Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a heat-resistant protection structure, a battery module and electric equipment, and aims to solve the technical problem that a heat-resistant protection piece in the prior art is poor in effect of guaranteeing stability and safety of the battery module.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a thermal protection structure, where the thermal protection structure includes a heat absorption layer, where the heat absorption layer includes a middle area and an edge area disposed around the middle area, and the heat absorption performance of the middle area is greater than that of the edge area.
Optionally, the heat-resistant protection structure further comprises a heat insulation layer, and the heat absorption layer is embedded in the heat insulation layer.
Optionally, the heat-blocking protection structure includes a plurality of heat absorbing members, and a plurality of heat absorbing members are respectively embedded in the heat insulating layer to form the heat absorbing layer, the heat absorbing member located in the middle area is a first heat absorbing member, the heat absorbing member located in the edge area is a second heat absorbing member, and the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is greater than that of the second heat absorbing member.
Optionally, the width of the first heat absorbing member is greater than the width of the second heat absorbing member from the middle region to the edge region.
Optionally, in the case that the first heat absorbing member and the second heat absorbing member are made of the same material, the thickness of the first heat absorbing member is greater than the thickness of the second heat absorbing member along the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer of the heat-resistant protection structure.
Optionally, the heat absorbing members are in a ring structure, and the plurality of heat absorbing members are sleeved in sequence from the middle area to the edge area and are arranged at intervals.
Optionally, the radial widths of the plurality of heat absorbing members decrease sequentially from the middle region to the edge region.
Optionally, the heat absorbing member includes at least two sub heat absorbing members, and at least two sub heat absorbing members are sequentially arranged at intervals and enclose to form the annular structure.
Optionally, the annular structure is at least one of a circular ring shape, an elliptical ring shape, a diamond annular structure and a rectangular annular structure.
Optionally, the activation energy of the material of the first heat absorbing member is lower than the activation energy of the material of the second heat absorbing member, and/or the absolute value of the phase change enthalpy of the material of the first heat absorbing member is higher than the absolute value of the phase change enthalpy of the material of the second heat absorbing member.
Optionally, the heat absorbing layer is further provided with a transition area, the transition area is arranged between the middle area and the edge area, and the heat absorbing performance of the middle area, the transition area and the edge area is gradually decreased.
Optionally, one side of the heat-resistant protection structure along the thickness direction is a heat-absorbing surface, the heat-absorbing surface is provided with two opposite long sides and two short sides, the length of the long side is b, the length of the short side is a, and under the condition that 1<b/a <4, the center of the heat-absorbing surface is taken as a round point, so that the heat-resistant protection structure is a heat-absorbing surfaceThe heat absorption surface is provided with a heat absorption surface, a middle area is formed on the heat absorption surface and corresponds to the round area, a short half axis is 0.33a, a long half axis is (3 Xb/a-1)/6 Xa, a first elliptic area is formed on the heat absorption surface, the middle point of a connecting line of two focuses of the first elliptic area coincides with the center of the heat absorption surface, a transition area corresponds to an area of the first elliptic area except the round area, and the areas of the heat absorption layer except the middle area and the transition area are edge areas.
Optionally, one surface of the heat-resistant protection structure along the thickness direction is a heat-absorbing surface, the heat-absorbing surface is provided with two long sides and two short sides which are opposite, the length of the long sides is b, the length of the short sides is a, under the condition that b/a is less than or equal to 4 and less than 50, a second elliptical area is formed on the heat-absorbing surface by using a short half shaft of 0.5a and a long half shaft of 0.2b, the middle point of a connecting line of two focuses of the second elliptical area coincides with the center of the heat-absorbing surface, the middle area corresponds to the second elliptical area, a third elliptical area is formed on the heat-absorbing surface by using a short half shaft of 0.75a and a long half shaft of 0.25b, the middle point of a connecting line of two focuses of the third elliptical area coincides with the center of the heat-absorbing surface, the transition area corresponds to the third elliptical area except the second elliptical area, and the middle area and the area except the transition area are the edge areas in the heat-absorbing layer.
Optionally, the heat absorption layer is provided with one layer, and/or the heat absorption layer is provided with at least two layers, and the at least two layers of heat absorption layers are stacked at intervals along the thickness direction of the heat insulation layer of the heat-resistant protection structure.
Optionally, the thickness of the heat absorbing layer is 0.01mm-1.5mm along the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer of the heat-resistant protection structure, and/or the thickness of the heat insulating layer is 1mm-10mm, and/or the heat insulating layer is made of aerogel materials.
Optionally, the heat absorbing member is made of at least one of a phase change material and a chemical heat storage material.
Optionally, the phase change material includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a hydrated salt phase change material, an organic phase change material, a molten salt phase change material, a metal phase change material, an alloy phase change material.
Optionally, the chemical heat storage material includes, but is not limited to, at least one of nickel hydroxide, magnesium dihydride, cobaltosic oxide, lead carbonate, ammonium bisulfate, calcium hydroxide, strontium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, barium peroxide, barium hydroxide.
Optionally, a radiation blocking layer is arranged on the surface of at least one side of the heat insulation layer along the thickness direction of the heat insulation layer of the heat-resistant protection structure.
Optionally, the thickness of the radiation blocking layer is 0.1mm-1mm, and/or the radiation blocking layer is made of at least one of radiation blocking materials and reflective heat insulating materials.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a battery module, where the battery module includes a plurality of batteries and a heat-resistant protection structure as described above, and the heat-resistant protection structure is disposed between two adjacent batteries.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electric device, where the electric device includes an apparatus main body and a battery module as described above, and the apparatus main body is electrically connected with the battery module.
Aiming at the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
According to the heat-resistant protection structure, the heat absorption layer comprises the middle area and the edge area surrounding the middle area, the heat absorption performance of the middle area is larger than that of the edge area, the heat absorption performance of the heat absorption layer is unevenly distributed, the heat absorption performance of the middle area is stronger, so that the middle area can absorb more heat, when the middle area is heated higher, the heat absorption effect of the middle area can be better exerted, the middle area is prevented from being rapidly consumed, the effect of inhibiting heat spreading is improved, the battery connected with the heat-resistant protection structure is ensured to be in a uniform and lower temperature state continuously, and the stability and the safety of the battery module with the battery are effectively improved.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the present invention, and is intended to be implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present invention in order that the same may be more clearly understood and to make the same and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more readily apparent.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present invention 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 invention to those skilled in the art.
The embodiment of the application discloses a heat-resistant protection structure, which is a safety component, and is arranged between two adjacent batteries in a battery module and used for isolating heat transfer and heat absorption between the batteries, delaying the heat spreading of the batteries and avoiding the heat spreading of other batteries so as to improve the stability and the safety of the battery module.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the heat blocking protection structure includes a heat sink layer 12, and the heat sink layer 12 includes a middle region 13 and an edge region 18 disposed around the middle region 13, the heat absorbing performance of the middle region 13 being greater than that of the edge region 18.
The heat sink 12 serves to absorb and disperse heat, retard the heat spreading of the cell itself and prevent other cells from being heat spread, thereby reducing the risk of heat spreading.
In the embodiment of the application, the heat absorbing layer 12 comprises the middle area 13 and the edge area 18 surrounding the middle area 13, the heat absorbing performance of the middle area 13 is larger than that of the edge area 18, the heat absorbing performance of the heat absorbing layer 12 is unevenly distributed, the heat absorbing performance of the middle area 13 is stronger, so that the middle area 13 can absorb more heat, when the middle area 13 is heated higher, the heat absorbing effect of the middle area 13 can be better exerted, the middle area 13 is prevented from being quickly consumed, the effect of inhibiting heat spreading is improved, the battery connected with the heat-resistant protection structure is ensured to be in a uniform and lower temperature state continuously, and the stability and the safety of the battery module provided with the battery are effectively improved.
The inventor finds that obvious non-uniformity exists in temperature distribution on a radiating surface where the battery is in contact with the heat-resistant protection structure, the heat accumulation in the middle of the radiating surface is the greatest, the temperature is the highest, and the temperature is reduced as the heat is radiated faster closer to the edge of the radiating surface. The temperature distribution of the radiating surface of the battery is uneven, so that the temperature on the heat-resistant protection structure is also obviously uneven, the temperature of the area contacted with the middle part of the radiating surface is highest, and the temperature of the area contacted with the edge of the radiating surface is relatively low.
When the heat absorption layers in the heat-resistant protection structure are uniformly distributed, the consumption of the area of the heat absorption layer corresponding to the middle part of the radiating surface is larger than that of the area corresponding to the edge of the radiating surface, so that the heat absorption layer corresponding to the middle part of the radiating surface is rapidly consumed, and the heat absorption layer corresponding to the edge of the radiating surface is still sufficient. After the heat absorption layer in the middle of the corresponding radiating surface is rapidly consumed, the battery is caused to generate local thermal runaway when the temperature in the middle is too high, and then the battery is spread to the whole battery, so that the thermal spread is generated. If the thickness of the heat absorbing layer is increased, not only is the material at the edge of the corresponding heat dissipating surface wasted, but also the cost is increased and the application range of the material is reduced.
In the heat-resistant protection structure according to the embodiment of the application, the heat-absorbing layer 12 includes the middle region 13 and the edge region 18 surrounding the middle region 13, and the heat-absorbing performance of the middle region 13 is greater than that of the edge region 18, so that the temperature in the middle of the heat-dissipating surface can be reduced in a targeted manner to prevent heat from spreading, and the waste of materials at the edges of the corresponding heat-dissipating surface is avoided. In addition, the heat absorption layer 12 is embedded in the heat insulation layer 15, and forms an integral structural member with the heat insulation layer 15, so that the material of the heat absorption layer 12 is effectively prevented from being lost or deviating from the original position in the use process, and the use effect of the heat-resistant protection structure is effectively prevented. Therefore, the heat-resistant protection structure provided by the embodiment of the application has the advantages of good heat spreading inhibition effect and cost saving.
Optionally, the heat-resistant protection structure further comprises a heat insulation layer 15, the heat absorption layer 12 is embedded in the heat insulation layer 15, an integrated structural member is formed with the heat insulation layer 15, the heat insulation layer 15 can play a better sealing effect for the heat absorption material of the heat absorption layer 12, and loss of the heat absorption material in the heat absorption layer 12 in the installation process is avoided.
Optionally, the heat-blocking protection structure includes a plurality of heat absorbing members 10, where the plurality of heat absorbing members 10 are respectively embedded in the heat insulating layer 15 to form the heat absorbing layer 12, the heat absorbing member 10 located in the middle area 13 is a first heat absorbing member, the heat absorbing member 10 located in the edge area 18 is a second heat absorbing member, and the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is greater than that of the second heat absorbing member.
In the embodiment of the application, the heat absorbing members 10 are respectively embedded in the heat insulating layer 15, so that the heat insulating layer 15 can have a better sealing effect on the heat absorbing members 10, the heat absorbing materials in the heat absorbing members 10 are prevented from losing in the installation process, the heat absorbing members 10 are prevented from deviating from the original positions to influence the using effect, the heat insulating layer 15 can have a good supporting effect and partitioning effect on the heat absorbing members 10, the adjacent heat absorbing members 10 are prevented from being influenced mutually, for example, the adjacent heat absorbing members 10 are prevented from being influenced mutually when being made of different materials, the adjacent heat absorbing members 10 are prevented from being interfered mutually or even reacted mutually, the diversity of the heat absorbing materials of the whole heat absorbing layer 12 is increased, the application range of the heat-resistant protection structure is enlarged, and meanwhile, the cost is reduced to a certain extent.
The heat absorbing member 10 located in the middle area 13 is a first heat absorbing member, the heat absorbing member 10 located in the edge area 18 is a second heat absorbing member, and the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is larger than that of the second heat absorbing member, so that non-uniform heat absorption of the heat absorbing layer 12 is realized, the heat absorbing performance of the middle area 13 corresponding to more heat accumulation is large, the heat absorbing effect of the heat absorbing member is better exerted, and the effect of inhibiting heat spreading is improved.
Optionally, the width of the first heat absorbing member is greater than the width of the second heat absorbing member from the middle region 13 to the edge region 18. At this time, the first heat absorbing member has a larger heat absorbing area from the middle region 13 to the edge region 18 than the second heat absorbing member, so that the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is larger than that of the second heat absorbing member.
Alternatively, in the case where the first heat absorbing member and the second heat absorbing member are made of the same material, the thickness of the first heat absorbing member is greater than the thickness of the second heat absorbing member in the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer 15. At this time, from the middle region 13 to the edge region 18, the volume of the first heat absorbing member is larger than that of the second heat absorbing member, so that the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is larger than that of the second heat absorbing member.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 3, the heat absorbing member 10 has a ring-like structure, and a plurality of heat absorbing members 10 are sequentially sleeved and spaced from each other from the middle region 13 to the edge region 18.
In the above structure of the embodiment of the present application, two adjacent heat absorbing members 10 are arranged at intervals, and the two adjacent heat absorbing members 10 do not affect each other, i.e. the heat absorbing effect is not affected, so that the heat absorbing effect of the heat absorbing members 10 is ensured. And the heat absorbing members 10 are arranged in a way of outwards diffusing from the middle area 13 to the edge area 18, so that the heat absorbing performance of the middle area 13 can be larger than that of the edge area 18.
In the embodiment of the present application, the number and width distribution of the heat absorbing members 10 from the middle region 13 to the edge region 18 need to satisfy the heat absorbing distribution rule of the middle region 13 and the edge region 18, that is, satisfy the heat absorbing performance of the middle region 13 being greater than that of the edge region 18.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 3, the radial widths of the plurality of heat absorbing members 10 decrease in sequence from the middle region 13 toward the edge region 18. That is, the heat absorbing areas of the heat absorbing layers decrease in order from the middle region 13 to the edge region 18, so that the heat absorbing performance of the plurality of heat absorbing members 10 decreases in order.
Optionally, the heat absorbing member 10 includes at least two sub heat absorbing members, and the at least two sub heat absorbing members are sequentially spaced apart and enclosed to form a ring structure. In the above structure of the embodiment of the present application, the mutual influence between the adjacent two sub heat absorbing members can be avoided, thereby ensuring the heat absorbing effect of the heat absorbing member 10.
It will be appreciated that the specific shape of the annular structure may be set according to the requirement of use, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, for example, the annular structure is at least one of a circular ring shape, an elliptical ring shape, a diamond-shaped annular structure, and a rectangular annular structure.
Optionally, the activation energy of the material of the first heat absorbing member is lower than the activation energy of the material of the second heat absorbing member.
The activation energy of the material refers to the energy required to move the crystal atoms away from the equilibrium position to another new equilibrium or non-equilibrium position, the activation energy of the material of the first heat absorbing member is lower than the activation energy of the material of the second heat absorbing member, and the heat absorbing properties of the first heat absorbing member are greater than those of the second heat absorbing member.
Optionally, the absolute value of the phase change enthalpy of the material of the first heat absorbing member is higher than the absolute value of the phase change enthalpy of the material of the second heat absorbing member.
The phase change enthalpy of a material refers to the heat absorbed or released by a substance during a phase change under isothermal and isobaric conditions without performing non-volumetric work, and represents the thermal effect that occurs during the transition of a certain amount of the substance from one phase to another at a certain temperature. The absolute value of the phase change enthalpy value of the material of the first heat absorbing member is higher than that of the material of the second heat absorbing member, and the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is higher than that of the second heat absorbing member.
In the embodiment of the application, when the activation energy of the material of the first heat absorbing member is lower than the activation energy of the material of the second heat absorbing member, and the absolute value of the phase change enthalpy value of the material of the first heat absorbing member is higher than that of the material of the second heat absorbing member, the heat absorbing performance of the first heat absorbing member is larger than that of the second heat absorbing member.
Optionally, referring to fig. 4, the heat absorbing layer 12 is further provided with a transition area 14, the transition area 14 is disposed between the middle area 13 and the edge area 18, and the heat absorbing performance of the middle area 13, the transition area 14 and the edge area 18 decreases in sequence, so that the heat absorbing layer 12 can absorb heat more effectively according to the heat distribution characteristics of the battery, and the heat spreading inhibiting effect is prevented from being influenced by the rapid consumption of the heat absorbing layer 12 with higher heat.
Alternatively, in one embodiment, referring to FIG. 4, one side of the heat insulating layer 15 along the thickness direction is a heat absorbing surface, the heat absorbing surface has two opposite long sides and two short sides, the length of the long side is b, the length of the short side is a, in the case 1<b/a <4, the center of the heat absorbing surface is a dot, so thatA circular area is formed on the heat absorbing surface, the middle area 13 corresponds to the circular area, a short half axis is 0.33a, a long half axis is (3 Xb/a-1)/6 Xa, a first elliptical area is formed on the heat absorbing surface, the middle point of a connecting line of two focuses of the first elliptical area coincides with the center of the heat absorbing surface, the transition area 14 corresponds to an area except the circular area of the first elliptical area, and the area except the middle area 13 and the transition area 14 in the heat absorbing layer 12 is an edge area 18.
Optionally, in another embodiment, one side of the heat insulating layer 15 along the thickness direction is a heat absorbing surface, the heat absorbing surface has two opposite long sides and two short sides, the length of the long side is b, the length of the short side is a, and in the case that 4.ltoreq.b/a <50, a second elliptical area is formed on the heat absorbing surface with a minor axis of 0.5a and a major axis of 0.2b, a midpoint of a connecting line of two focuses of the second elliptical area coincides with the center of the heat absorbing surface, the middle area 13 corresponds to the second elliptical area, a third elliptical area is formed on the heat absorbing surface with a minor axis of 0.75a and a major axis of 0.25b, a midpoint of a connecting line of two focuses of the third elliptical area coincides with the center of the heat absorbing surface, the transition area 14 corresponds to an area except the second elliptical area, and the area except the middle area 13 and the transition area 14 in the heat absorbing layer 12 is an edge area 18.
The inventor finds that in practical application, the temperature on the heat absorbing surface of the heat insulating layer 15 has obvious non-uniformity, the temperature in the middle of the heat absorbing surface is highest, and the temperature at the edge is lower. Through the above mode, the heat absorbing surface is partitioned, and the partition corresponds to the heat absorbing layer 12, so that reasonable distribution of the middle region 13, the transition region 14 and the edge region 18 on the heat absorbing layer 12 can be realized, and the heat absorbing layer 12 can absorb heat more effectively according to the heat distribution characteristics of the battery.
Alternatively, in one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the heat absorbing layer 12 is provided as a layer, and the heat absorbing layer 12 is disposed in the middle of the heat absorbing layer 12.
Alternatively, in another embodiment, the heat absorbing layer 12 is provided in at least two layers, and at least two heat absorbing layers 12 are stacked at intervals along the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer 15. For example, referring to fig. 5, the heat absorbing layer 12 is formed of three layers, and the three heat absorbing layers 12 are stacked at intervals in the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer 15.
In the embodiment of the application, the heat-resistant protection structure can set the number of layers of the heat absorption layer 12 according to the use requirement, so that the heat-resistant protection structure is more flexible in design of heat absorption performance and more flexible in selection of materials in the heat absorption layer. In addition, when the heat insulation layer 15 is provided with at least two heat absorption layers 12, the heat absorption layers 12 are mutually isolated and not affected, and the heat absorption layers 12 for blocking heat can be designed according to temperature gradient in the tangential direction of heat transfer, so that the effects of absorbing heat and reducing temperature can be better achieved.
Alternatively, the thickness of the heat sink layer 12 is 0.01mm to 1.5mm in the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer 15. It will be appreciated that the thickness of the heat sink layer 12 is not particularly limited in this embodiment, for example, the thickness of the heat sink layer 12 is 0.01mm,0.02mm,0.05mm,0.08mm,0.1mm,0.2mm,0.3mm,0.4mm,0.5mm,0.6mm,0.7mm,0.755mm,0.8mm,0.9mm,1.0mm,1.1mm,1.2mm,1.3mm,1.4mm,1.5mm.
Alternatively, the thickness of the insulating layer 15 is 1mm to 10mm in the thickness direction of the insulating layer 15. It will be appreciated that the thickness of the heat sink layer 12 is not particularly limited in this embodiment, and, for example, the thickness of the insulating layer 15 was 1mm,1.5mm,2mm,2.5mm,3mm,3.5mm,4mm,4.5mm,5mm,5.5mm,6mm,6.5mm,7mm,7.5mm,8mm,8.5mm,9mm,9.5mm,10mm.
Optionally, the insulating layer 15 is made of aerogel material. Because the aerogel material has extremely low heat conductivity and excellent heat insulation performance, and the aerogel material also has low heat conductivity, low density, high strength and stability, and flame retardance, the aerogel material is suitable for being selected in a heat-resistant protection structure.
The aerogel material according to the embodiments of the present application is not particularly limited, and may be selected according to the use requirements, for example, the aerogel material includes at least one of an inorganic aerogel, an organic aerogel, a carbon aerogel, a natural aerogel, and a carbide aerogel.
Optionally, the material of the heat absorbing member 10 is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application, and may be selected according to the requirement of use, for example, the heat absorbing member 10 is made of at least one of a phase change material and a chemical heat storage material. Because different materials have different phase transition temperatures, the embodiment of the application can realize the uniformity under different temperature gradients on the same plane by utilizing the heat absorption characteristics of the materials, and can reduce the material consumption to a certain extent and the thickness and the cost of the heat absorption layer. And by arranging different types of heat absorbing materials and different masses of heat absorbing materials at positions of different temperature gradient ranges on the same plane, the heat absorbing characteristics and volumes of each material are utilized to realize the non-uniform distribution of heat absorbing performance.
Optionally, the phase change material comprises at least one of a hydrated salt phase change material, an organic phase change material, a molten salt phase change material, a metal phase change material, and an alloy phase change material.
Further, the phase change material includes an organic phase change material and an inorganic phase change material, and the heat absorbing member 10 may be made of at least one of an organic phase change material, an inorganic phase change material, and a chemical heat storage material.
Optionally, the organic phase change material is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the application, and for example, the organic phase change material comprises glycolic acid, p-bromophenol, azobenzene, acrylic acid, 2, 4-dinitrotoluene, phenylacetic acid, allylthiourea, D-3 camphor ball, benzylamine, tetramethyl benzene, acetamide, methyl p-bromobenzoate, 1-naphthol, glutaric acid, dichloro-p-xylene, methyl fumarate, benzene-o-diphenol, quinone, acetanilide, erythritol, succinic anhydride, benzoic acid, stilbene compounds, benzamide, phenacetin, p-amine toluene, benzaldehyde phenylhydrazone, salicylic acid, benzanilide, D-mannitol, hydroquinone, p-aminobenzoic acid and the like.
Optionally, the phase change material with a hydrated salt is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application, and the phase change material with a hydrated salt includes lithium chlorate trihydrate (LiClO 3·3H2 O), sodium sulfate ammonium chloride decahydrate (NH 4Cl·Na2SO4·10H2 O), potassium dihydrogen phosphate hexahydrate (K 2HPO4·6H2 O), and, Sodium sulfate sodium chloride decahydrate (NaCl Na 2SO4·10H2 O), potassium fluoride tetrahydrate (KF 4H 2 O), potassium dihydrogen phosphate tetrahydrate (K 2HPO4·4H2 O), ferric bromide hexahydrate (FeBr 3·6H2 O), Manganese nitrate hexahydrate (Mn (NO 3)2·6H2 O), lithium borate octahydrate (LiBO 2·8H2 O), calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl 2·6H2 O), calcium chloride dodecahydrate (CaCl 2·12H2 O), lithium nitrate trihydrate (LiNO 3·3H2 O), lithium nitrate dihydrate (LiNO 3·2H2 O), sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2SO4·10H2 O), sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na 2CO3·10H2 O), Potassium iron sulfate dodecahydrate (KFe (SO 4)2·12H2 O), calcium bromide hexahydrate (CaBr 2·6H2 O), lithium bromide dihydrate (LiBr 2H 2 O), disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate (Na 2HPO4·12H2 O), Zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn (NO 3)2·6H2 O), manganese nitrate tetrahydrate (Mn (NO 3)2·4H2 O), ferric chloride hexahydrate (FeCl 3·6H2 O), calcium chloride tetrahydrate (CaCl 2·4H2 O), Copper sulphate heptahydrate (CuSO 4·7H2 O), potassium fluoride dihydrate (KF.2H2H 2 O), magnesium iodide octahydrate (MgI 2·8H2 O), calcium iodide hexahydrate (CaI 2·6H2 O), Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate (Ca (NO 3)2·4H2 O), zinc nitrate tetrahydrate (Zn (NO 3)2·4H2 O), tripotassium phosphate heptahydrate (K 3PO4·7H2 O), monopotassium phosphate heptahydrate (K 2HPO4·7H2 O), Ferric nitrate nonahydrate (Fe (NO 3)3·9H2 O), magnesium nitrate tetrahydrate (Mg (NO 3)2·4H2 O), sodium silicate pentahydrate (Na 2SiO3·5H2 O), sodium silicate tetrahydrate (Na 2SiO3·4H2 O), Disodium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate (Na 2HPO4·7H2 O), sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate (Na 2S2O3·5H2 O), potassium dihydrogen phosphate trihydrate (K 2HPO4·3H2 O), magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO 4·7H2 O), Calcium nitrate trihydrate (Ca (NO 3)2·3H2 O), sodium nitrate hexahydrate (Na (NO 3)2·6H2 O), zinc nitrate dihydrate (Zn (NO 3)2·2H2 O), ferric chloride dihydrate (FeCl 3·2H2 O), Cobalt nitrate hexahydrate (Co (NO 3)2·6H2 O), nickel nitrate hexahydrate (Ni (NO 3)2·6H2 O), manganese chloride tetrahydrate (MnCl 2·4H2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate (CH 3COONa·3H2 O), Lithium acetate dihydrate (LiC 2H3O2·2H2 O), magnesium chloride tetrahydrate (MgCl2.4H2O), sodium hydroxide hydrate (NaOH.H2O), cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate (Cd (NO 3)2·4H2 O), cadmium nitrate monohydrate (Cd (NO 3)2·H2 O), and the like, Ferrous nitrate hexahydrate (Fe (NO 3)2·6H2 O), sodium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate (NaAl (SO 4)2·12H2 O), sodium aluminum sulfate decahydrate (NaAl (SO 4)2·10H2 O), ferrous sulfate heptahydrate (FeSO 4·7H2 O), Trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate (Na 3PO4·12H2 O), lithium acetate dihydrate (LiCH 3COO·2H2 O), disodium phosphate dodecahydrate (Na 2P2O7·10H2 O), aluminum nitrate nonahydrate (Al (NO 3)2·9H2 O), Barium hydroxide octahydrate (Ba (OH) 2·8H2 O), aluminum sulfate octadecanoate (Al 2(SO4)3·18H2 O), strontium hydroxide octahydrate (Sr (OH) 2·8H2 O), magnesium nitrate hexahydrate (Mg (NO 3)2·6H2 O), Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate (KAl (SO 4)2·12H2 O), ammonium aluminum sulfate hexahydrate ((NH 4)Al(SO4)·6H2 O), lithium chloride hydrate (licl·h 2 O), magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl 2·6H2 O), and the like, and the above phase change materials are mixed in any ratio or a single phase change material.
Optionally, the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the molten salt phase-change material, and the molten salt phase-change material includes lithium nitrate/potassium chloride (LiNO 3/KCl), lithium nitrate/sodium nitrate (LiNO 3/NaNO3), potassium nitrate/sodium nitrate (KNO 3/NaNO3), Lithium nitrate/sodium chloride (LiNO 3/NaCl), sodium nitrate/potassium nitrate (NaNO 3/KNO3), lithium nitrate/diatomite (LiNO/diatomite), sodium nitrate/copper oxide (NaNO 3/CuO), Sodium nitrate/epoxy resin (NaNO 3/EP), potassium nitrate/diatomite (KNO 3/diatomite), lithium carbonate/sodium carbonate/potassium carbonate (Li 2CO3/Na2CO3/K2CO3), sodium chloride/calcium chloride/magnesium chloride (NaCl/CaCl 2/MgCl2), Magnesium chloride/sodium chloride (MgCl 2/NaCl), magnesium chloride/potassium chloride (MgCl 2/KCl), lithium carbonate/potassium carbonate (Li 2CO3/K2CO3), lithium carbonate/potassium carbonate (LiCO 3/K2CO3), Sodium carbonate/lithium carbonate (Na 2CO3/Li2CO3), sodium chloride/sodium carbonate (NaCl/Na 2CO3), sodium carbonate/sodium chloride (Na 2CO3/NaCl), sodium sulfate/diatomaceous earth (Na 2SO4/diatomaceous earth), sodium sulfate/silicon carbide ceramic foam (Na 2SO4/SiC ceramic foam), etc., and the above phase change materials are mixed in any ratio or a single phase change material.
Optionally, the chemical heat storage material according to the embodiment of the present application is not specifically limited, and the chemical heat storage material includes at least one of nickel hydroxide (Ni (OH) 2), magnesium hydroxide (Mg (OH) 2), magnesium dihydride (MgH 2), cobaltosic oxide (Co 3O4), lead carbonate (PbCO 3), ammonium bisulfate (NH 4HSO4), calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) 2), strontium hydroxide (Sr (OH) 2), calcium carbonate (CaCO 3), barium peroxide (BaO 2), and barium hydroxide (Ba (OH) 2).
Optionally, a radiation blocking layer 16 is provided on at least one side surface of the insulating layer 15 in the thickness direction of the insulating layer 15. The radiation blocking layer 16 may be used to block the transfer of heat.
Referring to fig. 1, the insulating layer 15 is provided with radiation blocking layers 16 on opposite sides thereof in the thickness direction of the insulating layer 15.
Optionally, the radiation blocking layer 16 has a thickness of 0.1mm-1mm. It is to be understood that the thickness of the radiation blocking layer 16 is not particularly limited in this embodiment, and for example, the thickness of the radiation blocking layer 16 is 0.1mm,0.2mm,0.3mm,0.4mm,0.5mm,0.6mm,0.7mm,0.8mm,0.9mm,1mm.
Optionally, the radiation blocking layer 16 is at least one of a radiation blocking material, a reflective insulation material.
Wherein the radiation blocking material is used to reduce the heat transferred by the radiation. The radiation blocking material is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the application, and for example, the radiation blocking material comprises carbon black, silicon carbide (SiC), potassium hexatitanate whisker K 2Ti6O13, titanium dioxide (TiO 2), zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2), aluminum oxide (Al 2O3), coal ash, anti-spinel metal oxide high-radiation heat insulation material and the like.
Reflective insulation materials utilize highly reflective surfaces to reduce heat conduction and convection materials. The reflective insulation material according to the embodiment of the application is not particularly limited, and for example, the reflective insulation material includes titanium dioxide (TiO 2), glass beads, aluminum powder, aluminum oxide (Al 2O3), and the like, and a reflective coating layer made of a mixture of the above reflective materials and a resin, a copper (Cu) layer, a silver (Ag) layer, an aluminum (Al) layer, and the like.
In one embodiment, the heat-resistant protection structure is shown with reference to fig. 1 to 3, and includes a heat insulation layer 15, two radiation-blocking layers 16, and a heat absorption layer 12 formed by a plurality of heat absorption members 10. Along the thickness direction of the heat insulating layer 15, the opposite side surfaces of the heat insulating layer 15 are respectively connected with the radiation blocking layer 16 by adopting bonding and the like. The heat absorbing members 10 are respectively embedded in the heat insulating layer 15. The heat absorbing layer 12 is formed by selecting a corresponding material type (materials including phase change material and chemical heat storage material) and a distribution position of the heat absorbing member 10 according to the temperature of the heat source and the environment and a safe temperature to be maintained.
The materials and amounts of the phase change material and the chemical heat storage material in the heat absorption layer 12 are, for example, that the temperature in the middle area 13 is higher, more heat needs to be taken away more rapidly, and the middle area 13 is made of a material with lower activation energy and higher absolute value of phase change enthalpy value, or the content of the material is increased, or a plurality of materials are used for heat absorption in a matching way. The transition region 14 requires a relatively longer time for inducing thermal runaway, so that a phase change material having a high activation energy and a moderate enthalpy value may be used. The temperature of the edge region 18 can be reduced by natural heat dissipation, so that a small amount of material is used in the edge region 18 to save costs.
When the heat-resistant protection structure is used, the heat-resistant protection structure is installed between the batteries of the battery module. When one or more batteries in the battery module are out of control, the higher heat radiation heat is firstly blocked by the blocking radiation layer 16 of the heat-blocking protection structure, the heat entering the heat-blocking protection structure through heat conduction is blocked by one side of the heat insulation layer 15, and finally the heat is taken away by the heat absorbing material of the heat absorbing layer 12, so that the heat spreading of the batteries is delayed, and the temperature of the battery at the spread side is reduced.
The inventor researches the difference between the heat-blocking protection structure b and the heat-absorbing layer uniform arrangement structure (the heat-absorbing layer uniform arrangement structure comprises a heat-absorbing layer d and two heat-insulating layers c which are arranged in a laminated manner, and the heat-absorbing layer d is arranged between the two heat-insulating layers c) through COMSOL simulation (multiple physical fields simulation). The heating surfaces of the heat-resistant protection structure b and the heat-absorbing layer uniformly-arranged structure are respectively connected with the heat source a, and the temperature of the non-heating surface of the heat-resistant protection structure b and the temperature of the non-heating surface of the heat-absorbing layer uniformly-arranged structure are studied.
Embodiment one:
Simulation conditions:
heating under a constant heat source, wherein the total thickness of the heat-resistant protection structure b is the same as the total thickness of the heat-absorbing layer uniform arrangement structure (for example, the total thickness is 2.0 mm), the mass of the adopted heat-absorbing materials is the same, the heating is carried out for the same time, and the average temperature and the center temperature of the non-heating surface are studied. Referring to fig. 7 and 8, compared with the conventional heat absorption layer uniform arrangement structure, the highest temperature of the center of the heat-blocking protection structure of the embodiment of the present application is 40 ℃ lower than the center temperature of the heat absorption layer uniform arrangement structure, and the average temperature of the entire plane of the non-heated surface is 18 ℃ lower.
The COMSOL simulation result shows that the total thickness of the heat-resistant protection structure b is the same as the total thickness of the structure with the heat-absorbing layer uniformly arranged, the mass of the adopted heat-absorbing material is the same, and the heat-resistant protection structure provided by the embodiment of the application has better heat-absorbing effect, so that the battery connected with the heat-resistant protection structure can be continuously in a uniform and lower temperature state.
Example two
Under the simulation condition that the thickness difference of the heat-resistant protection structure b and the heat-absorbing layer uniformly arranged structure is researched under the condition that the same heat-insulating effect is achieved. Referring to fig. 9 and 10, in the case of achieving substantially the same heat insulation effect, the heat blocking protection structure b is reduced by 0.8mm from the thickness of the heat sink uniformly disposed structure, and the weight of the heat sink material is reduced by 11g.
The COMSOL simulation result shows that the heat-resistant protection structure b and the heat-absorbing layer uniform arrangement structure are thinner under the condition that the same heat-insulating effect is achieved, and the weight of heat-absorbing materials is less, so that the material cost is saved.
The embodiment of the application also discloses a battery module which comprises a plurality of batteries and the heat-resistant protection structure, wherein the heat-resistant protection structure is arranged between two adjacent batteries.
The heat absorption performance of the heat absorption layer 12 in the heat-resistant protection structure of the battery module is unevenly distributed, and corresponds to the temperature distribution on the radiating surface of the battery, namely, the heat absorption performance of the middle area 13 of the higher heated part of the heat absorption layer 12 is large, and the heat absorption performance of the edge area 18 of the lower heated part is small, so that the heat absorption efficiency of the battery module is better exerted, the higher heated part is prevented from being rapidly consumed, the effect of inhibiting heat spreading is improved, and the battery connected with the heat-resistant protection structure is ensured to be continuously at uniform and lower temperature.
The embodiment of the application also discloses electric equipment, which comprises an equipment main body and the battery module, wherein the equipment main body is electrically connected with the battery module.
The electric equipment can be a vehicle, an energy storage device, such as a mobile energy storage power supply, and a mobile terminal, such as mobile phones, cameras and other electronic equipment. Of course, the above is merely an example of a powered device and is not intended as a limitation of the present application. In practical application, suitable electric equipment can be selected according to the needs.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the battery module included in the electric device has the same structure as the battery module described in the above embodiment, and the beneficial effects thereof are similar, and are not repeated here.
It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises an element.
In this specification, each embodiment is described in a related manner, and identical and similar parts of each embodiment are all referred to each other, and each embodiment mainly describes differences from other embodiments.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.