阅读说明：本技术 一种冷却流道可自由搭建的液冷板结构及其制作方法 (Liquid cooling plate structure with freely built cooling flow channel and manufacturing method thereof ) 是由 朱蕾 乔雪 于 2018-06-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开一种冷却流道可自由搭建的液冷板结构及其制作方法,液冷板结构包括上支撑外壳板、下支撑外壳板、流道板及流道堵子模块,上支撑外壳板的侧壁与下支撑外壳板的侧壁相互卡合,流道板位于两者之间；上支撑外壳板的侧壁与下支撑外壳板的侧壁均设有条形槽口,流道板包括结构相同的上流道板和下流道板,其上设有流道槽,流道堵子模块位于流道槽中,流道槽端口的位置与条形槽口的位置相对应。将不同的流道堵子模块置于流道槽的不同位置,未放置流道堵子模块的流道槽形成冷却流道供冷却液流通。本发明公开的液冷板结构及其制作方法对电池箱体进行降温,保证降温后的电池箱体内部温度均衡,提高动力电池系统的热均衡效率。(The invention discloses a liquid cooling plate structure with a freely-built cooling flow channel and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the liquid cooling plate structure comprises an upper supporting outer shell plate, a lower supporting outer shell plate, a flow channel plate and a flow channel blocking module, wherein the side wall of the upper supporting outer shell plate is mutually clamped with the side wall of the lower supporting outer shell plate, and the flow channel plate is positioned between the upper supporting outer shell plate and the lower supporting outer shell plate; the lateral wall of going up support shell plate and the lateral wall of lower support shell plate all are equipped with the bar notch, and the runner board includes the same last runner plate of structure and lower runner plate, is equipped with the runner groove on it, and the runner blocks up the mould piece and is located the runner groove, and the position of runner groove port is corresponding with the position of bar notch. Different flow channel blocking modules are arranged at different positions of the flow channel groove, and the flow channel groove without the flow channel blocking module forms a cooling flow channel for cooling liquid to circulate. The liquid cooling plate structure and the manufacturing method thereof disclosed by the invention are used for cooling the battery box body, so that the internal temperature of the cooled battery box body is ensured to be balanced, and the thermal balance efficiency of the power battery system is improved.)

1. A liquid cooling plate structure with a freely-built cooling flow channel is characterized by comprising an upper supporting outer shell plate (1), a lower supporting outer shell plate (2), a flow channel plate (3) and a flow channel blocking module (4), wherein the side wall of the upper supporting outer shell plate (1) is mutually clamped with the side wall of the lower supporting outer shell plate (2) to form an inner cavity, the flow channel plate (3) is positioned in the inner cavity,

the side walls of the upper supporting shell plate (1) and the lower supporting shell plate (2) are provided with a plurality of strip-shaped notches (11) which correspond to each other,

the runner plate (3) comprises an upper runner plate (31) and a lower runner plate (32), the upper runner plate (31) is provided with a plurality of runner grooves (33), the positions of ports (34) of the runner grooves (33) correspond to the positions of the strip-shaped notches (11), the lower runner plate (32) and the upper runner plate (31) have the same structure and are arranged in a relatively close fit manner,

the flow channel blocking modules (4) are provided with a plurality of flow channel blocking modules, the external dimensions of the flow channel blocking modules are matched with the dimensions of the flow channel grooves (33), the flow channel blocking modules (4) are arranged at different positions in the flow channel grooves (33) and used for preventing cooling liquid from passing through, the flow channel grooves (33) where the flow channel blocking modules (4) are not arranged form cooling flow channels (35),

the shape of the cooling flow channel (35) is determined by different positions of the flow channel blocking modules (4) in the flow channel grooves (33).

2. The liquid cooling plate structure with the freely built cooling flow channel according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper plate of the upper support shell plate (1) and the bottom plate of the lower support shell plate (2) are both provided with force bearing structures (12) which are corresponding to each other up and down.

3. The liquid cooling plate structure with freely built cooling flow channel according to claim 2, characterized in that the four corners inside the bottom plate of the lower support shell plate (2) are provided with positioning columns (21), the four corners of the flow channel plate (3) are provided with through holes (36), the positioning columns (21) pass through the through holes (36) and the tops of the positioning columns are in contact with the inside of the upper plate of the upper support shell plate (1).

4. The liquid cooling plate structure with freely built cooling flow channel according to claim 1, characterized in that the end of the flow channel blocking module (4) is provided with a flow blocking sheet (41), and the flow blocking sheet (41) is clamped in the flow channel groove (33) for positioning the flow channel blocking module (4).

5. A freely buildable liquid cooling plate structure of a cooling flow channel according to claim 1, characterized in that said upper flow channel plate (31) and said lower flow channel plate (32) are fixed by means of welding or gluing.

6. The freely buildable liquid cooling plate structure of a cooling flow channel according to claim 5, characterized in that the gaps between the lower flow channel plate (32) and the lower support shell plate (2), the gaps between the upper flow channel plate (31) and the upper support shell plate (1), and the exterior of the upper support shell plate (1) are filled with heat-conducting insulating silica gel.

7. A freely buildable liquid cooled panel structure of a cooling flow channel according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom plate edge of said lower support shell plate (2) is provided with screw holes (22).

8. A freely configurable liquid cooling plate structure of a cooling channel according to claim 1, characterized in that said cooling channel (35) comprises at least one inlet port (351) and at least one outlet port (352), said inlet port (351) being connected to a cooling liquid supply system and said outlet port (352) being connected to an outlet pipe.

9. The liquid cooling plate structure with freely built cooling flow channel according to claim 1, characterized in that the flow channel blocking module (4) is made of rubber material, and the flow channel plate (3) is made of metal material with high heat conductivity coefficient.

10. A method of manufacturing a liquid-cooled plate structure according to any of claims 1 to 9, comprising the steps of:

(1) calculating or testing the temperature distribution in the battery box according to actual conditions;

(2) planning the shape of a cooling flow channel according to the result of the step (1), wherein for the area with higher temperature of the battery box body, the structure of the cooling flow channel in the liquid cooling plate structure which is in contact with the battery module at the corresponding position in the battery box body is denser, and for the area with lower temperature of the battery box body, the structure of the cooling flow channel in the liquid cooling plate structure which is in contact with the battery module at the corresponding position in the battery box body is sparser;

(3) according to the shape of the planned cooling flow channel, flow channel blocking modules with different shapes are placed at different positions in a flow channel groove of the lower flow channel plate, the flow channel blocking modules are used for preventing the circulation of cooling liquid, and the flow channel grooves without the flow channel blocking modules are formed into the shape of the cooling flow channel for the circulation of the cooling liquid from the cooling flow channel;

(4) and (3) building the shape of the finished cooling flow channel, welding or gluing the upper flow channel plate and the lower flow channel plate, placing the upper flow channel plate and the lower flow channel plate between the lower supporting shell plate and the upper supporting shell plate, and clamping and fixing the upper flow channel plate and the lower flow channel plate.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of electric vehicle power battery thermal management systems, and relates to a liquid cooling plate structure for cooling an electric vehicle battery box body by liquid cooling, in particular to a liquid cooling plate structure with a freely built cooling flow channel.

Background

In the driving process of the electric automobile, the power battery system is continuously charged and discharged, and corresponding measures are required to be taken to dissipate heat of the power battery system along with the generation of a large amount of heat. Because the temperature among the battery boxes can be inconsistent due to different arrangement modes, heat dissipation modes and environments of the battery boxes in the power battery system and the battery modules inside the battery boxes, the performance of the power battery system can be seriously influenced by the nonuniformity of the temperature. The cooling flow channel in the traditional liquid cooling plate structure is fixed in a form, so that a proper cooling flow channel cannot be quickly built according to the actual temperature distribution condition of the battery box body; in addition, because the cooling flow channel is fixed, the universality of the traditional liquid cooling plate is not strong, the whole structure of the liquid cooling plate is frequently required to be designed and manufactured continuously aiming at different battery box body modules, and the manufacturing cost of the liquid cooling plate structure is invisibly increased.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a liquid cooling plate structure with a freely built cooling flow channel, which is used for cooling the interior of a battery box body according to the temperature distribution condition of a power battery system, ensuring the temperature balance of the cooled battery box body and improving the heat balance efficiency of the power battery system. In addition, because the cooling runner in the liquid cooling plate structure can be freely built, different cooling runner structures are adopted for different power battery systems, and the temperature balance of the cooled power battery system is ensured.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows: a liquid cooling plate structure with a freely built cooling flow channel comprises an upper supporting outer shell plate, a lower supporting outer shell plate, a flow channel plate and a flow channel blocking module, wherein the side wall of the upper supporting outer shell plate and the side wall of the lower supporting outer shell plate are mutually clamped to form an inner cavity, and the flow channel plate is positioned in the inner cavity; the side wall of the upper supporting outer shell plate and the side wall of the lower supporting outer shell plate are both provided with a plurality of strip-shaped notches which correspond to each other, the runner plate comprises an upper runner plate and a lower runner plate, the upper runner plate is provided with a plurality of runner grooves, the positions of the ports of the runner grooves correspond to the positions of the strip-shaped notches, and the lower runner plate and the upper runner plate have the same structure and are arranged in a relatively close fit manner; the flow channel blocking modules are provided with a plurality of flow channel blocking modules, the external dimensions of the flow channel blocking modules are matched with the dimensions of the flow channel grooves, and the flow channel blocking modules are arranged in the flow channel grooves and used for preventing cooling liquid from passing through.

Further, the load-bearing structures are arranged inside the upper plate of the upper supporting outer shell plate and inside the bottom plate of the lower supporting outer shell plate and correspond to each other from top to bottom, and the load-bearing structures support the upper supporting outer shell plate and the lower supporting outer shell plate to avoid deformation of the upper supporting outer shell plate and the lower supporting outer shell plate.

Further, the inside four corners department of bottom plate of lower support shell plate all is equipped with the reference column, and the four corners department of runner plate is equipped with the through-hole, and the reference column passes through the through-hole and its top and the upper plate internal contact of last support shell plate, and the reference column is used for fixed runner plate, plays the supporting role to last support shell plate and lower support shell plate simultaneously, avoids both to produce and warp.

Furthermore, the end of the flow channel blocking module is provided with a flow blocking piece, and the flow blocking piece is clamped in the flow channel groove and used for positioning the flow channel blocking module.

Further, the upper flow passage plate and the lower flow passage plate are fixed by welding or gluing.

Furthermore, heat-conducting insulating silica gel is filled in the gap between the lower runner plate and the lower support outer shell plate, in the gap between the upper runner plate and the upper support outer shell plate and outside the upper support outer shell plate, so that the insulating heat conductivity of the contact part is increased, and the heat of the battery box body is taken away by cooling liquid.

Furthermore, the bottom plate edge of lower support shell plate is equipped with the screw hole for install the liquid cooling plate structure in the battery box incasement.

Furthermore, the cooling flow channel comprises at least one liquid inlet and at least one liquid outlet, the liquid inlet is connected with a cooling liquid supply system, and the liquid outlet is connected with a water outlet pipe.

Furthermore, the flow channel blocking module is made of rubber materials, the sealing performance of the blocked flow channel groove and the corrosion resistance of the flow channel blocking module are enhanced, and the flow channel plate is made of metal materials with high heat conductivity coefficients.

The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the liquid cooling plate structure, which comprises the following steps: (1) calculating the temperature distribution of the battery box body according to the actual situation; (2) planning the shape of a cooling flow channel according to the result of the step (1), wherein for the area with higher temperature of the battery box body, the structure of the cooling flow channel in the liquid cooling plate structure which is in contact with the battery module at the corresponding position in the battery box body is denser, and for the area with lower temperature of the battery box body, the structure of the cooling flow channel in the liquid cooling plate structure which is in contact with the battery module at the corresponding position in the battery box body is sparser; (3) according to the shape of the planned cooling flow channel, flow channel blocking modules with different shapes are placed at different positions in a flow channel groove of the lower flow channel plate, the flow channel blocking modules are used for preventing the circulation of cooling liquid, and the flow channel grooves without the flow channel blocking modules are formed into the shape of the cooling flow channel for the circulation of the cooling liquid from the cooling flow channel; (4) and (3) building the shape of the finished cooling flow channel, welding or gluing the upper flow channel plate and the lower flow channel plate, placing the upper flow channel plate and the lower flow channel plate between the lower supporting shell plate and the upper supporting shell plate, and clamping and fixing the upper flow channel plate and the lower flow channel plate.

The liquid cooling plate structure with the freely built cooling flow channel, provided by the invention, is used for cooling the battery box body according to the temperature distribution condition of the power battery system, so that the temperature balance of the cooled battery box body is ensured, and the heat balance efficiency of the power battery system is improved. In addition, because the cooling runner in the liquid cooling plate structure can be freely built, different cooling runner structures are adopted for different power battery systems, and the temperature balance of the cooled power battery system is ensured.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the assembly structure of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the upper support shell plate;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a lower support shell plate;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of an upper flow field plate or a lower flow field plate;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a flow field plate;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a flow channel blocking module according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

1 upper support shell plate

11 strip-shaped notch

12 bearing structure

2 lower supporting shell plate

21 positioning column

22 screw hole

3 flow passage plate

31 upper runner plate

32 lower runner plate

33 runner groove

34 port

35 Cooling flow passage

351 liquid inlet

352 liquid outlet

36 through hole

4 flow passage blocking module

41 flow blocking sheet

Detailed Description

The technical solution of the embodiment of the liquid cooling plate structure in which the cooling flow channel can be freely constructed according to the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiment of the present invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a few embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "lateral," "longitudinal," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the scope of the invention.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a liquid cooling plate structure with a freely-built cooling flow channel, which includes an upper support shell plate 1, a lower support shell plate 2, a flow channel plate 3 and a flow channel blocking module 4, wherein a side wall of the upper support shell plate 1 and a side wall of the lower support shell plate 2 are mutually clamped to form an internal cavity, the flow channel plate 3 is located in the internal cavity, and the flow channel blocking module 4 is located in the flow channel plate 3.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the side wall of the upper support shell plate 1 and the side wall of the lower support shell plate 2 are both provided with a plurality of bar-shaped notches 11, the bar-shaped notches 11 are oblong notches and are evenly arranged, and the bar-shaped notches 11 on the upper support shell plate 1 and the bar-shaped notches 11 on the lower support shell plate 2 are all in up-down one-to-one correspondence. The inside bottom plate that all is equipped with a plurality of load structures 12 with lower supporting shell plate 2 of upper support shell plate 1's upper plate, load structure 12 is cylindrical, and the load structure 12 of upper support shell plate 1 and the load structure 12 of lower supporting shell plate 2 are the one-to-one from top to bottom. Positioning columns 21 are arranged at four corners inside the bottom plate of the lower supporting shell plate 2, and the positioning columns 21 are cylindrical; the bottom plate edge of lower support shell plate 2 is equipped with a plurality of screw holes 22 for install the liquid cooling plate structure in the battery box incasement. In practical applications, the shape of the strip-shaped notch 11 may also be rectangular, and the shapes of the force-bearing structure 12 and the positioning column 21 may also be rectangular, triangular, and the like, which is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the flow channel plate 3 includes an upper flow channel plate 31 and a lower flow channel plate 32, both of which have the same structure, wherein the upper flow channel plate 31 is provided with a plurality of flow channel grooves 33, the flow channel grooves 33 are semi-circular groove structures, and include a plurality of mutually parallel transverse flow channel grooves and a plurality of mutually parallel longitudinal flow channel grooves, the transverse flow channel grooves are perpendicular to the longitudinal flow channel grooves, and in practical application, the flow channel grooves 33 may be configured in other shapes according to practical requirements. The upper flow channel plate 31 and the lower flow channel plate 32 are welded or glued to the flow channel plate 3, the flow channel grooves 33 of the upper flow channel plate 31 and the flow channel grooves 33 of the lower flow channel plate 32 are in one-to-one correspondence from top to bottom to form a circular flow channel groove channel which is communicated with each other, and the end 34 of the flow channel groove 33 corresponds to the strip-shaped notch 11. The four corners of the flow passage plate 3 are provided with through holes 36, the shape of the through holes 36 is adapted to the shape of the positioning columns 21, in this embodiment, the through holes 36 are circular, and the processing is convenient. The runner plate 3 is located between the upper support shell plate 1 and the lower support shell plate 2, the positioning column 21 passes through the through hole 36, the upper end of the positioning column is in contact with the inner part of the upper plate of the upper support shell plate 1, and the positioning column 21 plays a positioning role for the runner plate 3 and plays a supporting role for the upper support shell plate 1. The end part of the bearing structure 12 is contacted with the plate body of the runner plate 3, and the bearing structure 12 plays a supporting role for the runner plate 3 and the upper supporting shell plate 1. In practical applications, the fixing manner between the upper flow field plate 31 and the lower flow field plate 32 is not limited, and the two may be configured to be sealed and detachable by other manners.

As shown in fig. 1, a plurality of different flow path blocking modules 4 are disposed in the flow path plate 3, specifically, the shape and size of the flow path blocking module 4 are adapted to the shape and size of the flow path groove 33, the plurality of different flow path blocking modules 4 are disposed at different positions in the flow path groove 33 for preventing the cooling liquid from passing through, the flow path groove 33 where no flow path blocking module 4 is disposed constitutes the cooling flow path 35, and the shape of the cooling flow path 35 is determined by the different positions where the different flow path blocking modules 4 are disposed in the flow path groove 33. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the flow path blocking module 4 has eight structures, which are numbered A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and the end of the flow path blocking module is provided with a flow blocking piece 41, and the flow blocking piece 41 is clamped in the flow path groove 33 to fix the flow path blocking module 4 and prevent it from moving. In practical applications, the shape of the flow channel blocking module 4 is not limited to the above eight shapes, and may be determined according to the shape of the cooling flow channel 35.