MODULAR HIGH-POWER OFF-BOARD CHARGER
20220396164 · 2022-12-15
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Cpc classification
B60L53/18
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02T10/70
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B60L53/16
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02T90/12
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y02T90/14
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B60L53/30
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02T10/7072
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
B60L53/30
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60L53/16
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a modular high-power off-board charger. The charger includes an AC module, a DC module, a rectifier module and a wire harness module. The AC module is provided with an AC module connector, the DC module is provided with a DC module connector, the rectifier module is provided with a rectifier module connector, and the wire harness module is provided with an AC wire harness connector docked with the AC module connector, a DC wire harness connector docked with the DC module connector, and a rectifier wire harness connector docked with the rectifier module connector. The AC wire harness connector, the DC wire harness connector and the rectifier wire harness connector are electrically connected in the wire harness module.
Claims
1. A modular high-power off-board charger, comprising: an alternating current (AC) module, provided with an AC module connector; a direct current (DC) module, provided with a DC module connector; a rectifier module, provided with a rectifier module connector; and a wire harness module, provided with an AC wire harness connector docked with the AC module connector, a DC wire harness connector docked with the DC module connector, and a rectifier wire harness connector docked with the rectifier module connector, wherein the AC wire harness connector, the DC wire harness connector and the rectifier wire harness connector are electrically connected in the wire harness module.
2. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 1, wherein the AC module, the DC module, and the rectifier module are stacked and assembled in sequence from bottom to top, and the wire harness module is arranged on a lateral side of the AC module, the DC module, and the rectifier module, and a gun-hanging module is mounted on the AC module.
3. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 2, wherein a number of the rectifier module is multiple, and the multiple rectifier modules are sequentially stacked above the DC module.
4. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 3, wherein a number of the wire harness module is two, which are an AC wire harness module and a DC wire harness module respectively, the rectifier wire harness connector comprises a first rectifier wire harness connector and a second rectifier wire harness connector, and the AC wire harness module is provided with the AC wire harness connector and a plurality of the first rectifier wire harness connectors, the DC wire harness module is provided with the DC wire harness connector and a plurality of the second rectifier wire harness connectors, the AC wire harness module and the DC wire harness module are respectively pushed to the AC module, the DC module and the rectifier modules from a lateral side for installation.
5. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 4, wherein an AC copper busbar is provided in the AC wire harness module, and the AC copper busbar is connected to the AC wire harness connector and the plurality of first rectifier wire harness connectors through a wire harness, a DC copper busbar is provided in the DC wire harness module, and the DC copper busbar is connected to the DC wire harness connector and the plurality of second rectifier wire harness connectors through the wire harness.
6. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 5, wherein the AC copper busbar and the DC copper busbar are provided in multiple, wire harness frames of the AC wire harness module and the DC wire harness module are all formed with a stepped mounting part, the plurality of AC copper busbars are respectively arranged on different stepped surfaces of the stepped mounting part of the AC wire harness module, and the plurality of DC copper busbars are respectively arranged on different stepped surfaces of the stepped mounting part of the DC wire harness module.
7. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 6, wherein each of the rectifier modules is provided with a relay therein, and the relays are electrically connected to a controller, and the controller performs power distribution by controlling on and off of the relay.
8. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 6, wherein a mounting opening is provided on each of the wire harness frames.
9. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 1, further comprising a base module formed by four box-shaped profiles assembled together, and a reinforcing structure is further mounted in the base module.
10. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 9, wherein the base module, the AC module, the DC module, and the rectifier module are mounted and fixed through a quick mounting structure, the quick mounting structure comprises a mounting protrusion and a mounting cap, the mounting protrusion and the mounting cap are correspondingly provided with threads, and the mounting cap is sleeved on the mounting protrusion and is locked and fastened with the threads through a screw.
11. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 5, wherein each of the rectifier modules is provided with a relay therein, and the relays are electrically connected to a controller, and the controller performs power distribution by controlling on and off of the relay.
12. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 4, wherein each of the rectifier modules is provided with a relay therein, and the relays are electrically connected to a controller, and the controller performs power distribution by controlling on and off of the relay.
13. The modular high-power off-board charger according to claim 3, wherein each of the rectifier modules is provided with a relay therein, and the relays are electrically connected to a controller, and the controller performs power distribution by controlling on and off of the relay.
Description
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[0046] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Clearly, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the disclosure, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative, and in no way serves as any limitation to the disclosure and its application or use. Based on the embodiments of the disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the scope to be protected by the disclosure.
[0047] In the description of the disclosure, it should be understood that orientation terms such as “front, back, up, down, left, right”, “lateral, perpendicular, vertical, horizontal” and “top, bottom”, etc. indicating the orientation or the positional relationship normally refer to the direction or positional relationship shown in the figure, and they are simply used for the convenience of describing the disclosure and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these directional terms do not indicate or imply that the descried device or element must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so they should not be construed as a limitation to the scope to be protected by the disclosure. The orientation term “inside and outside” refers to the inside and outside relative to the contour of each component itself.
[0048] For ease of description, spatial relative terms can be used here, such as “above...”, “on top of...”, “on the top surface of...”, “upper”, etc., to describe the spatial positional relationship between one device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation other than the orientation of the device described in the figure. For example, if the device in the drawing is inverted, then a device described as “above other devices or structures” or “on top of other devices or structures” will then be positioned as “below other devices or structures” or “under other devices or structures”. Thus, the exemplary term “above....” can include both orientations “on top of....” and “under...”. The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated by 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the relative description of the space used here will be explained accordingly.
[0049] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as “first” and “second” to define parts is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding parts. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the scope to be protected by the disclosure.
[0050] The purpose of the disclosure is to provide a stacked modular high-power off-board charger to solve the problems of existing high-power DC chargers, such as large size, heavy weight, difficult installation, complicated wiring, and inconvenient maintenance. It is possible to achieve on-site installation for one person alone, and there is no need to carry out connection on site, the installation is simple, convenient and fast. A specific description will be given below through specific embodiments.
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[0054] In the conventional technology, for any one of a stacked off-board charger, a drawer-type off-board charger or an assembled off-board charger, a very complicated wiring operation is required when installation is carried out on site, especially when there are a lot of rectifier modules, the wires are more complicated. Under the circumstances, the on-site installation efficiency is significantly affected. In this embodiment, connectors are provided on the AC module 1, the DC module 2 and each rectifier module 3, and then a wire harness module 4 is provided. The wire harness module 4 is also provided with a corresponding connector. The two connectors can be a male connector in cooperation with a female connector. During an on-site installation, it is only required to push the wire harness module 4 in to make the connector on the wire harness module 4 to be correspondingly inserted into the connectors on the AC module 1, the DC module 2 and the rectifier modules 3. The wiring connection between the AC module 1, the DC module 2 and the rectifier modules 3 is completed in the wire harness module 4, and the wiring is completed before shipping, so that wiring needs not be carried out during on-site installation. The installation is very convenient, the efficiency is improved, and the risk of erroneous wiring can be avoided during the on-site installation.
[0055] In order to realize on-site installation with one person alone, the embodiment adopts a stacking assembly method to arrange various functional modules, and the weight of each functional module is set to be ≤20 kg. As shown in
[0056] In the conventional technology, the DC module is generally arranged at the top, that is, the AC module, the rectifier module, and the DC module are arranged from bottom to top, and then the gun-hanging module is arranged on the DC module or the rectifier module, but such installation is not friendly to people with disabilities. The height of the gun-hanging module and the human-computer interaction module is high, which makes it impossible for people with disabilities to pull out the gun, hang the gun, and operate on the screen. Moreover, in the United States, for example, regulations pertaining to people with disabilities are established to satisfy their needs for charging. In order to conform to the relevant regulations of various people in various countries, in this embodiment, the DC module 2 is arranged above the AC module 1, the rectifier modules 3 are arranged above the DC module 2, then the gun-hanging module 5 is arranged on the AC module 1, and the human-computer interaction module 6 is fixed on the DC module 2. In this manner, the height of the gun-hanging module 5 and the human-computer interaction module 6 are relatively low so as to satisfy the operation requirement of people with disabilities. Besides, the connecting interface 24 for connecting the gun cable on the DC module 2 is very close to the gun-hanging module 5, so that the gun cable is shorter and lighter, making it easier to pull the gun out and put the gun back, and the operation is more user-friendly.
[0057] Preferably, multiple rectifier modules 3 can be provided according to power requirements. In this embodiment, three rectifier modules 3 are provided, and the three rectifier modules 3 are stacked on top of the DC module 2 in sequence. Power expansion can be achieved by adding the rectifier module 3. When adding the rectifier module 3, it is only required to continue stacking new rectifier module 3 on the original rectifier module 3, which makes it convenient to realize power expansion.
[0058] Furthermore, there are two wire harness modules 4 in this embodiment, namely an AC wire harness module 41 and a DC wire harness module 42. The AC module 1 is connected to the three rectifier modules 3 through the AC wire harness module 41, and the three rectifier modules 3 are connected to the DC module 2 through the DC wire harness module 42. The DC module 2 is connected to a charging gun through a gun cable. Specifically, as shown in
[0059] Furthermore, the AC wire harness module 41 of this embodiment includes an AC wire harness frame 411 and a plurality of wire harnesses 43, as shown in
[0060] Further, the DC wire harness module 42 of this embodiment includes a plurality of DC wire harnesses 43, as shown in
[0061] In this way, in this embodiment, two wire harness modules 4 are provided, and the AC wire harness connector 413 and each of the first rectifier wire harness connectors 412 can be connected through the wire harness 43 in the AC wire harness module 41, and the DC wire harness connector 423 and each of the second rectifier wire harness connectors 422 can be connected through the wire harness 43 in the DC wire harness module 42. In this manner, the wire connection is more convenient and intuitive. Imagine that if these wire connections are completed in a wire harness module, the wire harness will inevitably be messy, resulting in difficulties for wiring. Moreover, it is also difficult to sort out the wire harness during maintenance, resulting in difficulty in maintenance.
[0062] Although the wire harness is provided in the wire harness module, multiple rectifier modules 3 are required when the charger power is large, and when the number of the rectifier module 3 is increased, the wires between the AC module 1 and the rectifier module 3 as well as between the DC module 2 and the rectifier module 3 are increased, and the number of required connectors is increased as well. For example, in this embodiment, three rectifier modules 3 are adopted, and one AC module 1 needs to be correspondingly connected to three rectifier modules 3. As a result, the number of AC wire harness connector 413 and AC module connector 11 will be large. Similarly, one DC module 2 also needs to be correspondingly connected to three rectifier modules 3. As a result, the number of DC wire harness connectors 423 and the DC module connectors 21 will also be large. On the one hand, there is limited space on each wire harness module, DC module 2 and AC module 1, it is not possible to provide many connectors, and the cost of the connectors is also high. On the other hand, the increase in the wire harness makes the wiring more troublesome, and the wire harness is very messy in appearance.
[0063] To solve this problem, in this embodiment, a plurality of elongated AC copper busbars 414 are provided in the AC wire harness module 41, and a plurality of elongated DC copper busbars 424 are provided in the DC wire harness module 42. Specifically, as shown in
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[0065] In order to further increase the creepage distance between the copper busbars, as shown in
[0066] Each of the above-mentioned connectors not only has high-power terminals for power input or output, but also has low-power terminals for communication, etc. The modules communicate with each other through the low-power terminals on each connector. As shown in
[0067] Further, in this embodiment, each of the rectifier modules 3 is provided with a relay, and these relays are electrically connected to a controller, and the controller controls the on and off of the relays to change the number of rectifier modules 3 involved for output, so that power can be distributed.
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[0072] The base module 7, the AC module 1, the DC module 2, and the rectifier module 3 of this embodiment are all mounted and fixed through a quick mounting structure 8. As shown in
[0073] The modular high-power off-board DC charger of this embodiment subverts the installation and transportation methods of the conventional DC charger. The overall on-site installation includes assembling the base module 7, the AC module 1, the DC module 2, the rectifier module 3, the gun-hanging module 5, and the human-computer interaction module 6 in sequence from bottom to top, as well as inserted installation of various wire harness modules and the AC module 1, the DC module 2, and the rectifier module 3. The whole installing process is simple, convenient and fast, the installation can be completed by one person alone, the specific installation steps are as follows.
[0074] S1: Removing the packaging, assembling the base module 7, and mounting and fixing the base module 7 on the cement pier of the whole machine.
[0075] S2: Mounting the AC module 1 on the base module 7 through the quick mounting structure 8.
[0076] S3: Mounting and fixing the DC module 2 on the AC module 1 through the quick mounting structure 8.
[0077] S4: Mounting and fixing the rectifier module 3 on the DC module 2 through the quick mounting structure 8.
[0078] S5: According to power customization requirements, continuously installing the rectifier module 3.
[0079] S6: Mounting the gun-hanging module 5 on the AC module 1, and mounting the human-computer interaction module 6 on the DC module 2.
[0080] S7: Pushing and fixing the AC wire harness module 41 and the DC wire harness module 42.
[0081] It can be obtained from the above that the modular high-power off-board charger provided in this embodiment not only can realize on-site installation with one person alone, but also requires no wiring during installation, and therefore the installation is convenient and fast.
[0082] The above are only the preferred specific embodiments of the disclosure, but the scope to be protected by the disclosure is not limited thereto. The equivalent replacement or change made by anyone familiar with the technical field within the technical scope disclosed by the disclosure according to the technical solution and disclosure concept thereof of the disclosure shall fall within the scope to be protected by the disclosure.