US20210313614A1

US20210313614A1 - Electric energy storage device and electric tool system

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Publication number: US20210313614A1
Application number: US17/349,923
Authority: US
Inventors: Chuanjun Liu; An Yan
Original assignee: Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-20
Filing date: 2021-06-17
Publication date: 2021-10-07
Also published as: EP3890084A1; US20220115731A1; US20240079707A1; WO2020125213A1; WO2020125210A1; EP3890146A1; AU2019411162A1; US20210305617A1; EP3890146A4; EP3890145A4; EP3890084A4; WO2020125211A1; US11855299B2; US11637347B2; US20210305653A1; WO2020125209A1; AU2019410335A1; EP3890145A1; US20220069407A1; EP3890144A4

Abstract

The disclosure provides an energy storage device comprising four energy units with a same rated voltage and a socket, wherein the four energy units are equally divided into two energy modules, and the socket comprises two voltage output terminals respectively connected with a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the electric energy storage device. The socket is further provided with an in-module control part for switching the connection state of two energy units in the energy modules and an inter-module control part for switching the connection state between the two energy modules. The disclosure provides an electric tool system, wherein the electric tool is provided with a plug coupled with a socket. The energy storage device can provide three output voltages, which can be matched with electric tools with different rated voltages, improves the adaptability of the electric energy storage devices, and reduces the cost.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a Continuation Application of PCT application No. PCT/CN2019/114237 filed on Oct. 30, 2019, which claims the benefit of CN201811564279.0 filed on Dec. 20, 2018, CN201811564074.2 filed on Dec. 20, 2018, CN201811566089.2 filed on Dec. 20, 2018,CN201811564236.2 filed on Dec. 20,2018, CN201822146585.4 filed on Dec. 20, 2018, CN201822146597.7 filed on Dec. 20, 2018 CN201822145919.6 filed on Dec. 20, 2018, CN201822146566.1 filed on Dec. 20, 2018, CN201822145933.6 filed on Dec. 20, 2018. All the above are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The disclosure relates to the field of electric tools, in particular to an electric energy storage device and an electric tool using the electric energy storage device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

In the garden machinery and power tool industry, power tools are generally has a rated working voltage, which means the whole machine with different voltage platforms needs battery packs of different voltage platforms to provide power, so that different battery packs need to be prepared to adapt to the electric tool with different rated working voltages, the cost is increased, and the resource is wasteful.
Therefore, it is necessary to design an improved electric energy storage device and an electric tool using the electric energy storage device to solve the above problems.

SUMMARY

The object of the present disclosure to provide an electric energy storage device which can provide three output voltages, and an electric tool system using the electric energy storage device.
To achieve the above object, the disclosure provides the following solution, an electric energy storage device comprises four energy units with the same rated voltage, wherein the four energy units are equally divided into two energy modules; and the electric energy storage device is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and the electric energy storage device is provided with a socket, wherein the socket comprises two voltage output terminals respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the socket is provided with an in-module control part corresponding to each energy module, the in-module control part controls two energy units in the energy module to be in a parallel connection state or a series connection state and can be switched between the parallel connection state and the series connection state, and the socket is provided with an inter-module control part, wherein the inter-module control part controls the two energy modules to be in a parallel connection state or a series connection state and can switch between the parallel connection state and the series connection state.
In an embodiment, the socket is provided with two in-module control parts, each in-module control part is provided with two parallel switches and one series switch, the two parallel switches connect two energy units in the energy module in parallel, the series switch connects two energy units in the energy module in series, and in an initial state, one kind of the parallel switches and the series switch of the in-module control part is in a conducting state, and the other kind is in an off state.
In an embodiment, the inter-module control part is provided with two parallel switches which connect the two energy modules in parallel and one series switch which connects the two energy modules in series, and in an initial state, one kind of the parallel switches and the series switch of the inter-module control part is in a conducting state, and the other kind is in an off state.
In an embodiment, the series switch or the parallel switch in the in-module control part each are individually arranged in one row; the series switch of the in-module control part are arranged in one row, and the two parallel switches are arranged in the other row; or the two parallel switches and the series switch of the in-module control part are arranged in one row.
In an embodiment, four parallel switches of two in-module control parts are arranged in one row; or four parallel switches and two series switches of two in-module control parts are arranged in the same row.
In an embodiment, the series switch or the parallel switches in the inter-module control part each are individually arranged into a row; the series switch in the inter-module control part is arranged in one row, and the two parallel switches are arranged in the other row; or the two parallel switches and the series switch of the inter-module control part are arranged in one row.
In an embodiment, the six parallel switches and the three series switches of the in-module control parts and the inter-module control part are transversely arranged into two to three rows.
In an embodiment, each parallel switch and the series switch are provided with two parts separated left and right, each part is provided with one contact arm, wherein the two contact arms of the parallel switch or the series switch in a conducting state are in contact with each other, and the two contact arms of the parallel switch or the series switch in a breaking state are separated from each other.
To achieve the above object, the disclosure also provides the following technical solution. An electric tool system includes an electric tool and the electric energy storage device, wherein the electric tool is provided with a plug which is coupled with the socket, and the plug is provided with two connection pieces which are respectively and electrically connected with two voltage output terminals.
In an embodiment, an internal switching part matched with the in-module control part is arranged on the plug, one of the parallel switch and the series switch of the in-module control part is a normally closed switch, the other is a normally open switch, and the internal switching part comprises an insulating part for opening the normally closed switch and a conducting part for conducting the normally open switch, so as to change the two energy units in the energy module from parallel connection to series connection or from series connection to parallel connection.
In an embodiment, an external switching part matched with the inter-module control part is arranged on the plug, one of the parallel switch and the series switch of the inter-module control part is a normally closed switch, the other is a normally open switch, and the external switching part comprises an insulating part for opening the normally closed switch and a conducting part for conducting the normally open switch , so as to change the two energy modules from parallel connection to series connection or from series connection to parallel connection.
In an embodiment, a plurality of conductive parts are arranged in an integrated structure and are respectively contacted with a plurality of normally open switches located in the same row, and insulating separation parts are arranged between adjacent conductive parts; or the conductive part and the insulating part are arranged into an integrated structure and are respectively contacted with the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch located in the same row.
To achieve the above object, the disclosure also provides the following technical solution. An electric tool system includes a low-voltage electric tool, a medium-voltage electric tool, a high-voltage electric tool, and the electric energy storage device, wherein the low-voltage electric tool is provided with a low-voltage plug, the low-voltage plug is coupled with the socket and enables four energy units to be in a full parallel connection state; the high-voltage electric tool is provided with a high-voltage plug which is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be in a full series connection state; the medium-voltage electric tool is provided with a medium-voltage plug which is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be in a medium-voltage state that every two energy units are connected in series and then connected in parallel or every two energy units are connected in parallel and then connected in series.
In an embodiment, the electric tool system further includes a low-voltage battery pack matched with the low-voltage electric tool, a medium-voltage battery pack matched with the medium-voltage electric tool or a high-voltage battery pack matched with the high-voltage electric tool.
The beneficial effects of the disclosure are: the electrical energy storage device has a variety of output voltages, which increases the application range of the electrical energy storage device and reduces the cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the connection of four energy units of the electric energy storage device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an initial circuit connection of four energy units of the electric energy storage device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a terminal arrangement diagram of the electric energy storage device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the connection between the electric energy storage device and the low-voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of a low-voltage plug coupled to the electric energy storage device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the electric energy storage device engaged with the low-voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electrical energy storage device when mated with a low voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a structure in which the insulating part and the conductive part of the low-voltage plug are all integrally provided.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a structure in which an insulating part of a low-voltage plug is integrally provided and a conductive part is additionally integrally provided.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the connection between the electric energy storage device and the medium-voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the structure of a medium-voltage plug matched with the electric energy storage device to the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the electric energy storage device engaged with a medium-voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric energy storage device mated with a medium-voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing a structure in which an insulating part and a conductive part of an in-module control part of a medium-voltage plug are integrally provided.

FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a structure in which a conductive part of an in-module control part of a medium-voltage plug is integrally provided.

FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing the structure of the electric energy storage device matched with the high-voltage plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing the connection of four energy units of the electric energy storage device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an initial circuit connection schematic diagram of four energy units of the electric energy storage device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a terminal arrangement diagram of the electric energy storage device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a schematic view showing the structure of the electric energy storage device mated with the low-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a schematic view showing the connection between the electric energy storage device and the medium-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a schematic view showing the structure of a medium-voltage plug mated with the electric energy storage device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the electric energy storage device mated with a medium-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric energy storage device mated with a medium-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a schematic view showing the connection between the electric energy storage device and the high-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a schematic view showing the structure of a high-voltage plug coupled to the electric energy storage device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a schematic view of the electric energy storage device engaged with the high-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric energy storage device matched with the high-voltage plug according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a schematic view showing a structure in which an insulating part and a conductive part are integrally provided.

FIG. 30 is a schematic view showing the connection of four energy units of the electric energy storage device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 31 is an initial circuit connection schematic diagram of four energy units of the electric energy storage device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 32 is a terminal arrangement diagram of the electric energy storage device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a schematic view showing the connection between the electric energy storage device and the low-voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 34 is a schematic view showing the structure of a low-voltage plug coupled to the electric energy storage device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 35 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electric energy storage device engaged with the low-voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 36 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric energy storage device matched with the low-voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 37 is a schematic view showing a structure in which the insulating part and the conductive part of the low-voltage plug are integrally provided.

FIG. 38 is a schematic view showing a structure in which conductive parts of the low-voltage plug are integrally provided.

FIG. 39 is a schematic view showing the structure of the electric energy storage device mated with the medium voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 40 is a schematic view showing the connection between the electric energy storage device and the high-voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 41 is a schematic view showing the structure of a high-voltage plug fitted with the electric energy storage device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 42 is a schematic view of the electric energy storage device mated with a high-voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 43 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric energy storage device mated with a high-voltage plug according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 44 is a schematic view showing a structure in which the insulating part and the conductive part of the high-voltage plug are integrally provided according to the third embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to make objects, aspects, and advantages of the disclosure more apparent, the disclosure will describe in detail with the drawings and specific examples.
It should be noted that, in the drawings, wherein only structural and/or process steps have been shown and described in detail that are pertinent to the disclosure, other details that are not pertinent to the disclosure have been omitted so as not to obscure the disclosure with unnecessary detail.
Additionally, it should also be noted that the terms “ comprises, comprising”, or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
The disclosure provides an electric energy storage device which comprises four energy units with equal voltages, wherein the four energy units can provide three output voltages through series-parallel combination. The energy unit refers to an object capable of providing electric energy, such as a battery cell, a lithium battery or other energy carrier, of course a plurality of batteries can be electrically combined to form one energy unit; such batteries include, but are not limited to, rechargeable batteries such as lithium batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries, cadmium-nickel batteries. The rated voltages of the four energy units are both nV. It should be noted that a measured voltage of n ±5% V per energy unit can be considered equal.
In this disclosure, four energy units are equally divided into two energy modules, the circuit connection between two energy units in each energy module has two selectable states of parallel connection and series connection, and the circuit connection between two energy modules also has two selectable states of parallel connection and series connection. Thus, the four energy units of the electric energy storage device have the following four connection states:
two energy units in the energy modules are connected in parallel, the two energy modules are connected in parallel, so that all four energy units are connected in parallel; this state can be simply referred to as a full parallel state, and the output voltage is nV;
two energy units in the energy modules are connected in series, the two energy modules are connected in series, so that all four energy units are connected in series; this state can be simply referred to as a full series state, and the output voltage is 4*nV;
two energy units in the energy modules are connected in series, the two energy modules are connected in parallel, this state can be simply referred to as an internal series-external parallel state, and the output voltage is 2*nV; and
two energy units in the energy modules are connected in parallel, the two energy modules are connected in series, this state can be simply referred to as an internal parallel external series state, and the output voltage is 2*nV.
The third and fourth output voltages are the same, so the electric energy storage device can output three rated voltages. In addition to the initial connection state, other connection states can be switched by the mating corresponding plug. In addition, all of the energy units are engaged in operation in any of the aforementioned connected states.
The specific embodiments of the disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIRST EMBODIMENT

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the four energy units of the electric energy storage device are divided into an energy module 10 a and an energy module 20 a, each energy module 10 a and 20 a including two energy units. The electric energy storage device is provided with a socket and the socket has two voltage output terminals correspondingly connected to a total positive electrode and a total negative electrode of the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a connected in parallel or in series , respectively a positive terminal 101 a and a negative terminal 102 a.
The socket (not shown) of the electric energy storage device comprises two in-module control parts and one inter-module control part, wherein the two in-module control parts are used for respectively controlling the connection state of two energy units in each energy module 10 a and 20 a, and the inter-module control part is used for controlling the connection state between the energy modules 10 a and 20 a.
The in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 10 a includes a first series switch 41 a, a first parallel switch 31 a, and a second parallel switch 32 a. The in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 a includes a second series switch 42 a, a third parallel switch 33 a, and a fourth parallel switch 34 a. Each of the in-module control parts is connected to the two energy units in the energy modules 10 a and 20 a in the same manner, and the following description is an example of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 10 a.
The first series switch 41 a, the first parallel switch 31 a, and the second parallel switch 32 a all comprise two contact parts (not numbered) connected with the electrodes of the energy units, and the two contact parts of the first parallel switch 31 a and the second parallel switch 32 a are respectively connected with the electrodes with the same polarity of the two energy units in the energy module 10 a. As shown in FIG. 1, two contact parts of the first parallel switch 31 a are respectively connected to the negative electrodes of the two energy units, and two contact parts of the second parallel switch 32 a are respectively connected to the positive electrodes of the two energy units, that is the first parallel switch 31 a and the second parallel switch 32 a are connected in parallel to the two energy units in the energy module 10 a. The two contact parts of the first series switch 41 a are respectively connected with electrodes of opposite polarities of the two energy units, and the other two electrodes of opposite polarities of the two energy units are respectively connected with the afore mentioned voltage output terminals 101 a, 102 a, that is, the first series switch 41 a is connected in series with the two energy units in the energy module 10 a.
The in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 a is provided with a second series switch 42 a, a third parallel switch 33 a, and a fourth parallel switch 34 a, wherein the second series switch 42 a is connected in series with two energy units in the energy module 20 a, and the third parallel switch 33 a and the fourth parallel switch 34 a are connected in parallel with two energy units in the energy module 20 a.
The inter-module control part is connected in a manner similar to the in-module control part, and can be understood to refer to the energy module as an energy unit, the following is a detailed description of the inter-module control part. Each energy module 10 a, 20 a is provided as a whole with two positive and negative electrodes. The inter-module control part includes a third series switch 43 a, a fifth parallel switch 35 a, and a sixth parallel switch 36 a, and both contact parts of the fifth parallel switch 35 a and the sixth parallel switch 36 a are respectively connected to electrodes of the same polarity of the two energy modules 10 a, 20 a. As shown in FIG. 1, two contact parts of the fifth parallel switch 35 a are respectively connected with two positive electrodes of the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a, two contact parts of the sixth parallel switch 36 a are respectively connected with two negative electrodes of the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a, namely, the parallel switches 35 a and 36 a are connected with the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a in parallel; the two contact parts of the third series switch 43 a are respectively connected to two electrodes of opposite polarity of the two energy modules 10 a, 20 a, that is, the third series switch 43 a is connected in series with the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a. The other two opposite polarity electrodes of the two energy modules 10 a, 20 a are respectively connected with the aforementioned voltage output terminals 101 a, 102 a as output structures.
One kind of the series switch and the parallel switch of the in-module control part is in on-state, and the other is in off-state. Which means that the series switch and the parallel switch of the in-module control part can't close simultaneously. If the series switch is closed, the parallel switch is open. In this embodiment, the four parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a of the in-module control part are normally open switches in the off-state, and the two series switches 41 a, 42 a of the in-module control part are normally closed switches in the on-state, so that the two energy units in the energy modules 10 a, 20 a are initially connected in series.
One kind of the series switch and the parallel switch of the inter-module control part is in on-state, and the other is in off-state. In this embodiment, the parallel switches 35 a, 36 a of the inter-module control part are normally open switches in off-state, the series switch 43 a of the inter-module control part is normally closed switches in on-state, and the energy modules 10 a, 20 a are initially connected in series. The energy units of the electric energy storage device are initially in series state with an output voltage of 4 nV, and FIG. 2 is a corresponding circuit diagram.
A terminal structure of a parallel switch and a series switch will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The structure of the two kinds of switches is basically the same, each switch comprises two parts separated from the left and right, each part comprises a main body and a contact arm extending forward from the main body, and the two contact arms together form a contact part. In the embodiment, the series switch is a normally closed switch, namely, two contact arms of the series switch are in a contact conducting state; the parallel switch is a normally open switch, that is the two contact arms of the parallel switch are in a non-contact open state.
Referring to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, three series switches 41 a, 42 a, 43 a and six parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a, 35 a, 36 a of two in-module control parts and the inter-module control part are arranged in front and rear rows, and three series switches 41 a, 42 a, 43 a are arranged in front and six parallel switches 31 a, 32 a. 33 a, 34 a, 35 a, 36 a are located in the rear row and are arranged transversely in sequence, and in the left-right direction, each series switch 41 a, 42 a, 43 a and each parallel switch 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a, 35 a, 36 a are independently arranged in one row, wherein each series switch 41 a, 42 a, 43 a are respectively located between two corresponding parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a, 35 a, 36 a. The two voltage output terminals of the electric energy storage device are arranged up and down in a row, and are respectively a positive terminal 101 a arranged on the upper side and a negative terminal 102 a arranged on the lower side. As a simple variation, the two voltage output terminals 101 a, 102 a can arrange back and forth or left and right.
Referring to FIGS. 4 to 9 in conjunction with FIG. 1, a low-voltage electric tool (not shown) operates at nV and has a low-voltage plug (not shown) that mates with a plug of the electrical energy storage device. The low-voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 a and 72 a in a monolithic structure, and the two connection pieces 71 a and 72 a are respectively connected with the two voltage output terminals 101 a and 102 a.
The low-voltage plug is also provided with two internal switching parts respectively corresponding to each of the in-module control parts, the internal switching parts is used for switching controlling of the in-module control parts so as to change the connection states of the two energy units in the energy modules 10 a and 20 a. And the low-voltage plug is also provided with an external switching part corresponding to the inter-module control part, the external switching part is used for switching controlling of the inter-module control part so as to change the connection state between the energy modules 10 a and 20 a. Each switching part is provided with an insulating part corresponding to the normally-closed switch and used for opening the two contact arms, and a conducting part corresponding to the normally-open switch and used for conducting the two contact arms so as to realize the function of switching states.
In this embodiment, the two parallel switches of the in-module control parts are normally open switches, the series switches are normally closed switches, and the internal switching part of the control part in the module corresponding to the energy module 10 a is provided with a first insulating part 51 a, a first conductive part 61 a and a second conductive part 62 a; the internal switching part of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 a includes a second insulating part 52 a, a third conductive part 63 a, and a fourth conductive part 64 a. In addition, the two parallel switches of the inter-module control part are normally open switches and the series switches are normally closed switches, so the external switching part is correspondingly provided with a third insulating section 53 a, a fifth conductive section 65 a and a sixth conductive section 66 a. Each insulating part and each conductive part are arranged corresponding to the arrangement of the corresponding parallel switch and the corresponding series switch.
When the low-voltage plug is matched with the electric energy storage device, the two internal switching parts are respectively matched with the two in-module control parts, the first insulating part 51 a is inserted between the two contact parts of the first series switch 41 a, and the second insulating part 52 a is inserted between the two contact parts of the second series switch 42 a, so that the first series switch 41 and the second series switch 42 are disconnected; the first conductive part 61 a is interposed between two contact parts of the first parallel switch 31 a, the second conductive part 62 a is interposed between two contact parts of the second parallel switch 32 a, the third conductive part 63 a is interposed between two contact parts of the third parallel switch 33 a, and the fourth conductive part 64 a is interposed between two contact parts of the fourth parallel switch 34 a. The first parallel switch 31 a, the second parallel switch 32 a, the third parallel switch 33 a, and the fourth parallel switch 34 a are respectively conducted, that is, the two internal switching parts respectively change the two energy units in the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a from series connection to parallel connection.
The external switching part is fitted with the inter-module control part, the third insulating part 53 a is inserted between the two contact parts of the third series switch 43 a to turn off the third series switch 43 a, and the fifth conductive part 65 a is inserted between the two contact parts of the fifth parallel switch 35 a. The sixth conductive part 66 a is interposed between the two contact parts of the sixth parallel switch 36 a to make the fifth parallel switch 35 a and the sixth parallel switch 36 a conductive, that is the external switching part changes the two energy modules 10 a, 20 a from series connection to parallel connection, so that the four energy units are all connected in parallel to output a low voltage nV to the low voltage power tool, of which the circuit diagram is shown in FIG. 7.
It should be noted that the arrangement of the parallel switches and the series switches in this embodiment may be arranged as desired and should not be so limited. For example, four parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a of the two in-module control parts may be arranged in one row, two series switches 41 a, 42 a of the two in-module control parts may be arranged in one row, two parallel switches 35 a, 36 a of the inter-module control parts may be arranged in one row, and a series switch 43 a of the inter-module control parts may be arranged in one row; or the parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a of the two in-module control parts are arranged in one row, the two series switches 41 a, 42 a of the two in-module control parts are arranged in one row, and the two parallel switches 35 a, 36 a and the series switch 43 a of the inter-module control parts are arranged in one row; or four parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a and two series switches 41 a, 42 a of the two in-module control parts are arranged in one row, and two parallel switches 35 a, 36 a and the series switch 43 a of the inter-module control parts are arranged in one row; alternatively, the four parallel switches 31 a, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a and the series switches 41 a, 42 a of the two in-module control parts are arranged in one row, the two parallel switches 35 a, 36 a of the inter-module control parts are arranged in one row, and the series switch 43 a of the inter-module control parts is arranged in one row. In summary, the arrangement of parallel switches and series switches on an electric energy storage device varies widely, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.
The first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth are not limitative to the number and are merely illustrative of the corresponding relationships, and in fact, the arrangement of the conductive part and the insulating part may be correspondingly arranged according to the terminal arrangement of the electric energy storage device, for example, in FIG. 6, the first to sixth conductive parts 61 a, 62 a, 63 a, 64 a, 65 a, 66 a each set independently; each conductive part and each insulating part can also be integrally arranged as an inserting blade 50 a, as shown in FIG. 8; or all the conductive parts 61 a, 62 a, 63 a, 64 a, 65 a, and 66 a can be integrally arranged as another inserting blade 50 a, a separating part 50 made of insulating materials is arranged between adjacent conductive parts, and the three insulating parts can be integrally arranged as shown in FIG. 9; or the three insulating parts are integrally arranged; alternatively, parts of the conductive parts may be integrally provided, the remaining parts may be integrally or separately provided, and a separating part made of an insulating materials may be provided between the adjacently conductive parts provided. In summary, the arrangement of the insulating part and the conductive part can be correspondingly arranged according to the arrangement of the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch on the electric energy storage device, and the arrangement modes can vary widely, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.
Referring to FIGS. 10 to 15, a medium-voltage electric tool (not shown) having an operating voltage of 2 nV and having a medium-voltage plug (not shown) mated with a plug of the electric energy storage device is shown. The medium-voltage plug is provided with two internal switching parts matched with the in-module control part and two connecting pieces 71 b and 72 b matched with the two voltage output terminals 101 and 102.
The internal switching part of the medium-voltage plug is basically the same in structure as the internal switching part of the low-voltage plug, and is arranged corresponding to the in-module control part and used for switching the state of each in-module control part. The internal switching part of the module inner control part corresponding to the energy module 10 a comprises a first insulating part 51 b, a first conductive part 61 b, and a second conductive part 62 b; the internal switching part of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 a includes a second insulating part 52 b, a third conductive part 63 b, and a fourth conductive part 64 b.
When the medium-voltage plug is matched with the electric energy storage device, the two internal switching parts are respectively matched with the in-module control parts, so that the two energy units in the two energy modules 10 a and 20 a are changed from series connection to parallel connection. The specific matching mode can be referred to that the internal switching part in the low-voltage plug is matched with the internal control part in the two modules, which the detailed description is omitted. In addition, the two energy modules 10 a, 20 a are connected in series, the circuit diagram of the four energy units is shown in FIG. 13, and the medium voltage 2 nV in the electric energy storage device is output to the medium voltage power tool.
It should be noted that the aforementioned embodiment is provided with an insulating part corresponding to a normally closed switch and a conductive part corresponding to a normally open switch. It should be understood that the first, second, third, and fourth terms herein are not intended to be limiting in number, but merely illustrative of corresponding relationships. The arrangement of the four conductive parts 61 b, 62 b, 63 b, 64 b and the two insulating parts 51 b, 52 b of the two internal switching parts of the medium-voltage plug may be correspondingly arranged in various forms according to the terminal arrangement of the electric energy storage device, for example, the four conductive parts 61 b, 62 b, 63 b, 64 b and the two insulating parts 51 b and 52 b may all be integrally provided as a plug connector 50 b, just as shown in FIG. 14; or the four conductive parts 61 b, 62 b, 63 b, 64 b are integrally arranged as another plug connector 50 b, and a separation part 50 made of insulating materials is arranged between the adjacent conductive parts 61 b, 62 b, 63 b, 64 b, as shown in FIG. 15; or the four conductive parts 61 b, 62 b, 63 b, 64 b are respectively arranged as shown in FIG. 12; or two insulating parts 51 b, 52 b may be separately provided, as shown in FIG. 12; of course, the two insulating parts 51 b, 52 b may be integrally provided. In summary, the arrangement of the insulating part and the conductive part of the internal switching part can be correspondingly arranged according to the arrangement of the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch on the electric energy storage device, and the arrangement modes can vary widely, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.
Referring to FIG. 16 in conjunction with FIG. 2, a high-voltage electric tool (not shown) operates at a voltage of 4 nV and has a high- voltage plug (not shown) that mates with a plug of the electrical energy storage device. The high-voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 c, 72 c respectively matched with the two voltage output terminals 101, 102.
In the initial state, two energy units in the energy modules 10 a and 20 a of the electric energy storage device are connected in series through the in-module control part, the two energy modules 10 and 20 are connected in series through the inter-module control part, and the circuit connection of the four energy units is shown in FIG. 2, and the voltage of the four energy units is 4 nV. Therefore, it is only necessary to connect the two connection pieces 71 c, 72 c on the high-voltage plug with the two voltage output terminals 101, 102, respectively, to output a high voltage of 4 nV to the high-voltage power tool.

SECOND EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 17 to 18, the electric energy storage device provides the second embodiment, wherein the electric energy storage device also comprises four energy units with equal voltages, and the voltage of each energy unit is nV; the four energy units are equally divided into two energy modules 10 d, 20 d, each energy module 10 d, 20 d comprising two energy units, and the electrical energy storage device is also capable of providing three output voltages. The electric energy storage device is provided with a socket having two voltage output terminals correspondingly connected to a total positive electrode and a total negative electrode after being connected in parallel or in series with two energy modules 10 d and 20 d, respectively a positive terminal 101 d and a negative terminal 102 d.
The socket comprises two in-module control parts and an inter-module control part, wherein the in-module control parts are used for controlling the connection state of two energy units in each energy module 10 d and 20 d, and the inter-module control part is used for controlling the connection state between the energy modules 10 d and 20 d. The in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 10 d comprises two parallel switches 41 d, 42 d, and a series switch 31 d; the inner module control part of the corresponding energy module 20 d comprises two parallel switches 43 d, 44 d, and a series switch 32 d; the inter-module control part includes two parallel switches 45 d, 46 d, and a series switch 33 d. The specific connection mode of each switch is the same as that of each switch in the first embodiment, which can refer to the first embodiment.
Different from the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, the parallel switches 41 d, 42 d, 43 d, 44 d, 45 d, 46 d are normally closed switches, and the series switches 31 d, 32 d, 33 d are normally open switches, so initially, two energy units in the energy modules 10 d, 20 d are connected in parallel, and the two energy modules 10 d, 20 d are connected in parallel. The four energy units are all connected in parallel, outputting a voltage nV through voltage output terminals 101 d, 102 d, as shown in FIG. 18.
The structure of each series switch or each parallel switch is substantially the same as that in the first embodiment, wherein each switch comprises two separately arranged contact arms, corresponding to the embodiment, the two contact arms of the parallel switch are in contact conduction, and the two contact arms of the series switch are disconnected without contact. In this embodiment, the arrangement of the respective switches is also different from that in the first embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 19, three series switches 31 d, 32 d, 33 d and six parallel switches 41 d, 42 d, 43 d, 44 d, 45 d, 46 d of the in-module control parts and the inter-module control part are arranged in a plurality of rows in a forward-backward direction. From left to right, two parallel switches 41 d and 42 d are arranged in one row, two parallel switches 43 d and 44 d are arranged in one row, and two parallel switches 45 d and 46 d are arranged in one row; the three series switches 31 d, 32 d, 33 d are respectively arranged in a row, are arranged behind the parallel switches 41 d, 42 d, 43 d, 44 d, 45 d, 46 d, and are staggered with the three rows formed by the parallel switches 41 d, 42 d, 43 d, 44 d, 45 d, 46 d in the left-right transverse direction. The series switch 31 d is located in the far left row. The voltage output terminals 101 d, 102 d are located in the far right row.
Referring to FIG. 20 in conjunction with FIG. 17, a low-voltage electric tool (not shown) operates at nV and has a low-voltage plug (not shown) that mates with a socket of the electrical energy storage device. The low-voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 d, 72 d. The connecting pieces 71 d and 72 d are respectively matched with the two voltage output terminals 101 d and 102 d, the two energy units in the energy modules 10 d and 20 d are kept in parallel, the two energy modules 10 d and 20 d are kept in parallel, and nV can be output to the low-voltage electric tool.
Referring to FIGS. 21 to 23, a medium voltage electric tool (not shown), which has a working voltage of 2 nV and has a medium voltage plug (not shown) that is mutually matched with the plug of the electric energy storage device.
The medium voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 e, 72 e cooperating with two output terminals 101 d, 102 d. The medium-voltage plug is provided with an internal switching part matched with the in-module control part and used for switching the control of the in-module control part on the connection states of the two energy units in the energy modules 10 d and 20 d. In this embodiment, the internal switching part comprises two insulating parts and one conducting part, and specifically, the internal switching part of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 10 d comprises a conducting part 61 e and two insulating parts 51 e and 52 e; the internal switching part of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 d includes a conductive part 62 e and two insulating parts 53 e, 54 e.
Each insulating part and the conductive part are arranged corresponding to the arrangement of the corresponding parallel switch and the series switch, on the basis that the two parallel switches 41 d and 42 d are located in one row, the two insulating parts 51 e and 52 e are integrally arranged in one row, on the basis that the two parallel switches 43 d and 44 d are located in one row, the two insulating parts 53 e and 54 e are integrally arranged in one row.
When the medium-voltage plug is mated with the socket, the insulating parts 51 e, 52 e, 53 e, and 54 e respectively disconnect the parallel switches 41 d, 42 d, 43 d, and 44 d; the conducting parts 61 e and 62 e respectively conduct the series switches 31 d and 32 d, so that two energy units in the energy modules 10 d and 20 d are changed from parallel connection to series connection, the two energy modules 10 d and 20 d are kept in parallel connection, and the four energy units are connected in parallel after being connected in series in pairs to output medium-voltage 2 nV to the medium-voltage electric tool, and the corresponding connection circuit diagram is shown in FIG. 24.
It should be noted that the aforementioned embodiment is provided with an insulating part corresponding to each normally-closed switch and a conductive part corresponding to each normally-open switch. It should be understood that two or four of them are not to be limited in number and are merely illustrative of corresponding relationships, and in fact, the arrangement of the conductive parts and the insulating parts may be correspondingly arranged according to the terminal arrangement of the electric energy storage device, and the conductive parts 61 e, 62 e may be separately arranged as shown in FIG. 23; the conductive parts 61 e, 62 e may be integrally provided, and insulating partitions made of an insulating material are provided between adjacent conductive parts to avoid short circuits. The insulating parts 51 e, 52 e, 53 e, 54 e may be integrally provided, or may be all separately provided, or may be partially integrally provided, or may be partially separated, for example, the insulating parts 51 e, 52 e may be integrally provided, the insulating parts 53 e, 54 e may be integrally provided, or both may be integrally provided, as shown in FIG. 23. The conductive part and the insulating part may also be integrally provided, for example, one insulating part made of an insulating material and one conductive part made of a conductive material. In summary, the arrangement of the insulating part and the conductive part can be correspondingly arranged according to the arrangement of the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch on the electric energy storage device, and the arrangement modes are varied, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.
Referring to FIGS. 25 to 27, a high-voltage electric tool (not shown), which has a working voltage of 4 nV and has a high-voltage plug (not shown) that is mutually matched with the plug of the electrical energy storage device.
The high-voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 b, 72 b which respectively mate with the two output terminals 101 d, 102 d. The high-voltage plug is further provided with an internal switching part matched with the in-module control part and used for switching the in-module control part to control the connection states of the two energy units in the energy modules 10 d and 20 d. In this embodiment, the internal switching part includes two insulating parts and one conductive part, specifically, the internal switching part of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 10 d includes a conductive part 61 f and two insulating parts 51 f, 52 f, and the internal switching part of the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 d includes a conductive part 62 f and two insulating parts 53 f, 54 f. The structure of the internal switching part is consistent with that of the medium-voltage plug and will not be described in detail.
In this embodiment, the high-voltage plug is further provided with an external switching part matched with the inter-module control part and used for switching the control of the connection state between the energy modules 10 d and 20 d by the inter-module control part. In this embodiment, the external switching part includes a conductive part 63 f and two insulating parts 55 f, 56 f. When the high-voltage plug is mated with the socket, the internal switching part is matched with the in-module control part, and the two energy units in the energy modules 10 d and 20 d are changed from being connected in parallel to being connected in series, the specific matching method can refer to the matching of the medium-voltage plug and the socket in this embodiment. The external switching part is matched with the inter-module control part, the insulating parts 55 f and 56 f open the parallel switches 45 d and 46 d, the conducting part 63 f conducts and connects the series switch 33 d, the two energy modules 10 d and 20 d are changed from parallel connection to series connection so as to output high voltage 4 nV to the high-voltage electric tool, and a connection circuit diagram of the four energy units is shown in FIG. 28.
It should be noted that the arrangement of the conductive part and the insulating part can be arranged according to the terminal arrangement of the electric energy storage device. The conductive parts 61 f, 62 f, 63 f and the insulating parts 51 f, 52 f, 53 f, 54 f, 55 f, 56 f can be integrated, as shown in
FIG. 29; the conductive part and the insulating part may be separately provided, or the insulating part may be partially or entirely integrally provided. The conductive parts may be provided separately as shown in FIG. 27, or provided integrally. In summary, the arrangement of the insulating part and the conductive part can be correspondingly arranged according to the arrangement of the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch on the electric energy storage device, and the arrangement modes are varied, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.

THIRD EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 30 to 31, the electric energy storage device provides the third embodiment, wherein the electric energy storage device comprises four energy units with equal voltages, and the voltage of each energy unit is nV; the four energy units are equally divided into two energy modules 10 h and 20 h, each energy module 10 h and 20 h comprises two energy units, and the electric energy storage device can provide three output voltages.
The electric energy storage device is provided with a socket having two voltage output terminals correspondingly connected to a total positive electrode and a total negative electrode after being connected in parallel or in series with two energy modules 10 h and 20 h, respectively a positive terminal 101 h and a negative terminal 102 h.
The socket comprises two in-module control parts and one inter-module control part, wherein the in-module control part is used for controlling the connection state of two energy units in each energy module 10 h and 20 h, and the inter-module control part is used for controlling the connection state between the energy modules 10 h and 20 h.The in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 10 h comprises two parallel switches 31 h, 32 h and a series switch 41 h, and the in-module control part corresponding to the energy module 20 h comprises two parallel switches 33 h, 34 h and a series switch 42 h; the inter-module control part includes two parallel switches 43 h, 44 h and a series switch 35 h. The specific connection mode of each switch is the same as that of each switch in the first embodiment, which can refer to the first embodiment.
In this embodiment, the parallel switches 31 h, 32 h, 33 h, 34 h of the in-module control part are normally open switches, the series switches 41 h, 42 h are normally closed switches, and initially, two energy units in the energy modules 10 h, 20 h are connected in series, similar to the in-module control part in the first embodiment. The parallel switches 43 h and 44 h of the inter-module control unit are normally closed switches and the series switch 35 h is a normally open switch. Initially, the energy modules 10 h and 20 h are connected in parallel, similar to the inter-module control unit of the second embodiment. In this embodiment, four energy units are connected in series by two and then connected in parallel, and the corresponding connection circuit diagram is shown in FIG. 31.
Referring to FIG. 32, the two in-module control parts and the inter-module control part are arranged in the left-right direction. Two series switches 41 h and 42 h of the two in-module control parts are arranged in the front row, and four parallel switches 31 h, 32 h, 33 h, and 34 h are arranged in the rear row; in the left-right direction, the series switch 41 h is located between the two parallel switches 31 h, 32 h, and the series switch 42 h is located between the two parallel switches 33 h, 34 h. The series switch 35 h of the inter-module control part is arranged in the rear row, the parallel switch 43 h is arranged in the front row, and the other parallel switch 44 h and the parallel switch 43 h are arranged in one row and are arranged between the front row and the rear row. In brief, the switch arrangements of the two in-modules control parts are the same as that in the first embodiment, which can refer to the first embodiment. The switch arrangements of the inter-module control part are the same as that in the second embodiment which can refer to the second embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 33 in conjunction with FIG. 35, a low-voltage electric tool (not shown) operates at nV and has a low-voltage plug (not shown) that mates with a plug of the electrical energy storage device. Two connection pieces 71 h, 72 h are provided on the low voltage plug. The connection pieces 71 h, 72 h cooperate with two voltage output terminals 101 h, 102 h. The low-voltage plug is further provided with two internal switching parts matched with the in-module control part, the internal switching part corresponding to the energy module 10 h comprises an insulating part 51 h and conductive parts 61 h and 62 h, the internal switching part corresponding to the energy module 20 h comprises an insulating part 52 h and conductive parts 63 h, and 64 h, and the insulating parts 51 h and 52 h respectively disconnect the series switch 51 h , 52 h, the conducting parts 61 h, 62 h, 63 h and 64 h respectively conduct the parallel switches 31 h, 32 h, 33 h and 34 h, so that the two energy units in the energy modules 10 h and 20 h are changed from series connection to parallel connection, and the specific matching mode of the internal switching part and the in-module control part can be referred to the first embodiment, which will not be described in detail. The two energy modules 10 h, 20 h are kept in parallel, and the energy storage device outputs nV to the low-voltage electric tool, and the circuit diagram is shown in FIG. 36.
It should be noted that the arrangement of the conductive part and the insulating part can be correspondingly arranged according to the terminal arrangement of the electric energy storage device. The conductive part and the insulating part can be integrally arranged as shown in FIG. 37; the conducting parts and the insulating parts can be separately arranged as shown in FIG. 34; the insulating part can be partially or completely integrally arranged; the conductive parts can be provided separately or integrally, as shown in FIG. 38. In summary, the arrangement of the insulating part and the conductive part can be correspondingly arranged according to the arrangement of the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch on the electric energy storage device, and the arrangement modes can vary widely, which are not enumerated here, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.
Referring to FIG. 39 in conjunction with FIG. 30, a medium-voltage electric tool (not shown) operates at 2 nV and has a low voltage plug (not shown) that mates with a plug of the electrical energy storage device. The medium-voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 i, 72 i. The two connecting pieces 71 i and 72 i are respectively matched with the two voltage output terminals 101 h and 102 h, the two energy units in the energy modules 10 h and 20 h are kept in series, the two energy modules 10 h and 20 h are kept in parallel, and 2 nV can be directly output to the low-voltage electric tool.
Please refer to FIG. 40 to FIG. 42, a high-voltage electric tool (not shown) has a working voltage of 4 nV and has a high-voltage plug (not shown) that is mutually matched with the plug of the electric energy storage device.
The high voltage plug is provided with two connection pieces 71 j, 72 j cooperating with two output terminals 101 h, 102 h. The high-voltage plug is provided with an external switching part matched with the inter-module control part and used for switching the connection states of the two energy units 10 h and 20 h in the inter-module control part. The external switching part includes a conductive part 65 j and two insulating part 53 j, 54 j. When the high-voltage plug is plugged and matched with the socket, the external switching part is matched with the inter-module control part, the insulating parts 53 j and 54 j open the parallel switches 43 h and 44 h, the conducting part 65 j conducts the series switch 35 j, so that the two energy modules 10 h and 20 h are changed from parallel connection to series connection, and the matching of the external switching part and the inter-module control part is consistent with that in the second embodiment, which can refer to the second embodiment. The two energy units in the energy modules 10 h, 20 h are kept in series, so that the energy storage device outputs a high voltage of 4 nV to the high-voltage electric tool, and a corresponding connection circuit diagram is shown in FIG. 43.
It should be noted that the conductive part 65 j of the inter-module control part in this embodiment and the two insulating parts 53 j, 54 j can be integrally provided, as shown in FIG. 44; the conductive part 65 j and the two insulating parts 53 j, 54 j can also be provided separately, as shown in FIG. 41. The two insulating parts 53 j, 54 j can be integrally provided as shown in FIG. 41; the two insulating parts 53 j, 54 j can also be provided separately. In summary, the arrangement of the insulating part and the conductive part can be correspondingly arranged according to the arrangement of the normally-open switch and the normally-closed switch on the electric energy storage device, and the arrangement modes can vary widely, which are not enumerated here, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations in the arrangement are within the scope of this disclosure.

FOURTH EMBODIMENT

The low-voltage electric tool, the medium-voltage electric tool, the high-voltage electric tool, and the electric energy storage device of any of the embodiments described above can form a broader power tool system, with the low-voltage plug of the low voltage electric tool coupled with the socket of the electric energy storage device and leaving the four energy units in full parallel; the high-voltage plug of the high-voltage electric tool is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be in a full series connection state; and the medium-voltage plug of the medium-voltage electric tool is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be connected in parallel after series connection in pairs or connected in series after parallel connection in pairs in a medium-voltage state.
In addition, the electric tool system includes a conventional low voltage battery pack coupled to the low voltage electric tool, a conventional medium voltage battery pack coupled to the medium voltage electric tool, or a conventional high voltage battery pack coupled to the high voltage electric tool. Each conventional low-voltage battery pack is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and can be matched with two connecting pieces of the low-voltage electric tool, the medium-voltage electric tool and the high-voltage electric tool respectively. The conventional low-voltage battery pack, the conventional medium-voltage battery pack, and the conventional high-voltage battery pack each have a fixed output voltage value.
It is to be noted that the normally-closed switch according to the first to the third embodiments is a switch of which two contact parts are in a contact state in an initial state to enable an electrode electrically connected to the two contact parts to be in a connected state, and the electrical connection state of the two contact parts can be changed by an external object action to switch the two contact parts from the contact state to an open state, for example, a normally-closed terminal. The normally-open switch is characterized in that in an initial state, two contact parts of the normally-open switch are in an open state to realize that electrodes electrically connected with the two contact parts are in the open state, and the electrical connection state of the two contact parts can be changed through the action of an external object, so that the two contact parts are switched from the open state to the connected state, for example, a normally-open terminal. Of course, normally-open switches are not limited to normally open terminals, nor are normally closed switches limited to normally closed terminals, and embodiments capable of performing the same function are within the scope of this disclosure.
Although the disclosure has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An electric energy storage device comprising:

four energy units with a same rated voltage, which are equally divided into two energy modules;

a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and

a socket, wherein the socket comprises:

two voltage output terminals respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode;

an in-module control part corresponding to each of the energy modules, wherein the in-module control part controls two of the energy units in the energy module to be in a parallel connection state or a series connection state and two of the energy units can be switched between the parallel connection state and the series connection state; and

an inter-module control part, wherein the inter-module control part controls the two energy modules to be in a parallel connection state or a series connection state and the two energy modules can be switched between the parallel connection state and the series connection state.

2. The electric energy storage device according to claim 1, wherein

the socket is provided with two in-module control parts, each in-module control part is provided with two parallel switches and one series switch,

the two parallel switches connect two energy units in the energy module in parallel, the series switch connects two energy units in the energy module in series, and

in an initial state, one kind of the parallel switches and the series switch of the in-module control part is in a conducting state; the other kind is in an off state.

3. The electric energy storage device according to claim 2, wherein

the inter-module control part is provided with

two parallel switches which connect the two energy modules in parallel and

one series switch which connects the two energy modules in series, and

in an initial state, one kind of the parallel switches and the series switch of the inter-module control part is in a conducting state; the other kind is in an off state.

4. The electric energy storage device according to claim 3, wherein

the series switch or the parallel switches of the in-module control part each are individually arranged in one row;

the series switch of the in-module control part is arranged in one row, and the two parallel switches of the in-module control part are arranged in the other row; or

the two parallel switches and the series switch of the in-module control part are arranged in one row.

5. The electric energy storage device according to claim 3, wherein

four parallel switches of the two in-module control parts are arranged in one row; or

four parallel switches and two series switches of the two in-module control parts are arranged in the same row.

6. The electric energy storage device according to claim 3, wherein

the series switch or the parallel switches of the inter-module control part each are individually arranged in one row;

the series switch of the inter-module control part is arranged in one row, and the two parallel switches of the inter-module control part are arranged in the other row; or

the two parallel switches and the series switch of the inter-module control part are arranged in one row.

7. The electric energy storage device according to claim 3, wherein

six parallel switches and three series switches of the in-module control parts and the inter-module control part are transversely arranged into two to three rows.

8. The electric energy storage device according to claim 3, wherein

each of the parallel switches and the series switch are provided with two parts separated left and right, each part is provided with one contact arm,

wherein two of the contact arms of the parallel switch or the series switch in a conducting state are in contact with each other,

and two of the contact arms of the parallel switch or the series switch in a breaking state are separated from each other.

9. An electric tool system comprising

the electric energy storage device having:

a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and

a socket, wherein the socket comprises:

two voltage output terminals respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode,

an in-module control part corresponding to each of the energy modules, wherein the in-module control part controls two of the energy units in the energy module to be in a parallel connection state or a series connection state and two of the energy units can be switched between the parallel connection state and the series connection state, and

an inter-module control part, wherein the inter-module control part controls the two energy modules to be in a parallel connection state or a series connection state and the two energy modules can be switched between the parallel connection state and the series connection state; and

an electric tool, wherein the electric tool is provided with a plug which is coupled with the socket, and the plug is provided with two connection pieces which are respectively electrically connected with the two voltage output terminals.

10. The electric tool system according to claim 9, wherein

an internal switching part matched with the in-module control part is arranged on the plug,

one kind of the parallel switch and the series switch of the in-module control part is a normally closed switch, the other kind is a normally open switch,

and the internal switching part comprises an insulating part for opening the normally closed switch and a conducting part for conducting the normally open switch, so as to change two of the energy units in the energy module from parallel connection to series connection or from series connection to parallel connection.

11. The electric tool system according to claim 10, wherein

an external switching part matched with the inter-module control part is arranged on the plug,

one kind of the parallel switch and the series switch of the inter-module control part is a normally closed switch, the other kind is a normally open switch,

and the external switching part comprises an insulating part for opening the normally closed switch and a conducting part for conducting the normally open switch, so as to change the two energy modules from parallel connection to series connection or from series connection to parallel connection.

12. The electric tool system according to claim 11, wherein

a plurality of the conductive parts are arranged in an integrated structure that are respectively contacted with a plurality of the normally open switches located in the same row, and insulating separation parts are arranged between adjacent conductive parts; or

the conductive part and the insulating part are arranged into an integrated structure that are respectively contacted with the normally open switch and the normally closed switch located in the same row.

13. The electric tool system comprising

the electric energy storage device having:

a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and

a socket, wherein the socket comprises:

a low-voltage electric tool, wherein the low-voltage electric tool is provided with a low-voltage plug which is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be in a full parallel connection state;

a medium-voltage electric tool, wherein the medium-voltage electric tool is provided with a medium-voltage plug which is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be in a medium-voltage state that every two energy units are connected in series and then connected in parallel or every two energy units are connected in parallel and then connected in series; and

a high-voltage electric tool, wherein the high-voltage electric tool is provided with a high-voltage plug which is coupled with the socket and enables the four energy units to be in a full series connection state.

14. The electric tool system according to claim 13, further comprises

a low-voltage battery pack matched with the low-voltage electric tool,

a medium-voltage battery pack matched with the medium-voltage electric tool, or

a high-voltage battery pack matched with the high-voltage electric tool.