bracket; 131. a mounting part; 132. a support part; 14. a cross beam; 2. a first baffle; 3. a second baffle; 4. an accommodating space; 5. a first opening; 6. a second opening; 7. a third baffle; 8. a third opening;

X, a first direction; y, second direction; z, third direction.

Detailed Description

The following describes in further detail the embodiments of the present utility model with reference to the drawings and examples. The following examples are illustrative of the utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "top," "bottom," and the like as used herein indicate an orientation or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

As shown in fig. 1-5, an embodiment of the present application proposes a battery cluster including: the battery rack comprises a battery rack body 1, a first baffle plate 2 and a second baffle plate 3, wherein a plurality of accommodating spaces 4 are defined in the battery rack body 1, each accommodating space 4 penetrates through the battery rack body 1 along a first direction X, a first opening 5 and a second opening 6 are formed at the front end and the rear end of the battery rack body in the first direction X, the first baffle plate 2 is mounted at one end of the battery rack body 1 along the first direction X, the second baffle plate 3 is mounted at the other end of the battery rack body 1 along the first direction X, the first baffle plate 2 shields part of the first openings 5, and the second baffle plate 3 shields part of the second openings 6.

The accommodating space 4 is used for accommodating a battery, an inserting box, a high-voltage box or the like, and the specific structural form of the battery is not limited in the embodiment of the application, and the battery can be a battery module, a battery pack or the like. By increasing or decreasing the number of batteries, the design requirements of different capacities of the battery cluster can be met.

Based on the above technical scheme, the battery cluster of the application has the advantages that the accommodating space 4 is formed in the battery rack main body 1, the accommodating space 4 is communicated along the first direction X, so that a worker can draw out or put back the battery into the accommodating space 4 along the first direction X, the first baffle plate 2 and the second baffle plate 3 are respectively arranged at the position of the first opening 5 and the position of the second opening 6 and are used for blocking the empty space accommodating space 4 without the battery, thereby limiting the airflow path in the battery cluster, avoiding condensation, frosting or other adverse effects caused by cold and hot air mixed flow at the empty position, improving the storage environment of the battery, and simultaneously, the baffle plates can also play the role of reducing dust and other impurities to enter the battery cluster and improving the cleanliness of circulating air in the battery cluster.

Wherein, the baffle can adopt forms such as demountable installation, door-type installation, as long as guarantee accommodation space 4 can switch between opening and closing. Preferably, the first direction X is a front-back direction, i.e. a direction facing and away from the user, and exemplified by the first opening 5 facing the front side and the second opening 6 facing the rear side, the first baffle 2 can be used to avoid hot air entering the battery cluster from the reserved empty space 4, so as to avoid the problem of self-circulation of hot air in the battery cluster; the second baffle 3 can be used for avoiding cold air to enter the battery cluster from the reserved vacancy accommodation space 4, so that the problem that the cold air is gathered at a local position and cannot be discharged circularly, so that the local temperature is lower, and the integral temperature difference in the battery cluster is increased is solved.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the battery rack further includes a third baffle 7, where a third opening 8 is formed at an end of the battery rack main body 1 in the second direction Y, and the third baffle 7 is covered on the third opening 8; the first direction X is perpendicular to the second direction Y. When the reserved vacancy accommodation space 4 is located at the end part of the battery cluster in the second direction Y, as the end part of the second space of the battery rack main body 1 is not blocked by other plug boxes or battery packs, a third baffle 7 is additionally added at the position to block the third opening 8, so that the purpose of preventing cold and hot air mixing is further achieved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the first baffle 2, the second baffle 3 and the third baffle 7 are detachably mounted on the battery frame body 1. The first baffle 2, the second baffle 3 and the third baffle 7 adopt a detachable installation mode, so that the shielding and exposing of the accommodating space 4 can be realized conveniently and rapidly.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the first baffle 2, the second baffle 3 and the third baffle 7 are mounted on the battery frame body 1 by screw connection or snap connection. The screw connection can utilize the screwdriver to cooperate the fastener to carry out simple and convenient installation and dismantlement, and the buckle is connected then can utilize the draw-in groove and the cooperation mode of buckle to carry out simple and convenient installation and dismantlement to further promote the assembly convenience.

In some embodiments of the application, as shown in fig. 1-4, the first baffle 2 and the second baffle 3 are disposed opposite in the first direction X. The relative arrangement of the first baffle plate 2 and the second baffle plate 3 can avoid cold and hot air to enter the accommodating space 4 from the openings at two sides of the battery rack main body 1 at the same time, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of poor battery storage environment caused by mixed flow of cold and hot air.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the battery rack main body 1 includes a frame 11, a plurality of posts 12, and a plurality of brackets 13, wherein the posts 12 extend along the second direction Y and are mounted on the frame 11 at intervals in a third direction Z, the posts 12 are mounted on both ends of the frame 11 in the first direction X, and the brackets 13 extend along the first direction X and are mounted on the posts 12 at intervals in the second direction Y; the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z are perpendicular to each other. The frame 11 comprises a top plate and two side plates arranged along the third direction Z, and an integral space is formed in the frame 11, wherein the upright posts 12 are arranged on the frame 11 and can play a role of supporting the frame 11, and the bottom of each upright post 12 can be provided with a sheet-shaped structure with larger cross section area, so that the battery rack main body 1 is placed in a manner that the sheet-shaped structure is placed on the ground, the pressure can be effectively shared, and the battery rack is more stable; the brackets 13 are transversely mounted on the upright posts 12 so as to form a receiving space 4 between adjacent brackets 13 for receiving a battery, a battery pack, or the like. Preferably, the first direction X is a front-rear direction, the second direction Y is an up-down direction, and the third direction Z is a left-right direction.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 1-3 and 5, the frame further includes a plurality of cross members 14, and the cross members 14 extend along the third direction Z and are mounted to the upright 12 at one end of the frame 11 at intervals in the second direction Y. The crossbeam 14 is installed in one side stand 12, not only can play the effect of strengthening battery rack main part 1, can play spacing effect moreover, and the battery inserts accommodation space 4 from the front side of battery rack main part 1, and when the rear side of battery reached the position of crossbeam 14, crossbeam 14 supported the battery and made it unable back again to remove to reach spacing purpose, the battery obtains good settling.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the bracket 13 includes a mounting portion 131 and a supporting portion 132, the mounting portion 131 is fixedly mounted on the upright 12, the supporting portion 132 is connected to the mounting portion 131 and extends in a direction away from the upright 12, and adjacent supporting portions 132 define the accommodating space 4. The mounting portion 131 and the supporting portion 132 are integrally formed, the mounting portion 131 can serve as a mounting base body to fix the bracket 13 on the upright post 12, the supporting portion 132 can be used for placing batteries, and one battery can be supported and placed through the supporting portions 132 on the left side and the right side.

More specifically, the frame 11, the upright 12 and the bracket 13 are welded together. The welding connection belongs to one of the fixed connection, has high strength and low cost, and can well meet the connection requirements among the frame 11, the upright post 12 and the bracket 13.

In some embodiments of the present application, the battery holder body 1 is made of iron, copper or aluminum. The battery rack main body 1 can be supported by adopting the three metal materials, wherein the iron battery rack main body 1 is low in price, the copper battery rack main body 1 is good in rust prevention effect, the aluminum battery rack main body 1 is light in weight, and the strength of the three metal supported battery rack main bodies 1 can meet the use requirements, so that the battery rack is good in durability.

Another embodiment of the present application provides an energy storage system comprising a battery cluster as described above. The energy storage system includes all the beneficial effects of the above-mentioned battery clusters, and will not be described in detail herein.

In summary, the battery cluster and the energy storage system of the application are characterized in that the battery rack main body 1 is internally provided with the accommodating space 4 for storing a plurality of modules or battery packs or plug boxes or high-voltage boxes, the accommodating space 4 is communicated along the first direction X, so that a worker can withdraw or put the battery back into the accommodating space 4 along the first direction X, the first baffle 2 and the second baffle 3 are respectively arranged at the position of the first opening 5 and the position of the second opening 6 and are used for blocking the empty space accommodating space 4 after the battery is taken out, thereby limiting the airflow path in the battery cluster, avoiding condensation, frosting or other bad results caused by cold and hot air mixed flow at the empty space, improving the storage environment of the battery, simultaneously achieving the purposes of reducing dust and other impurities to enter the battery cluster, and improving the cleanliness of circulating air in the battery cluster.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that modifications and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical principles of the present application, and these modifications and substitutions should also be considered as being within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A battery cluster, comprising: battery frame main part (1), first baffle (2) and second baffle (3), be defined with a plurality of accommodation spaces (4) in battery frame main part (1), every accommodation space (4) link up along first direction (X) battery frame main part (1) and be in both ends form first opening (5) and second opening (6) around first direction (X), first baffle (2) install in battery frame main part (1) are followed one end of first direction (X), second baffle (3) install in battery frame main part (1) are followed the other end of first direction (X), first baffle (2) shelter from partial quantity first opening (5), second baffle (3) shelter from partial quantity second opening (6).

2. The battery cluster according to claim 1, further comprising a third baffle (7), wherein when a third opening (8) is formed at an end of the battery rack main body (1) in the second direction (Y), the third baffle (7) covers the third opening (8);

The first direction (X) is perpendicular to the second direction (Y).

3. The battery cluster according to claim 2, wherein the first baffle (2), the second baffle (3) and the third baffle (7) are all detachably mounted on the battery rack body (1).

4. A battery cluster according to claim 3, characterized in that the first, second and third baffles (2, 3, 7) are mounted to the battery rack body (1) by a threaded or snap-fit connection.

5. The battery cluster according to claim 1, characterized in that the first baffle (2) and the second baffle (3) are oppositely arranged in the first direction (X).

6. The battery cluster according to claim 2, wherein the battery rack main body (1) includes a frame (11), a plurality of posts (12) and a plurality of brackets (13), the posts (12) extend in the second direction (Y) and are mounted to the frame (11) at intervals in a third direction (Z), and the posts (12) are mounted to both ends of the frame (11) in the first direction (X), and the brackets (13) extend in the first direction (X) and are mounted to the posts (12) at intervals in the second direction (Y);

the first direction (X), the second direction (Y) and the third direction (Z) are perpendicular to each other.

7. The battery cluster according to claim 6, further comprising a plurality of cross beams (14), the cross beams (14) extending in the third direction (Z) and being mounted at intervals to the posts (12) at one end of the frame (11) in the second direction (Y).

8. The battery cluster according to claim 6, wherein the bracket (13) comprises a mounting portion (131) and a supporting portion (132), the mounting portion (131) being fixedly mounted to the upright (12), the supporting portion (132) being connected to the mounting portion (131) and extending in a direction away from the upright (12), adjacent supporting portions (132) defining the accommodation space (4).

9. The battery cluster according to claim 6, characterized in that welded connection is used between the frame (11), the uprights (12) and the brackets (13).

10. An energy storage system comprising a battery cluster according to any one of claims 1-9.