Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the technical problems in the prior art, the invention provides a battery pack composite heat management device and a heat management method.
To solve the above technical problem, one or more of the following embodiments of the present invention provide the following technical solutions:
in a first aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack composite thermal management device comprising a battery assembly, a semiconductor cooling fin assembly, a composite phase change body assembly, a heat pipe assembly, and a heat sink fin assembly, wherein,
two opposite surfaces of two adjacent batteries are respectively provided with a semiconductor refrigeration piece, a composite phase change body is clamped between the two semiconductor refrigeration pieces, one end of the heat pipe is inserted into the phase change material, and the other end of the heat pipe extends outwards and is connected with the radiating fin assembly.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack composite thermal management method, including the following steps:
the battery pack discharges and generates heat, if the ambient temperature is lower, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is not electrified, the heat generated by the battery is transferred to the composite phase change body through the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, part of the heat is stored in the phase change material, and the redundant heat is transferred outwards through the heat pipe and the fins and is taken away by natural wind;
when the ambient temperature of the battery pack is higher, current is introduced into the semiconductor refrigerating sheet for refrigerating, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet absorbs heat generated by the battery and releases heat to the phase-change material, and redundant heat is transferred outwards through the heat pipe and the fins and is taken away by natural wind;
when the ambient temperature of the battery pack is low, reverse current is introduced into the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, and the semiconductor refrigerating sheet absorbs heat from the phase-change material to heat the battery.
Compared with the prior art, one or more technical schemes of the invention have the following beneficial effects:
the semiconductor refrigerating sheet added in the invention can meet the heat dissipation requirements of the battery pack in different degrees, prevent thermal runaway and the safety problem caused by the thermal runaway, and simultaneously can heat the battery pack in a low-temperature environment to prevent the reduction of the energy and the efficiency of the battery; the added heat pipe and fin auxiliary heat dissipation device can prevent the reduction of the refrigeration effect of the semiconductor refrigeration sheet caused by the thermal failure of the phase change material; the closable case cover can reduce the heat loss of the battery pack in a low-temperature environment.
Detailed Description
It is to be understood that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack composite thermal management device comprising a battery assembly, a semiconductor cooling fin assembly, a composite phase change body assembly, a heat pipe assembly, and a heat sink fin assembly, wherein,
two opposite surfaces of two adjacent batteries are respectively provided with a semiconductor refrigeration piece, a composite phase variation body is clamped between the two semiconductor refrigeration pieces, one end of the heat pipe is inserted into the composite phase variation body, and the other end of the heat pipe extends outwards and is connected with the radiating fin assembly.
The phase change material can keep the temperature unchanged or has a small change range in the phase change process, but can absorb or release a large amount of latent heat. Taking advantage of this property to take advantage of in battery thermal management, the battery temperature can be kept relatively stable and uniform. However, the phase-change material generally has the disadvantage of low thermal conductivity, and a simple passive phase-change material thermal management system has a limited action time, and active control of the battery temperature is difficult to realize.
Semiconductor refrigeration utilizes the Peltier effect, and when current passes through a couple formed by connecting different semiconductor materials in series, one end of the couple can absorb heat from the outside and the other end can release heat to the outside. The refrigerating capacity and the refrigerating speed can be adjusted by the magnitude of the current. And when the current direction is opposite, the hot junction can become the cold junction to from external heat absorption, but if the hot junction heat dissipation of semiconductor refrigeration piece is not in time, then the thermal runaway takes place easily, consequently still needs to carry out effectual heat dissipation to the hot junction. When the semiconductor refrigeration is matched with the phase-change material for use, the semiconductor refrigeration piece can be timely cooled, and can also be used as a heat source of the semiconductor refrigeration piece when the ambient temperature is low, so that the battery temperature can be well regulated more easily.
The heat pipe is a high-efficiency heat exchange element and has good heat conductivity, and when the heat pipe works, the heat at the evaporation end can be continuously transferred to the condensation end. The heat pipe is matched with the phase-change material and the fins, so that redundant heat can be transferred rapidly, and the heat management efficiency of the battery pack can be effectively improved.
In some embodiments, the heat pipe is a flat heat pipe.
In some embodiments, a plurality of fins of the fin assembly are stacked with gaps between adjacent fins. The reserved gap is convenient for natural wind to pass through, and the heat dissipation efficiency is improved.
Further, the same heat pipe is in contact with each of the plurality of fins in the fin assembly.
In some embodiments, the refrigerator further comprises a box body and a box cover, and the battery assembly, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet assembly, the composite phase change body assembly, the heat pipe assembly and the radiating fin assembly are all arranged in the box body.
Furthermore, the opening and closing angle of the box cover relative to the box body can be adjusted.
Furthermore, four corners of the box cover are connected with the box body through electric push rods. And the electric push rod acts to push the box cover away from the box body or pull the box cover towards the box body.
The opening and closing angle of the box cover relative to the box body is adjustable, when heat dissipation is needed, the box cover is opened, natural wind formed in the driving process of the automobile can enter the box body, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the battery pack is improved. When the external environment temperature is low and the battery pack needs to be heated, the box cover can be closed to reduce the heat loss.
Furthermore, protruding edges are respectively arranged on two sides of the box cover, and the electric push rod is connected with the protruding edges of the box cover. The protruding edge is arranged, so that the connection of the electric push rod is convenient to realize.
Furthermore, the bottom of the box body is provided with a groove. For securing the battery pack.
Furthermore, a through groove is formed in the side face of the box body. For wiring the battery pack.
In some embodiments, the composite phase change body includes a thermally conductive skeleton and a phase change material attached to the thermally conductive skeleton.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a battery pack composite thermal management method, including the following steps:
the battery pack discharges and generates heat, if the ambient temperature is lower, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is not electrified, the heat generated by the battery is transferred to the composite phase change body through the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, part of the heat is stored in the phase change material, and the redundant heat is transferred outwards through the heat pipe and the fins and is taken away by natural wind;
when the ambient temperature of the battery pack is higher, current is introduced into the semiconductor refrigerating sheet for refrigerating, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet absorbs heat generated by the battery and releases heat to the phase-change material, and redundant heat is transferred outwards through the heat pipe and the fins and is taken away by natural wind;
when the ambient temperature of the battery pack is low, reverse current is introduced into the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, and the semiconductor refrigerating sheet absorbs heat from the phase-change material to heat the battery.
In some embodiments, the step of opening the lid is further included when dissipating heat from the battery pack.
In some embodiments, the step of closing the lid is further included when heating the battery pack.
Examples
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a composite thermal management device for a battery pack with a removable cover comprises: the box body 1, the box cover 2, the electric push rod 3, the battery 4, the semiconductor refrigeration piece 5, the composite phase change body 6, the heat pipe 7 and the radiating fins 8.
As shown in figure 3, the bottom of the box body is provided with a groove 11 for fixing the battery, two sides are provided with long holes 12 for facilitating wiring of the battery pack, and two electric push rods 3 are fixed on each side of two sides without the long holes.
As shown in fig. 1, the electric push rod 3 is fixed on the side surface of the case 1 near the near side line and the upper side line.
As shown in fig. 4, the case cover 2 has protruding edges corresponding to the two sides of the case body 1 fixed with the electric push rods 3, and the four electric push rods 3 are connected with the case cover 2 through the protruding edges 21 to control the opening and closing of the case cover 2.
As shown in fig. 2, the semiconductor cooling plate 5 is tightly attached to the battery 4 on one side and the composite phase change body 6 on the other side. Both sides of the composite phase change body 6 are connected with the semiconductor refrigeration sheet 5. The evaporation end of the flat heat pipe 7 is inserted into the composite phase change body, and the condensation end of the flat heat pipe extends out of the battery pack and is connected with the radiating fin 8. The multiple layers of flat plate radiating fins 8 are connected by a fixing piece, each layer of radiating fin 8 is provided with a plurality of holes capable of being inserted into the flat heat pipe 7, and the area of the radiating fin 8 is close to the total area of the top surface of the battery pack and is smaller than the top area of the box cover 2.
As shown in fig. 1 and 6, the battery pack composite thermal management method includes: when the electric automobile runs, the power battery discharges and generates heat, if the ambient temperature is not high, when the heat dissipation requirement is not high, the battery box cover is opened by using the electric push rod, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet is not electrified, the heat generated by the battery is transferred to the composite phase change body through the refrigerating sheet and is stored in the phase change material in the form of sensible heat or phase change latent heat, and meanwhile, the redundant heat is taken away by natural wind formed by the automobile speed through the heat pipe and the fins; the battery pack has further heat dissipation requirements, when the temperature of the battery pack is higher than 40 ℃, a battery box cover is kept open, current is supplied to the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, the refrigerating capacity and the refrigerating speed can be controlled by the current, the semiconductor refrigerating sheet absorbs heat generated by the battery and releases heat to the phase-change material, the heat pipe and the fins can enhance the heat dissipation effect of the hot end of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet, and the reduction of the refrigerating effect of the semiconductor refrigerating sheet caused by the thermal failure of the phase-change material is prevented. Under the cold environment, the battery pack needs to be heated, when the temperature in the battery pack is lower than 10 ℃, reverse current is conducted to the semiconductor refrigeration piece, at the moment, the semiconductor refrigeration piece absorbs heat from the phase-change material to heat the battery, at the moment, the battery box body is closed by the electric push rod, and unnecessary heat loss is reduced.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.