阅读说明：本技术 防爆电池电源 (Explosion-proof battery power supply ) 是由 徐基维 张能 林豈庆 王运鹏 于 2020-10-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了一种防爆电池电源,包括：箱体；设置在箱体之中的电池模组,其中,电池模组包括第一区域和第二区域,第一区域包括电池模组中所有的电极,第二区域包括电池模组中所有的泄压阀；覆盖电池模组的第一区域的第一浇封层,第一浇封层具有第一开口,第一开口对应泄压阀,以使泄压阀经第一开口排气；以及气体处理装置,用于处理电池模组热失控过程中释放的气体。根据本申请实施例的防爆电池电源,通过设置覆盖电池模组的浇封层,以及气体处理装置,不仅实现了潜在点火源与爆炸性气体的有效隔离,而且可以处理电池模组热失控过程中释放的气体,有效降低电池热失控释放气体对箱体外围环境的影响,大幅降低了发生燃烧和爆炸等极端事故的几率。(The application discloses explosion-proof battery power includes: a box body; the battery module is arranged in the box body and comprises a first area and a second area, the first area comprises all electrodes in the battery module, and the second area comprises all pressure relief valves in the battery module; the first pouring layer covers a first area of the battery module, and is provided with a first opening corresponding to the pressure release valve so that the pressure release valve can exhaust air through the first opening; and the gas treatment device is used for treating gas released in the thermal runaway process of the battery module. According to the explosion-proof battery power supply of this application embodiment, through the pouring seal that sets up the cover battery module to and gas processing apparatus, not only realized the effective isolation of potential ignition source and explosive gas, can handle the gas of battery module thermal runaway in-process release moreover, effectively reduce the influence of battery thermal runaway release gas to box peripheral environment, reduced the probability of taking place extreme accident such as burning and explosion by a wide margin.)

1. An explosion-proof battery power supply, comprising:

a box body;

the battery module is arranged in the box body and comprises a first area and a second area, the first area comprises all electrodes in the battery module, and the second area comprises all pressure relief valves in the battery module;

the first pouring layer covers the first area of the battery module, and is provided with a first opening corresponding to the pressure release valve so that the pressure release valve can exhaust air through the first opening; and

and the gas treatment device is used for treating gas released in the thermal runaway process of the battery module.

2. An explosion-proof battery power supply as set forth in claim 1, wherein said gas treatment device is disposed within said case.

3. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 1,

when the battery module releases gas in the thermal runaway process, the gas treatment device can automatically treat all components or specific components in the released gas.

4. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 1, further comprising:

and covering at least the second pouring layer of the second area of the battery module, wherein the impact strength of the second pouring layer is smaller than that of the pressure release valve when the pressure release valve is opened so as to ensure that the pressure release valve breaks the second pouring layer when opened.

5. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 1, further comprising:

and a third pouring layer covering the second pouring layer, wherein the third pouring layer is provided with a second opening at the position of the pressure release valve, the second opening corresponds to the pressure release valve so that the pressure release valve exhausts air through the second opening, and the impact strength of the third pouring layer is greater than that of the first pouring layer.

6. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 1, further comprising:

the box is explosion-proof box or non-explosion-proof metal box, wherein, the box includes:

a box body;

the box cover is arranged on the box body, connected with the box body through bolts and covered with a free space between a pouring layer of the battery module and the box cover.

7. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 6 wherein said gas treatment device is disposed on said cover.

8. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 7, further comprising:

the pressure detector is arranged in the box body, and controls to cut off the electrical connection between the explosion-proof battery power supply and an external circuit when the pressure detector detects that the pressure in the box body is greater than a preset threshold value;

the pressure relief device is arranged on the box cover or the box body to ensure that the pressure is timely relieved when the pressure in the box body rises, so that the influence on the battery module is reduced.

9. The explosion-proof battery power supply of claim 8, further comprising:

and the sealing strip is arranged between the box cover and the box body.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of battery safety, in particular to an explosion-proof battery power supply.

Background

At present, the explosion-proof battery power of large capacity that uses in the pit in colliery comprises a large amount of battery cells usually, when battery cell takes place extreme trouble if thermal runaway, can produce and release a large amount of gas, the gas that exists the release is gathered in the power supply box and is caused the box because of the too big risk that takes place the explosive accident of pressure, has brought very big potential safety hazard for the safe operation of battery power, nevertheless does not have good solution in the industry of moving ahead now, awaits the solution urgently.

Content of application

The present application is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art.

Therefore, the purpose of this application lies in providing an explosion-proof battery power, through the encapsulation layer that waters that sets up the cover battery module to and gas treatment device, not only realized the effective isolation of potential ignition source and explosive gas, can absorb the gas of battery module thermal runaway in-process release moreover, effectively reduce the influence of battery thermal runaway release gas to box peripheral environment, reduced the probability of taking place extreme accident such as burning and explosion by a wide margin.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides an explosion-proof battery power supply, including: a box body; the battery module is arranged in the box body and comprises a first area and a second area, the first area comprises all electrodes in the battery module, and the second area comprises all pressure relief valves in the battery module; the first pouring layer covers the first area of the battery module, and is provided with a first opening corresponding to the pressure release valve so that the pressure release valve can exhaust air through the first opening; and the gas treatment device is used for treating gas released in the thermal runaway process of the battery module.

In addition, the explosion-proof battery power supply according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application may also have the following additional technical features:

according to one embodiment of the application, the gas treatment device is arranged in the tank.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned explosion-proof battery power supply further includes: when the battery module releases gas in the thermal runaway process, the gas treatment device can automatically treat all components or specific components in the released gas.

According to an embodiment of the application, the explosion-proof battery power supply at least covers the second pouring layer of the second area of the battery module, wherein the impact strength of the second pouring layer is smaller than the impact strength of the pressure release valve when the pressure release valve is opened, so as to ensure that the pressure release valve breaks the second pouring layer when the pressure release valve is opened;

according to an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned explosion-proof battery power supply further includes: and a third pouring layer covering the second pouring layer, wherein the third pouring layer is provided with a second opening at the position of the pressure release valve, the second opening corresponds to the pressure release valve so that the pressure release valve exhausts air through the second opening, and the impact strength of the third pouring layer is greater than that of the first pouring layer.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned explosion-proof battery power supply further includes: the box is explosion-proof box or non-explosion-proof metal box, wherein, the box includes: a box body; the box cover is arranged on the box body, connected with the box body through bolts and covered with a free space between a pouring layer of the battery module and the box cover.

According to an embodiment of the application, the gas treatment device is arranged on the cover.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned explosion-proof battery power supply further includes: the pressure detector is arranged in the box body, and controls to cut off the electrical connection between the explosion-proof battery power supply and an external circuit when the pressure detector detects that the pressure in the box body is greater than a preset threshold value; the pressure relief device is arranged on the box cover or the box body to ensure that the pressure is timely relieved when the pressure in the box body rises, so that the influence on the battery module is reduced.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned explosion-proof battery power supply further includes: and the sealing strip is arranged between the box cover and the box body.

The utility model provides an explosion-proof battery power, through setting up the first encapsulation layer that waters of the first region that covers the battery module, realize the encapsulation protection with the first encapsulation layer that adopts the first region that covers the battery module, the electrode of monomer lithium cell can effectively be protected to first encapsulation layer, realize the effective isolation of potential ignition source and explosive gas, the probability of extreme accidents such as burning and explosion has taken place has been reduced by a wide margin, simultaneously can be when battery module thermal runaway in-process release gas, handle the gas of battery module thermal runaway in-process release through gas treatment device, effectively reduce the influence of battery thermal runaway release gas to box peripheral environment, not only reduced the probability of extreme accidents such as burning and explosion by a wide margin, and can also play good guard action to the box.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an explosion-proof battery power supply according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an explosion-proof battery power supply according to one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an explosion-proof battery power supply according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present application and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

An explosion-proof battery power supply proposed according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an explosion-proof battery power supply according to an embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 includes: the battery module includes a case 10, a battery module 20, a first potting layer 30, and a gas treatment device 50.

The battery module 20 is arranged in the box 10, wherein the battery module 20 includes a first area and a second area, the first area includes all the electrodes 21 in the battery module 20, and the second area includes all the pressure relief valves 22 in the battery module 20; the first pouring layer 30 covers a first area of the battery module 20, the first pouring layer 30 is provided with a first opening 31, and the first opening 31 corresponds to the pressure release valve 22, so that the pressure release valve 22 exhausts air through the first opening 31; the gas treatment device 50 is used to treat gas released during thermal runaway of the battery module 20.

Alternatively, according to one embodiment of the present application, the gas processing device 50 may be disposed within the housing 10, as shown in FIG. 1.

In the embodiment of the present application, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 may be a lithium battery power supply, or may be any other battery power supply for coal mine underground operation, which is not specifically limited herein, and the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 is described in detail below as a lithium battery power supply.

It is understood that the battery module 20 may include a plurality of single lithium batteries arranged at intervals in sequence, the single lithium batteries may be connected with each other through an electrical connector, and generally, the main potential ignition source of the lithium batteries is an electrified component, as shown in fig. 1, all the electrodes 21 in the battery module 20 in this application, that is, the positive and negative terminals of the single lithium batteries in the battery module 20, therefore, in this embodiment of the application, by covering the first potting layer 30 on the first area of the battery module 20, the first potting layer 30 realizes effective protection of the single lithium batteries except for the pressure relief valve 22.

In the above structural design of the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000, as shown in fig. 1, in the second area, that is, at all the pressure release valves 22 in the battery module 20, the first potting layer 30 is configured to have the first opening 31, and the first opening 31 corresponds to the pressure release valve 22, so that the pressure release valve 22 can exhaust gas through the first opening 31, and the risk of explosion caused by the thermal runaway and other faults of the battery can be effectively avoided.

In the above-mentioned architectural design of the anti-explosion battery power supply 1000, as shown in fig. 1, in order to further ensure the safety of the box 10 and the battery module 20, the embodiment of the present application is further provided with the gas processing device 50, wherein the gas processing device 50 may be disposed in the box 10, or may be mounted on a wall of a free space portion in the box 10, when the battery module 20 in the box 10 releases gas in a thermal runaway process, such as hydrogen, methane, ethylene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, etc., the gas processing device 50 may process gas according to a principle of physical adsorption, or may process gas in a chemical reaction manner, thereby effectively reducing the influence of the thermal runaway released gas of the battery on the peripheral environment of the box, and greatly reducing the probability of occurrence of extreme accidents such as combustion and explosion.

From this, cover battery module 20's first region through first encapsulation layer 30, and effectively protect the electrode 21 of monomer lithium cell through first encapsulation layer 30, realize the effective isolation of potential ignition source and explosive gas, the probability of extreme accidents such as burning and explosion has been reduced, simultaneously can be when battery module 20 thermal runaway in-process release gas, handle the gas of battery module 20 thermal runaway in-process release through gas processing apparatus 50, effectively reduce the influence of battery thermal runaway release gas to box peripheral environment, not only reduced the probability of extreme accidents such as burning and explosion by a wide margin, but also can play good guard action to box 10.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 further includes: a second potting layer 40. The second potting layer 40 covers at least a second area of the battery module 20, wherein the impact strength of the second potting layer 40 is smaller than the impact strength of the pressure release valve 22 when opened, so as to ensure that the pressure release valve 22 breaks the second potting layer 40 when opened.

The impact strength of the second pouring layer 40 is smaller than that of the pressure release valve 22 when the pressure release valve 22 is opened, so that the pressure release valve 22 breaks through the second pouring layer 40 when opened, and under the condition that the second pouring layer 40 is damaged after the pressure release valve 22 is opened, the first pouring layer 30 can still effectively protect the electrode 21 of the single lithium battery, effective isolation of a potential ignition source and explosive gas is achieved, and the probability of extreme accidents such as combustion and explosion is greatly reduced.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 further includes: a third potting layer 120. The third sealing layer 120 covers the second sealing layer 40, wherein the third sealing layer 120 has a second opening 121 at the position of the pressure release valve 22, the second opening 121 corresponds to the pressure release valve 22, so that the pressure release valve 22 can exhaust gas through the second opening 121, and the impact strength of the third sealing layer 120 is greater than that of the first sealing layer 30.

The impact strength of the third sealing layer 120 is configured to be greater than that of the first sealing layer 30, so that the third sealing layer 120 may form an outermost protection, that is, the third sealing layer 120 may further enhance the protection function of the first sealing layer 30. Due to the protection and reinforcement effects of the third pouring layer 120, the damage degree of the second pouring layer 40 can be effectively limited, namely, the damage part can be limited at the pressure release valve 22 to the maximum degree, so that the destructive influence on the first pouring layer 30 is reduced to a great extent, and the reliability of the pouring explosion-proof protection method is improved.

Note that the encapsulation of the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 according to the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the three-layer encapsulation, and for example, only one layer encapsulation may be provided, two layers encapsulation may be provided, or three layers encapsulation may be provided.

Alternatively, the first, second, and third potting layers 30, 40, 120 may be silicone or epoxy according to an embodiment of the present application. That is, one skilled in the art can arrange the first sealing layer 30, the second sealing layer 40, and the third sealing layer 120 according to actual situations, for example, the first sealing layer 30 is a silicone rubber, the second sealing layer 40 is a silicone rubber, and the third sealing layer 120 is an epoxy resin.

It can be understood that silica gel is called silicic acid gel, is a high-activity adsorption material, belongs to an amorphous substance, and has stable chemical property and no combustion because the main component of the silica gel is silicon dioxide; epoxy resin is a general name of a polymer containing more than two epoxy groups in a molecule, is a polycondensation product of epoxy chloropropane and bisphenol A or polyol, and can be subjected to ring opening by using various compounds containing active hydrogen due to the chemical activity of the epoxy groups, and a network structure is formed by curing and crosslinking, so that the epoxy resin is a thermosetting resin. Therefore, the silica gel or the epoxy resin has the characteristics of high temperature resistance, good flame retardant property, explosion resistance and the like.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 further includes: the box 10 is an explosion-proof box or a non-explosion-proof metal box, wherein the box includes: a case body 101 and a case cover 102. The material of the box body 101 and the box cover 102 may include profile steel, stainless steel, ceramic or engineering plastic; the cover 102 is provided on the case body 101, wherein the cover 102 is connected to the case body 101 by bolts 1021, and a free space exists between the potting layer covering the battery module 20 and the cover 102, so that a certain buffer space can be given to the accumulation of the pressure gas, and by providing the free space, it is also possible to assist in disposing some other components (e.g., a pressure detector) to assist in enriching the explosion-proof function of the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, the gas treatment device 50 may also be disposed on the tank cover 102, as shown in fig. 3.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 further includes: a pressure detector 130 and at least one pressure relief device (e.g., pressure relief device 140). Preferably, the pressure detector 130 is provided in the case body 101; at least one pressure relief device is arranged on the box cover 102 or the box body 101, wherein when the pressure detector 130 detects that the internal pressure of the box body is greater than a preset threshold value, the electrical connection between the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 and an external circuit is controlled to be cut off, and meanwhile, the pressure relief device relieves pressure in time, so that the influence on the battery module 20 is reduced.

The pressure relief device may be, for example, a flame arrester, a check valve, or a combination of a flame arrester and a check valve, without limitation.

It can be understood that, as shown in fig. 3, when the battery relief valve 22 opens to exhaust, the pressure in the box body 101 may increase greatly, and if the pressure in the box body 101 reaches a certain pressure value, an explosion may occur, and therefore, to ensure safety, the embodiment of the present application may be provided with a pressure detector 130 in the box body 101, and a pressure relief device 140 on the box cover 102, so that the pressure in the box body 101 may be detected by the pressure detector 130.

Wherein, because the gas of battery module 20 thermal runaway in-process release has been handled by gas processing apparatus 50, therefore, this application embodiment can not carry out the pressure release, when the pressure that detects is greater than preset threshold value, when only can't guaranteeing safety through gas processing apparatus 50 promptly, this application embodiment can control the electrical connection who cuts off explosion-proof battery power 1000 and external circuit, pressure relief device in time carries out the pressure release simultaneously, with the gas outgoing in box body 101, thereby avoided gaseous inside the gathering of box body 101 to lead to producing too high pressure and then destroying box body 101 and battery module 20, and can not cause explosive extreme harm to external environment, explosion-proof function has been realized, the explosion risk of battery has been reduced, the security of box and battery power has been improved.

It should be noted that, in order to exhaust the air in the box body 101 as soon as possible, in the embodiment of the present application, a plurality of pressure relief devices may be disposed on the box cover 102, where the manner of disposing the pressure relief devices is merely an example, and those skilled in the art may also dispose the pressure relief devices at other positions, for example, on the box body 101. In addition, the preset threshold may be a threshold preset by a user, may be a threshold obtained through a limited number of experiments, or may be a threshold obtained through a limited number of computer simulations, which is not specifically limited herein.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the explosion-proof battery power supply 1000 further includes: a sealing strip 150. Wherein, the sealing strip 150 is arranged between the box cover 102 and the box body 101.

It is understood that the sealing tape 150 may be provided between the cover 102 and the case body 101 to close a gap between the cover 102 and the case body 101. Wherein the sealing strip 150 may include a body, at least two upper legs and at least two lower legs. Wherein, at least two last stabilizer blades are seted up respectively at the upper end of body at the interval, and at least two last stabilizer blades stop respectively to case lid 102, and at least two lower stabilizer blades are seted up respectively at the lower extreme of body at the interval, and at least two lower stabilizer blades stop respectively to box body 101.

Therefore, by providing the weather strip 150 having a plurality of upper and lower legs between the cover 102 and the case body 101, not only can multiple sealing between the cover 102 and the case body 101 be achieved, but also the sealing between the cover 102 and the case body 101 can be effectively improved, thereby improving the reliability of the use of the case.

According to the anti-explosion battery power supply provided by the embodiment of the application, the first pouring layer covering the first area of the battery module and the second pouring layer at least covering the second area of the battery module are arranged, so that pouring protection is realized by adopting the first pouring layer covering the first area of the battery module and the second pouring layer at least covering the second area of the battery module, even if the second pouring layer is damaged when the pressure release valve is opened, the first pouring layer can still effectively protect the electrode of the single lithium battery, the effective isolation of a potential ignition source and explosive gas is realized, the probability of burning, explosion and other extreme accidents is greatly reduced, meanwhile, gas released in the thermal runaway process of the battery module can be processed through the gas processing device when the battery module is ignited, the influence of the thermal runaway released gas on the peripheral environment of the box body is effectively reduced, and the probability of burning, explosion and other extreme accidents is greatly reduced, but also can play a good role in protecting the box body.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations may be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present application.