阅读说明：本技术 燃料电池电压转换器散热系统及散热方法 (Heat dissipation system and heat dissipation method for fuel cell voltage converter ) 是由 李世杰 黄文英 王若楠 倪梓荣 刘智亮 于 2021-07-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请是关于一种燃料电池电压转换器散热系统及散热方法。该散热系统包括：散热型电压转换器、转换器控制器和燃料电池系统风道。散热型电压转换器设置在所述燃料电池系统风道内。散热型电压转换器包括：转换器外壳、半导体制冷片、功率器件和温度传感器；半导体制冷片设置在转换器外壳和功率器件之间,其制冷端和散热端分别朝向功率器件和转换器外壳。温度传感器设置在功率器件上。转换器控制器分别与半导体制冷片和温度传感器电连接,基于温度传感器采集的功率器件温度信息向半导体制冷片发送制冷驱动信号。本申请提供的方案,能够简化散热系统中的散热器和散热风扇结构,从而大幅度减小散热系统的体积。(The application relates to a heat dissipation system and a heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter. This cooling system includes: a heat dissipating voltage converter, a converter controller, and a fuel cell system air duct. The heat dissipation type voltage converter is disposed within the fuel cell system air duct. The heat dissipation type voltage converter includes: the device comprises a converter shell, a semiconductor refrigerating chip, a power device and a temperature sensor; the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is arranged between the converter shell and the power device, and the refrigerating end and the radiating end of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet face the power device and the converter shell respectively. The temperature sensor is arranged on the power device. The converter controller is respectively electrically connected with the semiconductor refrigeration piece and the temperature sensor, and sends a refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration piece based on the temperature information of the power device acquired by the temperature sensor. The scheme provided by the application can simplify the structure of the radiator and the radiating fan in the radiating system, thereby greatly reducing the volume of the radiating system.)

1. A fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system, comprising:

a heat-dissipating voltage converter (10), a converter controller (20), and a fuel cell system air duct (30);

the heat dissipation type voltage converter (10) is arranged in the fuel cell system air duct (30);

the heat dissipation type voltage converter (10) includes: the device comprises a converter shell (11), a semiconductor refrigerating sheet (12), a power device (13) and a temperature sensor (14); the semiconductor refrigerating sheet (12) is arranged between the converter shell (11) and the power device (13), the refrigerating end of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet faces the power device (13), and the radiating end of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is attached to the converter shell (11); the temperature sensor (14) is arranged on the power device;

the converter controller (20) is respectively electrically connected with the semiconductor refrigeration piece (12) and the temperature sensor (14) and is used for sending refrigeration driving signals to the semiconductor refrigeration piece (12) based on the temperature information of the power device collected by the temperature sensor (14).

2. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system of claim 1,

the heat dissipation type voltage converter (10) further includes: an insulating heat-conducting mechanism (15);

the insulating heat conducting mechanism (15) is arranged between the semiconductor refrigeration piece (12) and the power device (13).

3. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system of claim 1,

the heat dissipation type voltage converter (10) further includes: a heat insulating mechanism (16);

the heat insulation mechanism (16) is arranged around the semiconductor refrigerating sheet (12) and used for preventing the heat of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet (12) from diffusing outwards from the periphery.

4. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system of claim 2,

the insulating heat conduction mechanism (15) is a heat conduction silica gel sheet or a carbon fiber heat conduction gasket.

5. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system of claim 3,

the heat insulation mechanism (16) is made of aluminum silicate ceramic fibers.

6. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system of claim 1,

the converter shell (11) is of a fin structure, so that the heat dissipation area of the converter shell (11) is increased.

7. A heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter, which is implemented based on the heat dissipation system for a fuel cell voltage converter according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising:

acquiring temperature information of a power device;

and adjusting the refrigeration driving signal sent to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet according to the numerical relation between the temperature information of the power device and a preset temperature range until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

8. The method for dissipating heat from a fuel cell voltage converter according to claim 7, wherein the adjusting the cooling driving signal sent to the semiconductor cooling plate according to the numerical relationship between the power device temperature information and a preset temperature range until the power device temperature information is within the preset temperature range comprises:

judging whether the temperature information of the power device is in the preset temperature range or not,

if yes, controlling the semiconductor refrigerating sheet to stop refrigerating;

if not, updating the refrigeration driving signal according to the numerical relationship between the temperature information of the power device and the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, and sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

9. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation method according to claim 8,

the method comprises the following steps of updating the refrigeration driving signal according to the numerical relationship between the temperature information of the power device and the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, and sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range, wherein the method comprises the following two conditions:

when the temperature information of the power device is higher than the upper limit value of the preset temperature range, increasing the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal by a preset percentage to serve as the updated refrigeration driving signal, sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, and after the refrigeration time is preset, re-executing the step of obtaining the temperature information of the power device until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range;

and when the temperature information of the power device is lower than the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, reducing the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal by a preset percentage to serve as the updated refrigeration driving signal, sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration piece, and after the preset refrigeration duration, re-executing the step of obtaining the temperature information of the power device until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

10. The fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation method according to claim 8,

the value range of the preset percentage is 1 to 10 percent; the preset refrigerating time ranges from 10s to 50 s.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to fuel cell technologies, and particularly to a heat dissipation system and a heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter.

Background

In a fuel cell system, as the designed cell power is increased, the conversion power of a voltage converter in the system is also increased, the thermal power thereof is also increased, and the demand for heat radiation is gradually increased.

Voltage converters in the industry generally use heat sinks in combination with heat dissipation structures of heat dissipation fans to achieve heat dissipation of the voltage converters; the radiator is arranged on the power device, the heat conduction performance of the radiator is utilized to radiate the power device, the type of the radiator needs to be selected according to the thermal power of the voltage converter, the required heat conduction surface area of the radiator is correspondingly increased along with the increase of the thermal power of the voltage converter, and the size of the radiator is increased along with the increase of the thermal power of the voltage converter, so that the whole size of the voltage converter is increased, and the voltage converter becomes heavy.

In the related art, the patent publication No. CN102437357B discloses a water balance system for a fuel cell, in which a cooling device includes a controller, a semiconductor cooling plate, a first fin disposed on a cooling side of the semiconductor cooling plate, a second fin disposed on a cooling side of the semiconductor cooling plate, and a cooling fan disposed outside the second fin.

The technical scheme has the following defects:

because the maximum temperature difference between the two sides of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is an inherent property, the lower the temperature of the heat dissipation side is, the lower the temperature which can be reached by the refrigerating side is, the larger the output cold quantity is, and the better the refrigerating effect is; in order to ensure the refrigerating performance of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, the cooling fan is still required to be additionally arranged on the heat dissipation side of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, so that the structure of the refrigerating device is more complex, and the volume of the refrigerating device is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems in the related art, the application provides a heat dissipation system and a heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter, which can solve the problems of complex structure and heavy volume of the heat dissipation system in the fuel cell.

The present application provides in a first aspect a fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system comprising:

a heat dissipation type voltage converter 10, a converter controller 20, and a fuel cell system air duct 30;

the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 is disposed in the fuel cell system air duct 30;

the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 includes: the device comprises a converter shell 11, a semiconductor chilling plate 12, a power device 13 and a temperature sensor 14; the semiconductor refrigeration sheet 12 is arranged between the converter shell 11 and the power device 13, the refrigeration end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet faces the power device 13, and the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet is attached to the converter shell 11; the temperature sensor 14 is arranged on the power device;

the converter controller 20 is electrically connected to the semiconductor chilling plate 12 and the temperature sensor 14, and is configured to send a chilling driving signal to the semiconductor chilling plate 12 based on the temperature information of the power device collected by the temperature sensor 14.

In one embodiment, the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 further includes: an insulating heat-conducting mechanism 15;

the insulating heat conducting mechanism 15 is arranged between the semiconductor refrigeration piece 12 and the power device 13.

In one embodiment, the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 further includes: a heat insulating mechanism 16;

the heat insulation mechanism 16 is arranged around the semiconductor chilling plates 12 and used for preventing heat of the semiconductor chilling plates 12 from diffusing outwards from the periphery.

In one embodiment, the insulating and heat conducting mechanism 15 is a heat conducting silicone sheet or a carbon fiber heat conducting gasket.

In one embodiment, the thermal insulation 16 is alumina silicate ceramic fiber.

In one embodiment, the converter housing 11 is a fin structure to increase the heat dissipation area of the converter housing 11.

The second aspect of the present application provides a heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter, which is implemented based on the heat dissipation system for a fuel cell voltage converter described above, and includes:

acquiring temperature information of a power device;

and adjusting the refrigeration driving signal sent to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet according to the numerical relation between the temperature information of the power device and a preset temperature range until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

In an embodiment, the adjusting, according to a numerical relationship between the power device temperature information and a preset temperature range, a refrigeration driving signal sent to a semiconductor refrigeration chip until the power device temperature information is within the preset temperature range includes:

judging whether the temperature information of the power device is in the preset temperature range or not,

if yes, controlling the semiconductor refrigerating sheet to stop refrigerating;

if not, updating the refrigeration driving signal according to the numerical relationship between the temperature information of the power device and the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, and sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

In an embodiment, the updating the refrigeration driving signal according to a numerical relationship between the temperature information of the power device and an upper limit value or a lower limit value of the preset temperature range, and sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration chip until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range includes the following two cases:

when the temperature information of the power device is higher than the upper limit value of the preset temperature range, increasing the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal by a preset percentage to serve as the updated refrigeration driving signal, sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, and after the refrigeration time is preset, re-executing the step of obtaining the temperature information of the power device until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range;

and when the temperature information of the power device is lower than the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, reducing the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal by a preset percentage to serve as the updated refrigeration driving signal, sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration piece, and after the preset refrigeration duration, re-executing the step of obtaining the temperature information of the power device until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

In one embodiment, the predetermined percentage ranges from 1% to 10%; the preset refrigerating time ranges from 10s to 50 s.

The technical scheme provided by the application can comprise the following beneficial effects:

the application provides a fuel cell voltage converter cooling system, among this system, be provided with a semiconductor refrigeration piece between heat dissipation type voltage converter's power pack and the converter shell, the refrigeration end of semiconductor refrigeration piece is towards power pack, when power pack generates heat, thereby carries out the operating temperature that the heat exchange reduces power pack with power pack to outwards give off on the converter shell through with the end laminating of dispelling the heat of exchanging the heat that obtains. Because the semiconductor refrigeration piece is electrically connected with the converter controller, the electric energy can be converted into refrigeration capacity under the control of the converter controller, and compared with a radiator, the volume occupied by the semiconductor refrigeration piece is smaller than that of the radiator. And because the heat dissipation type voltage converter is arranged in the air duct of the fuel cell system, the converter shell can exchange heat with flowing air in the air duct of the fuel cell system, so that heat accumulated on the converter shell can be taken away by the air in the air duct of the fuel cell system, and a fan of the fuel cell system is utilized to replace a heat dissipation structure (namely, a heat dissipation fan) originally arranged at the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, so that the volume of the heat dissipation system is reduced, the heat dissipation power of the heat dissipation system of the fuel cell voltage converter meets the requirement, and the problems of complex structure and heavy volume of the heat dissipation system are avoided.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the application will be apparent from the following more particular descriptions of exemplary embodiments of the application, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numbers generally represent like parts throughout the exemplary embodiments of the application.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation type voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation system of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is another schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation system of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a heat dissipation method of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is another schematic flow chart of a heat dissipation method of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used herein to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present application. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

Example one

Voltage converters in the industry generally use heat sinks in combination with heat dissipation structures of heat dissipation fans to achieve heat dissipation of the voltage converters; the radiator is arranged on the power device, the heat conduction performance of the radiator is utilized to radiate the power device, the type of the radiator needs to be selected according to the thermal power of the voltage converter, the required heat conduction surface area of the radiator is correspondingly increased along with the increase of the thermal power of the voltage converter, and the size of the radiator is increased along with the increase of the thermal power of the voltage converter, so that the whole size of the voltage converter is increased, and the voltage converter becomes heavy.

In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present application provide a heat dissipation system for a fuel cell voltage converter, which can solve the problems of complex structure and heavy volume of the heat dissipation system.

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation type voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation system of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is another schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation system of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation system includes:

a heat dissipation type voltage converter 10, a converter controller 20, and a fuel cell system air duct 30;

the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 is disposed in the fuel cell system air duct 30;

the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 includes: the device comprises a converter shell 11, a semiconductor chilling plate 12, a power device 13 and a temperature sensor 14; the semiconductor refrigeration sheet 12 is arranged between the converter shell 11 and the power device 13, the refrigeration end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet faces the power device 13, and the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet is attached to the converter shell 11; the temperature sensor 14 is arranged on the power device 13;

the converter controller 20 is electrically connected to the semiconductor chilling plate 12 and the temperature sensor 14, and is configured to send a chilling driving signal to the semiconductor chilling plate 12 based on the temperature information of the power device collected by the temperature sensor 14.

In the embodiment of the present application, the power device is a main source of heat generation of the heat dissipation type voltage converter, and the temperature sensor 14 is disposed on the power device in the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10, and is configured to collect temperature information of the power device 13, so as to provide a corresponding basis for the semiconductor cooling plate 12 to cool. The semiconductor refrigerating sheet is a heat pump, which utilizes the Peltier effect of semiconductor materials, when direct current passes through a couple formed by connecting two different semiconductor materials in series, the two ends of the couple can respectively absorb heat and release heat, and the aim of refrigeration can be achieved. The converter controller 20 is electrically connected to the semiconductor chilling plate 12 and the temperature sensor 14, and after receiving the temperature information of the power device collected by the temperature sensor 14, determines whether the temperature information of the power device is too high, and sends a corresponding chilling driving signal to the semiconductor chilling plate 12 according to the determination result, so as to control the chilling process of the semiconductor chilling plate 12. The volume of the 283W commercial semiconductor refrigerating sheet is mostly 17.3cm³The volume of the heat radiator with the same heat radiation power level is more than 1000cm³The semiconductor refrigerating sheet has higher heat dissipation power per unit area, so that the volume of the whole heat dissipation system can be greatly reduced by selecting the semiconductor refrigerating sheet as a heat dissipation device.

Semiconductor refrigeration piece 12 divide into refrigeration end and heat dissipation end, and wherein, the refrigeration end carries out the heat exchange with power device, takes away power device 13's heat to dispel the heat via the heat dissipation end, in this application embodiment, the heat dissipation end of semiconductor refrigeration piece is attached on heat dissipation type voltage converter's converter shell, discharges the heat to heat dissipation type voltage converter outside through the converter shell.

The principle of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is as follows: when a current passes through a thermocouple pair formed by connecting an N-type semiconductor material and a P-type semiconductor material, heat transfer can be generated between the two ends, and the heat can be transferred from one end to the other end, so that temperature difference is generated to form a cold end and a hot end. However, the semiconductor itself presents a resistance that generates heat when current passes through the semiconductor, thereby affecting heat transfer. But the heat between the two plates is also transferred through the air and the semiconductor material itself in a reverse direction. When the cold end and the hot end reach a certain temperature difference and the heat transfer amounts of the two types are equal, a balance point is reached, and the positive heat transfer and the reverse heat transfer are mutually offset. The temperature of the cold and hot ends will not change continuously. Therefore, in order to ensure the refrigeration performance of the semiconductor refrigeration piece, the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration piece needs to be radiated to reduce the temperature of the heat dissipation end so as to maintain the heat transfer between the two ends.

In practical application, a mode of additionally arranging a radiator or a radiating fan at the radiating end of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is mostly adopted to reduce the temperature of the radiating end of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet so as to maintain the refrigerating performance of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet.

In the embodiment of the present application, the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 is disposed in the fuel cell system air duct 30, the fuel cell system fan 40 exhausts air to the outside of the fuel cell system through the fuel cell system air duct 30, and in the fuel cell system air duct 30, the converter housing 11 of the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 exchanges heat with the flowing gas in the fuel cell system air duct 30, so that the heat accumulated on the converter housing 11 is taken away by the flowing gas, thereby reducing the temperature of the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor chilling plate, and ensuring the refrigeration performance of the semiconductor chilling plate 12; by the mode, the heat dissipation structure (namely, the heat dissipation sheet or the heat dissipation fan) at the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet can be saved, and the volume of the fuel cell heat dissipation system is further reduced.

In the embodiment of the application, the converter controller is originally used for controlling the heat dissipation type voltage converter to work, and is electrically connected with the temperature sensor and the semiconductor chilling plate, so that the converter controller can work as a controller of the semiconductor chilling plate at the same time. In practical applications, a controller dedicated to control the operation of the semiconductor cooling plate may be provided, and the controller may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete Gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, or the like. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. Alternatively, as shown in the embodiments of the present application, the controller of the heat dissipation type voltage converter may be operated as the controller of the semiconductor cooling chip.

In the fuel cell voltage converter cooling system that this application embodiment provided, be provided with a semiconductor refrigeration piece between heat dissipation type voltage converter's power component and the converter shell, the refrigeration end of semiconductor refrigeration piece is towards power component, when power component generates heat, thereby carries out the operating temperature that the heat exchange reduces power component with power component to outwards give off on the converter shell through with the laminating of heat dissipation end the heat that will exchange the acquisition. Because the semiconductor refrigeration piece is electrically connected with the converter controller, the electric energy can be converted into refrigeration capacity under the control of the converter controller, and compared with a radiator, the volume occupied by the semiconductor refrigeration piece is smaller than that of the radiator. And because the heat dissipation type voltage converter is arranged in the air duct of the fuel cell system, the converter shell can exchange heat with flowing air in the air duct of the fuel cell system, so that heat accumulated on the converter shell can be taken away by the air in the air duct of the fuel cell system, and a fan of the fuel cell system is utilized to replace a heat dissipation structure (namely, a heat dissipation fan) originally arranged at the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, so that the volume of the heat dissipation system is reduced, the heat dissipation power of the heat dissipation system of the fuel cell voltage converter meets the requirement, and the problems of complex structure and heavy volume of the heat dissipation system are avoided.

Example two

The heat dissipation type voltage converter in the first embodiment is designed, and the heat dissipation type voltage converter can form a stable heat transfer path, so that the heat of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is prevented from diffusing outwards along the periphery to influence the refrigerating performance.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipation type voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1, the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 includes: the device comprises a converter shell 11, a semiconductor chilling plate 12, a power device 13 and a temperature sensor 14; the semiconductor refrigeration sheet 12 is arranged between the converter shell 11 and the power device 13, the refrigeration end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet faces the power device 13, and the heat dissipation end of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet is attached to the converter shell 11; the temperature sensor 14 is arranged on the power device 13;

the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 further includes: an insulating heat-conducting mechanism 15; the insulating heat conducting mechanism 15 is arranged between the semiconductor refrigeration piece 12 and the power device 13 and serves as a central mechanism for heat exchange between the semiconductor refrigeration piece 12 and the power device 13.

In the voltage converter, the power device usually radiates heat through the metal sheet and is influenced by strong electricity of the voltage converter, and the semiconductor refrigerating sheet in direct contact with the metal sheet can generate short circuit or high-voltage breakdown risk. In the practical application process, the solid or gaseous insulating and heat conducting material can be used for filling the gap between the power device and the semiconductor refrigerating sheet so as to achieve the effects of isolating strong electricity and conducting heat. In this application embodiment, insulating heat conduction mechanism can adopt heat conduction silica gel piece or carbon fiber heat conduction gasket.

It should be noted that the above description of the insulating and heat conducting mechanism is only an example given in the embodiments of the present application, and the actually used insulating and heat conducting material may be adjusted according to the actual situation, that is, the above description of the insulating and heat conducting mechanism should not be taken as a limitation to the present application.

Further, the converter housing 11 has a fin structure to increase a heat dissipation area of the converter housing 11.

In the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the semiconductor chilling plates 12 and the converter housing 11 have a sufficient contact area, i.e. a heat dissipation area, a heat conductive material may be filled between the semiconductor chilling plates and the converter housing to ensure that the semiconductor chilling plates 12 and the converter housing 11 are tightly attached.

In practical application, heat dissipation fins may be directly disposed on the converter casing 11, and a heat conduction material is filled between the heat dissipation fins and the converter casing 11, so as to increase the heat dissipation area of the heat dissipation type voltage converter.

The embodiment of the application does not strictly limit the adopted heat conduction materials, and different heat conduction materials, such as heat conduction silica gel or heat conduction carbon fiber, can be selected according to actual conditions.

Further, the heat dissipation type voltage converter 10 further includes: a heat insulating mechanism 16; the heat insulation mechanism 16 is arranged around the semiconductor chilling plates 12 and used for preventing heat of the semiconductor chilling plates 12 from diffusing outwards from the periphery.

In this application embodiment, in order to form the stable heat transfer route of being held to semiconductor refrigeration piece heat dissipation by semiconductor refrigeration piece refrigeration end, avoid the heat to the diffusion all around of semiconductor refrigeration piece, this application has set up thermal-insulated mechanism around the semiconductor refrigeration piece, specifically is to set up aluminium silicate ceramic fiber around the semiconductor refrigeration piece.

It should be noted that the heat insulating material used in the heat insulating mechanism can be selected according to actual production conditions, that is, the above description of the heat insulating mechanism should not be taken as a limitation to the present application.

The heat dissipation type voltage converter that this application embodiment shows utilizes insulating heat conduction mechanism to carry out the commutative centrum of heat exchange as semiconductor refrigeration piece and power device, because insulating properties and the high coefficient of heat conductivity of this insulating heat conduction mechanism, can keep apart forceful electric power among the power device and semiconductor refrigeration piece, thereby avoided the semiconductor refrigeration piece to be punctured by forceful electric power or the danger of short circuit, under the prerequisite that does not influence semiconductor refrigeration piece safety in utilization, its power with the power device heat exchange has been guaranteed, and simultaneously, through setting up the thermal-insulated mechanism in its week, make the heat that the refrigeration end was inhaled can not be to the diffusion all around of semiconductor refrigeration piece, and can most transfer to the heat dissipation end, and dispel the heat through the converter shell that has high heat radiating area, thereby the refrigeration performance of semiconductor refrigeration piece has been ensured.

EXAMPLE III

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiments of the heat dissipation system for a fuel cell voltage converter, the present application also provides a heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter and corresponding embodiments.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a heat dissipation method of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is another schematic flow chart of a heat dissipation method of a fuel cell voltage converter according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a fuel cell voltage converter heat dissipation method includes:

301. acquiring temperature information of a power device;

in the embodiment of the application, the temperature sensor is arranged on the power device of the heat dissipation type voltage converter, and can acquire temperature information of the power device during working in real time, namely the temperature information of the power device. The converter controller is electrically connected with the temperature sensor and can receive and process the temperature information of the power device collected by the temperature sensor.

302. And sending a refrigeration driving signal according to the temperature information of the power device.

And adjusting the refrigeration driving signal sent to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet according to the numerical relation between the temperature information of the power device and a preset temperature range until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

The method specifically comprises the following steps: judging whether the temperature information of the power device is in the preset temperature range or not,

if so, the power device does not need to be radiated, and the converter controller does not need to send a refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration piece, namely, the semiconductor refrigeration piece is controlled to stop refrigeration;

if not, the working temperature of the power device is not met, the converter controller needs to adjust the operation of the semiconductor chilling plate, so that the working temperature of the power device is recovered to a preset temperature range, namely the chilling driving signal is updated according to the numerical relationship between the temperature information of the power device and the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, and the updated chilling driving signal is sent to the semiconductor chilling plate until the temperature information of the power device is in the preset temperature range.

In this embodiment of the application, the refrigeration driving signal is updated according to a numerical relationship between the temperature information of the power device and the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, and the updated refrigeration driving signal is sent to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range, which includes the following two situations:

when the temperature information of the power device is higher than the upper limit value of the preset temperature range, the converter controller increases the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal by a preset percentage to serve as an updated refrigeration driving signal, the updated refrigeration driving signal is sent to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, and after the refrigeration duration is preset, the step 301 is executed again until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range;

and when the temperature information of the power device is lower than the lower limit value of the preset temperature range, reducing the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal by a preset percentage to serve as an updated refrigeration driving signal, sending the updated refrigeration driving signal to the semiconductor refrigeration sheet, and after the preset refrigeration duration, executing the step 301 again until the temperature information of the power device is within the preset temperature range.

In the actual application process, the preset temperature range, the preset percentage and the preset refrigeration time can be adjusted according to the actual situation; in the present application, the value range of the preset percentage is 1% to 10%; presetting the value range of the refrigerating time to be 10 s-50 s; specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the preset percentage is set to be 5%; the preset cooling time period is set to be 30 s.

It should be noted that the above values of the preset percentage and the preset refrigerating time are only examples, and should not be taken as the only limitation of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a heat dissipation method for a fuel cell voltage converter, and the refrigeration driving signal sent to a semiconductor refrigeration piece is adjusted through the comparison result of the collected temperature information of a power device and a preset temperature range, specifically, the duty ratio of the refrigeration driving signal is adjusted, so that the current passing through the semiconductor refrigeration piece is adjusted, the maximum temperature difference at two ends of the semiconductor refrigeration piece is further influenced, the semiconductor refrigeration piece is controlled to work according to the real-time heat dissipation requirement, and the balance of heat dissipation power and system energy consumption is achieved.

The aspects of the present application have been described in detail hereinabove with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments. Those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the acts and modules referred to in the specification are not necessarily required in the present application. In addition, it can be understood that the steps in the method of the embodiment of the present application may be sequentially adjusted, combined, and deleted according to actual needs, and the modules in the device of the embodiment of the present application may be combined, divided, and deleted according to actual needs.

Furthermore, the method according to the present application may also be implemented as a computer program or computer program product comprising computer program code instructions for performing some or all of the steps of the above-described method of the present application.

Alternatively, the present application may also be embodied as a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium (or computer-readable storage medium, or machine-readable storage medium) having stored thereon executable code (or a computer program, or computer instruction code) which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device (or electronic device, server, etc.), causes the processor to perform part or all of the various steps of the above-described method according to the present application.

Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the applications disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems and methods according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Having described embodiments of the present application, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.